Published at 2nd of January 2021 07:05:27 PM
Chapter 165 – Eastern Expedition Part 1: First war vs Dolmadia
[Gyaaaaa]
[Syaaaaaaa]
The screams and echoes of demon beasts
[Guaaaaaaa]
The goblin’s neck fluttered and the orc’s arms rolled .
It’s the event several days after a part of the demi-human Dolmedia army, which mainly consists of goblins, orcs, and ogres, entering a certain village in northern Istrea
When the army of Dolmadia entered Istrea… they found a certain village .
And, after they discovered this village… They are dancing wildly .
That’s because the food and property were piled-up in the center of the village .
The demon beasts were delighted .
The people in this village are cowardly . They are leaving their treasures behind and running away…
Although they have forms like humans, demon beasts moved according to their instincts .
Without thinking deeply, they began to eat as they pleased .
The same was true for the demons who commanded them . Gold and silver were placed near the food . The demons like treasures .
They own anything that they stole as their own .
Those are the rules of the demons .
Therefore, they are competing against each other and desperately making anything as their own .
For them, their only dissatisfaction was there was no [Human] in this village .
Humans are valuable properties for the demi-human demons .
The females for breeding . The males for toys .
However, there is nothing in this village .
Sometimes, they found people who were late to run away… But, the numbers were not enough .
However, the foods and goods are more than enough . After they are finished with their feast here, they can move out to the other villages .
If there are no humans, they only need to attack the next village . For them, they can enjoy and consume the food and treasure…
They are obsessed and really faithful with their desires…
Yes, they didn’t think that it was a trap .
Two days later, red-colored lightly armed cavalry suddenly attacked the Dormadia army, which had devoured a large amount of food in the villages .
They moved in a formation to run around the narrow village and shot down the demon beasts .
[W-What the hell happened…!?]
The demon general who led the demon beasts in the village hurriedly dashed out from the best residence where he was staying and looked around .
And then… what he saw was one-sided slaughter .
The red cavalry who started to attack were annihilating the demon beasts . And after they passed through, the black cavalry overruns the surviving demon beasts .
The red cavalry were lightly armed, meanwhile the black cavalry was heavy armed . After they are passed through, the goblins and orcs already become mincemeat .
And also… the most terrifying are the soldiers who wore white bracelets . If you look at the battlefield, you can understand that they are only few in number but a very powerful group .
[Impossible… For our demi-human army to lose easily against humans…]
[Oi . ]
It was a man with a large body who suddenly called out to the impatient demon . Next to that, there were several men and women in total . I saw all of them were characterized by wearing the white bracelets .
[You… Are you the general of this army?]
[Wh… you low life! How dare the soldiers of the human army talk to me!?]
The big man grinned and ignored what the demon shouted .
[That magical power… A demon, huh . Oi, we’re lucky . We can fight against a demon . ]
The big man broadly grinning while saying it .
At the same time, the demon felt an unpleasant feeling when he saw that smile .
These fellows are playing around .
They caught this demon .
[Since our general don’t want to handle this . Shall we enjoy it?]
With that said, the moment he took a stance with his sword as big as his body, a tremendous amount of magical power overflowed from the big man . At that time…
[Oi, Baran . Don’t get ahead with yourself . ]
A man with a blue bandana suddenly showed up from his side .
A longsword in his hand . And he also has the same amount of magic as the big man .
[You guys… without permission, don’t move forward by yourself . ]
[… . . ]
When I noticed, a woman with a red spear and a reticent man with long hair also appeared . The demon understood that they also have similar magical power .
[I know . But… I feel excited . It’s my first time fighting a demon . I’ve always wanted to see how well I can do it . ]
The demon had cold sweat when he saw them .
These guys… are pretty good… they are also not afraid of demons… and they’re definitely going to kill me .
The action he took after this would definitely have been correct . He tried to leave the place without looking back .
However… . .
From somewhere, a sharp, magical arrow hits his leg and stops him .
And looking back, the last sight he saw was…
It was the figures of four men and women attacking them at a terrifying speed…
Ares listened to the report from Zekka while watching the village where the screams of the demon beasts echoed from the top of the hill .
