Episode 265
Choi Hyun-seok’s heart was pounding violently.
How many hours did they fight without even a moment’s rest?
The plain he was standing on was filled with headless corpses.
“Keuheukk… keuuk…”
Kinley Fusel, standing next to him, was panting as if he was almost out of breath.
Although she is also a legend, she was physically weaker than Choi Hyun-seok.
It was natural that the stamina drain was greater because a heavy hammer was used as a weapon.
“Wake up. We have to move immediately.” “Oh, I know… Huh! I know!”
I’ve only just dealt with one group.
I have two more groups of fanatics of this size to deal with today.
“Whew… Well, it’s a good thing we have the Magic Corps. Otherwise, I would have had to pour everything out here.”
The support of the Magic Corps was a greater force than expected.
They steadily reduced the number of enemies with magic, while at the same time protecting Choi Hyun-seok from the opponent’s magic.
The buff magic that comes in between is also a great help.
I had to fight with only my body to conserve my mana as much as possible, but with the buff, I could blow away heads much more easily.
Thanks to that, I was able to end the battle with relatively little strength left.
“By the way, what were those monster-like things in the middle?”
As they moved to the next operation area, Choi Hyun-seok asked.
It reminded me of a peculiar fanatic I had seen during the battle.
Although they were human, they had grotesque appearances, and their powers were much stronger than those of ordinary fanatics.
“Probably a chimera that was being studied at Gatren. It must be an experimental subject.”
“Test subject?”
“Human experiments. Grafting demons onto humans, or changing organs into magical devices to make them stronger. I’ve only heard stories of such experiments being carried out secretly, but today is the first time I’ve seen it in action.” “You guys really do shitty things.” “… I have nothing to say.”
The Holy Empire Gatren and the Church of Deusis.
The actions of a group that outwardly claims to worship God and pursue peace display the worst of subhuman behavior.
A minority may not represent the whole, but that minority is the leader of the whole, so it cannot be dismissed as just an individual matter.
It was a bitter and cruel reality.
“Well, this warrior who levels up by doing this kind of thing is also a bitch.”
Choi Hyun-seok smiled with self-mockery.
When I checked the status window, the level had gone up a lot.
▫Name: Choi Hyun-seok
▫Title: Legendary Warrior
▫Level: 1352
·Strength: 507
· Agility: 508
· Stamina: 506
·Mana: 632
·Charisma: 153
·Fighting spirit: 166
·Bonus points: 41
Bonus points 41.
That means you’ve gained 41 levels in this battle.
It was a natural result, considering that tens of thousands of people were killed, but the problem was that the victims were fellow humans.
“Is this how you tell if you’re a hero or a villain? Tsk.”
There is a justification.
To save the world.
A warrior who fights to save more people.
It may look flashy on the outside, but if you look inside, the warrior profession is closer to a machine.
A killing machine that smashes people’s heads with the hammer of justice.
It may not seem like much of a surprise now, but I couldn’t help feeling uneasy about the fact that every time I invested points to become stronger, I ended up becoming a more powerful killing machine.
My heart was heavy as I thought about the title of ‘Legendary Warrior’ that took up one side of the status window, which was a medal earned by sacrificing countless lives.
“Sir Choi Hyun-seok. We will soon be in the operational area. This time, you have about an hour to spare, so please concentrate on recovering your strength as much as possible.”
The voice of the Magic Corps Commander came and pulled Choi Hyun-seok out of his lingering thoughts.
“f*ck. No matter how much I think about it, I’ve been fooled.”
Choi Hyun-seok shook his head.
A happy other-worldly adventure where you can monopolize wealth, fame, and beauty!
In fact, such a delusional fantasy never existed from the beginning.
It was too late to regret it now.
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The fight continued.
Choi Hyun-seok had to confront groups of fanatics several times a day.
Just the number of fanatics dealt with in just five days was in the hundreds of thousands.
When the pungent smell of blood can no longer be felt.
He was summoned from the capital, Draxel.
To be exact, it was a gathering of all the legends who were on the front lines.
“Wow, everyone’s eyes are so bright.”
Park Hyun-ah, who had arrived at the headquarters first, waved at the legends as they entered.
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Seeing how they all looked so worn out, there was no need to go into detail about it.
We must have been going through similar things and had similar thoughts.
Choi Hyun-seok smiled and patted Park Hyun-ah on the shoulder.
“You look really nice, Sister.” “f*ck… I’ve been smelling grilling meat for days now, and my stomach is turning.”
Park Hyun-ah said with a frown.
Since her specialty is fire magic, she mainly used area-of-effect fire magic when dealing with fanatics.
Thanks to that, the battlefield she was in was always filled with the smell of burning people.
The independent legend who teamed up with him is said to now feel sick just from smelling meat.
“Are you here? Choi Hyun-seok.”
“Sidriel. You were here too?” “We just finished organizing the interior yesterday. Now that the battle is approaching, I think it would be good for me to join in the discussion here.”
Choi Hyun-seok exchanged brief greetings with Cidriel.
She is also a demon
It seemed like he was attending the meeting as a representative.
After a while.
As everyone gathered, Olaven Grimier stood up.
“The reason I called you today is to inform you of the current situation and give you a new mission.”
The legends were so focused on their respective tasks that they didn’t realize it, but a lot had happened over the past five days.
Olaven Grimier called a meeting to review progress and to inform the next steps.
“First of all, the largest group, which can be called the main body of the fanatics. They passed through the center of Gatren.”
A group of fanatics who invaded the Kingdom of Agros in the northern part of the continent.
