The Max Level Hero Has Returned!
chapter-776

Isildi avoided Davey’s gaze in embarrassment when she saw the contempt in his eyes.

“Now that we have found the ritual site, all we need to do is to focus on recovering the power of the Absolute Gem. Only after we finish all the preparations will I judge whether we will use the ritual or the power of the Absolute Gem.”

Only then did Kain nod in acceptance.

It was true that Davey was furious at Verdandi. That was the reason why he sent her out of his sight. After all, if Eclipse did not erase the debt between them, then she would have already died in his hands.

“But… What are we going to do here? I understand that you respect the opinions and choices of that demon called Astaroth—or was it Mamtaroth? Either way, how are we going to collect information in this empty place?” Isildi asked.

Davey searched through his pocket plane at Isildi’s words. Then, he took out one of the iron swords that he had collected in the world of Murim and handed it over to her.

“Goodness! Isn’t this the black iron sword? Why are you giving it to me?”

“Just take it. Astaroth isn’t an idiot.”

It might look like he was simply refusing Davey, but he was actually also requesting for his help.

“I still don’t understand…”

“Don’t get bogged down by the details. Just follow me.”

Just like that, the three of them entered the city. After looking around silently for a time, Davey lightly jumped and stepped onto a roof. Then, he immediately headed somewhere.

“Kyaaack!!!”

“D—Damn it! They’ve shown up again! Run!!!”

And the place where he was headed to…

“Ugh… That’s gross…”

Unimaginable beings began to pop out on the streets of the city. What were these beings? They were none other than bare-chested, gigantic, muscular bunnies. These demons with rabbit ears on their heads were running around with strange expressions on their faces.

One of them looked at Davey standing on the top of the roof of one of the buildings. It tilted its head and said, “Kyu?”

“What ‘kyu,’ huh? I’ll freeze you to death.” Davey frowned as he kicked a stone by his feet and knocked the strange rabbit out. He didn’t want to get even the littlest bit close to that

when it looked so dirty.

“Damn it… I feel like my eyes are going to fall out,” Kain said, his words strangely relatable.

Their appearance was truly an assault on the eyes. White skin, pants that stick to the skin, a grotesquely large upper body covered with bulging muscles, and a head topped with a pair of cute bunny ears.

On top of that, they would move and stand in poses as if they were showing off their muscles like some gym junkie who hopped out from hell. Every time they moved, their muscles would squirm—the sight was enough to make one feel disgusted. They were even making strange noises with no expression on top of their already unappealing faces.

Davey did not know if any of the monsters stuck and sealed underground had this shitty taste, but there was one thing that he was sure of. The ancient demonic beast that created rabbit-type mutant demons was the most dangerous of them all!

If that was the case, then Davey had no choice but to take out his hidden ace card. He dramatically shouted, “Go, Isildi! I choose you! Go, take them down!”

“I—I don’t want to! That… That’s a bit… No, they’re too dirty!”

When Davey saw her flinching and faltering from disgust at the demons’ terrible appearance, he wondered if the Princesses of the Abyss would be interested in eating something like that. After all, their main body was like Nyarlathotep in the Cthulhu mythos.

Davey sighed. Then he kicked Isildi’s butt and said, “Hurry up and knock them out. You do know why we’re here, don’t you? We’re here to investigate.”

If even the high-ranking demons didn’t have the knowledge they were looking for, then they had to carefully dig out the information themselves until they had unearthed each and every single detail.

Since the seal was quite solid, the only way to release them completely was to have the demons chosen by the ancient demonic beasts themselves perform a ritual. But because of his bad reputation and negative brand image in the public eye of the demons, they had to use a different method to get the monsters out.

“Kyu.”

“Kyu?”

The gigantic muscular rabbits started to flock toward Isildi who was openly showing her disgust. Despite holding the black iron sword in hand, she still could not help but flinch, face turning pale as she stepped back. “C—Can’t we just kill them?!”

“You can’t just kill them.”

Isildi winced. Face distorted with nausea, she finally approached the bipedal muscular rabbits. But then…

Bang! Bang!!!

As if waiting for this moment to shine, an explosion erupted from the other side of the city along with the loud screams of the demons. In just the blink of an eye, chaos erupted and turned the other side of the city into a sea of flames.

“That…”

“Didn’t they say that the snake that appeared in the demons’ conference room was called Yom?” Davey asked calmly.

Kain nodded. “Yes. They said that it’s a snake that winds around the world.”

The city’s newest raider was a large snake that was several meters long. Davey knew that the ancient monsters had been interfering with the demons’ lives through their whispers. However, he could not help but wonder if the seal had grown weak enough that they could send a hologram of themselves or release some of their minions out. If that was the case, then did that mean that Davey could simply break their seal with Super Ribbon?

But the main point of the matter was that the group of rabbit mutants and the gigantic snake monster were not born from the same ancient monster ancestor—the power coursing through their bodies was inherently different.

