Chapter 8 - Heros From Afar

"Speech"

'Thoughts'

[System]

{System Speech}

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(POV: A Hero Party.)

It's been a while, but we finally found where the red dragon Demon King stays. I and a group of 24 others went out to search for the Demon King, and after painstakingly searching, we found it. A massive pitch-black wall separated us from where the Demon King was. Plans were thrown out to see how we would handle the situation, but we all collectively decided to try and make it up the wall as fast as possible by climbing it.

"Are you guys ready? The Demon King is on the other side of this wall, and all the riches we will get from it are also there!" An Elf spoke up, presumably claiming the leader title.

"We're ready, but stop talking like you're the leader! Just because it was your idea first doesn't mean anything." Another warrior spoke up, angry at being ordered around by an Elf when most of the people in the group were Human.

"Both of you, stop fighting, and let us just do this already!" A mage spoke up to the two other men arguing. "For real, you two just ignore each other until after we beat the Demon King." And with most of the others in the party asking for cooperation, the two warriors shut up.

25 Strong, they rushed towards the wall, intending to climb it, but the second they got close, they saw something that made them stop in their tracks. "Are those fu*king ghosts?!" A member of the group spoke out upon seeing the [Grudges] pop out from the wall. In quick succession, they popped out till there were 200 of them.

Instantly, the [Grudges] attacked, surrounding the group. In haste, the mages started firing spells to cull the numbers while the warriors went into melee to protect the mages. The first warrior made contact with the first Grudge and swung his sword at it. Seeing the strike coming, the Grudge became incorporeal, dodging the strike only to reappear right behind the warrior.

The Grudge made contact with the warrior and blew up, blowing off one of the warrior's arms. With a scream, the Hero group turned to look at the warrior who had made contact with the Grudge, only to see him on the ground holding his arm. "THESE BASTARDS EXPLODE ON CONTACT!" Everyone had heard this, and because of this, the warriors were more hesitant to go into melee combat while the mages were feeling the pressure. Yet no matter how many [Grudges] they killed, more always seemed to take its place.

"We have to retreat!" One of the group members shouted. "Yeah, but explain how we retreat WHEN WE ARE FUC*ING SURROUNDED?!" In the extreme situation, one of the other members shouted at the first person's idiotic statement. All the [Grudges] suddenly backed off in the commotion, forming a large circle around the Heros. The Heros were dumbfounded, as usually the monsters kept going till everyone was dead, but that was until they saw it.

In the front, the [Grudges] split apart, allowing one being to enter his way into the circle before quickly closing up the opening. All the Heros looked ahead in shock as the ma- no, the creature stood before them. It was tall, had antlers, no lips, was pitch black with a hint of scarlet red, and had six symmetrical eyes on its chest. The being spoke up, "Heros? In my territory? What brings you to your death?" It walked forward purposefully, and none of the Heros could speak up.

"I am the Demon King that lives here, so do tell me your reason for visiting uninvited." As the creature spoke, it sounded like he was talking to a friend who had shown up un-invited, but with the sinister smile building up on his face, all the Heros knew that it wasn't the case.

One of the Heros spoke up, "Demon King, we have come here to defeat you!" He confidently said, "Showing up here instead of hiding behind your wall will be your last mistake!" The smile did not leave the creature's face as he was only eight meters away from the Heros group. "Oh? My last mistake? Please show me why it will be my last!" with those words, the Heros charged out to meet the Demon King in combat.

Magic was shot at the Demon King, but they were beginner spells like Fireball, Lightning Bolt, and Chain Fire Ball. Seeing the attacks, the Demon King didn't even dodge and just took them head-on.

[-1]

[...]

The mages were shocked, but the warriors kept their charge going. Seeing the first warrior swinging his sword at his side, the Demon King stepped backward, barely avoiding the strike, giving him a backhand straight to the jaw. The warrior's head exploded in a fountain of blood from just that one strike, shocking the Heros. "Impossible..." One of the Heros said while the other warriors stopped their charge, seeing one of their members physically lose his head.