They turned around and headed south, and in just five days they had traveled nearly half the distance.
“At this rate, the Imperial Intelligence Service estimates that the enemy will enter Drassen territory within a week.” “Hmm, what is the current status of the evacuation?” “About 20%. Given the scale of the situation, it can’t help but be slow. After a week, roughly half of the refugees will have evacuated.” “The enemy is entering our territory when half of the refugees remain…”
It is a situation that cannot be said to be good even in empty words.
The estimated number of fanatics is thirty million.
No matter how many legends gathered, it was not a scale that could be easily stopped.
“But I guess I have no choice.”
Everyone nodded.
The fighting over the past few days has made them realize this clearly.
How dangerous and powerful a group of fanatics can be.
That is why we must fight against it even more.
Because in order for more people to live, the only way they could do that was to kill more fanatics.
“There is some good news. Well, I don’t know if it’s right to call this good news…”
Olaven Grimier continued, smiling bitterly.
“There is no need to fight the enemy in the border area anymore.” “No need to fight?” “The scattered fanatics have all retreated. For the time being, there is no longer any threat to the safety of the refugees.” “Isn’t that a good thing?”
It doesn’t sound like a bad thing at all, just hearing it.
A small group of fanatics who currently pose the greatest threat to refugees.
It’s definitely good news that they’ve backed off.
However, there was a reason why they suddenly retreated.
“A new, huge horde is forming inside Gatren. They must have decided that it would be more advantageous to fight together rather than being defeated individually without any sense.”
“ah…”
“The number of fanatics gathered so far is approximately three million. It is still increasing, and at this rate, it is expected that the number will easily exceed ten million in a week.”
A deep shadow fell over everyone’s faces.
Even the main body, which is the most problematic, is so burdensome that it almost makes you want to give up, and yet another huge group is being created.
I’m so discouraged that I feel like I’m going to crash into the ground.
“Well, I understand the general situation. Is there any other news besides that?”
Choi Hyun-seok opened his mouth to lighten the mood.
If we kept talking about bad things like this, it seemed like it would spread before we could even fight.
“Like, you figured out a way to break the mind control, or you found a new way to destroy the cultists.” “I think we’ve found some clues about the mind control part, but it’ll take some time.”
“Other than that?”
“Hmm… The density of divine power on the continent is decreasing again.”
After Imperial Devotion.
The density of divine power on the continent has increased five times compared to before.
But when the numbers started to drop again, everyone’s expressions turned curious.
“Is there a chance that people will return to their original state? Or at least that the fanaticism will weaken?” “We don’t know for now. The numbers are so small… Based on the rate of progress, the analysis results show that it will take at least half a year to return to the previous level.”
“Half a year…”
“I guess I should consider this as meaningless.”
Even if the enemy becomes weaker or returns to normal after half a year, it doesn’t mean anything.
They have the mobility to take over the entire continent in less than two months.
Even if the fanatics return to normal after half a year, they will be the only humans left on this continent.
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Olaben Grimier clapped his hands to liven up the atmosphere.
“We can’t go on like this forever. I’ll tell you what needs to be done right away. From now on, you will split into two teams and move forward.”
“Two teams?”
“One team will block the enemy main force from advancing south and tie them down, while the other team will disintegrate the newly formed fanatic group.”
The existing three-team structure will be reorganized into two teams.
Choi Hyun-seok, Park Hyun-ah, and Kinley Fusel team up to tie up the enemy’s main force.
The remaining legendaries joined forces to dismantle the newly formed cult.
“That’s all for now. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know.”
At Olaven Grimire’s words, Sidriel raised his hand.
“Oh, come to think of it, it’s still the Demon Clan
“I haven’t heard your side of the story.”
Everyone’s eyes were focused on Cidriel.
She opened her mouth with a blank expression.
“Currently, all of the Demon King’s forces are gathering here at Draxel. With additional conscription, the total number is approximately 2 million.” “Oh, that’s more than I thought?” “How long do you think it will take to gather everyone?” “Including the main force, it will take about two weeks to gather 60%.” “Hmm… It’s true that it’s incredibly fast, but it’s a shame.”
In just two weeks, more than a million demons gather.
This was definitely a big deal.
If we were humans, it would be a number that wouldn’t be collected even after a month.
It can be said that this is possible because the Demon Race has relatively excellent physical abilities.
Even that was a run that gave up on proper distribution.
“In addition, a separate advance team has been formed.”
“Advance party?”
“About 150,000. Each one of them is made up of strong demons, so we should be able to buy some time.” “Wait a minute, does that mean the advance party is currently heading north?”
Olaven Grimier asked urgently.
We need to gather more power, but we’re going to waste time with a vanguard of strong demons.
This was a bad idea.
However, Cidriel was not unaware of that fact.
There was a reason why she sent out the advance party, no, the suicide squad.
“They won’t follow my orders anyway. That’s why I said. There’s a chance to kill a lot of humans.”
Although quite some time has passed since Sidriel became the Demon King, there are still forces that do not follow her.
In particular, the forces that gathered around the 1st Corps Commander, Doritugs.
Demon tribe
A massive force, over 20% of the total, still did not follow her even after Doritugs died.
Sidriel intended to completely destroy them this time.
“They won’t have any complaints since they can fight to their heart’s content and then die.”
Cidriel chuckled.
Without even knowing the identity of the fanatic.
I couldn’t help but smile when I thought of the fools who would die shouting, “Charge the whole army!” in keeping with the time-honored tradition of the Demon Tribe.
