097. To the Snowfield
A hero is like rat poison to the demons.
Their dimensional interference power exists to repel the invaders.
A power that is like the apex of the demons who are the main invaders. That was the reason the demons were wary of the hero and mankind put the hero ahead of the demon king.
Conversely, it meant that the interdimensional force did not exert much force on beings of the same dimension.
However, the talent of the warrior did not disappear. Aside from interference, they have the advantage of greater talent and rapid growth.
However, it could not be denied that one great advantage of being a hero was lost compared to dealing with demons.
That was the reason why Pablo Barkat could not easily win against Austin Croin and did nothing when the Kingdom Army was pushed back without mercy.
To be precise, I pushed it all the way through, but it wasn’t easy to finish. In the meantime, the ally was pushed away.
“It has to be stopped. We must seize the mines and reclaim the Confederacy.”
Pablo Barkat raised his voice towards the nobility of 10 countries.
“With my own two eyes, I have discovered a Manastone ore. That is undeniably true. And they were blinded by the veins, and they attacked us! This is a matter directly related to the prestige of the unity!”
“What do you want your Highness to do?”
“Of course, it must be returned by force. How can we tolerate invading the Confederate territory and stealing its resources?”
“That’s right!”
Envoys from some countries nodded in agreement. However, there were also those who had a reluctant expression on their face.
It was natural.
Eleven nations came together under the name of the Confederacy, but their purpose was not to create a great nation.
survival. It was the beginning of the struggle to prevent the empire from moving south and survive.
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Most allied powers prefer stability rather than war. What if it was a war in which victory was never guaranteed?It was natural to hesitate.
“I know what you are worried about. But it is never right to go on like this.”
And even knowing that, it was only natural for Pablo to cry for war.
It was also because of the humiliation and humiliation suffered by the Imperials, but it wasn’t just a matter of emotion.
“If the mana stone veins fall into their hands, if the mines are developed and the mined mana stones fall into their hands.”
“The mana stones will make the empire stronger.”
“They will use the Confederate resources stolen from the Confederate territories to support their ships. And the so-called ship will return as a blade for unity.”
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Mana stones were like that.An essential ore for all industries involving magic.
Natural mana stones are superior in purity and quality compared to those made artificially.
One large-scale manastone mine affects the entire country. make the country strong.
“Are you going to stand by it? The Empire is greedy and they are always ready to bite us. But do you mean that you will face the destruction of the future because you are afraid of the immediate war?”
“In addition!”
“The people of the Confederacy have fallen on the blade of the Empire. The fleeting blood was shed for their surprise! Who pays for their deaths?”
“Who will fight for unity if we don’t get that revenge?”
Pablo set up a pedestal.
“Anyway, there is a blessed fortress called the Philerium Mountains between the Empire and us. You can never take a large force to the mines.”
Countless monsters will welcome you, and more troops will be killed by the monsters before they even face the enemy.
The Empire could not have made such a stupid choice.
“You just have to take back the mine and keep it. The Empire also cannot deploy large-scale troops.”
It wasn’t just a problem with Philerium. The Confederacy has only one enemy, the Empire, but its enemies are countless.
“Above all, the Empire cannot ignore the current turmoil in the north. If not now, we may never have a chance to reclaim the veins!”
“Ummm…”
They swallowed a moan.
He knew in his head that the prince was right. But the turmoil of war with the Empire was by no means an easy decision.
I know I can’t back down, but because there’s a higher chance of defeat than victory.
A nobleman raised his hand and asked.
“What if the operation fails and the Empire enters into an all-out war?”
“of course···.”
Pablo exclaimed resolutely.
“I cannot back down. If the mana stone mines are taken away, the alliance is over. Conversely, if you get it, you might be able to reverse the history of the disgrace that has only been suffered by the Empire. You must take it at any cost.”
“You are right!”
“How long have you been blaming the Empire for us!”
“If it’s hard to decide, do it in a coalition way.”
“···good.”
“After three days, at the banquet of the kings, a decision will be made in the traditional way.”
The Banquet of Kings was a meeting in which the kings of the 11 countries of the Union came together to discuss and decide the direction of the Union.
And it ends with a majority vote.
three days later. In favor of 10. With 1 against, an operation was established to reclaim the mine.
* * *
“The Demon King! Please help!”
Berge’s plan to watch the clash between the South and the Empire in a pleasant way with a single contact completely shattered.
“I was defeated. Gillian Eint lost his right arm, the barbarians suffered enormous damage, and the white eagle and us are scattered all over the snowy field, so it’s unclear whether everyone is alive or dead!
