The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 99

Chapter 99: Invasion of Dainik Planet (1)

While Aroma and Katra were in the midst of their talks.

“All preparations are complete.”

The Pacon Empire had finished all its preparations for the invasion.

“Tell me about the troops.”

Jung Minwoo, seated on his throne, asked Elvis how many troops were ready.

“100,000 Sword Masters, 100,000 8th Class mages, and 50,000,000 soldiers are ready for the invasion.”

50,000,000.

It was a massive army that would have been impossible to assemble back on ‘Yurain’ planet.

‘Since we’ve invaded a territory the size of Yurain planet, it’s only natural that we can manage this many troops.’

What was most surprising from the report was that these weren’t farmers forcibly conscripted, but soldiers who had undergone systematic training.

‘It’s amazing that he made these preparations in just 6 years after the invasion.’
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Impressed by Elvis’s skills, Jung Minwoo spoke.

“You’ve prepared perfectly. Don’t let your guard down and continue the invasion calmly.”

No matter how great his own strength was, or how many outstanding subordinates he had, complacency could ruin everything.

“Yes, I will carry out the invasion without letting my guard down.”

Elvis, seeming to understand this well, replied energetically.
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Reassured by his dependable demeanor, Jung Minwoo put aside his worries and moved on to the next agenda item.

“How do you plan to utilize the monsters?”

Although it might seem unnecessary with an army of 50,000,000.

‘The more troops, the better.’

Having more personnel meant being able to employ various strategies, so increasing the number of troops was undoubtedly a good thing.

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“After careful consideration, I’ve come up with a viable strategy.”
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“Let’s hear it.”

“We’ll send the monster army into the jungle.”

At Elvis’s answer, Jung Minwoo gestured for him to continue.

“First, we’ll burn down the jungle using magic.”

“Burn down the jungle…”

“If we burn it, the monsters in the jungle will be forced to move towards the enemy nation, causing them damage. And once they’ve dealt with all the monsters, we can send in the remaining monster army to maximize the damage.”

Theoretically, it was a very clean strategy.

“That could provoke the monsters living in the jungle.”

However, it could backfire by provoking the monsters and causing damage to the Pacon Empire itself.

“We’ll have about 100 8th Class mages on standby, so even if they come, we can just send them back using magic.”

“Sounds good.”

Jung Minwoo nodded, expressing his approval of Elvis’s plan.

“When the nations suffering from the monster attacks request reinforcements from other nations, we’ll invade the enemy nation bordering them.”

In other words, they would take advantage of the moment when the enemy troops were sent towards the jungle to ransack their undefended territory.

“Isn’t there a risk that after they’ve dealt with all the monsters, they’ll cross the jungle and attack the Pacon Empire?”

“We’ll defend against that with barrier artifacts and the 100 8th Class mages.”

In short, they would quickly invade other nations while holding a defensive line.

“Not a bad strategy.”

At Jung Minwoo’s praise, Elvis bowed deeply and replied.

“All of this was possible thanks to the grace of the Demon Lords.”

“All preparations are complete, so there’s no need to delay. Proceed with the operation immediately.”

“As you command.”

Elvis then left the throne room and headed towards the jungle with the 100 8th Class mages.

Arriving at the jungle.
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“From now on, you will be entrusted with the crucial mission of burning down the jungle and protecting the Pacon Empire from our enemies.”

Elvis met the eyes of each of the 8th Class mages, reminding them of the importance of this operation.

“So, for the glorious future of the Pacon Empire, I ask you to give it your all. Understood?”

“””Understood.”””

The mages replied with confident smiles.

“Good. Then let’s begin immediately.”

“””We’ll begin right away.”””

At Elvis’s command, the mages moved to their designated positions and confirmed the coordinates to be burned.

“Let’s burn it down with passion.”

“It’s been a while since I’ve played with fire, since I was a kid.”

“I’ve always wanted to burn down a jungle, and now my wish has come true.”

And as they manipulated their mana.

Fwooosh―

100 magic circles appeared in the air.

“””Fireball.”””

Then, finishing their casting and activating the spell.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh―hundreds of thousands of fireballs appeared in the sky in an instant.

“Whoa, the number of fireballs is impressive, perhaps because 8th Class mages are using the spell.”

Elvis smiled with satisfaction, looking at the hundreds of thousands of fireballs floating in the sky.

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“The heat is intense, probably because they were created by 8th Class mages.”

Because of the intense heat they emitted, a haze was rising near the fireballs.

“Those who have confirmed their coordinates, launch the fireballs.”

At Elvis’s next command, the mages began launching the hundreds of thousands of fireballs towards the jungle.

Fwooosh―

As the fireballs fell upon the jungle.

Fwooosh―

They instantly set the trees ablaze, emitting even stronger flames.
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“Prepare the next spell.”

At Elvis’s next command, the mages immediately raised their magic circles.

“Those who are ready, cast the spell.”

“””Wind.”””

And as they activated the spell.

Whooooosh!

A huge gust of wind swept through, making the flames grow larger and begin to move towards the enemy nation.

“The magic must not be interrupted, so keep it going.”

“””Understood.”””

