Chapter 241: Sky Lord (4)

Translator: Nadu

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The Star of Guide?

That wasn't someone else's star.

It was a star bound to Muyoung. After seeing the blue star, Muyoung could instinctively feel it.

As if they were yin and yang, the red and blue, balanced each other and illuminate the sky.

And a thousand stars gathered around it.

Muyoung's t.i.tle also changed.

The first guide?

In front of him, there was a book with nothing written in it.

Just a white book.

There was no t.i.tle or author.

Soon after, Muyoung's watch turned. Vibrating like crazy, soon a number of letters popped out of it.

The letters soon began to be written in the book.

Not just that.

The hand of the watch of all the 'owners of stars' started to turn. The letters popped up. Letters were written in books.

Muyoung opened his first chapter.

The following was written in the book.

― Muyoung calendar year 0, lead the stars.  

― Muyoung calendar year 0, the stars sing.

The record continued to be added.

And Muyoung realized…

This little book was called Muyoung's own ‘world.'

It wasn't written in detail but it would be a world that would be written more specifically.  

There was a small thrill.

‘Questions about the star.'

He had never thought about it. Why do stars exist and how they choose their owners?

Why is the number not one but many?

The demons were not chosen by the stars. Only those who weren't demons were chosen by the stars.

They were all-powerful and had the characteristics of a leader.

And Muyoung became the leader of those stars. Something should be in common.

‘If so, what is the Sky Lords?'

Muyoung thought about it.

Sky Lord eats the stars.

Perhaps Sky Lord wasn't simply a “s.h.i.+eld of Diablo.”

This was something Muyoung found out through simple reasoning, which Dantalian didn't know of. But it was a question that brought to his attention when he thought and felt about the stars.  

Maybe somebody was afraid that the stars would gather and made up a story.

The reason why they didn't exist in the past but existed in the present…

In the past, they did not gather on a large scale.

It was because they acted differently as a different race, different group, and different goal.

But Muyoung managed them altogether.  

Perhaps… Sky Lord was created because Muyoung was destined to become the guide of the stars. Or, was it because another third party might have gathered the owners of the star?

Outwardly, it was a s.h.i.+eld of Diablo, but Diablo has already entered the Demon G.o.d's Territory.

‘Demon G.o.d Haures was killed by Diablo.'

In the Demon G.o.d's Territory.

It meant that Sky Lord didn't do much to stop him.  

In the end, trying to stop Diablo was just an excuse, and it was reasonable to see that there was something else they were after.

‘Stars gather to make a universe. Does it mean a new creation?'

Muyoung rubbed his chin.

Perhaps it was the path that Muyoung had to walk after eliminating all the demon G.o.ds.

It was when he was spending time to organize his thoughts.

Muyoung had many ways to strengthen himself. He prepared the most efficient deployment to catch up with his enemy.

There was a need for many ways to be strong, just running and keeping up with them wasn't enough. And, Gabriel's power helped him a lot.

‘All that's left is Sky Lord.'

The stats could be increased later but now was the time to find out about Sky Lord.

As Muyoung predicted, if there was something about Sky Lord, it would be revealed at this opportunity.

Muyoung wasn't able to stand long.

“Soara.”

"…Yes.”

Soara, who was s.h.i.+vering, responded to Muyoung's words.

Soon after, Soara knelt down.

Perfect obedience.

The power of darkness due to the art of death devoured Soara.

"How much do you know about Sky Lord?"

Sora's eyes turned to Muyoung.

"Created by high-level demon G.o.ds themselves to prevent Diablo and his followers from entering the territory…"

“Stop.”

It was a waste of time to listen more.

The conclusion was one.

She did not know.

He needed to see the real thing properly to find out about it.

The other day, he avoided it, but now it's time to pull it towards him.

“Soara, lure the Sky Lord.”

“Yes, sir.”

Soara, the Demon King of Roses, who had managed the Sky Lord so far, started to act.

Although she may not know the story of the birth of Sky Lord, she was better at dealing with it than anyone gathered here.

