Luck is a Charm

"Haha, brat, did you know how much I have been suffering recently because of you," The figure slowly said with a whipped mark everywhere on his face.

There was even some dried blood on his face, showing that he had no time to treat his injuries either.

"Haven't seen you in a while, yet your living condition is getting worse. Is it because you realize that you can no longer have a son inheriting your position, Daemon Kaiso?" Zen chuckled softly as he teased the man in front of him.

He was none other than the arrogant Daemon Kaiso who couldn't wait to destroy every part of Zen for crippling his son and causing him to offend someone powerful.

He was tortured and humiliated in every way possible. He couldn't understand why he was being treated like that and begged for an answer.

The answer he received was one simple word, Zen.

"Stingy brat, I have waited for this opportunity for a very long time where I will eat your flesh and drink your blood," Daemon Kaiso smiled wickedly as he licked his lips.

"Aren't you being very courageous and confident in winning against us?" Krista Dragoon suddenly intervened and snorted. She held zero respect toward Daemon Kaiso who committed every crime possible without being held responsible for any of them.

The reason was simple. His influence was immense that the people who worked for the kingdom turned a blind eye to his action, including the empress herself.

"Hmph, a mere princess of a puppet kingdom sure has lots of guts. Do you even know who is behind me?" Daemon Kaiso laughed as he continued.

"The empress who you see as an eyesore and an enemy that must be eliminated is nothing in front of the mastermind, the Demon Lord. If the Demon Lord even wanted, the subordinate alone is enough to conquer the kingdom."

Zen raised his eyebrow in surprise when Daemon Kaiso who was always prideful to show such reverend respect toward a Demon Lord.

'Just how powerful is this Demon lord?' Zen questioned inwardly as he looked at Daemon Kaiso with a solemn expression.

He wasn't going to take it easy on him and laughed at his appearance. In this labyrinth where the restriction even affected Cecilia, Zen was not going to be carefree when Daemon Kaiso suddenly appeared in front of them.

There are only two scenarios where Zen can come up with that Daemon Kaiso managed to find them. One, he is being supported by the people behind this labyrinth as they purposely brought him here to fight him.

The second was very unlikely and that is, Daemon Kaiso found a loophole in the labyrinth where he can appear anywhere as he pleases.

Since the 9th floor has no stairs to ascend and the staircase to descend back to the 8th floor has disappeared as well, then the only way for Daemon Kaiso to come here is through a teleportation array.

"Hehe, brat, why did you turn so quiet? What happened to that annoying little prick that spouts nonsense at every second?" Daemon Kaiso sneered when he saw Zen was staying silent.

"I was thinking about what to do with Jared Kaiso that is still in my hand," Zen calmly replied, hoping to see some change of emotion from Daemon Kaiso.

Unfortunately, he became disappointed when Daemon Kaiso didn't even flinch at the mention of Jared Kasio. There wasn't even any movement as Daemon Kaiso kept laughing.

"Jared Kaiso? You mean that useless son of mine where I wished to kill him myself if it weren't for my impotent status. Hahahahahaha, once I finish killing the both of you then I can regain my function as a man." Daemon Kaiso said as he took out his wand from his spatial ring.

Meanwhile, Zen finally understood what's going on. 'Seems like the creator of this labyrinth is jealous of my ability and carefree attitude that they sent him here to trouble me.'

"Sigh, if you had come after me before I managed to learn something new then I would have been in a terrible shape. However, you just have to be late as always, just like that time with the Jared Kaiso incident." Zen shook his head and continued when he saw Daemon Kaiso being distracted.

"Romu, fire in the hole!"

Zen's commanding voice echoed throughout the area, causing Daemon Kaiso to be surprised by his sudden outburst.

However, before he can comprehend the meaning, he hurriedly activates his barrier on the incoming acid shot that is fired at him in the back.

BOOOM!

The acid shot collides with his barrier and before Daemon Kaiso could relax his guard, the corrosive effect begins as the barrier starts melting.

'What the hell is this corrosiveness?' 

Daemon Kaiso cursed inwardly as he increased the concentration of his barrier and at the same time, casting multiple holy arrows before firing them at Romu and the rest of the worker slimes.

At the same time, Zen starts casting some javelin as he wasn't going to give Daemon Kaiso a chance to catch his breath. 

Faced with attacks from both directions, Daemon Kaiso snorted and roared aloud, "Come out my little puppies."

The ground trembled rapidly as four Cerberus-looking creatures appeared. Even Zen was dumbstruck by the ability that Daemon Kaiso uses.

"Summoning magic?" Zen glances at Krista Dragoon, hoping for an answer on the sudden appearance of Cerberus.

Krista Dragoon nodded her head slowly and explained, "There are indeed summoning magic but the monsters we get are varied, and depending on the ferocious nature of the monsters, we may not even be able to contract it."

And she continued, "However, in my memories, Daemon Kaiso does not have an affinity nor power to do any summoning magic."

Zen squinted his eyes slightly when the four Cerberus started chasing after Romu and the worker slimes, leaving Daemon Kaiso to be able to break through his predicament as he demolished his javelin.

"Krista, is it possible for summoned creatures to die?" Zen asked after staying silent for a while, causing Krista Dragoon to be shocked before smiling happily.

"Yes, summoned creatures are no different than monsters so you can use the Hymn of Death."