You think you're worthy of saving the world?

Her life ended here.

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Five days later.

In the deepest part of the Demon Realm, the Demon King's Castle stands majestically and solemnly on the dark earth.

Once the capital of a wealthy empire, it has now become the residence of the Demon King, its form resembling a dark monster crouching on the mountains.

Enormous and majestic, befitting the status of a great demon king who reigns over half the land.

No city or fortress on earth can compare to it.

Magical barriers and demon warriors are scattered throughout every corner of the Demon King's castle, making it the most impregnable fortress on the planet.

The gates of the Demon King's castle are entirely made of Orichalcos, the hardest metal in the world, and even ritual magic constructed by multiple elite mages cannot leave a single scratch on its surface.

Then, right in front of the main gate of the Demon King's castle—

A figure suddenly appeared.

He was a black-haired boy with golden eyes and regular features.

His clothes were tattered and torn, yet he exuded a chilling aura that even demons found terrifying.

black.

Dark.

pitch black.

The melancholy aura surrounding the boy evoked thoughts of the nature of death.

Although he's a little devil who looks like a human, but...

Is this guy some kind of evil spirit...?

This inevitably raises such a question.

The black-clad boy crossed the bridge over the moat with very natural steps and approached the main gate.

"..."

Although he exudes an aura of evil spirits, he is indeed human.

Empty pupils, a bored expression on his face.

Even though they knew the other party was human, the demon guards still instinctively felt fear.

But they still dutifully drew their weapons and charged forward.

But the next second——

Several demon guards were killed at the same time, their severed limbs and heads flying and scattered all over the ground.

Instant kill.

The movements are so fast they're almost invisible, which means they won't be like the Elf Queen...

Without the pain, regret, sorrow, and helplessness of dying,

"Ah..."

The boy exclaimed from the bottom of his heart that there was no happier death (ending) than this.

"Wow...you're really strong!"

Following closely behind was a Titan giant who was over fifteen meters tall.

His upper body was bare, and his terrifyingly muscular physique, honed through rigorous training, covered his massive frame like armor.

"My name is Fermat! One of the seven Demon Generals directly under the Demon King... and just now, I was newly appointed by the Demon King as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King's Army!"

The Titan thumped his chest and loudly boasted of his military exploits.

He was the strongest member of the Demon King's army, closest to the Four Heavenly Kings, so he could naturally see that the boy's strength was quite impressive.

"How dare you come alone to the Demon King's castle to provoke him..."

He said it with an admiring look.

"Although you're an enemy, I have to admit your courage is commendable. It seems you have more backbone than the legendary heroes! After all, that guy only knows how to hide behind women, hahahahaha!"

"...It's in the way."

The black-clad boy whispered this.

The next second, his figure appeared in mid-air, right in front of the Titan's forehead.

He gently pushed out his left hand—

The demonic prosthetic arm, now transformed into an alien form, grabbed the Titan's head and hurled the giant, which weighed a thousand times more than itself, forward.

"boom------!!!!"

The Titan's massive body slammed into the gates of Orichalcos with incredible speed and impact, creating a terrifying, explosive roar.

The heavy body, over fifteen meters tall, collapsed to the ground, emitting white smoke, and died.

The city gate was breached in the explosion.

The demon soldiers guarding the city fled in panic, screaming as if they had seen the Grim Reaper.

"...Not worth mentioning."

The boy let out a silent sigh as he slowly walked forward.

They stepped over the giant lying on the ground.

This time I'm all alone.

They stepped into the deep, dark Demon King's castle.

“Celes…I will never let you die alone in this world.”

177 Seven Kills! The Demon King's Castle was destroyed in one night!

Somewhere in the Demon Realm, in abandoned underground ruins.

Through a crystal ball that shimmered in the darkness, the lich Leoric peered at every movement on the earth's surface.

When the Undead King saw the black-haired boy appear alone in front of the Demon King's castle, he revealed a long-lost smile of satisfaction.

"Hehehe... So it really turned out this way. Everything is just as I predicted."

Five days ago, Leoric appeared before the hero and ambushed and killed Princess Celeste in front of him, stealing the divine core of this goddess's reincarnation.

Then, it hid in an abandoned workshop somewhere in the demon realm and began its second round of dormancy.

Next, Leoric didn't need to do anything else; he just needed to quietly wait for himself to fully digest the goddess's divinity.

Holding the goddess's core means that it now possesses the power to penetrate the demon king's invincible barrier (the goddess's blessing).

When Leoric had fully absorbed the goddess's divinity, even the demon king it once feared became nothing to worry about.

It will become the sole ruler and the strongest on this planet.

So for Leoric, it was a game of racing against time.

Leoric set up a barrier in the miasma lands long ago, so that even the Demon King could not control the situation there. She was unaware of her own betrayal and the death of the princess.

The only variable is the hero Yuri—

He is the only person in the world who knows about his own survival and the conspiracy, and who hates himself to the core.

So Leoric pretended to retreat, but secretly planted spies near the hero.

For the past five days, Leoric has been keeping a close watch on Yuri's every move.

On the first day, he hid in the cave and stayed inside.

After all, the princess had just died, so she must have been quite devastated. It's understandable.

Leoric wished he could have remained depressed forever, but unfortunately he didn't.

The next day, the hero once again ventured deep into the miasma-filled land—

He began a frantic search for the lich, seeking revenge.

For the next three days and three nights, the hero practically turned the miasma-ridden land upside down.

Leoric's dozen or so magic workshops within his territory were discovered and burned to the ground by the hero.

"You brat...!!!"

Seeing his centuries of painstaking research reduced to ashes by the hero, Leoric gritted his teeth in fury.

But no... now is not the time to show up.

With each passing day, you will gain more of the goddess's divinity and become a little stronger.

Now is the time to be patient.

On the fifth day, the hero finally gave up searching for the lich and instead moved towards the Demon King's castle.

Seeing this, Leoric was overjoyed.

As expected, it turned out like this...!

After all, if Leoric was the real culprit who killed the princess, then the demon king Rosa was the mastermind behind the princess's tragic death.

If it weren't for her, Princess Celeste wouldn't have died; anyone would think that.

Therefore, it's understandable that Yuri, the hero who couldn't find Leoric, would take his anger out on the Demon Queen Rosa and direct his hatred towards her.

The battle between the hero, driven mad by the flames of revenge, and the demon king is exactly what the lich most desires to see.

"Fight! Fight!"

"Regardless of who wins between you two, I will simply show up at the end to clean up the mess and reap the benefits! Hehehehe...!"

Leoric's skeletal face revealed a chilling smile as he followed the perspective of the hero Yuri into the Demon King's castle.

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