142. The main character is too strong (2)
The sky of purgatory has a very strong dark red light with an ominous feeling.
Since this was a world with lava everywhere, the air was dirty and very hot, so it was absolutely not a place for people to stay for a long time.
The black clouds of brimstone in the sky are in themselves very unhealthy.
As a bonus, it also contains plenty of fallout from the Legion, so if an ordinary person is exposed to it, they will get a terrible disease.
I haven’t measured it properly, but purgatory is probably a space so full of radiation that it’s lethal for an average person just to walk around it.
“So what you’re saying… … .”
“How to get around this damn ban. It’s because the power doesn’t gather properly, so I don’t have the means to crush those demons. Is there any better way?”
The girl, who inadvertently raised her thick gloved hand to her head, realized that her head was covered with a thick helmet, startled, then lowered her hand again.
“Well… … These clothes are so uncomfortable.”
“… … .”
“Ah, that’s why I have a habit of scratching my head to come up with ideas… … .”
So, the girl I’m having a serious talk with, Luna, a priest of the allied empire, was wearing a state-of-the-art protective suit from Horus, giving off the feeling of a character from a sci-fi movie.
Most of the Legion’s power had already surpassed the level of humans, so they could withstand exposure to such an environment.
However, those from the Empire and some personnel with chitin allergies had to wear such cooling and airtight clothing.
“If you take off those clothes, you will die.”
“yes!”
“… … I hope you don’t look at me with such moved eyes.”
“yes… … .”
“So, what do you think?”
Luna, who had been frowning for a long time because she couldn’t scratch her head, soon began to express her opinion with bright eyes as if she remembered something.
“that… … When fighting demons, wouldn’t it be enough if you didn’t have to fight with only one lack of divine power?”
“Well?”
“Are you worried about the thought of having to deal with the strongest demon, the ruler?”
“right.”
Baal was stronger than we thought.
He is an opponent that even Keraphim, the strongest being in the legion, couldn’t fight properly in a one-on-one match.
I don’t have the skills to handle power, and I don’t have enough stored power, so I can’t even begin to deal with Baal, who is running all over the place with a blink and fires sparks.
Fortunately, he’s still playing hide and seek with Keraphim catching up.
It was fortunate that there was someone among us capable enough to deal with Baal.
If that guy had openly invaded the hive, we might have had to retreat here, since we didn’t have enough time.
However, there is no way to catch him with a decisive blow.
It would not be an exaggeration to call him the dragon god, but he still couldn’t properly inflict damage on him.
“I’ve been living with [Excalibur] until now, but since I lost it, there’s no good way.”
Just like me, King Arthur, who seemed to have a certain reputation and atmosphere, could not fight Baal one-on-one without [Excalibur].
Judging from the way he fights against Keraphim, even the fancy equipment given to him by the manager is good against low-level demons, but not very useful against high-level demons.
If you hit just one properly, the weapon that can send you to the goal disappeared, so this troublesome thing happened.
Several talented people are trying to release the sealed space, but the power of the seal is so strong that they have not been able to find a sharp way.
But our clever Luna, eventually found a way to help me.
“I’ve experimented with it before, and even if it’s very weak, if it’s mixed with a bullet, it’s very lethal to the devil.”
“Ah, I just need to pierce that strange shield they have with divine power. therefore?”
“Should I say that corps telekinesis? Anyway, wouldn’t it be enough to mix a little divine power like a buff with the original power you have? I don’t think it’s necessary to fight by recovering your spiritual power unconditionally… … .”
“ah… … ?”
When I think about it, the situation where I suddenly became weak after gaining strength makes me angry because it seems like I was given something to eat, but even without that divine power, I’ve never had a problem so far.
At this point, it seems that no one will argue even if the fact that this child is truly more helpful than anyone else becomes the norm in Legion academia.
“You mean, just like putting a buff on that bullet, I just need to put a buff on my [Flying Thunder] skill, right?”
“yes. I wonder if that’s possible enough… … .”
“Yes, it is. Because I am the man who killed the Lord of Destruction with one punch, even without divine power.”
When I gathered my strength and tried it, I was able to do enough to add divine power to my original power.
As a test, the weak electric current that I smoked on my fingertips made a sound like popping popcorn, but it wasn’t the golden color unique to psionic energy, but the surface was coated with divine power, giving off a more ecstatic light.
“Well… … .”
Somehow, I wonder if this is the way King Arthur was talking about.
The prophecy that I can kill those demons without [Excalibur] is obviously influenced by the ability to utilize this divine power.
“By the way, Master… … .”
“yes?”
“You look kind of bothered right now… … .”
“… … .”
“I guess I was wrong?”
Luna wasn’t wrong.
To be honest, I’m a guy who has no desire to fight on the battlefield.
“Originally, kings serve longevity, not directly go out and fight.”
“… … .”
