Chapter 82 – Archdemon Gaap

Hell, where she fell through Abyss Fall.

She looked up at the shadow of the great demon casting over her.

A gigantic existence taking human form.

It was Gaap, who possessed two horns and bat wings, and was the ruler of sixty legions.

‘That bitch! I won’t let her off when I get back.’

Straining to suppress her rising anger, she immediately pondered a way to survive.

Even though she had clearly stated she had no intention of fighting, to screw her over like this.

Straining to suppress her rising anger, she immediately pondered a way to survive.

“An infinitely humble one greets the dignified one.”

The world of hell was vast, and the great demons also maintained checks and balances with each other.

Simply put, their relationship was not much different from the witch society.

Deception and schemes were daily occurrences, and they were beings that would rush into war if the balance collapsed.

She solemnly showed her respects and bowed her head to him.

She was even more careful because he was not the demon contracted with her.

“Gehenna has sent something interesting. Raise your head.”

Raising her head, her gaze met his.

Had she been an ordinary human, she would have been seized by fear and dread, losing her mind.

“Seeing that you are fine even after locking eyes with me, you must be a witch like Gehenna. This moment cannot be your first. If I return you safely, what will you give me?”

A demon was a being that must always harvest something in exchange for granting a favor.

She unconsciously clenched her hands that were resting on the ground.

She could have just gotten by without any trouble, but now she was in a position where she had to hand something over as the price for begging for her life in front of a great demon.

‘I really won’t let her off.’

Normally, what a demon demanded was not light.

“If you cannot think of anything, hand over your heart.”

Veronica wore a somewhat troubled expression.

“My heart… you say?”

“That is the only way to live.”

Sure enough, the great demon demanded something troublesome.

Unable to answer easily, she sought another path.

“Could it not be something else?”

“Something else? Did you possess anything of equal value? Something else, indeed…”

The great demon showed a cruel smile.

“Or you can live as my slave for a hundred years like them.”

Spread out behind him was the appearance of a massive palace.

Young women sent by Gehenna were being forced to work as silent maids, bound in chains.

“They are those who became slaves as the price for survival. It is basically a hundred-year contract. With a human’s lifespan, they will only escape it in death.”

She was doomed to live a life of slavery.

“Will you hand over your heart? Or will you live with those girls?”

It was when she was hesitating for a long time.

His gaze, which had been watching leisurely, landed on the new guests who had arrived here at some point.

They were two men, but one of them possessed a momentum he could not ignore.

“Is it a great demon? I will give you two choices.”

The words that followed were something that could not dare be tolerated.

“Either be hunted here, or meekly open the gate to the mortal realm. The choice is yours, and I recommend you do not make any pathetic struggles. I am not merciful when dealing with demons.”

If it were his usual temper, he would have broken his neck immediately.

However, the Sacred Blood Spear was visible, and his instincts were holding him back.

Saying that the man did not fear demons but was rather someone who hunted them.

Involuntarily shrinking back, Gaap muttered to himself.

‘Is he… a hunter of the Jaeger family?’

Originally, humans were infinitely helpless in front of demons.

However, there was only one exception.

The demon hunters of the Jaeger family.

They possessed the power to make even great demons kneel, and though they might fall to the hands of fellow humans, they never suffered defeat to a demon.

Veronica’s gaze landed on him.

Words she could not have imagined came from him, and what was more, the great demon was considerably shaken.

“Why are you so slow? I do not particularly like waiting.”

“Are you a hunter of the Jaeger family?”

In response to Gaap’s question, Rashid immediately retorted.

“No. I am an Inquisitor who possesses Jaeger’s blood.”

Her pupils trembled.

She had clearly eliminated the Inquisitor of the Jaeger family.

Yet to think there was another Inquisitor who had survived until now.

The great demon was shaken as well.

“That cannot be… I heard that the fellows from the Magic Tower eliminated the Inquisitor of the Jaeger family? Why is he still alive?”

Rashid grinned.

“My bad. Because there is still one more left.”

It was not just a matter of him being an Inquisitor of the Jaeger family.

To her surprise, despite being a mere Inquisitor, he was wearing demonic armor that possessed the power of a great demon.

“Are you… acquainted with Lucifer?”

