Debuff Master-Chapter 1095

Chapter 1095
“
Ahng~!”
Dampires swung his whip at Siegfried.
Chwaaak!
The leather whip struck Siegfried back.
“
Argh!”
The impact rattled Siegfried, and his vision swam. As disgusting and ridiculous as Dampires looked, his attacks packed a terrifying punch.
“
Ang~!
So juicy~!” Dampires exclaimed, squirming. He seemed immensely satisfied, as though feeling pleasure from whipping Siegfried. “
Nngh!
Bad boys like you need to be punished~”
“
A-Aghhh!”
“
H-Haa...! Hngg!”
Dampires rained down a flurry of whip strikes on Siegfried’s back.
Chwak! Chwaak!
Siegfried couldn’t resist the onslaught, as he could barely control his character thanks to the effects of Charm.
“
G-Ghhk!”
And so, Siegfried collapsed to the ground.
“
H-Haa...!
L-Let me see that sexy back~!” Dampires exclaimed, quivering with excitement as he moved behind Siegfried.
Dampires stood behind him, and then he reached to pull down his leather underwear.
‘
N-No! D-Don’t!’
Siegfried shrieked in sheer panic. Desperate to protect his mental health and
purity,
Siegfried forced himself to regain control of his character.
“
H-Haa...!
Here I come~! Take me!” Dampires exclaimed, leaning in close from behind.
Flash!
A blinding white light burst forth, as Absolute Zero was unleashed.
“...!”
Dampires was instantly frozen in place.
The Demon Lord of Lust was capable of controlling one’s mind using his skill, Alluring Eyes, but his combat prowess was just as pathetically low as Dantalion's.
The Incubi and Succubi were not known for combat. Their true strength was entering the dreams of their prey to drain their life energy, so there was no need for them to nurture their combat strength.
‘Now’s my chance!’
Siegfried immediately followed up with Embrace of Despair to apply a debilitating debuff on Dampires, who was frozen by Absolute Zero. Then, he activated Karma Flare, setting the Demon Lord of Lust ablaze.
“
Aaaaaang~!”
Dampires screamed in
agony
as the flames engulfed him. Even while being set ablaze, Dampires used his skill, Alluring Eyes, to bring Siegfried under his control once again, but...
Wooong!
Siegfried channeled his Divine Power to resist the status ailment.
‘
You’re fucking dead!’
Gripping his +16 Vanquisher’s Grasp tightly, he used Skull Breaker and struck Dampires’ precious junior and twin eggs three times.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
The +16 Vanquisher’s Grasp struck three times—
Ding!
—And the Mark of Death appeared over Dampires’ certain
place.
Without hesitation, Siegfried swung his +16 Vanquisher’s Grasp to deliver the fourth and final blow.
Boom!
An explosion erupted, dealing catastrophic damage to Dampires’ lower body.
“
Gyaaaah! Aaaagh! Aaaargh!”
Dampires rolled on the ground, clutching his junior while writhing in unspeakable agony.
The damage was so devastating that words couldn’t even begin to describe the pain washing over him.
[Alert: Charm has been lifted!]
And with that, the status ailment was lifted.
“You’re fucking dead,” Siegfried growled, approaching the Incubus King on the ground. Then, he began mercilessly stomping on
that place
over and over again, each stomp carrying the full weight of his rage.
“
Gah! H-Huuuk! Aaaaagh!”
Dampires howled in agony as if the world itself was ending.
“Hey, this is your fucking problem, right? This right here?” Siegfried relentlessly targeted only one place. “You disgusting freak.”
As he stomped down, he channeled his frost energy into his boots.
Sseuuu...!
The stomp struck that
place
, freezing it instantly.
“
Krwaaaagh!”
However, Siegfried was far from done.
“What did you say? You want me to warm it up for you?”
Siegfried infused fire attribute energy into his boots and kicked Dampires’
huevos
.
“
Kyaaaaagh!
Y-You lunatic!” Dampires screamed in agony, cursing at Siegfried.
Never in his life had he encountered such a horrifically cruel and sadistic enemy.
“I’m gonna grind it into dust and feed it to you,” Siegfried growled.
The stomping went on.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
Bam! Bam! Bam!
He used Machine Gun Smash to move his foot like a piston engine, delivering strike after strike like a high-powered engine. As a result, Dampires’ breakfast set—sausage and eggs—were smashed beyond recognition, rendered completely nonfunctional.
“A... Ahh...!” Tears welled up in Dampires’ eyes. “I... I’ve been neutered... I’m no demon lord... I've become a eunuch!”
For an Incubus to lose that part meant that life was over for them. Losing their privates was akin to a swordsman losing both arms. He had lost his very identity. “N-No... I’ve been neutered... I’ve become a eunuch...”
It was then.
Fssshwaaa...!
Dampires was engulfed in a pure white light. His health had dropped below the threshold, triggering the teleportation spell cast by Baal.
[Alert: You have defeated the Demon Lord of Lust: Incubus King Dampires!]
[Alert: You have gained experience points!]
[Alert: You have leveled up!]
[Alert: You have reached Level 442!]
Even though the battle had been nothing short of repulsive, Siegfried still earned a huge amount of experience points for taking down a demon lord. As a result, he was now another step closer to the wall that awaited him once he reached Level 449.
***
“Not bad,” Siegfried muttered after gaining a level.
After defeating Dampires, Siegfried started thinking. He would have gained more Experience Points if he had defeated the Demon Lord of Lust outside the Maze of Evil, where death was permanent.
Why?
It was all because no one would actually die inside the maze. Still, the fact that he had gained a whole level just by defeating Dampires here was more than enough to tempt him.
