Episode 464 Episode
151 Heroes Gathering to You (2)
Ogres.
As a species that boasts the strongest single individual, Hugo was the only human who had ever won a one-on-one fight with an ogre.
However, that is an overly special case of Hugo, and when an active ogre is found, all neighboring countries go into emergency.
This was because subjugation was absolutely impossible at the level of individuals or small and medium-sized groups. When an ogre is discovered, small countries usually form a temporary allied punitive force and ask for help from the empire.
At that time, even if the country requesting support was not an ally, the empire agreed with other kingdoms to support manpower capable of fighting a war.
It was only natural that leaving the ogre unattended would be tantamount to a catastrophe for the entire human race.
If you don’t subdue them, you can destroy the whole area at any time and move to another area.
Fortunately, ogres don’t naturally form groups.
It is because of this habit that humanity has been able to form a coalition and subdue the ogres.
“Are you saying those seven are forming a flock?”
[Yes.]
When Mahatrisha answered without hesitation, sighs erupted from all over the place.
Most of those gathered in the conference room thought that it would be better to go through one more New World War than to go to war with seven ogres.
[Fortunately, those ogres are not advancing.]
The ogres only roamed around the polar regions and the southern continent, but did not move toward the central continent at all.
“The purpose of the ogres is clear. To protect Rizol’s last trick.”
Yuma stood up and looked down at the people gathered in the meeting room. Everyone was already looking tired.
No, they were already exhausted before entering the meeting room. Evacuation processions from various places every day, the collapse of various foundations, and even the erosion of the void….
The fatigue of the powers and practitioners of the empire was at its limit.
That’s why most of the problems related to Rizol were handled only by Yuma and the Balaur.
“…Lord, the Empire will of course fight them. There is no reason not to fight when the end is near.”
Hela looked at Mahatrisha and said.
“But at this point in time when the New World War has just ended, I don’t know if we really have enough strength to subdue the seven ogres.”
“your majesty. It is currently impossible for the East and the West to subdue such an ogre. Isn’t Baron Drake in charge of Resol, and the Ogre Slayer still hasn’t recovered?”
Two of the three present-day grandmasters cannot be deployed on the frontline.
That meant that they had no choice but to subdue them while excluding about half of the royalties.
“Ogres are monsters that require a transnational subjugation operation even if only one is found. However, if the seven form a group and even cooperate… In fact, subjugation is impossible. Even if the East and the West come together.”
“Aren’t there dragons? Lord here too…
[It’s natural for dragons to fight together. However, I lost most of my powers a while ago, so I can’t be of great help in subjugation.] After
Mahatrisha shared her life force with Yuma, she had lost most of her powers. If you compare only simple combat power, it is now somewhat inferior to high-ranking dragons like Kriesha.
[Among my children, there are two of them with fighting power equal to that of an ogre. Crisainu and Orlando.
Each of these children will lead some dragons and take on two ogres.]
“Then, we humans and the remaining dragons will have to deal with the other five.”
Hella nodded and replied with a calm expression. But she, like her servants, was burning inside.
[If you think about it simply, it will be like that.]
Of course, it couldn’t be that simple in reality. Since the ogres are grouped together, separating them is a big problem.
If they couldn’t drop the clustered ogres, subjugation would be impossible without Yuma’s success.
Even if Rizol did not react to Yuma even if Yuma approached the southern pole, and Yuma could deal with the ogre through his success, it was a problem.
It would be too beneficial for Hwa to enter the world of fortune again for the purpose of resolving after finishing the world of fortune.
Perhaps that alone could have completely swallowed the world into the void. After the battle with Sekmeira, the speed at which the Void covered the world increased.
“Your Majesty, you should think carefully.”
“you’re right. We fought a war this time to get away from the Void God. However, if we engage in another great war with the ogres, we may rather invite the Void.”
“It is too much of a burden to go into an all-out war with the ogres when nothing is clear yet.”
The elders and ministers began to open their mouths.
Ever since Yuma was crowned, nobles have always opposed what Yuma is doing.
At first, it was because he was displeased with the rise of commoners, then because he was afraid of Yuma gaining power, and later it was because he wanted to keep absolute power in check.
But this time, too, I was not against it in that context.
Now nobles also believed in Yuma and depended on him for many things.
It was Yuma who prepared for the war against the Underworld several years ago, who made the connection with the East, and who made the alliance between the Balaur and the Empire.
