The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 169

Chapter 169: The Beginning of the Invasion (3)

“Servant of Raphael-nim! Greetings!”

The hero shouted, kneeling on one knee as soon as he heard the voice.

“Faithful servant greets Raphael-nim.”

“We greet the Mother of this world.”

“Gasp, we greet Raphael-nim!”

Following the Pope, the Saint, and finally the Cardinal knelt on one knee and offered their greetings.

― It is a great joy to see you all after such a long time, but it is a shame that I cannot fully enjoy this joy.

Raphael spoke in a voice that seemed slightly regretful.

― As you know, a new invader has appeared. Once again, it seems that humanity must join forces to resist, with the Hero at the forefront.

“We will follow Raphael-nim’s will.”

The Pope responded to Raphael’s following words with his head deeply bowed.

― Please protect humanity by stopping the invaders. I will bless you by your side. Now then, farewell.

Just as Raphael finished all she had to say and was about to leave.

“…Raphael-nim.”

The Hero raised his head and cautiously called out to Raphael.

― Yes, is there anything else you wish to say?

Fortunately, Raphael did not leave immediately and replied in a puzzled voice.

“I will fight for humanity as before, but looking at the situation, my strength seems insufficient.”

― If all of humanity joins forces, it will be possible. Do not think too hard about it.

At Raphael’s words, the Hero felt a deep frustration and explained that the current situation was very bad.

“That… seems difficult. The damage from the Demon Lord has not been recovered, and the situation is not favorable.”

― …Is that so?

After the explanation, Raphael replied in a displeased voice.

As if she was offended that a mere higher being dared to refute her words.

― My thinking was lacking.

However, her voice had changed to a bright one, as if she had never shown any displeasure.

― For now, it is impossible to share my Holy Power with you any further as it has already reached its limit… Then, we have no choice but to foster Heroes.

Heroes.

Those who possess outstanding wisdom and talent, but are inferior to the Hero.

― Unlike the Hero, the number of Heroes can be increased without limit.

“So, you are saying that you will select Heroes, just like I was selected?”

― No. Unfortunately, I have too many other places to attend to besides this one. So, if you bring those who could become Heroes, I will make a judgment and bestow Holy Power.

She spoke indirectly, but the meaning of her words was to leave everything to them.

“It is too much to stop the invaders and find candidates for Heroes at the same time…”

The Hero asked her to reconsider.
T hi s w a s co pi e d f r om k in gmt l. o r g

― I believe you can do it because you have unlimited growth potential. Please do not underestimate yourself too much.

Raphael expressed her refusal.

― I repeat, there are too many places that need my help.
Thi s w as co p i e d f r o m ki ngm tl . o r g

“…”

― When it was the Demon Lord, I managed to make time somehow, but now it is simply impossible. I am sorry that I cannot help you more than this.

And she put a stop to the conversation, preventing it from being brought up again.

The Hero let out a small sigh and then.

“…I apologize. We should be grateful for your care, but in my haste, I seem to have only considered my own situation.”

He bowed his head and apologized to Raphael.
T h i s w a s c o pi ed f r o m ki n g m t l . o r g

‘Damn it… Who is responsible for this shortage of troops?’

Contrary to his apology, his inner thoughts were completely opposite.

It was true that they had suffered great damage because of the Demon Lord.

‘If we had not executed the non-believers before, we would not be struggling like this.’

In the past, Raphael had given an oracle to kill non-believers, wiping out half of humanity.

Moreover, those with great abilities who could not be killed were thrown into an island prison from which they could not escape on their own.

If they had not killed the non-believers, they would not have been at the mercy of the invaders like this.

And the fact that she was talking about world order and peace was outrageous.

‘Tsk, if my life wasn’t threatened, I wouldn’t have become the Hero…’

However, he could not express his thoughts outwardly, so he could only bow his head to the angel.

Meanwhile, after receiving the Hero’s apology, Raphael.

“Really, he complains a lot.”

She frowned and glared at the Hero.

“I gave the oracle because it’s possible. And he refutes me there? Honestly.”

She had analyzed the invader’s strength and the results showed that humanity could sufficiently respond, so she gave the oracle.

“Of course, damage is inevitable, isn’t it?”

T his w as c o pie d f r o m k i n g m tl. o r g
She couldn’t help but look askance at the Hero, whom she had chosen, for whining that he couldn’t do it because of the great damage.

She was already stressed because she had a lot to take care of, and now she had more work.

She wanted to retrieve the Holy Power right away, but.

“But he is the only Hero, so I should understand with my broad generosity.”

There was no other higher being with such talent, and he had apologized, so she decided to let it slide this time.

― It is alright. The situation is not good, so it is understandable to think shortsightedly. I will trust you and leave it to you.
T h is w a s c o pi e d f ro m k in g m t l . o r g

“…Thank you for your generosity.”

― Then, I must go and look after other places.

So Raphael left.

“Phew… Then, let’s move to discuss countermeasures and how to find Heroes.”

The Hero suggested to the Pope that they move to another location, his face weary.

“Let’s do that.”

T h i s w as c opi e d f r o m k i n g m t l . o r g
The Pope nodded and rose from his seat.

“I will contact other countries and see how many troops we can mobilize.”

The Saint replied that she would take care of other tasks while they formulated a plan.

“Let’s move.”

“Yes.”

Just as the Pope and the Hero were about to move.

