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I Killed the Demon King. It Was a Mistake.
Chapter 168
Caesar immediately returned to Raven.
Raven immediately lifted the concealment as soon as she felt Caesar's presence.
"Did you talk with the beast people?"
"Yes. I gathered useful information and also came up with a decent strategy."
"Explain it to me."
Caesar drew a map on the ground while speaking.
"First, Geotech's abilities are four in total. One is the 'Black Blessing' ability, which can unconditionally revive the Black Horn tribe members even if they die or are severely injured."
"...Such an unbelievable ability exists?"
"That's why he's a devil. And the next is resurrection. Even if he dies, he can be resurrected as long as the Black Horn tribe members are alive. He tears apart his subordinate's body and is reborn."
"Is there anything more surprising?"
"The third ability is sealing. The reason the beast people are currently unable to resist is because their magic has been sealed. Some humans were also captured, and based on their aura being blocked, it seems he can completely block abilities."
"Sealing magic..."
Raven felt a chill down her spine at the thought that she might not be able to use magic.
She absolutely must not face Geotech directly.
"What about the last ability?"
"They say he can control lightning."
"Does that mean he can strike lightning right now?"
"That's right. But the reason he's not striking lightning is... I'm not quite sure. It might be that he thinks lightning should strike naturally, not through his own ability."
Raven's mind became complicated.
Each of Geotech's abilities was diverse and formidable.
"But he has one weakness."
"What is it?"
"The staff. If you break the skull staff, you can release all the seals on the beast people's bodies. It seems he uses the 'Black Blessing' ability through the staff, so if the staff breaks, he won't be able to use his abilities properly."
"What about resurrection?"
"I'm not sure about that."
Raven thought for a moment and then spoke.
"Sealing is truly the only answer. According to Elijah's words, the Black Horn tribe will completely conquer the demon realm and try to invade the continent. They aren't weak to sunlight and don't need to drink blood or essence."
Yes.
Finally, someone who can properly empathize with my thoughts has appeared!
How frustrating it had been until now...
I feel like my chest has been completely cleared.
"So the first thing we must do is free those beast people."
"I understand releasing these beast people. But will they really show us the way through the Forest of Labyrinth?"
"I received an oath."
"...An oath from the demon race?"
"Yes, that's right. So they will definitely show us the way."
"From the documents I've read, the demon race's oath is said to be absolutely kept."
Raven's eyes slightly narrowed.
"...How does Lord Caesar know this?"
Caesar was slightly startled.
Was information about the demon race's oath not well known?
Caesar recalled the words of the cowardly doppelganger 'John' and responded.
"I think I heard such a story somewhere."
Raven's eyes became slightly suspicious.
-Something seems strange...
This is why Raven is difficult.
She sometimes doubts things out of nowhere.
There's only one way to handle this.
"We don't have much time left, so let's start soon."
He's letting her know there are more urgent matters.
She knows the priority of tasks better than anyone.
"...Right. How do you plan to approach Geotech?"
"Obviously by walking."
Caesar lightly tapped his buckle.
"Just cast a proper concealment spell. I'll definitely break his staff."
***
Geotech couldn't sleep even though night had fallen.
Why isn't lightning falling?
The rainy season's night.
After the 199th lightning fell, he had definitely dreamed of his body turning as white as lightning and destroying the Demon King's castle.
Geotech was convinced this dream was a prophetic dream of him pacifying the demon realm, and he had waited over a month for the 199th lightning to fall.
But just one short.
Stopped just one short.
Geotech knelt and offered a prayer to the indifferent sky.
'Almighty sky, why have you abandoned your son?'
When the prophet Belial came to Geotech and attached horns to him, Geotech realized he had been chosen by the sky.
It was definitely so...
Krrrraaaaaaa-!
Uuuuuuuuuugh!
At the base of the pyramid, corpses of non-believers were piled high, with the stench of blood permeating the air.
"How many more souls do we need?"
Geotech held his staff and continued to pray towards the sky.
Rumble!
Clouds began to drift in the distance.
A new day was beginning to dawn.
He prayed for lightning to pour down like rain.
Geotech continued to pray and pray again.
A gaze observing this scene was mixed with irritation and impatience.
'When is this bastard going to stop praying.'
Caesar had been standing at the top of the pyramid for quite some time.
He thought it was a very simple mission to just break Geotech's staff, but he never expected the guy would spend the entire night holding his staff and praying.
The Royder Order's cardinals and bishops should see this.
If the Royder Order was filled with devout individuals like Geotech, the world would have been much brighter.
Sunlight began to shine through the distant clouds.
Dawn was already breaking.
'I can't delay any longer.'
Caesar raised Thunder in both hands.
He was bowing to the sky at a metronome-like steady pace.
If he struck at the moment when his neck and staff were in a straight line, he could slice through his neck along with the staff.
At the same time, he would be resurrected, but he could buy time to escape quickly.
Caesar stood next to Geotech like an executioner, raising his axe.
Thud!
His head was smashed against the ground.
Thud!
He smashed his head against the ground again.
Thud!
At the moment his head was smashed against the ground again.
"Uriyaaaaaaaa!"
With a thunderous roar, Thunder fell on Geotech's neck.
Sizzle!
Thunder lightly sliced through his flesh and thick cervical vertebrae.
The powerful current that followed paralyzed his body and burned his flesh black.
Geotech met his end very pathetically.
But that wasn't the end.
Caesar's axe continued forward without losing its momentum, heading towards the staff.
Crack!
Caesar's axe precisely struck the skull-headed part of the staff.
