Chapter 375 – The First Demonic Land
#375.
Two weeks after the summit.
A monster that protects the first demonic realm. The Union Alliance has set out to subdue the star-walker, Obilius.
Gaon was looking around on the top-of-the-line airship built in the Mage Tower.
Various races from each country are preparing for the upcoming fight. If you add in the other 10 airships moving side by side, the number approaches thousands.
Since each one was at least 7-star or higher, it is no exaggeration to say that they gathered almost all of Union’s power.
A voice came from the side.
“Gaon, what are you looking at?”
It was Chorin. She checked Gaon’s condition and tilted her head.
Behind Chorin, Suho 1st, Israel and 2nd, Gale Brave. And due to the purge, the newly filled Guardians were waiting.
When her eyes meet, she bows her head.
Gaon looked at the scene with a strange face and answered Chorin.
“It’s nothing. I just want it to be a long time. In my previous life, there were many times when everyone in the Union got together and fought like this.”
“Is it so? What was it like then? Maybe he was with another woman we don’t know?”
A subtle gaze mixed with mischief and jealousy pierced her face. Gaon looked at the other lovers and firmly denied it.
“No. Not at all. I was alone. People hated me. I just left it alone because it was in desperate need of one person, but it was originally a body that was being chased.”
The talents he occupied in his previous life were so numerous that he could not count even if he mobilized both his hands and feet, and there were countless people who were harmed in the process.
Among the people in the same space at the time, there were many people who wanted to kill him.
‘Actually, there were many assassination attempts.’
Despite being a wanted man, Gaon was able to confidently join the union because of the precarious situation in the Union.
However, such a series of processes instilled the idea that it is possible to extenuate even if a person commits a serious crime against others, and as a result, there are cases where those who usually have a grudge commit an act without thinking about paying it back.
Naturally, the allied forces fell into chaos, and only after inflicting considerable damage did the leaders come up with a countermeasure.
That was a really unreasonable condition that only Gaon would be allowed to assassinate.
In an era where civilization at the level of modernity was achieved with only a different development process, it was thought that this was a reasonable thing to do, but the condition was passed without any opposition, perhaps because the situation was so special.
Gaon also agreed, thinking that it would be better to do this to lessen the guilt.
Compared to that time, this orderly appearance now is no different from a fairy.
Chorin, who learned about Gaon’s experiences in his previous life through his brief explanation, was silent for a moment and smiled.
“It must have been really hard.”
“I can’t help it. I have done something.”
“But that doesn’t exist anymore. You know?”
A bittersweet laugh comes out of nowhere. He will not turn a blind eye to the sins he has committed, but he does not intend to ruin the present by burying himself in the memories of his past life.
Gaon firmly nodded his head.
“… Of course. I do not intend to cling to the past. Now is the time to look forward and move on.”
“Great! Then, how about taking a look around the airship first? They say there’s even a swimming pool or a movie theater inside!”
When Chorin changed the topic, the other party members also helped each other and suggested that they take a look at the airship.
Gaon laughed.
“Let’s take a look around. It will take a few days to get to Obilius anyway.”
“Then go quickly! Here it is!”
Chorin exaggeratedly raised the tension and led him, as if he had heard the words to look around slowly.
Looking at the lovers clinging to her surroundings, Gaon made a firm resolution.
‘I’ll protect it this time.’
***
Two days later, Gaon headed to the airship conference room for a strategy meeting.
As the top leaders of each country, as well as the top leaders of several powers, gathered in one place, the number was impossible to grasp at a glance.
When the last person was seated, Metatron, who was in charge of the operation’s overall command, stepped forward.
On the way, when their eyes meet by chance, they sneak away.
‘Young.’
I heard that Metatron is in the Airship. However, since he was so inconspicuous, I wondered what was going on, and it seemed that he deliberately avoided it.
I was satisfied with the fact that there was no meaning to the mental education I gave the other day.
“Now, there is only one day left until the first demonic scene. In this state, our allied forces immediately infiltrate the Devil’s Land and defeat the star-walker, Obilius. The key to this operation is maximum force conservation. For him, you need to neutralize his most powerful weapon and mobility, his wings, for short-term combat. Here’s a troop deployment for him. If you look here…”
Metatron explained the strategy using the beam projector mass-produced by the Mage Tower.
The reason why he became the general commander after defeating the heads of other countries and the heads of several prestigious guilds is because he has the ability to grasp the battlefield at a glance.
Immediate response was very important due to the nature of the battlefield where any variable could occur.
As time passed and the strategy meeting ended and people began to disperse, Gaon approached Metatron, who was talking with the other archangels.
Even though he pretended not to, he stared at Gaon to see if he was paying attention.
The vigilance in his eyes is impressive.
“What is going on?”
“Do you have anything to say to me?”
“… I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
It seems really boring to notice that I’m going to do harm. I send a pathetic look to the other people as well.
But at the same time, as if it couldn’t be left alone, Gabriel sneaked between the two of them.
“Gaon. What are you doing?”
