Maxed Out Leveling Novel

Chapter 162

59. Demon King Meeting (1)

In the northern part of the continent, the Demon King who possessed the largest territory resided.

After all the dragon blood was driven out and the demons took over the entire Dreadville, the realm was reorganized around the surviving demon kings.

A war hero who commanded the entire demon at the end of the Great War. An unusual person who combines literary and dance skills that are not like demons. Standing at the apex of all the demon kings – to be exact, among the surviving demon kings – the strongest demon king.

“Mr Naznel.”

The servant, who quietly entered the room, cautiously called out his name.

Naznel’s eyes, which had been immersed in deep thought, moved slightly to look at the servant. The attendant reported, bowing his head.

“All three have arrived.”

“… I get it.”

Naznell, who shook his head, stood up.

As he walked down the royal corridor, he was contemplating something. As soon as he arrived in front of the reception room, the attendant quickly opened the door.

After that, Naznel stopped thinking and turned to the guests in the room.

There were three demon kings sitting in the waiting room and waiting for him.

Duraus, who lives in the East.

Artia dominates the Northwest.

Poriden is located in the southeast.

Naznel simply returned their favor to them for giving them some manners about how to treat the landlord. First of all, since demon lords are of the same rank in the hierarchy, neither of them thought of any extravagant showiness.

“It’s really great.”

As he sat down, Naznell opened his mouth first.

“There are times when the three of you come to visit me without even being called.”

Stronger demons tend to do this, but when it comes to demon kings, they almost always act alone, except for the direct demon spirits they carry as training aids. Because they don’t feel the need to get along with others.

I don’t know if there is a meeting where the demon kings are attending, but it was rare to see three demon kings in a group even though there was nothing.

Moreover, the combination of Duraus and Artiae Foriden was even more special. Three of the four demon kings that Naznel cares about the most are gathered here.

“Isn’t it the three of you who came together to cut my neck?”

“It’s an interesting assumption, but I don’t do such frivolous things.”

To Naznel, who asked jokingly, Forriden responded bluntly.

“Then what happened? If the three of us were going to have a meeting, wouldn’t we have joined Rhodiac at all?”

“Even so, I came here because of Rhodiac.”

Artia, one of the only two female demon lords, spit out. Naznell tilted her head.

“Anything happened to Rhodiac? Did he have a big fight with Del Wright and even break the marriage?”

“Do we seem free enough to get involved in a love fight? This is not a joke.”

“So please tell me what’s going on.”

“to sum it up.”

Duraus opened his mouth with a loud voice.“I had a dream five days ago. It wasn’t a dream that I could clearly remember, but I definitely remember hearing one sentence.”

As Forridan sings, he recites the backstory.

“The apostle of madness has fallen to the invaders from the other world.”

“Um, did you talk to me before I came?”

“Of course we shared. before coming to the castle. Because not only Duraus but I and Artia also heard similar things in their dreams.”

“what?”

Naznell frowned at her. Duraus spoke again on behalf of Forridan.

“If it had ended in a single shot, I would have thought it was a dog dream. But if you have the same dream for three days in a row, wouldn’t it be right to think that something is strange? Suffice it to say that some transcendent being intervened. Just in case, I asked the two of them and they said they had the same experience as me.”

“Ugh… … .”

“A message delivered to the three of us, not just any other demon kings. And the apostle of madness mentioned there. Then, is it not possible to infer the fact that the object mentioned in the message is Rhodiac?”

“There is a point… … .”

Artia’s argument was half accepted by Naznel. She didn’t sound outrageous at all, but she didn’t feel threatened either.

The reason why Naznel cared about the four people, including Rhodiac, was different.

Duraus from ‘Slaughter’.

Artia from ‘Nightmare’.

Poriden of ‘horror’.

Rhodiac of ‘Madness’.

Among the eleven demon kings in existence, they were the special beings who received the protection of the demon god.

In fact, if you look at it, you would think that Naznel, who has risen to the position of the strongest demon king without protection, is more impressive, but the original rank among demon lords is only one piece of paper. If they clash with all power, it’s a relationship where both sides can’t be safe.

It is only that he was recognized in various aspects, such as resourcefulness and leadership, in addition to force, and rose to the position of commander-in-chief against dragon blood.

So, from Naznel’s point of view, he had no choice but to be concerned about the protective demon lords who wield special powers as strong as himself.

“In short, what you are saying is that Rhodiac suffered bad things, and the demon gods who gave you power told them in a dream, isn’t it?”

“right.”

“There’s something a little strange about it.”

Naznel asked a question as he clasped his hands together.

“Has this ever happened before?”

“No.”

Forridan answered. Naznell nodded his head.

“It would have been. I’m hearing it for the first time too. That a godlike being can tell you danger directly like some kind of magic alarm.”

The faces of the other three demon kings hardened slightly.

“I do not deny the existence of the demon itself. There were not always five demon lords in each era who received the protection of the five demons, but nevertheless, there has never been a time when their lifeline was completely cut off.”

Naznel’s eyes narrowed.

“However, even in the records handed down from the old days, I have never heard of a god speaking directly to me, who only grants power randomly.”

“Then you mean we lied? Are the three of you kissing beforehand?”

“Well, I didn’t mean it that way.”

“What do you see me as!”

Forridan slammed the armrest of the chair. The high-quality wood was split with a cracking sound, but no one paid any attention to the vandalism.

Duraus said with a look of displeasure.

“… This may mean that this case is not normal. To the extent that the devil had to mention it himself.”