The skull staff couldn't withstand the weight of the lightning striking down.
As its head shattered, a scream escaped from the spine-composed staff.
Kyaaaaaaaa!
Noise and black blessings scattered in the air, of a completely different dimension from when the troll priest's staff was broken.
The troll priests and orcs guarding Geotech couldn't believe their eyes.
Geotech's neck and staff…….
"…… Divine punishment."
Were severed by lightning.
"It's divine punishment!!!"
"Aaaaaaagh!"
The troll priests and orcs were instantly in a panic.
To the extent that the priests themselves threw away their staffs.
He had expected the surrounding people to panic if Geotech died, but not to this extent.
The orcs, trolls, and goblins at the top of the pyramid quickly tried to descend but got tangled and tumbled down.
The fanatics who had been extracting hearts from non-believers at the pyramid's base fled with their daggers.
Caesar looked towards the area where the beast people were.
The beast people seemed to have gained freedom, using magic to push away the orcs and trolls as they escaped.
'Well, luck is on my side.'
The beast people had gained magic, Geotech was dead, and the 150,000-strong group of fanatics had fallen into panic.
Could there be a better situation than this?
Now he just needs to escape safely.
At the moment Caesar was trying to wipe the blood off Thunder to escape, the body of a troll priest descending the pyramid suddenly stopped.
"Uh...?"
Crack! Crack! crack! crack!
"Kaaaaaaaa!"
Several fingers sprouted from the troll priest's belly, piercing through the skin.
These fingers forcibly tore open the belly, breaking ribs to create a path for birth.
Finally, a thick head emerged from the deep, blood-smelling hole…….
It was Geotech's head with four black horns.
"Aaaaaaaaaah!"
The troll writhed, experiencing the full pain of childbirth.
Geotech slid out of the troll's body, using its pain as a melody.
From the tips of his horns to his feet, he was covered in the troll's blood.
Geotech tore the troll priest's clothes to cover his lower abdomen and then opened his mouth.
"Who dares to harm me, the god of lightning!"
Boom! Crash! Crash!
As Geotech erupted in rage, lightning struck the dry sky. The lightning mercilessly fell on the fanatics' heads, who were roasted without even being able to respond. Geotech looked at the top of the pyramid, but nothing was visible there.
"Show yourself! You cowardly assassin! Face the son of god, Geotech!"
Geotech sprayed lightning in all directions.
Rumble!
The lightning destroyed the sanctuary and altar, burning deeply. The bigger problem was that clouds were quickly gathering due to Geotech's rampage.
Clouds that had barely crossed the Red Mountains rushed over and began to pour rain.
Swoooosh!
As rain poured over Geotech's entire camp, Caesar's figure emerged while trying to escape. More precisely, his body was transparent, but the raindrops hitting his body revealed his location.
Geotech's eyes turned towards Caesar.
"Got caught."
Caesar's invisibility was dispelled.
"You damn bastaaard!"
Geotech's hand swept downward.
Rumble!
Lightning fell above Caesar's head. Caesar instinctively threw Thunder towards the sky.
Boom!
Thunder took the lightning strike instead. The lightning wrapped around Thunder, gathering completely at the axe's edge and turning bright red. Thunder was then knocked away and drove into the pyramid's floor.
Sizzle!
The lightning flowed through the rainwater spread across the pyramid. Geotech and the black-horned clan were all electrocuted, shivering.
Caesar wasn't electrocuted.
The reason was clear.
"Raven, nice!"
Raven, watching from Whitey, had sensibly cast an insulation spell on Caesar's body.
Caesar ran to the electrocuted, unresponsive Geotech and beheaded him.
"What will the god of lightning do when struck by his own lightning."
Caesar picked up Thunder stuck in the ground and fled.
Crack!
Geotech was born, piercing through an orc blocking Caesar's path.
As soon as he was born, Geotech struck with lightning.
"Die!"
Caesar threw Thunder skyward again. Thunder drove into the ground again, electrocuting Geotech and the surrounding fanatics.
"No learning ability."
Caesar picked up Thunder stuck in the ground and cut off Geotech's right arm and left leg. Sharp wind streams from Caesar's axe penetrated Geotech's eyes and ears, completely destroying both.
"Kaaaaaaa!"
Geotech screamed and rolled on the ground. Killing Geotech now would only result in his resurrection. Caesar decided to buy as much time as possible before his next resurrection. But that wasn't a good strategy. The black blessing flowing from Geotech's body immediately restored his eyes, eardrums, arms, and legs.
"...Killing him would've been better."
Surprised by the faster-than-expected healing, Caesar clicked his tongue and disappeared between the electrocuted, trembling black-horned clan members.
"This damn red-haired bastaaaard!"
Unable to see Caesar hidden in the crowd, Geotech struck lightning in all directions.
"Kaaaa!"
"Uaaaaaah!"
"Oh god! Calm your anger... Uaaaaaah!"
The black-horned clan couldn't withstand Geotech's rage. They tried to stop him, but anyone approaching was either killed by lightning or passed out from electrocution. Geotech was the same.
Sizzle-!
"Uaaaaaah!"
Geotech knelt, electrocuted by the lightning he accidentally sent nearby. Caesar looked at the fallen Geotech and laughed incredulously.
"What a real rock-head."
Whether it's because he's a Orc or because this bastard is a crazy god, Caesar learned another good piece of information. The guy has incredible abilities but doesn't know how to use them properly.
'Let me escape before getting sealed like the beast people.'
Caesar cut through the limbs of charging black-horned clan members and headed towards the forest.