< Episode 401. Army of Monsters >
As we left Zakata and returned to the ground, the vast desert and sandy winds greeted us. It was a scene that felt like a long time ago to me, but my companions had familiar expressions on their faces.
“Walking on your own feet, hehehe.”
Salem glanced back at me with an amused expression.
“So where is it?”
The direction the emperor is coming from is probably the place where Nebro’s body is sealed. I had a vague memory of what I had heard beforehand from Ogwan.
“ah······.”
“What, did you forget?”
“no.”
That’s not it, something suddenly occurred to me. I thought the five senses were born before Ilias, but then I wouldn’t know where Nebro was sealed.
‘It seems that the Nyx bloodlines have been protecting Galakshur and Nebro even after the end of the Age of Gods.’
After correcting my mistake, I turned my gaze to the north. Even if my five senses didn’t tell me, I knew exactly now.
The place where Nebro was sealed is also the place where I made a contract with Laplace’s demon, so I can’t forget it.
It’s roughly two days away from here. It wasn’t that far.
“Kung! “Kung!”
We could hear the howl of an animal catching us as we tried to leave. A canine beastman was hurriedly coming out of the entrance of Jakar.
“What’s going on?”
When Evan stepped forward and asked, the dog-type beastman bowed his head and spoke hastily.
“New information!”
“As expected, it’s an intelligence organization. “Information circulates quickly.”
Salem said something I couldn’t tell if he was laughing at it or was genuinely impressed, but the prisoner spoke to me without showing any special expression.
“A huge army is approaching Shaiya’s tribes.”
“Army?”
Is it an empire?
I calmly listened to him further.
“It is said that although they are an army, they are not humans but monsters whose identity is unknown. “I am urgently forwarding it to you because I believe it may be related to the emperor.”
My companions and I were lost in thought for a moment at the words of the dog beastman.
An unidentified army arrived with the news that the emperor was coming. Moreover, if they were monsters rather than humans, the connection was ambiguous.
“The emperor comes first.”
Mak Si-min said to me who was worried. Since revenge is just around the corner for him, it doesn’t matter what happens to the desert tribes.
But was it really a coincidence that an unidentified army appeared?
Considering the information I experienced in the game, the only episodes that could occur here were the sin of gluttony, other minor dungeons, and desert tribes.
“I am suspicious of that army.”
“Adrias.”
Mak Si-min quietly called my name. I could sense the impatience contained therein, but the more I spoke, the more calmly I spoke.
“It can’t be a coincidence.”
“······.”
“It is inevitable that the emperor and the army of monsters who went to find the Demon King’s body overlap during this period.”
“The devil’s body?”
Oh, didn’t I tell you?
When I thought about it, I immediately woke up from gluttony after hearing about Nebro’s sealing, so I didn’t have time to speak.
“That’s right. “The emperor came here with the goal of obtaining the body of a demon king who is said to have existed in ancient times.”
“How do you know that?”
Mak Si-min asked curiously. Then it was Luna who answered instead of me.
“Grandma told me!”
“grandma?”
“huh!”
Everyone in the group knew about the five senses. Luna soon began to explain in more detail.
“The underground city we were just in, Zakata, is the city where our blood relatives lived! Yes, from the beginning!”
“Because they are blood relatives…”
“And our blood family was the clan that protected my friend’s sword and the demon king’s seal! “Her grandmother told me!”
“So, the place you and Adrias went to earlier…”
“I went to check if the seal was okay, and voila! “The seal is broken!”
Maximin frowned as he watched Luna explaining clearly. She then crossed her arms and quietly closed her eyes.
“He is the devil… “You were hiding something interesting.”
Salem smiled evilly, as if he was intrigued, while Evan looked at me with a stern look on his face.
“Are you okay?”
“well.”
It seemed like he was worried about my well-being. Evan himself was a powerhouse of the continent’s top 10, so he didn’t seem to be very afraid.
“If you leave it to me, I will take care of it quickly. There is no need for the lord to step forward in person…”
“I will kill the emperor.”
Mak Si-min opened his closed eyes as if he could not lose. Then Evan nodded his head as if he had no intention of fighting.
“Me and Mak Si-min will handle it.”
“Hey, the Demon King’s body is mine.”
“Then the three of us…”
As Evan’s speech became longer and longer, I first asked him a favor.
“Then, Evan, please find out the exact location of the emperor. “Don’t go out on Honda, just know where it is.”
“I follow your orders.”
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“The rest of us will go check for monsters with me. “There might be an emperor there.”
When he showed an attitude that he would not accept any objections, Salem said as if he was asking why he behaved like that.
“Didn’t you roughly know the location? “There is no need to know anything about the military and this is a matter that only the Emperor has to deal with.”
“As you said, I only know roughly. I don’t know exactly. And since the army suddenly appeared in an unexpected location as if by teleportation, there would be no law telling the emperor not to do the same.”
“That’s right.”
Salem nodded as if he understood. However, her body wriggled as if it was not enough to curb her binge eating.
“The monsters that are said to have appeared may also be related to the Demon King, so it might be worth researching.”
“Okay, okay.”
When Salem made a gesture to stop nagging, Evan bowed his head and said,
“I will leave first.”
“We will go to the area where the monster army is. “I’ll meet you there.”
