Gregory, the demon, was a faithful servant of Belial.

There was a time when he was so arrogant as to think that he was the strongest in the demon realm, but after his first fight with the king, he realized that he was wrong.

Belial. His king was much stronger and more beautiful than him.

With his abilities, he should have ruled the whole world.

Although the king was now weaker than him due to maintaining multiple portals, Gregory’s respect for him never changed.

So he faithfully followed the king’s order to bring an army of monsters to the human world.

Gazing at the reddening moon, Gregory was lost in thought.

In the meantime, Belial had been preparing for an invasion in a place unknown to humans.

He opened more than twenty portals to allow the magical energy of the demon realm to flow into the human world.

It takes a lot of energy to create and maintain even a single portal.

However, over the course of more than 10 years, Belial secretly and steadily increased the number of portals.

As the number increased, the amount of magical energy flowing into the human world became immense, and the human world gradually became more suitable for demons to operate in.

‘Of course, it’s still at a level where not even half of the power can be utilized.’

Nevertheless, that was enough.

Gregory was the second-in-command of the demon realm. His original power was not even needed to turn the humans’ territories into ruins.

Sitting on the back of a huge monster, he gazed into the distance with a relaxed expression.

On the wall surrounding the Schneider territory, knights could be seen. Some were holding bows, while others were preparing to light cannons.

Their preparedness was as if they knew in advance that they would be invaded today.

He had intended to launch a surprise attack and annihilate the humans, but with this, the original plan was meaningless.

‘How did they know I was going to invade?’

Suddenly, the precaution he had heard from the king came to mind.

〈The apostle of God has appeared. Perhaps he will use his foresight to come and interfere with your mission. If you find the apostle, eliminate him as a top priority.〉

The apostle of God. The biggest reason for the failure of the demons’ invasion of the human world hundreds of years ago.

It seemed that the existence that even Gregory feared and disliked was hiding inside that wall.

At that moment, a grotesque smile settled on Gregory’s face.

‘Yes, it’s been a while since I’ve come to the human world, and just annihilating humans wasn’t enough.’

The apostle of God is a difficult being to kill, but the thrill of catching him is also immense.

Humans other than the apostle are weak anyway. It would be sufficient to leave them to the monster army.

In the meantime, all he had to do was find and kill the apostle of God.

A simple yet truly perfect plan.

‘My king, please wait a little longer. I will bring you the head of the apostle.’

It was then, when he was completely close to the castle wall.

Under the sky that had turned black except for the red moon, a pair of brilliantly shining golden eyes captured his gaze.

‘I thought you’d be hiding, but you’re revealing yourself first like this.’

Even though it was their first meeting in hundreds of years, he could recognize it right away. That human was the apostle of God.

The blood flowing through Gregory’s entire body soared in an instant.

His blue skin turned red with excitement.

His white pupils expanded as if not to miss even the slightest movement.

“Rampage to your heart’s content!”

A delicate voice that didn’t match his huge stature rang out.

The monsters that received Gregory’s command began to rush to break down the castle wall.

Arrows and shells poured down from the top of the wall.

Regardless, the monsters kept charging as if they were possessed by something.

Thud! Thud!

The monsters rammed their heads against the wall. The castle wall vibrated.

The knights standing on the wall swayed precariously, unable to withstand the huge shock wave.

“Hold on to the wall and keep attacking!”

One soldier shouted loudly. However, the monsters’ attack was not something that could be overcome with a fighting spirit.

The soldiers continued to shoot arrows and fire shells, but only a few monsters fell to this.

Their ridiculously high defense, matching their huge size, rendered the soldiers’ attacks useless.

Rumble. The castle wall collapses.

Human soldiers also fell among the crumbling bricks.

Screams were rampant everywhere.

A soldier who barely landed on the ground died as he was trampled by a monster’s foot.

“Kyahahaha!”

Gregory laughed with satisfaction. The ear-piercing high-pitched tone reverberated all around, dampening the soldiers’ morale.

Ah, this voice. These screams that sounded like they were writhing in pain!

Is it because he was born a demon?

Gregory truly loved the cries of humans facing death.

But today’s main dish was not this.

‘How will the apostle of God cry? Ah, I’m already looking forward to it!’

