029. The main character competes with quantity (3)

A high-ranking demon with a tremendous force appeared in front of them. Looking at the small gate that only one person could pass through, decorating his back like a background, I was sure that this bastard had indeed appeared due to my lowly provocation.

That unusual high-ranking demon, that is to say, the one who is certain to be the demon king, has no expression right now. It’s just staring at me with cold eyes.

However, this dark life that I can feel right now, anyone can see that the demon king is no different from the dynamite that burns the last flame of the fuse.

that means,

[The ruler of the corps, are you acquainted with my mother?]

Demon lord you bastard Are you really a pure, untainted guy?

[Say, what is your relationship with my mother? How do you know the secret about her death?]

… … Shit, was it real?

Somehow, he didn’t attack first, so it seems that the swear words I spat out without going through my brain were ‘very heavy facts’.

Well, it goes without saying, but I’m ‘completely unfamiliar’ with the demon lord’s mother. How do I know if she’s dead or alive?

[Speak, ruler. Are you the one who knows the secret?]

But the biggest problem I’m facing right now is that the demon king looks really strong.

I was very brave when I said to cut off the head of the demon king in front of my colleagues, but that guy seems to be a monster among real monsters.

I don’t feel anything from him.

Even if I maxed out my ESP ability, I couldn’t feel the demon king’s surface psychology at all. In other words, it seems that he is a bit less persuasive in a situation where he is caught in provocation, but his original mental power itself is very strong enough to deflect my strength.

In addition, even the scale of the magic power in the body is not properly visible. If I exerted my strength while moving something, I should feel it, but there is no such thing at all.

Goosebumps appeared all over the incarnation. The Demon King felt as if he had ‘nothing at all’. If he hadn’t talked to me first, I wouldn’t even have known he had appeared.

If the demon king attacked me right away without asking me about my mother’s secret or anything, maybe I would have died without even knowing the mouse or bird.

‘The Legend Passive saved me.’

Anyway, I can’t grasp his power at all right now. Even to human players, the demon king is unknown. At most, they are players who have met dukes a few times.

There is only one person who has personally seen what kind of ability the demon king has and how strong he is, except for the legendary manager who returned from cultivating mugwort in the demon realm during his days as an apostle.

‘You must contact the administrator through Choi Kang-han. There’s a chance to win if you get his information first.’

If so, there is only one option for me to choose now.

First of all, I have to figure out his ability level so I can plan a countermeasure accordingly, and to do that, it’s time for me to use the amazing tactic of ‘retreat in operation’.

Oh, this is absolutely no escape. operational retreat.

This is also the method used in the grandson’s strategy. It is a very good strategy of avoiding the body and aiming for the next opportunity.

【What are you saying, you idiot? Why am I telling you ‘the secret’? bare-mouthed? Maria! Open the [gate] to the colony! All corps attack the demon lord!]

First of all, I threw a rice cake to make him more confused.

Pajijijik-!!!

While the incarnation immediately threw lightning and all the Legion entities attacked him, Maria, riding on the Leviathan, quickly opened the gate.

While passing through the gate, the demon king’s cold voice resonated in my head.

[Ruler, after all, you’re saying you won’t tell the secret.]

[good night. If so, I will take away what you know by force.]

The moment the Leviathan with the main body of the Hive Mind entered the gate, through the vision of the incarnation and the jellyfish, I saw a ‘storm of black flames raging everywhere in front of my eyes’, and my incarnation became a piece of meat at his punches. I witnessed the scene being reprocessed into .

“… … .”

Despite the manifestation of that level of ability, I couldn’t detect the movement of the ‘magic energy’ possessed by the high-ranking demons.

Damn, how do you catch that?

“… … yes?”

It was then.

In the field of view of the jellyfish, which was watching the situation from afar, there was a scene where a large number of other bosses suddenly appeared and attacked the demon king.

what else is this

Why are these bastards fighting among themselves all of a sudden?

