The Hero Who Returned From Death Quits - Chapter 194



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Grandis was special from childhood.

It wasn’t just her looks or abilities. The blood that flowed through her body was special.

The land of the demon tribe, commonly called the Demon Realm, was always full of chaos. There were times when the Demon King appeared and all the demon tribes became one, but apart from those special cases, the demon tribes always declared war and raised a monarch.

Monarchs wanted to leave behind traces of their lives after they died. And the best way to do that was through blood relatives, and monarchs wanted to leave their mark by making their blood relatives monarchs.

And, generally, such attempts did not last long. In most cases, monarchs who inherited their father’s position did not have the same capabilities as their fathers, and those who did not have the capabilities were not worthy of being called monarchs.

However, there were times when the entire bloodline had great power and took the throne for generations. In such cases, the monarch was no longer a powerful demon who was simply a monarch in name only.

The lands you rule, the people you follow, all of these things form the backbone of a monarch. Such monarchs of old bloodlines are on a different level from those who started from scratch or lacked fundamentals.

And among those monarchs, one of the most powerful. As the only daughter of the Winter Lord, Grandis was born.

In the north of the Demon Realm, in the most barren land, a force that cultivated the land, fertilized it with the blood of its enemies, and lasted at least several thousand hours. That was the Winter Lord. The fact that Grandis was born as the Winter Lord’s only daughter meant that it was all hers.

Her father was a perfect monarch by all accounts. Neither in power, nor in wisdom, there was nothing unbecoming of a monarch.

Grandis’ father was the Winter Lord and had wiped out all the rabble who dared call themselves a monarch. Among them was Grandis’ mother, who was a rising star and rising monarch.

Grandis’ father broke his mother’s flag and locked her up on her knees. Grandis’ father saw Grandis’ mother locked up like that, and to be precise, he saw her strength and was pleased with it.

The moment Grandis’ mother was defeated and captured, her body already belonged to the Winter Lord, and Grandis’ father took the female he liked.

Grandis was born that way, and the Winter Lord was overjoyed to see the baby born from the union of the best female he had ever seen and the blood of the Winter Lord. He could feel the power even from the time she was a newborn.

Without disappointing those expectations, Grandis displayed her extraordinary talent from an early age.

Since childhood, Grandis never acted rashly. She was mature beyond her peers and just watched everything calmly. Seeing this, her father was delighted and thought she had the qualities of a monarch.

Not only that, she showed incredible progress in every subject she touched.

The Winter Lord was very pleased with this fact, but his longing grew stronger as she gradually showed an unbelievable speed of accomplishment.

More. More. More. More. More. More. More. More. More. More.

The Winter Lord gradually became more demanding of his daughter. And even these demands were met by Grandis. She was a genius.

In the end, the Winter Lord’s excessive desire led to Grandis being locked in the dungeon. The temperature was so cold that it seemed like it would freeze at any moment, and the beasts were so numerous that they were barely even guards, existing only to prevent escape. The door to the dungeon was closed, leaving Grandis behind with the words to try to escape after being thrown into such an environment.

If she could prove her abilities even in harsh environments, she would become the strongest among those who have ever held the name of Winter Lord. With that in mind, the Winter Lord threw his daughter into the dungeon, without giving her anything.

Grandis will definitely win. And, of course, she will show up stronger than before. If, really, she doesn’t win, she can save her by using the brooch that she has enchanted with black magic to teleport if she is in danger. That won’t happen, though.

However, what the Winter Lord had not anticipated was her age, which was overshadowed by her overwhelming talent and skill.

Demons are ten times stronger than humans. And their lifespan is ten times longer. As if to compensate for this, demons grow ten times slower than humans.

Grandis. 100 years old. In human terms, she would be about 10 years old.

The 10-year-old boy, who could not understand the sudden change, shook the already closed door of the prison cell several times. It was as if his father, who had left, would come back and release him. However, no matter how many times he tried, the door did not move at all.

Then the girl sat down.

No matter how mature she is, or how fast she grows up, there is no way she can withstand this situation. The girl who had been sitting still suddenly felt a pain in the soles of her feet.

‘it hurts.’

The cold floor made the soles of her feet feel as if they would freeze at any moment. This feeling was painful to Grandis.

She was trapped in a place like this, without even shoes, wearing only a thin white dress. Of course, it would be a painful situation for anyone. Grandis was no exception. No matter how extraordinary she was, her body and mind were still that of a young girl. However, she came to the conclusion that staying like this would not be enough. That was the extraordinaryness her father felt about her.

The girl stood up. If she had been a normal girl, she would have just collapsed, but Grandis stood up. That was the difference between Grandis and other normal people.

And then, the girl moved her body. In order to escape this underground prison. First, with one strike of black magic, the prison bars were destroyed. Hearing that sound, the beasts that had gathered began to gather, drooling.

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Grandis let out a deep sigh. Then, as the girl snapped her fingers, a spear of black magic blossomed at the beast.

“Kang!”

The beast fell down, leaving behind a last gasp, and the girl began to look for her way, not even paying attention to the dead beast.

As the girl walked and dealt with the beasts, she saw a strange sight.

Compared to other cells, this cell was particularly guarded with iron chains. The entire cell was wrapped tightly in iron chains.

Grandis absentmindedly touched the chain and was startled.

With just a brief touch, the black magic was instantly removed from his body.

‘Is that a chain for sealing?’

Grandis was in a state of confusion. The structure of the spell was extremely complex, but she had figured out the entire structure of it. Originally, whoever had designed this spell and used black magic had extremely strong control, so it would have been impossible for her to destroy this black magic, but now it was considerably loosened.

Grandis snapped his fingers and dug into the weak point of the spell. Soon, the chains came crashing down.

What Grandis saw inside was the figure of a woman.

“…Uh, um. Who are you?”

The woman opened her eyes, her limbs bound in chains, and Grandis felt a sense of foreboding at the sight.

“Little one, who are you?”

The woman asked.

“My name is Grandis… the daughter of the Winter Lord.”

At those words, the woman opened her eyes wide and looked at Grandis. Then, she laughed loudly.

“Ahahaha, ahahahahahahahaha. So that’s what happened. That b*stard said he was going to create a monster… and he really did.”

Grandis looked at the laughing woman with a strange look.

“Who are you?”

The girl asked. The woman smiled and said.

“Well… you try to guess.”

Grandis opened her mouth.

“I didn’t notice it before, but now that I look at it, the spell on this chain is similar to my father’s. I got a feeling from my father from the spell. Also, if it’s a demon that my father would seal himself, it must be a very powerful demon.”

The woman nodded.

“But… there must be a reason why they didn’t kill him but rather locked him up like this. But I don’t really know why.”

The woman laughed when she heard that. She laughed loudly, as if she had squeezed out all her strength.

“Yeah, yeah… You’re all right. You’re smart, aren’t you?”

The woman who said that spoke to Grandis.

“I am your mother.”

Then the woman let out a loud laugh.

“I was trapped here to die by your hand.”

Grandis looked puzzled for the first time at the woman’s words. Her mother laughed, hahaha.