If they canceled the spell midway, the wind could blow towards the Pacon Empire, changing the direction of the fire, so they had to maintain the spell continuously.

A short while later.

The fire spread rapidly, and before long, the flames engulfed the entire jungle.

“Cancel all magic. Install the ‘barrier’ artifacts and activate them.”

Elvis issued a new command to the mages.

“””As you command.”””

Bzzzt.

As they activated the barrier completely.

“Everyone, rest.”

Elvis pointed to the prepared chairs, suggesting the mages take a break.

“If any monsters try to cross over here, or if any humans come, kill them without mercy.”

“””Understood.”””

“Then, I’ll be on my way.”

Having finished all his business, Elvis mounted his horse to leave the jungle.

“Spectacular.”

Before leaving, he took in the sight of the burning jungle, resembling a sunset, once more.

“They’re going to suffer quite a bit because of the monsters.”

Elvis then turned his horse and returned to the Pacon Empire.

“Shall we start work today?”

A man woke up early in the morning to go to work, as he did every day.

“…I’m so lazy to go to work.”

For a commoner who lived hand to mouth, work was no different from a means to survive.

“But I can’t complain too much, since I won’t be able to find such an easy job again.”

However, contrary to his reluctance to work, the man was quite satisfied with his assigned task.

“Where else would I get paid for just sitting around?”

Moreover, the pay was quite high, so he lived a relatively comfortable life among the commoners.

“Shall we go out?”

Thud, thud, thud.

The man went outside and climbed up the wall.

“Oh, you’re here?”

Another man greeted him with a yawn.

“Any monsters?”

“Just goblins. They were intercepted by the artifacts and died instantly.”

“So there’s nothing out of the ordinary?”

“Nope.”

“Go on in.”

“Alright.”

As their conversation revealed, their job was to observe the monsters coming from the jungle.

One might wonder why this job was so easy, but.

“Time for a nap.”

A top-grade artifact barrier was erected on the wall.

And since any approaching monsters were automatically killed by the high-grade interception artifacts, the man had nothing to do.

“I’ll just take a nap and then make a round.”

When he first started working, he was worried that strong monsters might appear, but after 5 years of service, no monsters other than goblins had ever shown up, so there was nothing to worry about.

“I’ll just sleep for 3 hours and then wake up.”

As the man fell into a deep sleep.

Fwooosh―

A huge fire was rising beyond the horizon in the distance.

And after about 2 hours.

Eeeeek, eeeeek, eeeeek, eeeeek, eeeeek, eeeeek!!!

The color of the barrier changed to red, and a loud alarm started blaring.

“Gasp!”

The man’s eyes flew open at the loud alarm.

“The alarm’s going off…?”

A situation he had never experienced in his 5 years of service.

“…I, I need to check.”

Shaking off his sleep, the man hurriedly moved towards the wall and looked outside.

“…Shit.”

The man couldn’t help but curse as he saw what was happening outside.

“…We’re screwed.”

It was understandable, because countless monsters were charging towards the wall from the jungle, accompanied by a massive fire.

If it were just goblins, the artifacts could have easily handled them.

“…This is beyond our control.”

But there were also a large number of strong monsters mixed in, such as orcs, ogres, trolls, gargoyles, wyverns, and so on, making it impossible to stop them with the interception artifacts.

“We need to alert everyone outside, quickly!”

The man took out the communication artifact he carried and tried to inform his superiors of the situation, but.

Boom―――!

“…Ah!”

With a huge explosion, the wall shook, causing him to drop the communication artifact.

“Damn it, damn it, damn it…!”

The man blamed himself for taking a nap and tried to run for his life, but.

“””Screeeech!”””

Clang―

Tens of thousands of wyverns crashed into the barrier simultaneously, shattering it and blocking his escape.

“…W, what should I do.”

The man felt his mind go blank, trembling with fear. At that moment.

“Screeee!”

The wyvern looked at the man, licking its lips as if it had found a delicious prey.

Thump, thump, thump, thump―

It strode towards the man, and then.

Crack―
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“Ah…”

Crunch―

It opened its mouth wide and swallowed the man whole.

If he had been diligent in his duties instead of taking a nap, he wouldn’t have met his demise.

But it was too late for the man to regret it, as he was already dead.

“Screee.”

The wyvern that had swallowed the man looked around with a disappointed expression, as if it wasn’t full yet.

“Scree!”

It then spotted a large number of delicious prey within the castle walls.

“””Screeeech!”””

Together with tens of thousands of other wyverns, it flew into the castle and began hunting the humans.

Meanwhile, the flightless monsters.
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“””Roarrrrrr!”””

“””Grrrrrrr.”””

“””Aoooooo!”””

Crash――――!

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They smashed through the wall with their brute strength and entered the castle.

“M, monsters?”

“S, stop them!!”

“Quickly, report this!”

The soldiers on patrol saw the monsters breaking through the wall and tried to stop them, but.

Crunch―

“””Ugh!”””

They were killed instantly by a single punch from an orc, without a chance to resist.

Less than an hour later, a scene of hell unfolded within the castle walls, and the screams of the humans began to echo.