Chapter 254. Appearance of the final boss
2022.07.09.
Losing the first battle.
It was not a complete defeat of the Ermano army, but it was enough news to make the hearts of those who hoped for a safe return.
The first to come to his senses was Duke Donovan.
“Any casualties?”
“They say they don’t have it yet. However, because we retreated, the territory that Count Aserad subjugated under the Ermano Empire in the past was taken away by Devlin.”
Upon hearing that there were no casualties, the Marquis of Gardenia sighed in relief and sat down on the road.
After the messenger left, the three people brought up a different story from the current agenda.
“I can’t just watch it like this.”
The two agreed with Emily’s words.
“okay. Shouldn’t I do something?”
“I have no choice but to agree with the two of them this time.”
With Duke Donovan’s words, the three men’s strange collaboration was formed.
At the center of it was the existence of one person, moving beyond the empire.
Mabel.
For the emperor, close friend, granddaughter, and lord.
***
Back in time, the first battle between Ermano and Devlin.
Devlin’s army, which foresaw the advance of Ermano, was thoroughly prepared.
As soon as they crossed the border, a fierce magic offensive poured in as if they would not allow access. Mabel opened a large-scale barrier to defend, but it couldn’t last long.
“Because it’s a plain, I can’t even use tactics!”
Lisandro shouted while canceling the flying magic arrows.
Mabel observed each and every Devlin’s camp in the midst of a struggling situation.
‘As expected.’
Devlin’s army didn’t come closer than a certain distance. Even though it was obviously in a position where the enemy could be decapitated.
Convinced, Mabel immediately turned her head.
“Retreat!”
At the emperor’s command, the soldiers of Ermano began to withdraw all at once. But it wasn’t just running away. Everyone ran away after shouting one word at a time.
“Damn me. Too strong!”
“My army is defeated!”
“Devlin’s magic army is the strongest on the continent!”
The cry of the Ermano soldiers made the Devlin soldiers dumbfounded for a moment.
“…?”
“Continent… the strongest?”
“Strong? we?”
A very sweet tribute. Their shoulders, which had been despised by Veron as a useless group, shrugged.
There were not many people who fell for the sweet content and noticed the awkward tone of the army of Ermano. Amidst the swaying crowd, the commander-in-chief of Devlin’s army exclaimed cheerfully.
“Follow me! Kill at least one more!”
“Waaaa-!”
Devlin’s triumphant soldiers followed. The Ermano soldiers ran away until they fell into a tailspin.
While running away together, Mabel spread a barrier so that Ermano could escape safely.
Finally, when Ermano’s army entered the canyon, Devlin’s army came to their senses and did not pursue them anymore.
It was because if you set foot in the gorge the wrong way, you could be wiped out.
However, the mere fact that they were driven from the border skyrocketed their morale.
“It’s Devlin’s victory!”
“Hahaha!”
The cheers of Devlin soldiers could be heard from close by.
Mabel also smiled.
‘It’s a half-step retreat for a hundred steps forward.’
From the beginning, Mabel’s purpose was not Devlin’s territory.
Baron only.
Killing Baron.
He had no interest in Devlin’s other territories.
The reason why the Devlin soldiers did not cross the border of Ermano was obvious.
‘Because there won’t be a magic circle arranged in advance in Ermano’s territory.’
So it was advantageous to lure them to the land of Ermano. There was no need to deliberately fight an unfavorable battle in Devlin’s territory.
About 2 hours ago from now.
With the first battle just around the corner, Mabel gave orders to the entire army of Ermano.
“In this battle, Ermano will be defeated.”
you have to lose
Everything was a predetermined defeat.
‘From now on, this is the land of Ermano, so I have to greet it in the way of Ermano.’
The real battle started now.
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On the way back to the barracks after the first battle.
The barriers were opened too many times to protect the soldiers, and the consumption of divine power was more severe than expected. I encouraged the horse and stroked its mane.
“You’ve been through a lot.”
[Pureung. It’s hard.]
“Since we’re in the barracks soon, let’s drink water and eat when we get back.”
[Pureung!]
The horse started walking briskly again.
Before long, the entire army of Ermano returned to the makeshift barracks. It was fortunate that the morale of the soldiers was not broken at all even though they were defeated.
‘First of all, I have to close my eyes for a while and make a plan for the next-.’
My thoughts soon ceased.
“ah…!”
In an instant, my arms gave out and I lost my balance.
“Mabel!”
Oscar and Dad hurriedly got off their horses and tried to run at me, but I fell faster.
Just before I fell off the horse and plummeted to the ground, a familiar hand picked me up.
“Are you in danger as soon as you take your eyes off it?”
When I opened my eyes, I saw Aidan’s slightly frowning face. It’s hard to understand Aidan’s intentions, but it wasn’t difficult to read his mind this time.
‘I’m pissed off.’
Since it’s a secret weapon, he didn’t seem to like my order to wait and not participate in the first battle.
I pretended not to know and put my hand on Aidan’s shoulder.
“You gave me a chance to save you.”
“It is an honour.”
After Aidan lowered me safely to the floor, he quietly held my hand.
The sound of soldiers whispering could be heard from all sides.
“Did Count Aserad save the country in his previous life?”
‘There is no previous life.’
“Look at that. His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness the Prince are throwing eye attacks at Count Aserad!”
“Isn’t it murder?!”
When I turned my head, there were actually two people shooting lasers with their eyes.
‘Even during the war, those arms are still intact.’
Feeling playful for no reason, I raised Aidan’s hand as if to show off and shook it. Dad grabbed my forehead and stumbled.
“Ah, Shiana….”
“Father, father! Wake up!”
After the first battle with Devlin, the first casualty occurred.
