I Became an Academy Mechanic Genius

97 – He must be the Duke of Hell!

When the leader of the refugee village asked Ed about his identity.

Ed suddenly remembered the scouts he had met before.

These are the guys who called themselves the Grand Dukes of Hell and bowed their heads knowingly.

【Can’t you tell even when you look at me? I am your savior. You are the rightful owners of this land that you must serve.】

So Ed tried throwing bait.

If they made a mistake and took a low-key stance, it seemed like the situation could be resolved more easily than expected.

“Could it be that he is the one from the book of prophecy?”

As a result, it seemed like Guraping had worked.

Facial expressions, gestures, eyes.

It was an atmosphere where all those elements strongly believed in themselves.

【Are you the leader of this place? What is your name?】

So Ed lightly ignored the captain’s question.

If he were the Duke of Hell, it would be obvious that he would ignore questions from mere humans.

He asked the captain’s name in an authoritative tone.

Finally, the captain answered, kneeling on one knee.

“My name is Greek. This is the priest level. “I currently lead a group of 500 church members.”

···Priest?

As soon as Ed heard Greek’s rating, he tilted his head.

This is because it does not match the information heard at the Tower of Pleasure.

It’s not that it’s not, but if you compile the information you heard from the Tower of Pleasure, it seems like a ‘Gangma Ritual’ is held every fifteen days.

It is an ugly and impure ritual of killing a virgin and violating her corpse.

‘If you’re a priest… You won’t be able to preside over Gangma’s ritual. Are there more higher-ups?’

However, the priest level could not perform the Gangma ritual.

You have to be at least the level of a bishop to be able to perform that dirty ritual.

The ritual to be reborn from a half-human, half-demon to a complete devil.

【You are not the owner of the red mask】

So Ed was convinced that the leader of the refugee village was not the culprit in this area.

Grick’s answer that followed was just as Ed expected.

“Yes. The person who appears wearing a red mask is the Bishop. It appears once a fortnight…When a sacred ceremony is performed…”

As expected.

Ed nodded his head and then asked where the ceremony would be held.

Grick told him where the ceremony would be held without much doubt, and Ed memorized the location.

It is said that a ceremony is held every time the full moon rises, so it was calculated that a raid on the place would be necessary six days from now.

【I see. Rather, it looks like you guys have a problem with your heart. If this continues, it is clear that he will no longer be able to accept demonic energy and his heart will stop. I will replace it with a new heart.】

After obtaining all the necessary information, Ed began to persuade the guys with plausible words.

If you can just change the heart without having to fight, you can easily get rid of the demon energy.

“·····The heart, you mean?”

However, as soon as he brought up the topic of having to change his heart, Greek’s expression changed sharply.

The man who was kneeling in front of Ed got up again and said.

“But according to the platform, isn’t the heart the most important part of our congregation? “I heard that no matter what happens, you should never give your heart away.”

【····It’s just a phrase written on paper. Are you saying that you have more blind faith in that type combination than in my words?】

However, Ed was not embarrassed by Greek’s changed attitude.

This level of suspicion was already expected.

“····However, I was taught that the code written in the scriptures was a rule jointly established by the seven princes. So, please understand my position as I cannot ignore the wishes of the other six people.”

But Greek was not the type to be fooled so easily.

In the first place, it was almost impossible to deceive the nobleman who had even lost his wife.

【Of course words won’t do it.】

Ed decided that there was nothing to be gained by continuing the conversation any longer, so he immediately preheated the repulsor beam.

As a bright light burst from Ed’s palm, Greek looked around him and shouted.

“Everyone release demon energy!”

-Pow!

And at the same time, a repulsor beam hit one guy.

The subordinate, whose body was bent into a ‘ㄷ’ shape, flew several meters in the air.

“Who are you!”

Then, Greek, who instantly transformed his body into a monster, asked Ed about his identity.

Soon, Ed aimed the repulsor beam at Greek and answered quietly.

“I’m Ironman”

“···What?”

Key—eee! Pop!

Grick flies away after being hit by a repulsor beam.

Grick’s aide shouted.

“Attack us all at once! “The opponent is alone!”

