052. Temple smashed (3)

Watching countless demonic territories attack the temple through dimensional transmission, Han Ji-woo was lost in thought for a moment.

In some of their territories, they felt the larvae of disaster hidden in the bodies of the demons.

‘It’s a disaster… … No matter how you think about it, it’s strange.’

According to the former demon king, the first race to discover the disaster was the demon tribe.

They were the first to discover these calamities, appearing from the outskirts of distant star clusters and devouring civilizations large and small, for their active wars of conquest had a very wide range of activities.

Thanks to this wide area of activity, the demons were able to send their generals to act as a breakwater preventing calamities from entering the star cluster.

Of course, this was not a great action to protect other civilizations, but just a very impure intention to protect their own garden, but it is ironic that there are quite a few civilizations that have delayed their destruction thanks to this.

Even the demons who first discovered the disaster failed to eradicate the existence of this disaster. They have only very limited information about the catastrophe.

They have been fighting disasters for a long time, and the only information they have found is that they constantly divide while hatching eggs while mimicking the creatures in front of them, and that they only start their activities when there is a dominant entity around them.

‘Asmodians have no information about the Hive consciousness.’

The Legion has far more abundant information about disasters than the Asmodians.

This is because Corps and Calamity have very similar characteristics to the extent that it is possible to forcibly start activities using the Hive consciousness, as well as simple communication between the governing entities.

The demons speculated that the corps might be a ‘biological weapon created by the administrator of the Earth’. This is because the one identified as the ruler wandered around in the form of a human player.

However, the person who created the confusion to make such a guess has established a hypothesis with a high probability after discovering the disaster and examining their characteristics.

‘Couldn’t the origin of the Legion come from this disaster?’

It is very similar to creating objects that act as nests and proliferating in huge numbers, and handling sub-objects using mental powers of similar wavelengths.

The only difference was that the legion was using the spider as an individual, and the calamity was directly using the mass of flesh. It is rather strange that such similar races have nothing to do with each other.

‘Unless they have a common ancestor, the odds of a race with similar characteristics to this extent appearing are extremely slim.’

How similar are they?

‘Then, somewhere in the universe there is a king who rules these entities.’

It’s most likely the same as here.

Looking at the commonalities between disaster and corps, the race itself can only function properly when there is a being with strong mental power that can become the subject of the consciousness of the colony itself.

‘Where is the king? Is there a possibility that I can control these flesh by creating an entity with dominance close to that of a king?’

If this idea becomes a reality, Han Ji-woo would accomplish a tremendous task of managing two races at the same time.

A war against the devil? If these terrifying masses of flesh were to be scattered all over the demon realm in a situation where they could be controlled, the demon world would go straight to destruction.

As long as this strategy succeeds, no matter how much the Demon God possesses tremendous power, it will be of no use.

Managers cannot directly reveal their strength to the world, and there are limits to the ability to exercise their incarnation. So, the manager often lies down because he is tired.

‘I wish I could get these guys under my hands… … .’

It was really tempting, but if you mistakenly let the Legion be encroached on by the power of disaster, it couldn’t be more dangerous.

Just think of those huge chunks of protein that have invaded the Earth right now. Without the power of the manager, it would have been really dangerous.

‘If something like that is born by mistake, I can’t handle it with my current abilities. Now, the priority is the war to acquire the holy relic.’

Now, rather than searching for the origin of the race, we are in a situation where we have to pour all our strength into the war against the Demon World, which has begun to flow in a completely different way than before.

The situation in which demons directly intervene by using incarnations to move all high-ranking demons, and in addition to the advent of an unconventional item called a sacred object that will determine the outcome of the war, is very different from the past.

Han Ji-woo, who was deep in thought, shook his head roughly and began to focus on the operation.

“Legion troops, apostolic troops. Grab a seat and let’s start. RTS games have to get their place right.”

―I see, my lord.

[I will follow.]

“Oh, before that.”

