130. Ancient Civilization (4)
There have been quite a few worlds where the Legion has pre-empted them so that the Lord of Ruin can’t gain power.
These places were usually places with old temples abandoned, or areas inhabited by races that were feeble but had reached a level that could now be called civilization.
These abandoned temples and weak civilizations were the main prey for the army of destruction to grow in strength, but by the time the devil’s henchmen set foot in this world to hunt, colonies and clones had already entered the situation.
The demons who hunted despair and fear and tried to seize the abandoned god’s power ended up being hunted by the legion in reverse.
The quantity of the Legion, which had already raised enough resistance to Hellfire and had strong enough attack power to hit the demon directly, swallowed up the demons.
However, even the waves of legions that were never defeated were crushed like ketchup in an instant when a red-eyed monster appeared that could never be swallowed up.
“They’re pretty picky guys.”
The Lord of Destruction, who finally entered the battlefield, calmly gazed at the enormous number of wheels and mammoths spewing majesty as they approached him.
“die.”
Flash-!!!
The vast land turned into a sea of fire at the touch of a hand.
Papa pat—!!!
The purest flames of Hell itself, unleashed by the Lord of Doom, sprung the wheels of the Legion in an instant.
What a powerful flame he summoned, not only the poisonous liquid that the cockroaches usually spewed out, but even the eggs left behind when they died were all cooked.
Booo!
However, the mammoths, who had formidable stamina and resistance to fire, showed fearsome tenacity by enduring without dying even in such a sea of fire and screaming.
The forehead of the head of the demons who saw them was crumpled and twisted very roughly like paper about to be thrown into the trash.
“Can you withstand the sparks I created myself?”
Even with this, the firepower is not enough, what the hell is the ruler of the Legion doing to create such monsters?
Certainly against such monstrosities, his own men with a few sparks and other tricks had no choice but to struggle.
“You can’t gain anything by killing them, but to waste your energy like this.”
The Lord of Ruin shook his head once, then threw his hand into the air again.
“Become a flame and disappear.”
Is this really the power emitted by a single being?
The sky turned red before I knew it, and the flames summoned by the Lord of Destruction began pouring down like a shower.
No matter how strong the mammoths of the Legion boasted, or even the gigantic tentacle monsters called ‘Cthulhu’s Monster’ by mankind could not do anything in this sea of fire.
The one who burned the earth and the sky at the same time, the one with such terrifying powers, was the Lord of Destruction.
The Lord of Destruction finally approached the colony center of the Legion Territory, where he was able to face a grotesquely shaped living building protected by the Legion troops.
The pink brain that lived and breathed in a huge translucent shell was welcoming the demon leader by creating intense golden waves around it.
“It’s a fragment of the ruler.”
The Lord of Ruin laughed viciously.
Yes, the others are scum that cannot gain power even if you kill them, but this alter ego is a bit different.
“If you kill this, it will come in quite a bit.”
In the eyes of the Lord of Destruction, that alter ego was an existence that radiated surprisingly powerful dominance around it, but other than that, there was nothing particularly threatening.
In addition, it has an ego, so it is a very tasty prey that can feel abundant fear and despair using its mighty mental power, and is virtually unable to resist.
【Lord of Destruction.】
The ghastly alter ego of the legion ruler spoke in a cold voice to the Lord of Destruction, who eventually approached the colony.
【You won’t get what you want.】
“Heh.”
The Lord of Destruction laughed to his heart’s content at the alter ego of the legion ruler who was cursing him.
Now, thinking of returning the pain he had suffered so far, the demon chief’s fishy smile settled deeper into his face than ever before.
“How could you disturb me?”
He intended to roast the alter ego very slowly. I didn’t want to blow away the energy that could be obtained by killing it quickly.
He felt so despair and fear of death that he begged him to kill him as soon as possible, and he expected that his entire body would fall and hand over his power to him.
“I will not kill you sooner.”
An eerie flame covered the colony.
It was only a matter of time before the huge colony was devoured by the flames that could not be stopped even if the resistance was raised to the maximum extent possible.
However, the alter ego of the corps ruler was not afraid even in the midst of this.
【hehehehe… … .]
For a moment, the Lord of Destruction wondered if he had heard it wrong.
The alter ego, which was soon to be trapped in the flames of hell and slowly ripened, let out a laugh more sinister than the devil’s.
“You pretend to be calm. But it’s no use. Nothing can stop the fear and despair of death… … .”
