The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 113

Chapter 113: Preparation for the Promotion Exam (4)

After being thoroughly beaten by the virtual enemy.

‘…I can’t help but admit it.’

Jung Minwoo decided to acknowledge it.

The fact that the virtual enemy, no, the enemy that was ‘me’, was formidable.

‘I didn’t know that the mere handicap of having infinite stamina would create such a stark difference in power…’

Jung Minwoo was lost in thought on how to beat the virtual enemy.

‘I can never win with a one-sided approach.’

Due to the unique trait ‘Mind’s Eye’, the tactic of preemptively identifying and countering attacks didn’t work.

Furthermore, since the enemy knew every action he was about to take, creating a variable was close to impossible.

‘Is it truly impossible to win?’

Jung Minwoo felt blocked by a huge wall that was himself, and at the same time.

‘If I can only defeat that guy, my combat abilities will improve beyond recognition.’

He felt certain that if he could only defeat the virtual enemy, passing the promotion exam wouldn’t be difficult.

After repeated contemplation, Jung Minwoo came up with one way to beat the virtual enemy.

‘…I have to grow stronger.’

That was it. Growing stronger than the enemy right in front of him.

What Jung Minwoo needed to cultivate here was willpower.

‘It’s easy to say… but difficult to achieve.’

Growth in the mental aspect, rather than the physical aspect, could be considered quite difficult.

‘Still, I have to try.’

Although it was difficult, he had no intention of giving up.

‘Develop willpower…’

Jung Minwoo engaged in a solitary dialogue, seeking ways to enhance his willpower.

‘Wouldn’t willpower increase as I spar?’

‘Even if it does, I’ll only be able to push through at the beginning. Eventually, I’ll feel the limits of my willpower and lose to the enemy.’

‘Then, how about creating a new attack method by combining the unique traits well?’

‘If my thoughts can be read, the enemy can copy them, so it’s meaningless.’

After 2 hours of this internal debate, with no viable solution in sight and about to give up, it struck him.

‘Then, I should temporarily strengthen my willpower so that the virtual enemy can’t keep up, right?’

‘Make it impossible to keep up?’

‘Even if the virtual enemy has infinite stamina, its brain’s processing speed is the same as mine, right? So, I just need to think so fast that it can’t absorb all the information and overwhelm it.’

‘That’s the most plausible idea we’ve discussed so far.’

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He was able to find a clue to winning the spar.

‘I just need to find a way to enhance my willpower and increase my processing speed.’

‘Enhance willpower… Then, how about injecting demonic energy into the brain to amplify its abilities?’

‘Wouldn’t my head explode and kill me?’

‘What’s there to worry about? I can’t die here anyway.’

He successfully discovered a way to enhance, although not definitively.
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‘Alright, shall we give it a try?’

Jung Minwoo concluded his internal debate and decided to experiment right away.

‘Let’s start slowly since it’s the first time…’

He directed the demonic energy within his body towards his brain.

Prick—

“Ugh!”

He started feeling excruciating pain in his head.

‘…Still bearable.’

Jung Minwoo endured the pain, slowly injecting demonic energy into his brain.

As he finished injecting a certain amount of demonic energy into his brain.

“Huh?”

Along with the feeling of his head clearing up.

‘The speed at which I blink has slowed down? No, this is…’

He could perceive that time was slowing down.

‘To succeed so easily right away…!’

Just as Jung Minwoo was about to feel joy at the discovered method.

Boom!

His brain exploded, unable to withstand the demonic energy.

“…Gah?!”

At that moment, Jung Minwoo coughed up blood, and his consciousness soon faded to black.

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Strengthening willpower, in other words, stimulating and activating the brain was not easy.

Boom!

If the demonic energy injected into the brain was even slightly excessive, it would explode.

Boom!

If the speed of manipulating demonic energy after injection was even slightly slow, it would explode.

Boom!

Also, if the speed of manipulation was even slightly fast, it would explode.

Boom!

The moment he moved his body even a little, it would explode.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

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After hundreds of thousands of brain explosions over 100 years.
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“I, I did it!!!”

Jung Minwoo finally reached the level where he could perfectly inject and manipulate demonic energy in his brain.

‘I was worried I wouldn’t succeed until the very end, but I’m glad.’

He was quite anxious because it was the last day, but miraculously succeeded.

‘Then, shall I have a spar with that guy in front of me?’

Jung Minwoo stretched his body, preparing to start the spar, when.

【You have achieved an accomplishment that no one has ever achieved】

【In recognition of this accomplishment, you are granted the unique trait ‘Brain Eye’】

A message window popped up, stating that he would be granted a unique trait.

“…What?”

Jung Minwoo was astonished at the message window.

‘No one has ever succeeded in injecting demonic energy into the brain?’

He was surprised that he was the only demon among countless others to succeed.

‘So, you could gain unique traits this way too?’

He was once again surprised by the fact that he could acquire unique traits through this method.

‘An unexpected windfall.’

He had more than enough unique traits already with ‘Demon Eye’, ‘Mind’s Eye’, and ‘Heaven’s Eye’, but.

‘The more unique traits, the better.’

New unique traits were always welcome.

‘Shall I check the effect?’

Jung Minwoo pressed the message window that appeared to check the effect of ‘Brain Eye’.

【Jung Minwoo – Brain Eye (腦黫)】

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— By injecting demonic energy into the brain, it dramatically increases processing speed.

— Processing speed varies depending on the amount of demonic energy injected.

