Dungeon Hunter (던전사냥꾼)

Chapter 76: Hell Monarch

After our innocence was proven, we could safely step into the castle.

The old demon Sasun offered his head, but I didn't take it.

He was the one who ruled this castle instead of the Hell Monarch. There was a lot of information I didn't know so it wouldn't be good if the commander changed suddenly.

"When the Hell Monarch first appeared in this place, he was alone."

A spacious room. It was a large room that reminded me of a plaza. There were a lot of luxurious tables, chandeliers, etc. as well as high quality food.

Sasun quietly kneeled down and proceeded to tell the story. He was on the ground due to his sin.

"However, his army increased in size as time passed. All the demons he killed became his puppets. Although the White Knights found him, the power of the Hell Monarch exceeded our imagination and we lost an important power. I wasn't even aware of this fact until the White Knights became an enemy."

Sasun hit his head against the ground.

He felt regret about not knowing sooner, but it wouldn't have changed the situation.

Ariel sat in her seat and didn't move. Only the main demons could enter this banquet hall.

I sat in the most prominent position with Ariel beside me.

As the deep silence continued, Sasun kept talking.

"The ones who became puppets of the Hell Monarch only follow his words. The amazing thing is that the puppets still maintain their own personalities. He is able to use magic freely while wielding a sword. In some cases, they pretended to be allies and completely decimated the bases. We have to distrust everything..."

They had no choice.

It was a situation where they didn't know who was the enemy.

Their smiling allies could stab them from behind.

They couldn't trust anyone.

In such a situation, a proper war couldn't happen.

It wasn't a coincidence that all of the grand dukes' troops were wiped out except for this place.

"His army is growing so big that no one can resist."

"How many?"

"Three million...that is the lowest estimate."

"Hah."

Ariel breathed out heavily.

Three million? That was the number if all of the grand dukes' troops were combined.

It meant that those killed by the Hell Monarch's puppets were also changed. I didn't think that the Hell Monarch could wipe out a large army of three million enemies alone.

It was the same if he killed or his army did.

Who would be able to deal with it?

The soldiers lost their will to fight.

'An invitation to a place of death.'

I remembered Greenwich Observatory.

At that time, all the grand dukes except for me received a special quest to go to the Demon World.

It was clear what would have happened if they reached the Demon World.

They wouldn't have been able to win. My army this time was no exception.

"Still, Ariel has returned so the morale of the solders is soaring to the sky. The knights are also motivated."

"I am not the master of the castle now."