···What else is this?
* * *
Rumors are pretty quick.
Berger had no time to visit the tower, leaving the loggers and elves roughly on the outskirts of the Confederacy, and headed north with Ernyan.
When a cool wind blew instead of the hot sun after passing through dozens of moving magic circles, rumors of the snowy field entered his ears one by one.
“I heard that one tribe of savages disappeared today as well.”
“It’s a big deal. Is this the fifth?”
“The white repair? Didn’t I say that I even went to the red hawk?”
“It’s out of contact. The Imperial Investigation Team found traces of the battle, but found no survivors. Fortunately, there were no bodies of Hillen Cargill and Gillian Eint…”
“Why are the demon lords doing this all of a sudden? As long as you don’t go crazy as a group…”
“It is certain that something is happening.”
“By the way, did you hear the rumor? Gillian Eint did something against the Tower of Frigidity…”
Everywhere he went, there were only rumors about the snowfield. Berge selected the most commonly mentioned parts among them.
Suddenly, the monsters in the snowy field began to tremble.
The northern tribes fell into crisis due to the invasion of monsters.
A white eagle and a red hawk joined forces to protect them.
and disappeared.
“There is also the question of whether the Demon King has intervened.”
Ernya whispered quietly.
“I hear it too.”
It was a bustling pub. Reports of rumors floating around.
“What are you going to do?”
“I’ll have to check what happened more clearly first.”
Does this make sense?
No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t understand it.
Of course, Reina Sordain is strong. But Hillen Cargill and Gillian Eint are stars. Helen Cargill was growing day by day by hunting two demon kings.
If Hillen Cargill had been in danger of dying in the first place, he wouldn’t have sent him to the snowy field just to change his habits.
‘Did Jason intervene?’
Or is it that Reina is stronger than he thought?
I do not know.
In fact, he didn’t know much about the Demon Lords.
This is because there was almost no interaction before the regression, and after the regression, we are just getting to know each other.
‘Reina Sordain is strong.’
After graduating from the Demon King Military Academy, he is a Demon King who has endured for several decades in Arain. If it was weak, it was worse.
However, unless they foolishly climbed to the top of the tower, there was no chance of colliding with Reina Sordain.
And the Hillen he knew was full of greed for fame, but he was never that stupid.
So it was more questionable.
Why did this happen?
Tok tok-
Ernyl tapped Berge on the shoulder.
“Pale.”
“what?”
“The merchants who just came in say that the Imperial Army is preparing to advance into the snowfield.”
“··········!”
“We are still talking.”
Berge listened in the direction Ernyl was pointing. It was two merchants with huge sacks of luggage on either side.
“…that… the drum….”
The voices buried in the noise gradually became clearer.
“…are the Northern Army really going up to the snow?”
“That’s right.”
“really? Until now, you have been bystanders.”
“To some extent, too. Haven’t five tribes already disappeared?”
“Aren’t they supposed to be the barbarians of the North?”
“Even if you’re a barbarian, first of all, you’re a subject of the Empire. And it is a necessary evil.”
“Hey, they’re disgusting, but if you have them, the damage to the Empire is less.”
The northern barbarians are under the rule of the Empire but reject the rule of the Empire.
They live in the snowy field and protect their freedom and their own lives, but they also act as the primary line of deterrence that prevents monsters from entering the Empire.
They just wanted to live, but it was to the benefit of the Empire. Because of this, the Empire has been ignoring the silent barbarians and has only managed to keep them from coming together.
“Then who is going?”
“The Marquess Chernian is in direct command.”
“Oh My God.”
Berger asked the name he had heard for the first time.
“Chernian Marquee?”
“I am a martyr who protects the northern part of the empire from monsters that come over from the snowfield. As a knight in his 50s, his skills are ranked among the top ten in the Empire. Not only that, but his bodyguard, the Knights of White Frost, are called Snowstorms.”
“Right.”
It’s an idea I’m thinking of for a while, but it was convenient to carry Ernap with me. It’s like a library with questions popping out.
Especially when it comes to nobles. It’s probably because he’s a royal, so he’s quick to deal with the nobility.
“If such a guy goes out, wouldn’t there be no need for me to go? Rather, it could be twisted.”
It would be difficult to see good results in connection with the Empire’s regular army.
“Well, normally, I would have told you it would.”
“But is it different now?”
“Healen-sama is not a weak person.”
