The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 211

Chapter 211: Ranger Training (5)

After the ‘obstacle’ training was over, Jung Minwoo generously granted a week-long break.

Even though there wasn’t a proper resting place at the training ground because tents weren’t set up.

“How long has it been since I’ve laid down like this?”

“Phew, I feel alive.”

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“This is true rest.”

Perhaps because they hadn’t had a chance to lie down comfortably, they were expressing immense satisfaction and taking a break just from this.

“I’m glad to be resting, but is it just me, or do I feel like I’m being watched?”

“Huh? Me too.”

“Being still makes my body itch.”

Maybe because they had been rolling around for months, it was awkward for them to do nothing. Most of the trainees showed awkwardness.

However, that was only temporary. As a day passed, the trainees began to enjoy their rest comfortably as if they had never been awkward.

‘It’s nice to see everyone resting comfortably.’

Jung Minwoo thought there might be some trainees who would complain because they were taking a long break in a place with nothing.

‘It seems like their rotten minds have been fixed.’

Fortunately, no such trainees appeared.

‘If they had appeared, I was going to make them roll right away without a break.’

Jung Minwoo licked his lips, feeling a strange sense of regret.

‘Tsk, I guess I’m really cut out for the military, seeing how much I like making them roll.’

He could find fault and make them roll if he wanted to.

‘But I guess finding fault isn’t right.’

He wasn’t an evil Demon Lord who would find fault and make them roll even if they hadn’t done anything wrong.

‘Rather, it would be appropriate to give them a reward.’

They had done well in training beyond his expectations, so he decided to encourage them by giving them a reward.

‘The last training session will be even more arduous, so it would be good to feed them to give them strength.’

One might wonder why it’s the last training session when there are two more, ‘Trench Fighting’ and ‘Gas Practice’.

‘Gas practice is meaningless.’

Except for unique traits related to poison like ‘Baal’, poison generally doesn’t work on demons, so it was a meaningless training.

That’s why they were only doing one training session, excluding ‘Gas Practice’.

‘There’s no need to tell them what the last training is and drain their energy in advance, so I’ll just tell them on the day.’

Afterward, Jung Minwoo brought food and alcohol with the Jungsin Cult members and provided them to the trainees.

And the trainees who received the food and alcohol.

“Drink, drink!”

“Let’s drink till our noses are crooked today!”
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“Puhahahahahaha!”

They held a small festival at the training ground.

Thanks to the food and alcohol, some formed true friendships, while others found lovers.

While Jung Minwoo was also enjoying a simple drink with the Jungsin Cult members.

“””Demon Lord-nim, and executives-nim!”””

The trainees with smiles on their faces approached and.

“””Thank you for not abandoning us and taking care of us like this!”””

They bowed and expressed their gratitude.

A voice that felt sincere even without using Mind’s Eye.

Snicker—

Jung Minwoo couldn’t help but burst into laughter at the sight.

It was refreshing to have those who were hesitant to even talk to him approach him like this.

‘Come to think of it, a lot of things have changed besides this.’

Compared to four months ago, he could say that they had become completely different demons.

First, their hunched shoulders had straightened.

‘Their shoulders used to be hunched like defeated soldiers.’

However, now they were standing tall with their shoulders straightened and their chests out.

Some might wonder why he was making such a fuss over just straightened shoulders.

‘Hunched shoulders mean their minds are unconsciously shrinking.’

In other words, straightened shoulders meant that they had regained psychological stability.

Second, they had become future-oriented.

‘Those who were only concerned with maintaining the status quo have now begun to look higher.’

Just now, while listening to their conversation, he could hear them talking about challenging the promotion exam.

Finally, they had developed a sense of camaraderie.

‘If they felt camaraderie during PT exercises, now they are conscious of being comrades who can trust each other.’

In the demon world, where individualism is rampant, camaraderie could be considered a huge advantage.

‘Occasionally, there are fraudulent individuals who solve everything on their own, but such cases are exceptions.’

It seemed like a total of three things had changed.

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“What thanks? You’re my subordinates, so it’s only natural that I take care of you, isn’t it?”

When Jung Minwoo answered the trainees as if it was nothing.

“””Demon Lord-nim……”””

The trainees showed deeply touched expressions.

‘Of course, I would have abandoned them if they didn’t meet my expectations, even if I took care of them.’

He decided to keep his mouth shut as there was no need to ruin the mood by adding unnecessary words.

A week later.

“Did everyone rest well?”

“””Yes!”””

The trainees were standing in front of the podium with confident faces.

“Today’s training is ‘Capture the Flag’.”

At Jung Minwoo’s words, the trainees looked puzzled.

“As the name suggests, the training ends when you pull out the flag at the designated location.”

Originally, he was going to proceed with a slightly modified version of ‘Trench Fighting’.

‘There’s no point in fighting in a mud pit.’

Since their physical abilities were on a different level from higher beings, he thought even a mud pit wouldn’t be able to give them a small restriction, so he boldly removed it.

“It might sound easy just listening to the explanation, but don’t underestimate it because this Demon Lord will be participating in this training.”

At the sound of him directly participating in this training.

“””……”””

The trainees’ expressions hardened.

“But, if we train like this, the training itself won’t work, so this Demon Lord will be positioned far away from the flag.”

Even though he said he would give them a handicap, the trainees’ faces showed no signs of brightening.

