The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 249

Chapter 249: Throne (4)

‘He’s swimming towards me menacingly.’

Jung Minwoo felt as if a shark was charging at him as he watched Forneus swim closer.

When the shark, no, Forneus, was within striking distance.

‘Alright, shall I get ready to fight too?’

Jung Minwoo immediately used ‘Brain Eye’.

Thump―

Then, with a feeling of his head clearing up, the world began to slow down.

‘Now, let’s see how tough your chin is.’

Step, step, step―

Jung Minwoo moved to Forneus’ side.

“First, one hit.”

Fwham――!

He punched Forneus in the ribs.

“?!”

At that moment, Forneus’ eyes widened, and then.

Slide―

He turned his eyeballs to the side and looked this way.

‘Oh, is this what a 30th ranked Demon Lord is like?’

Since their strength difference was more than double, he thought Forneus wouldn’t be able to react. But it seemed the Demon Lord title wasn’t just for show, as he managed to react by moving his eyeballs.

‘It’s surprising that he reacted, but that’s all he can do.’

Even if he reacted, he couldn’t move his body freely, so he couldn’t escape being a punching bag.

Step, step, step―

Jung Minwoo moved to the other side.

“Two hits.”
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Fwham―――――――!

He struck Forneus’ side with his fist.

“?!”

Flinch―

Forneus’ body trembled, and his eyeballs turned towards Jung Minwoo again, but.

“Staring won’t change anything.”

Besides staring, there was nothing else he could do.

Step, step, step―

Jung Minwoo moved in front of Forneus again.

“They say a shark’s weakness is its nose, right?”

Fwham, fwham, fwham, fwham, fwham, fwham, fwham, fwham, fwham, fwham, fwham, fwham, fwham……

He concentrated his attacks on Forneus’ nose.

Around the 999th punch.

“I can’t see because of the blood.”

The surroundings were stained red with Forneus’ blood.

“It would be troublesome if you died, so shall I release you after one last hit?”

Using his front leg as support.

“Here I go.”

Stretch―

He stretched his right arm back.

“One thousand hits.”

He swung his fist with all his might and struck Forneus’ nose.

Fwham――!

Perhaps because he put all his strength into the punch.

Crack―

Forneus’ nose, which had remained intact despite the continuous beating, snapped and broke sideways.

‘Wow, that must hurt a lot.’

As Jung Minwoo stepped back and released ‘Brain Eye’.

“Ugh, uwaaaaaaaagh!”
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Forneus started rolling on the floor, clutching his nose.

‘As expected, a shark’s weakness is its nose.’

Seeing Forneus writhing in pain, it seemed certain that his weakness was his nose.

If Jung Minwoo had spoken this thought aloud, Forneus would have furiously argued back.

He would have said that anyone would be in excruciating pain after being hit a thousand times, regardless of whether it was their weakness or not.

‘Should I suggest he surrenders?’

Seeing Forneus’ condition, it seemed the match was already decided. Jung Minwoo decided to suggest surrender to Forneus.

“How about surrendering?”

“……”

When Jung Minwoo suggested surrender, Forneus, who had been screaming in pain, shut his mouth and glared at him.

“You know it too, right? You can’t beat me no matter what you do.”

“……”

“You’ll only become more miserable if you keep getting hit. Don’t you think so?”

“……”

Despite the kind persuasion, Forneus didn’t give any answer.

‘Why isn’t he answering? What’s he thinking?’

Jung Minwoo felt puzzled by Forneus’ silence for a moment.

【If I keep going like this, I’ll just get beaten up. Rationally, surrendering now would be the right decision……】

Seeing the text that appeared above Forneus’ head, Jung Minwoo understood why he wasn’t answering.

‘He seems to be in deep thought.’

Forneus was agonizing over what decision to make.

‘Reading his thoughts, it seems like he’ll surrender soon.’

Jung Minwoo was waiting for Forneus to sort out his thoughts when.