“Krrr!!”

Then, people who had transformed their bodies into all kinds of shapes rushed at Ed at once.

A guy with nails as hard as steel.

This guy bleeds acidic blood every time he gets hurt.

A guy who flies in the sky with jet-black wings.

A guy who tries to attack by extending his arms like rubber, etc.

All kinds of half-humans and half-horses attacked Ed.

【I like it because you guys don’t have to look at me in moderation.】

Ed then turned on his Plasma Mana Shield, which maximized its output.

Since there was no need to look down on a guy who had accepted the power of the devil, he was able to demonstrate this firepower without fail.

“Kaaa!”

“Krrr!”

Ed has improved his suit and upgraded its performance every single day.

Now, even if tens or hundreds of ‘apprentice priests’ attacked, they could not inflict even a single wound.

No, it was impossible to approach because of the wound.

Unless you twisted space like Lucas, it was impossible to attack Ed through the plasma mana shield using normal methods.

【It turned out well. There were a lot of things I wanted to test.】

To Ed, these people were nothing more than lab rats.

Test subjects to test the weapons they have developed.

-Page!

So Ed took out a test weapon from his inventory.

And the first weapon Ed took out was an otherworldly double barrel shotgun, or super shotgun, made with reference to dwarven technology.

This is the weapon that first comes to mind when thinking of the devil.

【Ah. Also.】

Eventually, Ed grabbed the super shotgun that appeared in the air and curled the corners of his mouth.

Even though I was just holding a super shotgun in my hand, the grip and weight were no joke.

I wonder if it tastes good.

-Slap!

However, the highlight was the reload.

This is the reloading sound that occurs when the waist of the gun barrel is bent, two huge cartridges are pushed in, and the gun barrel is put back together.

This crash! Didn’t they go through a lot of trouble to create a super shotgun just to hear the sound of reloading?

-Taang!

Ah… But the pronunciation is not easy.

This recoil is transmitted through the body with a fierce firing sound.

Intense tremors that can be felt throughout the body.

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-Weeeing····.

However, there was no smell of gunpowder.

Ed deliberately turned off the purification function and then inhaled the smell of gunpowder floating in the air.

Ed’s expression became ecstatic, like a smoker taking a long breath of cigarette smoke.

‘It’s the best…’

Ed repeated this process several more times.

Slap!

Taang!

Slap!

Taang!

This sound of loading and firing, which I never get tired of hearing, kept hitting my eardrums.

I liked it to the point that I actually appreciated the cumbersome method of shooting once and reloading once.

“Khaaa!!! aaa!!!”

And as expected, the performance of the super shotgun was solid.

As soon as the enemy’s bullet hits the enemy’s knee, boom! It explodes and a whole leg flies off.

Although its body must have been trained to incredible strength by absorbing magical energy, its performance was definitely good enough to be knocked out with a single shot from a shotgun.

If it had hit the heart, it would have died instantly.

【Now… Shall we try this?】

Ed, who had thoroughly enjoyed the taste of the super shotgun, took out another one.

Isn’t this the true taste of home cooking?

-Rorrr!

This chainsaw.

The taste of the raw food.

Ed grinned while holding the trembling chainsaw.

The faces of the enemies looking at him began to turn with fear.

***

‘He must be the Duke of Hell…’

Grick was confident.

He said he had dared to offend the Prince of Hell.

This tragedy occurred because they were suspicious of him without even knowing the subject.

-Buuuck!!

“Kwaaa!!”

Unsurprisingly, his men were being slaughtered.

He himself was shot by an unknown person and had one of his legs blown off, and both his arms were cut off by a barbaric saw blade.

Such a brutal fighting method was unprecedented.

【It’s nice that it plays quickly!】

It was terrible.

It was just playing around.

The strong regenerative power, which is a characteristic of demonic energy, could not be this cursed.

It is said that the restoration process is being torn apart.

“Cough! Cough! Wow! Cough! “Cough!”

It wasn’t just that.

This place is filled with thick purple smoke.

I felt like my lungs were burning every time I took a breath.

Tears, snot, and saliva were secreted in large quantities, and I felt tremendous pain.

