My Artificial Intelligence Has Become the Devil

Chapter 42 – Laws of Nature (2)

Episode 42 – Laws of Nature (2)

“It seemed like they wanted to call it a sudden gate. Unlike normal gates, those red gates that finish growing in a short time and pour out the monsters inside.”

[Is the damage serious?]

“Not a little. But I think…it was for the best.”

After breaking up with Lee Ji-yeon, the situation was settled to some extent. As I trudged home, I communicated with Lucy through the earphones in my ears as if talking on the phone.

It was an unprecedented situation that happened suddenly, so sacrifices were inevitable. At least, there were people like Lee Ji-yeon who took the lead, so I minimized it.

Compared to the damage situation of the sudden gate opened to other countries at about the same time right now, we have endured very well.

“Lee Ji-yeon said this. I don’t know why those monsters attack and hate us. Hearing that, I thought of you and the 72 lords of the Pandemonium.”

[It is my duty to punish traitors. However, when I thought about it apart from that duty, I calculated that the current war in the Pandemonium was inevitable.]

“Is it necessary?”

[After all, what each wants is different. However, resources and opportunities are limited. Then, of course, competition should determine winners and losers. If the monsters who open the gate and invade the Earth have a purpose, I think they are just competing with the humans who rule the Earth]

Lucy’s answer, judged only by objective facts without any personal opinion, seemed like a principled yet accurate answer. Whatever the reason, it doesn’t matter. In the end, what matters is winning the competition.

In the meantime, I felt it while watching and feeling the numerous creatures that were defeated and eaten by the Demon King’s army led by Lucy, and I felt it while watching the reality that was gradually becoming more intense.

“Then what should I do in that reality, Lucy? Of course I don’t want the world to end, people to die.”

I frowned and lowered my head. My mind was complicated. It’s even more so because I’m in a very awkward state right now.

If I didn’t know anything and had no power, I’d just be anxious and praying like everyone else, but anyway, I can borrow strength from Lucy, who is growing stronger in the other world.

That conflict continued to shake me.

[I…I will be Kim Chang-hyun-nim’s strength]

Then, hearing my muttering, Lucy raised her hand to her chest from the screen.

[You can do it as you have done so far. I also have the duties of a demon king, but they are simply duties. I, your artificial intelligence, will help you. I will not choose the means and methods]

Lucy’s expression as she spoke while looking up at the sky was not the usual expressionless expression without the slightest emotion. Eyebrows slightly frowned as if in urgency, trembling eyes, lowered corners of mouth, etc.

Lucy herself, who still sees emotions as a tool to use, may not be aware of it, but after having a physical body, Lucy became very emotional.

“…No, Lucy, you focus on your growth. It is not yet time.”

[But]

“You think I’m important, but I am too.”

I laughed bitterly and shook my head. Still, seeing Lucy thinking sincerely, the conflict in my heart has subsided to some extent.

“Of course I can borrow your strength. But I have no intention of dragging it to the point of getting in the way of what you’re supposed to do. Now you’ve only eaten one of the 72 lords, and it’s obvious that the other lords will see you as just a device or tool to eliminate your rivals. First of all, let’s buy some time. Let them keep belittling you and neglecting you. And that way, when you eat one or two and you can finally fight the whole land and win. see you then.”

I learned that prioritization is the most important thing. That’s why I decided that Lucy’s growth was more important than the reality I was facing.

I imagined the power Lucy’s army would show in the future. An army that multiplies endlessly, fights endlessly, and grows stronger without end.

If he could fully inherit that power, wouldn’t it be enough to block the gate that opens in reality?

[This is a reasonable way]

Lucy, who was looking at the screen with shaky eyes, also agreed with my words and nodded. If Lucy judged it reasonable, that would be enough.

[We will increase the speed of nesting occupied areas]

“I need more information. In order to come up with a strategy that allows other Pandemonium lords to invade neighboring territories, fight them, and eat them while ignoring us.”

In hindsight, this is just the beginning.

Arriving home, I turned my back on the noisy world and focused on the world on the screen today, rolling my head.

***

[The occupied area nesting rate is 52%, and the expected remnant clearance rate is 78%. Need more speed]

Having received his order that must be followed, Lucy maximized her computational power by mobilizing not only the huge brain located in the labyrinth where she first nested, but also the brains of numerous command objects.

The place where one of the Demon Lords is located is Lucy’s territory, and Lucy, who can know everything about what is happening there, grasped the current situation as quickly as possible and coordinated the scene.

Its purpose is to clean up the defeated goblins and make the land a nest.