“Damn it, how did I end up running after the hero…”
The one who killed two demon kings is so weak that they fall for it.
He had a fever, but Hillen was never supposed to die.
“But how are you two doing such a big defeat? I really don’t understand. What happened?”
Basically, if you put a hero and a demon king together, the strongest is the demon king. It was a star and the same was true of the warriors who were admired by others.
However, most of the demon lords kept the standard reasonably well, and Reina was not a demon who could escape the top of the tower.
But why did you lose?
‘Of course you have to go into the tower.’
Before the return, the war between the white eagle and Reina Sordein that Berge knew was relatively simple.
Gather the northern tribes and climb the tower. Subdue the monsters and demons occupying the lower floors of the tower and exit over and over again.
If it continues, the power of the tower will eventually weaken. Magi points are finite, as long as they do not produce meaningful results and only suffer losses.
Then, the demon king loses the power to defeat the warriors.
However, since the tower has to be filled, it is forced to summon something.
The warriors climb the tower again, hunt easy monsters, and win the by-products.
If you do not go to the top of the tower, there is no need to fight the demon king, so the damage gradually spreads to higher floors.
The vicious cycle repeats like that, and the tower is not a target of fear, but a strategy for the hunting ground of the warriors.
But it all requires one premise.
The demon lord is being stupid without taking any measures.
And, ironically, most demon lords kept their stupidity. Because that’s standard. Because that’s common.
They don’t realize they’re being gnawed at. By the time I found out, it was already too late.
Because of this, Reina was almost driven to the corner, and eventually, with Jason’s help, she summoned high-ranking demons at once and slaughtered them.
But this time it was different.
Through Berge, she was aware of their plans in advance and prepared for them.
To find the failure of Hillen and Gillian, we had to know the contrast.
‘Rayna wouldn’t have left the tower. If that is the case, then it means that they were driven by demons, demons, and monsters under their control…’
I do not know the exact number of the northern tribes, but I knew that there were roughly dozens.
Large tribes have thousands of units and small tribes have hundreds of units. Not all tribes would agree with the will of Gillian Eint, but even if only ten participated, the number of warriors would be well over a thousand.
Add to them White Suri and Gillian Eind, Red Hawk and Hillen Cargill.
‘Is it possible to go on a hunt and end it completely? Of course, among the demon lords, Reina has the most family members, but…’
The snowy field is also their territory, right?
“You will know when you meet Granada.”
“I’m glad that even Granada-sama is safe.”
“okay.”
Granada was able to contact him because he had escaped Reina’s beast and survived in the snowy field.
Unlike the others who disappeared, it was because they were able to choose the direction of escape and return to the realm of the Empire.
Granada was currently waiting for Berge and Ernian in the fortress city close to the snowy field.
“You said that you are different from the red hawk, but this time you are more than the red hawk.”
At least this time it was a good thing.
If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t have known the exact circumstances.
After finishing their meal, Berge and Ernyl began to head north again.
The atmosphere was chaotic because of the disturbance in the snowy field.
After a few more days, we finally reached the northern fortress and met Granada.
“What exactly happened?”
“Just before entering the tower, the door of the tower opened by itself. Demons and demons started pouring out, and as if waiting, thousands of monsters attacked us from all directions.”
“…how many demons?”
Granada’s explanation meant one thing.
‘All in?’
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Maybe that Reina Sordain?But the real problem was different.
“The red hawk and white eagle crews have been returning since a few days ago. Barbarians are also entrusting themselves to the Empire.”
“Are there more survivors than you think?”
“Yes. There were more battles than I expected.”
Something was strange, Granada explained.
But there was nothing strange in Berger’s view.
“I was determined and made it look like it was going to end, but after all, Reina is Reina.”
The complete annihilation of the northern tribes and the annihilation of the white eagle and the red hawk only alert the Empire and other kingdoms.
Reina loves perfection. They are avoiding unnecessary massacres, thinking that it is not yet time to further stimulate the Empire.
It was fortunate.
“Then Hillen Cargill will be back soon.”
Berger sighed in relief.
It was a bit of a rushed ending for a rushed run, but it was rather good.
“that is···.”
“What else?”
“I asked all the survivors, but no one had ever seen Hillen.”
“I must have lost my way.”
“I wish it was just like that…”
I’m strangely anxious.
murmured Granada. At the sound of drowning, Berger wrinkled his face.
“Don’t create anxiety for nothing.”
“···Yes.”
‘…Should I pretend to say hello and contact Reina?’
There is nothing better than hearing from the person concerned.