Soon, Evan moved as if disappearing into the wind, and we started to leave. The destination was the direction the dog beastman had mentioned.
**
Sigh!
Cheer up!
““Wow!””
The last remaining enemy fell with a huge roar. Minus, whose entire body was covered in blood, smiled and bared his teeth at the sight.
“I won.”
The news of the emperor’s disappearance spread throughout the empire and soon had an impact on the battlefield.
Numerous superhumans began to use various excuses to escape the battlefield where there was no reason to see blood, and soon a dissonance arose even among the nobles who had been organized into the rebel suppression force.
On the contrary, the western nobles who heard the news united even more tightly in the hope of victory, eventually defeating the last remaining punitive force and watching the retreating enemies.
“I wonder if this was all expected. But it’s strange.”
Rather than feeling relieved that I had won, I felt a bit of doubt. She knew she was starting to break down inside, but it was too soon. I had planned for at least the next 6 months…
The first person that came to mind was, of course, Adrias Cromwell. Just when I started to suspect that he had done something else,
“majesty!”
Daenard, deputy commander of the Morhaime Knights, rushed over. His appearance was almost in tatters, as if showing the fierce battle, but what was more important was his facial expression.
An expression that suggests something is wrong. Minus could not help but harden his countenance.
“What’s going on?”
“This is urgent news from a messenger from another territory!”
In the middle of the corpse pit, where everyone was cheering and celebrating, only Minus and Daenard’s expressions became serious.
“say it.”
“A large number of unknown monsters appear near the Bland territory! It is said that the number exceeds thousands. Plus, it moves like an army…”
“monster?”
A monster? What kind of monster are you talking about all of a sudden? Moreover, it was strange that I couldn’t pinpoint the monster’s identity.
“It is said to be an unidentified monster. “If you were to find something similar, it was similar to the undead…”
“Is it a meeting?”
According to Minus’s common sense, the only group that would do something like this was the warlock coven. However, according to recent information from his close associates, his power has weakened…
“Are you taking advantage of the confusion to struggle?”
“yes?”
“When it comes to undead, there is no other place than the warlock gathering.”
Daenard nodded as if he understood what Minus said.
“Mo, Your Highness Morhaime!”
“majesty! “It’s a disaster!”
As Minus was lost in thought for a moment, messengers of life suddenly came running near him. Minus, who saw this, felt an ominous premonition and made eye contact with Daenard.
“No way…”
Daenard muttered with shaking eyes.
The messengers who came running were in charge of different regions. The fact that those people came at the same time…
“This is urgent, Your Highness! “There is news that the Beglang territory is staging a sit-in protest against the monster army!”
“We have received word that a large number of unknown monsters have appeared in the Sein territory and are conducting a field battle! But our last contact was quickly cut off!”
“Mepenin Territory Map…”
Minus’ expression darkened as he heard the urgent news. And then he said as if he understood.
“The punitive army didn’t just retreat.”
“ah! “Then they too…!”
“If your territory is robbed, the punitive army or anything else has no meaning.”
Minus sighed at the scale being bigger than expected and said to Daenard.
“It’s an all-out information war from now on. First, identify all areas where monsters occur and check the area near Morhaime. “Once it is confirmed that Morhaime is safe, dispatch any available troops to our allies.”
“Confirmed, Your Highness!”
Daenard began to move quickly. At the same time, messengers also rushed to obtain other information.
“It’s a mess.”
Minus frowned as he looked at the sight of countless corpses piled up like a mountain. It seemed like she still had a long way to go before she could let go of her mind.
**
“hmm?”
Isabelle, who was looking at Vivian, who was calmly catching her breath as if she was asleep, suddenly turned her head. Lucia, who was with her, asked.
“Why are you doing this?”
“Something is coming.”
Isabelle slowly stood up. When Lucia tried to get up as well, she smiled calmly and shook her head.
“It’s okay, stay here.”
Lucia quietly followed Isabelle’s words in a friendly but irresistible mood.
Isabelle came out of the room, passed the servants and servants who were busy inside the building, and headed toward the castle wall.
“uh? “Miss Isabelle.”
At that moment, Amy and Diene, who were discussing supplies outside the mansion, looked at Isabelle and said hello. Diene, who was already living with Cromwell and helping her with administrative work, asked Isabelle her question with a puzzled look on her face.
“What brought you here?”
“I need to check something briefly.”
When Isabelle spoke calmly as if it was nothing, Diene nodded without worry. Soon, Amy and Dienne were busy checking supplies again, and Isabelle climbed up the castle wall.
“ha······.”
It was the season when white breath danced as if it would snow at any moment. Thinking of those in the southern desert, Isabelle soon used blood magic.
Bullfight—–!
Things that had been hidden began to appear in her eyes.
“This time, it’s really time to pay for the meal.”
According to sudden information, the rebels who were supposed to come retreated for some reason. Thanks to this, Cromwell had some time to spare, but Isabelle realized why they had retreated when she saw the scene that was revealed to her eyes.
Thump thump thump!
It was an army.
However, instead of being human, the army was made up of chimeras with different body shapes.
Monsters of all different sizes and shapes were approaching slowly but with a clear direction.
“Who did this?”
Isabelle’s fangs appeared for the first time in a long time.
< Episode 401. Army of Monsters > End
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