By feeding on monsters and strengthening their bodies with their flesh and blood, they unknowingly developed an aura that instilled fear in the demon race.
This guy is a monster specifically designed to target the demon race. If the Demon King is a demon that instills fear throughout the world, then El is the Demon King that the demon race fears.
"Then it's not surprising, then it's not surprising..."
Losing to such a monster isn't really its fault; it's purely bad luck, and the matchmaking system is flawed.
Realizing this, the Demon King's resentment seemed to dissipate, and its will to survive weakened considerably in an instant.
Its already battered body, though still recovering, was inevitably heading towards its demise due to the loss of its will.
"Hero, don't be so smug. I am indeed going to die, but a new demon king will be born."
Your life has an end. Perhaps the next demon king won't outlive you, but there's always the one after that.
"One day, we will come back. We will return with a vengeance and destroy everything you cherish..."
It had such confidence because the crown on its head, the Demon King's Crown, was, in some ways, a treasure similar to the Holy Sword.
Before the arrival of the hero, there were countless works by previous Demon Kings, and that guy wanted the demon race to be forever strong and constantly evolve.
Using the power of the demon race, that demon king completed his own creation: the Demon King's Crown, which could be passed down through generations.
With each death of a demon king, this crown absorbs a portion of its power from the corpse, records the demon king's wisdom, and bestows it upon the next demon king.
There are only four scenarios for the change of the Demon King.
He aged, died at the hands of a hero, was ganged up on by demons, and was killed one-on-one by a challenger.
For the first three types, the crown will sense the strongest living demon and then complete the inheritance.
The final type is the victorious challenger who becomes the new Demon King.
Through this method, the demon king believed that future demon kings would become increasingly powerful, and that the demon race's desire to rule the world would surely be realized.
Its idea was good, but it was just unlucky.
The first hero was summoned to this world, and the Holy Sword, a divine weapon specifically designed to defeat the Demon King, was born.
Next, the Demon King becomes stronger through a change of leadership, the Holy Sword becomes stronger by killing the Demon King, and the Hero is born with extraordinary talent.
The result of stepping on the right foot with the left foot and curling inward is quite surprising.
The Demon King at the beginning was only barely considered the strongest; he could be killed by a group of two or three experts who were second only to him.
The current Demon King can defeat all four Heavenly Kings with just one hand, even if they attack together.
"I believe that the next demon king, and the demon king after that, will only get stronger and stronger."
You hero without the Holy Sword… just wait, time will prove my success.”
The demon king's eyes were still open, but his body was dead and his soul was like a candle flickering in the wind.
The crown detached from its body and accelerated its flight.
“This treasure has a special quality that you cannot intercept, hero. You cannot sever our destiny.”
Then it saw that the crown didn't fly away, but instead floated onto... El's head.
"What is this thing?"
"Are you a demon?"
"No, how can you slander someone's innocence out of thin air?"
Before El could react, the Demon King's remnant soul cried out, and the outcome before them was beyond their expectations.
However, this is not something that is incomprehensible.
The Demon King's Crown, a divine artifact of the demon race, seeks out a demon who can defeat the Demon King in a fair one-on-one duel, or the most outstanding individual among the demons.
El, thanks to the phrase "you are what you eat," absorbs the strengths and advantages of the corresponding demon race with every meal he eats.
His body was also tainted with the aura of a demonic predator.
This led the Demon King to misjudge, believing that El was some kind of newly born special demon race.
Now, El has defeated the Demon King one-on-one and is the strongest "demon." He has been successfully recognized by the Demon King.
"No, are you serious? Can I not take it?"
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