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[ Pandemonium (3) ]
“Stop it! ”
“You must not let them enter the sanctuary!”
Pandemonium executives desperately tried to stop Daein. The attack, which included the Aura Blade and powerful magical abilities, was focused on Daein.
But none of them reached Daein.
[Protect the master!]
A witch, an evil spirit, a monster, a centipede, a monster, and a lizard escorted the great man in response to the Ogre King’s actions.
Soul Eater and Landlord.
The monsters, divided into two sides, unleashed their ferocious murder on the enemies – their former comrades – who tried to harm their masters.
“Kill!”
[Kill!]
For a while, flames, storms, thunder, and lightning raged within the cavity.
The home of Pandemonium.
The last apostles gathered there were persistent.
There was no need to mention his loyalty to Soul Eater.
“Don’t let their dirty feet into the sanctuary!”
The man in the goat mask shouted sharply and waved his cane. Then lava poured from the sky and hit Daein.
At the same time, twins wearing one-eyed masks attacked from the Daein’s left and right. Vivid auror blades emerged from their swords.
Looking at that, the great man clicked his tongue slightly.
“I’m sure I would have been tired if I had come alone.”
But he didn’t look worried. I didn’t really try to avoid the attack.
Before the great man could move, his subordinates moved on their own to block the attack.
Kaga-ga-gang!
The twin swords were cleared by the Ogre King at once, and the lava that poured from the ceiling was hit by the monster centipede instead.
Cheeeeeek…!
Parts of its body melted into the lava, but the centipede didn’t care.
[master. Are you okay?]
“A few drops splashed out. “Are you doing well?”
[I’m sorry!]
The monster centipede trembled as if it felt sorry for the great man’s blunt answer. The other family members glared at the monster centipede.
“I just need to know.”
The great man walked forward. Following his steps, four monsters escorted him and created a path.
“Stop it! “I mean, stop him!”
The goat mask was torn and it screamed. Following his orders, hundreds of gang members and chimeras pounced on him like moths.
However, the old executives who returned as the scourge of Pandemonium were incredibly strong.
Torn, trampled and crushed.
The time it took for the last apostles of Pandemonium to be slaughtered was so short that it was meaningless compared to their history.
Phew!
“Ouch…!”
Goat Mask, whose chest was stabbed by the Ogre King’s great sword, opened his eyes wide.
He looked around with blurry eyes.
Everyone died, and now even he suffered.
Goat Mask turned his head and looked at the sanctuary gate.
“Glory be to the devil…!”
dump.
The great man walked past the fallen corpse and towards the huge door. He looked around at the bodies piled up around him.
“Crazy guys.”
A group of fanatics. That is what Pandemonium is.
They treated entire races from the other world as demon gods and committed many acts that humans should not do under the guise of religion.
Daein had seen what they did many times.
…even just a moment ago.
“How many chimeras have you made?”
Most of the chimeras who were not humans or apostles of other races were originally ordinary humans.
However, through long-term experiments, they lost their reason and became puppets that only followed orders.
You can’t save them all.
Although that fact made him a little bitter, the great man looked back at his subordinates while remembering a more important fact.
“You guys wait here and treat your wounds.”
[I understand.]
I decided to have my subordinates guard the outside of the door.
All four of them had been seriously injured in the battle with the apostles of Pandemonium just now, and considering Soul Eater’s abilities, this could actually have been a hindrance.
‘It’s better for me to go alone from here.’
The great man stood in front of the huge door.
The iron gate, engraved with the image of numerous races worshiping a silhouetted being, glowed softly even in the dark, seemingly out of whatever material it was made of. The apostles of
Sanctuary Pandemonium
called it that.
It means that it is a sacred area that cannot be trespassed.
Of course, those words meant nothing to Daein.
“Let’s put an end to this vicious relationship today.”
Quaaaang!
The great man kicked the door open with all his might and walked inside.
***
As soon as I entered the sanctuary, the surrounding scenery changed drastically.