【At this point, shall we take a look at the demon king’s skills?】

* * *

High-ranking demons are basically beings with a very long lifespan beyond human imagination. For that reason, mankind has never seen a person with the appearance of an ‘old man’ among demons.

But now, in front of the demon king, an old demon with abundant gray hair stood with all of his generals holding a spear.

Between the corpses of the spider army burning with black flames, the veteran and the demon king are glaring at each other.

“General.”

“Devil. No, cursed usurper.”

“No, I am the Demon King.”

There was no further conversation.

The old man’s spear flew through the air at a speed that broke the speed of sound, aiming at the demon king, and the demon king surprisingly avoided the attack and then counterattacked by creating huge flames in all directions. However, the demon king’s counterattack was blocked by the combined attack of the generals.

As if they had come together for a long time, the generals worked together to subdue the demon king’s flames, block his movement, and forcibly create a direction for the old man’s spear.

Thoroughly calculated and trained, it was such a fighting method created to deal with only one Demon King.

“How long are you going to just avoid it! Hurry up and show your strength!!!”

Although the old man’s spear may seem insignificant at first glance, in fact it is a spear that only emphasizes efficiency in ending life, and has no superfluities at all. No matter how strong the demon king was, if the spear thrown by the general with all his might even slightly brushed against him, he could be seriously injured.

“There is no need to unlock [demonic powers] just to deal with traitors like you.”

So far, the demon king has not lost his composure. However, if you push hard like this, there will always be a blind spot that the demon king can’t avoid.

Finally, the three generals threw themselves into the flames, endured the pain of death, blocked the demon king’s movement, and succeeded in creating a tiny gap. Even giving up their own lives, they provided a precious opportunity to hurt the demon king.

“… … crazy.”

The demon king’s expression was momentarily slightly frowned. He hadn’t predicted that the general would create an opportunity by sacrificing his subordinates.

‘… … This is hard to avoid. It won’t die, but it has no choice but to allow a considerable critical hit.’

According to the prediction that came to mind in a split second, there is a very high probability that he will not be able to block the general’s spear. The demon king regained his expressionless expression, but he began to feel nervous inside.

It was a burden even for the Demon King to deal with the generals who had been grinding and polishing themselves for a long time to catch him.

He, too, had to make a choice here.

‘Now.’

The general instinctively realized that it was time to strike with all his might.

‘This is an opportunity that cannot be missed.’

The Demon King is a person who never moves from [Demon King Castle], which is usually a strong fortress.

In addition, the Demon King possesses the immortal power he received from the Demon God while staying in the [Demon King Castle], and therefore, rebellion, no matter how perfect the plan is, can never succeed unless the Demon King comes out.

‘Can I really avoid this without using [Demonic Power]?’

It is safe to say that if the demon king creates a situation where he cannot receive help from the fortress like today, it will not actually happen ‘forever’. In addition, when the demon king uses the immortal power of [demon god’s power] to protect his life, the [demon king castle] itself, originally driven by that power, momentarily loses its function as a fortress.

The generals waited only for this moment.

[Sir, hurry up. While we are running out of time, hurry up and take over the [Demon Castle]!!!]

All of this is a golden opportunity that may never happen again, created by the ruler of the legion by stimulating the demon lord.

This one chance was the only chance for the generals to inflict deep wounds on the demon lord and bring the ‘previous demon lord’ they served back to the throne while he used his authority.

“You usurper!!!”

The moment the spear flickering black flames flew along with the old man’s powerful cry,

Kwaaang-!!!

Of course, a jellyfish got in the middle and was hit by a spear, causing an explosion. In that gap, the demon king was able to breathe again without a single hair loss.

“These damn spiders!!!”

The single opportunity that was most precious than anything else was blown away by the Legion’s intervention. This was a really huge disappointment.

The Demon King smiled coldly.

“Looks like I’m lucky, General.”

“… … Shit.”

The tactic of sacrificing one’s allies and looking for an opportunity will no longer work against the demon king twice.

[General! The Grand Duke has started moving!]

[…] … Shit. Can’t we take more time?]

[It seems difficult. The siege has been breached.]

