I Answer the Demon Queen's Call
I Answer the Demon Queen's Call
The floor of the first room was wide open.
Looking down into the pitch-black darkness, the bottom was plastered with Blood-colored Thorns.
I was certain that anyone who fell would die instantly.
However, the Demon Queen wondered if anyone would actually fall for this.
"Hyeonmu."
That doubt vanished completely at the Demon Race's next action.
At the Demon Race's single word, the floor of the first room appeared.
Just like the original floor of the first room. Looking at it this way, it didn't look much different from a normal dungeon floor.
"An amazing ability, Demon Race."
"For you, Demon Queen-nim, something like this is nothing."
Unlike her, Jageun was working on building favor with the Demon Queen. Knowing that showing good images and abilities would increase the chances of getting a perfect score, he showed the work being done as much as possible in front of the Demon Queen.
"Demon Queen-nim, preparations to welcome the enemies in the first room are complete."
"With this, even the highest-ranking demons would have a hard time taking my core."
The Demon Queen was satisfied enough to nod her noble head.
Most summoned creatures couldn't do brainwork, so she seemed satisfied that he was doing it for her.
"Is there anything else?"
"As for other things..."
"Anything is fine. Because I can get rewards for it."
"Then... since you seem good at handling earth, can you look after the inside of the dungeon?"
"Of course. Please guide me to the problematic areas."
"Follow me."
I followed the Demon Queen toward the depths of the dungeon.
As I walked, I felt the eeriness of the dungeon, but it was nothing compared to Professor Scarlet's mansion.
The flying Skeleton said the Demon Queen was currently ranked 90th, so she definitely didn't seem like a strong Demon King.
"How did you become a Demon Queen who operates a dungeon?"
"I, too, am a being who inherited the blood of the Demon King. It is an unavoidable fate."
"Fate..."
"When the time comes, the Demon King's body and core separate. That is how they become beings who live together. As you can see, there are countless beings in the Demon World who covet this core. Demons, monsters... even other Demon Kings approach, aiming for the core."
"So you create dungeons to protect it."
The reason for creating the dungeon was one thing: to protect herself.
Just as humans create bones and flesh to protect parts like the heart, the Demon Queen also created the dungeon to extend her life as much as possible.
"I want you to look at this place."
"This is..."
It was a prison. And it was such a filthy and smelly place that I didn't even want to step foot in it.
"The prison is flimsy, so whenever I lock enemies up, they all run away. I want you to make it sturdy."
"Understood."
First, for cleanliness, I had Cheongryong do a water cleaning.
As a wave swept through the entire prison, it became a sparkling prison.
"...It's become cleaner than my room."
The Demon Queen-nim was fascinated by the prison that had changed along with the water. Her reaction was fun, so it made me want to work.
"Handling minerals is easy. Uo."
Of course, it didn't end there. I immediately had Hyeonmu smooth out the rusty iron bars and broken walls.
"The earthen walls I make are harder than steel."
To see if Hyeonmu's words were true, I punched the earthen wall.
Just as the guy said, it was my fist that hurt. Just in case, I struck it with a sledgehammer made of Blood Magic.
-Ding!
"Ughhh..."
I let go of both hands due to the recoil that rang all the way to my brain.
"Th-this much... it will be fine against most attacks."
"It's a good prison... the captured ones won't be able to escape."
The Demon Queen smiled, as if satisfied.
It was the first time I'd seen the Demon Queen-nim smile today. It meant that the work was somewhat meaningful.
"Demon Queen-nim! Demons are gathering outside the dungeon!"
"...The time has come."
The Demon Queen's face, which had been smiling, was dyed with seriousness at the Skeleton's words.
"Demons..."
I can't forgive those demon bastards. Interrupting my happy time with the Demon Queen-nim.
The army of the 67th ranked Demon, Baron Amdu, stopped at the entrance of a dungeon.
"Do we really have to come to such an outskirt to catch a Demon King~? Baron-nim~"
"The Demon King of Fear and Death has a deep Demon King lineage. If you take out the core and taste it, it's sweeter than anything else."
"Kehehe... that's right."
Monsters that looked like humans with tails and horns were lined up, holding armor, fork-like spears, and shields with monsters drawn on them.
"Alright~ let's go in!"
"Yes! Advance!"
The front row. Beast slaves with their necks tied with black shackles rushed forward as soon as they were whipped.
Demons wearing armor followed behind them.
Kicking up black dust on the black ground, they entered the massive entrance.
"Haha! It's completely empty! As expected, a newbie Demon King is nothing! We're going straight to the end!"
"Yorurururu!!"
"Kyao!!"
With the sound of grotesque horn trumpets, they breached the first room.
"Commander! Someone is standing at the entrance to the next room!"
