My dear witch, please turn evil according to the script!

Chapter 183 The Demon King's Vision

The system's sudden movements made Roland break out in a cold sweat.

Although the leader had shown signs of abnormality ever since they were in Blackthorn Territory...

But isn't this a bit too serious?
That was definitely a failure to eliminate interference! Absolutely!

Why did it suddenly turn into a success in the end?!
And why is the first phase of the mission completed so quickly?

Although he did kill Cassius and his gang, if you include that, it can only be considered as completing two small tasks at most.

He hasn't even done the job of destroying the prototype of the Demon King's Hand yet!
Why did the task suddenly complete so easily?!
And why is the start of the second phase determined by the completion of side quests?!

Finally, why does the word 'series' appear in side quests?
Roland gets a headache whenever he sees a mission.

Because according to Brother Tong's habits, anything that he can turn into a series of missions and release is a truly major event.

Why didn't I feel that the world was full of disasters and hardships in the first ten years of my life?
Well, what's done is done... let's see what kind of task was assigned.

As for the rewards, we'll see later. Anyway, I haven't even mastered how to use the rewards from last time yet.

Especially that innate spell, the name seems to have a lot of potential for development, it's called Mental Matter Interference.

But so far, the biggest use of this spell is to help Roland retrieve some things using a telekinetic-like skill effect.

Over the past month, he has received spells and abilities as rewards from the system, along with spells he has learned, spells he has improved using modification cards provided by the system, and spells passed down to him by the Demon King.

In addition to the Moon Spirit Essence given by Toran and Aslan's pair of pistols.

Roland possessed so many abilities that he was somewhat overwhelmed by the sheer number of skills he had acquired.

Therefore, Roland is not currently very interested in the rewards.

After all, apart from the Primal Runestone, the other rewards from the system are not that powerful.

The Demon King immediately unleashed a powerful tracking skill on himself, along with a spatial spell with power comparable to a forbidden curse, which could be cast instantly using imprinted bullets.

Even if you cast the spell directly, it only takes ten seconds to construct the spell formula.

This is a fairly fast casting speed among all the forbidden spells.

Therefore, Roland is not very interested in anything the system rewards him with except for experience points.

What he most wants as a reward right now is something like an upgrade card.

While Wu Huan's strength was sufficient thanks to his various methods, it left him with almost no room for error.

At least during the Cassius incident, if Cellina hadn't shielded him from two of Cassius's sudden attacks and beheadings, and hadn't later restrained Roland, Roland wouldn't have even had a chance to fire a shot.

It's even possible that there won't be a way to perish together.

Moreover, Cassius's strength isn't even considered particularly strong among those at the ninth ring level.

But Cellina couldn't always be by his side, and he had no intention of completely entrusting his safety to someone else.

The main reason he took the initiative to participate in this dangerous operation was because he had a scapegoat puppet. With this thing as a backup, Roland dared to go all out.

But now... he's a little worried about whether this substitute puppet will work properly.

Until he figured out what was interfering with the system, he should be somewhat skeptical of any items produced by the system.

"call……"

Roland let out a long breath and opened the system's task panel.

Then a line of large characters was slapped onto his face.

[Special side quest series - The Demon King's Vision - is now available.]

This task is not divided into stages, but the host needs to make a decision.

[Task details are as follows:]

[During the battle against the prototype of the Demon Lord's Hand, with the help of the Witch of Decay Iluvia, you severed the arm of one of the prototypes.]

[Subsequently, under the influence of your spell, the remnant soul within the wisp of a deranged spirit regained its senses.]

After exchanging ideas, you took a huge risk and formed a cooperation with the remnant soul of the Demon King.

At this moment, the Demon King's remnant soul seemed to recall some crucial memory.

That was the beginning of his great undertaking, and also the beginning of a millennium-long calamity for all humanity on the continent.

The world is vast enough to accommodate both humans and demons developing together.

This was true for at least the thousands, even tens of thousands of years before the Demon King War began.

But the great demon who had luckily learned the truth about the world resolved to unite the demon race, which had previously been like scattered sand.

He was about to launch an expedition; he wanted to end all wars in the world with an unprecedented war, and to eliminate the conflicts between all races.

He wants there to be only one voice on the mainland! That voice will be his!

He wants only one will to govern the continent! That will be his!

Only in this way can there be even a sliver of hope.

The gods high above tacitly approved of his actions; the three wise kings of the elves only slightly interfered, thus testing his will and strength.

