137. Defend the Hive (2)
Legion creatures finally reached the surface.
In a world full of basalt, made from hardened lava, the corps entities that faithfully obey my orders under any circumstances hurriedly began work.
“Old man. Activate the clock tower.”
“OK.”
Centered on the location of the first hatchery, the entire area began to be dominated by powerful powers.
Under the protection of the authority, where time passes rapidly, the worker worms that started to metamorphose made a hatchery in an instant and poured out a huge number of eggs as if they were excreting them.
The land where the hot lava flowed is instantly covered with thick mucous membrane embracing the nutrients of the Legion, tentacles in charge of the defense of the base are lined up in an instant, and spiders form a huge broth lake so that large-scale troops can be pulled out in one shot. also made it in several places.
―My lord, I am Arachne, your faithful servant. The construction of the colony has been completed.
-This is Zaira. We are fully prepared to replenish our troops at any time.
With the help of authority like this, creating a colony is an instant.
“Give me a buff.”
“Yes, I understand.”
“Okay.”
The priests of the alliance, who had excellent skills, poured a buff of divine power that looked magnificent and holy just by looking at the legion.
Legion entities born here now have the power to break through their protection and tear flesh to shreds while enduring the flames of demons.
“I will open the portal.”
At the very center of the colony built in an instant, a huge structure made of flesh and blood crossed the space and took root deep in the floor of Purgatory.
A gigantic creature the size of a decent city, with an overwhelming presence, the legion itself radiates golden energy from its sturdy chitinous shell in all directions like an aurora.
【Propagate to all corps entities.】
It is the main body of the Hive Mind that has completed its most recent growth and is now able to command power equal to the ‘will of the corps’, which is protected by the most powerful corps units and guardians.
【Extinct those filthy devils.】
The will of the governing entities pouring out through the Hive consciousness gave me a thrilling ecstasy, and the explosively increasing life force of the Legion troops due to the time-warping powers that were still at hand made my blood boil.
Preparation does not end here.
There is one more left here.
【I will bestow the protection of the corps ruler.】
In fact, I had a vague sense of the unknown power that King Arthur had told me about, that I already possessed to defeat the Lord of Ruin.
Of course, since I had no ability to handle this power before, I couldn’t learn how to use it properly, so I just kept sending the king.
Flash-!!!
From the Legion’s hive mind, ecstatic and holy flashes burst out in all directions, just as the priests had emanated with the power of their High Ones.
The light covered the land of purgatory at once, and it showed an amazing ability to quell the flames that they spewed out during the civil war, even though it was a fleeting moment.
‘divine power.’
The ability that only those who have attained divinity can use on their own without borrowing from a transcendent being, this was the secret weapon wriggling inside me.
The source of this power was the corps that had already occupied so many areas that it was difficult to count, the will of allegiance from all of them to me, and the will of faith from all members of the alliance.
‘King of the world.’
The title that King Arthur, the being called the king of all mankind, used to call me was the ‘King of the World’.
I was not even the king of a limited small world, but the one who had the largest number of territories in history, and this allowed me to use the same nature as the powers used by high-ranking people.
[As long as I planted my own roots in this land, I will not tolerate failure.]
As soon as they woke up, the pouring out Legion’s hundreds of millions of troops began advancing, devouring and destroying everything they saw everywhere.
The Demon Legion in Purgatory is also fighting against these unstoppable waves, but unlike those guys who have to wait for resurrection once they die, my Legion is just printing, so there is no sign that the wave will stop.
【Come on, corps. If you see empty land, expand unconditionally.]
Zagoro Corps must enjoy the game like a legion.
[Can I step forward with that body?]
I felt the gaze of the cheraphim, who appeared above the hive mind, who had acquired new bodies and were no longer invisible.
We always touched fake dragons, but this time, we had a lot of trouble resurrecting a real dragon, and with the help of our alien friends with ultra-ancient civilizations, we were able to recreate the body of Keraphim at the time of the attack.
【I’m not sure if I’ll be able to handle the work myself. It’s hard to give buffs from a distance, and it’s hard to command battles.]
