The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 209

Chapter 209: Ranger Training (3)

Thanks to the day off, the trainees were able to relieve the fatigue accumulated over the past month.

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And the next day.

“Everyone seems to be in good spirits.”

“””Yes!”””

The trainees, with refreshed expressions, were gathered in front of the platform.

“Today, we will be conducting a new training exercise. Are you excited?”

“””Yes!”””

Anything other than PT exercises was welcome, so the trainees answered energetically with bright smiles.

“Today’s training involves crossing ‘obstacles’ to reach the finish line.”

Jung Minwoo explained the training to the trainees with a meaningful smile.

In other words, an obstacle course.

‘If I made the course the same way it was before my reincarnation, the demons would pass it too easily, so I made some changes.’

There were aspects of the training that higher beings received that weren’t suitable for demons, so Jung Minwoo had redesigned the course for them.

“You can use any method except demonic energy.”

The use of demonic energy was also prohibited in this training.

“And keep in mind that the training only ends when everyone reaches the finish line.”

“””Yes!”””

Having experienced camaraderie through PT exercises, the trainees readily accepted the need for cooperation.

Originally, demons were highly individualistic, so this alone could be considered a significant development, but……

‘This is a bonus, and the main purpose is different.’

The primary objective was rehabilitation, so Jung Minwoo was not satisfied with these small changes.

“What kind of obstacle is it? Seeing is faster than explaining, right?”

“””Yes!”””

“Follow me.”

Thud, thud, thud.

As he stepped off the platform and began walking,

Thump, thump, thump—

The trainees started to follow, matching his footsteps.

And the place they arrived at was……

Woo—ung.

A portal emitting a green light.

“This is a portal created with a ‘Training Space’ artifact.”

Jung Minwoo had bought the artifact with a heavy heart because it was difficult to set up the obstacle course here.

“You’ll probably experience a lot of deaths in this training. To further explain, this is a virtual space, so you can come back to life even if you die, so you don’t need to be scared.”

The trainees sensed danger at the word ‘death,’ but……

‘As long as I don’t actually die……’

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‘There’s nothing to worry about if I come back to life.’

‘This training seems to be quite intense, but I’m actually good at this kind of thing.’

They breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the explanation about the virtual space.

“Ah! And to prevent trainees from dying recklessly, I’ve increased the pain 10,000 times.”

“””……”””

However, the following words made the relieved hearts disappear and fear took hold.

“Form a line and enter.”

“””Yes!”””

Following Jung Minwoo, they entered the portal,

Whoaaaaaaa—

As the interior of the virtual space unfolded,

Wheeeeeeee—

A fierce wind greeted the trainees.

“A cliff?”

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“The wind is too strong!”

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“It’s incredibly high……?”

The trainees realized without difficulty that this was a cliff,

Step, step, step.

They moved to check the bottom of the cliff.

‘If I get stabbed, I’ll die……?’

‘What is that……?’

‘……Thorns?’

‘It’s a thorn field……’

They could see sharp thorns covering the ground below.

‘……I must never fall, no matter what.’

‘If I fall, I’ll die instantly……’

‘This is so different from the obstacle I imagined……?’

The trainees swallowed nervously and looked around to find the finish line.

‘Crazy……’

‘……What.’

‘……Is this for real?’

They found various obstacles lined up.

Starting from thorn-covered iron balls floating around,

Fire, water, ice, lightning, and so on randomly shot up from the ground,

And giant golems were placed here and there.

If the number had been small, it wouldn’t have been a big threat, but……

‘……Why are there so many?’

‘Isn’t that just telling us to die……?’

Roughly estimated to be close to 100 million, golems were positioned everywhere.

‘……Can I survive? No, can I even finish the training?’

‘Are those really golems? Why is the energy I feel so strong?’

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‘I’d die if I got hit even once.’

The thought of having to get through that made them despair, but……

‘……Is that the finish line?’

‘It seems like it……’

‘……It must be the finish line, right?’

What made them despair even more was,

‘Didn’t they just make this so we can’t pass?’

‘Isn’t this actually torture disguised as training?’

A powerful storm was raging at the finish line visible beyond the horizon.

If they could use demonic energy, it wouldn’t be difficult to break through it, but without it, it was nearly impossible.

‘Am I misunderstanding the definition of an obstacle……?’

‘It feels like it was made just to torture us……?’

Just when the PT exercises that had been physically demanding started to feel nostalgic,

“It’s a challenge you can overcome if you cooperate, so do your best.”

Flap—

Jung Minwoo left a short word of encouragement and flew to the finish line with the Demon Communion members.

Left behind on the cliff, the trainees……

“Let’s give it a try.”

“Yeah. We endured the PT exercises, how hard can this be?”

“Right, let’s join forces and go for it!”

“Let’s go, let’s go!!!”

They rallied and revealed bat wings from their backs.

“””Heave-ho!!!”””

Flap—

They ran towards the cliff with spirit and flapped their wings,

Thud—!

“””……Huh?”””

A powerful gravity pressed down on their bodies.