“Also, for fairness, this Demon Lord will not move from his position, and the use of demonic energy is allowed in this training.”

At the words that he would be far away, wouldn’t move, and demonic energy use was allowed, the eyes of the trainees, whose expressions had been hardened, sparkled.

‘Wouldn’t it be doable then?’

‘It seems like there’s at least a slight possibility……?’

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‘……If we keep clashing, I think we can somehow manage it?’

There was a huge gap between a Demon Lord and a demon, but with this much handicap, they thought they might be able to pull it off through cooperation.

“Hmm, your faces are finally worth looking at.”

Jung Minwoo went down from the podium with a satisfied smile and.

“Follow me.”

“””Yes!”””

He moved to the training ground.

Step, step, step—

The place they arrived at after taking steps.

Woo—ung.

It was a place with a green portal.

The trainees who had experienced entering a week ago felt a sense of foreboding as soon as they saw the portal.

‘Does this mean we’re going in there……?’

‘……Does it mean there will be many life-threatening situations?’
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‘Do we have to feel that pain again……?’

Noticing their anxiety, Jung Minwoo.

“You don’t have to worry. Unlike the last training, the pain is set to be the same as reality.”

He told the trainees that they didn’t have to worry.

“””……”””

The trainees, hearing those words, felt their anxiety amplify rather than be reassured.

Like livestock being dragged to a slaughterhouse, they entered the portal.

Hwaaaaaaaa—

A different interior scenery than before unfolded before their eyes.

A gloomy sky and a lifeless earth.

A black flag was planted there, and a circular area was drawn at a considerable distance.

“The instructors sitting over there will be the judges.”

When they turned their heads in the direction Jung Minwoo pointed with his finger.

Swoosh—

The Jungsin Cult members were sitting on thrones, watching the trainees.

“Then, I’ll move to the circle.”

After Jung Minwoo entered the circle.

Beep―――――

The buzzer signaling the start of the training rang.

Although the training had begun, none of the trainees moved rashly.

“Let’s come up with a plan on how to pull out the flag.”

Based on their past experiences, they had a hunch that they wouldn’t escape death if they moved rashly.

After about 30 minutes of discussion, the trainees.

“Let’s move!”

Flap―

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They spread their wings on their backs and began to fly towards where Jung Minwoo was, all at once.

The sight of 1,000 demons operating their demonic energy simultaneously could have been quite intimidating.

‘It seems like you’ve planned quite diligently.’

【Pretend to attack, then move to the flag】

‘But it won’t work on me.’

To Jung Minwoo, who could read their thoughts through Mind’s Eye, it seemed like nothing more than a shallow trick.

‘What’s the point of using my full power against kids, let’s just deal with them lightly using shadows.’

It wouldn’t be bad to take this opportunity to check the performance of the equipment he had strengthened.

“Shadow Deployment.”

As he chanted the activation word and lightly tapped the ground with his right foot.

Chrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr—

Shadows soared in the form of thorns and rushed towards the trainees.

“We have to block it!”

At one trainee’s shout.

“””Yes!”””

900 trainees created a barrier with their demonic energy and moved forward.

“There’s no point in blocking only the front.”

When Jung Minwoo lightly tapped the ground with his right foot once again.

Sswae―――aek!

The shadows split into thousands of strands and.
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Pook, pook, pook, pook, pook, pook, pook—

They pierced through the trainees’ bodies, avoiding the barrier.

“””Kuhuk?!”””

The 900 trainees who were attacked.

Thud—

Died instantly without any resistance.

“Let’s move during this gap!”

The surviving trainees, as if they had anticipated this, changed direction and quickly flew towards where the flag was.

Pa――ang!

As if they were trying to finish it in one go, the trainees squeezed out all their demonic energy and increased their speed.

An ambiguous distance where shadows were chasing.

Even if he tried to stop them using the trainees’ shadows, it was difficult because they were flying in the air.

It was a situation where the training could end ridiculously if he didn’t use other powers.

‘The waste in their movements has been greatly reduced.’

Jung Minwoo was evaluating the trainees with a calm face.

‘If they challenge the promotion exam, they’ll be able to pass one stage without difficulty.’

While he was continuing his evaluation, looking at the trainees.

“Haap!”

A trainee who had reached close proximity reached out his hand towards the flag.
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“We can finish it!!”

And just as he was about to grab the flag.

Suh――guhk.

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“Huh?”

The shadow beneath the flag soared up and cut off the outstretched hand.

“If it doesn’t work, even with the other hand……!”

The trainee calmly reached out his other hand, but.
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Suh――guhk.

His arm was cut off just the same by the shadow.

Thud—

Failing to pull out the flag, the trainee rolled pathetically on the ground.

Pook—

As if the shadow wouldn’t leave any future trouble, it took the life of the trainee who had collapsed on the ground.

“””Haaaaaaaaap!!!”””

The 99 trainees who were behind reached out their hands towards the flag.

Since so many rushed in at once, he had hoped that at least one would succeed.

Suh―――――guhk!

Unfortunately, there was no one who succeeded. All of them were killed by the shadows.

Thus, the first attempt ended in failure.

“It wasn’t a bad plan, but……”

After the trainees were resurrected, Jung Minwoo pointed out their problems and gave them feedback, then.

“Shall we start again?”

He resumed the Capture the Flag training.

Afterwards, the trainees continuously challenged to pull out the flag, but unfortunately, no one succeeded until the end of the training.