"Hm... No one seems to be home."Cyrus was now walking alone inside the castle, his destination, the ballroom up ahead with a huge tall gate, while Barnas' daughter had gone to find whatever it was she was looking for.One more step, Cy docked in front of the gate, and he sighed, looking at his dagger. Then, with a serious and killer expression, he pushed the door open.As usual, it was dark, and it was at the time the door shut closed, bam, red flames etched on the wall lit up the ballroom... That's when Cy's eyes widened.The broad room was encompassed with tall demon Orcs all adorned in black tattered clothing and exposing their upper red frame with black lines on it.The way they looked at him, it was as if they'd been waiting for him to pass through the door.However, none of that mattered. The moment he saw the demon sitting behind them, the throne was similar to Baras', and the demon was putting on the skeleton face of a goat as a mask."Barnas, so that's him," muttered Cy unde
Cy fell on his knees, holding his chest. Perplexed, he wondered what that thing was—holding a book and casting spells. But the next thing Cy heard gave him a heart skip."Law of permanent death."Once again, an enormous wave blasted Cyrus against the wall, causing another round of metallic blood to splatter on his face and from his mouth.-[Debuff skill: Blocking The law of permanent Death}-[Law Blocked: 5 mins}- [The player will die in the next five minutes if the orc mage is not dead}-[Instant Quest: Kill the orc mage or you die permanently}The mage gave Cyrus a stern look. Perplexed, he pondered how Cyrus was still alive and standing like a zombie."I think I get it now," muttered Cyrus, his eye possessing a crimson hue."The reason for the instant quest is to eliminate any potential threat, simply put," Cy's right eye glowed as he voiced. "It wants me to be the only strongest being and eliminate anything that stands in the way as a threat."The orc mage's demeanor remained unf
Inside a little swimming pool surrounded with rocks and a fence... Precisely inside Alpha's compound. Cyrus and Alpha could be spotted in the swimming pool.Cyrus was just relaxing in the hot steam water and Alpha was in a towel and a green lemon in her eyes."I heard you've been entering dungeons all by yourself, is that true?" asked Alpha with a low tone."Yep... Just soloing ten dungeons, that's all. How did you come to find out?"Alpha sighed, rolled off her towel, and was now naked, except her lower region was inside the water, which meant Cyrus could only see those delightful breasts."Doesn't matter how I knew, so tell me. Have you been getting stronger lately?" Alpha balanced the green lemon properly as she awaited Cy's response.For a moment, Cy would have boldly said yes he was stronger. But when he came to think of it, it wasn't true. "No, I've just been fighting the weak ones."Cy replied as he stared back in the direction Alpha was, but the girl was no longer there. She w
In the borders of a dark alleyway, a red gate had spawned and yellow tapes were placed to separate the demon civilians. Overall, for some reason, the media were gathered here.Not quite long after, a black limo drove in, the number plate reading "Jack The Reaper.""He's here," yelled a cameraman, arresting everyone's attention and filling the clear sky with the light and shuttering sound of cameras.As usual, Jack came out looking all famous and posing for pictures. Meanwhile, Cyrus was still in the car. "Um, sir! Do you want me to drop you off at some place other than this?" asked the limo driver.Cyrus avoided the man's question, picked up the bag beside him, and unlocked the door before stepping a foot out."Uh, Jack only brought one rank user this time... This means he's gonna show us how strong he is by clearing a red dungeon by himself and an... What rank is that other guy?"Cyrus came off the car completely and with a gesture of his finger going up, all the cameras levitated fr
Jack stumbled backward witnessing the beast let out a chaotic roar, and what worsened his case was when the beast stared at him with no eyes, just outer fangs.Thud.The three-headed black eater took a paw step, causing Jack to fall on his butt. Sweat was visible on his face and his eyes flickered with fear like a candle's light."I'm going to die," he muttered with fear kissing his voice.With every step, the humongous monster took, Jack's heartbeat skipped, and he glanced at the destroyed building Cy was knocked against. Oh yes, Cyrus was still lying lifeless on the broken buildings.As of now, Jack was covered by the shadow of the beast's paw. Just as it was about to smash Jack to mushrooms.Jack blocked his face with his hands due to instincts. The demon's paw landed inches beside him, and that's when it dawned on him.Cyrus had pushed the claws of the monster with his dagger. And when that dagger materialized within his hands, his crimson eyes staring at the beast, he muttered."
