'We're at war. They probably won't spare me, anyway.'
The end of the tunnel was very bleak.
'I should just give it my all and try to survive.' That was the only way Darik could escape this situation.
For the first time in his life, he would be giving it everything he had.
'Maybe I'll be able to overcome this situation...'
It is said that an individual is capable of bringing out an immense amount of power when confronted with an impossible situation.
This power surpassed their usual limits, and for a moment, they unlock an even greater ability—allowing them to surpass their normal capabilities.
Darik had previously considered that as nothing but a load of crap.
But now, he believed in that concept with every ounce of his body. No, he had no choice but to do just that.
'I can bring out more power than I think...' Delving further into his delusions, the Demon General stared at the Golem which was at a current standstill for some reason.
Now was his chance.
"I'll do it! Right here and now, I'll push myself beyond anything I've ever done."
The Demon Beasts with him were nothing more than fodder.
If he utilized his Original Magic and condensed his defensive Magic to its very peak, then he would definitely be able to break through the Golem's defenses—further allowing him to destroy its Core.
Without a Core, a Golem was useless!
"Alright, I've got this!" He growled, knowing that any failure on his part would be devastating beyond repair.
>VWUUUUUMMMMM<
Miasma coursed through his body, condensing beyond anything he had ever tried before.
Before long, his body became an intense Miasma Generator.
The spikes on Darik's body grew beyond its regular size and his size increased as well. As though his bulging muscles weren't large enough, they further swelled in size.
The greater the Miasma intensity, the more powerful he got.
It was a simple, yet highly effective Magic Ability he possessed.
Still, he had never focused his Miasma this much before.
It felt somewhat exhilarating—breaking through the normal bounds he had grown comfortable in.
'I can still do it! Faster. Stronger. Deeper. I can concentrate the Miasma more!'
Realizing he had far more room for growth than he expected, the Demon General grinned as his power kept rising beyond his expectations.
As a stroke of luck, the Golem was still motionless, so he had time to keep pushing himself.
"More! More!! More!!!"
Yes, right there and then, Darik had only one thought coursing through his mind.
"I will... surpass my... limi—"
A missile descended upon him and his immediate surroundings with lightning speed, faster than his thoughts could process—much less his lips could complete the sentence he was about to make.
>BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!<
Instantly, everything around Darik was enveloped in white light, breaking down the surroundings into nothing but specks of dust.
The eruption vaporized everyone and anything in its path.
The Demon Beasts vanished within the brilliant dome of white light, disappearing into nothingness.
And, unfortunately for the Demon General, he soon followed.
Without being able to utter his final statement or bring it to actualization, Darik was completely immersed in the white light that baptized everything in its destruction.
The entire Demon Forces were obliterated in an instant.
Just like that, the battle was over.
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"Why did you press that button? Come on, it's the Nuke function!"
At this point, I was losing my patience with these girls.
I had planned on taking things slow by teaching them the basics of movement and stuff, and initially, things were working out splendidly.
But... Lemi just to be impulsive and activate a missile on her own.
She saw a blinking red light and pressed it—rookie mistake.
The sea roared as it absorbed the blast, so I forgave her for her indiscretions.
Even though she was 400 Years, and wasn't supposed to be making such mistakes, I let it go.
I even halted the Golem and decided to teach them the basics again.
The goal was for us to have fun by toying with the Demon Forces that made the mistake of invading the Elf Kingdom.
But that all went to smoke when Freya mistook another button's function for whatever and nuked our opponents.
She basically ruined the game.
'What was the point of everything?' I murmured, finally realizing how much of a handful these Elves were.
"This is what happens when you let kids use adult toys..." I made the mistake of leaking out my thoughts.
For a moment, everyone froze. Yep, even I realized it after saying it.
'Something about my statement didn't sound right...'
Unfortunately, before I could find out what it was, both Elves burst out in protest.
"I'm not a kid!"
"I'm way older than you, show some respect!"
"You're not even an adult yet!"
"You're a bad teacher!"
I learned two horrible lessons at that moment.
One was to never refer to Elves as children. And I mean, never!
The second was even more profound. It was a revelation that I would forever remember.
"We can even lactate already!"
"Yeah! Don't look down on us cus we look young, you know!"
Yep, that was something I never learned from Emilia in my past life.
Though the information was unnecessary... I did appreciate new knowledge.
"Want to see?"
Practical experience was more valuable as well. But—
"..."
—Watching two Elves bring out milk from their chests while watching a devastated landscape within my sacred Golem just didn't seem right.
"I think... I'll pass."
In the end, timing was everything.
As regrettable as it was, there was no way I could indulge in research at such a point in time.
'It's a shame, though...'
After a brief moment of uncomfortable silence, I decided to take the most reasonable approach.
There was still time to spare, and it wouldn't be nice to end things now that I summoned this big boy.
"Well, should we have another round?"
Both Elves were surprised by my proposal, but quickly jumped at the opportunity and responded positively.
"Okay. I'll give you both one final chance. Let's take it from the top."
'Hopefully, nothing gets nuked this time...'
