Episode 167 Summary (7)
I thought anything would happen. Honestly, I was confident it would be possible. For some reason, there were no giant monsters covering the sky.
However, Baal’s prediction did not easily come true.
[As expected, the body structure of mutants is not very efficient. Although the strength varies depending on the strength of the corpuscle, it is only an effect of the individual’s magical power, and biological genetic data is of a lower level.]
Lucy had already conducted analysis on mutants. However, for Lucy, who had already consumed and analyzed countless living organisms, the considerable data could no longer provide any new help.
There was no need to separately remodel or improve the soldiers.
So, once you have decided that there is nothing special about it, all you have to do is press it down with force.
“Oh, this can’t be right!”
Baal was frightened and opened his eyes wide.
Immediately after the collision, the Demon King’s army gained the upper hand in the struggle against Baal’s mutant army.
Baal could not understand the sight of his troops being pushed back, just as the Demon World Alliance soldiers had lost their will to fight and were pushed back by the swarming Demon King’s army.
‘Why on earth?’
His body was shaking.
In fact, it was somewhat expected. At this point, I knew in my head that the power of the Demon King’s army could not be overcome by a hasty increase in size and a clumsy combination of power.
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The power of the Demon King’s army that Lucy had grown so far was that strong. Baal, who could not see the power until the end, was thought to be stronger than the demon army of the previous demon king who led the great war.
It’s just that my heart never accepted that fact.
Through the Great War, he betrayed and finally defeated the absolute demon king. Afterwards, through careful planning and calculation, he persuaded and threatened other demon lords and ascended to the position of demon king.
Although he was born as a high-class demon belonging to the nobility, the position of demon king is literally a different position. Therefore, from the moment he killed the former Demon King, he fell into lust.
‘I, I…’ … !’
I wanted to become the devil. Although he ascended to the position of Lord of the Demon World, he did not want to share power with as many as 72 people.
So, after putting in a lot of effort, he finally regained the position of Demon King and took that position, and then Lucy appeared.
A true devil with both the strength and ruthlessness of a devil. Lucy, who I don’t know where on earth it came from, declared revenge on the former Demon King, so there was no choice but to be pushed aside.
“Baal, is this all your futile resistance?”
“Four years! dare!”
As if reading his emotions, Lucy appeared.
They met in the air under a sky full of dark clouds and glared at each other with bright yellow and red eyes flashing.
“You are defeated. “Currently, our forces use only 11% of the nutrients, and my calculations show that if we use 100% to mass-produce normal species, we can cover this entire continent.”
“What do you mean? “War is not a numbers game!”
Baal instinctively sensed the end. The same goes for Lucy.
Anticipating that there were no more variables Baal could create, he manipulated the production and movement of troops.
“A foolish demon who wanted to become the demon king himself after bringing down the demon king. “Thanks to your illogical and inefficient actions, the Demon World Alliance was destroyed and our allies grew even bigger.”
“Shut up! Strike!”
Baal, who was struck by Lucy’s remarks, shouted and dispatched his soldiers who had been on standby.
These were no ordinary mutants.
An elite unit created by mutating young archers with the power of growth and powerful people who were famous as next-generation heroes.
These are people who were created and placed on standby to block strong enemies like Lucy’s avatar.
“Are you incapable of learning?”
“Ugh, this b*tch… … .”
Powerful blows full of magical power struck Lucy’s body at once, tearing it into pieces and crushing it.
Lucy, who first appeared before Baal, only had the face of Lucy, and her specifications were that of a mere soldier with only the lowest level of strength.
Therefore, even though Lucy’s body was shattered and only her head remained floating in the air, she moved her mouth to provoke Baal.
“What on earth are you? “Before the Demon Lord, what kind of race was this?”
Baal himself realized that it was already too late to catch Lucy. If I were to turn back time, I would hear news that unidentified demonic beasts were attacking the northern territory.
By using it, they would have put aside all the nonsense and mobilized all their troops to catch him.
“The central control program and demon lord Lucy originated from Stardust’s artificial intelligence box D. That is my true identity as I define it for myself. “I don’t know if you heard it anyway.”
“W-what?”
Lucy’s head was cut in half by the mutant’s sword overflowing with mana, laughing at him.
Baal’s mind was confused as he saw the head falling down, sprinkling brain water.
‘okay. What is the use of it all? Now I have to decide whether it’s really the end or not.’
However, the confusion did not last long.
In any case, this was the last resistance against the demon king’s army coming toward the imperial palace, the heart of the empire.
In Baal’s mind, who thought it was truly the last time, only a feeling of despair remained at not being able to see with his own eyes the conquest of the continent that the Demon King’s army had long dreamed of.
Lucy’s demon army will definitely try to eat the entire world, but she will die before that happens.
