Episode 263
Olaven Grimier was surprised.
He was the type of person who would usually keep his composure, but now he reacted so violently that I wondered if I had ever been so surprised in my life.
“Sir Choi Hyun-seok! Oh, how did you get here…, no. Rather, you were alive….”
He was so surprised to see Choi Hyun-seok that he couldn’t finish his words.
Because of the woman who ran out screaming for the command center to leave.
“Hey, you crazy kid!!!”
Park Hyun-ah ran like crazy and then jumped up and kicked.
Kuung-!
Choi Hyun-seok, who was slammed into the wall in an instant, waved his hands urgently.
“Wh, Sister. Why are you doing that?” “Why are you doing that!? What the heck! Are you asking because you don’t know that!?”
Park Hyun-ah was not satisfied with just a flying kick, so she kept swinging her fists.
Choi Hyun-seok resisted by blocking each and every fist.
“Stop it!”
Park Hyun-ah, who had been swinging her fists like crazy, slowly stopped and lowered her head.
She muttered in a small voice.
“Never again… Never do that again…”
Her head was bowed so I couldn’t see her expression, but her trembling voice and shaking shoulders told me what she was feeling.
“If you do that again, you’ll really… know that you’ll die by my hand…! Do you understand?”
Choi Hyun-seok looked down at the back of Park Hyun-ah’s head without saying a word.
When there was no answer, Park Hyun-ah spoke again.
“Answer me… Do you understand…!”
“Sister. Are you crying?”
“Who is crying!”
Park Hyun-ah threw a punch with all her might.
Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes widened as he was hit in the stomach without any defense.
“Keuk! What if I hit you with magic power!?”
I thought my stomach was going to burst from the unexpected full-power punch.
I’m not joking, I’m serious.
“Okay! I’ll go to the bathroom for a bit.”
Park Hyun-ah suddenly turned around and walked away.
Rachel smiled faintly as she watched his back.
“Sir, do you think you’re lucky?”
“I cried.”
“I cried! I’m a crybaby! Hehe.”
Park Hyun-ah’s face turned red at the sound of the warrior and the dedicated fairy giggling.
“I didn’t cry, you little shits!”
***
After a brief commotion.
The group gathered again and talked about the joining of the Demon Tribe, and discussed future plans.
“I see. The Demon Clan probably didn’t suffer any damage from this incident. Their power is still intact.”
When Ian and Choi Hyun-seok obtained the Demon King’s cooperation, Olaven Grimier was greatly impressed.
Countless elites in the Dracaen Empire.
None of them thought of reaching out to the demons.
It was a natural thing.
In their minds, the Demons were an enemy they had been fighting for hundreds of years.
Even if a peace agreement was reached, stereotypes did not easily disappear.
“They said that it would take two weeks at the earliest for the Demon Tribe’s main force to arrive here at Draxel.” “Two weeks… That’s too late.”
The enemy’s movement speed is beyond imagination.
2 weeks.
You can endure it if you want, but the damage will be too great if you do so.
“The northern part of the empire will be scorched earth and countless people will die.”
How many people will die?
I can’t even imagine.
It is clear that at least tens of millions of people will be sacrificed.
Ian Nel Chersi nodded and said.
“So I have an idea.” “Do you have a good plan?” “Abandon all the castles and empty the northern region.”
“yes…?”
“I declare an evacuation order throughout the northern part of the empire, and designate this capital, Draxel, as the first and last bastion.”
Olaven Grimier sighed.
I wanted to shout out that that was nonsense, but since I was in the right place, I tried to calm my excitement and explained.
“Your Majesty, an evacuation of that scale is not easy. Besides, if we vacate the north, the enemy’s advance will be accelerated.”
They gave up their defense and ran away.
This is a ridiculous plan.
The refugees’ speed is less than half that of the enemy.
When the enemy moves 500 km, it will be difficult for refugees to move even 50 km.
Calculating the distance, it was clear that even if they started evacuating right now, they would be caught before they reached Draxel.
Even if we mobilize all the space movement gates, it is impossible.
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It would be woefully inadequate to move tens of millions of people.
“A fanatic will attack while you are taking refuge, and it will end up as a meaningless sacrifice.”
If you are caught while escaping, there will be a massacre.
If you’re stuck in the castle you’ll die, but at least you can buy some time.
However, if you are caught by the enemy in the middle of an open field and die, it is just a dog’s death.
“We need to send an advance party to slow down the advance of the enemy. This is the Demons.
“This is also a part where the other side agreed to cooperate.” “If the goal is to slow down the enemy’s advance, wouldn’t it be better to defend the castle?” “If we defend the castle, is there any guarantee that the enemy will launch a siege?”
“that…”
“The enemy is not humans. They are a group of fanatics hell bent on murder.”
You shouldn’t think of your enemies as human beings.
They have no interest in land or money or anything like that.
Just killing more humans.
That is why castles and fortresses are not attractive prey to fanatics.
“If the enemy passes the main castle where the soldiers are gathered and moves to the rear, then that will be a disaster.”
The price of splitting the forces was clear.
People will wither away and die, and one by one, their weak points will be defeated.
Then, the continent will fall into the hands of fanatics without even being able to put up a proper resistance.
“There’s no chance of winning with the fair method anyway. So I guess I’ll have to take a gamble.”
“Ugh…”
Olaven Grimier was in agony.
No matter how I think about it, this is a crazy idea.
Abandoning the entire northern part of the vast continent and moving tens of millions of refugees.
Sending in suicide squads to slow down the enemy’s advance.