“There is nothing. I just came here to make sure he’s awake. However… If you look at the condition, it’s wrong.”
I didn’t like the way the bastard who was trying to imprison him for being falsely framed didn’t even apologize.
If he hadn’t received help from Gabriel and Urariel regarding the revelation of the church’s human experimentation, he might have taken a hit right away.
Gaon shrugged his shoulders and turned his back.
I was about to go back to my room with my lovers, but suddenly Uriel came running and blocked my way.
When I looked at him curiously, I looked straight at him with golden eyes that were burning like the sun.
“I won’t give up next time. It’s good to be prepared.”
“What?”
“And I was sorry last time. Apologize.”
Gaon, who seemed like he was going to explode at any moment because he wanted to say something arrogant, let go of his anger at the apology that followed.
He seemed to have a lot of pride, but seeing him bow down to his waist like this, it seemed like he had quite a bit of self-reflection, unlike anyone else.
Gaon waved his hand and said.
“It’s fine if you know. Get out of the way now.”
“… Okay.”
After thinking for a while, Uriel nodded and stepped aside, as if he had judged that he had nothing more to say.
Gaon left the conference room with his party.
***
After a day and several hours, the allied forces finally arrived at the first demonic area.
The black forest discolored by magic spreads endlessly beyond the horizon. After a short inspection, the allied forces hastened their entry.
[Enter!]
At the shouts of the commanders in charge of each airship, the airship finally cut through the air and flew into the demonic scene.
The forest, which had been silenced by the tumultuous advance, suddenly turned into an uproar.
Wow!
A distant cry is heard from somewhere.
With the sound of thumping footsteps, a monster tens of meters tall was revealed through the cracks in the tall trees.
However, the guy only howled from below, as if he had no ability to fly, and did not interfere in any way.
Instead, air-type monsters living in the Demon Realm flew in.
Kieh Aeg!
Monsters that looked like pterodactyls approached, flapping their broad wings.
However, the new weapon deployed by the Mage Tower did not allow them to exceed a certain distance and shot them all down.
Thus, the allied forces advanced into the depths of the Devil’s Edge.
It was a good start. The melee warriors were just watching. The busy ones were gunners and wizards shooting new weapons.
That was the moment.
The number of monsters decreased one by one around the boundary of the deep canyon, and at some point it became noticeably difficult to find living things.
Thanks to that, the gunners and wizards were able to breathe, but the tension increased.
This is because it means that they have entered the realm of Obilius.
The magicians gathered in the airship central magic circle prepared to collide with Obilius.
It was because the beams emitted from its wings had a range of tens of kilometers, so the first attack had no choice but to be pared down.
The time when the slow airship left the canyon and entered the forest again.
[Activate the force field!]
Metatron, who had been observing the surroundings with his powers activated to the maximum, shouted loudly.
Because it had been discussed in advance, the wizards immediately activated their magic without any resistance, forming a huge force field surrounding the airship.
Each of the seven airships was organically connected to form a giant honeycomb.
Right after that, thousands of beams soared into the sky and poured down as torrential rain.
It was an attack similar to the new turret of the Magic Tower used during the subjugation of the Demon Queen.
Of course, the power is incomparably powerful.
Kwakwagwagwagwang!
Each shot is comparable to the magic that a nine-star wizard gathered all his mana and invoked.
The thick station field trembled anxiously as if it would break at any moment, causing a ripple.
‘It’s good that I invested all my magic cores.’
In order to block this attack, the seven countries of each race invested all their magic cores.
There are a total of 15 of them, of which 7, slightly less than half, are from Gaon and the others. To be precise, they were prepared by Chorin, who had become a goddess.
Originally, it was possible to form one every two months, but after gaining divine status, it has developed to the point where one can be made in a week.
I thought it was a bit of a waste, but I overinvested with the thought of doing it properly, but looking at the current situation, I think it was very wise.
After a while, when the bombardment of Obilius stopped, the force field that spread incontinence melted and became a handful of mana.
After that, a terrible scream rang through the sky.
Keye!!
An exhilarating feeling of pressure oppresses the whole body with a tremendous roar. The voice of a guy who has lived for tens of thousands of years and built up a reputation is no different from a peer.
Along with him, dragonflies of various sizes flew up from all sides and began to approach the airship.
They were his children.
It is unpleasant to see that each one has red eyes attached to its wings.
Among the party, Gaon led all the melee classes except for the wizard class and ran out of the airship.
In the remaining 6 airships, the elite melee warriors of each country jumped out and rushed towards the direction the beams flew.
Gaon’s eyes were on Obilius, who slowly appeared from afar. Dealing with them is a waste of time anyway. It was good to hit him right away.
Gaon immediately used image realization.
‘I’m going with all my might.’
Gaon squeezed the maximum amount of mana his body could withstand from the dragon’s heart and concentrated it on his head.
The black wind becomes a storm, gathers at one point and transforms into a fourth substance.
When the windstorm effect was added to it, the plasma that swelled in an instant filled the sky.
Gaon’s lips softened.
“Eclipse.”
At the same time, the black sun plummeted downward.
