00613 We do not trust humans. ————————————————– ———————-=
Astaroth pointed to the ground.
Although it was only for a moment, the demons showed signs of being dazed. However, soon everyone seemed to understand the meaning and their faces scrunched up. As if it made no sense.
“Demon of Wrath, are you crazy? Even though I suffered so much last time… .”
Lucifer asked in a tone of genuine concern. However, from the listener’s perspective, it cannot be a good feeling. Astaroth’s face slowly distorted.
“These are really… .”
“stop. “Everyone be quiet.”
It was then.
Satan, who had been quiet until now, quickly stepped forward and calmed the commotion. Then, after turning off the video that was still playing, he gazed at Astaroth.
“first of all… . “I think it would be better to at least listen to the story.”
Satan knows. What kind of demon is Astaroth?
Although he had strong pride and a short temper, Astaroth was still a great devil who occupied the first place among the seven great devils. As such, the ‘Demon of Anger’ has never shown any senseless actions.
Of course, there were situations that had the worst results, such as the ‘Conquer Hell in the Hole Plain’ plan that failed miserably last time, but that was unexpected.
Astaroth was once a feudal lord who commanded hell in another dimension, and is a demon who possesses a powerful black flame that cannot be defeated by anyone when it comes to fire. No one would have expected that such a devil would be defeated in hell, where fire is everywhere.
anyway.
“Tell me. Astaroth.”
When Satan, with his hands clasped, took the attitude of listening, the other demons also changed their attitude. When Satan, not another demon, came out like this, Astaroth felt his heart soften.
“Hmm. “Then let’s get started.”
Eventually, Astaroth cleared his throat once or twice before opening his mouth.
“Everyone probably knows. “The bastard who rules over the hell of this Hall Plain, the Prince of Hell.”
I heard it. But I don’t know the details. Mephistopheles died and Astaroth ran away, so it’s just that he’s very strong, right?
“As a result of going into the last conquest plan, I was able to get some idea of the structure of this Hell Plain.”
Astaroth’s explanation continued.
“To put it simply, it consists of a total of 8 sections, right? Starting from the hell of the dead, where the scoundrels roam, there are the black monks, the jungles, the Gyu-Hwan, the Dae-Gyu-Hwan, the Cho-Yeol, the Dae-Cho-Yeol… . And to infinite hell.”
“Astaroth, wait a moment. “Where did you go last time?”
“Fiery hell.”
“Fire… . Up to section 6? So that means you can go back and forth between sections as you please.”
Astaroth nodded his head in response to Satan’s question. I’m not sure, but I assumed it would be so given the circumstances.
“First of all, my plan starts with conquering the first section, Deunghwal Hell… .”
“Explanation, annoying. Conclusion, quickly.”
While he continued to talk calmly, Baal glanced at Astaroth indifferently and puffed out his cheeks. Then Astaroth clicked his tongue and shrugged his shoulders. Baal, known as Lucifer, was the ‘cruel destroyer’ and the ‘King of the East’, but he was a devil second only to Satan.
“good. Then don’t say anything rude. What I mean is, let’s somehow bring the Great Prince of Hell from the Invincible section to the Deunghwal section and eliminate him from Hell.”
Finally, the gist of the plan came out. And at that moment, the demons who were listening intently showed various signs.
“Let’s eliminate the Prince of Hell from Hell…” ? “So you’re saying we should just kill him?”
When Lilith spoke as if she didn’t understand, Astaroth made an outright pitiful expression.
“What nonsense are you talking about again? “How can you kill that bastard?”
“No, you… !”
“We are talking about the section right now. How can you take it like that? And just in case, I tell you, you can’t kill the Prince of Hell. “Especially on that bastard’s home ground.”
“What, what?”
“No, no, cancel. It’s not so bad that you can’t kill it… . Hmm~. Maybe if me, Satan, Lucifer, and Baal come together, it might be worth a try to some extent. “Unlike Middle Earth, Hell is not limited by power.”
“… … .”
Astaroth spoke in an extremely dismissive tone, but Lilith could not say anything. He had missed the right time to get angry.
Is it worth it if 4 great demons rush in? And that too when all power is available?
The Duke of Hell, as evaluated by Astaroth, gave the demons such a huge shock. ‘no way… .’, the demons are also aware of Astaroth’s unyielding pride.
“quietly.”
Then again, a low voice quieted the surroundings. Satan was equally surprised, but what matters now is whether the plan will come to fruition. Satan was clearly aware of that.
“therefore… . “Does the meaning of elimination you are talking about mean at the level of one world?”
“that’s right.”
“Then, we can say that the occupation of the Hell of Deunghwal that I mentioned earlier is part of that preparation.”
“That’s right! As expected, I thought you would understand.”
Clap clap, Astaroth clapped his hands in joy.
But is there something wrong with it? Satan showed a rather unappealing face.
