Chapter 572 – Salvation War! #3
Crush.
“Turn around!”
It was truly a mess.
We literally marched forward and occupied the city of the human empire. The number of cities occupied like that is already seven. Countless farmlands and people. And despite the accumulated wealth, our winning streak did not seem to end.
“No, fuck. Is it the same here?”
Surprisingly, the enemy gave up as soon as they entered.
In terms of games, I entered the game with a queue for ranked games, and it should be said that the state in which all enemies turned off was repeated seven times.
Once they invaded, it has been a long time since all the soldiers and officials in the city took their possessions and fled. When they saw our army, they abandoned all the people and Nabal, and only the locals fled.
Some even set fires everywhere while running away. Anyway, the people were neglected without knowing anything, and the army and the commander-in-chief were absent.
I got my hands on the city so easily.
And.
“Aaaaagh! Save me, please!”
“Huhhhhh!”
Even those who fled in the first place did not go far. As the situation continued to repeat, the Dark Elves infiltrated the rear of the city right away. The fugitives were all captured by the Dark Elves.
After inspecting the city, I pledged to protect the people in my name by preaching the Culse Church, and threw alive officials and soldiers.
ㅡAhh!
The scene of the guys being torn alive is also repeated over and over, so there is no special inspiration.
Plus seven cities, no. Now there are eight In any case, the capture of eight cities and the harvesting of food from them made our military supply problems extremely efficient.
Originally, since I had to go straight from my home country and cross the mountain range, I saw the same effect as the Demon King’s supply corps, which required enormous manpower and cost, teleported here.
Now, it is not enough to cover the entire army with local supplies, so it is possible to fill the barn.
Even if the war continues for a long time, it will be able to carry out without any damage.
“It’s all thanks to the officials.”
Not a single one of them really did not show rebellious resistance. I had only crossed the gate, and everything there had become mine.
“No, my dear! I want to fight! Keruk!”
“Keryaaak!”
“Grrrr! I want blood!”
At that point, my soldiers, who had been burning the souls of the warriors, shouted in excitement. I tried to fight while watching the blood, but the people I encountered were only welcoming me, let alone the enemy.
At first, the people here were surprised to see the monster army, but in fact, they regarded the monsters who came to save them as beings similar to angels, based on the logic that management is more vicious than monsters.
It’s just fucking peaceful, so there’s nothing there.
“But you must not be careless, Maou-nim.”
Intelligence Commander Emily said.
“According to research, no matter how rotten an empire is, there are only a handful of generals with the spirit of patriotism. If you run into such a person, war will inevitably break out.”
“Okay. Be careful. Emily, gather more information about the enemy.”
“Yes.”
“No, but I’ve already captured eight big cities. Is there any response from the imperial court yet?”
“That’s it, it’s clear you don’t know the situation yet.”
“Don’t you know? Still?”
“Yes.”
Emily’s explanation continued.
“In other words, it’s like being defeated by something similar to a rebel army and taking away the land of the empire, but from the point of view of an official, reporting such a thing is disrespectful, so he doesn’t do it. Besides, his subordinates who are supposed to report it know that they will be punished the moment they report it. I’m ignoring it.”
“Ah.”
But.
Looking back at the Empire, it seemed like that.
“Then I guess we can continue to advance for the time being.”
A large number of priestesses from the Kulse religion, already brought from their home countries, are rallying and educating the people. For the time being, it would be nice to focus on expanding my forces.
With that in mind, I captured three more cities, and Emily reported.
“Be careful! The land just beyond here is a city ruled by a man called General Quirigal, and documents say he can move 10,000 soldiers at once!”
“10,000 soldiers? That’ll be able to wage a war like a war. Anyway, tell me more about that General Quirigal.”
“Yes!”
It’s amazing that this empire has troops capable of wielding 10,000 troops. If you listen to the story, a general like this should have been designated as a rebel force and executed.
“There is a saying that General Quirigal is a bastion that will subdue the rebellion when it becomes severe.
“What if I had a different mind?”
“Well, that far…”
Anyway.
It seems that they are generals and soldiers who have been deployed in case the rebellion situation becomes serious. If that’s the case, you can expect some fighting power.
I have to prepare well.
* *
“General! It’s a big deal!”
Upon receiving the report, General Quirigal spat out abusive language.
“Damn it…! How do you beat that!”
A huge number of rebel factions occupied the city right in front of them. Originally, he would be able to subdue them moderately, but according to reports, this was completely beyond his abilities.
A situation where you can’t use your hands.
If you lose here, you will lose everything. It is certain that he will be punished for neglecting the rebellion and executed.
But a crisis is an opportunity.
“Good.”
General Quirigal immediately posted a message to the Court.