The space that was a damp and dark labyrinth turned into a garden with all kinds of beautiful flowers in full bloom.
‘It’s an inherent barrier.’
It wasn’t any illusion magic or anything. It is a very high level inherent barrier.
At this level, it is comparable to the Demon Lords’ unique ability, [Demonization].
As Daein looked around with a slightly nervous expression, someone walked up from the front.
“Landlord. “I was waiting.”
“……”
Daein was momentarily speechless. I knew we might meet again, but seeing it in person was quite a shock.
“Red Goblin.”
“Thank goodness you recognize it.”
The man with a warm smile was the Red Goblin, who was killed in an explosion along with half of Pandemonium’s former home base.
The person responsible for all the experiments performed on Lily.
Of course, he was a person who had the worst relationship with a great person.
‘I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he attacked me as soon as he saw me, threatening to kill me…’ The
Red Goblin was smiling softly.
“Wasn’t he dead at that time?”
“My past self was definitely dead. However, I was able to be reborn thanks to the grace of the Demon God.”
“…….”
“Rest assured. “Right now, I don’t have any feelings towards the landlord.”
As if he wasn’t just talking, the Red Goblin spread his arms wide. This showed that they were not armed at all.
The great man frowned and looked at him.
“It seems like your personality has changed a bit.”
“By overcoming death, I no longer have any attachment to life. But… the fire child didn’t come with you?”
The Red Goblin’s eyes, asking about Lily’s well-being, did not reveal any desire. It was just a way of asking how someone I knew was doing.
The great man smiled and answered.
“I’m thankful I didn’t bring you. “If you were here, I would have roasted you right away.”
“ha ha ha! “That too.”
The two men had a normal conversation, unbecoming of the situation.
One is an apostle of Pandemonium.
One is an intruder who came to erase Pandemonium from the world.
However, they asked how I was and talked as if they were meeting old acquaintances after a long time.
“Follow me. “The master is waiting inside.”
“good. “Guide me.”
The Red Goblin lowered his head and turned around, and the Great Man walked beside him.
The goblin smiled and spoke.
“You don’t seem too embarrassed to see me.”
“Then you thought I would beat you to death as soon as I saw you?”
“I thought you were going to cut off at least your arm. “From what I remember, the landlord was a person who quite enjoyed torture.”
The way he said such things so easily made him seem far from sane even though his personality had changed.
“If you want, you can do it now? If you get bored on the way, can you pull out your fingers one by one?”
Of course, the person who accepted it didn’t seem sane either.
“haha. it’s okay. “It doesn’t look good to see blood splattered in the garden.”
They passed through a garden full of flowers, crossed a corridor, and arrived at the Golden Palace.
The place suddenly changed, as if in a dream.
And at some point they were inside the palace.
“That place.”
A small tea table was decorated. A teapot, teacup cake, cookies, etc. were set on the table.
And a boy wearing a crown was sitting at the table waiting for them.
The Red Goblin bowed politely.
“master. “I brought you a guest.”
“I was waiting.”
He was a boy so beautiful and elegant that one could believe he was royalty.
The great man said while looking at the crown the boy was wearing, specifically the [Arman’s Jewel] embedded in the center of the crown.
“You made a crown out of stolen jewels. “Isn’t that too shameless?”
“I don’t think this is something to say to someone raising a stolen child.”
That boy was Soul Eater.
The great man was not interested in the man’s appearance.
But I couldn’t help but be surprised that there was a body.
‘They said that what the future kid met was just a mass of spiritual bodies… Did something different happen then?’
The future is not fixed.
Things continued to change with the intervention of Daein, a returner, and Lily, who came from the future.
As a result, a butterfly effect might have occurred.
‘First of all, it’s not a very good sign.’
The great man hid his true feelings and sat on the chair opposite the boy.
“I thought I would meet a ghost floating in the air. “It looks like you managed to find a host?”
A smile formed on the boy’s lips at the man’s words.
“After all, you know about me too. “Did you figure that out with your ‘prophecy’ ability?”
