S-Class Dungeon's Mistress

Chapter 146

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In order to rise to the position of the Succubus Queen, it was necessary to master a wide range of skills. Maximilian trained her hard with the goal of making Adelaide the perfect queen. There was no weapon she had never used before, whether it be a bow, a whip, or even an axe.

At that time, Adelaide often grumbled, “Why the hell do I have to use so many weapons?” but after that, she became grateful. Thanks to that, she was able to use her whip, which was an A-Class magical item, without any difficulties.

And, I assure you, the sword was the weapon I wielded best. Maximilian had taught her swordsmanship the longest and most strictly. Therefore, even if Adelaide never manifests powers in her lifetime, there was no concern that she would be ignored by other demons.

After 30 years of not working, it was not easy to even raise a sword after becoming weak, so it was useless, but now that she had more power than in her heyday, the situation is different.

Whoosh!

Adelaide smiled brightly and swung her sword skillfully. The gigantic demonic sword cut through the air and rushed towards Shavarma’s opening.

“Ugh!”

Shavarma let out a small groan and hurriedly rolled his body. Since it was an attack that followed in his moment of panic, he almost had his back cut.

“Well, that felt good.”

Adelaide, on the other hand, mumbled in a relaxed voice and laughed gleefully. She felt very refreshed after handling a sword for the first time in a very long time.

It had been several decades since she had properly held a sword, but strangely, it wasn’t that unfamiliar. It was very satisfying to see the handle fit snugly in her palm, and that her blade moved perfectly as she wanted.

Was it because she had grown a lot as she raised her dungeon? Rather, she seemed to be doing better than when she was a succubus queen nominee. The ability of the demonic sword depended on how powerful the user’s magic was, so it was a reasonable guess in its own way.

Clang! Claaang-!

Shavarma’s demonic sword and Adelaide’s sword copied from his continued to collide. Then, both of them took out their wings and the battle continued whether it be in the sky or on the ground.

It was such a fierce confrontation that the demons of Sol Dungeon could not bear to intervene, so they stood back and watched their battle idly. Some attempted to attack Raham and Pia, who were watching from nearby, but as soon as they took one step, Lupinus’ sword cut their heads off.

Clang!

“Ugh……!”

Shavarma, pushed back by Adelaide’s power, took a small step away from her.

“Are you alright? Will you surrender now?”

“I feel bad because it seems like I’m harassing the elderly.” Adelaide murmured, drooping her eyebrows sadly.

“Iiik……! Stop the b*llsh*t you-!”

Naturally, Shavarma only became more aggressive. 

“Cat? Or dog?” Adelaide continued with a chuckle.

“Yeah, I lied. Don’t worry, I’ll kill you even if you surrender!”

“Argh!”

Shavarma ran with his eyes half open. He must have pulled out all of the power he had sucked in.

Adelaide lightly struck his sword away and dug into an opening again. Perhaps Shavarma wasn’t the owner of Sol Dungeon for nothing, as he was able to deflect it quickly. Another fierce confrontation ensued.

However, it was clearly visible to those with a certain level of vision, including Lupinus. The truth that the battle between the two was not tight at all.

Not long after, even the not so strong demons began to notice it.

“Is Shavarma-nim being pushed back now?”

“Impossible……!”

The murmurs grew louder.

As they said, Shavarma was nearing his limit. His slender limbs trembled, and the wounds on his body increased.

‘How could this be……!’

Shavarma was devastated by the rush of helplessness. He could feel it too. His own energy gradually draining away, and his demonic sword was also losing power.

On the other hand, Adelaide’s demonic sword blew out more intense energy as time went on. What was nothing more than a copy of his power was taking away the power of the real demonic sword.

This meant that Adelaide’s powers, and the magic she possessed, were superior to Shavarma’s.

Clang!

The moment he realized this, Shavarma’s demonic sword shattered into several pieces as if it had been waiting.

There was a huge explosion, and Shavarma fell to the floor.

“Shavarma-nim!”

Realizing that their master was in danger, several of his demon escorts hurriedly tried to get closer to him, but an unrealistically good-looking man blocked them again.

“You can’t.”

It was Lupinus leaning on Bell’s waist and watching the situation.

“If you rudely interfere with other people’s fights.”

He gave advice in a nonchalant voice and waved his hand lightly. The sword, which had a cleaner form than Shavarma’s demonic sword, decapitated the demons in just a few seconds.

Raham, who was about to help, looked at him shyly, and then walked towards Adelaide with Pia. He decided that the time had come.

“Kugh……!”

Shavarma struggled to lift his heavy body and tried to use his powers again. But Adelaide wasn’t an id*ot, and there was no way she would have waited for it.

Sshhh-!

