096. Legion never stops evolving (5)

The legendary hammer, which poured out lightning, possessed truly formidable power to the point of splitting the enemy into five bodies.

There was only one problem, however, that the weapon’s stamina was not infinite like in games.

Breathing rapidly and gradually slowing down and losing sharpness, the number of enemies continuously replenished beyond the gap due to this increased like a snowball.

“ha… … ha… … .”

In the rear of the battlefield, where the enemy’s fire couldn’t reach, Lee Garam, who was sitting in his seat, exhaled a rough breath as if his lungs would burst at any moment.

The demon king from the previous generation, who had become reminiscent of charcoal while commanding the survivors of the demons on the battlefield, waited for her to catch her breath before starting to talk to her.

“Hey, Miss Garam?”

“why?”

“we… … It looks like you are surrounded.”

“… … Hey, Demon King, are we under siege a long time ago?”

In fact, the Paladins, who were indigenous warriors of this region, had really amazing defense, but were very weak in attack.

This lack of attack power had to be filled by demon survivors, including the previous demon king, but the problem was that it was difficult to inflict scratches on the enemy’s body with the black flames caused by forcibly squeezing out power once already deprived.

“Ah, it’s so damn hard.”

In the end, as a woman who ran wild to make up for the lack of offensive power by herself was discharged and spread, there was no way to break through the thick enemy encirclement.

The Asmodian survivors, who had their wings cut off to avoid the demon lord’s reach, had their [Gate] taken away by the Demon God, and they lost all of their ability to fly, so there was no way to escape quickly.

Moreover, behind them was the last city where the survivors of this dimension were huddled together, so actually getting out of here was like not having any options at all.

‘If I’m pushed here, all the survivors here will die.’

It was a pretty dangerous situation where the paladins were barely able to withstand the pouring flames of hell with their bodies, and the former demon king was getting more and more desperate.

Of course, the words that came out of his mouth were bound to be full of dissatisfaction.

“No, Miss Garam? When are the Legion’s forces coming? And why did the apostles and others come to support alone instead of others?”

Garam Lee, who heard this question, stared at the former demon king and then spat out an answer.

“Well? support? I didn’t come because of that support… … .”

“… … What do you mean?”

When the previous demon king asked what he had heard wrong, Lee Garam took out a bottle of potion from his bosom and drank it coolly.

“Demon King, did I come here for personal self-denial training and weapon performance test?”

“… … what?”

Hearing such an absurd answer, the demon king of the previous generation stood in a daze for a while, then belatedly understood her words and, without realizing it, grabbed his head.

“Now, the demon king? Now that I’m fully charged again, can you go and drive those bastards in a nice way so that the lightning strikes them better?”

“ha… … .”

“why? Don’t you want to?”

The former Demon King couldn’t believe this situation at all.

‘really… … Everyone here is insane.’

He immersed himself in serious thought, wondering if he was the only one with the most logical and normal way of thinking in this bizarre alliance of corps + human managers and apostles and players + high-ranking demons.

“Hey, paladin guys? Drive this way! Yes this way!!!”

Just in time, a group of Paladins hurriedly ran away, as if their spiritual power had declined, and a large number of demon slaves followed after them.

Quarreung-!!!

As if he had waited, the heavy hammer with a tremendous spark was swung in the air, and lightning began to rain down on the battlefield once again.

“As expected, sheep hunting is good!!!”

* * *

The colony, which had completed the expansion work, began to pull out cute corps creatures in earnest like rice cakes from a rice cake mill.

When enough hatcheries were equipped to pull out large-scale troops in one shot, the colony was soon filled with the vitality of newborn creatures.

―Lord, the army of the composition you instructed is ready.

After the recent addition of a new entity, the ‘Ultra Mammoth’, the Legion is now basically equipped with a large number of wheel-oriented troops that are responsible for the powerful attack power by receiving buffs from the small number of mammoths that will be attacked.

Existing units such as warriors, shooters, snow crabs, and ground spiders and wasps also increased their resistance to hellfire by injecting essence, but their quantity and attack power were less than those of the wheels, so they naturally became out of reach.

… … The son of a wizard has created a very outstanding unit.

Anyway, the manager, who looked closely at the composition of the troops created in this way, left such an impressive review.

“Crazy, what kind of shepherd system is this?”

No, how could a nobleman in the position of a high-ranking person know such a word?

“… … Elderly. Be honest. Are you really born in the Silla era?”

“Hey, am I really good at games? Ha, can I live with this sadness? Are you telling me not to play games when you get older?”

Well, at this point, it seems that confidence is not false.

“If you’re that confident, then fight me.”

“… … I’m not doing it with you, son of a bitch.”

For some reason, I began to have a feeling that if this man realized his ESP ability and took over the legion, everything would work out.

I really think I can do much better than Legion Chef, but is there any way to teach this mysterious ability?

“What are you with those evil eyes? What else are you going to do to pamper me?”

“Oh, no.”

“okay?”

One real eye is dirty fast.

Well, I can’t think of a good way right now, so I’ll think about this later.