The eternally indestructible dragon atop Dragon Island remained lazy and indifferent to everything.

The World Tree also remained silent on this matter.

He almost succeeded... But his great undertaking ultimately came to naught under the sword of the hero.

[Mission Objective: Find out why the Demon King started the war and what his true purpose is.]

[Then...make your choice.]

[Reward: The reward will be given based on the host's final decision.]

After silently reading through the task details provided by the system, Roland felt a sense of doubt.

Just as the mission details say, the continent is vast, large enough for humans and demons to coexist and thrive.

Roland was also convinced by the Demon King's remnant soul's attitude that the other party was not an ambitious person.

Although he has a somewhat morbid sense of humor, and sometimes displays his uniquely cruel values ​​as a demon.

Although it's possible that it was all just his performance.

But Roland could sense that, regardless of whether this guy was a villain or a great man at heart, he was not simply launching a war with the intention of making the demon race rise and become the sole master of the continent.

He was simply eager to unify all the forces on the continent.

Especially the description Roland saw in the latter half of the mission details.

The gods, the Elf Kings, and even the seemingly powerful dragon from the World Tree and Dragon Island all showed near-tacit approval of the Demon King's actions.

These truly top-tier forces in the world did not intervene on any large scale in this unprecedented war.

Roland only realized this now when he recalled the legends about the Demon King's war.

The gods did indeed perform miracles during the war, but these were mostly to protect innocent civilians and did not affect the course of the war.

The Elf Kings bestowed upon them two holy swords, but that was all.

As it turns out, it wasn't any of the Holy Sword Wielders who ultimately succeeded in stopping the Demon King.

And... what exactly are those blacked-out contents trying to express?
Roland looked at the gauntlet, which was still pacing around in circles, and asked, "Can I ask you a question, Mr. Demon King?"

"...I'm almost remembering! Never mind, what do you want to ask me?"

Roland sighed: "First of all, you are a remnant soul, so your memories are already incomplete. You probably can't remember anything."

"Also... I just want to ask you a very simple question."

"What were your thoughts back then that led you to launch that war that lasted for a thousand years?"

"It can't simply be about conquering the entire continent, right?"

The Demon King's remnant soul let out a surprised "Eh," followed by a brief silence.

After a soft sigh, he said with some emotion, "Interesting... You asked me the same question as that blue-haired madwoman at the end."

"That madwoman asked me that same question after she cut off my head."

"That elf was there too. I thought you had already asked that flat-chested elf."

Roland chuckled: "It's better to ask the person directly if you can ask them a question."

"Heh, there's really no reason... just like I said before, to prepare for a crisis."

"The gods ignore it, the elves are more than capable of protecting themselves, and Dragon Island... needless to say, that ancient dragon that is said to have existed since the beginning of the world will solve everything."

"In the end, it will only be us demons and you humans who will suffer."

"So... I need to be prepared before the real crisis arrives."

"That suspended Demon King's Castle was one of my attempts."

The remnant soul of the Demon King calmly recounted his past goals, which puzzled Cellina, who was also listening in: "Why not choose to communicate?"

"If it were truly a catastrophe, putting aside others, wouldn't that Knight King choose to join forces?"

The remnant soul of the Demon King chuckled, with a hint of mockery: "You've lived for so long, yet Roland sees things more clearly than you. He wouldn't have asked such a stupid question."

"First of all, I do have great respect for my opponent, the Knight King."

"I also believe that if I communicate with this king, we will definitely be able to achieve a pleasant collaboration."

"But... he was too young, too young for the war at that time to have been stained with too much human blood. Even if he agreed, his men would not."

"That's human nature, and it's only natural."

"If he had been born a few hundred years earlier and had been the ruler of all of humanity before I started the war, this war would not have happened."

After saying that, the Demon King sighed, "Never mind, my plans have all failed anyway."

"But there's nothing to regret; a failed plan is worthless."

Roland then asked, "So... what is the crisis? Why are the gods ignoring it?"

“…I’ve forgotten. Perhaps I’ll remember once I’ve gathered all the remnants of the soul.” The gauntlet shook, then said to Roland, “But I can vaguely confirm one thing.”

"The crisis is related to an evil god."

"I'm not simply killing those evil gods for power."

"After all, the fact that I could kill them proves that their power is worthless."

"I might just be trying to find some answers in those evil gods."

(End of this chapter)