Survive as a Prison Guard in the Game

Chapter 140
Successor (6)

It was running on pure instinct.

He realized that even if he invoked the God of the Sea, it was beyond the point of control.

“Kaaaaaah!”

The Sinister howled as it ran amok.

The demons surrounding it followed suit, roaring and moving.

There was only one place they were headed.

To the Adrian forces holding the first line of defense in the Varanmar Canyon.

*Tramp* *Tramp*

He looked at the rush of demons and tried to figure out the number of boss-level demons. He counted three immediately.

They didn’t look incredibly powerful, probably because they had just been born.

The only thing that worries him a bit is the sheer number of demons that were traveling along with them.

Rebecca’s troops should be enough to take them down.

“The problem is this guy….”

He turned to stare at the rampaging Sinister.

The amount of demonic energy flowing from its body was alarming. Demonic Energy that couldn’t be contained oozed out around him.

Redin summoned his shadow alter egos to stand in front of the rushing Sinister.

If he let him go, he’ll run to where Rebecca is, and he’ll decimate all the troops there.

To prevent a catastrophe, he had to hold the Sinister in check.

“……Get him.”

The five shadow alter egos moved in unison.

One grabbed Sinister by the arms and legs, pinning him to the ground. The others grabbed Sinister by the neck.

“Gurgle.”

Magma poured out of the mouth on Sinister’s chest. It melted everything around it.

He used Lord Mode to increase the Shadow’s power.

His shadow alter egos were unaffected by the magma and overpowered Sinister. And then the Sinister contorted its body.

*Snap*

*Snap* *Crack*

There was the sound of something breaking and snapping, and then the Sinister altered its own body structure.

Demonic Energy whipped in all directions.

The Sinister’s body writhed, trying to consume his shadow alter egos. In turn, Redin tried to use his shadow powers to consume Sinister’s demonic energy.

The situation was dire.

The power contained in the shadow alter ego was being sucked out by the Sinister. He hurriedly recalled his alter egos and distanced himself.

*Ziiip!*

*Swoosh!*

The giant mouth on the Sinister’s chest opened, sucking everything into its maw. A suction so powerful that the demons running ahead were pulled in.

The floor shuddered and cracked, and trees were uprooted.

He used his shadow alter ego to gain additional distance between them.

From a safe distance, he watched the Sinister.

The demons sucked into the mouth of the sinister entered its belly. After swallowing all three boss-level demons, its mouth finally closed.

“Mmmm.”

Sinister’s mouth licks its lips.

With it, the demonic energy once again went wild.

*Ooooooohhh!!*

A gust of wind blew the demonic energy in all directions. The spreading demonic energy changed everything.

The ground blackened, and the trees and grass began to rot.

Suddenly.

A black storm arose, engulfing Sinister’s body. Amidst the surging demonic energy tempest, a massive hand emerged.

“Gigantification?”

It was one of the Sinister’s powers.

The storm cleared to reveal a Sinister that had grown enormously in size. The giant mouth on its chest gaped wide open.

*Bubble*

*Plop*

*Splat*

Magma orbs spewed out from Sinister, melting everything they touched as they scattered in all directions.

Magma ravaging the surroundings.

As time passed, the distance gradually diminished, and the magma spheres from the Sinister began to reach the canyon.

*Sizzzzzle!*

The protective barrier the kingdom’s mages had put in place before they left is melting away. It might hold for now, but it wouldn’t last long.

“At this rate, I’ll have no choice but to deal with it.”

If he doesn’t stop this monster, there’s going to be a lot of damage.

He wants Rebecca to make a big splash and win the succession battle, but he doesn’t want to do much harm in the process.

The amount of losses they incur now could be detrimental in the war against the Demon Church.

*Whooosh*

Redin used his Shadow Alter Ego to travel to the canyon. Emerging from the forest, he quickly approached the top of the cliff where Rebecca was.

Rebecca gulped hard and her face was rigid.

A few yards away, knights stared at the Sinister in despair.

It was a natural reaction to see a gigantic Sinister, but it wasn’t helpful in this situation.

“Everyone, snap out of it and prepare for battle! Knights, grab extra holy water, and soldiers, grab arrows with holy water attached!”

He shouted to rouse the troops.

The knights, who regained their senses, moved according to his command. Watching Rebecca command the soldiers, he approached her.

“Stay alert and listen carefully, we’re going to kill that thing.”

“What? How can we do that?”

“I can kill it. Look carefully.”

Redin pointed his finger at the Sinister.

As Rebecca’s gaze shifted, he explained.

“See that mouth on his chest?”

“Yes.”

“Do you see a shiny black gem inside its mouth?”

“It’s…….”

“That’s his weakness.”

All beings have a weak spot.

Every Sinister has a weakness, and the one the Hellfire had was the black gem.

If it had remained its original size, exploiting that weakness wouldn’t have been easy, but with the Sinister enlarging itself, its vulnerability also grew immensely.

“If we can target that, we’ll be able to take it out without the Holy Empire’s knights.”

“How do you know that?”

“I heard about it when I was undercover in the Oberg Empire. It was the Oberg Empire that brought that monster into the world.”

“All of this was orchestrated by the Oberg Empire?”

“Yes. Including this whole succession battle.”

