190. total war
A large army filled the ground appeared.
Excluding the majesty of the Imp Army in the Battle of Muspelheim, it was an army of a scale unprecedented in history. Anyone could see that the Demon King’s army had put all their efforts into this single battle.
Literally, it was an all-out war between the alliance and the demon army.
On the other hand, the number of Allied forces was much less.
Advancement in the Magic Realm is very difficult. It wasn’t that the coalition didn’t have the potential of a million troops, but if the supply was cut off by the enemy while operating that amount of troops in the Devil’s Land, it would be annihilated as it was. Because self-supply is absolutely impossible in the Magic Realm.
For this reason, the allied forces moved with a force equivalent to 100,000 at most. This was also a large army, but it was a shabby scale for an all-out war.
However, more than 30% of them were apostles, and in fact they were an elite force that was no bigger than the one that brought only 100,000 of the strongest in the alliance.
Of course, this was the decision of Doyun, the only general in the present generation who was adept at marching northward.
Do-yoon confidently looked at the enemy even though he had only less than 10% of the enemy forces behind him.
“…”
There was no such thing as being intimidated by being outnumbered. It was natural.
Because he was a masterful commander of the Great Demon King’s Army, who had already won several battles with the same composition.
Doyoon had no doubts about victory.
The six warriors climbed up the wall and lined up behind him. Before the final battle, their expressions were all solemn.
They still looked at the large army crossing the horizon and asked.
“Lord Enoch. What should I do?”
“Wait.”
Doyoon recited the correct answer as if he was used to it.
“The composition of the battle with the demon king’s army varies greatly depending on the corps commander who participated in the battle. Checking them out first, establishing tactics second.”
The warriors nodded. Doyoon stared quietly over the horizon.
After the seemingly endless march of the large army, the corps commanders finally appeared.
There were three corps commanders in sight.
Familiar faces first. Oz, Lilith.
Doyoon quickly tapped the calculator.
‘[The first guild master]’s condition buff will alleviate Lilith’s wide-area mental attacks. The Oz side has the Lion King.’
The only concern is that this place is outside the barrier of the Holy Stone.
They are different from the previous match against Muspelheim. Unlike the time when the power was suppressed, it will exert its full potential.
Although Lilith was at a loss after being attacked by Brudet’s mental attacks, she would make fun of all the warriors on the battlefield.
It was Oz, which was frequently blocked by the Lion King, but the Lion King would have to put in all his strength to handle one Oz.
Not only.
‘two.’
There were two remaining spirits of the corps leader that I could feel.
First of all, one is the rich guy next to Lilith.
‘It’s a new corps commander.’
He was a new face Enoch hadn’t seen even 100 years ago. It must be the same case as Berd.
Its appearance was like a mechanical doll in the shape of a human. It was more like a mannequin than a robot.
However, each of the four arms, not two, held a long spear.
The whole body was wrapped in thin armor that exposed the lines of the body. The armor with a vivid red luster was very thin, but its strength was expected to be unusual.
‘A melee type that uses four spears.’
It was probably because the combination of Oz and Lilith alone, which are magic series, did not match.
Doyoon looked at the red guy carefully.
So was the guy. He mechanically turned his head and looked this way, then fixed his gaze on Doyoon.
Eyeballs without pupils emit green artificial light. Green, unfocused eyes stared at Doyoon as if analyzing him.
‘…no.’
It’s not the same thing, he was actually analyzing Doyoon. Sensing this, he frowned.
It seemed that there would be nothing good about giving him a lot of time or turns.
Obviously, he will compete with him in the lead, so he uses all his might and quickly cuts his throat. Do-yoon came up with a plan.
There are three corps commanders that can be seen. The other would be Satan.
But something was strange.
‘…what about Satan?’
Enemy army has no imps. Satan was nowhere to be seen. I just feel the energy of the corps commander as one more thing.
Doyoon found this strange.
‘Its authority is the authority of the army. But where are the imps going…”
But then, before he could finish thinking, something happened in the enemy camp.
The demon army moved, creating space in the rear. It looked small from a distance, but if you calculate the distance, it was an empty space wide enough to fit a mountain.
Lilith floated a fist-sized jewel in the air above it. And as he stepped back, Oz began making hand signs on his teeth.
[—-, —-, ——-]
Dokgo Moo-young stroked my chin, and Heineken pulled out a spear.
“…what are they doing?”
“Should I snipe?”
“no. It makes no sense.”
The enemy is not stupid. Showing it so openly meant that it was equipped with sniper defense.
However, Doyoon opened her eyes narrowly and only looked at Oz’s spell and the jewel that absorbs the magic around her.
‘That jewel…’
I felt a sense of déjà vu as if I had seen it once in my life.
Soon after the act, whether it was a spell or a ritual, ended, Oz stretched out his arms and shouted a chant.
[—-!]
Whoa-!
The jewel emitted a black light. Then, an amazing thing happened.
Numerous tree trunks exploded from the jewel. They clumped together and stretched up and down, forming a gigantic tree trunk.
Trees stretched up and down. As the base touched the ground, the thick and numerous roots dug into the ground with terrifying momentum. As the pillar reached the sky, thin, lush branches covered the sky with explosive force.
The cracking ground howled like being raped, and the sky lost its light.
Allied warriors and soldiers bent their heads high into the sky and looked up.
