113. A human that makes even the devil cry (2)

The world guarded by the Legion was still peaceful.

The alter egos resembling the rulers have taken over almost all the worlds that can be reached through the portal, and thanks to this, it is not easy to find demons in the Legion’s sphere of influence.

The Lord of Destruction, unable to properly gather the strength necessary to open the gates of hell, was still unable to counterattack as if there was no appropriate countermeasure.

With the battle lines so tediously stuck, the Legion, as always, was getting stronger little by little.

“Well… … ?”

The mage, who was spurring research to develop a new unit in the Legion’s hometown, witnessed the primordial pond boiling like water in a pot and said,

“Looks like you’re about to wake up.”

“Oh, finally a demon king?”

“No, Maria wakes up first?”

“… … .”

The high-ranking demons, who were waiting for the demon king, an important power of the race, sighed deeply when they heard that mixed-bloods who denied their identity would wake up first.

“Demon King, I wish I could stop sleeping and wake up soon… … .”

It was the moment when his words filled with bitterness came to an end.

Flash-!!!

Suddenly, the field of view turned golden, and there was an enormous explosion reminiscent of a dragon current in the pond of the beginning.

“What is it?”

The water stream of the pond soaring high in the sky and the powerful golden energy emanating from it, it was difficult for the former demon king to even open his eyes properly in front of this feast of tremendous power.

After a while, as the light that had paralyzed their vision began to weaken, the former demon king and wizard were now able to confirm the figure of the person who scattered the light in all directions.

“OMG… … .”

The wizard was genuinely impressed.

“Is this really great?”

In their sight, a woman who gained strength from the pond of the beginning and succeeded in perfect awakening was floating in the air with her eyes closed.

A woman floating naturally in the air without flapping her wings, standing still, and giving off the unique golden light of psionic energy all over her body.

“aaa!!!”

Maria, who slowly began to open her eyes, let out a powerful roar as if she couldn’t control the power that overflowed her body.

But Maria seemed to have become incredibly strong with this awakening, and even the power contained in her roar was no joke.

Kwaaang-!!!

Even though I just lightly shouted, the aftermath caused the air to vibrate and the huge trees around me were just uprooted and blown away.

“Oh My God… … .”

The former Demon King was astonished at the ignorant power he felt from Maria.

“Wow… … .”

The crazy bald wizard was surprised in a slightly different way.

“From physical strengthening to magical imprinting to psionic ability awakening… … Is this real?”

As he looked back and forth between the primordial pond and the monster that emerged from it, he trembled as if he felt thrilled by the success of the essence remodeling work he had created.

And the demon king of the previous generation, who heard the mage’s murmur, could not hide his absurdity and opened his mouth wide.

“No, you.”

“Yes.”

“I’m asking, weren’t you sure about the remodeling using this pond?”

The former Demon King asked, asking, “No way.”

Obviously, Choi Kang-han showed confidence that he could unconditionally save the demon king and make Maria stronger.

The previous demon king was tempted by power and worried about the identity of the demon tribe because he thought that the remodeling through that pond would succeed unconditionally.

Hopefully not.

This isn’t a probabilistic gamble.

“Oh, of course there is a chance of failure. There is no such thing as perfect in this world.”

“… … .”

Of course, the wizard answered very calmly.

“… … So, what happens if that essence mod or something fails?”

Hopefully, that’s not real.

“If you cannot withstand the power of the pond… … .”

“What if I can’t?”

“It will be a good source of water and protein, right?”

“… … .”

But that was right.

“under… … .”

The former demon king was constantly washing his face with his head tilted back as much as possible.

‘You’re really out of your mind.’

The tribe of magicians was far more dangerous than they thought.

No, no matter how much Maria wants to become strong herself and wants to enter the pond, if she fails, she could die, but she didn’t stop it?

“Well, I know what you’re thinking.”

“Are you really sane? Couldn’t Maria have died?”

“If I die, I will sell myself.”

The wizard continued, wiping his forehead, which was dripping with sweat from tension.

“Maria knows that’s dangerous.”

“… … You know?”

“Did I hear from Maria that you can search?”

“… … Did you enter knowingly? why?”

“Well, I guess you wanted to count very clearly. He’s greedy for power more than he looks.”

“… … .”

Even when he heard that he went in knowing it well, the head of the former demon king turned white.

No, why the hell are the guys here doing things that don’t have to be done to this extent?

‘I’m the only sane person here. I also have to be alert.’

The former Demon King made up his mind not to be surprised no matter what happened to the Legion and his party at this point.

“after… … .”

Unfortunately, however, this was not the end of the former demon king’s mental collapse.

“yes? Wait a moment.”

The demon king of the previous generation, looking at the ‘legion of demons’ floating in the sky and exuding strength, realized that the absurd situation did not end here.

“This energy… … ?”

I thought I had released some power, but now Maria, who was floating in the air, began pouring out ‘purple flames’ with her golden eyes shining.

Yes.

It was the same power the Demon God wielded, a purple flame.

“… … A demon’s energy?”