Han Ji-woo screamed at the maximum output that could be squeezed out by mobilizing all the power of the main body, toward the demonic domains where protein lumps were spread in a state of hibernation.

【Hatch -!!!】

I deliberately sprayed the hatching command with a tone most similar to the wavelength used by the disasters. With this, some of the Pandemonium Territories participating in the temple attack will be completely wiped out.

So, when Han Ji-woo went on an operation to steal the holy relic with all the power he could mobilize, in the mother castle, the ‘object with control close to that of a king’ began to wriggle and wake up.

【… … This is a member of the corps, a descendant of the beginning.]

As the Legion’s first hive mind recovered its damaged body with the ridiculous regenerative power of the disaster, its dominance over the surroundings grew stronger and its will began to become clearer and clearer.

【… … but different. Not pure.]

The hive mind, which only had a chitinous shell the size of a large city, was reborn sucking up all the nutrients around it.

【Innocence of the beginning trapped in the frame of another life form, very inefficient. Legion does not need frame.]

The ruler who was reborn in this way, although the wavelength was a little different from that of the legion, he began to emit tremendous dominance in all directions by expressing the consciousness of the hive.

The power obtained by regenerating the body of the individual who was the first and strongest ruler of the corps was enough to shake the collective consciousness of all colonies in the mother planet in an instant.

【A being trapped in a frame, rejecting my orders. Innocence, need to be regained.]

At the command of the ruler of disaster, the protein clumps that hid themselves in various parts of the motherhood ingested mucous membranes and began to divide into ugly spider-like creatures. A world with plenty to eat, disasters instantly filled the sight with the color of blood and flesh.

However, what greeted these protein clumps was an enormous army of spiders led by Chimera, who had grown rapidly and ranked third in the ranks of the Legion Queen.

―It is an existence that is harmful to the existence of the corps. Get rid of it.

-attack! attack!

-corps! attack!

A large number of the Legion Queens were exposed to the psionic waves emitted by the Master of Calamity and lost control, but fortunately that was all.

Instead of trying to directly control the troops of the Legion, which resembled themselves but felt somehow alien, the Lords of Calamity chose to incubate their kin scattered throughout the mother city.

That was a mistake.

-You big and strong, protect the little children of the Legion.

As the Chimera got out of control and re-lined the attacking hives under its command, it began to advance with an army of nearly a billion, crushing chunks of flesh.

In particular, there were a few snow crabs in here, and the protein chunks couldn’t do much damage against those snow crabs, which were no different from being outside the standard.

Moreover, the Legion’s strength did not stop there.

Powerful creatures resembling snakes, whales, and jellyfish appeared in the sky of the mother planet, and a very dangerous storm filled with wasps and jellyfish began to rage.

―Chimera, why are you asking me for help?

―Zara, the body left behind by the Legion’s will is contaminated. Nemesis’ help is needed to reduce the damage.

-okay? then you have to catch it Oh, it’s hard to kill. The ruler wanted to study those creatures from before.

Zaira, second in rank as queen of the corps, took this opportunity to make a feat that Han Ji-woo could not ignore, and started pouring troops into the ranks, imagining that she would be very happy to rise to number one in the ranks.

―Subdue those who dare to covet the body of the old ruler without manners.

Above the crimson rain clouds created by protein clumps, the dark storm of the Legion began to rage.

* * *

Surprisingly, the elders guarding the temple of Horus were fighting on an equal footing with the countless [gates] of the Pandemonium Territory that covered the sky.

In the past, Earth was destroyed by one advance base and three dukes, but even though it is now attached to dozens of territories at the same time, there was no sign of being pushed back.

The core of this ancient race’s power was the giant ‘robots’ who were gently touching the man’s romance by catching the pouring demons as if they were catching flies.

… … no fucking wait.

What the hell are all these awesome robots?

【… … former demon king. What kind of monsters are those? Do you know anything?]

[Ruler, that is a battle golem possessed by the Elders. I’ve only heard it in words, but I’m seeing it for the first time today.]

【… … Do you sell that as a point?]

