The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 56

Chapter 56: Downfall (2)

“…To think we’d be defeated by young chicks.”

“…They were surprisingly clever.”

The demons, feeling anger at being defeated by Jung Minwoo, let out bitter laughs.

“Who knew they would join hands with the pigeons?”

One might wonder why they didn’t consider the possibility of joining hands with angels while in the Holy Empire.

“Who could have known he was a guy with no demonic pride?”

The very act of joining hands with an angel was considered a betrayal of demonic pride, so it was understandable that they hadn’t considered this possibility.

“I want to tear him apart right now…”

Their hearts desired to chase after Jung Minwoo and cut off his head, but…

“It’s best to focus on these higher beings for now.”

They had to deal with the higher beings swarming before their eyes first.

“I never thought I’d be fighting higher beings.”

“Yeah, I thought this wouldn’t happen until I became a Demon Lord.”

Their gazes turned cold, and demonic energy began to surge from their bodies.

“First, let’s quickly take care of the bugs in front of us.”

“Agreed.”

Then, black smoke enveloped Sssak’s body and…

뿅―

He transformed into the shape of a spear.

덥썩―

Bigkoon grabbed the spear and smiled.

“It’s been a while since we’ve worked together.”

He infused the spear with demonic energy and shot it towards the higher beings.

“Demons are attacking! Everyone, fall back behind the paladins!”

At the Pope’s command, the knights charging forward retreated behind the paladins.
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“Protection in the name of the angels!”

As the priests cast spells on the paladins…

후―웅.

A golden protective barrier arose.

“An earth-like defensive barrier!”

쿵―!

As if that wasn’t enough, the paladins stomped their feet.

후―웅.

A bright light permeated their shields.

“Shields forward!”

“””Forward!”””

They thrust their shields forward.

콰―――――앙!

The demonic energy collided with the shields, creating a tremendous explosion.

“This should have taken care of at least half of them, right?”

Bigkoon thought that more than half would have been killed by this, but…

“Everyone, charge!”

“””Charge!!!”””

The paladins, without a single scratch, had successfully blocked the attack.

“What?”

“They blocked it without any damage…?”

Bigkoon and Sssak were bewildered by the sight.

Even though their power had been weakened, they were beings of a different order than the higher beings, so they couldn’t understand the current situation.

“Could it be because of the holy array beneath them?”

“Our power is weakened this much just by a holy array?”

Originally, a holy array wouldn’t have been able to suppress their power to this extent, but…

“…For something made by higher beings, the holy power is quite significant.”

It was possible thanks to the 500,000 priests who had dedicated themselves to creating the holy array for a week.

“Ha… I didn’t know I’d struggle against higher beings. This is annoying.”

As Bigkoon sighed and lamented…

“Die by my blade, demon!”

A paladin, approaching within striking distance, swung his golden sword at Bigkoon.

“What are you talking about, you higher being?”

푸―욱!

Bigkoon swung his spear at a speed too fast for the naked eye to follow, piercing the paladin’s head.

“…컥?!”

Unlike his valiant charge, the paladin met a 허무한 end with his head pierced.

“Try blocking this!”
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Unlike before, a dark demonic energy surged from Bigkoon’s body.

“Mortals!!!”

쐐―――――액!

Demonic energy flew towards the higher beings, tracing a crescent shape.

“Paladins to the front!”

The higher beings tried to block it in the same way as before, but…

댕―――――강!

“””크헉?!”””

They were unable to block the attack and their bodies began to be torn apart.

주춤―

Frightened by the sight, the higher beings stopped in their tracks.

“The fate of the world rests on your shoulders!”

As the Saintess knelt and prayed…

샤라라―

Golden dust fell from the sky, and at the same time…

“””우오오오오!”””

They felt a surge of confidence and power.

“Yes, if we don’t stop them, the world will be destroyed!”

“Everyone, give it your all!”

“The future of our children depends on us!”
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And they charged towards the demons once more.

“Tsk, those pigeon-like creatures.”

“They’re dying to get killed.”

콰―――――앙!