Inside Aisha's neat and arranged room, the TV could be heard informing those watching about the S-rank and the E-rank who entered a red gate and came out with the S-rank unscathed and the E-rank bloodied."Once again, Jack the reaper of the East has proven to us he's the strongest S-rank by clearing a red dungeon all by himself and with an E-rank skill user who goes by the name Cyrus," the reporter stated.Aisha, the girl sitting on top of her bed, scanned her eyes through the TV. Overall, Jack wasn't acting all famous like he used to. More like he was feeling guilty.'Is he alright?' thought Aisha, getting a glance at Cyrus before our protagonist turned the camera from his view.Aisha stared at her phone beside her, wanting to call Cyrus but then recalled she didn't have his number. All she could do now was hold her phone tight, feeling worried.'Maybe I should call Nerd.'She stood up from her bed and strolled towards her visible glass wall, staring at the dawn of the city. 'Why do
Unlike the times when Jack would be around the media, this wasn't one of them. He was alone in the park where Cyrus had told him to be, sitting on the wooden bench."Did he forget?" thought Jack while glancing at his wristwatch. "Or did Truth get to him already?... Damn, Jack, don't think like that.""Uh?"Jack abruptly glanced to his right, seeing a man adorned in black trousers and a black hooded sweater, obviously concealing his face.Cyrus stopped beside Jack and unhooded himself. He sighed and sat on the bench, then bam! Slapped Jack's head to the ground, causing Jack to fall on his face. "Who the hell is Truth?"The latter stood up, not that puzzled. "He called you?" Jack asked, getting a raised eyebrow from Cyrus. "Well, he's a guy I hired with his sister, and stuff happened-""Well, that's none of my business," Cyrus cut Jack short. "Just warn him not to mess with me," he smirked."Uh? He's an S-rank skill user, a real one, and muscular... He's one of the strongest S-rank skil
But Sylvia, she couldn't turn her gaze from Cy's eyes, both were locked together, Cy's own filled with no emotions and Sylvia's filled with fear."I advise you all leave," said Cy, calm, cold and emotionless.Considering Cy's words to be that of a comedian, the five angels excluding Sylvia all laughed at Cyrus.If our protagonist wanted, he would have just turned on his cloak while coming here and slaughtering them all without hesitation, but that would be too tiring, and he needs all the energy he can get to face Mongrel."Well, I'll advise you to f**k off before I gush out your internal organs without breaking a sweat," a random angel retorted.The man was about to meet his demise, but Sylvia stretched her hands out, stopping him. "Don't listen to him... We should leave.""What? After we've gotten this far? Who is he anyway, and why are you taking orders from him?" the man questioned.Cyrus got bored of this K-drama; he walked past Sylvia and headed towards the door. "If you want, t
With a black-red aura concealing his structure, he lofted his finger and placed it on his lips then replied, "You talk too much."Cy's cold demeanor didn't really surprise demon king Barnas. He got a bit furious because the surface beneath his feet cracked itself.He simply nodded his head as if disappointed that someone as talented as Cyrus was about to lose his life.Kaboom!It was as if time had stood still for Barnas' movement because no one saw him leap from his throne, but saw how his palm eradicated the spot Cyrus once stood in.Cy's eyes widened in midair, seeing a cascade of rocks splattering up with just a mere palm.Thud'He landed meters away from King Barnas, precisely close to Sylvia and the rest as he watched Barnas rise."Find somewhere safer than this," muttered Cyrus.With a demonic growl, Barnas extracted his fist from the broken ground, his goat skull mask staring at Cyrus, his body possessing visible black segmented armor."A mere mortal wants to fight a million-y
From his throne demon king Barnas was more than eager to see the fight between instant kill king and Cyrus in hopes of the latter winning.After the stare-down battle royale, Cyrus and the demonic spider-ant began walking towards each other. They stopped a few feet apart and Bam'The demon took the first attack, by simply erupting a multitude of rocks with his speed and slashing his claws against our protagonist.Kabam'However, his claws only dug through the earth with a web-like crack; he only hit an afterimage.The demon abruptly turned and faced Cyrus behind him. "Human, I dare you to face me to death," said the demon, who got a smirk from Cyrus.Our MC summoned the twin daggers and lofted them in an x formation, implying he accepted and simultaneously, kaboom.Both of them dashed at each other at a mad speed, and gaining the demon first, Cyrus rotated his dagger and lacerated the segmented abdomen. He wasn't surprised to see only sparks form.'Bitch'And with his other dagger, he
Within the ruined surface of the demon area, Sylvia and the rest prisoners were shoved by the instant kill demons.From left and right sides, they could see demon orcs and black eaters staring viciously at them. Overall, up ahead was a demon king adorned in tattered clothing and a goat skull mask with long horns.Demon King Barnas watched them come forward, his hands placed beside his cheek as if bored of their meaningless existence.Thud'They abruptly stopped a few inches from the six broad stairs leading to demon king Barnas. Some of them shivering and fidgeting."Humans and demons teaming up," sneered Barnas, staring at Sylvia and Falco, which caused Falco to shiver more.'Damnit, he has blown our cover. Even if I survive this, there's no way I'm going back home alive,' thought Falco.Lofting his demonic palm, Sylvia was enveloped in a red aura and seen floating towards demon king Barnas, only a hairsbreadth from his demonic eyes she stopped."Tell me, is it true killing the young
