Dungeon of Pride, Laplace

999  Chapter 999- Demon Lord of Envy— [Agramon]

"Well, it is for the best. If we had fought that thing, there was no guarantee that we would have won. We can't deplete our power here, especially when we still have to fight the Demon Lord and its forces."

Vincent reasoned, as someone who has fought numerous battles with Itherion, he understood full well what the former was thinking.

While the two warriors were having a conversation, on the ground Simon was alerted by a sudden noise.

DING… [Hidden Quest fend of the ■■■■■■■■■ on Mount Gorgor has been cleared]… [Calculating merit, altering scenario] New notifications appeared in front of his eyes.

What's this? Hidden Quest? Simon arched his brows, his sweat and effort were rewarded in an unexpected way. Who knew that progressing with the story would initiate a hidden quest?

That said, the notification said that he cleared the quest, which means that he didn't fail the mission of saving the South Wing army. Simon opened the quest window, and there it was: the mission [Prevent the Souther Alliance from getting annihilated—In Progress].

For some reason, it was still in progress. Other than that, there was also the other notification.

[Calculating merit, altering scenario]...

What did it mean by altering the scenario? Did his clearing of the hidden quest lead to a chain of events that was different from the past?

While Simon was busy trying to wrap his head around the new information, Rothgard woke up. With the formation gone, there was no longer any reason to keep him restrained.

"What's going on? Kuh!! Why does my body hurt so much?"...

 "Oh?" Rothgard's voice snapped Simon from his contemplation. He looked at the former and asked "Do you not remember anything that you did?".

Rothgard shook his head "I remember meeting Itherion and Vincent then after that everything is hazy".

All his memories from the time the Spectre appeared and was then snatched away by the big green hand was gone.

Did the new entity do something or is it that people under a certain aren't even able to remember it?

Before Simon could ponder on this matter, Itherion and Vincent landed in front of him. The former put a hand on his shoulder and expressed his gratitude.

 "You fought well, you saved my friend once again". If not for the demon, the abomination would have reached Rothgard and broken down the shield. The demon saved his friend once again.

"No need" Simon thwarted the hand away "It was a mutual cooperation. I was just doing my part".

 "If you say so" Itherion nodded.

 "Anyways did you find out anything about that entity?"…

The two humans shook their heads "Regretfully no, but I plan to find it out. It seems there is some big ploy at work here. Unless I uncover it, I can't have peace of mind"…

"Wait Itherion, what do you mean? Don't tell me you plan on heading inside that" Vincent pointed at the shattered space that was slowly healing itself.

The person in question nodded his head "There is no other option, I need to do this. Whatever that thing; no those things are planning it is definitely dangerous. I can't participate in the war without realising what they are up to".

Itherion words surprised everyone present here, three humans and one demon all showed varying kinds of emotions.

 "Wait what is going on? Can someone explain it to me?" Rothgard who had forgotten about the events leading from the moment they were trapped inside the formation, was reminded of it by Vincent.

"All this happened… I see. It does concern me too as to what they want but we have more pressing matters at hand. Itherion have you forgotten about your duty? The demon lord's forces have already broken through here, if they reach the capital it would spell the end"...

"You must join with the Angels before that happens. You already wasted your time by coming here and saving me. Although I'm grateful, it just means that we have lost that much more time"…

Vincent added, "Rothgard is right, think about it".

 Itherion was silent as if trying to make a decision then all of a sudden his eyes shifted towards Simon, the only outsider in this group.

"What do you think? Are humans and demons destined to fight each other?"

 Itherion words struck a chord that the latter had been avoiding thinking about causing him to be unable to give an answer.

A couple of years ago, he was naïve enough to think he could befriend humans. However, after an eye awakening encounter, he realised that it was just a foolish hope. Humans and demons, the hatred between the two races was so deep that they could only rest in peace if either of the races died out.

As such, Itherion words made little sense to him.

 "Asmodeus… he definitely knew something we didn't".

When the name Asmodeus was brought up, Vincent immediately fell silent. A thoughtful expression on his face. He then looked at the demon beside them and sighed loudly.

 "Alright, do whatever you want. Just know that I won't wait for you. If you don't come on time, I will defeat the Demon Lord myself" Vincent declared proudly and in all seriousness.

"Yeah, I promise that I won't make you wait" Saying that, he turned towards Rothgard and spoke "I have made my decision. I will head inside the space the tear leads to. I need to find what those creatures are up to. Once I know their goals, I'll come back. Don't worry, I won't put myself in much danger".

Rothgard respected his friend's decision and nodded his head. In any case, worrying about Itherion was pointless. The man was one of the strongest beings in the world, the peak the humanity could offer.

If there is any danger, he should be able to protect himself and guard his life.

"Alright, then we will meet you in the final battleground. Once you are out, meet us in the Kingdom of Orlandos, that is probably where the demon lord's forces are headed".