They charged valiantly, but unfortunately, being helplessly slaughtered by the demons remained unchanged.

“…It seems it’s my turn to step forward.”

Seeing the situation turning unfavorable, the Saint wore a determined expression and drew the ‘Holy Sword’ bestowed upon him by the angel.

The Holy Sword.

A weapon said to be usable only by the Hero.

“I can use it for 10 minutes. I must inflict some damage before then!”

However, it could be used through a loophole with the angel’s permission.

“For the Holy Empire!”

타, 타, 타, 타앗―

The Saint, with newfound resolve, charged towards the demon, wielding the Holy Sword.

“Don’t underestimate the potential of humans!”

As the Holy Sword reached Bigkoon…
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“What nonsense.”

푸――욱!

Bigkoon was faster, thrusting his spear through the Saint’s heart.

“…This can’t be?”

털썩―

The Saint, with a bewildered expression, collapsed and died.

“Never met a skilled one for all their talk.”

Bigkoon scoffed and turned his back, but at that moment…

푸―욱!

“…음?”

Pain surged from his chest.

He looked down and saw…

“…What?”

He confirmed that the Holy Sword, held by the Saint, was embedded in his chest.

“…He should be dead?”

He turned his head back with questioning eyes, and…

“…You let your guard down.”

The Saintess, not the Saint, was smiling with a pale face.

“…”

촤――악.

Bigkoon frowned deeply and swung his spear, severing the Saintess’s neck.

그랑―

He then pulled out the Holy Sword embedded in his chest and threw it to the floor, but…

“큭!”

The wound wasn’t healing, and blood continued to flow from his chest.

“…Damn, it must be a weapon made by the pigeons.”

Bigkoon had a bad premonition that they might actually be defeated.

Meanwhile, Jung Minwoo and the Demon Communion members were watching the fight from afar.

‘They’re fighting better than expected.’

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Perhaps Bigkoon and Sssak were more skilled than he thought, as they were overwhelming the higher beings with their prowess.

‘But there’s no fighting against numbers.’

However, fighting against 2 million higher beings, he could see Bigkoon and Sssak becoming visibly exhausted.

“I thought they were lacking in intelligence, but their prowess is surprisingly good.”

“I guess they’re 3rd Rank demons for a reason.”

Jung Minwoo shrugged in response to Venus’s remark.

“…They’re not going to win like this, are they?”

To Elin’s worry, Jung Minwoo smiled reassuringly and replied.

“Don’t worry. Their demonic energy is rapidly depleting.”

On the surface, it seemed like the demons had a significant advantage, but…

‘They don’t have much demonic energy left.’

Perhaps due to the wound from the Holy Sword, Bigkoon was on the verge of running out of demonic energy.

‘Sssak still has plenty of demonic energy, but once Bigkoon’s runs out, it’ll deplete quickly as well.’

In other words, if things continued like this, the higher beings would emerge victorious.

‘What are the pigeons doing?’

Jung Minwoo shifted his gaze to see what the pigeons were doing.

“Promotion, here we come!”

“Kill them!”

“Our humans are doing great!!”

They were dancing and toasting in celebration.

‘It’s a new discovery that pigeons can’t dance.’

Jung Minwoo thought to himself absurdly and shifted his gaze back to the higher beings.

‘Now I just have to wait patiently.’

After about 21 hours…

The number of higher beings had dwindled to 500.

“크흑!”

“허억, 허억.”

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As expected, the demons had completely run out of demonic energy.

If they continued to fight, the higher beings would win, but…

‘They’re exhausted.’

Their stamina wasn’t infinite, so the higher beings were also clearly exhausted.

‘I want to kill them myself, but it’s better to hold back.’

As a probationary Demon Lord, he wouldn’t be punished for killing demons, but he decided not to intervene because Old Man Baal would probably be a nuisance.

‘Then shall I wait until the higher beings kill them?’

He thought it would be over in about an hour, but at that moment…

펄럭―

The pigeons began to fly towards where the demons were.

“Damn it, they keep coming endlessly.”

