The Max Level Hero Has Returned!

Chapter 618. Demon Race

Davey plunged his fiery sword into the ground. The temperature of the stone chamber rapidly rose, and the surrounding stone walls began to turn red. The claim that the place would become a hell of fire was not a lie, and the havoc that Davey was causing sowed indescribably immense panic in everyone, whose faces were marred with fear and apprehension.

"Wha... What are you doing?!" Ye Hyun-Hwa exclaimed in shock.

"Is there a problem?"

“There are still captured people down there... Are you planning to kill the hostages as well?"

Davey shook his head. “None of them are alive anymore.”

Davey’s answer made Ye Hyun-Hwa tremble. "Are they... all dead?"

"Hundreds were sacrificed as offerings. I'm not sure how long they had been festering."

“...” Ye Hyun-Hwa bowed her head down, hiding her face that seethed with anger. But her emotion was clear in the way she clenched her fist so tightly that it trembled and her knuckles cracked.

Davey had often done the deed of summoning souls before they entered the cycle of reincarnation, or while in it. But he did not have the luxury to resurrect those who had already died. Death was a domain even someone as powerful as Davey could not manage. Bringing back remnants with a spell was akin to necromancy, but resurrection through necromancy was not a true resurrection. Every single one was dead without exception.

As Anabelle went to track the sect leader, a report came moments before from Dirro, who had slipped underground just as Davey had arrived in the stone chamber earlier. The leaders of the Ak Rim Sect had performed a massive ritual at the cost of countless lives, awakening something great. In other words, below was the giant monster awakened by the ritual and...

Cling...

Suddenly two women lunged toward Davey.

Clang!!!

The expressionless woman, who appeared looking like a grim reaper, had risen, swinging a huge scythe at Davey. When her attack failed to land, she pulled back without any hesitation.

At the same time, Davey waved his hand to conjure a warp spell, isolated his own space, and activated it immediately. Hyun-Hwa and Hyo-Yeong were warped instantly.

"Emperor Wol Gon will take good care of you."

"Hmph, you made it this far?" A hoarse voice reached Davey.

One woman's hair was disheveled, and the other had a blank face that looked and felt eerie. The Princesses of the Abyss, as Davey had thought from the very beginning upon seeing Urd, were usually very beautiful. However, these two Princesses of the Abyss in front of him had a slightly different appearance.

Whoosh...

As Lavatein, which had turned the entire area into an utterly fiery inferno, began to die down, Davey drew Blue Ribbon and lightly imbued it with sword energy, while pouring in holy power. The power of Blue Ribbon gradually amplified. Blue Ribbon and Red Ribbon might seem like young children, but that did not mean they were human. They were beings beyond human understanding.

"Blue Ribbon, are you okay now?"

[Blue Ribbon can... do well now...]

After Blue Ribbon’s small and shy response, Davey quietly combined the two swords.

Boom!!!

Maintaining Super Ribbon required a vast amount of power. But since saving up power against the Princesses of the Abyss was truly a foolish act, Davey didn’t bother considering the rate of the jewel’s damage.

Crash!

The sound of a large fracture coming from the jewel was heard, but at the same time, an immense power began to quietly surge inside Davey's body.

"What are you going to do, Melt? Kill that human?" The unsettling and eerie woman with an expressionless face asked the disheveled-haired woman.

"It doesn't matter if he dies, right? Oedon's plan doesn't concern me anyway."

Disorder was all that the Princesses of the Abyss desired. While the three sisters, including Urd, felt a bit different, none of the Princesses of the Abyss he had encountered so far deviated much from that scope.

"It's not like we're going to chat and laugh together now, is it?"

"Be careful. This is the one who killed Sleesia."

"No, don't worry about that. According to Oedon, he used some strange power at that time. He can't use it now."

"Then...That means he's not as formidable as he was when he fought Sleesia. So, there isn't a problem then.”

The woman with an eerie impression turned her eyes to Davey.

"My name is Della. Yours?" The eerie woman asked him casually.

"I'm the Grim Reaper who’ll kill you, you wench."

"Oh, so arrogant." After her short murmur, her body began to warp and scatter, blurring like an afterimage, while a chilling aura began to emanate from her

“Are you going to do this on your own?”

