Avoid Yandere Constellation

Meanwhile Kim Soo-yong was busy with his own task…

“Ugh…”

He was clearing away the wall that had crushed him.

‘How’s it going now?’

From the sounds, it seemed like the fight was still ongoing. He couldn’t tell who was winning, but…

‘No one’s dead yet.’

No, to be precise…

‘He’s clearly holding back, not killing them.’

Why? Why was he doing this?

The demon he had encountered before had tried everything to kill him, like a man swatting mosquitoes on a hot summer day.

But the demon in front of him now was only attacking enough to subdue them. It was as if he wanted to kill them but couldn’t.

‘That’s not the important part.’

He had been fighting with them for so long that he wasn’t feeling his best. He had barely any aura left.

So he had to wait for that one moment, that one opening, to either kill or subdue the demon.

Like a lion stalking its prey, Kim Soo-yong waited quietly, using his aura to hide his presence.

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“Phew. It’s almost over.”

Lava sighed deeply and looked at his companions.

William and Burke were unconscious, staring at the ceiling. Willy was leaning against the wall, barely standing. Lisanna and Sion were lying on the ground, as if kissing the floor.

Only Skaya, Eileen, and Rain were still standing in front of Lava. If he could take down these three, he would gain even more power and earn the Grand Duke’s trust.

‘I was annoyed at first, but now that I see the end, I feel great.’

As Lava thought this, Eileen turned her gaze to Rain.

“Rain, can you give me all your buffs?”

“Yes, but my divine power is running low. This will probably be the last buff I can give.”

Rain’s face was determined as she spoke. She slammed her staff into the ground.

-Woong!

A warm divine power enveloped Eileen. She nodded in gratitude, then…

-Bang!

She kicked the ground, creating a deep dent. Just one buff had made a huge difference.

‘My physical abilities have completely changed.’

It felt like the gravity had reduced from ten times to five times. She felt an overwhelming sense of power.

Eileen swung her sword with a speed she had never shown before.

-Whoosh!

Her attack was on a whole different level from before. Lava felt the danger and stepped back instead of blocking it.

“As expected.”

She had anticipated this. He knew the demon in front of him would dodge such an attack.

The demon had been dodging or blocking the relentless attacks of nine people. He knew this attack wouldn’t work. But then…

-Shiver!

What was this sensation? Lava felt a sudden chill.

Before he could figure out what was happening, he needed to get out of Eileen’s range. But just then…

“It’s already too late.”

Eileen gripped her sword tightly, as if betting everything on this one strike. She infused her remaining aura and the divine power she had received from Rain into her sword. A blue light emanated from the sword. �

-Woong!

Eileen swung her sword with all her might, her movements precise and efficient. From a distance, her strike seemed slow, but…

‘It’s so fast!’

The speed was beyond what one could perceive. It was a divine slash of light, a combination of Rain’s divine power and Eileen’s aura.

-Whoosh!

The slash cut through the air and then accelerated at an alarming speed.

“Damn it!”

Lava cursed as he realized he couldn’t dodge it. Black blood spurted out of his body like a fountain. If it weren’t for the Grand Duke’s orders, he would have killed Eileen and Rain without hesitation.

“Huff! Huff! You humans are so annoying. But now…”

“I still have one more.”

Skaya interrupted Lava. She snapped her fingers.

-Tap!

Complex spells appeared in front of and behind Lava, and to his left and right.

-Woong!

She trapped him in a barrier, preventing his escape.

“I pray this is the end.”

As she spoke, she simultaneously cast the four advanced elemental spells from the book the Grand Wizard had given her.

-Bang! Whoosh! Sizzle! Boom!

Indescribable magic manifested. The demon, despite being of a higher rank, couldn’t have survived such a direct hit.

“Huff. Huff.”

As Skaya panted, she heard the voice she least wanted to hear coming from inside the barrier.

“Haa! Haa! I admit it, human. I almost died for real this time.”

The demon, covered in wounds and with a broken horn, staggered towards him.

Skaya’s pupils shook as if they were experiencing an earthquake. She couldn’t believe what she was seeing.

“How… How did you survive that?”

“Huff. Well, since you’ve pushed me this far, I’ll explain. The horns of the highest-ranking demons…”

Before he could finish, a warning sounded in Lava’s mind. This was the most dangerous moment.

Lava felt his hairs stand on end. Just as he was about to move…

-Sizzle!

He realized he had already been slashed on his back.

“Huff. I made it.”

Kim Soo-yong wiped the black blood off his sword and sighed deeply as he looked down at the fallen Lava. Then…

-Thud!

His legs gave way, and he fell to the ground. Lava started laughing.

“Khehehehe.”

It seemed like the shock of his defeat was getting to him. He laughed in a way that would make anyone’s skin crawl.

“Khehehehehe!”

“What’s with him, laughing like that?”

Skaya shuddered at Lava’s laughter and rubbed her arms.

“What? How could I, a high-ranking demon who even used his horn, be defeated by mere humans? But it doesn’t matter.”

