Perspective: Bick Lucifer

Location: Abyssal Demon Imperial City

My name is Bick Lucifer, although originally I did not go by this name. However, I found a name-changing card inside a certain maze, and so I decided to change my name.

Honestly, this world seemed so real that the sudden appearance of a name-changing card did startle me a bit.

But here's the problem.

The name I picked in my teenage years just doesn't feel right anymore, and since then, I haven't come across anything like a name-changing card.

So now, my name has become quite peculiar.

Thus, people from other worlds like myself would give me a strange look upon first glance.

However, such matters are trivial now, as the issues we currently face are evidently more significant than my name.

I must say, my name pales in comparison to what lies before us.

Just a few hours ago, the tranquility at the edge of the abyss vanished inexplicably. Although I had dispatched several demon generals to the border, the current situation is far from optimistic.

"All nine demon gods have gone out to battle, while you, as the demon king, are just here?"

Through the screen in the Abyssal Demon Imperial City, I could observe the entire battlefield of the abyss. Most of the enemies were coming from the north, with a few enemy forces from other directions, but their numbers were minimal.

The only relief was that the normally lazy nine demon gods were exceptionally proactive this time. According to them, upon witnessing this scene, they felt an urge from their souls to engage actively in battle.

Perhaps that's what they call the inheritance of the soul. But I haven't experienced that. I am the one who kicked the Undead Holy Angel off the demon king's throne and drove their ally, the werewolves, out of the Demon Imperial City.

In other words, I may not belong to the demon race, but by becoming the demon king, I essentially became one.

However, this also shows that the nine demon gods probably know something about it, but for some reason, they are reluctant to share it with me.

What on earth could it be?

I can't figure it out right now.

But upon hearing the sarcasm from the werewolf elder, I couldn't pretend I hadn't heard it.

"I ask you, are you here to help us against the enemy? If so, then why aren't you going?"

I looked at him disdainfully.

"Tell me, are there any important mechanisms in the Demon Imperial City that you haven't mentioned? Trying to deceive me to leave and then activate something?"

"Where... I... just feel that as the demon king, I should lead by example..."

"Fine, I order you to quickly take your people to the northern frontlines. Ifrit, Black Cold, Liejiao, and Pandora Gong are already there, so go and ensure everything goes smoothly."

"But... uhm..."

The werewolf elder had a wry smile on his face.

"You see, this old bone of mine is just..."

"What about your people then?"

"They... went to the south."

"Hey hey hey, there's clearly no enemy there. And what about the Undead Holy Angel, weren't they with you?"

"Well... they... I don't know either."

This guy kept giving a wry smile while saying this. Based on my understanding of him, he was definitely lying. However, since I don't have any evidence right now, I'll let it slide.

“However... those guys once told me that their king didn't die, does the Dark Lord know what happened back then?”

“Didn't die?”

Obviously, the king of the Undead Holy Angel was using Fir's body at that time. Although that guy's soul had vanished, his body was still being used by Fir, so it naturally belonged to the state of 'not dead.'

“That guy clearly died, stop joking.”

“Is that so...”

The werewolf elder chuckled, then sat down on the side.

“Hmm? Weren't you here to help? You seem so relaxed.”

“...Of course, because there won't be anything for me to do after this.”

Looking at the other's expression, I sensed something amiss.

“What do you mean?”

“My point is, I don't need to do anything next, things will resolve themselves. Now that all this has happened, as an old man, my task is to witness and accept it.”

This guy definitely has ulterior motives! Hearing his words, I became even more convinced that he was planning something very dangerous!

“What's going on?”

I reached into the void, summoned my Demon King sword, and pointed it at him.

“Speak up! What do you know?”

“So... it is foolish for ordinary demons to become Demon Kings like this, there are rules in place, do you think you, an anomaly, can forcibly change anything? It just speeds up the correction of the rules.”

“...”

It seemed this guy had no intention of speaking well, for someone like him...

