The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 166

Chapter 166: The Ten Thousandth Planet

The goal, once thought impossible, was now within reach.

The conquest of ten thousand planets.

Currently, with the invasion of 9,999 planets complete, only one remained.

‘Just one more planet to conquer, and I’ll achieve the goal I set for myself.’

Once the ten thousandth planet was successfully invaded, he would challenge for the throne as planned.

‘1,000 years remaining. Ample time for invasion.’

1,000 years was by no means a short time, and even if the planet was under the control of a 1st Rank Pigeon, it should be sufficient time for invasion.

‘Well then, shall we head to the meeting room?’

Jung Minwoo checked his attire and decided to head to the meeting room where the Demon Communion members were waiting.

Thud, thud, thud.

He exited his room and entered the meeting room.

“You’re here?”

“Hey, you came?”

“…We were waiting.”

“Minwoo, welcome! Ribbit, ribbit.”

The Demon Communion members waved, welcoming him.

“Everyone seems to be in good spirits?”

Seeing this, Jung Minwoo chuckled and waved back.

“Of course we are. We’re about to conquer the last planet.”

“Naturally! Once we invade the last planet, we won’t have to go through this hardship anymore!”

“…Yes, not bad.”

“We’re almost there! Ribbit, ribbit.”

Jung Minwoo nodded, understanding their sentiment.

“Then, shall we discuss the final planet we’re going to invade?”

Taking his seat at the head of the table, he brought up the main topic.

“Sounds good.”

“Let’s get started.”

“…I’m excited.”

“Whew, I’m already getting nervous! Ribbit, ribbit.”

Unlike usual, they responded with enthusiastic reactions and bright eyes.

“Alright, let’s start by briefly discussing the planet’s information.”

Jung Minwoo took out a document from his subspace and began explaining the information it contained.

“Firstly, the planet’s name is ‘Groa’, and it’s managed by a 1st Rank Pigeon.”

The Demon Communion members’ expressions turned serious at the mention of a 1st Rank Pigeon.

“And it’s also the planet where the 72nd ranked Demon Lord attempted an invasion, only to be repelled by the Hero.”

He then informed them that the 72nd ranked Demon Lord had failed in his invasion attempt.

“As expected of the last planet, the difficulty level is high.”

“Hmm, it won’t be easy.”

“…It seems like it’ll be the most difficult planet we’ve invaded so far.”

“If they even repelled the 72nd ranked Demon Lord, the Hero must be incredibly strong…? Ribbit, ribbit.”

Their faces stiffened slightly.

“The planet’s size is about 1,000 times larger than ‘Yurain’.”

He then mentioned the planet’s size.

“This will be interesting.”

“Now this is worth invading.”

“…It seems suitable for the last planet.”

“This is already getting my invasion instincts going! Ribbit, ribbit.”

Their bright eyes were replaced with expressions filled with competitive spirit.

‘They’ve changed a lot.’

Seeing their competitive spirit, Jung Minwoo looked at the Demon Communion members with a proud expression.

If it were in the past, they would’ve been scared stiff.

‘Well, 1,000 years have passed, it would be strange if they hadn’t changed, right?’

After invading 9,999 planets over 1,000 years, they couldn’t help but be brimming with confidence.

“Minwoo-nim, may I ask who the 1st Rank Pigeon is?”

“Of course.”

In response to Venus’s question, Jung Minwoo revealed the name of the Pigeon managing ‘Groa’ planet.

“Raphael.”

“…Raphael?”

“Yes, she’s famous for having a unique trait related to healing.”

“Healing…”

“She’s known to be the weakest among the 1st Rank Angels. Thanks to her non-combat unique trait, we won’t have to directly engage her during the invasion.”

It might seem strange that the weakest 1st Rank Pigeon repelled the 72nd ranked Demon Lord, but…

‘There are only four 1st Rank Angels.’

There were only four 1st Rank Angels in the Celestial Realm, so technically, Raphael was on par with the 3rd ranked Demon Lord ‘Vassago’.

“I was worried we might have to fight her, but that’s a relief. This means we can invade more easily than expected, right?”

As Venus said, if they didn’t have to fight Raphael, the difficulty of the invasion would drop drastically, but…

“We still need to be careful, there’s a Hero who repelled a Demon Lord.”

She would’ve definitely lent a lot of Holy Power to the Hero, so they couldn’t take the invasion lightly.

‘He repelled the 72nd ranked Demon Lord single-handedly, so he’s definitely not someone to underestimate.’

Even a Demon Lord at the bottom of the ranking wasn’t someone a mere higher being could challenge.

Even if the Demon Lord could only manifest a fraction of their power.

“You’re right. We can’t let our guard down because of the Hero.”

Venus nodded in understanding.

“…I’m curious, do you think the Seven Demon Generals could defeat the Hero if they fought him?”

Elin, who was standing next to them, tilted her head and asked a question.

“With their power restricted, they wouldn’t be able to defeat the Hero even if they all attacked together.”

“…Then, do we have to use unconventional methods and intervene ourselves?”

“No, there’s no need for that. I have another way.”

“…What is it?”

“We can aggressively invade areas where the Hero isn’t present.”

“…Invade?”

Elin tilted her head once more, seemingly confused by Jung Minwoo’s answer.

“There are two advantages to aggressively invading nations.”

“…Advantages?”

“Yes, the first is that it allows the Demon Servants to partially overcome the restrictions on their power. The second is that it prevents the Hero from fully utilizing his strength.”

