Lord of Caldera

Chapter 82

Everyone turned to see three dark figures in black armor, their forms flickering like shadows.

You fools. Did you really think I wouldn't prepare for this? These are the embodiments of my power, copies of the heroes of old. Do you think you can face them?

"L-Light!" one of the knights desperately raised his relic, but the black-armored warrior ignored it and charged forward.

As the light burned the black knight's armor, its sword still swung down with force.

-It's useless, utterly useless! Do you realize how much power I've condensed into this? If you don't swing first, you'll die!

"Damn...!" The holy knights looked at the black knights in frustration. They had counted on the divine power, known for being a perfect counter to demons. But the demon had crammed so much raw power into its creations that it couldn't be purified instantly. By mimicking the skills of ancient heroes, it had compensated for its vulnerabilities.

'This is bad! I didn't think the demon would have prepared this well against us!'

Just as the knights had been strategizing on how to defeat the demon, it had been preparing its own strategies to counter them. The serpent-shaped demon let out a loud, mocking laugh.

-Kuhahaha! How do you plan to fight against ancient heroes? Is there anyone among you with the skills to rival them?

"Wooriyaah!"

Boom!

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In the middle of the demon's gloating, Toby swung his consecrated weapon, smashing one of the shadow knights backward. The shadow hit the ground with a heavy thud, writhing from the impact. The demon trembled in disbelief.

-What the hell?! Why is there someone who can actually fight them?!

"Toby, Sir Ray! Each of you take one of the shadows! Everyone else, focus on the remaining one!"@@@@

"Yes!" Toby and Sir Ray charged at their assigned opponents, while one of the holy knights gasped in shock.

"W-wait! That's reckless!"

Fighting shadow knights, each imbued with the skill of ancient heroes, was no small feat. The logical approach would have been to focus all efforts on one shadow, then deal with the rest. But...

Clang! Smash! Swish!

"...Unbelievable." The holy knight stared in disbelief as Toby and Ray fought off their shadow opponents, not yielding an inch. In fact, they were gradually pushing the shadows back. If the demon wasn't lying, this meant that these two were close to matching the skill of the ancient heroes themselves.

"Focus! We still have one left!" one of the holy knights shouted.

-Impossible! No one can endure this pain just by sheer will!

"No! My resolve is stronger than any pain!" Sylas roared as flames erupted from his hand, igniting the cursed sword Volberk. Max, watching from the sidelines, muttered to himself.

"As expected... The young master is truly..."

"What's happening?! Do you know what's going on?" a holy knight asked, bewildered by the turn of events.

"It's just the strength of his unyielding will... That's all I can say," Max replied, clenching his fists as he remembered the conversation he had with Sylas the previous day.

-Max, I need you to prepare something for the final battle.

-What now?

-Can you make a drug that numbs pain? Enough that I won't feel a thing, even if I'm being torn apart right in front of me?

-I can, but you know that's dangerous, right?

-It's only for a single use. Just something to counter the demon's attacks.

-Fine, but if it weren't for a demon, I wouldn't be making this stuff.

The red vial Sylas had taken earlier was the drug Max had prepared for him. Max knew full well that Sylas's endurance wasn't just a matter of willpower.

"Volberk, answer my call!"

-No, stop!

With the cursed sword ablaze, Sylas swung it toward the demon. The demon recoiled in horror, but Sylas was faster. Volberk cleaved through the demon's true form, slicing it in half.

Squelch.

-How... how can a human endure such pain... with nothing but willpower...?

"Never underestimate the strength of my resolve. For this is..."

Yes, this was...

"...the power of my conviction!"

...And, of course, the effect of a high-grade potion.

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