KABOOM!

A powerful explosion shook the cathedral.

“It’s a surprise attack!”

The Hero realized that the enemy had launched a surprise attack and hurriedly ran out of the cathedral.

“…?”

He came out and looked up towards the direction of the explosion.

KABOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM!

He could see Skeletons self-destructing in the sky, pounding the barrier that protected the Holy Empire.

“…Where is the enemy?”

The Hero looked around for the enemy, but the barrier wouldn’t be breached by such an attack.

“…There’s none.”

Apart from the Skeletons, he couldn’t feel any other presence.

The enemy could be hiding their presence, but unfortunately, he couldn’t see outside the barrier due to the smoke from the explosion.

“Why are they doing this meaningless thing…?”

The enemy also knew that they couldn’t breach the barrier, so he couldn’t understand why they were doing this.

“Are they trying to instill anxiety in the people?”

Just as his head was pounding from the incomprehensible actions.

“…Hmm?”

He could hear faint explosions coming from somewhere other than the sky.

“Somewhere other than the sky?”

The Hero tilted his head in puzzlement, listening to the sound.

“Damn it…!”
T h i s wa s c o p i e d f r o m k i n g mt l . o r g

He could sense that other countries were also being attacked by self-destructing Skeletons.

Dash! Dash! Dash!

The Hero frowned and went out of the barrier that protected the Holy Empire. As he cleared the smoke.

“Annihilated…?”

A scenery where everything around had turned into a dark gray ash unfolded before his eyes.

“…This is what they were aiming for.”

Seeing the scene, the Hero belatedly realized that they had done this to isolate the Holy Empire itself.

“They intend to starve us to death by blocking supplies…”

Realizing the enemy’s intentions, the Hero roughly ran his hand through his hair and let out a deep sigh.

“…They’re coming at us like this?”

He clenched his teeth at the tactics that were more vicious than the Demon Lord’s.

The Hero looked at the surrounding countries that had turned to ash for a moment and then.

T h i s w a s c op ie d f r o m k ingmtl . o r g
“Fine, let’s see who wins.”

With blazing eyes, he returned to the Holy Empire.

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Meanwhile, Jung Minwoo, who had received a report from the Seven Demon Generals about the series of events.

‘Good, everything is going according to plan.’

He was feeling satisfied that everything was going as planned.

‘Now that the Holy Empire has been isolated, they will face a food shortage.’

If they couldn’t receive food supplies from other countries, the Holy Empire’s power would decline over time.

Some might argue that it was too cruel, but.

‘Considering what’s to come, this is just a taste.’

It was necessary to weaken them as much as possible before fighting the Hero, so he had to use all means available.

‘He’s not an easy opponent, so I can’t let my guard down.’

If he took the opponent who had defeated the Demon Lord lightly, he would be the one to suffer.

‘The Hero will start moving soon, so we need to strike the Holy Empire in the meantime and paralyze their functions.’

Once they succeeded in bringing down the Holy Empire, a major pillar, he planned to start targeting the Hero.

‘For that, I need to create a suicide squad.’

Th i s w a s c o p i e d from k i n g m t l . o r g
If those with high levels of power sacrificed themselves and attacked the barrier, they would be able to create a gap.

‘Then, I need to create new Demon Servants to be the suicide squad.’

He could use the existing Demon Servants, but.

‘That’s absolutely not happening.’

He had no intention of sending his subordinates, who had been with him for thousands of years, into a death trap.

‘There are plenty of strong people who harbor resentment towards the Holy Empire.’

A prime example would be the island prison where they had imprisoned those with great abilities.

‘If I succeed in corrupting all of them, I can paralyze the Holy Empire.’

As he was lost in thought.

“Minwoo-nim?”

Venus approached and spoke to him.

“The World Tree has finished all the preparations and is on standby.”

And she added that they were ready to attack the island prison.

“Then, let’s move there.”

Jung Minwoo followed Venus’s lead to where the World Tree was.

“You’ve arrived?”

The World Tree bowed her head with her roots embedded in the ground.

“You finished all the preparations?”

“Yes, I have consumed enough nutrients, so I can create a tree connecting the island and the mainland as soon as you give the order.”

“Good, let’s start right away.”

“Understood.”
T h i s w a s c o p i ed f ro m k i n g m t l. o r g

At Jung Minwoo’s command, the World Tree smiled gently and then.

“Heave!”

She stretched her hand upwards.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

Swoosh!

A giant tree emerged from the sea and.

Crack!

It rapidly grew in size and started to soar high into the sky.

By the time the giant tree cast a shadow over the land.

“Become a bridge.”

Snap!

The World Tree snapped her fingers.

Crunch!

The giant tree, which was large enough to cover the sky, fell towards the island.

Whoosh!!!

It generated tremendous wind pressure and then.

CRAAAASH!!!

Shatter!

It crashed right into the island, shattering the barrier that protected it.

“Excellent.”

He patted the World Tree’s shoulder and praised her.

“This is nothing difficult.”

She shrugged and boasted.

“Then, take over the island right away.”

“Leave it to me.”

The World Tree turned her gaze to her children behind her and then.

“My children? Go and kill every living thing except the prisoners.”

She ordered the Devil Elves to attack.

“””Yes, Mother!!!”””

Dash! Dash! Dash!

Upon receiving the order, the Devil Elves ran towards the island prison, using the tree as a bridge.