Chapter 257

“What the…
When Margaret saw the message, she was speechless.
Sigh
Margaret looked away from the message to look at Arudosa. Arudosa hadn’t moved. She seemed to be as dead as the message said.
“Absorb it.”
As Margaret looked at Arudosa, she couldn’t help but wonder at the man’s cry. Absorbing what?
-Thank you.
But then she heard a noise behind her and turned to see who it was.
“…Rich!
The source of the sound was Richie. As Richie raised his staff, Margaret turned her head again and saw Arudosa. Black energy was radiating from Arudosa’s body. Margaret understood the man’s words as she watched the black energy fly past her and backwards.
“Oh, the experience is awesome… and the items. And items!”
At the sound of the man’s voice, Margaret approached Arudosa and looked over at the man who was picking up the dropped items. By the look on his face, he had dropped some pretty nice items. But that wasn’t the point. Margaret looked away from the man and back at Arudosa, thinking.
‘One shot. dead?
Arudosa, a high-level demon, had been killed with a single blow. It didn’t make sense, it was unbelievable, but even if it didn’t, it didn’t change the fact that Arudosa was dead.
“Good luck.”
Margaret, who had been staring blankly at Arudosa, looked up at the man’s voice. The man had gathered up all the items that had been dropped and had moved to the door of the demonic realm. He wasn’t the only one standing at the gate. His party was already at the door.
‘…’
Margaret said nothing, just stared blankly at the man’s party as they passed through the gate into the demon realm.
Siaak
Soon the entire party had entered the demon realm. Alone, Margaret stared blankly at the door for a while.
“…How.”
After a while, Margaret regained her composure and muttered something short.
“Brother… I need to talk to my brother.”
Margaret opened the Friends window, but Soma, who had been online earlier, was no longer there. Margaret logged out to ask Soma who he was. After logging out, Margaret, or rather, So-Yeon, quickly left the room and headed to her brother Jin-Hyeok’s room, where she was playing as Soma in Legend.
“Uh, Nanny!”
On her way to Jin-hyeok’s room, So-yeon spots the nanny walking in the opposite direction and waves to her.
“Miss, you’re going to hurt yourself running like that!”
“Hehe, I’ll be careful, but you’re not out, are you?”
“Yes, the master is in his study now.”
“Study?”
“Yes.”
At the nanny’s words, So-Yeon turned and quickly made her way up to the third floor, where the study was located.
“…Did your brother die to the demons too?
Qin Hyuk should have been exploring in the Demon Realm right now. If he was in the study, something must have happened.
So-yeon went up to the third floor and went straight to the study. Just as the nanny said, she found Jin Hyuk in the study looking for a book.
“Brother!”
“Huh?”
Turning his head at So-Yeon’s shout, Jin-Hyeok looked a little surprised, but then nodded in understanding and continued.
“Are you dead after all?”
“You’re a high level demon, too.
Just in case, it seemed that Jin Hyuk had also been killed by a higher level demon. But it didn’t matter, the higher-ranked demon had already been killed. So Yeon quickly approached Jin Hyuk to ask about the man.
“Brother, I need to ask you something.”
“Which one?”
Jin Hyuk put the book he was holding back on the bookshelf and looked at So Yeon.
“You know that user whose brother said he wants to sign him up?”
“My lord?”
“Yeah, that guy. Who is he?”
“…?”
At So-Yeon’s words, Jin-Hyeok suddenly gave her a confused look. He shook his head and continued.
“What do you mean, stagnant?”
“Arudosa, the High Demon.”
“…Uh, the demon.”
“He killed him.”
“…What?”
Jin Hyuk was taken aback by So Yeon’s words.
“All in one room. What the hell is he-what the hell is he doing?”
Xiao Yan was speechless. She was still dumbfounded. A high-level demon that was used to killing Rankers in one fell swoop. Even with her own eyes, she couldn’t believe it.
“Minghu… you killed that demon with one blow? Are you sure? Are you sure?”
Jin Hyuk asked with a serious expression. SoYeon nodded, and JinHyuk gave her a look of disbelief and thought about it.
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“Nothing has changed here.”
“Sure.”
After entering the Demon Realm, Ming Hu and the others were currently traveling to the Demon King City while chatting.
“But will the devil tell me where they are?”