The legendary dragon, with six pairs of wings on its back and boasting a size larger than the legion’s power creatures, soared through the sky of Purgatory without hesitation.
As a single entity, the mightiest of all in the Legion, each time a Keraphim takes to the skies, one perhaps weaker Demon Prince will steadily burn into flames.
[Call me if you are in danger.]
The dragon flew, shining bright like a meteor.
I was quite taken aback when I realized that it was a state in which the ‘Divine Power Buff’, which I had tried out just now, had been completely ignorant of.
“I thought it was a dragon god only in words, but that really is a huge monster.”
I got down in front of the main body in human form, and the main personnel followed me, all dressed in protective suits, and calmly stepped on the ground of purgatory like astronauts landing on the moon.
We are greeted by the air of Purgatory, which is much hotter and drier than the jungle we have been to before, but the smell is so foul that it is better to just block the air itself.
Eyes on me again.
The gazes of those waiting for orders are now used to it.
“Now, everyone, I will do my best to fulfill my duty.”
In fact, even if I don’t say anything, they’re the ones who have already matched the sum several times, so they’ll all do well on their own.
The legion’s escorts were concentrating on defending the colony on their own, the priests took turns preparing buffs, and the paladins, Mrs. Dumplings, and other powerful masters were ready to mobilize at any time to cut down the high-ranking demons.
The demons, who had been degraded to work at the construction site, learned how to handle machines and were in charge of modernizing weapons, and the necessary facilities were quickly created by Horus engineers.
“At this level, it would be difficult to defeat this.”
To be honest, as long as the sun, the source of energy in the sky, did not disappear, there was no reason for the battle itself to be defeated even with just one corps.
The biggest problem is how I can bring out the Lord of Destruction and capture him with certainty.
“Mr. Jiu.”
“Yes.”
In a situation where the guardian races were flying one after another to protect my body, their ruler cautiously spoke to me.
“Is it okay for me to come out like this?”
“ah… … . it’s okay.”
“If the body is still injured… … .”
“You’ve never heard of people with divine powers dying normally, have you?”
“ah… … .”
“Even if it explodes, it will eventually regenerate. Of course, I prepared meticulously to prevent that from happening, and I made sure to prepare for escape in case of an emergency, so it’s okay.”
It’s not that I just plucked up the guts to pick up the body and come out myself.
The existence that began to exercise divine power was practically the same as an immortal existence until it lost all of its fundamentals.
“Now, let’s make a little mess.”
“Yes, Mr. Jiwoo.”
“… … Me, by the way, Miyoung.”
“yes?”
“Why are you crossing your arms when I never gave you permission?”
The Lord of Guardians, unconcerned with my stares, crossed his arms and clung to my side like a very simple leech.
“Leave me alone and don’t go anywhere.”
“… … .”
“Then I will follow you to the ends of hell.”
“No, this is hell right now… … .”
Hmm, maybe this also belongs to the flag.
oh, maybe not
Anyway, as the Lord of Guardians boldly attempted physical contact, I saw a woman with a hammer sigh in the distance, and a little boy staring at me with eyes blazing hotter than the lava of Purgatory.
what the.
Now is not the time to show such personal feelings.
… … huh?
no wait a minute
“… … Luna? No, why is he here?”
Where did that thing hide and follow you all the way to purgatory?
Wow, that would be really cool.
* * *
Colonies were blooming all over the place, and the units of the Legion, which were faithfully prepared to deal with the demons in the sky, the earth, and the ground, began to boil like a storm.
The civil war in Purgatory, which took place in such an urgent situation, was entering a new phase as Baal fled the battlefield at some point.
“Sly child. He doesn’t give me time to draw the sealing pentagram.”
Rank 2, Agares, clucked his tongue as he saw the traces of Baal that had disappeared far away, creating a huge firestorm.
I prided myself on having prepared quite a bit, but with the Lord of Destruction missing, it was still quite difficult to subdue him.
“That bastard will surely see an opportunity and attack us.”
They now face a crossroads of choice.
“First, hold Baal all the way and stretch it.”
It was a crowd.
It should have been finished before the Legion was in place, but this prevented them from fully focusing on eliminating Baal.
