CHAPTER 92

Amon was assigned two missions: one was to conquer the continent, and the other was to protect the elf and entrust the killing of every Demon King to him. At first, Amon questioned the benefit of killing those Demon Kings for the elf. However, within just six days, after witnessing the elf's slow yet sudden surge in power and his leap to the legendary rank following the slaughter of nearly two hundred Demon Kings, he realized the reason.

Still, Afarid's growth was abnormal. Upon reaching level seven, which, according to hero statistics, should have placed him between lower to mid-epic rank, he instead reached the legendary rank. Afarid believed the reason for this was that, unlike other heroes who started by hunting lower-ranked Demon Kings, his very first kill had been a Warlord Demon King. From that point on, he never killed a Demon King below the rank of Overlord, unlike other heroes whose first kills were against elite or lord-ranked enemies.

That explanation satisfied him, but there was a second reason—one he could never have guessed. A reason that existed in every world, dictated by the pattern of fate, a rule even the God of Destruction was bound to obey: the existence of good to counter evil.

This repetitive fate was inescapable for any world, as in every server, a Demon King with extraordinary power and growth would inevitably find himself facing a particular hero with an equally abnormal rise in strength.

Neither of them realized that they were being influenced by an external power—one their peers did not possess. The observing gods now knew that Afarid was the key figure among the heroes. But who was the key figure among the Demon Kings? The strongest one with an unnatural growth rate?

"A legend has appeared..."

Amon, standing in front of Afarid to protect him during his ascension, had expected such an event. Whenever a being reached the legendary rank, if they had been under the protection of a god before, that protection would no longer hold. Other legends, if they wished, could now appear to attack and unleash the wrath they had been unable to show before.

Amon quickly focused on the elderly orc shaman and easily discerned the reason for his appearance. The corpses of thousands of orcs lay on the ground, rising as undead. That was enough for Amon to understand the legendary orc's intentions.

"He's certainly furious about our necromancy on orc corpses."

Saying this alerted the other death kings. The proud race of the War Pantheon, the orcs, never tolerated disrespect toward their fallen warriors.

Amon locked eyes with the orc shaman, who responded by summoning twenty epic-ranked golems. The shaman then blew into a horn, causing dozens of portals to open around him, from which millions of orcs began to emerge.

Meanwhile, Kaya was marching toward another battlefield to defend a Warlord Demon King. One might ask why she didn't use a teleportation gate. The answer was simple: advanced battles had barriers that disrupted teleportation. If she had insisted on using it, even for her—a future epic-ranked Demon King—the result would have been death.

Thus, she continued her march until the heirloom necklace of every orc tribe leader she carried began to tremble. Shortly after, a portal appeared before them.

Seeing the new portals and sensing legendary auras from beyond them, Kaya was stunned. But her shock turned to fear when she saw orcs stepping into the portals.

"What are you doing?!"

None of the orcs listened to her. They understood the meaning of the heirloom necklace—this portal was a call for aid from the Grand Orc, the Ancient Shaman. Those who had survived multiple plagues thanks to the old orc had no choice but to answer his call.

"I order you to stand down!"

Kaya's screams were useless. Her contract with the orcs only bound them to aid her in battle. They knew that the battlefield their elder had summoned them to was far more important than defending a Demon King's fortress. If this Demon Queen tried to threaten them or their families, she would have to face the Ancient Shaman, the Legendary Orc, who was attacking her at the crucial moment of her ascension to legendary rank. He would ensure vengeance for them.

With that thought, all the orcs stepped into the portal, leaving Kaya behind. She then decided to contact a Demon King who had invaded her continent less than a week ago and had already killed numerous Demon Kings from both factions.

"Hazard, for the last time, either attack only Kabil's forces or leave my continent!"

The aura of the dead was enough to tell her who was behind this event. Within minutes, she received a response.

"Kaya, maybe you forgot, but I won't forget your betrayal!"

Kaya was confused. Betrayal? She had only once offered Hazard an alliance, which he had refused. Later, when Hazard invaded the orc continent, she had threatened him to leave.

"What betrayal?!"

Across the ocean, in the undead citadel, Hazard, watching an armored legendary behemoth clad in obsidian, responded.

"My first friend in this world died because of your betrayal. The first defeat and humiliation I suffered in this world were because of you. If you had kept your promise, this wouldn't have happened!"

Kaya was perplexed—she couldn't remember. She had broken so many promises that she couldn't recall them all.

Then, Hazard sent his final message.

"Terror waited for you until the very end."

A spark went off in her mind—Demon King Terror, the Fiend of Infernal Havoc. He had a bright future due to his leadership talent and combat prowess. His business sense had allowed him to dominate the black-market weapon trade in five servers.

"Terror was...?"

Kaya had been completely unaware of this connection. The reason she had not shown up that day, despite promising Terror, was because she had chosen to participate in a pointless battle elsewhere. She had used it as an excuse, thinking that if she could, she would remove Terror from her list of threats, and if he succeeded, she would recognize his worth.

Kaya had never imagined that her actions would backfire so severely—creating a deep hatred in a Demon King she never believed could one day overpower her.

Demon King Hazard, the Legendary Undead Fiend, had now allied with her greatest enemy and had set his sights on conquering her continent.

"Sucubus, you'd better prepare yourself! There's no ending for you but death!"

Kaya's body trembled. The threat of a legendary being who could now kill her without restriction—she definitely felt the danger.