The Lord of Ruin thought that if it stayed like that anyway, that clone would scream and beg to end its life quickly.
However, the words that the alter ego gave to the Lord of Destruction, who still did not erase his ridicule, were as follows.
【Asshole.】
“There is no use pretending to be strong. Now, can’t you slowly feel the heat of hell? you guys now… … .”
It happened before the Lord of Ruin could finish the grandiose story he had prepared.
【Eat shit.】
Cuckoo-!!!
After saying that the alter ego resembles the owner, the alter ego threw out such harsh words and then fed the lord of destruction with real candy.
The body of that large, disgusting clone uttered a tremendous scream, and exploded coolly like the corpse of a gas-filled whale.
“Uh, what… … !”
Blood, brains, and shattered shells and fragments poured from all sides, covering the Lord of Destruction with a bloody thunderbolt.
In this way, the alter ego cut off its own life without giving even a single bit of power to the Lord of Destruction.
The Lord of Destruction, who had been struck by a thunderbolt of blood out of nowhere, muttered to himself as if it were absurd.
“Such a madman.”
Is this really a sane choice to commit suicide by dividing one’s own ego and mind?
If he lost his alter ego like that, wouldn’t even the ruler of the corps be able to properly recover the scattered power?
“… … I feel dirty.”
The Lord of Destruction, who had always maintained his composure, was very upset because he ate candy again from his adversary, even though he was an alter ego.
To make matters worse, even the scent of his family members in this offended situation completely disappeared from this world, further increasing his anger.
“Balak.”
He could no longer feel the existence of the family he had summoned.
It wasn’t just that they died, but even the energy felt through the small door connected to hell had completely disappeared.
“I am too late.”
This was obviously something that was the opposite of their power, that is, they had their heads cut off or their hearts pierced by a holy relic, and they had reached eternal rest.
In this way, the Lord of Destruction lost two precious powers, the Demon Count forever, as one trusted subordinate died and the other chose to betray.
“The ruler of the Legion.”
When things turned out this way, the Doomlord realized that all the plans he had made while enduring the flames of Hell had been in vain.
It was because in order to force the gods to descend one after another and kill them, the devil’s power was not enough.
“The damage done to you is really serious. However.”
Since things had gone this far due to the Legion’s interference, the Lord of Ruin had to choose another way to weep and eat mustard.
So, this was the method I chose.
“I will use your legions to pay for the cost of Balak’s life and the achievements of the great god-slayer.”
To seal the ruler of the corps, and steal all of his corps, to use himself.
“I will destroy all of your territories first.”
And unfortunately, the next goal he chose was ‘jungle’.
* * *
“This son of a bitch is finally showing his true colors.”
The information sent by the Legion Roundworm is cut off here.
In the now devastated territory, one of the legion queens, who had been resisting until the end, died and information transmission was cut off.
No, you dare to direct the corps yourself?
Try it if you can.
As I sat there with a serious expression, the guy who joined my room without permission looked at me and said,
“Great guy.”
“What is this demon king child?”
“Feeding those nasty worms to your offspring.”
The one who recklessly brushed his teeth was none other than the Demon King.
The demon king, beaten to death by us and then stripped of his strength by Maria and turned into a can, was in my room.
“Are you going to leave now?”
“I have nothing to lose. I tried to help you, but to take away your strength in this way.”
“Baby. Didn’t you say you were sorry?”
“Hey, is this going to be a mere apology?”
“… … .”
In fact, that Demon King, with whom I have no choice but to be on bad terms, was quiet at first, but now it seems that he has completely lost his cowardice.
At some point, he was giving me an even bigger tantrum than Stalin Castro, and even though I made the mistake of not properly cracking down on his subordinates, I was slowly thinking about getting rid of him.
“Hey, former Demon King? Didn’t he tell you to take him out when he comes to his senses?”
“Look at me.”
“What?”
“Since the Lord of Destruction has revealed himself, it means that we have now quit our Shinma-type work and withdrew. Except for Nemesis, we have nowhere to go either. There is no guarantee of safety.”
“… … Ha, can’t Then at least close his mouth so that he doesn’t lick his mouth.”
Noticing that I was quite angry, the demon survivors, among them Stalin Castro, who hated all demons because he was born as a demon, immediately approached the demon king with a gag and a strong spider web in his hand.
“A descendant of the Mamon family. Would you dare to tie me, who was the Demon King?”