Davey stared at some men fighting against the giant snake. They were demons that he was actually familiar with. It seemed like they had arrived while he was wandering around the streets of the city.

He could see the mixed-race princess Arita, the child born with the blood of a succubus and another demon race, Astaroth’s granddaughter. All of her guards had collapsed, leaving her all alone. She looked at the enemy with fear, her body shaking fiercely as she fell to the ground.

Meanwhile, the demons nearby had already started running in fear while yelling at her to quickly run away.

[Sacrifice!!! I need a sacrifice!!! Become my nourishment!!!]

A dreary voice rang out from the gigantic snake as it approached her.

Davey, who was calmly watching the situation, took out the over two meters tall reagent bottle that he received from Astaroth before coming here.

“It’s still a bit small…”

The essence of this kind of wine was dependent on how the head was positioned. It had to be neatly placed in a position where it was completely soaked and absorbed. If the snake’s venom leaked out, then the wine would definitely taste better, but ordinary humans wouldn’t be able to drink it.

“Wait… Oh yeah, I’m immune to most poisons and venoms.”

Davey’s eyes flashed while he was pondering over how he’d make the wine. He said, “If we roll it up before soaking, then it’ll fit inside. Kain.”

Kain immediately approached Davey.

“Kyaaaaack!!! Don’t come near me!!!” Isildi’s screams echoed from the distance as she ran away from the fluffle of muscular rabbits.

“Can you bring me the things that I’m about to tell you? Many of the demons have already run away so there are quite a few empty stores now, you can just look around and see if they have the items.”

“What are you planning to do…”

“The essence of a collector is to gather everything, from the smallest items to the largest ones.”

The monster called Yom was a snake. The fact that it was described as a snake that wound around the world meant that it was a very huge guy. It was like saying that they would not be able to get it anywhere else.

Davey did not think that the snake that appeared here was a mutant. From what he could see, it was more like an illusion body summoned by that guy named Yom, or was it Nyom? All of this meant that it was perfect for making wine!

Kain looked at Davey incredulously when he heard his logic. Davey, however, did not give him the chance to question him further.

Boom!!!

Davey strode forward. The snake had charged forth with unimaginable speed, but Davey—who had distorted the time around him—looked like he was the only one of them moving at a fast pace. Just like that, Davey arrived in front of Arita. He stretched his hand out, easily blocking and holding on to one of the snake’s fangs.

Bang!!!

The snake’s gigantic mouth came to a screeching halt.

[Keheok?! My fang!]

At least it was quite a relief that the snake’s fang did not break, especially after it rushed straight with its entire body weight into something like Davey. The snake twitched and wriggled, its yellow eyes flashing a murderous glint as it glared at him.

[How impudent!!!]

“I’m a human being playing the role of the Demon King as a hobby.”

The demons, hiding and watching the situation, were shocked when they heard the words “Demon King” come out of his mouth. They thought that Davey was just a mere human being—they never expected that he was the Demon King that they were most terrified of.

‘Good, the aggro has been taken well.’

When Arita heard Davey’s playful words, she could not help but stare at him in a daze. Then, she said, “A… A human? What the hell are you doing here…? It’s dangerous! Get away from there! It doesn’t matter how strong you are, just—!”

Boom!!!

But before she could finish her words, Davey had already grabbed the snake by the head and smashed it straight into the ground.

‘A half-spiritual body…’

Davey saw how the snake tried to split the space open to block his attacks. They must have thought that the snake was a ridiculously overpowered monster because their attacks would pass through its body as if it wasn’t there at all.

“You were saying?”

Arita was shocked by the fact that Davey’s attack had landed cleanly on the target.

“H—How…”

How did he do it, one might ask? Simple: it was because the bastard was a 6th Circle half-spiritual body and was moving around using mana. What Davey essentially used here was Dispel. The basis of the Dispel formula lay in controlling the mana in the surroundings—if it was a half spiritual body that depended on mana, then Dispel would still be effective.

After dealing with the snake, Davey carefully rolled it up. “Ferment well and become delicious. Of course, I will also ferment your brothers and sisters as well as that guy Yom, who sent you here, together. I’ll make sure to soak you all well.”

The snake was unable to even let out a single scream as it got rolled into a coil. Davey, just like a skilled craftsman in his motions, skillfully stuffed it through the narrow opening and forced it into the bottle.

The demons standing at the sidelines stared at Davey, their expressions a mix of confusion and disbelief.

“Kyaaaack!!! Where the hell do you think you’re touching?!!!”

Not too far away from them, the herd of muscular rabbits eventually crossed the line and made Isildi erupt in anger. In her rage, she released a whirlwind of sword energies that ran rampant in the area.

“The Demon King came here to save you. How do you feel? Shouldn’t you be grateful?”

“...”

“If you’re feeling grateful, then you should say thank you. Right?”

Fishing for compliments was not as difficult as one might think… As long as one has a thick enough face.