Leveling Up by Seducing Milfs-Chapter 128. When Kings Fall

The corruption bolt struck Zork squarely in the chest, despite Rick’s outstretched hand being several meters away.

BAAAMMMM!

Rick had never witnessed an explosion quite like this one. It was far from the anticipated detonation of a dying corruption beast or even the Titan’s final breath.

This was catastrophic.

The explosion resembled a tsunami of pure evil, unleashing a wave of dark purple energy in all directions. Rick felt it hit him like a wall, knocking him off his feet and sending him flying backward.

His body fell through the air and hit the ground with such force that it knocked the wind out of his lungs. "Gaahhhh...!"

Demons were being thrown around him like ragdolls. Hundreds of warriors, some of whom were twice as heavy as Rick, were thrown across the training grounds. The noise was deafening, a mix of the blast and the screams of everyone who was caught in the wave.

Rick got down on his knees and coughed and gasped for air. He could barely hear anything else because his ears were ringing so loudly. He could see the huge crater where Zork had been standing through the dust and debris.

In the center of that crater stood the Demon King. Yet, something was terribly wrong.

Rick whispered, "No... no! No! FUCK!"

Zork’s body was shaking. His skin was covered in dark purple veins that looked like cracks in glass.

They were pulsing with bad energy. His muscles bulged and twisted in ways that shouldn’t have been possible, and they got bigger and more twisted with each passing second.

"GAH!" Zork’s scream echoed across the training grounds.

The sound was one of pure agony, a depth of suffering that could shatter even the mightiest of warriors. Rick could sense the Demon King battling against it, desperately trying to halt the horrifying transformation overtaking his body.

"GET OUT OF HERE!" Zork’s voice rang out, weak and desperate. "EVERYONE! STAY BACK!"

But the corruption was spreading too quickly. Rick was horrified to see Zork’s right arm twist in a way that wasn’t normal, with bones breaking and reforming into something terrible. His skin erupted with black scales, and his fingers turned into claws that dripped with evil energy.

"I can’t... I can’t hold it!" Zork fell to one knee, his entire body trembling. "It’s been too long... I’ve been retired too long... my defenses are weak!"

Zara was the first to act. She ran toward her husband with a look of pain on her face.

"MY LORD! NO!"

"STAY BACK!" Zork yelled, and for a moment, his voice was his own.

His clear eyes were fixed on Rick across the crater. "Rick! Listen to me!"

Rick stumbled forward, barely able to stand on his legs. "Yes, I’m here and all ears to hear!"

"You have to stop me!" Zork’s body shook again, and this time his scream was not all his own.

There was something else in it, something cold and not human. "The corruption is taking over me like I’m their puppet...!"

"I can feel it eating away at my mind!"

Zork’s body sent out another wave of dark energy. His left leg twisted and changed shape, getting bigger and covered in the same black scales. His horns, which were already big, began to grow and bend back like a crown that had been twisted.

"I fought for hundreds of years!" Zork gasped, his voice trembling. "I defeated armies!"

"I united the demon realm, but I grew complacent in retirement. I didn’t maintain my resistances!"

"I didn’t stay sharp for situations like this... but this magic is different... it’s so powerful that even the gods might struggle against it!"

Rick could see Zork crying even though corruption was creeping up his neck. The Demon King was crying, not because he was in pain, but because he understood what was going on.

"All of you!" Zork’s voice echoed across the training grounds, calling out to all the demons there. "You have to fight me!"

"Stop me before I lose my mind completely!"

"No!" Zara yelled.

She was running toward him with a sword in her hand, but she was shaking. "There has to be a different way!"

"We can get rid of it! We can—"

"There’s no time!" Corruption filled Zork’s chest and made his spine bend back.

With each passing second, his screams became less and less demonic. "I can feel it taking my mind!"

"My memories! All the things that make me who I am!"

His wise old eyes, which had seen thousands of years of history, were starting to cloud over with purple corruption, but they kept staring at Rick.

"Rick Rolland!" Zork’s voice was getting quieter, and a deep, horrible voice was taking its place.

"I give you everything! My title! My power! My faith!"

"You are now the king of demons, and you have to be in charge of them!"

"Please save Zara and lead so that you can save this world from this madness!"

"I’m not ready!" Rick yelled back. "I can’t—"

"YOU HAVE TO, BOY!" Zork expressed himself clearly in his final words. "Because I believe in you!"

After that, the change accelerated. Zork screamed, initially sounding like his demonic voice, but then it transformed into the roar of something else. "GRAAAAAGGGHHHHHHH!!!" 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

His jaw elongated, and his fangs became sharper than swords as his entire face began to transform. His body swelled, muscles expanding to an impossible size as corruption coursed through every vein.

Rick had just joked with the Demon King a few minutes ago, and now he was gone. Something out of nightmares was there instead of him.

Zara dropped to her knees at the edge of the crater, and her sword fell to the ground. "My lord... p-please no... you can’t just..."

The creature that had once been Zork threw its head back and unleashed a roar that shook the ground.

When it opened its eyes again, they glowed a deep purple, devoid of memory or intelligence. Only anger and hunger remained.

The Corrupted Demon King, a being of pure evil and cold-blooded malice, had emerged from the corruption.

For a moment, silence enveloped the training grounds. Every demon stood frozen, struggling to comprehend what they were witnessing.

Their once-respectable king, the undefeated warrior, had succumbed to corruption. Zara finally rose to her feet. Her hands trembled, yet her face radiated determination.

"EVERYONE!" Her voice cracked but remained resolute. "GET READY FOR BATTLE!"

Several demon warriors stepped forward immediately. Rylah, the battalion commander, lifted her warhammer. "General! We can’t confront the king like this!"

"That’s not the king anymore!" Zara’s voice was full of pain, but she was sure of what she said.

"That’s a puppet for corruption! And if we don’t stop it, it will kill everyone here!"

Thera, the war witch, started to use barrier magic. "All mages, come with me!"

"We need containment!"

Kessa, the lieutenant in charge of the archers, was already nocking arrows with hands that were shaking. "Squad leaders, get into defensive positions! Keep the civilians safe!"

The corrupted Zork stirred even as the demon army prepared for battle.

It was quicker than anything else that size. One moment, the Corrupted Zork was standing in the crater, and the next, it had crossed thirty meters and struck a demon warrior with such force that the unfortunate soldier flew through three tents.

"ATTACK!" Zara yelled.

The demon army sprang into action. Hundreds of warriors surged forward, weapons at the ready. Simultaneously, they unleashed fire spells, ice lances, lightning bolts, and physical attacks upon the Corrupted Zork.

The impact was enormous. The training grounds resembled a war zone due to the magical energy explosions.

Dust and debris filled the air. For a moment, Rick was blinded by the chaos. Then he realized it.

Rick’s new demon eye was covered by an eyepatch, but he could still feel it. The attacks weren’t hurting the corruption aura around Zork.

It was taking them in.

"NO! STOP IT! DISENGAGE IMMEDIATELY!" Rick yelled.

"Don’t try to use any magic! You’re making it stronger!"

However, Rick’s warning came too late.

As the dust settled, Rick was shocked by what he saw. The Zork that was corrupted had gotten bigger.

The monster, which had been ten feet tall, was now twelve feet tall. It was stealing magical energy, making its body grow and its muscles ripple with unnatural power.

It wasn’t hurt by any of the spells that hit it. Instead, the corruption took the energy and sent it back into Zork’s body, making him bigger, stronger, and more monstrous.

"Fall back!" Rylah yelled.

"We can’t attack with magic! Physical attacks are our only trick!"