Even if the Hero was competent, he only had one body. If they invaded multiple nations simultaneously, it was highly likely he wouldn’t be able to focus his power effectively.

Furthermore, if they took those related to the Hero hostage, he would be even more hindered.

“We can use that as an opportunity to steadily wear down the Hero’s stamina.”

“…What if even that doesn’t work?”

“I have a plan for that as well, so you don’t need to worry.”
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Elin pondered Jung Minwoo’s confident words for a moment before…

“…It won’t end easily, then.”

…smiling faintly, showing her anticipation.

“Then, now that the explanation is over, shall we start devising the strategy?”

“Sounds good.”

“Let’s get to it!”

“…Okay.”

“Let’s make it absolutely thorough! Ribbit, ribbit.”

Jung Minwoo and the Demon Communion members spent the next year preparing a strategy to invade ‘Groa’ planet.

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One year later.

The day to invade ‘Groa’ planet arrived.
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“Shall we go?”

Jung Minwoo turned to the Demon Communion members behind him and asked if they were ready to move.

“Let’s go.”

“Let’s hurry.”

“…Yes.”

“Yes, let’s go. Ribbit, ribbit.”

The Demon Communion members replied with expressions full of anticipation.

“Alright, let’s head to ‘Lisker’ planet.”

Originally, they would’ve departed from ‘Hammer’ Kingdom, but due to the sheer number of troops, they changed the location to ‘Lisker’ planet.
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Jung Minwoo smiled and stepped into the portal connected to ‘Lisker’ planet.

Fwhooooosh—

As he entered the portal…
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Ruuuumble—

…he saw the Seven Demon Generals and their subordinates, ready for invasion.

‘Seeing them gathered like this feels new.’

The Demon Servants stood armed on the cracked earth, against the backdrop of a gloomy sky.

Looking at this sight, they resembled an alien army from a sci-fi fantasy movie, about to invade a planet.

‘Well, from the perspective of those being invaded, we are aliens, aren’t we?’

Jung Minwoo shook off his silly thoughts and…

“Let’s go up.”

…ascended the platform prepared by the Demon Servants, along with the Demon Communion members.

‘Seeing it from up here, this is no joke.’
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He couldn’t help but smile, seeing the Demon Servants stretching beyond the horizon.

As he was smiling and looking at the Demon Servants…

Snap, snap, snap—

“Salute to the Demon Lords!”
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Elvis stepped forward and shouted in a booming voice.

“””We pledge our loyalty!!!”””

The Demon Servants, stretching beyond the horizon, saluted in unison without a single flaw.

Snap, snap—

The ground trembled from their shout.

‘This gives it a real expedition ceremony feel.’

It felt different, holding a large-scale expedition ceremony like this compared to the smaller ones they’d held before.

Jung Minwoo glanced over the Demon Servants and…

“At ease.”

…returned their salute.

“As you were!”

Snap, snap—

The Demon Servants lowered their hands at Elvis’s command.

As Elvis returned to his position…

“My comrades, the day we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived.”

…Jung Minwoo began his speech.

“Once we conquer ‘Groa’ planet, we will have ten thousand planets under our feet.”

The Demon Servants’ faces flushed with excitement at the mention of the enormous number, ten thousand.

“By conquering ten thousand planets, we will ascend to even greater heights.”

He didn’t stop there, declaring that they would continue to conquer even more planets.

Gulp—

Greed flickered in the Demon Servants’ eyes.

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‘I think this is enough to boost their morale. Now I need to give them a sense of caution.’

If they went into the invasion thinking it would be the same as the previous planets, they could suffer a major setback, so he decided to warn them.

“However, keep one thing in mind. The planet we’re invading this time is on a different level from the others.”

He explained that there was a Hero on that planet who had repelled a Demon Lord.

“””…”””

The Demon Servants’ expressions became a mixture of tension and anticipation.

After giving them a brief warning…

“Leaders, you’ve all thoroughly familiarized yourselves with the strategy I’ve given you, right?”

…he decided to confirm the leaders’ preparedness one last time before they set off.

“I’ve memorized it perfectly.”

Elvis was the first to answer, his voice full of confidence.

“No problems here.”

Next was the World Tree, replying with a bright smile.

“I’ve checked it over and over, so I’ve got it down pat.”

Gob then patted his chest, assuring them there were no issues.

“Yes, I’ve memorized it all.”

William replied in a confident voice.

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After the original leaders had given their answers…

“I-I’ve memorized it.”

…Lilac, one of the newly joined leaders, answered.

“Yes, I have.”

“Huhuhu, I’ve engraved it into my skull, so you needn’t worry.”

Lastly, with Vlad and Isaac’s replies, he confirmed that everyone had memorized the strategy.

“Good, then let me open the portals so we can begin the invasion.”

Jung Minwoo took out his ‘VIP’ card from his subspace and channeled Demonic Energy into it.

【Welcome, customer】

A message window appeared before him.

He then purchased seven ‘Interplanetary Portal Tickets’ and used the artifacts.

【Opening portals between ‘Lisker’ planet and ‘Groa’ planet】

Along with the message announcing the portal activation…

Crackle—

…seven fissures appeared in the air, and…

Wooong—

…seven dark red portals emerged.

“Each leader, enter your assigned portal and commence the invasion!”

He pointed to the newly created portals and shouted.

“””Yes!!!”””

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The Seven Demon Generals answered energetically and walked into the portals.

Thud, thud, thud—

The subordinates behind them followed in an orderly fashion, marching into the portals.

Thus, the army set off to invade ‘Groa’, the ten thousandth planet.