Published at 25th of November 2020 10:18:31 AM
Chapter 130
The Great Mage Returns after 4000 Years – Chapter 130 – Family Extermination (6)
Translator: Seven
Editors: Ana_Banana, Yahiko
“First, we need to know the specific location of the Slaughter Hell . ”
“Do you mean we have to ask Asura?”
“Yes . ”
“There is a summoning circle already prepared in my room . It can be activated at any time, so go do that . It shouldn’t be a problem for you . ”
“What about you?”
“I’ll hold his attention . ”
“…understood . ”
Sheryl nodded with a firm expression .
Frey hesitated for a moment before adding .
“Actually, I planned on defeating that Demigod . ”
This caused a little playfulness to appear on Sheryl’s face as she said .
“Defeat a Demigod alone? Huhu . That’s hard to believe . Is that something that happened often in the past?”
“It is . ”
But it had been after he’d reached 9 stars .
Frey sighed .
At his current level, it would be difficult to defeat Apep at night .
He could try fighting some more and maybe think of another method, but right now, the only thing he could think of was to stall until sunrise .
‘If it weren’t for the time limit . ’
If there weren’t two more Demigods coming as reinforcements, Frey would have had more than enough time to take care of Apep .
And he had the confidence to easily defeat him when he was in a weakened state .
But it was hard to do so during the night .
‘…those are just excuses . ’
Unfortunately, his pathetic excuses wouldn’t make a difference .
In the end, the thought of defeating a Demigod alone had stemmed from his arrogance .
Frey shook his head and said .
“Anyway . It didn’t go as planned, so thank you for your help . And please be safe . ”
“Please leave it to me!”
Sheryl nodded firmly, trying hard to not reveal the joy she felt inside as she turned around .
‘I’m fighting alongside the legendary hero right now . ’
She felt strange .
To be precise, a feeling of excitement that she hadn’t felt for a very long time blossomed within her .
Sheryl was excited .
She was excited because she was now on the same battlefield with the great hero who had bravely fought against the Demigods 4,000 years ago .
Even Sheryl herself was surprised by that fact .
She’d thought she’d gotten rid of such immature emotions centuries ago .
Like a girl in love, she tried to calm her pounding heart while thinking .
‘This isn’t weird . ’
She admired Iris Phisfounder greatly, but she admired Lukas Trowman no less .
No, who wouldn’t admire Lukas Trowman?
4,000 years had passed since his death but there was yet to be another person who was given the title ‘Great Mage’ . Not even one!
A name that could be used to represent all Wizards!
That was what Lukas Trowman was .
And now, that legendary Great Mage had returned, and she was even fighting against a Demigod with him!
This was something she believed could only happen in novels .
‘…I started feeling doubt about our fight against the Demigods some time ago . ’
Probably all the Circle members had struggled with similar thoughts .
Was it really possible for them to expel those transcendent beings from the continent?
It was nigh impossible .
This was something she’d felt for a long time . And that feeling had only become stronger after the failed battle against Nozdog a few years ago .
Demigods were insanely powerful .
But now .
‘If it’s Master…’
If she followed him, she believed they could achieve it . That seemingly unrealistic goal of defeating the Demigods .
She turned to the mansion .
Fortunately, unlike the rest of the property, the main building of the mansion remained intact .
Sheryl headed to Frey’s room . There was no sign of the summoning circle .
Naturally, Frey must’ve hidden it . Sheryl swept the floor .
Shh .
Then, Asura’s bloody summoning circle, which had been concealed, was revealed .
‘It really is ready to be used at any time . ’
All that was left was to actually do so .
Sheryl immediately activated the summoning circle .
Kugugu-
Asura appeared in the room . He was so large that the ceiling collapsed, and even the furniture in the room was smashed .
[…what, you…]
Asura’s expression became hard .
He looked down at Sheryl before speaking coldly .
[Lilith’s vampire Contractor? Where is Frey?]
At that moment, Asura’s aura slammed down upon Sheryl, almost causing her to kneel subconsciously .
‘He’s completely different from Lilith . ’
Asura, Lord of the Slaughter Hell . A vicious tyrant with six powerful arms .
She’d heard that he was the most vicious of all the Demon Archdukes .
Lilith had a wicked and twisted side, but she didn’t give off such an overwhelmingly intimidating aura .
Of course, that could be because Lilith had somewhat of an affinity to Sheryl .
Sheryl struggled to maintain her composure .
It was unwise to allow yourself to be suppressed by a Demon .
“I summoned you at the request of your contractor . ”
[Do you think I’d believe that bullshit?]
“It’s true . ”
[Then bring Frey . I will talk to him myself . ]
“He’s currently not in a position to talk to you . ”
[Not in a position? Don’t play with me, girl . I will decide that myself . ]
Asura’s expression became murderous .
He hated Lilith .
In fact, his feelings for her had long surpassed simple ‘hate’ . So naturally, he would not have any good feelings for her Contractor, Sheryl .
