Incompatible Interspecies Wives chapter 148

148 – The End of the War (4)

The executives of the Crimson Flame were scattered in different directions and were putting pressure on Krund.

I was also running with the leader group.

The battle has already been going on for a long time.

There weren’t many casualties yet, but it seemed like everyone was getting tired one by one.

We succeeded in effectively keeping Krund in place.

Soldiers poured out from Batra to support us.

But like I said, I didn’t know how much longer this could go on.

“Back!”

At my command, the members who were continuing the battle all disappear.

A group of new monsters approaches as they pass over the corpses of fallen monsters.

The smell of slushy blood and the monster’s intestines irritated my nose in a familiar way.

The monster screamed, but the crew maintained their composure and moved as planned.

I continued to monitor the situation.

We move organically while identifying the locations of executives Crean and Theodore.

I also looked for the location of Adam and Gail next to him.

As planned, Brother Adam was giving instructions from behind.

It seemed like everyone was continuing their own battle.

“Ha ha… Ha… Vice-captain!”

Then, Baran came next to me and urgently called me.

Even if he didn’t say it, I was also seeing what happened.

Krund was rushing in and attacking the Red Flames.

I could vividly see the screaming and dying crew members.

Krund’s speed and strength were beyond words.

The more I went, the more I realized why that demon was called the right hand man of the demon king.

‘Captain! Vice-captain…! Wow! Please… Save me!!’

The dying crew screams from afar.

I couldn’t count how many people had already been harmed by that Krund.

This short battle…Probably caused the largest number of casualties since the founding of the Red Flame Dane.

I knew instinctively that I had to jump in there.

Nevertheless, the promises I had made with my wives lingered in my head for a moment.

That promise to return.

“…”

But I didn’t worry for long.

I was the vice leader of the Red Flame Dan, the leader of the leader group, and the leader of the assault team here.

I could not back down from the most intense battle.

“Let’s go!”

There was no member of the leader group who rebelled against my orders.

Even if I know that I am heading to the most dangerous place, I do not back down.

We began to cut through the crowd of monsters like spears.

Accordingly, Theodore and Crean also modified their strategies to suit us.

Brother Adam, looking at me, shouts from afar.

“Berg!”

I understand his concerns, but I couldn’t hesitate.

We advanced, swinging our familiar swords from side to side.

We made a surprise attack on the side and didn’t need much time to reach Krund.

Purple body. A human-like body. Sharp teeth. Slender looking legs. Horns like dragon people.

Krund raised his bloody arm, ready to pierce the body of another member in front of him.

-Shoot!

I threw the spear handed to me by Baran at Krund.

Krund quickly dodged the flying spear and backed away from the crew.

Then he turns his head to face me.

“…”

“…”

Making eye contact with a demon was a truly strange feeling.

I have killed many monsters and bosses so far… But this is the first time I have seen a being look me in the eye like that.

“…………You must be Berg.”

Krund speaks in a voice full of metal sounds.

I feel like they are intelligent demons.

“…These dying creatures called your name many times.”

A provocation with intent is felt.

But even though I knew it was a provocation, it was not easy not to be shaken.

Krund looked at my expression, took a deep breath of air, and said.

“…You killed many of our leaders too, right?”

I did not respond to Krund’s mumbling and spoke to the crew.

“…….Step back.”

Baran expressed his anger at those words.

“Vice-captain…! To fight alone again this time-“

“-It’s an order. “Get back out.”

This was not something I said because I fell for provocation.

If I can’t do it, no one in the Red Flame Dan can do it right now.

Krund could no longer watch his crew dying.

Going back to Stockin and meeting the bereaved families, I have nothing to say.

If I don’t try, I won’t be able to raise my head and look at them.

I had to throw myself into it so that I could at least make an excuse that I tried.

I got off the horse.

From what I felt while observing from a distance, words were only a hindrance when dealing with Krund.

I looked at the dead members at Krund’s feet.

They were all very familiar faces.

“…”

I gritted my teeth, controlled my emotions, and ordered Baran.

“…Baran, I’ll be dealing with this. “You lead the leader group.”

If not for Krund, the Crimson Flames were effectively repelling the monster hordes as always.

The story was that all you had to do was not have this guy named Krund.

After giving Baran a couple of hints, he eventually made up his mind and took action.

“A mountain dog! “We will protect the vice-captain!”

Krund asked me, shaking off the blood from his arm.

“…Do you think you have a chance of winning?”

I chuckled at those words.

As the battle continues, I feel something as I understand Krund’s abilities.

It seems stronger than any being I’ve faced.

It would be difficult for even Gail to compete with Krund.

…But I couldn’t back down.

The members who died would have fought Krund for their comrades, even though they knew they would die.

