At that time, Choi Kangjoong was wondering why Dimensional Devouring was not proceeding.
“It means there’s still nutrient left to eat. Is there something underground?”
“Kiik!”
“You want me to look near the Soil Pit?”
He observed the Soil Pit through the vision of the Sky-eye Giant.
The Elves and Metra were there.
Kai asked if he was going to swallow them, but Choi Kangjoong shook his head.
“It’s a bit of a waste, but there must be something else worth swallowing.”
Choi Kangjoong sent Iselin and Serad to Iselin’s office.
Since it was difficult to connect a Gate all at once, he had to open them multiple times.
[Dimensional Devouring begins.]
Apocalid Spores spread, and all organic matter melted into mushy Nutrient Fluid.
The magic beasts hiding in the underground tunnels inhaled the Apocalid Spores and melted from the inside, turning into nutrients.
The decryption of Mineral Accumulation, the evolution code of the Metra, was also finished.
When Mineral Accumulation was applied, the Chitin Gauntlet became harder at the cost of becoming heavier.
“It’s perfect for the Giant Class, Titan Class, and Supertitan Class.”
He entered the Evolution Chamber and applied Mineral Accumulation to the Giant, Titan, and Supertitan Classes.
Kuongi evolved immediately and became capable of Mineral Accumulation.
“Shall I try feeding him some minerals?”
He sent Kuongi and the Fighter Giant to the location of the Dimension Ship that Marquis Vespira had brought.
Kuongi opened his mouth, and the Fighter Giant pushed the Dimension Ship inside.
He usually swallowed most things in one bite, but the one Marquis Vespira had ridden was half the size of Kuongi, so he had to bite it several times.
“Ku-eong.”
Minerals were added to Kuongi’s Chitin Gauntlet.
The density increased, and the strength grew tougher.
Choi Kangjoong tried scratching Kuongi’s back with a Chitin Blade as a test.
The edge of the Chitin Blade, which did not have Mineral Accumulation, broke off.
“Very good. He’ll be able to withstand the Metra’s Mana Missiles to some extent.”
“Ku-eong.”
Kuongi also seemed happy.
“Since I’m here, let’s make some Terrestrial Titans too.”
He increased the size of the basic appearance of the Giant Class.
“Should I go with 100 meters? No. That seems too small.”
Titans fighting on the ground were affected by dimensional gravity, so their size could not be increased indefinitely.
If they were too large, they would not be able to withstand their own weight, and the Psionic Chitin Gauntlet would break, or they wouldn’t even be able to move.
“Even at 150 meters, the Psionic Chitin Gauntlet is at stage 6 and they have the Predatory Muscle of Origin, so they should be able to hold up, right?”
Choi Kangjoong increased the length from the tip of the head to the end of the tail to 150 meters.
For the evolution codes, he applied Predatory Muscle of Origin, Acid Pouch, Rapid Regeneration, Death Resistance, and Mineral Accumulation.
[A new Titan Class has been born.]
[Would you like to decide on a name?]
“Let’s go with Battle.”
[The Apocalid Battle Titan is being saved.]
“Let’s pull them out after swallowing the Metra Sea. Let’s go.”
“Kiik.”
“Ku-eong.”
Kai and Kuongi split up and sent the Central Units.
The Central Units neutralized the dimensional defenses of the Metra in their own ways.
The Central Cannon Giant pushed forward with brute force.
The Metra’s Mana Missiles were blocked by a shield transformed from Abyssal Claws.
The Central Command Giant openly landed and spread the Apocalid Field.
Blood flowed from being hit by Mana Missiles, but the nutrients gained were far more than the losses incurred.
[Dimensional Devouring begins.]
[Dimensional Devouring begins.]
[Dimensional Devouring begins.]
In that manner, they swallowed everything up to the Metra Sea.
The Evolution Points obtained as a sea devouring bonus amounted to 4 million points.
He chose Production, Consumption, and Absorption once each.
The Apocalid production efficiency improved, and the amount of Evolution Points acquired increased.