“Second, the lord gathers all his strength while we block the Legion and Baal.”
“Do that.”
“This side will be better.”
“I will also choose the latter.”
Agares quickly declared the operation a failure.
“Hold the battlefield.”
Purgatory began to roll busier and busier.
* * *
“Hey, to protect your body, you have to be properly armed.”
At this point, when the chaos started in earnest, the manager, who had been away for a while, threw a sword, shield, armor, and helmet at me.
Looking at the shape, it looks like it’s too old-fashioned compared to the cutting-edge reinforced skeleton obtained from Horus, so I don’t want to wear it forever, but unusual energy was flowing out of these things to the point that I couldn’t stop wearing them.
“Unlike [Excalibur], it doesn’t matter if you lose it. Its owner died early.”
“… … Well? What the hell is this knife?”
This sword, which boasts a very antique shape, no matter when it was made, was not an object that felt someone’s divine power in itself.
However, I felt the extremely cold energy, and I felt the ferocious danger that even beings with divine power could get hurt if I accidentally cut them.
So this… … .
“Mum sword.”
“… … Well?”
“Hey, have you always played strategy games and not played RPG games properly? Don’t you know that famous pitchfork?”
The only thing with the name ‘Eum Sword’ in my memory is the Eum Sword Makya, which was made by the legendary blacksmith Gu Ya-ja and is said to never recover once injured.
“That’s right.”
“… … .”
Wow.
For some reason, even the demons don’t seem to be able to recover once they get hit properly.
“… … How about this golden helmet? What kind of strange divine power do you feel?”
“Isn’t that divine power a bit very cold and insidious?”
“It’s almost like a legendary hometown I saw when I was young, and it’s creepy and sinister.”
“yes. It’s a cloaking helmet.”
This is Hades’ kunee.
Somehow, I thought that the energy was really dirty and insidious, no less than those devils.
“Then what about this shield?”
This shield was definitely touched by the touch of divine power, and it tingled just by touching it.
“Aegis.”
“… … The shield of Zeus?”
“yes.”
“How about this leather armor?”
“The skin of the Nemean Lion.”
“… … .”
Huh, if you wear this much of an item, even an ordinary person who doesn’t know how to sharpen a knife should be able to fight against the devil.
“No, where the hell do you get something like this?”
“The warehouse in my tower.”
“… … .”
“At times like this, when else would you take it out and use it? The beer ghost suffered quite a bit while polishing this. Don’t break it.”
In the midst of my bewilderment, I took a closer look, and the old manager was already wearing this and that all over his body, but all of those things were unusual.
“Mananan Mac Lir’s Golden Chain Armor, Vitege’s Shield, Hildegrim’s Helm, and this.”
An old-fashioned sword that makes a whooshing sound with a movement that is noticeable when you swing it quite a bit, and a huge spear that is equipped on the back and is full of sacredness.
“Yanggeom soy sauce, and this is Sinchang Brunak.”
“… … Brunach?”
“okay. The very spear that the god of light was said to carry. With one shot of this, even if it’s worse than the sword you lost, you can knock down quite a few guys.”
“… … .”
Crazy, how the hell did he get such things and set up a collection?
No matter how you look at it, it couldn’t have been a really great nobleman.
“Why do you look like that?”
“Hmm, the old gear looks better… … .”
This is true, a person who obtains and uses equipment shouldn’t be like this, but those nobleman items looked much better than me.
Does this mean that other people’s rice cakes look bigger?
“Hey, as a human being, you can get hit a little bit, and you have a lot of bodies, but hyung doesn’t hurt a lot when he gets hit.”
“… … Ah, yes.”
“Rather than that, it looks like I’ll be using this sooner than expected.”
“Iknow, right.”
Me and the manager looked at the same place at the same time.
From there, demons flew furiously toward the hive, piercing through the air defenses of the legion, spewing tremendous flames that colored the entire horizon.
“Oh, that bar… … .”
“Eat this.”
It was before I even finished saying, ‘That guy is Baal.’
“Go Brunak-!!!”
The manager threw it out of the window.