025. Ruler hides power (1)

Certainly, the gas spewing out of Nemesis’ geyser has some unknown ‘power’.

Individuals born in Nemesis grew much larger and stronger than those raised on organic matter in other worlds. Because of this innate power difference, there were even cases where the queens of the corps, who were inexperienced in ruling, failed to dominate the individual.

Legion is originally like that. ‘I don’t listen to the commands of a weaker person than me’ is an instinct engraved in these guys’ genes. Numerous weak queens who failed to dominate are killed by their subordinates, torn to pieces, and sent to the hatchery.

“Sleepy… … .”

Since the outer skin of the giant Hive Mind’s main body was encased in a thick chitinous shell, I’ve been living each day in a drowsy mood. All of the high-quality nutrients collected from Nemesis were used in the process of increasing the size of the main body, and many of them went to sleep during this process.

Originally, the Hive Mind minimized the act of sleeping by partially rotating the huge brain, but now it was given a wide range of rest that was close to hibernation, suppressing the consumption of mental power as much as possible.

shedding.

Spiders are creatures that go through the process of growing and growing in size through molting. This process is also true of the main body of the Hive Mind, which originally evolved from a spider. Even if it resembles a giant brain from a game, it is the essence of a spider with its legs removed and only its brain grown, so it must shed like this to grow.

“… … Oh, what is this?”

It was a process from infancy to full-fledged growth.

As the total amount of usable energy increases as the size of the main body increases, it is also exciting to see how much more powerful abilities it will be able to possess with this growth.

The problem is, I don’t know when this shedding will ever be complete. If you forcibly stop this, you will not be able to grow properly, so you have no choice but to wait for the entire process to end.

“It’s been two months already… … .”

If you think about it, this could be a bit dangerous, but if someone attacks the corps at this timing, it could become quite difficult.

The 2nd and 3rd ranks in the Legion’s dominance hierarchy were on a business trip right now, and while I slept while preparing to evacuate, it was as if the entire Legion’s dominance was temporarily lost. I’m not sure which of the two is second, but the most trustworthy guys aren’t there right now.

A situation where Nemesis is entrusted to a large number of inexperienced queens who struggle with only dozens or hundreds of individuals, it is absolutely undesirable for this situation to last for a long time.

“… … Bored.”

In addition, after spending time rotating incarnations and putting my hungry body to sleep in culture medium, I really want to eat the chicken lunch box sold at the system store.

Kang Jin-hyeok This bastard even gave me a teacher, but why is there still no news? Where is this bastard going to play?

―Master, your mission has been completed.

I think I can stop worrying.

The Legion Queen, who has solidified her position as No. 2 in the hierarchy, proves her worth and appears in the skies above Nemesis riding a huge whale.

【Return.】

―This is Iza, ruler.

A high-ranking demon, tightly bound in a spider’s web, was dragged by Leviathan.

It must have been beaten so badly for resisting that he couldn’t see properly because of his swollen eyelids.

Seeing that his mouth was closed like a man with all his teeth missing, he didn’t have to check to see that even the corn had been removed.

[…] … you are? … … Earth players?]

Of course, high-ranking demons can communicate in a similar way telepathically, so they can talk even if the corn is all broken.

“No, I am not a player of Earth, I am the ruler of the Legion.”

Demonic energy began to rise from the captured demon’s body. But it’s not very threatening. At that level, even if I use the incarnation and play one-on-one, I can win enough.

[…] … corps? Are you the ruler of this filthy creature?]

“… … dirty? You seem to be much cleaner than your kind?”

This is a guy who needs to be beaten up a little more.

“If you say that bullshit one more time, I will send you to heaven instead of hell.”

[…] … not a guy… … .]

Kwaaang-!!!

I took a bite out of his thrush, and then I ordered a worker to carefully remove the tissue from his body.

The dirty demon body tissues removed from the body of the bastard were immediately transferred to the culture medium and slowly entered the process of verifying the genetic information using fluoroscopy.

[…] … Why are you undressing? Violating me won’t accomplish what you want. Do you want me to feel shame?]

“Shut up you bitch.”

Ah, it turns out that this demon entity is a woman.

It was a year, not a bastard.

“Where are you stuck?”

