Chapter 330 Eat
In fact, Kha-Beleth still had a choice if he wanted to escape completely. That was to return to Sheogh in soul form!
As long as he could return to Sheogh, with the help of the imprisoned demon lords, he might be able to reconstruct his body and complete his resurrection.
But the problem was, what kind of place was Sheogh? Although it was nominally the headquarters of the demons in this world, the real situation was that it was a full-fledged prison. Think about it. A group of demon lords who could easily destroy a country could only sit in a small place with grievances. There were no entertainment activities such as playing cards, Hearthstone, and the like, so they could only stare at each other every day. Anyone would go crazy after staying for a thousand years, right?
So after finally coming out, he no longer had the thought of ‘returning to Sheogh’…
When he rushed to the battlefield, he immediately noticed Roy. This was terrible news for him. It meant that Roy had come to stop him in advance, and this did not give him any chance to get close to the Dark Messiah.
At first, Kha-Beleth wanted to turn around and run. Everyone knew that his soul state could not pose any threat to Roy. But at that moment, he saw Rafaro, who had completed his resurrection and advanced his strength.
This was simply… a marvelous opportunity! A black dragon with the power of a demon lord was rare in this world. Most importantly, creatures like black dragons were born with dark attributes and were quite compatible with demons. Since ancient times, demons had always favored black dragons, be it as mounts or subordinates. It was not unacceptable to have a black dragon as a body for Kha-Beleth.
Therefore, Kha-Beleth rushed forward…
A soul suddenly appeared in the brand-new body that Rafaro had just obtained, stupefying him for a moment. When he reacted, he found that this soul was already competing with him for control of his body, so he immediately became furious!
“Get out!!!”
Everyone on the battlefield heard Rafaro’s roar. Then everyone looked at him dumbfoundedly. The awe-inspiring Faceless Rafaro, who was on a killing spree just now, was fiercely… slapping his head with his claws!
Is he so ruthless that he won’t even let himself
go?
But then, Rafaro performed an even more strange scene for them. He flapped his wings in the air, then stopped, and then flapped them again, causing him to move up and down. He clearly wanted to spit out dragon breath, but when dragon breath reached his mouth, he immediately shut his mouth, forcing him to swallow it back. Rafaro’s entire dragon body seemed to have become crazy as he fought himself in the air.
Outsiders found it strange and comical, but it was extremely dangerous inside Rafaro’s body. If Kha-Beleth wanted to seize Rafaro’s body, without the help of a ritual, he could only rely on the most primitive method to s.n.a.t.c.h it, and that was to devour! Between him and Rafaro, a soul had to disappear, and Kha-Beleth certainly wanted to survive.
And what about Rafaro? After he died, he was lucky enough to preserve his soul. In the middle, Arantir had summoned and enslaved him as an undead for many years. It was absolutely not easy for him to survive until now, so he cherished this hard-won resurrection. How could he be willing to be devoured by a demon lord?
Therefore, their souls were currently fighting in this dragon body. Of course, there was no technique to talk about in soul-level battles. It only depended on whose soul quality was higher. In this aspect, Rafaro definitely could not compare to Kha-Beleth.
Kha-Beleth was a demon lord, and demons were experts at playing with souls. They devoured souls to strengthen themselves, and this growth naturally included their souls. Rafaro had never devoured the souls of others, so his soul was naturally at a disadvantage. When the two souls continuously collided, his soul was melting away each time.
One side was powerful, while the other was weak. Rafaro slowly began to lose control of his body. When he realized that if he continued like this, and his soul would really dissipate, he used all his strength to control his body and let out an anguished wail. “Your Excellency Osiris! Save me!!”
Previously, when he addressed Roy, he did not add the term ‘Your Excellency’. But now, he was using this term willingly because the only thing he could count on now was Roy.
The moment this cry for help echoed throughout the battlefield, a figure appeared beside Rafaro’s gigantic body.
Roy spread his wings, floated in the air, and smiled sinisterly. “I can save you, Rafaro. But you might not be able to keep this newly resurrected body of yours. Are you sure you want to do this?”
“Of course! I’d rather lose… my body than let him succeed!” Rafaro said with difficulty, but then he immediately changed his tone. “Osiris, all I want is a body! As long as you promise not to intervene, I’ll immediately turn around and leave after seizing this body. From then on, I’ll avoid you, and I can give you everything I have!”
Clearly, the first sentence was from Rafaro in control of his body, but the latter sentences were by Kha-Beleth controlling his body.
However, even though Roy knew clearly, he did not intend to care at all. Whatever Kha-Beleth said was merely stalling for time. Not only was he not sincere, but he was probably just spouting nonsense. Both he and Roy knew very well that they were enemies that would not rest until the other was dead.
Therefore, Roy directly attacked! A layer of hard dark ice covered his demon claws, and he used this ice claw to grab one of Rafaro’s eyes ruthlessly!
Roar!! Roy’s grip immediately blinded one of Rafaro’s eyes. He raised his head and let out a painful roar before opening his mouth and biting at Roy. Roy was unsure whether Kha-Beleth controlled this attack, or if Rafaro was controlling it himself…
But Roy, who was already prepared, dodged Rafaro’s bite with a flash and moved onto his back. His claws carved across the black dragon scales on Rafaro’s back.