It was time to focus on this side of the business now that the Legion’s forces had now been sufficiently nourished.

“Now, shall we take a look at your alter ego’s skills?”

“… … It’s not a worm, it’s not brain tissue, and it looks really terrifying.”

“yes. The communists playing in the colony, be quiet.”

“… … .”

This time, it was not Arachne or I who was in command, but my newly created alter ego decided to rule the colony and take charge of all battles.

‘Hey, start.’

The alter ego I created in the form of a small ruler is perfectly connected to me mentally because it has shared some of the essence and ego of the hive mind.

Therefore, my will can be fully conveyed just by thinking like this without the need to give separate instructions through a group consciousness or verbally, and on the contrary, all the information the alter ego obtains is naturally transmitted to me.

Of course, this time I have to find out to what extent my alter ego can replace my role, so I don’t intervene.

【Okay then, let’s start the battle now.】

As I listened to the orders given by the alter ego through the hive consciousness, I felt a powerful sense of self-doubt rushing in like a wave, as if I would have to kick the blanket hard while sleeping.

“… … Hey, old man?”

“uh.”

“Certainly, my usual way of speaking isn’t like that of an idiot who grabs a lot of poop, right?”

My earnest wish like this was crushed mercilessly due to the intervention of a woman who was quietly listening to the story.

“I… … I really like Jeon Ji-woo’s heavy tone of voice… … .”

“… … .”

Fuck this.

【Go, go and eat all the garbage!】

… … No, this is not a compliment, so please stop, you bastard.

* * *

A large army of giant mammoths and wheels, small but growing in huge numbers, entered into a full-fledged engagement with the army of destruction encountered during the advance.

From a portal that led from somewhere, various bizarre-looking creatures, including demons who lost their reason, came pouring out, and they began to lash out at my legionnaires straight from the hellfire.

【Haste! The wheels take advantage of the mammoth’s gap and surround them as close as possible!]

Of course, this fight did not last long.

【Explode.】

As the swarms of roaches that filled the land presented a terrifying acid explosion show, the army of destruction that had been besieged here was wiped clean in a single shot.

The combination of the mammoth and the wheel had both tremendous mobility and defensive power, and in addition to this, it was easy to secure large quantities and was the strongest combination of the legion with terrifying momentary firepower.

“It’s like a real shepherd.”

It was a bland battle against the guys sent by the Army of Ruin, so it was a perfect combination that I couldn’t help but admire while watching.

In the case of mammoths, they grow slowly and eat a lot of nutrients because they have to collect and raise tissue chunks rather than eggs, but those with a high ransom pay for it.

Mammoths rarely die once released.

“Your alter ego is far more efficient than you think, right?”

Moreover, the corps management ability that my alter ego is showing now is at a level that far surpasses the dominance I exert in the state of a human body that is not linked to the main body.

With this level of ability, even if I or the members of my alliance don’t move directly and just mass-produce clones and spread them across multiple dimensions, I can do a great job.

“Okay, the unemployed dream is getting closer and closer.”

As this large-scale army began to push away the army of destruction invading this dimension step by step, the other side seemed to have grasped the situation and started sending many troops through the portal.

Of course, my alter ego was doing almost perfect not only combat command but also production in this situation, so the advance of the corps was still unstoppable.

“Jiwoo, but that’s the case.”

“Yes, old man.”

“Didn’t that blonde Yankee have a dirty trick for making things like this his own? Isn’t that a bit dangerous?”

The old manager had given a very plausible opinion that making a lot of clones and scattering them all over the place required a countermeasure against the evil talent of the blond Yankee son.

However, these alter egos were not simple control entities like the strengthened version of the Legion Queen, but rather units with my ego and essence, so there was a higher chance that those who tried to catch and eat them would rather be hooked by me.

“If you are going to eat somewhere, ask me to try it once. If he does that, he will most certainly get an upset stomach.”

“… … Hey, if that thing dies, wouldn’t you lose your mind and pass out or something like that?”

It seems that this old man is too absorbed in the game setting.

“Senior, that’s as simple as breaking the link before you die.”

“Ahh… … .”

To be honest, I created these alter egos with the hope that he would rather try something like that.

It remains to be seen how attractive this lure will be, but it’s a kind of trap that can catch big fish once it’s hooked properly.

It was at this very moment that I finished speaking very confidently.

“… … Hey, I think that bastard smelled it and came back?”

The space in the sky directly overlooking the hive split apart, took an oval shape, and began to swirl violently.

This was a very familiar shape, the very shape of the portal that I had been putting to good use after I got it from the Pond of the Beginning.

“This Yankee bastard. I’ve felt it since the last time, but I’m sure you’re not a nobleman.”

From the whirlpool, which seemed to eat up the sky, bright red flesh with clearly visible veins began to pour down as rain.

“Babes, how long have you guys been?”

I waited until the portal opened by the ruler of calamity was sufficiently open, and finally, when the huge mass of flesh on the other side of space came into view, I swung [Excalibur] with all my might.

“Get out of here, you bastards.”

A flash of golden light emitted from the sword embroidered the sky for an instant.