Chris and Grace quickly told her what the first quest was, and at the end of their explanation, she wrinkled her nose as she said, "What the hell. Is the system trying to kill you?"
That was their question. It was honestly messed up, and that was only with one quest. There were still five quests for Luke and two other quests for everyone else. They had to somehow complete all of them without failing a single one, or else they would have to endure a penalty or punishment while trying to complete the remaining quests.
"Then what are the other two quests?" Tracy asked, and the duo from earlier also told her about them.
[Quest]
[Demon Attack on Gartlev]
[The city is being threatened by demons.]
"It's really getting crazy here," Tracy said as she urged the horse to go faster.It had no problem going faster, though it probably wanted to go in the opposite direction, but it had no choice except to follow Tracy's instructions. The demon wolves were persistently chasing after their cart. They normally would have gotten off to deal with them, but they were cutting it close enough as it was. As the party had worried, they hadn't reached the city within the five days they calculated.In fact, it was the seventh day. They still had several hours left before they officially failed the quest, so they couldn't afford to stop even for a moment, which was why they left most of the fighting to their two archers. Since everyone else needed to be in close range to fight, it was inconvenient for them to fight on the cart. Of course, Bobby and Chris were not happy with the arrangement.
It was easier said than done when the people spotted them and seemed to hurry even more to get on the boats. Luke wasn't sure why they reacted that way, but he knew that it wouldn't work. Even if they did avoid the demon attack, they would have no way of returning back to the city and would either have to go to another place or wait for someone to liberate their home.Luke had seen it happen enough times to know they should stop doing such a pointless act. It wasted everyone's time and made things more difficult. The party was able to reach the docks before all the people could get one. Theodore grabbed one of the people by the collar and raised him up into the air. The man gasped as his hands went to his throat, and he kicked his legs."Where are you going?" Theodore asked.The man whimpered as he begged, "Let me go. I don't want to die."
Neither of them talked any further, as they saw that demons had already broken into the city. Without hesitation, they threw themselves into the fight. Luke drew Illumina for this fight instead of using the enchanted sword. It was far more effective at slicing up the demons compared to the other sword, which was expected. If it couldn't do that much, then it was worthless.As he cut another demon in half, Violet jumped past him as she threw her daggers at the demons trying to gang up on him from behind. They struck their targets in the eye, blinding them. She ducked as he swung his claymore to separate their heads from their bodies. The moment the heads hit the ground, she quickly retook her daggers and moved on to the next demon.It didn't take them long to wipe out all the nearby demons, as the smarter ones had fled the moment they realized they didn't stand a chance against the 'heroe
Grace watched as Theodore massacred the demons in front of her. She didn't even have to raise a hand to help, not that he would have let her. He had made sure to make it clear to her that he wanted to handle them all on his own. Apparently, he wanted to determine how much stronger she had gotten in comparison to the demons. Looking at the stats wasn't enough for him.Since there were no people for her to heal either, she had absolutely nothing to do. She wasn't even worried that a demon would attack her since Thedoroe was so efficient at taking care of them. It was so one sided that she almost felt sorry for the demons. Watching Theodore smash another demon's head into the wall of the building, she didn't flinch.Soon the fight was over, and she quickly rushed to his side to inspect him for any injuries. He seemed okay, but she should check anyway just in case he had been hurt. Looking h
It didn't take long for the duo to bump into the rest of the party. Interestingly, the group that looked like it had suffered the most was the one with three members. Staring at the haggard forms of Bobby, Chris, and Tracy, Luke couldn't help wondering what was wrong with them. If anyone should have looked exhausted, it should have been Theodore and Grace.Since Grace was the healer, she should either be tired from fighting the demons or have been forced to stay on the sidelines by Theodore. Either way, Theodore should be tired from fighting the demons basically by himself. However, he didn't seem to be tired, nor did he appear to have any injuries. Of course, Grace could have healed him before they met back up, but Luke had a feeling that wasn't the case.Luke didn't think for a moment that the blood on Theodore could belong to anything other than the demons. Considering the strength of
"Now that's settled, we should interrogate the natives," Violet said once everyone stopped getting excited over the stats."How are we supposed to do that? They're in the boats out at sea," Chris said as he made gestures with his hands."I mean, we could try swimming, but I'm not exactly sure how well that would work out here," said Bobby as he scanned the party."I don't know how to swim," Grace mumbled to herself.If it weren't for how quiet the whole place was, they wouldn't have been able to hear her. Everyone except Luke grimaced. Luke already knew she couldn't swim, as it was something that had come up in the previous life. He had also been someone who couldn't swim along with Joshua. The only people who knew how to swim at the time were Bobby and Chris."Who else doesn't know how to swim?" Violet asked, implying that she could swim."I'm good," Tracy said as she held a hand up, which defeated the purpose of answering Violet's question.When no one else spoke up, Grace wilted ev
The news instantly got everyone's attention, and they rushed to fight over the spyglass to see if what he said was true. Eventually, everyone had been convinced that the 'heroes' had left, leaving the city wrecked and abandoned. It was a bitter pill to swallow, but they hadn't seen any other option once they heard about the demon attack and the news of the 'heroes' coming.No one had wanted to get into the middle of that. They had heard plenty of horror stories involving the 'heroes' and demons over the past year. There was no way they could put their faith in the new 'heroes'. They were very different from what they had expected when they heard they were being summoned, and it left everyone disgruntled.Why were they the unfortunate ones to receive defective 'heroes'? The 'heroes' should be doing everything in their power to kill the demons for them, not roll over and die the moment they encounter one or cause trouble for the people. No, there was no way they could have stayed in the
Grace kept shooting glances at Luke, who shooed her off to work her magic. The others were skeptical about his plan, but it was the only one that he had determined would be quick and effective. He wouldn't have thought to send her out and rely heavily on her ability to make people like her to work under normal circumstances.Once she was standing in front of the crowd with everyone else behind her, she said, "Thank you for your cooperation. We're very grateful for everyone's help."The natives stared incredulously at her as if they couldn't believe what she just said. Well, the party wasn't doing any better, and they had already heard about Luke's plan. Theodore looked ready to storm over and help her out, but Luke signaled to him to stay put until they were absolutely certain the plan had failed. However, he was pretty sure it would work. At least eighty percent sure."I know this is a lot, but we ask you to continue to support us so we can create a safer place against the demons. Th
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,