‘What's left is how well Tacan lures the army.'

Tacan sighed.

It was not easy to fight hundreds of thousands of enemies with only 50,000 troops.

At first, Tacan was a sovereign, but he was better at being a warrior than a leader of an army.

Without Bae Sungmin, he would have lost all troops already. Sungmin was amazing at being the tactician and maneuverer.

“Yeah, we are significantly outnumbered than I thought.”

The number of scouts continued to grow.

Tacan continued to lose by small margins and was retreating one after another.

In the process, about 200,000 enemies were destroyed, but the number of enemies had already increased to 400,000.

By comparison, Tacan had only about 20,000 soldiers.

He had already lost 30,000.

"This seems to be the limit. We need to join the main army."

Sungmin told Tacan.

It was a lot to even endure it until now. Tacan had already reached the limit of his army.

This was possible because of cavalries and Sungmin used his magic to open a path for them to reach.

But Tacan spoke as if he did not like it.

"Do we really have to turn our back like this? I can still fight."

"You don't go to war alone. If you wipe out like this, you will break your master's expectations. Why do you think our master sent me?"

This was the argument.

Tacan scratched his head.

Muyoung might have sent Sungmin because he was a skilled magician and a tactician, but perhaps it was for this type of occasion.

"If I had been alone, I would have fought to the end."

"Our military situation is not great. Even losing 30,000 soldiers is painful. Of course, defeating nearly 200,000 enemies with 30,000 is more than enough for merit, but it would not be easy to get rid of the enemies with only 20,000 soldiers."

There were many enemies.

30,000 troops were worthless in front of the size of their enemy.

It meant that they needed to save as much as they could.

Tacan nodded.

“I know. But I can't just back away."

Tacan looked back and looked towards a devil flying with his wings spread wide.

"He is the leader. He seems to be a demon king and all the troops seemed to be acting under his command."

Tacan didn't just play along.

If they moved like one body, there will be someone who told them to act this way.

The chain of command would have been minimized.

And that flying guy was their leader.

“If you remove him, it'll be a little easier.”

“I'll buy you some time."

Sungmin agreed.

The leader needed to be killed before they moved on to the next step.

The problem was that they needed to stop countless demons and kill a demon king.

“Hydra, Amadeus, and Doom Knight.”

Sungmin called out his strongest summoners.

After using Hydra and Hydra's heads as sacrifice, Witch Beatrice and Doom Knight was summoned!

He also poured out his remaining magic to make a barrier.

"It's at most 10 minutes long. If you don't kill him by then, we will retreat right away."

"10 minutes. It isn't impossible with that duration."

Tacan pulled his sword.

Strangely, after receiving one of Muyoung's ribs, he felt lighter.

If he was to exert all his powers at once, he felt like he could kill a demon king.

Sky Lord smelt the stars.

Its size was so big that it could exceed the size of an island.

The Sky Lord approached at a tremendous speed.

However, the real star that Sky Lord was aiming for was Muyoung's.

Star Guide, the one who had the brightest two stars. He also possessed a body that he wanted.

"Sky Lord thoroughly disa.s.sembles everything it swallows. Thus, it is makes everything into nothing. But when it disa.s.sembles things, it's movement slows down a lot."

Demon King Soara explained.

Muyoung nodded. It didn't seem like his stomach could digest infinitely at once.

The demons that existed on Sky Lord's path towards Muyoung. They were eaten up and he charged like a hog towards him.

If he stayed still like this, all the Muyoung's troops at this place would be eaten up by the Sky Lord.

Its speed was quite dangerous. He needed to make it decently full in order to slow it down.

"Scatter. I will lure him."

Swoos.h.!.+

Muyoung spread his Gabriel's wings.

And began to fly faster than anyone.

Tacan ran as fast as he could. The 20,000 ghost cavalries also ran.

400,000 demons were behind them.

"d.a.m.n it, I pa.s.sed the 10-minute mark!”

“Because of it, it became much harder to get rid of them.”