What, it doesn’t matter?

Kim Soo-yong, Skaya, Eileen, and Rain, who were still conscious, looked at Lava with incredulous expressions.

Lava ignored their reactions and continued.

“A demon even greater than me! It’s time for the Grand Duke to make his entrance!”

He spread his arms dramatically, but…

“…”

“…”

Only a cold silence filled the air. Nothing else happened.

Had things not gone according to plan?

Lava’s expression turned serious, and he spoke urgently.

“Grand Duke?”

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Meanwhile, at that moment…

“Ugh, seeing him like this makes me not want to go.”

He should have appeared by now, but seeing him acting like this…

‘I don’t feel like going anymore.’

There’s a saying that goes, ‘If you stay still, you’ll get halfway there.’

This must be what they meant by that.

If he had stayed still, I would have made my entrance at the perfect time.

‘But I can’t just let him have the last hit.’

Kim Soo-yong, being Korean, waited for the perfect moment to strike. Normally, this would be commendable. But…

‘There’s always a bigger fish.’

I’m not just any old fish.

If you’re going to deliver the final blow, you should save some energy.

‘At this point, Kim Soo-yong is still a novice with no energy left.’

If I were to score his final blow, it would be a 30 out of 100. He gave it his all at the end, but he didn’t think things through.

So 30 points would be appropriate. If he’s not careful, someone else might come and attack later.

‘Anyway.’

This wasn’t the time to stand around. If I didn’t act now, Kim Soo-yong might steal the final blow.

“Let’s go now!”

[The Goddess of Fate says you’re the real villain.]

“What?”

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Thanks to the infiltration earlier, I was able to designate a teleportation scroll to the branch. I transformed into the Grand Duke and tore the scroll.

-Whoosh!

The surroundings changed.

The wall was destroyed, and the ground was uneven.

It seemed like they had fought fiercely. There wasn’t a single intact spot in sight.

“Grand Duke, I’m sorry. I failed the important mission you gave me.”

“It’s okay. You did well.”

Did my true intentions come through?

The demon looked at me with a deeply moved expression.

‘Yes, have hope.’

That way, the despair will be greater.

I slowly approached him.

-Thud. Thud.

The four of them were too exhausted to stop me. I walked past Kim Soo-yong’s group and approached Lava, who was lying on the ground.

I slowly reached out my hand.

-Poke!

I infused my magic with a sharp edge and stabbed it directly into his heart.

“Huh? What the… Cough!”

Did he not expect me to kill him?

Lava was startled and looked at me with a betrayed expression, as if his superior had turned against him.

I ignored his reaction and spoke.

“A high-ranking demon who is defeated by mere humans is of no use to the Demon World. Get out of here.”

I twisted the blade of magic, seeking revenge for the half of his heart that had been torn out earlier.

“Cough!”

Lava coughed up black blood.

He soon lost focus in his eyes and…

“He’s dead.”

His pupils were completely lifeless. I turned my gaze to the group, who looked bewildered.

‘Hmm. What should I do now?’

If I left them like this, they might sense something was off. So, when I leave…

‘I have to act like a true villain.’

After making up my mind, I…

-Screaaam!!!

I maximized the quality of the effect and released the holy water from my inner pocket. Of course, I also changed the color and properties of the water.

The magic filled the sky, spreading like it would swallow it whole.

The group was stunned.

“What…?”

“What’s that?”

“Can a demon like this actually exist?”

“Ugh!”

They looked at me with despair in their eyes.

Eileen looked resentful and said, “If I had known I was going to die, I should have spent a few days having regret-free nights with Kaine…”

What? What do you mean by regret-free nights?

Skaya spoke with regret in her voice. “Before coming on this expedition, I should have had some ‘fun’ with Kaine! I should have touched him more! I should have trapped him in a barrier so he couldn’t escape!”

What? You mean ‘fun’ and trapping him?

Lisanna suddenly shouted, “Ahhh! Before I die, I wanted to have sex with you♥! Sex!!!”

Damn. What’s going on here? Do they know I’m the one they’re talking about?

From their perspective, I was clearly threatening them.

But for some reason, I felt intimidated.

Their expressions were like those of yandere characters from anime.

‘Hmm. It’s probably just my imagination, right?’

Yeah, yanderes don’t exist in real life.

Although this is a game world…

‘Yeah, damn it. This is definitely real life.’

While I was rationalizing to myself, the Constellation helped me snap out of it.

[The Goddess of Fate says they are the women you chose, so endure it with evil and strength.]

Shit.

I realized that if I just stood here, it wouldn’t end well. So I continued my act.

“Ugh! It seems my power is useless in the mortal world…”

I slowly retracted my magic.

I held my head with one hand and staggered, speaking with a resentful voice.

“You lucky bastards.”

I delivered a typical villain line from a fantasy novel.

Then I used an expensive teleportation scroll.

[You have completed a hidden quest!]

I received the biggest reward I had gotten in a while.