The maid squad is too strong, what use is there for me, the Demon King?

Of the familiars imprisoned in the Netherworld along with the demons, Gray is most familiar with the succubi.

Gray unilaterally declared that among all demonic minions, succubi are the most terrifying.

There's nothing else to it but my personal experience.

The followers of the other six great demons were unknown until now, when we know that the followers of Avaris, the demon of greed and avarice, are the strange creatures before us.

If it were to be named, it would be the Demon of Greed or the Demon of Greed.

(The Japanese word for greed is written as 强欲, but I've always felt that 强欲 sounds better, so I'll use 强欲.)

Lockston Kingsol narrowed his eyes: "It seems you know quite a lot."

Before he finished speaking, the gem embedded in the finger of greed emitted a dazzling light.

Sensing the rampage of magic, Gray erected a purple-black magic light barrier. In the next instant, various colored magic burst forth, colliding violently with the light barrier.

As the light faded, Gray put away the light screen and stared at the gem on the Greed Demon's finger.

“Aren’t they just decorations? Those gems are organs that produce, store, and release magic,” Gray murmured.

The attacks of the Greed Demon are simply the outward release of magical power, without any magic or martial arts elements involved.

"Trying to unleash your magic in front of me?" Gray scoffed, conjuring a magical longsword as he charged toward the Greed Demon.

Suddenly, gates of greed opened in all directions around Gray, and one monster after another rushed out from them, brandishing their claws and pointing them at Gray. Their sharp claws and teeth were terrifying.

Even Gray would feel a little pain if he got that close to his face.

Gray reacted quickly, unleashing a burst of magic that obliterated the monsters.

These are all high-level monsters, mostly eighth-tier monsters, with a few seventh-tier monsters mixed in here and there.

Opening so many doors of greed in an instant is something Lockston couldn't have done.

These doors of greed were opened by the demon of lust!

That makes sense. If even cultists with weak demonic power can summon monsters, how could the followers of Avaris, the demon of greed and avarice, not have the same ability?

Cultists need to chant incantations when summoning monsters, but doesn't this Greed Demon need to...?

Just as Gray was pondering this, the Greed Demon unleashed its magic once more.

Gray swung his sword, unleashing an even greater surge of magical power that annihilated the opponent's magic, and then the Gate of Greed reopened.

By slashing down the monsters surrounding him with his sword, Gray had come to understand the fighting style of the Greed Demon.

Currently, it seems that the Greed Demon has an additional attack ability that allows it to project its magic power outward, unlike most cultists who can only summon monsters.

The monster I killed this time was a bit tougher, but the difference wasn't significant.

The damage from a single strike far exceeds the health bar, so a slightly lower damage doesn't make much difference, since it's still a one-hit kill anyway.

This isn't a game where you can see damage numbers and try to get big numbers by going for nuclear explosions.

After slaying the monster, another wave of magic energy is coming.

Gray continued to use the same method to deal with the situation.

The two attack modes alternated, just like fighting a boss in a game, except that the Greed Demon had very few attack modes, but its attack frequency was extremely fast.

The attacks, "Magic Release" and "Gate of Greed," are almost seamlessly linked, with one wave following another. This rapid frequency of attacks is difficult to withstand.

The gates of greed reopen, and Gray slashes at the monsters.

No, this time it's different!

A violent explosion rang out, flames shot into the sky, and a heat wave swept around, distorting the surrounding air into a blurry image, while the rising smoke and dust obscured visibility.

I almost got tricked.

When the smoke cleared, Gray was unharmed, though he looked somewhat displeased.

The Greed Demon's attack patterns consist of only two monotonous methods: releasing magical power and summoning monsters by opening the Gate of Greed.

However, there is room for maneuver in the second type, summoning monsters.

The Greed Demon can summon a wide variety of monsters.

The first time, the monsters summoned by Greed were all very powerful, and the intention was clear: to catch Gray off guard by summoning a large number of monsters. At this time, it was natural to use monsters with strong attack capabilities. As long as one of them could hit Gray, it would cause considerable damage.

But Gray handled it well, instantly annihilating all the summoned monsters.

Therefore, in the second round of monster summoning, the Greed Demon changed its strategy.

Monsters with strong attack power are generally fragile, with weak defense and low health, so they can be instantly killed by Gray.

These monsters have powerful attacks, but they don't survive long enough to deal damage, so having infinite attack power is meaningless.

So in the second wave, the Greed Demon summoned monsters that were known for their defense.

As long as Gray cannot kill all the monsters instantly, the remaining monsters will continue to attack Gray, increasing his survival pressure.

If we play several rounds, and each round has some survivors, Gray will definitely be unable to withstand the backlash.

But what Greed Demon didn't expect was that even if it summoned a monster known for its defense and thick skin, it couldn't withstand Gray's attack and was instantly killed.

Who can tell the difference between high-attack monsters and high-defense monsters anymore? They're all instantly killed, unable to deal any damage at all.

Seeing this, the Greed Demon quickly made a decision.

Since stacking numerical values ​​yields the same result in both attack and defense, let's play with mechanics this time.

If you can instantly kill all monsters, what if these monsters all have a mechanism to self-destruct after death?

While the self-destruction of a single monster might not be powerful enough, the combined power of multiple monsters dying and exploding in an instant is not to be underestimated.

Fortunately, Gray's perception of magic was sharp enough that he realized the restless magic was a precursor to an explosion, otherwise he would have been tricked by the Greed Demon.

Gray was extremely annoyed at almost being tricked.

We need to get rid of this lust demon quickly; who knows what dirty tricks it might pull next.

You should stop being a follower of Avaris, the demon of greed and avarice. Darkrith, the demon of the underworld and shadows, is a better fit for you!

Gray is getting serious, but not with "I am atomic".

That thing was too noisy. At the time, we had arranged for our demon subordinates to set up a magic array to conceal our presence in the Shadow Forest, and we only dared to use it because we were far away from human territory.

The reason for the Holy Light Pilgrimage was to completely kill the demon of knowledge and truth, Turtle. Anyway, he had already made quite a splash by saving Philippa at that time.

Is it going to be placed in the center of a human town now? The hero team will probably be here soon, smelling the scent. That's troublesome.

So, Gray decided to be more precise.

What did that sentence say?

Focus on one point and reach the pinnacle?

After blocking the next wave of magical energy, Gray's figure instantly appeared in front of the Greed Demon.

The ugly pupils of the lust demon contracted sharply, and it hurriedly opened the Gate of Greed, intending to summon the demon.

"This move is called..."

I am lighting.

(Please use the Japanese pronunciation of "lighting" in English; it sounds more powerful.)