100. the king (4)

In this wide and wide world, where it is hard to even guess where the end is, there were many civilizations beyond what people previously thought.

The place that the existing demons called ‘a group of stars’ and took control of with their own force was only a small area that was only a very small part in the standard of this wide world.

Of course, even if it is a narrow area conceptually, it is a place that boasts a far-flung size by the standards of those who live normally without having encountered the other world.

“I think I’ve saved all the people I want to save… … Hey, this is delicious.”

And the man who had really saved this wide world was sitting in front of a window with a blue planet in the sky, eating pasta with spider flesh and chicken very casually.

“I have nothing to do in this world anymore.”

The ruler of the Legion slaughtered all the troops sent by the Lord of Destruction and took control of all areas where there were demon survivors.

The territories previously conquered by demons have now become the territory of the legion dominated by clones, and he has become a ‘great conqueror who dominates the widest area’, an achievement that even previous demon kings have not achieved.

“Master of the Legion, I sincerely thank you for your kindness in helping us rescue the survivors. The surviving demons will never forget this grace.”

The former Demon King cautiously approached the ruler of the legion, who was savoring the pasta noodles with more concentration than ever before, and bowed his head in salute.

“Thank you very much. Great ruler with the widest territory in the universe.”

In his opinion, no matter how strong the legion was, the rescue operation itself was not easy since not one world was occupied by demons.

Besides, the demon survivors are powerless.

After cutting off their wings, they completely lose their magic power and cannot use anything that is power or flame.

They are a burden rather than a help.

‘Perhaps, the demons may have disappeared into history like this.’

However, the man in front of him did what he thought was close to impossible so easily, and thanks to this, the demons managed to escape the crisis of extinction by surviving the few who could carry on the lineage.

Of course, the person who did such a great job, as always, didn’t care.

“Hey, don’t just say thank you in words, get the demon tribe bastards to convert first. I need to get at least some divine power. Isn’t it going to be used anywhere? I heard that you can’t do construction properly because you don’t have anything in your head and you don’t know how to use machinery? I wonder if you have to pay for the meal.”

Apparently, for him, the existence of a demon survivor is a good labor force that can be used cheaply.

“… … Ah, about that matter, I went through an internal meeting… … .”

“why? Are you dissatisfied because the principal is an elderly person? Hey, even if that guy isn’t trustworthy, he’s a manager with a lot of strength… … Well, if you don’t like it, look for another goddess church. And when you eat, please shut up and let’s just eat. That is our etiquette.”

“… … I see.”

Besides, the ruler of the Legion values the time he has to eat, not the fact that he is currently the strongest conqueror in the universe.

No, strictly speaking, I had never even had the slightest interest in such a troublesome thing as conquering the world.

“I want to quickly catch and kill all the troublesome bastards and live as an unemployed man with a lot of money… … Hey, give me one more pasta. Put in a little bit of chicken.”

It was a very simple hope for the future, unsuitable for those who rule the largest territory and the strongest army in the universe.

Of course, even while he was leisurely ordering additional orders, his alter egos were continuing a very active war of conquest, extending throughout the universe.

“Let’s see… … Did the Legion really go to Andromeda this time?”

The speed at which the clones expanded their Legion’s power was truly transcendent.

The alter ego, which annihilated the enemy and completely dominated one territory, immediately created a large number of new alter egos and used the portal to cross over to another world where the enemy remained, constantly expanding the domain of the Legion’s control.

As this process was repeated several times, the power of the corps extended to the world of other planets that even the existing conquerors, the demons, could not attack because they were too far away.

“Hmm… … It’s shit here too. Clean it up.”

The former demon king saw the corps ruler ordering the annihilation of the enemy as if nothing had happened, and swallowed dry saliva without even realizing it.

‘There is no place in this world that the legion’s eyes do not reach.’

This man, with golden eyes shining coolly, was aware of all the battles happening on the other side of the universe through the information transmitted through the portal even while he was eating peacefully.

“Where do you want to see the skills of the ugly guys?”

And at the forefront of this battlefield, ‘Giant Squid’ and ‘Parasite’ were rampaging, hoping to serve the king as a member of the legion.

* * *

Riding in a chariot drawn by horses whose manes were made of hellfire, the goat demon murmured wearily as he began to see a small world in the distance.

“It’s too far… … .”

In a situation where the portal could not be used due to the Legion’s ruler’s interference, Baphomet had to ride a hellish horse and ride a long distance to go to the battlefield.

This horse of hell, which belongs to the category of a powerful creature, provided a sufficiently fast speed, but unlike a portal that allows you to enter the battlefield at once, fatigue quickly set in as you had to run through space in a wagon.

“ah… … do not want to work.”

A grumble erupted from Baphomet’s mouth.

“I have to fight those heinous bastards again… … .”

After Baphomet first arrived on the battlefield, he almost fainted when he witnessed the existence of the Legion boasting tremendous force while erasing the Army of Ruin from the world.

“To think that such people exist in the world… … .”

The existence of the legion, which was not well eaten even by hellfire, and who was willing to self-destruct by tying up his followers with spider webs and pouring acidic liquids on top of that, was the real worst enemy.

Even from the devil’s point of view, these were really heinous guys who shouldn’t exist in this world, who couldn’t be much worse than themselves.

“I think I’d rather have been at war with the gods than dealing with them… … .”

However, even if he complained like this, he could not avoid fighting because the Lord of Destruction had already given him a direct mission.

