Chapter 209 – Attack of Crown Prince Marcus (1)
Next to visit were the last survivors of the Piggy tribe, the pig-headed orcs, and Piglet’s children. Before fighting Zeon, Piglet sent thousands of his own young children to a secret safe space in the deepest depths. Unfortunately, Piglet died, and the Piggy den became a Giombi den and a dungeon for adventurers. When the safe space ran out of food, Piglet’s children left the safe space and escaped to the surface, fighting through hordes of Ziombi and killing adventurers. The number of brothers and sisters who escaped this maddening hell was reduced to a few hundred. They went to the Demon Kingdom, promising eternal revenge against Zeon, and came to Maine City with Marcus. Their leader, Pau Hu, pounded his chest and shouted proudly.
“Kwaeeek! Kill Zeon! Take revenge! We are strong!!!”
In response, the heavy Pigi clans pounded their chests and shouted. They were overflowing with confidence because they were brave warriors who survived after crossing countless lines of fire in hell.
The next army was the 1st Company of Assassins, secretly raised by Bloody Rose. Blood Rose developed a new training method to improve the skills of assassins. The idea was to put the children underground and make them fight with each other. The assassins who ultimately survived the extreme battle royale and became cunning and strong without blood or tears became the 1st Company and handled various secret and dangerous tasks. While the 1st Company was carrying out its mission, news came that the Bloody Rose had collapsed, and the 1st Company contacted the Apocalypse Church and went to Maine City. Their leader was ‘Ivaine,’ Sheli’s daughter and considered to have the greatest assassination talent. Yvaine, with her red curls and bright eyes, said.
“I will take the head of her aunt Siri. If I kill her aunt who killed her mother, I will become the strongest.”
The last time Marcus visited was the eerily majestic Ghost Ship Corps. The Ghost Ship Corps is a fleet of hundreds of ghost ships with undead crews. Their commander is ‘Captain Hook’ and he is the owner of the largest and most powerful ghost ship. Captain Hook is a skeleton dressed as a pirate captain, but despite his appearance, he has a cheerful and light-hearted personality. As Marcus approached, Captain Hook greeted him with great excitement.
“Yohoho~ A friend came to visit today too~”
“Captain Hook. “What is the condition of the crew?”
“The sun is great! My heart is also great! Sailors are happy~!”
“I’m going to compete tomorrow, so I’d like you to do some last maintenance.”
“I understand~★”
Captain Hook is the reason Marcus breaks his negative prejudice against the undead. Even during a team dinner, Captain Hook sang pirate songs to liven up the atmosphere, and he and his crew behaved kindly regardless of whether they were humans or monsters. Marcus thought he could maintain a good relationship with Captain Hook in the future.
Marcus finished inspecting his troops and returned to his room. We will rest today and advance to the capital tomorrow. The rebels are made up of Yeruja and the Arachne Corps, Veronica and the Slime Corps. Paris and the Apocalypse Church believers, Durin and the giant naked mole rat, Raoul and the Noble Alliance, Cula and the children of Nosferatu, Pauhu and the children of Piglet, Yvaine and the Blood Rose Assassins, and Captain Hook and the Ghost Ship Legion. He clutched his divine sword and prayed to his heavenly ancestor, Christopher Robin.
“Ancestor. Please help us kill Zeon.”
That night came. Marcus was secretly summoned by Veronica and went to a corner of the backyard. Veronica was waiting there.
“Wonderful prince~ I’ve been waiting for you~”
“What is it for? I’m only excited about spiders. “I’m not interested in jelly.”
“Joy! “I summoned you for business purposes.”
“Thank goodness.”
“You. Do you think we can beat Zeon by simply attacking them ignorantly?”
“What does that mean?”
“Zeon has eight powerful women. Their strength is not ordinary strength. I heard from the Demon King that these women are very strong because they received help from the world. Among them, Aris, Kasha, Lena, Jazlyn, and Seren have the ‘Hero Seed’ and are overwhelmingly strong. Zeon even became a god. Just like in the old hero story, you can never defeat Zeon by charging in with straight attacks.”
Veronica’s explanation made sense.
“So what should I do?”
“We have to create one more opportunity by deceiving our own side. Let me introduce you. Top doppelganger Aramuya.”
A human figure emerged from the darkness, its head shaped like a glossy egg and only black holes where the eyes and mouth would have been. It was the top doppelganger. Veronica continued her words.
“This is Aramu, the arrangement planned by the Demon King. “Only you and I still know that he is here.”
“I will listen and judge.”
Marcus was ready to accept any plan that would kill Zeon. The night passed like that. The next day, Marcus led his army and marched to the capital, the city of Brisen.
