122. Hakuna Matata (2)
A new demon lord had arrived in this hideout created by the Lord of Destruction, a world where only red lava glowed through a door connected to hell in the dark.
He mustered all the strength he’d managed to gather from attacking the Empire, summoning a new demon to replace the demon commander, who didn’t seem to be dead yet, but had no sign of returning.
“The result is not bad.”
The demon that emerged from the summoning ceremony was riding on the back of a two-headed dragon and looked like a young angel with small wings.
“Demon Count Valak meets the great Lord of Ruin.”
A dragon that committed all kinds of evil and fell into hell.
And it was this demon named ‘Balak’ who ruled over all the cold-blooded animals that existed in the world, including this dragon, and possessed the ability to find and covet rare treasures.
‘He’s quite a useful guy in the current situation.’
The moment a subordinate with the ability to control cold-blooded animals was summoned, the Lord of Ruin smiled in repentance as he recalled the unknown monstrous lizards led by the ruler of the corps.
The moment when the Lord of Destruction had only suffered until now, the opportunity for a proper counterattack had finally come.
“listen carefully. There is a dragon for those who stand in our way.”
“Ohh.”
Hearing the dragon, a feeling of surprise flashed in Balak’s eyes.
“Lord of Ruin, do you mean that dragons still exist in the world? Have I made a mistake in the past?”
Of course, the race of dragons they knew well had already been completely extinct due to a war in the past long ago.
And the one who had the greatest influence on the extinction of the legendary race of dragons was the achievement of Balak, the owner of the ability to control these demons and reptiles at will.
“Surely I ate the last remaining dragon. His heart is already in my hands.”
“It’s just a little bit cruder than the damn lizards we’ve been used to.”
Balak read the information about the Legion that the Lord of Destruction had given him, and soon he said with curiosity and greed in his eyes.
“This… … It is a false dragon.”
“Yes. Those are fake dragons that can’t use the power of dragon words. But the Legion is by no means an opponent to be taken lightly.”
“Lord of Doom, have you forgotten who I am?”
The devil, with the appearance of a child angel, drew out his crimson tongue and greedily wet his lips before continuing.
“I am the one who brought to extinction those menacing dragons, the creatures most endowed with power, who did all sorts of miracles with a single word.”
“… … right. You are the one who made the dragon extinct.”
There was a lot of pride in Balak’s voice for what he had done in the old war.
As he said, the dragons of the past, now gone, were the most threatening among the forces opposing the army of destruction.
Those dragons who were born with near-deity magic abilities and strong bodies were, in some ways, more terrifying than the apostles of God.
“A fake dragon like that is only worse than when it was caught in the claws of its great opponents in the past. They don’t even deserve to be called dragons.”
The dragons of the past were capable of catching and killing quite a few demons with a single word from the moment they became adults.
In addition, in the case of the older dragons, they were a truly unusually strong race with enough power to make even the 72 demon lords feel threatened.
“They only resemble the dragons of the past only on the surface.”
Of course, even if they were that strong, they were just pretty ferocious lizards in front of Balak, who could make the dragons fight on their own rather than an army of destruction.
And in the eyes of the devil, who had easily accomplished the tremendous task of extinction of dragons, the lizards called dragons of the legion were just meek prey that could be eaten deliciously.
“Lord of Ruin. Then, just like I did in the past, can I use those trashy lizards to lead to destruction?”
“Yes. Relive the glory of the past. and.”
The Lord of Destruction, deep down, thought that this drawing went very well.
“Utilizing your ability to find treasure, seek out worlds and remaining temples untouched by the Legion. It’s not long. Gather the strength you need to wreak great ruin. Oh, and.”
“Speak, great ruin.”
After eating so many sweet taffy from the ruler of the Legion, even the Lord of Ruin now had some idea of how to fight.
“Avoid head-on combat with the Legion. harass them and harass them. Aim for a clear opportunity.”
Against those who would make even the devil tremble, the answer was not to confront them head-on, but to do the meanest thing possible on this side as well.
“Dissolve their forces.”
“It is not difficult.”
“They will have to feel the pain of being attacked by an ally they trusted and having their own arms and legs cut off.”