“There are only 10,000 left, so let’s just hold on a little longer.”

Bigkoon and Sssak were appalled by the tenacity of the higher beings.

As they were about to move to finish off the remaining higher beings…

펄럭―

They heard an ominous flapping sound.

“씨X…”

Bigkoon cursed under his breath, sensing trouble.

“You seem quite exhausted.”

Seina landed on the ground, wearing a stern expression.

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“”…””

If it had been before, killing pigeons wouldn’t have been difficult, but…

‘…To be looked down upon by pigeons.’

‘I should have killed the pigeons from the start.’

Having exhausted all their demonic energy, they couldn’t handle the pigeons in front of them.

“Do you have any last words?”

To Seina’s question, Bigkoon stepped back and said.

“…You won’t be able to handle the consequences if you kill us.”

Seina scoffed at Bigkoon’s threat and replied in a mocking tone.

“That’s not something you need to worry about.”

“”…””

“Pay the price for trying to covet the Yurain planet.”

“W-wait!”

Bigkoon tried to stop her at Seina’s words, but…

솨아아아아―

The clouds parted in the sky, and a bright light poured down.

“Holy Hammer!”

A giant hammer, enveloped in golden light, struck down towards the demons.

콰―――――앙!

Then, the hammer disappeared, enveloped in light.

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“They’re dead.”

The demons, now unrecognizable, lay on the ground.

‘It’s over.’

Jung Minwoo, who had been watching the situation, felt it was time to execute the next plan and was about to get up when…

【A new effect of Demon Eye has been discovered】

A new message window popped up before his eyes.

‘…A new effect?’

Jung Minwoo felt curious and was about to click the message window when…

스르륵―

The bodies of the demons, now unrecognizable, turned into dust and began to be absorbed into Jung Minwoo’s body.

쿵――!

‘?!’

An indescribable, powerful energy began to overflow from his body.

‘…Is it because I was involved in killing the demons?’

Jung Minwoo clicked the message window to find out the exact effect.

【Demon – Demon Eye】

― By concentrating, you can see through the desires of higher beings.

― By concentrating, you can see the total amount of demonic energy possessed by a higher being or inanimate object.

― By consuming demonic energy, you can inflict debuffs on higher beings.

― By consuming demonic energy, you can copy the unique traits of demons.

However, you can only copy the unique traits of demons with whom you have built a bond.

― When you kill or are involved in the death of a being with demonic energy, you can steal a portion of their demonic energy.
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The description window for his unique trait appeared before his eyes.

‘…I can steal a portion of their demonic energy?’

Upon confirming, he realized he had gained an incredible effect.

‘…This is why Satan didn’t provide any support.’

Only then did Jung Minwoo understand why Satan had used the excuse of not having any personnel to support him.

‘He must have known this, since he has the same Demon Eye.’

It was all part of Satan’s plan to empower him.

‘This will make it easier to carry out the plan.’

Jung Minwoo closed the information window and was about to get up when…

“Don’t move.”

Seina and the pigeons flew over and pointed their weapons at him and the Demon Communion members.

Jung Minwoo looked at the pointed weapons and asked.

“What’s the meaning of this?”

Seina replied with a hardened expression.

“Weren’t we only supposed to kill the 3rd Rank demons? What’s going on?”

“We can’t let dangerous elements like you live.”

Jung Minwoo felt puzzled by her answer.

‘Surely, they’ll have to suffer losses if they fight?’

To resolve his doubts, Jung Minwoo used ‘Mind’s Eye’ on Seina.

【My holy power has doubled after killing the 3rd Rank demons. With this power, I can easily kill those guys.】

Letters formed above her head, transforming Seina’s thoughts into text.

‘…Hmm, so her mind changed after gaining power.’

An unexpected situation.

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Most would be bewildered in such a situation, but…

‘This is even better.’

Instead of showing bewilderment, Jung Minwoo smiled brightly.

‘This way, I can kill them without any repercussions.’

After all, since they were the ones who showed hostility first, he could trample them mercilessly without any consideration.