"I see the castle," Bobby declared as he pointed at the building.Considering it was a castle, it wasn't hard for them to see it in the distance. However, considering Bobby's sharp eyes, it wasn't surprising that he saw it first. Honestly, they were all just relieved to see the place coming into view. It seemed like months had gone by since they were last at the capital, when it couldn't have been more than three weeks."I can't wait to get back inside the castle," Bobby said as he sat back down. "Once we're back, I'm going to take a long bath and crash for a day or two.""I feel the same," said Chris.Grace immediately hovered over them as she asked, "Are you still feeling the effects of using your skills? Did I miss something?"Chris waved her off as he said, "It's nothing like that. The trip has just been completely exhausting.""I agree," Luke said. "We should take this chance to take a break before the system decides to give us a new quest."Bobby shuddered as he said, "Don't jin
The first person the group encountered ended up being 'Kayla' who said, "Look who finally decided to show themselves. It certainly took you long enough."Well, she certainly didn't change. It would have been nice to receive a warmer welcome, but it would have been completely out of character for 'Kayla'. So far as the group could tell, almost nothing had changed since they left the castle. The other groups were still doing quests and looked practically the same, though some of them had earned some scars from their quests."It's great to see you," Grace said as she was unfazed by 'Kayla's' attitude.Tracy, on the other hand, looked perturbed by the woman and eyed her warily as if expecting to bite. Her behavior caught 'Kayla's' eye as she stared at Tracy. Luke caught the moment when 'Kayla' realized exactly who Tracy was before she threw Luke a look. He remained quiet as he used his eyes to point out that they weren't alone.Getting the message, she simply pointed at Tracy and asked, "
Princess Lera frowned at Luke's words. If that was the case, then it was likely the new person wasn't a prophet. There was no reason for a prophet to become inspired to fight with the 'heroes' against the demons. It would have already happened a long time ago if it were that simple. She had difficulty hiding her disappointment, as this meant nothing was gained from the quest."I see. She will still need to be checked before she can be allowed to stay in the castle," she said.Honestly, she would have preferred kicking the woman out. It was annoying to see another woman join their ranks. There were far too many women around for her liking. If it had been a man, it would have been a different story. Unfortunately, that wasn't an option given the current circumstances. It would be strange to kick her out for no reason. Hopefully, the knights could find a reason to get rid of her.Tracy immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, princess. Your generosity knows no bounds."Hearing this, the p
As Tracy stared at her surroundings, she wondered how she had gotten to this point. Glancing at Luke, she took back her words, as the reason was right in front of her. Even though she allowed herself to be given a tour of the city, she found herself wishing she was back with her family in Sahgar. It was better than being caught up in whatever Luke was thinking.Unfortunately, it was far too late to go back now that she was officially his woman in the eyes of the system. She supposed she should be grateful that he had no interest in her as a woman, though it greatly hurt her pride. Also, she owed him a lot, as he did a lot to help her people, including sparing her father. He could have just killed him for getting his way, but he didn't. For that, she was grateful.Grace tugged on Luke's sleeve, drawing his attention to what caught her eye. He saw that she was looking at Tracy, who wasn't paying attention to their surroundings, even though the purpose of this trip was for her. Of course
Fortunately, the issue with the knights was resolved quite easily. While they did indeed want to speak with her before allowing her to stay in the castle, the knights who spoke with her were apparently quite laidback. They only asked a few questions before allowing her to go free. It was oddly suspicious that they were willing to let her go so easily, but he wasn't about to look a gift horse in the mouth.Unfortunately, they had to go their separate ways. Since Tracy was cleared to go, she had to be shown to her room, which would undoubtedly be far from where their rooms were. This left Luke and Grace to find 'Kayla' on their own, as they promised to meet with Tracy later. The duo quickly tracked down 'Kayla' to inform her of the sudden meeting."I was expecting something like this," 'Kayla' said with a huff. "Where is that girl now?""She's being escorted to her new room," Luke said.'Kayla' gave them a dubious expression. "Are you sure about that? After all, it's not like she's a 'h
