The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player Novel - Chapter 239
Chapter 239 – Demon Grand Duke
“What the hell is going on?”
Ryu Min, who had been mocking just moments ago while watching the small mukbang, now had no smile on his face.
Red skin, bat wings, pupils slit like a cat’s, and even a smooth tail.
Clearly, there was no trace of a smile on his face.
A being that looked like a demon stood in place of the player.
“Who is that person?”
“Suddenly, the sphere grew, and a person came out of it.”
“It looks like a demon….”
Ryu Min let out a sarcastic laugh at the murmurs.
“It’s not just like a demon, it is a demon.”
Since round 18, they were given a mission to fight demons.
At that time, Ryu Min and seven other players survived and carried out the mission.
“I know well because I killed many of them. I know what demons look like.”
Demons shouldn’t appear until round 18.
But they suddenly appeared in round 14, surprising Ryu Min.
“It seems to be because of the book that the Archangel gave…”
Just as he memorized the initial words from the small mukbang, the members of the Messiah were devoured, and the sphere grew.
And when the sphere broke, that demon appeared.
“It seems to have been born from the egg with the player as a sacrifice.”
Anyway, one must be careful.
It cannot be considered friendly towards humans just because it is against angels.
“Of course, I will be friendly to him.”
Recently, after defeating Uriel and Raguel, the reputation of the devil’s camp has risen even to ‘Eternal Alliance’.
In other words, that means that demon won’t attack Ryu Min.
“I don’t know about the other players, though.”
I can’t let the people I’ve saved be killed by a demon.
“Of course, I must first understand his intentions… but strangely, I can’t read his thoughts.”
It’s a rune of thoughts that also worked on angels.
Of course, it’s normal for demons to have thoughts that can be read.
But he couldn’t read the thoughts of the demon in front of him at all.
Like a puppet without a soul.
“This air, this atmosphere, seems human but has a strange feeling.”
The demon who was inhaling air soon noticed the players.
“Human? No, players, maybe, given that I feel a difference between their body and spirit? So, is this place an imitation of the human world?”
Even his expression of disappointment was momentary.
The corner of the demon’s lips lengthened.
“Well, so what? Even if the shell is different, a cockroach is still a cockroach.”
There was a flash of hostility in the demon’s eyes for a moment.
“Parasites like flies. Since we’re here, we might as well kill everyone, including the little angels. Ha, ha.”
Smiling maliciously, the demon looked at the players.
“Eh? A demon?”
The demon raised its head at the sound of the voice from the sky.
“Who is this? Has an insignificant angel appeared like a fly?”
“Eh? How did a demon get here…? Oh, is it still not round 14 yet?”
There was perplexity on Angel Millen’s face.
Having come to report the round’s results, he encountered an unexpected demon.
“If it’s a guide, is it a ninth-rank angel? Hmph, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen an angel inferior to humans. How disappointing.”
Even in the face of the demon’s laughter, Millen couldn’t maintain his dignity.
It was evident that the power he possessed was no match for that demon.
[It’s ridiculous to tremble so much that one can feel your desperation in your appearance.]
[And who are you?]
[What does it matter who I am? Do you think trash like you should know?]
[……]
[Well, I might as well know and tell you anyway. Have you heard of the Demon Grand Duke?]
[Oh! Are you talking about Flunikthos, the Demon Grand Duke…?]
The angel’s lips parted in surprise.
It was a rare sight for the players watching him.
It wasn’t common to see an angel surprised in that manner.
[You know my name? Well, I suppose even a mediocre angel like you has gained enough fame to know me. Isn’t that right, accumulating fly heads by the thousands? Ha, ha.]
[……]
Millen couldn’t smile.
He knew that calling an angel “fly head” was an insult.
[Now that you know who I am, why not come down a bit? How long do you plan to linger above my head?]
[Ah……]
Unexpectedly, Millen, who had been about to descend, abruptly stopped, surprised by those words.
“Wait a moment. Why should I listen to the words of a demon, when it’s not even an Archangel?”
Regardless of how powerful they are, aren’t there fools who listen to the enemy’s words?
[What are you doing here if you’re not coming down? Can’t you descend faster?]
The demon chuckled puzzledly as he saw the angel stealthily retreating.
[It’s incredible. Does a ninth-rank angel dare to ignore my words?]
[If, if I come down… Will you not kill me?]
[I won’t kill you. I just want to have a conversation.]
However, Millen didn’t move.
He had learned that demons were a race that lied as easily as they breathed.
He had also learned that they were experts at taking advantage of the enemy’s distraction.
That’s why his body was beginning to gradually rise.
[I want… I want to come down to talk, but…]
[That angel, so foolish it makes me want to curse.]
The aura of the demon focused entirely on Millen.
[I thought I would let you live after giving you a chance. Do you really think you can escape my grasp?]
[……]
[I gave you the chance to live, and you don’t even understand the context or have manners. Well, if that’s what you wish, I will drag you down myself and tear your wings off one by one, like an insect…]
In an instant, the demon was left speechless.
Because a human unexpectedly approached him.
[What, a… human?]
The demon looked at his interlocutor in surprise.
[Are you… Black Scythe?]
Confidently, though it was their first encounter, he recognized him quickly.
He might have seen his nickname above his head.
[I’ve heard of you, Black Scythe.]
The demon, with a smile like the crescent moon, spoke with a voice no one else could hear.
[Breaking the bones of the Archangels by yourself, isn’t that so? You did very well. Very well. How did you achieve such power?]
“Did you hear it through rumors? Or was it the system that told you?”
[……]
There was an expression of disgust somewhere, but the demon quickly smiled calmly.
