Episode 183: Nemesis (3)
“The National Guard collapsed. Since what they have mobilized this time is their full force, this means that they no longer have the means to resist, right?”
“That’s right. Of course, there are retreating troops and remaining defense facilities in each city, but that’s all. “Unless new troops come from space.”
Lucy won a head-to-head battle with the National Guard and there was no need to repair the damage. All you have to do is dispatch the countless troops produced in the nest to all directions and drag the entire continent into war.
As Lucy intended, unless they send proper reinforcements, this world will soon fall into the hands of the Demon King’s army.
“Things went pretty well, huh?”
He chuckled after hearing Lucy’s report.
Regardless of the intermediate process, Lucy achieved her goal this time. If things continue like this, Lucy will be able to once again engage in an all-out war against the truly powerful enemies she has longed for.
If that happens, it is clear that we will be in crisis. However, Lucy uses the crisis as a stepping stone for her own growth.
And then it evolves and takes a leap forward.
“But there are still problems left.”
“hmm? Where? “You won the war cleanly.”
“It’s not a problem here.”
But Lucy shook her head. Then he handed the screen back. What was shown on the screen that Lucy returned was not the Ravizda that had been shown just before.
Another place where the Demon King’s army has already taken control of the majority and is building a nest.
Lucy was trying desperately to resist, as she hoped that the survivors, whom she had not intentionally exterminated, would find a way and continue to fight.
[According to my calculations, they still lacked the power to fight against mutants or calm the internal chaos. In that situation, I took an action that went beyond my calculations, so something variable clearly occurred]
Lucy’s voice ringing on the screen was full of interest as she watched them approaching one of the Demon King’s nests.
According to his calculations, their actions should never have occurred. It is literally a suicidal act.
Nevertheless, there is a part of me that believes that they are taking this action. Lucy wanted to find out.
“What are you going to do?”
[You can change the surrounding troop system to focus attacks, but for now, let’s fight with only the defensive troops.]
Lucy dispatched troops to check what they had brought.
* * *
“I can see it over there. “That is the Demon King’s army’s camp.”
“From what I can see, it’s a serious thing. “It’s just a monster’s nest.”
They are a small group of special forces who made it this far through the swarming mutants that were caught between the survivors and the Demon King’s army. Among them was Liam.
Through the binoculars around his neck, he sighed as he saw the black waves spreading out in the distance.
Everything that was once a human city has been destroyed, and there is no life left. It had been a long time since everything had been covered in slime and black mushrooms.
“Say something. “They say we have been fighting against the Demon King’s army for a long time.”
“Well, that is.”
Liam laughed and turned his gaze to the Holy Knight leader who had come with him.
In fact, the leader of the Holy Knights was unable to answer right away and broke into a cold sweat. Because none of the demons in his common sense had anything to do with the current demon king army. In fact, a large portion of the Demon King’s army is made up of troops based on demons and demon beasts from the demon world, but they have already gone through numerous modifications and improvements, and they barely resemble the original.
‘It looks similar to the nest of an invasive species.’
Rather, Liam was more familiar. A nest of invasive species that I have seen many times in large or larger dungeons. The nest, which was filled with strange and unidentifiable creatures, looked more like the nest of the Demon Lord.
Of course, this was a possible idea since I had no idea that the black mushrooms that currently make up most of the Demon King’s nests were cloned from samples of the nests of invasive species.
“But it doesn’t matter who those monsters are anyway. “Because we came to kill those guys.”
The leader of the Holy Knights cleared his throat and drew his sword. The small group of commandos that came with Liam all raised their weapons together.
As they said, they came here to fight. In order to inflict damage on the Demon King’s army by any means necessary.
Their mission was to raise their profile in that way and let people know that the Demon King’s army was not a fearsome enemy they could never fight against.
“The saint will help you. “Once his help comes down, you can rush forward.”
The leader looked up at the sky. Evelia was now floating alone in the high gray sky where nothing was visible or where several flying species of the Demon King’s army were crossing.
‘Did you notice?’
Soon, golden light flashed in the sky, and the Demon King’s flying species spread their wings and began to flock there.
* * *
“… … .”
In the high sky filled with dark clouds, Evelia was floating there alone with her wings spread. The flying servants of the Demon King’s army rush towards her, baring their teeth.
She increased her strength. The brilliant, intense golden light exploded into a huge blade and flew, instantly tearing and cutting the bodies of the flying species.
A powerful force that kills dozens of enemies at once.
But she gained even more strength from there. The reason I came up here alone in the first place was for this purpose.