The generals were supposed to finish the plot in a short amount of time, but a jellyfish intervened, and the second-ranked Grand Duke, who had barely been tied down, had time to move. If the Archduke joined in this situation, the only thing left was to be removed in reverse.

“General! The spiders are coming!!!”

To make matters worse, in every defense they surrounded, a truly enormous army of spiders began to attack like a tidal wave.

A swarm of billions of spiders staining both the sky and the ground black, this is not a scale that even the strongest generals will deal with before their usable magic power runs out.

[ruler!!! Please do not interfere with our work!!!]

The general had no choice but to turn the tip of his spear against the five or six warrior spiders that were rushing at him, not the demon king, and burst into anger at the ruler of the legion who was watching this scene.

【What are these motherless bastards?】

【Is this your land? it’s my land Where are you going to break into someone else’s house without permission? Did your mother teach you that?]

However, the old man’s cries were of no avail.

“Have a hard time. Soon the messengers will arrive to capture the traitors.”

“Yeah man!!!”

While the generals were surrounded by an army of spiders, the demon king very cunningly opened the [gate] to his nest and quickly left the battlefield.

Of course, the legion didn’t stop the huge waves to swallow the generals anyway.

[ruler!!! Stop attacking for a moment! We are not on the side of that demon king and nobles!!!]

In fact, the generals never cooperated in attacking the Earth, and since they were the ones who had the intention of bringing down the demon king in the first place, they were no different than those who were on the same boat as humans and [the ruler of the Legion].

If there is any crime they committed, it was all that they destroyed this place called ‘mother castle’ after receiving a very reluctant order.

【Fuck you, you twin bastards.】

Of course, the ruler of the corps has no interest in the inner circumstances of the demon realm.

“Why are there so many spiders?!”

In addition, because of the swarming spiders, even allies could not be seen properly.

The general bit his lip and began to catch the spider like a tenacity, but was soon buried in the legion’s storm.

* * *

I hurriedly returned to the colony, and immediately began to analyze the skills of the demon lord and those who attacked him.

The battle of beings that have never appeared before mankind, this kind of information is really valuable information.

So, the conclusion was simple. I didn’t have much to say other than ‘those bastards are filthy.’

“… … That’s terrible. Humanity’s players are the ones who will never win.”

“But with the support of the Legion, you never know. They also have stamina and magic, so you can’t beat the Legion if you pour it out until you’re exhausted.”

The demon king’s skills are also skills, but the joint attack of those bosses was truly amazing.

Even at a glance, the scene where they were rather fiercely pushing against the demon king, whose skills were clearly different in 1:1, was enough to elicit admiration from Kang Jin-hyuk and me.

“Crazy, what else is that inspiration?”

“Awesome talent. When it comes to efficient attacks, it may be one step above the demon king.”

Most of all, the spirited demons who wielded spears while commanding the leaders were making threatening attacks on the demon king at any moment.

Even though it is to stand up as an ally and restrict the movement of the demon lord and attack, the corps, which can supply an unlimited supply of excellent meat shields just by referring to such a combat method, can also develop their own utilization method. This is because there are people like Kang Jin-hyeok and Gyoju who still have room for growth.

“It seems that the demon king is hiding something. I’m buying myself little by little without realizing it.”

“… … Hmm, what the hell is that demon king hiding? He must have some special power. Hey, the strongest. take a deep breath If the old manager appears in your dream, get as much information about the demon king as possible.”

“Okay, good night.”

When the battle between the demons was in full swing in someone else’s land, I immediately carried out a surprise operation to provide them with very sweet taffy while proceeding with the information gathering work.

【Arachne, run ‘Overlord’.】

―I will carry out the orders of the ruler. Maria, open the gate.

The historic operation name ‘Overlord’ is the name given to large-scale amphibious and occupation operations, including the Normandy landings during World War II.

The [Gate] towards the [Demon Castle] was opened.

“Let’s rob an empty house.”

It was time to visit their headquarters while the Demon King was gone.

By the way, I am the best expert in vacant house robbing.