Demon Lord's Reincarnation

Chapter 768: Demons aren't supposed to be controlled...

The place had never been so quiet but to my surprise, cheers erupted abruptly as the few seconds of shock passed by. Well, to be fair, not the same number of people clapped their hands and shouted at the top of their lungs, but it was still a different sight to see some people rejoice even if they've just lost their own.

To those people, a scratched or a bitten individual who still had a few moments to do good or shine one last time was as worthless as a referee in a WWE match or a lifeguard in a swimming competition.

Granted their last moments were used for entertainment, a sick one, I'd rather cheer for one of my own taking down a regular deadhead in his last moments than see them like that.

Sure, Benjie was the one who disabled this "partial" hulker on his own—and I commend him for that—but the action that followed after that was just rage-inducing. Even Mr. Cuervo was shaking his head because some of the people that Benjie took out were also from his fold, and he'd rather see them go out like the first ones who fell, fighting until their dying breaths.

Despite that, technically speaking, those people were also as good as dead and he technically didn't break the rules of this place.

And if he actually did, he would've been pumped full of lead the moment his dagger swiped cleanly through the neck of his first victim.

But at this point, since no one fucking dared to get close to him—even if they weren't infected—Benjie was actually soloing all of the deadheads that were trying to take over their spot. Granted he was still making space so he could maneuver around his actual opponent, but he could only fight it head-on without interruptions for a few seconds.

He'd have to clone himself to be able to fight toe to toe with that being while taking down these rotting obstacles—or to give him something I think he'd never do, actually make use of and cooperate with the people around him.

With that said, right after the deaths of the ones that got sneaked up on by the hidden tailor, everyone from the other team started to drag the bodies to the opposite side of the play area. The other party didn't actually join our group and it was just common sense to do that.

At the same time, Benjie was still trying to take down the injured hulker but his first run-in with the being actually made him cautious.

Not only did he try to make space to move around, but he also started to observe its movements.

At this moment, it was just down on one knee, right arm readied and focused on one certain individual. To be honest, it looked like a cornered rat but anyone would have a hard fucking time if it retaliated. However, it suddenly swung its right arm in a wide arc, making it lose its balance as it only hit air.

'What?'

Almost everyone thought that it was just its way of trying to preserve its 'life', similar to any being or perhaps a human waving their weapon to deter anyone from coming close.

But to a select few who were close enough to feel 'it', it was actually Benjie's doing.

He actually found a way to prompt a reaction just by staying in place and it was done by directing killing intent to a specific individual. Well, before actually 'directing' it, it should be first released and that was why I surmised that that swipe was a reaction to something rather than what most people thought.

It's just that I didn't think that an undead being would be able to feel it but to keep it on the safe side, I'd say it was a good 70%-80% probability that it was the actual cause.

But just to make sure, I slowly exhaled before I released copious amounts of killing intent—even more than the last time we talked, disrupting the game and all of the participants involved. I only did it for a second but the participants who were closer to me instinctively jumped away from my direction—Mr. Cuervo and the two other girls included.

"Uh-huh..."

"What's more... I think you could really control it... Ahaha..."

"So?"

Benjie suddenly glared at me, "You don't get it, do you?"

"I have no idea what you're talking about."

"You're limiting yourself... Demons aren't supposed to be controlled... they're supposed to be unleashed. If you keep doing that, they'll get weak and I'll barely have any fun when I start carving you piece by piece— WHAT'S SO FUNNY?!"

I was lightly chuckling as I stared him dead in the eye, "The way you're talking, it's funny. But yeah, I speak like that sometimes. When I do it, it's cool. But when I hear other people say it, it's kinda cringe."

"I'm just giving you advice. You should listen to it."

"Heh. Don't tell me what to do with my demons, we're vibing just fine. You don't know my demons like I do. They don't run my life like yours do..."

'Well, not anymore...'

"Hmph, boring shit. Everyone's always the same..."

"Tell me something... you can't even control them, can you? And if you could—by some chance—it's only for a few moments."

"..."

"Hah! I could give you lessons but I'm not cheap—"

At this moment, Benjie just jumped over the fence and forfeited the game with a dark expression. I saw his partner climb the fence as soon as Benjie landed on the other side and he never looked so relieved. He hurriedly scurried away from Benjie's path as he made his own way back to their spot.

Benjie just disappeared from view so I placed my attention on the problem at hand.

The hulker—even injured, could still pack a punch. And from the time Benjie and I had a little talk, no one had still taken it down. It was because its shields were still up and anyone who came close would get bludgeoned to death. Furthermore, some participants tried to use long-reaching weapons and they just got bent before making an actual dent.

At this point, only Benjie had done some serious damage to it and I'd never seen one in a defensive position.

I doubt it would take an active stance any time soon but we all saw a tailor slither behind it before it abruptly turned and smashed it in one blow. A handful of deadheads further in just dropped like their strings were cut and we all saw it turn back the same way and assume the same stance.