164 – on the way to being demoted
“Advance!”
“Wipe out those filthy Nation of Darkness!”
The forces of the Falcon Empire, which marches forward with elves and beastmen.
However, the momentum they are showing at this moment is completely different from what they have shown so far.
Since the end of the tribal war, following the will of the leader, the unreasonable war continued, and in the meantime, the morale of the continental soldiers was very low.
For those of high rank, it could be said that it was a war with its own political justification,
For the low-level soldiers wielding swords in the field, war was nothing more than an act of forcibly going out and attacking the enemy in order not to be punished.
However, at this moment.
The mindset of the soldiers present here was completely different from that of usual.
‘You mean the whole world will perish if we don’t defeat the Nation of Darkness?’
‘If I fail here, my wife and children in my hometown will all die. It must be stopped!’
A letter delivered from the Demon Kingdom to the Kingdom of the Elves, the Falcon Empire, and the Suin Kingdom through the above two countries.
In it, an explanation was written about the forbidden magic that the Nation of Darkness was currently trying to proceed against the entire continent, the so-called Dreamland.
When activated, the entire continent immediately becomes the puppet of the King of Darkness…
In the worst case, it is a horrendous situation that could lead to annihilation as in the past.
And the heads of each country deliberately disclosed this fact to their own soldiers.
There was a reason why there was nothing to hide now,
Above all, it was because they could say that their current situation was facing the worst.
The national power of the three kingdoms was already devastated due to the series of wars.
Soldiers’ weapons and supplies were in short supply, and fundamental human resources were also considerably depleted.
In such a situation, in order to lead an army of this size and run to this faraway place to wage war, they needed a definite opportunity, and for this, they had no choice but to squeeze out the last ray of strength from their hearts, and for this reason, all their precious people would die. It gave them a very clear justification that it might be possible.
So, unlike before,
Soldiers who literally had the exact cause to fight with all their might.
As a result, they were able to advance with all their might, ignoring the arrows and magic that flew in front of their eyes.
“die! You filthy Nation of Darkness!”
“You dare to touch my family? Before that, I will kill you with my own hands!”
Allied forces fighting fierce battles radiating the pure hatred that humans can possess.
As a result, the forces of the Nation of Darkness were repeatedly defeated despite the advantageous position of the defense war, and accordingly, the allied forces passed through the old territory of the empire and moved toward the capital of the Nation of Darkness, Levi.
*
“Huh… You mean you lost again?”
“Yes, it is, Your Majesty.”
York talks to the King of Darkness in the form of a girl sitting on a throne with feelings of concern.
However, despite her report mixed with worries, at this moment the King of Darkness was maintaining his composure without blinking an eye.
“You pitiful guys, in the meantime, they sprinkled blood to complete the magic circle, and now they’re glowing like that. They are really stupid.”
“Hey, Your Majesty. The momentum is quite amazing. If we continue like this, they might disturb our consciousness.”
“I guess so. Also… Doesn’t everything in the world just go smoothly like that? Now that it’s like this, we have no choice but to come up with more numbers.”
“That word… ”
“Send Haas. She and her troops should be able to stop them. And send Shud in her place.”
“Yes, I understand, Your Majesty.”
Hass, the leader of the Nation of Darkness. Although his strength was slightly inferior to Shud, the 4th Mahui, his reputation as a competent commander was by no means inferior.
In addition, unlike Shud, whose troops were disbanded while participating in the war as a warrior party, Hass had the ability to carry out large-scale operations such as war, as there was a magic corps made up of the most elite witches under Has.
In addition, the troops under Hass who could not be defeated against a moderate army.
So far, they have been entrusted with missions beyond simple regional defense,
Following the order of the King of Darkness, who decided to move them, York immediately issued an order related to a mission change.
An order that only Shud and a small number of soldiers take over the work that Hass was originally in charge of.
that’s right…
*
“ha… ”
Shud let out a sigh filled with deep annoyance.
At this moment, looking at her with a dissatisfied expression while moving with about 20 subordinates, Ligras, the lieutenant, said with a little concern.
“Are you okay, Mr. Shud?”
“Does this look okay to you? I really… How did I end up like this? To think I’d be taking over what Hasnom used to do… ”
“To be honest, I wonder if this is the result of so many failures… ”
“Kuh… ”
Shude couldn’t reply any more to the words of the lieutenant who accurately hit the point.
I thought it was a bit cheeky, but it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that, as the adjutant said, Shud’s record so far had been going downhill.
Starting with the fact that I participated in the warrior party right away and was imprisoned and ruined horribly,
Even the mission to cause a commotion in the Falcon Empire that had been given the other day and put it over the Demon Kingdom eventually failed.
At least, due to her proven combat power, she was maintaining her position as the 4th Mahui, but even taking that into account, this sudden greeting could be said to be virtually no different from a demotion.
‘No matter how many troops under his command are disbanded, only a handful remain, but in this situation where a war is taking place, such a mission… It’s practically no different from a watchdog.’
Of course, that doesn’t mean the mission isn’t important.
In this situation, where the fate of the Nation of Darkness is at stake, there is no way to not be dissatisfied.
Like that, while feeling frustrated with her life, which has been going downhill ever since the hero’s party, at this moment Shude automatically left the person at home due to the nature of the mission…
The desire to have fun to the fullest with her beloved pet, Torare.
At the same time, in the meantime, I began to feel the same feeling of concern that the person might do something nonsense again.
‘I’ll see you in at least a week, but… Surely in the meantime, he won’t commit an obscene act with another bitch? If that’s the case, I’ll have to put my seal on that small thing this time.’
With such thoughts in mind, Shud finally arrived at the place in question.
Then, her eyes began to see the shape of a huge temple, with a red stone firmly embedded in its center.
‘ha… what can’t you do Anyway, it will all be over in the next three weeks or so.’
If this week’s Dreamland runs normally and all the laws of the world move according to the will of the King of Darkness, there will be no reason to bother to mobilize troops to protect it.
In that respect, Shud’s mission period could be said to be just that long, and although he was dissatisfied with this, he thought that he had no choice but to be faithful to this work in silence for the time being, feeling that he had just come to the countryside for a vacation.
‘Well, no matter what, there are no guys who will invade this place in this situation. no… If the right guys come along, it might be a good opportunity. An opportunity to regain lost trust and work as His Majesty’s servant again… ‘
So, for now, I decided to put my mind at ease. As it was, Shud looked at what he and his subordinates had to protect for the next three weeks and spoke in a slightly calmer voice.
“by the way… As expected, I feel it every time I see it, but it’s really not normal. A large boulder.”
“Isn’t it a divine gift from the god Nelterion? Depending on the situation, it is possible to extract the magic contained within. I’ll keep it safe until the magic is activated.”
“Yes, I guess. Then, Rigras, I’ll go inside and sort out the situation. Call me if anything happens.”
“all right. Mr. Shud.”
After those words, Shud moved to report to the person in charge of the temple.
In the process, she looked at the huge red stone in front of her once again and thought quietly.
‘It’s a sealing stone… I’m not sure what the hell you’re sealing. Well, there must be something more than a simple magic storage barrel. It’s a story that doesn’t matter from my point of view, but… ‘