I flashed to his side, then slashed at him with my sword. He reacted quickly, grabbing the edge of a chair to dodge my attack, then flipped in the air, claws aimed at me from behind.

“Dark Flash!”

A black aura suddenly shook around my body, knocking the werewolf elder's body away!

At the same time, I accelerated towards him, then pierced him with my Demon King sword, pinning him to the wall.

Wolf blood instantly covered the wall behind him, and blood also spurted from his mouth.

“Haha... indeed, I am getting old.”

He gasped as he spoke, blood gushing out, giving the impression that this guy had a lot of blood, as if it would never stop flowing.

“Tell me, what's going on! I trusted you to help!”

“That's your naivety, Demon King lady, haha.”

Amid his laughter, suddenly, Greed appeared from above.

“Dark Lord! Something bad has happened!”

“What is it?”

“After the Nine Demon Gods arrived at the Abyss, they watched the enemy's legion for a while, then turned their legion towards us and attacked!”

“What!”

What on earth?

“The Nine Demon Gods... are betraying us?”

“Ahahaha!”

The werewolf elder behind me laughed wildly.

“You already know without me explaining, this is the true nature of the Abyss. The previous agreement separated the human world and the Abyss with an enchantment, but unexpectedly, those humans actually managed to break the enchantment, rendering the agreement void. Now, the human world and the Abyss are going to return to their original state!”

“The original state... was this your aim? Unable to defeat us head-on, so you resorted to this method... It seems the Undead Holy Angel also played a part, didn't they?”

"Of course, only the Undead Holy Angel can freely travel between the human realm. As long as they weaken the enchantment in the human realm, humans can complete the mission."

"How would you know about the enchantment on humans... Wait, is it Snake Eye?"

"That's right. Humans wanting to break free from the enchantment is their own will, we are just giving a little help."

Honestly, does Elliot think this continent is too boring? Honestly.

Even if you're exploring, you should at least give a heads up, now this is just... Though I don't have any special pursuit for the position of Demon Lord, I just... feel really annoyed!

Just as we were saying this, the other members of the Seven Sins sisters also returned to the room.

"Boss! Let's get out of here! Those demon gods are like on drugs!"

Pride showed such a panicked expression for the first time, but looking at her armor, one could understand, she could almost become the lead actress in HGAL. There was not a single intact spot on her armor, it felt like it had been ravaged hundreds of times.

"Boss, what are you looking at!"

Pride seemed to notice my gaze, and shouted with a red face.

"Alright, alright, well, don't we have a backup plan anyway?"

I shrugged and said.

"But I still want to ask this crazy dog, what was the Abyss originally like?"

"..."

The wolf elder was stunned, then smiled.

"No need for me to say, you will know soon enough, hahaha... And do you think you can escape? Let me tell you, this Demon Imperial City is your tomb, I have already set up a restriction near Demon Imperial City, you won't be able to leave!"

"We don't need to leave. But since you're unwilling to talk..."

I snapped my fingers, and over 50 Demon Lord swords floated in the air.

"Die."

Then, the wolf elder directly turned into minced meat, confirming his complete death, EXP recovered, and I directly took his ring.

"Well, let's look at the details later, at Reaper's speed, he's probably coming back soon, right?"

I glanced at the screen, sure enough, a team was already very close to the Demon Imperial City.

"Sorry everyone~ it looks like we're going back to our adventurous lives~"

I looked apologetically at the Seven Sins sisters.

"Where, where! As long as there's food, I'm good."

Gluttony said while patting her belly.

"More like, adventuring with the Demon Lord is the most fun."

Greed also said.

"Well, it seems like it's time to exercise again."

I nodded.

"Then let's come back and reclaim the Demon Imperial City next time~ Grab my hand."

After everyone grabbed onto my hand, I looked at the minced meat-like body of the wolf elder and said with a smile.

"I said, I don't need to leave... Interdimensional shift!"