‘
Hmm... How many more are left?’
he wondered, quickly counting the number of remaining demon lords. There were a total of eleven demon lords in the Demon Realm. Excluding Metatron and himself, there were nine. Now that he had taken down Dampires, there were only eight remaining.
‘
I’m currently at Level 442. If I take out the seven of the remaining eight, I can hit Level 449.’
Coincidentally, the number of remaining demon lords matched the number of levels he needed to reach Level 449. Assuming he gained one level per demon lord he defeated, he would reach Level 449 if he could take out just seven of them.
In other words, it was entirely possible for him to hit the wall that separated a Master from a Grandmaster in this maze.
‘
It’s already guaranteed that I’ll reach the center first, anyway. So in that case...’
Siegfried’s eyes gleamed. Those eyes transformed from calm to sharp, like those of a predator locked onto its prey.
‘
Let the hunt begin!’
He was not simply aiming to conquer this maze and become the heir to the throne of the Demon King—no, he was planning to hunt down the remaining demon lords and farm them for Experience Points.
‘
I’ll move closer to the center and take them out one by one.’
Having made up his mind, Siegfried moved rapidly. Thanks to Inzaghi’s Clairvoyance, the Maze of Evil was no different from Siegfried’s personal domain. He could see right through the terrain, the traps set, and even the neutral objects laid out across the walls.
In other words, it was absurdly easy for him to locate and hunt the others down.
***
The Holy Alliance’s pursuit of the Allied Forces was nothing short of a desperate sight.
“Faster! March faster!”
“I’ll cut down anyone who falls behind with my own sword!”
“Get up! I said, get up!”
The officers of the Holy Alliance mercilessly drove their soldiers forward, demanding they march at a brutal pace.
Rest? There was no such thing.
From the Holy Alliance’s perspective, they had to chase the Allied Forces down as quickly as possible. Every second counted right now, so their only option was to keep moving without rest and force a full-scale battle.
The forced march was so grueling that the soldiers were forced to consume combat rations while marching.
And so, over ten hours passed as the Holy Alliance continued its forced march in pursuit of the Allied Forces.
Boom!
A sudden explosion rocked the front lines of the Holy Alliance.
“...!”
The soldiers jumped in shock.
One officer scanned the area and murmured nervously, “I-Is the enemy bombarding us?”
The other officers and soldiers scanned the skies for any signs of an airship, but there was nothing. However, unlike what the Holy Alliance troops thought, the blast had not come from above. It was coming from beneath the frozen ground.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of chained explosions followed, ripping through the frontlines of the Holy Alliance.
Landmines...
The Allied Forces had planted mines along the path of their retreat. These were no ordinary mines, as they were the C4 High-Power Miniature Explosives designed and manufactured by the Bavarian Workshop.
These C4 High-Power Miniature Explosives were initially unstable and prone to malfunction, but the Bavarian Workshop had been working on it, refining it through numerous version upgrades.
Their efforts allowed them to create these bombs, which were stable enough to use as landmines. Hansen had buried tens of thousands of these bombs along the Holy Alliance’s projected path.
Digging the ground to set mines would leave traces on a normal day, but that was not the case this time. The snow blanketing the ground had conveniently covered up any signs of the ground being disturbed, creating a perfect camouflage for the bombs.
The result?
“Aaah! Aaagh!”
“Medic! Medici!”
“M-My leg! My leg!”
“
Kyaaaah!”
Screams of agony filled the air as the soldiers unlucky enough to step on the mines were blown apart. Severed limbs flew in every direction, and pieces of body parts were scattered across the snow.
The once pristine white ground was instantly painted red, turning it into a living hell.
Another reason why the C4 High-Power Miniature Explosives dealt so much damage to the Holy Alliance was that they wouldn't detonate immediately like normal landmines.
They had been rigged into time bombs, and they would go off only after the Holy Alliance had marched deep into the kill zone.
And the result of that was the absolute devastation that rocked the Holy Alliance...
“All troops, halt! Stop marching! Halt the march immediately!”
The officers, fearing more explosions, ordered a full stop.
Any further movement would surely lead to even greater losses from the landmines.
However, Deldelos had other ideas.
“Keep marching.”
Even after watching the carnage unfold from an airship above, Deldelos showed no intent of halting the march. The lieutenant at his side pleaded, “B-But sir! We have no idea how many more mines are buried ahead! We will suffer even heavier casualties if we continue the march!”
“No, you’re wrong. That’s exactly what the enemy wants. We cannot stop marching here. We must catch up to them, no matter what it takes.”
“But sir!”
“We have the numbers. If a few thousand—no, even if tens of thousands of us end up dying, then so be it. Our entire army will be doomed if we lose time going around this minefield. We have no other choice.”
“S-Sir...!”
“Relay my order. Tell them to keep marching. If those at the front won’t move, then push them. Force them to march no matter what it takes. We must push forward!”
It was truly an inhumane command.
However, as the Supreme Commander of an army of a million troops, Deldelos had no other option.
The clock was ticking for them, and the Allied Forces were slipping further and further out of reach. At this rate, the distance between them would be so great that it would be impossible for them to catch up.
Deldelos' heart ached, but he had no choice but to grit his teeth and give this ruthless command.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
“Aaaah!”
“D-Damn you bastards! How can you—”
And so, under the orders of Deldelos, the Holy Alliance marched forward.
The troops marched through the minefield with trembling legs, not knowing if their next step would be their last.
In their desperate pursuit of the Allied Forces, the Holy Alliance was willing to sacrifice thousands of their own if it meant they could force a full-scale battle.
Thus, the forced march that pushed the soldiers to the brink of exhaustion had turned into a death march that would bring them to death’s door.