The Returner

3. You are still bad at lying (5)

“Oh, shit! ”

Beltretch hurls a loud shout.

He's not the kind of guy who'd make a big move like that.

I thought I'd watch you die slowly, no matter what provocation you made.

With a little more time, the twist he unleashed, the worms would turn humans into undead, and eventually the Immortal Army would be revived in this world.

Beltretch can be dragged until then and cut the necklace of Lee Ji-hyuk who will be in pain.

But…….

“Gate!”

It was definitely a gate that Lee Hyuk was opening right now.

It was also a dimensional gate, not a moving gate that was created at the current dimension.

Dimensional Gate!

It's where Lee Hyuk will create a dimensional gate to cross, isn't it?

Beraf.

Lee Hyuk was creating a gateway to Beraph.

We have to stop that.

We can deal with Lee Hyuk now.

What would happen if we could go back to Beraf and restore our former immortality and restore our connection to the Horse System?

The left side of destruction is resurrected.

The nineteenth Demon King, the immortal marriage, will come again.

Then Lee Hyuk will come first to find Beltretches.

Then all that remains... is wandering and wandering in an eternal hell of pain that neither dies nor lives.

“You can't do that! ”

It is not just for your own well-being.

During the time of Lee Hyuk's stirring of the magic system, how the magic system became ruined.

No, it wasn't just the magic, it was the twisted balance of the world.

In order not to create a situation where everyone would perish, we had to stop Lee Hyuk from returning to the throne of destruction.

“Where is it? ”

Beltretch scrambles toward Alpha, who is quietly watching the situation behind him.

“Sonora is so big. ”

“So you don't know, human? ”

Alpha shakes his head.

“I told you I was Sonora. With your abilities, finding a place in the desert where few people live is a big deal, isn't it? Or are demonic beings incompetent enough to feed their meals and soups? ”

The yellow eyes of Beltretch stare quietly at the Alpha.

“Yes, you're not wrong. ”

“You seem to be getting the point. ”

“Yes, it is. Humans.”

At that time, the finger of the belt trench shifts slightly.

Puang!

“Hehe!”

The Alpha twists. The intense pain felt in his right arm shakes his mind.

Tuck!

You hear something heavy drop on the ground.

The Alpha grips its teeth as it sees an unfamiliar sight of its arm falling to the ground.

“I appreciate the advice. I won't take your life as a prize. ”

“That's just the way it is. ”

“What should I do with that mouth next? ”

Alpha shuts up.

“Very good, Argoras. ”

“Yes, the Demon King. ”

“Find it. Find where Lee Hyuk is. I'll go myself. ”

“Lord Haona... ”

“Do they want to see the coming of the throne of destruction again with their own eyes? ”

Argoras trembles on the ground.

I never wanted to see it again.

“Find it. I'll go myself. It's a shame things didn't go according to plan, but I can't help it. ”

“I understand.”

At the same time, Argoras steps back and leaves the room.

As Argoras steps out of the room, Beltretch licks his tongue and stares at the Alpha.

“Humans are funny. ”

“Demons are fun, too. ”

“I like strong humans. To the point where you feel like there's no more fun than watching the tyranny slice and dice in eternal torture. ”

“My strength is not that broken. ”

“Yes, that's what everyone said. But... all those who spit it out, mortal, did not last more than 300 years. ”

“ ……. ”

The Alpha has lost his horse to the massive scale of the Beltretch.

You mean he tortured you for 300 years?

And you enjoyed that as a joke?

Sasam Alpha was able to recall the cruelty of the name Devil.

“That's terrible.”

“Hehe.”

Beltretch smiles cheerfully.

“You will see. I will tear Lee Hyuk apart and make the world a dominant place. ”

Alpha doesn't answer, but looks at Beltretch quietly.

The pain felt on his severed arm troubles him, but pain is familiar.

At least for him.

Lee Hyuk sighed, looking at the huge gate in the air.

“Ugh!”

I never thought he'd open a gate to Beraf with one hand, even if it was meant to draw the Demon King out.

We couldn't fool the Demon King in any way, so we had to make a real gate.

“That's too bad. ”

Creating a gate that crosses a dimension takes a lot of Mana.

It would have been a small expense for the former left of destruction, but it was a huge expense for Lee Hyuk to break his back.

“Knng... ”

Lee Hyuk sighed as he saw the shining horseshoes beneath the gate.

“What's the big deal about a few inexpensive stables anyway? ”

“Because you can't, because you can't! ”

If water lives in the valley of heaven and earth and falls in the middle of the desert, even a drop of dew at dawn is precious!

This time, Lee Hyuk recovered all the horseshoes that were artificially created and used in the gate.

I only used some of the poor quality of the collected cobblestone, but it still hurts like a broken heart.

It's like...

Feels like throwing a big one or a little one in the trash?

