He Became The Most Insane Emperor Of All Time [EN]: Chapter 257

Became the Greatest Crazy Emperor in History – Episode 257

Became the Greatest Crazy Emperor in History 257

“You’ll give me power? Why should I believe you?”

“Believe it or not, it’s your choice. It makes no difference to me if you don’t; you’ll simply fail to get your revenge.”

Astaroth finished speaking as if he didn’t care whether I believed him or not.

That kind of detached reaction made it hard not to be at least partially convinced.

He seemed too aloof to be driven by revenge to kill all the Great Devils, yet he also didn’t seem desperate enough to be lying.

If he’s telling the truth, great, but if it’s an act, he’s incredibly skilled. Like a true Great Devil.

“Hmm, fine. I’ll play along for now.”

“I’ll take that as a yes. I’ll be expecting great things. This plan hinges on your ability to defeat the Great Devils first.”

Only when I agreed did Astaroth seem even slightly excited. Of course, that alone wasn’t enough to determine his true intentions.

“Astaroth? He’s definitely one of the Great Devils.”

I discussed this with Lizelda as well.

“It’s possible that the Great Devils are fighting each other within the seal… But we can’t be sure. We have no way of knowing what’s happening inside the seal.”

“So, there’s a chance he’s lying. But what could he gain from such a lie?”

“Well… I can’t say for sure. The Great Devils are fearsome beings, but also shrouded in mystery. We don’t know much about them.”

Lizelda warned me to be extra careful.

“Scheming is the devil’s specialty. The Great Devils are no different. Be careful; they’re definitely plotting something.”

Indeed, as Lizelda said, there might be a hidden agenda.

But even so… his offer was tempting.

“There’s no reason to refuse the power he’s offering.”

I’ll take it first and figure out the details later. If he sets any traps, I’ll just break through them.

“Your Majesty, the reorganization of the army is complete.”

“Good, then we march on them.”

It’s time to eliminate the Great Devils.

* * *

At this point, it was necessary to clarify something again.

“They’re trying to release the Great Devils. But what are they planning to do after that?”

We’ve decided to kill the Great Devils.

But what about the hardliners [those who stubbornly adhere to a particular ideology or course of action]?

“It seems they’re trying to win them over first.”

“Will the Great Devils even agree to that?”

“They might make them an offer sweet enough to accept. Like the Creator God did.”

“…That’s certainly possible.”

Whatever the Creator God offers, the Empire can’t match it.

Even I don’t possess the power of creation.

“But fortunately, they don’t seem to be fully cooperating yet. The negotiations must be slow-going.”

The seal is already broken. But the Great Devils haven’t emerged.

If they had agreed to cooperate, there would already be several Great Devils on their side.

“Then we must push back the Demon army first.”

“They’re already prepared. A significant portion is heavily fortified.”

“There’s no need to worry about that.”

Because I’m going to personally drive them back this time.

[Empire Soul Full Power Release]

*Whoosh!*

No sooner had I spoken than I spread my wings of light and flew toward their base.

In anticipation of our firepower, they had built fortifications and prepared long-range attacks.

I saw them holding firearms, casting spells, and drawing bows.

Even if it’s just a bow, I couldn’t let my guard down. With the power of a demon, its force was greater than an ordinary gun.

*Shushushuk! Shushuk!*

A barrage of anti-air fire was launched instantly, but I avoided it with a series of acrobatic maneuvers.

*Whirr!*

Then I scattered flames of purification toward the ground.

“Kuaaaak!”

“H, hot!”

“No way! Why am I burning in the flames…….”

The demons and devils on the ground burned in the flames of purification.

In particular, the devils, who would have been confident in their fire resistance, found it useless.

The flames of purification are not ordinary flames. They also contain the divine power to purify evil.

If a devil is caught in those flames? It’s safe to say they’re as good as dead.

“Now’s the time! Charge! We must help His Majesty the Emperor!”

“Long live His Majesty the Emperor!”

As I broke through the enemy’s defense line, the Imperial army charged.

The enemy troops on the ground had no choice but to waver between me and the Imperial army.

“Judging by their reaction, it seems the Creator God and his subordinates haven’t arrived.”

Lasgar was already dead, so even if he had other close aides, they weren’t here. I don’t know why.

“Anyway, the devils and demons are retreating because of this.”

But there was a surprising amount of order in their retreat. Enough that pursuing them recklessly would be dangerous.

In other words, it was a pre-arranged retreat.

“It looks like they want me to deal with the Great Devils.”

Even if those hardline devils defect to the Demon World as they are.

I couldn’t understand why they were simply handing over the Great Devils.

Do they want me to die fighting the Great Devils? What if they just seal them again?

No, that’s pointless. Since we’ve already had three keys stolen, we can’t close the seal.

“I don’t know what their exact intention is-”

I stared at the burning portal to hell. It was a portal to the dimension where the Great Devils were sealed.

“It’s a miscalculation if you think I’m scared.”

*Whoosh!*

I immediately flew toward the portal.

The inside of the portal was filled with burning flames.

But rather than being hot, the flames felt like sticky blood.

