015. The Son of Heaven in the mighty world is Hive Mind (2)

Was it because Han Ji-woo was talking useless things?

Indeed, the ‘magical revival spell’ seems to be effective. The Demon Duke was still alive.

[shit!]

Hiding in the shadow of a house whose walls had collapsed, the Demon Duke reappeared, looking up at the sky and swearing loudly. The back of the high-ranking demon who barely survived was wet with sweat.

Suddenly it got dark everywhere and the moment I looked back because I thought something was strange, my heart really dropped when I witnessed the unbelievable sight of a huge whale flying towards me.

[I almost fell behind.]

However, the duke lived with the fate of being threatened with assassination by other high-ranking demons who were always looking for his place. The easiest and best way to get ahead in the underworld is to kill your superiors, so the threat of assassination is really something you experience all the time.

That is to say, at the level of a duke, you already have at least a way to escape without risking your own life.

He quickly escaped the crisis by changing places with his family.

As long as the duke had this method, the surprise attack was bound to fail regardless of whether Han Ji-woo cast a strange spell or not. Of course, the moment he witnessed the whale, his fighting spirit withered like a flower in a greenhouse that collapsed without power.

[Where did such a monster appear?]

After switching places, the family members ended up in a very well-baked pink pancake. Perhaps even if he responded just one second late, that blood clot would have become himself.

‘That’s… … There is no way for me either.’

A huge whale that covers the sky.

No matter how powerful the duke was, there was no way to face off against an opponent boasting a weight of that level of an asteroid.

‘There is no way to assassinate the enemy’s chief.’

The mighty spirit that rules these hideous worm races was felt inside that whale, but how could it be dealt with?

Should I try to infiltrate after being eaten by a whale? Do you know what’s inside? Or do I have to break through from the outside?

I can assure you that even if you approach and lightly brush, you will just become bloody.

‘In the end, I have no choice but to let go of this planet.’

In a situation where such an ignorant monster was flying around, it was impossible to train an army of demons and swallow the planet and turn it into a territory.

The demon duke swallowed dry saliva.

The demon king wanted to make this planet a territory to use as a ‘bridgehead to invade the earth’, and if he did not complete the order, he could have his head blown off.

‘In order for me to live, I need the sword of the apostle. You must bring it.’

You can survive if you offer the [Holy Sword].

After all, the preparation for this war is due to the demon king’s desire for revenge against the damned warrior ‘from Earth’ who took that sword and turned the demon world into a mess. That’s why, if you take that, even if you’re a demon king, you’ll forgive yourself unconditionally.

Pudeudeuk-!

The demon duke gnashed his teeth.

Right now, in the city square, the person holding the [Holy Sword] was moving quickly here and there, evading the demons, as if he were intimidating himself.

‘Damn it.’

Because of that kid, I came to see the planet Antarctica. Unlike the previous owner of the sword, he didn’t look like a very strong guy, but his ability to escape was really impressive.

He was so fast that even he didn’t have the confidence to keep up with him properly.

‘I shouldn’t give him time to escape.’

The demon duke made up his mind and raised the magic power of the whole body to the maximum, and soon a powerful arrow with a lot of condensed magic power began to form in the air.

In a situation where the shadow of the huge whale that tried to end its own life covered all sides, in this situation, it was really dangerous to try to reveal the body again out of the shadows and seize the sword.

But it’s something you have to do in order to live.

Subduing him and stealing the sword in this one shot that even attracted his soul is the only breakthrough for the demon duke.

It was the moment when the demon duke made up his mind and was about to strike.

Kwaaang-!!!

[…] … !!!]

The demon duke felt someone hit the back of his head so hard that it sounded like an explosion. No matter how strong a high-ranking demon is, it is absolutely impossible to withstand a situation in which the back of the head, which is a vital point, is hit with a full blow and the magic power of the whole body flows backward.

‘… … ah… … no way… … Presence… … this… … .’

As he fell to the floor and lost consciousness, he could barely identify the culprit’s face through the blurred vision as if fog was rolling in.

“… … .”

The demon duke last witnessed the scene of a middle-aged woman holding a distorted ‘wok’ in one hand and looking down at him with a very disapproving expression. Passed out.

* * *

Kang Jin-hyeok asked me with a bewildered expression.

“That lady, what the hell is she?”

“Can’t you see? That dumpling lady is the strongest on this planet.”