“Demon King. Sweeping up the remnants that are scattered and hiding will inevitably take time.”

[I will send more troops there]

Yuria, who was entrusted with the task of annihilating the scattered remnants because she held a grudge against the goblins, was taken aback by Lucy’s order to speed up, but Lucy balanced the efficiency by adding more troops there.

[Additional production of labor soldiers to reduce inefficiency and advance time]

In addition, in order to accelerate the speed of nesting, workers based on monster ants were mass-produced, transported nutrients, and made nests in key areas, turning most of the occupied goblin territories into complete demon lord territory.

“These guys…”

Of course, the goblin remnants didn’t just run away. Occasionally, a group of goblins attacked the demon king’s nest with gritted teeth in order to restore their home and revenge.

“Is this correct? Wow, monsters that even the king couldn’t overcome!”

“Kyaaak! Then, will everything be taken away and end like this? Even if we live like this and move on to another territory, how will they treat us? No one will show any favors to the worms who have been defeated in battle and whose land has been taken by such monsters without mere resistance.”

“Clan, chief…”

“I will never go back to the days when I lived as a low-level monster again. You will show honor and pride. Only so! Other survivors of my kind will not be ignored!”

[Goblin Chief Kinㆍ1st Awakeningㆍlv 35]

A special Goblin Kin, one of the goblin king Andras’ aides and endowed with the power, he gnashed his teeth and raised his staff.

“Will you remain a helpless coward? Let’s show the goblin’s power. Bet your all! Those monsters are your enemies!”

He encouraged his subordinates with all his might. In the meantime, mentioning the enemy had some effect. Soon, the goblins, who had exploded their anger at the invaders who were trying to take everything from them, shouted in unison and charged into the demon king’s nest.

‘I’ll admit it. you are strong But in the end, we are the ones who win.’

Kin, rushing along with his men, gritted his teeth.

He told his subordinates that he would win and return, but he had already abandoned the thought of living as he had participated in the war with Andras.

However, they did not think that their opponent would win just because they died here. It was because the 72 lords of the Demon Realm were already the victors who had won against the previous demon king’s army, punished the demon king, and came to dominate the entire demon realm.

Therefore, he decided that it would be enough if he could show the potential of the goblins who would later live among other lords through his sacrifice.

“Burn all these loathsome nests! Hey, that guy…!”

Appearing after destroying the Demon King’s army workers who were busy transporting food, he opened his eyes at once to see the opponent flying here.

A gamma type that remodeled a brown orc three times.

The goblins called those who were able to handle mana high class. Due to the nature of the Demon King’s army, which can control the amount of magic it possesses in its body like a machine through a kind of battery called strong heart, it was a monster that even quite a few goblin knights or shamans could not be matched with.

“Come on!”

Agmunkin nevertheless pointed his staff at the enemy and moved his power. Encouraging his subordinates, he smiled faintly as he felt his own blood boiling with him.

‘Do you guys have such a hot heart?’

With this intense fighting spirit, pride, and heart that I had now, I felt like I could win even if the opponent was stronger than me.

[Subdue the enemy general]

“…ah.”

But a fleeting moment. He collapsed in half with a sigh from the sword swung by his opponent who easily deflected his sorcery.

The same goes for the other goblins who were pushed out by the demon king’s army. With only their fighting spirit and determination, in the end, they couldn’t handle realistic output and numbers.

“We must intervene as soon as possible…!”

And there was another group of people who kept watching and suddenly became impatient after grasping these current situations.

“There are not one or two goblins running away to the border. Besides, the army of the brown orc, Flauros, has already moved. But why are you blocking it? What if they take more land and more slaves!”

“The spirit of those monsters is not unusual, Warchief. It is enough to wait a little and move.”

At the hastily convened meeting of the werewolves, Warchief Andromalius, who was in a hurry, glanced at the old adviser Coral, who continued to oppose it, but Coral calmly explained his opinion.

“The spirits of the monsters are on the rise. Orcs who overlooked that fact will surely suffer great damage, so even if they move after reducing the number of monsters even a little, we benefit.”

“Hmm… that sounds like the right thing to say. Then what if the orcs destroy those monsters at once?”

“It will never happen.”

he asserted. It was because he recognized the potential of the demon king army with his own insight.

“All the other guys’ nerves are focused on the war caused by Great Saint Evelia. This is an opportunity that won’t come to us again. Then, as Coral said, wait for the actions of the brown orcs. If those monsters hit them too! Heh, another chance for us.”

Greed, insatiable greed, flashed in his golden pupils.