Knights (angels) standing side by side wielding weapons ranging from axes, swords, and shields were spotted facing off against battalions of demons.Overall, these ferocious demons couldn't hold the urge to gnash their heads. Relentlessly, they would smash their weapons against the purple force-field separating them from the angels.Bam'The ground cracked and shook once more as a black eater ran itself against the force field."You doing fine?" asked one of the knights without a helmet.The latter beside him with a helmet slightly gave a nod. Although he had leather gloves on, one could tell he was feeling sweaty and anxious."Yes, captain. I just hope we make it out alive.""We will. Once the battle starts, King Loki has the skill to kill all of them by just saying it. But for so many demons, the effect will need time to manifest," the captain informed, while the others behind him were a bit relieved to get this piece of information.Bam'"So we just need to buy him time and protect
Loki and Sylvia, accompanied by the three demons, stood on top of the castle wall. Far from them, they could see a battalion of monsters pouring out from what seems to be a purple gate."Sir, we checked the whole castle; he's not inside," said a knight, precisely referring to the unseen Cyrus.Falco couldn't help but smirk, thinking Cyrus must have chickened out. He wasn't expecting much from Cy to begin with."It's normal, King Loki. He always hides whenever things get rough, but," Falco stepped forward but was stopped six feet away from the young king."I can lead your army in battle, and I'll defeat Demon King Barnas myself. All you have to do in return is give me half of your kingdom and let the angels and demons know it was I, Falco, who-""Enough," said Sylvia. At this point, she felt disgusted hearing the gibberish he was saying. She knows the army was no match for Loki; all the young king was scared of is Demon King Barnas."Hmph," Falco scoffed, feeling embarrassed."We can't
However, the unexpected and the most shocking thing, all except Sylvia had witnessed, was about to happen.Sylvia smirked.- {The Player Has been killed by Loki}Cy's heart, on the other hand, had stopped pumping blood. However, after a second, Falco's eyes flared more as he stumbled backwards.Ba-thump' Ba-thump Ba-thump Ba-thumpCy's heart began beating faster, and slowly he stood up, staring at Loki with a lifeless gaze.- [You have gained minimum experience of the one who killed you}- [Your Rebirth has gained you no strength]At this moment, everywhere and everyone was quiet, all staring at Cyrus and Loki. King Loki, on the other hand, was shocked, wondering if Cyrus had Immortality.Cyrus was expecting something else; he was waiting for the system's order to kill Loki. But it wasn't coming at all.'Does the quest only appear when the enemy has a high hostility?'Loki stepped forward and stopped a few feet apart from Cyrus. He was about to say something, but Cyrus cut in."You
On a long table of King Loki's castle, various types of meals could be seen from the end to its rear. While the four demons who accompanied Cyrus were busy lavishing the meal.Cy was sitting and staring at Loki who wouldn't stop staring back at him. Constantly, Loki would switch his eyes between Cyrus and Sylvia.After some few stares, he abruptly formed a question from thin air. "Do you guys know each other?""Yes, King Loki," said Sylvia.Loki's eyes widened in joy as he asked another abrupt, yet stupid question. "Do you guys love each other?"Cyrus stared at Sylvia; the girl quickly drove her eyes away from his. "No, Cyrus is just here because of Demon King Barnas.""Ha, oh yes, almost forgot. So how do I know he's not some weakling?" Loki said that and leaned forward towards Cyrus."I get the feeling he's a bad guy, a terrible one that kills a lot."For that statement, Cyrus was forced to form a smile at his lips. Seeing how Cyrus was staring emotionless at Loki, Sylvia jumped in.
Cyrus and the four remaining S-rank skill users walked along the cave-like structure. Overall, the four behind him were already having similar thoughts.Although not able to convey it through words, their stare at each other alone was evidence of their common thoughts.And that was to ambush Cyrus or find any means to work as a team and kill Cy, the motherfucking bastard."We've been walking for hours now, why don't we take a break, boss?" Falco said the last word while sounding as if someone was forcing him to say something he never wanted. However, Cyrus didn't answer him."Look, I'm gonna sit for some minutes while you guys go ahead." The slender one voiced out and sat on the floor while leaning against the cave wall. Causing Cy's step to alter.The moment Cyrus was about turning around, the bastard stood up gritting his teeth. 'What's his deal,' thought the slender with disdain."When the angels arrive, I want you to conceal our demon presence but sell him out." Falco whispered, b
Cyrus appeared out of nowhere and lacerated the head of the bastard, blood gushing out on the ruined ground and the head rolling down.-{Skill Activated: God Image}Gradually, the body began turning to particles of blue dusts. Cy on the other was awaiting one thing.-{Congratulations, You Have gained maximum expression of the one you defeated}-{Enemy: 1, 500}-{Previous strength, magic, speed, attack, intelligence and skill: 2, 000}-{Current: 3, 500}Cy's eyes widened, to think the system would give him the stats and not split it like it did with Mongrel, was unthinkable.'I was even stronger than the bastard, guess I need to work more on my attacks'-{Alert: You have gained the Skill: Instant Rebirth}Seeing this, Cyrus had one thought. Debating if he should try it out to see if the skill has really come back.But that would be like the most foolish way to die if it turns out to be fake. However, the screen had never been wrong before.He glanced at it few more times and slid to th