The Betrayed Devil No Longer Hides His Power

4 – Because You’re Back 3

The sudden death of the Demon King who wished for peace.

The aftermath was enough to call it a disaster for the demons.

The disappearance of the absolute monarch, who was the strongest demon tribe and the center of all demon tribes, immediately caused great confusion in the demon tribe and the demon kingdom.

The general public began to tremble with anxiety due to the unexpected situation,

Some of the high-ranking demons fell into despair, while others were at odds with each other, and the situation showed no sign of calming down.

And,

Towards the demons who were wandering around like this.

They…

The tribal union that talked about peace not long ago.

As if they had waited, they declared a holy war against the so-called ‘evil’ and began to attack the Demon Kingdom in a large scale.

The allied offensive was carried out quickly without even having time to deal with it in the Demon Kingdom.

As a result, the entire land of the Demon Kingdom turned into hell in an instant.

Small villages were engulfed in flames and reduced to ashes,

Great cities were plundered and razed to the ground.

Numerous demons were killed in the process.

Regardless of age or gender, they were brutally slaughtered simply because they were a race with horns on their foreheads.

In this increasingly serious situation, belatedly, the high-ranking demons forcibly sealed the division and tried to stop the allied forces in any way,

It was not enough to turn the pendulum of the already tilted balance.

In the end, the army of the Demon Kingdom was brutally defeated by the allied forces led by a warrior with a holy sword.

In the process, even the high-ranking demons, including the dancer Hela, were scattered or faced with the fate of being captured.

The Demon Kingdom has become virtually extinct.

The so-called ‘evil empire’ that made the entire tribal union tremble in fear not long ago.

So hopelessly, it turned to ashes and disappeared.

*

“This is… It happened in the last half year when the Demon King disappeared.”

“… “

Hella finished the story in a dark voice.

Hearing this, I was speechless for a while.

I knew that some time had passed, but I really didn’t think I’d been asleep for half a year.

However, what is more serious than that is that the Demon Kingdom has been destroyed in the meantime.

And these facts…

It was making me realize one important and painful truth.

“… Sorry… “

“Yes?… “

“It’s my fault… I… This happened because I foolishly trusted them… “

“!…”

Words of apology came out of my mouth.

Hella expressed her embarrassment for a moment, but…

Her to me, to her,

No, she had a reason to apologize to all the demons in this land, not just her.

No matter how chaotic it is, it was never easy to destroy the continent’s strongest country with a huge territory in just six months.

Nevertheless, the fall of the Demon Kingdom was a fact,

As you can see, the capital city, Mawang Castle, has been thoroughly destroyed.

And that meant only one thing.

‘I was preparing from the beginning… From the time I reached out my hand talking about peace… They were thoroughly planning to destroy us.’

A tribal union that smiled on the outside and sharpened its sword while waiting for the time of betrayal behind the scenes.

Without realizing that fact, I innocently trusted them…

The price is such a terrible ending…

It caused disastrous results that caused countless innocent blood to flow.

And these facts.

No matter how possessed the body was, it aroused a deep sense of guilt in me, who was responsible as a leader.

More than the pain of betrayal I felt before,

The pain caused by the sin that torments my heart…

Then.

“…Demon Lord.”

Hella carefully puts her hand on my shoulder.

Then she spoke in a small but clear voice in my ear.

“Such words… Don’t do it.”

“Ha… but… “”

“In any case, didn’t the Demon King come back like this? Even though many things have collapsed, the Demon King… The girl is grateful enough for being able to see our hopes again like this.”

“… Hella… “

Hella speaks with sincere gratitude to me who is suffering.

Then she carefully knelt before me,

He spoke with calm trembling.

“Thank you… Because you’re alive… Really… Thank you very much. My lord… “

Hela comforts me after I made a terrible mistake and shows unwavering loyalty.

As a result, I felt as if the feeling that had been oppressing my chest just before had eased a little.

And at the same time,

Looking at her with her scarred body, her on her knees before my eyes,

I definitely made up my mind.

Revenge.

It’s not enough that you ruthlessly trampled on my favor, Hella…

Thorough punishment of the tribal union and warriors who mercilessly slaughtered and destroyed the people of the Demon Kingdom.

So beyond a simple personal grudge, with a sense of duty as a monarch.

I started discussing the future with Hella in detail.

And in it,

Also included was a human hunter who had just been taken prisoner.

*

“Kuh… “

Pain as if the head would break.

In the midst of that, Jiren struggled to come to his senses.

“Damn it… big… what the hell is this… “

“Are you awake?”

“Whoops!”

A cold voice that I hear the moment I open my eyes.

