Return of the Unrivaled Spear Knight

Side Story Chapter 186

-The Demon Spirits body is mine!

Tshchary dashed through the vault as fast as lightning, followed closely by Perchilin.

-Keep your promise, Tshchary! Im the one who lent you Sloth and Lust!

-Ill give you the two Evil Sins back, but you dont have a problem with me having the Demon Spirits body, yes?

-What?

Perchilin frowned, but Tshchary went on as if that were only natural.

-Two Evil Sins arent going to cut it. I need at least the Demon Spirits body to have a chance against the Shining Darkness. Dont you agree?

-Your logic is weird. You should put those items back on the table after everything is over!

-Not really. From my perspective, I can have everything after I get rid of the Shining Darknessmeaning I dont have to keep our promise when the time comes.

-...Are you seriously going to do this?

-Perchilin, you must be forgetting that youll be enslaved by the Shining Darkness forever without me. Besides, youre the one who betrayed me first.

That pricked Perchilins conscience.

-Alright! Dont say anything else, just undo my Overlord Symbol first! This is stressing me out too much.

-Okay, Ill do that right after I get rid of our new obstacle.

Perchilin felt the enormous mass of mana in front of them that Tshchary was referring to and flinched.

-A new obstacle? Is this a dragon?

-Ill take care of the lizard, Perchilin. You stop any possible pursuers in the meantime.

-What the hell!? Are you asking me to stop the Shining Darkness on my own without any Evil Sins?

-A minute will suffice.

Tshchary darted into the darkness, ignoring Perchilins protests.

The witch felt like she was going insane. A minute? No, she wasnt sure if she would last ten seconds. If Joshua simply told her to obey him, then Perchilin had no choice but to kiss the floor. Tshchary seemed not to care what would happen to his colleague.

-Shit! Its no use crying over spilled milk.

Despite her misgivings, Perchilin came to a halt and desperately prayed that anyone except the Shining Darkness would be chasing after them.

-I should block the pathway itself, although Im not sure itll work

Perchilin held her hand out toward the floor. They were currently dozens of meters below the ground, so if she were to dig further, she might encounter water, lava, or a bottomless pit. With any one of them, it wouldnt be too difficult to block the passage.

-Lets do it. I cant die like this after everything Ive gone through to get here.

Perchilin was confident that she had the most unfortunate life among all the demons capable of wielding an Evil Sin, but she was finally about to discover her silver lining and reign as a Demon King in the Human Realm!

-Never!

A sudden, ear splitting bang! made her jump. Curiously, the sound came from the direction Tshchary had gone, not from the way they had come.

-What

Perchilin turned and gasped. All that took was a single attack from Tshcharys scythe for the manpresumably actually a black dragonto fall helplessly to the floor. The mans Ninth Circle spells were useless in front of Tshchary, which came as a shock to Perchilin considering that the reason why demons had always failed to invade the Human Realm was those lizards.

-Thats the power of Sloth?

A fountain of blood spurted from the dragons chest, one that only grew larger over time.

Urgh Arghhhhhhh! The mighty dragon screamed, unable to withstand the pain.

Perchilin had possessed Sloth before, so she could tell what was going on. The power of Sloth could be used to slow time in a certain area. When the flow of time around a wound was slowed down to an extreme degree, the victims tolerance for pain became meaningless. The strongest shock from being attacked came right after the blow landed, but the power of Sloth could stretch that moment a hundredfold.

What happened

When Sloths owner increased the area of control, their entire target could be slowed down, from blinking and other movements to their reaction time.

-This is so easy. In fact, its so easy that I might yawn.

Tshchary stroked Crevasses chin with his bony fingers, but Crevasse couldnt do anything. A few seconds later, Crevasse slowly looked up and said, Youdemon!

-I was wondering where all the lizards were hiding, and here you are. Wait, then is that one over there also a dragon?

Tshchary glanced into the darkness, chuckling.

-Judging from what I can sense, that lizard seems to be a baby Hehehe, you were too greedy with the power that you dont deserve. You two may be black dragons, but thats not a power that a dragon hatchling can handle.

Dont touch!

-Quiet.

Tshchary stood up and kicked Crevasse, sending him rolling across the floor until he hit the corner. Tshchary tilted his head in confusion.

