Chapter 525 – Contemplation
It is highly likely that almost half, or a little less, of the demons, excluding the demon king, flocked to Ramona.
However, there are only 7 demons that stand out.
They were wearing colorful costumes and riding on vehicles that looked like large monsters or palanquins.
No matter where you go, there are people who want to stand out, and it’s even worse if it’s in a game.
It’s not like there’s a stagnant water look for nothing.
Their appearance could be seen not only as an expression of their appearance, but also to some degree as an expression of their confidence in their own power.
I expected that they would be demons whose level had risen considerably in Pantera.
They probably aren’t all the demons that came here.
There is a high possibility that there are demons in the gap between that great army.
However, it was estimated that there would be no more than 10 demons strong enough for me to pay attention to.
I can’t guarantee that there won’t be anyone doing anything too hard, but they think this is a game.
My thought was that not many people would do such a thing, even in games where their desires are strongly expressed.
The army of demons began to form a long line on the grassland. Just by looking at it, it looked like a force exceeding 10,000 units.
In that short period of time, an enormous army was created.
“I guess… Crea and Tio made the territory residents into sacrifices.”
“That’s… A hell of a feat…”
Saren’s face hardens at Bianca’s quiet explanation.
They didn’t see anything like siege equipment.
There was no such thing as a camp.
There is no declaration of war or recommendation to surrender.
They just lined up in a disorderly manner and marched silently toward Ramona.
I can feel the morale of Ramona’s soldiers plummeting in real time at the sight of these bizarre and vicious monsters that look like they came from hell.
A soldier taking excessive deep breaths.
There was even a soldier who was nauseated.
Many of the soldiers were hastily conscripted and had only recently trained.
Most of the soldiers had never fought against those shabby goblins… But the difficulty level was too hard from the beginning.
Moreover, just by looking at it, it is a large army that looks difficult to handle.
It cannot help but feel like a significant burden to the soldiers.
-Come to your senses!! It just looks like that, it’s no big deal! Just do what you trained! Just do what you trained!!
Still, I can see the squad leaders who ate some jjambap encouraging them to keep their morale from dropping.
“That’s not entirely wrong. Their combat ability is probably a little better than that of goblins, except for those big guys. We’ve created so many chimera troops, but they can’t all be good quality troops.”
Bianca still sounds hopeful.
-Prepare for battle!!
Black Bear Knight Commander. Baldwin’s cry rings loudly.
The archers, seeing the monsters entering the range, pull and release their bowstrings.
-Tuttongtongtong.
A rain of arrows poured down on the approaching monsters.
-Puppuppuppup!!
“Uhm…”
A sigh came out of Baldwin’s mouth.
This is because there were more chimeras that were fine than those that fell after being hit by an arrow.
“Just because our combat skills are poor doesn’t mean it’s easy. We need to destroy the Chimera’s core. Or we can catch the warlock who controls them.”
In short, they are like zombies.
When I see them flocking in, I suddenly feel like I want to completely destroy the area magic.
However, there were only four wizards in the territory, including Bianca.
Biancaman 5 circles. The rest were magicians of the 3rd and 4th circles, and there was no time to do so because they had to activate the defense magic of the castle wall.
“It seems like the devil is invisible.”
Azaz, the leader of the Holy Knights who was looking at the army of demons, spoke.
“If the Demon King appears, isn’t it dangerous even for the Holy Knights?”
“It’s dangerous. In the first place, fighting with the demonic tribe is dangerous. You can’t avoid battle just because it’s dangerous.”
“…”
It seemed like the Paladins didn’t have the option of retreating either.
“Saren. Our knights will attack the demons from the outskirts before they climb the walls. Then, the burden on this side will be slightly lessened.”
“Please.”
After receiving Saren’s permission, Azaz’s eyes turn to me.
“Lord Bark. You know how dangerous this job is. Are you still determined to join us?”
“Of course.”
I asked Hestia to join the separate corps of Holy Knights.
I wasn’t a chimera-like bastard, but I couldn’t give up the experience extracts.
And this chance to become an acquaintance is not even criticized.
“Karia, you command the Mongoose Knights.”
“Captain. Are you really planning on going down there?”
Karia asks, pointing to the sea of monsters teeming with bugs under the castle wall.
“We have to get rid of the demons quickly for this war to end. No matter how much we kill the monsters they are running now, they are just expendables.”
