The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well

Chapter 177: Seven Demon Generals vs. Hero (1)

At that moment, as he was dashing toward the castle gate.

‘They must’ve already entered.’

He could see the enemies running rampant inside the Holy Empire.

“Destroy everything!”

“Wipe them out!”

“Kill all the Pigeons’ dogs!”

As if they hadn’t noticed him yet, the enemies were busy destroying buildings.

‘Let’s get right to cleaning up.’

Squeeze—

The Hero gripped the hilt of the Holy Sword.

‘Die.’

He swung the Holy Sword straight down in the air.

Thud.

The enemies destroying buildings collapsed to the ground powerlessly.

Step, step, step.

Approaching closer to check their condition.

‘They’re definitely dead.’

He could confirm that the enemies had stopped breathing.

A clean state without any wounds.

One might be puzzled by how the enemies died without any injuries, but.

‘The fact that Soul Slash works means they’re not that high in level.’

It didn’t show any outward signs because it was a technique to kill the enemy by cutting their soul.

‘I can take care of the enemies with this.’

Soul Slash had the drawback of only working on enemies below a certain level, but it had the significant advantage of being able to kill multiple enemies without exerting much effort.

‘Shall I quickly clean them up?’

The Hero decided to eliminate all the enemies before the damage escalated.

Whoosh—
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As he was running around, searching for enemies.

“You bastard!!!”

Whizz——

A man who had been lying in ambush swung a huge axe.

Swoosh—

Aware of the ambush, the Hero easily dodged the axe, and swung his sword straight down, but.

“What, you call yourself a Hero and can’t even swing a sword properly?”

He failed to cut the enemy’s soul, indicating that the enemy was of a high level.

“Must’ve all been hype, huh? Try dodging this!”

The enemy scoffed and swung the axe again.

Whizz——

The fastest attack the Hero had ever faced, second only to the Demon Lord.

‘Is that the reason for his confidence with those skills? How ridiculous.’

However, the gap between him and the Demon Lord was so vast that the enemy’s attack seemed only slightly faster to the Hero.

Swoosh—

The Hero dodged the attack by tilting his head back.

“Die.”

Pierce—

The moment he thrust the Holy Sword into the enemy’s heart.

“…Ugh!”

Thud—!

The enemy collapsed to the ground and died without a single counterattack.

“How pathetic.”

A pathetic end considering his boastful words.

“He was all talk, I thought he might have some hidden skills. Turns out he was just a loudmouth.”

The Hero was about to turn his back to find other enemies when.

Shwing——!

He heard the sound of a sharp blade cutting through the air from behind.

Swoosh—

Calmly bending his waist, the Hero dodged the attack.

Sweep—

He turned his head to identify the one who had ambushed him.

“…You?”

Contrary to his expectation of a new opponent, he saw the enemy he had just stabbed in the heart wielding an axe.

“You should be dead. How did you come back to life?”

The Hero felt puzzled and asked the enemy why he didn’t die.

“If you’re curious, go ask the Pigeon you suck up to.”

The enemy replied in a gruff voice.

Crackle—

The Hero stared at the enemy without answering.

“What, it seems your almighty Pigeon can’t even figure that out?”

The enemy shrugged and went even further, mocking him.

“What’s your name…?”

The reason wasn’t really important, so the Hero put aside his curiosity and asked for the enemy’s name instead.

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“‘Alan’.”
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Fortunately, the enemy seemed willing to reveal his name and answered readily.

“Alright, Alan. Now, die.”

He only asked for the name because the enemy was a bit unusual, but he had no other intentions.

Pierce—

This time, instead of the heart, he pierced the head.

Slump—

Alan’s body went limp.

“…Did I get him?”

The Hero checked several times to see if Alan had stopped breathing and pulled out his sword.

Wham——!

As if he had never died, Alan lifted his head and kicked the Hero in the abdomen.

“Huh?”
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The Hero hadn’t expected Alan to revive twice, so he was caught off guard.

Crack—

However, he wasn’t weak enough to be hurt by a mere kick, so the Hero calmly broke Alan’s leg.

“Ugh!”

As Alan groaned and stepped back.

“He doesn’t die by the sword?”

Realizing that the Holy Sword didn’t work on him, the Hero struck Alan’s body with his fists.

Wham— wham— wham— wham— wham— wham— wham— wham— wham— wham— wham— wham— wham— wham— wham—!

Hundreds of blows delivered in just one second.

Head, shoulders, arms, torso, and legs, he attacked systematically.

“Ugh?!”

Alan’s joints began to twist in strange directions.

It was like a broken doll dancing, a grotesque sight.

Finally, when his neck snapped backward.

Crack—

Alan met his demise once again.

“Whew… As expected of the Hero, huh?”

However, as if he were immortal, Alan rose from his spot with an indifferent expression.

“So, he just doesn’t die. This is going to be a long battle…”

With a weary expression, the Hero unsheathed the Holy Sword again.

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Alan, who had been facing the Hero.

‘I knew he was strong, but I didn’t expect him to be this strong…’

He couldn’t hide his surprise at the Hero’s power, which exceeded his expectations.

He realized that the Hero wasn’t the strongest representative of humanity for nothing.

‘Can I even buy some time like this?’

It hadn’t even been 10 minutes, and he had already died over 500 times.

And this was while the Hero was being cautious. If he went all out, the number of deaths would increase exponentially.