"I'll kill him," The woman, whose presence had completely disappeared, declared coldly.

Melt lost interest and took a step back.

At the same time, a chilling aura surged, and an intangible cold energy drew closer to Davey's neck.

Cling...

As Davey swung Super Ribbon, a giant and invisible scythe that was several meters long was flung out of thin air.

"Can you... sense me?" She stumbled back, seemingly amazed at Davey.

But Davey had no intention of simply letting her retreat in panic. He lunged at her with Super Ribbon with lightning speed, making her retreat nervously. And just as the bluish-red aura of Super Ribbon's sword energy was about to cut through Della, Davey could see a chilling smile forming on Melt's lips, as if the attack had been a lure. But Davey did not stop his attack and simply cut through Della.

Slash!!!

Her expressionless and eerie face was painted with horror for a fleeting moment.

"Ugh!!"

As Davey cut her down, his arm began to blacken and decay, but he did not stop. He continued to slash Della a couple more times.

"Ugh!!"

"Where do you think you're going?"

[Transcendental Longsword]

[Grand Crevasse]

Crack!!!

The area that already looked like hell due to Lavatein's flame began to fall apart. Red hot flames burst through the fractured ground, and the scalding heat precisely cornered them.

"Ugh!" Della, who had disappeared completely, reappeared next to Melt, stumbling and spitting blood.

"This human... is strange. Didn't you say he did not have the power he used against Sleesia?!"

Melt frowned, her confusion becoming evident on her face.

Davey, at that moment, decided to end the fight before they could get a better understanding of his abilities. Because if he dragged it out, things would become difficult for him.

[Reversed 8th Circle]

[Blazing Fireball]

[White Nova]

A white doughnut-shaped fireball condensed on Davey’s palm. Seeing this, Della instinctively scattered afterimages of herself again, and Melt started to release her power. But neither Melt nor Della had unbelievable physical strength like Sleesia or Urd.

Melt gave off an impression that she was a long range mage type, while Della seemed like an evasive fighter of sorts.

"You... You've chosen the wrong team composition."

Slash!!

Davey willingly let himself be hit by Melt's power as he pursued Della, who quickly moved her hand, whirling away.

Wooong!!!

At the same time, the black scythe she held grew in size, expanding from just a few meters to several hundred meters.

[Die.]

With the chilling declaration that was similar to Odin's exclusive word spell, Power Word Kill, the will-infused power constricted Davey in an instant, causing him to halt. Simultaneously, Della fiercely thrust down her giant scythe that was swathed with a black aura. Davey could block it, but as he was about to rush forward with Super Ribbon, he hesitated.

Shh...

"Damn it."

Boom!!!

With a massive explosion, the enormous scythe struck the ground. It left behind a huge fissure stretching hundreds of meters, making the hellish land even hotter. While the granite melted into magma, more magma oozed out from the ground as well.

Davey easily shook off the momentary joint attack. When he first attacked Della, not only did his skin blackened, but it was also afflicted with a tingling sensation.

‘That is the Princess of the Abyss,’ he thought.

They did not seem to have any intention of fleeing from him anyway. They intended to kill him right here. If only he had a bit more information, Davey would’ve found them easier to handle. The stronger the power, the faster the rate of jewel damage increased.

If he wanted to still use his power in the upcoming fights with the other Princesses of the Abyss, conserving his power was essential. Wasting was not an option.

Della wielded a giant, translucent black scythe, which changed its size on her command to suit her liking and needs as she attacked.She would make it smaller than a palm when she darted in. Then she would either enlarge it again to slash, or enlarge it suddenly to launch a surprise attack. It was a clear indication that she was an experienced fighter.

As for Melt, she was not properly conducting a joint attack. Della, on the other hand, seemed more experienced in combat than any other Princess of the Abyss Davey had ever seen.

‘Of course.’

Their attack would have been effective before he pulled out his hidden card. Regrettably, the timing was just too bad for them.

Clang!!

"Eh?!"

Did she realize that what she thought was his decisive, final attack was actually a trap? As her giant scythe was repelled by Super Ribbon, her face darkened with bewilderment.

