143. back of the head (1)
From all sides, black Magi were rushing in like a tide, creating a huge fog that seemed to be wriggling alive.
This fog is the power accumulated in the world of purgatory, and the power gathered by demons through long years of suffering.
The center of the magic circle where the Lord of Destruction was located was the final station where this mist gathered and controlled its mighty power.
When the final ceremony was held, the weak demons, swept away by the black mist, each lost their magic power and vitality, and collapsed as pieces of meat without being able to burn with the flames of resurrection.
The cursed lava that had risen from the inside of Purgatory and never cooled down began to harden and become a mass of basalt, and the area that formed the sea was becoming shallower and shallower.
The feudal lords who served the Lord of Destruction could not hold back their astonishment as they sensed the tremendous power that the Last Ritual created.
Because the wild and mighty powers are gathered in one place, they can become victims of this ritual the moment they are accidentally swept away by the fog.
Of course, when they reach the level of a demonic lord, they are at the level of protecting at least one of their bodies from that greedy ritual that tries to suck them in.
However, it was not a situation where the demon princes could only admire.
A situation in which the legion led by Baal, the highest peak of the demon hierarchy, is attacking the feudal lords with wild flames.
Demonic princes surrounded the site of the final rites, doing their best to give the Lord of Ruin time to safely complete the rites.
Instead of stepping out on his own, Baal was protecting his subordinates from the fog by dispersing his powers, but the demons he commanded were basically top-notch strongmen, and the number of them was formidable, so the feudal lords did not have time to rest.
“Protect the lord at all costs!”
Agares, the highest ranked demon among those who serve the Lord of Ruin, warned the other demon princes.
The problem was that the other princes were consuming a lot of strength in resisting from consciousness, but this problem grew bigger and bigger when Baal brought his army and started attacking in waves without rest.
“Can you stop my Legion without going all out?”
Watching his army fight hard from afar, Baal smiled in repentance.
“Leave their strength as much as possible.”
Baal smiled with satisfaction as he saw his subordinates wielding the power of a low-level feudal lord based on his blessing.
“I will take care of those who are moderately weak.”
He is a demon who can use divine power, albeit slightly.
The blessing he bestowed was quite powerful even against the same demon.
When three or four of the highest level demons, who were directly protected by themselves, gathered and launched a joint attack, no matter how powerful the demon princes were, they had no choice but to deal with them while consuming their own strength.
“Oh, if you lose your strength like that, you will be eaten by the consciousness?”
As he said, the black fog created by the last rite was drawing more and more force as time passed.
No matter how powerful the demon princes are, their power is not infinite.
As he fights against the increasingly powerful consciousness and fights until all his power is exhausted, the demon princes who oppose him will be sucked into the ritual and only a handful of meat will remain.
“I will use your power well.”
If the power of the princes is depleted and eaten by the ritual, the power will be taken by the one who will change the master of the ritual.
“I will have that body too.”
The Lord of Destruction was in a situation where, in order to forcibly expand the vessel to hold the divine power, the size of the other demons had grown so large that they looked like ant cubs.
It is certain that the physical ability of that body that has grown by absorbing all the powers of purgatory is almost comparable to that of the godhead.
After getting rid of the cumbersome princes, Baal intended to devour the body that the Lord of Ruin had carefully nurtured.
“You, Lord of Ruin, will forever regret performing the ritual without overpowering me.”
It was then.
From the sky, beams of great divine power fell directly on the heads of the demons who were protected by Baal and were attacking the feudal lords.
Kwaaang-!!!
The sacred light, not suitable for Purgatory, engulfed all directions, and soon a tremendous explosion swept the land of Purgatory.
In this one-shot attack, not only the subordinates who were fighting civil war under the protection of God, but also the feudal lords who were defending the ceremony were swept away and the whole place was a mess.
Baal knows who the culprit is.
“under… … .”
Tearing away the black clouds of purgatory, a dragon appeared from the sky, boasting a lofty figure and flashes of divine power.
Seeing the dragon’s glowing yellow gaze directed at him, Baal unknowingly spat out harsh curse words and prepared to blink.
“This crazy bitch… … .”
Even before the swear words had finished, the legendary dragon opened its mouth wide and started charging towards Baal.
* * *
Quite a big change has taken place on the battlefield.
“It is a final rite.”
An ominous fog rises from all sides, and the demons swept away by it are collapsing as if the power was turned off.
Seeing that even the burning process for resurrection was omitted, it seems that there is no possibility that the demons sacrificed in that ritual will be revived forever.
As if greedy, the fog of consciousness was consuming all the demons in purgatory by itself.
“Oh, it’s not some toxic smog.”
The fog created by the ritual must have been quite poisonous, and the smell was very strong.
The corps objects trapped here also became incapable of using their strength properly.
Of course, it’s not a big deal thanks to the demons that my forces will fight against, who have reached the fog first.
[Devil Commander’s Fortress, all demons under the command of the former demon king withdraw.]
The guys who could be a problem were withdrawn.
