Chapter 164 – I Shouldn’t Have Done That~ I Didn’t Know That~ (1)
3 hours until the start of the massive invasion.
After General Nubis left, I was troubled. Would it be right for her to do her favor, or just to act on my desires.
So far, I’ve done what I want. I took away what I wanted, shared what I wanted to give, and just did what I wanted.
Acting honestly in my own desires without any lies.
I do what I want the most at that moment without hesitating or regretting the consequences of my choices by binding myself with the shackles of conviction. That was my principle of action.
And here…
“I’ve been thinking about it…”
I wanted him to fall. I arrogantly looked down on and ignored me, who had come to establish a friendly relationship, used violence, claiming that I had humiliated myself, and finally took everything from the person who took it for granted to use my power to inflict pain on so many people. After that, he screamed and despaired and hoped that he would collapse.
So I thought of wiping off the map this kingdom he cherishes the most. He wished that it would be recorded that the long history of the kingdom he was so proud of had ended by his arrogance and mistakes in his generation, and he wanted to wipe out 18% of the world’s total population.
However, the firm loyalty of a loyal servant who did not give up on the foolish king and wanted him to go on the right path moved my heart.
I want to bring down Vilgames. But at the same time, I want to grant her wish not to ruin him. As I weighed which one attracted me more, I put the weight on one side of the scale with a snort.
I was led to the throne room where Bilgamesh was waiting for me by the soldiers who came after me and were afraid of me.
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Two hours until the start of the massive invasion.
General Nubis looked at the soldiers boarding the airship with an anxious face.
They are soldiers A soldier whose duty is to protect this Eldland. But what they wanted was to protect their country and family, not to take away someone else’s family. And, this reckless war will never be able to handle with only the blood value of either side. If this side’s attack succeeds, countless rage for losing precious people will pour into Eldland.
The chain of hatred will not end, the glorious country of gold will gradually be devastated in the ongoing war, and the innocent people will cry out in pain.
As the balance of power is disrupted, the bystanders will rage and take direct action, and the world will once again be swept away with ruthless violence that no human being can dare to resist.
However, her king had no intention of quitting this war so reckless.
What on earth made him so thirsty for someone’s blood?
Nuvis swallowed dry saliva. The only thing I can trust now is that man, Mr. Landfill. In a way, he is the cause of this sudden war, but I can’t hate him. He is also, strictly speaking, a victim, and at the same time he is the only one who can stop this war.
Even when all his soldiers boarded and the airship took off, Nubis did not give up hope. I longed to see Landfill’s teacher lay aside the grudge he harbored against his lord, and that his generous mercy prevent this realm from voluntarily plunging into mortal fire. She earnestly prayed to Sa Hera, the god of the desert who had chosen her, that a small consideration for others still remained in the cold and cramped heart of the man who acted only for her own sake.
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1 hour until the start of the massive invasion.
There were a total of three targets for Vilgames to invade.
First of all, Metaverse City and Magistos. It is a country where science technology and magic technology are extremely developed. The technological prowess of the two cities cannot be imitated by any other city. In other words, the moment the two cities collapsed, Eldland’s powerful troops and the tools and technology to defeat the monsters released by the teacher were nowhere to be found.
Oh yeah. Gentile. The inhabitants of another world who were brought here by the gods, those damn things that do nothing but mischief in a land that is not where they were born. Since the majority of them have divine protection or authority, even Vilgames couldn’t help but be picky about it.
So, the last invasion site is Desperado. The base of guild master Jeong Si-woo, and the land of freedom where the majority of foreigners stay. By destroying that damn city, you destroy the pivot that will unite the strangers. God’s protection and authority… Strangers with divine power are tricky, but if you defeat each one so that they don’t unite as one, it’s not that difficult to deal with. After all, an individual cannot defend a group alone.
Magistos, Metaverse City, and Desperado. Each is a powerful nation that no other city dares to follow with magic, science, and divine power.
And they will receive today a terrible gift that their common sense has hitherto been unable to cope with.
Two in Metaverse City, one in Magistos, and four in Desperado. Seven prisoners will become seven monsters and destroy the city.
Through the teacher, death row inmates who were ready to turn into monsters were already infiltrated into the three cities that were their targets yesterday. The moment the teacher pushes their emotions to the limit, the catastrophic monsters will rampage and leave huge indelible scars on the city. Even if he succeeds in subduing the monster, he will not be able to deal with his own large army that will soon come.
50,000 in Metaverse City, 40,000 in Magistos, and 110,000 in Desperado.
A large army of 200,000 was being delivered to each country aboard twenty gigantic airships.