“This, this…”
“Oh My God…”
It was huge. It was really huge.
The roots became the ground, and the leaves became the sky.
Even though the tree was far away, the range of its dense roots extended far beyond the range of Doyoon’s senses, both behind and under his feet. The roots have already taken up more than 50% of the battlefield’s land here.
The lush leaves and branches have already formed a ceiling, completely covering the sky. It was so dense that the world became dark as midnight.
Doyoon frowned at the sight that didn’t sound like words.
‘…It’s become a nuisance.’
After seeing the information I heard from Verde and the resurrected Lancelot, I did it just in case… I never thought he would be resurrected.
Dokgo Moo-young swallowed his saliva and asked.
“…Lord Enoch. Could it be that that is what was left in the record…”
“Yes.”
The surface of a gigantic wooden pillar wriggled as thick as the base of a mountain.
A grotesque grinning expression appeared in the center, and a laugh sounded like Santa Claus echoed across the battlefield.
[Oh, ho-ho-ho-ho!]
coo goo goo goo…
The ground shook at the thunderous voice of Magi, and the soldiers stumbled.
It is called the “Pillar of Evil” and is more specialized in warfare than Satan, and once reigned as a nightmare on the battlefield.
“Brigade commander. It is Yggdrassil, the black ash tree.”
[Oh, ho-ho-ho!]
The roots were like veins, and the branches were like intestines. The torso, which looks like a pillar of the penis with its colorful bumps, grotesquely swayed, making the viewer instinctively reject it.
No, it wasn’t because of the simple outward appearance. It was a real curse.
Raindrops suddenly fell from the sky. The slippery texture of suspicious rainwater soaked the allied camp in an instant.
“….This?”
Brudet felt strange and rubbed her fingers with rainwater.
The sensations they felt soon appeared before their eyes as system messages.
Tring!
[You have entered the domain of the Black Ash. ‘Curse of Yggdrasil’ reduces all stats by 10%.]
The soldiers were agitated. His body suddenly became heavy, like water-soaked cotton.
A whopping 10% decrease in stats in front of the battlefield, what the hell does this mean!
The Lion King also felt the seriousness and hardened his face.
“Well! Not a normal debuff!”
“Do not worry.”
“Well?”
After Doyun’s boast, the system notification came to mind again.
Tring!
[You look at your master’s back. On the battlefield with your master, you perform at your best.]
[The attribute ‘First Guild Master’ buff resists debuffs.]
“Well!”
The Lion King sighed forcefully. Strength returned to the body.
There was still a feeling of pouting, but it was estimated that the debuff was about 3%. This alone is a terrible effect, but compared to 10%, it was a nobleman.
The tumultuous Jin-ryeol regained its stability. They looked at Doyoon’s back again.
Well, Yggdrasil is not a big deal. The warrior who defeated the devil is with us.
The Allies were able to prevent their morale from plummeting.
However, the fear of Yggdrasil, the nightmare of the battlefield, did not end there.
The land trampled by the roots has changed. Even though the soil was barren without any vitality, it became soft like mud. With every step he took, his posture was disturbed.
The rain-soaked castle wall made a crackling… rustling sound. A creaking sound could be heard from all over the fortress.
Heineken expressed disapproval.
“It’s a big deal. Mercury seems impossible.”
When he put his hand on the railing of the castle wall, the railing crumbled down. It was like this even though I didn’t give it strength. The fort was no longer able to do its job.
It is a generation that has been engaged in defensive battles against the Demon King’s army for a lifetime. The generals were greatly embarrassed by the unusual situation.
“This, if this is the case… is it just a hand-to-hand combat?”
“Apart from the soldiers, what should I do with the magic and support units in the rear! It is impossible to defend them without a fortress!”
“Due to the deterioration of the land, the cavalry units are also blocked at the source…”
Doyoon crossed his arms and still glared forward. Soon, his calculations were over.
“Inspired.”
He turned around and looked at Dokgo Moo-young and said.
“Did you see any of my notes about tactics?”
“of course.”
“good. change the operation. Please take command.”
“I mean? Then Enoch… Ah! Perhaps?”
Dokgo Moo-yeong, who is resourceful, was able to immediately notice what ‘strategy’ Do-yoon would suggest.
“All troops stand by.”
After the order, Doyoon jumped off the wall. Landing lightly, he walked towards the enemy camp alone.
“Lord Enoch!”
The warriors who tried to follow him were stopped by Dokgo Moo-yeong’s block.
“He told me to wait for the entire army!”
He who had been handed over the command roared.
“Sensei Dokgo?”
Both the soldiers and the warriors were dumbfounded. Ordering the troops to stand by and the commander-in-chief walking alone?
Unlike them, who were puzzled, Dokgo Moo-young stared at Enoch’s back with eager eyes.
A tactic that Lord Enoch used 100 years ago when the enemy forces were overwhelmingly superior. However, after Enoch’s death, it was completely abandoned, a tactic that only Enoch could use in history.
‘I am witnessing that tactic…with my own two eyes!’
Do-yoon’s chanting, heard through his indifferent back, clearly reached everyone’s ears.
“Take a break, and when you feel stronger, walk slowly.”
Tumble, Tumble. Doyoon, walking leisurely, pulled out a spear from his back as he headed toward the battlefield.
seureung-
Tumble, Tumble.
The allied forces held on to their arms and watched as they headed towards the millionth army alone.