The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 264

Chapter 264: 10th Place (2)

‘Trying out some cute tricks, huh?’

When the feathers were within reach.

【Using Shadow to defend against the attack】

Squirm, squirm, squirm.

Swoosh—

The shadow shot upwards, transforming into the shape of a shield.

Contrary to the thought that it would block it easily.

Thud, thud, thud—
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Perhaps the demonic energy contained in the feathers was considerable, as the shadow was pierced through without resistance.

‘Becoming a Demon Lord, it’s on a different level than before.’

The destructive power was different from a 1st Rank.

‘It would hurt quite a bit if it hit.’

It wouldn’t be a fatal wound, but it was an attack that could inflict at least some injury.

‘For a trick, the power is quite threatening.’

Jung Minwoo thought about injecting more demonic energy to slow down time further and dodge, but……

‘It’s a waste to use demonic energy just to avoid this attack.’

That would be like the tail wagging the dog, so he decided not to do that.

‘Then, should I try that method?’

Since things had come to this, he thought it wouldn’t be bad to use the method he had used against Forneus.

‘It’s a bit of a dirty method, but there’s no need to fight fair and square.’

Having made his decision, Jung Minwoo……

Splash—

Hid his body within the shadow.

“……Oh my!”

Seeing Jung Minwoo entering the shadow, Aold hurriedly sent feathers to chase after him, but……

Whoosh—

He missed, and……

Thud, thud, thud—

The feathers ended up embedded in the innocent floor, failing the surprise attack.

“Tsk…… I thought I could land a hit, what a shame.”

Aold clicked his tongue and……

“Be prepared for a surprise attack!”

Shouted to the Jungsin Cult members to be wary of a surprise attack.

“Inside the shadow, when did he learn this?”

“I can’t feel his presence or demonic energy.”

Anubis and Sayori raised their weapons, preparing for a surprise attack, and……

“Venus and Elin are the most likely targets, so I’ll protect them.”

Rok shielded Venus and Elin, getting ready for a surprise attack.

“””……”””

As they stared at the shadows on the floor with tense eyes……

Pop—

Jung Minwoo popped out from the floor where a shadow was cast due to the lighting.

“There you are!”

The moment Aold shot a feather……

Pop—

Jung Minwoos started popping out from the shadows of the Jungsin Cult members.

“Damn it, they’re clones!”

Aold realized that Jung Minwoo had copied his unique trait and……

“Be careful! We don’t know when the main body will appear and attack!”

Spread his feathers.

Swish—Crack!

And using the feathers imbued with demonic energy, he pierced through the bodies of Jung Minwoo’s clones.

Some clones’ bodies crumbled and disappeared, but……

“Hmm?”

He could see that other clones weren’t taking any damage.
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“Could it be that he mixed shadows among the clones?”

One might ask what the problem was with mixing shadows among the clones, but……
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“Watch out for the shadows’ attacks!”

Even without demonic energy, the shadows had their own means of attack, making them tricky opponents.

“This can’t be my match!”

Contrary to Aold’s worries, Anubis scoffed and charged at the clones.

Slice—

With a single swing of her sword, she effortlessly cut down dozens of clones, and……

“I can’t just stand here either.”

Following suit, Sayori also swung her axe, eliminating dozens of clones.

As they were smoothly reducing the number of clones……

Pop—

Clones started endlessly popping out from the shadows.

Slice—

Whoosh—

Fortunately, their strength was insignificant, so the Jungsin Cult members easily dealt with them.

However, the problem was that Jung Minwoo’s clones kept appearing endlessly.

When about a day had passed……

“Attack the shadows on the floor!”

Rok, judging that the duel would never end at this rate, ordered the Jungsin Cult members to attack the shadows.

Crash—

Boom—

The Jungsin Cult members unleashed attacks on the shadows covering the floor, but……

“……Tsk, they keep popping up endlessly.”

The training room floor was already filled with shadows due to Jung Minwoo’s clones, so they couldn’t keep up with the speed at which they were being generated.

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‘……Is there no way?’

Rok racked his brain for a way to draw Jung Minwoo out from the shadows, but……

‘Nothing good comes to mind……’

Even with his sharp mind, he couldn’t find a solution.

‘I can’t even enter the shadows, so there’s nothing I can do.’

He tried to enter the shadows, but it ended in failure.

‘The only way is to make him exhaust all his demonic energy and force him out of the shadows……’

If they kept killing the clones as they appeared, he would eventually deplete all his demonic energy.

At first glance, it might seem like a straightforward approach, but in fact, this strategy had a fatal flaw.

‘We’ll collapse from exhaustion before that happens.’

That was, the lower-ranked Jungsin Cult members were likely to run out of demonic energy first.

‘The only good thing is that Anubis gets stronger as time goes on……’

But on the other hand, Jung Minwoo was also getting stronger over time, so it was difficult to gain an advantage in the fight with this alone.

‘Anubis is getting stronger individually, but Jung Minwoo is getting stronger along with his clones.’

Moreover, since he was creating clones in a state of enhanced physical ability, the clones were also being copied with enhanced physical abilities.

In other words, the chances of winning were slim to none.

‘The clones are getting stronger, and it’s starting to get a bit tough to deal with them……’

The ones that used to die with one punch now took two punches to kill.

If more time passed, it was likely they wouldn’t die from ordinary attacks.

For a moment, he thought about surrendering, but……

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‘Even if I lose, I have to see it through to the end.’

Losing wasn’t pleasant, but it was an opportunity to quickly gain strength, so he decided to go all the way.

