Chapter 335

Chapter 335

Otherworld Demon King Survival Guide.

Episode 335: Dimensional Monsters (3)

“This is totally fucked.”

A city shrouded in black smoke, as if pirates had raided it… That’s what I thought, but this was on a different level.

The sky looked as if a hole had been punched through it, with a pitch-black backdrop.

Although no beastly howls were heard, the fortress city clearly looked as if it had been destroyed.

Monsters destroying a human city.

Was this fantasy?

“To destroy it so quickly.”

“Shasha. Master. Something’s weird over there.”

“It really is weird, isn’t it?”

“Yes, Master. It’s super weird.”

“But it’s okay. We have an army.”

We had brought all available forces.

Defeat was not an option for us.

Let’s slaughter all these monsters and return home.

“Ugh… The atmosphere is creepy! It’s so eerie I want to hide under my blanket!”

Serinu, clinging to my side, hugged herself tightly, voicing her anxiety.

“Our lovely Serinu.”

I said, patting Serinu’s head.

“Shall we go scout?”

“I’m so scared! Do we really have to go?!”

“We need to check. They say all the Karuti Evil Eyes are dead.”

The dimensional monsters apparently sniffed out the Evil Eyes so well that they ate them all. To the monsters, Evil Eyes were nothing more than prey or snacks.

When they flew around, they got eaten like mosquitoes by dragonflies. Anyway, since it was ineffective, we couldn’t send out more Evil Eyes.

“All our cute little ones are dead?!”

“Yeah. We need to avenge them.”

“Grr…!”

Serinu’s fighting spirit ignited. The pixies secretly adored the Evil Eyes.

“With shields, cautiously. Let’s just check the outer parts from a high place. They do aerial attacks, so be careful. It’s dangerous, so be really careful and just take a quick look.”

“I have no choice! Okay! I’ll go! Guys!”

With Serinu’s command, the pixies each grabbed round shields. Since they were dressed in leather armor for combat, they should be safe.

“Then I’m off!”

“Yeah! Serinu! Be careful of anything flying at you like I told you! Just take a peek from above!”

“Got it!”

-Bwoong!

The usually lively pixies took off.

So, for now, there was nothing to do but wait.

“Kerukkeruk. Master. I’m excited. Enemies that aren’t human. I want to crush them all and prove our strength once again. Keruk.”

Buril, now a seasoned soldier, cackled.

“Always the brave one.”

“Look at my horns, horns. Don’t I look brave? Keruk. I’ve transcended goblin status.”

“Hehehe, you crazy bastard.”

The goblins’ fighting spirit was fine.

“Krrruk! Queen! Can we burn everything there?!”

“Not everything! Only what I tell you!”

“Krrruk!”

Anyway, if we fought, we’d have to go into that fortress city.

“Gyuil. Once we go in, we’ll need to set up some defenses.”

As you moved towards the city center, you got tiled floors, while the outskirts were just dirt. We could dig some solid defenses there.

“Got it, Gyusam.”

While we were discussing that,

-Bwoong!

The pixies returned.

-Rattle rattle!

They seemed urgent, flying back with a jitter, their faces showing sheer panic… What happened?

“Yaaaah! Weird things! There’s so much weird stuff over there!”

“What? Serinu. Explain in detail.”

“Like! Like! Those big chunks of flesh!”

Serinu spoke, completely excited.

“And weird monsters! They’re sucking people in!”

“What, what?!”

What were these dimensional monsters?!

“Karuti?”

I spoke to the Evil Eye next to me.

“What’s this about?”

“Ka, Karuti doesn’t know either. Sucking in humans? Ask the pixie for a better explanation.”

“Yeah. Serinu.”

“Yeah yeah!”

Serinu explained again.

She described enormous flesh lumps extending tentacles to consume people, and eyeballs with tentacles flying low to hunt for humans.

Just listening made me think of grotesque monsters.

“Karuti? Are dimensional monsters supposed to look like that?”

“No…! I don’t know! It doesn’t seem right from the description!”

“Any guesses?”

“If I had to guess… Maybe the dimensional monster clan allied with other demons to send down some new weapon. Right now, we can’t judge. The only way is to go and see for ourselves.”

That’s right.

It looked dangerous and bizarre, but if we left it, it would become even more dangerous. We must go now and finish this.

Suddenly, I remembered the other nobles I had defeated so far. They must have thought this was manageable and confidently attacked.

“…”

Perhaps I was in the same situation?

Could I get trapped and utterly destroyed?