He glanced at the dying human soldiers for a few seconds and then pursued the golden light with his eyes again.

Even if she was covered from head to toe in dark-colored combat gear, it was not difficult to find the apostle of God.

‘Shall I leave this place to the monsters now?’

Gregory, who had been standing on two feet on the back of the monster, slightly bent his knees and then jumped up.

His target was solely the apostle of God.

As he chased after her at a fast speed, Gregory suddenly sensed something strange.

Those with holy power possessed a speed that was difficult for even demons to follow with their eyes.

It was clearly a fast speed, but that woman was moving at a pace that he could sufficiently chase.

As if she was deliberately luring him somewhere.

‘It seems she has prepared a trap to catch me.’

Kihihihi! A trap prepared by mere humans!

‘Did she think she could catch me with just a trap…?’

If it were Belial, he would not have chased that apostle in this situation.

He was already weakened from maintaining the portals. There was no need to take unnecessary risks.

But Gregory was different.

His current self was stronger than the weakened king.

Moreover, there was a red moon in the sky. It was no exaggeration to say that tonight was meant to be his solo stage.

He felt no need to avoid the trap prepared by the humans.

Above all, Gregory was rather curious. What were they relying on to try to lure him, despite being mere humans!

How much have humans, who have no abilities except for those with holy power, developed over the past few hundred years!

Gregory thus followed the woman with the golden eyes without hesitation.

Inside him, there was a small expectation and contempt for humans.

Finally, the woman’s speed slowed down even more. Gregory stretched out his five-meter-long arm towards her.

But at that moment!

Crack.

An unpleasant pain engulfed his entire back and ankles.

‘What the hell is this?’

It didn’t take long to figure out the situation.

Two human men who had been hiding their bodies between the walls attacked him simultaneously.

While he was distracted by the apostle of God.

‘I was hit by a human attack?’

Something was strange. There had been no signs detected from between the walls.

But when did they appear and attack him? And both of them at the same time!

Having lost his legs and wings, Gregory fell forward.

A moment later, he quickly stood up on two arms, supporting himself on the ground.

Through his inverted vision, what came into view were the two men surrounding him.

One was holding a huge sword that seemed to swallow darkness, while the other was enveloped in an alien energy.

Looking again, it was not energy but the man’s shadow.

And that shadow was moving alive like a living being.

“Good job, lady Vivian!”

“We’ll take care of the rest!”

The woman shouted in a thin voice and moved a few steps away.

Indeed. This was the trap they had prepared.

Gregory was impressed.

Those two men were not apostles of God.

Nevertheless, they managed to sneak up on him and launch a surprise attack without being detected for a moment.

‘It seems that humans have also grown during the past few hundred years I was in the demon realm.’

Yes, that made it more interesting. Gregory was liking the situation more and more.

In an instant, he, who had been doing a handstand, stood up properly on two feet again.

His legs and wings, which had been cut off, had already regenerated and returned to their original state.

He let out a huge roar.

It was to lure the monsters that were fighting the human soldiers to this side.

Thud thud thud.

The monsters immediately stopped their previous fight and began to rush towards this direction with a terrible momentum.

Buildings that could not withstand the huge bodies of the monsters collapsed one by one.

“Ruby and I will handle the monsters! You two focus on Gregory!”

“Ho ho…?”

For a moment, Gregory doubted his own ears upon hearing the woman’s voice.

Entrusting mere two humans to deal with him.

It was truly an arrogant remark.

The black-haired man and the brown-haired man simultaneously narrowed the distance.

Gregory attacked both sides at the same time with his long arms. Claws sharper than swords quickly slice through the air.

However, the two humans dodged his attack in an instant.

“Don’t just dodge, attack too.”

“You do well on your side.”

Creak. Gregory’s pride was hurt by the relaxed attitude of the two, to the point of having a casual conversation.

If they were not looking down on him, they could not possibly show such a reaction.

Gregory spread his wings, which had become even larger, wide to both sides.

With a soft flap of his wings, he flew up into the sky.

Stopping in midair, Gregory looked down at the humans for a moment.

Then, he instantly folded his wings and rushed towards the two with a terrible momentum.

A deep murderous intent was rippling on Gregory’s face.