Vanguard of the Eternal Night

Chapter Ch115 - Entertainment Match – Demon King 2

translator: xiin

When everyone teleported into the map, the great demon king stood at one point and the brave warriors were scattered over three other locations.

The thirty second countdown was more than enough time for the master assassin to remember the terrain around him along with the locations of the brave warriors.

At present, Odin stood alone at the top of a cliff, facing a medieval castle. The bottom of the cliff was obviously a collage from another map; a stretch of emerald green bamboo extended from the base of the cliff towards both sides of the castle. In the distance, a magic bazaar could be seen, stretching out towards the coastline further out. Additionally, there was an airship making its way slowly through the sky.

This oversized collage map was just that wayward.

Some of the brave warriors stood at the top of the castle and looked over at the demon king, while the second group was in the bamboo forest, and the third was scattered along the winding path.

All of the players first determined their current positions.

At the moment, they were unable to move or talk, but the people in the castle were thinking: Damn! We’re directly in view... we’ve become targets! We have to hide right at the start. The demon king will definitely start off by cutting down our numbers here.

The brave warriors in the bamboo forest were thinking: Damn! We’re the closest, it’s over! We have to find a way to run far away and get together with the rest, or else we’ll be eaten up by the demon king.

The brave warriors on the path were thinking: Damn! Why is it that we’re in the most open space without any shelter? No way, we have to try and hide right at the start. The great demon king will definitely come to us first.

The great demon king was thinking: How do I pick?

When the countdown ended, all the brave warriors were like frightened rabbits, disappearing into burrows instantly. The ones who had a medieval castle hid in the castle, those in the bamboo forest dove into the forest, and the ones on the path ran for their lives, pushing open the gate of the castle to rush in.

The great demon king atop the cliff had already thought it through. He casually picked up a piece of bamboo and set it on the ground before stepping on it.

The broken bamboo was flat on the ground, the tip pointing towards the castle.

Odin leapt down from the cliff. A moment later, he spread out a pair of dark wings and calmly flew at a low altitude with the help of the wind, causing the bamboo forest that he skimmed over to vibrate one after another and make a whistling sound like the tide.

There were 11 brave warriors in total, and 8 of them had joined together in the castle.

The neutral NPCs in the castle screamed and hid in the cellar. The brave warriors didn’t know whether to laugh or cry as they gathered together in a group.

Their elected leader said, “First of all, we should divide into three groups of three, three, and two, and keep an eye on each other in order to keep guard against the black knight among us. Secondly, the castle is a good place. We’ll first set up a defense. This time, the demon king is an assassin, and his explosive damage potential is very high, so the defenses should be mainly focused on reconnaissance and control.”

There were two others from the championship team here with him that he’d personally trained up. One of them was a trap specialist, and he immediately followed orders and bustled about to set up the defenses.

Then, the hacker Universal Day raised his hand, “Excuse me, boss, are we going to play tower defense here?”

Everyone: “......”

The captain explained, “We are trying to build advantages with the terrain... after that, we need to try and find a way to meet up with the remaining three people. Our biggest advantage lies in numbers. Never at alone at any time, because a single person can never compare to the demon king.”

At this time, a peal of thunder suddenly struck through the sky!

The professional players who were all sitting there in a circle jumped up one after another! In an instant, they had all fled in a panic and disappeared behind their respective shelters. Only the captain was left standing there as a tank, holding his shield as he stood there in the middle.

The scene turned extremely awkward all at once.

One second later, they discovered that it wasn’t the great demon king who’d come after them and they all came back out again.

The captain’s face was a little pale, “I know that most of you are individual players, but we’re now playing as a team! In the event of an ambush, you have to go up! I’m not asking for you to be fearless, but even if you show your head and manage to cast a Silence, it might still be enough to save a teammate’s life!”

After another series of chatter, they discovered that it was raining outside the castle.

The hacker spoke thoughtfully, “Did someone first cut down the shrine in the bamboo forest intentionally in order to make it rain?”

The captain slapped the table and spoke with an awe-inspiring level of righteousness, “Who is so bored?! Isn’t it just for the sake of some material benefits?”

The hacker hissed and said, “Odin’s wet body... yeah.”

The group of brave warriors were silent for a while, and someone suddenly said in a low, guilty voice, “Rainy days are great, the... the audience must love watching it.”

A moment later, someone else spoke quietly, “I also registered an alt account... and followed the cult leader.”

The captain: “......” Sigh, the world was changing, and the hearts of people with it. Leading this team wasn’t easy!

Cutting back to the shine, the three brave warriors who’d cut down the shrine to make it rain.

These three people were: Old Friend, Forgetting Worries, and the male commentator.

Forgetting Worries had cut down the shrine as soon as he’d found it, and the other two hadn’t even had time to speak.

The map began to flash with lightning and thunder, and it soon began to rain.

Forgetting Worries explained, “Rainy days are good for us. Firstly, it’ll increase the difficulty for him to find us in the bamboo forest. Second, it will reduce the speed of Odin’s instant burst of speed. Our first priority now is to get together with the rest of the team, and we should take advantage of the rainy day and the limited visual range of the map to rush to the castle immediately...”

These words were well-founded and convincing, and Old Friend was soon persuaded.

The male commentator folded his hands into his sleeves and said enigmatically, “No need to explain, I’m also a member of the rainy day cult.”

