The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 118

Chapter 118: Promotion Exam (4)

After the first exam.

“Good work, everyone.”

500 demons who had won in the underground duel entered the waiting room.

“It’s a shame. I could’ve eliminated him.”

“Don’t talk to me. I’m annoyed.”

Career and Fasti entered the waiting room together, seemingly unable to finish their match.

“I’ll give you a short break. Please focus on recovering your stamina before the second exam begins.”

The demons, seemingly too tired to even answer the proctor, nodded their heads with exhausted faces and sat down on the chairs.

Then, as everyone closed their eyes and rested.

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Tingle—

Only one demon wasn’t resting and was staring at Jung Minwoo.

“…Don’t you have anything to say to me?”

That demon was Fasti.

“If you had a mouth, you’d at least try to speak, wouldn’t you?”

Still harboring resentment over being kicked and falling underground, she sat next to Jung Minwoo and pressed him for an apology.

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‘…Why is she bothering me so much? Shouldn’t she have given up by now?’

Jung Minwoo, thinking she was quite persistent, closed his eyes, signaling his intention to ignore her.

“Y-You’re closing your eyes?”

Fasti, taken aback by this, let out a hollow laugh.

“…What kind of manners is it to close your eyes when a demon is talking to you!!!”

She yelled “Bang!” right into Jung Minwoo’s ear.

“…”

One might expect him to frown or glare at this, but Jung Minwoo remained unresponsive, simply keeping his eyes closed and continuing to ignore her.

“Fine, let’s see if you can keep ignoring me.”

Fasti, now fueled by defiance, took a deep breath to yell once more.

Tingle—

“Ahem.”

“Ah, it’s too loud.”

“Can you be quiet?”

“The noise is too distracting.”

The resting demons glared at Fasti, demanding her to be quiet.

‘T-These guys who couldn’t even meet my eyes before…’

The fact that these demons, who had been wagging their tails and trying to please her before the first exam, were reacting this way, made her feel irritated.

“…S-Sorry.”

However, knowing it wouldn’t be wise to antagonize the demons, Fasti meekly admitted her fault and apologized to them.

“Sigh…”

She let out a soft sigh.

“What’s the point of even trying to get an answer…”

Having given up on getting his attention, she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes.

‘Finally, some peace and quiet.’

Jung Minwoo, satisfied with this, continued to rest. Then,

“You should be rested enough by now, right? Let’s move on to the second exam.”

The proctor announced the start of the second exam.

“…Already?”

“It feels like we only rested for 10 minutes.”

“…The 3rd Rank promotion exam is quite intense.”

The demons’ faces darkened at the unwelcome news.

‘It’s finally starting?’

Unlike the demons, Jung Minwoo, who had rested sufficiently, was pleased by the news of the second exam’s commencement.

“Please follow me.”

As the proctor pressed a button next to him.

Click—

The wall behind them split in half.

Rumble—

A long corridor appeared.

“Follow me.”

Click, click, click.

As the proctor stepped into the corridor.

Thud—

The demons in the waiting room, including Jung Minwoo, followed the proctor.

After about 15 minutes of walking.

“We’ve arrived.”

They reached a space with black doors lined up on both sides.

‘…Just how many doors are there?’

Seeing the doors continue to the end of the corridor, there seemed to be at least 500 or more.
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“The second exam is a duel in a battle space.”

The proctor pointed to the rooms and began explaining the second exam.

“The room itself is an artifact. You will face enemies that appear in the battle space.”

The demons’ faces brightened at the seemingly easier exam than the first one.

“The enemies are 5th Rank, and there are 100 of them. Please note that their stamina is set to infinite, so you cannot defeat them with brute force.”

The proctor’s subsequent explanation quickly hardened the demons’ expressions.

“Also, the duel will continue until only 50 demons remain. Be aware that when the number of examinees falls to around 100, the enemies’ rank will increase to 4th Rank.”

After finishing all the explanations, the proctor said.

“Now, please enter the rooms.”

He ordered them to enter the rooms.

As Jung Minwoo tried to enter a room following the proctor’s order.

“Wait a minute.”

Fasti suddenly blocked his way.

‘Why is she blocking my way again?’

He asked with his expression what she wanted.

“So, you’re really going to stay silent until the end?”

Fasti looked at Jung Minwoo as if she was fed up with his attitude.

He tried to ignore her and walk past, but.

“W-Why are you in such a hurry, demon!”

Fasti blocked his way again.

“…Don’t get eliminated in the second exam. I need to eliminate you myself in the third exam.”

She whispered her reason and then left abruptly.

‘She’s worrying for nothing.’

Since he had no intention of being eliminated in the first place, Jung Minwoo brushed off her words.

‘Shall I go in now?’

As he opened the doorknob and tried to enter.

“Hey.”

A flippant voice came from behind.

‘Sigh, what now?’

Jung Minwoo turned around with an annoyed expression.

“Enjoying ignoring Fasti, are you?”

Career was frowning and picking a fight.

“Don’t get eliminated in the second exam. That way, I can get you back for ignoring Fasti in the third exam.”

