The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 189

Chapter 189: 1st Rank Promotion Exam (4)

The Demon Communion members returned to the waiting room on time.

삐―

The number floating in the air soon changed to ‘0’.

“Time’s up.”

Qil took a step to the side and said,

“Everyone, please enter the exam venue. The buzzer will sound in 5 minutes, and the exam will begin. From then on, you can attack or approach the ‘Black Diamond’.”

She ordered them to enter the exam venue.

“Let’s go.”

“Quickly, we need to secure a position.”

“Move.”

“I will pass the exam no matter what.”
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팟, 팟, 팟, 팟, 파―앗!

As soon as the order was given, the demons quickly rushed into the exam venue.

Meanwhile, Andromalius’s subordinates,

“Shall we go in too?”

“”Okay.””

끄덕.

Unlike the other demons, they displayed a relaxed demeanor and slowly walked into the exam venue.

Lastly, the Demon Communion members,

“Everyone has entered the exam venue.”

They remained in the waiting room until all other demons had entered.

Venus looked at the clock hanging on the wall and said,

“About 3 minutes have passed.”

She was calculating the remaining time.

Then, about a minute later,

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“I think we’ve gained enough distance from the other demons. Let’s go in.”

Finally, they stepped into the exam venue.

“Let’s climb up the trees.”

“Okay.”

“…Got it.”

“Ribbit, ribbit.”

파―앗.

As soon as they entered, they climbed up a tree and were observing the surroundings when,

삐―――――이.

The buzzer signaling the start of the exam sounded.
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퍼―엉, 퍼―억, 콰―앙…

Even though it hadn’t been long since the exam started, the sounds of fighting began to echo from afar.

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“That direction is where the ‘Black Diamond’ is. Let’s not worry about it and patrol the outskirts first.”

As the Demon Communion members moved stealthily,

척―

Venus, who was running at the front, raised a hand, signaling them to stop.

멈칫―

As the Demon Communion members stopped their movements after seeing the signal,

스윽―

Venus pointed towards the ground.

Following her finger, they saw,

“No one will come here, right?”

“No one will. Everyone will be focused on the ‘Black Diamond’.”
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“Let’s hide here and jump out when we get a chance.”

“Good idea.”

They confirmed the presence of four demons hiding in the bushes, conversing with each other.

톡, 톡―

Venus carefully tapped the tree, drawing the attention of the Demon Communion members. Then,

척, 척―

【I’ll try to turn them into marionettes. If it doesn’t work, please provide support.】

She conveyed her intentions through pre-arranged hand signals.

척―
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Understanding her meaning, the Demon Communion members replied with hand signals, making circles with their fingers.

【I hope the charm works.】

Perhaps because it was her first time using it against opponents of a higher rank, Venus’s face was filled with tension.

【Then, I’ll begin.】

As Venus finished sending the signal,

타, 타, 타―앗!

She landed on the ground and quickly moved behind the demons.

“Wh-What?”

“A 4th Rank demon?”

“I didn’t sense her presence.”

“H-How?”

The demons, belatedly noticing Venus, tried to react, but

“Would you be my marionettes?”

Venus was faster in activating her unique trait.

As a faint fragrance spread from her body,

“””…Huh?”””

The demons sniffed the air, and then,

“””Ah…”””

Their eyes became hazy and unfocused, their expressions turning dreamy.

It was the reaction that appeared when charm was successful.

‘Huh? It worked this easily?’

Seeing that the charm worked without any resistance, Venus revealed deep bewilderment.

‘Weren’t they 2nd Rank demons…?’

In the past, even when using charm on lower-ranked demons, she had never succeeded in one attempt.

At the very least, they would show some signs of resistance.

Therefore, she couldn’t help but feel more perplexed than joyful about her immediate success.

‘Are they pretending to be charmed to ambush me?’

For a moment, she wondered if they were acting, but
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‘No, if that were the case, my unique trait wouldn’t be telling me they’re charmed.’

The heart shape above their heads was so vivid that she quickly dismissed the thought.

‘I knew they were weak, but… were they this weak…?’

As she wondered if the demon in front of her was exceptionally weak,

‘Ah…’

Venus belatedly realized the reason for her success.

‘They were underestimating me too much.’

The reason was the sense of disparity stemming from their underestimation of her power.

Having spent 2,000 years in ‘Dainik’ time alongside ‘Jung Minwoo’, a genius who accomplished everything easily, her self-evaluation naturally became harsher.

Moreover, not having used her unique trait properly for 2,000 years, she hadn’t fully grasped her increased strength.

‘Well, objectively speaking, gaining that much demonic energy is not common. No, it’s practically unheard of.’

Having also obtained the demonic energy residue of the Demon Lord, it was only natural that she could easily charm a 2nd Rank demon.

‘Now that my doubts are cleared, let’s see if my commands work properly.’

With a refreshed expression, Venus decided to test a few commands on the demons.

“Sit down.”

“””Okay!”””

“Stand up.”

“””Okay!”””

“Turn around once.”

“””Okay!”””

After confirming with simple commands,

“Everyone? Go and attack the other examinees.”

Venus issued a new command to the charmed demons.

“””Okay, we’ll be back!”””

팟, 팟, 파―앗.

As soon as the command was given, the demons dashed into the forest and disappeared.

