Why I Quit Being the Demon King Chapter 164

Why I Quit Being the Demon King Chapter 164

37. The Demon King returns to the human world (4)

[I am tired of wandering the heavens and earth of the Northern and Southern Myeongs alone. I tried washing my feathers with fire, but the sorrow of being alone does not go away. Your eyes are clear. Since you look into my eyes and don’t waver one bit, at least you won’t change your mind lightly. What is it like? Will you be my master?]

“What should I do instead?”

［It is not my intention to place any conditions.

The only condition is that you must be an upright person. I am a divine beast who originally served angels. He helped the angel to set the world on fire, and the na of that fire is Purification. I don’t want my fire to turn into a fire, so I want to make the right person my master. That is my only wish.]

Zeke looked into the Firebird’s eyes again.

It seed like it was sothing that couldn’t live without its owner.

Since there was no one that strong, it would not have been able to dwell there yet.

Zeke thought about the incredible power of the Firebird.

If an unjust being gets his hands on him, it will be a curse worse than that of the devil.

I didn’t know yet whether accepting him would be a blessing or a misfortune.

I made up my mind.

“i get it. I will be your master.”

At that mont, Zeke’s sword and shield burned bright red.

It felt like my arms and hands were going to lt from the extre heat.

But Zeke did not let go of his grip on the sword and shield. Since he said he would serve him as his master, he decided to believe in the Firebird.

trust.

The mont those words settled in my heart, the heat beca gentle and gently enveloped my entire body.

The Firebird, like the embodint of fire, disappeared.

Instead, all that remains is a sword and shield whose shape has completely changed.

A shield with a firebird engraved on it and a pair of red swords that looked like tail feathers were wrapped in Zeke’s hands.

At that mont, Zeke learned the na of the great being who had taken refuge in him.

“Suzaku?”

“You did a great job.”

“Thank you for the complint.”

“Is this a complint?”

Deus crossed his arms on the cliff overflowing with flas.

The gas caused intermittent explosions, creating waves of fire. Although the force field created by Deus’ magic spirit was impenetrable, the heat made my skin burn.

The place where Deus stands now was a crater that ford in the Horsespine Mountains.

Using the pressure of Io, a huge volcano in the Demon World, magma erupted onto the Jose continent tens of thousands of ters in the air.

“If you could do sothing like this, shouldn’t you have done it a long ti ago? “Why did you fight with the dragons at the entrance to the demon world?”

“That’s right.”

Alex scratched his cheek.

“That’s also the 666th century. “Should I say it’s frustrating or honest? Do all of the past demon kings have heads like protozoa

?”

“Isn’t it because if you can’t defeat the hero, conquering the human world is impossible anyway? “You tried going down the side road 10 years ago, but weren’t you eventually stopped by the hero?”

“Anyway, I have to find Suzaku.”

“But my lord, I have one concern.”

“what?”

“How do you plan to deal with that monster called Suzaku? “Do you, Yulgeum, know how to do that?”

Alex glanced at Yulgeum.

Those eyes contained a genuine desire to help. But Yulgeum just smiled pretty as if it was soone else’s problem.

Deus opened his mouth.

“It’s simple. Instead, you’d be begging to beco the owner there, right?”

“…I’m always jealous of that baseless confidence.”

“It’s not like that. Ah, but this guy is real!”

“I am against violence.”

“Ha, Suzaku is not an independent life form. “I also learned this because I obtained the mories

of the Karma Vortex , but the four gods of destruction nad Hyeonmu, Suzaku, Blue Dragon, and White Tiger are a type of weapon.”

“You an weapons?”

“huh. It was Lucifer who created them. “He is the first demon king.”

“yes?”

“Didn’t you know?”

“yes.”

“why? “Isn’t it the Demon Spirit of the previous generation who was playing the main role not long ago?”

“He always gives orders… so

he never tells the details.”

“Is that so? Anyway, I think Lucifer’s expulsion from heaven was related to the fall of the Silver Age. “The mories at that point were not contained within the Karma Vortex, but after the Silver Age ended, Lucifer sealed away the four gods of destruction and beca the king of the demon world.”

“Why did you seal away that powerful power? “If I was going to beco the king of the demon world, it would have been better to have power.”

“Because it’s so powerful. Even if it was called a seal, it would have been nothing more than putting the sword in its sheath. So,

didn’t it just pop out like this?”

“Does that an the other three Gods of Destruction are also sowhere waiting for their master’s call?”

” maybe.”

Alex tilted his head.

If there was such a powerful being, why didn’t previous demon kings use it?

Deus imdiately brought up a story that could answer that question.

“Their master is Lucifer. You could also call it Mahon. “The Demon King can obtain that power only when he dies.”

“ah!”

“Lucifer’s blood may have beco thinner over the generations, but the fact that he is the master of the gods of destruction will not have changed. That’s why it was possible for Forty to use his tricks to deal with . The problem is that Mahon has now been destroyed. “Your god of destruction has lost his master.”

“So you said you were looking for the owner.”

“huh. Suzaku is the embodint of fire. They nest in lava lakes. “There are probably only a few

places on the entire continent of Jose that are more suitable for a Suzaku to live than here .”

“I guess so. “The continent of Jose originally had no volcanoes.”

Alex said, clapping his hands.

