Guardian of the Demon King's Sword

When he was busy paying attention to the inside of the tower, without realizing the gate behind him, which was the only way out, slowly began to close.

Just as Evan decided to run towards the gate, he heard a loud roar coming from the hole at the top of the tower. The monster's deafening screams made Evan have to secure his eardrums rather than chasing after the gate that was about to close.

If the tower had windows all over its walls, it was sure that all of its glass would shatter at once due to the intense tremors that echoed through the hall.

"Shit! Is that monster the guardian of this tower or a monster that accidentally passed by!? Either way, he came to devour me!"

Seeing the monster, Evan screamed and was amazed. There was a dragon type monster flying around the top of the tower, which roared several times. A giant lizard with wings and horns that extended forward could fire lasers.

The being was considered the supreme spiritual being and was considered the most robust existence in the world. There was no way Evan, a simple farmer, could do anything to defeat such a monster.

He knew the dragon was spinning and roaring several times to terrify and trigger muscle cramps in its prey. If he continued doing nothing, he would have the same fate as the bones surrounding the tower.

If he tried to try to open the closed gate, it was useless. Instead, it made him look like a rodent escaping from a hungry eagle.

Evan didn't realize that his body was shaking because he kept thinking about getting out of this tower safely. As long as he thought that he knew that strength was not the only way to fight back, knowledge was another form of strength.

A dragon that was an intelligent being would probably hear about the negotiations Evan proposed. Even though the possibility was slight, the sound of that loud roar prompted him to do something quickly without thinking about the risks.

"Great Silver Dragon! I accidentally entered your territory. I also have no intention of taking or stealing anything here. Are you going to let me go safely from here?" Evan shouted so that his voice could be heard over the dragon.

'As I thought, a being with the highest caste wouldn't want to hear the words of a weak being like me.' Evan was a little annoyed that the silver Dragon ignored his words.

His goal has been fulfilled to investigate this mysterious tower, and now he has no need for this tower or with a dragon that seems to want to tear him apart.

For some reason, amid his confusion to make the dragon hear his request, he remembered a legend that made him miserable for 14 years. The legendary golden-eyed Demon King was ruthless and was an entity that managed to subdue a third of the earth's territory.

"Hey, Great Silver Dragon! Aren't you interested in my golden eyes?"

Evan's second shout managed to attract the silver dragon and glance at him with its blood-red eyes. It made Evan a little happy, but the fun lasted only a few seconds until the giant creature flapped its wings and darted into the hall at the speed of sound.

Evan was blown away and crashed into the tower wall hard as a hurricane wave blew as the silver dragon landed.

"Roarr ... Despicable Beings! How dare you try to trick me." A loud roar followed by a burst of anger.

Evan couldn't answer the fierce Dragon's statement because his mouth was too busy enduring the pain in his body.

"Roarr ... How dare Despicable Beings ignore me! Bow before the Great Nuclear Dragon!" The Nuclear Dragon raised one of its forelegs and gave a cocky streak.

"Roarr… Roarr…" The Nuclear Dragon continued to roar to show its majesty before the Despicable Beings. Still, Evan didn't give any answer at all.

'It hurts so much, potions ... potions!' Evan took the only healing potion in his bag.

"Hey, human! Isn't it rude when I talk you fall asleep?" The Nuclear Dragon became more polite as it was ignored several times by Evan, who was curled up at the edge of the hall.

The blow just now caused a lot of damage to Evan's body. Still, luckily he didn't immediately die in one hit because of the farmer's body.

Evan immediately drank a healing potion. He didn't know how many minutes he ignored the dragon who kept on babbling about him.

"Hey, human! If you answer my question, I will not attack you." The dragon called out to Evan in a pure voice without a disturbing roar.

"Ouch-ouch, it turns out that you can speak in a smoother voice." He stood up with the help of the wall and slowly began to open his eyes and stare at the silver dragon sitting 5 meters in front of him.

"Finally, you spoke too! W-wait a minute, those eyes!" The silver dragon was startled and gaped at the sight of Evan's bright golden eyes up close.

"Ah, these are just cursed eyes. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ignore you, Nuclear Dragon. I heard all your babbling earlier. Didn't you promise not to devour me?" Evan, who saw the dragon gaping, thought it would devour him.

"Don't get me wrong, I was just shocked to see your golden eyes glowing. A majestic dragon like me is not level preying on weak creatures like you. Small body with low ... Eh! You have no mana? No wonder you can enter here." The dragon slowly analyzed Evan's aura with its eyes.

"What do you mean, Nuclear Dragon? Are only certain people able to enter this tower?" Evan felt odd about the last sentence of the Nuclear Dragon.

"Roarr ... How dare a despicable being as you ask me! You'll pay for it later!"

"Yes, I will definitely pay a good deal." Evan actually didn't know what to pay to the dragon, but he was more concerned with the background of the existence of this tower which made the Kingdom want information about it.

"I am a Nuclear Dragon better known as the Guardian of the Demon King's Sword. This is not a tower as you think, but this is a Labyrinth that holds the Demon King's Curse Sword. I am here to wait and guard until the Demon King reincarnates and retrieves his sword."

"Labyrinth? Where does this place look like a Labyrinth?" Evan looked at the expansive room away from the famous word Labyrinth with its intricate pathways.

"Hey! Can you not make me talk too much! I have dysarthria because it's been 1 century. I haven't spoken to anyone ... Actually, this place was called a labyrinth is because only beings who meet the requirements can enter here, and those who do not meet the conditions will. die."

'No wonder the Sinner Brotherhood Party didn't enter into this Labyrinth. It turned out that I was trapped by them !! I'll get back to them later! ' Evan clenched his fists angrily.

Besides being red with the Sinner Brotherhood Party, he was also curious about the emergence of this Labyrinth on the human continent. "It's been a century? Didn't this Labyrinth only appear a few days ago?"

"Hey, Human! Are you teasing the Great Dragon? I can turn you to dust with just one hit." The Nuclear Dragon looked away and didn't want to answer Evan's question.

"If you answer my question, I will disengage you from your contract as the Guardian of the Demon King's Sword. Is my offer attractive?" Evan stared at the Nuclear Dragon with confidence.

"I- impossible. The Demon King's Curse Sword can only be seen and touched by the Demon King alone."

"Yes, from your statement, I believe in my promise!" Evan walked over to the Altar that was glowing purple.

Since arriving at this Labyrinth, Evan had seen a bright light shaped like a purple crystal floating above the Altar. He was sure because even the Nuclear Dragon couldn't see the purple crystal either.

The Nuclear Dragon, who was also curious about the boy's abilities, was just watching and waiting for what miracle would happen after only he managed to enter this Labyrinth after a century.

"Come on, Damn Eyes! Show me your prowess!" Evan immediately touched the floating crystal with both hands. Slowly the black smoke surrounding the Altar and at the top of the tower began to get closer to the crystal and formed a vortex around his hands and body. It lasted a few minutes until the whirlwind was sucked into Evan's body.

"What happened?" The Nuclear Dragon was disconcerted by the purple smoke. The light that had persisted for 1000 years disappeared suddenly after being touched by the golden-eyed human.

"Uh, the crystals are missing!" Evan opened his grip and found neither the crystal nor the sword the Nuclear Dragon was referring to.

"What? Lost! I'm not really sure if you are the Demon King even if you can take the sword, so if you are the one, I'll be waiting for you in this place."

"Why should it be in this place? You can get out of this place and meet me again out there."

"No, my contract is to wait for the Demon King to come and get his sword here, whereas I don't feel the Demon King's aura in you. See you soon, Demon King Candidate!"