The Evolution Points required for evolution code synthesis also decreased.
“What should I choose for the last one?”
[Please select the Species Evolution direction.]
[1. Production (Stage 2): Improved Apocalid production efficiency.]
[2. Consumption (Stage 2): Increased Evolution Point acquisition.]
[3. Absorption (Stage 2): Improved evolution code synthesis efficiency.]
“Let’s increase the production efficiency.”
[The Apocalid’s Production ability evolves.]
[Apocalid production efficiency is improved.]
Now that Production had reached Stage 3, the nutrients required to produce Apocalids were reduced to about 70%.
“Should I start churning them out?”
Since he had been saving up nutrients, he had enough to produce 13 Supertitans.
“100,000 Walkers, 10,000 Scouts, 3,000 Warriors, 300 Giants, 30 Titans, and 2 Supertitans should be enough.”
He decided to increase the numbers drastically, starting from the Walkers.
Including the ones he already had, the number exceeded 130,000.
Choi Kangjoong felt like he finally had a decent amount of mass.
[Time until Apocalid Mass Production Complete: 130:00:00.]
“It’ll take a bit over five days.”
Choi Kangjoong decided to wait in his room.
Iselin had promised to let him know once Serad decided what to do, so he had nothing to do until then.
“Oh, right. I have to infiltrate Kai and the Central Stealth Scout.”
As soon as Choi Kangjoong had that thought, a message from Iselin arrived on his Dawnphone.
It was a map of Marsala with the location of Eleanor’s room marked.
There was also a map of M2721, where the house of Serad’s uncle, Clessence, was located.
Serad’s explanation was also attached.
“She’s thorough with her work.”
Choi Kangjoong opened a Gate and moved near there.
The mansion of Ardecon, Eleanor’s family, was in a large city.
It was located in a wealthy neighborhood that no one could enter easily, but Choi Kangjoong broke in effortlessly using Space Severance of the Origin.
He passed between the sharp-eyed Elf guards and summoned Kai.
“You know what you have to do, right?”
“Kiik.”
“I heard High Elves are sensitive to life force, so be careful.”
“Kiik!”
Kai replied to leave it to him and infiltrated the Ardecon mansion.
“I hope he finds out a lot.”
Choi Kangjoong moved to M2721 and sent the Central Stealth Scout as well.
The numerous sensors laid out to detect intruders were useless.
The Central Stealth Scout entered Clessence’s mansion without anyone knowing.
Choi Kangjoong returned to his room.
He washed up and lay down on the bed.
“Aah, this is comfortable. As expected, staying in your room is the best.”
It was pure heaven to be tucked into the cool and soft blankets.
“I wonder if I’ll end up fighting the Metra next.”
Clessence had already taken control of M2721.
Would he quietly give up his position just because Serad returned?
The use of force was inevitable.
“Iselin and I will just have to help.”
Choi Kangjoong actually didn’t care who became the leader of M2721.
However, if Iselin asked for help, he wouldn’t refuse.
Since Iselin seemed determined to support Serad, it was almost a given that they would fight Clessence.
“Come to think of it, isn’t Clessence a Grandmaster Metra?”
A Grandmaster Metra was like a High Elf among the Metra.
They were high-level artisans that only a very small number of Metra could reach.
And they were one of the conditions for adding the Special Entity production function.
“If I just throw Clessence into the Soil Pit, one condition will be satisfied.”
One more reason to help Serad was added.
“Should I obtain some evolution codes that are good for dealing with the Metra in advance?”
The Metra were particularly vulnerable to electricity-related attacks.
It was because of their internal structure, which had evolved for electrical signals to flow well.
“There must be some dimensional monsters that shoot lightning from their horns… or I could just use Kuongi…”
Since Kuongi specialized in the lightning attribute, he would be useful against the Metra.
“I’m sleepy, so I’ll do it later…”
After blinking his eyes for a moment, Choi Kangjoong soon fell into a deep sleep.
