Episode 221
It was a house with dull gray walls.
There were no other people around.
This is because it was a house deep in the mountains, over an hour away from the nearest village.
There was a man inside it.
It was Petrov, the president of Russia and the emperor of the empire.
He was sitting leisurely on the sofa, smoking a cigarette.
A moment later, the door quietly opened and another man came inside.
It was a war between Black Cross executives.
After bowing politely to the emperor, Xuantian sat down in front of him.
“It looks like the United States will soon react.”
“okay?”
The corners of the emperor’s mouth moved slightly after hearing Xuan Zhen’s report.
The expression on his face seemed to show interest.
He extinguished his cigarette in the ashtray and sat with his chin resting on the back of his hand and his legs crossed.
“To that demon world or something?”
“That’s right.”
“Hmm.”
“What shall we do, Your Majesty?”
“Just leave it alone for now.”
“yes?”
When the emperor said something unexpected, Xuantian asked a question without realizing it.
Although they could not find a way to open the road to the demon world, if they were to interfere with America’s movements, there would be no way at all.
But the emperor told them to leave it alone.
“It’s foolish. Both sides would rather see us move.”
“What…?”
“Who on both sides would go on an expedition without any preparation?”
“However, in order to attack the demon world, a considerable amount of power must be mobilized….”
“That’s right. That’s why it looks shabby at first glance. But there’s a sword inside it. Currently, the United States has almost all of its power concentrated in one place for war, in other words, it’s in a perfect state where it can immediately project enormous power as soon as it touches it. That dangerous blade is currently pointing towards the demon world, but if we move, it is obvious that it will turn towards us.”
“But… is such rapid movement possible?”
Seomjeon cautiously asked a question.
“If it’s on both sides, it’s more than possible.”
The emperor said it as if there was no need to think about it.
It was very rare for him to think so highly of someone.
In a way, it was natural, since no one in his life gave him more bitterness than the Great Sage of the Yang Eyes.
“Then, Your Majesty, you are asking us to remain quiet?”
At that time, someone came down the stairs on the second floor.
It was a middle-aged woman with a gentle face and crystal-clear eyes.
The moment he saw her, Seonjeon stood up and bowed.
She was the head of the Black Cross.
She was also the emperor’s wife, or empress of the empire.
This was a top secret known only to the emperor’s closest associates.
All the people of the empire would have been greatly shocked if it was revealed that she, who was known to be sick and rarely appeared on public occasions, was the leader of Black Cross, who would not hesitate to do any dirty work to eliminate her targets.
“Of course not.”
The emperor smiled somewhat vaguely at the corners of his mouth.
“But it is a basic strategy of strategy not to touch the enemy when their momentum is strong. There is no reason to move now.”
“What if we continue to win consecutive games and our morale goes up? If both sides had decided to move, we would already be very confident in our chances of winning. I think that could happen.”
The commander asked again with a soft smile.
“That is rather a wish. Continuous victory leads to laziness, and that laziness leads to inattention. That is a rule without exception for anyone.”
The emperor spoke with confidence.
It was also a conviction that came from his past experiences.
Even he, who was said to be the greatest of all, eventually fell into a state of lethargy the moment he was on the verge of unification of the continent.
“As expected of you, your Majesty. I trust and follow your wise judgment.”
The Commander-in-Chief sat down next to the Emperor, leaned in, and said:
“Just sharpen your knife.”
The emperor’s face as he said that showed anticipation for what was to come.
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“What are the emperor’s movements?”
“Not yet.”
In response to Sword Saint’s answer, Ibrahim twisted his lips into an unknown smile.
“I see. It looks like the emperor has no intention of moving yet.”
“What do you plan to do?”
“Well, let’s leave it alone. It’s a shame they didn’t come out right away, but we have the best power anyway. No matter how emperor he is, there’s no way he can turn the situation around.”
Ibrahim answered as if it was no big deal.
Sword Saint thought that it was not arrogance, but the confidence that a great sage should have.
Because the situation in the other world has completely changed.
The emperor of an empire, the most powerful country, and the emperor of Russia, one of the most powerful countries, have a clearly different sense of weight.
He was a great sage who properly fed the emperor even under such unfavorable conditions.
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However, here, the great sage had stronger power at his back.
So, it was only natural to have that kind of confidence.
“Still, I will not let down my guard.”
Geomseong said.
“As expected of a sword saint. Truly trustworthy.”
Ibrahim nodded.
He then turned his gaze to the 10,000 troops lined up behind Geomseong.
Of course they were all awakened.
It’s also B grade or higher.
No country in the world would be able to gather 10,000 awakened people at this level.
Except one and only the United States.
And it wasn’t just that.
Geomsung knew.
The Great Sage has a unique skill called ‘Great Sage’s Encouragement’ that can enable the awakened people around him to demonstrate power beyond his level.
Using that skill, any awakened person could demonstrate a power that exceeded their own grade by more than half a level.
In other words, an ordinary A-class person can demonstrate the power of an S-class threshold.
Taking that into account, the power of the 10,000 people gathered here could be said to be truly enormous.
In addition, they received thorough group combat training and all preparations were close to perfect.
There would be no loopholes in the strategy that the Great Sage finally arrived at after much deliberation.
“Then shall we leave soon?”
Ibrahim opened a passage to the demon world.
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The Demon World is wide.
The great sage believed that it was about the size of the Eurasian continent.
