Reunion (3)
The glorious ascension was not far away.
Great Emperor looked at the massive structure flashing before his eyes, thinking so.
“-Sigh.”
It had been an incredibly long and arduous time.
His great undertaking, prepared after such a long time, was now on the verge of completion.
“Finally.”
“We’ve planted it. The new light of the world.”
Looking at the ‘divine thing’ wriggling inside the structure, he formed a transparent smile.
The countless
The excerpt talks about the protagonist’s experiment to create chimeras by using her sister, Lucien, and conducting various experiments. It mentions their progress in utilizing bioengineering techniques to create the greatest project of the prosperous kingdom. However, despite nearing completion, they still lack a catalyst that would mark a turning point. Fortunately, the “materials” they need are nearby, specifically the Homenkurus sisters: Uria Grayhaunter and Lucien Grayhaunter. The protagonist has left them alone until now for a reason, as their power will enhance the completion of the sacred being, the holy body.
The protagonist contemplates the foolish Dowd Campbell, who is near the void where the protagonist currently resides. The protagonist finds it amusing that Dowd believes he holds control over the situation and can overcome the difficulties he faces. Little does he know that the necessary “materials” have been brought here. Apart from the Homenkurus sisters, there are countless vessels for other demons that could be utilized as well.
A voice interrupts the protagonist, expressing admiration in an annoyingly confident tone. Although the voice irritates the protagonist, they decide not to show it. This woman has been of great help in creating the physical form for this glorious being. They call her the “pioneer.”
When the protagonist calls her name solemnly, the pioneer looks around with a half-smiling voice, examining the surroundings. The protagonist acknowledges that she has made the final weapon capable of completely cleaning the material realm and allowing entities in the otherworld to shape the world according to their desires.
Now that they have created this, it’s time for the protagonist to receive what is owed to them. With disdain in their eyes, the protagonist suddenly flicks something at her. It is a sword, a special item created by request from the angels of the otherworld. Made using shards of stars, it is identical to the “holy sword” that modern warriors carry, possessing the complete opposite nature to that of demons—an Achilles’ heel for them.
“Sure, it won’t taste good without this.”
“-Our cooperative relationship ends here.”
“You’re speaking as if you’re finally parting ways with someone you dislike. Did I dislike you more?”
…”
As Sangakja said that, he fastened it around his waist.
Even though it was clearly the first time he touched the sword, it clung to him as if it had been attached to his body for a lifetime.
And just as Sangakja turned around to leave, he suddenly remembered something and turned his head.
“Oh, let me give you one piece of advice.”
“…Were we in such a friendly relationship that we exchanged things like that?”
“No. You should keep stalling for time, even if it’s just a little, so that I can be at ease too.”
…”
Seeing the scowling expression on Baekhwang’s face, Sangakja chuckled and spoke.
“Don’t let your guard down.”
…”
“Use every means available and pour them all out from now on. If you relax, will you die like an idiot?”
“…But I’m already doing that.”
“No, that’s not how it appears to me.”
…”
“The reinforcements from the Imperial Army Headquarters are arriving very slowly, and we haven’t even used the Chimeras yet. We’re not planning to awaken this entity and use it, are we?”
…”
“It seems like all the personnel inside Daesinjeon have already left. And it doesn’t seem like the gray vessel is running wild like we expected.”
All those things are just insignificant variables.
It’s hard to understand why Dowde, the man who wastes time on such things, does so.
“You really blabber on.”
He smirked and tightened his wand.
“That guy, now that he’s come this far, is already caught in a trap.”
“Oh, we’re screwed.”
“…”
“What?”
“He’s not someone who will smoothly pass over. You know that too, you keep saying the same thing. Do you understand?”
“What exactly are you trying to say?”
“You, you’re going to die. It feels like you’ve already lost, don’t you think?”
“…”
“In a pitiful, wretched struggle, you’ll eventually meet a miserable end.”
“…”
“Aah… I’m the only villain in this world who truly knows that person. Yes.”
“…If you’ve seen enough, then leave.”
The Law Emperor turned his head away from her as if losing interest.
Upon this, the Seon Gakja shrugged and immediately turned to leave.