Sungmin was currently out of magical powers. He couldn't separate a large number of demons in this state.

In the end, it seemed that the only way to join the main army was to engage in an all-out war.

"They're annoyed. They seem like they will follow us until they kill us all."

It took not 10 minutes but twice as much to kill a demon king. Sungmin couldn't retreat as promised, but could only hold up as much as possible.

As a result, the demons began to flock like crazy when their leader died.

Sungmin acknowledged Tacan's remark.

"You should consider getting rid of the soldiers before joining the main army. Didn't you say it was possible in 10 minutes? Why did it take twice as long?"

"He was stronger than I thought. But I won!"

Tacan admitted lightly.

The demon king was strong.

He almost lost, thinking that the demon king was like the other demon kings he had fought.

Tacan shouldn't have overlooked the demon kings that were under the command of Lerajie, the Demon G.o.d of War.

Anyway, things happened. Tacan had to make a decision.

He needed to decide if they would just join with the main army and inflict more damage or be caught up to a situation where they couldn't do anything.

"Sungmin, maybe we should kill them all…"

The best choice was to give up his 20,000 troops, but Tacan was a warrior. He also had the temperament of a sovereign. Choosing such an option was not easy.

Vigor!

What he needed now was vigor!

Tacan thought so.

“Wait."

That moment, Sungmin stopped moving. As if he felt something, he looked afar.

Soon he urgently spoke.

"We must be scattered."

“What?”

"If you don't want to get eaten, now!"

Sungmin squeezed up his last remaining magical powers to use Blink.

Short-range magic that allowed him to move to an area visible.

Tacan tilted his head for a moment then he soon realized why.

"…f.u.c.k! Scatter!"

From afar away, a huge black creature that covered the sky was running towards them with his mouth open.

Tacan ran with all his strength.

Hard enough that his bones made weird noises.

The vigor he had was nowhere to be found.  

Chapter 242: Sky Lord (End)

Translator: Nadu

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Lerajie frowned.

“The update is late.”

The new enemies who appeared. They seemed to be quite strong. It's because they have reduced their scouts by as much as 200,000.

But there was a clear limit to their strategy.

He believed that sending his favorite demon king and 400,000 troops was enough and no longer thought more about it. He didn't think the enemy needed his full attention.  

He couldn't leave his place because of Gremory's fissure as well.

But…

‘Was it a mistake?'

By now, the news of their victory should have reached him.

They should have brought the heads of their enemies already.  

But they didn't come back. No signs of victory or defeat.

It was ridiculous to even think that the strongest scout team would have been ma.s.sacred. If their enemies had been such overwhelming power, they wouldn't have continuously lost by a small margin.  

And if that was the case, Lerajie would have taken matters in his own right away.

‘The battle seems to be taking place longer than I thought.'

Lerajie got up. His calculations couldn't be wrong.

Lerajie had the 'eyes that saw through wars'.

When war broke out, he was able to calculate all the variables.

And he had already a.s.sumed that there would be some intervention.

That's why it was decided that 400,000 scouts were enough.

His calculation was correct. It could not be wrong.

This was true as long as his opponent didn't have more experience in ‘battle' than him.

But no one was like that. Lerajie was not called the 'Demon King of War' for no reason.

At least in terms of war, he was special. He was the one who lived and breathed on the battlefield.

It was correct to think that the enemy's rebellion had become more intense.

“I'll increase the speed to break open Gremory's Fissure."

Lerajie has decided. He was going to get Gremory out.

He was also sick and tired of sitting here all day. He wanted to get things done as quickly as possible and have a real "war".

As Gremory was on a level of the strongest leader of the opposing party, it would be a great battle.

“If we do, the demons that supply the power will not survive.”

Some demons said worriedly.

All that was needed to open the fissure was the pure magic of some special demons.

In other words, their colleagues.

Lerajie used their magic to find the 'gate' in the crack.

They were already pushed to their limits as far that their lives were deteriorating.

But Lerajie didn't care.