[Luke Hellwalker][Strength: 39][Intelligence: 25][Stamina: 37][Endurance: 33][Dexterity: 27][Mana: 3][Grace Hill][Strength: 31][Intelligence: 51][Stamina: 30][Endurance: 30][Dexterity: 31][Mana: 52][Slave Information][Kayla Cox][Species: Human][Hair: Blonde][Eye: Blue][Strength: 30][Intelligence: 14][Stamina: 31][Endurance: 32][Dexterity: 21][Mana: 12][Slave Information][Zona Hefner][Species: Demon][Hair: Black][Eye: Black][Strength: 32][Intelligence: 70][Stamina: 59][Endurance: 34][Dexterity: 39][Mana: 70]After studying everyone's stats, Luke was able to determine one thing. He was surrounded by strong women. Well, he supposed it was only natural considering one was an angel, one was a demon, and one had the potential to be a Saintess. The only person he couldn't check the stats of was Tracy. He knew it was possible to check a native's stats, as it had happened to Jon, her father.Luke surmised that the reason was that Jon had become his slave whil
"You do know I'm a demon, right?" Zona said as she pointed at herself after several brief moments of shocked silence."Of course I know that. I obviously mean we should speak with other demons and get their help," Luke said."I'm against the idea," 'Kayla' said."Your words are rejected," Luke said bluntly.'Kayla' glared at him, which he ignored. Her words couldn't be taken seriously, as she was an angel. She would obviously protest the idea of working with demons. If it had been one of the others who had brought up the complaint, he would have been a little bit more open to listening. Only just a little, since they would need a convincing argument why he shouldn't.Tracy raised a hand as she said, "I'm also against the idea. If you get involved with the demons, you'll be exposed.""I will have to eventually as I'm the new demon king," Luke pointed out."I hate to say this, but I agree," said Zona. "Your current power base is no good for convincing the other demons to listen to you.
As planned, Zona left to carry out her part of the plan while the others acted naturally. For the next couple of days, they roamed around the capital since the system had still not given them a new quest. It was actually quite concerning how long it was taking since they hadn't received one in a while, if they excluded the quests Grace and Luke had received."I, for one, am glad we don't have to deal with quests," said Bobby when the subject was brought up."Please don't jinx it," said Chris as he sat up.The party had decided that the best place for them to meet up and relax was at the training grounds. While a good chunk of the group would rather not spend so much time outdoors after Sahgar, there weren't many places for them to go to that would fit all of them and allow them to relax without incident. Cedric was still absent as he was busy with his fellow knights."What should we do?" Grace asked after she looked at each member of the party.Theodore said, "We wait for a new quest.
Hello everyone. I just want to thank all my readers who have been following along so long. Luke's story has ended unless readers are interested in a sequel. Also, there are several things that I want to let you know. I have some news for all of you. In case some of you didn't know, I hd started a new book titled Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race which can be found here: https://www.meganovel.com/story/Rise-of-the-Demon-King-Caleb-Gonzales-s-Rat-Race_31000555550. It's set in the same world as my current book. It's kind of a prequel to Rise of the Demon King: Luke Hellwalker's Revenge, but you can read it as a parallel or alternate universe if you like. As such, you might see some of the same characters who act differently from what you remember so I hope there's no confusion. For those interested to know more about the new book, here's the synopsis: When Caleb Gonzales woke up in the video game he last played, he expected things to go down like they did in those web
"The clean up is doing well," 'Kayla' said as she stood before Luke, who was sitting on the throne.Instead of responding to her, he gave a nod before looking to the next person. The corners of his mouth twitched as he wanted to frown. The previous demon king's women were staring at him, waiting patiently for him to finish his work. He didn't know what Mildred said to them, but they were all now convinced that they should try to seduce him.[They are strong women, so you shouldn't have any complaints about adding them to your harem.]Luke was unamused by the demon king's words. He knew very well that Luke hadn't been interested in building a harem. It was really bad enough that he had four women to contend with. Speaking of them, the quartet came walking into the throne room, with Grace taking the lead. She was looking well despite having only recovered yesterday."Luke, are you still in your meeting?" she asked as Tracy, Violet, and Ruth kept to her sides.Standing up, Luke said, "It'
Everyone stared in disbelief. How were they supposed to react to this sudden reveal? They had expected it to be a big deal because of the system's threat, but this was way behind anything they could have imagined. Luke distracted himself from the implications to assess everyone's reactions. Chris's mouth had dropped open while Bobby looked ill.Violet, on the other hand, was doing a good job keeping herself together, though it was just barely. Her fists were clenched, with her nails digging into her palm. Theodore was the only odd one out. He was quickly shocked by the information, but he appeared to be the calmest of the bunch. Luke couldn't decide if that was a good or bad thing as he returned his attention back to the system.Chris ended up being the first to break the silence. "You can't be serious."[The system assures the user that it is quite serious.][The users should confirm their desire as soon as possible. There are only five open spaces.]The party had barely recovered fr
