106 – Hierarchical Advancement (1)
The demons had to manifest themselves in order to operate in the intermediate realm.
While lower-ranked monsters could navigate the intermediate realm without manifestation, higher-ranked demons had to go through the process of manifestation, using sacrifices, in order to take on physical form in the intermediate realm.
Since the demons were considered to be one level higher than Arteil, they inevitably required sacrifices.
As a result, when the demons finally rose, only the Third Division Commander appeared in the mortal realm, and none of the current division commanders were present in the intermediate realm after the deaths of the two heroes.
It would be more accurate to say that there were none.
In order for demons of the division commander level to manifest themselves, they needed numerous sacrifices and negative sentiments that could be obtained through war.
However, at the present moment, although they had obtained quite a few sacrifices through the subjugation of territories, they had not yet acquired a significant amount of negative sentiments.
The reason being that a month ago, Randalon had devoured the Norba Kingdom, and ever since, the two heroes had been appearing wherever monsters were sent, killing them.
Therefore, Kelba made a decision.
Even if it meant pushing himself a bit, he had to hunt down those two.
“… “
In his eyes, he saw an overwhelming number of monsters moving together, so numerous that they couldn’t even be counted.
There were so many of them that if those two heroes, who were moving to erase their notoriety, didn’t come, it would be impossible to disperse them.
Furthermore.
“Are we ready?”
“We are finished.”
Currently, with the help of the lord following Randalon’s Duke, Kelba had formed a massive encirclement near where the monsters were gathered.
The reason was obviously to prevent the two heroes from escaping after sensing danger.
In addition, Kelba had intentionally gathered most of the monsters here to capture the two heroes, and he had temporarily ceased the war in other places, just in case they might go elsewhere.
In other words, maintaining the current situation itself was a loss for both Randalon and Kelba, as time was as valuable as gold to them.
However, Kelba made the judgment that it was necessary to accept this level of loss unconditionally in order to capture the two heroes.
At least, in Kelba’s judgment, those two heroes were extremely harmful to Kelba.
The fact that they were disrupting the urgent recovery process, claiming to eliminate their bad reputation, was also a problem.
It was also a problem that they would definitely interfere when he moved to kill Weibyeol.
That’s why, even if he suffered great losses right now, he set up a trap to kill the two heroes by any means necessary.
Currently, he was in the state of incarnation.
“Hoo-“
Kelba breathed a low sigh and checked his body.
At a glance, his physique was not like the human form he had seen before, but rather resembled that of a beast.
His legs and arms had sharp claws and nails like those of a beast, and he had black wings on his back.
And on top of his head, he had long horns similar to Ageres, the commander of the Third Legion, which made him satisfied with the feeling of being a demon that he hadn’t felt in years, but he also sighed.
It was quite satisfying to feel the original sensation after a long time when he incarnated for the first time in a while to kill the two heroes, but due to Kelba’s special characteristics, limited incarnation instead of perfect incarnation was a great disadvantage to him.
Originally, if he incarnated like this in his special situation, the incarnated body, which had been incarnated only a few days ago, would lack magical power and would be considered to have disappeared if it evaporated, causing him to permanently lose his strength.
In addition, attacking at a speed that the previous girls couldn’t perceive and taking some time for incarnation, he had already incarnated in advance.
‘As soon as they arrive at the trap, kill them without fail.’
Kelba smiled at the very well laid trap.
####
A few days later.
Originally, Kim Hyun-woo would have waited for about a day and then visited the Matop Branch to select administrative personnel and deal with various matters, but three days had passed since then and he decided to visit the Matop Branch.
Before visiting Matapji Camp.
“Sigh-“
Kim Hyunwoo, who had made all the magnifying glasses, heard that the soldiers he had separately talked to when selecting administrative personnel on the first day had been summoned. He opened the soldier’s window.
– Regular soldiers: 1200
– Trainee soldiers: 200
Now, satisfied with the fact that the originally planned 1000 soldiers had all gathered in just a few days, Kim Hyunwoo smiled and soon upgraded the soldiers.
– Regular soldiers: 1000
– Security guards: 200
– Trainee knights: 200
As Kim Hyunwoo manipulated, with the text changing instantly, an information window appeared in front of him.
—-
[Troop type] Security Guard.
Leader: Gouka [Proficiency 0/100]
Number of personnel: 200 [View details]
Combat efficiency: Average.
-Basic equipment-
Head: Iron helmet
Body: Security chain armor
Waist: Iron leather belt.
Legs: Actually added lower armor.
Equipment: Steel Spear. Sub-equipment: Magic Scroll (Fireball, Restraint)
※ The soldiers’ equipment is not yet perfect.
—-
—-
[Troop Type] Trainee Knights
Leader: Maron [Proficiency 0/100]
Number of members: 200 [View details]
Battle efficiency: Very high.
– Basic Equipment –
Head: Knight’s Helmet
Body: Chainmail
Waist: Leather-belted chain
Legs: Knight’s Greaves
Equipment: Steel Sword. Sub-equipment: None
※ The soldiers’ equipment is not yet perfect.
※ The soldiers’ morale is high, maximizing combat efficiency!
※ The soldiers’ morale is very high, increasing combat power!
※ The soldiers’ morale is very high, rapidly increasing proficiency!
—-
Upon seeing the notification that seemed to have been eagerly awaited as soon as upgrading the troop type, Kim Hyun-woo moved quickly towards the Devil’s Tower headquarters.