Forgetting Worries: “Ah! A fellow brother! I wouldn’t have made up an excuse if I’d known earlier!”

Old Friend: “......” Excuse me?!!

The contestants were unable to see the public screen that was currently boiling with excitement, “The rainy day cult has unified the jianghu!” “Get the great demon king wet, hahahahaha!”

Old Friend had black lines all over his face. After thinking for a while, he said, “Actually, what you said just now was quite reasonable. We should hurry to the castle. Odin must know that we’re near the shrine, and it’s too dangerous here...”

The male commentator muttered, “The most dangerous place is the safest––”

He hadn’t finished speaking when he saw that the other two had already run off faster than rabbits. The male commentator quickly shut up and chased after them.

At this moment, the great demon king himself had originally been skimming over the bamboo forest at a low speed, trying to find the brave warriors hiding in the bamboo.

However, as soon as it rained, he realized that someone had deliberately cut down the shrine.

Odin: “......” You guys are really annoying. Apathetic.jpg.

This time, the great demon king’s gear didn’t include a hood that would help him temporarily block out the rain. Odin had a cold expression on his face as he lowered his altitude and flew into the bamboo forest from his original position in the skies. He remained around 20 cm above the ground, using the dense layer of bamboo leaves as a temporary shelter from the first wave of rain.

The raindrops that sill made their way through the bamboo leaves soon hit the demon king, forming a translucent halo over his body.

Under these gloomy skies, Odin was like a shadow as he swept straight to the top of the gate to the castle before folding his black wings over himself.

The comments in the public screen were excited, “Aaaahhh it’s been a long time since Odin’s launched an ambush! Oohh!” “It’s over, this is simply like waiting for rabbits to send themselves to the door, but how did he know that Forgetting Worries and the other two are rushing towards the front door?”

When Odin stood still, he looked like a beautiful sculpture and blended in perfectly with the shadows above. It was almost as though he’d become part of the stained glass window.

Only his pair of dark eyes flashed occasionally with a faint, inorganic golden glow, reflecting the lightning as he stared at the castle entrance beneath his feet. The silence was ominous.

The rain alternated between heavy and light.

When the rain gradually slowed down, the three brave warriors from the bamboo forest reached the edge, rushing towards the gate that had obviously been broken open.

Forgetting Worries was a close combat fighter with the fastest speed, followed by the male commentator, and Old Friend, as a mage, was the slowest.

Just then, they suddenly saw a black door coming straight at them from the entrance!

Forgetting Worries stepped forth to block and was sent flying with a single hit, immediately ending up over five meters away!

After that, the dark shadow spread its wings, and a sudden gust of strong wind blew by, carrying the cold rain with it. Old Friend’s vision was obscured, and then he saw a sword light flash down like it was dividing the heaven and earth, stretching across his entire field of vision.

Old Friend still wanted to put up a dying struggle, but when looked down, he was shocked to find that his defensive shield had already been broken, and his health had already dropped to the bottom––

He had died even before he saw the light from the blade, giving him the illusion that he could resist!

After obtaining the attribute bonuses from being the demon king Odin’s movements were even faster, and even if he had been psychologically prepared, he still had no way to react in time; he’d also become more deadly. The dagger Deep Silence was simply like a death god’s scythe, and paired with the short sword Song of Triumph, it only required a total of three attacks to take away the vulnerable mage’s life.

Amidst the wind and rain, the mage turned into the first streak of white light and flew away, illuminating a small amount of the surrounding area.

The audience on the public screen, contrary to the current gloomy and treacherous scene, was simply jubilant as they filled the screen with comments:

“Bahahahaha! First kill!”

“Killed one little friend with a single stab!”

“On that day, the people finally recalled the horror of being dominated by the beauty of the world, and they also experienced the humiliation of being toyed ♂ with and taken down...”

The one who was closest to the gate had been beaten away with a flap of a wing, and the mage who’d been last died on the spot.

The male commentator who was in the middle was let off, and touched his chest in a haze of confusion. He was uninjured––why? For a moment, his occupational disease flared up, and he looked back at the scene of the battle, just in time to see Forgetting Worries climbing back to his feet.

Forgetting Worries had a look of horror on his face as he cried, “It turned out that you’re the black knight!”

The male commentator was so shocked his face lost all color, but he also felt that his conclusion was very reasonable. After that, he couldn’t help but yell, “No, I’m not––”

He hadn’t finished speaking yet when the great demon king came up from behind and covered his mouth.

The male commentator’s heart skipped a beat. He felt as though he’d really been held in the palm of the God of Death’s hand. For a moment, his brain went blank and his body was so stiff that he couldn’t even scream.

At this time, Forgetting Worries’ expression eased, and he smiled and said, “I know you’re not. I am.”

Even before the male commentator could react and come back to his senses, a short sword had come up to attack, slicing slowly and methodically across his throat.

The demon king’s hand slowly moved away from his mouth, as though wanting to close his eyes, and then the dark wings flared carelessly, releasing the body––before it could truly fall to the ground, it turned into a white streak of light and disappeared.

The demon king’s skilled actions made Forgetting Worries swallow hard. He said, “We’re a team, hey. I’ll go in and... help you spy for information?”

The cold, snake-like eyes narrowed slightly, and the lord demon king didn’t say another word as he flapped his wings, disappearing into the skies above the castle.