“This is what I was hoping for too.”
“Go, Balak. Don’t let me down.”
The war was now entering a new phase.
* * *
Despite local warfare taking place in numerous territories, the members of the corps had nothing to do as all battles were being fought by the alter egos of the rulers.
Thanks to the Legion’s ruler being busy alone, they were able to spend quite a leisurely time in Nemesis’ residential facility, drinking a cup of coffee while gazing at the watery blue planet, reading a book, or practicing.
This laid-back was also true of the Legion’s guardian races.
“after… … .”
The Lord of Guardians was practicing something hard today as well, confined to his room.
Although she is much weaker than the ruler of the corps, she still emits a golden aura that is definitely more vivid than the others and shows that she is using her ESP ability.
“I also have to train my foresight to be able to help Ji-woo in the future… … .”
Beside her, who is so engrossed in her training, another dragon that boasts a gorgeous appearance as if it came out of a cartoon was training along with her.
“Yes, lord. I, too, will not neglect training for you and the great ruler.”
“… … Yes, yes. Elder.”
The elder of the guardians, though still young, felt proud in their heart to see their leader, who had already shown a sense of responsibility as the lord of a clan and was gradually strengthening his abilities.
‘To think that she trained so hard from the head, as expected, she has a unique side.’
In the eyes of the elder, allies from other worlds, such as paladins and imperial priests, were soaked in the nearby civilization and became indolent.
Under the pretext of broadening their knowledge of the world, they were busy going out to earth and playing.
On the other hand, the dragons gave up this play time and were busy polishing their powers.
In the first place, since their leaders are always practicing like this except for the time to drink coffee and read comic books for a while, what shame would the dragons under them have to play comfortably?
‘As long as there is such a great leader, our Guardian race will become stronger and become an unbreakable shield to protect the Legion.’
Of course, the elder’s sincere thoughts were shattered very cruelly by the Lord of Guardians’ self-talk.
“Luna, you look like this bold lady… … .”
“… … .”
“after… … I barely gave up Mr. Garam, but this time a younger child appeared and interrupted… … .”
So, the reason why the Lord of Guardians was so engrossed in training was not because he was worried about his race, but because of a very personal reason.
She intends to maximize this ESP ability given to the ruling race of the corps, predicting and sabotaging the actions of a girl who keeps bothering her eyes.
“… … .”
Hearing this self-talk, the elder put on a complicated expression for a moment, but soon shook his head and began to focus on training again.
‘… … Well, shouldn’t it just go into the ears of other dragons?’
Apparently, it was more beneficial to keep your mouth shut and keep the atmosphere of training rather than saying something yourself.
‘Above all, that amazing growth rate is unusual.’
Originally, if there is a goal that is strongly desired, the effect of training will be doubled.
Over the past few days, the Lord of Guardians has been showing off its peak growth, displacing Chef and Spider Lieutenant, who had the most powerful ESP abilities outside of the rulers in the Legion.
‘There’s nothing wrong with her growing up this way. Or rather, wouldn’t this be her way?’
Flash-!!!
It was then.
‘… … Well?’
The elder felt a small bolt of lightning strike in his head.
When an ominous feeling came over him that made his breath choke, the hairs on his body stood up, and his back felt chilly, the elder hurriedly rose from his seat.
‘What’s about to happen?’
As the Elder looked to the side, the Lord of Guardians, who had even greater ESP abilities than him, stood blankly, eyes wide in surprise as well.
“… … Lord.”
“… … Yes, handsome elder.”
“… … Did you feel it? I’m not quite sure why, but I just felt very bad.”
“Yes, me too.”
“Something ominous happened… … .”
Cheeky duck-!!!
Just as they were about to discuss something, the door to the room was thrown open, and a man’s voice was heard.
“Miyoung.”
In the eyes of the Lord of Guardians and Elders, a man who was now spreading a tremendous golden aura all over Nemesis stood frowning.
“I’m sending all the dragons back to their home right now.”
“… … Yes?”
“I don’t have time for long talks right now. Come on quickly!!!”