‘Why aren’t they coming anymore? Why? ‘Do you look down on me that much?’
The Demon King’s army did not do its best. I know that there are hundreds of thousands of troops in this area alone, but the Demon King’s army only tried to stop them by mobilizing a small number of defensive troops.
Evelia didn’t like that and frowned.
[Relic·Splendor].
She took out something. Marisa’s investment in Evelia, her character, through the game system was not limited to invisible experience points or skills.
An item with inherent powerful power is one of them.
They were only looking to unleash this power when fighting the Allies. The only problem is that the Demon King’s army wiped out everything before that time came.
So now the idea was to use that power against the Demon King’s army.
“Don’t ignore us.”
She laughed and raised the sword in her hand. It resonated with her power and created a huge flash of light, using the entire sky as a drawing board to create a huge magic circle shining in golden light.
“It has begun. Everyone ready!”
Taking that as a signal, those waiting on the ground also prepared to jump in. The tense faces seemed to know that the skill she was casting would cause enormous damage to the area.
[Huge energy… … .]
Lucy was also slightly embarrassed when she saw that. From the perspective of Lucy, who did not know about the existence of the relic, Evelia was now unleashing power that had surpassed her limits.
It was the same principle as Lucy making up for her lack of firepower with decisive battle weapons.
“Tsk.”
Soon, huge flashes of light began to rain down from the sky like a bombardment toward the Demon King’s army on the ground. Liam, who was far away, was staggered by the shock wave.
[Maximum shield output.]
Lucy attempted to bombard Evelia while activating the defense system she had built. Like Lucy, this is an exact imitation of the huge energy system that her enemies used to surround the entire city to protect it.
Although it was a bit smaller than that, Lucy herself was able to break through it only after concentrating her firepower on one point.
[The shield is being lifted.]
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However, the divine power radiated by Evelia showed a completely different appearance. Rather than pushing through the shield with force, it blended in and neutralized it.
Thanks to this, the energy shield that Lucy had deployed began to open as if it were melting, and she eventually began to take damage from Evelia’s bombardment.
“Look. “They are suffering from the saint’s attack.”
Those who had been waiting for the opportunity began to rush inside.
[This is an incomprehensible behavior.]
To Lucy, they looked like they were committing suicide. Because their nest will not disappear unless they are completely wiped out with overwhelming firepower.
But those who are rushing now are just a few humans at most. It doesn’t have extra-standard firepower like Evelia.
In other words, they were risking their lives just to destroy one nest.
Lucy, unaware that their goal was to cause damage to her, big or small, ordered her to fight back once the damage had been inflicted.
* * *
“The saint will not be able to help for the time being. So it’s just us!”
“I know. that’s enough.”
Liam was in the lead when Evelia created a gap that was almost miraculous. He drew his sword and grabbed it. His heart was pounding, sending powerful force through his body.
His goal, then and now, is to become stronger. And now the goddess who gave him power gave him a task.
The mission was to cut down the enemies and kill them.
‘It’s easy.’
Killing something was the easiest thing for him. Even more so if they are monsters that make it questionable whether they are even living creatures.
“Isn’t there a leader here?”
Liam infiltrated the nest, cutting down the charging demon lord in one go. The artillery fire of the Demon King’s army, which had overwhelming firepower compared to theirs, could not be fired from inside the nest, so the battle ultimately turned into close combat.
It was as if the Demon King’s army had used the same tactics they had tried against Carthus’s defense forces.
[High-ranking species sortie to eliminate enemies.]
Lucy knew how to destroy this tactic she had used. It’s about winning close combat using a more powerful entity.
“also.”
Liam chuckled at the enemy that appeared before his eyes.
A special entity with shining hearts embedded in various parts of its body. A high-ranking troll, Delta, attacked him with a massive body clad in heavy armor, wielding a huge mace blazing with magical energy.
‘If it had been before, I wouldn’t have known.’
Liam raised his sword and immediately dodged the enemy’s attack. Then, he raised his sword, fired a slash, and succeeded in cutting through the enemy’s defense and cutting off his body with a single sword.
Lucy’s soldiers, who do not stop modifying and improving, also continue to increase their efficiency and durability, but this time, Liam’s growth, which received greater help, caught up with them.
“Liam killed the enemy!”
“Hurry up and plant the bomb. There is no time!”
It soon became a gap.
They began hastily planting the bombs they had brought inside while dealing with the flocking Demon King Army defense forces.
They also knew that it would be impossible for them to blow up this huge nest one by one.