The Demon King Who Draws

Chapter 27

Lemegton 49th, Crocel.

And the cold and cruel weapon of the demon, Lake.

The Pit that was created by the accumulation of evil carved out the lake, and it is said that those who are cut by this sword freeze and rot.

The effect of the weapon of the demon, Crocel, of decay and cold.

Sss…

Crack…

The color of Marus’s artificial hand made of mercury changed dull.

[Faust uses the decay of agony.]

[The decay of agony is the energy condensed by cold.]

[The surrounding area hit by the decay of agony slows down by 10%.]

[The decay of agony stacks.]

[When the stack of the decay of agony reaches the level of frostbite, necrosis or defect occurs.]

[The number of stacks that cause frostbite varies depending on the target’s cold and poison resistance.]

Marus, probably, will feel more and more intolerable from the alienation from his artificial hand.

Whoo…

[Cal Curso uses the energy of self-healing.]

[It attempts to recover from the abnormal state every 5 seconds for 30 seconds.]

…

A holy silver light circled around Marus’s body.

“I have entered the path of disbelief now, but I have fought against evil for a long time. This kind of curse…”

The ability of the Lake is not a common curse.

It takes a tremendous amount of power to release it before leaving the Pit, because it is a unique power created by the condensation of evil.

“…What?”

He must have felt something strange by now.

That this is not a battle that will easily pass.

Marus is strong.

I also recognize that.

Physically, the ability I have is better than him, but compared to Marus who has been through many battles, I lack experience. Therefore, I have to look for a gap.

There are only three weaknesses of Marus that I can use in this battle. They are all fleeting moments.

And now, the first gap has come.

Pip-!

“Kuk-!”

The decay of agony that persistently targets the hand made of mercury.

Squirm…

The hand will gradually become dull.

And…

‘Right here!’

Bang-!

“I’ve been waiting for you!”

Marus shouted and stabbed his longsword.

Pit-!

The longsword that barely grazed my cheek and passed by.

Whoo…

This time, his artificial hand changed its shape and turned into a spear and stabbed me again.

Pew-!

This is what I expected.

I immediately reached out with the hand that did not hold the sword and grabbed his artificial hand.

[The decay of agony reaches the frostbite criterion.]

[It causes necrosis.]

Crackle-!

“…What?”

Squish…

The mercury hand breaks like a cookie.

Puff…

The hand flies like dust can no longer stop me.

At this moment, my only free sword slashed forward.

I saw his chest.

If I stab hard, he dies.

Yes, if I stab now…

I kill someone like me.

Pwooo-!

“Keee…”

Bang-!

I rolled back after being kicked by Marus.

“Kheuk…”

…I stabbed him.

I hit his shoulder, far from his heart.

Whoo…

[Cal Curso uses the Light of Grace.]

[The Light of Grace heals the recent wounds and restores vitality.]

Zzz…

“Kee… Hoo… I don’t know what to say, this is ridiculous.”

“…”

It’s a shameful and humiliating thing.

‘…I hesitated.’

I couldn’t stab his heart.

Because that would be like killing a human myself.

Because that would be like walking into the mud myself.

Is there still hope in my heart… that I can go back to my original life?

‘Idiot, scum.’

The unbeliever wrapped himself with the power of faith that he abandoned long ago.

Whoo…

“If you think this is a joke, die right here.”

[Cal Curso uses the Blessed Shield.]

[He conjures up a shield-shaped holy power that slowly rotates around him.]

[The Blessed Shield has a chance to materialize and block projectiles, and satisfies the conditions for activating shield abilities.]

The room that was swallowed by the Pit is now filled with darkness, decay, and cold.

“Light!”

Whoo…

And to push it away, a bright light flashed.

“How dare you try to stop me, you brat, who can’t even swing a sword as you please!”

Zzz…

[Cal Curso uses the Alchemy Scroll: Emergency Restoration.]

[If the last used alchemy has lost its effect, it uses the same alchemy again.]

Whoo…

His artificial hand regenerated.

“Slowly, I’m getting used to this hand. It’s bad news for you.”

“…”

Misfortune.

It seems to be a word that I think of a lot after crossing over to this world.

As if the world hates me, as if every moment is trying to kill me.

Cal Curso’s strength, and the power he uses, exceeded my expectations and experience.

He’s just a boss of the first act… and I’m weaker than that boss.

Maybe if I hadn’t prepared the Lake, if I had been optimistic about the situation, I would have been dead by now.

But still, there were many ways.

No, there were countless ways to survive.

I know that well myself.

No, the cursed body of Faust is still suggesting dozens of ways to cut Cal Curso’s neck.

The third power of the Lake.

