Chapter 98: The Real Reason the Village Chief Had Forbidden Anyone from Entering the Kakadores’ Territory

Hercules panted heavily. His chest was constantly heaving up and down, and his clothes were drenched in sweat.

With the assistance of the wind spirits, Hercules had launched 4,217 attacks at Molmo, who had already lost consciousness and was incapable of resisting!

That had equated to around 70 swings a second at Molmo!

With such a high attack frequency, Hercules was confident that he could break down even the walls of Lord Magford’s manor, which had been enchanted by magic!

Molmo’s body was completely shrouded in thin black threads.

Hercules no longer continued his attacks. He had already given it all, only to come up empty-handed.

“Do you realize it now, Hercules?”

“This is the power of a Devil, or rather, the power of unleashed by a Devil Seed after being possessed by a Devil.”

“Even though Molmo has yet to adapt to the Devil’s power, you are still unable to harm him. Once Molmo has completely integrated with the Devil within him, he will evolve once again.”

Osse’s face, which had been indifferent throughout the entire battle, suddenly revealed a smile.

“Are you making fun of me, father?”

Hercules frowned and looked at Osse.

Osse shook his head.

“How can that be? You are my son.”

“You realize how powerful Molmo is, don’t you? Once you devour him, you will be able to wield his strength without the same drawbacks.”

“Once that happens, our family will finally break free from the kingdom’s shackles. We will no longer be the puppets of the kingdom.”

“We will take back what rightfully belongs to us.”

Osse looked at Molmo, who was still unconscious, and said with a smile.

Due to the old king’s orders, the Kakadores family had been stationed in the northernmost part of the continent.

They were stationed in the Moldos Mountain Range under the pretense that they were to guard the kingdom against the Silver Dragons that lived within the mountains.

However, the Silver Dragons adored humans and would even voluntarily helped them out. Why would they attack the kingdom?

Clearly, it was a ruse by the old king.

His true goal was to banish the heroic families that had accomplished great feats to the wilderness, so that they would pose no threat to the old king’s reign.

It was the wish of many of Osse’s elders to return to their ancestral land. However, this request had been shot down by the old king time and time again, even after the elders had died, and they had only wished to be buried in their ancestral grounds.

After all, the old king, Alfred, had long taken a fancy to the ancestral land of the Kakadores family, and he had even transformed their land into an amusement park for his youngest daughter, Princess Tess.

However, Osse was not as subservient as his elders. He refused to allow the old king to act wantonly any longer.

Upon realizing that Molmo possessed a Devil Seed, Osse immediately put his plan into motion.

Once Hercules had consumed Molmo, he would be able to use the power of the Devil without suffering any drawbacks.

Should that happen, the Kakadores family will finally be able to rule over the continent!

As for the old king, Alfred, Osse would make him pay a heavy price for his selfish and greedy desires!

…

Molmo slowly raised his head from the ground.

Only 3 minutes had gone by since he fainted.

He slowly stood up, and he looked somewhat disheveled.

Hercules had already disappeared. Osse had found a chair somewhere and was sitting on it as he waited for Molmo to regain consciousness.

“It seems that as a result of your duel, you have mastered a portion of the Devil’s power.”

“Although your mastery is still incomplete, I believe that you’re now capable of going against the dragon, albeit only defensively.”

Osse said calmly.

Molmo was a little excited.

“Do I really have the power to go against a dragon?!”

“I said, only defensively.”

“You’ll survive the terrifying lightning that it can unleash, and you can even take on its claws head-on.”

“However, as you are now, you won’t be able to pierce through the dragon’s tough scales.”

“I’m sure that you’re aware that a dragon’s scales is its greatest defensive asset.”

“Head to the armory later, and pick out a weapon to your liking.”

“From today onwards, until you personally end the dragon’s life, you’ll remain in my home and receive my training.”

Following this, Osse stood up and left the room.

Molmo hurriedly followed.

The two of them walked in the corridor for a while until Molmo suddenly asked, “Mr. Osse, are there no servants in the manor?”

Osse placed his hands behind his back and turned around to glance at Molmo.

“Why? Are you volunteering to be one?”

Molmo waved his hand.

“Your mansion is so big, and despite that, it’s spotless. I thought there would be many servants in charge of cleaning the mansion.”

“After all, my father also said that besides him, no one else is allowed to go near your mansion.”

Osse sneered.

“Servants? Well, we do have them I suppose.”

Osse snapped his fingers, and the lights in the mansion suddenly turned scarlet.

Immediately after, several scarlet figures appeared on the ground.

The moment they appeared, they immediately began cleaning the mansion.

Molmo was stunned.

These figures were somewhat similar to the blood-red skeleton that had entered his body earlier.

‘Could they be Devils too?’

Seemingly having read Molmo’s thoughts, Osse nodded and explained.

“You’re right. I’m also someone who possesses the power of a Devil.”

“As for what power it is, you’re not qualified to know that yet.”

“Perhaps you’ll learn of it once you’re actually capable of harming me.”

Osse shrugged and added.

“Also, your father is right. Other than the people I’ve given permission to enter, anyone who tries to enter my residence will be attacked by them.”

“Your father did not stop you from disturbing us due to our family’s reputation, no, he was only doing it to protect your lives.”

Molmo clenched his fists and his eyes turned red.