Old Continent Arpheria.
In addition to the seven major cities commonly referred to as the “Big Seven,” there are about 30 small cities scattered throughout the area.
These are small cities, like the iron mine city of Iron Matter, although the larger ones have walls and NPC armies stationed there… … they are usually simple villages.
Hwaruruk-
The fire was spreading everywhere.
The Demon King’s army, which had captured six of the seven major cities, did not waste a moment and trampled the nearby smaller cities first.
The first place to fall was the port city of Uclé in the southeast.
Excluding the Dawn Port of Solar Terra, this was the closest port to the New World and was destroyed in an instant.
Next was Plain Tree, a fortress city near Snow White.
Similar to Evergreen, this fortress, made of thousands of years old trees, lasted for quite some time, but eventually collapsed on the third day of Mercury.
The Demon King’s army started from the southernmost part and gradually took control of all the small cities of the Old Continent.
After taking over the city, we searched every nook and cranny of the nearby dungeons and fields. Users were hunted down as soon as they were seen.
In front of those cruel hands, no one, whether a beginner or an expert, was an exception.
Fires broke out across the continent and smoke rose.
When a city falls and access is restricted, the resurrection point is automatically reset to an unfallen city within the Old Continent.
Dead users had no choice but to resurrect in a nearby city that had not yet fallen.
As the city collapsed, users gathered in the cities that were still protesting and became more and more united in their resistance.
However, there was no way to deal with the overwhelming strength and quantity of the Demon King’s army.
Users were gradually pushed north.
I was driven out again and again.
“This can’t be happening… … .”
When the coalition force consisting of the best users from the New World arrived, there were not many cities left intact in the Old World.
Aaron, who landed at the port, quickly received a report on the remaining state of the city.
The last great city, the fortress state of Iceberg.
Blawima, a port city in the northeast.
In addition, there were five small cities in the north. Even those small cities were all under attack.
Captain Dre, who was listening to the report next to Aaron, frowned.
‘It seems like… … they’re forcing me in like this.’
Everyone get into the iceberg.
As if to say so, the Demon King’s army was pushing the users to the northernmost end.
“Fortunately, this Blawima was well guarded.”
Aaron said with a sigh of relief.
Then the user who was reporting hesitated and answered.
“Actually, the Demon King’s army kept attacking… … but one guild took the lead and kept protecting us.”
Aaron blinked.
“Guild members?”
The Allied Forces leadership was able to meet with the guild users a little later. They were familiar people.
Aaron greeted me warmly.
“You’re from the Hunters’ Cooperative… …!”
Sloth, the leader of the hunters who were at the forefront, scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
“It’s been a while, Champion Aaron. Well, it’s not really been that long… … .”
We had met in the New World only a few weeks ago, but it seemed as if eons had passed since then.
The Demon King’s army rose up and the Old Continent was swallowed up.
In the New World, NPC forces rose up and users were cornered.
In just a few weeks, the game situation had changed like this. Aaron and Sloth stood face to face, their mouths licking each other’s lips.
“This city, Blawima, is the last remaining port on the Old Continent.”
I took a quick look around the small port town.
“So to speak, it’s the last resort. We have to defend it no matter what… … That’s why our guild was guarding this place.”
Aaron burst out laughing.
“I thought you only cared about hunting outlaws.”
“Lawhunting and all… … This game is going to be over.”
Slow shrugged his shoulders.
“We have to help each other.”
Behind her stood several hunters, including a grizzly and a panther.
They all looked very tired, as if they were exhausted from the constant fighting.
“… … .”
All the other users in the port looked exhausted.
Aaron quietly studied their faces.
“Do you intend to fight the Demon King, Champion Aaron?”
Sloth asked softly. Aaron turned his head back to Sloth.
“Let me warn you in advance.”
Slowly he raised his index finger and warned clearly.
“That Demon King can never be defeated in a head-on fight.”
“… … .”
“You’d better come up with another number.”
These were the words of the leader of the hunters who was known to have crossed swords with the Demon King.
Aaron wanted to take her advice, but he couldn’t just take her word for it that the Demon King was invincible.
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“What if you can’t think of another number?”
“Well, I think I can already see what’s going to happen… … .”
Sloth pointed south.
Thick smoke was rising from far away places, the smoke of other cities burning.
Aaron swallowed dry saliva without realizing it.
“Okay, Blawima will be protected by our guild and the users here.”
Sloth stretched out his hand and pointed north. There he saw a high snow-capped mountain covered with heavy snow.
On top of that rugged peak would stand the last fortress city of the Old Continent.
“You guys, please guard the Iceberg well. The moment the Iceberg falls, the Old Continent will be effectively finished.”
“… … .”
Aaron bowed his head in respect.
“Please take good care of Blawima.”
“Good luck to you all, Union members.”
Aaron turned around and headed towards Blawima’s portal.
“Let’s go.”
The Allied forces followed in droves.
Looking at that sight, Aaron muttered to himself.
“Everyone is cheering us on from all over the place.”
Captain Dre and the Guild Masters listened quietly to the muttering.
“We need to cheer up too.”
Aaron clenched his fists and stepped into the portal.
“Let’s… stop the Demon King.”
The few remaining teleportation lines between the northern cities were operational.
Led by Aaron, the Allied users began teleporting towards Iceberg one by one.
“……let’s go.”
The hunters who were watching this scene soon moved to the city’s defenses.
