Immediately, blood burst out from the Demon Lordâs body.
[Kuhak!]
The demonic energy he was emitting was cut in half, flowing smoothly into my body. Twirling demonic energy around my hand, I laughed.
âHow is it, Demon Lord? Is your heart beating?â
[Kuuuk!]
In truth, I had never planned to use Lilithâs Temptation on the Demon Lord. He was one of the most powerful among all worldsâ enemies. He was already strong when he had the dungeonâs power, but he got even stronger when he cast it aside.
At the same time, the possibility of Lilithâs Temptation working kept increasing. Countless injuries from the prolonged fight made him weary, and most importantly, the curse from his subordinate demon lowered his charm to the point I could influence him with my own.
It was only possible because I learned to quantify a targetâs abilities in my fight with the dragon.
I could double the power of my charm against someone of the opposite sex, and after I absorbed the dragonâs power, I learned to change my appearance without having to borrow a godâs power. With the right conditions laid out, there was no need for me to hesitate.
Licorice asked in shock.
âDidnât Zeusâ power disappear!? How?â
âThis is my ability. Zeus isnât the only one who can transform into whatever he wants.â
For example, the dragon I fought could change his appearance too. As I had the dragonâs power and had Zeusâ power until just recently, it wasnât hard for me to transform into a woman.
[Kuhuk, this⌠this is the dungeonâs power!?]
âItâs the power of my pocket watch and charm.â
Skills stored in the Collectorâs Pocket Watch could be used even when the dungeonâs power was restricted. Although they didnât work against Lespina, that wasnât because the pocket watch was the dungeonâs power, but ratherâŚ
âAnyways, whatâs important is that this fight is over.â
With a grin, I held my spear up. Then, I frowned. My arm had gotten caught.
âThese are so cumbersome. How do girls fight with these things?â
âDear Husband⌠Most peopleâs arenât that big!â
ââŚâ
Was Kain disappointed? For some reason, he turned away without a word. I snorted.
âYou should be ready to do anything to win! It might be embarrassing, but isnât it better than losing you comrade because you holding back!?â
â⌠Indeed, how you win is none of my business.â
Kain murmured. Then, the Demon Lord shouted as he staggered up.
[My, my demonic energy⌠my demonic energy will devour you!]
âSorry, but that wonât happen.â
The demonic energy twirling around my hand streamed into my body along Peruta Circuitâs flow and smoothly mixed with other mana. Not only was my mana replenished, but my mana pool also continued to grow to an unprecedented level.
[How can you use demonic energy so easilyâŚ!?]
âWhat nonsense are you blabbering? Demonic energy is mana too.â
Seeing Licorice shake her head from the side, it seemed that wasnât completely true, but it didnât matter since it didnât make a difference for me. I pointed my spear towards the half-dead Demon Lord. The aura coursing into the spear became compressed to the limit.
[I see, your true ability⌠So thatâs why all worldsâŚ!]
âAre those your last words?â
[Hmph, I can still⌠Kuk!]
The moment demonic energy rose up from his body, I reached my free hand towards the Demon Lord. Grabbing him by the neck, I strangled him to prevent him from escaping. It wasnât just a physical restraint, but an absolute restraint that used Enigma.
âI wonât let you escape.â
[I, I⌠am someone who will become the ruler of all worldsâŚ!]
No matter how strong he could become, he stood no chance after Lilithâs Temptation and additionally effects cut his power to a fourth. He attempted an attack by throwing the remaining demonic energy he had, but I simply took his attack with my body with a smile. At this point, I didnât feel a thing from such meager demonic energy.
Then, I cut him in half with the spear in my hand.
While his body was powerful, it was tattered by Kainâs divine spear, fighter jetsâ explosions, and Lilithâs Temptation. It simply couldnât withstand my spear which was strengthened to the limit by Enigma.
[Kuaaaaaaak!]
As expected of the Demon Lord, he didnât die simply by having his body cut in half. Hearing his bloodcurdling shriek, I stuffed my spear back into my extradimensional space, then grabbed the two halves of his body in each of my hands.
âLike I said, I wonât let you escape.â
[KukâŚ!]
I drew my power up. It didnât matter whether the power was Extort, Crimson Hell, or Absolute Soul. It wasnât necessary to distinguish them when they shared a common purpose. All I needed was for them to carry out my will.
[Ku, kuuuuuuuuua!]
âWhew⌠Looks like this will be the final test.â
[Kuaaaaa!]
The Demon Lordâs severed halves seemed to be shriveling up. Soon, they began to scatter away as particles. After letting out a sigh, I roused Peruta Circuit and collected the particles together onto my hand.