His name is Esteban Nice Hermano.
‘I have to pretend I don’t know…’
I turned away from my dad.
***
The meaningless war of attrition with Devlin continued for days and days after that.
The key was to bring out Veron, but Veron’s position as seen through Yelium did not move at all in the Devlin Imperial Castle.
‘It’s at a disadvantage if it’s a long-term battle.’
The capital of Devlin was just a stone’s throw from the border, whereas the capital of Ermano was a long march away.
It was not possible to sustain the supply of such a large army for a long time. The commander-in-chief looked at the supply list with a serious face.
“Supplies are running out. I have requested more supplies.”
The deputy commander added later.
“This time, I hope you won’t be attacked by a horde of monsters.”
The imperial castle had already sent supplies, but the wagon was lost due to the monster’s attack. It’s fine right now, but I had to fix it ASAP.
Especially since the availability of sufficient supplies is also related to the morale of the soldiers.
After thinking about it for a while, Mabel came up with a solution.
“Where is the nearest branch of the Evil Alliance around here?”
“It’s two days away.”
“Then ask for supplies in bulk from there.”
However, the commander-in-chief’s attitude was lukewarm.
“It is unclear whether the Evil Alliance will cooperate. Isn’t it famous for being picky when it comes to choosing a business partner?”
“are you okay. It is the top of the load.”
“Did you not hear me?”
The commander-in-chief and deputy commander naturally thought that their ears were strange, but they were not.
“It’s mine. Evil top.”
It was more damaging to tell a very big story casually.
“You mean His Majesty’s company?”
Seeing the Commander-in-Chief staring at him in disbelief, Mabel kindly began to explain.
“What is Jim’s name?”
“Emperor Mabel is Your Majesty.”
“Take the medley out of there.”
“Evil? omg!”
The commander-in-chief, covering his mouth with both hands, hurriedly bowed and ran out. He seemed quite surprised.
Esteban, who had been silently listening to the conversation, interjected.
“Isn’t it something you kept secret all along? Can I clarify this?”
“I’m in trouble…”
Mabel’s expression darkened. Oscar asked anxiously.
“But why did you do that?”
“At this rate, you might starve because you’re running out of food!”
“huh?”
“I don’t want to starve.”
I’d rather reveal the secret that the Emperor was wearing his back pocket than starve!
It couldn’t be the reason why it was so Mabel-like.
[Gobbler Mabel.]
The sheep neatly summarized the situation in one word.
***
The war was going on longer than expected.
‘It’s time to make a decision.’
Veron was now more cautious than necessary. I had no choice but to cast a bait to draw him out.
I had two cards in total.
The first card is Aidan. However, it was still premature to send Aidan to the battlefield.
‘Aidan later.’
The second card was the essence of the tree of creation.
‘You must think that the essence in the supply wagon is all of the essence, right?’
But I still had more essences that I hadn’t handed over to Veron.
The key was to catch Veron off guard.
Just before setting out, I thoroughly inspected the magic circles arranged throughout the canyon.
For a more certain effect, even magic tools were mobilized to prepare a perfect magical prison.
“good. Ready.”
After completing all the preparations, I stood at the forefront without fail. I could feel the gaze of Grand Army Ermano looking at me.
thud! I hit the floor with the divine spear.
“Today’s battle will be tougher than ever before!”
“It doesn’t matter!”
“I will fight!”
“For the victory of Ermano!”
I liked the determined eyes of the soldiers.
The next moment, I met eyes with Aidan, who was looking at me from afar.
I grinned and shouted.
“You fight only for yourself! The god of victory will be with Ermano!”
“…the male god of victory?”
“What is it?”
buzz buzz. The morale that pierced the sky faded, and only questions remained in place.
I saw Aidan in the distance, covering his face with one hand and avoiding my gaze.
‘Are you embarrassed? Cute.’
I swallowed a laugh and began to raise my waning morale again.
“There is such a thing!”
“Is that so!”
“okay! Now Jim’s ‘Er!’ If you do, you will say, ‘Mano!’!”
I took a deep breath and cried out loud.
“Er!”
“agate!”
“Er!”
“agate!!”
I was very proud of the cheers reminiscent of a concert hall.
‘Huh. fun.’
I turned my head happily and met the eyes of my aides who were staring blankly at me.
“That’s an era name I’ve never heard of…”
“It’s amazing.”
Dad and Enrique laughed awkwardly. Khuhum I cleared my throat and stopped the operation to turn the battlefield into a concert hall.
“All troops go out!”
With the last shout of all-out effort, the curtain on the long war rose.
***
Due to the provocation of the Ermano army, Devlin’s army entered the canyon.
The archers in the ambush fired their bows as if they had been waiting.
“Ahh!”
Until now, the battle had been a joke, and the number of deaths continued one after another. I started the next operation, trying hard not to notice someone’s death.
I twisted my body while avoiding Devlin-kun, who swung a sword right in front of me.
“essence!”
At that moment, the essence escaped from the bosom and rolled on the floor. It was on the verge of being crushed by the feet of soldiers from both countries at any moment.
‘Veron, you must be watching.’
Pretending to be hungry, I stretched out my hand toward the essence.
That was the moment. The yellium in his bosom vibrated for a long time.
‘ah.’
As soon as I held the yellium, I noticed something strange.
Baron moved.
And the location is…
right in front of me.
Aaaaaaaang!
The ground dug deep with a roar that shook the ground. The high ponytails flew mercilessly and dust covered the view.
Sussss…
Eventually, when the black smoke mixed with the rising dust wind disappeared, the main character with a splendid effect finally appeared.
A being that can no longer be called a human being.
“Veron!!”
It was the appearance of the final boss.