Instead of answering, Rashid pointed the Sacred Blood Spear at him.

“You speak too much, hurting my ears. Will you be hunted here? Or will you open the gate first?”

In hell, there was a rule of thumb.

That a demon hunter of the Jaeger family must never be left in hell.

Moreover, this place was his domain.

If a problem arose because of it, the responsibility and the price would all return to him.

Anger was clearly revealed on Gaap’s face.

“Gehenna has sent something strange. I will have to hold her accountable.”

Having thought of something, Rashid spoke to him.

“Sever the contract. If I have to visit this place again because of that woman, I will break your neck first.”

Hahahahaha!

The great demon’s ferocious, wild laughter filled the surroundings.

Soon after, the great demon was buried in deep darkness.

“You are lucky, Inquisitor. Consider it an honor to have survived after facing me.”

At the same time the portal to the mortal realm opened, the great demon completely vanished.

It was a measure taken to save face.

Kaiser followed behind Rashid with a laugh.

“I expected it, but… for a great demon, he sure talks big.”

“Because a person with Jaeger’s blood cannot be defeated even if the ancestor of the great demons comes.”

With that, the gaze of the two men shifted to the woman.

She was watching the two of them with a complex gaze.

“You came here too? I thought you quietly slipped away, but I guess not.”

In response to Rashid’s question, she took off her demonic attire and quietly stood up.

“Gehenna sent me.”

She looked dispirited.

Seeing a side of her that was unlike her usual self, Rashid laughed lightly.

“You must have been terrified. Then again, even a witch would find this place tough. Since he wouldn’t be the demon you contracted with.”

“I won’t leave that bitch alone.”

“Your expression is scary. Are you going to go settle things once and for all?”

She only showed a murderous look without responding.

“Do you think I’m the type to just take it and live? Of course I have to pay her back.”

Walking toward the portal leading to the mortal realm, she suddenly cast a glance at the two.

“What are you doing? Aren’t you going out together?”

“Go first. I have things to do here.”

“Things to do? Hello. This is hell. How do you know when that gate will close, seriously.”

It was incomprehensible to her, but Rashid knew that the portal to the mortal realm would never close.

Because the moment it closed, the one who would be most troubled was the master of this place.

“If you are grateful for what happened here, keep just one thing. Do not speak of us even when you go back. For now, we are dead here.”

Her gaze was asking for the reason.

“Don’t ask why. You can just ignore it like you usually do, right?”

She fell into thought for a moment at the incomprehensible words, but soon ignored them and crossed the portal.

To her, the important thing was the fellow witch who had sent her to hell, not those who said they would remain here.

Kaiser narrowed his brow and asked.

“That woman won’t go around blabbering for no reason, right?”

“If she has a conscience, she won’t. Regardless of that, they are a breed that strictly calculates profits and losses.”

The people of the Magic Tower were all, without a single exception, those subordinated to demons.

Those who obtained greater power and mana in exchange for a contract.

To them, demons were gods and objects of worship.

But not all demons were kind to them.

“What would have happened to that woman if we hadn’t come here? She would have probably become that great demon’s maid, or offered her own heart.”

In other words, Jaeger’s blood could be felt by them as a necessary evil since they too were humans swayed by demons.

“It is all thanks to me that it didn’t turn out that way. If she has a brain to think, she will behave herself. How would she know if she might need me again like now? She probably didn’t anticipate this situation either.”

Having recalled something, Kaiser asked.

“But are you viewing her as an ally? In a way, wasn’t what just happened a favor? If it were a game, her affection level would have definitely gone up.”

The Magic Tower Professor and the Evil God Transmitter.

Both belonged to the Magic Tower, but in the end, they were enemies of the Magic Tower.

“For now, I am thinking along those lines. In the grand scheme of things, witches or Magic Tower people are not enemies either. If they find out what thoughts Cain or Zodiac harbor, the Magic Tower people will probably be appalled. That will be the same for that woman as well.”

“That would be true. More than that, an ally…”

“Who did you use as an ally when you caught Cain? It would have been difficult without help from the Magic Tower people, right?”

“When I caught him, it was Face Changer.”

“Face Changer? A troublesome fellow. I feel a witch would have been better.”