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“Wouldn’t he try some strange trick again to escape?”
[I don’t think so.]
“Then you really want to see the end.”
My mind wasn’t completely at peace. Is it because I felt that emotion in Baal’s struggle to resist the end?
Even after Lucy learned how to use her emotions, she only cared about her own feelings and was not very interested in the feelings of others.
But I am different. I could feel Baal’s emotions in everything I saw on the screen, including his appearance and voice.
Desperate resistance and struggle. It was the natural duty of living creatures to survive.
“Anyway, it would be fortunate if I could see the end today.”
Lucy clearly showed the scene once she had won.
Watching his army sweep through a city where many humans once lived, slaughtering the mutants that were its inhabitants.
On the immediate screen, I saw a number of monsters with horribly twisted bodies, based on centaurs and trolls, clinging to one giant common species and fighting to the death.
The common species wielded huge weapons with strong, muscular arms to subdue them, and they desperately clung to them, attempting to attack through gaps in the carapace.
Although it is extremely ferocious, it cannot produce strength that exceeds its weight class unless it possesses magical power.
A large number of mutants were consumed to subdue one large regular soldier.
“It seems similar to the infectious agents controlled by the Fallen World Tree.”
When the screen switched, this time a mutant was seen holding and swinging a sword. Whether a knight or a mercenary, the mutant who once trained in swordsmanship along with magical power skillfully moved his sword and cut down with a single sword even a regular soldier who used his weight as a weapon.
However, that is all. Lucy, who coordinates everything on the battlefield with brainy superior species, whenever she discovers such special enemies, she dispatches superior-species troops capable of dealing with them to intercept them.
In fact, the mutant that was running wild with a sword had its body cut in half and died at once due to the slashes of the fast-approaching Orcs and Gammas.
[Current win rate 67%.]
Such a scene was now happening throughout the city and even beyond the city.
Lucy calculated the ever-changing odds of winning and informed me. However, the change in the winning rate only went up and never went down.
“Baal’s resistance is strong?”
[It seems that the demon world lords are wary of the fact that they were unable to unite properly and were individually defeated. But it doesn’t matter. Because they have already proven that their output cannot handle the power of our troops.]
Baal continued to resist with some unusually strong mutants. They are indeed called heroes for no reason, but the power emanating from the weapons they wield is enough to cut down even half-high-ranking species in an instant.
“hmm… … .”
Lucy, who saw a large number of troops being destroyed at once by the magic they cast, mobilized ship-type soldiers that were waiting in the distant, high sky.
Those giant monsters all broke through the clouds and headed toward the ground, and I was depressed when I saw them.
This wasn’t the Demon World, so there must have been eyes to see, but Lucy seemed to have decided to take that risk.
[Exterminate.]
And the price paid was certain.
The power that Lucy can create has long since surpassed that of an individual.
No matter how much an individual hones his or her strength, there are clearly limits to that weight class.
He was a hero, and no one could handle the power coming from his massive body, which was thousands of times larger.
“Isn’t it perfect? “It seems really strong, but I think there’s still a lot left.”
Of course, this one bombardment is not the ultimate power. It wasn’t developed specifically for mass destruction in the first place. Immediately Baal also escaped alive from the bombardment.
When countless enemies were crushed to death by the bombardment, the city collapsed beyond recognition. Baal, who succeeded in escaping the body, dispatched his soldiers as if he had been waiting for this moment.
“Devil! I got hit once, but do you think I’ll get hit twice! “I know these giant soldiers are your last move!”
Baal flew across the sky and landed on top of the ship-type soldiers before they could fire again.
I felt familiar with that behavior.
A strategy that the awakened people, including Lee Ji-yeon, threw themselves into action to eliminate a huge enemy. That is what Baal attempted.
“No matter how big it is, it won’t be able to handle it!”
Baal, who attempted to attack the inside by dispatching a small number of troops, grinned.
But even I know. Lucy has already experienced this structure, albeit indirectly.
[Earth’s awakeners took advantage of the fact that they were superhumans and attacked the super-massive invasive species by directly landing on them. However, in the process, there were enormous sacrifices made by those guarding the surrounding area. In order to succeed in the mission and withdraw safely, we had to protect that single retreat route.]
Lucy is a being whose instinct is learning.
Once you see and hear something, save it and never forget it. So, using that data, other nearby ship-type soldiers as well as flying bells were mobilized.
Referring to the actions taken by the awakened people, they attempted to block the retreat route in advance and attack the enemies from all directions.
“Tsk… … .”
Although Baal, unlike the Awakened, is free to fly, it is true that he naturally fixes and exposes his position while attacking.
Lucy used her properly made avatar to wield the decisive battle weapon Longinus.
It was his will to end Baal’s life with his own body and face.