【But, surrendering to a 72nd ranked rookie would be a disgrace to my reputation as a 30th ranked Demon Lord!】

‘Hmm?’

Suddenly, Forneus started to lose his cool.

【Even if I have to use the Awakening Agent, I’ll never admit defeat!】

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‘No way, he’s actually going to use the Awakening Agent?’

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Helper had said there was a 100% chance Forneus would take it, but Jung Minwoo had thought he wouldn’t make such a decision if he had any sense.

【After the Challenge for the Throne, my power will be restricted, and I’ll become prey for other Demon Lords. But if I can defeat this guy, I have no regrets!】

An incomprehensible thought.

‘This is absurd.’

It must have been his obsession with victory that brought him to his current position, but it was now working against him.

‘I thought he just resembled a shark, but his thinking is also like a fish brain.’

Jung Minwoo decided to knock Forneus unconscious before he could take the Awakening Agent and end the Challenge for the Throne.

‘I’ll use Brain Eye when he tries to take the Awakening Agent and snatch it away.’

He was watching for the moment Forneus would take out the Awakening Agent when.

Gulp―

“Huh?”

He heard a sound that made him doubt his ears.

‘Gulp?’
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A thought crossed his mind, but.

‘Nah, he must have just had a lot of saliva.’

Forneus wasn’t making any particular move, so Jung Minwoo dismissed it as nothing.

Or, he tried to dismiss it, but.

Thump―――!

Seeing demonic energy surge from Forneus’ body, he couldn’t help but think differently.

‘He took the Awakening Agent?’

While he was wondering how Forneus took the Awakening Agent.

【I put the Awakening Agent in one of my teeth, just in case.】

Reading Forneus’ thoughts, Jung Minwoo realized how he took the Awakening Agent.

‘He’s unexpectedly thorough in this aspect.’

Jung Minwoo sensed that he couldn’t avoid the fight, and.

‘I have no choice but to fight.’

He adjusted his posture and prepared for battle.

“Hehehe, I’m overflowing with power. I’ll tear you to shreds!”

At Forneus’ words, determined to avenge the humiliation he had just experienced.

“You won’t kill me, but just in case you forgot, you know it’s against the rules to kill a Demon Lord during the Challenge for the Throne, right?”

It seemed like Forneus had forgotten something so obvious, so Jung Minwoo kindly explained the rules, but.

“Shut up!”

Forneus kicked away his goodwill and started swimming towards him with murderous eyes.

‘I showed him goodwill, and he tells me to shut up? This is a bit too much.’

Jung Minwoo decided to punish Forneus for rejecting his kindness and immediately used ‘Brain Eye’.

Thump―

With a feeling of his head clearing up, the world began to slow down, but.

“Die!!!”

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Perhaps due to his tenfold increase in strength, Forneus swam towards him at high speed.

‘He’s fast, but not as fast as Satan.’

Jung Minwoo was about to inject more demonic energy into Brain Eye when.

‘Wait…… Do I really need to fight him?’

An amusing thought came to mind.

‘He’ll lose his power and weaken after 10 minutes anyway, so why bother fighting him?’

It seemed better to run away than to waste his energy fighting.

‘This seems like a good idea.’

Not a bad strategy.

‘Then, shall we start a game of hide-and-seek?’

Jung Minwoo gave a sly smile.

‘I can hide inside the Demon Lord’s Castle, right?’

He injected more demonic energy into Brain Eye, slowing down time even further.

‘Try your best to find me.’

He stepped inside the Demon Lord’s Castle.

Forneus, seeing Jung Minwoo enter the Demon Lord’s Castle.

“Damn it, you think that’s going to work!”

He realized Jung Minwoo’s intention to buy time by hiding, and immediately swam towards the Demon Lord’s Castle.

‘You can hide, but you’re still in my palm!’

Jung Minwoo’s idea of buying time was commendable, but.

‘How foolish of you to hide in my Demon Lord’s Castle!’

His choice of location was incredibly stupid.