The nobles knew all about Yuma’s hard work. How much Yuma struggles and tries to save the world, and how much they have bullied Yuma needlessly.
However, the reason they opposed the subjugation of the ogres was because they were really worried.
It wasn’t that I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to keep my seat or that I would lose my life.
It is fearful that the war will go badly and the world will end as it is.
Yuma also thought their fears were justified.
‘They have a point in their opinion. If the war with the ogre goes wrong, the world will end that day.’
Not all nobles were opposed to the Greek opinion. The unmanned people including Randel insisted on fighting.
While the meeting hall became noisy as the nobles argued, Yuma closed her eyes and calmly organized her thoughts.
‘…but if you stay still, it’s just like waiting for the end. It’s a problem that doesn’t even have a choice in the first place.’
Since the ogres are not advancing, nothing will change if you ignore them and build an impregnable fortress in the empire.
Eventually, one day, everything would be sucked in by the aura of emptiness spreading like an epidemic.
“Even if the fight goes wrong and the end hastened, we must go.”
As Yuma spoke in a low voice, the nobles all turned their attention to Yuma.
“Everyone knows that there is no other answer than that, right?”
There was silence in the conference room for a while.
“…we believe in you.
Now I’m not talking nonsense to keep you in check like before. Do you really think subjugation is the answer?”
An elder asked, and Yuma nodded.
Yuma made eye contact with the nobles who were vehemently opposed. There was pity in his gaze, not rebuke.
“Then I will follow. Thank you for giving us time to express our fears, even though they now have powers that we can simply ignore.”
“Okay, cool decision.
Sir Lord, the opinion of the Empire is thus unanimous. But I still have my doubts. Are we really capable of fighting seven ogres?”
Hela asked Mahatrisa.
She was in a position to fight from the beginning, but she did not lose her cool.
“Please be honest. It would be nice if the commander-in-chief, Lord Duran, would also answer my question.”
[Impossible.]
“Impossible, Your Majesty.”
Mahatrisha and Duran answered at the same time.
And Hella couldn’t help but feel a bit strange. Even if Mahatrisha didn’t know, it was strange to hear the word ‘impossible’ come out of Duran’s mouth when it came to fighting.
“Your Majesty, if the ogres are cooperating with each other, it is impossible to stop them even with Hugo. In the first place, a person with less than a high level sword master cannot give even a small blow to an ogre.”
“I did not expect to hear such a story from the mouth of the ball. Still, Prince Duran’s position is that we must go to war?”
“Yes that’s right.”
“Why?”
“Because war is always full of variables. Also, there is no other way than to fight according to my disciple’s words.”
“Then… Assuming there are no variables, is there no chance of winning at all?”
“doesn’t exist.”
“Even if it is decided after all, it is a problem. It’s like hearing a death sentence.
It’s like starting a war that’s as if defeat has been confirmed…”
After flicking her fingers several times, Hella let out a deep sigh.
“As of now, I will entrust all operational control to Lord Duran and Baron Drake.”
“All right.”
“Also, I will accompany you on this expedition, and all other members of the imperial family and nobles will have to participate, except for those required to maintain the minimum level of administration. Keep in mind that only the people can rest inland.”
*** The core of the subjugation operation was very simple.
First of all, the Balaur tribe and all the Eastern and Western armies should be concentrated on the southern continent, and using the Balaur tribe’s magic and manpower, build a barrier at the point where a battle is expected and minimize the damage inland.
No matter how the battle with the ogres ended, the southern continent had no choice but to become a land where humans could no longer live.
However, as the core of the war was simple and an unprecedented large-scale military force was mobilized, and preparations had to be completed in a short period of time, it was inevitable that the expedition would be indescribably difficult.
The Empire decided to send an entire army to the southern continent, leaving only the minimum number of troops to maintain peace.
There was no need to leave even troops to defend against foreign aggression. Because of the evacuation procession and the aura of emptiness, even neighboring countries did not have the capacity to invade the empty empire.
In most cases, neighboring countries also requested that their troops be included in the imperial expedition.
Everyone was standing on the edge of a precipice.
All the countries that wanted to join the expedition couldn’t even procure military supplies after the New World War, so it was better to be incorporated into the Empire’s punitive forces.
three months ahead.
That was the minimum expected time until the Balaur tribes and the punitive forces of the west and east gathered in the south of the western continent.
After three months, the existence of the world will be decided.
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