131. Lord of Doom (1)
The Lord of Destruction was right in front of the last place his men suffered.
‘Balak died after he last contacted us here.’
72 The rumor that the king of demons or the princes of demons had met eternal death was the same as saying that a powerful holy relic that could steal the power of resurrection had appeared here.
Only a weapon with powerful divine power could prevent the demon from resurrecting, and the Lord of Destruction already knew what that weapon was.
‘There is a cursed dragon or [Excalibur] here.’
The Lord of Destruction, deep down, wanted to meet the latter here.
The one who possessed [Excalibur] was none other than the ruler of the Legion, and although he was a very tricky enemy, the power he possessed was really insignificant.
The ruler of the Legion was a weakling who would burn and disappear without leaving ashes once he started a spark, and he just had to be careful with the power of [Excalibur].
‘But, I won’t burn you.’
It wasn’t fun to kill the guy who ruined his grand plan so easily.
The Lord of Destruction intended to use the power of his seal to imprison the ruler of the Legion and exploit all of his power while harassing him so that he would never die.
‘Meeting the dragon’s spirit… … That’s not a pleasant thing.’
If the opponent I met here was the former, it could have been a little difficult.
The divine dragon was literally a being close to the power of a god, and besides, the dragon didn’t even have a body that could be burned, so there was no way to kill it.
‘The seal must be used on the ruler of the Legion. It’s not something that would be easily wasted on such a vengeful soul. then… … Avoid fighting the dragon for now.’
How the hell did the ruler of the legion know where the dragon slept, and how did he wake it up again?
Besides, why did the violent dragon, who once ran amok hoping for the destruction of the world, join forces with the ruler of the Legion?
Many thoughts crossed paths, but the conclusion was that dealing with the dragon now would be a bit difficult even for the Lord of Destruction.
If his plan had succeeded and he summoned all the demonic princes and regained enough power to deal with the gods, he would have had to step back if he met the damn dragon alone.
‘If the dragon is not excluded from the battle, it will be difficult to compete head-on.’
This was one of the reasons why now the Doomlord could not openly attack the capital ruled by the ruler of the Legion.
The best way is, of course, to hit the enemy’s heart directly.
However, in the capital ruled by the ruler of the Legion, not only the dragon, but also the apostle with quite threatening power and those he served were still exerting influence, and even the priests of plague were appearing.
It was not a place that one would dare to enter.
‘First of all, take away the power he has and see.’
It’s hard to compete head-to-head right now. However, when they tried to gather their strength again, the Legion’s influence was already reaching the whole world.
Then, there is only one way left, excluding the dragon and bringing out only the ruler of the legion and dealing with it quietly, which has become the only way for him to win this war.
“… … Well?”
The Lord of Ruin, who had been thinking about this and that for a long time, groaned involuntarily at the sight of the jungle spread out in front of him.
“Where are the legion bugs?”
In the form of a lizard-shaped half-beast and the densely packed jungle, the bugs that should have attacked his subordinates were nowhere to be seen.
The Lord of Destruction thought that the dragon, rather than the Legion troops, had stopped by and killed his subordinate.
“It’s difficult.”
The damn thing always stuck at the heart of the Legion.
Since he decided to go ahead and use the seal himself, he had to pull it out somehow, but he couldn’t come up with a suitable method.
“Well?”
In the meantime, a pretty good target to seduce him came into sight.
“Did the World Tree still remain in the world?”
To my surprise, the area was dotted with trees of enormous size and radiating strange powers.
It was such a tree with the same power as a natural enemy to those who symbolize death and destruction.
“You bastard, are you really going to leave the World Tree alone?”
The Lord of Ruin already knew that the ruler of the Legion was watching him from some moment. From the moment he entered the area, he was staring at the lizard and the lush trees.
Then, if that tree, which can be said to be the devil’s natural enemy, is burned, the ruler of the Legion will surely come here.
“I will seal it.”
His formidable flames, which consumed the hives, once again began to bring terrible heat to the world to consume the tree.