“Sometimes I think about that. Whether a witch would have been better… More than that, how long do we have to stay here? I am a man with a lot of work to do as well.”

Hell was not a pleasant place to live.

“At least a week. A few days at the earliest.”

Rashid spoke as he pulled out the things he had brought in his inventory.

“We have enough water and food, and there are portable chairs and beds. Let’s assume we came on a short vacation and enjoy it leisurely.”

“Are there people who come to hell for a vacation?”

It was the same for Kaiser, who had brought along something.

He also unfolded a portable chair and sat down like Rashid.

“I don’t know what kind of sight this is.”

“More importantly, you’ve taken measures as I said, right?”

“When you put it that way, could I just ignore it? I have taken measures to some extent. Even if I disappear right away, the party itself won’t collapse.”

At this moment, Kaiser recalled a certain figure.

A certain propaganda chief who was called the second-in-command after him in the Golden Age Party.

“There is a man named Josip Brandon. People call him Propaganda Chief Brandon. He is not as good as me, but he is a man with outstanding talent in inciting the masses. Actually, I benefited a lot from him. The party slogans, the party symbol design, and even the direction of the rallies. All of it was strategically designed through his hands.”

“It’s been a while since I heard the name Brandon. He is Kaiser’s loyal servant, right?”

“Yes, he was Kaiser’s loyal servant. Since I vacated my seat, he will lead the party for the time being.”

“Did you tell him you’re going to hell?”

“I couldn’t say that much, and just asked him to lead the party on my behalf in case of an emergency.”

Having finished the conversation, Rashid thought about the future events.

First of all, since he would officially be in a deceased state, the aftermath became the responsibility of his subordinate, her.

‘Since it went as the Imperial Princess wished, there won’t be any problem with retrieving the Immortal Heart.’

Now, the remaining work belonged to the people outside of hell.

* * *

According to the blood control.

Gehenna, who had dealt with Kaiser, stood still in her spot.

Had it not been for the Inquisitor who was with him, she would have killed him on the spot, but she had dealt with it in a different way, and the result would come if she waited just a little longer.

Since killing him was the role of the great demon she contracted with.

Meanwhile.

The surroundings were in a stir.

“The witch who was here earlier as well, and the Inquisitor and the party leader suddenly vanished. What on earth happened?”

The question of the Royal Guard knight reached everyone.

The scene was a succession of confusion, but a certain Dharma master spoke up to settle the confusion.

“They have all gone to hell.”

The Dharma master continued speaking while keeping his eyes on Gehenna.

“It is safe to assume they are dead for all intents and purposes. That witch’s power is that famous.”

The Dharma masters exchanged glances with each other.

Perhaps judging that there was nothing more to do, the Dharma masters opened portals and began to leave.

“Dead…”

The Royal Guard knights, wearing displeased expressions, also exited, leaving only Gehenna and the hellish fiends on the scene.

‘The news is too late.’

Normally, it would have ended quickly.

How long could a human summoned in front of a great demon last, even if they struggled?

Unable to wait any longer, she came out of the closed building.

The building that had been used as the revolutionary army hideout had its windows and doors completely destroyed by the hellish fiends.

Coming out of the building, Gehenna gripped her sword forged from mana.

Because once his death was confirmed, she intended to cut her own neck according to the blood control.

However…

An unwelcome figure cast a shadow in front of her.

It was the other witch who had just crossed over through a portal.

“How… did you return?”

Gehenna asked with an disbelieving expression.

Although there were witches who had returned alive among those caught by Abyss Fall.

She was the first to return so instantly like this.

Instead of answering, Veronica’s hair, which showed a chilling murderous intent, began to burn red.

“You must be prepared. You crossed the line.”

Veronica returning so completely fine was not something in her expectations.

“Did you hand over your heart or something?”

To her who did not answer, Gehenna cast Abyss Fall.

But there was no reaction whatsoever.

‘The contract…’

Her gaze began to tremble.

Recognizing this, Veronica put on a serious face.

“This crazy bitch is crossing the line again.”

The gazes of the two witches turned freezing cold.

“Demonic Attire Shift: Nine-Tailed Enchantress!”

“Demonic Attire Shift: Hellish Succubus!”