“Uhm. I know what you mean, but… .”
Then, he appeared deep in thought and shook his head.
“Of course, in the current situation, we have to take some risk. … But even taking that into account, there is a huge loophole in your plan. Astaroth.”
It is not impossible to go to hell. It is not easy to break through a dimension, but since there is a history of breaking through once in the same world and before, it is safe to say that it is possible up to this point.
But the real problem started right after that.
“Indeed, the Grand Duke of Hell… . “Will it move the way you think it will?”
The Archduke of Hell cannot guarantee victory even with 4 anti-demons attached to him. The meaning was whether a being of that magnitude would not notice what was happening within the jurisdictional dimension rather than in another dimension.
“You have to go through a total of 7 sections from Mugan to Deunghwal. “But is there any guarantee that the Prince of Hell will come to the area we have prepared without hesitation?”
“Hehehe. yes.”
At that moment, a look crossed Satan’s eyes. Despite pointing out the blind spots in the plan, Astaroth’s eyes still showed confidence. Satan decided to listen a little more.
Astaroth slowly opened his mouth.
“listen. “Does he think of us as prey?”
“That’s what you think… .”
“no no. This is something I found out a while ago when I conquered hell… . The Archduke of Hell is quite obsessed with fire. “Can we say it’s greed?”
“In the fire?”
“okay. Do you know how Mephistopheles died?”
“… … .”
Of course I don’t know. Because I didn’t see that scene in person.
But here is a demon who came face to face with the Duke of Hell and witnessed the end of his subordinate.
“It worked.”
“… “It worked?”
“okay. The Prince of Hell literally ate Mephistopheles. “It’s just that he has the same fire powers as himself.”
“How do you know that?”
“After eating Mephistopheles, the bastard said this. … Hmm. “I had high expectations, but it’s not a very good fire.”
“… … .”
“He looked at me again and said this. Can you live up to my expectations? … “And then he chased me like hell.”
“… under.”
Someone sighed. It wasn’t particularly sad, but the fact that the same being was reduced to nothing more than food doesn’t feel very good.
There was silence.
While Astaroth paused for a moment and took out a piece of tobacco, Satan ate it.
“therefore… . “Are you saying you’re trying to bait me?”
Astaroth, who had just put a piece of tobacco in his mouth, nodded and shook his head.
When Astaroth agreed, the other demons looked at each other in turn and murmured.
I even understood what they said about using bait to lure them out. But there are no problems here either.
Mephistopheles’ nickname, now a good source of nutrition, is ‘Crazy Flame’. He was an extremely powerful demon, one of the first among the 14 demon lords. In other words, you had to do at least that much to get the attention of the Prince of Hell.
Then who?
Who will be able to fulfill the role of bait?
“I-I can’t handle fire…” .”
Lilith slowly looked away and trailed off. And the moment she looked at Satan, her eyes suddenly grew as big as a flower lantern. Before she knew it, Satan was glaring at her with his scary eyes.
Satan opened his mouth.
“Are you serious?”
“Huh, then. Does this look like a joke?”
In response to the sharp question, he exhales smoke and giggles in response. Lilith’s eyes turned to the other side without realizing it.
And Lilith.
“here… .”
Astaroth’s index finger was pointing to the ground earlier.
“You have the best bait, right?”
This time he could be seen pointing at himself.
*
next day.
It was a clear and quiet morning without a single cloud in the sky.
No, the word quiet may be an oxymoron. Although it was certainly quiet, there was enough tension in the Northern Expedition to encompass the entire camp. Even though it is still early in the morning, users are on high alert in all directions.
In the center of the boundary, a huge humanoid monster with its entire body tightly bound was sitting wrapped around a pillar.
“You’re not going to kill that monster?”
Suddenly, Gong Chan-ho, who was standing next to Kim Yu-hyun, turned his head and asked.
“I have to make a decision quickly. “Are you not going to march today?”
“I’m thinking about it.”
“thinking? Hey, Brain Emperor. “If we march, you won’t tell me to take that guy with you, right?”
“… … .”
“no. Everyone is curious. I like what I caught. But what I’m saying is, why are you keeping quiet?”
“… Aftereffects. “Didn’t you tell me yesterday?”
As Gong Chan-ho continued to speak in a dissatisfied tone, Kim Yu-hyun eventually let out a deep sigh.
Last night, after a fierce battle between two monsters, the victorious monster fell down and fainted. I don’t know the exact reason. I can only assume that the cause is the severe wounds sustained all over his body.
In any case, the Northern Expedition was blowing their noses without touching anything, and Kim Yu-hyeon ordered the area where the battle took place to be cleaned up.
There were a total of 4 monsters secured there. One dinosaur corpse, one monster corpse, one baby monster, and one fainted monster.