“…”
And after she left, some time passed.
The Law Emperor rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought.
Despite his attitude just now, he pondered deeply on what she had just said.
For a moment, he stood there thinking, then he gestured to one of the nearby attendants.
“Release the Chimera.”
Upon hearing his command, the eyes of the attendant, who had been standing nearby, widened.
All that was nearby were the vessels of demons and their leader, Dowd Campbell.
But the intended purpose of the Chimera Legion…
“Uh, but Your Majesty. Those were meant to be used later when we go to conquer the continent-“
The attendant immediately closed his mouth.
Perhaps he sensed danger emanating from the Law Emperor’s gaze.
“…As you wish.”
With those words, the attendant retreated swiftly.
To unleash the calamity that would engulf the continent with his own hands.
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Although Viscount Vogart is famous for being a genius strategist, there is another field where his reputation is equally high.
Invincible chess player. He has never been defeated even once.
His command of tactics was somewhat similar to that.
To him, the entire situation of the war looked like a chessboard he could wield.
Information about the current situation served as materials to draw the chessboard more accurately.
He didn’t know how he came to do such a thing. It was as if this kind of work had been imprinted on his soul since birth, just like Viscount Vogart.
And now, his evaluation of the opposing knight.
“Ah, this person. Really boring.”
“…”
“How can someone be this clueless? Even if they take off the knights and rooks, they would still win?”
Sorting through the multitude of data in front of him, compressing it, skillfully giving commands through the keypad in front of him, Vogart said with a grimace.
Casa Garther looked at him in disbelief.
“…It’s not just one person, but multiple people.”
“Excuse me?”
“Who commands a war alone in this world? They must have their own commanding officers on the other side.”
Vogart stared at the screen, genuinely unable to understand Casa’s words.
“…You think this is the level of multiple people working together?”
“…”
Yes, if you think so.
Casa thought so and shrugged his shoulders.
The other side must also be putting in their efforts to command, but on this side, it was an astonishing exchange with no casualties at the level of only minor and moderate injuries.
Of course, the alliance division led by Dowd was indeed powerful, but even considering that, this person’s command was at an impressive level. It must be possible to anticipate all of the enemy’s moves.
This time, the opponent’s new move was about to strike. Dozens of red dots appeared on the panel. They were signals indicating the enemy’s movements.
“-That won’t work.”
With a faint smile, Viscount Vogart raised his hand to quickly press the keypad once again.
Before giving the command, even if he hadn’t realized that it wasn’t the typical movement of ‘soldiers’ up until now, he would have done so.
“What is this?”
Vogart murmured as he stared at the red dots on the screen.
Instinctively, he realized that something was strange about these dots.
One became two.
Two became four. Four became eight. Eight became sixteen…
As the number of red dots on the screen continued to increase, the faces of everyone in the command center turned pale.
Unless you’re a complete idiot, you can immediately understand what this represents.
“…It’s not human. We need to assess the situation on-site with drones immediately!”
“What the hell did those Savantians create?!”
An organism that can continuously increase its numbers through its own abilities, such a thing has never been heard of before.
He had not yet grasped its inherent combat power, but even this alone was astounding.
“Well, this could be a bit difficult.”
He muttered, breaking into a cold sweat.
Even if he didn’t know, it was clear that a biological being with the absurd function of division would have a very low probability of possessing conventional combat abilities. Surely it would be coated in various reinforcements.
If they continued to respond as they had so far, they were highly likely to suffer significant losses.
“-The countermeasure is-“
The military division of the Empire, who were deployed to protect the “event” unfolding in the Void Zone, were extraordinary beyond common sense. They had reached a level where even national defense had been abandoned.
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For now, Dawood was doing reasonably well in coping with the damage using the combined forces he had gathered, but if something like that immediately appeared, it would surely lead to significant casualties.
“What should we do…?”
However, what Dawood had ordered was to minimize the number of victims.
More precisely, there should be “no one dying.”
There was no way to fulfill such an unreasonable request.
He was thinking like that.
“… Huh?”
Perhaps, even if he hadn’t caught sight of something passing at the corner of the screen, he would have thought the same.