‘I can make more marionettes than I expected.’

Venus and the Demon Communion members abandoned their original plan and focused on increasing the number of their marionettes.

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An hour after the exam began,

“I’ve turned 10 teams into marionettes. We should be able to clear the exam using them.”

Venus successfully charmed 40 demons.

Ten times more than the number she initially anticipated.

While 40 demons might seem like a small number, it was a considerable force capable of ending the exam immediately.

“First, I want to eliminate the most troublesome enemy. What are your thoughts?”

The troublesome enemy she referred to was the subordinates of the 72nd ranked Demon Lord.

In response to Venus’s question, the Demon Communion members nodded their heads, expressing their agreement without any objections.

“Then, let’s move to give new commands to the marionettes.”

Currently, the marionettes were scattered throughout the exam venue, so they had to find them directly to issue commands.

“Let’s start by patrolling the outskirts.”

As they patrolled the outskirts in search of the marionettes,

“Found them!”

A playful-looking man, ‘Evolo’, one of the 72nd ranked Demon Lord’s subordinates, popped out from the bushes and launched a surprise attack.

“What, is this all the demonic energy you have, you insignificant bug?”

Anubis swung her greatsword with an indifferent expression,

서―걱.

Evolo’s body was split in half.

“Huh? What, he’s nothing special?”

As Anubis looked at him with a puzzled expression, surprised by how easily he was defeated,

퍼―엉.

His body exploded, turning into mist.

“A clone? Don’t try such pathetic tricks.”

Anubis scoffed and tried to ignore it and move on, but

쑥―

“””Die!”””

Three Evolos emerged from the mist, swinging their demonic energy-infused swords.

“What are you babbling about?”

서―――걱.

Anubis swung her greatsword even faster than their attacks, slicing through their bodies with an indifferent expression.

퍼―엉, 퍼―엉, 퍼―엉.

As the three clones exploded, filling the area with mist,

타, 타, 타―앗!

As if newly created, four Evolos began to attack the Demon Communion members from various directions.

퍼―엉, 퍼―엉, 퍼―엉, 퍼―엉.

The Demon Communion members easily dealt with the clones, but

“This isn’t good.”

“…They’re planning to ambush us.”

“Ambush or not, bring it on! Ribbit, ribbit.”

Because of this, the mist became so thick that it was hard to see anything unless it was nearby.

후―웅.

“It doesn’t even react to wind?”

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Moreover, as if some trickery had been applied to the mist, it wouldn’t dissipate even with wind pressure.

The enemy’s intention to ambush them was clearly evident.

“Everyone, prepare for battle.”

Venus drew her whip and ordered the Demon Communion members to enter combat readiness.

“””…”””

As the Demon Communion members drew their weapons and cautiously scanned their surroundings,

쑥―

“Take my surprise attack!”

Evolo emerged from the mist and swung his sword at Anubis.

“Aren’t you tired of this?”

서―걱.

Anubis sliced through Evolo with a faint sigh.

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퍼―엉.

As Evolo’s body turned into mist,

쐐――액.

A boy with white hair swung a scythe larger than his body from behind.

A deception using Evolo.

If it had been the old her, she would have fallen for the trick and allowed the attack, but

“Heh, your attack is too obvious!”

Having experienced various tricks while sparring with Jung Minwoo for 2,000 years, Anubis

“I’ve been hit by Minwoo with this over 100 times!”

was well-versed in dealing with surprise attacks.

“I can block this even with my eyes closed!”

As Anubis raised her greatsword,

채――앵!

She easily blocked the boy’s attack.

“?!”

The boy, or rather Evan, showed a surprised reaction, as if he hadn’t expected Anubis to block his attack.

“Are you ready to face the consequences of your attack?”

“…”

“Don’t run crying to the Demon Lord after you get hit.”

As Anubis extended her leg to kick Evan in the stomach,

덥석―

휙―

Someone grabbed Evan’s collar from behind and pulled him back, causing her attack to miss.

“What? Couldn’t handle it alone, so you called for help from your friend?”

Undeterred by the missed attack, Anubis swung her greatsword towards Evan.

쐐―액.

As the greatsword came close to Evan,

쑥―

A girl with white hair, Edan, appeared from the mist, and

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채――앵!

She swung a scythe larger than her body, deflecting the greatsword.

“Oh?”

While the attack missed as the greatsword was pushed downwards,

“Try blocking this too!”

터―억.

She quickly switched her grip on the hilt and

후――웅.

Swung the greatsword upwards.

“?!”

Evan, seemingly not expecting the unconventional attack, belatedly tried to adjust his scythe, but

푸―확.

The greatsword had already grazed his eye.

“!!!”

Evan clutched his eye and glared at Anubis with his remaining eye as if he wanted to kill her.

“What, you mad?”

As Anubis folded her arms provocatively,

파―앗.

Evan and Edan took a step back and

덥석―

Clasped their hands together.

후――――웅.

They simultaneously gathered demonic energy into their respective scythes.

The demonic energy they displayed was clearly different from the weaklings she had seen so far.

“Slightly better than the weaklings.”

However, compared to the total amount of demonic energy Anubis possessed, it looked merely cute.

“Let’s play a bit, shall we?”

Anubis let out a chuckle and

“I’ll cut off the part where you’re holding hands first!”

Charged towards the twins at high speed.