In fact, not everyone in the Northern Expedition had the same mindset as Gong Chan-ho. Rather, he understood Kim Yu-hyeon’s decision to bring the body. This is because the first step in any exploration or expedition begins with securing a sample of the monster that appears.
Of course, apart from that, I was wondering why the investigation had not started yet.
After a while.
Kim Yu-hyeon pointed at the monster, the strange bird, and then the dinosaur corpse, then quietly opened his mouth.
“lets think. “What’s the difference between those monsters?”
“difference? well. “What happened?”
“… … .”
“… “Why are you looking at me like that?”
Gong Chan-ho said with a blank expression.
‘Let’s endure, let’s endure, let’s endure. Our Soohyun is the best.’
Kim Yu-hyeon, who barely calmed down while thinking of her younger brother, soon opened her mouth in a calm tone.
“I’m not talking about appearances. “It can be divided into those who go first and those who do not go first.”
“What difference does it make?”
“Yes. There’s a big difference. Think about yesterday’s situation… . no. To put it simply, there is no need to provoke.”
“ok?”
Gong Chan-ho asked a question. Kim Yu-hyeon suddenly felt goosebumps rising all over her face. This is because it is possible to guess what the outcome would have been if the North had not formed an alliance with the West and had gone in with only Gong Chan-ho. I can guarantee that they would have been wiped out within three days.
Kim Yu-hyeon thought of her younger brother again.
‘You could say that Area 3 is a paradise for monsters. That’s why territorial disputes are so intense.’
‘Don’t rush in just because there are few people in sight. Basically, most of them live in groups.’
‘It’s not just that. Giants aren’t the only ones with intelligence.’
‘Keep in mind. What my brother needs to do is not conquer, but just pave the way. That means he only has to deal with those giant guys. I was wandering around somewhere else for no reason… .’
Kim Yu-hyeon, who thought for a moment about how to tell this information, looked back at the giant and opened his mouth.
“I plan to talk to that guy first.”
“Eh? conversation?”
“huh.”
“under! “Do you really think that’s possible?”
“Because they look similar to us. … why. Why not give it a try?”
“Try it. It’s good. Okay, let’s give in and assume that guy is intelligent. … hey. Do you think it will make sense?”
Gong Chan-ho grumbled and shook his head. But I couldn’t bear to say, ‘Yes. They say our Soohyun can talk?’ “I can’t say that,” Kim Yu-hyeon shrugged his shoulders.
“Ohh. Was it really that surprising that there were users who learned archaic language and translation magic?”
“… … .”
Gong Chan-ho immediately shut his mouth. Then he looked nervous and this time turned his gaze to the left.
– Kieng… . Kiaaeng… .
You can see the corpse of a monster with its entire body shattered and a baby monster crying in a hoarse voice. Gong Chan-ho’s eyes narrowed as he remembered that he had trouble sleeping last night.
“So, are you planning on talking to that guy too?”
“It would be nice if we could, but it’s hard to expect much. But you can’t say for sure that they don’t have intelligence, right?”
“Hmm.”
“look. Why is that bastard crying like that? “And right next to the corpse?”
“I guess it’s because the dead guy was my parent.”
“That is highly likely. Then let’s change it. “How would you feel if someone killed your colleague and mutilated the body as they pleased?”
“Of course I’ll kill you… . ah.”
“okay. Do you understand now? “I confirmed the existence of a cub, but there is no way there are only two monsters of that type in this area.”
Gong Chan-ho, who had been speaking without thinking, let out a weak exclamation for a moment. Only now did I realize what Kim Yu-hyeon was trying to say.
“B-but will your fellow countrymen know that?”
“I don’t know. That’s why we need that monster bastard and that giant. What if the relationship between the two species is not good, and if there is a system through which each can communicate? In that case, there may be room for some hope.”
“Then it would be better to just leave it… .”
“no. You might not know it if you passed by without knowing, but there is nothing you can do about it as long as it leaves traces in the surrounding area. “It’s best to do this now.”
This time, Gong Chan-ho sighed. After listening to Kim Yu-hyeon’s detailed explanation, I finally realized what kind of situation the Northern Expedition was facing.
But at the same time, I felt a sense of awe.
Gong Chan-ho himself only thought about killing and fighting unconditionally. However, Kim Yu-hyeon is responding with not only the Northern Expedition in mind but also the external situation. For Gong Chan-ho, who still had very little conducting experience, I could only feel that it was truly amazing.
“… “That’s amazing.”
“Then, did you think you were handed over the commander-in-chief authority for no reason?”
“You must be young,” Gong Chan-ho muttered and laughed. And he still looked at the giant with its head down and the crying monster, and then he turned around without hesitation. Then Kim Yoo-hyun looked at Gong Chan-ho’s back and opened her mouth.
“Anyway, I’ll make a decision no later than lunch, so just wait.”
“Yay, yay.”