It was then.
[Stop.]
Something unusual sounded straight through his head, startling the Lord of Doom.
As far as he knew, this ability was only possessed by those associated with the Legion.
“Who is it?”
[Remove that flame.]
Could it be the voice of someone with ties to the Legion?
However, the quality of the voice he heard now was quite different from that guy with that unlucky voice that was always full of sarcasm and made people feel bad just by listening to it.
It was dry as if no emotion had been put into it, and rather, this feeling of politeness. The ruler of the corps would probably start saying vulgar words the moment he faced him, but this wasn’t the case.
[Chief of the devil, say it again. Gather the flame and retreat.]
“Who are you?”
When the owner of the voice finally revealed himself through the shimmering haze, the Lord of Ruin tilted his head as he confirmed their appearance.
‘Are there other people I don’t know about?’
He was the Lord of Destruction who was proud to have met all the races in the world during the last great war.
However, this race with mysterious abilities and appearances that appeared before his eyes was the first to see himself, who had fought against all races.
“Will you guys stop me too?”
[If you don’t touch the tree, we don’t stop you.]
Of course, it didn’t happen that the Lord of Destruction, who was already fighting the whole world, was frightened by the appearance of an unknown race.
No, the Lord of Destruction was rather curious about what kind of despair and fear the species would spit out at this moment.
Anyway, they were the ones who would kneel to themselves at the last moment.
“I am curious about the despair and fear you will spit out.”
That was when the flames began to rise in intensity once more.
“Yeah, you’re doing well as an asshole.”
“… … !”
“Jeniel, am I right? That bastard won’t listen to you.”
The Lord of Ruin heard a familiar yet nasty and unlucky voice from the place where the unknown races lined up.
The moment he heard that voice, the Lord of Destruction felt the string of reason holding him snap.
“The ruler of the Legion… … !”
The long-awaited nemesis holding the sealing orb finally revealed itself.
“You bastard!”
However, the Lord of Destruction was unable to launch his body toward his nemesis. Unidentified races blocked his path.
[Attack the tree?]
“go away.”
[Then you will have to get over us first.]
From the moment the unknown species stepped forward, the sparkling light they created began pouring down like heavy rain in all directions.
* * *
I don’t think now is the time to need popcorn.
From high up in the sky, powerful creatures that looked exactly like Leviathan were pouring down a really terrifying bombardment of light.
Thanks to this orbital bombardment-level attack, the Lord of Ruin honed his teeth right in front of me, unable to move a step closer, preoccupied with blocking the beam of light.
“The ruler of the legion!!!”
“If you’re coming, come see me.”
I realized one thing here.
“That bastard acted so proudly, isn’t it bigger than I thought?”
When I heard the word Lord of Destruction, I wondered what kind of god it was, but there was a clear limit to what I could do alone because I was just watching.
Of course, the jungle area was already overflowing with charcoal due to the flames it spread, but that level of ability was at the level of an extended version of the ability that the demon possessed by the Demon Grand Duke had sufficiently shown before.
Power to the point of drinking a little strong?
What did a guy like that believe in and come all the way here?
“Originally, a captain is not a captain because he is good at fighting. A commander who is good at fighting is rather precious. Still, the toughness counts really badly.”
The old man, who was watching the scene where the Lord of Destruction was struggling against the attack of the alien species, said.
“Hmm, I don’t know why, but I can feel the nuance that I’m included in that captain who can’t fight?”
“Um, it’s just my mood.”
“Oh yes, it must be because of my mood.”
Well, strictly speaking, this is not wrong.
That guy’s position is not like the final boss in the legend, where he can do everything alone, but like me, he sits in the ‘captain’ position.
It is originally the responsibility of the subordinate to take the lead on the battlefield and break something, and it is the captain’s role to sit still and exercise dominance and see the big picture, whether he or I.
The problem is, he’s a guy who can’t paint the big picture dirty.
The subordinates with an ignorant captain are pitiful, and the guy who came all the way here on his own without any subordinates is even more pitiful.