[I’m as disgusted as the next man who interrupts me, but since it was Black Scythe, our solid ally, who did it without my knowledge, I’ll show mercy…]
“Straight to the point, what is your purpose here?”
Ryu Min wasn’t paying attention to what the others were saying.
Since, both angels and demons and humans were the same to him, he only saw them as insects.
“Uh, first of all, I didn’t come here because I wanted to.”
“And then?”
“Someone used the demon resurrector. They sacrificed five people and I came here after eating them.”
“I came here? What are you?”
“The Great Demon Plutictos. Have you never heard of me?”
“That name is new to me.”
“New… to you?”
The demon frowned, wounded in his pride.
“Well, maybe you wouldn’t know if you’re a player. That’s acceptable…”
“Stop talking nonsense and state your purpose.”
“Arrogant… even if we are allies, you’ve been too rude from the start. You have no manners at all, like a fly that has no respect.”
“There’s no need to show manners to a demon who doesn’t reveal his purpose.”
“Really? Then maybe you need to be taught some manners.”
The demon’s whip was in his hand.
But before that, Ryu Min’s hand moved first.
Touch-
The demon’s eyes turned downwards.
With the whip in his hand, his forearm could be seen slumped.
“This human…”
“I said state your purpose.”
“And if I don’t?”
There was no response to the question.
Touch- Roll-
Before he could do anything, the demon’s head rolled onto the ground.
“Have you ever seen something so absurd?”
The Great Demon Plutictos was perplexed.
The use of the demon resurrector, which he had lost during the Great Demon Battle, was surprising, but even more surprising was…
“They killed him just because he didn’t reveal his purpose.”
Black Scythe, who he thought was his ally, had killed his avatar.
“It’s absurd.”
Of course, there was no harm to Plunictos, as what had just died was only a puppet representing 0.1% of his power.
But since he had recently seen the world through his avatar and had held conversations, he couldn’t help but feel uneasy.
Killing his avatar could be considered a challenge to him.
“Do you not know how high the Great Demon is? There’s not a ray of respect.”
He hadn’t properly shown his power, so he might have seemed arrogant.
“Tsk. Humans are truly unbearable insects.”
Plunictos, sitting on the throne of his demon palace, briefly stuck out his tongue.
From cutting off conversation to unfavorable actions to etiquette and killing his avatar…
Even if it was Black Scythe who had defeated the Archangels, he couldn’t view this favorably.
“It seems like I tried to eliminate the guides like an annoying fly and the players like beetles, but I ended up being killed so fast…”
Had he noticed he was going to be attacked beforehand?
How could he be struck without having the chance to fight?
“You dared to kill my avatar. I already needed an excuse to cause disturbances, and this is perfect. I must hold that damned Michael accountable for using the demon resurrector as he pleases.”
To one side of Plunictos, were tied five souls that had been kidnapped using the demon resurrector.
“Baal.”
Baal, ranked first among the 72 demons, appeared in the darkness.
“Did you call me?”
Human sacrifices are nothing extraordinary. Use them as ingredients for the fires of hell.
Understood.
Jeolgreong-
The members of the Messiah, including Black Scythe and Ryu Min, pleaded with tears and snot as Baal grabbed the rope.
“Please, save me, master. Please, let me go.”
“I’ll be kind. Please, save me…”
As Baal’s hand moved through the void, no voice was heard.
They only moved their mouths like a goldfish.
“Come, vultures.”
After Baal took away the souls, Flunictus had a sudden thought.
“But it’s strange. Why couldn’t my avatar avoid it and died?”
Though it only had a fraction of the power, his avatar possessed a strength comparable to that of an archangel.
It shouldn’t have died without offering resistance.
“Hmm… Is Black Scythe really as strong as they say?”
He had already proven himself strong enough to kill four archangels, but perhaps he was even more powerful.
Deeply concerned, Flunictus made a decision.
“I think I must bring Black Scythe to the Demon King’s palace.”
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A red-skinned demon disappears in a cloud of sulfur.
“Flunictus’s avatar?”
Though he had pretended ignorance before, Ryu Min knew the truth.
He knew how evil the Great Demon Duke, Flunictus, was.
“I had heard what the NPCs of the Other World said. That the true ruler of the Underworld was Flunictus.”
Though the Underworld had demon lords, they were just empty titles.
The true ruler of the Underworld was the Great Demon Duke, Flunictus.
He had seen Flunictus battling against the angels in Round 18, from afar.
“He was someone who swept both humans and angels. Someone who can’t be trusted, even if he is our ally.”
Though they were allies in terms of reputation, he wasn’t on the side of humans.
Knowing this, when Flunictus drew his weapon, Ryu Min cut off his arm and sliced his throat.
“It seems he was able to manifest in this world with the Demon Resurrection Book.”
Though he sacrificed his mukbang and his Messiah slaves in the process, he didn’t care.
“Anyway…”
Ryu Min couldn’t hide his perplexity at seeing the message in front of him.
“Black Scythe’s avatar reputation has dropped from ‘Eternal Ally’ to ‘Very Hostile’.”
“Dropping a level just for killing an avatar?”
Since it was Flunictus’s avatar, it wasn’t surprising he felt so hostile.
“No matter. If I hadn’t killed him, his avatar would have eliminated everyone, whether they were angels or humans, who were here.”
Though his reputation had decreased, there was also a welcome message.
“You have defeated Flunictus’s avatar.”
“It has been confirmed that you are the first player to kill a Great Demon Duke.”
“You have obtained the title ‘Challenger of Evil’.”
“It’s the first time I’ve received a title. I had never before killed a Great Demon Duke.”
Though he had only killed an avatar, it was still considered an achievement.
Curiously, Ryu Min immediately opened the title information.
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