Disobeying the king’s order meant being banished from the devil’s army and becoming a prey at the same time, and if you don’t want to face eternal death, you have to do as you are told.

“under… … .”

Baphomet sighed, and just as the timing was right, the chariot drawn by the horses of hell also arrived in a world full of flames and slime.

And when this goat-like demon stepped out of the wagon with his great staff clenched in his hand, he had the chilling experience of a huge dark cloud suddenly appearing over his head and instantly covering the whole world with pitch darkness.

“… … what is that?”

However, when I looked closely, it seemed that it was not just a simple cloud that directed the heavens and earth covered in darkness.

If it was a common cloud, wouldn’t there be no reason for it to stare at itself with a murderous gaze, with ugly yellow eyes shining on it?

[Spirit of the Legion, I will follow the king’s command and kill the enemy commander.]

At the very moment when an unusual voice was heard from the eye-colored cloud, sticky, black, unknown water began to pour down like a waterfall over the goat devil’s head.

As a bonus, there was even an unrealistic scene in which a tentacle of enormous size was swung toward him, as seen in some kind of Cthulhu myth.

“aaa!!!”

The pitiful screams of demons caught in suckers attached to tentacles echoed in all directions while being beaten and bound by black water.

However, the dark cloud with tentacles and eyeballs did not care at all about these screams, and after a while, the demon passed out after facing a huge mouth devouring itself, internal organs wriggling inside, and digestive juices pouring out.

【No, wait a minute, don’t kill that bastard and bring her to Nemesis.】

The huge dark cloud that Baphomet witnessed, its real identity was none other than the head of the Giant Squid race.

Already on this battlefield, a situation was unfolding where squids that exceeded the standard were devastating everything before the troops of the Legion could do anything.

[…] … Are you the king? Digestion has already begun… … .]

These squids were relatively few in number, but instead were very large and beautiful, and as large as they were, their gluttony was also very strong.

The identity of this tribe is those who devour anything and everything they can eat.

【This crazy, if you pick up and eat something like that, you’ll get a stomach ache. Spit it out quickly.]

The head of the giant squid, who ate a special meal that would not be digested properly, had to vomit up the devil again with tears in his eyes as per the king’s order.

* * *

“… … Are those friends passing too?”

The head of the dragons, who had been observing the legion’s performance through the Hive Ritual, muttered blankly as he watched the overwhelming power of the giant squids devastating the battlefield while ‘playing Cthulhu’ with an overwhelming size almost equivalent to Leviathan.

“It looks much stronger than the whales and other guys that Jiwoo has… … .”

“Yes, I agree.”

“There is no such thing as a true legendary kraken… … .”

“Rather than the Kraken… … Maybe the nobles who happened to see those guys came up with something called the ‘Cthulhu Mythos’.”

The squid put into practice was really big and beautiful, and not only had great strength and toughness, but also had an excellent ability to camouflage itself like that.

These guys used their huge tentacles like a broom to sweep up and eat the demon slaves. They had no resistance to Hellfire, but they solved the problem by using a truly shocking method of cutting off the part that was on fire and regenerating it again.

“I thought it would be grilled squid after being hit by hellfire, but the result turned out to be the complete opposite.”

Squids are the ones I can’t help but use in the legion if they can demonstrate this much powerful fighting power without any improvement in essence.

“… … To be honest, a jellyfish was enough for a tentacle monster… … .”

I’ve been trying to hide the repulsive appearance of the Legion troops while keeping the wheels as low as possible, but there’s a reason for this.

Still on the other side of the blue planet, because of ‘disagreement’ and ‘doubt and rumor’, which is almost like humanity’s specialty, there was a lot of talk about the Legion.

“The people of Earth must feel a lot of rejection, right?”

“… … Huh, if you want to use them, you’ll have to do some plastic surgery first.”

“under… … Humans really… … .”

Humanity felt ‘fear’ while seeing the powerful power of the corps, and even felt ‘fear’ at a truly overwhelming level due to its repulsive appearance.

The problem is that this fear goes too far, so there are people who have just lost their minds and gone overboard.

What those guys are saying is, ‘Let’s cut ties with the Legion and become independent.’ It was like that, and there were often crazy bastards who went further and said, ‘Let’s take the lead in the world by launching a nuclear strike against the Legion first.’

“There are even humans who believe that the Legion is a biological weapon created by the Nazis.”

“… … Ha, conspiracy theories run rampant everywhere you go. When the hell is this an enemy Nazi story?”

The Legion has saved mankind from danger many times, but strangely, the other side is an absurd situation that flows like an apocalypse.

And this internal division of mankind could cause serious problems in empowering the Lord of Destruction ahead of an important showdown.

“… … Even the wheels are fine, but the squid that reminds me of the Cthulhu myth and the roundworm that reminds me of an alien really look a little… … .”

“No, I already ate jellyfish early on.”

Of course, while the dragon chief and I were talking seriously about this, there was a party who came up with a pretty good solution.

“No, can’t you just play the king of the earth?”

“… … yes?”

“What are you so worried about? Just make yourself a good dictator.”

The leader, who has been leading the group while suppressing the disobedient ones by force, gave me this good advice.

“If you just don’t listen, it’ll be fine if you beat it with force.”

“… … Is that Garam’s advice from your experience?”

“Sure.”

“Well… … .”

I somehow liked this.

“Is it plausible?”