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Chapter 31 - Chapter 31 : The War Begins

Four days Later 

Lucifer, Fenrir and Eve stood on a cliff near the battlefield. The night was up and the wind blew cold and the sky looked cloudy as if it was about to rain. Suddenly a carriage arrived on the cliff behind them and Queen Lelania slithers out of it along with two of her attendants.

" What are you doing here? " Fenrir asked. 

" I couldn't sit back knowing that you're here fighting for our sake. I wanted to come and give you the best support I can "Lelania said. 

" Don't try to get in our way, " Lucifer said coldly to her.

The wind blew and Queen Lelania was feeling chilly. One of her  takes a large fur coat and places it around her. Then after 2 long hours of waiting the lizardman came into view. The sheer number of warriors made the queen shudder a little. 

" Look at the size of that army, " Eve said. Lucifer used his 「Magic Perception 」to count the number of lizardmen. 

- An army of 80,000 lizardmen, kind of an overkill..hm is that ?-

Lucifer looks at the front of the army as a lizardman stands out about the rest. King Lartra was sitting on the back of a fire breathing monster that looked like a wingless dragon, a Drake. He was leaking out his aura displaying the level of Magicles he possessd. 

" What's with this dramatic entrance?, I'm heading off "

Fenrir leaped high into the air. 

" Be careful out there, I'll pray for your safe return " Queen Lelania asks, Lucifer to turn his head to her. 

" You shouldn't worry about us, We are stronger than we look. You make sure you don't get in trouble... Eve let's go " He said.

" Right " 

Lucifer and Eve takes off to the sky. 

- Such confidence, I've never met someone like him before -

Queen Lelania thought to herself. 

Lucifer, Fenrir and Eve land on the battlefield before the Lizardman's army. King Lartra saw them stop walking and his army stopped walking as well. 

" Who might you be ? " Lartra asks. 

" We are the people who are going to kick your ass " Fenrir said.

Lartra then looks at the top of the cliff far away from the battlefield and notices Lelania standing there with her two subordinates. 

" Three measly warriors ? Has Queen Lelania become so desperate that this is the force she can muster. A werewolf, A dark elf and a hu…."

- Wait for that boy in the middle, I sense the same aura from the envoy from before. Is he the master or just another pawn? -

Latra asks as he looks at Lucifer and couldn't get any reading on him. Lucifer stepped forward to address king Latra. 

" King Latra, Four days ago I sent my servant black Jack to warn you but you didn't take heed to my warning and bring your army here. I hope your prepared to suffer the consequences of your action " Lucifer said. 

" So you're the master? A mere child threatens the Great King Latra, Kill him "

Lartra orders one of his men to fire an arrow at Lucifer. The lizardman fired the arrow that went straight at Lucifer's face and it broke against his skull. There was a small darkness on his cheek where the arrow struck him and it protected him perfectly. Larta was a bit surprised by this and became a pit more surprised when Lucifer slightly open his left eye. 

" I warned you lizardmen, Now prepare to meet your end " Lucifer said. 

" Attack ! " Latra shouts and the army of 80,000 lizardmen runs past him towards them. Lucifer got his guns ready, spinned them on his hands and pointed them at the enemy.

" Fenrir's, Eve don't hold back " Lucifer said.

" As you command " Eve responded,

" Hahahahaha don't have to tell me, " Fenrir said.

Fenrir hair and fur glows brightly while discharging white lightning. She dashed towards them and swings her claws, cutting down hundreds of lizardmen. 

" Raaaaaaaaaah ! "

She roared loudly while releasing lightning from her body electrocuting her enemies. Eve was already in the battlefield cutting down her enemies. The sound of her sword cutting through flesh, The blood splashing and the cries of the lizardmen dying sound through the battlefield. She holds out the sword and spins as fast and top mowing down lizardmen. 

Lucifer was in the center killing his enemies. They attack him from all sides and he kills without even moving. Lucifer leaped into the air and spun around upside-down down while firing bullets to the heads of the lizardmen. He then throws up his guns high into the air, lands on both hands then suddenly blades protrude from the tip of his boot and while spinning around he decapitates the lizardmen. He returned to his feet and caught the guns upside down pulling the trigger with his pinky finger. 

King Lartra watches as his warrior gets cut down in the blink of an eye. His eyes shake as he looks at the blood storm right in front of him and the bodies of his men raining from the sky. 

" What's, what's happening right now, who are these monsters? " He asked himself. 

" King Latra only half of our forces are left "

" What ?! Only a half ?! "

" Yes sir, Plus the enemies doesn't seem to be slowing down or stopping either "

After his men explain, Lartra looks at the battle. He looks at Lucifer who was bathed in the blood of his men. He slightly opened his eyes and his Dragonic pupils glowed.

" Who are these people? " Lartra asked himself.

Queen Lelania and her subordinate watched from the cliff as the battlefield was dyed with lizardmen blood. She sees Eve decapitating several at once, Fenrir creating a storm with her thunder and Lucifer welding his guns like a professional gunslinger. 

" My queen... " 

" I know " Lelania responds

- Half of the lizardmen army has been cut down. How did they obtain such power ? I feel inferior compared to them -

Lelania thought to herself. 

" My queen look, Lord Lucifer stopped moving "

" Hm ? " Lelania looked closer as Lucifer put his guns away. 

" Let's end this farce "

" It's about time "

Fenrir said as she and Eve returned to Lucifer's side. Lucifer activates his 「Gluttony 」and the darkness from his shadow spreads behind him covering the corpses of the dead lizardmen. Lartra and Lelania watched Lucifer's work trying to anticipate what he's about to do. The darkness swallowed the corpse of all the dead lizardmen.

" Now, Awaken! " Lucifer silently said with his eyes wide open and suddenly an unexpected phenomenon occurred. The dead lizardmen rise out of Lucifer's darkness. Their scales were jet black and their eyes glowed lime green. 40,000 undead lizardmen stood behind Lucifer along with,Arduvan, Predator Mantis, Black Jack and the black version of the Wolf king Lucifer killed in the cave.

" GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ! "

The wolf roars loudly behind Lucifer crushing the will of the lizardmen army. 

" No this is impossible ! This is impossible !"

Larta started to despair looking at the army before Him. Lucifer stood tall with his army of Dark Undeads standing behind him ready to fight and Latra's will was also crushed. Lucifer holds out his hand and points toward Latra.

" Attack "

And with that one word the army of Dark Undeads charges to the battlefield. Lelania watched from the cliff speechless. 

" My queen, what's happening ? "

" My queen ?"

Her subordinates called out to her but she wasn't listening. She looked at Lucifer and clenched her heart. She could feel her heart racing and racing and her body felt warm even though it was a very cold night. 

" H-He's the one, " She said.