NOVEL NEXT Chapter 31 General
Max's eyes widened a little as he saw that despite opening a giant wound on the Swinefiend's General shoulder, he wasn't able to shake it away, and he knew the reason for that when he saw the anger in its eyes.
Max calmly cursed under his soft breath. "Well shit."
With a scream in Max's face, the Swinefiend General grabbed Max's body with its giant hand, then it smashed Max to the ground like a toy.
Bang
Max smashed into the ground and then bounced up like a ball. The Swinefiend General at that moment used [ Wild Charge ] and smashed its head against Max's body.
Bang
That head bash shot Max's body to the small hill where the crystal mine was, imprinting his entire body on the wall.
The Swinefiend General wasn't done with that, as it went for another [ Wild Charge ] with its bloodied right arm.
Max also got out from behind the hill's wall and looked at the approaching Swinefiend General with his head tilted.
"That hurt," Max whispered as his wounds healed.
At that moment, the Swinefiend General had arrived before him. Max leaped forward and pressed his palm forward.
Thut
The moment Max's palm touched the Swinefiend General's head, he bounced up, evading the head bash.
Then he inserted his katana into the giant wound on its shoulder so he would not leave its range.
Bang
The Swinefiend General's head smashed against the hill, creating a giant fissure.
Step
Max landed on the ground and looked ahead.
Crack
Cracking his neck, which made his head return to normal, he pierced the katana with both hands on the Swinefiend General's back, facing the katana's sharp edge upwards.
The Swinefiend General didn't have the time to turn back in time as Max's katana, which had purple thunder infused with it, moving at a faster speed than the Swinefiend General.
Boom
Max's katana blasted into its right shoulder again, but from the backside, this time, completely separating its right arm.
Thud
The giant arm fell to the ground, and a large amount of blood and intestines spilled out.
"Arghhh!' With one last scream, the Swinefiend General swung around its axe at Max.
However, Max didn't dodge, he calmly stood there and put up his right hand.
Thup
Casually catching the axe on its sharp edge, Max watched the small giant fall onto its knees, taking rough breaths.
Max placed his katana on its neck with his left, free hand. He could see his katana easily sinking into its skin. "Do you know why I didn't go for your neck? Because I know my katana won't be able to cut through your tough skin because I can see a hot-headed guy like you without any scars on his body. Surely you would have to get beaten by stronger guys for your stupidity. Now that you're weak and your muscles are fully relaxed, I can easily…"
"Who…are…" Suddenly, the Swinefiend General spoke with its last breaths.
"You really cut me off?" Max said it with disappointment. Then, with one clean swipe, he beheaded the Swinefiend General. "I wanted to act cool in front of my future henchmen."
[ Ding ]
[ Congratulations, Host! You have completed the Task: Take control of a demon knight's place ]
[ You have unlocked Demon Emperor's Generals function. ]
[ With this newly added feature, you can take generals under your wing, who will be supported by the system in their growth and keeping their status in check. ]
[ You have unlocked the achievement: Demon Knight ]
[ Demon Knight: A title only given by strong and aspiring demons who had made a small force under them and had taken control over a certain region. To fortify the title, you need to cause at least one mayhem that would spread your fame into the human realm.
Effects: This title only has special effects on the host, given by the system. You can feel the loyalty and hostility in the people under you. ]
Max quickly tossed these notifications away, as he had certain things to do now.
He walked before Ravenna and spoke while rubbing the back of his head. "Sorry, Ravenna. I damaged the clothes."
"No, it's fine. As long as you are okay, the clothes don't matter." Ravenna said with a giggle.
If you say so." Max shrugged his shoulders, he was about to buy new sets of clothes again, so he also wasn't worried about it. Then he looked behind Ravenna and saw the Meatscrapers standing straight at his glance while still shaking from fear.
But there was that one exception: that little guy, who was now looking at Max with awe.
Max asked with a grin. "What is it, little guy?"
That Meatscraper didn't say anything; instead, it came before Max and kneeled on the floor, bowing to him. It started speaking gibberish, which Max had a hard time understanding. "Agooo…arghgaha..bragah.."
Ravenna, who was beside him, tried to interpret what it wanted to say from its body language. "Max, I think it wants you to recruit it. It wants to fight for you."
That Meatscraper raised its head up and nodded its head, agreeing with what Ravenna just said.
"Ehhh…" Max contemplated what to do now. He looked at it and then at its companion. 'It is better than some cowards, and I love passionate guys too.'
Max eventually decided to let this one work directly under him.
But before he could say anything, he again got a system notification.
[ Do you want to accept The Meatscraper as your general? ]
'Sure,' Max agreed with it immediately, as he wanted to see what the system could do to grow this lowest-level Meatscraper.
[ Drop your blood ]
'That shenanigan again.' Max thought with a sign then decided to do it anyway.
Max straightened his body, puffed up his chest, and said with arrogance while looking at the Meatscraper with a stern face. "I, the Demon Emperor, the one who will lead the demon realm, bring chaos to this world, would like you to become this lord's general. If you are willing, kneel before this Lord on your left knee and open your mouth."