âStop trying to run, will you?â
[âŚ]
The black particles glowed as if to respond to my words, but that was it. Immediately afterwards, I absorbed all of the particles. The last handful of demonic energy and the power of the Luka continent rushed into me.
âGood, now itâs over.â
Feeling the Demon Lordâs energy fusing into my body, I stretched in satisfaction. The moment I felt the numerous attributes and energies in my body merge into one, I became certain that I had obtained something special.
Immediately, I suspected that this was what Sherafina wanted.
âD-Dear Husband.â
âHm? What?â
When I turned towards Licorice, she flung her body at me at full speed.
âWhoa, what!?â
When I received her in shock, Licorice rubbed her face on my chest and shouted.
âDear Husband, I think itâs fine if you stay that way!â
âStay? Ah, Iâm still a woman!â
âIâm okay as long as itâs Dear Husband! Kiss, do you want to kiss?â
âIâm not okay!â
I quickly transformed back. Licorice got off as she made a noticeably disappointed expression.
âWhat a shameâŚâ
âI only transformed to take down the Demon Lord.â
I smacked her head.
âKain, itâs over. Letâs go take care of the monsters on Earth.â
ââŚâ
âKain?â
Kain didnât speak. When I called his name a few times, he finally looked back at me and spoke.
âMy worldâs power disappeared.â
At that moment, Sherafinaâs voice rang out.
[âKain Zerahardâ Grand Raid commences! You encountered one of the enemies aiming for the worldâs power! The dungeonâs power is not fully effective against worldsâ enemies. The Grand Raid system exists to give what little support it can to explorers who are fighting against the worldsâ enemies. The enemy can ignore up to 5% of you and your party membersâ skills and levels!]
[âDaisy Ectradionâ Grand Raid commences! You encountered one of the enemies aiming for the worldâs power! The dungeonâs power is not fully effective against worldsâ enemies. The Grand Raid system exists to give what little support it can to explorers who are fighting against the worldsâ enemies. The enemy can ignore up to 5% of you and your party membersâ skills and levels!]
[âRen Verotude Goldionâ Grand Raid commences! You encountered one of the enemies aiming for the worldâs power! The dungeonâs power is not fully effective against worldsâ enemies. The Grand Raid system exists to give what little support it can to explorers who are fighting against the worldsâ enemies. The enemy can ignore up to 5% of you and your party membersâ skills and levels!]
After hearing the messages, I exclaimed.
âWow.â
Kain continued.
âYou should be feeling it, right? The worldsâ powers of all the Heroes on Earth are going towards you.â
It was as he said. Before I noticed, three worldsâ powers were flowing into me. This feeling was similar to the increase in League I experienced when I leveled up in the dungeon. Kain seemed to have realized it too as he shouted in a hurry.
âKang Shin, hurry. Once the pathway opens, there is no turning back!â
âDamn it, what a mess! Iâm on it!â
Sherafina finally made her move! I quickly twisted open the door to the dungeon. Pzzzt! After fixing the door rejecting me with Enigmaâs power, I shouted at Kain.
âKain, you remember, right!? Do as we talked about before! Thatâs more important!â
âI know. I obtained this godâs power just for that.â
âGodâs power? What godâs power?â
I recalled back to my first encounter with Kain. I had heard Kain had Odinâs power, but the power I first felt from him was a different godâs power. I had noticed it because I had Zeus and Hermesâ power.
âFrom now on, all explorers will gather in one place.â
The moment I stepped into the dungeon, Kain activated the power he had been waiting to use. The biggest reason I took him into our guild was now in effect.
âFrom now on, all members of Revival except Kang Shin will disappear from Earth.â
âDear Husband, at least explain what heâs doing before you go! ⌠Thanks! Revival members, gather! Ignore the monsters youâre fighting and get over here!â
Immediately after I shared my consciousness with the flustered Licorice, she flew about in a hurry to bring people together. In a way, it was quite cute. Still, I had to acknowledge its effectiveness, as more succubi and members of Revival showed up as she moved about.
While most were confused as to what was going on, there was no time to explain things in detail. I already had my hands full with deflecting Sherafinaâs power that began to pour over us.
âIs everyone here!?â
âEveryoneâs here! Except Ciara!â
âSheâs not an explorer, so she should be fine!â
Before the dungeonâs door closed, Kain shouted sonorously. The space around him already became his personal space that Sherafina couldnât invade.
âKuneÄ!â
The golden helmet of Hades, which had the power to hide from any entity, covered all members of Revival. Hwaya who caught a glimpse of me reached towards me, while I waved my hand at her.