In his golden pupils, there was a lot of deep anger that chilled the viewer’s heart.
“Don’t procrastinate! Miyoung, you are in danger too, so hurry up!!!”
“Me too… … ?”
“hurry!!!”
It was just at that moment when the Lord of Guardians and Elders was about to open a portal and return to the home of the Legion.
Quaang-!!!
Terrible sounds of buildings collapsing began to be heard from everywhere, and the ruler of the Legion shouted at someone as if he was really feverish.
【Ballack! You son of a bitch!!!]
* * *
The legion’s dragons were running amok, losing their selves.
– Commander of the Corps, what will you do? They are randomly destroying colonies of dimensional domains.
Fortunately, the dragons that I forewarned that I was in trouble and sent them away to their hometowns where demonic power is out of reach were fortunately able to escape from the grip of the devil’s offspring.
However, the other dragons, who were already too late to use their hands, rejected my dominance and ran amok.
“ah… … .”
When an unusual energy struck and the dragons began to run amok, refusing to rule, my mind was quite confused as to what to do with this.
“Looks like a dragon hunter has appeared.”
“Yes, old man.”
“Why does that bastard come out… … .”
“I see. This time, it seems the ruin bastard is getting a little lucky.”
“So what are you going to do?”
The legion had not yet launched an attack against the dragons.
“We need to find a way to wrest control back from that damn demon.”
“Hey, I get what you’re thinking, but do you have time for that now? Isn’t it really a big deal when dragons start nesting and laying eggs?”
“Of course, that would be a real big deal.”
As the old manager said, unlike dragons of the past, the legion’s guardians have the ability to increase their numbers if they wish.
Even each of these guys is the strongest unit, and basically has stronger ESP abilities than the legion queen, so several colonies of the territory have already been taken over.
The best option for me right now is to catch and kill all the dragons, but… … .
The dragons were not the worms of the Legion, whose existence itself was expendable, but they were great friends with distinct selves and personalities.
Most of all, they are attacked by demons, but before that, those dragons, who were loyal guardians of the legion, did not want to kill them with my own hands.
“Erasing. I know how much you care for your kids, but this time I just closed my eyes and just… … .”
“Oh, wait a minute. There must be a way.”
Of course, I also had my own thoughts.
“You don’t like that. What should be thrown away should be thrown away. If it’s late, it’s in trouble.”
“Old man.”
Yeah, I said you’re good with dragons, right?
Just then, a very good idea occurred to me.
“Can that bastard named Balak, who is said to be able to train dragons at will, be able to subdue the legendary invisible dragon that was so powerful that even the gods feared it?”
“… … yes?”
An invisible dragon made up of spiritual bodies sleeping deep in the Legion’s hometown that even the gods managed to seal with their strength.
It seems that the time has finally come to awaken him who is said to be another being who will lead the world to ruin.
“I can’t eat taffy alone.”
When I thought of the scene where the dragon god, who was called Kerafyrm, reappeared in the world, I started to enjoy it rather.
And this is a matter of course, but there was no way that a mere demonic prince would be able to subdue the dragon with the longest surviving divinity in the universe.
“Jiwoo.”
“Yes, old man.”
“No matter how angry I am, this doesn’t seem like much… … .”
Of course, the manager who heard of my plan was already giving up everything.
“What, even if I stop you, you won’t listen? Then I slowly prepare to run an infinite regress. It was nice to meet you. That won’t happen, but definitely in the next life… .”
“No, there is no need for that.”
“… … What are you thinking?”
“Do you see me for a day or two?”
Of course, I’m not the one who would do something without thinking of the back, right?
“Recently, while talking to the dragon god, we got close.”
“… … yes?”
“It seemed like they were bored because they were buried together in the ground.”
The Lord of Doom would be quite happy to find out about this.
If you want to stop Keraphim who is so angry, you will probably have to pitch yourself.
“Sir, that invisible dragon is my ally. It seemed pretty bad to hear that the descendants were already exterminated because of the demons, right?”
“… … This crazy guy, how far does your network go?”
“It’s not a personal connection, but a dragon connection.”
“… … .”
Now, where should we go to wake the dragon?