Do Heroes Need Welfare Too? - Chapter 170

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Part 2, Chapter 37

 

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Iberis calmly observed the intruder.

 

And Abaddon, who had been waiting even before she arrived, also gazed at Iberis.

 

“How dare you intrude upon the Hero’s mansion.”

 

Iberis, unexpectedly faced with a demon, forced herself to remain calm.

 

The sudden appearance of demons who had been quiet meant that the Demon King’s revival was indeed near.

 

Or perhaps he had already been revived…

 

Iberis forcibly suppressed her anxiety and glared at him.

 

“I came to inform you of something. Hero’s handmaiden.”

 

“It’s not needed.”

 

“I’m telling you in advance because I want to avoid troublesome fights, so consider it an honor.”

 

A demon wanting to avoid troublesome fights?

 

The Demon King must be scheming because he can’t defeat the Hero.

 

Haven’t the Demon King’s plans always been thwarted by the heroes’ hands?

 

Iberis burst into laughter as if she found it absurd.

 

But as if he had expected such a reaction, Abaddon quietly looked at her. His expression showed he didn’t understand.

 

“It wouldn’t be a bad proposal.”

 

“No, it’s bad. Very bad. Starting with the fact that the one making the proposal is an untrustworthy demon.”

 

“Hmm, so the one delivering the message is more important than the content itself.”

 

Iberis squinted one eye.

 

It was ridiculous for a demon to argue about validity.

 

However, Abaddon spoke as if he truly found it pathetic.

 

“But you must know too. That the Hero’s condition isn’t good either. When you face my lord anyway, it’s natural that you’ll lose.”

 

Iberis raised her head and glared at him.

 

“So what?”

 

“If you want him to die as a Hero, kill him now.”

 

“As expected, it was nonsense not worth listening to.”

 

Iberis’s aura became fierce. How dare he mention Adam and say such ridiculous things. Did he underestimate her too much?

 

Iberis swept back her bangs as she thought.

 

Should she attack right now?

 

But she didn’t know what else Abaddon might be hiding.

 

It became certain that the Demon King was alive. Then the demons’ power would also grow stronger.

 

The demonic energy in the air that was painfully tormenting her skin now also gave certainty to her suspicions.

 

‘Should I launch a surprise attack instead?’

 

Iberis tightened her grip on the sacred relic.

 

“He is strange.”

 

However, at Abaddon’s following words, Iberis hesitated.

 

Abaddon mentioned Adam’s condition with a confident voice.

 

But lately, Adam’s condition had been better than before she left three years ago.

 

He wasn’t struggling with nightmares, and his behavior of suddenly spacing out had also decreased.

 

However, there was a sense of unease.

 

All her senses simply accepted Abaddon’s words as reasonable.

 

Iberis found herself unconsciously focusing on Abaddon’s words.

 

“He acts as if he can predict every action. As if he’s seen the future. I’ve been granted eternal life by my lord and have met many heroes, but he is the least heroic of them all. You know it too, don’t you? He merely uses the fact that he’s a Hero.”

 

“Does that matter?”

 

It’s because this is inside a game.

 

Adam was a protagonist born with the fate of a Hero who had no choice but to do what he didn’t want to do.

 

No matter what he did, he couldn’t escape.

 

Because his god had chosen it to be so.

 

Her chest stung and ached.

 

It was already too late to regret not treating Adam better from the start.

 

“Right, he has no faithful heart to kill the Demon King. That makes him all the easier to manipulate.”

 

“So what? Did the great Aphene make a request or something?”

 

“Don’t dare to carelessly speak my lord’s name.”

 

Abaddon’s aura became fierce.

 

Iberis prepared to use her divine power immediately if necessary.

 

However, Abaddon quickly regained his composure and spoke in the same calm tone as before.

 

That change felt even more ominous to Iberis.

 

“Did you really not notice anything truly strange?”

 

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. What’s certain is that you walked into your own grave.”

 

“I’m giving you a chance, human.”

 

Abaddon looked down at the human before him as if she were pathetic.

 

During this time, because his lord’s condition hadn’t been good, the power of the curse placed on the Hero had also weakened.

 

But now it was different.

 

His lord would soon recover his complete power through the revival ritual.

 

And the Hero would be swept up by the curse and destroy everything around him.

 

‘So it would be better for the Hero to die first. But this foolish human doesn’t even know that.’

 

If he told them about the Hero’s current state, even someone by his side would have no choice but to leave.

 

Abaddon didn’t want to see his lord create troublesome situations with his own hands.

 

Abaddon couldn’t understand why curses were placed on heroes in the first place. He understood that his lord was bored with the blessing of endless lifespan, but it was hard to understand why he kept alive those who could kill him.

 

In the end, variables had emerged, hadn’t they?

 

‘…My lord’s core.’

 

Because the Demon King’s core had disappeared, he was revived using humans as sacrifices, but it wasn’t a proper revival.

 

Time was still needed for complete revival.

 

49 days.

 

He didn’t think the Hero struggling with the curse would discover and eliminate the Demon King’s core during that time, but he wanted to exclude any possible situations.

 

However, Iberis seemed completely unwilling to cooperate.

 

Though he had appeared suddenly, Abaddon was only speaking the truth.

 

He spoke as if frustrated.

 

It would have been easy if only Iblith hadn’t tried to kill her. When she disappeared before his eyes, the curse lost its target and became quiet. If she had been by his side for three years, she would have already been killed by the Hero’s hands.

 

Abaddon regretfully recalled the past that had already failed.

 

“Iblith definitely said he burned you without leaving even bones. I don’t know how you survived without dying, but it would have been better for both the Hero and you if you had died there unknown to anyone.”

 

He spoke as if mocking her.

 

“Foolish child who doesn’t even know what the Demon King’s curse is.”

 

Iberis quietly observed Abaddon.

 

She didn’t fall for shallow provocations.

 

Hadn’t Adam told her? That his curse was one that became dangerous when he had someone he loved.

 

“That child must kill everything he loves with his own hands. Will you make him kill you with his hands?”

 

“…What do you…”

 

Abaddon twisted his head grotesquely and laughed.

 

He didn’t seem to be in his right mind.

 

The eyes watching her from the darkness held a vivid red light.

 

Iberis felt chills at the demon’s eyes that held only malice.

 

Though Abaddon said it was just to clear away his lord’s annoyances, Iberis couldn’t believe it.

 

Weren’t demons the ones who deceived people with sweet words and made them fall into hell?

 

Compared to Iblith, Abaddon’s appearances had been significantly fewer.

 

Though she didn’t know his temperament, what was certain was that they weren’t trustworthy.

 

Especially Iblith had enough power to kill Kyrillos.

 

She knew this from losing him several times in the game. Since he was the same type of demon, Abaddon would probably have similar power.

 

There was no more value in listening.

 

Iberis frowned and used his divine power.

 

“That’s why I’m warning you.”

 

Abaddon strode toward her and snatched her arm.

 

“Ugh…!”

 

The touching fingertips crackled and rejected Abaddon’s body.

 

“You kill him.”

 

Sacred power and demonic energy collided with each other and pushed against one another.

 

The Sacred Relic responded intensely to the demonic energy spreading around him.

 

It seemed to be warning her not to get close.

 

‘No, I can’t let him get away!’

 

Iberis reached out to catch Abaddon who was gradually moving away.

 

The moment he grazed his robe, his hand slowed as if stuck in mud.

 

The air surrounding Abaddon’s vicinity was that humid and damp.

 

‘So disgusting…!’

 

At the chilling sensation, Iberis instinctively pulled his hand back.

 

In that moment, Abaddon passed by her and disappeared.

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