[The demon beasts lurking in this village seem to have been wiped out . ]
[…Any survivors?]
[We found some people who were late to escape . In the rear… probably the women who were previously captured and brought in . ]
[…Alright . ]
Ares listened to the report from Zekka and closed his eyes .
Ares instructed Alfredo to evacuate the inhabitants of each village through the eyes of a dragon . However, there are some sudden things that are delayed .
As the demon beasts roam, they hide their breath and survive… They must have been unimaginably traumatized . Even more… I could immediately imagine when they heard the story about what happened to the women who had been trapped and brought in before that .
[Choose some soldiers from the Red Army and tell them to send the survivors to the Margrave . They need psychological treatment . ]
[Understood . ]
Ares said so and turned his gaze from Zecca back towards the village .
[I don’t feel a particularly strong [magical power] or [fighting spirit]… too bad . ]
[Yes . I couldn’t find a demon beast that looks like an Orc King…]
Ares sighed a little and smiled at Zekka .
[Then, I’ll leave the rest to Shu . After we control this area, we will depart to the Capital of Istrea . ]
When Ares said that, he used wind magic to give instructions to the whole army .
[After [destroying] all the demon beasts here, we will be leaving . Finish everything as soon as possible . ]
[Oi, did you hear me?]
Baran turned to the back, smiling at the stubble’s mouth .
[Ares-sama has instructed me to finish it . ]
[Ah . The general is terrible . I want a little break . ]
Saying that, while trampling on the corpses of the demon beasts, Flik stabbed to kill the goblin who started to run away while laughing at his own joke .
It was a very common and lighthearted talk, but there were those who reacted strongly to it .
[Hey! Isn’t it a little disrespectful?]
[… . . ]
Karina and Kiru of the same White Army .
Karina slammed a spear into the head of an orc beside her with an apparently unpleasant look at Flik’s light word .
Kiru, the long-haired swordsman next to him, also cut off the neck of a nearby goblin with an unpleasant look .
Flik smiled bitterly as he saw the situation .
[…Don’t show that kind of face . Even Flik doesn’t really mean to say it seriously to Ares . ]
Baran smiles when he sees their faces .
Certainly, for those who yearn for Ares like a God, the word just now may have been an unpleasant remark .
But…
You don’t need to get so sullen that you’d even let it show up on your face all because of a conversation like that, do you .
The reason why Karina, who is usually calm, shakes so much may be because of the excitement of fighting the demons .
And whenever she gets in a bad mood, she immediately takes it out on something . In fact, she’s currently stabbing an orc nonstop after she had already given the killing blow, and the poor orc is becoming a pile of meat that doesn’t even resemble his original form anymore .
Karina replied with a sharp mouth to Baran who took such caution .
[Hmm . It’s not unusual . You’re said to be Ares’ fanatic, but you don’t get angry . ]
[… . . Ha! Well, I might have been a little crazy in the old days . I’ve had a long relationship with Flik . ]
He smiles from ear to ear when saying that .
[Even this guy, isn’t he a [fanatic] as good as I am?]
Flik opened his mouth as he shook his tongue at the sudden turn of the conversation .
[Ah, I’m sorry . Don’t say anything extra . ]
Flik also turned into an unpleasant look . Then someone who calls out from behind .
[Stop with the tedious talk, let’s finish here . I’m tired of all the small fish . ]
Robin, holding a bow, said so and hit an arrow on the forehead of an ogre in the distance .
[You see, you’re a [believer] of that person if you were in the White Army anyway . What are you talking about now?]
The others grin at Robin’s words .
Yes, that’s right .
In other countries… No, even in the Arcadia Empire, they have the skill to be entrusted with one army . It is none other than the existence of Ares that they continued to be a soldier .
[Well, then, do you really want to crush the guys around here? It was worth defeating the demon there, but these guys aren’t interesting at all . ]
Where Baran showed with his chin… one decapitated head was rolling .
Yes, it’s the demon’s neck .
For them, the annihilation of the demon beasts is just a matter of telling a trifling story .
Nodding to Baran’s voice, the White Army members increased their magical power again and carried out a one-sided massacre .