Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 373

Part 2 Episode 113

Dragon and Demon

A few more days have passed since then.

Now, even after injecting power into the World Tree, a significant amount of demon energy still remained.

Of course, Elric did not leave this power idle.

The reason he ate the devil tree fruit to awaken the seal and amplify his demon energy in the first place was to imitate Mephisto.

It seemed like there was room for magic energy, and now it was the seal’s turn to pour all that power into it.

“Whew…”

He sat down, took a deep breath, and used his magic energy.

The power flowing within the body began to flow into the malignant seal.

Then, a soft light flowed from there.

Ugh!

It seemed like there was still a long way to go to evolve the seal.

Considering the amount of magic energy increasing with each passing day, it didn’t seem like it would take longer than expected.

On the other hand, there was a change in appearance.

“Elric. The training is going well…”

Shock!

Sean, who came to see Elric for the first time in a while, was surprised to see him frozen in place.

Unlike my first impression, my eyes had become sharper for a long time, and the hair that was slightly covering my ears had now fallen to my shoulders.

“hmm? “When did Sean arrive?”

But even more than that, what caught Sean’s attention were the horns growing and curling on both sides.

It is a clear contrast to the past, which was straight and straight.

And the goat-like horns reminded me of someone.

The appearance of my face also seems to have changed…

Maybe it’s because I’ve been focusing too much on training.

Elric, the person involved, seemed unaware of that fact.

“You just arrived, but you’ve changed a lot.”

“Me?”

“So, I think he looks just like Mephisto?”

“…Are you kidding me?”

“I’m serious.”

It looks like that ugly face?

Elric’s face distorted, and Sean proudly handed him the hand mirror that was nearby.

“No, what the hell… Damn it…”

Elric checked his face and clenched his temples without realizing it.

Let’s say it’s a seal. Because I can’t help it.

But there’s no need to even look alike!

If Mephisto had heard, he would have sworn at me to my face.

Elric didn’t care and sobbed as the world left.

* * *

A moment later.

“…ha. I need to hurry up and get out of here. Rather, what’s going on here?”

Elric asked Sean while caressing the bridge of his nose with his thumb and index finger.

Originally, he should have been training the demons.

After handing out the Devil Tree Fruit. The demons seemed to have more leisure now and were following along with Sean and King Yulho’s difficult training.

Some, like Sean and Yulhowang, showed surprising talent.

However, if you took the time to come here, it meant that you had some business to attend to.

“I thought it was time to show my face to the soldiers. “You’ve been stuck here for so long that everyone is wondering if you’re okay.”

“Oh, it’s worth it.”

It had been a while since he had been locked in his office, so it seemed like he wanted to come out to boost the morale of the soldiers.

‘Seeing my growth will be motivating enough.’

There was nothing bad about Elric, as he was aching from having to stay in his room.

“great. “Let’s go right away.”

Elric immediately followed Sean to the training ground.

‘But why does Sean seem to be expecting more?’

Until I gave him training, he whined that he didn’t want to do it.

What is it that makes the corners of my mouth twitch like that?

The doubts were immediately resolved as soon as we arrived at the training center.

“…What happened to this?”

“How is it? “Isn’t it amazing?”

“These are the soldiers from back then?”

“of course. ha ha ha. Do you think anything is impossible for this Sean?”

Sean was confident.

That’s right too.

The children, who had a youthful appearance before they started training, suddenly became strong adults.

The young men looked like trustworthy warriors, and the old men had straight backs and gave off the air of veterans.

Moreover, female demons also became knights and contributed to their strength.

“Incredible.”

But it wasn’t just about improving physical abilities.

“okay. “The teachings of King Yulho and I are really working.”

The sight of demons sparring came into Elric’s field of vision.

A movement that moves with unbelievable agility.

There was not a single person who looked as frightened as when I first saw them.

It seems like they are just waiting for the dragon army to arrive.

There were only soldiers full of venom and devoted to training.

Each and every one of them were elites that were second to none.

As I looked at that, the facts about my own appearance disappeared from my mind.

My face has gotten uglier, but that’s okay.

I feel full just looking at the grown demons.

It was then that I made eye contact with a soldier.

As soon as he saw Elric, he was not embarrassed and shouted in a loud voice.

“The Demon King has arrived. All troops at attention!”

Immediately, the soldiers stopped training and turned toward Elric.

“salute!”

“insect!”

“insect!”

And with the words that followed, each of them put their weapons forward.

Now that the military discipline was perfect, I finally felt like I was seeing a proper army.

