Demon King
Chapter 89 Lee Man Corps [2]
“It will explode after three seconds!”
“The western edge is helpless! Stand up straight!”
Humans and monsters collided in buildings and roads that I knew well. A fast food restaurant I used to visit when I was living here was being destroyed, a half-sized boar rampaging inside. A huge explosion exploded around his body as it was repelled by the humans.
“Sial, more are coming in!
“They will be here soon!”
“How ...” murmured me, not sure what I could actually see.
“When did this world become a dungeon?”
“No.” Lee Chan-yu immediately responded, denying my claim.
“This is not a dungeon. It was just that a large number of monsters appeared here. ”
Is this common?
If yes, there will be not much left. We ran forward, a giant eagle swooping down from above us as we advanced.
[Kiii!]
“There are still civilians left ?!”
“It's too late for them. As he enters to kill, throw the net! ”
I unsheathed my Twilight Sword, holding it ready. As the eagle came down to take my head, I swung forward. The eagle screamed for a moment, cut off by my sword, cut off his head.
[You receive 1 gold and 80 silver.]
“It was weak, but ..” There were too many people around to overeat. Unlike there would be many benefits from eating it. It was futile not to eat it, no matter how weak his energy was.
“He killed intermediate monsters in one shot?”
“Are they from the guild?” As attention began to gradually turn to us, Lee Chan-yu patted me on the shoulder.
We have to arrange and consider this first, Captain.
“Ya.” I burned the body of the eagle, turning to stare at the monster army rampaging through the streets and buildings I knew so well. Nostalgia filled me as my memories of my days as a human came to mind.
“You may be strong, but if you are empty, you will get hurt!”
The enemy ahead!
Humans, hiding near buildings or signage, attacked monsters as they drove down the street. They used bombs and magic to destroy them as humans with swords and axes came out to block their advance. I can't help but admire their struggle for life. I thought that if I wanted to mingle with this society again, it needed to help them. It should be okay even if I am a little flashy about it as well.
“Do not worry about killing too many of them, enough to make them think we are strong.”
“Understanding. Don't be so rude. ”
“Good.” I kicked off the floor as I responded, bursting forward. A black rose protruded from the tip of my finger, enveloping a group of monsters near a small clothing store and ensnaring them like a fish in a net.
Haaaah! I swung a net of black roses around, applying lightning to him as the monsters inside tried to break free. They could do nothing as I let him fly through the air, directing him right at the group of monsters that had just crossed the rubble of the building. Monsters that were not destroyed by the burden died from the shocking net.
Which guild are you from?
“Yang abroad?” In the end, I used black roses to clean up all the monsters that were near me. Using Ubiquitous, I moved swiftly in the air above the battlefield. Many humans who used long-range weapons or magic tried to thin out the flying monsters, but there were still too many of them.
[Dol-hhh!]
[Knee!]
The monsters screamed and stormed at me as soon as I appeared in front of them, spouting poison and fire from their mouths. Some of them even tried to drain my mana. But those were all attacks based on mana, and which ones were dealt with by sub-systems were too weak to hurt me. I spewed out my own mana, spread out their attacks and melted them before they could contact me.
[Kiii!]
“Sial, it came from the air!”
“Ezclose! It is impossible for us to lose! ”
[Kawoaah!]
[Ohhhhhh!]
The roar coming from the monsters on the ground increased, and the ones in the air were acting strange now. They did not try to kill humans; now, they were gathered in one place. It's something I know.
“Now, I know ..” They act similar to monsters in the Rookie Battlefield. Thinking back now, I can say that I felt it when I had killed these monsters — small fragments of fallen and deformed souls.
“Hey, get down here!” I ignored the call from the humans below and drew the Twilight Sword. The monsters that gathered together continued to rise, a dark gray energy radiating from their midst.