Seeing this, the wizard’s complexion began to turn pale.

* * *

“You will clone me… … ?”

Hearing my words, the demon commander revealed his pupils shaking wildly as if he couldn’t believe it.

“It can’t be. When we die, we return to flame.”

Like a proud demon, he hurriedly hid his agitated eyes, hardened his expression, and strongly denied my words.

“okay. If you fall behind, you burn.”

As he said, the demon’s body burns from the moment it dies, so you can’t get the proper essence.

This was a phenomenon that always happened, regardless of whether it was death that could be resurrected or sent to heaven forever as a sacred object including [Xcalibur].

Thanks to their beggar nature, I haven’t even managed to collect demonic essence yet.

The other day, when the squid caught the goat demon, I thought about dissecting it while keeping it alive, but I was a little angry when the thoughts in its head were so impure, so I just sent it to heaven.

“But it is.”

In fact, there was a fact that I realized belatedly after killing the goat at that time.

“I have a way.”

The home of the Legion has a wonderful pond where any living creature can be remodeled and turned into a new unit.

If it was the primordial pond that was created by remodeling numerous races, there was a possibility that even if such a child of a demon was thrown into it, it would turn into a good member of the corps.

If the demon thrown into the pond succeeds in remodeling, the subject will now be reborn as an ‘infected demon’ whose instincts are forcibly inserted so that it cannot disobey the command of the corps ruler.

“… … .”

“Well, it’s not difficult if you want to. So, cooperate if you don’t want to be forced into it.”

“… … .”

“I will win this war anyway.”

“… … .”

“Are all your plans gone wrong? Is there anything else I can do now?”

However, I coveted the Demon Commander’s strong yet mobile fortress, so I continued to try to appease the Demon Commander with a little intimidation.

The reason why I continued to do such a troublesome thing was because I hadn’t experimented with remodeling by throwing demons into the pond yet, so I wasn’t sure of the success rate of the process.

In words, ‘it’s not difficult if you want to’, but in fact, there was a possibility that it would fail to remodel it at once without killing the test subject.

The relatively simple research to improve the performance of the original corps units was also increased by continuously replicating and replacing countless test subjects.

The improvement of the corps unit was possible because I was able to hit the whole egg house and remodel it to my heart’s content, but if this devil child died while experimenting with the modification, the fortress would be too precious.

If the Demon Commander doesn’t really listen, he’ll throw you into the pond, but for now, it’s safer to just seduce him.

“Wouldn’t it be nice to bet on the winning side too? If you cooperate, I’m willing to give you a place to live quietly. As long as I don’t harbor any impure thoughts in my head, I’m a man who keeps promises.”

Of course, the Demon Commander and his subordinates will be locked inside the frozen star for the rest of their lives under the watchful eye of the Legion.

“Isn’t this world better even if you roll? You devil from the underworld?”

“… … Ruler of the Legion.”

“uh. Talk about it.”

“I want to take a little time to think.”

Despite this slight threat, the demon commander changed his attitude from ‘Kill me’ to ‘I’ll think about it’.

“Either you follow it on your own, or you get eaten by the Legion. Choose well.”

Perhaps in a few days, their stronghold will be in Legion hands.

“Oh right. Let’s take a few of your men.”

“… … Are we beasts?”

“yes.”

“… … .”

First of all, even if he’s in a good mood right now, he can suddenly change his mind, so I’ll take a few demons with him and experiment with him first.

“I wonder if the demon king woke up.”

Of course, the pond is a place that is too painful for ordinary living things to endure, but the Demon King probably survived without dying.

Although the demon king was not perfect, he inherited some of the power of the strongest position in his own race and became strong, and his mental strength was by no means easy.

“He’s the one who overcame the mentally destructive torture of the elders, but it’s a little fun to endure at least the pond in the beginning.”

His punishment was to be imprisoned in a tower and suffer repeated defeats forever.

Seeing that he came out after enduring without turning it around, the mental power of a child called the Demon King is really great.

Moreover, since he is in a coma from the moment he enters, he will be able to endure the terrible pain of being reconstructed after being dismembered.

“great. This time, talk to him… … yes?”

this is something strange

“… … What’s this?”

I came across just in time for the demon king to wake up.

I felt the energy of a rather powerful demon from beyond the portal, so I thought I had the timing right.

However, what caught my eye was not the one who should have come out after the renovation, but the scene where another guy was not able to control his power and was spewing demonic flames everywhere.

no wait,

Maria, why is she doing that?

“hey.”

“… … Ruler of the Legion.”

“Oh, erase.”

I tilted my head at the unexpected sight, and decided to kick the wizard who was supposed to take full responsibility for the treatment and remodeling of the demon king.

“He’s bald.”

“… … uh.”

“that.”

“… … that?”

I continued asking questions while pointing at the guy who was showing off some sort of ascension force in the air with my finger.

“Hey, why is Maria consuming all the demonic powers by herself and doing that?”

“… … Oh, that’s it.”

fuck.

What the hell did this kid do?