“… … Amazing.”

After confirming the scene of the demon duke collapsing through the jellyfish’s eyes, I immediately retrieved Kang Jin-hyeok, who was dancing with a sword, and the ‘incarnation’ in human form that was sleeping in the northern colony.

“Arachne. Wake him up soon.”

“… … It’s a line that seems to have been heard subconsciously.”

I also received some ‘Majok Peacock’ from Mrs. Dumplings.

When Arachne began to beat the jaw of the demon duke very excitedly, who was tied to ‘unidentified sticky culture fluid’, Kang Jin-hyeok trembled and turned his eyes away, as if he could not bear to see the scene.

Arachne grinds so coolly that corn as well as blood splattered in heaps and began to coat the gray mucous membranes with different colors.

“… … It reminds me of the old days.”

“What are you playing? take out the mop Should I pay for the cleaning?”

“… … .”

Kang Jin-hyeok frowned and started hurriedly wiping off the dirty blood of the demon on the floor.

“… … Ugh.”

The demon duke, who had become half-corpse due to runaway magic, couldn’t regain his senses despite being beaten for a really long time.

“That’s what I said too.”

“… … Hey Nitrogen Mouth. You bastard, do you wrap your moaning with the word ambassador?”

“… … I will continue cleaning.”

When the demon duke finally opened his eyes with a painful groan, I spread my arms wide open with a very happy smile on him, just like the last time.

“Welcome, is this your first Leviathan? Shall we talk for a while?”

[…] … Who are you?]

The demon peacock, who had been absent-mindedly with eyes similar to rotten movements, looked around slowly and soon trembled as if startled.

His pupils shaking so violently from side to side like some kind of psychopath, this time it was hard to measure on the Richter scale.

“Who am I?”

In his pupils, a man with mad golden eyes, who exuded an evil force more like a devil than a devil, was smiling at the world.

… … weird.

I am definitely a person who has lived a very kind life while trying not to harm others. But, why does my incarnation have such an impression? That was enough to make even the real Satan cry.

“… … .”

… … Well, at times like this, being able to imitate a villain is quite helpful, so let’s just move on.

In the future, if I have free time, I will practice laughing.

“corps.”

[…] … corps?]

“Yes, I am the Legion.”

I really wanted to repeat this line at least once.

Although this is a character from a game scenario, it is a line from a woman who once made me shed tears while watching a cinema video.

Isn’t it very similar to my current situation? The protagonist of a heroic narrative who was born as a human being, unexpectedly became the ruler of a race, and was swept around, but eventually settled down and saved the world.

You could say I’m following her steps exactly.

really,

what a wonderful speech

How exciting can this be?

“… … Pooh!!!”

“… … .”

ah… … .

Point gas stations are a bunch of pubs.

“Kang Jin-hyeok.”

“… … Mi-I’m sorry.”

“Arachne, take that bastard.”

“… … !!!”

* * *

From somewhere, the voice of a man tied to a spider’s web and screaming that sounds like he’s been beaten resonates, but well, it’s not important right now, so let’s move on.

What I’m going to do now is to use this Demon Cub.

“Hey, you devil. Now that we’ve had this valuable time, let’s make a mutually beneficial deal.”

The demon duke bit his lips.

It seems that he has made a determined decision on his own. Perhaps, it’s a common cliché that I won’t answer the question I’m asking, even if it means dying, right?

[You will get no information from me.]

After all, a cliché is a cliché.

But, well, that kind of determination is useless to me.

“I’ve already seen it.”

[…] … what is that?]

The ESP ability is able to pull out and read the memories and emotions in the opponent’s head.

Of course, even though that Demon Cub is on the weak side among its peers, since a peacock is a peacock, he can’t completely dig it up and can only roughly read the surface consciousness.

Well, that alone means that I will definitely take the initiative in this conversation.

“You son of a demon lord seem to have a deep grudge against the district manager, right?”

His eyes couldn’t hide his anxiety.

“Tell me. Planet Nemesis? Isn’t that your hometown and the headquarters of the demons who will soon enter the solar system and attack the earth?”

[…] … You already know everything.]

First of all, I found out the route of their attack on Earth with great certainty.

In fact, looking at the map, the earth seemed to be a remote area stuck in a corner among the dimensions where the manager existed. It was a very long distance to come and go by authority, so I wondered how the hell these guys could invade there.

