The gas made out of radioactive energy poured out like a high-pressure water cannon. Sidon was seconds away from swallowing Siegfried whole when he shrieked in agony after inhaling the radioactive fumes. “Grrk! Ptooey! Ptooey! Kaaak! Ptooey! Bleurghhh!” He gagged violently, hacked up phlegm laced with radioactive particles, and spat repeatedly in an attempt to remove the foul taste from his mouth. “That was fucking close,” Siegfried muttered, composing himself after narrowly escaping from the jaws of death. However, that was about the extent of what Siegfried managed to do. Sidon continued spitting in disgust, but he showed no signs of getting harmed by the radioactive energy. There were no burns, no visible damage, and most importantly, no indication of radiation poisoning. The Demon Lord of Gluttony’s resistance to toxins was so high that even the radiation energy of the First Black Dragon, Inkarthus, couldn’t poison him. “Ptooey! Gross! This tastes awful! Gah! It stings! Kaaak! Ptooey!” However, it seemed that the radioactive energy was highly effective in messing with Sidon’s tongue, as his expression twisted further from pure revulsion at its taste. “How’s the flavor? Do you like it?” Siegfried growled, steadying himself. “Ptooey! Just drinking the sauce alone is terrible! Ptooey! This is meant to be eaten with tender meat!” “It has a sharp, spicy kick to it! It needs to go with meat!” “This crazy bastard...” Siegfried muttered in disbelief. The dose of radioactive energy he had just unleashed was enough to kill most living creatures in an instant, but this freak was treating it as if it were some kind of wasabi sauce. Once again, Sidon was drooling. “Chomp! I really want to eat you now! Your tender meat and that spicy sauce will go so well together, little baby demon lord!” “You will be delicious! Marinated to perfection! Soft and tender meat with spices! Perfect! Chomp!” Drool dripped in buckets from Sidon’s mouth, pooling at his feet. The aura of insatiable hunger radiating off of him was nothing short of terrifying. He was seriously looking at Siegfried as if he were a cut of premium beef slathered with gourmet sauce. ‘This guy’s a total nutjob,’ Siegfried thought and grimaced. He was revolted beyond words at the Demon Lord of Gluttony. Ironically, the title perfectly summed up Sidon, as the insatiable appetite he had was truly amazing. “Time to eat you, little baby demon lord! Chomp!” Sidon roared and sprang at him again. The Demon Lord of Gluttony launched himself forward with monstrous force. Siegfried sighed and grumbled, “So you wanna play this game again?” This time, he shifted his +16 Vanquisher’s Grasp from a spear into a saber. Sidon’s rubber-like body had ridiculous elasticity. If Siegfried used a blunt weapon, he would only be playing right into his opponent’s strengths. Even a spear or a sword would not be any different, as Sidon did not seem to care about being stabbed or cut. He would just continue pushing forward, listening only to his hunger. That left Siegfried with only one option. ‘I have to cut him down.’ Thus, Siegfried decided to put his full trust in the skills he honed and settle this with the blade. Meanwhile, the battle in the City of Vengeance was nothing short of brutal. Hundreds of thousands of Voracious Ghouls rampaged across the city, turning it into a warzone. And because of that, Siegfried couldn’t fully focus on his fight. “Get back! Stay away!” “Get away from me, you bastards!” The screams of his allies echoed all around him... ‘I have to use my debuffs again.’ Without hesitation, Siegfried activated Discharge and maxed out the range of both Embrace of Despair and Eternal Flames. His mana began visibly draining like a receding tide. However, something unexpected suddenly happened. He was currently a demon lord, so Discharge consumed no mana. Instead, it used demonic power. And the results were staggering... The range of Embrace of Despair and Eternal Flames, both Siegfried’s signature debuff skills, expanded exponentially until they covered the entire city. “W-Whoa? I can do this too?” Siegfried was shocked. He never expected Eternal Flames and Embrace of Despair to cover such a huge area. “Don’t spare a single one!” The struggling soldiers and civilians of the Seventh Domain instantly turned the tide, and the Voracious Ghouls were dropping like flies. ‘Is this... the power of a demon lord?’ Siegfried’s debuffs had completely blanketed a city of this size, yet he still had a third of his demonic energy left. This was nothing short of revolutionary, as his debuffs were basically covering an area spanning tens of kilometers right now. However, there was no time to celebrate. Sidon bounced around like a rugby ball, and his trajectory was completely unpredictable. ’Debuffs are in place so...’ Siegfried focused on searching for an opening while dodging the oncoming attacks. Sidon bounced around, attempting to squash Siegfried with his sheer mass. However, Siegfried calmly waited; all his senses were focused on that one precise moment. Then, with precise timing, he swung his blade. Siegfried used the Sword Emperor, Betelgeuse’s secret technique, Quick Draw. Just as the saber was about to slice through Sidon’s neck— Forget about cutting anything; the +16 Vanquisher’s Grasp missed. “Huh?” Siegfried blinked in shock. His accuracy was so insanely high that it was almost impossible for him to miss, but he just missed. In other words, Sidon’s Evasion was higher than Siegfried’s Accuracy. But before he could react, Sidon struck him with a bodyslam attack. “Guhk!” Siegfried gasped in agony after getting hit by a force equivalent to a runaway dump truck. He was sent flying several hundred meters before crashing into the ground once again. “Chomp! Soft, soft! Tender, tender! I’m going to eat you, little baby demon lord!” Right after saying those words, Sidon suddenly released a stream of oil. Upon closer look, Siegfried realized