Ex rank talent Awakening: 100\% Dodge rate-Chapter 81 - : INVADING THE INVADERS
"Report what you witnessed to your head. This kingdom's fate is nothing other than a warning for you all. Surrender and fall under the rule of my master, disobey and suffer the same fate—the absolute extinction of your race," Kodiac said. The room was empty, not a single being could be seen, begging the question of who he was talking to. Or was it just some rehearsal?
"You keep hiding any longer, and I might as well change my mind and kill you," Kodiac spoke calmly. His voice was not raised at all, but the pressure was intensifying.
"Forgive my impoliteness," a young man clad in all black said, falling to his knees.
"No one tests me. I will spare you this once since you have a message to deliver, but there will be no next time. Your left hand should suffice as enough punishment for your insolence," Kodiac said.
The arm of the young man dropped to the floor faster than he could react, burning into flames afterward.
"Thank you for sparing my life," the young man bowed his head, scared for his life. Without waiting a second longer, he disappeared into the shadows, worried that Kodiac might change his mind and kill him in the end.
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"So? How did the investigation go?" The Oracle, with his saintly outlook, asked.
"Terrible, Your Grace. Ray Kingdom is no more. Not a single man was spared, Your Grace," the young man, known as the Raven, replied.
"Hmm. May their souls rest in peace. And your arm?"
"He cut it off as punishment for not making my presence known. My usefulness in delivering his request for surrender was the only reason I kept my life."
"You have worked hard. May the light of the Celestials shine upon your work. Recall every knight back. We must prepare thoroughly against this cruel evil. We cannot allow evil to win," the Oracle muttered.
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Kodiac, returning to his camp, was perplexed.
"Zert, what happened?"
"Earl Kodiac, forgive me. I was useless."
"I did not ask you to tell me how useless you are. I'm asking you to tell me what happened," his voice grew cold.
"It was a human, my lord—a foreigner, particularly. I couldn't hit him even once, no matter how hard I tried."
"And where is the human you speak of?"
"He killed the weaker demons, my lord, and passed through the rift to enter our realm… urgh," Zert gasped for breath, his neck held tightly by Kodiac.
"You foolish fool! You couldn't even manage the stronghold until I returned! Fool!" Kodiac bellowed angrily, Zert fearing for his life, his hatred growing for the damn human that caused his misfortune.
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EARLIER THAT DAY
Zert felt extremely proud of himself, being tasked as the second-in-command for the invasion that had been planned for a long time by the Demon God and his executives.
"Huhu, after we accomplish the great task given by the mighty god, perhaps I will be offered a drop of his blood and rise in nobility. Huhuhu, how lucky can I be?" Zert fantasized about receiving the Demon God's blood and growing stronger, probably being promoted to a beginner Earl.
"What is it?" Zert asked, annoyed at the demon knight who had interrupted his fantasy.
"Lord Zert, an unknown human is approaching the stronghold," the demon knight reported, feeling extremely pissed at the arrogant Zert but keeping his anger hidden to avoid facing Zert's wrath.
"So? Deal with him, idiot! Must you be taught everything?" Zert barked, extremely angry at the demon knight.
"Yes, my lord," the demon knight replied, leaving Zert's presence so as not to get even more pissed and explode in Zert's face.
A few minutes after the demon knight left, Zert's fantasy was broken once more by another demon knight reporting to him.
"My lord, we need your assistance! We are unable to defeat the human! We can't attack him, and he is killing our members brutally. We need your intervention, or we fear losing to him!"
"For fuck's sake! I hate when you guys interrupt me! What exactly are the Barons doing?"
"My lord, the Barons are barely holding him back. I was sent by them to request your help, my lord."
"Tsk! Useless bastards! Can't even stop one human!"
Viscount Zert felt extremely annoyed. If he had his way, he would definitely be demoting every demon that disturbed his peaceful fantasy—or even killing them.
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Nemesis had arrived at the demon stronghold and was held back by some demon knights. They had attacked him, lowering their guard, thinking he was just a suicidal human. Well, guess the only suicidal beings were them, as Nemesis didn't waste any time putting an end to their miserable lives.
After killing them, he continued undeterred into the heart of the enemy, his goal clear as day. It was to use the same rift that the demons had used to invade the world to invade theirs. He had the ultimate defense, no doubt—no one could kill him—but that ultimate defense was useless if he couldn't kill his enemy either.
So he needed to level up, and level up fast before the two-month deadline of Kyle's demonification was complete, to prevent his friends from being demonified. And there was no better place to level up with an unlimited supply of enemies than the demon world, where he could kill indiscriminately and not feel bad. No, rather, it would be extremely satisfying for him to kill the demons he loathed so much.
And he proved his resolve by doing just that—killing the demons that were at his level while ignoring the ones stronger than him, watching them waste their efforts trying to kill him while he got closer to the rift.
How was he sure he was getting closer to the rift? Well, that was the easy part—the more guarded the place was, the more certain he was that he was at the right location.
After killing and destroying quite a number of demons and their equipment, he stood before the gate, guarded by a rather strong demon that reminded him of Kyle strength-wise, although the demon was weaker than Kyle.
The demon was arrogant as ever and attacked as an arrogant being would. Nemesis, of course, ignored the arrogant demon and simply slipped past him while his guard was down, passing through the rift and into the demon world.