Luke couldn't believe it. The creator had actually been telling the truth when they said they could go home if they did enough to entertain them. He should be happy, but he was strangely numb about the reward. Perhaps it was because he had become used to the idea that he would never see his family again. That was why hearing the contrary left him with conflicted feelings."We can go home," Chris said in awe.A quick look at his party members was enough to tell Luke how overjoyed they were at the idea. After Luke had told them it was impossible, they had been resigned to never return back to their family and friends. It was why they had so willingly joined his side and turned their backs on the angels. However, a part of them had hoped that Luke was wrong."I wonder how everyone's been doing," Bobby said.Chris wrapped his arms around him and said, "I can't wait to see everyone."Violet had a soft smile, while Theodore only grunted. It should be a happy moment, but Luke was too used to
It couldn't understand what was happening. The creator could feel itself being torn away from its vessel against its will. This couldn't be happening. It was the creator. Everything went exactly as it wanted. There was no way it could lose to a human that had been originally brought into this world as nothing more than a tool. However, despite its efforts, it was being forced out by the sword in its chest.What was it? It couldn't be an ordinary weapon. Even when it was being injured, it had only been because the creator allowed it. Otherwise, the people wouldn't be able to actually harm it. Reaching out towards Luke and the sword again, it felt the sword pulse. Suddenly, the creator found its unable to move. An invisible force was keeping it from moving.The creator couldn't believe it. Such a thing had never happened before. The only possible reason that the creator could think of was that the sword contained a fragment of its power. However, that couldn't be it. The Splinter that h
The creator's eyes rolled upward, and he spotted Takisha standing on its neck. Takisha didn't waste a second to bite her teeth in the creator's throat. She grimaced at the vile taste filling her mouth. Considering this was supposed to be the creator possessing a human, she would have thought the blood would taste delicious. Instead, it was probably the most disgusting blood she had ever tasted.Takisha wasn't even sure it was blood. Dirt tasted better than this. However, she focused on injecting her venom into the creator. A shadow loomed over her as the creator raised a hand to rush her. She didn't immediately run, and her faith was rewarded when vines and thorns wrapped around the creator's hand. Blood spilled from where the thorns pierced its skin.Of course, this wasn't enough to stop it for long. The creator ripped free, but its attention had been successfully redirected to Mildred, who unleased several arrows in its direction before running. It deflected them and rushed to crush
"You idiot," Tracy said as she punched Chris in the face."Ow! What was that for?" Chris demanded as he covered his face with a hand."That's for acting like an idiot," she snapped.Luke, Mildred, and Bobby stared at the bickering duo before Mildred turned to Luke and asked, "Are they...""No," Luke and Bobby immediately said.She glanced back at the duo and said, "Really?""They might act this way, but I assure you that Chris isn't her type," Bobby said as he waved a hand in front of himself. "She's already in a relationship with Luke.""I see," Mildred said. "It seems like I have competition."Bobby choked and Luke froze up as the duo finally stopped fighting and Tracy asked, "Wh
The creator was beginning to grow bored. Luke had disappeared off to who knew where, leaving them to deal with the rabble. None of them stood a chance against them. Of course, Luke being there wouldn't have changed much either, but this was supposed to be a game between them. If he wasn't there, then what was the point?They were debating whether they should cut the game short and simply end things when they heard a familiar voice shout, "Move!"Instantly, the creator raised a clawed hand to catch the arrow that had been shot in their direction. Their eyes spotted a familiar dark elf notching another arrow into her bow. So it looked like Luke had rescued the women that they had knocked out. They could have simply killed them and been done with it, but the creator had ultimately decided not to bother.Who would have expected that Luke would go rescue the
"What's this?" Luke muttered as he stared at the emergency quest.Luke never expected the system itself to give out a quest to defeat the creator. He would have thought it would be on their side since it was created by the system. Perhaps it saw the creator as a threat and wanted them to be dealt with. It sent shivers down his spine to see the quest, and he looked up to see that the others in the room were also reading a message from the system."Did you also receive the same quest as me?" he asked, though he already knew the answer."What's this nonsense?" demanded the succubus. "Defeat the creator? I've never heard such a thing.""There has to be a mistake," the dark elf said as she crossed her arms. "Why would we fight against our creator?"Laurel looked towards Luke and demanded,