Volume 2 Chapter 50 The Villainous Guildmaster, Secretly Preventing the End of the World [I]
The guildmaster's guidebook showed the super-evolved Heroes defeating the Four Heavenly Kings in a spectacular fashion.
On the grasslands near the Northern Wall.
"We did it! We won, we won!"
Demon Dragon Vivre hops around in human form.
"You guys were amazing!"
"Oh, Vivre, were you there?"
Suigetsu tilts her head in wonder.
Vivre makes a sullen face and says,
"Yeah, I was! I was with Mr. Lawrence's group the whole time!"
"You dropped us off and then took off to the skies, didn't you?"
Ulgar sighs in exasperation.
"Well, I mean, I value my life too! I'm sorry for not getting involved in a monster battle!"
""Monsters?""
Lawrence's party tilts their heads in confusion.
""You guys are the monsters.""
Higami and Vivre mutter in astonishment.
The members of the Far East Hero Party nod in agreement.
"Well, we've taken down the Four Heavenly Kings, so it's over, right? There's definitely nothing left to do now! Absolutely!"
Vivre says with a smile, and at that moment...
...the world stopped.
"Wha──!? Wha, wha, what's this! It's not moving...! I can't move either!?"
The sky and the grass are frozen in place.
Amidst the stillness, there is one person clapping.
"Brilliant. Just brilliant."
A man in a mask descends from the sky.
"Wh, who are you!?"
Before the astonished Vivre, the man lands gracefully.
"Pleased to meet you. I'm Dostoevsky. One of the evil gods who bring destruction and chaos to this world."
"Ah, Evil God...!? Huh! That's right, I've heard of it... They say there was an evil god who tried to destroy the world..."
Humans think the Evil God is just a myth or a fairy tale.
But the long-lived demons know there really was such a being.
Even if Vivre has rotted away, as a demon, he had heard rumors about the Evil God.
"Oh? You're the assistant of the Four Heavenly Kings, right,? Yet you don't know me?"
"Uh... um..."
The other person is just speaking normally.
But for Vivre, it's enough to feel crushed.
The Demon Dragon, the ultimate weapon against the Great Hero, could feel the unusual magical power that the Evil God holds.
"Well, you were like a lackey anyway, so of course you wouldn't know me."
Even surrounded by enemies, Dostoevsky has a relaxed smile on his face.
No wonder.
No matter if he's right in the middle of the enemy camp, he is the only one who can move in this frozen world.
"But I see, I see... As expected of the ultimate weapon against the Great Hero. You can keep your consciousness even in stopped time."
Vivre desperately tries to move her body.
But she can't even move a single finger.
"It's useless. Right now, time is completely stopped. In this frozen world, no one else can move, absolutely no one."
With a smug expression, Dostoevsky walks closer to Vivre.
"What does the Evil God want with us?"
Dostoevsky clearly belongs to the Demon King's side.
Vivre shakes in fear as he imagines the worst to come.
"I actually wanted to let you swim around a bit longer for fun... But I got orders to eliminate you from above."
"Eliminate... But that's pointless! Mr. Lawrence and the others are super strong! No matter how much you're an Evil God, you can't lose!"
"Sure, if we fought head-on. So I'll use my [trump card]."
The Evil God raises his palm up.
There it was, the black sphere that Jacky had swallowed earlier.
But this time, it was crackling with electricity.
"Cursed Gem. It's the ultimate weapon given to me by the Demon King, made to defeat the Great Hero. But don't you think it's strange how easily it was broken?"
Jacky used this to power up.
But then, Lawrence and his party completely overwhelmed him.
Sure, the Great Heroes were on another level, but it felt a bit disappointing for an ultimate weapon.
"This gem has a hidden function. It sacrifices the soul of whoever uses it to become a small, ultra-powerful bomb."
"A b-bomb!?"
"Yes. It has the power to destroy half of this planet in an instant. Although, it requires a soul of a Four Heavenly King level to activate, and there's only one of these."
Vivre shuddered.
How could they be hiding such a terrifying weapon...?
In just a moment, Lawrence could have destroyed the gem.
But now, the world had come to a standstill.
"M-Mr. Lawrence! Everyone! Damn it! Move, please! Everyone! Everyoneee!"
Vivre desperately called out to her friends.
But no one could move in this frozen moment.
Not even Vivre could move.
She couldn't turn into a dragon and escape.
"Ms. Vivre. I have a suggestion."
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