“Are you talking about those who were quiet during the great war that fought for the fate of their race? It seems that the number of seventy-two demon lords fighting the Jinryong decreased to eleven was not very intimidating.”

Naznel smirked. There was a subtle anger in Duraus’s eyes.

“I understand that you, who are shallow in faith, distrust, but it is unpleasant to listen to. Do you think we, who have been blessed by the devil, will speak nonsense in the name of God? At least I’m not playing around with this.”

“Then I apologize. Instead, let me ask you one more question. Did the three of them feel strange when they didn’t know each other’s situation, and then they contacted each other and found out that they had similar dreams?”

“That’s right.”

“Then there must have been a simple solution. Haven’t you tried contacting Rhodiac when you contacted each other?”

“I’ve already done it, of course. I was the first to contact those two before I did it.”

Artia grumbled. Because she was the only female demon lord, and because of her affinity with the demon god, she was especially close to Rhodiac.

“But he said he was absent. She got a call from Del Wright and went to meet me.”

“Then if I contact Delite and check… Oh no, I can’t take it anyway.”

The story of Delite discovering a dimensional rift while chasing dragon blood at the end of the world, and going to play beyond it, was well known among the demon lords. Because there was nothing to keep secret, and it was something that could not be hidden forever anyway.

“Wait, maybe that’s why you’re worried?”

“okay. Delite beyond the dimension. Rhodiac followed. And in the words I heard in my dream, the existence of another world is alluded to. It fits too well for a coincidence, right?”

“No, I don’t think it fits at all.”

Naznel pointed out coldly.

“Isn’t the reason that Delite only moved a small number of troops because the race beyond the dimension was so weak?”

“There may have been a strong presence in the unknown.”

“Then you should have left. Why are you fighting forcibly with your imperfect power? Why are you calling Rhodiac again?”

“… You want help?”

“If there was an enemy strong enough to have to fight together, the two demon lords would have retreated even more instead of asking for help. Wouldn’t you of course do that too?”

“… Ugh.”

Artia was speechless. Even though he didn’t come here for this purpose, when I heard it, there was no loophole in Naznel’s words.

Unaware of Cha Shin Hyeon’s existence, they had no choice but to think so.

“Your words are wise.”

Duraus, who had been listening to the two of them, reluctantly admitted.

“But we are not here to convince you. I’m here to convince you.”

“therefore?”

“I won’t ask for much. Do you want to tremble in Busan for things that have not yet been confirmed as us? For now, it is enough to move one demon in your name. For the purpose of meeting Rhodiac in person and confirming his well-being.”

“My name?”Naznel frowned. A brilliant man, he quickly understood what Duraus meant.

The Demon King is a being who wields undisputed power within his territory. A Demon King has no right to interfere with other Demon Lords. Even if it is a lower level demon, you must not treat the demons under the control of other demon lords recklessly. It is an act of ignoring the master of the magical spirit.

If Rhodiak followed her Del Wright, there are many mountains to go through in order to meet her. You can’t walk to the southern end of the continent, so you have to move through space, but to know the coordinates, you must get the help of the demon spirits under Delite.

However, he is already meddling in Del Wright’s events. There was a very high possibility that the demons would not cooperate, and even if they tried to get cooperation by coercing them, they would be very upset if Delite found out later. It means that his territory has been invaded.

The meaning of borrowing Naznel’s name is to make it easier for you.

Naznel is the strongest demon king, and at the same time serves as the chairman when meeting between demon kings. Feeling like some sort of world president, he had the authority to meddle with other demon lords to some degree. He said it was important, and if he put his name out there, the demons would not be able to refuse.

Duraus said as if soothing.

“Never abuse it. Of course, in the future, we will tell Delite and Rhodiac the situation and ask for their understanding separately. It will never harm you.”

“… Do you want to confirm that much?”

“If I go back without doing anything like this, I think I will hear the voice again in my dreams tonight. The three of us personally come and ask, are you going to refuse even this?”

“I am.”

Naznell clicked his tongue.

In Duraus’ words, the meaning of ‘let’s not be offended by this shit’ was implied. It didn’t feel good to know the meaning of intimidation, but Naznel knew that he would eventually grant this request.

“Okay, okay.”

The logic of the three demon lords was still unreliable, but the content they were asking for was really small at the level of ‘this shit’.

It really gets tiring when we hurt each other for small requests. Even if they refuse, it’s a problem they can solve on their own if they put their mind to it. Impersonating or threatening. Asking permission to take care of yourself.

“Instead, I’ll only lend you my name, so you can decide which spirits to send. Well, it will be convenient for you too.”

“Thank you. I’ll let you know when the results come out.”

Duraus grinned.

With that, the demon kings who finished their business rose from their seats.

Naznel suddenly asked them behind them as they left the reception room.

“But if something really happened to Rhodiac, what would you do?”

“uh?”

Artia, who was the last to leave her room, turned her head.

“Well, I didn’t take it seriously.”

“… Then why did you come?”

“No matter how deeply religious you are, there are some words you don’t want to believe, right? As you said, it’s the first revelation I’ve ever heard from God. It’s embarrassing to leave it like that, so I’m here to check it out.”

Artia shrugged her shoulders.

“So what are you going to do?”

“I haven’t really thought about it either.”

Naznel grinned.

“To be right, too many delusions will have to come true.”

“I’m so sorry.”

Artia pouted her lips.

They really couldn’t even imagine that there was a divine being who could make absurd fantasies a reality.