With those thoughts, I decided not to let my guard down. Demons were unpredictable and could use all sorts of bizarre methods. Just like me.

Let’s not underestimate these newcomers.

“Got it. Let’s go in and check.”

“Brother Kyuse. Be careful, the situation might change. Without information on the enemy, even a brief moment of carelessness could lead to irreparable damage.”

“I know. I know it all too well. That’s why my enemies have all perished. Okay, guys! Attention! The pixies have brought back information! Serinu! Give us some additional details!”

I immediately briefed my subordinates on the situation.

“Black Flame Cannon!”

-Hwarurururuk!

The fallen angels, flying low, gathered their power and unleashed Black Flame Cannons all at once. The moment the fireball hit the city gate.

-Tukwaaaang!

An intense explosion occurred, shattering the gate.

“Golem advance!”

Then, I sent in the mud golems we had prepared for the gate assault. Their size is about 2.5 meters, like that of a giant mud block.

-Kwang!

They easily cleared away the debris of the shattered gate. This secured our passage. At the same time, the goblin infantry, with shields in front, moved inside.

“Haa… I’ve used up all my strength. I don’t think I can move for a while…”

Lilriel said, complaining of fatigue.

“Yes. Rest. Reika, Vanessa, guard the fallen angels while they rest. The rest will move in slowly.”

“Krrruk!”

With that, I went to the front of the shattered gate.

“What is this?”

Sticky, gooey substances were plastered all over the gate. They were charred black from the recent burning, sticking stubbornly to the inner wall.

“Did those dimensional monsters use this to seal the entrance?”

“Shall we try washing it off with water?”

“Yeah. Lumica, do that.”

-Shoaaa.

Lumica performed a Water Attack. However, even with that, it didn’t wash away.

“Sharan. Let’s try growing some flowers here.”

“Poor flowers…”

Sharan, looking sympathetic, immediately grew flowers on the sticky parts.

“Shasha. No problem.”

“Hmm… Karuti? What could this be?”

“We still don’t have enough information. We need to gather more data.”

“Right.”

For now, I looked ahead.

Right inside the gate, there’s a wide dirt floor area. Further inside, you start seeing buildings. There’s one large road in the center, with buildings on both sides creating multiple alleyways.

“Golem advance!”

-Goooh.

I immediately maneuvered the mud golems to block the central road.

“Buril! Have each squad leader set up defenses at the alley entrances!”

“Keruk! Understood! Master!”

“And Gyuil! Let’s set up some defenses on this dirt floor!”

“Gyusam! Got it!”

We’d establish a temporary base here and scout the city. With defenses set up, golems, plant towers, and goblin infantry in place, our defense would be perfect.

“Sharan. Plant two plant towers where I tell you to. One for long-range and one for short-range.”

“My master.”

We already brought all the seeds. With synergy from Lumica, they’d take root quickly, allowing us to create tower defenses for the base.

-Swipe, swipe.

-Swhoosh.

While the golems blocked the main road and the goblin infantry guarded the alleys, we started construction for the base here.

“Serinu. You and the pixies fly low to check if anything’s coming. Just watch for that.”

“Yeah…! I’ll do that…!”

“What’s wrong? Scared?”

“Not scared, just gross! Those squirming things…! I’ll go check!”

-Bwoong!

Serinu took off, flying low.

“Okay then. Vanessa, have the dark elves set up some tents and chairs.”

“Understood.”

By establishing a base here, those dimensional monsters would surely come to attack at least once. We’d defend perfectly, win the first battle, and then study their corpses to gather information.

They had been eating humans, but they were newbies in the middle world. To truly get strong, it would take time. If there were a race that could become super strong in just a day or two, they would have ruled the world by now. Logically, getting insanely strong in a short time didn’t make sense.

So, we would do this methodically.

By thoroughly doing reconnaissance and map reading, we’d maintain our defense.

“Gyusatsat. Dig more there. And when will the palisade assembly team arrive?”

“Gyusasasat. Gyuil. The palisade is complete.”

“Set it up. Gyusat.”

The construction is going smoothly.

“Imsoong.”

“Keruk. Yessir!”

“Take some agile ones to climb the walls of those buildings and check inside through the windows. Be on guard for an ambush.”

“Understood!”

-Puk!

Imsoong immediately led his subordinates to climb the walls of the buildings next to the goblins. We need to light up the nearby map.

How much time passed from then?

-Bwoong!

The pixies flew back!

“King! Something’s coming in droves!”

Finally, battle!