Flut, flutter—

They tried to endure the gravity by flapping their wings,

Thud—

But in the end, they couldn’t overcome the gravity and fell below.

“””Oh no!!!”””
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As they fell to the ground and their bodies came into contact with the thorns,

Crrraaaaacckkkk—!

Their bodies were pierced through, and they died instantly.

That day, the trainees had to experience the most horrifying pain for the first time in their lives.

After experiencing death, they became extremely cautious in their movements.

“There’s gravity ahead, so it seems impossible to fly with wings.”

“I agree.”

1,000 trainees gathered for a meeting on how to overcome the obstacle.

After about 30 minutes of discussion,

“Then, let’s decide not to spread our wings until we reach a place with no gravity. And the way to move to the next course will be through the cliff.”

The trainees, having devised a simple strategy, immediately put it into action.

“Everyone hold onto the protruding rocks!”

The trainees clung to the wall and began to move slowly sideways.

“Those following behind can move by grabbing the same rocks the trainee in front grabbed!!”

The gravity pressing down on their nails was considerable, but……

‘I can endure……!’

‘I don’t want to feel that pain again!’

‘I’ll never fall!’

‘Let’s go!’

They gritted their teeth and desperately held on to avoid falling.

“It’s quite a distance, so let’s not rush and keep moving slowly like this!”

“Come on, come on!”

“You guys can do it!”

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There was a place far ahead where 1,000 trainees could stand, so it was expected to take a long time to reach it.

Inch, inch, inch—

After about a day passed,

“””Ugh!”””

Some trainees with weaker stamina let out shallow moans.

Moving under strong gravity was bound to consume their stamina quickly.

Tremble, tremble, tremble—

“””My, my arms!”””

And as their arms were continuously strained, they overloaded and cramped.

“””We, we can’t hold on anymore……”””

Just when some trainees lost their strength and were about to fall off the cliff,

Grab—

“Don’t give up!”

“It’s too early to give up!”

“Hold on!!!”

“Lean on me if you’re tired!”

Other trainees grabbed their wrists, preventing them from falling.

“Everyone……”

“Le, let go. We’re just a burden.”

The trainees who were being held by the wrists told them to leave them behind and go,

“Didn’t you hear what the Demon Lord-nim said? We have to work together and go!!”

“That’s right, how are you going to get back here if you die?”

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The trainees refused their offer and pulled up the trainees who were about to fall.

“I’m confident in my strength, so get on my back.”

“You know, right? I’m stronger than any other demon.”

The trainees who specialized in strength offered their backs, allowing them to move again.

Time flew by again, and a week later,

“We, we’re here!”

“Fi, finally, we can rest.”

“My whole body aches.”

They managed to escape the cliff and reach a rock where they could stand.

“This is where it really begins.”

“It doesn’t look easy……”

Their joy was short-lived as the trainees looked towards one place with hardened expressions.

Whoosh—whoosh.

At the place they were looking at, giant iron balls were flying around at high speed.

“If we get hit, we’ll die instantly, right?”

“……It seems so.”

As they blankly stared at the iron balls,

“Fortunately, there’s a pattern.”

A trainee, whose weak strength had almost made him fall off the cliff, spoke up.

“……You’re saying there’s a pattern to that?”

No matter how they looked, the iron balls seemed to be moving randomly, so the trainees expressed their doubts.

“It’s a bit difficult to explain with words, so I’ll write it down on the floor.”

The trainee picked up a stone and started to write down the pattern of the iron balls on the floor.

32 hours passed,

“Phew, I’m done.”

The trainee, wiping the sweat from his forehead, said he had written down all the patterns.

“Compare the pattern written on the floor with the movement of the iron balls and you’ll understand.”

When the other trainees compared the pattern written on the floor with the movement of the iron balls,

“Oh, it’s true?”

“There really was a pattern?”

“You figured out all these patterns……?”

“This is insane?”

They could see that the iron balls were moving according to the pattern written on the floor.

At this rate, it seemed they would be able to pass the iron ball course smoothly, but……

“When will we memorize all these patterns?”

There were dozens of patterns for each iron ball, so it would take a long time to memorize them.

“……It feels like we have to memorize over ten thousand patterns.”

Their joy was fleeting, and the atmosphere began to darken,

“I think I can solve that problem.”

A trainee raised his hand and said he could memorize them.

“You can memorize all of this?”

“I’m confident in my memorization skills.”

If they could just memorize all those patterns, getting through the iron ball course wouldn’t be difficult.

Another 5 hours passed,

“I memorized everything!”

The trainee shouted that he had memorized all the patterns.
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“Would it be okay if you checked?”

“Of course.”

They took some time to check if he had memorized correctly,

“……That’s amazing.”

They confirmed that he had memorized everything perfectly without a single error.

“Let’s fly over right away!”

The trainee, who had memorized all the patterns, smiled confidently and took out his wings from his back.

Unlike on the cliff, the gravity that had been pressing down on them had disappeared, so they could fly.

“Let’s go!”

Flap—
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The trainee flew first towards the iron balls,

“””Yes!”””

Flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap……

999 trainees spread their wings and followed.