When Jung Minwoo didn’t respond, Career continued to run his mouth.

‘Did they both take some kind of medicine? Why are they acting like this?’

Jung Minwoo, bewildered by the situation, let out a hollow laugh.

‘Do they think I’m easy prey just because I’m keeping my mouth shut?’

Soon, Jung Minwoo, with a grimace, approached Career and issued a warning.

“If you run your mouth one more time, you might end up crippled for life. So shut your trap and know your place.”

Flinch—

“…”

Career shut his mouth, seemingly frightened by Jung Minwoo’s chilling voice.

Originally, with his personality, he wouldn’t have cared about such a warning and would have retorted.

‘…I can’t speak.’

However, the intense killing intent pressing down on him made it difficult even to breathe, let alone speak.

“You should’ve done that from the start.”

Jung Minwoo scoffed and entered the room.

Gulp—

‘…I’m screwed.’
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Career, realizing too late that Jung Minwoo was a stronger opponent than he thought, trembled in fear.

As he entered the room.

‘This is a black space?’

Unlike the ‘Battle Space’ artifact he had used before, which was a white space, this one was a black space.

As he looked around.

【The duel will begin in 5 minutes.】

A notification informed him that the duel would begin soon.

Since there was nothing to prepare, Jung Minwoo decided to lightly warm up his body and pass the time.

When he finished warming up.

【The duel will now begin.】

Along with the message announcing the start of the duel.

Flash—

A red light burst from the air.

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Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud—

About 100 wooden puppets appeared.

‘…They look incredibly weak.’

From their appearance, they looked like they would break with a single punch.

‘Looking at their Demonic Energy, it seems they are 5th Rank as the proctor said.’

When he checked with ‘Demon Eye,’ the total amount of Demonic Energy was quite high, confirming they were indeed 5th Rank.

‘I wonder how the battle will be?’

Jung Minwoo adjusted his posture and activated ‘Mind’s Eye.’

Dash—

The 100 wooden puppets all rushed towards him simultaneously.

‘Let’s match their numbers first.’

Jung Minwoo infused Demonic Energy into his ring and chanted the activation word.

“Shadow Deployment.”

Squirm, squirm, squirm.

The shadows clinging to the floor rose and began to take the shape of demons.

“Kill them.”

Jung Minwoo pointed to the wooden puppets and ordered them to kill.

Whoosh—

100 shadows rushed towards the 100 wooden puppets without a sound.

Creak—

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The wooden puppets tried to attack the shadows.

Thud!

But the shadows’ attacks were faster.

Creak—

The wooden puppets threw punches to counterattack.

Swoosh—

The shadows, as if coordinated, dodged the wooden puppets’ attacks simultaneously.

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

.

.

.

.

And a one-sided beating began.

Creak—

The wooden puppets struggled to land a single hit.

‘A futile effort.’

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It only resulted in more violence.

‘Since they’re wooden puppets, their attack points are simple, making them easy to deal with.’

【Head】

【Torso】

【Left Side】

【Right Side】

【Right Thigh】

【Left Thigh】

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【Left Ankle】

With such straightforward attack points to consider, they were easier to deal with than any other enemy.

‘Even if they are inanimate objects without emotions or thoughts, they’re bound to have input about where to attack.’

In other words, as long as he could fight, he could use ‘Mind’s Eye’ to figure out where to attack any opponent.

‘The second exam will be a piece of cake too, huh?’

Jung Minwoo smiled, confident that he would pass this exam without any problems.

‘It’s going to be a pretty long duel, so I should conserve my strength and fight moderately.’

About 12 hours later.

【The number of examinees has fallen below 100. Strengthening the rank to 4th Rank.】

A message window appeared, announcing the strengthening of the wooden puppets.

‘It seems not many are left now.’

Jung Minwoo closed the message window and looked towards the wooden puppets.

Flare—

He could see explosive Demonic Energy surging around the wooden puppets’ bodies.
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Creak—

The wooden puppets began to push back the shadows, seemingly overwhelming them.

‘They’ll be more fun to deal with now.’

He infused more Demonic Energy into his ring to strengthen the shadows.

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

The shadows, who had been pushed back by the wooden puppets, once again dominated the fight.

Creak, creak—

Despite reaching 4th Rank, the situation hadn’t changed at all.

It might seem strange that the wooden puppets, who were the same rank and 100 in number, were being pushed back.

‘It’s absurd to treat me the same as mere wooden puppets.’

Jung Minwoo had gained immense Demonic Energy from invading two planets, and his ability to control it was on another level, which led to this result.

‘Shall I play with them a little more?’

Since waiting was boring, he was about to try various things when.

Halt—

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The wooden puppets stopped moving.

【Only 50 examinees remain. The second exam will now end.】

A message window appeared, announcing the end of the second exam.

‘So, only the final third exam remains?’

He felt good knowing that he would be promoted to 3rd Rank after just one more exam.

‘If I pass the next promotion exam, I’ll be one step closer to my goal.’

Jung Minwoo withdrew his shadows and walked out the door to take the next exam.