Naturally, it was impossible to advance while maintaining the occupied territory with 10,000 troops.
If the war had been fought like that, it would have lasted infinitely longer.
And it was highly unlikely that the great sage of the world would think of such a strategy.
The strategy that Ibrahim came up with was a simple yet very effective strategy.
Instant devastation.
It was a strategy that was absolutely impossible on Earth.
It was clear that if a war was started that killed not only soldiers but also civilians, all countries would turn around and criticize.
But here in the demon world, it was possible.
There is no problem.
The enemies are demons and monsters anyway.
So, just kill whatever you can.
What was needed now was not to maintain and expand the occupied territory.
A massacre of quick action.
That was the only purpose.
Things like annexing occupied territories were the last thing to happen.
First, all enemies in the Demon World are driven to a state close to destruction so that they lose the ability to resist, and then from there, you can leisurely incorporate the occupied territories one by one.
“Let us begin a glorious war that will go down in history.”
Ibrahim spoke softly while using the great wise man’s encouragement.
Everyone felt that an unprecedented power suddenly surged from their bodies.
Even though they didn’t open their mouths, I could feel the stinging deceit from them.
“Let’s move as planned.”
With the instructions of the Sword Master, the American troops finally began to move.
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“Hwaam.”
The jealous demon king Drik yawned and stretched.
My bone hurt a little.
This is because I drank too much strong alcohol yesterday to the point where I got sick of it.
Next to him lay the body of a naked human woman, completely mangled.
I don’t remember much, but I think I did something wrong last night.
He was a demon king who was known for being a violent drunkard.
Especially when he was drunk, he did not hesitate to commit all kinds of sadistic acts towards the humans and monster slaves around him.
The dead human had a fairly pale face, so he was kept by his side to help him sleep, but he seemed to have stabbed him to death while drunk.
“Well, just bring another human slave.”
Dreek seemed to be annoyed and kicked the human woman’s body, dropping it.
“Haam.”
He yawned again, looked towards the window, and narrowed his eyes.
“What? Why is there such a fog?”
There was a thick fog on the other side of the window.
The fog was so thick that it was impossible to see even an inch of the scenery outside.
It had been over a thousand years since he became the owner of this land, but this was truly the first time that a fog like this had formed.
So I couldn’t help but wonder.
At the same time, I felt a certain unpleasant feeling.
“Tch.”
Dreek looked annoyed.
Whatever the cause, it was annoying to get on my nerves.
“Hey, someone come here right now!”
Dreek called out to someone in a nervous voice.
Normally, the servants nearby would come rushing over.
But even though that time had passed, the surroundings were quiet.
“You crazy bastards, why don’t you come out right now?”
Dreek frowned and shouted again.
And finally, there was the sound of someone coming in.
“The crazy bastard is coming now, damn it… Huh?”
Dreek, who was about to throw a round of curses, looked ridiculous when he confirmed the identity of someone.
It was human.
Humans were humans, but they were unique humans.
No crazy person dares to take up arms in his castle.
However, a human being holding a bloody long sword dared to appear.
There was more bewilderment than anger.
“What are you?”
“It’s human.”
The Sword Saint noticed the miserable body of a woman on the floor next to Drik and frowned slightly.
“Human? Huh, yes, human. f*ck, this is ridiculous. Is this a rebellion?”
I don’t know if humans have the ability to revolt, but otherwise the current situation cannot be explained, so Dreek asked that question.
“I have come to condemn you.”
Geomseong spoke softly.
However, those who knew the Sword Master would know well the weight contained in those words.
It was a declaration of inevitable death.
“What? Condemnation? Did you just say condemnation?”
Dreek snorted as if he was shocked.
Then his expression became distorted.
The life was dripping from him.
“It looks like this crazy human doesn’t want to die gracefully… huh?”
At that moment, something flashed.
When I thought it was an illusion, I suddenly felt tremendous pain in my left arm.
“Turn off … what, what is it?!”
Dreek widened his eyes in shock.
The area where his left arm had been had been cleanly cut off.
The severed left arm that fell to the floor wriggled convulsively.
Lately, red blood spurted out from the cut surface and sprayed blood mist.
“What! What! What! What! What!”
Dreek screamed with a look on his face that he couldn’t understand at all.
The emotionless eyes of the Sword Saint stared at him coldly.
“I hate unnecessary talking.”
“이… 개새끼가아아아!”
Dreek, who belatedly realized the situation and was filled with maddened rage, rushed at the Sword Saint with eyes filled with madness.
The only remaining hand was stained with demonic energy, as if it wanted to tear it to shreds at any moment.
The moment when that demon energy was about to attack the Sword Saint.
Once again, the sword of the Sword Saint flashed.
“Kruk, kruk….”
Suddenly, blood bubbles rose from Dreek’s throat and into his mouth. The thread-like red blood lines on my neck became increasingly clear.
“Krrrrrr, Crrrrr….”
Dreek tried to say something with an expression of disbelief, but all he could say was a hollow sound.
Soon his neck was completely severed and he fell to the ground.
thud.
The body that had lost its owner fell to the floor helplessly.
The Sword Saint looked at his corpse with indifferent eyes, then raised his foot and trampled on Drik’s head.
Kwajak!
The head was shattered into pieces in a horrendous manner.
It was the moment when the castle of the demon world fell on humans for the first time.
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