Chapter 337

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Chapter 337: The Demon Lord (3)

Damien felt his blood boiling at Dorugo's appearance. His blood was so hot it felt like it might scorch. An enormous amount of killing intent erupted from his eyes.

"..."

Dorugo silently observed Damien. Then she slowly raised both hands.

As her hands rose, the sleeves naturally fell. At that moment, Damien couldn't help but take another look.

The exposed hands were covered with skin.

"...Those aren't bones?"

Damien muttered in a low voice.

Soon after, Dorugo grabbed her hood with both hands and pushed it back. The moment her face was revealed, Damien's eyes widened as if they might pop out.

As soon as she removed her robe, silver-colored long hair flowed down like waves. Underneath, blue skin and prominently visible blood vessels could be seen.

It wasn't a skull. There was flesh, and blood was flowing in veins.

Damien was speechless at this shocking sight. Seeming quite pleased with Damien's reaction, Dorugo wore a mocking smile.

"Quite a sight, isn't it? Was my regaining of flesh so shocking?"

Only when he heard the familiar voice could Damien break free from his shock.

"...You regained your flesh?"

"Not completely, but yes."

Dorugo grabbed the collar of her robe with both hands and tore it. This revealed her complete body.

The skeletal body Damien remembered was nowhere to be seen. It was covered with adequate muscles and blue skin.

"Ah, and it's not just my appearance that's changed."

Dorugo raised her head.

In that moment, Damien felt as if his entire body was being crushed.

An enormous pressure with no visible limit pressed down on Damien.

Damien looked at Dorugo with an astonished face.

"Damien Haksen, do you understand now? What kind of being I am."

Not even Vahel could emit such pressure. The same went for Epsilon, who had allegedly absorbed the body of Demon Lord

An ominous premonition arose in Damien's mind. Damien asked in doubt.

"...Don't tell me you've acquired the full power of a Demon Lord?"

"A bit different. I didn't acquire it. I regained it."

Damien couldn't fully understand Dorugo's words. Regained? What did that mean?

"As much as I'd like to settle things with you here... that's not why I came."

Dorugo withdrew her pressure. With that, the pressure crushing Damien also disappeared.

"I've rescued Theta, so I'll be leaving for today."

"Mother! What are you saying! If Epsilon and I join forces, we can..."

Dorugo made a gesture. With that, Iota's body disappeared.

Damien couldn't help but be surprised again.

What Dorugo had just used was the Authority of Pride.

Using the Authority of Pride allowed one to manipulate space. However, to handle space requires a great deal of knowledge.

That's why even Damien couldn't properly use the Authority of Pride.

Yet Dorugo had used the Authority of Pride to move Iota to another location so easily.

"...Have you absorbed the Demon Lord of Pride?"

"Not just that one."

A question appeared on Damien's face again.

In the meantime, Dorugo made another gesture. This time, Epsilon disappeared.

"Damien Haksen, if you want to kill me, come to Mount Carion. I'll be waiting for you there."

Saying this, Dorugo raised both hands. It seemed she intended to disappear using the Authority of Pride.

"Why should I follow your words?"

At that moment, Damien spoke with a sneer. At those words, Dorugo tilted her head.

"You don't intend to come to Mount Carion? Surely you're not scared of me?"

"Scared of you?"

Damien raised his mana. At the same time, an intense killing intent burst forth.

This was enough to cause even Dorugo to flinch even after regaining the power of Demon Lord.

He had decided to kill her, so he would kill her here.

That was the only thought in Damien's mind.

"..."

On the contrary, it was Dorugo who seemed tense. She heaved a big sigh.

"It's still not the time, after all."

Damien instinctively realized that Dorugo was trying to escape.

He pushed the Soulflower of Tranquility to its limit to kill Dorugo.

If the enemy had the Authority of Sloth, he just needed to kill her before she could use it.

Just as Damien was about to leap towards Dorugo,

Dorugo manifested the Authority of Sloth. A strange wave spread throughout the world.

And in the next moment, Dorugo's figure disappeared. Damien quickly scanned his surroundings.

But not only was Dorugo's figure gone, he couldn't even sense her energy.

There was no way she could escape so cleanly against Damien.

She must have stopped time, and in that interval, opened a dimensional gate to escape.

"Damn it."

Damien cursed as he sheathed Dawn.

Hatred for Dorugo and anger at letting the enemy escape mixed together. Damien gritted his teeth.

"Mount Carion, was it? Next time we meet, I'll definitely kill you."

Damien stared in the direction of Mount Carion.

His face was contorted like that of an evil spirit.

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"It's still not the time, after all."

As soon as Dorugo said this, she immediately manifested the Authority of Sloth.

She stopped the world and used the Authority of Pride to escape to Mount Carion.

Although it was an extremely short time, Dorugo's back was drenched in cold sweat.

She had been worried that Damien might stop her.

"Mother!"

As soon as she arrived at Mount Carion, her children came running. Dorugo looked at the Four Great Demon Kings with eyes full of affection.

"Theta, are you alright?"

"I'm fine."

"Don't lie. I can see exactly what state you're in."

Theta flinched at Dorugo’s words.

"...Actually, all my internal organs are damaged."

"I shouldn't have left you in Phantasmal Realm after all. I'm sorry."

"No, I'm glad I could be of help to you, Mother."

Dorugo looked satisfied with Theta's answer.

"Don't worry. I've already prepared the procedure for you. You'll gain the same power as your siblings."

"Thank you. But Mother... why did you leave Damien Haksen behind?"

At Theta's question, Dorugo gave a bitter smile.

"It's not time yet."

Dorugo had absorbed three Demon Lord bodies.

The Demon Lord of Pride, the Demon Lord of Sloth, and her original body, the Demon Lord of Lust.

Dorugo hadn't yet fully absorbed all the Demon Lord bodies. She needed more time to stabilize them.

In fact, her original body had been reduced to almost nothing.

This was because in the past, when Dorugo performed large-scale memory manipulation, she had sacrificed her body as the price.

The problem was with Pride and Sloth.

These two were unparalleled powerhouses even among the Demon Lords. It couldn't be easy to absorb the power of such Demon Lords simultaneously.

"Theta, don't worry. Everything is going according to my plan."

Dorugo said with a smile.

Theta looked at Dorugo with a worried face.

Whether that worry was for Dorugo or for someone else, only Theta herself could know.

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