‘How did they escape the Rookie Battlefield? They are similar to soul monsters, but not exactly the same.. ‘ Obviously once I think about it. The knight of Elakatra must have brought them here, after somehow finding a way to replicate the same phenomenon that would occur on the battlefield. If the monsters here started to gain strange abilities from that soul monster, and the Wind Eutinus started blowing here on Earth, it would be a real disaster. Despair on a scale unlike in the Rookie Battlefield. Maybe if I wait for them to finish the smelting, I can learn more about the purpose of Elakatra, but I start to see strange movements in the space where they gathered. I can't wait any longer.
[Great!]
Monster birds were unrecognizable now that they had gathered at one point to form an enormous mass. I had to suppress my disgust when I saw the negative energy coming out and changing the space around them. The process of change is much more bizarre to watch here than on the battlefield. I raised my great sword, filling it with the strength of my Reaper skill. Immediately, as if realizing my intent, the mob started firing hundreds of tendrils of lungs from its blob-shaped body to stop me. It would be much more dangerous than the monsters I faced before on the battlefield if I didn't evolve.
As I swung my sword, dozens of tendrils broke off and burned away. More came for me soon, but I was fully prepared with Ubiquitous to jump away. My alter ego stays in my place, full of my mana. As the tendrils shrivel around it, the alter ego explodes, burning the tendrils.
[Gyaaaah!]
I stood right in front of the monster's body, new tendrils popping out of it to try and grab me. I cut it easily, devouring everything with the power of Predation. The humans who had fought before were now fleeing, allowing me to come out without fear of the bystanders.
“This is just a little different from that soul monster.” I wonder what the purpose of those knights is. What kind of desire drives them forward, if there is one? Perhaps Great Fusion itself had been aimed at knights. As usual, questions I couldn't solve floated in my mind. I pushed them aside, slashing the monster's body with my great sword. The energy from the Reaper skill stretched out like a scythe, slashing the monster as it followed the trajectory of my sword. Maybe if I waited a little longer, it would reach a higher level system, but it was a little more than hatred and magic now. My predation speeds up the part I have cut.
[Ooh-oooooh!]
Suddenly, the area of space where the huge mass was cracking open as if it had been cut by a sword, a brilliant light shot out from it. From within it, creatures wearing sparkling armor sprung up.
[Ooh!]
“...” I did not have time to record what had happened, the creature jumped straight at me with a war hammer in hand. The radiant light that was flowing seemed to suppress where Jinma was flowing inside me; it was the opposite of me. I used Ubiquitous to avoid it temporarily as I considered this.
“This is not finished!”
“Stay running!”
I could still hear the cries and screams of the humans still on the battlefield, but I pushed them out of my mind. These monsters appeared in the place where the monsters joined. Is this their purpose fused, or are they drawn there to devour this creature?
[Kiii!]
The monsters on the ground were focused on an armored figure, howling in the air, but Lee Chan-yu would not let this opportunity go to waste. His hellhounds gnawed at the monsters on the ground, trying to reduce their numbers. I turned my undivided attention to the armored figure, happy to be able to rely on Lee Chan-yu to take care of the rest. I prepared myself to attack with my sword, observing my target. The monster shot forward, smashing into me as I used Detection to analyze its strengths and weaknesses. This armored soul monster was as fast and powerful as that giant. But it doesn't belong to a higher system, and that's what matters.
I trapped him in the air by stretching out the black mines, activating the Lunatic Trickster to increase his strength. I even sacrificed some of the equipment I had about my inventory to add to it. The creature flew forward in a straight line, receiving the burden of the trap directly. As he staggered, I rushed forward and stabbed my greatsword into his chest.
[Ohhhhhh!]
His armor could not protect him from the Reaper, eroded and melted under my attack.
[You received 382 gold.]
[You obtained the Light Fragment.]
The monster lost its life, and its power soared through the air before falling to the ground. Before I could land, I immediately kept it in my inventory. The humans that were hiding back; their eyes were focused on me. Awe, joy, joy, gratitude, doubt, and jealousy. All of these emotions mixed in the gazes of those around me. Unmoved by all that, I stayed in the air and thought.
About the new enemy, about Jinma, about the knights.