“… I understand. Now the headdresser looks a little cool. He was the kind of person who did the headdressing.”
“…”
“Lord Bark, be careful.”
Saren sees me off with worried eyes.
I gave her a slight nod and followed behind her with the knights of her castle.
The Holy Knights climbed the castle wall and quickly moved to the outskirts of the battlefield.
“I think it’ll be okay at this point. Everyone, brace yourselves. It’s going to be a tough fight.”
Azaz said that to the knights who followed him and jumped down the castle wall.
The Holy Knights, including Hestia, jumped off the castle wall following Azaz, and I followed them.
“The 14th Knights! Breakthrough formation!”
-Cheer up!
At Azaz’s command, the Paladins form a sharp, triangular formation with agility and precision.
If you were a knight, charging with a war horse would have been fun, but fighting against demons was not something you could do on a war horse.
Hestia asked me after seeing the Holy Knights forming their formation.
“Bark, are you sure you’ll be okay?”
“Hestia. I don’t want to be a burden.”
In advance, Hestia invited me to take a seat in the middle of the Paladins’ breakthrough formation, but I refused.
They seemed to be worried about me, who had decided to move a little away from the Holy Knights in order not to disturb them.
We don’t have formations for nothing.
Moving separately from the formation was a dangerous action that could lead to being surrounded by enemies and becoming isolated.
However, there is something that is unique to the Paladins.
If I tried to intervene in the formation of the Holy Knights, there would only be disharmony.
… Actually, it wasn’t just because of that reason.
I knew that when the Paladins fight in formation, they emit tremendous divine power.
No matter how much I believe in the sealing skill.
We have not conducted any experiments to see how the avatar would be affected if it were directly exposed to strong divine power.
“… Okay. Then I will believe it.”
Hestia, perhaps sensing my firm will, nodded her head heavily and joined the camp of the Holy Knights.
The monsters who saw us coming down from the castle wall are coming.
“The first goal is.”
Azaz points at the demon riding on the giant four-legged monster with the tip of her sword. He was leisurely watching the siege of the Chimeras from afar.
“It’s the head of that evil enemy! The knights charge!!”
With Azaz in the lead, the Holy Knights maintained the breakthrough formation and began the assault.
A subtle golden glow began to glow from them. The monsters that stand in the way of the knights are torn apart like an explosion.
I kept a reasonable distance from the Holy Knights and moved behind them.
A humanoid monster with long limbs lunges at me. The face is crushed, and the mouth is open, showing sharp teeth.
I pulled out the long greatsword I was carrying on my back.
It was a thick greatsword that looked a little clunky.
It looked cheap, but it was a specially ordered greatsword from the lord’s blacksmith shop.
Considering the characteristics of my abilities, it is a greatsword that values durability rather than sharpness.
The great sword was swung down at the long-armed legged monster.
The physical power coming from a powerful body and the power of thought contained within it created a sword strike that was sharper than anything else.
-Squeak!
The long-armed and legged monster is neatly split in half, and the blood that splatters wets the armor.
And I felt the life force flowing from him.
I smile without even knowing.
This was because the burden of using mental power was significantly reduced.
-Woe!
The spirit that expanded beyond the body quickly brought the battlefield into its domain.
I observed and recognized the battlefield of expanded consciousness.
It is impossible to accelerate the thought as if stopping time like the main body.
Still, there was no problem looking at the entire battlefield in real time.
You can see monsters crawling up the castle walls, as if they have suckers.
On the castle wall, you can see soldiers stabbing with spears with frightened faces and Mongoose Knights cutting down monsters.
Velvet, who I was most worried about, stuck to Karen and Hilda and was fighting well for her first battle.
A translucent magic circle appears on the castle wall, and flames pour out, burning the chimeras.
There are monsters that fall in the flames.
You can also see a monster climbing up the castle wall while on fire.
-Wow!
As I look at the battlefield and chase after the Holy Knights, a giant monster runs towards me.
The expanded consciousness quickly scans the person’s body and relays the information to me.
I recognized its core.
‘Side.’
As we dodge the giant monster’s charge, its side is clearly exposed.
My great sword digs into his side.
The feeling of my core being shattered came to my fingertips as I grabbed the handle.
The giant monster stumbles and falls in vain.
The man’s life force was sucked in and the avatar’s burden caused by the consumption of his mental power was quickly restored.