… … Well, there must be a part where the power is embedded somewhere, but that part is hard to see. There was a distinctive smell emitted from that demon, but it was so well hidden that it was not easy to catch it.

Is it because the main body is in hibernation, so the current ability is quite limited, so the work speed is very slow?

“… … Could it be that the authority is imprinted in the brain tissue? Workaholic, open that bastard skull.”

The demons who heard my words were frightened and trembled.

[Hey, hey! Why are you doing this to me? We have done no harm to your kind!!!]

It’s an asshole that never did any harm.

These bastards don’t seem to have a conscience.

“Will you shut up before I completely remove the brain and put it in culture?”

[…] … help me!!! Serve, yes, I will serve. If you save me, I will give you my body… … .]

“Please shut up. I have no intention of eating it.”

When I looked closely, I saw that the authority was imprinted on the organization on the head.

The power was slightly imprinted between the genetic information of the guy’s cerebellum, and the energy emitted by this power was really dirty.

“… … It is the power of the demon god.”

can i handle this?

Now, after cultivating the organization that has this power, we plan to create a new object and inject it into it.

I decided not to do the crazy thing of putting the power of a demon god into a human incarnation. Then, if the incarnation runs out of control, it could really go bankrupt, so instead, I’m planning to create a terrible hybrid again using that demon’s body.

“Arachne. Throw it into that baby broth.”

Ah, Arachne has been confirmed as second in the legion hierarchy.

* * *

Second, Zaira caught a count-level demon, and lastly, Kang Jin-hyeok caught a baron-level demon.

“Chicken lunch box.”

“… … What is your assessment of mission completion?”

“Chicken lunch box.”

“… … .”

Upon hearing how to proceed, Hani Zaira hid in the basement of the Demonic stronghold, dispatched troops there and secretly attempted to kidnap them, and Kang Jin-hyeok and Gyoju openly set up a colony and then destroyed the opposing stronghold in an all-out war.

One guy was the type to work based on a meticulous plan, and the other guy made the choice to just push it openly with force.

In this way, the way the corps was handled was completely different depending on the tendencies of the ruling entity. The pros and cons of that were clear, and the way I use my subordinates in the future also needs to consider these tendencies.

“What about first place?”

“Arachne has already caught it. And that was a month before you came back.”

“… … .”

Arachne just hit the demons passing by with Moby Dick, wrapped them in spider webs, and ran to me.

“… … Oh My God.”

“What are you wasting your time on growing a colony?”

“… … .”

This is also my preferred method. Dogs and cows should all be aware of our existence, but if you can sharpen a bamboo spear, you should sharpen it coolly. Why waste time hiding or raising a colony?

“that.”

“… … cocoon? What did you hear there?”

“there? A terrible hybrid.”

“… … Are you done already?”

I checked the condition of the cocoon while eating my lunch. The time has come to take out the hybrid.

It was my first time making something like this, so it took quite a bit of trial and error, but some of them attacked me as soon as they were made, and some of them became a terrible mixture of a spider and a pseudo-humanoid upper body.

It was a harder task than I thought to remove the unique aggression embedded in the demon gene and to have the appearance I had in mind.

Still, if you keep repeating the things that didn’t work out with grit, they will eventually work, and the last work you did was completed safely. After all, failure is the mother of success.

【Now it’s time to wake up.】

Awesome-!

At my command, the cocoon was split, and inside it was a woman with wasp-like wings instead of the white wings typical of high-ranking demons.

A mixed blood of a spider and a demon, this object was of a high level of perfection that was incomparable to any object I had created.

“… … At first glance, she really looked like her. If the wings were blades, it would have suited them much better.”

Well, that’s how it turned out when I made it. As the memories that remain in my head are mixed little by little, it seems that the thorn tentacles and that hybrid are inevitably influenced by their appearance.

Of course, the resemblance did not mean that the hybrid’s head was shaped like a bundle of nerves.

I couldn’t have a strange appearance that stood out to me if I wanted to carry it around, so I made everything except for the wings look normal.

【Now, who are you planning to serve now?】

Intense purple eyes instantly burst out of the eyes of the hybrid, a mixture of the genes of the demons and the spider army.

―My original name was ‘Maria’, and now I have been reborn to serve you.

