A couple of minutes passed as Trickster started the ritual. He called out to one of the ones guarding the base.
"Are you one of Vlad's apostles? Relay to him that I need him to come here."
"Yes!"
Vlad instantly heard the news through his hivemind with his apostles and came teleporting back to their base. He saw Phobos who screaming in anguish and Aries who was unconscious on the ground.
"Don't worry, your Master Aries is not dead."
"But..."
"I said it's fine. He will live as long as you do me a favor."
"Yes... yes sir."
"Hmmm... I've seen from reports that the twin nations don't have many strong people. I want you to go with some of your apostles to the country of wishes. Hinder the people or other races that are defending the place."
"What do you mean..."
"I meant, Wreak havoc as much as you want there! As for me, I think I'll visit the Ancient Dragon Lord of Frost. Although the dragons are not affected by this skill since it manifests a terrorizing monster inside weak races as well as spawns demonic monsters in the land, I just want to check if the Dragon Monarch is even interested to help."
Vlad instantly agreed in terror. He knew that he couldn't defeat him if even his master Aries passed out.
"But who is going to defend this place?"
"Oh, don't worry. our puppies will be here in a minute."
"Puppies?"
As he said that, a dark portal spawned near them.
"Oh, that was fast."
Vlad looked at the people who came out of the Dark Portal as Trickster was smiling. One by one they all came out of the portal. There were nine of them in total.
"The others really want this to be a successful killing. They sent all of our Hell hound Knights here."
"We are here to guard the place, Lord Trickster. Don't worry, this will be in safe hands as you go and play."
The leader of the Hellhound Knights looked at Aries.
"I see that he is asleep."
"Make sure to take care of my love. I'll just go out a bit."
Vlad was still shocked by the portal that just spawned. Trickers then left them and went out. The leader of the Hellhounds then asked Vlad.
"So, where are you assigned to go?"
"Go? Oh, I was told to go to the Country of Wishes and destroy it."
"I see. Here, take some of my hellhound knights with you. I'll redirect the portal. Don't worry, this portal is safe to use. I can only use it twice a day and the further and unknown the place is, the harder it is to conjure. I've already gone to the Country of Wishes before so I can easily hook you there."
"Wait, I'll just gather some of my apostles before we go."
After a couple of hours, Vlad was ready to go to the country of Wishes along with the escorts of his apostles and six of the hellhound knights.
The leader of the Hellhounds knights then asked him.
"May I know your name? So I can tell Lord Trickster that you have gone for your mission."
"It's Vlad. How about yours?"
"Kayeios."
Vlad, along with some of his apostles and the six hellhound knights then teleported to the Capital City, Hatisa.
***
Sometime before Vlad teleported to the city, the whole country- no, the whole nations, cities, and villages in the continent were in a panic. Citizens started crying in agony as they hear voices in their heads.
"PLEASE! MAKE IT STOP!"
After an agonizing battle in their mind, dark beings started appearing within them. There were some that combat it and repressed it but most of the people spawned their own terrorizing demons inside them. The ones who avoided such started running and getting out of the city while the adventurers who negated the effect, decided to fight for the city.
Aside from the dark monsters spawning from their own being, demons spawned all over the land. Dark rain poured dark magic into the soil, spawning demonic beings as they attack any human and living being in sight.
Flying demons also came out of the dark cloud as they dove and attack the cities and villages they come into contact with. It was total chaos as only a couple of minutes passed and blood was already covering most of the small villages on the continent.
Lord roman and his acquaintances who just entered the capital city of Hatisa were in complete shock when they saw the dark cloud forming above.
"What is happening!"
The templar knight called out to him as he went close to the pope.
He started casting spells on the pope and on Lord Roman.
"Blessing of Resistance! Holy Aura! Anti-Confusion. Iron Will. Solidified Mind."
The clerics and other holy members that they traveled with also cast spells to combat the attack.
Side by side he looked as almost everybody started manifesting a dark monster within them.
He couldn't believe what was happening as other people who resisted the attack pointed out.
"It's happening! I've read this occurrence before. The Demon Monarch is back! We cannot be saved!"
"The Demon Monarch?"
"You mean the old story? Did he really reincarnate from the dead?"
***
While everyone was in a panic, Seth was almost finished clearing the last Demon Gate Dungeon.
Notice: The Demon General- Holy Prophetess of Death (Level 240), is below 20% Hp.
Notice: All the Vice-Generals- Wraiths: The Specter of Souls (Level 210), are killed by the Dark Shadows.
(Finally, I can finish this! Since I doubled my dark shadows, I can clear it today.)
"Teleport Strike! Reality Eclipse!"
Notice: The Holy Prophetess of Death is defeated.
LVL UP! LVL UP! LVL UP! LVL 250/250.
Notice: Level cap. Level experience is automatically transferred to the affiliated unit.
Notice: Rim is now LVL 200/200.
"Wow. Rim is maxed out as well!"
Notice: Can equip Starlight Radiance.
"Wait! I forgot. Would I lose my equipment set effect If I replace my sword?"
Notice: The set effect will still be in effect if the original sword/ the current bow is equipped as a side weapon.
(Oh. I guess as long as I have it with me equipped in my body, it's fine. I remember that there is no limit to weapons I can carry as long as I can carry them in my body.)
(Equip Starlight Radiance!)
Notice: Starlight Radiance is equipped.
Starlight Radiance stats:
-100,000 flat attack damage and 150,000 magical attack damage.
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Notice: Treasure can be claimed.
Seth picked up his loot.
Notice: The user has acquired the following loot from the Demon Gate Dungeon.
-1x Demon Gate Relic
-3x Higher Demon Shards (instantly crafted as a Demonic Ring of the Demon Monarch)
-1x Demon General's Crystal Orb (instantly put into the Armlet of the Demon Monarch)
-1x Tear of the Demon Prophetess (A crystalized tear from the Female Demon as she died bearing her child. She was reincarnated as a Wraith by the Demon Monarch to be one of his Generals. Can be used on a Demonkin to make them into a human.)
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Demonic Ring- Ring of Resistance
-Increases the resistance of the wearer and amplifies resistance-based skills and passives.
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Seth left the ruin of luminosity as he and Uriel sensed something in a distance.
Notice: powerful dark beings are in sight. Preparing for combat.