Chapter 1: Since That's the Case, I'll Become the Demon King!
Illustration for Chapter 197, Let's Hug Teacher Isurna
(The first chapter details the mental journey of the first 99 lives, and is the only period where the protagonist is kind. Please cherish it~)
(Due to the interference of the world will, the protagonist's first 99 lives will be very miserable.)
(Chapter 2 will activate the God-tier mode, going completely dark. Kill who should be killed, bury who should be buried, and even scatter your ashes!)
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(Brain, values, common sense... everything can be stored.)
(The cover is the Witch Alice.)
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Southern part of the Demon Spirit Continent, inside the Secret Treasure Room of a certain S-rank Underground City.
Splurch!
The sword blade pierced through Dick's chest, his source of magic power instantly destroyed.
Pain, it was too painful...
The suffocating sensation of blood gushing back struck, Dick's eyes widened in fury, and he struggled to turn his head.
His wife of a hundred years, Mina, was currently holding the Holy Sword of Retribution, having pierced his heart from behind.
"Dick Grudia, the greatest Holy Knight in the world, you've worked hard all this way."
Dick's consciousness gradually blurred, Mina's past voice, appearance, and smile replayed continuously.
"By killing you, I can break through to level 100 and become the legendary Hero!"
In the face of immense profit, the person he trusted most chose to betray him!
"Forgive me, Dick, the temptation to enter the world's top nine powers is too great, I... don't have much lifespan left!"
Since when did Mina become like this? She used to be an innocent girl.
She didn't care about money or power, and always stayed by his side.
"I will hold the most grand funeral for you, all the important figures will attend, your name will be remembered for generations..."
Mina's voice grew softer and softer, Dick's consciousness began to dissipate, and he slowly closed his eyes.
His 7th rebirth ended in failure.
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【Beep beep beep, the Strongest Hero System is rolling back, please wait...】
【Rollback successful, host has returned to 19 years old. You have 92 rollback attempts remaining.】
The cold System broadcast ended, Dick's consciousness returned, and his old body regained its youth.
Only the clear eyes of his youth were gone, replaced by deep, profound eyes containing a myriad of emotions, weathered by time.
【Please select the talents you wish to retain. Countdown three minutes...】
Each magic profession has many corresponding talents, similar to passive skills.
The System began counting down, and Dick didn't hesitate, decisively choosing one of the Holy Knight's exclusive talents, "Magic Resistance."
This was something he had planned long ago. As a front-line tank, the Holy Knight's talents are basically various resistances.
And in this world of swords and magic, the most important is naturally magic resistance!
In his previous life, Dick was a level 99 Holy Knight, and "Magic Resistance" was maxed out, able to reduce magic damage by 50%.
This was percentage damage reduction, conceptual, able to reduce any form of magic, maximizing his tankiness.
After selecting the talent, the System's voice disappeared and would not reappear in this life, being extremely irresponsible.
The Strongest Hero System sounded impressive, but in reality, it only appeared at the beginning. Dick would have to rely on himself later.
Looking around, Dick found himself back in the initial small wooden cabin.
The fire in the hearth had gone out, and a blizzard raged outside, but due to the talent "Extreme Cold Frost Resistance" retained from his third life, Dick didn't feel cold.
Beside Dick, 18-year-old Mina was sleeping soundly, her breathing even, her sleeping face sweet.
The two were originally neighbors, but their parents died young, so they had relied on each other for several years, their relationship like that of siblings.
Recalling the backstab from not long ago, Dick clenched his fists, rolled over, and straddled Mina, wanting to vent the anger in his heart.
"Damn it, I loved you so much, trusted you so much, I even planned to give you the qualification of the Hero..."
What mutual support, what living together forever, what growing old together... it was all lies!
"Hmm... Dick?"
Mina was choked awake, opening her eyes to see a distorted Dick, instinctively feeling a little scared.
Dick's eyes were bloodshot, and he grabbed Mina's neck. The taste of betrayal was nauseating.