Rebecca gave him an incredulous look.

“Wait a minute.. So the whole thing with them leaving me and that monster suddenly turning like that was all planned?”

“Possibly.”

“Why would they go to such lengths?”

“To secure the throne, I suppose. Let’s get that guy taken care of before we get to the rest of the details.”

*Thump!*

*Thump!*

With each step, the giant Sinister drew closer to the canyon. Demons rushing toward the canyon burst to pieces as they were trampled by the Sinister.

As he watched, he gave detailed instructions to the knights waiting on the cliff.

“The moment the monster touches the barrier, the knights will follow me and Rebecca to hold it down. Then the soldiers will throw all the holy water they have at it.”

“Understood!”

“Let’s go.”

They ran through the canyon toward the oncoming Sinister. Redin let Rebecca lead the way, and he followed behind.

Drawing upon the power of purification, he protected Rebecca and the knights from being affected by the demonic energy.

Feeling the changes, Redin could see Rebecca’s head turn slightly.

“Keep running.”

Following Rebecca’s lead, he leaped from the cliff and charged toward the looming Sinister ahead, determined to confront it head-on.

Pulling out his sword, he formed an aura blade.

The Sinister opened its mouth and released a ball of magma. He moved to block the magma balls as they spread in all directions.

With the aura blade, Redin intercepted the magma ball.

Immediately, he used his slash to descend to the ground. As soon as he reached the ground, he rotated his body and used Gale Slash.

Mana contained within the sword turned into a whirlwind, sweeping through the front.”

*Whirrr!*

The flesh was torn away, revealing thick bones. Redin focused all of his purification power on the monster’s bones.

*Thud!*

He severed the ankle, and Sinister’s center of gravity collapsed. With its arms outstretched, the Sinister gripped the ground and glared at him.

“Now!”

He yelled with a surge of mana.

At that moment.

Soldiers waiting at the top and bottom of the cliff rained down arrows with attached holy water. The holy water rained down from the sky and hit the Sinister’s entire body.

*Fwoooosh!*

*Crackle*

White flames erupted where the holy water touch, and the small flames spread to cover Sinister’s entire body.

Sinister’s whole frame was ablaze.

From the outside, it looked flashy and effective, but to Sinister, it merely itched.

It wouldn’t do any significant damage.

Still, Redin put on this show because he knew he was capable of inflicting some damage.

Reaching out, he grabbed Sinister’s body.

Utilizing Shapeshifting, he strengthened the Phoenix’s power and channeled the power of Purification into Sinister.

“Kaaaaaaaah!”

The attack was effective, and Sinister let out a guttural roar. At the same time, magma flowed from the mouth on its chest.

Magma that spread across the ground.

While shrouded in shadow, he continued to use the power of purification. With that, the weakened demonic energy were consumed by the power of the shadows.

[The shadow consumes the demonic energy].

It nibbled away at Sinister’s intense demonic energy. The overflowing demonic energy was converted into shadow power.

“Keep throwing holy water!”

The knights, who had evacuated to safety from the magma on the ground, ordered the soldiers to continue hurling holy water.

With that, the holy water rained in a continuous shower.

The sound of breaking glass was heard around Sinister, and the white flames continued to burn unabated.

The demonic energy continued to be devoured.

The speed at which Sinister was regenerating his body was faster than the speed at which Redin was consuming it.

*BOOM!*

Sinister detonated a blast of demonic energy, sending the holy water that clung to its body flying. Crouching down, he gathered up the demonic energy collected on his hands and scattered it in all directions.

“Take cover!”

The knights scattered, dodging Sinister’s attack. Sinister took advantage of the opening and shifted his weight.

Slowly, it pushed itself to its feet.

Seizing the opportunity, Redin raised his sword again and slashed at the monster’s ankle. Once again, he absorbed demonic energy from the falling Sinister.

“Kaaaaaaaah!”

The Sinister raised its head and shrieked at the sky.

A sound wave unlike any before.

The knights writhed, covering their ears as the soldiers in front of them screamed in agony.

“Aaaahhh!”

“Ears…… My ears!”

“Ah…… I can’t hear anything!”

“Aaaaaah!”

Chaos descended in an instant.

Using Shadow Lord mode, he grabbed the Sinister’s ankles with both hands and began to consume the demonic energy in earnest.

*Oooooh!*

The demonic energy surging through Sinister’s body weakened. Removing his hands from its ankles, he deactivated Lord Mode.

Rebecca’s skill level should be enough to take it down.

“Rebecca, now!”

He shouted urgently, climbing onto Sinister’s back. She plunged her aura blade deeply into the monster’s back.

“Kaaaaaah!”

Sinister’s upper body jerked upright, the mouth on his chest opening wide.

Rebecca leapt forward just in time.

An aura blade flared from her sword.

Like the fluttering petals of a colorful flower, the aura blade in Rebecca’s sword fluttered in the wind and rushed toward Sinister.

*Squelch!*

“Kkieeeeeg!”

Sinister howled as Rebecca’s attack shattered the fragments of the demon god flesh that composed Sinister’s body

As it shattered, Sinister’s flesh turned to dust and scattered in the wind.

He walked over to Rebecca, who was gasping for breath with her disheveled hair.

“Good work, let’s go back and finish this.”