Act 6: Chapter 30
A devil appeared in the sky of Locklore.
His height was over two meters.
He had gray skin with a pair of huge wings sprouting from his back.
「I can't stand being the servant of those damn as hle (Higher Being)… But it's been ten thousand years since I last saw Locklore. I'll cause some serious chaos this time.」
He wore a wicked smile on his face as he spoke.
His name was Lucifer.
Like Luniman, he was one of the 《Eternal Sinners》 who had been sealed in another dimension as a criminal of Locklore.
Originally, he was one of the ancient demons born as the world's administrator during the creation of Locklore.
However, his selfish and cruel management was deemed as problematic, and once it was obvious that 『At this rate, it's only a matter of time before he destroys Locklore.』, he was put into isolation.
Lucifer's destination had been decided as soon as he descended into Locklore.「Guess I gotta head there first. Don't regret it later, Nyarlhotep. You're the one who said I can do whatever I want, right? Moreover, I gotta see how that slowpoke junior of mine has grown.」
Lucifer ascended to higher altitude, directing his gaze into the distance.
In the depths of the vast forest, the ruins of an ancient, decaying temple came into view.
Upon spotting the ruins, Lucifer curled his lips into a grin, revealing his fangs.
「Here it comes, here it comes! This magical energy… no doubt about it, it's definitely 《Cocytus》. If I'm gonna destroy this world, that's definitely the place! I'll unleash the abyssal monsters onto the surface to destroy everything!」
Lucifer's destination was 《Cocytus》.
Sealed deep beneath 《Cocytus》 were high-level monsters that should never see the light of day.
If the seal on this land was broken, Locklore would be overrun with high-level monsters.
「… Uhm?」
As Lucifer looked down from the sky, a golem made from matte black material appeared from the shadow of the ruins.
A circular mask was attached to its head.
It wasn't just one golem; they appeared from various parts of the ruins.
Judging from that scene, it seemed that a considerable number were lurking inside the ruin as well.
The golems appeared to have detected Lucifer in the sky, as they turned their faces toward him.
「Are they… Golems that manage 《Cocytus》? Seeing their reaction… Could it be that they had already detected my presence?」
The black golem army was naturally deployed by Nyarlhotep.
The possibility of the higher being trying to use 《Cocytus》 had also been predicted by Veranta.
Therefore, he used his 《Gift Skill》, the 《Universal Alchemy》, to create a golem army as an interception force.
Furthermore, just as the surrounding ground swelled, a large spider-like golem emerged from underground.
Not just one of them, but they appeared one after another.
They wore circular masks, and large magic crystals were embedded beneath their faces.
The magic crystals of the spider-like golems glowed, releasing masses of magical power aimed at Lucifer in the sky.
Lucifer brushed it away with his hand, but other spider-like golems kept firing one light attack after another.
Lucifer ascended to a higher altitude to evade the golems' attacks.
「Tch… Each one is close to level 1000. What a drag…」
Lucifer clicked his tongue as he raised his left arm.
Black flames appeared at the tip of his hand and started to expand non-stop.
The sphere of black flame soon transformed into a giant ball with a diameter of over a hundred meters.
「Die in the most brutal death! Flame Magic, 25th Rank《Stella Bazooka》!」
Lucifer swung down his arm.
The massive black flame sphere descended toward the earth.
A massive explosion occurred the moment it touched the ruins at the entrance of the 《Cocytus》.
It left a giant crater with a diameter of a few hundred meters on the surface.
The trees within the area had been completely obliterated without a trace.
The ruins that had surfaced at the entrance of the 《Cocytus》 had also vanished, leaving behind only a massive crater.
Naturally, not a single one of Veranta's golem army remained.
「Kahahahaha! Did you really think you can stop me with those measly toys?! What a blissfully naive mind you have!」
Lucifer let out a triumphant laugh, folded his wings, and dove swiftly into the depths of the hole in the center of the crater.
Lucifer, having entered the depths of 《Cocytus》, then spread his wings and flew at low altitude, speeding toward the bottom floor.
The monsters that appeared along the way in the 《Cocytus》 were no match for Lucifer.
Lucifer tore the monsters that dared to stand on his path with his wings and claws without even stopping his stride.
「Is this place always this vast? I thought it would be a good warm-up, but this is getting tedious.」
A magic circle formed with Lucifer as its center.
「Space-Time Magic, 20th Rank《Abyss Gate》」
Lucifer's body transformed into a black shadow, plummeting rapidly downward.
Transformed into a shadow, Lucifer passed through the ground of 《Cocytus》 and dove rapidly into the lower floor in quick succession.
In just a few seconds, he reached the deepest floor of 《Cocytus》, the 100th floor underground.
