Player who Returned 10,000 years Later

Chapter 23: Demon Followers (Part 2)

— What..what the hell… — Dok Hyun could hardly speak coherently.

In the hands of the guy who was supposed to be the victim, the same Hellfire burned.

No, it’s not the same.

It only looked like his flame but was actually something else, something more powerful.

‘He can’t be defeated.’ Dok Hyun’s eyes were wide.

It was impossible to penetrate Kang Yu’s armor too.

Dok Hyun’s confidence that he could defeat Kang Yu was evaporating at the speed of light.

He turned pale and trembled even harder.

There was an undisguised alarm in his eyes.

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‘What should I do…?’ The impossibility of winning was already an undeniable fact.

Kang Yu wouldn’t even have to move a step to fight — Hellfire will do everything for him.

Sweat trailed down Dok Hyun’s forehead. Now that he didn’t know what to do, he was fighting internally against himself.

Kang Yu watched the trembling founder of the guild with interest.

‘What will he do?’ It was clear from his appearance that he had already guessed that he couldn’t win, so his next action would be key.

The curiosity didn’t last long.

After a moment of reflection, Dok Hyun suddenly fell to his knees and stretched both hands to the ground.

— O Great!!!

— А?

— We waited for the Great to come down from heaven to us!

Dok Hyun seemed to be crazy, saying such phrases loudly. Kang Yu grinned involuntarily.

— Huh.

— You are our Lord, Messiah, and God! By leading this world, you can be despotic to us!

Doc Hyun continued his speeches with Kang Yu’s smile.

‘That guy…’ He was clearly trying to lie.

Kang Yu looked at Dok Hyun with a ridiculous look on his face, who obviously understood the hopelessness of the situation and adapted to it.

Kang Yu, of course, expected some action from him, but not this.

— Oh, Great Andras! I knew it was you from the moment I saw you!

‘Is that who I’m supposed to be?’

— You can’t imagine how long we waited for you!

‘You weren’t.’

— I can feel my heart ready to burst with joy!

‘That’s enough nonsense.’

Kang Yu was dumbfounded by Dok Hyun’s good acting skills.

— What are you doing?! Bow down quickly to the Great One! This man is capable of giving us eternal life!

— Wha… Ah, yes.

— Quickly! — Dok Hyun shouted at the guild members who couldn’t understand anything.

They started to fall to their knees, looking at each other in perplexity.

Kang Yu grinned at Andras’s followers bowing before him.

‘Unusual guys.’ It’s really hard to throw away your pride and kneel like this in front of a stranger.

Kang Yu was almost able to feel respect towards Dok Hyun for this idea.

‘That’s not bad.’ Kang Yu smiled a little at him.

He didn’t hate pathetic people.

On the contrary, he would have hated them if they hadn’t bowed to him in such a clearly defeated situation.

That’s why Kang Yu liked them — they were ready to forget about their pride and lower their heads to survive.

‘You can’t lose this opportunity.’ Kang Yu felt interested and took a step forward.

— Hahaha! You finally recognized me! I’m Andras! Lord of all demons and Lord of Hellfire, — Kang Yu said loudly, surrounded by the Magi.

Half of his words were lies.

He did not have enough Magi to be the Lord of all demons, as he was.

And no, Kang Yu certainly wasn’t Andras.

The only truth in what was said was that he ruled the Hellfire.

— Oh, Lord of all demons! Lord of Hellfire! Hooray for Andras!

But Dok Hyun, who doesn’t know the truth, bowed his head to the floor with praises.

He uttered all these phrases so passionately that an ignorant person would think Kang Yu was someone highly regarded.

‘Of course I’m not.’ It was just a cold calculation from Dok Hyun, who understood that he couldn’t win this battle.

Kang Yu smiled and sat down untidily on the altar.

‘But it’s not that important.’ What was really important was Dok Hyun’s submission. And the fact that Kang Yu had things he wanted to learn from him.

— Let everyone else go. I have something to discuss with you.

— Got it!

He called out to the followers who had stumbled into the ground and pointed them out.

They lifted their wounded comrades from the ground and went outside.

Left alone with Dok Hyun, Kang Yu said in a calm voice:

— Well, I have a few questions.

— Ask anything, great And…

— Enough with the chatter. You know very well I’m not Andras.

With his lips pressed tightly, Dok Hyun cast a cold glance towards Kang Yu.

— So, who are you?

— I’m the one who asks the questions.

Dok Hyun bit his lip.

— First, the ritual. How is that possible? How did you know it was possible to create a split with the help of Maryok, which is extracted from the mana stones?

The most important thing right now was to find out how it creates a split.

It would be strange if creating a rift was his special ability.

Dok Hyun looked around and answered in a quiet voice:

— I learned to do this by getting a mission.

— A mission?

— Yes, I did.

— What kind of mission?

— I once met a demon in the disguise of a young man. He promised to grant immortality if I accepted the teachings and followed the Devil’s Teacher.

— And you accepted his offer? — Kang Yu looked at Dok Hyun with bewilderment.

What kind of crazy person would accept such a crazy offer?

— He… he was very strong.

— He was strong?

— That’s right. In a moment, he took over our entire guild. And… he said either follow him or die. I followed him in despair!

— Where is he now?

— I… I don’t know. I’ve never seen him again since that day.

— You’ve never seen him?

— Yes, that’s right.

— And there’s no contact?

— No. He only sends orders through letters sometimes.

— Hmm.

— You’re pretty active in following his teachings.

— Ah! That’s…

Dok Hyun shivered and looked away.

Kang Yu squinted and looked closely at Dok Hyun.

‘It’s possible that at some point he started to like it and decided to continue with the rites.’ He was probably forced to do so at first, but then, feeling the sweet power, anyone could well succumb to the temptation.

‘Who’s the Devil’s Teacher?’

The name of the founder of this pseudo-religion sounded extremely ridiculous, but he had huge power.

Usually in the beginning, those who learn to create a rift do not have powerful powers.

Kang Yu turned to Dok Hyun.

— Where are those letters with orders?

— Here they are.

— What are they…? Just one?

— Yes, I think so.

Dok Hyun, while continuing to act like a victim, looked sad.

— Hmm. Well, let’s see. — Kang Yu’s eyes narrowed as he cupped his chin in deep thought. — You’re the only one who got the mission from the so-called Devil’s Teacher? —

— I… I don’t know. I haven’t met other people, — said Dok Hyun in a trembling voice and nodded.

Kang Yu looked at him and clicked his tongue.

‘He can’t be the only one.’ Kang Yu didn’t know who the Devil’s Teacher was or if Dok Hyun knew about his plans.

But he knew for sure that if he believed Dok Hyun’s words alone, he couldn’t make plans, because he wasn’t stupid and he wasn’t weak.

At the same time, he seemed neither talentless nor talented.

He wasn’t a person strong enough to create a rift on his own.

‘There must be someone else.’

A mysterious demon with people who worshipped him.

Kang Yu thought that somewhere, there must be followers like Dok Hyun who secretly perform rites.

While in doubt, Kang Yu snapped his tongue.

— So what’s the only order this teacher gave you? To receive Magi through the ritual and become stronger?

— No…

— Then what?

— Convert as many Players as possible into demons in human form. He said that this way he could turn the Earth into hell…

Kang Yu wasn’t happy with what he heard.

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‘To turn Players into demons through the Magi.’

It wasn’t clear what the Devil’s Teachers were waiting for or where. And the intention of making Players into demons was still a mystery, too.

But one thing was for sure.

‘Those bastards…’ Kang Yu’s face turned sour. ‘…are going to create Hell on Earth?’

It was not something that could be done with a single wish.