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Five minutes before the massive invasion begins.
Through the communication device, the airships with their large army all at once cut through the sky and fly toward the enemy country, and the seven prisoners who are about to become uncontrollable monsters in an instant and cause massive casualties with a single flick of a finger. Looking at the figures all over the city, Vilgames sighed contentedly. He immediately turned his head towards the teacher and opened his mouth.
“Look, my grand dream is about to become a reality. To wipe the damned intruders and all that they have built from the land, and to return this world to its lord. Thus, my kingdom is guaranteed eternal stability. I will receive it. Now, teacher of the city where the most lowly and ugliest people gather. How do you feel about participating in this great narrative of Jim?”
“Are you asking because you don’t know that? It’s very fucking. And, as I’ve said again and again, if you have a chance to turn around, this is the last time.”
“What?”
Landfill’s teacher said warningly with her face that did not contain her smile at all.
“If you let your emotions run wild, the death row inmates who have infiltrated the city will quickly turn into monsters and rampage.”
“I know. Is that what I want?”
“Nobody can control those monsters. Yes, not even me.”
“There’s no need to control them. They’re doing their job just by going wild there.”
“…And to bring back those who have changed once, I have to step in myself, and unlike when I run amok, I need to get close to them myself to calm them down. Do you know what I’m talking about? Scatter them all over different cities like that. If you let go, it will take a very long time to fix the problems they caused while running out of control.”
“There’s no need to fix it.”
“Under…”
The teacher said it calmly, as if it was a last chance, as if he would bestow his last mercy.
“Are you sure you won’t regret it?”
“Of course. There is no reason to regret.”
“-If that’s your answer, it can’t be helped.”
“Now, sir. The time has come. Release the monsters now. So that they can wipe out the city before my great army arrives there.”
“As you wished.”
The king commanded, so he complied.
[Keu, keuaaaaa…!]
[Heo-eok, hee-eok, hee-eok…! Aaaaah!!]
At the command of Vilgames, the seven prisoners on the screen of the communication device started twisting and groaning as one in pain. It is to cry out in excruciating pain caused by the amplification of emotions and deliberation caused by the runaway of desires, which lead to rapid changes in the body. But Vilgames laughed contentedly, as if their screams were the harmony of a beautiful orchestra.
And…
3, 2, 1.
[Ku… Kwaaaaa!!]
A massive invasion has begun.
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And, the massive invasion was over.
“Why, why…!”
Engulfed in unquenchable flames, the once-king’s desperate scream resounded within the crumbling castle.
“Why!!!!”
The king is the heart of the kingdom. Without a heart, the kingdom cannot live.
And, now everything except the heart is dead.
“Something, something must be wrong…! It can’t be like this. It can’t be like this! This, this is nonsense! No, no! It’s a lie…! It’s all a dream!!”
The man desperately denied the terrible reality, but that didn’t change anything.
“Hello! Who’s there! Minister!! General!! Anybody is fine! If you hear Jim’s voice, answer quickly! Come on!!”
Despite the desperate cries of the king who lost his people, there was no answer that came back.
“Where the hell did it go wrong? Jim, when the hell did he go wrong?”
In front of the king seeking an answer, someone who knew the answer appeared.
“Why are you so sad, Your Majesty? Didn’t you say you would never regret it?”
“…Landfill’s teacher…! You bastard, what the hell did you do!”
“Aren’t you all watching? I did only one thing. At your command, I forcibly released the pent-up desires of those who were destined to die, and brought them into physical form. You commanded me to do so, I just followed it.”
“No, it can’t be. You must have done something nefarious! Otherwise… Those monsters wouldn’t bother returning to my country and destroying it, leaving so many other people around them alone.” Isn’t it!!”
“Why do you think that doesn’t make sense?”
To the foolish king who still does not realize his mistake and does not know how to see the answer right in front of his eyes, the teacher who represents the lowest and most lowly people showed him the reality with a cold sneer.
“Your Majesty seems to be misunderstanding something… Why did you think that they would take such a terrible form and attack the people around them? Did you forget? By your command, and by my power, they are Until they became such ugly, hideous, and ugly faces… They had a human shape, and the contents were undoubtedly human. Are you afraid?”
“What…?”
“Although they have become hideous because they are possessed by one intense desire, they are still HumanWas He was a person who had the ability to think and make decisions for himself. Even in monstrous forms, they do not forget and remember. Who made them look this horrible, why they had to go through this pain… They thought, they made a decision. Yes, they were people before they were sinners, and the abandoned people hated the king who abandoned them and wanted to destroy him. That is the true nature of this tragedy.”