Rebel bandits are occupying the city due to the incompetence of the province, and he will surely subdue it and raise the supply and demand of the enemies to the emperor.
“Send!”
“Yes!”
Now is the time to turn crisis into opportunity.
“Gather everyone! Raise your arms!”
“Yes!”
The soldiers were armed.
* *
After making such preparations, when they invaded the city of General Quirigal.
“And.”
I couldn’t help but be very surprised.
“Crazy.”
Mouth gapes open.
“Keruk! What is this!”
“Oh my God! They’re all dead!”
“What is this…?”
The streets were littered with dead bodies.
They are all corpses without heads.
“…”
The fisheye was dumbfounded, so I conducted an investigation while being vigilant. As a result of this confirmation, it was found that there were no survivors, and that all civilians in the city had become headless corpses.
When I counted them all, there are so many people… Why the hell are all these people dying without their heads?
“What curse did you fall under?”
Could it be that there was an evil warlock or a demonic entity that took all the heads of the people?
Then what about General Quirigal?
Where did the soldiers go?
Oddly enough, there were hardly any what appeared to be soldiers’ corpses.
“Emily. What’s going on?”
“Well… I’m good at this… But I guess…”
Emily said something surprising.
“Couldn’t General Quirigal have cut off all the heads of his people? He doesn’t think he can win the war, so he pretends to be the head of the traitors and gives the heads of his people to the court to be promoted…”
“And!”
How can you be so surprised!
Doesn’t that mean that you won’t be able to win the war with us anyway, so you’ll return with the people’s heads and get promoted!
“I’ve never seen such an amazing idea before!”
Come to think of it, the stories seem to fit together.
If you lose the war against the traitors, it is clear that you will be executed as General Quirigal and Nabal. If so, it would be better to cut off the heads of the people and offer them to the court while calling them traitors. Then, let alone execution, you will receive a great reward.
Then you can buy yourself time to escape.
It’s a very cruel but effective decision.
“Guys! Gather people from all over the world! Show them the cruelty of the Empire, and make them more loyal to us!”
It was a catastrophe that even I, a demon, had my jaw dropped, but there is no time for sentimentality right now.
I have to take full advantage of this situation and swallow the empire.
“You bastards!”
“You must kill them all, Keruk!”
“Kreurreukreuk!”
On rare occasions, my men also burst out with murderous intent, outraged by the devastation. This was a terrible thing even for a monster to see.
* *
Naturally, the message posted by General Quirigal did not reach the imperial family.
In the first place, there was no reason to listen to the reports of the provinces, and it was because the royal officials’ slowdown was piercing the sky.
“It’s a festival!”
Haha!”
As usual, a large-scale festival was taking place in the imperial family.
A greater sum is consumed each hour than the taxes paid by the peasants of a city throughout the year. Besides, handsome men and women gathered from all over the country and delicacies. And all sorts of weird and mysterious objects and performances too.
“Hello! I want to see flowers!”
The moment the fallen emperor shouted, the executioners cut off the heads of the dancers.
ㅡChwaaaaagh!
The emperor applauded as he watched the blood spurt out.
Haha! The flowers are so beautiful!”
Cruel rulers enjoyed a festival of hunting humans.
The imperial family is in a state of chaos, enjoying cruelty and debauchery.
Yesterday and today. And tomorrow too.
“March!”
At the same time, General Quirigal moved while commanding the wagon containing the supply and demand of the people.
This is the head of a rebel cabal. If you dedicate this to the court and prove your abilities, you will be able to become a general of the empire. If you had subjugated tens of thousands of traitors in an instant, you would have to become a general.
If it is difficult to become a general, then it is possible to become a general.
Traitors are coming in, but it’s enough to report that they’re traitors from other regions. Once you’ve made a feat and gained a place, you can manipulate all of those problems.
Haha.”
General Quirigal smiled as he imagined a bright future ahead.
“Hello! I, General Quirigal, have arrived! Open the door and hold a feast for me!”
“Ehehe, General!”
Every time the army was led, officials from each province welcomed them by pouring astronomical amounts of money. He is now on his way to annihilate the treacherous bandits and rise to the center.
Officials plundered the people’s property and paid bribes to line up the future general.
“Aaaaagh!”
“Aaaaagh!”
At the same time, General Quirigal’s soldiers stationed in the city set fire to the city and began to massacre the people.
It’s because I heard an excuse that I didn’t have money to open.
The people had just been robbed of all their property by an official. I should have bribed General Quirigal, who was to become Grand General. Because of that, he had no property, so he had no money to give to the soldiers, and he became angry.
“Someone! Someone save us…! Whoops!”
A man shouted, but soon a soldier’s knife was lodged in his back.
General Quirigal’s army marched up to the court, devastating all the cities it encountered.
