A Core Ship From The Start
Chapter 980 - Chapter 980 Chapter 675 Try and Pass Away

Chapter 980: Chapter 675: Try and Pass Away Chapter 980: Chapter 675: Try and Pass Away “……………”

Facing the scene before them, everyone was dumbfounded, speechless. Gavi chuckled lightly while holding her belly, and Ogis, ever unreactive, just watched Duanmu Huai with a faint look.

As for Olaya, she had become dumbstruck.

She stared blankly at Duanmu Huai before her, who stood there, right hand raised high, gripping the hilt of the Holy Sword, above which was the blade of the Holy Sword, and above that, a hexagonal altar…

What in the world was this?

Even Olaya was at a loss for words at this point, her mind a blank slate.

“Uh… Your Highness the Princess? Does this count as a success??”

The voice of the black-haired maid sounded in her ears, snapping Olaya back to reality, but even then… there was nothing she could say.

“I… I don’t know……”

After all, for hundreds of years, no one had pulled out the Holy Sword, so who knew what it was supposed to look like? Maybe the Holy Sword was always meant to look like this?

Maybe it was, maybe it wasn’t, who knew?

“Shouldn’t we try it out to find out?”

Duanmu Huai seemed rather calm.

“There’s nothing else to do but that.”

With no better ideas, Olaya could only nod in response to Duanmu Huai’s suggestion.

After all, whether the Holy Sword was effective or not could only be determined by going there; discussing it here would not lead to any progress.

Thus, they had no choice but to move forward, hastening towards the place where the Demon King was sealed.

According to games and such, these sorts of Demon Kings are usually sealed away in places like underground cities, temples, churches, graveyards, etc. But a careful thought about reality would tell you that this is clearly unrealistic. That’s the Demon King we’re talking about; defeating it is already a tall order, let alone building a house over its head. What if you aroused the Demon King’s morning anger? And with the construction capabilities of the ancient times, wouldn’t it take at least fifty years to build such structures?

To spend so many years disturbing the land over the Demon King’s head, did they really think the Demon King could be provoked so easily?

Therefore, the place where Luminas’s Demon King was sealed actually made sense–it was the battlefield where Luminas’s ancestors had fought the Demon King to the death.

Slaughtered on the spot, sealed right there, no more trouble.

Just like this.

“This is the Demon King.”

Standing in the snow-covered plains of the frozen lands, Olaya looked at the ice mountain before her with a complex expression. Most of it was covered by snow, but deep within the ice, a faint shadow could still be seen.

“At last, our ancestors completely encased the Demon King in the eternal frost of the Polar Region and set up the seal.”

“What do we do next?”

Duanmu Huai held the hilt of the sword as if he was holding a stone hammer, which looked awkward no matter how one saw it.

“…… We just need to bring the Holy Sword over, and that should be able to break the seal…… and then we must defeat the Demon King again while it’s weak……”

Olaya’s words were also hesitant; after all, this stuff was now the stuff of legends, because the Holy Sword had always been stuck in the ground, and you couldn’t just take it out for a test run. So whether it was really like that… who knew?

And strictly speaking, it also didn’t make sense logically. Why must the seal be broken? Couldn’t they just strengthen the seal while the Demon King is still enclosed within it?

Honestly, Olaya… had some inner doubts about this.

“Anyway, we’ll know once we try.”

Duanmu Huai gripped the hilt tightly and, wielding the Holy Sword (Holy Hammer?), stepped forward and gazed at the ancient ice mountain before him.

He then took a deep breath, raised the Holy Sword, and struck the ice mountain with force!

“Bang———-!!!!”

The hexagonal base smashed heavily against the ice mountain, and everyone heard a muffled sound that echoed like thunder, even feeling as if the impact had struck their very hearts, causing a slight tremor. The muffled echo reverberated across the plain, setting off a chain reaction as the snow on the surrounding mountains collapsed thunderously, like a flash flood, covering the ice mountain that sealed the Demon King with snow whipped up into the sky, mixing indistinguishably with the snowfall.

“Crack——Crack——”

The ice mountain began to break apart as cracks emerged from within, spreading in every direction.

“Be careful!”

Olaya pulled out her Longsword and shouted, while Ogis and Gavi also prepared for combat. Then, with a loud ‘boom’, the entire ice mountain exploded, sending countless chunks of ice flying in all directions like bullets. Everyone started dodging, as none had the heavy armor of Duanmu Huai–taking a hit could mean death or severe injury.

“Damn mortals!”