“Jiwoo, is there any way we can recruit those guys?”
“No.”
“Ah, sorry.”
The alien races, which were attacking so fiercely that the Legion’s troops couldn’t even put in, were very attractive if they were on the same side.
However, since they were not interested in anything other than protecting the tree of life, there was no reason to ask for more help here, and there was no reason for them to step forward.
“At least this is how I got my chance.”
“Is it your turn to step out?”
“Because the attacks are subsiding.”
Finally, the Doomlord took a step.
The streaks of light that had been pouring down on him were slowly fading away, and the flames started to burn more and more fiercely.
At this point, it was the turn of the Legion troops, who had been unable to use them for fear of being swept away by the attack.
【storm.】
When the order was given, dozens of legion portals opened in the sky, and I pulled out the terrifying blade of [Excalibur].
【Now is our time.】
I threw myself at the Lord of Doom.
It would be nice to be able to kill him here, but it seems that’s not the case based on my foreknowledge, so I thought of taking this opportunity to inflict irreparable wounds.
“Look around you bastard!!!”
It was the very moment when the blade of [Excalibur], which I had roughly swung, was about to reach him.
“Hey, Jiwoo, wait a minute! That bastard brought out something strange… … !!!”
Flash-!!!
My vision started to turn red, and the old man’s cry stopped as if all time had stopped.
All I could feel was the distant feeling of space pouring towards me, and the bloody feeling that the space imprisoned me and stopped all time.
what is this? is it sealed?
Was this the part that bastard believed in?
But it’s okay.
“Sick. Unlink.”
I’d benefit if I threw away my body and figured out his hidden weapon.
“Well… … .”
When I opened my eyes again, my mind, which had been hastily removed from my incarnation, was nestled in a new body that had grown out of the Legion’s home pond.
I lost [Excalibur].
The legendary sword was trapped along with my human form in the strange space it created, and when I tried to connect it again, it was an area that was completely inaccessible.
At the last moment, he gave me a triumphant sneer.
“Sick.”
Of course, I gave him a sneer back.
“No, but did that bastard think I had only one body?”
Apparently, the Lord of Destruction doesn’t seem to know that the body I have is not one, and the body is completely hidden.
Well, now that I think about it, I wasn’t trying to hide this fact, but I didn’t even reveal the technique of switching bodies against demons.
Maybe I used this method… … .
Is it the first time since the days when you fought and fucked the devil’s son?
“Ah, the knife is a bit of a waste… … .”
Well, it doesn’t seem like he’s lost anyway since he consumed one of the hidden weapons.
“Huh, let’s put on some clothes first and go again.”
* * *
The half of the ‘Crystal of Prophecy’, which disappeared after exhausting the power of the seal, and one of the demonic lords who would now be imprisoned in Hell, was sacrificed and swallowed the ruler of the legion.
Incidentally, that damn [Excalibur] also disappeared into the seal, and with this, the Lord of Ruin thought he had finally achieved what he had hoped for.
Of course, joy only briefly passed him by.
“What are you looking at, you idiot?”
The worms of the legion, which should have been quiet after losing their owner, were still rampaging like crazy, and the alter ego he left behind was still committing suicide while swearing, and even after breaking through the attack of the fucking alien races, the damn thing reappeared in front of my eyes. .
‘What the hell is he like? Doesn’t even the seal work?’
The Lord of Ruin, unfortunately, did not know much about the Legion from the beginning.
From the time he went out into the world again, he had only listened to the reports of his subordinates and learned about the legion, and his subordinates only knew the human form that the ruler of the legion usually showed.
No one, including the Lord of Destruction, knew that the main body was hidden.
I didn’t know at all that the ruler of the corps was making an incarnation while taking his mind off the main body, so I blew the only chance to seal it because of that.
‘How on earth?’
Just when you thought all was well, the bastard reappeared on the battlefield.
“Now, is it my turn?”
The ruler of the corps laughed as if he had become a real devil in front of the devil.
“You bastard, let’s get hit.”