Since it is a physical object, he will try to attack it directly and destroy the material structure of the Demon King's crown.

"clang……"

The moment the Demon King's Crown made contact with the Holy Sword, El felt a powerful resistance; this demon-exclusive artifact was even more robust than the Demon King's body.

However, his stats are high enough to break through the Demon King's Crown's defenses.

"Let me show you what it means to be king based on numbers."

With a series of powerful strikes, sparks flew everywhere, El was even more serious than when he fought the Demon King.

In about ten seconds, the Demon King's Crown, this heirloom of the demon race, turned into a pool of black fragments.

Then, the next second.

"Buzz..."

The black fragments disappeared, and the Demon King's crown on El's head remained intact.

El: ?

The ancient demon king considered the possibility of enemies stealing or destroying the crown, so he endowed the crown with certain properties through special methods.

Simple destruction cannot destroy the Demon King's Crown. After the Demon King's death, the crown is restrained, and this artifact will automatically leave to find a suitable wielder.

This is a pretty good mechanism, provided that the current situation doesn't occur, where El is treated as a demon king.

"I refuse to believe it..."

Holding the holy sword tightly, El looked at the demon king's crown with increasing displeasure.

Knowledge about the demon race is now available, including their abilities during their active periods.

The Demon King's Crown can accelerate the activity of demons within a certain range, causing them to go berserk and reproduce at an accelerated pace.

The Demon King's Castle is located in the heart of the demon realm. The demon territory has been transformed into the shapes of demons by magical power because of generations of demons living there.

The Demon King's use of the crown, combined with the unique nature of the Demon King's Castle, can activate the demon race, spreading its effects to almost the entire world.

The price to pay is that the Demon King cannot stray far from the Demon King's Castle, otherwise the ritual's effect will be weakened.

"It's quite interesting. Theoretically, with this, I'll have a continuous supply of monsters to eat."

However, I refuse to inherit the Demon King's position.

Even without a period of high monster activity, it simply means the demon race's reproduction rate has returned to normal; it doesn't mean the race has become extinct.

As long as the monster breeding industry is developed and hunting is planned reasonably, those delicious monsters can still appear on his table in a steady stream.

"So, how could I possibly let this thing stay on my head just for a bite to eat?"

He had to think of a way; there must be a way to destroy this damned demon king's crown.

"Hehe, how could that be? Destroying the crown or anything like that? That's our demon race's supreme treasure, on the same level as your holy sword."

Now, how will you return? You, once a hero, have become a demon king. Can you still return to the human realm?

It's about to dissipate, but seeing its nemesis in such a state of utter chaos because of this unexpected event isn't so bad.

The Demon King thought that El had exhausted all his options and had no other choice, so he had to admit that he had become the new Demon King.

But El felt there was one more method he hadn't tried.

"I believe in my own strength and my own abilities, and I hope that my abilities will not let me down."

Before the Demon King could say anything when he saw El remove the Demon King's Crown once again, he noticed that El's actions were strange.

He put the Demon King's Crown to his lips, opened his mouth, and took a bite.

"Crack..."

Faced with El's teeth, the Demon King's Crown shattered.

"What are you doing? Stop it right now!"

This was a situation the Demon King hadn't anticipated.