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Chapter 153: Demon and King · Nov 01, 2026

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151 Chapter 151: Total Chaos 2026-11-01
152 Chapter 152: The Hollow 2026-11-01
153 Chapter 153: Demon and King 2026-11-01
154 Chapter 154: Beyond the Veil (1) 2026-11-01
155 Chapter 155: Beyond the Veil (2) 2026-11-01
156 Chapter 156: More Trouble Ahead (1) 2026-11-01
157 Chapter 157: More Trouble Ahead (2) 2026-11-01
158 Chapter 158: Between Reality and Illusion (1) 2026-11-01
159 Chapter 159: Between Reality and Illusion (2) 2026-11-01
160 Chapter 160: The Demon Prince 2026-11-01
161 Chapter 161: The Island Trial (1) 2026-11-01
162 Chapter 162: The Island Trial (2) 2026-11-01
163 Chapter 163: Daemon Valerion 2026-11-01
164 Chapter 164: Surrounded by Foes 2026-11-01
165 Chapter 165: Complete Chaos 2026-11-01
166 Chapter 166: The First Step into the Island Trial 2026-11-01
167 Chapter 167: Towards Another Hell 2026-11-01
168 Chapter 168: When the Nightmare Begins 2026-11-01
169 Chapter 169: Dominance of the First Years 2026-11-01
170 Chapter 170: Storms on the Horizon 2026-11-01
171 Chapter 171: Clash Beneath the Wing of Night 2026-11-01
172 Chapter 172: Clash of the Elite (1) 2026-11-01
173 Chapter 173: Clash of the Elite (2) 2026-11-01
174 Chapter 174: Clash of the Elite (3) 2026-11-01
175 Chapter 175: Nightmare of Mensis 2026-11-01
176 Chapter 176: The True Trial 2026-11-01
177 Chapter 177: The Awaited Showdown 2026-11-01
178 Chapter 178: Snow Lionheart vs Daemon Valerion 2026-11-01
179 Chapter 179: Pride of a Warrior 2026-11-01
180 Chapter 180: Cold war 2026-11-01
181 Chapter 181: The True Predator 2026-11-01
182 Chapter 182: Dragon and Serpent 2026-11-01
183 Chapter 183: Approaching the End 2026-11-01
184 Chapter 184: The Princess’s Move 2026-11-01
185 Chapter 185: Twists of Fate 2026-11-01
186 Chapter 186: A Quiet Night 2026-11-01
187 Chapter 187: Cursed Power 2026-11-01
188 Chapter 188: The Final Days 2026-11-01
189 Chapter 189: The Moonlight Scheme 2026-11-01
190 Chapter 190: Unveiling the Conspiracy 2026-11-01
191 Chapter 191: One-Sided Battle 2026-11-01
192 Chapter 192: Until Death 2026-11-01
193 Chapter 193: The End of the Trial 2026-11-01
194 Chapter 194: Preliminaries Results 2026-11-01
195 Chapter 195: Quarterfinal Draw 2026-11-01
196 Chapter 196: The Chosen Hero 2026-11-01
197 Chapter 197: The Hardship of the Nightmare 2026-11-01
198 Chapter 198: The Beginning of the Victoriad 2026-11-01
199 Chapter 199: A Hero and an Assassin 2026-11-01
200 Chapter 200: Daemon Valerion vs Danzo Smasher 2026-11-01

Chapter 153: Demon and King

Far beyond the crater, shadows stirred.

Emerging from the darkness, Gavardiol let out a breathless chuckle, his lips curling into a grin.

”We really were about to die back there, huh? Haha...”

From within the void, another figure stepped forward—V.

If not for Gavardiolʼs shadowmelding ability, both of them would have perished.

”So this... is the power of the Hollows. It rivals that of the Lords.”

”...”

A storm of emotions brewed within the tyrantʼs gaze, an undeniable thirst for battle.

Yet, he knew the gap in power was insurmountable.

And V, the weakest among them, remained silent, fingers tightening around the hilt of his Moonlight Blade.

Nearby, Gavid Lindman emerged, his once-elegant coat now tattered.

Despite his disheveled appearance, he was unharmed.

Though his expression twisted into one of barely contained fury.

”Glad to see you all made it.”

Mergo also reappeared, completely unscathed, carrying Laurence over his shoulder.

Encased in a slicing field of energy, he had remained untouched by Jacobʼs Ladder.

On the opposite side of the crater, the Empireʼs forces regrouped.

Most had escaped the brunt of the attack, with Ramiel already tending to their wounds.