[Ah, I heard that the Elders never sell their weapons and armor.]

Oh, I’m very sorry.

I wanted to ride a robot.

In any case, the Elders were indeed those who operated a dimensional workshop that sold products infused with great technology.

Besides, there was one more thing that surprised me when I arrived here: these ancient races were of very stocky stature and chubby features with very wild beards.

[Ah, if I were to replace their nickname with Earth humans, I think ‘Mechanic Dwarf’ would be appropriate.]

I heard that the Elders are a powerful ancient race that even demons do not touch, so I really imagined protoss or predators who looked like protoss and were full of force.

However, in reality, he looked exactly like the Dwarf we know.

Ah, their outfits are a bit different from what I thought. The clothes those shortbodies were wearing were thick, reinforced suits that reminded them of Space Marines, capable of flying through the air while firing cannons.

“… … .”

Somehow, I thought that the quality of the items in the Dimension Workshop was unusual.

【great. Let’s settle down there.]

Anyway, while watching the battles of the robots with interest, I found a quiet area where the battle between the demons and the ancient races hadn’t taken place yet.

After a while, the worker worms prepared in advance poured out from the body of Leviathan, who was sitting on his stomach on the ground, and immediately began to make a hatchery colony.

“I will take over the defense.”

The demons noticed our arrival and sent a large force, but they couldn’t even approach the colony as they were torn by the terrifying turret line that Apostle Jeong Seong-cheol had planted.

However, when I saw the turret summoned by the apostle for defense in the beginning, my mind went blank for a moment.

“hahahaha, the ruler also had a [Defense Master], right?”

“… … .”

Originally, the authority I used was a statue reminiscent of a wizard or priest who shoots bullets made of divine power. However, the turret that the Apostle Yangban pulled out was a very rare thing that poured massive lasers all over the place without a cooldown.

Not only that, but between the laser turrets, red-hot tungsten bullets are ‘Pong!’ There was also a railgun turret that was blown away with a sound, but the place where the bullets swept away was filled with only torn corpses of demons.

The Demons who luckily penetrated the blind spot between the turrets were soon turned into hives by drone strike teams produced in an unmanned munitions factory.

Thanks to the great defense ability of the Apostle Yangban, the colony is very stable and spreads the hatchery all over the place without any disturbance.

“… … Wow… … .”

‘Little Jiwoo’, who has the same authority, was staring blankly at this figure, not knowing who would cut his nose.

The apostle Jeong Seong-cheol frequently took out a filthy, tasteless potion containing divine power from his bosom and drank it gurgling, then smiled kindly when he saw the little Ji-woo who was mesmerized.

“Oh, you can do it too. This is [HQ Master], the power you get when you reach the final level of [Defense Master].”

“… … Me, really?”

“Yes, would you like to learn from me? I think I can help you awaken this ability.”

“… … Ah, hey, the ruler needs permission… … .”

Well… … .

That one would definitely be dragged to the top.

“Take it and roll it.”

“Oh, thank you.”

Oh, that is unconditionally welcome.

I was secretly worried that that weak guy who inherited my body would be lost in the middle of this war.

Besides, I don’t expect much, but if I can enlighten the [HQ Master], it will be of great help to the allies.

It’s okay if I’m not tied to the top or whatever.

Anyway, while waiting for the colony to be completed, I wondered if my corps would be able to break through the Apostle’s defensive line from the front.

“… … No answer.”

The conclusion was impossible. The turret line laid down by the apostles is an angle that will never be penetrated by ordinary demon troops unless the demon king appears and uses [Immortality].

Even potions to restore strength, which are inherently expensive and difficult for players to use recklessly, are also drunk freely by the apostles like bottled water. Since the man who makes and sells the medicine is right next to me, it won’t happen that the defensive line becomes a can due to lack of spiritual power.

That is to say, this colony is safe, except for the familiar cub flying in from afar, burning dark flames and covering the turret with his body.

“… … yes?”

The Devil King was running very fiercely.