A vast void stretched out before him, with a large crystal-like pathway extending forward.
Lucifer, who had transformed into a shadow using space-time magic, landed on the crystal-like floor in that form.
The crystal-like pathway extended straight toward the throne.
There sat the master of 《Cocytus》, Satan.
When Satan saw a massive shadow fall before him, he narrowed his four large eyes and rose from the throne.
「Who's there? This 《Cocytus》 is protected by a special barrier created by higher beings. No one but me, who governs this place, should be able to teleport or phase through its floor…」
「Hey, hey, did you forget about me already? Talking all high and mighty like that. This place was originally under my jurisdiction, you know? You've gotten quite full of yourself, Satan.」
The shadow reverted back to Lucifer.
Satan's eyes opened wide upon seeing Lucifer's figure.
「L-Lucifer!? It can't be, the higher being actually released you!」
「Nyarlhotep-chan said he's bored. Thus, that O great god decided that it's time to destroy this Locklore.」
「Impossible…! Does that mean the higher being has abandoned this Locklore?! Such a thing should never happen!」
「Hey, come on. You should've figured that out the moment I showed up here. Even I can't go against the orders of the higher beings. Well, looks like your role as the manager of this 《Cocytus》 is over.」
Said Lucifer as he shrugged his shoulders in a playful manner.
「You've been obediently following the orders of the higher beings, so they'll probably hire you for some other world after Locklore's destruction. It's pretty common for demons to handle adjustments in new worlds. Now, hand over the management rights to 《Cocytus》, will ya? And by that I mean that thing.」
「…」
Satan remained silent, his gaze fixed on the void beneath his feet.
Satan also knew that Lucifer had caused havoc in Locklore through abuse of authority and was subsequently imprisoned in another dimension.
For Lucifer to be released from another dimension, it could only mean that this was the will of the higher being.
And the fact that the higher being had once again dispatched Lucifer to Locklore meant that they had forsaken this world.
A world forsaken by the higher being had no choice but to perish.
「What's the matter? Hurry up, give it to me. I can kill you and retrieve it myself if you prefer.」
Asked Lucifer while glaring at Satan.
Satan kept his silence as he swung his arm.
In his hand was a large staff adorned with skull decorations.
This 《Black Cane of Apocalypse》 was the proof of the master of 《Cocytus》.
It had the power to finely adjust the barrier that was conjured by the higher being to suppress 《Cocytus》.
With the 《Black Cane of Apocalypse》, one could easily release the monsters in 《Cocytus》 onto the surface.
If that happened, the entire Locklore would become a living hell.
「You're as stupid as ever, even after ten thousand years. Stop being so pretentious and just hand the cane already…」
Satan pointed the 《Black Cane of Apocalypse》 at Lucifer.
「My mission is to manage this 《Cocytus》… And protect Locklore from the monsters residing in it.」
A giant magic circle deployed right at the tip of the cane, unleashing a giant red dragon from within.
A crimson flame dragon charged straight toward Lucifer.
「Fool, it's the higher beings who assigned you that mission, isn't it?」
Lucifer spoke with a dumbfounded look on his face.
He kicked the ground, easily evading the red dragon that came his way.
Just like that, he passed by Satan's side and stood behind him.
In the next moment, three of Satan's six arms were sent flying through the air.
Lucifer severed those arms as he passed by Satan's side.
In addition, the 《Black Cane of Apocalypse》 had already been in Lucifer's hand.
「Guh… GAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!」
Satan let out a scream, clutching the severed stumps of his arms as he fell to his knees.
「Do you think a weakling like you can ever stand a chance against me?」
Lucifer pointed the 《Black Cane of Apocalypse》 at Satan's head.
「Kuh, kill me!」
「Hah… Well, picking a fight with me is basically suicide. Killing someone who's already prepared to die is just so damn boring.」
Lucifer then deployed a magic circle.
「Ghost Magic, 14th Rank《Rana Curse》」
「A-Aaaah…」
The next moment, Satan was enveloped with brilliant light.
Satan's body, which was about ten meters tall, rapidly shrank and transformed into a black, squishy slab of meat with four eyes.
The slab of meat then started running around in panic with its short limbs.
「OOO… O-Ooooo.」
Its gaping mouth let out a loud cry.
It sounded like a wail, almost like a sob.
Lucifer stabbed the butt of the cane into the ground.
「HAHAHAHAHA! Since you love this Locklore so much, I'll give you a front row seat! You may watch this world that you love so much get destroyed by me!」
Lucifer let out a loud laugh and sat down on the throne with grandeur.
「I can't wait to see how those weaklings from the surface will fare in a world overrun by the monsters from 《Cocytus》, don't you agree with me, Satan?」
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