The demon now stood fully visible, his red hair blazing, muscles rippling with power. A cold shiver ran down my spine. The person before me was none other than the soon-to-be first Demon Lord of this world.
"Hey, tell me, how much EV does he currently have in that weakened body?" I asked my skill, noticing the event was deviating from the original script.
[Notice: The individual has an existence value of no more than 100,000 at the moment.]
"And how much power can he draw from that form?"
[Notice: Enough to kill you 100 times over without leaving a trace.]
"Weak," I thought, though I knew how terrifying his true power was. His strength was vastly reduced in the central world, but he was still capable of casting multiple nuclear magic.
"Hahaha, that idiot could only summon an Archdemon weaker than himself, Richard mocked, pointing his finger at the demon.
"I was worried for nothing. Go, kill him." At Richard's command, his Unique Skill: Scientist activated, and my body moved of its own accord.
Boom! A deafening explosion resounded as my first attack collided with the demon's body, disintegrating my hand. Yet, the demon remained unscathed. His body, composed of no more than a thousand souls, began to crack.
I didn't give him a chance to react and swiftly kicked his stomach. He didn't block it, but he retaliated with a punch I couldn't dodge, sending me flying hundreds of meters.
I barely avoided Richard as my body hurtled past him. Before I could gather my bearings, I was out of fight. This all happened within six seconds.
Richard stood there, stunned. His body trembled, As I was unable to regenerate due to the demonic energy coursing through.
"So, what's the name of this toy? Or does it not have one, given how weak you are?" the demon sneered, examining me with interest. He seemed fascinated by how Richard used weak elementals to control a non-living body, a clever way to using low-level elementals.
Unknown to him, Richard had no idea there was an elemental inside the puppet. My Unique Skill blocked that information from him, but the demon had seen through me clearly.
"Of course, it has a name, you lower lifeform", Richard spat with renewed confidence, seeing that the demon was already disintegrating into light particles, having reached the limit of his material body. The demon's eyes flashed with rage at being insulted.
His aura exploded, killing hundreds in the capital, but it suddenly stopped. He blinked several times, looking dumbfounded. I was just as shocked, and frankly, embarrassed.
Then, the demon burst into uncontrollable laughter, a sound that chilled everyone still alive to the bone.
The source of his laughter? Richard himself.
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Richard stood there, embarrassed, but didn't show it. Instead, he wore a proud look. Inside, he was cursing himself. How could a scientist like him forget to name his greatest creation? Every great inventor names their projects, and yet here he was, drawing a blank.
"His name is Gena- Richard began, but as he tried to name me, an overwhelming surge of magical energy poured out of his body. His eyes widened in shock. It was a puppet, not a monster. How could he be losing his magicules? He didn't get a chance to figure it out. His body collapsed to the ground, lifeless.
All of his magicules had entered the puppet.
"What just happened?" I asked, dumbfounded, staring at my creator's corpse.
[Notice: Richard attempted to name you but lacked the necessary magicules.]
An image appeared in my mind,showing my metallic body and Richard. His magical energy had been very less compared to me.
[As he named you, all of his magicules were drawn into your body, killing him.]
The image now showed Richard lying on the ground, foam at his mouth, while I stood there, brimming with magicules far greater than before.
I felt a wave of embarrassment. This fool-this stupid man was the one who created me.
The demon, whose body was disintegrating, destroyed the empire with nuclear magic and named himself Guy Not only did he regain all of his power, but he became even stronger.
He went on a rampage, annihilating several empires before being stopped by a weakened Veldanava in just a few moves. He then took responsibility for overseeing the world and summoned two Primordial Demons to serve him.
Meanwhile, my body was half-melted, my core nearly destroyed, leaving me utterly helpless. Now, only someone from the outside could save me.