"Di... Dick, what's wrong..."
Mina's expression was pained, and she struggled to grasp Dick's hand, but she couldn't break free.
Drip, drip...
Tears rolled down, dripping onto Mina's pale face. Dick cried, sobbing heartbrokenly.
In his previous life, the two had adventured together for a hundred years, experiencing countless hardships and dangers.
Mina had saved his life, more than once, but in the end, she chose betrayal and embraced power and desire.
Dick let go. He couldn't kill the 18-year-old Mina, this pure and kind girl who only thought of him.
"Cough cough..." Mina coughed violently, gasping for the hard-won air.
Dick curled up at the foot of the bed, crying with his head in his hands. This was the first time he had experienced a reincarnation of over a hundred years, etched into his memory, difficult to let go.
"Don't be afraid, Dick, I'll always be with you..."
Mina came to Dick's side, not questioning him sharply, but gently comforting him. Dick's broken appearance made her heart ache.
The night passed, and Dick didn't kill Mina. Instead, he packed his bags and left alone.
In this life and subsequent rebirths, Dick decided to have no more entanglement with Mina.
If the adventure journey corrupted Mina, then in this life, he would let her be an ordinary person, preserving her kindness and innocence.
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In the eighth life, Dick chose to become a "Mage," eventually becoming the max-level Strongest Mage at 137 years old and obtaining the title of Hero.
But good times didn't last. Dick had a conflict of interest with the other three Heroes and was ultimately ambushed and killed.
In the ninth life, Dick retained the Mage talent "Excessive Mana Regeneration" and chose to become a "Forgemaster," dying unexpectedly in an exploration of an Underground City at the age of 59.
In the tenth life, Dick retained the Forgemaster talent "Mineral Identification" and chose to become a "Rogue," being backstabbed by his most trusted apprentice at the age of 80.
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In the fifteenth life, Mina, who had always been ignored by Dick, rose up. Through a series of coincidences, she became a max-level Holy Knight and obtained the title of Hero.
Ironically, Mina did not backstab anyone in this life. However, she was backstabbed by others!
After losing the title of Hero, Mina completely blackened. Through a series of coincidences, she became the "Dark Witch," poisoning an entire region.
In this life, Dick burned everything to protect the country he had founded, but unfortunately, he was still killed by Mina.
In the following rebirths, after rolling back, the first thing Dick did was kill Mina to eliminate future troubles.
The love of the past had long since dissipated like embers in the wind with each reincarnation.
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In the eighteenth life, Dick chose to become an "Archer," reaching max level at the age of 40, becoming the youngest Hero at the time.
At the age of 60, Dick teamed up with the seven Heroes of the time to jointly crusade against a maverick female Hero.
This female Hero was named Isurna, the strongest person Dick had ever seen!
Originally, Isurna was a max-level Swordsman, but she chose to abandon the title of Hero and become the "Fallen Witch," becoming an enemy of the whole world!
Eight against one, although they had the advantage, everyone was strongly counter-killed by Isurna.
From then on, Dick understood a truth.
There was a gap between Heroes, and it was a gap as vast as the difference between clouds and mud!
So Dick changed his strategy, planning to accumulate strength over several lives, taking the path of building up gradually.
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In the nineteenth life, Dick became a traveler, visiting every corner of the world, delving into every race and every historical site, finally dying on his journey.
In the twentieth life, Dick became a scholar, dedicated to collecting all the books in the world, establishing the world's largest library at the age of 150, and finally dying of illness.
In the twenty-first life, Dick became a double-crosser, keen on jumping back and forth between major top forces, acting as a multi-faceted mole, playing undercover games, and finally dying in a cleansing operation.
In the twenty-second life, Dick became an adventurer, conquering almost all the Underground Cities in the world, gaining both fame and fortune, and finally died recklessly in a collapse accident in an S-rank Underground City.
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Fifty-seventh life.
Dick finally felt he was capable.
His wealth of experience made him incredibly confident, so he planned to kick Heroes and punch Witches, starting his invincible path.