“Everyone, let’s fight our best!”
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Rok encouraged the Jungsin Cult members and……

Bang—

Started attacking the clones with all his might.

A week later.

‘Everyone is fighting hard.’

Jung Minwoo was hiding in the shadows, leisurely observing the Jungsin Cult members fighting.

‘I thought it would take a bit longer, but looking at the situation now, it seems like the duel will be over soon.’

He had planned for about a month, but perhaps because they hadn’t fully mastered their strength, the Jungsin Cult members were getting tired faster than expected.

‘Everyone except Anubis is on the verge of collapsing.’

The Jungsin Cult members were struggling because the clones had received the ‘Awakening’ effect and their physical abilities had been enhanced.

‘Later, it will be a duel between just me and Anubis.’

Jung Minwoo watched for a while……

‘Should I get rid of the remaining ones now?’

He sent demonic energy to the clone he had created.

‘I might as well send it generously.’

Unfortunately, the clone couldn’t use demonic energy, so he had to resort to this troublesome method.

When he sent all but one-tenth of his demonic energy, a sudden feeling of exhaustion washed over him, but……

‘It’ll recover within five minutes.’

As he had completely mastered manipulating demonic energy, the recovery speed had also increased, so it didn’t take long.

Also, ‘Clone Creation’ and creating shadows didn’t require much demonic energy, so it didn’t hinder his recovery.

‘Let’s see how things go.’

He looked at the situation outside.

‘They’re really pushing forward.’

Having sent the demonic energy, he could see the clones overwhelming the others, almost crushing them.

When Rok was hit by the demonic energy-infused fists of the clones……

Bang—

“Ugh?!”

Shatter—

He fell to the floor, and his protective barrier shattered.

In Aold’s case……

“I can’t fall like this!”

He was desperately trying to hold on by continuously creating clones.

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Tap, tap, tap—

Bang—

“Ugh!”

But he seemed to have reached his limit, as his protective barrier shattered from the clones’ attacks, and he collapsed.
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“Kyaa!”

“……Ugh.”

“Oh dear.”

Venus, Elin, and Sayori’s protective barriers shattered in succession, and……

“Don’t be cowardly and hide behind clones, come out and fight fair!”

Only Anubis remained.

Tap, tap, tap—

The clones bravely rushed at Anubis, but……

Slice, slice, slice, slice, slice, slice, slice, slice……

They were cut down by her greatsword without even grazing her clothes and disappeared.

Her strength was incomparable to the first day.

As her physical abilities continuously improved, she had become strong enough to easily subdue a 15th ranked Demon Lord.

‘If it weren’t for copying unique traits, I would have been the one to lose.’

Jung Minwoo was grateful that his unique trait was ‘Demon Eye’.

‘It’s been over five minutes, shall I go out and finish this now?’

Jung Minwoo, confirming that his demonic energy had fully recovered, stepped out of the shadow and revealed himself.

“Hey, you wanna fight dirty?!”

Anubis, recognizing the main body, yelled at him.

“Originally, fighting is about using every trick in the book.”

“But you’re strong even without hiding in the shadows!”

“That’s true, but if I hadn’t hidden in the shadows, I would have been hurt too.”

“That’s true.”

“Now that we’re both Demon Lords, it wouldn’t make sense to go easy on each other like before. If we had gone easy, I would have been the one lying on the floor.”

“Indeed, the situation has changed a lot since then.”
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Anubis was persuaded by Jung Minwoo’s explanation and nodded.

“But, you showing yourself means you’re not going to fight dirty anymore, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Then, it’s fine.”

Anubis raised her greatsword and……

“After becoming a Demon Lord, I wanted to fight you with all my strength, Minwoo.”

Swish—

She started approaching at high speed.

“Come on, show me your full power!”

And when she reached him……

Whoosh—

She injected a massive amount of demonic energy into her greatsword and swung it with all her might.

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‘The power is incredible.’

Jung Minwoo admired Anubis’s strength for a moment, then……

“Shadow.”

Rustle—

He infused Shadow with a lot of demonic energy and countered the attack.

When Anubis’s greatsword and the shadow collided……

Crash—

An earsplitting roar erupted, and……

Rumble—

The Demon Lord’s dedicated training room started shaking violently.

“Yes, this is the kind of fight I wanted!”

Anubis smiled brightly and……

“Let’s keep going!!”

Swung her greatsword even faster than before.

A thousand attacks executed in a single second.

Even Demon Lords within the top 10 would have allowed an attack at this speed.

‘It’s not bad, but it’s not enough.’

Jung Minwoo, who had dodged Satan’s attacks tens of thousands of times per second, could easily dodge this level of attack.

He dodged all the attacks using Brain Eye and……

“Now it’s my turn to attack.”

Launched a full-fledged counterattack.

Bang, clang, bang, clang, bang, clang, bang, clang……

At first, Anubis seemed to be blocking somewhat, but……

Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud……

As he increased his speed, she started getting pummeled relentlessly.

“Ugh!”

As he relentlessly targeted her vital points……

Crack—

Cracks appeared in her protective barrier.

“What, why am I being pushed back……?”

Anubis gritted her teeth and tried to increase her speed, but……

Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud……

Being pummeled didn’t change.

“I’ll finish it now.”

Jung Minwoo, having gained the upper hand, decided to end it and infused his right fist with demonic energy……

Bang—

And struck Anubis’s abdomen.

Shatter—

Her protective barrier shattered, and……

Thump—

Anubis collapsed to the floor and fainted.

Thus, the week-long duel ended in Jung Minwoo’s victory.