"Help!"
"Who on earth is so bold? How dare they attack in the capital?"
"The Wizard King will come to save us!"
"My legs…"
The wails and cries for help echoed throughout the capital. Panic swept through the streets once again, but the people still held faith that the Wizard King would come to save them.
Under a collapsed house, a little girl sobbed uncontrollably. Her mother was pinned beneath a beam, barely clinging to life.
"Mom! Mom!"
No one from the fleeing crowd stopped to help her.
Then—dazzling flames rained down from the sky. The little girl knelt limply on the ground, her terrified eyes reflecting the inferno as death approached.
"Demon."
Asta drew his Demon-Slayer Sword and swung upward, deflecting the flames with a single slash. The fire shot back into the sky, heading straight toward the deranged figure above.
"Help!"
The king screamed like a slaughtered pig. Conrad had grabbed him as a shield, forcing him into the path of the flames.
"Who is it?" Conrad looked down and saw Asta comforting the little girl.
The Black Bull lifted the debris, freeing her trapped mother.
"Green hair algae, I'm here to take care of you!" Asta activated his Devil powers.
Black wings spread wide from his back as he launched himself toward Conrad.
"Key Magic: Absolute Firepower!"
Dozens of green key-shaped gates appeared in the air, firing waves of magical attacks toward Asta.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Asta drew another sword and began spinning at high speed, turning himself into a human gyroscope that tore through the barrage and flew straight for Conrad.
"Barrier Magic: Absolute Space!"
Jester cast a powerful barrier around Asta. Without a formal Devil contract, Asta struggled—he couldn't break free from the level of a Wizard King's restraint.
"Attribute Transformation: Water!" Gray shouted shyly.
The barrier instantly liquefied into water. Asta continued spinning and sent Conrad flying before he could even react.
"Violent Fire Killing Ball!"
"Thunder Armor!"
"A Blow from an Angry Sheep!"
"Mirror Magic: Glow!"
The Black Bulls unleashed their full force, attacking Jester from every direction. Asta seized the opening and prepared to crush the fallen Conrad in one strike.
"Kid, you've made me angry!" Conrad snarled and leapt into the sky through a green gate.
Asta's sword strike barely missed.
A massive green portal appeared above the royal capital, covering the entire city. A golden key emerged, sliding into the keyhole as it began to turn.
Jester encased himself in a barrier, dodging the Black Bulls' spells with ease.
"Asta, stop him—quickly!" the Black Bulls shouted.
"Roger that!"
Black lightning burst from Asta's body. Darkness enveloped him as his eyes turned blood red and his massive sword expanded in size.
"Emperor's Bullet!" Conrad fired a magical bullet into the green portal.
The enormous sphere of thunder transformed into a lightning bird—its feathers crackling with pure destruction.
"Two more rounds left," Conrad muttered darkly. He poured all his mana into the attack. If he couldn't change the world, then he would bury the entire capital with him.
"Lemiel, be ready to strike," Good Adam said.
"Yes." Lemiel stood from the sofa, his resurrected form glowing faintly. He had waited long enough.
"It's not over yet!" Asta raised his Demon-Dweller Sword and charged straight toward the lightning bird.
Bolts of electricity coursed through his body, reopening half-healed wounds. His skin blackened from the current, yet he refused to let go of his sword.
"Heh, I can't help you, can I? You've pushed yourself into another corner. Fine, I'll lend you my power again."
A familiar voice echoed—Asta's half-brother devil spoke once more.
With a deafening boom, Asta pierced straight through the Lightning Bird, shattering the giant portal in one blow.
"What?!" A wound opened across Conrad's chest, blood spurting out violently.
"Just surrender." Asta pointed his sword at him. But a strange grin twisted Conrad's face.
"If you think I'll surrender… then you should say goodbye instead."
"Ahhh!"
The Lightning Bird suddenly came back to life, screeching across the heavens as it dived downward.
"Light Magic: Sword of Judgment!"
A colossal sword of light cleaved the Lightning Bird in half, revealing the bullet forged from the Emperor's magic. With a single motion, Lemiel crushed it in his palm, scattering light across the sky.
"This is not a place for you to run wild. Surrender now!" Lemiel's voice thundered through the capital.
Everyone—Magic Knights and citizens alike—froze.
That silhouette…
"It's the First Wizard King!"
The tale of how the First Wizard King defeated the Demon and saved the Clover Kingdom was engraved in every citizen's heart.
Even now, his statue stood tall, guarding the kingdom's borders. Seeing the legend himself brought hope to every soul in the capital.
"It's the First Wizard King! We're saved!"
"I can't believe my eyes!"
"Mom, he looks just like the man from the textbook cover!"
"Silly boy, that is him—the hero of our kingdom!"
The most shocked of all was Secre Swallowtail—Nero—who had just returned from Hage Village after sensing the statue's destruction.
"Your Highness…" Secre said with tears.
"Secre, long time no see," Lemiel said with a gentle smile.
She trembled, unable to believe her eyes. Was this real, or just her imagination? The prince who could never be revived was standing before her.
"This isn't the time to reminisce." Lemiel raised his lightsaber toward Conrad. "You can't defeat me in your current state. Surrender and perhaps you'll earn some mercy from our side."
"First generation, huh?" Conrad muttered. Lemiel's sudden appearance startled him, but he quickly regained composure. There was no turning back for him—or for Jester.
Ever since the day the nobles had persecuted the woman he loved, Conrad's heart had long been dead.
With madness in his eyes, he took out a strange bullet and handed it to Jester.
"Jester… are you afraid?" Conrad smirked.
Jester scoffed. "Afraid? Don't joke with me, Conrad. I've already died once. What's left to fear?"
He accepted the bullet. Once, he had been a Wizard King—how pathetic it was to end like this.
"Clover Kingdom… welcome our fire of revenge."
With a loud gulp, both Conrad and Jester swallowed the bullets.
In the palace, Adam watched, his expression grim. He could sense it—things were about to get far worse.
"ROOOOAR!"
A horrific roar shook the heavens as an overwhelming wave of demonic energy erupted over the capital.
The two demons resurrected by Dante had arrived outside the royal city.
Everyone's hearts pounded painfully, as though the beats were hammering in their skulls.
Jester and Conrad's bodies swelled to monstrous size—nearly a hundred feet tall—black ooze dripping from their skin as horns and tails sprouted grotesquely.
They had become demons.
Only a man who had transcended humanity could become a Demon God.
"Die."
Four beams of destructive light swept across the royal capital from every direction. The four demons worked in unison, turning the Clover Kingdom into a blazing hellscape.
"Water Magic: Sea Dragon's Roar!"
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