Strongest Superhuman System - Chapter 561

Chapter 561: Trinidad
[User has selected [Crown of The Golden Horizon] as his Divine skill.]

Mark scrolled through his tab and saw all of the greyed-out divine skills before seeing the COTGH skill. Mark chose this skill for two reasons. The first one was because of the amount of boosts that the skill would give him as a person. Mark knew that the skill took up a lot of mana to use, but it was more than worth it because Mark gained a shield, a healing factor, and protection against all flame and light-based attacks when he used the shield. And secondly, once Mark activated the skill, all his allies would gain a boost in their fighting ability, allowing them to fight longer and better than they normally would.

The system had told Mark earlier that he was going to be reincarnated into the world as the leader of the demons, so that meant he was going to have an army and soldiers looking up to him. If Mark was going to be fighting in a war, then he wanted to give his army the best chance of survival by improving their physical attributes and morale as much as possible.

‘But I wish I could have taken one more Divine Skill. Styxwatcher’s Discernment would have been useful in negotiations for the peace treaty.’

Mark tapped on the greyed-out skill for a moment before he ignored it and turned back to the system. There was no use moping about it since he already made his choice. Even if Mark did not have any way of knowing if someone was lying or not, that doesn’t mean he was an idiot who couldn’t recognize deceit. He would just have to rely on his natural senses and people’s reactions to know if they are lying to him.

Once the system accepted Mark’s decision for the skill he wanted to keep, it then continued writing:

[The god in charge of the game, [Freya], has granted the user the option to bring along one ally during the duration of the mission.]

Mark raised a curious brow. This reminded him a lot about the God of Games, and he was immediately interested.

“Do I get to choose who I can bring along?”

[No, the goddess only requires your consent, after which she will choose a candidate she believes is suitable for the user’s trial.]

“Of course she will.”

Mark frowned as he read through the system message. He would have liked it if he could choose. In a situation like this, there were many people that would be useful. At the very least, Mark hoped Freya would choose someone who could take care of themselves, like Luna, Arit, or even Tina.

Hell, Mark would even take Alec Ben since the man would be able to handle himself.

Mark really didn’t want to bring Talia or even Pat into something like this. Mark would just end up having to focus all his attention on protecting them since this world is so dangerous. But still, it was better to have a chance of getting an ally than not to have one at all.

“Fine, I accept the offer.”

The system accepted Mark’s choice, and everything around him suddenly vanished into darkness. In the next moment, Mark felt the ground under his feet give way, and he fell through the darkness toward nothingness. Mark was surprised for a moment, but in the next moment, he prepared himself to bring out the Fang in case he were to be thrown into an unfavorable situation and then he was suddenly whisked away by a magic circle that appeared beneath him.

…

When Mark opened his eyes again, he was inside a dimly lit room with multiple creatures wearing armor standing around him. The creatures all wore chainmail with metal plates covering the more vulnerable parts of their bodies like their knees and chest. They carried spears in one hand and had a sword strapped to their waist, and they were all looking towards him curiously.

But none of these things were the first to register with Mark. The first thing Mark noticed was that the creatures all looked more like monsters than humans. They all had large bodies with the head of a pig and horns protruding from their snout. Something inside of Mark whispered to him, letting him know they were orc warriors, and Mark wondered how the hell he immediately knew that.

Normally, Mark knew he would be on guard in front of creatures like these, mainly because of how similar they looked to the anima back on Earth, but Mark couldn’t feel any anger or hatred in his heart for these creatures. Instead, Mark felt camaraderie.

“My Lord.”

A voice called out from the side, and Mark turned towards it to see a beautiful woman standing there. The woman had pale white skin and two black wings protruding from her lower back. Her outfit was skimpy—only a long robe with long slits at the sides—and barely concealed her figure. Mark found his eyes roaming over her body, taking in all her exposed skin.

Mark remained silent, and the woman took a step closer with a smile on her face. She had dark, long hair that fell down her back and red eyes. When she smiled, Mark could see some of the soldiers around shifting uncomfortably because of how seductive it was.

A succubus.

This appeared in Mark’s mind again, just like the orc warriors, and Mark had to get used to the feeling of having thoughts pop up in his head unwittingly. He kept his eyes on the succubus as she came closer.

“My Lord, can you understand me? Was the summoning not complete?”

The succubus frowned at her last statement and looked down at an intricate magic circle drawn into the ground. The succubus seemed to be thinking about whether or not she made a mistake, and Mark also looked down as he realized he had been part of some sort of summoning ritual.

‘So this is the trope the system is going for. I am basically going to be a summoned hero to the demons? Well, it’s better than just being thrown straight into the battle like how I was treated with Thanatos. This way, I can explain any gaps in my memory or reasoning, and I don’t have to rush to immediately understand everything at once.’

Mark was glad for the sort of situation he found himself in, and he turned to the succubus, who was still looking up at him in worry, and finally spoke.

“Where am I?”

The succubus, along with everyone in the room, gasped at Mark’s request. They all seemed to gain looks of happiness on their faces before they fell to their knees reverently as the succubus spoke up.

“My Lord, Vanitas. You are in the northern continent of Rosarios, in the demon kingdom of Trinidad.”

“Why did you summon me here?”

Mark already knew the answer to this, but he figured he could gather more information by asking more questions. At least she would probably tell him more than his system did. The woman looked up at Mark reverently before she frowned, but she could not hold his gaze for long and looked away again and started talking.

“I summoned you here, my Lord, because our people are dying.”