Even though the Daein suddenly invaded their base, the Soul Eaters showed no signs of panic.
Moreover, the Red Goblin’s reaction was the same…
The great man narrowed his eyebrows.
‘Did you know I was coming?’
Considering that he had threatened Daein through the mouth of a troll mask about a month ago, his current appearance was almost strange.
“Landlord. “I am grateful to you.”
“…What bullshit are you talking about?”
Daein looked puzzled at the sudden thank you. A picturesque smile appeared on the boy’s lips.
“You were the thief who stole the Fire Child from me, but you gave me so much more in the end.”
“…….”
The great man just listened quietly. He could have started a fight right away, but he was curious about the later part of the story.
“You connected the Earth and the continent of Gaia. And we connected it to other dimensions as well. To prevent the invasion of the demon world. But over the past year…”
Smirking.
The boy’s picturesque smile distorted mischievously.
“Do you think you are the only ones who have achieved technological advancement by traveling between different dimensions?”
Daein opened many dimensions faster than planned to prepare for Hell Gate. In the process, the Allied Forces achieved rapid development by exchanging technology between dimensions.
In other words, this means that there were opportunities for information and technology to flow to the enemies as well.
“So you got something too?”
The Soul Eater in the form of a boy nodded gently. [Arman’s Jewel] embedded in the crown worn by the boy was shining softly.
“For the past year, I have been researching everything about you and the Fire Child. “Apostles were dispatched to several dimensions at the same time.”
Soul Eater picked up the teapot in front of him and poured it into his and Daein’s tea cups.
Squeak….
“As a result, I became much stronger than before and found a way to become a complete god. I also found the best body that suits me. “It’s all thanks to you.”
The great man looked the smiling boy up and down and tilted his head.
“Is that really the best body? “For all your confidence, you don’t look that strong, do you?”
“This is a temporary vessel used to entertain guests. “The real thing is different.”
As he said that, the boy smiled innocently.
“It’s a vessel you know well.”
The great man was very displeased with that laughter.
Because I knew what would come out of his mouth.
Naturally, Daein’s voice became fierce.
“I think you’re talking about a little kid. “There is no way, this bird….”
“The vessel I want is you.”
“…what?”
The boy stood up.
He looked at the person with empty eyes like a doll and opened his mouth.
The voice came out strangely cracked.
[I decided that if I form an alliance with the King of the Demon World and attack Earth, if I steal the God’s Jewel that you seek first and keep it with me, you will have no choice but to take the risk and come find me.] Kiiing…
!
The [Arman’s Jewel] embedded in the crown the boy wore earlier was sprinkling light.
[And you came here. At this level, wouldn’t I be able to be called a prophet?]
Sigh… The corner of the boy’s mouth is torn all the way to his chin. A sinister red glow pours from both eyes.
“…….”
The great man did not move as if his body was frozen.
[The Fire Child is a great vessel, but your body has the highest potential I have ever seen.]
The world begins to fall apart. The tea table breaks and the palace collapses. The Red Goblin’s appearance melts away.
The boy walked towards Daein. The crown jewel gave off a dreamy light, and Daein just stared blankly at the light as if possessed by something.
[From now on, you will become my body and enjoy eternal life.]
A sticky energy clings to the body of a great person.
The feeling of slowly falling into a swamp.
My mind becomes hazy, and a sweet voice whispers endlessly in my ear.
[You just have to leave everything to me.]
“…….”
The boy stretched out his hand and slowly caressed the great man’s cheek.
This labyrinth itself was a trap to lure the great man.
The inherent barrier spread out in the sanctuary was a stage created to destroy the spirit of the great people.
And the great man who came here on his own said,
“It’s a good thing I came alone.”
[Why…!]
Of course I was prepared.
Whick!
The great man stretched out his hand and grabbed the boy’s neck and spoke in a cold voice.
“You said that if I get caught, you’ll get kicked out, right?”
[ Pandemonium (3) ] End
ⓒ Ganjjajang
