Chapter 407 370 – An Insane Evolution, a Foolish Coup

Looking at Treyni, who was now completely convinced, Takumi took out an Angel Piece.

Naturally, Treyni didn't ask any questions. She simply accepted it and chose to fuse with it.

The moment the Angel Piece merged into her, her strength skyrocketed.

"Ah!?"

Treyni had never imagined that this thing could actually make her stronger.

And the increase was absurd!

"I-I think I just became Demon Lord level!?"

Feeling the power surging through her body, Treyni stared in shock and confusion.

This was way too ridiculous.

Takumi's expression, however, didn't change in the slightest.

After being enhanced by [Beelzebuth, Lord of Gluttony (Gold)], the boost provided by his Angel Pieces had become extremely significant.

Reaching Demon Lord level was now merely the baseline.

Only someone capable of reaching the Super Demon Lord level—or even the Chief God level—could truly be considered talented.

Of course, the gap between each tier was still enormous, at least for people like Treyni.

So even though she had already been fairly powerful before, she still hadn't been able to bridge the difference between entire levels of existence.

"What I've given you is only the beginning. Take your time and understand it properly.

"After being strengthened by [Beelzebuth, Lord of Gluttony (Gold)], the Angel Pieces should also make it easier for all of you to learn skills."

Previously, whether his dependents could learn new skills depended not only on his assistance, but even more on their own talent.

If someone lacked the aptitude, then their mind simply had its limits. There was only so much they could learn.

But things were different now.

With a portion of Takumi's power being granted to them, the range of abilities they could learn had expanded tremendously.

On top of that, every dependent could establish a kind of Thought Network with the others.

As long as they linked together into something resembling a local network, they could share their experiences in learning skills.

"The ones who'll benefit the most from this evolution should be the Shadow Demon Corps."

"With the Thought Network strengthening their ability to share information, plus the power I'm feeding back to them, their intelligence is going to undergo an absurd leap."

"Once one Shadow Demon girl learns one of my skills and completely masters it, she can share that experience with all the others."

"Every single Shadow Demon girl becoming stronger is equivalent to the entire group becoming stronger."

Takumi could already sense that the recently evolved Shadow Demon Corps was growing stronger at an exponential rate.

Every one of them could now be considered a downgraded version of himself.

The only reason they couldn't catch up to him in the short term was because they lacked his ability to plunder entries.

"Every one of them basically has Great Sage, Predator, and Starved… Now they're the real locust swarm."

If Takumi hadn't specifically ordered them otherwise, the Shadow Demon Corps could literally devour the ground as they advanced, swallowing everything in their path!

With that thought, Takumi pulled his attention back and used [Raphael, Lord of Wisdom] to reorganize his skill library.

Although he had technically gained only one new ability, [Beelzebuth, Lord of Gluttony (Gold)], the chain reaction it had triggered was enormous.

"Even low-grade entries like my [Emerald Eye] can be shared through [Beelzebuth, Lord of Gluttony]."

"As for blue-grade entries and above, I can only share a portion of them. They'll still have to learn the rest themselves."

After carefully sorting everything out, Takumi turned the information into an update notice and transmitted it to every one of his dependents.

Chloe, Shizue, and Treyni, who had only just fused with an Angel Piece, immediately received the message.

"Emerald Eye, Succubus Magic… There's so much."

"These are all things I can obtain now?"

Treyni's brows twitched as she looked through it. The skill library contained within the Angel Piece was practically an open treasure vault."

"Mm. I've already given you access to everything. How much you can actually learn depends on your own talent."

Takumi gave a slight nod.

After receiving confirmation, Treyni's eyes became even more fervent.

At this point, there was simply no way she could ever repay everything Takumi had given her.

As a dryad, worshipping the sun was only natural.

Still, after learning [Emerald Eye], Treyni couldn't resist sneaking a glance at Takumi.

[Name: Takumi]

[Rank: ???]

[Level: ???]

[Entries: ???]

Treyni stared blankly at the wall of question marks and censored information for several seconds before checking herself instead.

[Name: Treyni]

[Rank: Angelic Dryad]

[Level: Demon Lord]

[Entries: Angelic Envoy (Gold)… Dryad (Purple)…]

[Dryad (Purple): A dryad who protects the forest. Possesses extraordinary potential and can display even greater strength while within a forest.]

"So this is my status panel… It's so clear."

There was actually even more information if she continued scrolling down.

There was simply so much that it was almost overwhelming to look at.

Just being able to use [Emerald Eye] to clearly see her own potential, abilities, and other data was already extraordinarily useful.

Treyni now knew exactly what kind of magic she should study and what path she should follow.

At the same time, her reverence toward Takumi only deepened.

Takumi didn't care about Treyni's little attempt to "inspect" him.

The fact that she could see his true name at all was because he had deliberately allowed it.

Otherwise, all she would have seen was a giant block of censored information.

"The orc problem is settled. Now for the lizardmen."

Takumi spoke in a low voice, his gaze drifting toward the Lake Siss region at the center of the Great Jura Forest.

Hearing that, Shizue and the others all shuddered and couldn't help looking somewhat pityingly toward the lizardmen.

After personally witnessing a fraction of Takumi's strength, the three women now understood very clearly what kind of monster Gabiru had managed to provoke.

When the four of them descended into the wetlands surrounding Lake Siss, however, they were all left with indescribable expressions.

Because right now, a coup was taking place inside the lizardman settlement.

"Our era has finally arrived… All right! Let's rise up together!"

Following Gabiru's impassioned shout from the front, the surrounding lizardmen erupted into cheers.

And thus began a coup that could only be described as a farce.

Watching these idiots perform on their little stage, Takumi looked genuinely surprised.

"I caused that much commotion just now, and they didn't notice?"

"Uh… Lord Takumi, to be fair, you dealt with everything so quickly that they probably really didn't notice."

Only Treyni, who had been standing at the same altitude as Takumi, truly understood how terrifying the previous scene had been.

If she had still been down in the forest, she probably would have thought there had suddenly been a thunderstorm, only for it to end almost immediately.

Not to mention that Takumi had restored all the damage afterward.

It was actually perfectly normal that they hadn't noticed anything unusual in such a short period of time.

Of course, that only applied to idiots like Gabiru.

The lizardman chieftain had realized that the thunder from before was anything but ordinary.

Sitting in the main seat inside the nest, the lizardman chieftain looked pleased when he saw his son Gabiru arrive.

"Gabiru, you came at just the right time."

"That thunderous roar, the suffocating pressure, and the sky suddenly turning dark… I don't think any of that was ordinary."

"It seemed to come from the direction the orc army was advancing from."

"Send a scouting unit to investigate, then contact the empire that was established near the Sealed Cave as soon as possible."

"Remember to be polite. We need to ally with them if we want to improve our chances against the orc army."

The lizardman chieftain spoke gravely, laying out the situation and his orders with perfect clarity.

What he failed to notice was the growing resentment in his son's eyes.