-Huh. Did I get stronger because of the Evil Sins or did dragons get weaker?

There was no way for Tshchary to know that Crevasse had given his dragon hatchling two-thirds of his heart, leaving the demon to wonder.

-Well, it doesnt matter. Now, lets get to the main dish.

Tshchary could feel that the Demon Spirits body was within a hundred steps.

-Ill swallow you whole.

The reaper smiled wickedly as he approached the hatchling.

Suddenly, a ray of black light came shrieking out of the darkness.

-What?

Tshchary quickly held up his scythe to block the ray. He quickly created a Black Shield augmented by the Aura of Lust. In terms of durability, the shield was harder than adamantium, the sturdiest mineral in the Demon Realm.

And yet, the entire shield was rapidly marred by cracks.

-Demonic power?

Tshchary was well aware that black dragons were the only dragons who could simultaneously use mana and demonic power, but a black dragons ability to use demonic power was nothing compared to a demons. Nevertheless, this mysterious ray of demonic light penetrated Tshcharys barrier quite handily.

Glittering specks of obsidian dust were flung into the air as the shield broke, and the shockwave pushed Tshchary back so far that he ended up where Perchilin was busy digging a pit. Her head jerked up.

-D-Dont come over here!

Unfortunately, Tshchary was already right in front of her.

-Ahhhhhh!

Tshchary and Perchilin got tangled up and went rolling head over heels.

A black-haired boy, no more than ten years old by appearance, slowly approached the demons. Tshchary immediately tried to stand up, but he couldnt budge as if he had been glued to the floor. Perchilin was no better off.

-Ts-Tshchary. What is going on?

Tshchary couldnt say anything in reply. Like prey in front of a predator, Tshchary was unable to use his power or even so much as lift his finger. He had an idea about what was happening right now.

-Is this the Demon Spirits power?

The young black dragon, most likely Crevasses hatchling, arrived in front of the demons and grabbed Perchilin and Tshcharys necks without hesitation.

-Ugh!

-L-Let me go. Let me go!

Tshchary and Perchilin struggled to escape from the boys grip.

That was what happened before Joshua arrived at the secret vault.

* * *

Youre the last dragon hatchling left in the Human Realm, Joshua slowly said as he took in the sight in front of him.

And youre Joshua Sanders, Creshua retorted.

Joshuas eyebrows twitched, but not because Creshua fluently spoke Igrants common tongue. The dragon hatchling surely had no experience of dealing with a situation like this, yet he was nonchalant. Above all, Crevasse, his parent, was dying, but the boy didnt even glance in Crevasses direction.

Ive heard a lot about dragons' lack of familial love, Joshua murmured.

Family? Are you talking about that weak idiot who does nothing but nag?

Joshua 's eyes widened. The boys temper was, quite frankly, rotten as hell.

How can he be so rude to his own father?! Lilith shrieked.

-Calm down.

Joshua let out a sigh. I didnt let Crevasse keep the vessel just to protect this kind of boy.

I wanted to meet you so much, Joshua Sanders.

You wanted to meet me?

I heard a lot about you from Crevasse and saw what youve done through the Demon Spirits memories. Ive examined your battles over and over. I can understand why they call you a god-slayer.

Creshuas tone was still arrogant for a boy who was talking about his father, much to Liliths irritation. Joshua had to calm her down before turning his attention back to Creshua.

I dont know what youre trying to say, but I would like to have those people youre holding by the neck.

Are you talking about these demons?

Joshua nodded. Yes, I need them right now.

Perchilin, quick to read the air, immediately shook her head at Creshua. Although Tshchary still looked too shocked to speak, it seemed he didnt want Creshua to hand them over to Joshua either.

I see. You're more interested in these worthless demons than me.

No, Im not

Okay, then Ill do this.

Still expressionless, Creshua opened his mouthand kept opening it until it stretched into a grotesque maw and the only thing that Joshua could see was Creshuas mouth.

Wh-Wh-What is that? Lilith stammered aloud in surprise.

Creshua then proceeded to surprise her again by swallowing the two demons whole before turning to glare at Joshua. So, are you ready to pay attention to me now?