"It is reasonable to sacrifice to pay for the greater good. Increasing the time it takes to open the fissure just increases the variables."

There were many variables.

Now, the opposing party could have gathered and there was also the possibility of Diablo's appearance. Gremory could have made another move.

There were 700,000 fewer troops, Lerajie now only had 1.5 million.

It was a number that would make things easy for him.

But, although it was a very low probability, what if the 700,000 soldiers were wiped out?

Now it was hard for Lerajie to move on his own.

Rather, it was better to get Gremory fast and plan his next move.

"At this rate, it will take about 65 days to bring out that Gremory b.i.t.c.h. I will reduce the time needed. I will open the fissure today."

Although it would be a stretch, he was going to open the fissure today.  

In order to save 65 days, he thought that about 50,000 demons were needed.

But he is was successful in making a surprise attack in a day, he would have more to gain than 50,000 demons he would lose.

In the meantime, he needed to take his time to get things done properly in order to change the situation.

Lerajie's 'eyes' were telling him that this war had to end quickly.

The gap in his number of troops, and the possibility of another 'intervener'.

His subordinates became quiet. Lerajie's words were absolute.

He was never wrong.

"What we need is victory! Creation of a new world! As Baal leads us, we must not lose for our prosperity!"

Lerajie exclaimed.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The demons stomped their weapons on the floor.

And threw themselves towards the fissure.

"Don't be afraid of sacrifice! Only victory is significant!"

He existed to win.

His role was to pave the way for infinite glory.

Lerajie took out the bow.

An enormous artifact.

It was 'Inferno', the strongest bow in the Underworld that only Lerajie could use.

He pulled the arrow. Then instead of an arrow, a huge amount of magic began to gather.

Swooooos.h.!.+

The force that burns and penetrates everything would produce a powerful effect even if it was a fissure. If they were to combine Lerajie and the lives of 50,000 and their magical powers, they would be able to break the fissure itself.

‘Gremory, you won't be able to hide any longer.'

Lerajie's eyes glistened.

If he opened the gate and took Gremory's head, no more variables would be created.

Thud.

Soon after, Lerajie released his arrow.

The power-intensive black energy penetrated the s.p.a.ce.

And when it touched the fissure.

Boooooooooooooom!

With a heavy sound, it distorting the ‘s.p.a.ce' itself.

The noise-filled fissure was soon filled with black magical powers, and the area gradually expanded.

Soon after, the background of the fissure began to change.

A pitch-black world. There were several huge castles.

Numerous demons were spreading their wings while looking at Lerajie.

At the center, she was there.

The only female demon G.o.d.

Gremory!

“She's still beautiful.”

Lerajie smiled and said.

In fact, many were fascinated by her beauty and her aura.

You could say that the majority of the opposing party had a crush on her.

Demon G.o.ds in love.

It was a word that really did not suit them.

"You're rude."

With a slightly restless look, Gremory finally spoke.

Just listening to the voice made his knees weak. If G.o.d created her, the greatest amount of effort seemed to be spent on her creation.

But Lerajie was the Demon G.o.d of War. He had only existed for war. The charms of a woman had no effect on him.

"Today will be the last day you will hide like a rat. Gremory! If you don't want to leave an embarra.s.sing result, you will have to do your best to fight against me."

"Lerajie, Baal cannot bring us back to the promised land. Baal has no power to revive the land that is already full of death. In the end, it's just a hopeless hope."

Lerajie frowned. His huge body trembled.

"Shut up. Baal is almighty. Also, we have evolved. As a real G.o.d! It's time to go back. I don't need this 'fake world' anymore!"

Gremory had a pitiful expression.

“I think it's not me that's living in a dream, but you.”

It was like a dream. Lerajie was so blind.

Words wouldn't go through to him.

Gremory bit her lips. The power of seduction did not work against him.

Head to head. The odds were infinitely low for her.

"We will take the lead."

Under Gremory's command, 26 demon kings fought.

26 demon kings and 26 demon corps were Gremory's greatest power.

However, there were 38 demon kings under Lerajie.

