Chapter 236: Guarded chamber

“Urggh… what am I doing here— Shit! W-who the hell are you?” The moment Gaust regained consciousness he was startled by the appearance of an unknown demon pointing directly at his face

“Oh? Guess one shot was enough, a lot of things happened when you were asleep… two days in fact, and I finally uncovered the reason why a guardian like yourself is here. Get up we have a lot of things to do—”

Morris turn to leave but instead of moving forward, he dropped to the ground when Gaust pounced on him like a maniac. “Master! Where’ve you been? I was worried sick for you guys, also I met up with Ms. Lilith a while ago… you should check up on her there must be something— mmph! Hmmmp,”

He was back to normal but then again Morris was fed up with his voice and forcefully shut his mouth. “Nice to see you again as well, moving on I think you already know what happens next. Even if you got corrupted you still retain the memories when you went on a rampage. You don’t have to do anything okay, I already know. Just lie down and rest I’ll visit the secret chamber you were guarding,”

“… oh. I wish you the best of luck then, master,”

Entrance to the guarded chamber

[Aren’t you a bit too cruel? Look I know you’re stressed from two whole days of excavation but can’t you stop being a prick? At this point, you might as well be a spitting image of Sage over there, both talent and attitude I say. That guy was childish when I borrowed something a long time ago]

[Borrowed…? Excuse me! I didn’t think stealing has another synonym, you borrowed the enchanted sand I work painstakingly to find? If you had a gender then you’ll undoubtedly be a bitch, skank, a whore even!! You dare twist the reality of things?]

“The both of you shut up. I had a tough time these past two days!!! Is it hard to ask for some peace and quiet?” He irritatingly said with his hand hovering on the eject function of his private broadcasting

[System: The deity known as ’The Forgotten Sage’ & ’The One Who Sees through Catastrophes’ temporarily muted themselves

Broadcasting notification: The two deities forgot to ask why the streamer is currently pissed?

Broadcasting notification (New): The two deities won’t take no for an answer and they’ll spam until you quenched their curiosity]

“… sigh, look I might look like an ass but it’s for his own good. Familiarizing himself with Demonic energy is good but he’s too much. He’s in the same situation as a fatty that wants to eat another slice of pizza even though he’s already eating some. Meaning his overestimating himself, it’s a bad habit for a player to have, ya happy now?”

[Broadcasting notification: The two deities give the player a thumbs up!]

Christopher Morris proceeded once the whole was big enough for him to fit and he travels to the depths below of the chasm guarded by Gaust. The demons unlike Gaust were driven to the brink of their life and even the strong gone mad with the potency of the demonic energy it holds. But for Morris, it wasn’t something he couldn’t swallow for he strides the way they paved as if he went for an afternoon stroll

[System: The lingering Demonic energy fails to corrupt the player?

Alert: You’ve earned the title [Strong will] – Any form of mental attack will be less effective by 15%. Strong mental effects which already invaded your mind will be properly maintained. If there are any long-term mental attacks the player will have his stats increase by 2% with a maximum of 5 stacks

Status: The effects of the lingering Demonic energy surging in your body have their madness effect lessen to a certain degree]

’It was great I did Esther’s story before I faced Vandrake. I didn’t get any game-changing plot armor as I did with Kyo min soo’s but her plot armor is carrying me in the third trial. I’ll have to thank her when I get the chance, if I didn’t have this, then who knows I’d have a state nearing Gausts predicament,’

([Rewrite system: Plot armor list:

Order: Date Obtained

1. Rapid regeneration – Grants the ability to regenerate

Usage: Most of the time

Capability: Flexible

Ranking: Do you even have to ask? Of course, it’s SSS-tier baby!

2. Unmoving resolve – Even on the brink of death your will stays the same instead of accepting an easy death

Usage: Currently the top and ongoing

Capability: Mild

Ranking: A-tier but I’ll give it an S because it’s carrying me through the third trials

3. Reader – Allows you to easily remember things you’ve read before. Anything read before this plot armor is obtained is out of the question

Usage: Only when the situation isn’t dire

Capability: It’s okay, it has its uses

Rankings: B-tier, there’s no way I’ll be reading shit when someone’s trying to kill me. But it’s still hella good!

4. Liar – You can easily persuade anyone even if they’re not a character with the sweetest lies you spoke

Usage: When the situation can be resolved with a few spoken falsities

Capability: Universal

Ranking: C-tier, I might be believable with my lies but if I get caught then I’ll be dead so it’s a double-edged sword still good though

5. Chuunibyo – Anything Illogical and has no form of common sense will have their learning process increased

Usage: Most of the time

Capability: Universal

Ranking: Deserves an SS-tier no cap. This plot armor is the goat! But I don’t use it so often so it’s second best])

’From this point on if I kept getting plot armor I might have a fighting chance to survive the end of the first volume. That was the most fucked up difficulty I’ve made, a lot of shit happened, and Hugo almost died but since his the protagonist he survived. Enough about the future what’s important is the thing in front of me, what the hell am I looking at exactly?’

At the end of his path lies a demonic text scribbled and due to its sloppy way of writing the author was nearing its end. “Arise the epitome of darkness for the unity of demons is but the beginning. Never forget the grudge you once had, this moment is but a fragment of the hardships you’ll face, enemies that’ll appear, and mysteries that await. The keyword I solemnly wrote it to be, may your enemies feel your ever-growing wrath. Demonious Ascenshuria (Demonic Ascension),”

The chamber shook when he uttered the last piece of the note and runes came popping from the ground encircling his very being. The stones he sought to be nothing but rubble were a long-forgotten mechanism shifting from each till it opens a path beyond. Something was afloat a broken gear from afar but when he closed the gap he viewed a broken blade

“Wait… isn’t this the cursed hero sword—”

[System: The rightful owner has been detected!!!]

Before he could react the shattered sword drove itself onto his chest he never felt any pain but unimaginable power began to surge. The frail physique of the lord was no longer to be seen and for a moment the gods accompanying him were spooked. His choice of coming to this place resulted in what may be the first step at the beginning of this trial’s truest ending

[System: A hidden piece has been returned! Your body weak in physical prowess is no longer to be seen. You now possess both the potency of absolute magic and physical prowess

Additional changes: By paving the way for the true ending your body has been remodeled to better suit the player

Warning: Because you’re the trigger for the true ending you’ve been automatically given a bonus of 700 evil points. Also, you can die but in a succession of the trial, you would real twice or even thrice the rewards for your role. Best of luck player, or should we say, Mr. Demon King]

[Broadcasting notification: The two deities are shocked by the outcome!!!]

“What? What the fuck happened? The news is a little concerning but aren’t you guys overreactin— Mama Mia!!? Why do I have my face?”

The deities manifest a mirror for him to see what resulted in his transformation aforementioned by the system. It wasn’t that his body was readjusted to better suit his fighting style but his fucking body became his brand new form? The reason why his form was awfully familiar and the feeling of the skills he lost returned by his side

He remained silent and a tear fell in from his eyes and said. “When I realized I became a Demon King I said it couldn’t get any worse… shit. Why do I have to fucking jinx myself, god damn it!!!”

[System: Because you have a special role the Game master allowed you to retain the skills of your body. Once again we hope you the best of luck for you alone are the target of every player there is. The clue for your quest for the true ending will be sent to you via system notification at a later date]

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