The reason Ming Hu’s group travels to the Demon King’s Castle is to meet with the Demon King and ask him for the location of Maltario and Makusa den Kurza, which are needed to complete the quest.
“It’s a confrontation, and I’m sure the demon will tell us enough. If he doesn’t, I’ll have no choice but to find him myself.”
Rakuza, the demon lord of the Nine Realms and king of the Lichs who had risen to rule the Seven Realms, was currently without control of the Seven Realms. There was a good chance that he could give away the location of the rebellious demons and creatures.
-Me, sir.
Just then, Karot, who had been quietly following behind, called out to him.
“Huh? Why?”
Karotte’s words made Ming Hu look around, wondering if there were any monsters around. Then Karot continued.
-May I ask who the guys you’re looking for are… May I ask who they are?
Realizing that Karotte’s next words meant that no monsters had appeared, Ming Hu stopped looking around and looked at Karotte.
“Maltario y makusa den kurza.”
Stop
Karot stopped walking and flinched just as Myung Hu finished speaking.
“…What’s wrong?”
At Karot’s reaction, Ming Hu looked at Karot with a puzzled expression, and Karot spoke in a confused voice.
-Were they…the ones you were looking for?
From the way he was talking, it sounded like he knew about Maltario and Makusa den Kurza. No, it was clear that he did.
“Do you know who it is?”
-…of course.
Nodding, Karot continued.
-Makusa Den Kurza is… The former Demon King of the 7th Demon Realm, who was usurped as Demon King by the Demon King Agranecto, whom he had previously destroyed. Since the current demon is Rakuzai, he can be considered a former demon.
“The Devil?
I thought it was a demon, but I didn’t expect it to be a demon at all.
‘He’s been dethroned. He must be weaker than Agranecto.’
But I wasn’t too worried. It was unlikely that he would be stronger than Agranecto, who had usurped his place. No, even if he was, he didn’t seem like a threat.
-The problem is… Maltario.
“Maltario?”
-Yes, Maltari are semi-divine demons that have lived for so long that they are the ancestors of demons and roam each realm.
“What?”
I was left wondering. A demigod?
-Maltario’s power is said to far exceed that of a demon. It is possible that the Maltario you speak of is not the Maltario I know, but something else in name only, but if… if it is…
Karot trailed off. He seemed to ponder something, then opened his mouth to speak.
-I don’t think it matters much.
“…What?”
Ming Hu was taken aback by Karot’s unexpected words. You don’t think it matters? I didn’t expect that at all.
-Even if it is a demigod and far exceeds the power of a demon.
Karot trailed off again and looked at Ming Hu. That was the end of it. Karot said no more. Ming Hu understood the meaning in Karot’s eyes and smiled wryly.
“Anyway, Makusa is a warrior demon and Maltario is a demon, right?”
-Yes, but not sure about Maltario.
“Ah, okay, well, in Makusa’s case, he’s a warrior demon. Maybe Rakuza can tell us.”
With that, Ming Hu started walking again.
That was the moment.
Goo, goo, goo, goo!
Suddenly, the ground began to shake violently. It was like an earthquake.
“What, what!”
Ming Hu called out in a panicked voice. He didn’t call out expecting an answer, but Prominus quickly opened his mouth to answer Ming Hu’s words.
-Lord, something huge is passing below!
At Prominus’ cry, Ming Hu looked toward the ground, but all he could see was the ground. The great thing that Prominus had spoken of was nowhere to be seen.
[‘Maltario’ appeared].
“…!”
But Ming Hu was surprised by the message that popped up.
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As the message appeared, the flat ground in front of him cracked open, revealing something huge.
“Earthworms?
The giant creature that emerged from the ground was an earthworm. It had a mouth and eyes, but it was definitely an earthworm.
‘Is that… Maltario?
Ming Hu looked at the worm and thought. Judging by the message, the worm poking its head out must be Maltario.
“Karot, is that the Maltario you were talking about?”
-…Yes, my lord. By the looks of it and the power I sense. I believe you are the Maltario, the so-called ancestor of the demons.
At Karot’s words, Ming Hu poked his head out and stared at Maltario, who seemed to be looking at him. It was then.
[‘Maltario’ wants to talk].
-Human…
A message popped up and a voice I had never heard before began to echo around me.