The Devil's Evolution Catalog

Chapter 243: You're the Reincarnation of BLEEP?

Crying was obviously not the answer to my current predicament. After all, I couldnt even cry anymore. With just a head left, what was I to do? Even speaking was impossible so what else was I to do but quietly wait for my death?

No matter how reluctant and filled with regrets I was, I had to face my fate of being consumed by the Nightmare Steed  because he was, in my eyes at least, an unstoppable force that overwhelmed me.

I wonder if I will even reincarnate this timeif I die, what if Mo Na alsoshould I struggle for a little longer? But how should I even fight back? Since this is my dream, perhaps theres something else I can do?

Perhaps it was out of sheer curiosity towards my calmness, but the Nightmare Steed didnt immediately swallow me whole as I had expected. Instead, he closed his mouth and gave me an intent look like cat toying with its prey I bet he was trying to guess what I was thinking right now

I dont see in you the fear that you would expect from someone who is about to die, are you not afraid of dying? The others had a truly colorful reaction when they were in your position. Some begged me to let them go, others offered to be a slaveyet I see nothing on your face at all. Are you really not afraid of dying? Most likely not, youre undoubtedly thinking about how to make a comeback.

Because I had no way of talking, I couldnt make my will known but my eyes said it all: I wasnt afraid at all. Even though this was clearly checkmate for me, and he clearly held the upper hand here, but I really didnt feel any sort of fear right now. If there was one thing I was concerned about, it would be that I was worried about my loved onesmaybe others would be terrified right now but meIve died too many times already, to the point where Ive almost become numb to it.

Ah, I forgot, you cant talk right now. Even though this world still belongs to you, its currently under my control. He gave me a bored look before saying: Alright, since you cant talk, lets just leave it at that then, youcan go die now.

Having said that, the Nightmare Steed opened up his mouth once more and got ready to chomp down on the me that only had a head left

I guess thats it thenhow could an ant ever hope to win against a human in the first place?

However, no matter how much I wished to live, this ending would never change for meor so I thought. Oftentimes, things in life were never so simple, choosing not to proceed in the way you would envision. This time, the tides seemed to be in my favor as moments after I closed my eyes to welcome the inevitable end, nothing happenedexcept for the awful cries of that Nightmare Steed.

Wait, why is he making all those awful sounds? Im the one thats dying here

Ahhhh Came the panicked yet short-lived cry after which the illusion of Roscar disappeared. The same happened for Nicole as well who seemed to have never existed in the first place. All around me, the darkness of my dream rapidly dissipated, leaving behind a pure whitenessand then, I woke up.

Opening up my eyes, I found that I wasnt actually lying down but was instead standing erect. Because I had just woken up, my sense of balance wasnt steady yet, causing me to wobble violently. I almost collapsed to the ground then, but because of the innate physical adeptness a devil like me was born with, I managed to forcefully correct my posture in the nick of time.

Blasted Devil, what did you do to Grand Elder Shade?! I still hadnt taken stock of the situation when I was suddenly bombarded by that furious question from Warwraith.

I turned around to face the Warhorse, and all I saw was a heaving horse, glaring at me with bloodshot eyes that seemed to spit fire as they focused on me. Yet amidst all that fury, I sense a strange sense of fear in the both of them. A Six-stars Warhorse Elder showing fear in front of a Three-Stars nobody-devil like me? Would anyone even believe such a ludicrous tale? Not me, that much was certain. However, the moment I turned my head to gaze at the collapsed Shade, orifices all bleeding at the moment for some unknown reason, I finally realized somethingI was missing a crucial part of the picture here

Rather, it wasnt me who was missing the picture here, it was that something must have happened in the interim where Shade was supposed to have consumed my soul and when he was forced to halt the consumption process. Not only did that cause him to become severely injured, his orifices even started to bleedtruly a frightful display.

Whats he trying to pull now? The shock was a little too much for me to handle right now so the addled me could only say this: If Im not mistaken, I should be dead

Exactly whats going on here, wasnt he supposed to consume my soul, what is he doing on the floor right nowhow did everything end up reversed?

