Chapter 950 – Episode 871 – The Humans Who Crossed the Line and the Demon King’s Anger!
“Turn around!! Proud warriors! This time, we will finally take over that annoying castle of the demons!!”
“What a nonsense! Do you think humans can defeat us demons!? Demons! Wipe out all those arrogant people!”
A border area that exists between the human kingdom and the demon realm. There, the fortress of the demons spread out inside the demon territory.
In one of the dozens of fortresses, an unknown number of siege battles were underway.
“Start bombarding the magic forces! The central army is on the walls! “Mid-range units destroy the fortress barrier with artillery fire!”
“The bombardment is coming! Strengthen your defense barrier! The assault force goes to the human base! The defense unit must cut down the humans coming up!”
A different world where skills and magic exist. As residents of such a different world, they are trained people with various abilities of their own.
The siege war waged between these people was not something that involved simply swinging swords and sending troops up to the fortress.
Numerous magic raining down like arrows, and defensive magic or a castle barrier to block it.
From those who jump onto the fortress without any siege weapons, to those who throw things like swords from the sky or the ground.
Warriors wearing armor charging like fighter jets, and defensive troops like tanks swinging weapons against them.
Essentia’s public battle, fought by powerful people in their own way, had a splendor reminiscent of modern warfare on Earth.
“Charge, heroes of the Kingdom of Reinhardt!! If this fortress is captured, a huge reward awaits all the warriors!!”
“”Waaaaa!!””
“You are so blinded by wealth that you come to throw away your life! Humans are such idiots! Honorable demon warriors! Give those foolish invaders the price for their foolish choice!!”
“”Wow! Death to the invaders!!””
Aside from such a splendid battle, the numbers on both sides, humans and demons, did not seem to be equal at all.
A fortress on the outskirts that is not very important. Therefore, out of over 1 million troops, only about 20,000, which was like a very small number, attacked.
However, the number of demons dealing with those 20,000 humans was, at best, less than 5,000.
“… Tch…! As expected, since they live in a land like that, they don’t have it easy! “Is it difficult to push through numbers alone?”
But. Despite the huge difference in numbers, the battle situation between both sides was fierce.
Even though they were clearly outnumbered, it could not be said that either side had the upper hand in this battle for the fortress.
Humans who cannot suppress the fortress, and demons’ assault troops who cannot approach the human base.
The seemingly meaningless attacks were just continuing against the solidly maintained walls of the fortress.
Haha! You idiots! You’ve failed so much and still don’t know! No matter how many of you come, you are no match for us demons!”
“Joy…! Even my guys can’t do anything except defend themselves, so don’t shout loudly…! Anyway, those demons are just mouthy people!”
Humans who have enjoyed a moderate amount of freedom in a good environment to live in, and demons who have lived a life far from freedom as they have adapted to a harsh environment.
If you think about it, we are the same human race that can even interbreed with each other. The difference between humans and demons that changed due to the environment was by no means small.
Unlike humans, who are each individual being, demons are like a colony bound by a fence called a tribe.
The reason why there are naturally strong demons called upper-class or top-class demons is because the demons’ characteristic of sharing power on a tribal basis gave power to a few people.
Although they themselves are not aware of that fact. In any case, what is clear is that thanks to those characteristics, the strong are slightly superior to humans in terms of quality and number.
In addition, the fact that they were waging a defensive battle in a location that was advantageous to them made their superiority in numbers meaningless.
“There’s nothing we can do when it’s like this! Bring ‘the weapon’ sent from the kingdom!”
The situation between demons and humans continued tediously for more than several months.
Did you want to change that situation somehow? Humans brought out a different method before the demons.
“… Hey, Captain… Are you really going to use that?”
“Of course! Why do you think they moved that heavy thing all the way here!?”
“But… If you use that, the damage will be too much… You’re not really trying to annihilate the demons, are you?”
“What nonsense! It is Your Majesty and the Queen’s order to annihilate the demons! If you are a kingdom army, be like a kingdom army and obey orders!!”
Hero Knight and the Capital Defense Force. Excluding that number of troops, the human army is mostly made up of soldiers and adventurers from other regions.
Although I don’t particularly have a good impression of demons. Still, in fact, most humans did not have a great sense of duty in this war.
No matter how much we mentally educate them about them being evil and a threat to the kingdom, to most humans, they are just humans with a unique appearance and horns on their heads.
It seems like there was something up there that was worthy of war. That kind of thing doesn’t really matter to adventurers or people from other regions.
The motivation I had at first has almost disappeared as the war continues.
The war with the demons that continued for such a long time was causing the majority of humans to feel fatigued.
“You must have heard the power of that weapon!? If you have that, you can easily wipe out demons! If you want to end the war quickly, move quickly!”
“Tsk… Ah, I understand!”
Was he shaken by the idea that the war could end quickly?
As the middle-aged man, a hero knight, urges, several soldiers nod and begin to prepare something.
A huge object that requires dozens of people to cling to and move. The humans moved the three objects to the vacant lot in front of the base and busily operated them.
