Chapter903:ThePrincessandtheDemonDog
Bloodspreadeverywhere.
Itwasunbelievable,eventhoughtheyweredemonizedcreatures,thebloodflowingthroughthebodiesofDemonHumanswasstillred.
Evenwhentheywerebeheaded,theywouldstillletoutsoundsofpain.
Whentheirbodiesweretornapart,theywouldalsoshowexpressionsoffearintheireyes.
Itwasasiftheywerelivinghumans.
Yet,theywereagroupofman-eatingmonsters.
Nomatterhowmany,theywouldkillthemall!
Steppingovermountainsofcorpsesandoceansofblood,theprincessofslaughteradvancedwithoutcease.
DemonHumans,forthemostpart,arebeingsthathavetransformedfromformerhumans.Thehighertheaptitudetheyhadashumans,thehighertheirrankasDemonHumansbecomes.
ThevastmajorityofhumansareunabletocompletethetransformationintoDemonHumansandultimatelybecomefoodforBlackDemonDogs,becomingapartofthemandrevealingtheirfangstohumans.
Ontheotherhand,asuccessfullytransformedDemonHumanisatrueservantoftheevilgods,thevanguardoftheirinvasionintotheworld,andeventheweakestoneshavethestrengthtocommandasquadronofBlackDemonDogs.
However,infrontoftheprincessdonningablackmaidoutfit,whetheritbeBlackDemonDogs,DemonHumans,oreventheskeletalwyvernsoftheSkyOverlord,theyallmakenodifference.
Killthemall!
Leavenonealive!
Inthemostcontaminatedareas,killeverything.
Endlessbloodshed,slaughter,yettheblackmaidoutfitremainspristine,absorbingalltracesofbloodandbecomingapartoftheKillingPrincess.
Walkingonthebattlefieldofslaughter,shelongagoforgothernaiveappearancewearingprincessdresses.
Shecanneverreturntothepast,thecarefreetimewhenshewasdotedonbyherparentsandblessedbyeveryone.
TheappearanceofDemonHumansdestroyedeverythingshehad.
Father,mother,teachers,alllovedones,allfriends,eventhenation.
Thelandshestandsonrightnow,thispost-apocalypticsceneryfilledwithdust,thisbarrenwastelandwherenotevenatraceofvitalitycanbeseen,istheverynationsheoncesworetoprotect.
Sheoncefirmlybelievedthatshehadsuchtalent,suchamission.
However,themissionhaslongvanished.
Thethingssheneededtoprotectnolongerexistanywhere.
Lookingupatthesky,thereisnosunlight,noristhereanyhope.
Thegroundbeneathherfeethaslostevenitslament,havinglongturnedintoahellishrealm.
Insuchaworld,itisimpossibletosaveanything;everythingshewantedtoprotecthasturnedtodustinhistory.
Peoplewillnotrememberthattherewasonceaprosperousandhappynationonthisland,withhardworkingandambitiouspeopleaswellastrustedroyalty.
Thecivilizationandhistoryofthiscountryvanishedonthedaytheabysswasopened.
Peopleevencurseandhatethisonceprosperousnation,believingthattheybroughtabouttheterrifyingdisasteroftheDemonHumans.
Asthelastsurvivorofthisnation,thegirlhascriedandrefuted,butnoonebelievesherwords.Herprincessstatusisnolongerrecognized,andshehasbeenexpelledfromthecountrythatwasoncesupposedtobeherbetrothed.
Inthisworld,thereisnoonetotrust.
Theonlythingshecantrustisherownsword.
Thisisthetruththatthegirlfinallyrealizedafterbeingexpelledbythecountrythatonceprotectedher.
Fromthenon,theworldlostaprincesslovedbyothers,andgainedagreatswordmaidwalkingonthepathofslayingmonstersanddemons.
Herswordisnolongertheartthatintoxicatedpeopleatroyalballs;ithasbecomeadeathlybladethatweavesastormofbloodandgore.
Fromthatdayon,thegirlnolongerwept.
Allhertearshavelongdriedup.
Onlybloodandslaughtercansatisfythegirl’sheart.