“A guy who isn’t even the Demon King is talking a lot now. I don’t want to be criticized as a pair with you, so keep your mouth shut.”
“You bastard, the one who was arguing for a great lineage has become a gentle dog of the Legion before I knew it.”
“yes. soon you too.”
After that, the clutter was resolved.
“Everyone be quiet. Let me focus.”
I rallied my strength again and began to secure the sight of the Legion roundworms spread evenly throughout the territory.
As the situation was, all the alter egos had cut off the link, so I had to determine where the Lord of Destruction would go purely with my abilities.
“… … Well?”
However, this guy’s direction is a bit strange.
Does it feel like going into a tiger’s den without knowing that it’s afraid of a tiger?
[The ruler of the Legion.]
Since it was not their business, the representative of the alien race, who had been quiet for a while while drinking beer, spoke to me for the first time since the incident.
“okay. Priestess Jeniel.”
Jeniel, this one, was the apostle of life and the highest-ranking head of that alien race.
I’m not sure what method he used because he was just sitting still, but as I’ve confirmed, it seems that the Lord of Ruin has confirmed exactly the direction he’s headed.
[The one who burns the heavens and the earth is facing the tree of life.]
I nodded at him.
“That bastard is probably not afraid to set fire to a tree. The real identity of the tree of life is something only you and I know.”
[It still needs the power of the tree.]
“Are you going to leave me alone?”
[no. That is very difficult.]
Perhaps the Lord of Ruin was curious about how his subordinate, Balak, had been captured and was trying to find traces of it.
And perhaps the moment he sees the world tree towering over the jungle, he will flip out his eyeballs and rush to burn it.
[The attack begins. The Life Race will stop him.]
“As much as I have a crush on you, I will do my best to help.”
Priestess Jeniel nodded and quietly demonstrated his ability.
[Dimensional leap.]
With the momentary flash of light, the alien friends who visited Nemesis and experienced gastronomy disappeared at once.
The legion’s party, who witnessed the scene in which this amazing technology was activated in front of their eyes, were all dumbfounded.
“… … Wow. It’s crazy. What is that skill again?”
I roughly guessed it when I saw those friends imprisoning Ballack in a strange material space, and after watching this scene, I was able to understand it clearly.
Those friends were able to use abilities that were far superior to mine, not only in the technology of dealing with genes but also in the technology of dealing with mental power, so they possessed a level of technology that was not enough to be called a ‘ultra-ancient civilization’.
“devil. I didn’t even know that my scary friends were there, so I ran towards the tree of life.”
With this, the Lord of Ruin touched the hive on his own.
It was just like touching a wasp’s house that was not at the same level as a normal bee house, but was very well developed.
I went straight to the tree of life, to the jungle, and opened a huge portal through which the Legion troops could pass.
“Come on, old man. Let’s go quickly before those powerful friends eat it all up. Did you take the clock tower?”
“… … Hey, they left, do we have to go too?”
“They won’t kill the Doomlord or not. I’m just going to kick them out.”
“okay?”
Of course, the apostles of life only sow life, but never reap or reap the life they created.
Since the gods they serve in the first place and their ideologies are basically aimed at non-killing and bystanders, they cannot ask them to kill the Lord of Destruction instead.
“In the end, we have to deal the right blow against him.”
“Are we going alone again?”
“It’s dangerous, but the highest-ranking guys who don’t mind dying should go to the scene. Ah, Keraphim will follow on its own.”
At that moment, a name that made me conflict came out of the mouth of the manager.
“Luna?”
“… … Luna clearly said that she would not use it.”
“Are you serious?”
“… … After that, think about it for a moment.”
To be honest, I too was mentally conflicted over whether or not to take Luna with me.
Certainly the child was a powerful weapon to bind the Doom Lord, but that said, the odds of me dying or suffering the equivalent wound from not using it were exactly 50%.
“I am going to bet on the other half. Besides, I have friends on Jeniel’s side now, so it’s not even a situation where I can move the body myself.”
For now, let’s just go.
“Fuuu, you finally face the Lord of Destruction.”
“I see.”
“How do you feel?”
“How do you feel? Um, looks like a dog?”
Soon, the clones who reconnected connected the portal with all their might, and I got on the legion’s power creature boasting a huge size for the first time in a long time.
【All corps forces, Operation Storm begins.】
The Legion’s Storm is set in motion.