When a soldier spoke, a female demon, a close aide to the Baron riding a six-legged monster, looked at the passage entrance.
A man with black hair wearing unusual attire.
"A bug... it's nothing. Just trample him and pass."
"Yes! Charge as is!"
Following the sub-commander's order, they breached the first room, which had nothing in it, and rushed toward the man.
Jageun, who had been leisurely watching the room filling up, slowly shouted as countless monsters rushed in front of him.
"Flip."
-Whoosh!
As soon as those words ended, the floor of the first room, which had been flat, rotated 180 degrees.
As the floor flipped, a clean floor appeared again.
"Ooh~ neat, right?"
After leisurely blocking the first offensive, Jageun sat back down on the chair made of earth.
"To think this is possible..."
The summoned creatures, who had been watching the considerable army rushing through the passage, trembled in fear.
However, seeing the demon army disappear before their eyes, the object of that fear changed.
The black-haired Demon Race.
At his single word, the entire demon army had fallen into the trap.
'He's on the same team, but he's a terrifying opponent...'
Just how many spikes were stuck in that trap floor at his word?
At first, everyone had cursed and ignored the Demon Race.
But as the results appeared, everyone thought it was a good thing they listened to him.
-Thwack! Swish!
"There's a survivor."
A hole appeared in the middle of the silent floor.
A demon flapping black wings popped up from that hole and flew in front of the passage.
"Using such shallow tricks!"
The enraged female demon swung her sword at Jageun.
"Krr!"
But an Orc with green skin appeared in front of him and blocked the sword.
"Leave it to me now, Demon Race!"
"I'll leave it to you."
Jageun, who didn't even get up from his chair, decided to watch the 1-on-1 battle between the Orc and the Demon.
"Move! How dare... an Orc like you! Block my path! Are you not afraid of the power of a demon!"
"Krr... the power of a demon? I don't believe what others say! I'll know if it's real by fighting directly!"
The brainless warrior Orc didn't care how good the demon was at fighting. He only wanted to prove his strength through fighting alone.
When the Orc's axe and the demon's sword clashed, the Orc's axe shattered instantly.
"Kugh!"
"You can't beat me with such a crappy weapon, die, Orc!"
"Krr, take this!"
The Orc, who was backing away, looked behind him and saw a double-edged axe made of blood color flying towards him.
He caught the flying axe with one hand and shouted.
"Thanks, Demon Race... Hup!"
With a single stroke of the axe brought down in one breath, the charging demon's chest armor was completely ripped off.
"Kugh!!"
The demon collapsed from the sharp and heavy blow. She trembled on the floor, enduring the pain.
"You are a weak demon."
The Orc looked at the fallen demon and tried to strike again.
"Geu-reu-reu! Stop!"
"Hmm? What is it, Demon Race?"
"She looks like the enemy commander. She seems important, so it would be better to bind her and put her in prison."
"...Understood. I will follow your words."
The fallen demon's body was bound with vines.
Jageun's gaze could not leave the bound demon.
The demon's face was that of a female demon with considerable beauty. Even the two huge breasts exposed through the broken armor were stirring the heart of a male.
"Prepare for the next offensive."
"Krooo!!"
"Waaaa!!"
No casualties... no injuries...
The first battle designed by the black-haired Demon Race could truly be called a great victory.
"The dungeon is quiet, Baron-nim..."
"Hmm..."
The Demon Baron, who had been waiting outside the dungeon for a long time, started to get bored when his subordinate Robel didn't come out.
"We will go in and check. Seeing as no messenger is coming, they must be having fun looting the dungeon."
"Robel is being troublesome. Go!"
"Understood! Baron-nim!"
At the Baron's words, another commander led their soldiers and entered the dungeon.
-Step... step...
An unpleasant silence. If there was even a little sign of life, I wouldn't have been nervous.
"Focus. I don't like this feeling!"
"Yes!"
The commander looked around without realizing it.
That was how they entered the first room.
The commander demon looked around the wide, empty room and raised his hand in the middle of the first room.
He stopped the soldiers' advance.
"It's a trap... I heard it was a newbie Demon King... is there someone behind this?"
I heard that Demon Kings with famous lineages provide some support when their children become independent as Demon Kings.
It seemed highly likely that this dungeon was like that.
An empty room. And the troops that didn't return...
It was clear that the dungeon was full of traps.
"Someone is sitting in the passage!"
When a soldier in front shouted, the commander demon also looked at the confirmed spot.
"Black hair...?"
Looking closely, it was a man who appeared magnified.
The man started looking at the soldiers here.
"Why are you here now? I thought I was going to die of boredom."
The man smiled.
At that moment, the commander experienced the world turning upside down.