It wasn’t a plan that would come out of a normal person’s head.
However, Olaven Grimier was persuaded.
Ian’s words may sound like nonsense, but if they succeeded, it would definitely be the best plan.
“Understood. I will speak to His Majesty the Emperor.”
***
That evening, the Emperor’s approval was granted.
And then the mass evacuation began.
The northern part of the Dracaen Empire.
To be exact, it is a large-scale evacuation in which all people living in the northeast (in the direction of Gatren) centered around the capital Draxel are moved.
The Dracaen Empire is the most populous nation on the continent.
In addition, the number of people moving, including refugees from all over the continent, is said to exceed 50 million.
“Sir, will the people be able to evacuate in time?” “We have to make it possible.”
Choi Hyun-seok answered Rachel’s question with a determined expression.
He was assigned to a special unit to block the enemy’s advance.
A unit comprised entirely of legendary warriors.
There were six members.
Choi Hyun-seok and Park Hyun-ah.
Legend of the Dracaen Empire 2.
One of the legends of the Kingdom of Domis.
And even the legend of an independent figure who was hiding in the wild.
Originally, it was expected that more legends would gather, but since they were already defeated by the fanatics, no legends have come to seek out the unit.
Anyway, while these six were moving as the main force and the magic corps of the Dracaen Empire were supporting them from the rear, they were taking the direction.
A completely unexpected person joined the unit.
“Kinley Fusel.”
Kinley Fusel, one of the three legendary warriors of the Holy Empire Gatren.
She came to find Draxel.
“It doesn’t seem like you’ve come to find a place to die. Are you coming now to beg me to spare your life?”
Park Hyun-ah said in a twisted tone.
It couldn’t be otherwise, Kinley Fusel is a key figure in Gatren.
Could it be that she did not know about the Empire’s devotion?
It’s very likely that you already knew.
But now, the appearance of trying to stop the fanatics was not well received.
“… If I said I didn’t know, I’d be lying.”
Kinley Fusel said with a dark expression.
“I knew there was such a plan. When things got to the worst. I heard it was a final plan to turn all the Empire’s subjects into soldiers.” “So. You didn’t know the details, so you’re not at fault. Why did you come all the way here to say such nonsense?”
Kinley Fusell shook his head.
She was clenching her fists so hard that they were shaking.
“I have no desire to be forgiven. I just want… revenge.”
plural.
Kinley Fusell wanted revenge.
For her dead comrade.
For her descendants who lost their reason and became fanatics.
“Asmund, whom you killed. That bastard died on the battlefield. He died fighting to protect his country, so he won’t have any regrets. It could happen to people like us at any time.”
Asmund, one of the legendary trio.
He was killed by Choi Hyun-seok and Park Hyun-ah in Gratiam.
Kinley Fusell was saddened and outraged by his death, but that was the end of it.
Because they fought to kill each other.
It was right to approach it with the awareness that one could die at any time.
The consequences of defeat must be humbly accepted.
“But Geling was different… He died buried in a crowd of fanatics without even being able to put up a proper fight…”
Gelling Mustan.
Kinley still couldn’t forget the way he looked when he died.
The day when the citizens of Gratiam turned into fanatics in an instant.
Kinley ran away in a hurry, but Geling was captured by a group of fanatics.
“Geling! What are you doing! Get out of here quickly, either by speculation or magic!” “These, these people are citizens of the Empire! You can’t hurt them…!” “Wake up! These guys have all gone mad! They’re not human!”
Geling Mustan, who met his death while buried among a crowd of fanatics numbering in the hundreds of thousands, or perhaps even millions.
He did not resist until the very end.
Kinley saw.
The first one to rush to Geling was a young girl, a descendant he had always adored.
In fact, it’s not that he didn’t resist, it’s that he couldn’t resist.
Because of the nature of fanaticism, it could only be shaken off by killing.
He couldn’t bring himself to kill his own descendant, especially a young girl.
“Please take care of the back, Kinley.”
His companion Geling, who had been with him for hundreds of years, met a miserable death.
By the people of the country he loved.
Just thinking about that moment made Kinley Fusel feel hot and sweaty.
“I will not make excuses for not knowing… I do not think that I am atonement for being with you and now confronting the Pope…”
Kinley Fusell knelt down.
“Please. Just give me a chance, no matter how you want to use me. A chance to get revenge… and a chance to save a few more people.”
“…”
“I promise that when this is all over, you will surely pay the price with death.”
A heavy silence fell over the room.
Time passed without anyone being able to speak up.
Kinley Fusel waited, still on his knees.
“What are you all doing? There’s no time to waste.”
“… Choi Hyun-seok.”
“What are you staring at? From now on, I have to go out day and night, so stop this useless confession and get up.”
Choi Hyun-seok spoke indifferently and began to pack his bags.
Well, there wasn’t really anything to prepare for.
The others also turned their gaze away from Kinley Fusell and returned to their own work.
It is tacit, but it is agreed that Kinley Fusell will join.
“… I will stand at the forefront without sparing my life.”
Kinley Fusel stood up and said.
Then this time, Park Hyun-ah frowned and snapped.
“Don’t be a jerk. I want to roll as long as possible. Are you going to fall over as soon as you get out?”
“…”
“Just like Choi Hyun-seok said, don’t do useless things and just roll around.”
Kinley Fusel nodded silently and checked his weapons.
Some time passed like that.
The legends of the continent, fully prepared, left Draxel.
To stop the fanatics who are crazy about happiness and murder.