Who deserves to die in this world?
Who dares to put a price on life?
All lives are equal, and there is no life that does not matter even if it dies.
“It doesn’t matter because they’re death row inmates who are going to die anyway, and if you’re going to kill them anyway, let’s use their lives for the slightest benefit to the kingdom, you set the price for the prisoners’ lives. Alas, foolish king of gold. Countless You arrogant ruler who amassed wealth and sits on a throne with a long history. You, who looked at the value of all things in gold, finally put a price on things that should not be weighed. That is, you put a price on your own life. You don’t even know that it means that you can be able to do it.”
The teacher gave me a chance again and again. Not only the teacher, but many others, including the general, tried to offer him another option. However, he ignored the efforts of all of them, and threw himself into a burning fireball, obsessed with the obsession that only the path he believed in was right.
As if mocking such a foolish king, seven monsters appeared behind the teacher who stood with his back to the flames.
“A faceless beauty, a blind sniper, a fire goblin, a sheep and a wolf, a spine breaker, a cataclysm falling from the sky, and the greatest liar… Hey, I can’t believe that one person’s choice will bring me into a relationship with these seven amazing people. It’s a rope. A gift that you don’t even expect, you really don’t know what to do with the world?”
Seven terrible monsters that destroyed his kingdom.
“Didn’t I tell you? They can’t be controlled by anyone. Did you really not know that these people are within the scope of controlling them, even if they just run rampant and cause damage to the surroundings? Or, you must be yourself. Have you harbored any myths about things going the way you think? A fool says his way is right, but a wise man listens to advice.”
“Shut up, you cunning bastard…! Devil… Yes, you are the devil! You, who gives people power beyond their control and laughs at them as they watch them ultimately perish, are truly evil devils. !!”
The man called the devil finally burst into laughter at the ugly and meaningless struggle of pouring out all the tragedies that had befallen him to the person in front of him at the last outburst of Woo-ja, who could not admit his mistakes. In the heat of the roaring fire, the man’s shadow was twisted hideously like a demon’s indeed. At least, that’s how it looked in the King’s eyes.
“Sometimes he ignores my advice and warnings and tries to take advantage of me, and now blames everything on me and calls me the devil. What an idiot. It’s really funny that someone like that bears the weight of the crown. Isn’t it funny, everyone?”
At the man’s question, each of the seven monsters standing behind him trembled and let out a terrifying sound. Although they had no way of knowing what they were saying because they did not speak human language, Bilgames instinctively knew that the monsters were laughing at him.
“…For sinners who were destined to die anyway! How dare you despise me! Eomyeong… Yes, this is the last eomjeong! As a reward for daring to insult and despise the king, take your own life!!”
Last name. That is the power of a king possessed by Bilgames.
It is not simply giving the people an order that must be obeyed, but giving the last order that must be obeyed.
Those who have received the last edict will not be able to follow any orders from Bilgames afterwards, but instead, they must carry out the last edict no matter what. But…
“…Ah, really. I’m laughing so much that I feel like crying..”
Vilgames widened his eyes in disbelief at the single demon and the seven monsters looking down on him with nothing wrong, and as if he was perfectly fine.
“Stupid… Why does the eomyeong not work? This, this… This is impossible! The last eom, the mystery of the power of Eldland’s innocent history! Even the guild master Jeong Si-woo is the realm of Jim. I wouldn’t be able to be free from that power, so why!!”
“Ahaha! Ahahahahaha!Haha! Ha… Seriously, are you asking because you don’t know that?
Against the backdrop of the seven monsters’ horrifying sneers, the demon’s shadow swaying in the flames gave him the answer, wiping the tears from his eyes.
“What power is there in a king who has no kingdom to rule and no people to rule?”
The king’s power possessed by Bilgames.
It is a mystery that originates from the innocent history of his country, the golden kingdom of Eldland. The power of the king’s power was a very simple yet powerful mystery that anyone who set foot in the kingdom’s territory could never be free from the ruler’s orders.
However, that was a power that Bilgames was able to use because he was the king of a kingdom with a long history.
The kingdom with its illustrious history is on the brink of destruction by seven monsters born of his misjudgment, and a king with no power can no longer handle the mysteries of forcing anyone to do what he desires.
“Ah, ah, ah ah ah…!!”
“Originally, I was going to erase it without a trace, but… Vilgames, you are so lucky. .. Maybe you won’t be able to pressure someone with the power of capital anymore. So where… Start again from the very bottom, from the beginning.”
With those words, the teacher and the seven monsters leisurely left the melting golden kingdom.