Even though only one Lee Hyuk could pass, it was not an ordinary job to make a gate like that.

“It's going to open soon. ”

“Knng... ”

Lee Hyuk trembled nervously.

They're coming.

There's no way he's not coming.

If Lee Hyuk continues to go to Beraph, the Horsemen are the ones who know best what will happen.

By the time you get to the devil's pay, you'll be sitting on your ass right now.

I should...

“Don't you know, you bastards? ”

I even broadcasted it kindly, but what if I don't know?

Lee Hyuk looked at Christopher and reacted.

“Are you sure this is the right broadcast? ”

“We're broadcasting on all available broadcasts. It's a matter of national destiny, let me give you a hint! ”

“Hmm……. ”

That's also true...

Then why aren't they coming?

At that time, Lee Hyuk's eyes caught a strange flying creature flying from afar.

“Hoho?”

That looks like the Devil.

Lee Hyuk smiled subtly after getting his lips wet.

Of course it is.

There's no way he's not coming.

If the Demon King was so stupid, I'd be more disappointed.

I used to think they were pretty useful. But admitting that assessment is wrong is a disgrace.

Argoras found Lee Hyuk overhead and opened the gate without delay.

It may not be impossible to deal with him directly, but it may not be possible.

Above all, the punishment for Lee Ji-hyuk was not him, but Beltreuse himself.

Lee Hyuk watched the gate open and did not take any action.

It was only natural that the Demon King would come here, not like Argoras before his eyes.

Sooner or later!

Whoo-hoo!

The gate trembles, and a dark shadow pops out of it and falls to the ground.

Kuang!

The creature that landed suddenly from the top to the bottom slowly looked up at Lee Hyuk.

“Huh?"

Lee Hyuk waved his hands as if he was happy to see the creature.

“Hey, it's been a long time. Let's see, you probably……. ”

Beltretch smiled as she watched Lee Hyuk greet her with a four year old greeting.

He never changes.

“That's the second time. ”

“Yes, that's right. I did. His name is probably.... ”

“Beltreche.”

“I'm sorry. I'm just having a hard time remembering. I remember his face clearly because he looks so unusual, so I want you to understand. ”

Beltretch laughs as she listens to Lee Hyuk's four years old.

Even though I had lost all my strength, the nature of the past was stirring up annoyance and joy at the same time.

He was annoyed that he was relaxing in front of himself on a weakened subject, but it soon turned into fun.

You better be.

Don't change.

Seeing the ninety-ninth Demon King crying for help because he's powerless is probably not very pleasant.

“What should I call you? ”

Beltretcher licks his face with his tongue.

“Ugh, can we not do that? Anyway, reptiles!”

Lee Hyuk turned his head as he spoke and looked at the appendage.

Aphedrice shouts.

“I'm not a reptile! It's a dragon!”

“Reptiles and dragons. The ancestors are frogs, after all! ”

“The ancestors of dragons are dragons! ”

“You need to learn some evolutionary theories. ”

“That's the world! ”

Beltretcher stares down at the sight.

“Indeed... I thought there was something to believe in, Lord? It's been a long time. Let's see, it's been roughly 3,000 years? ”

Appeldrich replies quietly.

“It's not very nice to see you. ”

“I'm glad to hear it. ”

Beltretch searches up and down the appendage with its long, torn yellow eyes.

“But you're not Lord. ”

“A dragon's body without power cannot refer to a road. Yeah, I guess we'll just call him Apeldiche. ”

“Apeldiche……. ”

Beltretch grins.

“Is it a mere belief in such a thing, the nineteenth Demon King? ”

“What did he say?”

Lee Hyuk snorted.

“Sad. Where has all your great power gone?" Where has your majesty, who tore the sky of the Magic Cube, gone? Sadness trumps joy even though I can now trample you down. Even though I hated the Throne of Destruction so much, how sad it was that its formidable existence had survived like this! Another Demon King saddens the Demon King. Isn't this another comedy? ”

Lee Hyuk scratched his ear and blew.

Then I blurted it out.

“Did you say anything? ”

Beltretch bursts into laughter.

“You haven't changed. You haven't changed. But you do know it's just an object, right? ”

“Since when do the Demon King talk so much? They're fighting over territory these days, aren't they? Too bad. If I was here, I'd be the King of the Weed! ”

Beltretch gazes at Lee Hyuk quietly.

After heavy silence, the belt trench opens its mouth.

“What do you believe in, convenience of the ninth Demon King? ”

“Believe what? ”

I threw up my sigh as if Lee Hyuk was crazy, and slowly stepped forward.

“You talk like you know something, and you don't know anything. ”

“Hmm?"

“The past and the present I am different. But if there's just one thing... ”

Just one.

“All I ever believed in was myself, lizard boy. ”

Black Mana's smoke starts to flow from Lee Hyuk's body.