Sheryl felt a deep sense of foreboding that Asura’s six weapons would strike her down if her words weren’t satisfactory, so she hurriedly pointed outside the mansion .
“Look outside . Then you’ll understand what I’m saying . ”
[…]
Asura turned his gaze outside, where he saw Frey dodging Apep’s droplets .
[That guy is fighting another Demigod? It hasn’t even been that long since… In a sense, he’s a pretty amazing guy . ]
“Master is currently in a fierce battle with the Demigod . The reason I could summon you was because he prepared in advance . ”
[Hmph…]
Asura snorted slightly before speaking in a slightly softer tone .
[If you say so . Why did you summon me? Was it to help in the fight?]
“That would be great, but first, I need you to tell me the Slaughter Hell’s location . ”
[Why do you want the Slaughter Hell’s location?]
“That…”
Sheryl briefly described her plan to Asura .
After hearing it, Asura seemed a bit displeased .
[So you want to send the Demigod to the Demon World and leave it to me?]
“…is that a no?”
Sheryl became nervous .
If Asura refused to help, then their plan wouldn’t be able to progress .
After being silent for a while, Asura spoke .
[I will help you this once . ]
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In the end, he wanted to fight a Demigod at least once .
After all, he had been treated badly by them numerous times .
“Ah…!”
Sheryl did not conceal her joy .
Then, Asura asked the question he was curious about .
[But is it possible? Dimensional travel consumes an enormous amount of energy . ]
It wasn’t the same as sending an avatar like he had done to come to the continent . The plan was to transmit the Demigod’s true body .
But then, after thinking about it, Asura nodded .
[Nevermind . It’s possible with Frey’s mana . ]
He knew just how dense and abundant his contractor’s mana was .
If it was that guy, he would be able to activate the dimensional movement without difficulty .
[To travel between dimensions, one would need to have a transcendent level body and mind . But since it’s a Demigod, that wouldn’t be a problem either . Hmm . Interesting . It certainly is a different approach . ]
He’d always wanted to fight against a Demigod, but he’d never thought about forcing one into a fight in such a way .
A fierce smile spread across Asura’s face .
[Fine, vampire . But you don’t know much about coordinates in the Demon World, do you? So how would I tell you the location of the Slaughter Hell?]
“The Black Dream hell is Lilith’s territory . If you tell me the approximate location relative to there, then we’d be able to calculate the coordinates . ”
When he heard Lilith’s name, Asura’s expression became uncomfortable, but in the end, he sighed and said .
[The Black Dream Hell is to the southern end . My territory is in the opposite direction from that bitch’s . ]
“What…?’’
Sheryl’s mouth opened wide .
[Is there a problem?]
“…it’s much farther than I expected . It would require much more computational power than I thought . ”
No matter if he was Lukas Trowman or an 8 star Archmage, it would still be an enormous burden for him to carry out so many calculations . (TL: if only she knew)
[Besides that, I doubt the Demigod would get caught in the dimensional movement . ]
“…”
That was also something Sheryl had thought about .
A magic circle was required to cast the dimensional movement .
‘A huge amount of mana will be released . Besides, it will take a while to cast . ’
Unless the Demigod was a fool, he would surely move away from it .
That meant they would need to find a way to keep him from moving .
‘At least for 5 seconds . ’
It was a short amount of time, but when the target was a Demigod, the difficulty rose significantly .
Sheryl realised at that moment .
She had been excited by the atmosphere and proposed a strategy that turned out to be filled with loopholes .
The probability of success had already dropped below half .
She felt bad for making a fuss out of nothing .
‘…but . ’
She couldn’t just give up .
She had already told Frey about it, and he had even thanked her for her help .
So Sheryl had to live up to his expectations, even if it cost her her life .
“I will start drawing the magic circle for the dimensional movement, so can you please explain the situation to Master?”
[Sure . ]
Asura nodded and went to Frey .
Frey’s body was soaked in sweat . He still had a lot of mana left, but it required a high degree of concentration to avoid the droplets .
He glanced at Asura and said .
“Asura, you’re here . ”
[I am . ]
“What about Sheryl?”
[The vampire is drawing the magic circle for the dimensional movement . But there are two problems . ]
“What are they?”
[One is to lure the Demigod to the place where the circle will be . The other is that you would need to restrain the Demigod for about 5 seconds while the dimensional movement is being activated . ]
“…”
[And according to the vampire, the location of the Slaughter Hell is too far away, so it would require extensive calculations . No matter how much you…]
“No . I can do it . ”
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Frey spoke, interrupting Asura .
Then, after thinking for a moment, he added .
“There must be a better way . Asura, can you connect Sheryl to me?”
[This is really unpleasant . I’m not an errand boy . ]
“I can’t leave . ”
Even while they were talking, Frey was continuously dodging droplets .
[…hooo . You are the first contractor to make me do such a chore . ]
Asura shook his head and contacted Sheryl .