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As time passed, Marcus’s ‘Zion subjugation force’ arrived at a place within sight of Brisen City. The Zeon subjugation force will attack from three directions: underground, above ground, and in the sky. Durin’s giant mole rat army rushes underground first, leaving the castle walls vulnerable. Afterward, the noble coalition led by Raoul and the ground forces attack the castle walls. The ground forces merely serve the role of tying the capital defense forces to the walls. The actual strong players of the punitive army, including Marcus, Yeruza, Veronica, Paris, Nosferatu’s children, Piglet’s children, and the Blood Rose 1st Company, board the ghost ship corps. The ghost ship army will fly through the sky and head straight to the palace where Zeon is waiting.
Before that, Zeon’s luck needs to be nullified. Veronica took out 5 ‘Essence of the Destroyer’, black beads the size of soccer balls.
“I will use five of the Destructor’s essences to suppress the world’s evil in Brisen City. In other words, Zeon’s luck is completely nullified. The deadline is 24 hours.”
“Do you think there will be something in return?”
When Marcus asked a question, Veronica agreed.
“That’s right. If you don’t kill Zeon within 24 hours, Zeon will receive a causal benefit equal to 5 of the Destructor’s essence. In other words, Zeon who survives this battle becomes even more powerful.”
“It’s like we hit a drain.”
When Veronica touched the five Essences of the Destructor with her slime tentacle and made a strong wish, the essences exploded and spewed out intangible energy like a shock wave towards Brisen City. The shock wave passed through the city of Brissen, traveling at the speed of sound. Although nothing had changed on the outside, Marcus could feel it.
“I feel like something has become more comfortable.”
“Because the interference from the world has disappeared. Now everything will be decided based on our efforts. It’s 24 hours from now, so move quickly!”
Marcus handed over command on the ground to Raoul and Durin and quickly boarded Captain Hook’s ghost ship. Undead pirates welcomed Marcus.
“Brother~ Welcome~”
“You shouldn’t throw up because your motion sick~ haha!”
When the strong men boarded the ship, Captain Hook stood at the bow, placed one hand on his waist and pointed the other hand forward, and shouted grandly.
“Yohohoho~ Ghost ship is coming~~~!!!”
As if by magic, a ghost ship floats into the air. In response, hundreds of ghost ships lined up behind them also rose into the air. The ghost ship corps climbed to the point where people looked like tiny pieces of grain, then flew toward the center of Brisen City.
Below, the giant naked mole rats led by Durin dug several tunnels and rushed towards the castle walls. The soldiers on the wall fire magic and arrows, but it is not enough to damage the mole rats underground. When the huge ballista on the castle wall fires a large arrow specially made of magic stones into the ground, the arrow pierces the ground and pierces the mole rat, blocking the progress of one tunnel, but the next mole rat continues digging the tunnel. Before we knew it, one side of the capital’s wall had collapsed due to the mole rats’ digging. The ground troops led by Raoul rush towards the collapsed castle wall. Bows and magic are fired from the walls, and within the walls, the capital defense forces are gathering to block the collapsed area. Looking down from the sky, every saint in the capital who can fight is holding a weapon, and traps are set up everywhere.
Marcus couldn’t help but feel sad.
“Ahh… You’re even forcing citizens into the fight. How can it be so evil? You will be punished Zeon!”
Quagagagagagaaaaah
At that time, a huge fireball passed by the ghost ship with a loud sound and exploded in the air.
“It’s the capital’s anti-aircraft defense magic!!!”
The undead pirates move in unison and Captain Hook sings an exciting pirate song.
[Lyrics from the song ‘Pirate’ by artist ‘Dynamic Duo’ were used.]
“We are singing pirates
Go to every corner of the world and take everything you want
If you touch it, everything falls apart
You can’t fight me, put your hands up
Raise the anchor, raise the anchor
We are captain double d
Wandering the entire continent on a ghost ship
“We have fun and plunder, whatever it takes.”
Countless fireballs fired from anti-aircraft turrets on the ground soar toward the ghost ships. The lichs on the ghost ship shoot magic to hit the fireballs, and block the missed fireballs with defensive magic. The zombie pirates eagerly roll the shells and throw them off the ghost ship. A rain of shells from the ghost ship army falls below the capital. Archers and wizards on the ground hit the cannonballs with bows and magic and explode them in the air. Several shells fall on the anti-aircraft turret and destroy it with an explosion.
Kwaaaaang
A ghost ship in the rear is hit by a fireball and crashes. The captain of the falling ghost ship shouted loudly.
“Captain Hook! We will fight on the ground!!!!”
The ghost ship made a final struggle, descending at a moderate speed and crashing into the ground. The undead ran out of the crashed ghost ship and engaged in battle with the human soldiers, but since the number of human soldiers was much greater, it seemed that they would soon be suppressed.
As the capital’s anti-aircraft defenses became increasingly fierce, Captain Hook stopped singing and shouted.
“It’s going to be very dizzy from now on, so everyone fasten your seat belts~!! Haha! The blood of adventure burns!”
Marcus shouted urgently.
