First of all, let’s rule out the possibility that the Archdemon is a human spy.
There are countless strong warriors who want to kill the Archdemon, so many that they would need to take a number and wait in line. Just the ones Mike knows include: Maxen, Calderon, Cedric, Shadow Nine…
Hmm, it seems like all the strong warriors want to kill the Archdemon.
For such a being to seek help from Shadow Nine is utterly ridiculous. If the Archdemon died, Shadow Nine would probably pop champagne on the spot to celebrate.
But to Mike’s surprise, Shadow Nine actually moved in response to the Archdemon’s plea!
“Calderon, that’s enough. Stop now.”
Shadow Nine, holding a blade in his left hand, appeared between the Archdemon and Calderon.
“If you kill this waste, you’ll die too.”
Shadow Nine wasn’t stopping Calderon to save the Archdemon; he was trying to save Calderon?
Mike nodded slightly. That made sense.
Shadow Nine pointed the tip of his blade at the crack in the void, where the Supreme Abyssal was about to open.
Shadow Nine’s raspy voice echoed, “I need to go to the Supreme Abyssal to retrieve something of Nathan’s… If possible, I might even bring back his body.”
With the situation at this point, there was nothing left to hide. Calderon had planned for years to die together with the Archdemon. Shadow Nine’s goal was to use Calderon to severely wound the Archdemon and open the Supreme Abyssal early.
Shadow Nine admitted, “If you kill the Archdemon now, all his source will return to the Supreme Abyssal, indirectly strengthening the Supreme Demon God and the monsters in the abyss. My blade is fast, but against the sleeping Supreme Demon God, I have little chance of winning, at best I can only protect myself…”
Shadow Nine’s logic was clear. With the Supreme Abyssal opening, his plan was already halfway successful! If Calderon stopped now, it would be a win-win-win situation.
Shadow Nine could explore the Supreme Abyssal, Calderon could live, and the Archdemon would be severely wounded.
However, the plan hinged on one crucial point-convincing Calderon to stop! Specifically, to not throw the final punch!
Faced with Shadow Nine’s emotional and logical plea, Calderon, understanding the gravity of the situation, succinctly replied,
“Fuck off!”
“Your damned plan has nothing to do with me.”
Calderon’s aura locked onto the Archdemon, his arm raised, right fist ready to strike at any moment!
“Anyway, once I throw this punch, I’m dead. What happens afterward has nothing to do with me.” ƒгeewёbnovel.com
At this moment, Calderon’s madman nature was fully revealed.
“One, Two, Three!”
With Shadow Nine’s low shout, four terrifying auras rose in the room one after another. Shadow One, Shadow Two, Shadow Three!
The top combat power within the Guardian Shadows! Shadow Nine had brought them here for this very moment!
Shadow Nine growled, “Calderon, take one more step, and I’ll lead the Guardian Shadows in rebellion. Do you believe me?”
Shadow One, Shadow Two: Is this for real?!
Shadow Nine, you said the Guardian Shadows don’t deceive each other!!
Calderon, go ahead, damn it, why aren’t you moving forward!
“You four, listen up.”
Shadow Nine said in a deep voice, “If Calderon takes another step today, I permit you to break through once. How far you can go depends on your abilities!”
After Shadow Nine spoke, the four auras surged once more! Each Guardian Shadow pushed their strength to the limit of level 989, with one foot already stepping into the threshold of Ultimate Lord!
‘They’ hadn’t broken through, not because of a lack of strength, but because Shadow Nine didn’t allow it! Today was their closest chance to becoming Ultimate Lords!
Feeling the four terrifying auras, Calderon grinned, “Shadow Nine, you’ve grown some guts, huh? Do you even know what kind of misfits are in the Guardian Shadows? You dare to put demon creatures in there, aren’t you afraid Nathan will come back and slash you to death?”
After mocking, Calderon retracted his smile and shook his head, “Shadow Nine, there’s one thing you’ll never understand in your life.”
Calderon’s eyes were cold, scoffing at Shadow Nine’s threats, “A true madman isn’t judged by what he says, but by what he does. You’re not mad enough to do something like this.”
The world of a madman is not easily understood by normal people. Calderon had seen through Shadow Nine’s trump card.
Shadow Nine couldn’t persuade Calderon, nor could he save him!
To prevent others from stepping forward to persuade him, Calderon scanned everyone
present and said seriously,
“If I don’t throw this punch today, I’ll regret it for the rest of my life.”
A chance to kill the Archdemon was right in front of Calderon. Not killing him would be a waste! Calderon would regret it.
Even if killing the Archdemon meant sacrificing his own life, Calderon had no regrets! Trading his life for the Archdemon’s was worth it!
After Shadow Nine’s failed persuasion, Maxen wanted to say something but was stopped by Calderon’s words.
Whatever he wanted to say, he couldn’t get it out. But he really didn’t want Calderon, who was like a father to him, to die! If he could, Maxen would give anything to change Calderon’s
mind!
But such a miracle was beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Fortunately, there was someone extraordinary present.
Shadow Nine looked at Calderon, moved his left hand from the blade hilt, and suddenly said something seemingly nonsensical,
“Thor, your turn.”
“Okay-”
Mike, hiding behind Maxen and Cedric, looked at the Archdemon from afar, waiting for
further instructions.
The trembling Archdemon, about to be sealed in the coffin, stammered, “Convince him not to
throw that punch, and I’ll pay…”
The second demon god interrupted, “Whatever the Archdemon offers, I’ll double it. Kill him and avenge Nathan!”
The Archdemon immediately said, “If you can stop Calderon, the First Abyss… is yours…”
With the Archdemon’s words, Mike finally felt it was worth it. He walked over to Maxen and
whispered,
“Give me the phone.”
“What? Oh, right!”
Maxen handed a Magic Conch back to Thor. But Maxen didn’t understand how this thing could
change Calderon’s mind. He didn’t believe it!
Mike first connected the call,
“Hello, hello, can you hear me?”
On the other end of the line came a pig’s grunt, “Oink oink-”
After the pig’s grunt, a child’s voice said, “Handsome, is that you?”
“Did you save Grandpa Calderon?”
Mike put the call on speaker, so everyone could hear. Hearing the child’s voice, Calderon fell
silent. Before leaving, Mike had given the other Magic Conch to Little Nine, just in case!
Now was the time!
Mike spoke gently, “Little Nine, think carefully. What’s the one thing you say to Grandpa Calderon the most?”
On the other end of the Magic Conch, Little Nine didn’t hesitate, his childlike voice shouting
with all his might,
“Don’t die!”
Don’t! Die! This simple phrase, Little Nine had said to Calderon for three hundred years.
Over the past three hundred years, countless battles flashed before Calderon’s eyes. He had
loved, hated, gone mad, fought, and lost, but he had never regretted anything!
Don’t die.
If Calderon died here, Little Nine would be heartbroken for the rest of his life. Thinking of
this, Calderon felt a pang of guilt.
Unconsciously, his fist loosened a bit.