I had an obligation to show the same spirit as the departed members.

I looked at Krund and held his sword stronger.

At the same time, they rushed towards each other.

****

The battle lasted half a day.

Akran cried out while bleeding.

“Hold on just a little longer!!”

His body was full of wounds inflicted by monsters.

He had already lost a lot of blood, so it didn’t seem surprising if he collapsed at any time.

Even his complexion was becoming pale.

I kept stumbling, but each time I shook my head and tried to come to my senses.

The blood had solidified on his arm, which was constantly shaking, and the spear he was holding had a broken tip, so he was not able to use his power as a weapon properly.

In the meantime, his eyes continued to look at Felix.

As if hoping for something.

Sylprien sat down and stretched out his trembling hand, repeating his magic.

She had already reached her limit and was squeezing out all her strength.

Above her head were several birds that she was in charge of.

As if he had intuited the end of Silprien, he continued his uneasy actions.

However, Sylprien’s eyes were full of power.

The will to fight still hasn’t broken.

She also had her eyes fixed on Felix.

The king continued to issue orders with several scars on his face.

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It was a surprise demon king, but everyone was struggling against his resistance.

Shien was watching all of that, pouring out her holy power.

Even at moments when I felt like I was going to faint, I only gained more strength knowing that this was the last time and that Berg’s life depended on it.

How nice it would have been if she had a happy future with him after this.

I couldn’t have hoped for that far, but Shien’s power was constantly recovering everyone.

…But now, her strength was starting to show signs of running out.

-Kang! Kang!

In front of me, the hero was continuing his fight with the demon king.

Up to this point, it could be considered a success.

The demon king, who gave pain to the whole kingdom, has been pushed to the end.

I didn’t know who would win, but the mere fact that a fight had broken out showed the end in sight.

Shien was hoping her colleague Felix would make an end.

Now everyone was really having a hard time holding on any longer.

It was a quick and secret gathering of troops, so there were not many of them, but various monsters were gathering here and there to support the demon lord.

It was fortunate that Krund was not here.

Along with that thought, Shien also thinks of Berg.

What state is he in now?

Is he doing well against Krund? Or has something already gone wrong?

No matter what happens, the fact that the Demon King must be eliminated first does not change.

“Ughhhhh!”

At that time, screams erupted from Akran.

When I looked in that direction, Akran was falling.

Several monsters riding on his horse were knocking him down.

Shien and Silprien were surprised and stepped out to support the direction, but Silprien also failed to see the attacking monster and fell down.

“Ah!”

Shien immediately shouted at that sight.

“Please help Sylprien!”

Shien ordered her knights who stayed around her, and several of her knights rushed to support her.

But it was not as easy as it sounds to reach Silfrien.

The two heroes fell, and the defeat gradually deepened.

The knights rescued Silfrien in time, but Silfrien seemed to no longer have the strength to get up.

I couldn’t move because of the monster biting my leg.

Even though Shien healed her wounds, it seemed like she didn’t have any strength.

Silfrien nevertheless looked around with difficulty.

As she watched her siege gradually tighten, she seemed to remember what happened during Jackson’s time.

Silfrien, who had been contorted in pain, finally looked back at her warrior.

She exclaims loudly.

It was a voice of hope.

“Felix!!!”

Akran also shouted as he was surrounded by a horde of monsters.

“Felix!!!”

At that cry, all the soldiers also cried out for a hero.

“Hero!!”

“Please win!!”

Hundreds of voices gather in one place.

-Boom!!

And at that moment, a huge explosion exploded along with bright light.

-Swhisk…!

Something flies and lands next to Shien.

-Tuk.

“…Huh?”

When I turned her head…. One of her arms was missing.

I could tell whose arm it was without having to say anything.

…He was Felix’s right-hand man.

“…It’s the end.”

The Demon King’s low voice echoed throughout the quiet battlefield along with the explosion.

“…Yes, I agree.”

In the same way, Felix’s voice resonates.

The holy sword that flew into the sky with Felix’s right arm is held in Felix’s left arm as if it is visiting its owner.

-Hook!!

The hero faced the Demon King with one arm and thrust the holy sword into his body.

Dark red blood bursts out from the holy sword that pierces the Demon King’s body and blooms like a flower.

Felix screams and exerts all his strength.

The devil’s arm, which was about to attack the hero, froze in the air and stopped.

Shien watched the scene from afar, blinking her eyes.

A fact that is hard to believe.

But the reality is clearly happening.

Seven years of pain…Was coming to an end.

Everything slowly appears in her field of vision, as if it were slowing down.

The demon king started pouring blood from his mouth as well, and Felix shouted and drew the holy sword into the demon king’s side.

