In the past hundreds of years, there had never been anyone stronger than Asmodeus and his contractor, even though Asmodeus was only ranked 32nd in the demon realm. Considering the sheer number of heavyweights in the demon realm, the rankings were not to be taken lightly.
If they were talking about the Demon God, however, the story would be startlingly different.
The Demon God, the master of the demon realm itself, stood alone above the eight demon kings.
“How...”
“Don’t worry, because right now, it’s only a demonic artifact in name.”
“What do you mean...?”
“It looks like a demonic artifact on the outside, but the inside is completely different.”
“...”
“But we cannot forget the fact it could give us a bigger headache than the Demon God.” As if speaking to himself, Berber muttered those words. Then, he turned to look at Evergrant. “ I will take care of that myself, but more importantly...”
“...”
“Is Elenburs still close by?”
Evergrant flinched but nodded obediently.
“Yes, I think they saw something.”
“How bothersome,” Berber sighed. “An elf...”
His brow furrowed for a moment.
“How about the Storm Wind?”
“Its location has already been discovered.”
“We have to find it.”
“I understand.”
Berber nodded and changed the topic.
“Too many problems are arising now that the army has almost finished gathering. That’s not usually a good sign.”
"The troops appear to be fully assembled."
“If the army was a body, then the ‘head’ who will lead the troops is still missing.”
“...”
“The Death Knights are just the torso, they are not the head. So...”
“Why did you set the coordinates to a place like this?”
“Because I handle this place.”
“Huh?”
“But none of that matters right now.”
Iceline had no choice but to shut her mouth. Theta looked at her and took something out of his robe as he stood up.
“Both the teleportation and the crystal ball for communication are dead. Perhaps they spread the magic block over the entire area.”
“That means—”
“Escape is impossible. In other words, we’re in a battle of endurance.”
Iceline’s hopes fell.
Endurance? Two wounded mages against hundreds?
“There's nothing to worry about. It won't break easily."
“What do you mean?”
“Do you know why this place is called the Tower of Trials?”
“You mean...”
“You must have heard of it.” Theta grinned. “While the Tower is active, various trials await its visitors on each floor. There’s a reason it’s used to train mages.”
“...”
“It’s built on an ancient magic circle the likes of which hasn’t been seen in centuries; the higher you go, the harder trials await you.”
“But isn’t that just an illusion?”
“Nope, not an illusion.” Theta shook his head. “I made it personally, so I know that it is far from fake.”
“HUHHH?” Iceline was startled. “You mean you worked with ancient magic yourself?”
“Right. Even if Zephyros and Scorpino—those bastards—come here, it won’t be easy.”
“The Seven Magicians,” Icelene muttered.
Theta’s eye gleamed.
“The Void is more annoying than the Red Flame, but—” Theta clenched his fists. “I think we still have a chance.”
He glanced at Iceline.
“The backup you were talking about; are they still gonna come?”
Iceline took a moment to realize what he meant.
“Ah...” She gently bit her lip.
In truth, she was just hoping. She had no idea if Joshua would come or not.
“Is it a whole legion from the Empire? If you want to deal with the Magic Tower, that’s the bare minimum you’d need.”
“Um... it’s just one person.”
“What?” Theta couldn’t believe his ears. “Hey... what did you just say?”
Theta was about to interrogate Iceline more when they heard a bang run through the entire Tower, making both of them flinch.
“Has it begun?”
His eyes sank. He believed that since it had been a full day since they’d been in there, the opponent had made their move.
But Iceline’s eyes were suddenly full of hope.
“He always seems to appear at the most convenient moment,”Iceline muttered, staring at where she assumed the entrance was.
Why? Why was she so certain he would be there? There was no concrete reason; perhaps it was just her trust and expectations.
Iceline’s voice whispered through her slightly parted teeth: