135. Jordan River Express (3)
There was no sun in the sky, but the hot lava that spewed out from the underground turned into rivers and streams, giving off a strong red light.
It was a terrible world where demons who had turned their backs on the world were soaking in the lava.
In the world’s largest lava lake, a large-bodied demon has awakened.
“Lord!”
“The monarch has awakened!”
The Lord of Ruin, who had been beaten by the ruler of the Legion and suffered a K O defeat in a single blow, finally recovered from his wounds and woke up stronger.
Through the pain of death, the pain of his soul being separated and wandering around, and the curse of lava upon returning to his body, he became stronger.
“You are full of strength.”
It was almost three times stronger than before, or to be precise, it was the Lord of Destruction who became stronger than that by forcibly opening the door and refilling all the strength he had spent summoning his subordinates.
Now, if you gather a little more strength, you can break down the door and run out on your own without having to suffer in the world in a weak state.
“Soon I will be able to regain all my former powers… … Well?”
The expression on his face when he stopped talking to himself like this was not good, because he saw a strange moon in the middle of the sky, brightening the darkness of purgatory where it should have shined alone.
The moon, which was somehow familiar but trembled the moment I saw it, the Lord of Destruction, who had been staring blankly at the moon for a long time, realized something.
“That’s Nemesis… … ?”
Looking at it again, it was clear that the star exuding that ominous aura was Nemesis, the mother of the ruler of the Legion.
In the Heart of Ruin, a being that should never appear or encounter, that damned being became the Moon of Purgatory and constantly hovered around it.
“You bastard, how dare you say where is this place-!!!”
My teeth were grinding on my own, and shouts of anger erupted one after another.
As if to prove his strength, the sound of the Lord of Destruction made a tidal wave of lava spread all over the place, creating a spectacle in which the surrounding demons fell.
However, these lavas could never reach the Nemesis floating high in the sky.
Moreover, this crazy situation was not limited to the appearance of Nemesis.
“light?”
Intense light began to burst forth from a distant place in the abyss where there should be no light at all, and he couldn’t even get angry anymore when he saw the scene of the sun rising in his world.
“… … You summoned a star in Purgatory?”
What kind of guy came out?
Above the heads of those who feed on darkness and pain to gain strength, an intense sun rose and began to light up the world.
“Are you sure you want to see the end here?”
The Lord of Ruin still needed a few more weeks to break through the chamber the damn gods had locked up.
However, the Lord of Destruction realized that since the enemy had already directly invaded Purgatory, he could no longer concentrate on his leisurely training.
“Destruction, my friend. Calm down your anger.”
At that time, a demonic lord approached the Lord of Destruction and knelt on his knees, exuding a powerful aura comparable to him.
The Lord of Destruction, who had regained quite a bit of strength, nodded his head at his subordinate, who showed no agitation even in front of him and even brought out a normal tone of politeness rather than extreme respect.
“Baal.”
Demon lord rank 1.
In a situation where the Lord of Destruction was away, Lee was in fact the strongest in Purgatory.
“I heard a little from the watchmen of the dead purgatory. They are… … .”
“They’re fucking Legion bastards who wouldn’t be happy even if they chewed through the bones.”
“… … Is it ruin?”
As if waiting, the Lord of Ruin spewed out harsh words from his mouth, and Baal, who heard this, showed a slight surprise, then quickly hid his expression.
‘Abusive language, Lee Ja revealing his emotions?’
Clearly, the Lord of Destruction, who existed in Baal’s memory, was a cold ruler who did not show agitation in anything.
But what the hell had happened to him, so he couldn’t control his emotions and even used vulgar words to get excited?
“… … it’s ruin I thought your going out was just a short game, but what the hell happened? You have changed a lot.”
The Lord of Destruction met Baal’s puzzled gaze before speaking slowly.
“You will know when you experience it.”
“… … Well?”
It was sincere.
“You don’t need a lot, you just need to stick with the legion once. One look and you’ll know how terrible they are.”
“Huh, the great ruin throws a joke on me, did you have this aspect too? Well, I’ve heard rumors that you had a lot of trouble. But you haven’t gained full power yet, so if you get it back… … .”
“Baal, this is no joke.”
This wasn’t really a joke either.
“That bastard is more like a devil than a devil.”
“Oh my… … ?”
At that, Baal smiled intriguedly.
“When you say that, it makes me even more curious. Would it be all right if I tasted their blood first?”
At his words, the Lord of Ruin made a big impression.
“If you go out alone against them, there will be no answers.”
“Oh, that far?”
“It is not permitted to fight them alone.”
“Uh huh, I’m definitely the commander of the demon corps, so I’m alone? Who but me can exert my full power under that scorching sun?”
“I know your strength. But as the Lord of Ruin, I command. It is not permitted.”
Even if Baal was the number one demon in the hierarchy, it was a bit difficult to send him alone to fight against the Legion.
The Lord of Destruction, who had already tasted a lot of heat in the legion, knew very well that it was very dangerous for the forces of Purgatory to be destroyed and consumed individually.
But there was a problem here.
Even the Lord of Destruction, the ruler of Purgatory, could not actually touch what Baal wanted to do.
“Oh, ruin. By the way.”
“Speak.”
“Should I listen to you unconditionally?”
“… … .”
In the first place, Baal, a named-class demon, was a perfect demon with both powerful power and reputation, as well as pure bloodline, to the extent that it was said that there was no reason to be under the ruin.
The current relationship also looks like a superior and a subordinate on the outside, but in reality it was almost like a business partner.
The most powerful devil who can’t say anything to the ruler of Purgatory even if he doesn’t say honorifics, and who can threaten the ruler’s position at any time.
But now, with the worst enemy ever faced in Purgatory, the Lord of Ruin had to somehow stop Baal from going out alone and getting beaten back.
“No.”
“You know very well what my relationship is like.”
“… … .”
“Oh, did I know you could make that face too?”
The Lord of Ruin didn’t hide his feelings, he showed them.
“If you really come out like that, then the day has come for me to succeed to Purgatory.”
“… … damn it.”
Is it better for a civil war in purgatory to take place here, or for Baal to go out and be beaten and come to his senses?
The Lord of Ruin thought the latter would be better.
“Do it yourself.”
“Then let’s go.”
“… … .”
The ruler of purgatory secretly wished in his heart.
‘The ruler of the corps. I don’t want to support you guys. But if you can kill Baal, if you really have the ability… … .’
He never dreamed that he would get what he wanted from the ruler of the Legion.
‘It’s okay to kill Baal.’
Somehow, the fact that there was someone here who could challenge her authority was something that really bothered her.
In fact, I even thought that I just wanted to live separately.
It was then.
“Well? What are those?”
In the sky of purgatory, along with the power creatures of the legion, a traitor’s stronghold began to appear, which had succeeded in capturing Balak by clinging to the legion.
The problem was that the traitor’s strongholds were full of elongated, streamlined objects, and the Lord of Destruction, who knew what performance those objects had, felt goosebumps even in this hot lava.
“Baal, you might really die.”
* * *
【I will notify everyone who participated in Operation Jordan River Express.】
【Any action not reported to command is not allowed.】
【If you talk about what you will do after the war is over, you are deported. Now, and.]
Now, instead of a planet with a blue sea in the sky, a red-hot world of lava was shining alone.
I finished the last announcement while looking at the hideous world called purgatory.
【I will forcibly bring back the bastard who scours without my permission.】
The moment I finished my words, a roaring shout shook all of Nemesis.
“Where is the battlefield?”
When I turned around, I saw King Arthur and the knights and wizards following him, who had appeared in shining silver armor.
Among them, the one who makes the strongest impression next to King Arthur is an old man with a white beard who seems to be the same age as him. .
Instead of speaking directly to that muscular King Arthur, I spoke to the old man standing next to him.
It seemed that if I spoke directly to King Arthur, I would get pretty tired before I could do anything right.
“Murdin.”
“Speak, ruler of the Legion.”
“I think I’ve told you clearly that it’s not time for the king and knights to step out yet.”
The king’s advisor and the one who was chosen as mankind’s strongest archmage along with Morganfey, Merdin with a white beard sighed and then looked at the king and said,
“Well, since it feels like the blood is boiling after a long time… … .”
“Go in. This is bombing time.”
“bombing?”
“I get hurt if I stay next to you. Please go in and wait.”
Merdin, who heard my words, delivered the words to King Arthur.
“I do.”
“… … after.”
No, it’s not really that old legendary era, why is the dialogue system really like this.
“Go in. It really hurts.”
“… … Yes, I understand.”
Just as I was disarming the knights of the Round Table who were said to be boiling blood, I got a call from the heavens of purgatory that everything was ready.
“Murdin, Morganpey. A buff, please.”
“i get it.”
“Oh, I see. ruler of the legion. They treat us well.”
“ha ha ha… … .”
Originally, I was going to use the priests of the empire and the priests of the Paladins, but these legendary archmages can freely use their divine power to some extent, so now I decided to actively borrow their power.
If a better weapon is suddenly available, isn’t it normal that a weapon with slightly lower performance does not go well until the good weapon is used up?
Thanks to them, I also found out who the earthly Highness the Administrator hates so much is.
“Gaia, the great earth goddess.”
“Bless us.”
Tremendous light poured down upon the Demon Commander’s stronghold above Purgatory.
The manager, who was watching this majestic scene right next to him, bluntly said that he didn’t like the high-ranking person.
“What is great about a damn old woman… … .”
Well, even that high-ranking person probably doesn’t like the old man very much.
Anyway, we first executed the first operation of the Jordan River Express to reduce the number of enemies by pouring maximum firepower.
【Halfas. Grind it off. Let’s start the fireworks.]
Feast of sacred nuclear warheads.
It was time to grow mushrooms in Purgatory.