At only 35 years old, Dick broke through to become a max-level "Berserker," but in the end, due to being overly arrogant, he was killed by Isurna.
As the strongest Hero, and also the strongest Witch, she could become a max-level Swordsman before the age of 30 in almost every life.
Then, for various reasons, Isurna would abandon the title of Hero and become the terrifying Fallen Witch!
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Fifty-eighth life.
Dick planned to kill Isurna while she was weak, but repeatedly failed, and Dick even died because of it.
It wasn't until the sixty-fifth life that Dick finally confirmed one thing.
Isurna was blessed with immense luck; the entire world was protecting her, as if she were the fated protagonist!
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But there are always more solutions than problems.
In the sixty-sixth life, Dick's thinking was clear. At the beginning, he went directly to find Isurna.
Not to kill her, but to conquer her!
In this life, Isurna fell in love with Dick, they married, and had three sons and four daughters.
The long pregnancy period left Isurna no time to become stronger, eventually becoming a happy mother, taking care of her children at home.
Meanwhile, Dick became the max-level Swordsman for her, becoming the world's Strongest Hero. The other eight Heroes didn't even dare to fart.
Just when Dick thought he was invincible, an unprecedented villain appeared, named Alice, titled the "Doomsday Witch"!
She was once a level 100 "Mage" Hero, but due to an accident, her heart source shattered, leaving her crippled.
But Alice turned misfortune into fortune. Through various fortuitous encounters, she actually broke through to an unprecedented level 101!
As expected, Dick was killed again, hammered by Alice.
This was clearly strange. Alice had never appeared before, so why did she suddenly pop up in this life?
So in the next life, Dick continuously investigated, and finally found out the reason.
It turned out that before, Alice had always died at Isurna's hands prematurely, with no chance to develop.
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In the sixty-eighth life, Dick first killed Mina at the start, then killed Alice, then conquered Isurna, and reached the peak of his life.
Those who had the chance to become Witches or Heroes were either killed by Dick or enslaved by Dick. All threats were gone.
But as expected, the unexpected happened.
In this life, Dick died in his own castle, patricided by his most beloved youngest son!
In the following dozens of lives, Dick was always unable to enjoy his old age, dying either from being ambushed or from betrayal.
Those family members, friends, and lovers whom Dick once trusted would always turn against him later, due to various conflicts of interest.
Whether establishing a family, founding a country, or even creating a religion... Dick would always end in tragedy.
At his peak, the crowds who fanatically followed him would always abandon him in his later years, not forgetting to step on him on their way out.
In tragedy after tragedy, the light in Dick's eyes continuously faded, and the initial passion from his first reincarnation grew colder.
Until the ninety-ninth life, Dick was betrayed by Isurna and died in his own bed.
Decades of companionship, decades of trust, decades of emotion...
All the beauty, in the final moment, turned into embers in the wind, disappearing completely.
Dick's heart completely died, along with the last trace of kindness within him.
【Detecting host's 100th rollback, triggering the safety mechanism...】
Coming back to his senses, Dick lay in the dilapidated wooden cabin again, listening to the System broadcast with dull eyes.
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Speaking of which, what was my purpose for reincarnating in the first place?
Dick was silent, beginning to review his first life, recalling the ridiculous passion he had back then.
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I just wanted to become a Hero, help the weak and suppress the strong, and embrace this beautiful world.
But this world is not beautiful. Those in power are all despicable individuals.
Heroes are corrupt and degenerate, all tyrants entrenched in their regions, disregarding the lives of others for their own pleasure.
Witches are cruel and tyrannical, all disasters plaguing regions, turning the world into a hell for their own obsessions.
This world is scarred and needs a supreme being to rebuild everything, an ultimate villain with unwavering will.
Since that's the case, I'll become the Demon King!
【Ding~ Congratulations, host, for binding the Strongest Demon King System, immune to all interference from the world will. Wish you a pleasant world destruction!】
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