Demon King
Chapter 154 Land Conquest [4]

[There are 1/6 of the remaining seal chains.]

I raised my head to check the short chain still attached to the watch. The loss of its owner, the boss of zone 5, made me sad when mana was absorbed underground.

Now just one. But not only that. After I claim 6, I need to find zone 7 again. I planned on bringing all the dungeons on Earth back underground, so I planned on doing it from the beginning. I wonder what will change after I do.

[Destiny.]

A message came from Mireina.

[This place is very bad. There are too many soul monsters, and I can barely feel my people.]

“... It must have happened naturally.” Lucifer, who reaped not only the human soul that had an elf partner but also the soul of all humans, was undoubtedly changing the battlefield. However, Mireina's report was even scarier than I had anticipated.

[Countless distorted souls are being gathered. They revolved around a huge castle looming in the middle of this world.]

“Can you get closer? If it's too dangerous, come back soon. ”

[No, I can't leave it alone. In the end, that's the target you have to face. So don't worry and wait.]

“...Good. If it's too dangerous, call me. One word is enough. ”

[I'll get it, then come back to you!]

The message ended in a bright voice. I was very anxious, but I also felt confident with Mireina's rarely seen aggressive appearance. He is someone I have to keep. Thinking of the Echoes I had given her, I found peace of mind as I returned to Rain and L.

On another day, over 70% of the world is tied up in my chain of Domination. There was little room left to hide from me, and humans were forced to be aware of their current situation. Only then did their battle change. Unlike in the past, where they insisted on killing each other, they began to engage in a defensive war to prepare themselves. I still have to shake my head at their determination to fight, but it's good for me because the number of souls heading to Lucifer has been drastically reduced.

“Setan.”

That is the Demon King.

“Sial, it's up to us..!”

As if waiting for us to appear, the humans stopped fighting. Many of them started running away or trying to hide, but it was meaningless. In the chaos of those who ran away and hid, only one person appeared. His face was bored and tired, his body dirty with mud and blood. However, he carried himself with pride.

“Are you the Demon King?”

“Iya.” I no longer feel reluctant to call myself by that title. I've gone too far. The man rolled his eyes as I did not hesitate but retreated slightly at L's sharp gaze. However, even so, he spoke boldly.

“Have you been waiting this long? When we're too busy biting each other together? ”

“What?”

“What is your goal of conquering humanity? Was that the goal of Great Fusion all along? ” In establishing myself as the Demon King, my image of humanity has become stone. I am an evil Demon King who leads an army of monsters to attack and conquer the world. That's the story now. No doubt they thought I caused Great Fusion as well. I laugh. Is man so persistent in rejecting his mistakes?

“Yes, you think so, don't you?”

“You...!” His words were cut off by the pink aura that emerged from L's hand. Everyone on the battlefield stopped in his place. His intensity was incredible enough to strangle them, and I could see him getting angrier.

“I'm tired. Such disgusting thoughts even littered this place. ”

“Stop killing them.”

“I know I know!” I gently grabbed her head but met with a spark. I went on and triggered my Domination skill as usual.

[Domination to Lv9.]

[Soul Magic increased 84.]

[Destiny has????????]

As I activated my Domination of most beings on the planet, that Domination quickly expanded beyond my other skills. I had the feeling that I would soon reach the end of that skill because I fully accepted the magical power that flowed into my body. In essence, Domination is my ability to place targets under my command using my magical power. However, as I increased the number of subjects and areas of my control, I was increasingly affected. Now that I have mastered most of the earth, my power and magic have grown tremendously. I haven't fully regained the strength I had in the past. There is still a difference between Belkatina and that domain. However, I have recovered most of my strength. If I could take it one step further, I would finally be ready to fight in the same realm as Lucifer.

“But still not enough.”

“Of course it's not enough. Some of you remain attached to the battlefield. You get a different power from yourself in the past, you do not regain your old power. ” I laughed, but L looks unsatisfied.

“I have to kill that person immediately.”

“... Not much left.” I reached out to her again, and this time she did not avoid my hand. Rain laughed at us as I stroked her hair.

When we captured Earth, the group of warriors built by Heaven were busy. Solas are with them, so all the relevant information from them flows to me in real-time. Solas even worked overtime, blocking all messages from Heaven sent to the warriors. Heaven has tried to tell them to stop the ongoing war and gather the will of mankind to escape from the control of the Demon King, but I did not send Solas for free. Since he can handle Predation on the same level as me, it is not difficult to fight against the power of Heaven that befalls them.

Thus, the soldiers attempted to attack the dungeon without anything having been changed by Heaven's guide. Even if they understood that the situation around the world was changing in a strange direction, they would take it as a human affair and let it be so. Finally, I have to fight them, but I will let them stay with Solas for now. If only I could prevent them from contacting Heaven, I wouldn't have killed them.

But the time to doubt about it is over. Even if they were victims manipulated by Heaven, too many people had died unjustly until now to care. It felt strange to act as if Heaven had a strong will. Rather, it felt more like a machine that did not care about the death and destruction it caused. A faint memory appeared within me, sparking intense anger at that distorted absolute state, staring at us from above.

That's why I'm in heaven.

“...!” A clear memory came to my mind, gently rising above the water and making his presence clear while clinging to the corner of my heart.

“Ha.”

“Destiny. Destiny? What is it?” It felt like my heart was stiffening; moans were forcing out of me. L, who was near, called out to me and grabbed my arm, but I couldn't answer.

That is why Heaven wants to destroy the underground, why Great Fusion happens — no one else. The Great Fusion happened to annihilate just one, and as a result, a disaster had occurred. They don't assume they're going to fail. In the past, I had confidence that I would succeed without notice. If so, who brought me to this truth? Who told me that everything was being prepared for Great Fusion?

[I think it's done! This is not magic for every individual.!].

Who is it, I don't have to ask.

“Fate, retreat!”

“Destiny!” Their call brought me back to the real world. Hurriedly filling my body with mana, I raised my head. A change has taken place in the air, related to Mireina's urgent call.

[That's very funny.]

Hordes of souls flowed around the earth, spinning resplendently for a moment before gathering at a point in the air. It was nothing more than a declaration of the surrender of the collection of souls on Earth. But is it rejection, or a phenomenon that occurs because the goal has been achieved?

[It's a pity to see you so busy, Fate.]

At the time of Great Fusion, he was the only one who became my accomplice — people who shone the brightest in Heaven, which disrupted my preparations.

[But unfortunately, I have gathered all the ingredients I need.]

“Material?” I'm recalling. It was the name of a soul monster on the battlefield. When I realized it, my body was already cold. Maybe I was wrong about the most important part, despite all the clues. Lucifer's confident voice rang out from a huge ball in the air, confirming my anxiety.

[Yes, material. Essential ingredients to create an eternal world that can survive even the Great Fusion disaster, untouched by you and Heaven.]

My accomplices proclaimed like that in an absolute arrogant voice.

[Now I will become the god of the new world. The new world itself, not connected to Earth or underground!]