CH 51.1

It already wasn’t a very nice sight to see from a distance, so Legion’s eyebrows crumpled in return. Nevertheless, as he moved a little closer to investigate, a mark had appeared to be seen. Deep cuts were clearly engraved on the trunk, which had been thick enough to be hugged by four or five adults.

“I can already tell who the culprit is without even looking at it.”

The tree of death had clearly belonged to the strong within the underground where strong and weak were strictly distinguished between one another. This was true not only for this tree, but also for all the other places with the title of ‘death’ in them, which had caused such abnormal phenomena in the Demon Realm.

Right after Legion had settled down in the Demon Realm, he began to search and investigate such locations one by one.

‘Should I then go back to the castle and show all of this to everyone? What the shape of your breasts are like, the color of your nipples and even how tight this hole tightens up every time I touch this something of a bean-sized thing. And while we’re at it, why don’t we call Kimaris as well and let him check it out himself.’

‘Don’t, don—no, no.’

‘Then, put your arms down.’

‘Heuk, uht, uuhnng!’

He was heading to the land of the dead when he saw them. The figure of a single pair of naked man and woman with their bodies entangled amidst the open plains. A voice that shook violently as it gave out a faint scream from time to time. And the image of a ferocious beast that was relentlessly devouring that pure white body whole.

It was so deeply imprinted in his brain that he just could no longer get rid of it. Then, every so often, it would pop up and eventually make him suffer.

However, the most painful thing was seeing that Julia had been fond of it and ultimately seemed to have gotten excited about it. As he watched her with another man, he was feeling both; despaired and lustful as well. He wished that the name which had leaked out from her mouth was his own—and not Bael’s.

Legion’s eyes began to burn dark.

“Damn, I shouldn’t be like this.”

Since Julia was simply too soft-hearted, she had already fallen for that bastard’s trick. She was now possessed by the Demon King himself. So, it was absolutely impossible for him to be greedy for Julia in such an obscene manner. She had to be cherished more than anything else in this whole wide world.

“Yes, let’s not be greedy. If only I could just see Julia smiling…”

Her smiling face along with her cheeks blushing red started flashing through his mind. The moment when Legion’s mouth relaxed itself—kuaaangg. A tremendous roar rang the ground which he was currently standing on.

“Kugh!”

Right before a black wave that resembled a whip flew straight to his neck, Legion swiftly avoided himself as soon as he noticed the abnormality and created a greatsword. After a brief flash of blue light appeared, the soul sword had already been in the grip of his hand.

Chaeng!

A sharp metal sound that seemed to have ripped the eardrums spread through the space. Legion stepped back, but the mana that emanated from the tree was still pursuing him swiftly. A trail of blue mana began to rise from Legion’s body as he opened his eyes.

“Idiot, you should have really picked your opponent before you started an attack.”

He leaped in just one motion and mounted onto a branch that had slammed down on him indiscriminately. At the same time, the tree twisted like a snake that was being hunted, but Legion’s eyes were already fixed on a single spot.

In the deep wounds of the stems, a burst of red magic was shining like the eyes of the Demon King himself.

“To whom do you even dare—an insignificant creature who can’t even recognize its own master!”

He rode frantically up and down the swaying branches before he quickly made his way right to the very top. Then, he aimed at the tree’s core while holding his hilt with both hands so that the blade would go straight down.

Legion’s pupils turned dark purple and the stone in the middle of the sword had also become black as if it was being burned. Right after that, the greatsword began to pierce in one blow.

Kuaang!

A huge rupture shook the desolate land and thick clouds of dust rose, which eventually made it difficult to breathe. However, the person who had appeared in the midst of them immediately swung his sword in an undisturbed position before brushing off the debris.

As he left the shattered tree behind, Legion started gnawing upon his quivering jaw.

‘If I can’t stop the Demon King at all, then I……’

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05. The Demon’s Savior

On a leisurely afternoon that was not too long after completing the quest; ‘Secret of the Tower’, Julia stood alone in Bael’s bedroom while muttering quietly.

“Command system.”

A bright light spread from her fingertips similar to a light that was switched on. Julia straight away looked at it with curious eyes. It shimmered like her aurora before slowly fading away as she no longer continued her words. It was still an amazing sight even after she had already seen it many times.

Julia had been recovering well for the past few days due to the demons’ fuss and suddenly, the thought of that reward which she had obtained from the previous quest came to mind.

Command system. Just by looking at those words, it seemed to have meant something to the system itself. But she knew nothing of the function at all. There was not even a new icon when she had looked for the particular feature. She eventually murmured in agony. Command system.

As she awakened from her brief flashback, she unfurled her hands again and opened her mouth.

“Command system. Skill.”

A huge golden tree bloomed right in front of Julia’s pair of eyes. There were three skill points on the edge, which had been obtained as a reward for completing the previous quest. She immediately raised her ‘Resistance Base’ to level 2.