Yet Adam Smasher lay on the ground, his massive frame separated from his armor.

”Hey, you alright?” Callistes asked, glancing over, certain he had already healed him moments ago.

Adam only clenched his fist, slamming it into the dirt, his expression twisted in frustration.

”Iʼm fine... I just hit my limit earlier. I wouldʼve died if not for the Silver Dragon Armor.”

Ramielʼs gaze shifted to the now-dormant armor, which had shrunk into a mere insignia resembling a dragonʼs head.

A terrifying artifact—its true potential hindered only by Adamʼs lack of strength.

Even so, it had tanked a direct hit from an SS-ranked Awakened.

Both sides were on the verge of making their next move.

Then the sky ignited once more.

”What now?”

Most of them cursed as the circular blades covered the entire sky...

Ludwig was about to rain down even more devastating attacks upon them.

At the same time, the Ultras launched another assault.

”This will never end...” Ramiel muttered grimly.

”Take him down, Claymore.”

Everyoneʼs eyes widened as Melinaʼs golden sword extended at an astonishing speed, transforming into a massive metallic beam.

The tip of the Claymore pierced Ludwigʼs chest as he grabbed its edge. Yet, the weapon continued expanding, smashing him through one of the nearby mountains.

”What the—?!”

Melinaʼs sword had now extended beyond a thousand meters, creating a breathtaking sight.

In the blink of an eye, it retracted at the same terrifying speed, while Melina leaped forward.

Meanwhile, the mountain that had buried Ludwig exploded as he shot back toward them at breakneck speed.

”Iʼll clear a path! Everyone, retreat!”

”Hah?!”

The group was stunned by Melinaʼs declaration.

The battle was reaching a stalemate, and soon, they would all be annihilated.

Melina had decided to fight with everything she had, holding off the enemies to give her team a chance to escape.

That was why she was finally revealing her true power.

”Mergo, isnʼt she your opponent?!” Lindman shouted as he clashed with Mist Umbra.

”Ah... Is she?” The old man chuckled, clearly toying with them.

But Melinaʼs Claymore extended toward him at a terrifying speed, forcing him to react. He barely managed to block with his Uchigatana.

Without hesitation, Melina retracted her sword and clashed directly with Ludwig up close.

”Are you planning to fight both of us at once?”

Melina was prepared to unleash everything.

But from behind her, Mist Umbraʼs eyes glowed green beneath his mask.

”We canʼt afford to lose you here... Bearer of the Claymore.”

Mistʼs body radiated power as Lindman instinctively backed away.

”Forgive me, everyone... Endure it.”

Who would have thought that the one to unleash his full power first would be the most rational among them?

”What are you doing?!” Callistes shouted, sensing the incoming danger. But Mist did not stop.

”Supreme Art: Zero Wave.”

A wave of unseen power erupted—a devastating sonic attack spreading across a thousand-meter radius.

This time, the attack was too fast for anyone to react. Everyone was caught in it.

A destructive sound wave struck their minds directly, rupturing their ears and causing blood to flow.

Now, everyone was disoriented—including Ludwig—his aura, which had been disrupting Luc Valerion, suddenly weakened.

Luc tried to steady himself, seizing this brief window to teleport them all, despite also being hit by Mistʼs attack.

The assassin had targeted all the Ultras before they could recover.

This was their last chance...

Their closest opportunity...

Mergo was about to take things seriously when he saw their desperate attempt. But he didnʼt need to.

Because, in the very next second, everything changed.

The air itself shifted.

As if the sky had grown darker...

The expressions of the imperial side began to sink as an overwhelming pressure bore down upon them.

A sinister presence... a terrifying entity...

Everyone froze in place, paralyzed by an indescribable fear.

Above them, floating with the moon at his back...

”Such a desperate struggle...”

His voice was venomous and grating.

The group, their ears shattered, could not hear him. But they saw him.

A strange figure, with dead, grayish skin and eyes with pitch-black pupils.

A pair of fearsome horns adorned his head, while long, thick white hair cascaded down, tinged with gray.

His arms were elongated, ending in black, razor-sharp claws.

He wore only a black robe, and from his back, a pair of dark wings stretched wide.

Perhaps this was the first time they had ever seen one...

”An Upper Demon...”

The Ultras side hastily retreated as Mergo sheathed his sword.

It was over.

The demon had descended to end it himself.

Rank 19... Astaroth.

The Empireʼs forces gathered together, with Mist standing at the front.

The current situation was entirely unpredictable.