Those guys are sucked into the last rites when they touch the fog, so there was no need to leave them here and give the enemy strength.
“Anyway, the enemy is reduced, so it’s easier to advance.”
This is a perfect opening.
All the demons were spreading out, leaving only the fairly strong ones, so the highway was properly opened in Purgatory.
Even if there are only a few strong guys left anyway… … .
“The devil will disappear from the world-!!!”
A cool voice from far away.
An old man is rushing along with knights in silver armor, slaying the demons who have not been swept away by the mist with great excitement.
Indeed, King Arthur was King Arthur, and the Knights of the Round Table were doing the same for their reputation.
The sparkling swords of divine power wielded by the knights split the demons, and mankind’s strongest wizards, including the one with the missing screw, are huddled together, experimenting with various magics and burning the demons.
Looking down from high in the sky, the Legion Cook, who summoned an immortal army using the Horus Relic, is leading the way, brandishing a sword and beating the demon.
Next to him, the leader wielded a thundering hammer to relieve stress, and the paladins, who had only been defending the colony, went to the battlefield and cleaned up the remnants.
There is no way that only a few strong demons and zombies who have lost their egos can stop the power of the legion that could have defeated the Pantheon.
Perhaps the demonic princes’ ankles are perfectly held by the Keraphim, so there are no obstacles in this purgatory to block the Legion’s path.
I donned a helmet that could hide my presence as much as a transparent dragon, and although I didn’t have an [Excalibur] in my hand, I wrapped myself in a [Eumsword] to replace it.
The destination is the place where the final rites are taking place.
While Kerapim deals with the princes, I will take on the Doomlord, who is engrossed in the ritual.
[The location was delivered to Keraphim. Are you going right away?]
As I was looking at the situation on the battlefield for a moment, the large dragon I was riding was staring at me with its neck bent back.
“… … Hey, Miyoung-san?”
[yes?]
“There is no need for you to break my neck so grotesquely… … .”
[ah… … .]
“Well… … Let’s go right away.”
The large dragon made a puzzled expression that did not suit its size, then turned its head forward again.
[Hold tight.]
“No, I don’t have anything to catch on Mi-yeong’s back… … .”
[I’ll go.]
The Guardian of the Legion flapped its wings a few times, then began to pick up tremendous speed, sending golden sparks all over its body.
As for how fast this was, a phenomenon occurred as if a demon that had been seen as a dot in the distance suddenly teleported and appeared in front of me.
“Ahh-!!!”
I immediately raised the sword holding the divine power horizontally, and the demon that appeared in front of me was cut in two as soon as I touched the sword because of this ignorant speed.
I felt sparks fly in the air for a moment, then I turned my head and caught a glimpse of a small burning dot in the distance, then it disappeared completely.
“OMG… … .”
Originally, my swordsmanship skills are very poor, so I feel more like wielding a blunt weapon rather than a sword.
But now, the speed of the Lord of Guardians was so fantastic that the enemy was torn apart just by touching it.
[Keep your head down.]
The moment Mi-yeong finished speaking, I saw demons in the distance, gathering like swarms of insects to avoid the fog.
… … this crazy
I shouted at the Lord of Guardians.
“Slow down a little—!!!”
However, the Lord of Guardians passed through the demons without slowing down at all, and I had no choice but to lie flat on the ground to prevent a traffic accident.
Today, I learned for the first time in my life that being hit by a cloud in the sky can make your whole body hurt.
* * *
When I arrived at the end of the twists and turns while flying through the section where the demons were gathered, the situation here turned out to be very strange, contrary to my expectations.
“Well… … What is this?”
The place where the last rite is held is a place where even jellyfish high in the sky cannot properly scout because of the thick fog.
So I had no choice but to know nothing about the situation here, but when I arrived, there was no Keraphim to explain the situation to us.
Clearly, the demonic princes should have been tenaciously protecting the Lord of Doom during the ritual, making a mess for Baal and Keraphim… … .
However, the scene we see now is far from what we expected with our foreknowledge.
[this… … What happened?]
“Well… … I’ll have to ask that nasty bastard.”
There are no demon princes to keep the ceremony.
Even the image of the monarch, who should be at the center of the ceremony, was nowhere to be seen.
[Those… … .]
“It’s really jingling. I was confident that I made them extinct, but they are still alive.”
Embarrassingly enough, instead of the Lord of Ruin at the center of the ritual, a huge mass of flesh that would have originally been his body absorbs the fog and pulsates, constantly creating a cocoon.
Wriggling pink flesh, protruding veins, spilling eggs, and baseless insects that stole the devil’s power crawling out of it.
These are the ones I’ve seen many times.
These are the guys I’ve seen so many times.
“Could that bastard have eaten the Lord of Destruction? … .”
Where my gaze was directed, a naked man with golden eyes and hair was sitting on top of that huge piece of flesh.
【It’s been a while. Legion brother.]
From his whole body, the dark demonic spirit of purgatory was oozing out.
“under… … .”