Chapter 244: Internal conflict [3]

Once the captivity of the sinner was complete it was revealed he’d been possessed by the likes of the Devil himself. Some requested his release and others cursed his name for the damage he caused. But at the same time, none could sway the mind of the Elven King with mere words and empty promises. To the masses, it was his final judgment but for Zeke, he just visited a companion with mixed feelings at their present situation

“Talk! I’ll tighten my grip as hard as I can. Do you think you could resist? Even if you trained your whole life you won’t last,”

Chained to a dusty chair his life was now in the hands of Persevis where his neck was strangled. “Harder Daddy! Is that what you wanted to hear, Kekekekeke? But seriously try harder, this feels like a Monday morning to me. I’ll let you in on a little something from Enigma, all of us are trained to handle every given situation, for example, torture,”

’So this guy is the fantasy equivalent of Hitler and his cult followers are the nazi of the World of Trials? So this mudda fucka was destined to lay waste over millions of players just for the death of his sister? Right now he’s pretty chill, I read he’s more aggressive I don’t know if this is because I know the captain or he’s not evil,’

[You could say he’s a person with ambitions, but he takes it to the next level by making it a reality. If I have to say Persevis wants to rise in power by demonstrating his contribution to the system. Even if he amassed most of the trials in volume one the only peeps getting pissed are the guild while the common folk praise his success]

’Captain? Why the fuck are you here? Thought you said you were busy… don’t tell me you’re here to piss me off?’

[Nah, im not in the mood. However, I did wheeze from the joke you said. Never thought you’d be– never mind. It isn’t fun teasing you anymore, I can’t even get a different reaction from a fucker like you. Repeat after me]

’What?’

[I just said repeat after me! What the fuck is so hard about that? Okay, just tell him what im about to say. Not right now, just so you could do it right im gonna count to three, okay? One, two, three–]

“We’re not getting anywhere, that does it. Call the high-elven mages and tell them to prepare for a slave ritual. If I can’t get him to open his mouth then might as well,”

Persevis was making his way to the exit when suddenly his captive slave spoke after their long session had closed. “Let me tell you a little bit of something I know… even if you make a slave ritual at this moment it wouldn’t do jack shit! He left me in the dark but he did say one thing, there’s no turning back now and you can’t save the world, Alvarez,”

His words piqued his interest and instead of leaving he closed the door and took a seat before him and said. “A message dedicated to me? Looks like I took him lightly, he knows of my plans. It’s not bad if he’s the one to figure out my plans, congratulation! You won’t be a slave, go on, tell me the rest of his message, im dying to know-”

An explosion occurred near the castle walls paired with Croft’s delirious cackling it was the sign of his escape. “The trials before have a clear objective of saving this world from their catastrophe. However, if a true ending occurs then only destruction will prevail, the catastrophic end will be its finale. The seven deadly sins are no longer and those who accompany the epitome of destruction are the four horsemen,”

The walls were breached and an impending doom forced Persevis to retreat and sever himself from Croft. He watches as a figure emerged from the floors below standing on top of a pair of ghastly arms with an appearance close to his own. A face of an elf with hair as white but her skin undoubtedly showed her to be a fallen elf with noble lineage holding the power of death

[Heavenly demon: Raelicore (Quon)

Race: Dark elf

Role: Demon General/Knight of conquest/Necromancer/One-man army/Enslaver of the dead]

Conquest is one of the four knights of the apocalypse destined to end the living until not a single shred of life remains. Each knight embodies the four avarice of man, a desire that brought upon such horrendous manifestation of life. Conquest being one of the four gave Quon the power to enhance her summons and create an army of dead from those she enslave

“You’re still alive, that makes everything better… grab your guns we need to fight, there’s a lot of guards coming this way. I used up most of the undead to reach this place, the elven kingdom isn’t a force to be reckoned with,”

Croft’s life was saved but their target escaped in the process of his freedom. What’s worse was dozens of guards from every side came knocking at their door. It’s just been two days of his imprisonment but he still felt the penalty of his manifestation. They had nowhere left to go but up and as he rode the giant skeleton they rose higher to escape the brink of death

“Fuck! Why the hell are there so many guards!” He fired a round of bullets through the ceiling and it ricocheted through his targets as they kept climbing the tower

“What part of I use most of the undead to rescue you? Don’t get too cocky just because you can enter manifestation. We’ll go to the top of the castle and use the skeleton to lessen the impact. The army I fought was nowhere near a quarter of their numbers, the master is yet to arrive with reinforcement,”

Wave after wave of elves came dashing in their way and as they progress their stamina was nearing its end. Just when they’re about to fall from the ambush set by elves waiting from the top, a hint of life force strengthens their lives. A beam of radiating light came falling from the top along with the downfall of the elves accompanied by their comrade

“Esther! Uh thank god, we could’ve died from that height, wait how are we okay? You just used holy magic on– no this doesn’t feel like a little bit of heavenly aura. It’s pure life force where did you get this?”

“From the elves. Morris thought me a way of forcefully extracting life force with the use of my divinity. I only used it to steal their life force, giving it to you guys was easier said than done. It felt like I was hurling a potion but it feels a little different, nevermind all of that, we need to fucking go– What the??”

[System: Theres no other faction players aside from the human that stands before you, the seal of the Demon King is unleashed]

They were a hair away from jumping until the three of them heard a commotion originating from down below. Pair it with the message they just received and the psychotic laughter beneath informs them of the ongoing massacre of Kyo Min-soo. Seconds later they dive below to confront what remains of their enemies. Quon remained on top and used her necromantic abilities to turn all the corpses into her own and add them to her army

“Come get some of my specialty! Pwuhahahahahahahaha! Half awakening two-headed dogs, Orthrus transformation,”

He turned from a regular beast to a being spoken by tales, a monstrous hound born with two heads. The shoulder pads he wore became alive as they stretch and devour their prey. Kyo on the other hand grinds the heads of his victims to the rough and ruinous floor which tears through their skin and ultimately their brains. His arm stretch as it grew further and beyond till it became twice his size and he swung and lacerated their bodies apart

“Looks like the gangs are back together! Sorry if I crash the party… I know was ordered to go back but you know boss he’s one step ahead. Now’s that the reunions all over, would ya mind lending me a hand?”

…

Northern tower

[System: The western tower of the mystical elven tree has changed its ownership from the elves to the demons]

[Ooh things got a lot of heat from their side of the map, you know you could’ve focused all your troop in one place? The number of demons serving under you can easily get you through the castle in no time but why did you divide your forces? I don’t see any other reasons why you have to make things complicated]

’You could say these towers are made from a rare mineral like by the spirits. Think of it as the medium of the illusion array, these towers are the reason why their as vigorous as a fucking cockroach. As long as these towers remain they’ll get a boost from the spirits and because this is the world tree it’s basically their home turf. Destroying the towers will lead to a perfect clear, plus isn’t it a little boring if it end before it even started?’

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