“… Hmm!? What!? “You humans, what did you bring now!?”
“Commander! The humans who were climbing the fortress are suddenly retreating!”
“What? Have these guys prepared something? Hey! Something is suspicious! “Send a signal in the direction where Sir Ferragus is…!”
As if he sensed something dangerous about that suspicious object. The demon commanding the fortress tried to call Ferragus, who was moving in the form of supporting the dangerous fortress…
“Death-killing artillery! Fire!!”
But before I even signaled that. An intense light was fired from the humans’ new weapon.
“W-what…!? The castle’s barrier…!? … Ugh, wow!!?”
The absurd density of Eser makes a loud roar just when it is launched.
A huge energy that cannot be reproduced in the human body burns the ground and hits the castle’s barrier.
For a moment I thought I could endure it. At the same time as the demons who were adding energy to the barrier vomited blood, the castle’s barrier was completely destroyed.
The mass of light that destroyed the barrier easily vaporized at best a portion of the fortress, which was made of stone and metal.
“Aaaaa!! Oh, it collapsed…!”
“W-what!? What happened now!?”
The area that was directly hit evaporates without a trace. What remains is the demons’ fortress, which has begun to collapse due to shock.
Along with the screams of demons here and there, the demons moving outside the castle show a frightened expression.
It’s not that there haven’t been magical tools that could be called weapons. Even so, there has never been a weapon capable of blowing up a fortress guarded by thousands of people.
However, the power of that new weapon that blew up the castle was enough to cause a great shock to the intact demons.
“. Haha!! Isn’t this amazing! After all, it’s Estoria! The fortress that was so annoying has blown away without a trace!”
“Captain! Hundreds of wizards who were supplying Eser to the Destruction Cannon all collapsed, vomiting blood!!”
“Okay! The castle has been blown away, so this is enough! Now charge the bitten units again!”
Testing has just ended, and it is the first weapon to be deployed. However, upon first use, it was a human weapon that showed a power that even Hero Knights could admire.
As powerful as it was, hundreds of Eser were evaporated to the point where they could not move for at least a few days. Even taking that into account, the power of that new weapon was great.
He burst out laughing happily, confident that this could end the protracted war. A human commander who charges his soldiers regardless of the damage suffered by sacrificed allies or demons.
“Ruler! Now the remaining demons are at best half of them! Gentlemen! A glorious first victory in this battle between humans and demons…!!”
Although I was not selected as the main force to fight in the battlefield. Still, through the first demonstration of a new weapon in the outskirts, the middle-aged hero knight is on the verge of achieving his first victory in the prolonged battle between humans and demons.
Although it was thanks to the new weapon, he was excited about winning his first war, but he could not hear the sound of the wind blowing from the sky.
Kwaaaaa!!
“Huff!? What, what!? The destruction cannon explodes…!?”
“Oh, no, Captain! Now, something has fallen into the Destruction Cannon…!”
A loud roar that felt like it would burst the eardrums, and dust created as the ground cracked.
The middle-aged hero knight is startled by the new weapon that suddenly exploded, and his complexion turns pale.
It is the pinnacle of magic science and technology, with an enormous amount of national budget invested as it has outstanding power. No matter how much you win, if that new weapon is destroyed, your achievements are meaningless.
Hero Knight, who was thinking about his major rather than the fact that the new weapon was destroyed, could not help but stiffen when he saw the being that appeared from the wreckage of the new weapon.
“You damn bastards…! “I don’t have anything to write about, so I commit foul play like this…!”
“Uh, ah…? Ah, ah…?”
Large height that makes an adult man feel like a child. Thick muscles that stand out even more than such large kidneys.
A large male with a head that looked anything but human came out of the dust, his tattooed black skin engulfed in a sinister aura.
I don’t know where it came from. A large male flew in from somewhere far away and easily destroyed the weapon with a fist the size of that person’s head.
The Demon King had an angry expression on his face and glared at the frightened human commander.
“Are you the commander here? This bastard…! How dare you get even the female demons involved…!”
“Ah…? What? No, wait… You, you, can’t be…”
“I wanted to watch a little bit, but I can’t do this … You don’t know anything else, but I’ll kill you.”
“Ha, ha!? What are you talking about!? Rather, you are definitely that divine beast…!?”
Like asking why you come out there. A middle-aged hero knight looking at the Demon King who escaped from the remains of the weapon with an expression of not knowing what was going on.
Along with him, numerous soldiers carrying weapons look at the Demon King, their legs shaking as if they are frightened.
Even if the appearance is like that. The ferocious energy and great anger felt from that large male. The soldiers felt unreasonable fear and froze in place.
Ignoring those soldiers. The Demon King clenched his fists and rushed at the middle-aged man.
“Bite your molars, you bastard! “I will avenge the dead female demons!”
“W-what!? What are you talking about…!? … Ugh, damn it…! Rice, soldiers! “Go away now!!”
Still, he is a hero knight, and the commander of the humans calls out to the soldiers to stand down and takes out his weapon.
The Demon King’s fist flew in anger at the female’s sacrifice and extended towards the commander’s head.