that the glimmering liquid was not broth, but rather Sidon’s sweat mixed with oil. The mixture of sweat and oil created a natural deflection barrier, and it was the reason why Siegfried's Quick Draw somehow missed its mark. ‘This guy... He’s a real pain to deal with,’ Siegfried thought. As he pushed himself up, he had no choice but to acknowledge the truth that Sidon completely countered him. If he were a high-mobility mage, then he would easily take down Sidon. Unfortunately, as a class heavily reliant on physical damage, the battle was a bad mismatch for him. Even so, giving up was not an option. Siegfried quickly sheathed his +16 Vanquisher’s Grasp at his waist. Then, he tapped into his mana hall and drew out the freezing energy stored within his Blood Frost Orb. A gleaming blade of pure, freezing energy materialized in his hand. It was an aura blade composed entirely of ice. Sidon’s body had the elasticity of rubber, capable of absorbing and deflecting physical force with ease. In other words, cutting him down through conventional means was nearly impossible. Thus, Siegfried only had one option. If physical force did not work, he would just have to pierce through him with an element. ‘It might seem like trying to break a rock with an egg, but...’ Gritting his teeth, Siegfried launched a barrage of aura blades infused with ice attribute energy at Sidon. Siegfried’s decision proved to be correct. The aura blades detonated and unleashed freezing energy each time one struck Sidon, but the problem was that the damage was negligible. Siegfried hurled hundreds of aura blades at Sidon in rapid succession, but... [Demon Lord of Gluttony: Sidon] After enduring a barrage of aura blades that was supposed to leave him critically injured, Sidon was perfectly fine. His HP dropped by ten percent, but even that did not matter. Sidon reached out to a nearby Voracious Demon and shoved it straight into his mouth. [Demon Lord of Gluttony: Sidon] Sidon’s HP shot back up to full after devouring an ally. “This crazy bastard...” Siegfried stood there, dumbfounded at the scene that had unfolded before his eyes. Sidon wasn't even seriously injured. He had barely taken a scratch, yet he still chose to consume one of his troops. On the other hand, Sidon seemed unfazed. Sidon let out a satisfied burp. “Chomp! I can’t let my blood sugar level drop! An empty stomach is the worst stomach! Nom, nom, nom! Much better!” “What the hell is this guy...?” Siegfried muttered under his breath, completely disgusted by what he had witnessed. Even if he used Eternal Flames to shred Sidon’s Defenses, what would be the point of that? He couldn’t even land a single attack properly, and to make matters worse, Sidon’s body would just deflect them using that disgusting oil slathered all over him. At least Embrace of Despair was slowing him down, but even that was barely working. To make things even more frustrating, an enemy struck by this freezing energy was supposed to be completely frozen by now. But Sidon? He somehow managed to withstand it. At this point, there was no denying that Sidon completely countered Siegfried. ‘What should I do? It’s either I overwhelm him with sheer force or use magic-based attacks. Should I try freezing him using Absolute Zero? And if that doesn’t work, then I’ll drag him to the World of Despair.’ Something long and splendid came plummeting down from the sky and crashed straight into the battlefield. For a moment, Siegfried thought it was a bomb and was about to make a run for it. When he took a closer look at it, however, his eyes widened in shock. ‘H-Hold on! Is that... Chae Hyung-Seok?!’ The object that had fallen from above was none other than Chae Hyung-Seok. [Demonic Cross: Hyungseokius] [A living totem crafted by the greatest blacksmith in the Demon Realm, Tubal-Cain, using the body of Hyungseokius, a powerful demon who once used to be a human Adventurer.] [This totem automatically casts Hyungseokius’ abilities, making it the ultimate support artifact on the battlefield.] [Restriction: Only usable by Siegfried van Proa] [Note 1: Automatically casts all of Hyungseokius’ skills. Just plop it down and forget about it.] [Note 2: Becomes invincible once deployed. No need to worry about it getting destroyed.] This totem was no longer Chae Hyung-Seok but an artifact forged from his character’s body. “Hey, young demon lord! It’s fresh out of the forge! Try it out!” Tubal-Cain shouted at Siegfried from atop a distant rooftop. “H-How do I use it?!” “Just say the command!” At that moment, a notification popped up in front of Siegfried’s eyes. [Alert: Would you like to awaken the Demonic Cross: Hyungseokius?] Overcome by curiosity, Siegfried pressed the "YES!" button without hesitation and immediately backed away from Sidon. Then, a new notification popped up in front of his eyes. [Command: Awaken, my servant. And rally my army!] Siegfried read the words aloud, “Awaken, my servant. And rally my army!” Flash! Check latest chapters at novel{f}ire.net Hyungseokius, who was hanging on the cross, suddenly opened his eyes and emitted an eerie blue ghostly aura. “As you command, Master...” As soon as those words left Hyungseokius' mouth, he instantly unleashed all of his buff spells in rapid succession. A torrent of immense power flooded into Siegfried. [Alert: Your Accuracy has increased by 250%!] [Alert: Your Evasion has increased by 250%!] [Alert: Your Defense has increased by 150%!] [Alert: Your Attack Power has increased by 200%!] [Alert: Your Magic Attack Power has increased by 200%!] Hyungseokius’ buffs were truly overwhelming! Buffers were considered nobles by the gaming community due to how rare they were and their arrogant attitudes. Still, most people would put up with them, as their buffs were far too useful. Chae Hyung-Seok was considered the best among all buffers in the game, and now, all of his buffs were simultaneously pouring into his archnemesis, Siegfried.