ThesworddancebelongingtotheKillingPrincessstartedresoundingonthebattlefieldfromthatday.
"Roar!"Theearthtrembled,andtheskyquivered!
Intheendlessmountains,colossalcreaturesrancontinuously,bringingthescentofdoomsdayandmoltenlava.
Thehighest-rankeddemoncreatureoftheDemonHumanLegion.
ThekingoftheBlackDemonDogLegion.
Theultimatedemondognamedafteranancientmythologicalcreature鈥擟erberus!
Theimmortalthree-headeddemondog,theguardianoftheunderworld,emergedbeforetheKillingPrincess,usingthemountainsassteppingstones.
Eachofitsheadspresentedadifferentposture.
Theheadontheleftperpetuallyburnedwithunextinguishableflames.
Theheadontherightwaswrappedinfreezingfrost.
Theheadinthemiddleroaredwithblacklightning.
ThiswasthepinnaclebeyondallBlackDemonDogs,theultimatethree-headeddemondog,takingthenameoftheunderworld’sgatekeeper,acreaturewhosepowercouldrivalthatofadeity.
Thethree-headedhellhound鈥擟erberus.
Itsbodywascolossalenoughtocrushamountainpeakwithonestep.Theflamesemittedbyitsfireheadalonemeltedtherocksbeneathitsfeet,whilethefrostreleasedbyitsiceheadfrozetheminplace.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃様)
Theblack,serpent-liketailslitheredeerilybehindit,occasionallytransformingintoavenomoussnake,eagerlyopeningitsgapingmouth.
ItwasthisDemonDogKingthatbrokethroughthekingdom’sfinaldefensesystem,trampledupontheformercapital,andsubmergedthekingdom’slasthopebeneathanendlessabyssofmonstrouscreatures.
Returningalonetoherhomeland,theKillingPrincesswasmetwithnothingbuttheaftermathoftheDemonDogKing’srampage,notevenabletofindthebodiesofherlovedones.
Notevenatraceofillusionremained,astheprincessreturnedtoheronce-warmhome,onlytoseecountlessclawmarksandlong-driedblood.
"Finally...Ifoundyou..."Thedifferenceinranksbetweenthetwowasimmense,evenmoredisparatethantheirphysicalsizes.
Havingslaughteredcountlessdemonizedcreatures,eventargetingdouble-digitrankedKillingPrincessesamongthehigher-levelDemonHumans,itunderstoodthestrengthoftheenemybeforeitbetterthananyoneelse.
Astheultimatecreature,Cerberuspossessedpowerrivalingthatofatruedeity.Ifnotforitsslightlylackingintelligence,itmighthavealreadybecomeamemberofthedarkgods.
ItwaspreciselyduetoitsbirththattheBlackDemonDogLegion,initiallycreatedasawartoolbytheDemonHumansandalwaysusedascannonfodder,separatedfromtheDemonHumanarmyandgrewincreasinglypowerful.Likemushroomsaftertherain,newmutatedbreedsemergedinendlesssuccession.
WhyaBlackDemonDog,originallynothingmorethanexpendablecannonfodder,wouldgivebirthtoCerberuswithcombatprowessrivalingthatofadarkgod,hasalwaysbeenamystery.
Aslongasthismonsterexists,allthenationsinthisworldwillultimatelybecomefoodfortheabyss.
WithintheHolyAlliance,thereisnotasingleherocapableofstoppingthisCerberus.
AllthegreatswordmaidscombinedarenomatchforthisinsaneDemonHumanKing.
Itsmadness,itsgreed,itspowerofdestruction,allembodythewilloftheAbyssitself.
ItsappearanceinthisworldistheAbyss’sgreatestmalicetowardsthisworld,asifheraldingthecountdowntoitsdestruction.
IfthisCerberuscannotbedefeated,thenthereisnohopeorfutureforthisworld.
Lurkingintheoldcapital,onceitunleashesitsattack,itwillbringaboutthetruedoomsday.
theKillingPrincesslookedatthealmostdisappearingscaronthecentraldogheadofCerberus,whichwasthefinaldesperatemeasurehercountrytook,andalsothereasonwhythisultimateDemonHumanhadnotattackedtemporarily.