While watching Gong Chan-ho disappear into the distance, Kim Yu-hyeon looked towards the front of the road and fell into deep thought.
– Sigh!
Then, suddenly, the tearing screams of a baby monster rang in my ears. When she reflexively turned her gaze, she saw a woman slowly approaching with food and water in both hands, and a baby monster bird suddenly spreading her wings wide and alert.
“Jinha? What are you doing?”
“ah. “I’m going to give you some food and water.”
The woman who was slowly approaching, or rather Baek Jin-ha, looked back at Kim Yu-hyeon and said.
“I heard you tried early in the morning and failed?”
“Still. It’s pitiful. Now my voice is hoarse… .”
It seems that Baek Jin-ha, who loves animals so much, could not bear to see a baby monster crying so loudly.
“Well, why don’t you try it?”
When Kim Yu-hyeon raised his shoulders to tell him to do as he pleased, Baek Jin-ha calmly knelt down and pushed the food and water bowls. Naturally, the baby monster retreated and growled even louder.
“It’s nothing strange, so don’t worry and eat it. Look at this? Does your sister eat it too? Yum Yum.”
– Sigh!
“… Really, what are you doing this for? “You just have to eat, cheer up, and cry again, right?”
– Sigh!
The baby monster shouted as if to stop talking nonsense.
Baek Jin-ha clicked his tongue a couple of times and slowly approached, picking up a small piece of bread. The baby monster threatened by showing its cute teeth, but it only made Baek Jin-ha move faster.
“Oh, my baby. “You open your mouth well.”
Baek Jin-ha, who had left a little distance behind, moved his hand towards the baby monster waving its snout. Then, the piece of bread flew in a smooth arc and fell right into the spout. Baek Jin-ha clenched his fists.
however.
– Tsk!
The baby monster spat out a piece of bread with a very unpleasant look on its face. Baek Jin-ha’s army frowned slightly.
“This guy! “Who told you to spit it out!”
Then he picks up a new piece of bread and throws it into his mouth again.
But the result was the same.
– Wow!
“Don’t spit it out, swallow it quickly!”
– Ugh!
“… you.”
Baek Jin-ha throws and the baby monster spits.
Kim Yu-hyeon laughed bitterly as she watched the series of processes being repeated. She then thought of her younger brother, Kim Soo-hyun.
Actually, if you think about it realistically, that is natural. Monsters growing in the wild are instinctively wary of humans.
However, there are exceptions everywhere, and Kim Soo-hyun was the pinnacle of those exceptions.
‘If Soohyun was there… .’
Maybe that baby monster would have rushed in because he liked it?
That was the moment when Kim Yu-hyeon thought so and gently raised the corners of his mouth.
“Commander General!”
Suddenly, an urgent voice came from somewhere.
And after a while.
A man with a red face came running in a huff and stopped in front of Kim Yu-hyeon.
“It is said that a large-scale movement has been detected by the alert circling west, west!”
Kim Yu-hyeon immediately hardened his face and stared at the direction the man ran towards.
“West, and on a large scale?”
“Yes, yes! What should I do?”
“Ask all security guards to leave. Users quickly form a formation centered around where I am standing. “We must be fully prepared.”
“All right.”
Are Kim Yu-hyeon’s instructions without hesitation trustworthy? Her man’s face lit up, and she immediately turned around and started running back in the direction she had run.
“Jinha. “Stop harassing me now.”
“Oh, the clan lord. What did I… . … yes.”
After seeing Kim Yu-hyeon’s face, Baek Jin-ha retreated without a word and ran somewhere.
In less than five minutes, the campground became bustling. The atmosphere, which had been loosening up a bit, began to become tense as if it had never happened before.
Kim Yu-hyeon also gazed toward the west, feeling his mood slowly sinking.
‘I wonder which ones they are.’
Is this the revenge of the dinosaur monsters that wiped out yesterday? Or is it a kin of giants or monsters?
Or, the emergence of a new monster?
The answer was found out after a long time.
– Kirururururururuk!
Suddenly, a familiar roar was heard, and a strong wind rose that shook the western forest.
Flutter, flutter, flutter, flutter! Flutter, flutter, flutter, flutter!
At the same time, something large suddenly rose high into the sky.
That something was not one.
As if darkness was covering the sky, dozens, if not hundreds, of black shadows were flapping their wings and densely covering the sky.
“A bunch of monsters! “A flock of monsters has appeared!”
Someone pointed to the sky and screamed.
As the commotion became more severe, only Kim Yu-hyeon gazed at the sky with unwavering eyes.
—————————= Review of the work ——————– ——-=
phew. It was barely safe at 1 o’clock.
This time, we created interesting settings for each of the monsters that appear in area 3. I hope readers will also find it interesting. 🙂
So, enjoy reading, and have a nice night. _(__)_
fantasy,