Then, the image of the demon in question began to enter Jiren’s gaze.

A male demon with golden eyes, auburn hair, and black horns.

With a gaze as if looking at a bug,

He said in a cold voice to Jiren, who was chained to her floor.

“You have work to do.”

“?! That… what is that… Kuhuhuh!!”

A demon’s horse that gives off an unusual feeling.

The moment Jiren was about to ask a question.

He let out a scream right out of his mouth with tremendous pain.

At some point, something small in the demon’s hand.

It didn’t take long to realize that it was his own finger that had been ripped off.

“If you do as I am told, I will let you go. Since it happened like this, let’s go comfortably with each other.”

“Turn off… Turn it off… Uh… “

Along with that word, the demon holding another finger,

In the end, Jiren had no choice but to give in to the unbearable pain.

*

A place about 30 km south of the capital of the ruined Demon Kingdom.

A group of humans were staying in a small fortress located there.

Demon hunting group Kirks.

Their job was to travel around the territory of the ruined Demon Kingdom, hunt demons, and sell them.

From a simple slave,

Toys for entertainment of nobles,

Or use as a test subject for magic research.

There has always been a demand for demons in various fields, and Kirks, the continent’s largest demon hunting group, was able to acquire great wealth.

The reason why they were able to set up a base far away from the territory of the Free Tribe, even this place, which can be said to be the center of the Demon Kingdom, was all because they had such strength and wealth to support it.

The largest room located inside such a fortress.

There, Crassus, the commander in charge of this place, was showing a dissatisfied expression.

“How many days has this been? Why is there still no news! There are only two days left!”

“Sin… I’m sorry, boss.”

“Anyway, the opponent was that dancer… “

“Ha… But didn’t the threesome we brag about go? I’m sure there will be some good news… “

“Noisy! They’re like incompetent guys, no matter how much you waste your time trying to catch a defenseless demon girl? The other day, the request for 200 demon children was also ruined, but what are you going to do if you can’t get it right by today!”

“Ummm… “

“Kuh… “

The subordinates who kept their mouths closed at the captain’s words and showed a trembling appearance.

In response, Crassus spoke in a voice filled with a sense of serious danger prior to anger.

“Once again, this transaction was arranged by the Master himself. If even this fails, neither I nor you will let it pass. My words… Do you know what that means?”

“Don’t… master… “

“They said… keep in mind… I’ll do it.”

Master, the head of Kirks and a person who is notorious in many ways.

Fully aware of the fate of those who incurred his wrath, his men were instantly seized with chills running down their spines.

“If you know, move quickly. Don’t just leave it to the threesome, you guys go out and find that b*tch right now! Do you understand?”

“Yes… yes!”

“Ah… All right.”

His subordinates rushed out like that.

Watching this, Crassus sat down on his chair, feeling his stomach burn.

“I never thought I would struggle this much… If I had known it would be like this, I should have paid more attention from the beginning…’

No matter what you do, the root cause is

It was because I neglected to keep an eye on the guy I caught.

Since it was such a precious product, the biggest mistake was to keep some distance from it, fearing that some of the subordinates in heat might do strange things.

As he regretted his complacency, Crassus began to think that maybe he should go out and find the dancer instead.

Then.

“Very… Captain! And… came!”

“What?”

A subordinate rushes into the room.

Following his words, Crassus’ face began to brighten up in an instant.

“That… Is it really?”

“Yes! That’s right. It’s a message that Jiren is returning to this place after catching a dancer. Here… “

“Oh! At las!”

The news of the capture of the dancer has finally arrived.

Upon receiving the letter written in Jiren’s handwriting, Krasus’ face brightened up in an instant.

“Good luck! That’s right, I knew they could do it.”

“That boil… They say there was a bit of a problem.”

“A problem?”

“Yes, that is… In the process of capturing it, they were unexpectedly attacked by other demons. Marco died in the process, and Luis, who came first to deliver the news as he returned first because of his injury, seems to be in poor condition.”

“Huh… It was a pity for the young friend to hear that Marco died. So, what about Lewis’ injury?”

“It is said that the wound on his face is so severe that he cannot even speak. But for now, I sent you to the treatment center, so you can rest assured.”

“Yes, well done, anyway, I can take a breather with this.”

In any case, there is no possibility that the transaction will go wrong once the dancers are secured.

Feeling such a deep sense of relief, Crassus leaned back deeply in his chair, surrendering himself to the fatigue that began pouring out as soon as his tension was released.

‘Enough… All that remains is to take good care of the jubilee until the deal is over. If you succeed in this job, you won’t have to worry about money anymore… ‘