Chapter 657

Day of the March.

During the bright dawn, the Allied forces spent the day defending their base and now they face the morning of the march.

Just like the previous battle, I was disguised as one of the Allied soldiers and will participate in the final fight as one of them.

But as expected, Hareth, Olivia, Liana, and even the Lord Vampires were all prepared, as well as the Holy Knights and Priests of the Sacred Order, who can be considered our full strength, are already secretly part of the Crusaders.

Therefore, we will also put in our full strength as much as the Allied forces.

The five Lord Vampires and even the wizards of each family were all prepared.

"I can go alone."

"Why do you need to go alone?"

"....Is that so."

In fact, there is a high probability that our power will not be needed.

That's why I can go alone.

But in the end, everyone decided to follow me because I couldn't explain why I had to go.

Not only that, but only Olivia Ranche was waiting for departure wearing the armor of a Holy Knight.

"I haven't fought in a while, not as a commander but as a fighter."

Elleon Vilton, who also participated in the Diane Campaign, did the same thing without anyone's persuasion.

He is a retired Crusader Commander, but he said that no one would recognize him if he wore a helmet.

Just like Olivia fighting disguised as a Holy Knight, Elleon Vilton also followed suit.

Charlotte volunteered, saying that she could fight for a day, but she withdrew when I looked serious.

Charlotte has combat ability, but she doesn't know how to fight.

So now, she was waiting with an anxious expression.

Iri also has tremendous combat power as a Succubus Queen, but because she can't disguise herself because of her horns, I told her not to come.

It's not as big as the Allied forces.

But since our army is already in the Allied forces, most of the people who can fight in Rajaak are heading to the battlefield.

It's not a lot of people.

Even if it's the full power of the Demon King, it's only this much.

But how did I come to swallow the entire continent with just these few people?

Anyway.

Before departure.

As the author of the king, I have to say something.

Not everyone is participating, but everyone is gathered.

Hareth.

Olivia Ranche.

Liana de Grance.

Elleon Vilton.

Eleris.

Lucinil.

Gallarch.

Leruyen.

Antirianus.

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday Vampires.

Charlotte de Gradiaus.

Iri.

Sarkegar.

"I don't know how to say grand words."

There is only one thing I can say in front of these people who can be considered my full strength.

"We've done everything to survive until now."

Yes.

We did everything to survive.

"So, let's survive."

So there is nothing else to dream or hope for other than surviving.

Not only for them, but also for everyone who has become my ally.

And even for those who are not on my side.

I hope there will be life and survival after this. I pray.

* * *

The final battle is practically no different from when they first reached Dayan.

The raging monsters had roamed far beyond the city's boundaries and continued to appear.

The day of the battle was just the moment when Dayan was only a day away.

The final battle had already begun two days ago.

The Allied forces broke through the waves of monsters.

As always, Ellen Artorius was at the forefront.

Wearing the mantle of the Sun God, which burns all attacks and cuts through monsters with the edge of the Void, he fearlessly charged forward.

-Waaaah!

-Kreweeee!

The screams of the possessed soldiers and the cries of the monsters tore through the world with a fierce force.

This is the final battlefield.

Therefore, not only are the numbers of giant monsters incomparable to before, but the Allied forces must also repel the attacks of monsters from all sides as they advance.

It is a fight to see whether the Allied forces will be annihilated first in a state where they can only hold out for a short time, or whether all of Dayan's warp gates will be destroyed first.

To put it very cruelly.

Even if the Allied forces are annihilated here, they only need to achieve the goal of destroying all the warp gates.

The remaining monsters in the world can be slowly eradicated.

Magic and flames, swords and claws clash.

Toxic fluids, flames, lightning, and explosions rain down from the beaks of flying monsters that soar through the sky, setting the ground ablaze.

And so, magical cannons, lightning strikes, and explosions from the ground are launched at the flying monsters in the sky, tearing them apart and burning them.

Something is constantly dying.

People and monsters alike.

They are all heading towards the end of all evil.