With the enhancement of Dragon Slayer Magic, any attack Roy made could cause double damage. His claws became stained with blood as they cut across the hard black dragon scales on Rafaro’s back and dug out several scales that were two square meters in size.
Of course, these black dragon scales were good stuff. Following the principle of not wasting, Roy stored them in the system s.p.a.ce.
Rafaro twisted his neck and spat out a thick pillar of black fire at Roy, who was on his back, but it only evaporated the thick ice wall that Roy condensed. The moment the flames disappeared, Frostmourne appeared in Roy’s hand and slashed down at the root of one of Rafaro’s wings!
With a crack, the dragon bone that should have been as hard as diamonds was easily cut half an inch deep by Roy, causing Rafaro to howl in pain. And in Rafaro’s body, Kha-Beleth finally realized that something was wrong. Is this d.a.m.n Demon Osiris using some secret technique to deal even more damage to this black dragon than when he attacked my main body?!
The body of a black dragon, which is famous for defense and magic resistance, is like paper in front of Osiris. d.a.m.n it, did I possess a fake black dragon?!
Before Kha-Beleth could figure it out, another wave of pain came. Roy’s second slash cut into Rafaro’s wing bone. This time, it went deeper. Since Kha-Beleth was fighting for control of Rafaro’s body, he naturally had to accept this physical pain fully.
After a few strikes, Roy actually removed one of the wings!
Without this wing, Rafaro’s enormous body immediately tilted and crashed from the sky. Over a thousand tons of weight fell, and the momentum was astonis.h.i.+ng. The alliance soldiers and demons that could not dodge in time were crushed into meat paste.
After cras.h.i.+ng, Kha-Beleth really panicked. He had already realized Osiris’s intentions. Although he could not directly pull out his soul, he could destroy the body of this black dragon!
This was like attacking a problem at its source. Kha-Beleth chose Rafaro’s body because he wanted to use this body to survive. But if Roy destroyed this body, wouldn’t his soul be forced out?
Kha-Beleth hurriedly controlled the black dragon to stand up. He raised his claws and tail to attack Roy while shouting, “Do you want to kill your own subordinate, Osiris?!”
But while dodging, Roy stabbed his sword into Rafaro’s body again. After absorbing his strength, he sneered. “You’ve made a mistake. This black dragon isn’t my subordinate! The moment he completed the resurrection ritual, my contract with him ended!”
This sentence choked Kha-Beleth speechless for a long time. He could only grit his teeth and communicate with Rafaro inside the body. “d.a.m.n stupid dragon, even if you expel me, you will still die!”
But Rafaro immediately responded with maniacal laughter. “Even if my body dies, my soul is still here. I can just find another chance to resurrect! But what about you? Do you think Osiris will give your soul a second chance to escape?!”
“I… I…” Kha-Beleth was so angry that he almost vomited blood. But at this moment, the black dragon’s body shook violently. Roy had also removed the remaining wing. This powerful black dragon body was top-notch material for Roy, so he tried his best to dismember it during the battle. Without the wings, Kha-Beleth could no longer fly even if he succeeded in possessing the body.
“Lunatic! Lunatic!” Kha-Beleth roared angrily.
“You shouldn’t have chosen me as your possession target!” Rafaro said gloatingly. “Even if you had chosen that fallen angel chick, it would have been better than choosing me!”
Even without Rafaro’s deliberate reminder, Kha-Beleth naturally realized that his choice was wrong, but it was too late for him to regret. His soul could no longer escape to possess another person’s body, so he could only resist futilely while waiting for death to come.
Finally, when Roy pierced through Rafaro’s dragon scales, and Frostmourne stabbed into the dragon heart in Rafaro’s body, the gigantic black dragon fell to the ground.
Unlike the last time when he could not move, Roy’s magic power had mostly recovered, so when the souls of Kha-Beleth and Rafaro finally emerged from the body, Roy did not give Kha-Beleth any chance. He grabbed their souls with each hand.
“Your Excellency Osiris!” Rafaro learned to be smart this time and directly begged Roy through his soul fluctuations. “On account of me helping you capture Kha-Beleth, please don’t devour my soul!”
Roy nodded in satisfaction. “Don’t worry, Rafaro. You made the right choice this time. I promise you that I will give you a new body.”
“Re-really?” Rafaro was somewhat astonished and pleasantly surprised as he asked Roy in disbelief.
“Of course!” Roy nodded. “I’m very trustworthy!” However, Roy did not say something. Even if he agreed to giving Rafaro a body, he could not guarantee if the ent.i.ty controlling the body would still be Rafaro…
After dealing with Rafaro, Roy turned his head and looked at the struggling soul in his right hand. He smiled sinisterly. “Sovereign Kha-Beleth, why did you come back?” “O-Osiris, let me go!” Soul fluctuations came from Kha-Beleth. “I can do whatever you want, just please let me go!”
However, Roy only had one response to Kha-Beleth’s pleas. He opened his mouth and directly swallowed his soul!
The next moment, countless memories appeared in Roy’s mind.
Yes, to Roy, although the quality of Kha-Beleth’s soul was very high, it was only comparable to thousands of standard souls in the system. But after devouring his soul, Roy could directly use his memory reading ability to read everything that Kha-Beleth knew.
This included his life, the plans of him and the other demon lords, the memories of his treasures, and… the memories of his promotion to demon lord!