Beyond the flames, I could see countless devils.

Devils of a different caliber than the ones outside.

Devils who followed the Great Devils and were imprisoned with them.

“It’s a human.”

“A strong human, too.”

“Rare.”

“Let’s capture him. Let’s devour him. Let’s tear him apart.”

The devils’ emotions were raw and unfiltered.

Greed, anger, appetite… They were revealing all the emotions they would feel when looking at a human, their prey.

“You’ve got to be kidding me, you shut-ins.”

*Chuck- Chwaaaaaak!*

I poured divine power into Silver Rose and swung it with all my might.

The devils were instantly cut in half. They couldn’t resist the divine power at all.

“Kuhuhuhuk!”

“Kill! Kill him!”

“Come on, I’ll take you all on.”

[Transform into Dark Dragon Form]

[Shadow Blade Activation]

After transforming into the Dark Dragon form, I scattered enhanced shadow blades in all directions.

Although it wasn’t an attack imbued with divine power, it was powerful enough to cut them down with pure physical force.

*Seokeok! Chwaak!*

Even if my main body remained still, the shadow blades stretched out in all directions as if dancing, automatically striking down the devils.

Each one is a powerful devil, but this is how they fare against me at full power.

“Stop! Enough arrogance!”

Just then, the swarming devils parted, and a huge being appeared.

“A Great Devil.”

“I am the Great Devil Vashtalros. Human. Do you also wish to negotiate with us?”

“Negotiate? Why would we negotiate with you?”

“The Creator God has extended a hand to us. So I thought you might also extend a hand. If you restore our rightful dominion, we will attack the Creator God together.”

Oh, is that how it is? But I had no intention of accepting.

“You speak as if it’s your right to demand. What do you want from us?”

“For us to reign in hell once more. The rights that were stolen from us long ago by those detestable commoners.”

“Ha…….”

So, that’s what they want. Then there was only one answer I could give.

“There’s no room for compromise. I refuse.”

“What? Are you going to side with those lowly creatures?”

“You may see them as lowly…….”

*Seureung-*

“But to me, they are now allies and my vassals.”

*Chwaak!*

“Kuaaaak! I’ll kill you!”

As soon as I flew forward and slashed him, he went berserk.

Breathing fire, wielding a massive axe, flying menacingly and pressuring me.

Certainly, each one was powerful because he was a Great Devil. Even I wouldn’t be safe if I were caught in such an attack.

But I had a trump card.

“Do you recognize this?”

“What? No, that’s-!”

“Yes, it’s the key to seal you-”

*Kwaduk-!*

“-And your weakness!”

I broke one of the seal key fragments.

Then, intense magic spread in all directions, binding the devils as if imprisoning them.

“Keuk, keueueueueueuk!”

Even the Great Devil was not immune. It seemed that the power to curse the Great Devil was indeed imbued within it.

“You look pathetic. But now, die.”

*Seokeok!*

The head of one of the Great Devils was severed.

*Shuuuuuuuuu-*

Then the power of the Great Devil flowed into me, who used the key. Astaroth’s words were true.

“You’ve defeated one of the Great Devils. There are still five left. Fight hard, Emperor.”

“Are you really giving me power? There’s really nothing in it for you but revenge?”

“We’ll see if there’s anything to gain.”

He said something quite meaningful. *We’ll see?* Well, let’s find out.

* * *

*Chwaak!*

“Kuaaaaak!”

The Great Devils were strong.

But I was well-prepared.

I had four keys.

I easily defeated four of the Great Devils with those four keys.

And I absorbed the power of the four dead Great Devils.

“Astaroth… that guy betrayed us!”

“Hmm, from what I hear, weren’t you the ones who betrayed him first?”

The remaining two Great Devils were no match for me, who had absorbed the power of the others.

Now, the last remaining Great Devil spoke resentfully as he died.

“Did you trust Astaroth, you foolish human? Do you even know what he’s planning?”

“Oh, do you know? Then why don’t you tell me?”

When I asked sarcastically, the Great Devil smiled bitterly even as he was dying and bleeding.

“No, I won’t tell you. Now that it’s come to this, it would be fun to see Astaroth get screwed over.”

“I don’t know about anything else, but will you even be around to see that? It doesn’t look like there’s anywhere for you to go in hell either?”

“Keuk, kill me!”

“As you wish!”

*Seokeok!*

I killed the last remaining Great Devil.

That power was also absorbed into me.

“You’ve absorbed the power of the last remaining Great Devil. Hehehehe….”

“Yes, now why don’t you show your true colors. There’s no way you’d offer a free service, right?”

“Of course. Foolish human. Do you think you’ll be safe with the magic power of the seven Great Devils?”

As soon as I heard Astaroth’s whisper, the magic powers inside me, the magic powers of the Great Devils, began to rage.

Those magic powers were rampaging as if trying to devour my ego.

“You were planning to swallow me whole.”

“That’s right! That’s why I made you kill all the Great Devils instead of me. Now only I remain. I will be resurrected as a complete Great Devil!”

Astaroth, sensing victory, laughed maniacally.