***
Five days later, the Apocalid Mass Production was complete.
Gathering them all in the Apocalid dimension was a spectacular sight just to look at.
The Battle Titans towering in the middle looked especially cool.
They were so large that it felt like a small mountain was moving.
The first target to be eaten by these Apocalids had already been decided.
It was Doomwheel, which had been Marquis Vespira’s base.
Since he had taken all the elites and they had all gone into the Soil Pit, all that remained were leftover demons and magic beasts.
“Shall we go?”
Small Apocalids were loaded onto the Titan Class.
The Battle Titans climbed onto Kuongi’s back.
Even though there were only six of them, it felt like Kuongi’s back was full.
Choi Kangjoong intentionally summoned the Apocalids a short distance away from Doomwheel.
It was because he wanted to see the sight of the Apocalid army approaching the dimension.
“Ku-eong.”
They set off with Kuongi in the lead.
Two Supertitans, 14 Titans, and 28 Light Titans followed.
Inside them were 130,000 Apocalids.
The approach of the Apocalids quickly spread throughout Doomwheel.
If you combined three Supertitans, the size was comparable to a small dimension, so it was impossible not to notice.
“What should we do, Count?”
“How should I know!”
Count Herita, who had been put in command of Doomwheel while Marquis Vespira was away, lost his temper.
“What can we even do when that bastard Vespira is dead?”
“If the Marquis were to hear that…”
“Marquis, my foot! Why do you think only those things are coming here when the bastard who went to catch them isn’t coming back? That guy is dead and ended up in their mouths!”
“…”
Count Herita held his dizzy head.
“Still, if we want to live, we have to do something. Load the Hell Cannons and tell the magicians to go to the defense towers immediately. Kill even one more of them before they land on Doomwheel!”
Most of the Demons of Ruin were warriors, but there were some magicians as well.
Demons and magic beasts put Wisps into the Hell Cannons.
The magicians climbed to high places.
The demons, who should have been objects of fear, prepared for battle while frozen in terror.
“They’ve entered the range. Fire!”
The Demons of Ruin cast their spells.
Various magic projectiles were fired and pounded against the Supertitan’s Chitin Gauntlet.
Under the power of magic specialized only in destruction, Shields shattered and cracks appeared in the Chitin Gauntlet.
“It’s working! Keep firing!”
Countless spells were launched.
Even though the Titans turned their bodies and fired Mana Cannons, the magicians did not leave the top of the defense towers.
Since thick overlapping Shields were protecting the top, there was no need to go down.
Kuongi and the Supertitans opened their mouths.
An enormous amount of Mana and Source Energy was concentrated, and breaths were fired.
Kwaaaaaaaang!
Three bolts of lightning poured down on Doomwheel.
The overlapping Shields the magicians relied on shattered instantly.
The defense towers were pierced and collapsed.
The magicians who were at the top were not safe either.
“Th-they’re coming!”
The demons on the fortress walls didn’t even have time to see it.
Monsters as large as buildings were approaching.
They were the Battle Titans.
The demons felt even greater fear at the sight of those black eyes that showed no emotion whatsoever.
Kwang!
The Battle Titans did not stop and slammed into the fortress walls.
The walls, whose Shields had been turned off, could not withstand the collision of such massive mass and crumbled down.
The Battle Titans, who broke through the walls in one go, went on a rampage.
They crushed magic beasts under their feet and swept them away with their tails.
They sprayed Acid Fluid over gathered areas.
If a building blocked their path, they pushed it and knocked it down.
Kwang! Kwang! Kwang!
Hell Cannons pounded against the Battle Titans.
Chitin Gauntlets split and blood flowed, and for the unlucky Battle Titans, their legs were torn off.
The giant Apocalids, who knew neither pain nor fear, still did not stop their advance.
The Central Cannon Giant and Central Command Giant landed afterward.
They widened the area the Battle Titans had passed through to secure a safe landing zone.
The Apocalids poured into that spot, and hell unfolded for the demons.