Chapter 289 – All-Heaven Festival Contest Final Stage “Demon King Castle Bloody Field” (11) / The First

289 – All-Heaven Festival Contest Final Stage “Demon King Castle Bloody Field” (11) / The First

The final stage of the All-Heaven Festival Contest “Demon King Castle Bloody Field”.

The “Unyielding Hero” Altreed had already been taken out from this battle to decide the world’s strongest.

The Black Sorcerer Lem – in other words, me – who was taken out preceding that, was summoned back to the field by the Demon King Lucifa, ruler of the Impregnable Castle of the Demon King, and revived as the “One Horned Dark Sorcerer” Lemegeton.

And so Master, the world’s strongest Demon King Lucifer, now has his eyes set on me.

Even though his eyes were closed until just a moment ago.

— Could it be due to the Magical Energy…?

The Magical Energy of the horn can’t be reproduced by Avatars upon being generated.

Therefore, if you want to use it in order to defend a dungeon or in a contest such as this one, it is necessary to manually transfer that Magical Energy from your actual body to your Avatar.

That in itself is simple enough.

But in my particular case, things are a little more complicated.

In short, I have two different avatars, “Adventurer Lem” and “Chief of Staff of the Demon King’s Army Lemegeton”.

And once an Avatar is destroyed, any Magical Energy of the horn contained within will also disappear.

If I had transferred all the Magical Energy of the Horn to the Adventurer Lem’s Avatar this time around…

All of that Magical Power would have disappeared when Altreed destroyed it some time ago.

But that wouldn’t do.

I have transferred most of the Magical Energy of the Horn to the Avatar of the monster Lemegeton.

The Magical Energy stored in the horn is usually not revealed to others unless the owner intentionally releases it.

But, you could tell?

You are the world’s strongest Demon King after all.

Can you tell how much Magical Energy is stored in Lemegeton’s horn now, and how pure it is?

『A natural pool of Magical Energy that can create original dungeons in this world… A pure Magical Energy extracted from the core of the world’s greatest dungeon… And a large amount of Magical Energy from magical organs cultivated by his own inexplicable kind of special training… All of them are tightly packed into my partner’s body.』

A black chick Spirit speaks while flying around me.

That’s right. After clearing the Original Dungeon, this Spirit, Dark, led me to a natural pool Magical Energy.

The Demon King had shown me the core of the Impregnable Demon King Castle and allowed me to absorb its Magical Energy.

And since I was ten years old, I have been trained by the world’s strongest Demon King, which resulted in the function of my Magical Energy organs being enhanced to the limit.

In my current state, I possess a Magical Energy comparable to Aerial and Fenix.

No, actually, outside of Master, this amount of Magical Energy might be the best in the world.

Master’s sharp, emotionless eyes are looking at me.

He just opened his eyes.

I have to find my way towards him and win at the end of our battle.

I have a very, very long way ahead of me.

He is standing in a place that seems impossible to reach no matter how many lifetimes you can spend trying to do so.

But today we are here to defeat him.

I’ll reconfirm the battle situation once again.

From the “Water Hero” Wraith Party…

White Mage Josh, Miner Melania, and Black Sorcerer Lem have been taken out.

The only ones still remaining are the Party Leader and “Destroyer” Fran.

From the “Flame Hero” Fenix Party…

Warrior Alba and Paladin Lark are out.

Their Party Leader, as well as the “Frost Hero” Bella and the “Hunter” Lily still remain.

From the “Storm Hero” Aerial Party…

All members are still in the contest.

From the “Demon King” Lucifa Party…

“Air-like Demon” Ipos, “Transparent-like Demon” Balam, and “One-Horned Poet” Amduscias have been taken out.

The only ones still remaining are the Party Leader and “Time Demon” Agares.

Of our initial twenty players, only twelve still remain.

I have now rejoined this side after being summoned back into the field.

Next is the enemy side.

From the “Unyielding Hero” Altreed Party…

The Party Leader has been taken out.

“Silver Bow” Orion, “Sacred Knight” Maximillian, “Great Warrior” Hector, and “Good Witch” Rogestilla still stand.

From the “Demon King” Lucifer Party…

All members are still in the contest.

The “Great Saint” Panacea, who entered the contest as a solo participant for the enemy side, was still alive and well.

Of their original roster of eleven players, ten still remain.

We had somehow succeeded in taking Altreed out, but our numbers had taken a heavy hit along the way.

But none of us seemed discouraged at all.

Everyone keeps moving toward victory.

At this moment, I have two top priorities.

Originally, it should be narrowed down to one, but both are so important that they cannot be left unchecked.

The first one is the members of the former Demon King’s Army who have recognized me as someone worthy of interest for Master.

Until now, they had been making sure that Master wasn’t awoken until the battle had finished, just as he had ordered them.

However, by Master reacting to me, by him opening his eyes, they had failed to fulfill his orders.

Master had been awoken, and yet, the enemy hadn’t been annihilated yet.

These four people have appeared here only because of their loyalty to Master. There’s no telling how heavy the fact that they could not fulfill the king’s orders is for them.

And there was no way the four of them would leave the mysterious Majin behind all of it walk free.

「…I don’t understand. Why is someone with that much Magical Energy joining the princess as her underling?」

A handsome man with silvery red eyes, an immortal being form that lives in eternity… the “True Vampire” Bifrons tilts his head to the side in doubt.

