Chapter 141 - World War – 1 (1/2)

World War – 1

After confirming the black waves had been absorbed into the monsters without a drop remaining, I slowly descended to land on the castle wall. It was the first one I had made, and the last one remaining to protect my fortress. After my evolution, the fortress had grown quite enormous due to the changes that occurred during the Devil’s Night, but fortunately, that growth had extended to the wall as well. It was so tall now that I had to bend over the wall to look down on the ground.

It was a breathtaking view. Exactly 38,464 monsters, grouped together by tribes, were quietly lined up in front of the gate even though no one had instructed them.

“Cool!”

[Now, even these monsters without reason can understand the captain’s words and intentions. Those who have evolved have learned a simple truth.]

“Is that why you’re looking at the captain who gave you strength like that?”

[You guys are acting so casual, it’s weird. The captain’s strength is not normal. There’s no way something like him can exist!]

The chatter among Rebellion’s members couldn’t reach my ears from up above. I took my time appreciating the sight of the legion assembled in front of me when the red-haired beauty moved to stand next to me.

“It’s such an uplifting sight.”

“Go away.”

“You don’t like me?”

“You…!” She did not attempt to hide her insidious side, but her charm as a woman was so strong that I, despite being accustomed to L, had to hide my face.

“I will kill you.”

“Please be careful not to hit Fate while aiming at me, sister.”

“…!” instead of collecting mana, L quietly displayed her anger on her face. I couldn’t help but be a little scared by it as the woman next to me let out a groan.

“But they’re still very weak. I think it would be nice to reduce the number a little more.” I stiffened for a moment, but I soon figured out what she was talking about.

“… I’ll think about it.” She was right. If we had even one thousand of those high-ranking monsters reach the upper level…no, even if only five hundred did, even a high-ranking demon would have cause for fear. It was impossible for such a large force, however. How hard did Lee Chan-yu and Mireina struggle to reach that system, after all? They had acquired special abilities, then they were special cases, but even still, moving into the higher system wasn’t so easy to overcome.

“But they won’t fight amongst themselves.”

“If you use my sister’s power…”

“That’s not efficient.” I cut her off and pushed her arm away. I could tell L’s anger was increasing slowly.

“So you can use the other guys.”

“The other guys?” L asked with a frown. The horse-headed man and the one on the leopard were watching us from a distance.

“The underground is changing. The restoration of the realm is causing it to warp. Soon, it will pour out its distorted contents into other places, and I plan to retrieve them.” The black moon was gone, but the battle wasn’t over. All the dungeons appearing on Earth were caused by my realm. I could send the legion against the monsters who were brought into the realm, and then strengthen the others with the death that would naturally occur. That way, they would be stronger for the next Devil’s Night, or perhaps the next clash with the angels and elves.

It was an ugly enough method that it made me nauseous, but it would work.

“Any other place…oh. Earth?” The woman’s eyes widened slightly.

“The underground was adjusting that way. Fate, did you expect that from the start?”

“Who can say whether I expected it or not.” I smiled bitterly. I had no intention of pretending that my memory was intact; it wouldn’t have worked. She looked like she didn’t know that I would confess it openly, though. I finally settled on a decision, turning toward her and the two men behind her.

“Then, from now on, I will accept you again under my command.”

“Finally.”

“Uh, sister. Please let go.”

“Whoo.” The reason why there had been traitors wasn’t complicated. After I lost my body and went to Earth, the chain of Domination had broken. Only a small part of that connection remained, albeit faintly.

“Don’t worry about betraying me because you won’t be going away from my control from now on.”

“Oh my… you’re just my type.” She responded with a smile, but there was clearly a bit of suspicion, irritation, and resignation on her face. L began to choke me soon after, and her face quickly disappeared, but I didn’t miss it. She made that look on purpose.

“All the worries you have are meaningless, so rest assured.”