[Okay, Maria. As a test, try using the authority of the Demon God.]

-All right.

A large elliptical [Gate] appeared in the sky of Nemesis.

Even though it couldn’t open six gates like the strong duke I saw last time, it was big enough that even Leviathan could easily pass through it.

“Let’s start for the solar system.”

Now all that remains is to really enter the earth.

Awesome-!!!

Just in time, the Hive Mind’s shell cracked and a brilliant golden aura began to erupt.

good timing. Really good timing.

* * *

“The weather is nice.”

Seoul, on the banks of the Han River.

I was sitting on a mat and drinking beer with chicken as a snack.

Although I have come to a situation where I was not born here, I have finally returned to my spiritual hometown.

Zyra was left on Nemesis, and Leviathan entered the solar system and opened the [Gate] to embed it deep in the Pacific Ocean. The huge whale immediately opens its mouth and gulps down the seawater, absorbing all the organic matter inside like a vacuum cleaner, and replenishing the calories used for movement.

Maria’s Power had a shorter travel distance than expected, so it was unfortunately impossible to move directly from Nemesis.

“Wow, that woman is crazy.”

“The dog is pretty.”

“… … Is that man your boyfriend?”

“Your boyfriend is also handsome?”

People pass by, peeking at Maria with her ‘wings folded up’ pouring me a beer. It looks like I made this too pretty.

For reference, Maria is genetically castrated from all emotions, so she doesn’t show any reaction even when she hears words like that.

“… … Han Ji-woo.”

“uh.”

“These guys have completely cut off their tracks.”

Where did the leader who hid his alternative power and the wizard who lost the screw go?

According to Kang Jin-hyeok, who has collected rumors from players, it has already been six months since these guys disappeared.

Of course, I’m also looking for traces, but I get the feeling that they’re not on Earth right now.

Did he receive some important mission from the manager?

If a player from Earth wants to cross the dimension, the only way is to ask the manager directly, unless he wants to subdue and pamper the demons like I did. No demons have appeared here, so in the end, the only culprit is the manager.

Could it be that the crazy wizard even implemented the [Gate]? Although he’s pretty good, I don’t think he’s that good.

“Even if it’s not the case, the manager keeps asking various things about you.”

“okay? What are you asking?”

Kang Jin-hyeok frowned.

It seems he’s probably suffering from bomb messages from the administrator.

“The manager wants you to secretly send me a sample of the Hive Mind’s brain cells without your knowledge.”

“… … Is that nobleman greeting guests by ripping out their brains? Say hello once. Okay, where would you like to steal a sneak peek?”

“… … .”

“If you have any questions about me, stop doing insincere acts like sending agents or sending notes and tell me to come in person.”

After all, I am a ‘very special guest from outer space’. It is also an important guest who is benevolent to mankind and will be of great help to the military.

To be honest, if I made up my mind, I was confident that I would take over the district before the administrator intervened.

Managers are probably well aware of that fact. Because I’ve felt eyes peeking at Nemesis secretly.

But what?

Pretending to be welcome on the outside, but secretly bringing me a sample from behind the scenes?

“I’m afraid I won’t be able to help.”

“… … I’m going to send an official invitation, so please wait.”

“Say so. I’ll add that if you do one more weird thing, I’ll take the earth as a thank you.”

“… … .”

Well, that’s all the rubbish, it seems that a little more than six years are left before the war against the Demon World.

Of course, it wasn’t enough for me to get rid of the Nemesis, the forward base, and I burned the whole army that poured out of the opponent’s six territories, so the possibility of an attack coming at that time as scheduled is very low.

“It’s all about the activity of this body.”

good night.

A ruler who hid his power is saving the future of mankind without anyone knowing.

“What are you planning to do until the war starts?”

“What are you doing? I’m going to go play Hey, is there a good PC cafe nearby? Let’s go talk legends in a while.”

“… … .”

The ruler of the Legion intended to just relax and hide his power until war broke out.

“… … No, wait.”

However, something caught my senses.

“The Legion Queen has appeared on Earth.”

“… … Well? Aren’t the queens over there in the Pacific?”

“No, not the ones in Leviathan.”

It’s rare.

Why did that guy appear on Earth?

“The guy from the old motherhood has appeared.”