The First Boss of Many [Chapter 6]
I quickly light a cigarette and sigh. I feel myself slowly calming down, but still upset by the situation. I look over and see Rugle wearing one of the cultists. He drops to one knee and bows his head.
"To think, you would be so feared they would rather take their own lives from command rather than face you further. You are truly the Demon King; Lord Gearmin."
The child looks at me and tilts his head.
"Gearmin? Are you my daddy?"
I stare at the child for a moment, then scratch the back of my head.
I've no response to that.
"No, but we'll find your parents."
I reply, taking another deep hit. I look to Rugle and nod to the child. Rugle nods back and rears his fist back. I reach up and touch his shoulder, shaking my head. A few seconds of staring at each other and I see a spark light in Rugle's eyes.
He quickly picks the small boy up in piggy-back and walks behind me. I slowly start to walk out of the tunnel, but stop when I hear footsteps ahead of me. I wait for a moment, then stare wide-eyed when the old lady who sent me here walks around the corner.
"Oh my, oh my. Who could've guessed you would be able to clear out all of them so easily?"
I quickly take a step forward and glare at her.
"You knew? How could you let this happen to your son!?"
I yell angrily. She laughs at my question and grows a pair of large red horns. Her body becomes younger and more bulky as she tosses her walker aside.
"Well, he wasn't my son. I just wanted to get rid of you, but I could've never imagined that my useless partners would fall to you."
I quickly sigh, taking another hit of a cigarette.
I need to see if my ability works on her.
I put the cigarette between my middle and index fingers and pull it away.
"Lady, you do realize I'm the Demon-King, right?"
I ask as she laughs loudly.
"You?! You are pathetically weak and are clearly inexperienced!"
She shouts as she runs towards me.
No, I understand it now. Rugle wasnt the boss of this area, she is.
I jump away from her swings, narrowly dodging her flurry of powerful blows. I notice Rugle staring in awe.
Damn, he thinks I'm strong enough to handle this fight by myself.
Every attack she makes seems to get closer and closer to hitting me, but I try to make her angrier and sloppier by smoking and laughing slyly while dodging.
"If it's this easy to dodge you, what happens when I fight back?"
I say proudly. She growls and swings more wildly, seemingly growing more and more impatient.
"Come on, I'm giving you ample opportunity to surrender before I decide to stop playing around."
Damnit, there's nothing I can really do.
I continue to dodge and try to find a way to win. After a moment she stops and starts gasping for air.
"You must have a quite low constitution."
I say clearly, while noticing she's covered in sweat. She growls and stands up, getting ready to lunge towards me. I take another hit and scratch my head.
"Tell me your stats. I really want to know."
I demand, her gritting her teeth and popping her knuckles.
"Here, I'll read my stats really quickly then you can see how you stack up against me."
I'll just make up some stats to really see how close our willpower stats are. If she seems to believe it, then I'll put my current points into willpower.
I make up a list of stats and read them as such, with my fake name included.
Name: DemonKing, Gearmin
Class: Master
Level: 80
HP: 12,355
Strength: 197
Dexterity: 100
Movement: 100
Constitution: 450
Magic: 200
Willpower: 200
I stare at her closely, seeing her slightly pull her foot back at the sound of my stats.
Our scores are close!
I quickly put all thirty of my current points into Willpower and glare at her.
Name: Yu
Class: Master
Level: 7
HP: 181
Strength: 3
Dexterity: 4
Movement: 10
Constitution: 30
Magic: 8
Willpower: 46
Exp To Next Level: 54
Current Exp: 40
Attribute Points: 0
<1/1>
"Maybe you should take your own life, for being so insolent towards the True Demon King."
I say coldly, pulling my posture up and posing to look more powerful.
She falls back and slowly reaches towards her own neck. I see her eyes start losing their will to live as she speaks up.
"I'm sorry, my king."
She snaps her own neck with an echoing cracking sound. Her lifeless body falls against the wall and a notice shows up.
[+980 Exp Gained!]
[5+ Levels Gained!]
I quickly open my stats.
Name: Yu
Class: Master
Level: 19
HP: 541
Strength: 3
Dexterity: 4
Movement: 10
Constitution: 30
Magic: 8
Willpower: 36
Exp To Next Level: 1,248
Current Exp: 1,020
Attribute Points: 120
<1/1>
I stare at my stats and debate if I want more strength.
Bluffing hasn't let me down yet, but I should have some strength just in case.
Name: Yu
Class: Master
Level: 19
HP: 541
Strength: 28
Dexterity: 4
Movement: 25
Constitution: 60
Magic: 8
Willpower: 86
Exp To Next Level: 1,248
Current Exp: 1,020
Attribute Points: 0
<1/1>
I nod and collapse my stats.
If my willpower is higher than everyone else's, no one would be able to go against me.
I walk passed the dead woman, and up the tunnel. After several minutes, we exit the broken bookshelf. We see all those people sitting on the floor in the building looking at us. They all seem emotionless, but confused.
"Be free."
I say quietly, watching them all stand up and walk away. Rugle looks to me and gives a thumbs up.
"My lord, you seem to be gaining the approval of humans."
I nod and yawn.
"I think we should find a place to rest."
Jumping around and dodging took a lot out of me. But, I've decided. I'm going to follow the plot of this universe, and take down Algrimore.