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Chapter 200
Ch.200 I Have Loved My Humans and Forged a New Covenant
The Succubus Queen’s minions located the Ark of the Covenant.
A box emitting a soft golden glow—
engraved with divine figures and scenes of worship.
“Hehe… easier than expected.”
Using her full Hell-given power, she reached it effortlessly.
Placing a hand on the box, she smiled.
“Now humanity is utterly isolated.”
As her elegant fingers touched it, the golden box dimmed.
Like rust, its ornate carvings crumbled—losing all former splendor.
—SCREEECH…!
A grotesque metallic shriek erupted from the Ark…
until it lost its shape entirely.
“That’s it.”
—Fsssh…
Now just a metallic lump—
no longer worthy of being called an Ark—it dissolved into the air like melting snow.
At that moment:
“You fiend! What have you done?!”
Paladins chasing the Queen arrived—
She greeted them with a radiant smile.
A beautiful woman in a nun’s habit—
veiled and robed, yet her allure remained regal.
“A witch? Are you speaking of me?”
At her clear, lovely voice, the knights drew swords.
“Spawn of demons! We shall smite thee!”
Thus, the battle between the Queen and the paladins began.
***
—Click! Click!
No matter how much I pulled the trigger, Equality gave no response.
“M-Master?! What are you doing?!”
“Th-this is weird! Equality’s not firing!”
—Click click!
I pointed the barrel downward, firing repeatedly—
but the gun remained silent.
“H-heyy!”
“This isn’t the time for jokes!”
“Hans? Seriously?”
Seeing our panic, the Demon King roared with laughter.
“Pwahahaha! The Ark of the Covenant is shattered!”
“W-wait! Fly! Fly!”
Leah tried moving debris with Vallien’s Staff—
but even heavy stones barely stirred.
Ah… something’s wrong—
the Concept Artifacts seem to have lost their power.
“The Ark of the Covenant?! Demon King—what have you done?! What happened to the capital?!”
At Cecilia’s horrified question, the Demon King sneered.
“Tch—I infiltrated the capital to destroy the divine powers the Adversary held. Took time… but still…”
He stepped toward us.
“Now you’re finished.”
Ah… unexpected.
But there’s still a way.
“Cecilia! Use Holy Magic! Kill the Demon King once more—buy time to find the Heaven Gate!”
“If the Ark is destroyed, divine power vanishes from the entire world!”
“Huh?”
Divine power gone?
Now I recalled—Auros once said if the Ark broke, divine power would be unusable.
The game never had such a mechanic!
“Leave it to us!”
Scarlet drew her dagger, charging the Demon King.
—Clang!
“I’ll help too!”
Nephert joined her, blocking the Demon King’s strike.
“Damn it!”
Leah pulled out her original staff from her Spatial Bag, attacking the Demon King.
—Poom!
Her magic failed to pierce his thick hide.
Ah… without divine power, victory isn’t guaranteed.
Selena urgently asked me:
“Hans? What do we do?”
“W-well…!”
As I hesitated…
Selena’s eyes went blank.
“Hans—dodge!”
She tackled me to the ground—
—WHOOSH!
A massive fire pillar erupted where I’d stood.
“Tch… missed!”
The Demon King clicked his tongue in disappointment—
Scarlet and Nephert immediately pressured him.
“Focus on us!”
“High Elf! Summon the Wind Spirit King—blow away the debris! The Heaven Gate must be underneath!”
Her sudden calmness—after earlier panic—was striking.
Could she have… regressed?
“Why should I obey you?”
At Mia’s cold reply, I urged her:
“Selena has Infinite Regression! Hurry—do it now!”
Every second counted.
“Damn it… summoning the Spirit King will leave me immobile for a long time!”
“I know! I’ve seen it!”
At Selena’s words, Mia fell silent.
“O King of Wind! Remember your covenant with the World Tree—grant my request!”
—WHOOSH!
Will this work?
Even if we find the Heaven Gate—can we defeat this Demon King?
Holy magic doesn’t boost attack power—but massively enhances HP/magic regeneration and base stats.
Especially Cecilia’s—tripling or even quintupling stats.
Without that buff… can we win?
In a control-based fight, maybe—but otherwise?
As I watched the Hero Party…
Selena spoke:
“Hans—hurry! Remove your armor! It’s useless now!”
“Oh? R-right.”
As I fumbled to remove it, Selena helped unbuckle the joints.
—Long time no see, Mia?