“Gremory, you planned your own death.”

Lerajie lifted his bow.

About 20% of his magical powers were lost when he forcibly opened the fissure, but it was enough to fight against Gremory.

The ‘eye of war' judged his odds winning were 100%.

A perfect win!

There was no way he would lose.

By looking at the number and the quality of their army and the natural powers they had as a demon G.o.d, it was obvious that Lerajie was much superior.

Gremory was not a combat demon G.o.d. Their synastry was also not good. All she could do was temporarily stop Lerajie's movements.

"Let's play!"

Lerajie smiled.

Clas.h.!.+

The moment he took a huge step, a loud sound was created.

But it wasn't a sound created by Lerajie.

It is the sound of something cras.h.i.+ng and bursting from a very far distance.

‘This?'

As Lerajie turned his head, he noticed that from hundreds of miles away, a giant life form was running towards them at a tremendous speed.

It was as if a huge island was moving. Relatively, there was only one living thing that gave this much presence and this much energy.

"…Sky Lord."

Gremory spoke.

She also sensed something coming.

However, unlike Lerajie, she did not only sense "Sky Lord".

Clas.h.!.+ Boom! Vrroom!

Sounds of explosions were continuously heard. The ground shook. Now the explosion could be confirmed with their eyes.

But with the explosion, the scent of someone's magical powers was very familiar.

Soon when the subject came close, Gremory's eyes shook slightly.

"He is…"

“I don't believe it.”

The demon kings under Gremory's command have also noticed.

Two pairs of grey wings!  

“Gremory, you seem to know something about him.”

Lerajie spoke. He was extremely upset for some outsiders to intervene with their battle.

Gremory calmed her trembling eyes and turned to Lerajie.

And said.

"Introduction is late. he is…"

Honestly, she didn't expect much.

When she asked him to collect the Fragments of the Fissure, she was grasping at straws.

But she didn't really think he would become so powerful, bringing even the Sky Lord.

Gremory continued to speak.

"He's the Demon King of the 27th Legion, 'Demon King of the Ash Gray', Muyoung."

Clench!

Lerajie grounded his teeth.

Muyoung had made a conclusion.

That Sky Lord was very hard to tame.

It was not going to be done in a day or two.

'It can't be helped.'

But there was an achievement.

Sky Lord ate all 400,000 demons by itself.

Although it just swallowing what was in the way of it chasing Muyoung, its effect was amazing.

The problem was the next part.

As expected, Sky Lord's movements slowed down a bit, but it was difficult to suppress it.

‘Even if I succeed, it would take too long for me to recover.'

From now on, it was a race against time.  

Especially if Gremory loses, it would be the end.

If he was to put too much power over the suppressing Sky Lord, he wouldn't be able to fight with Lerajie.

Muyoung concluded.

'I will go to where Lerajie is like this.'

Of course, it would be if everything goes as he expected, but sometimes he needed to respond quickly to a situation.

And for now, this was the best move.

Not having Muyoung's suppress it but having Lerajie do it!

IT would be the best result for Muyoung if he did very little but gained all the benefits.

Graaaahhhhh!

As Sky Lord couldn't catch Muyoung, he let out a cry before he created a lot of tentacles to attack Muyoung.

Muyoung sometimes fought back and flew quickly while maintaining a reasonable distance.

So after a few hours of struggling, he was able to reach the camp Lerajie was at.

‘I've arrived in the nick of time.'

But something unexpected had happened.

He never expected the gate of the fissure would break open and Gremory would be exposed.

The war has not started yet but he felt like it would start real soon.

Muyoung speeded up even more.

At that time, his eyes met Gremory's.

"Introduction is late. he is…"

Gremory's eyes trembled subtly.

As if she didn't know that Muyoung would arrive at this time.

No, she seemed to be in shock from the appearance of a man who she had no expectations and didn't cross her mind at all.

Gremory continued to introduce Muyoung.

"He's the Demon King of the 27th Legion, 'Demon King of the Ash Gray', Muyoung."

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