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Chapter 111: The Day the King Was Born
The master of the monster region, the evil lion of corrosion, Sabnock, walks leisurely.
His blue fur sways as he gazes ahead with compound eyes… ignoring Rest and Wilhelm, who should have blocked his path, he continues straight ahead.
“GYAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
Sabnock was promised to be a “king” from birth.
He was born in the center of a land known as the monster territory.
His parents, a pair of corrosive beasts, triumphed in the struggle for survival against their kin and other creatures, securing the area as their territory.
Born from the power of the rich mana gushing from the ground, five lion cubs were born. They immediately engaged in cannibalism… and only Sabnock, who would later become the king, survived.
“I’m the only one in the world.”
If he could manipulate human language, he would surely speak such words.
Bathed in vast mana from birth and strengthened further by consuming his siblings, the cub grew rapidly and soon killed his parents before leaving the nest.
From there, it was a daily battle.
Continuously fighting against creatures that sought the Abyss’s magic, killing and consuming them.
Before they knew it… the cub had grown remarkably larger compared to other monsters of the same species, and those around him were filled with reverence as his subordinates.
Sabnock, firmly establishing himself as the master of the monster region, then found himself facing creatures called “humans.”
The monster territory was fertile, and with the mana that spewed out through special magic, it was certain to develop into a city.
In order to develop the monster territory, many leaders sent armies to subdue the “king.”
Sabnock, leading his corrosive beasts, crushed such ignorant humans mercilessly.
“I am the king. Desecrating the king’s land is disrespectful.”
Sabnock didn’t attack humans to consume them, but rather out of pride as a ruler.
Allowing humans who disturbed his territory to live would tarnish his dignity as king.
Therefore, they had to be repelled.
Thoroughly killing, crushing, and trampling… it was necessary to teach the fools who dared to trespass on his territory a lesson.
Sabnock’s actions were correct. At least, he believed so.
After killing humans indiscriminately, no one dared to enter the monster territory’s depths where he resided.
Peaceful times for the corrosive beasts continued for about twenty years.
“Alright, let’s go. This isn’t enough. I need to kill something bigger!”
However, humans are forgetful creatures when it comes to fear.
That day, humans intruded into the corrosive beasts’ territory after a long absence.
It had been twenty years since humans had entered his territory. Instead of an army, only a few individuals came.
Sabnock didn’t have time to bother with every stray bug. He wasn’t idle enough to chase after every lost insect.
However… unbelievably, those little bugs emitted an extremely unpleasant odor.
It was a special smell that stimulated the fighting spirit of monsters… the foul smell of “magic attraction” that humans called it.
Were they trying to lure him in and trap them…? It was extremely unpleasant.
Only creatures without intelligence would be driven mad by magic attraction.
How disrespectful to equate oneself, the king, with such lowly beings.
“GYAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
Sabnock struck down the foolish humans.
He didn’t bother to confirm their life or death. There were more important things to do.
They had engaged in such foolish behavior. It seemed humans had forgotten the terror of the “king.”
Just like twenty years ago, he would kill, crush, and trample… to remind them that they were beings beyond the reach of human power.
Leading his young subordinates out of their territory, the king headed straight towards where humans were gathered.
He decided to kill them indiscriminately, just for the fun of it.
As the king left his territory, two insects appeared and attacked him.
They were bugs capable of killing his subordinates.
He played with them for a while… but eventually realized it was a waste of time and decided to ignore them and move on.
“No matter how strong, bugs are still bugs. A lion cannot be killed by insects.”
He was the “king.”
Whether his legs were entangled by insects or his weak subordinates were killed… he couldn’t afford to stop.
The king doesn’t walk the right path; it’s the path walked by the king that becomes the right path.
Sabnock pushes forward.
Only for his own path, for his own pride, did he attempt to exterminate humans.
“【Star Eater】”
“GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!”
However… Sabnock soon found himself stopped in his tracks.
For the first time in his life, he screamed in pain.
He quickly realized the cause of the pain… the bugs he had shaken off had somehow jumped back and landed on his back.
“【Star Eater】”
“GYAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!?”
Once again, intense pain surged along with chilling words.
The flesh on the back of Sabnock, the master of the monster region and the “king,” was gouged out by the black sphere held by the small insect.