I wasn’t the type to go out and fight from my old player days.
Even at that time, I played tower defense diligently behind the scenes, and took on the role of looking after my friends who were fighting in front.
Now, the name is the ruler of the corps.
Isn’t it a fact that people who have studied history know very well that ordinary kings, except for a few born kings, stubbornly left their parents’ homes to begin with, and there are few good histories.
“Huh, if it’s not for that fucking devil bastard, you can play comfortably in the back… … .”
“I, but everyone else is having a hard time… … .”
“What is hardship, is it paying for all the food you’ve been playing with?”
The area around the colony, which had been neatly cleaned by the nuclear bombardment and the Legion’s offensive, was gradually turning into a muddy battlefield as Baal passed time.
The power of the demons rushing towards the colony is getting stronger and stronger, and you can feel it with your body.
If the line of movement is twisted and the troops of the corps cannot be put in on time, the defense line is being pushed back.
It was because the mammoths and roaches and other legion troops could not catch them properly even if they beat them all day long, and even the middle and upper level demons, and even the low-ranking demon lords, appeared on the battlefield.
Because of this, the strength of the Legion, which had been resting so far, was busy responding to the devil in earnest without rest.
High in the sky, fortresses of demonic commanders were appearing and bombarding them, and on the ground, the priests clung to the self-propelled guns brought from Earth, applying buffs, and the demons led by the former demon king eagerly fired bullets.
The strong demons that sometimes approached close to the colony, breaking through the firepower of the Legion troops and cutting-edge weapons, were directly led by the Guardians and Paladins.
“But the mood of these guys has changed a bit.”
Something, I felt that the resistance of the demons was very desperate unlike before.
This is probably due to the civil war, and the biggest reason is probably a ploy to buy time for the Lord of Ruin to recover his power.
In the future situation I saw with the Crystal of Prophecy, there was one or two scenes in which the Lord of Ruin would sometimes trigger something of last resort or something.
If he breaks it out, it will be a bit difficult to block at the corps level.
Even the picture of me fighting and dying with him was all happening in a situation where I had a trump card left by him.
“Ha, in the end, I have to step in to get out… … .”
We entered Purgatory to prevent that situation.
But maybe it’s because it wasn’t long after I passed out and woke up, I know I don’t have time, but I really don’t want to move.
If there is a blanket, I feel like I want to become a chrysalis.
It’s annoying, irritating, and terribly tired.
But you have to work and rest.
If this annoying thing is over, I can live without doing anything more violently than anyone else.
“Then I pay for the meal… … .”
“exile.”
“… … Yeah? Huh?!”
“Go over there and be quiet.”
I kept stepping out and opening a portal at the feet of Luna who was trying to do something, and sent her back to Nemesis.
If you leave this guy alone, he will keep trying to seal the devil even at the cost of his own life, so it was best to completely isolate him from the battlefield like this.
【Zara. Keep an eye on the kid over there. If you try to cross over here, report it right away.]
-All right. Our great and splendid ruler… … .
Well, it’s time to stop freaking out and move on.
The Legion had to rush out, and we can’t afford to keep wasting time in places like this.
“after… … . storm. let’s go.”
A huge jellyfish started coming toward me from the sky.
-storm! storm!
After a while, thunderbolts of spiritual power embracing divine power began to pour down on the battlefield like a shower.
* * *
The body of the huge dragon crossed the sky of Purgatory.
The last remaining pure dragon in this world, spreading its huge wings and flying fast, was pursuing very fiercely after Baal, who had barely escaped the explosion of divine power and disappeared.
[Well… … ?]
However, the traces he left behind are a bit strange.
Everywhere you go, there are traces of fierce battles, or, if you look closely, there are traces of massacres.
Judging from the soot spread all over the place, it was clear that he was burning even the demons, his own people, without hesitation.
[They are funny guys.]
Civil war in this situation.
The demons were also those who did things that were completely incomprehensible by the standard of the world.
[It hasn’t been long since the traces appeared.]
Everywhere, the flames he created are still burning hot, using the remains of demons’ bodies as fuel.
These traces stretched from the Legion’s colony to the point where they circled the planet and reached the antipode, and the Kerapim flew for a long time, burning the tiny demons like mosquitoes that flew towards him with divine power.
And finally, Keraphim arrived at a place where the princes who guard Baal and the Lord of Ruin were intermingling and fighting fiercely.
[…] … Well.]
There, standing in the middle of a huge magic circle, there was a being that sucked up terrifying power and grew in size, and the demons that looked pretty strong around them were fighting fiercely against Baal and the demons he led.
[Jiwoo, that friend would probably have said this here.]
The dragon’s huge mouth opened, and the power of the divine power that shone there began to gather in a frenzy.
[What kind of rice cake is this?]
A breath of divine power, a huge ray of light shot over the heads of demons engaged in a civil war.