Their method was to inject massive forces into the solar system with some insanely stupid ‘transferring a planet to the gate’.

A little goosebumps. Is this really the power of the Demon King?

Anyway, I’m thinking of sending a very hot gift to these guys’ headquarters.

“Now, I intend to release you if this deal goes smoothly.”

[…] … Are you thinking of making me a traitor?]

The demon duke looked at me with suspicious eyes. Perhaps because this bastard was a man of some status, he seemed very accustomed to hiding his feelings from outward appearances.

However, I could clearly see in my head that the feeling of ‘expectation’ was rising very rapidly from a corner of his heart.

Now then, shall we brush our teeth?

“Yes, from now on you will provide me with new information regarding the movement of demons targeting Earth. Please contact me periodically through my entities in [Kangho’s World]. How is it? Isn’t this worth the price of saving your life?”

[…] … Or will I die?]

“Oh, isn’t that too obvious?”

[…] … Give me some time to think.]

The demon duke listened to my ‘sloppy proposal’ and stayed in a daze for a while, then made up his mind.

[…] … would. If I survive the wrath of the demon king.]

“OK. close the deal. Please don’t ask for good information in the future. Oh right. [Kangho’s world] is now my domain, so don’t touch it carelessly. Then I will really kill you.”

I freed the pile of sticky culture fluid that was covering his body.

Now, that guy turned to me and said, ‘You stupid bastard.’ And so on, unconsciously, constantly.

Also, I’m not paying attention at all.

“Then go.”

[…] … ruler of the legion. I will keep my promise.]

The demon duke left Leviathan.

Without knowing that I implanted the ‘larvae of the Legion Queen’ in her body.

【Little Legion Queen, your name is ‘Zara’ from now on. I have passed on all the knowledge and essence I can give you. Zaira. Go, go and devour the planet Nemesis.]

―My ruler, I will fulfill your will.

Right before the dimensional transfer gate created by the demon duke closed, I woke up the larva of the legion queen embedded in his body.

“Thanks for the great teaching, Sarah.”

Legion, cover the demon planet with mucous membranes.

* * *

After all demons were exterminated, I was treated very hospitably by the people of the planet while taking a break while collecting nutrients for a long trip.

“Dear Son of Heaven.”

“… … .”

“Are you sure you are leaving?”

It’s the emperor’s treatment that doesn’t do anything to eat dumplings.

【The preparations are over, so let’s go now.】

But I didn’t pay much attention to this treat.

Dumplings were good in this town, but I didn’t want to stay long because it was a world without internet, web novels, and baseball games.

I’m a better person in the world of the Internet than the emperor of the martial arts world, so I just want to go back to Earth as soon as possible.

“Could you please stay a little longer?”

[Hey, the old man who is a religious leader or something. Even if you look at me like this, I’m a very busy body.]

“… … Could you please tell me your name?”

【… … I am the Legion’s ‘Hive Mind’.]

After enjoying a short break, I gave an order to the legion queens remaining on this planet, ‘Protect the planet’s humans from demons.’

Now, it’s really time to go home.

“… … Where are you going this time?”

“Look there. Let’s look at the map.”

While eating the packaged dumplings, I carefully opened the dimensional map.

“Kang Jin-hyeok, the next planet we will pass through is… … .”

* * *

[Territory of ‘one who inherits the will of the Legion’]

[The lord is currently absent.]

“… … Shit, I really came here for no reason.”

From the moment he arrived on this mysterious alien planet, Choi Kang-han, the archmage with a screw missing, was about to die. I didn’t have a good feeling about it, but I never imagined that it would be an environment like in a sci-fi alien invasion disaster movie where ugly creatures resembling spiders constantly flocked from all over the place.

“Kyaaa

Above all, the biggest problem is that as soon as the leader who hid the power that forced him to accompany him wakes up, he repeats fainting right away without even having time to talk.

“… … .”

Choi Kang-han continued wandering around the planet, contemplating whether to use the return magic to go back and get beaten by the angry leader, or wait until the leader regains his senses.

A few days later, Choi Kang-han met a strange creature.

Instead of the creepy spiders that I used to attack, I found a spider with something similar to a human head and full of force.

“… … Um, is this the boss here?”

Choi Kang-han smiled softly and activated the magic.

“Mind Control.”