Davey dove low toward her, whose posture had been disrupted by the deflected attack. He then said in a low voice, “Get ready to get beaten.”

[Devil Ylgr's Annihilation Fist]

[Heinous Murder]

Boom!

Devil Ylgr was an eccentric devil king who created separate martial arts for suppression and assassination. And the Annihilation Fist, which was impossible to replicate with his own power even after a single metamorphosis, was such a powerful blow even without the power of the Gem.

Then, without giving her a single second to react, Davey pierced through Della’s heart and sent her flying with a strong kick to her abdomen.

Whooooosh!!!

A giant swamp appeared beneath Davey's feet, and a pile of violet tentacles burst out, slithering around his ankles and pulling him in.

"You've worked hard, Della," Melt coldly said as she approached Davey.

As more tentacles wrapped around him and constricted his movements, her lips stretched into a wide, eerie smile.

"Della and I are one, and Della's trait is the pathway to death."

"Could you make it easier to understand?"

She smiled cruelly. "Do I really need to explain it in detail?"

“It's a disease. Your body is already infiltrated by billions of pathogens. Whether you come near me or attack me... Whatever the means, it's within my domain of death itself." While Melt explained nothing to Davey, Della—who had just retreated with a critical wound—explained everything as if she couldn’t stop her mouth from opening and talking

Melt frowned and glared at her. “Is there a need to explain to him?”

"..." Della responded by pretending to zip her lips shut.

‘That is... the Princess of the Abyss referred to as Della...’ Davey thought.

She had an aura that could cause sickness, a debuffing aura. And close proximity was enough to get affected by it. That must be the reason Davey's arm and various parts of his body had turned black.

"At first, your muscles will distort. The fat will begin to melt away, and your hair will fall out."

"What did you say?!" Davey cried out in shock.

Could it have been because he seemed so serious that Melt laughed? She laughed with a light wave of her hand, seemingly amused by something.

Woosh!

The tentacles that burst from the swamp pulled Davey in even further.

"Getting scared now?"

"My hair is precious. Nobody can take it away."

'To think you're the one who caused baldness on others' heads...' Perserque jibed, causing Davey to pout.

Those guys deserved to be bald anyway.

His body was still fine despite being knee-deep into the swamp. But given his continuous huge mana consumption, the effect of Melt's power of corruption was not insignificant.

"A creature who completely erases its own presence but spreads a wind of disease..." As he muttered to himself, Davey suddenly had a strange thought. "Do you two usually travel together?"

At Davey's query, Della once again prattled like a gibbering monkey with an ominous expression. "Yeah. My kin also detest my power."

Murmuring with an eerie face, she looked at Melt. "Melt is the only one unaffected by my power. Her power incinerates all my diseases."

At her words, Davey silently looked at Melt.

[Father!! The body!!!]

The disease of death crept into Davey's body with each passing second. It was an inevitable outcome because it was a virus rather than a curse.

Della was an Abyssal existence that was shunned even by the beings of the Abyss, then there was the Princess of Decay, who followed her.

Davey had a strange feeling. Finally, as he was chest-deep into the swamp, the victorious glint in Melt's gaze faded, and Davey quietly pulled his submerged arm back up. Then he stretched out his still-intact arm and raised his hand in mid-air. The tentacles tightened their grip on him, pulling him in further, but Davey had already acted.

‘The corroding power that infested the body and the disease... The common virus that causes disease... is typically weak to heat and cold.’

[9th Circle Elemental]

[Ice Age]

Crack crack crack!!!

Everything froze around Davey, who was at the center of it all. Even if the ice could not completely obliterate them, it could at least slow down their movements.

"That guy?! How could he know our weakness to cold?!"

"Typically, viruses and disease bacterias are sensitive to temperature. I remember that."

Slash!!!

The tentacles were all severed at once with a chilling sound, and Davey emerged unscathed from the swamp, saying, "Thanks for the information."

‘Disease, huh? It's really bothersome.’

He then stood up and unleashed Super Ribbon, mercilessly swinging it down at Melt who was coming at him with a physical attack.

There was no reason to struggle against the two Princesses of the Abyss in front of him, since they were not Isildi, and he had the Gem ready.