084. Lost Temple (1)

The gigantic demon closed his eyes and lost himself in deep contemplation, accepting the power coming from all over the world.

“Are they really strong enough to be defeated by demons…? … You mean they defeated the gatekeeper?”

Despite the fact that his hounds had been beaten by both the Legion and Earth’s administrators, he was strangely unflappable.

Instead of anger, the emotion that rose in his red pupils was more like the feeling that a few bugs had flown into the room and were a little bothersome.

“come here.”

The Lord of Destruction looked at the red flames that filled his place, the holy ground of the old Pandemonium, and called one of them to his side.

Fire-!!!

The flames that approached the lord soon changed back into the form of a three-headed dog.

“Remember what you saw.”

The subordinates of the Lord of Destruction were truly terrible beings that could not be killed by any means that existed in this world.

Originally, the place called hell was a space that played a role like a kind of prison made for evil beings who had to be isolated from this world forever to suffer the pain of burning in the purifying fire.

If the demons imprisoned in this prison could not bear the pain and took their own lives, they were destined to continue to be forced to come back to life and continue to be punished until they died.

The problem is that all the old demons who couldn’t stand the pain were annihilated, but the Lord of Destruction and his demons had a different attitude towards the pain.

Horrifyingly enough, the Lord of Doom has mastered the art of sublimating suffering into his power, so that he no longer suffers from the flames of Hell.

The birth of a monster that never dies, and these terrible creatures have once again appeared in this world at the sacrifice of demons.

“This is more fun than I thought.”

The resurrected Cerberus told the Lord what had happened in Nemesis, and the Lord of Ruin reacted with surprise for the first time.

“You don’t even know how to use Legacy of Horus?”

As if enjoying a hot spring bath, the Lord of Destruction closed his eyes as he immersed himself in the purifying flames that flowed through the portal to the Holy Land of the Demon Realm.

“To get out of here… … We still need more strength.”

The reason this world is still quiet is that the Lord of Ruin has not yet recovered to full power.

He didn’t use the power normally contained in the artifact, but because he opened the portal using the power given by the demon god, and the consumed power was quite large, so he needed time to recharge.

“… … nice.”

The Lord of Destruction, who had been enjoying the pain of the hot flames rising all over his body like a pervert, spoke to the ferocious dog that was soaking in the flames as well.

“Do you want to call the children?”

It is still difficult for the Lord of Destruction to move directly, but some of his faithful subordinates who will replace him have regained some power.

* * *

“The Lord of Ruin is very strong. He is the one and only demon lord who caused the old Apostles to struggle even when they were much stronger. That means there is no easy way to win on our own right now.”

The information that the manager elders brought as bad news was, in fact, very ordinary information that we already knew.

“No, who doesn’t know that? Even the Legion Cook passing by knows that the Lord of Ruin is very strong.”

After hearing my words, the manager scratched the back of his head with an embarrassed expression.

Even if you think about it, you know very well that the story you are talking about is not worth much to say that it is ‘information bought with money’.

“… … The ancient devil’s army he leads is also very strong. I also brought information about his subordinates.”

“Yes, you know that very, very well, right? Aren’t those bastards guarding their house?”

“… … .”

We already know everything. Now that the members of the alliance have already touched the stone called the Crystal of Prophecy at least once, they cannot be ignorant of the power of the enemy.

I also simulated almost every situation that could happen in the future in order to find a variable, and thanks to that, I had already figured out the power of the Lord of Destruction and the power he had.

“Well, I want a place where I work for expensive money because it is worse than a single stone… … .”

I said this, but in fact, information about the Lord of Destruction was not easily obtainable even if you paid money.

Looking at the information about the existence that was already sealed in the distant past, I could see that the company or something had great skills.

“Elders, tell them to close down the secret agency or whatever. It would be much better for the synonymous with communism over there to open a business.”

However, in terms of intelligence, thanks to Stalin Castro’s visit with a stone that boasts crazy performance, there is no group in this universe that can follow our corps.

“The bottom line is, you’re saying we can’t defeat that bastard with all our strength yet, right?”

“… … right.”

“Could that be all the information you brought?”

“Information about the Lord of Ruin… … That’s all.”

“… … Again, just in case, did you buy information that even the chef already knows?”

“… … There is an unconditional advance payment.”

To be honest, it was my feeling that I didn’t want to fight in my current state.

Originally, there is a proverb that if you know your enemy and know yourself, you will win a hundred times, and we know our enemies well, but this proverb has its own hidden meaning.

To some extent, it also means that if the enemy is too strong to win, it is better not to fight in the first place.

An act as reckless as attacking an enemy without knowing their strength is to attack an opponent you can’t defeat in the first place, hoping for a miracle with a mindset of doubt.

“That’s why you can’t avoid a fight… … .”

However, since armed conflict had already occurred, it was not a situation where we could comfortably avoid fighting.

I wouldn’t have known it if I hadn’t touched it from the beginning, but the fact that I was constantly arguing that I would destroy all of my enemies, the Demons, eventually led to this result.

More than anyone else, I’m not interested in playing heroes, and I love peace, so I’m forced to go to war… … .

Say goodbye to the world.

“So anything else special? What, do you have something like that? Is it a weakness, a weakness, or a weakness of the Lord of Doom?”

“It is in the good news.”

“Good. Now, let’s hear the good news. I hope it is worth the money.”