A translucent green woman appeared—
the Wind Spirit King.
“The situation is urgent. Beneath that debris lies the Heaven Gate. Clear everything except that.”
—Hehe… Summoned in Hell for a Heaven Gate? How nostalgic. Very well—I’ll grant your wish.
No sooner had she spoken than the Demon King’s ruins blasted outward—
even massive chunks flew away.
In seconds, the fortress site became an open plain—
a pure white gate appeared.
—I’ll take my leave. Be careful, Mia.
The Spirit King vanished instantly—but that wasn’t the priority.
“We found it! The Heaven Gate! Everyone—over here!”
Scarlet, Nephert, and Leah disengaged from the Demon King and ran to me.
Selena carried the wobbling Mia toward us.
“Nooo! You won’t escape!”
The Demon King spread grotesque wings, chasing us.
“Careful! Scarlet, Nephert!”
At my shout, they blocked his attacks.
—Clang!
—Clang!
“Damn it!”
“You go first!”
The Demon King clung desperately to them—
his resolve to stop us was clear.
“You foolish Adversary! Do you even know who awaits beyond that gate?! That place is not for filth like you!”
“I know—it leads to Heaven.”
“Gah! What will you beg from that hateful god?!”
“To close the Gates of Hell.”
As the Demon King and I spoke, Selena brought Mia to me.
“Hans—hurry inside!”
She urged me—but I couldn’t leave Scarlet’s group behind.
“What are you doing?! Get in now!”
“Master! Quickly! Don’t worry about us—go!”
Watching Scarlet and Leah scream at me, I hesitated.
Doesn’t this feel like abandoning them?
When will they reach the gate?
What if Scarlet, Leah, or Nephert die?
“Hans! Hurry! Now!”
Selena grabbed my wrist and yanked me toward the Heaven Gate.
“B-but—”
“No time for sentiment! We must meet the god before they fall!”
With all her strength, she shoved me through the Heaven Gate.
As we crossed, blinding white light enveloped us.
Then…
“Where is this?”
Golden-roofed buildings in ancient Greek style filled a vast city.
“Huh? The Heaven Gate?”
“Who’s there?”
The sudden city appearance confused me.
This wasn’t like the game—where Heaven was just clouds.
—How did you get here, humans?
—Seem human, don’t they?
Angels approached, sniffing us curiously.
—She’s a High Elf… and you’re… an angel?
Angel? Nonsense.
‘High Elf’ meant Mia—and they called Selena an angel.
“Huh?”
“What?”
As we puzzled over their words…
—Sniff sniff…
—It’s true! An angel in a human body—fascinating!
—But why are you here?
—Humans can’t reach Heaven!
The angels babbled incomprehensibly.
“We’re in a hurry! The Gates of Hell opened—demons invaded the human world! Everyone will die!”
“We crossed worlds to stop the God of Death—don’t you owe us help?!”
My desperate plea made the angels stare blankly at each other—then at me.
—But… we can’t interfere unless the god commands it.
—Exactly! No orders yet.
Their idiotic responses made me want to hunt them.
These angels were as annoying as in-game—
brute strength, childish dialogue, pretty faces but empty heads.
“Then let us meet the god!”
I shouted urgently—
every second delayed endangered my friends.
—But the god must permit… Ah? Permission granted?
—Really? It’s granted!
The angels fluttered in surprise.
“Then hurry and take us!”
Their leisurely pace nearly made me curse—but I held back.
Antagonizing them now would be unwise.
—Alright, we’ll take you.
Instantly, the scenery changed—
no blue teleport glow, no warning.
“Where is this?”
A pure white void—
an unreal space stretching endlessly to the horizon.
—I meet you for the first time, otherworlder.
A young man’s voice echoed from the heavens.
“Are you the god who summoned me here?”
—Indeed.
“Then quickly close the Gates of Hell and save my friends!”
—It is my will that both gates remain eternally closed—so your wish shall be granted. But humanity must defeat the demons by their own strength.
His indifference infuriated me.
“You expect humans to defeat unshackled demons with their own strength? That’s impossible!”
At that moment—
blue light erupted from the white ground.
—Behold.
Following the god’s firm command, I stared into the blue hole.
“What is that?”
Something swarmed densely—but details were unclear.
—The Demon King’s army.
Now I understood what the god wanted.
“But the Ark of the Covenant is shattered—”
—Worry not. I have loved my humans and forged a new covenant.
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