A faint smile appeared on Elric’s lips.

As he accepted the salute, the soldiers lowered their weapons and waited for further words.

A moment of silence.

Then, it was the moment when Elric was about to open his mouth.

Puuuuuuu-!

The sound of a horn echoed throughout the castle, signifying that enemies had appeared.

When I turned my head, I saw that the dragons were flying towards me, exuding great intimidation just like before.

As if he was definitely going to finish it this time.

But no one was agitated.

In the meantime, he was looking at Elric with an angled posture.

“Good.”

Elric looked down at the soldiers and opened his mouth.

“At this time, we show the results of our training to the enemy. “You guys have changed and I have confidence that we can win this war!”

“There is no need to sit still and suffer anymore. “Pour out all the anger you have suffered so far and pour it out on your enemies!”

“We will attack, not defend. “All troops to their seats!”

Thump thump thump thump!

As soon as Elric’s order was given, the soldiers moved as quickly as they had been trained.

They prepared their siege weapons and climbed up the castle wall to meet the enemy.

“article!”

At the words that followed, the knights lined up on the castle wall held their lances in reverse and took the stance of throwing javelins.

Grumble!

Dark magical energy burned fiercely on their lances.

And the moment when the distance between the dragons became somewhat closer.

Elric shouted with strength in his voice.

“Shoot!”

Baba bababang!!

A spear filled with magical energy was shot sharply at the dragons.

* * *

Kwaaaa-!

Dragons were flying randomly through the cloudless sky.

Even though he only suffered damage in the first battle and retreated.

Their expressions looked more relaxed than ever.

This was because many alternative solutions had already been prepared for what had been experienced in the previous battle.

Then, little by little, the demon’s castle began to appear in the distance.

I could see the demons in the castle moving diligently.

“That’s not even funny.”

The dragon in the lead snorted and said.

“Do you think even if you prepare, you can stop us?”

Those around him nodded and agreed with his words.

The same goes for other dragons.

He smiled meaningfully, probably thinking the same thing as the dragon in the lead.

A look in his eyes that did not think that any of the countless dragons would be defeated.

The reason was simple.

In the first battle, the enemy’s full strength was already known.

Even though the atmosphere was slightly different, the soldiers were nothing more than a ragtag bunch.

But only one.

The commander of the demons needed to be on guard.

And there were people who joined to deal with him.

[Isn’t that so, ancient dragon?]

[I think so too.] The

green giant dragon next to him nodded and answered the dragon’s question.

Ancient Dragon.

It is twice as big as a normal dragon.

An ancient dragon known to possess several times more magical power.

All six Ancient Dragons participated in the war just to capture one of their commanders.

This is why we have no choice but to be sure of victory even before the match.

It was only a matter of time before the castle was captured.

While having a short conversation.

Kwakwakwakwa-!

The demons lined up on the castle wall fired magic spears filled with demon energy.

They started flying in a straight line with an unusual energy.

“I’ll take care of those toys to warm up my body.”

The Green Ancient snorted and walked straight to the front of the corps.

As soon as the magic spear reached his nose, he let out a loud roar and spread his wings wide.

Kwaaaa!

Then, a tremendous amount of energy exploded forward.

The power to destroy the weapons launched by the demons all at once in the air.

but.

[What…!]

The window was not broken.

Rather, it seems to be flying straight while holding on to the energy of the Green Ancient.

The well-forged tip of the spear looked sharper than the dragon’s scales.

Kwa Kwa Kwa Kwa –

An enormous explosion erupted from the area where the energy and the spear met.

It was so strong that a sonic boom erupted in the area where the magic spear passed through.

The Green Ancient exploded with strength again, but the spear eventually pierced through his energy and reached him.

[…!]

Boom boom boom!

Kurre Tomb-

Quarge …!

Dozens of layers of protective shields and magic spears clashed and shattered several times.

Black smoke suddenly covered the sky.

But still, the magic spear flew without stopping and continued to pound the protective shield.

In the end, it wasn’t long before the entire defense shield collapsed.

Of course, the Green Agent behind him ended up with a hole in his face.

[Why… Why doesn’t my idiom work…!]

『Why?』

The Green Ancient was in despair over the fact that his magic, which he absolutely believed in, was not working at all, and then he belatedly heard a voice in his ear.

A voice that is quiet yet sends chills down the listener’s spine.

‘Demon King… No, Demon God!’

Above that distant castle.

I fell into the illusion that a wolf with huge mountain goat horns was watching me.

Wizard who swallowed talent