Thankfully, things didnt end up all that complicated as before Warwraith and I were even done arguing with each other, the Grand Elder in question woke up.

The first thing he did was to softly harrumph before slowly climbing to his feet. From the slow, deliberate way he pulled himself up, I could tell that there was something up with his condition right now. He was weakened, very much so in fact, as not only his body showed signs of weakness, his psyche did as well.

Warwraithdont be rude As he said that, the Nightmare Steed eyed me.

Was he trying to throw another dream at me? But judging from how he stopped Warwraiths hostility, I doubt he intends to harm me right now. The staring continued for a long while before the Nightmare Steed sighed in a resigned fashion and said: To think your soul actuallyforget it, it was an error of judgement on my part. You want the blood of those giants, right? Take it then, as much as you wantI just hope that you will spare some for us, since weve put in so much for this hunt

Grand Elder

Shut up!

Still in the dark about what happened, Elder Warwraith was the first to express his displeasure about this new loot arrangement. But the moment he said that, he was strangely silenced by that shout from Shade. The Grand Elder was afraid of somethingand that something must have had something to do with his failure to consume my soul.

He was trying to say that something was hidden in my soulas for what that something could be, only Fertinier came to mind. Strictly speaking, Fertinier was basically my version of that grandpa who mysteriously aided you along in cultivation as a spirit, in short a Cultivation Grandpa, or just a hack. Even though this cheat-like existence was basically in a comatose state right nowshe was still an existence that used to be a Devil King. Moreover, as someone who almost forged a divine core for herself, her spirit was definitely a force to reckon with, even if she had no body right now.

If its Fertinier were talking about here, then it all made sense now.

If his current attitude was anything to go by, Shade must have really been dealt a severe blow then and had no choice but to change his tact. He probably found out that I had a Devil Kings soul hiding inside me when he was trying to consume me. At that point, he must have gotten a taste of his own medicine. Under such an unexpected circumstance, he probably assumed that I was a Devil King reincarnated.

Still, the fact was that I was just an ordinary human reincarnated. A human who just so happened to have a Devil King residing in his soul and just so happened to be the fiancee of a princess of Abaddonin short, ordinary. So while I might have looked frightening to him, my precarious situation hadnt changed at all.

Seeing that I hadnt spoken at all, Shade gingerly raised his head to look at me. Seeing that I was deep in thought, his brows furrowed even deeper as if he was concerned about something.

I apologize, not knowing of your exalted status was my mistakeI deserve to be punished, if this is able to quell your angerthe spoilsthey are all yours

Having said that, Shade took the rest of the Warhorses, along with Warwraith and quickly left the vicinity resolutely and without any intention of turning around at all.

Not too far away, Sinmosa witnessed this strange sight as well. She left No.3 and Big 4 in Sasanis care before galloping up to me.

Why did they leave? Also, why didnt they take those three giant corpses?

From her perspective, all she saw was that the Grand Elder suddenly collapsed for a second before standing up shortly thereafter. In the end, said Grand Elder hurriedly left the scene with Warwraith in tow. This entire sequence of events must have really confused her, I know, because I was confused as well.

Iwas dragged into the dream realm WIth regards to Sinmosa, she was a trusted ally so I didnt want to hide too much from her, but the matter of Fertinier was special. He ended up losing completelyso he didnt dare to want anything from me.

Her eyes betrayed her suspicion then but thankfully she didnt have any intention of unmasking my lie at all. She merely nodded her head and went along with me: Then youre sure they wont come back again?

I dont know, but he specifically said that we could have the spoils, right before leaving.

alright then, I guess this matter is over. I could tell she was still suspicious but could she really be blamed here? Those giants were a treasure trove of ingredients after all, not to mention how much casualties and effort the Warhorses had to expend in this fightfor them to give up so easily was justunthinkable.

The fact that I was hiding something was a given but she chose to believe me in the end. Then Ill just go and remove the outer covering of those giants, it will be easier to extract their blood like that. Do you mind asking Sasani to bring No.3 and Big 4 over as well, it will be easier to dowse them in blood like that.

Alright, Ill get right on it.