All of the members of the alliance who had settled down around them waited in unison for the good news brought by the manager, and the manager presented results that met their expectations.

“Somewhere in the world lies an object of a god that can reseal the Lord of Ruin.”

“Five… … ?”

“Yes, I got one of these.”

This was very good news. According to the administrator’s words, it was information that there were still objects in the world that could be used as ‘mediums for sealing’ among the things the gods themselves made.

If the item is in our possession, we can return it to its sealed place so that the Lord of Ruin can’t mess with it.

Otherwise, there was a very big problem with this information.

“So where are those things?”

“Ah, that’s it… … Until they are in the exact location… … .”

“… … Shit, I knew that.”

It is said that such a thing exists in the world, but no one knows exactly where it lies.

“This… … Finding a needle in the desert would be much faster.”

There was no clue given to us separately to find the new object, and everyone in the room sighed deeply to tell the ground to go out.

No, how wide this world is, but are you looking for a god sleeping somewhere? It was as if it were physically impossible.

I fiddled with the stone again just in case, but unfortunately, there was still no future like a flower road that we could find.

If the prophecy did not change and continued like this, there was a great risk that I, who wanted to live comfortably for a long time, would be killed by the Lord of Destruction on the hero train.

“They say that an unexpected event happens and twists the future to get a proper clue… … .”

Having said that, there is only one way.

“I must twist everything I can twist.”

Opportunities to change the future do not come naturally, but must be created by ourselves.

First of all, if you can think of anything and create a variable, the most important thing is to take action without looking back.

‘Let’s see, what kind of game should I hit to get a clue… … .’

However, the prophecy of the future, which gave us intense depression and helplessness, began to twist in an instant as it fluctuated greatly as soon as I made up my mind.

“… … yes?”

I looked down at the brightly shining crystal, then saw a man chewing on chocolate with an aloof look on his face.

“Old man.”

“… … uh.”

“Tell me honestly.”

“… … yes?”

The culprit who twisted the future was none other than the manager.

It was said that this man surely had something now that could turn the situation around.

“Do you have anything to hide from me?”

It’s a very fleeting scene from the prophecy shown by the stone, but there was a scene where the manager appeared and tried something after all the civilizations and legions in the world were destroyed together.

I was trying to see what the Lord of Destruction who had swallowed the world was trying to do, but a scene came out that I never expected.

‘What did this man do?’

Surprisingly, the Administrator’s attempt to stop the destruction was successful, and there was a very beautiful picture of the Lord of Ruin being exiled again with his army.

When I saw this scene, I immediately felt very bad.

‘After everyone dies, the administrator becomes the only king in this world.’

How can you not feel bad in this situation where you can feel the manager’s impure intentions, that there is a way to do it, but you try it only after everything goes bankrupt?

Hearing my words, the manager’s expression hardened for an instant, and I didn’t let go of it and started pushing him hard.

“Since the situation is the situation, let’s be honest. What are you hiding now?”

“… … Han Ji-woo.”

When the atmosphere suddenly became unusual, tension appeared on the faces of the party, wondering if there might be a big quarrel between him and me.

However, the unfortunate incident of conflict and conflict that they thought did not happen fortunately as the manager, who was looking at the stone in my hand, revealed his plan with a resigned expression.

“Don’t be offended. I… … .”

“Yes, how about you?”

he said with a troubled face.

“I sacrificed you and the Legion.”

“… … .”

“In order to borrow the power of the departed gods again, a suitable sacrifice is needed. I need a sacrifice that has the dignity of a ruler. I thought of using you as a sacrifice to summon the old apostles… … .”

I stopped listening to him.

“… … Fuck, what kind of dog is this?”

Even a man with such a similar personality endured all of my swearing this time, and he couldn’t hold back his anger, so he didn’t avoid my fist that flew into his face.

“under… … The situation sucks.”

Someone fell to the floor helplessly with a messed up face, and another painful time came when someone had no choice but to suffer very much.

The child, who could not be guaranteed a beautiful future, cried in surprise at the sudden sound, and the faces of the adults who hurriedly soothed the child were filled with despair that could not be hidden.

“Old man. I’m sorry, but your plan is dismissed.”

I grabbed the hand of the man who had spoken of the word sacrifice, raised him up again, and conveyed my intention to everyone in the room.

“Everyone listen. After we defeat the Lord of Destruction, we will all become unemployed with everything and greet a peaceful future.”

I would rather have released the ancient dragon into the world, but I and the legion became sacrifices and borrowed the power of the nobles.

“None of those here can die without my permission.”

It was then that I finally decided to engage the Lord of Doom in a bloody battle.

Flash-!!!

Suddenly, the light emanating from the crystal of prophecy engulfed everything, and soon the background in the room turned into a desolate, frozen world.

“What, what’s going on?”

“What is this?”

“Where am I? Who am I?”

This was an amazing sight not just for me, but for all of us to witness.

Wow-!

The crystal gradually darkened and began to crack, and after shining brightly for the last time, like a star on the verge of dying, it crumbled.

After the crystal reached the end of its lifespan and disappeared into powder, the background in the room returned to its original form as if nothing had happened.

“that… … .”

The last scene the Crystal of Prophecy showed us was a mysterious temple towering over the desolate world.

“That’s awful… … .”

For some reason, the development seems too obvious, but I’m not the only one who thinks there’s something going on there, right?