I lost my mind and all of this felt unreal.

“Ooooo…”

Just like that, the screaming began to stop one by one.

The 50 warriors who had worked so hard to raise were defeated in vain like this.

Why did I foolishly fight against him?

I should have bowed my head closer and offered my heart.

-Buuung! Buuuck!!! Ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-!

As Grick barely managed to regain his fading consciousness, he heard the sound of his chainsaw running.

The sound of flesh grinding, muscles tearing, and bones grinding echoed in all directions.

This person was clearly the Grand Duke of Hell.

【What is it? You’re still conscious. Anesthetic ingredients must have been mixed in, but is it definitely different when you become a priest?】

At that time, the Grand Duke of Hell came to him.

Grick began to shed tears and apologize for his negligence.

“Sorry! I, my, I committed a rude act by not daring to recognize the Archduke! But please forgive me just once! I have people to lead! “I have to protect my dying daughter!”

-Pow!

But before Greek could continue speaking, Ed’s fist stuck in his lower jaw and he lost consciousness.

Ed, who had finally succeeded in receiving physical anesthesia, took out a scalpel from his inventory and muttered.

【Now you are the last. Let’s go back to being human.】

***

“uuu…”

3 Minutes later.

Greek regained his consciousness with his superhuman mental powers.

His sense of duty to somehow protect his daughter awakened his spirit at an early age.

– Thrilling!

But the pain in the heart area was enormous.

Because the part of the heart full of demonic energy was cut out and a clean heart was restored, there are still aftereffects.

“So, Sophie…”

However, Greek, who was worried about his daughter, crawled away, using all his strength to nurse.

He passed through the foggy area with CS bullets and crawled back to his residence.

That was when he arrived at the place where the village was.

“aaa… aaa… aaa…”

All the villagers were dead.

No, in fact, he just fainted, but in Greek’s eyes, he looked dead enough.

The blood on Ed’s suit is splattered here and there, making it look like his blood is splattered.

“Oh, ah, no… No… No…”

Greek instinctively knew that he would become like this someday.

He had no choice but to entrust himself to the ‘Salvation Church,’ but he was aware deep in his heart that it was a religion whose essence was somehow distorted.

Otherwise, there is no way that the crazy act of killing and raping a virgin could be called a ‘sacred ritual.’

Furthermore, the power they used was somehow twisted.

‘But… But you couldn’t help it…’

However, the only thing she could rely on was this twisted power.

Even though I knew deep down inside that this was not the way, I decided to believe in religion even more blindly.

It is the only way to soothe one’s anxiety.

“So, Sophie… Please… Sophie…”

Grick crawled over, regretting the past, and opened the door of his house.

I hope that my daughter is safe.

But there─.

【Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…

After Edgar cut Sophie’s stomach open with a scalpel, he was laughing.

When Edgar noticed that Sophie had s*xual powers, he decided to treat her long-standing illness with surgery.

Ed was just smiling, glad that he had found someone who could handle her s*xual power early on.

“Ah…Ahhh…Ugh…”

However, in Greek’s eyes, he was no different from a devil bastard.

I suddenly thought of a bishop who kills a virgin and pours his affection into her.

【Now, shall we try injecting (therapeutic ingredients) as much as we want?】

Furthermore, the line that followed was a sight to behold.

How dare you inject something into your precious daughter?

“All right now…! Get back now! To my daughter…! “Go to my precious daughter… I dare you…!”

Grick mustered the last of his strength and rushed at Ed.

However, a large amount of CS powder and hallucinogenic powder crawled here. And Greek, who had inhaled the anesthetic powder, actually fell to the floor.

Ed, who soon found Greek lying on the floor, approached him and said.

【That woman. Was she your daughter? I really want (her daughter’s abilities). It was really great.】

“····Keuuu…

【Don’t worry. When I open my eyes again, I will cheer when I see my daughter.】

Ed said that and injected his anesthetic into Greek.

Grick shed tears of anger when Ed said that he would cheer when he saw his dead daughter’s body.

But I couldn’t stop my eyes from gradually closing.

‘In the end… I am also like this…’

Greek’s consciousness was completely lost.