In the world of Moe King, I became the ruler of ice.

Kuroya got more and more into it, and Long Xueqing, who was watching from the side, wasn't satisfied yet, so she started giving instructions.

"Kuroya, you have to hang him upside down and beat him that way you can hit his whole body."

"oh."

Kuroya skillfully changed the way the scarred man was bound, and continued to control the vines to whip him, leaving his face covered in bloodstains.

"Little girl... no, please stop hitting me, I know I was wrong."

The scarred man wailed, "Damn it, I've run into a monster this time!" His teammates were both dead, and his heart sank.

When Chloe heard the scarred man's wail, her hand suddenly paused.

Hope immediately shone in the scarred man's eyes; no wonder this little girl had a change of heart.

But Kuroya's cute little face turned cold, her cheeks puffed out, and more than a dozen thick, thorny vines sprouted from them.

"Hmph, I'm so cute, yet you call me so old, you deserve a beating."

The scarred man stared at the gleaming spikes, tears of gratitude welling in his eyes. "This...you might as well just give me a quick death."

The cloaked man couldn't bear to watch any longer... It was too tragic... They were inhuman.

He turned to look at the masked man in blue robes; judging from their appearance, he knew this man was their leader.

Gransta also became interested. The Overlord hadn't finished analyzing that blood-red necklace yet. Logically speaking, analyzing an object of the Demon King level shouldn't take long.

"Haha, I didn't expect to stumble this time, but you guys didn't plan ahead either."

The cloaked man ripped off the covering on his head, revealing half of his charred face, which looked utterly terrifying.

He was indeed a dwarf, but his appearance was truly terrifying.

Gransta shook his head and raised a finger to point at the dwarf, or more precisely, at the blood-red necklace around his neck.

The dwarf thought Gransta was going to attack him, and in fright, he quickly covered his face with his hands.

"Where did you get this necklace?"

The dwarf breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Gransta attacking him from time to time. He then regained his composure, pointed to the necklace around his neck, and smiled cruelly.

"You mean this... the demon necklace?"

"Haha, if it weren't for this thing, how would I have ended up like this, doing such thankless work..."

He was a long-lived dwarf who, after acquiring the demon necklace from the ruins, gained special abilities, but at the cost of his lifespan...

...

Just as the Overlord was about to delve into the analysis, the Demon Necklace trembled violently.

suddenly,

"If it weren't for it... if it weren't for it... if it weren't for it..."

The dwarf began to go mad, as if he had been provoked by something, but his hands gripped the necklace tightly.

Granstas immediately sensed a strange energy emanating from the dwarf... like a deep darkness.

He conjured a blue boundary magic in his hand and threw it toward the source of the necklace.

A magic circle with a diameter of two meters appeared beneath the dwarf's feet, piercing out streaks of solid ice that completely enveloped his entire body.

As expected, the dark energy dissipated upon encountering the barrier's power... but...

A dark red spatial rift appeared on the dwarf's body, and something with demonic horns on its head emerged from it...

A blue light flashed in Gransta's eyes, and he felt the magic begin to dissolve, from little by little to faster and faster.

"Inform us that this magical device is connected to the Dark Realm... and has an effect similar to a sacrificial summoning..."

The Overlord has successfully completed the analysis, but it seems a bit late.

"You all step back behind me, especially Kuroya..."

Long Xueqing and the others also sensed that something was wrong, so they grabbed Kuroya and threw her behind Lord Gransta.

Then she stood directly in front of Lord Gransta, the blue mark on her forehead flashing, as if she were about to unleash another form.

chap——

A greatsword slammed into the ground, and the Ice Guardian stepped in front of the crowd, a halo of light rising from beneath his feet.

"[God Controller]!!"

The barrier field is set up, providing strong defense within. It can also be used to target a single person, transferring all damage to that person while reducing the damage taken by half for the others.

Another ability is to weaken the power of the target's skills, but this body only inherits 80% of the original body's abilities.

Although its range is far less than that of the Ice Guardian's main body, the effect is still excellent.

Following Lord Gransta's orders, the Ice Guards applied the designated effect to Chloe.

"Yes, Your Excellency Gransta."

The Ice Guardian swung his greatsword, encasing Kuroya in a layer of ice armor.

Gransta frowned. He sensed magic energy of A+ grade or higher from the necklace, but it seemed to be more than that.

This was still within the territory of the Dwarven Kingdom, and the commotion caused by the magic here would likely attract the attention of the Pegasus Knights soon. With Kuroya by his side, he couldn't be sure what might happen, so he chose to play it safe.

Ice flowers were beginning to form in his hand, while his other hand prepared to unleash an ice burst.

He started calculating what kind of demon of the Demon King level would appear and threw it directly at its face, no longer caring about the destruction to the surroundings.

.....

The dark red space grew larger and larger, revealing a sturdy body over a meter tall, with demonic horns on its head, a ferocious appearance, and bloodthirsty eyes staring at Gransta and his group.

"Hehehe—what a waste of such a fine puppet. If it could have been raised for a while longer, perhaps a few more sacrifices could have been made."

"What a pity—"

The demon devoured the dwarf's body as soon as it appeared, and then licked its tongue, seemingly still unsatisfied.

Gransta was somewhat surprised to see the demon in this state, and even used his skill to sense it and confirm that it was indeed the demon.

Such a grand display just now... and all they showed up was a mid-level B+ rank demon general?

In his mind, the more powerful a demon was, the more perfect its appearance was. It seemed that in the dark realm, a mid-level demon general was still the lowest level of existence.

The demon general swept his dissatisfaction across the group in front of him, lingering particularly long on Gransta's gaze.

"Hehehe, as expected, the scent of elves is the most annoying...it makes me lose my appetite."

"But the soul of one dwarf isn't enough to pay the price for me to reveal myself... What should we do then?"

The demon general ignored Gransta and his group, looked around, and finally fixed his gaze on the scarred man who was hanging up and the magician who had already turned into an ice sculpture.

"I've made up my mind... You will make amends to me with your souls!"

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