The demonic sword cut Shavarma’s arm cleanly. His right arm, which was in the middle of gathering up magic, fell and rolled on the floor.

“Aaaaack-!”

A piercing scream filled the dungeon. Because it was so loud, the eyes of the demons inevitably focused here.

Shavarma writhed in terrible pain. Blood gushed out and stained his wrinkly body.

Adelaide stared at the pitiful sight with a cold gaze. Because he had accumulated countless evil deeds, she thought that this punishment was too weak.

However, she wasn’t punishing him on their behalf. This was just her personal revenge.

Adelaide placed the tip of her sword to his neck with an expressionless face. Shavarma’s face turned noticeably pale as the cold blade pierced his neck.

“W-We lost. I will admit defeat and step down……!”

Unable to speak properly, he took a deep breath and bit his rattling lip. He still seemed to be thinking of his pride in the midst of this.

“S-s-spare me, please……!”

But it was his own life that Shavarma valued most. He prostrated himself and begged for his life. There was nothing he couldn’t do as long as he could live.

“Please, I’ll give you anything you want! Spare, just spare me…….”

Only his voice echoed through the silence. Everyone had stopped fighting and watched Shavarma blankly.

The outcome of the war had already unfolded. If the dungeon master Shavarma had fallen to his knees, the other demons wouldn’t have to fight either.

Adelaide stared at Shavarma, who begged her for mercy. With her thumb, she briefly fiddled with the handle of her sword.

“Huu.”

She let out a small sigh, looking somewhat regretful. Shavarma’s body shook, perhaps because of his neck.

When Adelaide slowly closed her eyes and opened them, the demonic sword that was spitting out energy transformed into a whip again.

Chareureuk.

She placed her whip inside its sheath. Then as if giving up, she backed away a few steps.

When Shavarma confirmed that the sword aimed at his neck had disappeared, his face became dyed with joy.

“Th-thank you! Merciful demon! Thank you!”

He bowed, bending his back low and thanked her. The white eyes staring at the ground gleamed with a strange light. Through the deep relief, a sneer at the foolish girl crept into the air.

“Huh?”

Adelaide smiled at him.

“I told you, you will die even if you surrender.”

“What……?”

“Unfortunately, it won’t be my job to kill you.”

She said to Shavarma, who had a blank expression on his face, with a beaming smile. At the same time, an ominous energy erupted from behind Shavarma.

Shavarma quickly turned his head.

In an instant, he saw a large Durahan swinging his sword towards him.

Stab!

A clear sound rang in their ears. It was the sound of a sharp dagger piercing through Shavarma’s heart.

All of a sudden, everyone’s faces turned red in shock. Adelaide’s eyes were also wide open, flabbergasted. Although she couldn’t see it, Raham also seemed to have an astonished expression on his face. While holding his long sword in the air.

“Haa…….”

Red blood dripped down her white, slender fingers. Pia slowly removed her hand from the handle.

The one who had stabbed Shavarma’s heart was Pia. The woman who said it was okay not to take revenge for her eyes, killed Shavarma before Raham could.

Thrilling joy and endless despair hung on her beautiful and heavenly face at the same time.

She hid it for fear that Raham would suffer from guilt, but in fact, it was Pia who wanted to get revenge on Shavarma the most.

Because of Shavarma, she lost her beautiful world, the magnificent colors, and the face of her lover whom she loved more than her life.

“I.”

The eyelashes that sank on her pink cheeks trembled. Pia paused for a moment to feel if something had risen, and then said as if she were vomiting.

“Did I kill him?”

“……Pia.”

“Raham, I killed him, right?”

“Please say yes. I stabbed him precisely in the heart…….” Pia whispered in a weeping tone. Her blood-stained fingers trembled incessantly.

Raham hugged her tightly and nodded his invisible head.

“Yes. You even avenged me. Thank you, Pia. For the sake of everyone, you got rid of that evil demon.”

“O-Oh…….”

Tears dripped down Pia’s cheeks. She burst into tears in Raham’s arms as she was overwhelmed with many emotions. The demons of Greenville, who had bitter faces, turned their gazes away from her.

Adelaide also looked down at the dead Shavarma and clenched her fists tightly. Her short nails pierced her palms painfully.

“Master.”

Unaware that he had come all the way here, Lisianthus gently wrapped his arms around her shoulder. Adelaide understood his meaning from his gesture alone and nodded her head slowly.

Soon she climbed up high on Bell and shouted with all her might.

“Shavarma, the owner of Sol Dungeon, is dead!”

The demons raised their heads and stared at Adelaide. There was already silence, so her voice was well conveyed.

“Demons of Sol Dungeon, lay down your weapons and surrender. Then I will spare your lives!”

Adelaide raised her sheathe high in the sky and declared proudly.

“It’s Greenville Dungeon’s victory!”