Episode 198 Endless Evolution (8)
“Look. “This is the backbone of these monsters.”
“If I destroy that thing, will it end?”
Lucy finally broke through the enemy’s offensive and arrived at the enemy’s air fortress together with Island Alpha, a ship carrying troops.
Lucy and I set foot on what seemed to be a flat plain. Other demon king army troops were also there. There was enough time to spare, which was what I was most worried about.
If we attack like this, we will be able to attack the enemy’s carefully hidden weakness, which is the power source.
“More than 43% of the enemy’s power was lost. The strongest individuals will be the only superior species left on earth.”
Lucy, who poured the Demon King’s army into the air fortress, naturally rushed the Demon King’s army. The strongest enemies discovered so far are monsters classified as upper-class species.
In particular, the output and power of the enormous number of superior species that came with this invasion were stronger than before, but Lucy crushed them with the amount of the Demon King’s army.
If there was only one enemy, two or three of our allies would rush in and snipe. Since there is no troop limit for Lucy, she was able to properly exploit the enemy’s weakness, which seemed to have failed to bring all its troops.
“No matter how much experience you have accumulated and advanced technology, it becomes meaningless once you learn it.”
Moreover, Lucy has already adapted to the strength of her enemies. Their experiences, which were evaluated as being ahead of hers, were inevitably expressed in their actions, and Lucy learned from watching them.
“Then just push it away, Lucy. “Let’s end this war quickly.”
I told Lucy to finish quickly. It may have been a good opportunity for Lucy to secure data and gain experience, but I was actually concerned about the people who were dying on the ground at this very moment.
Among those there were acquaintances of mine, like Oh Jin-hyuk.
“If there are no variables, the probability of winning the battle is 87%. However, there is one unresolved question.”
Then Lucy raised a question. It was a question that he could not understand based on his own calculations.
“Even though the enemies have the nutrients and technology to create stronger individuals, they are not producing individuals higher than the higher species.”
“Why are you so anxious?”
“It is a reality that should not be ignored.”
It was a somewhat ominous remark, but Lucy, who did not believe in superstitions at all, left the question open, saying it was a possibility that could not be ignored. The emergence of a being stronger than the higher species. It was dizzying just thinking about it, but it wasn’t something I couldn’t understand.
Because right now, the ranks of the Demon King’s army that Lucy was operating were three in total. A general species without a strong heart, a higher species with a strong heart, and a special species that made special people into a higher species.
Avatars of Yuria, Seoyoon Kim, Naan, Raon, and Lucy herself. These special species are more powerful than higher species. This is because his own strength was combined with the strongest body created by Lucy.
They carry out Lucy’s orders with a clear sense of self that is different from the baby-level lower-level programs. They were a bunch of variables in the Demon King’s army that could supplement even the parts that Lucy didn’t know.
“Well, I guess the leader of those monsters decided that was ineffective.”
“That’s not it.”
I didn’t really want to know what invasive species were thinking, so I tried to ignore it.
However, Lucy’s expression suddenly changed, she muttered quietly and raised her finger to point in front of her.
“What is that?”
The moment I saw it, I muttered blankly. Well, it doesn’t make sense for such a loud game to be played without a proper boss appearing.
However, the boss seemed somewhat familiar. Black hair fluttering in strong energy waves. It had a strange appearance, with its face covered by a thick mask, six arms, and huge wings that looked like rotten tree branches behind its back.
The appearance was definitely familiar.
“I can feel it.”
“what?”
I looked back at Lucy, who was mumbling absently. Likewise, the flowing black hair looked similar to what I had just seen.
“The existence of another demon lord.”
At the same time, Lucy’s power exploded. The fate of the demon kings, who were said to never be able to coexist under the same sky. Obligations that I had not paid any attention to suddenly reappeared.
* * *
Behemoth Beta. The largest ground species and assault trooper that Lucy improved, capable of wiping out the land. I have also seen many instances of it destroying provincial air raid shelters in an instant with its huge and strong body.
The massive body is now split exactly in half and falling down. The person who delivered that powerful blow was the boss who led this air fortress and initiated the invasion, and the true ruler who may be leading the invading species.
And even the energy of the devil appeared again. Neither I nor Lucy could understand this situation. Because this situation makes no sense in the first place.
Of course, another being who calls himself the Demon King may appear in another world. However, such a demon lord would not be the target of Lucy’s guard. The world I belonged to was different from the beginning.
However, Lucy testified that the energy she felt was the same as when she faced Baal, who absorbed the demonic spirit and became the demon lord.
However, if something has already happened, what you should do is not deny and reject it, but try to resolve it.
First of all, the method Lucy has chosen now is to eliminate her competition, which of course should not exist.
“dare… … !”
Lucy’s anger was great. The anger was so uncontrollable that I couldn’t do anything to stop it. It was even to the point where I could feel that the other person was also very angry.