‘It’s definitely better that it’s a unique trait now, with the effect clearly stated.’
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Reading the explanation, he was certain that ‘Brain Eye’ would create tremendous synergy with his existing unique traits.

‘Now that I’ve confirmed the effect. Shall I start the spar?’

After finishing the confirmation, Jung Minwoo decided to spar with the virtual enemy and adjusted his posture.

‘Let the battle begin.’

Then, as he declared the start of the battle and used Mind’s Eye on the enemy.

【Shadow Deployment】

Letters formed above his head, the virtual enemy’s thoughts materialized into text.

‘I’d better raise shadows too, right?’

Jung Minwoo poured demonic energy into his ring, and.

“Shadow Deployment.”

He chanted the activation word.

Swoosh—

Just as their shadows, stretched across the floor, transformed into thorny shapes and were about to collide.

‘I need to use the new unique trait I just got.’

Jung Minwoo immediately used the newly acquired ‘Brain Eye’.

Thump—

Then, with the feeling of his head clearing up, the world started to slow down.

‘What a definite effect.’

Looking at the shadows, he could see them moving at a very slow speed.

‘Should I increase the processing speed further?’

Jung Minwoo activated ‘Brain Eye’ more intensely.

Thump—

‘They’re not moving at all now.’

The shadows, which were moving slightly, showed no movement as if time had stopped.

‘Truly a cheat-like unique trait.’
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He was very satisfied with the effect, but.

‘But it consumes a massive amount of demonic energy.’

Despite only slightly increasing the processing speed, a large amount of demonic energy was being depleted quickly.

‘I can’t maintain it for long.’

Jung Minwoo cut off his thoughts and decided to prepare an attack to land a blow on the virtual enemy.

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‘I’ll scatter the shadow into 10 strands for an attack. The remaining shadow will be moved under the virtual enemy for an attack.’

After making the plan, Jung Minwoo deactivated ‘Brain Eye’ and executed his plan.

“?!”

He could see the virtual enemy noticeably flustered.

‘Looks like it’s panicking from the massive amount of information.’

Currently, it would look like this to the virtual enemy’s eyes:

【Spread the shadow in 10 directions】

【Directions are top left diagonal, up, top right diagonal…】

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【Surprise attack】

In other words, it was natural for it to react this way because it was receiving a vast amount of information in just 0.1 seconds.

Swoosh—

And as the shadows scattered into 10 strands, heading towards the virtual enemy.

【Defense】

The virtual enemy tried to evade the attack by retreating, but.

Stab, stab, stab, stab!

It failed to process all the information and its arms and thighs were pierced.

“Where did the guy who was blocking my attacks well go? Did he go out for a drink?”

Seeing the virtual enemy struggling against his attacks, Jung Minwoo smirked, mocking it.

Glare—

‘Hmm?’

For a moment, he felt as if the virtual enemy was glaring at him, but.
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‘Must be my imagination.’

It was absurd for a being without emotions to glare, so Jung Minwoo dismissed it as a mistake.

“Let’s see if you can block the next attack well.”

Jung Minwoo raised the shadow he had moved under the virtual enemy.

“!!”

Swoosh—

The virtual enemy retreated once again, evading the attack.

“No way you’re getting away.”

“!!”

However, the shadows embedded in its arms and legs pulled on the ground.

Stab!

The shadow that surged from the ground pierced the virtual enemy’s chest.

“Put some effort into it. It’s not fun if it ends this easily.”

He thought the virtual enemy would endure for a bit, but it was subdued too easily.

“Did someone change the settings without me knowing?”

100 years ago, it felt like an impenetrable wall he could never overcome, but now it felt so weak that he felt sorry for it.

“Being sorry is one thing, but I had something to pay you back for, right?”

Jung Minwoo, who had been holding onto the beating he received from the virtual enemy on the first day, decided to take revenge for that day.

“You didn’t stop when I told you to either. Don’t blame me, okay?”

He walked towards the virtual enemy, and.

“It hurts me to see myself getting hit, but it can’t be helped.”

“…”

Just as he was raising his arm.

【One of the users has exited the ‘Battle Space’】

【Therefore, the ‘Battle Space’ will be closed】

A message window appeared, stating that someone had left the ‘Battle Space’.

“…What?”

Jung Minwoo removed the message window in front of him and shifted his gaze towards the virtual enemy lying on the floor.

Smirk—

The virtual enemy was looking at him with a sly smile.

“You, you bastard…! You were pretending to have no emotions?”

Jung Minwoo, feeling enraged by the clear mockery, tried to swing his fist at the virtual enemy, but.

Fizzle—

Unfortunately, he couldn’t continue the attack because the virtual enemy’s body scattered and disappeared.

“No, why now of all times…!”

Feeling deeply disappointed, Jung Minwoo punched the empty air.

“Sigh… Next time I use it, I’ll make sure to crush you completely.”

As he was trying to compose himself.

Whoosh.

A red portal appeared in the air.

“…I can’t stay here forever, so I should go out, right?”

He was disappointed that he couldn’t punch the virtual enemy, but there was the more important promotion exam, so he couldn’t afford to waste time here.

“I won, but I don’t feel good.”

Jung Minwoo scratched his head and smacked his lips.

“By the way, how much have the kids grown?”

The thought of seeing the Jungsin Cult members after 100 years brought a smile to Jung Minwoo’s face.

“Then, shall I go see how much they’ve grown with my own eyes?”

Jung Minwoo then walked into the red portal to exit the ‘Battle Space’.