The last ability of the Lake that I can currently handle.

Zzz…

[Faust uses the Formless Evil.]

[He can transform the traits of the decay of agony.]

[The transformation speed and amount increase inside the pit.]

Trait transformation.

The alpha and omega of the Lake’s ability.

At a glance, it seems like a dull power with a vague ability description. But the ability description of Lemegton was traditionally higher the more vague and ambiguous it was.

The power of the Formless Evil was simple.

It allows him to use the decay of agony in various ways.

It’s just that, but the reality is quite formidable.

There was a time when the strategy of the paying users was to let Faust wield a Lake and perform autonomous combat with Ai, rather than controlling Faust directly, to clear the dangerous stages.

As a sword with the characteristics of cold, he can freeze projectiles and make them solid to pierce or make them like water to make them hard to avoid. No… in fact, he can do more amazing things.

‘First…’

Whoo…

He used the Formless Evil to form a black cloud.

It’s a preparation for later.

While thinking about how to continue the attack, Cal Curso took action first.

Whoo…

[Cal Curso uses Evil, Reveal Yourself!]

[He smashes the ground with a hammer condensed with holy power.]

[It gives a persistent effect that deals weak holy damage every 5 seconds to a very wide range.]

[The location of the target is revealed every time the persistent effect is activated.]

His left hand, made of mercury, turned into a huge battle hammer.

“Where are you hiding, you bastard!”

Bang!

As if sparks were flying, a great light flashed. And countless golden cracks were drawn on the Pit.

Zzz…

The cracks climbed up his body.

It was a wide-range tracking ability, so the pain was not that great.

No, Faust’s body itself was made to control the pain as much as possible during the battle, so that might be the case.

“There you are!”

Whip!

[Cal Curso uses Shield Throw.]

[He is not wearing a shield.]

[He uses the Blessed Shield instead.]

[He deals holy damage instead of physical damage to the target.]

Swoosh!

‘I have to block it!’

He responded with his sword without any time to be surprised by the combo attack that followed.

Bang!

“Kuk…”

His arm and his whole body trembled, but he faced a more serious problem.

Swoosh!

A dagger flying from an unexpected spot.

‘Did he hide a dagger?’

Marus had hidden a dagger behind his shield and threw it.

‘Damn it!’

Boom!

The dagger that missed exploded and created a storm of blades.

Pew pew pew!

“Keee…”

Some of the broken blades stuck into his body.

“This is the end!”

He charged at him like a furious boar.

“Roar!”

Pew!

He released the decay of agony to counter him, aiming for his eyes.

The eyes are a fatal weak point for humans. Naturally, he had to turn his head or cover it. Marus knew that too, so he quickly covered his eyes with his artificial hand.

‘…I got a breather.’

Whip!

A puddle of water that he had prepared in advance at the spot where he was charging. Of course, it was a puddle of water condensed with the decay of agony.

He couldn’t avoid it when he covered his eyes himself.

Splash!

“This…”

Before he got out, he froze it.

Crack…

And then…

“Rot.”

Crackle!

“Kaaaak!”

This time, it was not a fake, but a real flesh that was frozen and fell off. He couldn’t bear the pain.

He lost his left hand and one leg.

“Give up, this is the end.”

“…Is this how you tell me to give up?”

Zzz…

[Cal Curso uses the Alchemy Scroll: Mercury Body.]

[He reshapes his body with mercury until it breaks or receives a big shock.]

‘Did he have one more!’

This is… strange.

No, actually, I’ve been feeling strange for a long time.

Cal Curso was a vicious guy who was called a free-to-play cutter, but he was only a boss of the first chapter.

He didn’t resist so stubbornly, he didn’t hide such a strong power.

He didn’t do this in the game.

Surely, Faust could subdue him easily with his exclusive weapon.

There’s no way there’s such a crazy game! No, maybe I was wrong from the beginning…

‘…This is not a game now.’

Marus got up, shining with mercury.

I asked him a natural question as I looked at him.

“…Why are you doing this?”

“…”

“Your desire has ruined your body and mind, your time and life, over a long time.”

“…”

“Not only you, but also the lives around you. But why are you doing this… Do you think it’s worth it…”

“What are you babbling about?”

“What?”

“Why do you care about that? Are you trying to say that it’s more important than my life?”

Marus chuckled.

“That day, I died. The devil became my everything. Nothing else matters. Everything is gray.”

“Out of your selfishness…”

“Selfishness? I don’t exist for the world! The world exists for me!”

Such a madman…

“You’re better than him.”

Suddenly, I turned my head at the sound I heard. There was a being that looked exactly like Faust, no, the same as him, looking at me and talking.

Right? Kim Seo-jin.