The Demon King sneered, "Oh? What's wrong? I thought you were going to defeat me." And with that provocation, one of the female Heros tightened the grip on her sword and ran towards the Demon King. She swung her sword as hard as she could, only for the Demon King to snap his head towards the blade and take a bite out of it, completely shattering it. Instantly, the group's morale shattered as someone spoke up, but nobody knew who. "What an absolute monster..." The whole group was shaking in fear, not wanting to confront the devil in front of them.

"What's wrong?" The monster spoke tauntingly, "I thought I should honor you by allowing you this one versus 25, but in the end, you're still losing despite this advantage." The monster, not bothered by the 24 other people, kept talking while walking up to the female Hero whose blade he shattered.

Taking one hand, he put it on her cheek as she was shaking in fear. "Look at you. You should be at home living and laughing with your family; too bad you're going to die." with this said, the female Hero pissed her pants. The Demon King, who has an enhanced sense of smell, was disgusted, and his face changed to disgust. Once more, the Demon King spoke up with a sick and disappointed look. "I think I had enough fun, so this'll be my goodbye."

Instantly, the Heros had a horrified look on their face and tried to turn around to run only to hear the Demon King say one more thing- "Fall."

[You've been hit by a miniature domain.]

[Stats Sealed by 30%.]

[Skills D Rank and below have been sealed.]

[Effects - Tiredness, Sluggishness, Impaired Vision, Nausea, Speech Impairment, Flightless.]

[-3]

[...]

The Heros instantly fell to the ground, losing 3 points in [HP] every second. Watching the Heros group lose consciousness, the Demon King didn't even attack them and instead allowed them to die white unconscious.

[You've Slain A Human Hero Level 1. Hero's Soul +1]

[You've Slain A Elf Hero Level 1. Hero's Soul +1]

[You've Slain A Human Hero Level 1. Hero's Soul +1]

[You've Slain A Elf Hero Level 1. Hero's Soul +1]

[...]

With this, the fight had ended, and the Demon King canceled his domain.

(MC POV:)

In the end, the Heros were too weak, but they were rushing out trying to catch the biggest fish possible, only for that fish to turn out to be a shark. I did get 25 more Hero Souls, but they made me waste gold keeping my towers online when I could have just ended things by myself.

'Maybe I should move the [Eldritch Beholder]s closer to the wall? Nah, I think it should be fine.' With this thought, the Demon King returned to the Altar to resume what he was doing before.

'With Heros coming, that means my reputation will skyrocket, and I'll have more fun in the future.'

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[True Name: Urdalth Aualosha Ctlos Shormaush Khahrahk]

[Name: Scarlet]

[Level: 2]

[Race: Eldritch (██████)

[Health: 1,150]

[MP: 1,400]

[STR: 70+102]

[AGI: 50+50]

[CON: 70+54]

[WIL:40+100]

[Abilites: Endless Devouring, Shape Mould, Maddening Aura, Assimilative Regeneration, Observe, Fall, Juggernaut Drive.]

[Talents: Red Dragon Form, Red Dragons Breath, Lowest-Tier Anti-Magic.]

[Gold: 9,050]

[Gems: Undeath Gem x5]

[Souls: 25]

[Talent Points: 2]

Eldritch Laborers: 1,000]

[Eldritch Soldiers: 500]

[Eldritch Beholders: 15]

[Lesser Old One Spawn: 1]

[Level 1 Talents: Eldritch Constitution, Eldritch Aura Of Fear, Beginner Soul Manipulation, Negative Energy Absorption, Beginner Physical Resistance.]

[Level 2 Talents: Eldritch Demi-God Body (Inactive), Death Breath (Inactive), Eldritch Sense (Inactive), Parallel Thought Processing (Inactive), Understanding Resistance (Inactive)

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