I didn’t know when the Demon King’s army would invade this port again. I had to prepare to fight back.
* * *
Meanwhile, at the same time Snow White.
The pure white castle has now become a ruin.
The Nightbringers have gathered here.
It had only been a few days since they had all gathered together, and each of the villains had an evil smile on their face.
That’s understandable, because in an instant, they devoured the four castles of the Old Continent. In the process, each of them achieved great feats of war.
“Listen, you guys! Here’s what happened when I took over Punk Hit!”
“Hey, inspiration. That’s enough! Instead, listen to my story about how I set Evergreen on fire! This got a huge response on TV!”
“I can’t help it. The Eternity Garden conquest was also amazing. Speaking of which, let’s talk about the AI increase of the monster army commanders… … .”
Oldman, Uggle King, and the Doctor are chatting away, while Cain and Rabbit are watching them with bitter smiles.
“Don’t forget Ocean Cross! It was pretty fun, wasn’t it?”
I heard the voice of the monarch that I hadn’t heard in a long time.
As everyone turned to face him, Labo, who had just logged in, appeared, accompanied by Priest Oasis.
“The thrill of taking advantage of the gaps between users who are fighting each other even when their strengths are combined… … is great.”
The troubled Labo finally shrugged his shoulders.
“Well, the most fun thing is pretending to be a knight of justice.”
“Have you been dazzling this time as well, ‘White Knight’?”
Rabbit asked with a giggle.
It was a title that was absolutely unsuitable for this demon lord, who was wrapped in black armor and robes all over his body, but now everyone laughed out loud when they heard that name.
Labodo laughed too.
Now I’ve reached a point where I’m starting to enjoy it.
“Thanks to Oasis’ dedicated support, we’ve been able to run wild even more splendidly than expected. Now, without me, the user front on the New World side won’t be able to continue.”
“You really are so greedy, Mr. Labo. To take on the role of both the Demon King and the Knight of Justice all by yourself… … .”
It was Labo who took all the most delicious leading roles. The villains snickered again.
“Anyway, I’ve had my fill of playing knights, so now it’s time to get to the real game.”
The Demon King looked around at the villains.
“What is the current situation?”
“Everything is as you instructed. We rounded up the users from the south like a herd and… … we drove them all to the northern city.”
“There are only a few small towns, a port, and an iceberg left, boss!”
When the doctor and Rabbit reported, Labo nodded quietly.
“The Allied Forces will probably be arriving soon, so there’s no need to look after them any longer. Except for Iceberg, we’ll finish them all off by the end of today.”
“Yes! … … Ah, just one thing.”
Rabbit spoke quickly.
“The port city of Blawima is particularly resistant. It seems that users are banding together to defend it, centered around the Hunters’ Cooperative Guild. I think we need to push it back a little.”
“What? The Hunters’ Cooperative?”
Labo’s eyes gleamed fiercely within the robe.
“… … Back then, those guys gave us some shit.”
Hee-juk, Labo looked down at Oasis, who was laughing dangerously. Oasis smiled silently and watched its master’s expression.
“I’m the type of person who has to pay back what I get.”
Isn’t it because of that personality that he planned this grand revenge drama?
“Should we try to feed them some shit this time?”
Labo quickly ran the numbers in his head.
Finally, a very effective way to feed the taffy came to mind. The Demon King raised his hand and stroked his chin with satisfaction.
“Okay, okay. Then let’s exclude Blawima from today’s attack target. Leave Iceberg and Blawima alone and blow them all away.”
“yes.”
Labo took a step and pulled himself out of the castle. The Nightbringer members also followed him, each chattering away.
Eventually, Labo stopped on the spire north of the castle, overlooking the entire northern plains of Snow White.
The Nightbringer members all stood on either side of Labo and looked down at the northern plains together.
There was an army of countless monsters lined up there, with no end in sight.
Produce monsters with infamy, build up infamy with those monsters, and then produce monsters with that infamy again.
All of the Dark Cult bases in the Old Continent had already been optimized for troop production and were spewing out monsters without rest.
A huge, terrible snowball was rolling.
Just a few weeks ago, when they attacked the small town of Iron Matter, the monster army that had numbered only a few hundred now numbered in the hundreds of thousands.
The problem was that this was only the main force. The troops that were trampling the small towns all over the continent were just detachments.
A main force of overwhelming scale.
The Demon King, who was admiring the sight, muttered quietly.
“Even if I push this army forward honestly, it won’t be enough… … .”
Labo’s gaze fell on the leader of the legion.
All sorts of elite units, including the four knights of the Dark God and the fearless Daeran, were there with their eyes shining.
“… … This time, I want to fight a little more lethally.”
Fighting fiercely?
The other members tilted their heads, not understanding what he meant, but Labo just smiled to himself.
I didn’t ask about the detailed plan, thinking that he must have some kind of plan.
The trust that Labo had within this guild was already absolute.
That would be the case, isn’t it, because it shows this kind of scenery?
Really… … the end of the world was imminent.
“Begin the northward advance! Leave nothing alive, burn, poison, devastate, and advance north, north!”
Labo shouted loudly.
In response, hundreds of thousands of monster legions simultaneously raised their weapons and let out ferocious roars.
“Come on, let’s destroy the world!”
He shouted like that and the Demon King laughed.
The bad ending is right in front of us.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Demon King’s main force began to advance with the heavy sound of drums.
Towards the battlefield where users are preparing for their final resistance.