“What is it?”
“Please explain the technique for the dimensional movement to me . ”
“Huh?”
Frey spoke in a clear voice .
“I will draw the magic circle myself . ”
‘I’m getting tired of this . ’
Apep had this thought while looking at Frey .
At first, he’d found it pretty interesting .
He was pretty agile for a Wizard, and the timing, application and power of his spells were much better than other Wizards .
Most importantly, there were almost no 8 star Wizards among the humans for Apep to play with .
But after a few hours, he had grown bored .
Frey had only used that 8 star spell once . Apep wasn’t sure if it was because his mana was running out or if he was just waiting for the right timing, but he had already grown tired .
Therefore, Apep decided to end this boring battle .
‘That strange time-consuming movement is annoying . ’
Apep slowly lifted both hands .
The darkness around him strangely shook . This was no longer a simple attack like the droplets .
Instead, the darkness around him began to take shape, becoming sharp thorns .
To someone who had grown used to the slow but unusual movement of the black droplets, these sharp thorns would pierce through him easily .
Apep was sure of it .
He wouldn’t even know how he died .
Apep’s smile widened considerably .
Pat .
“…!”
A huge beam of light erupted from the ground, causing Apep to pause momentarily .
This wasn’t an attack . Instead, it was the manifestation caused when a large amount of mana was being used .
‘Are these his death throes?’
He didn’t know what kind of spell it was, but the range was enormous .
The light seemed to cover almost all of the Blake family’s territory .
‘I can’t avoid it . Hmph… good . ’
Perhaps this spell was his last-ditch attempt . There was no reason for him to meet it head-on .
Apep wrapped himself in the darkness he was just about to use to attack .
It was a complete defense . Literally .
The defense he was using now was many times stronger than what he’d used against the Holy Breath .
No matter how amazing the spell was, there was no way it could kill him .
‘Regardless of what it is, when this spell ends, you’ll die . ’
It was then .
Woowoong- .
“…!?”
Suddenly, Apep felt like heaven and earth were being overturned .
That wasn’t all .
He felt like he was floating, then sinking, then bouncing around .
It made him incredibly dizzy . He felt like vomiting .
Apep’s head was spinning to the point where he could no longer tell up from down .
‘Wh, what is happening?!’
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The cocoon of darkness was so thick that he could not see what was happening on the outside . However, Apep did not understand what was happening .
Was there something that could cause such dizziness even to Demigods?
His vigilance increased to the max .
Thanks to that, he hesitated in removing the cocoon .
When the tossing finally subsided, Apep slowly removed the cocoon .
And the scene that unfolded before him was something that Apep had never seen in his thousands of years of life .
Ahhhhh-
A terrible scream pierced his ears .
The pitch-black ground, purple sky, and disgusting stench that caused Apep to unconsciously cover his nose .
[I was dubious at first, but it really succeeded . ]
“…!”
Then he saw a throne as large as a mountain, on which sat an equally large being .
It was a creature with two heads and six arms, and as he spoke, a red haze seemed to flow from his body .
[Welcome, Demigod, to the Slaughter Hell . ]
Brrr .
Apep shivered without realising it .
Then, he was stunned by that fact .
‘I feel intimidated?’
It was the first time he’d felt this way toward someone who wasn’t of his kind .
Humiliation gripped him as he grit his teeth .
“Who are you?”
[I am Asura, Lord of this place . ]
“This place?”
[Didn’t I tell you? This is the Slaughter Hell . ]
Asura let out a laugh before becoming serious .
[…hmm . By the way . ]
He inspected Apep closely, his disappointment clear on his two faces .
[Looking at you here in the Demon World, Demigods don’t seem that impressive . I’m not sure I could even enjoy you properly . ]
“You… are you insulting me?”
[Did it sound like that?]
Even after hearing Apep’s angry tone, Asura remained indifferent .
He simply looked down at him from his large throne .
Apep grit his teeth at the fact that someone was looking down at him .
“Don’t look down at me . ”
[I could barely hear you from up here . ]
Apep’s face turned red .
He knew where the Slaughter Hell was .
The Demon World .
The place where the Demons lived . It was one of the six hells in this place .
He also knew that this place was very chaotic .
Apep wasn’t sure why he came here, but he couldn’t tolerate this scumbag pretending to be above him .
“Shut up! You’re just a demon who’s locked up in this world and acts like a slave to the humans! Do you know who I…”
[You’re stupid . Don’t you understand yet? Who are you to tell me to shut up?]
Asura laughed .
[This is my world, my territory, my castle . ]
“So what? My strength hasn’t changed! It will be the same as on the continent!”
“Mine isn’t . ”
“What?”
[I said my strength isn’t the same as in that place . ]
Kugugu .
Asura lifted one of his six arms, and the sword held in its hand was lifted as well .
It was a sword larger than a mountain .
[Do you know what that means?]
Apep stared at the sword with a blank look on his face .
[Here, you are less than a bug . ]