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‘Can you win?’
I took a step back and watched the clash between the two leaders, both of them bursting with intense anger. The enemy, who flew towards Lucy with Longinus in hand, spread out his huge wings and also held a sword with huge magical power in his hands.
There, at the same time as the clash between the special species, the final clash between the two armies began.
As if to prove that they were influenced by the command entity, they attacked the other party more roughly and violently than before.
[Unbelievable.]
It was then that Lucy’s voice rang out. At the same time, Lucy’s avatar, who was fighting, was seen being pierced by the enemy’s curved wings and its strength destroyed.
The power organ in the heart was destroyed with a single blow.
‘Is it stronger than Lucy’s avatar?’
In fact, the opponent’s superiority in overall combat power continued to be seen. Lucy has been filling it with numbers, objects with higher output.
The problem is that the two special species currently competing are the strongest individuals in each group. It is no longer possible to press numbers with higher output.
[There is still a chance. Longinus’ charging is complete.]
Lucy didn’t give up. It’s just the avatar that’s being destroyed anyway. The strategy of giving an avatar as bait and taking the opponent’s bones was one of Lucy’s favorite methods.
[Longinus output development.]
Lucy exploded the magic power of the strategic weapon in her hand. Whether it was effective or not, the person who was trying to suffocate was also caught up in the explosion and suffered great damage.
If you do this well, you might still be able to win. Lucy can use another avatar if she needs to.
“uh?”
But after that, things went differently than I expected.
* * *
[How on earth? An attempt was made to transfer the enemy to where the ally was, but the enemy destroyed the transfer magic. Unable to send. It must end here.]
Lucy shouted urgently. But I couldn’t focus on those words. This is because my body, covered in nano and omega, moved on its own and barely managed to avoid the attack fired by the enemy.
“Why, why me!?”
I shouted in surprise. Of course, no one answered. There was no way the enemy would answer, and Lucy didn’t know why.
[I will block it.]
In her haste, Lucy blocked the enemy aiming at me with her own body. The problem is that in the process, he allowed another blow to the enemy.
In my eyes, I saw Lucy’s avatar being pulled up by her hair after being cut to pieces by the enemy’s six-armed sword.
[How on earth can I… … .]
At the same time, Lucy was distressed as to what was going on, and the entire Demon King army began to shake.
The same goes for the Nano/Omega that was protecting my body, so Lucy forced Nano/Omega back into its clothes and put it into a dormant state before it could harm my body.
‘this.’
Of course, I couldn’t rest assured. Although I no longer had to die at Lucy’s hands, I was suddenly thrown in front of monsters with my bare body.
[He’s trying to take control of me. No, I’m trying to hack it. All to neutralize your defenses and harm you. His goal was you from the beginning.]
“W-What?!”
[Avoid. right now!]
Although Lucy was in pain, she screamed at me to run. I didn’t understand the situation for a moment, but I got up from my seat.
The problem is, how on earth do you escape? At least here, I’m flying high up in the sky with clouds.
“Tsk!”
Plus, they didn’t give me much leeway. While Lucy was incapacitated and the actions of the Demon King’s army were hindered, the surviving high-ranking wizard attempted a powerful thunderbolt attack against me.
If you get hit, you die. But even though I knew it with my head, my body had no way of avoiding that lightning strike.
Up until now, I’ve been busy trying to cover things up, but in reality, I’m completely helpless without a reliable helper named Lucy. I am a mere human being.
“Gotcha!”
But at that moment, my life was saved with the help of another helper who was beyond human limitations.
* * *
“How did you find out about this place?”
Embarrassed, I had no choice but to ask Jiyeon Lee, who blocked me and blocked the enemy’s attack. She went to apply for help some distance away from here.
“I know everything now.”
Then she took a breath, looked back at me, and smiled faintly. Even though he said he knew everything, my heart sank when he heard that. Well, if you were to look at the current situation clearly, you would have no choice but to know.
“You know more than you think.”
“I have no idea what that means.”
“Don’t blame yourself. You are neither incompetent nor useless. “Because you fought in your own way and created the weapon that is most needed in this world, stronger than anyone else.”
She pointed with her hand at a Demon King Army soldier right next to her. I was confused when I guessed what that meant.
I had no idea how on earth she knew about my relationship with Lucy, which had been completely hidden for so long.
“So, for everyone’s sake, all you have to do is survive. “That’s enough.”
I felt confused when I was told that I just had to live. It was now difficult to guess how much she knew.
“For now, take shelter below… … .”
“no.”
But at that moment, a fountain of blood was sprinkled before my eyes.
Her magic power and shield were instantly shattered by the enemy’s subsequent attack, and when she attacked me, she threw herself out without hesitation and blocked my path.
She gritted her teeth and grabbed hold of the tentacle that had pierced her chest. The sharp, blood-stained tentacle barely stopped in front of me.