‘No matter how well you conceal your power, you can’t completely hide the demonic energy that leaks out.’

If Jung Minwoo had hidden in a place he had never been to before, it would have been difficult to find him even if Forneus could sense his demonic energy. But.

This was the place where he had lived for thousands of years, so he could easily find Jung Minwoo with even the faintest trace of demonic energy.

‘Hehehe, I’ll tear you apart as soon as I find you.’

He knew he shouldn’t kill a Demon Lord during the Challenge for the Throne, but.

‘I can just say it was an accident.’

He thought he could get away with it by claiming it wasn’t intentional.

‘Where could he be?’

Forneus entered the Demon Lord’s Castle.

‘Let’s sense his demonic energy.’

He closed his eyes and focused his senses to feel the demonic energy.

After about a minute.

‘Huh?’

Forneus realized something was wrong.

‘Why can’t I feel his demonic energy?’

He felt bewildered and tried to sharpen his senses and concentrate even more, but.

‘What the…… Why can’t I feel it?!’

He couldn’t sense Jung Minwoo’s demonic energy.

‘What is this, what’s going on! How can I not feel his demonic energy?!’

There was one thing Forneus overlooked.

It was that Jung Minwoo had received sparring lessons from Satan and could now perfectly control his demonic energy.

‘……Did he use an artifact?’
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Only Demon Lords within the top 10 could perfectly control their demonic energy, so Forneus didn’t think Jung Minwoo would be capable of it.
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Another minute passed while he was flustered.

“D, damn it!”

Forneus decided it was better to move and search than to waste time standing still.

Bang―

Bang―

Bang―

Bang―

He opened every door and searched thoroughly, but he couldn’t find Jung Minwoo no matter where he looked.

Time passed again, and 7 minutes had gone by.

‘If this keeps up, I won’t find him……’

With about a minute left of the Awakening Agent’s effect.

“I can’t lose so pathetically!”

Finally, Forneus decided to take drastic measures.

Crash―! Crash―! Crash―! Crash―! Crash―! Crash―! Crash―! Crash―! Crash―!

The drastic measure was to destroy the Demon Lord’s Castle and force Jung Minwoo out.

He had lived here for thousands of years, so he had many memories attached to this place and didn’t want to destroy it, but it was an unavoidable choice to find Jung Minwoo.
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“Come out! Come out!! Please come out!!!”

When he had almost demolished half of the Demon Lord’s Castle.

Clap, clap, clap―!

He heard the sound of clapping from behind him.

“?!”

Whirl―

He turned his head back.

“Wow, you even destroyed the building to find me?”

There stood Jung Minwoo with a playful expression.

Forneus wanted to pierce him with his trident right then and there, but.

“You…… Where were you hiding?!”

He had to satisfy his curiosity first.

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“Me? I was hiding in your office.”

“Office?”

“Yeah, to be precise, I was hiding in the shadow under the bookshelf in your office.”

“The, the shadow?”

“Ah, you didn’t know? The equipment I got is related to shadows. I recently enhanced it, so I can hide myself in the shadows.”

“……Even if that’s the case, how did you conceal your demonic energy?”

“That? I just controlled it so it wouldn’t leak out.”

“……”

Forneus felt deeply humiliated by the fact that he had been played by Jung Minwoo, but.

“……You’ll regret showing your face in front of me.”

It didn’t matter, because he would make Jung Minwoo pay for this humiliation with his life.

“First, I’ll make a hole in your face!”

He raised his trident and was about to charge when.

Thump―

“Huh?”

Strength rapidly drained from his body.

‘The, the 10 minutes are already up?’

At that moment, Forneus realized why Jung Minwoo had revealed himself.

‘He was calculating the time……!’

While he was trying to figure out how to overcome this situation.

“Regret? I think that’s what you’ll be doing.”

Jung Minwoo gave a sinister smile.

“Farewell.”

He reached Forneus in an instant.

Fwham――!

He struck Forneus’ face with his demonic energy-infused fist.