‘I can’t let the deaths of my comrades go to waste like this…!’

It might seem strange that he referred to his own death as the death of his comrades, but.

‘I can’t throw away the lives entrusted to me in vain!’

It wasn’t an inaccurate expression, as he had received the lives of his comrades through Black Magic.

Twenty thousand entrusted lives.

It was the same number as the prisoners who had shared the same prison.

‘The prisoners from other prisons are invading, so it’s crucial that I buy some time, no matter what!’

Alan struggled to slow down his death rate so that the other prisoners could inflict at least a bit more damage on the Holy Empire, but.

Slash—

His efforts proved futile as his life was extinguished all too easily by a single blow from the Hero.

‘How can I buy some time?’

Alan continued to ponder even as he faced death.

‘Should I use that method after all…’

And Alan decided to use the method he had been saving as his trump card.

‘I’ll combine the entrusted powers and fight back…’

The moment Alan gathered the entrusted lives and forced them into his heart.

Thump——!

His heart began to race wildly, and.

“Yes… This is the power!!!”

Pleasure and a sense of omnipotence, even greater than when he had become a Demon Servant, swept over him.

He felt an overwhelming power coursing through his body, filling him with confidence that he could rival the Hero.

‘If I die now, it’s over, so I can’t let my guard down.’

Since he had gained this power at the cost of his lives, he could never come back to life again.

“This power is…?”

The Hero’s expression hardened in real time, as if he too sensed the immense power.

“Whatever trick you’re trying to pull… Don’t waste my time and just die!”

And as if to kill Alan before he could try anything else, the Hero swung the sword he had drawn again, faster than before.

If it had been before, Alan would have been helplessly struck down without even realizing he had been attacked.

‘I can see it…!’

Now, the Hero’s attack was within his sight.

‘This is doable!’

Swoosh—

Alan threw his body to the left, dodging the Hero’s attack.

Whizz——.

Then, he swung the axe he was holding towards the Hero with all his might.

Goooooooo—

An immense blast of wind strong enough to send the surrounding debris flying.

Shwing——!

As the axe reached within striking distance of the Hero.

“What?!”

The Hero, for the first time, reacted belatedly, raising his Holy Sword.

Clang——!

The Holy Sword and the axe collided.

Crash—

The Hero, who had lost his balance, fell backward and rolled pathetically on the ground.

“Hahaha, even the Hero is no match for me!”

As Alan charged toward the fallen Hero, swinging his axe to seize the advantage.

Pierce——!

The armor covering the Hero’s chest shattered, and blood gushed out from the wound.

‘I can win!’

Alan felt a surge of hope that he could win, and as he was about to swing the axe again.

“I was holding back because I didn’t want to damage the surroundings. But I guess I have no choice but to use it now.”

The Hero’s expression turned cold.

Whoosh—

And in an instant, he vanished.

“…Where did he go?”

As Alan looked around to find the Hero.

“I shall judge you with the Sword of Justice.”

The Hero’s resounding voice came from above.

“…Above?”

Alan looked up.

Rumble rumble rumble—
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The clouds parted, and a giant sword enveloped in Holy Power emerged.

“…Huh?”

Alan instinctively knew that if that hit him, it would be instant death. He tried to run, but.

“…My body?”

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The Holy Power pressed down on him, not allowing him to escape.

“Repent for your sins with death!”

Following the Hero’s words.
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Goooooooooooo—

The giant sword enveloped in Holy Power descended upon Alan.

“Ah… So this is how I die.”

Alan smiled bitterly, realizing that no matter what he did, he couldn’t defeat the Hero. At that moment.

Booooooooom——!

At the same time as the giant sword collided.

Beep——

A blinding light erupted, and the world began to flicker.

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One hundred years later.

As Jung Minwoo had predicted, the invasion of Planet ‘Groa’ was proceeding without any problems.

The only slight deviation from his prediction was that instead of conquering nine-tenths of the planet, they had conquered every nation except the Holy Empire.

Although there was strong resistance due to the Holy Empire’s people turning into heroes.

‘It doesn’t change the outcome.’

They were helplessly being invaded in the face of overwhelming numbers.

‘Now, if we conquer that place, it’s over.’

Currently, all of humanity was gathered in the Holy Empire, resisting the invasion.

‘It won’t be easy to invade since only the skilled ones remain, but they’ll be conquered eventually.’

If they mobilized the leaders, whose power restrictions had been partially lifted, no matter how strong they were, they wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

The situation would be different if the Hero were to join the fight.

‘If we use the brainwashed Hero, we can take down the Hero too.’

If they ambushed and wore down the Hero’s power, they would be able to handle him.
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‘We’re really close to the finish line now.’

The thought of completing the invasion and challenging the Demon Lord’s throne already filled him with anticipation.

Just as he was thinking about dispatching the Seven Demon Generals.

Creak—

“Minwoo-nim?”
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Venus entered the tent.

“All troops are ready for the invasion and are on standby.”

She reported that the Demon Servants were ready to invade.

“Alright.”

Following Venus to where the Demon Servants were waiting.

‘It’s a spectacular sight no matter how many times I see it.’

He could see the Demon Servants standing in formation, exuding a menacing aura.

‘Everyone seems quite excited, probably because it’s the final invasion.’

Jung Minwoo watched them with a satisfied look for a moment.

“My troops, the final moment has arrived.”

He stepped onto the platform and began his speech for the expedition.