However, within the cloud of icy mist from the explosion, a furious roar arose, and soon everyone saw a gigantic demon emerge. The demon was enormous, with deep red skin, spiral horns, and flames flickering all over its body. The moment it appeared, the surrounding mist instantly evaporated, and the waves of heat spread through The Far North, leaving people feeling as if they were experiencing the Amazon rainforest instead of the Arctic.

“You will pay for your foolish actions. I will ah…!!”

The demon attempted to deliver a pre-battle speech with a roar, but Duanmu Huai was not interested in watching the pre-battle CG. He gripped the Holy Sword tightly and smashed it directly at the demon’s knees, effectively skipping the demon’s nutritionless blabber.

“Bang!!”

In this world’s terms, Duanmu Huai was a True God, and a strike from a True God was not something a demon could withstand. Even without the Holy Sword, rounding up this demon would be as easy as eating or drinking for Duanmu Huai.

It must be said that the seal on the Holy Sword was seriously top-notch. If it had been any other weapon, not Duanmu Huai’s Thunder Warhammer or Chainsaw Sword, it would have shattered instantly at the moment of Duanmu Huai’s strike. It was like an adult using a child’s plastic toy sword, which would surely be smashed to pieces in one swing.

However, the seal on the Holy Sword was indeed sturdy. When Duanmu Huai smashed it directly onto the demon’s knees, it did not shatter; instead, the demon let out an agonized scream as its kneecaps were shattered by Duanmu Huai, pre-emptively giving it a taste of elderly life.

Unfortunately for the demon, there was no place in this world for knee replacement surgery.

The demon wailed and fell to its knees, but Duanmu Huai did not give it a chance. He raised the Holy Sword once again and smashed it down with force on the demon’s head.

“Bang!!”

The hexagonal stone of the altar heavily hit the back of the demon’s head. Duanmu Huai’s strength was far too immense for a demon to resist, and the next moment, the demon’s head burst apart. Following that, its entire body collapsed, howling on the ground.

“Despicable humans, don’t think you’ve won like this!!”

However, a demon is a demon. Even with its head smashed like a burst balloon by Duanmu Huai, it still roared in anger. But as it opened its mouth, Duanmu Huai was already prepared. He raised the Holy Sword and shoved it into the demon’s mouth!

The big, thick, heavy hexagonal stone went straight into the demon’s mouth and down its throat. Immediately afterward, black flames burst forth with violence!

“Woo———-!!”

The enormous demon could hold on no longer. At that moment, its body started to swell and then exploded, its soul igniting as the body was destroyed.

“Lowly humans! Don’t think it’s over, the Demon King has already…”

However, the demon did not finish its words before it disappeared into the blizzard, never to be seen again.

“……………”

Upon witnessing this scene, Olaya and the black-haired maid, who had been on high alert, were shocked.

They had expected a world-shaking battle, but… just like that?

It’s over? Just like that, the Demon King had been annihilated. The kingdom and the world were saved. Everything back to normal?

Is this real?

Truth be told, Duanmu Huai acted too quickly. Other people did not even have time to react. Now, both Olaya and the black-haired maid felt as if they were dreaming, as if it were just a dream they had, not reality. After all… how could reality be so illogical, so unreasonable?

Their ancestors had spent so much effort sealing the Demon King for hundreds of years. Was it so easily defeated?

“Is… is the Demon King dead?”

“No, that wasn’t the Demon King.”

“Huh??”

However, Duanmu Huai’s response took both of them by surprise. Hearing Duanmu Huai speak, they walked forward curiously and discovered behind the spot previously guarded by the demon an empty casket. Compared to the massive size of the demon, the casket was small, looking about the size of an ordinary human.

Certainly, as a casket intended to seal the Demon King, it looked rather sinister, all black with vivid red evil patterns painted on it–clearly not something good. Seeing this casket, the black-haired maid was taken aback.

“Is the Demon King inside there? Then what was that… that demon we just saw?”

“Perhaps a guard to protect the Demon King? But that’s not important. The important thing is…”

Duanmu Huai walked forward, reached out his hand, and before Olaya could exclaim, he lifted the lid of the casket to reveal–an empty casket.

“There’s nothing inside.”

“How can that be?!”

Seeing this scene, Olaya and the black-haired maid were dumbfounded, while Duanmu Huai simply shrugged his shoulders and looked at them.

“It seems that the Demon King has long since escaped.”

“That’s impossible!”

At that moment, the black-haired maid screamed, and Olaya stood frozen on the spot, as if struck by lightning. Their reactions were understandable; they had always believed the Demon King was sealed within the iceberg. But now, there was only an empty casket. If that devil wasn’t the Demon King, then where was the real Demon King? When did he leave the seal? The seal wasn’t broken, so how could the Demon King have left?