"As if you can make a move against me," Salvador said as he thrust his spear in Luke's direction.His instincts told him to move out of the way, despite the distance between them. They were proven right, as the buildings behind where he once stood were torn apart from the sheer force of the angel's attack. Luke didn't doubt that many of the natives and demons died in the attack. It was quite chilling to see how strong the angel was. This was the true power of an angel."I can see why the angels were previously restricted from interfering. If they were allowed to fight themselves, I can't imagine the demons surviving," Luke said.[While his strength is impressive, it still pales in comparison to the angel lords.]If that were the case, Luke couldn't imagine anyone making it out alive if they showed up. They were quite lucky that the creator didn't send any of them after the party. He briefly wondered if the creator had done that on purpose, since sending it would mean the fight would b
Luke recognized the glow in her eyes even from a mile away. The only ones besides himself who might know what it was would be 'Kayla' and Salvador. It was a sign that Grace was going to awaken into a Saintess. If this were under normal circumstances, Luke would be smug and glad that Grace was finally becoming a Saintess. She would no longer be held back by the Healer class.However, after everything they learned and given their current situation, it was a bad time for her to be changing her class. While she might be able to fight properly now and have a bunch of abilities that she didn't have before, it also meant that the creator could possess her body at any moment. They did not need the creator to suddenly possess her body and join in the fight."Grace," Luke called out to her in the vain hope of stopping her from changing her class.Grace didn't seem to hear him as she raised her hand and pointed her palm at the angel. A bright light enveloped her hand before I'd be with life shot
Instead of speaking, Salvador flapped his wings and launched himself into the air while he swung his spear again. The trio dodged his attack, and the ground erupted from the blow, sending dirt and dust everywhere. With their vision momentarily blocked, they kept their eyes open for any possible sneak attacks. Salvador had already proven he would do anything to kill them.Suddenly, a beam of light descended upon the group, blinding everyone. They closed their eyes, but it was already too late, and the trio feared the worst. However, they weren't attacked. In fact, they heard Salvador grunt in pain. If it weren't for the light, they would open their eyes to see what was going on. Luke already had an idea of who was responsible.When the light finally faded, everyone opened their eyes to see that the dust had cleared. In front of them, they saw Salvador kneeling on the ground in front of a woman in a white robe. They easily recognized who it was from behind, though they were a bit confus
"You've put on quite a show for us, which we are quite thankful for," the creator said."It's not like we had a choice," 'Kayla' muttered to herself as she and Violet were finally able to get Bobby and Chris to wake up.The duo were still groggy and clearly in no condition to fight, but they had no choice. Right now, they needed everyone to either help or stay away from the fight. It was bad enough that Luke, who was currently the strongest person there, was caught by the creator. 'Kayla' still hadn't regained her true strength because of her slave status."What's going on?" Chris mumbled and added, without waiting to hear a response, "Is Grace choking Luke?""Snap out of it," 'Kayla' said as she lightly slapped his face. "We're in serious trouble here."Bobby's eyes widened and narrowed as he held a hand to his head. "Explain.""Grace is possessed," Violet said bluntly.She didn't need to say anything else, as her words seemed to briefly snap them out of the haze they were in. The tw
Everyone stared at the creator in shock, as they could scarcely believe their words. They would send the 'heroes' back to their world if they fulfilled the creator's expectations. None of them thought it would be possible after Luke revealed that the angels, or more specifically, 'Kayla' had said it was impossible. It was supposed to be a one way trip."What are you talking about?" 'Kayla' demanded. "It's impossible for them to return."Glancing back at her, the creator said, "Who do you think you're speaking to? If I say it's possible, then it is."This caused 'Kayla' to shut her mouth. They weren't wrong. As the creator, they made the rules, so if they decided it was okay to let the 'heroes' return home, then none of them had a leg to stand on. However, some of them refused to accept it that easily. If it was always possible, then why had the creator never allowed it before? What purpose was there to keep the 'heroes' there?As if sensing their thoughts, they said, "I simply had no
"He got away," Tracy said, which was enough to get the ball rolling."What should we do?" Bobby asked as he turned to Luke for an answer.The rest did the same as they stared at him. Luke gnashed his teeth together at the sudden development. This was nowhere near what he expected from the Creator based on what others had said about them. However, there wasn't much they could do. None of them had a clue where the creator could have gone, and searching for them was pointless. They wouldn't let themselves be found so easily.Unclenching his fists and taking a deep breath, Luke said, "Let's finish this.""What?" Violet asked."We'll finish with the invasion and deal with the creator later," Luke said."You can't seriously let them go. They have Grace as a hostage," Chris said. "We should be trying to find a way to get her back.""How do you expect to do that, you idiot?" Tracy snapped as she glared daggers at him. "Do you know where they could have gone?"Chris fell silent as Bobby said,
"Come on," Chris said as he crossed his arms behind his head. "Out of everyone here, you're the only one who can lift the body if we don't count stats."No one could argue that. The angel was around Theodore's size, which meant he was bigger than everyone else. Luke could carry the corpse because of his high Strength stat, but it would be inconvenient for him. Also, he had no desire to carry the corpse. Theodore seemed to pick up on that, and his scowl deepened as he glared at Luke.Luke ignored it and said, "Let's wrap things up. Theodore and the princess can stick together while the rest split up accordingly.""What about you?" Tracy asked. "Are you going alone?""I can handle things on my own," he said."Before you go, do something about my stats," 'Kayla' said as she pointed a thumb at herself. "Now that the angels already know, you can change me back."He thought about it for a moment before saying, "It's best not to. The demons might start fighting with you once they see you in
As Luke predicted, it didn't even take an hour before the invasion was over. Countless natives were dead, and many parts of the city were completely destroyed. It was almost easier to point out who was still alive and what places were still intact. The keyword being almost. None of them really knew how many natives had lived in the city.They could shift through the documents in the castle to figure it out if they really wanted to, but no one was inclined to do so. That kind of work could easily be given to others, especially as the majority of the castle staff had survived. The demons had made sure to avoid the castle at Luke's command. However, it was just the castle staff.The rest of the natives were either too stupid to think about hiding in the castle or the idea never crossed their minds. Either way, he could have the staff do the necessary work. Of course, he would have to enslave them all or have demons monitor them. He hadn't quite decided which option to choose from, but le
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,