“Then, how about getting the other three gods of destruction as well? “The white tiger is a tiger, so it likes the forest, right?”

“For now, I’m skeptical.”

“Isn’t it a powerful force? If my lord gets his hands on it, he will be the most powerful of all demon kings…

“I told you earlier. The owner is Mahon. If they recognize as Mahon,

Suzaku would have already co looking for . Just because I obtained so of Lucifer’s mories doesn’t an I’ve assimilated into Lucifer, right? Mahon is no more. Because it disappeared. Perhaps the seals of the remaining three gods of destruction will never be able to be broken.”

“that!”

“Do you understand now that I am not cursing the previous Demon King for no reason?”

“…If only my lord had not run away from ho…

“If you say one more word, I will sew up your snout.”

“Are you saying you won’t listen to your subordinate’s advice?”

“Is that advice? It’s clear. Ah, anyway, look around quickly. If you find sothing, don’t fight and tell . “You will never let soone weaker than you be your master, so you must first subdue him with force.”

“All right.”

The lava lake had a radius of up to 300 ters.

The lava filled with water overflowed to the east and burrowed underground.

The river of fire flowed for hundreds of kiloters through lava caves beneath the earth. It flowed into the sea through the devil’s whisper, but we didn’t know it yet.

I searched for about half a day, but I couldn’t find Suzaku.

The search area was expanded to reach the bottom of the crater.

It’s only been 10 years since the volcano ford.

But the nearby ecosystem had completely changed.

Sulfur flowed down the cliff and created a yellow wall.

Acrid steam passed over a group of strangely shaped rocks. Alex was exploring the heat circle with one tentacle.

Deus and Yulgeum walked slowly, as if they were taking a walk, following Alex.

“It really seems like Lucifer has inherited the mories.”

“Not everything.”

“I’m a little worried about what kind of impact your existence will have on this world.”

“Who are you saying that?”

“Whoever it is.”

“Are you afraid that order will be broken?”

“That’s what it ans.”

“Will my alliance with the dragons still be valid even if I have Suzaku?”

“The oracle hasn’t been handed down yet.”

“Has the power ratio tilted that much?”

“It seems like that.”

“Zeek… is that guy that strong?”

“It won’t be because of the power of one individual. No matter how strong a hero is, he cannot fight and win against the Demon King alone.”

“Are you the one who brings courage?”

“Zeke is very good at that, isn’t he?”

“yes.”

At that ti, the two people looked to one side at the sa ti.

A do-shaped roof was visible beneath the sharp mountain ridge.

“Have you co down here already?”

The do covered with dark blue, shiny ceramics was none other than the main hall of Seonghwangcheong.

The main church was located about 50 ters higher than Neuekan.

” Alex!”

“Yes, my lord.”

“Have you found the lava vein yet?”

“yes. “There is a dragon vein flowing underground, but you rarely see large stagnant areas.”

“Wouldn’t it be better to investigate the dragon vein that ran to the east earlier?”

“Since we’ve co this far, how about doing a little more?”

“Just figure it out. “Because the eyes that can see the heat are up to you, not .”

“I will definitely find it. “Please wait a mont more.”

“I’m going to take a look at Seonghwangcheong down here, so you can search a little more.”

“Yes, my lord!”

Deus ca down to the garden in front of the main hall of Seonghwangcheong with Yulgeum.

“It must have been empty for 10 years.”

“I’m sorry I haven’t told you yet…

Yulgeum folded his hands and bowed his head.

“Soone lives here.”

“here?”

Deus, who was answering, suddenly

slamd his foot on the ground.

There was a pop sound and the ground about 30 ters in front rose up. Blood spurted out like a fountain and a monster fell to the ground, writhing in pain.

“Is it full of things like that?”

The monster Deus killed was a giant ground puppy. It was a mugwort monster that lived by digging into the ground with its hook-like front feet.

Of course, since it was 2 ters long, it could easily slice and eat sothing like a human.

That wasn’t all.

There were hordes of monsters roaming the sky, waiting for any openings. It had a long tail and flap-like wings and was a type of pterosaur that was already extinct in ancient tis.

“huh. “I’m living.”

“That’s amazing. Probably not the Seonghwangcheong guys. “Because we were the first to abandon this land 10 years ago.”

Statues of decapitated saints were lying around in the garden in front of the main temple.

If Seonghwangcheong was managing this area, the parish would not be like this.

“Down there, to be exact.”

At the edge of the parish garden was a vertical cliff tens of ters high.

After going down the long stairs called the Pilgrim’s Stairs, a road suitable for horse-drawn carriages finally appeared.

After going down the road for about 200 ters, there was a wall that enclosed the inhabited city.

“Neuekan?”

“ O ”

“People settled there?” Deus felt strange.

And I was able to find out the cause of that feeling

.

The attitude of Yulgeum and the symbolism of the city of Neuekan.

Deus seed to know the identity of the person there.

“You’re so big.”

“That’s right.”

“Zeke… is over there right now?”

“I don’t know if it exists now.”

“Is Zeke over there?”

Deus clenched his fist without realizing it.

Speculation boiled over.

threat.

It’s been a long ti since I forgot that I once treated him like a servant.

The image of Zeke that remained in Deus’ mory was that of a hero who defeated the previous demon king.