Dark God Crow.
An NPC who always sat motionless on the throne of the Dark Cult temple, no different from a corpse.
That skeleton had an ego and moved.
“Did you enjoy treating me like an idol?”
Crow muttered, cracking his bony neck as if he remembered every single word Labo said.
“I have come to take back everything you have taken away.”
“… … .”
Labo clicked his tongue inwardly.
‘It was just a thing that was placed there, but I didn’t think it would move on its own!’
There are two Dark God Crow NPCs.
This skeleton corpse guy and the full Crow that was just placed on the back of the game.
Among them, the only one with AI was this skeleton, and it seemed to have started moving with Gaia’s update.
Moreover, as if this guy had incited something, other NPCs also started pointing their weapons at him.
“Forgive me, Labo.”
The familiar Dark Knight Commander, Terio’s greatsword was aimed straight at Labo’s neck.
“The Dark Cult exists solely for the sake of Crow… … If it is his command, even you, the current leader, cannot forgive it.”
“… … .”
Labo groaned.
I never thought this would happen… … .
‘Rebellion Event!’
After Labo took over the temple last time, the favorability rating with the Dark Cult NPCs was almost at rock bottom.
After that, we left it alone because we didn’t have time to manage it properly, and then a rebellion really broke out.
“But I never thought that you would wait for me to return and then rebel… … .”
Labo looked around.
It was as if he had been waiting for his return, as he had withdrawn all the defensive troops outside the temple and surrounded him.
but.
“Did you really think you could take me down with just this much?”
Labo slowly got up, growling.
The abnormal status was quickly recovered, and the natural HP recovery that came with the massive HP was quickly replenishing the lost HP.
By the time the conquest of the Old Continent was completed, Labo’s specs had already risen to the level of a god.
Now, when hundreds or thousands of NPCs come rushing at you, it’s not scary at all, it’s just funny.
Rather, if Labo exerts his full power, the NPCs here will be taken care of in no time.
“You were trying to prevent me from calling for reinforcements by sprinkling talismanic powder on me… … You misjudged. I don’t need reinforcements.”
Labo slowly drew his sword.
“I alone am enough.”
Crow, who was watching that scene, laughed loudly.
“Hey, Demon King. You seem to be mistaken about something.”
“… … ?”
“I cut off your communications not to stop your reinforcements from coming here.”
Crow’s dry voice rang out evilly.
“To prevent you from going to the reinforcements.”
“… … !”
It didn’t take long to realize what he meant.
‘no way!’
Labo immediately opened a portal to return to Twilight Port, but Crow was not there to watch.
“Stop him! Don’t let him go back!”
Pubbubububu!
All kinds of magic poured into Labo at once.
“This is nothing!”
Labo, annoyed at the cancellation of the portal creation, gave a harsh scolding.
“Don’t bother me, you little bugs!”
At the same time, he swung his sword left and right.
Puhwaaaaak-!
Dark Auror surged like a tidal wave, and the swept away Dark Cult NPCs all screamed and fell backwards.
“I’ll be back again.”
Labo glared at the NPCs including Terio and Crow sitting on the throne, gnashing his teeth fiercely.
“I will make you pay the price for daring to point your sword at me.”
thud!
The dark portal opened, and Labo immediately jumped into it.
“You made a big deal out of it, but all you could do was hold me back for a few minutes… … .”
Crow clicked his tongue as he quietly watched the spot where Labo had disappeared.
“By the way, that’s a truly terrifying strength. I can’t even fight it head-on… … .”
“… … .”
“Well, I am satisfied since we achieved the desired results.”
Terio approached Crow and bowed.
“Great Dark Star. What shall we do now?”
“First, destroy the portal. Don’t let him come back.”
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As soon as the Dark God’s command was given, the NPCs began attacking the portal’s magic stone.
“We could have surprised them with a surprise attack and pushed them back now, but if he reorganizes his tactics and comes back, we’ll all be annihilated.”
Kwakwang!
The portal was destroyed and the magic circle lost its light.
Now, there is no way to get to this temple without going by land.
“Okay, now… … .”
Creak. Creak.
The old skeleton that always sat on the throne, making a dangerous bone-crunching sound… … slowly got up.
“The time has finally come for the true Dark Cult to rise.”
Dark God Crow knelt before him and looked over the NPCs lined up.
And then he stretched out his boney hand and clenched it into a fist.
“The time to crouch and wait is over… … Now, the time to advance has come!”
* * *
When Labo returned to Twilight Harbor, the harbor was on fire.
And the monsters belonging to the Demon King’s army were swinging their weapons at each other.
There was a battle going on all around with metallic noise.
“what…….”
Labo groaned in embarrassment.
I was away for less than five minutes, and something happened in the meantime.
Since the effect of the amulet powder had not yet worn off and the whispers were not working, Labo looked for the Nightbringer fighting nearby.
Just then, nearby, Oasis was swinging his staff and hitting the jaw of one of the monsters.
“Oasis, what is going on!”
“Oh, master!”
Oasis, who had discovered Labo, came running.
“I was worried because you didn’t answer my whisper! Are you okay?”
“I’m fine! Explain the situation to me instead!”
“Yes! That’s… … .”
The description of the oasis was as follows:
As soon as Labo headed to the temple through the Dark Portal, some of the Demon King’s monsters suddenly started attacking the allies.