The demon king slowly knelt down, and before he knew it, the warrior raised his sword above his head and swung his arm vertically.

Time seemed like eternity.

Sien was reminded of all the pain she had endured.

For this moment…How much did we sacrifice?

The moment I left because I hurt Berg.

The moment I missed him.

The moment I needed his warmth.

The moment when I had to stand up alone without Berg.

The anniversary that I had to spend alone without Berg, etc…

And then Berg recently found a wife.

How many tears did he shed, how much pain did he have, and how much did he miss him?

It was the end of all obligations.

It was also the time when the moment she drew and painted came true.

-Tuk.

The devil’s head fell to the floor.

Felix exhaled heavily as he grabbed the amputated part of his now missing right arm.

Since the neck of the demon king has been cut off, silence falls on the battlefield.

Starting with Felix, a faint light began to emanate from his body.

It was the same in Akran.

Silfrien was like that too.

Of course Shien too… Light began to leak from his body.

The surrounding monsters backed away at that light.

None of the remaining soldiers could speak.

I just blankly looked at the heroes who killed the demon king.

****

-Bleep…! Bleep….!

Sylprien’s falcon hovering in the air roared again.

Gail looked up at the sky in disbelief at that sound.

Soon, in a trembling voice, he called out to Adam.

“….It’s over…!”

Adam and his soldiers saw Gale in the story.

With so many casualties, the Red Flame Team was reaching its limit.

It was only because Berg had dealt with Krund that he had endured this far.

Adam took a deep breath at the good news.

Gail blinks her teary eyes and speaks clearly to Adam.

The bloody face told how hard he had suffered.

“It’s over, Adam…! “A group of warriors defeated the demon lord…!”

For a moment, the crew around Adam clenched their fists and cheered, before Adam immediately gave an order.

“Order a retreat.”

At those words, Theodore, who was next to Adam, shot a fiery arrow into the sky.

Everyone understood the command as they heard the cries of the hawk and the fire arrows soaring through the sunset.

One by one, they began to complete preparations to leave the battlefield.

The injured people and the crew leading the injured people move their positions and prepare to flee.

…There were only a few people in the group who did not move.

Berg continues the battle with Krund…And the leader, Joe, supports him.

Surrounded by monsters, they could not even take a step away from the battlefield.

The fact that Berg captured Krund in one space meant, on the contrary, that Krund also trapped Berg in one space.

Adam saw Berg from afar.

Berg is staying too deep.

In addition, Berg was losing in the fight with Krund.

Although he was holding on, the wounds on his body were gradually increasing.

Adam’s hair turned gray as he looked at Berg like that, which was unusual for him.

The original Adam knew how to always make the right choice.

You might be surprised to hear about Berg… But he led the war to victory, even if it sometimes meant sacrificing his crew.

Adam was not as affectionate as he seemed.

That’s what a leader is all about.

He must also clearly know how to make sacrifices for the greater good.

…Of course, the reason Adam was able to make such a sacrifice was not because he was a heavenly leader.

I just had a dream.

Adam looked around him.

I can see the members of the Red Flame Dan bleeding endlessly.

Because no one was in a normal state… Realistically.

In reality, Berg was unable to go to the rescue.

Sacrifice for the greater good.

Adam instinctively knew that the target of that sacrifice had to be Berg.

“………….”

Adam paused and looked at Berg, who was continuing the fight.

He instantly remembers the reason why he started all this.

Just as Berg’s pain served as fertilizer for him to reach that position now.

Adam also had pain that served as fuel for him to reach this point.

For that dream, Adam could do anything.

That has not changed at any time.

The promise he made with blood and tears to his dying younger brothers was not a light one.

“…Adam…! “I will only follow your choices…!”

After calming down, Gail shouts from the side.

Adam was still looking at Berg.

Berg is fighting desperately and bleeding.

When we first met 7 years ago, it was just something I thought of using as a useful word and throwing it away.

…Since when did he become so much like my own younger brother?

Adam had been promised a noble title.

In a dream that seemed like an illusion, I was in a position to move forward more than ever before.

It was Adam who had been chasing this dream for almost 10 years.

So his head already knew what to do.

The right choice was to close my eyes just once and leave Berg behind, who had become impossible to save.

…………But my mind was telling me otherwise.

“…Theodore. “You lead the retreat with the wounded.”

Adam was already whispering. He didn’t think and speak with his head.

He was just spitting it out after coming to his senses.

“…Captain?”

Gail nods and sits next to Adam.

Adam had images of his younger brothers dying in his head.

Even though it has nothing in common with the immediate situation, something seems to overlap.

…A sight I never want to see again.

So, Adam pulled out his sword and told the members.

“I…I’ll get Berg.”