Demon Lord's Reincarnation

"Brother!!!" Mir screamed as he ran towards his big brother's body. The dust created from the debris was yet to dissipate so he couldn't see his brother, the dust also made it hard for him to sniff his brother's scent. So all he could do was blindly look all over the place. 

Mir didn't care about all of these distractions as he tried to look for his brother's body. The beastkin who watched the whole thing from a distance were at a loss for words. That was the strongest warrior in their ranks, and he wasn't able to do anything. Well, to be fair, Kor didn't really attack, but that was how Kor normally does things. 

Usually, when someone hits Kor's body of steel it was the opponent's hands that would break not the other way around. They have seen Kor get bitten by monsters, but even the monster's teeth break upon contact with Kor's muscles. They have seen it many times, Kor winning without even lifting a finger nor sustaining any damage. Yet this time it was different, Ren's power was on a whole different scale. So this was the very first time, they saw Kor get hurt.

When the elders saw how easily Ren dealt with Kor, they gulped dryly. The warrior who was almost punched by Ren was ashen-faced. If Valdel didn't block Ren's strike then he would already be nothing more than dust in the wind. 

While everyone was surprised by how the challenge turned out, Ren was also surprised but for a different reason. He looked at his right hand and saw that it was shaking, his wrist joint almost broke. The knuckles on his right hand were also bruised. Even though he coated it with Spirit Aura and Mana, Ren was still damaged by Kor's body. 

'That's amazing, I put in enough force in that strike that it could pulverize even the scales of a young Ancient Dragon.' Ren looked in the direction were Kor flew and smiled with glee. 

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Mir who was desperately looking for his brother's body finally spotted it. Kor's body was in the middle of a destroyed section of the underground cave. His body was covered in blood and parts of his ribs were poking out of his body. 

As the dust settled everyone also witnessed the sorry sight of their hero. Kor was mangled and beaten into an inch of his life. Yet despite his body looking like it would fall at any moment Kor remained standing. Seeing that he didn't fall even after receiving that horrifying strike, the demi-humans were feeling a burning passion surge within them. This was a person worth respecting, this was a person worth emulating, this was a person worth following. Those were the thoughts that filled the minds of the people as they looked at Kor. 

Mir on the other hand, almost cried as he saw the state of his brother's body. His older brother who was the strongest and the kindest of them all was now in such a state. Mir took some time to process the sight before him, as he started running towards his brother's body. 

When he got close enough he saw that his brother's condition was worse than he thought. Most of his muscles were torn apart and some of his bones were sticking out of his body. Yet despite the damage he received Mir saw that his brother was still breathing. As he was about to panic wondering what to do he heard someone speaking beside him. 

"Oh, this guy is truly amazing. Barely alive but still standing, and he really didn't attack no matter what I did." 

Mir saw the smiling Ren standing by his side. Seeing Ren, Mir didn't know what to feel. He was angry at this man who placed his brother in this situation, but the anger didn't form any hate as this was something his brother wanted. 

As Mir was processing his feelings Ren then extended his hand forward, when Mir saw this action he reacted quickly. Despite knowing how overwhelmingly powerful Ren was, Mir still held onto Ren's hands trying to stop him. 

When the other demi-humans saw what Ren was doing they also reacted. Even in the face of death, they wanted to protect their hero. Most of the army had charged towards Ren. Seeing the scene made Ren smile a bit before sighing. 

Ren then unleashed the weight of his mana and bloodlust, the moment that descended upon the demi-humans all of them knelt onto the ground unable to move. With his current power, human wave tactics performed by weaklings would no longer work on him. In his current state, there were only a few beings in the lower realm that could pose a threat to him. 

As Ren was about to extend his hand forward again, he was surprised to see that Mir was still standing before him. 

"Step aside," Ren told Mir. The two locked eyes for a moment before Mir grabbed onto Ren's hand and bit it with his fangs. Ren whose whole body was covered in Spirit Aura could not be penetrated by such a measly attack, but still, he was surprised by the willpower everyone suddenly showed. He needed to once again reassess these demi-humans. 

'Is it because of him?' Ren looked at the badly beaten Kor. 'Even more interesting than I expected.' While Ren was deep in thought, Mir suddenly shouted at him. 

"Sir, please spare my brother! If you want to kill someone, please take my life instead." When Ren heard what Mir said he looked at the beastkin with a weird expression on his face. 

"Huh? What the f*ck are you talking about? I don't know what you're misunderstanding, but just stay down and watch." Ren grabbed Mir's neck and tossed him aside, after he had removed the obstruction Ren once again raised his hand and pointed his palm towards Kor. 

Mir wanted to move and once again block Ren but he wasn't fast enough, Ren had already unleashed something onto Kor's body. Mir was about to scream when he noticed Kor's wounds were disappearing. Once all the wounds on Kor's body disappeared Ren looked at Mir. 

"Tell him that I will honor our promise. We will wait for him to do his thing, and if he fails then and only then will we go to war." 

Mir was still in a state of shock but when he saw Ren was about to leave, unable to say a word Mir instead bowed his head.