In an instant, Twilight Port became a battlefield, and although the rebels were being suppressed, the situation is still ongoing because it happened so suddenly and the rebels were scattered everywhere.
At that moment, someone ran next to the two.
“monarch!”
Looking back, it was the skeleton knight, the fearless Daeran.
Dearan knelt down on one knee in front of Labo and shouted.
“I’m reporting! I’ve discovered the identities of the soldiers who rebelled! They are all soldiers produced by the Dark Cult’s temple!”
“… … !”
In the early days of war preparations, when teleportation lines still existed.
The Undertown base lacked production facilities, so troops were produced at the Dark Cult temple.
High-level tech units were produced in Undertown, while low-level tech units such as Goblins were produced in Temples.
The troops selected at that time all rebelled.
“Even so, there aren’t even a few thousand of them… … !”
Several goblin soldiers came running with their weapons raised next to Labo, who was gnashing his teeth.
Kieeeek!
Labo swung his sword angrily and cut him down in one breath.
“Suppress them quickly! And check the production sites of all units and discard all units produced in the temple!”
“Understood, Your Majesty!”
Dearan, who had lowered her head, quickly ran.
Labo shook his head slightly.
“And, since these guys have started their activities… … it means that the 10 occupied areas of Paradise Lost have also fallen into their hands.”
As soon as Labo’s muttering ended.
‘Occupied: Paradise Lost’ has been taken over by the ‘Dark Cult’!
– Occupation Safety Period: 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds
A message appeared before my eyes.
“also…….”
Paradise Lost was originally the domain of the Dark Cult.
Now that they’ve revealed their true colors, it was a natural place to move on.
“Are you okay, master?”
Oasis carefully looked at Labo, who was lost in thought. Labo let out a short breath.
“They themselves are not much of a threat. In fact, it’s safe to say that they are no longer a threat to us.”
But… … Labo bit his lips tightly.
“The problem is time.”
The time left before Napalm forcibly takes down the servers.
You must search the entire New Continent to find Elaine, kill her, destroy the world’s crystal, and bring down Gaia.
I had planned to utilize the Dark Cult in the eastern part of the continent during this search, but I never expected that they would rebel like this.
‘If only I could find Elaine’s location as a white knight, I wouldn’t have to go through all this trouble… … .’
For some reason, Elaine was wandering the New World without even telling the Alliance where she was.
If it was an action taken out of concern for spies, it was a very smart decision, but… … for Labo, it was a desperate situation.
‘And the game ends when Gaia is killed.’
It doesn’t end with the descent.
That’s Gaia. She might have written something else. I couldn’t use the time that was tight.
“… … I can’t help it.”
Labo muttered heavily and looked around the Twilight Port.
In an instant, the rebellion was suppressed. The fires that had spread everywhere were quickly extinguished.
Labo’s mind, which had been shaken for a moment, also calmed down.
‘Plan A, annihilating the New World has become too dangerous.’
Since the Dark Cult on the Shinto shrine side had betrayed them, the search for Elaine was bound to be slow as the entire New Continent was destroyed.
It might be possible, but two weeks is too short a time frame.
‘then.’
Oasis quietly looked up at its owner, who was calmly organizing his thoughts.
‘Master… … .’
Anytime, any situation, Mincheol thought of the next move. Oasis just quietly waited for such a master.
“……good.”
After a while, Labo, who had finished organizing his thoughts, looked back at the oasis.
“Oasis, gather the Nightbringers. Immediately.”
“yes!”
Oasis quickly began to whisper.
Labo clenched his fists beside him.
“There’s no choice. We’ll go with Plan B.”
The Demon King laughed bitterly.
“… …Let’s all do a play together.”
* * *
Temple of the Dark Cult.
“… … .”
Terio stared at the collapsed pillar inside the audience room for a moment.
The pillar was cut cleanly with a single strike of Labo’s Dark Auror. Terio ran his hand over the beautifully smooth cut surface.
“Do you regret it, Terio?”
“… … !”
Terrio was startled by the voice coming from behind him and turned around with his shoulders flinching.
Dark God Crow approached us on a wheeled chair.
Behind him, two other NPCs were pulling the chair.
“Do you regret betraying the Demon King?”
“… … How could that be, great dark star?”
Terio knelt before Crow and muttered softly.
“But it’s a little disappointing.”
“It’s a pity?”
“That, Labo… … was the man who could revive our Dark Cult forever.”
Terio muttered softly.
“Wouldn’t it have been possible to hold hands, just in case? Did we have to be enemies?”
“… … .”
Crow shook his head slightly.
“There’s no way around it. We are enemies at the root.”
“The fundamental part… … ?”
“okay.”
The dark god, who was left with only bones, let out a bitter, hollow laugh.
“I rebelled against this world… … solely to save her. What can I do when that is my fate?”
“… … ?”
The moment when Terio tilts his head at Crow’s incomprehensible muttering.
“I report!”
Outside the audience room, a guard NPC came running in a hurry.
Terio asked.
“What’s going on?”
“That is… … We caught an intruder who approached the temple, and he is someone we cannot dispose of lightly… … .”
“… … ?”
He’s an intruder, so you can’t just dispose of him?
Terio, who had been wondering, was startled when he finally recognized the man the guards were dragging out.
“I, the author… … !”
Crow, who was looking at them together, giggled as if he was dying of joy.
“This this… … .”
The person who was being dragged in with her eyes wide open was none other than Elaine.
“Isn’t that Snow White, whom I hate so much?”
