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Chapter 426: So what if you're the demon king? I'm Ben Faulkner
Chapter 426: So what if you're the demon king? I'm Ben Faulkner
Chapter 426: So what if you're the demon king? I'm Ben Faulkner
Chapter 426: So what if you’re the demon king? I’m Ben Faulkner
It wasn’t as easy for Anos to kill Philips as he made it look.
In reality he was feeling dizzy and slightly disoriented after launching that move, however, he did not let it show on his face, which made Duke Nico mistake him for a Grandmaster level fighter, after all only a Grandmaster level fighter could beat a master level fighter in one move.
However, the truth of the matter was that it wasn’t Anos who was a Grandmaster level fighter, but the move that he unleashed that was extremely powerful, however, with his calm demeanor, he made it look like the move was nothing special, while he was the real deal.
“The attack that the human unleashed was quite strong…. Heck I might have even died if I was the one facing it–”
“Only our King can defeat a powerful move like that as if it’s nothing. After All, he is the one who managed to tame the mighty black dragon Drogo”
“This is the first time that I have seen the King in action, he’s even stronger than I imagined him to be!”
“No wonder no Demon Count dares to challenge King Anos for the throne, the fight would most likely end before it even begins. The king is definitely the most powerful demon in the entire history of demon kind”
The demon counts flying behind Anos were thoroughly impressed by his display of stren
Anos’s attack achieved everything that he wanted to achieve and more, as with the strongest human opponent, convincingly defeated by him, he no longer needed to act anymore.“Drogo, let’s wrap this up, burn this city to the—” Anos said, as before he could complete his sentence it was Drogo who suddenly flapped his wings violently, raising his body higher in the air, which startled Anos out of nowhere.
*Shua*
A single dagger that Anos had never seen coming somehow whirred past Anos’s ear at that moment, as the Demon King felt a stinging sensation on his cheeks.
As Anos tapped his cheeks and brought his hand in front of his eyes, he realized that he was bleeding, as the dagger that had gone whirring past his ear had somehow managed to draw a sliver of his blood.
‘What the–’ Anos wondered, looking towards the direction where the dagger came from, however, no matter how hard he tried to see, he could not locate the enemy.
If it weren’t for Drogo reacting to the attack in time, the dagger would have impaled his forehead for sure, which just went to show just how strong his opponent was.
“So…. That human I just killed wasn’t the strongest one around….” Anos muttered to himself, his smirk widening as he felt a sliver of fear taking root in his heart.
“Who dares sneak- attack the Demon King!”
“What a cowardly tactic! If you want to fight the king, come out and fight like a man!”
“My King, please leave this rat to us, please focus on the mission you have come here for…. We will take care of him for you”
The demon counts said, as Anos nonchalantly tried to play his injury off.
“The opponent is skilled….. I hope you have fun hunting him” Anos said, as he delegated the job of hunting this opponent to his men, while he and Drogo focused on burning the city down to ashes.
Although, to his underlings it seemed like the Demon King had given them and opportunity to prove themselves, in reality Anos knew he could not take down this hidden opponent by himself.
Using the Void Breaker Slash for a second time in the same day would have resulted in him losing consciousness and folding like a pile of dry leaves which would completely ruin his reputation as a supreme fighter.
Despite all his boasting, the truth was that he was a one trick pony and having already used that one trick, he no longer had any left to play in this fight.
From here on out, he was completely reliant on Drogo to make him look cool and hence he shamelessly accepted the proposal of his underlings to take care of the unknown assailant, as he could really not face him, even if he wanted to.
Thankfully, his actions were interpreted as him giving the Demon Counts a chance to prove their worth, and hence the enthusiasm amongst them to hunt down the unknown assailant was quite palpable, as they scattered in the general direction where the attack had come from.
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( Ben’s POV )
Ben Faulkner had 0 fucks left to give in life, as at this point, he feared no-one.
Even when facing a Black Dragon and the mythical demon king, Ben was unfazed, with his only reaction to the Demon King’s Void Breaker Slash being that of a subtle appreciation, as he acknowledged his strength as a Grandmaster warrior.
When Ben threw the disappearing dagger towards the Demon King, he never expected the attack to actually scratch his cheek.
He expected the Demon King to detect it easily, however, with his beast suddenly moving at the last second, it seemed like the Demon King was thrown off balance which caused the attack to graze him.
‘Funny–’ Ben thought, as his only intention behind throwing the dagger was to attract the Demon King’s attention and hopefully attract him towards the narrow alleys of the city, however, while he failed to attract the Demon King’s attention, he managed to attract the attention of his underlings.
12 wyverns that barely fit through the narrow streets of Thumba City, dove within the city scape searching for Ben, as Ben could not help but chuckle at his good luck.
If this was an open landscape with no places to hide, Ben would have had a hard time facing these opponents, however, within an empty cityscape with ample places to hide and ample shadows to disappear into, Ben did not fear his opponents at all.
If anything, Ben felt excited, as while he was sure that Thumba City might meet its end today, he intended to bury a few demon bastards’ alongside it.