Astaroth gazed at them before unleashing the full pressure of his SS+ peak-tier power.

A force that pressed them deep into the ground.

”So these are the insects youʼve failed to kill thus far?”

Astaroth spoke in a dreary voice, reprimanding Mergo and his comrades.

His pressure struck them as well, and it could be said that Mergo was the only one who withstood it decently.

Yet, he said nothing... merely smiled in silence.

”What did you expect when you sent insects to deal with insects...”

Astaroth pointed his finger at Mist and his group.

”How unfortunate... Perhaps you could have been good specimens for the path to Sovereignty. But now, youʼre nothing more than insects on a chopping board.”

”Stronger and more vibrant than the other pathetic ones... yet still, nothing more than inferior existences.”

”Die.”

From the tip of Astarothʼs finger, a bizarre dark attack was unleashed, like black ink staining the very void itself.

A black pillar descended upon them, far more powerful than Ludwigʼs previous strike.

Everyone was still too shocked at the sight of a demon, too overwhelmed by a pressure they were unaccustomed to, delaying their reaction—except for one person.

Mist Umbra stepped forward, unleashing his full power against the devastating strike.

”Storm Shield!”

A dense wind barrier formed around everyone as Mist poured everything he had into it.

Astarothʼs power violently clashed against the shield, engulfing the ground in darkness.

Mist strained to hold back the attack, blood seeping from the gaps in his mask.

Astarothʼs strike continued to pound against the barrier, moments away from shattering it completely.

”Run!”

Mist shouted.

Luc Valerion moved immediately to save whoever he could—but Astaroth had already seen it all.

”A futile effort...”

He was about to stop the young mage and end them all.

But the surprises were far from over, as the demon himself shuddered.

The sky above him split open.

A spear... a lightning bolt...

What was it exactly?

It didnʼt matter.

What mattered was that the colossal lightning spear obliterated the area, illuminating the bleak sky once more.

It was unimaginably fast—even Astaroth noticed it too late.

Thunderous vibrations spread as lightning coursed through everything.

At that moment, they heard the voice clearly.

”Why donʼt you face someone your own size?”

...

A few minutes earlier, at the moment Astaroth appeared—far away from the Ultras continent, across the Demon Ocean, within the Empire...

A lone man stood atop his massive castle, ruling over everything from within.

He was overwhelming... his sheer presence alone was oppressive.

Electric sparks erupted continuously around him.

His golden eyes gleamed with power as his blonde hair surged upward.

Oliver Khan stood nearby, watching what the Emperor, Maekar Valerion, was about to do.

Lightning condensed as the pressure intensified.

Maekarʼs words echoed slowly.

”A spear mightier than mountain peaks.”

In mere moments, Maekar formed a spear that dwarfed the entire palace and rivaled the mountains themselves.

The amount of compressed lightning aura within it was beyond comprehension.

At that moment, grasping the spear with one hand...

The strongest spear-wielder in this world unleashed a devastating attack.

His hand was like a rocket launcher, hurling the spear at an unimaginable speed that shook the earth and split the sky in two.

It was a continent-crossing spear... eradicating everything in its path before crashing down upon Astarothʼs head, Who was far away from the Emperorʼs location...

With a single strike, Maekar erased the distance between two continents and struck Astaroth ..

BZZZT

Seizing the opportunity created by Maekarʼs terrifying strike, Luc Valerion coordinated with the Imperial Palaceʼs mages and teleported everyone away—putting an end to their nightmare.

At the same time, Maekarʼs voice echoed in everyoneʼs ears, despite the vast distance between them.

”Why donʼt you face someone your own size?”

”Haha... Ha...”

In response, the demonʼs laughter echoed from within the thunderclouds, unscathed.

”What words... This is the descendant of that wretched one who once clashed with the high ranks, isnʼt it? Valerion?”

Likewise, Astarothʼs words reached Maekar...

In that moment, a strange conversation unfolded between a human and a demon—both standing continents apart.

Yet they gazed at each other clearly.

Reaching one another was nothing but a trivial matter for them.

”Go back to where you came from, vile being... This land is not for your kind to tread upon.”

Astarothʼs laughter grew wilder at the humanʼs defiance.

”A pathetic insect... with but a single life... More powerful and vibrant than the rest, yes... But still, a mere insignificant existence.”

Astaroth continued laughing, having finally found a human worthy of facing him.

”Let the days count down... for your death shall be the final act of this miserable play... Valerion.”

”...”

That confirmed it.

War was inevitable.

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