The King's Rampage
Erian's journey had reached its peak. He and Sabrina's troops passed through quite steep mountains. The location of the Ancient Forest is surrounded by mountains which are nest to harpies and wyverns. So, it was very difficult to carry out an attack with a large-scale army into the ancient forest. Plus, this ancient forest is part of the Dragon God's territory.
"We have arrived, my lord… this is our new home… Ancient Forest."
Erian was quite surprised when he saw the size of the tree in front of him. The tree is almost 50 meters high, with a very large trunk.
"From here on, we must use special magic to avoid being hit by treants. They live in the outermost area of the forest and are very sensitive to visitors from outside the forest."
"Special magic?"
"Ah, You simply wear your robe so that it covers your entire body, my lord."
"Got it…"
Sabrina and her men entered the forest first. They intended to lead the way so that Erian wouldn't get lost. When Erian was about to enter the forest an invisibility barrier appeared. The barrier prevented Erian from entering the forest.
"Eh?"
"Eh?"
Erian and Sabrina were both shocked to see what happened. The two of them never knew about an invisibility barrier in the outermost part of the forest. A large-scale wave of magical energy appeared, accompanied by a transmission magic. Someone's voice began to sound in Erian's head.
"So you are the one who will lead the demon race and replace me as the Demon King. I will give you trials to see your abilities... First, you must find the entrance to the ancient forest... then you will be directed to the next trial."
"Trials? You mean you gonna test me? Me, who has been chosen as the demon king, will get a test from you?"
The muscles on Erian's body began to expand, and his veins became prominent. Erian looked very angry because he felt belittled by someone. His magic energy was overflowing, and he tried to mobilize all the magic energy from his body. The overflow of magic energy from Erian's body shook the ground in the entire ancient forest area.
"How dare you question my qualities as a Demon King...!!!"
*BAM*
Erian placed his palm on the barrier very hard. His two palms created a blast of wind whose sound echoed into the forest. Erian focused his magic energy on strengthening his physique. Energy fluctuations emerged like lightning when Erian tried to penetrate the barrier using his hands. Slowly, his fingers began to break through the barrier, it causing a crack.
"Impossible... the magic barrier created by the ancient demon is cracked…!?"
"Something as thin as this... won't be able... to stop me...!!"
*Crack… Broken*
As Erian used all his strength to tear open the barrier in front of him, the entire barrier surrounding the ancient forest was destroyed. The barrier maker was surprised to see the strength of the person he wanted to give the test to.
"Ha... If you really can't accept my presence... then I will destroy you all."
Sabrina immediately approached Erian and prostrated herself in front of him. Erian's steps stopped, and he looked at Sabrina.
"My lord... I beg you to calm your anger. I'm sure our current king has no bad intentions towards you."
Suddenly, Sabrina's body lifted due to the influence of magic. He could also see Erian's face, which was very different from usual. A surge of uncontrollable anger was clearly visible in his eyes.
"Listen... Ernes gave me the freedom to decide everything. He only asked me to take his place, but not by being nice to you. All this time, I following you because you treated me with respect. Unlike the bastards who wanted to test me…"
Sabrina slowly felt strong pressure on her neck until she felt tight. Previously, Erian had never once treated herself or her subordinates harshly. But now Sabrina knows that Erian can change his attitude at any time.
"So get out of the way and stop getting in my way... this is the final warning."
"Y-yes… my… lord…"
Sabrina had difficulty answering because her neck was tightly strangled. After hearing Sabrina's answer, Erian let her go. Sabrina fell and coughed because she was almost out of breath. Erian walked past Sabrina.
"Don't disappoint me again from now on... because there is no such thing as tolerance a second time."
After speaking in a sarcastic tone, Erian disappeared. He entered the forest to look for the person who had made him angry. In the forest, the treants moved aggressively and tried to attack Erian. However, their bodies made of wood were destroyed when they collided with Erian's body.
'Treants are only this strong... I don't need to take them seriously. My goal is only the palace in the deepest part of the ancient forest…'
As Erian advanced towards the deepest part of the forest, the demon king's generals gathered. They gather in the throne room to decide what action to take on Erian. Several generals who seemed to support the decision to test Erian's suitability also spoke.
"We can't let a Devil who doesn't follow our rules become king... that goes against a tradition that has been going on for 1000 years…"
"We also don't have much time to waste... if he's the real Demon King. I'm sure by now he's faced Guran and the guardian golems."
"I don't care about what you guys want to do... but... I'm the type of woman who follows a strong man. So... if the person you want to test is stronger than our current king. I will not hesitate to give my loyalty to him…"
"I agree with you, Fanian… I will also not hesitate to give my loyalty to someone stronger than our current king. Moreover, a 1000-year tradition would be meaningless to a demon that has a history of more than 100,000 years."
The neutral and supportive camp expressed its voice openly. They weren't afraid of the current demon king's power at all. Meanwhile, people who oppose the exam questions choose to remain silent. While a heated debate was taking place in the meeting room, a report came in.
"Report...!! The golems controlled by Lord Guran and his troops were almost wiped out. Master Guran asked for help because the examinees continued to break through towards this palace."
In the middle of the forest, Erian was breaking through the giant golem controlled by the guran. Erian put all his knowledge about the game into practice and put it into practice. He uses various types of magic combined with martial arts techniques.
"TAKE THIS...!!!"
[Sound Killing]
*CLAP*
Erian condensed magic to strengthen both of his hands. Then he clapped his hands to create an explosion of sound. The powerful vibrations from the sound blast destroyed the entire army of golems around him.
"This is crazy... he finished off all the golems in less than 15 minutes...!"
Erian moved again when he saw that all the golems had been destroyed. After passing the Guran troops who could control Golems, Erian faced one of the forest guards.
"Ho… They also have creatures like this... how interesting…"
Erian faced a lion-headed monster with bat wings and a scorpion tail on his body. Erian smiled and moved to attack him first. He pushed the body of the monster known as the chimera with his palm. That chimera's body pushed upwards through the tops of the giant trees.
"Now it's time to reward the bastard who tried to test me...!"
Erian shot up and delivered a second blow to the chimera's body.
*BAM*
The blow sent the chimera's body shooting like a bullet. And then, the chimera's body hit the wall of the Demon King's palace.
*BOOM*
An extremely strong vibration shook the entire Palace. The Generals and Demon Kings who were meeting immediately moved. They also found the body of a chimera the size of a truck had just hit the wall.
"It's incredible... how could one of the monsters that guard the ancient forest come to this place?"
"It seems like we underestimated the power of the demon that Sabrina carries…"
A sound wave in the form of a roar suddenly sounded from the border of the inner forest. Erian's screams echoed throughout the forest.
"YOU BASTARD DEMONS... GET OUT...!! DON'T JUST HIDE BEHIND THE FOREST AND RELY ON YOUR WEAK SUBJECTS...!!! PROVE THAT YOU ARE WORTHY TO TEST ME...!!"
The shout, mixed with insults. That word made the Demon General get angry. They feel belittled by a new figure they don't know.
"I'll show this guy the power of a Demon King General...! he is too arrogant to be the King who leads our people...!"
"Fable wait…!"
The man wearing full plate armor flew away without hearing his king's words. He landed right in front of Erian, who had just finished killing the orcs.
"Ho... from the pig monster now appears a robed knight. You seem a little different from the lowly bastard I killed on the way to this place…"
"My name is Fable Luxuria, a dark knight who holds the title of General of the Demon King... You must be prepared to die when you face me."
"All these tests are getting more and more interesting…"
Erian licked his lips as he prepared to fight Fable.
To be continue~