“Are you saying that woman only took two people and ran off to the newly appeared dungeon?”
Upon receiving the report from her subordinate, Egrette spoke.
【Yes, that person only took one Personal Guard Maid and the Second Demon King, who is temporarily staying there, and entered the dungeon entrance near the border of our territory.】
Although the entrance to the “Relics of the Lost World Mechanism” dungeon appeared within the Great Demon King’s territory, its location was quite close to the border, specifically near the territory of the First Demon King, Egrette.
In addition, the territory of the Fourth Demon King was right next to it.
Originally, according to the location of the entrance, the Great Demon King Ai Yue should have dispatched an exploration team along with her and the Fourth Demon King. Yet, the person who should have stayed in the Demon King Castle most of all had run off to clear the dungeon? And she wasn’t alone.
“This is truly…”
Egrette could not help but grit her teeth. Even the Blood Race subordinate on the other end of the communication magic could hear her fury.
【To disregard the contract made with the other Demon Kings and sneak off quietly by herself—as expected, she cannot be trusted!】
It was not just to please the Blood Queen; even the Blood Race members who received the news immediately felt angry.
The value of a dungeon was even more precious than money or many rare items. It was not just because of the treasures hidden inside, but also because of the ecology that differed from the outside world and the enemies that poured out endlessly unless they were cleared all at once. While it was a catastrophe for races with insufficient strength, for the powerful Demon Race, it was simply a treasure trove for farming materials.
More importantly, the dungeon that appeared this time was a ruin type. In other words, many ancient technologies might have been left behind. Those alone were priceless treasures.
“Sneaking off…”
Hearing the words coming through the communication magic, Egrette murmured to herself, followed by a strange smile.
“Indeed, it is sneaking off, that trashy woman…”
【My Lord Demon King?】
“It’s nothing.”
Egrette looked at the intelligence gathered during this period on the desk and placed her hand on her chest.
Then, she made up her mind.
“Pass down the notice. Have everyone prepare. It is about to begin.”
【This… My Lord Demon King, could it be…】
“That’s right. The Demon Realm is about to undergo a great change.”
【Yes! I will see to it immediately!】
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【…The war is about to begin~】
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“Good grief, this mob spawning is annoying enough. I wonder who designed it. Oh, it was me. Never mind then.”
Watching the robots constantly pouring out from the transforming walls, Ai Yue even began to mutter to herself like a stand-up comedian.
Of course, because the noise generated by the intense battle was not small, no one could hear her at all.
“Wahahaha! This is fun!!”
A devil lolita whose height, including her horns, barely exceeded 1.4 meters waved her tiny hands that looked as if they would snap with a single fold. However, the wind pressure generated by that alone formed countless wind blades, leaving deep claw marks across a large area in front of her and shredding the robots along with it.
Despite being robots with high resistance, they were like weeds being mindlessly mown under Kurimu’s claws, shattering upon contact.
Using “weeds” to describe these robots was not only because they were destroyed like weeds, but also because of their characteristic of being inexhaustible and constantly regrowing.
After all, these enemies were not ordinary living beings. Even if they were destroyed, as long as their cores remained undamaged, they could be replaced and immediately launch an attack again. Even if they were smashed into a pile of scrap metal, they could be recycled.
Looking around, although the number of robots destroyed by Kurimu was countless, the wreckage left behind was pitifully small. This was because this room—or rather, the dungeon itself—was also a type of machine. In other words, they were not fighting the sea of machines before them, but the entire dungeon.
However, this was merely the surface.
“Ugh… Is there no end to this…”
Although she found it interesting at first, one would eventually grow bored of mindless mowing, especially since Kurimu was simply waving her hands without any technical skill involved.
Yet, as if aiming for this exact point, a slight abnormality appeared in the unchanging charge of the mechanical sea.
In a place Kurimu hadn’t noticed, a machine that seemed to have been modified and was clearly different from the other robots quietly drilled out of the floor, revealing half of its head.
In the next moment, just as Kurimu swung a blow forward and was unable to evade, the modified machine launched its attack.
A pure white ray, as thin as a thread yet containing extremely high-density energy and penetrating power, sliced through everything in its path as if opening a rift in space.
This special attack could even directly penetrate the defense of a Level 100 Player, meaning it dealt the equivalent of true damage. Even though Kurimu possessed the Devil Race’s Distortion Law ability, she was only around a Level 97 Demon, so she naturally could not block it.
“Watch out!”
At this critical moment, Bululu lunged to Kurimu’s side, pressing her head down with one hand to avoid the attack while plunging her other hand into the floor.
“Get…”
Bululu’s hand plunged into the ground as if forming a shovel, firmly grasping the entire floor panel before she lifted her hand with force.
“Out!!”
As Bululu’s hand burst out of the ground, the floor tiles in front of her were completely flipped into the air, sending the modified machine hidden beneath the floor flying toward the ceiling. The air pressure formed by the massive force even blew away the small robots that had been trying to take advantage of the opening nearby.
“I’m grateful that you helped me avoid the attack, but if possible, don’t press down on my head.”
“Sorry, it was an emergency.”
Bululu released Kurimu’s head, and the latter curled her lip, looking up with slight dissatisfaction but unable to lose her temper.
As a member of the Devil Race, excluding her wings which had not yet grown since she was young, her fleshy tail and that pair of demon horns were her most sensitive spots. Therefore, she was usually very concerned about anyone touching the surrounding areas. She had originally thought that Bululu, who also had horns on her head, would understand this principle.
Of course, she didn’t know that Bululu was different from her. Bululu had already been… she was used to being petted by Ai Yue, so she didn’t have much of a resistance to it.
“Bululu, that robot was likely specially modified using the battle data collected from Kurimu since we entered. Although it is still an upgraded version of those small robots, its values for defense and attack have been adjusted. It won’t be an easy opponent to defeat.”
Ai Yue, who was supervising from the side and unable to actually participate in the battle, thought that she at least shouldn’t just watch the show, so she spoke up to warn Bululu.
“No problem, Master Ai Yue. I have a solution.”
Facing Ai Yue’s reminder, Bululu showed a bit of gratitude before turning back to look at the **Multi-cube Robot** that had completely emerged from the ground.
“Hmm? What kind of solution?”
“It’s simple. I’ll just elbow it into oblivion.”
After saying that, Bululu rushed forward and punched the **Multi-cube Robot**, which was just about to launch another attack, sending it crashing into the wall.