“Shadra.”
“Oh, Dad! I’ve been waiting forever for you to come!”
Soon, Shadra’s welcome was received.
As Kim Hyunwoo arrived, he couldn’t help but laugh at her excessive behavior, greeting him with a bright smile and bouncing on her toes.
“?”
Suddenly, he noticed a few wizards beyond, looking at this place with expressions of astonishment.
“Let’s go!”
“Huh? Ah, yes.”
Kim Hyunwoo, who had been looking at that place, soon followed Shadra without finishing his thoughts, and soon he could see Shadra’s office.
“This is it!”
“Oh.”
Shadra’s office was quite spacious, but the multitude of books and various experimental tools filling it made the huge office feel subtly cramped.
However, Kim Hyunwoo, who was exploring around with a mysterious feeling rather than a cramped one, probably due to Shadra’s well-organized arrangement.
Thunk!
“Huh?”
From Noble mtl dot com
“Heh, because I like it ♥”
Feeling a slight discomfort from Shadra’s action of hugging Kim Hyunwoo so naturally, he gently patted her head.
Thud!
“?”
At the same time, Kim Hyunwoo, who had a puzzled expression at the distant, rare sound of a loud bang, soon sat on a chair just like Shadra, who gracefully took her seat.
“Now, shall we start our story from somewhere?”
With a cheerful smile, Shadra began sharing anecdotes, and Kim Hyunwoo could hear how she had been spending her time.
Starting from when Kim Hyunwoo disappeared and gained recognition as a talented magician, entering the tower of magic, becoming a tower master, and everything in between.
“Well, the Azure Tower is a place that has more focus on exploration and alchemy rather than offensive magic, right?”
“That’s right, and among those, I excel more in alchemy. For example, Golem Synthesis?”
“Golem Synthesis?”
“Yeah, it might be difficult to show here since the indoors are cramped, but my Golem Synthesis is quite useful, you know?”
“Can you use any other magic then?”
“Well, technically I can, but I’d say it’s not my specialty. Well, I’m not really good at using them, to be honest.”
Shadra’s words.
Kim Hyunwoo pondered for a moment and then asked, “Shadra, do you happen to know how big a golem can be?”
“Size? Hmm… well, it can be a certain size, I suppose.”
“Can you create one even inside a labyrinth?”
“Labyrinth?”
Shadra asked with a puzzled expression. But soon…
“Oh.”
As if realizing something, Shadra chuckled and asked with a bright face, “Are you asking for help with conquering a labyrinth?”
“Hmm… Was it too obvious?”
In response to Kim Hyunwoo’s discreetly averted gaze, Shadra smiled and spoke.
“It’s fine! We’re just between Dad and me!”
“…Is that so?”
“Of course!”
Seeing Shadra confidently smiling, Kim Hyunwoo inwardly expressed relief.
In truth, the purpose of coming to talk with her today was not only for the conversation itself but also to ask for her help in solving the labyrinth quickly. At this moment, the only way to earn more mana stones was to swiftly conquer the labyrinth and summon higher-grade mercenaries to Larvantis.
Thus, while smiling, Kim Hyunwoo said, “Oh, instead! Grant me a wish too!”
“A wish?”
“Yeah, a wish!”
At the mention of a wish, Shadra glanced at him for a moment, but soon nodded as if she understood, revealing an innocent smile.
As if achieving something, Shadra hugged Kim Hyunwoo tightly once again with a bright laugh.
Thud!
Another loud noise echoed.
“…?”
Kim Hyunwoo, feeling puzzled again, was embraced by Shadra with her arms around his neck, looking out the window behind him absentmindedly.
Hehuk-!
As if realizing something, Shadra bared sharp fangs while hugging Kim Hyunwoo even tighter.
“…Shadra?”
Kim Hyunwoo asked, a little flustered by the sudden pressure, and Shadra responded.
“Dad.”
“Yeah?”
“You don’t really like dogs, right?”
“…Dogs?”
“Yeah, dogs.”
“…I’m not particularly fond of them. If I had to choose, I’d prefer cats over dogs.”
“Really? Then what about breasts?”
“…Huh? Breasts?”
“Yeah, women with big breasts and women with small breasts. Which do you prefer, Dad?”
“Huh? Why all of a sudden?”
Kim Hyunwoo’s expression clearly showed his confusion, but Shadra had her characteristic innocent smile.
“Yeah? What do you think? Do you like women with big breasts or small breasts, Dad?”
She asked as if saying, “I have absolutely no impure intentions, not even 1%.”
“Well, I prefer femininity.”
Although Shadra looked at him with a slightly strange expression, she burst into giggles at his following words.
And at that moment.
Merilda, who had created two large craters on the hill, and the absolute ruler of darkness, who had just been having seizures, spoke.
“…Dogs, you hate them…?”
“…I am average, I am average, I am average, I am average, I am average, I am average, I am average, I am average, I am average, I am average-“
With expressions as if they had lost the world, Lorial and Giral sat hesitantly, glancing at the murmuring women. Lorial and Giral, in a daze, turned their gaze to the Matopji Division.
“…”
Soon, they looked accurately at their surroundings and, baring their fangs, unknowingly thought as they watched Shardra, who grinned mischievously.
‘Is this dangerous?’ was the thought that crossed their minds.
the subordinates of 2 were the ones suffers XD
LMAOOOOO