He hung himself upside down in the cave, waiting for night to fall.

Night is coming.

Blood is coming.

He was soon able to enjoy the pleasure of silky blood flowing down his throat again.

......

He sat proudly on the top of the hill and enjoyed the sacrifices of mortals.

To the other creatures of this Flood Age, these mortals were "terrifying Homo erectus", terrifying predators they had never seen before.

But for him, the "terrifying Homo erectus" is just a source of food.

When he rejoices, he accepts their sacrifices and enjoys the blood and food they offer;

When he was not happy, he took advantage of the darkness to sneak into their tribe, find a suitable individual, tear his throat, and eat the delicious blood.

......

For the first time, he had seen something powerful other than him.

It turned out that they called themselves "demons", and some mortals called them gods.

They vary from one to the other, from blood-sucking bats to giant vipers to cunning foxes......

Although they are the kings of their respective territories on weekdays, they all have to respect the existence of a person named "Dragon King".

......

What is the Dragon King!?

He had seen dragons, and knew they were strange beings that lurked in the earth, rivers, and seas.

Even if he is a powerful demon, he must be 120,000 careful when facing an existence like a dragon.

However, what is the Dragon King!?

......

It turns out that this is the Dragon King!!

He is both a dragon and a being far greater than a dragon.

Just looking at Him made him feel like his mind had stopped.

Don't look Him in the eye!!

He didn't know how to describe the feeling.

It seems that no words can describe the greatness and horror of the Dragon King.

Even, the power of their demons essentially comes from the Dragon King......

Therefore, it is only natural for them to submit to the dragon king.

Just as those mortals surrendered to them, worshipping them as gods and offering themselves as their food.

......

Some mortals are unwilling to submit to them!?

They are no longer willing to sacrifice themselves to the demons.

They no longer worship powerful demons that really exist, and instead believe in some illusory existence.

The illusory images created by mortals themselves with fantasy and fear.

It seems that those illusory existences can really defeat powerful demons.

It's ridiculous!

......

Well, it doesn't seem so ridiculous!

Those illusory existences that mortals call ghosts, monsters, and gods, those mortals created to fight against demons in order to give themselves courage, have gradually become real.

The fantasies and fears of mortals continue to give power to these illusory beings.

They, no, they can be defeated, but they will never disappear completely.

Whenever they have the chance, they will come back.

As long as mortals have not become extinct, they will never disappear because they are rooted in the illusions and fears shared by mortals.

What a terrible joke!!

......

More and more mortals are turning to tribes that believe in ghosts, monsters, and gods.

This is actually a very normal thing.

After all, unlike the demons, they don't need blood to eat, and they don't need mortals to sacrifice themselves.

What they need is just the fantasies, fears, and beliefs of mortals.

Although most mortals don't realize it.

They still serve the ghosts, monsters, and gods they have created in the same way as they served the demons.

But even so, the death of mortals is much less after all.

As a result, more and more mortals believe in those illusory guys.

The illusory guys are getting stronger and stronger.

They are already on a par with the demons.

......

A snake demon discovers that demons can actually be transformed into ghosts, monsters, and gods that mortals believe in.

As long as they are willing to follow those rules that mortals fantasize about.

And so, the traitor appeared!

A large number of demons have renounced the power derived from the dragon king and transformed themselves into mortal gods.

They will regret it!!

Although this has transformed into a near-immortal existence, it is also greatly limited.

Moreover, the fact that mortals are uncertain and believe in what they believe now does not mean that they will not give up when they come.

At that time, they will lose their source of power, and they will become immobile, and can only sleep forever in the depths of the sea of consciousness of mortals.

- What's the difference between that and dead!?

He'd rather die than that!!

......

The power of mortals is getting stronger and stronger!

With the help of their ghosts and gods, their tribes grew more and more, and gradually united to form nations, large and small.

And with the illusions, fears, and beliefs of national magnitude, the power of ghosts and gods has become even stronger.

Most demons are no match for them anymore.

He is no exception!

Perhaps, at this time, only the great dragon king can change all this.

However, would the Dragon King do this?

To Him, everything on earth did not seem to matter.

......

That's great!

The Dragon King has finally made a move!!

He restrained the aura that was given to the world.

In this way, the power of the ghosts and gods of the mortals has weakened.

However, a large part of the power of the demons also comes from the aura.

The demons were actually weakened at the same time.

So, what is the Dragon King doing this for!?

......

It turns out that as long as you find the place that belongs to the dragon king alone and sacrifice to him, you can gain additional power from him.

Those forces that have been restrained by Him.

- but this is discovered by mortals.

They used the gods they created to indirectly establish a connection with the dragon king.

Although this did not allow them to control the dragon king, the power of the mortals did become stronger.

......

A mortal named "Yu" has created a very terrifying spell.

Using the tripod made of bronze, mortals can seal the ghosts and gods of their envelopes in pairs with demons.

Sealed into the depths of the sea of mortal consciousness.

Sealed demons are either assimilated by ghosts and gods, transformed into beings controlled by mortals, and fall into a deep sleep.

Or simply die in the seal.

......

There are more and more demons sealed by "Yu".

The remaining demons either fled far away and fled to a place where "Yu" couldn't reach.

Either they surrendered.

Some of them dived deep into the mountains and old forests.

He's one of them.

He believes that a turnaround will come.

After all, mortals have a finite lifespan.

Even "Yu", this is true.

......

"Yu" is dead!

This demon's enemy is finally dead!!

Although the descendants of "Yu" inherited his sealing method, they could not do it to the extent of "Yu" after all.

The demons' lives are a little better.

But the aura emitted by the dragon king is still converging, and the birth of demons will become more and more difficult in the future.

Maybe in a few years, the demons will slowly disappear!

After all, under the attack of mortal ghosts and gods, there are fewer and fewer demons......