The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 212 They're using me as a fountain of health!
"He wasn't injured? How did that happen?"

This was the first time that the Balrog Lord Ratul had fought against a golem, and he was completely confused about the situation, so he started fighting with five steel golems.

After a fierce battle, the fire demon lord realized that things were getting worse and worse!

His lightning sword, swirling with storms, leaves wounds on the golem each time, and these wounds heal rapidly.

As for the [Blazing Whip] in his other hand, it was almost incapable of causing any damage.

Latour, being a great demon who had fought countless life-and-death battles, immediately realized the problem:
"These steel giants are absorbing my fire energy to heal themselves!"

And what's even more terrifying is—

The [flaming aura] radiating heat from his body cannot be turned off manually.

These five steel giants attacked him while simultaneously absorbing the energy from his [Flame Aura] to continuously heal themselves!
"Damn it!"

"Is this a magical creation of humankind? How could such a disgusting thing exist in the world?!"

The once arrogant Balor Balor Lord was so angry that his face was contorted.

They're using me as a healing point!

With [Blazing Whip] and various fire spells ineffective, Balrog's damage output plummeted by 5%, and he was dragged into a war of attrition by five heavily armored and self-healing steel golems.

After discovering that [Soul Drain] and [Monster Domination] were ineffective against these steel giants, Latour could only rely on the only effective [Lightning Sword] to quickly kill one or two of them.

This longsword, crackling with storm lightning, like the [Blazing Whip], was an abyssal weapon that accompanied him when he ascended to become the Balrog.

Not only does each swing of the sword summon a bolt of lightning, but it also comes with the [Decapitation] enchantment effect. Every time a sword hits, there is about a 5% chance to trigger the [Decapitation] effect, instantly severing the opponent's head!
This effect works perfectly against enemies that have not yet reached the intermediate legendary level.

brush.

The sword of lightning slashed out.

The head of a steel giant fell from the sky.

—The [Decapitation] effect has been triggered!

"Good, one taken care of, next up is..."

then……

The golem, its head severed, once again raised the greatsword enchanted with various demon-countering spells and slashed at Ratul, forcing the Balrog to hastily parry.

The head is just for decoration.jpg (except for being used to equip a magic hat).
"What exactly are these iron giants?"

"Can you keep fighting even without a head?"

Because the surrounding space had been sealed off by the human mages, Balor Ratu was unable to teleport away or summon more demons from the abyss to help. He could only grit his teeth and fight, entangled with these steel golems that could continuously heal themselves, while also having to deal with the magical interference from the human mages below.

At this moment, Latour finally realized:
The legend that the material plane is a wonderful paradise is a complete lie!

For centuries, Latour has fought countless powerful demons in the bottomless abyss where strength reigns supreme. Regardless of victory or defeat, this warlike demon has experienced the thrill and excitement of fierce battles.

However, this battle only left Latour feeling endless frustration and anger!

After risking his life to defeat the three iron golems, the Balrog Balrog himself suffered multiple sword wounds and was panting heavily.
"Fortunately, only two Iron Giants remain..."

"Should be able to take him down easily..."

Just then, figures appeared below, rushing towards them at lightning speed.

It was General Thor and a dozen or so high-ranking human mages!

It turned out that while the Iron Golem was holding off the Balrog, General Thor and the conservatively fighting Lydia had already engaged in a chaotic battle, defeating a large number of mid- to high-ranking demons.

As inherently chaotic creatures, the demon army was already a disorganized mess, and now it had long since collapsed and was utterly routed. "Damn it!"

As numerous human spellcasters attacked, Balor Ratu gritted his teeth, his eyes blazing with fury.

Humans, these damned, disgusting creations of humans, how could I possibly beat them so humiliatingly?

We have to fight them!
In the material plane, Latour, a demon, possesses a greatest trump card—

Even if you die, you can be reborn in the abyss, but your strength will drop!
Having taken the blows of two giant swords from steel golems with his back, Balor Ratul transformed into a streak of crimson flames and charged recklessly toward the humans below.

He knew that the Balrog's most terrifying ability was not the continuously radiating [flame aura], nor the [lightning sword] that could decapitate with a single strike.

Instead, it's the [Burning Explosion] that only occurs upon death!
Within a small area, all beings below the legendary level, unless they possess special means of survival, would be reduced to ashes in this explosive firestorm.

The fish is dead and the net is broken!

The heavily wounded Ratu rushed into the midst of the humans. Seeing the magical fluctuations of General Thor and more than a dozen high-ranking mages simultaneously attacking him, the Balrog laughed loudly, decisively spreading his arms and abandoning his defense.

Let's die together!
"The Balrog possesses the [Burning Explosion] property, which creates a terrifying explosion upon death."

"Therefore, when facing such an enemy, after severely wounding and near death, do not kill them directly."

"The final blow will be a non-lethal attack that renders the opponent unconscious..."

This was the last thing Latu heard before he was struck by the enhanced version of the Sleep spell and fell into a long sleep.

……

I don’t know how much time passed.

Latour opened his eyes.

As soon as he tried to get up, he found himself bound in a pentagram magic circle, with energy chains made of runes tightly binding him.

Looking at his current predicament, this Balor Balrog, who had torn apart countless powerful enemies, felt a surge of powerlessness for the first time:

"How could this be?"

"I fought in the abyss for centuries, yet I was defeated and captured in my very first battle upon arriving in the material plane?"

Where is the paradise we were promised?

A thousand thoughts drifted through his mind. The fire demon Latu, tightly bound by the magic circle, looked around in confusion.

"What do these humans want with me?"

Just then, he saw General Thor and several human spellcasters walking towards him, talking as they went:
"This battle resulted in the capture of several high-level demons, a truly fruitful haul."

"Especially, among these prisoners was a legendary Balor Flame Demon!"

"The other prisoners have already been subjected to the [Otherworldly Oath Binding]. It's time for this Balor Flame Demon."

"I've never tried binding a legendary-level demon before, I don't know if I could succeed..."

[Otherworldly Bondage]?
What is this? Some kind of magic?
Balor Ratu didn't quite understand.

At least in his memory, he couldn't recall such a spell.

At that moment, Latour's gaze froze.

He saw that the six-armed serpent demon general and several high-ranking demons, who had previously been loyal to him, were now respectfully following behind the humans, occasionally muttering "Master, please," as obedient as domesticated pets.

The demons under my command... have become servants of humans?
At that moment, Balor Ratu's heart clenched, and he instantly understood the fate he was about to face.

(End of this chapter)