「…To begin with, this kid feels a bit strange, don’t you think?」

A Slime girl who has the characteristics of a Slime and the wisdom of a human, and who can transform into any shape while being able to repel any kind of attack… the “Formless All-Faced” Dantalion seems to feel that something is out of place as she looks at me.

Could such a feeling emanate from someone with a human body who has inherited the horn of a Demon King?

「He possesses a Magical Energy comparable to that of a “Demon King”, and yet he does not own a castle, remaining a Chief of Staff instead, huh?」

A man as huge as a large tree with white hair and dark skin, possessing the physical strength and endurance of an ogre, not even a thousand men can stop him… the first-generation “Reaper Knight” Furcus.

「If you want to make a true “Demon King” out of the young lady, you’ll have to defeat us, whether it’s through Magical Energy, military power, or with your wits. I don’t care how.」

A dragon-like head and skin covered in scales. A pure dragonkin, a warrior who boasts the same unparalleled strength as the first-generation Furcus… the first-generation “Dragon King” Valac.

As expected of veteran fighters such as them, they don’t show any signs of unrest, but their senses are definitely focused on me.

So one of my priorities is to defeat these four.

My other priority is to force the “Great Saint” Panacea out.

The four strongest monsters in the world and that single White Sorcerer were the same level of threat to me.

If those four aren’t defeated, there would be no way to reach Master.

But if Panacea isn’t defeated, the other four will be unbeatable.

Taking out any of her allies while she remains alive on the field hasn’t been possible thus far.

Only after investing several of our teammates and even sacrificing myself – that is, Lem – for it, we were able to overturn that and managed to take out Altreed, but that price isn’t something we can pay so freely.

We can’t head for victory without taking Panacea out of the field and robbing the enemy side of her healing powers.

I know that very well, but I can’t handle these two top priorities at the same time.

These world-class influential people are not so naive.

Then, what should we do?

It’s easy.

「Well, how will this black-clothed Chief of Staff fight?」, says Bifrons while gracefully brushing his own long hair.

As if responding to his voice, his multi-headed bloody serpent turned towards me and was planning to bite me.

It’s the same bloody serpent that forced the “One-Horned Poet” Amduscias, who was a direct subordinate of Lemegeton, out of the contest, as well as the countless Alraune he had called forth.

Should I do a small test to see if I can put all four of them in a situation where they can’t all start moving at the same time?

「Leader.」

「Yes.」

Understanding my intentions, the Demon King nodded and threw something at me.

When I got this for the first time, it made me feel nostalgic because it was thrown over at me as well.

It was a ring made of animal bones.

「…No way.」

Bifrons’ handsome face is warped by his astonishment.

I put the ring on without panicking in the face of the incoming serpent.

Then I poured Magical Energy into it, and called,

「– Come.」

In an instant, all fangs of the multi-headed serpent were blocked by the same number of dragon heads.

The multi-headed dragon that has all those heads is also made of blood, a huge amount of blood that overflows from the container held by the woman that was summoned.

A golden-haired vampire dressed in a lascivious black outfit with red decorations, with a veil over her face and a mask that covers her eyes.

Her “Bottomless Canteen”, which she obtained in the Original Dungeon, has been decorated with ornaments, and it stores both her own blood and blood sucked by her underlings, and even I don’t know how much it actually contains.

An opponent the Black Sorcerer Lem has faced in this All-Heaven Festival Contest.

She’s the Floor Boss of the 3rd Floor of the “Impregnable Demon King Castle” and one of the Big Four, as well as my first Contractor.

「You’ve summoned me, and I came.」

The “Vampire Queen” Carmilla.

「Yes.」

My Contractors who were in the audience vanished when Black Sorcerer Lem’s exit from the stage was confirmed.

After being summoned by the “One-Horned Dark Sorcerer” Lemegeton, her Avatar is now standing on this battlefield.

Just like when I used Alba’s Magic Sword in the battle with the Fenix Party on the 10th Floor…

There is no rule against using other people’s Magic Tools.

There is no problem with me summoning my own Contractor here after the ring I had given the Demon King returned to me once again.

Since only the three most recent holders can actually register Contractors to be summoned by this ring, it isn’t possible to lend it over and over again.

But even then, it’s an important Magic Tool handed down in the Demon King’s family, so I don’t intend to treat it that way.

That’s right, precisely because it’s an important Magic Tool for Master’s lineage.

For those who know the circumstances, the fact that an outsider like me is actually using that ring must be astonishing for me.

It seems that Bifrons hasn’t watched videos of me using this ring in the past.

「Carmilla.」

「Yes.」

「That vampire is in our way.」

It’s a line that wouldn’t be said if I was Lem, but it’s true that Bifrons has to be defeated.

「Understood.」

Carmilla’s voice echoes happily.

Blood began to pour out of her container.

She does not flinch in the slightest, even standing before the true ancestor of vampires who serves the strongest Demon King and her own predecessor as one of the Big Four.

Unleashing a large amount of blood, the “Vampire Queen” speaks proudly.

「I will definitely remove your obstacles and clear a path for you.」

If you can’t achieve two goals at once…

It’s easy.

All you have to do is split the work with people you can rely on.

Lemegeton, the Chief of Staffof the Demon King’s army, has been given a ring and Magical Energy for that purpose.

「I leave it to you then.」

Then I pour Magical Energy into the ring once again.

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