-Is the Titan here? Is the Titan still not here?

-The Titan will be summoned when the attack on Dayan begins!

The final battlefield of death, where blood and flesh fly, was incomparably brutal compared to before.

"Hup!"

-Kwarrurung!

As flames spurted from Heinrich's eyes, the swarm of monsters that was rushing forward was swept away by the blazing flames.

In an instant, thousands of monsters burned to death, and the monsters that did not die in the flames broke through and began to massacre the soldiers.

There are monsters that are immune to flames.

Heinrich is familiar with that.

However, he could not get used to the sight of monsters that his abilities could not handle breaking through and killing people.

-Flash!

-Boing!

However, Heinrich's eyes widened as he saw a monster that had broken through the flames explode from a rough lightning bolt that fell from the sky.

Lightning.

That is clearly possible with magic.

But.

-Kururung

As soon as the sky turned black, lightning began to boil between the dark clouds.

Soon.

-Flash!

Heinrich could only close his eyes tightly in the blinding flash that seemed to blind him. Translation:

For a very short moment, dozens, no, hundreds.

No.

-Kwarrurung!

Thousands of lightning bolts swept across the battlefield, annihilating the monsters, and Heinrich could only stare blankly at the scene. It wasn't over with just one strike.

-Flash!

Thousands of lightning bolts per second swept across the battlefield. Even the highest-ranking mage, Thunderstorm, couldn't do this. A shower of lightning bolts that erased monsters like an eraser, drenching the entire battlefield in white light. Even in the midst of the depression that made her feel like she was going to shiver, Rianna still focused on her abilities. More lightning. More thunder. Erase the monsters and make a path. "But now that I think it's all over, I feel better, which is a problem." Rianna's joke made Herriot smile awkwardly. The situation was surrounded, but the Allied forces were stronger than ever. In addition, the forces of the Demon King, who were not numerous but united, could not be ignored. If Rianna could do something that several army divisions had to do just by her existence, then each of the Lord Vampire and his tribe could do the same. It was premature to be optimistic about the situation, but the situation was good. Is it really the end? When Herriot began to think about whether the Gate incident could end like this, the lightning flashed. "Uh...?" Flashes began to appear all over the battlefield. It wasn't the light of destruction. Destruction was not happening where the light was coming from. It's disappearing. Both Rianna and Herriot were in a position to look down on the battlefield, so they could see the simultaneous white light that was happening all over the place, even in the battlefield where flames and explosions were splashing everywhere. It's not a light related to destruction. "Teleportation...?" It was definitely a moving magic that emitted light. Someone is not arriving through that light. It disappears. Someone disappears with the flashing light. It's not ordinary soldiers who disappear. It's soldiers wearing masks. Rianna muttered blankly as she watched the situation she couldn't believe even with her own eyes. "Immortal... Immortals are disappearing, right?" Herriot was also staring at the scene with wide eyes. "No way... There's no way. There's no way... There's no way..." Herriot could only freeze in a terrifying imagination. But the reality in front of him spoke. The immortals were retreating on their own. "Huh...!" Rudbeck suddenly disappeared with a white light while cutting down monsters, and found himself in a familiar place after waking up. Immortals and soldiers were being recalled with flashes of light, and Rudbeck couldn't believe what he was seeing. He realized that the immortals were retreating on their own, which is a terrifying thought. Rudbeck couldn't accept this situation, but Christina explained that most of the Allied forces had sided with the Demon King, and if they didn't do something, humanity would be under the Demon King's control. Rudbeck couldn't believe what was happening and thought it was a crazy idea. Christina calmly stated that they would sacrifice them.

"We're not going to annihilate the Allied forces. We're just going to reduce their numbers enough so that we can handle the situation with only the immortals."

If there is an army that will become the Demon King's in the future, it is already no different from being the Demon King's.

So weaken them.

Until we can strangle them with only the immortals.

"Meanwhile, if the ones we need to kill fight and die against the monsters, it's not a bad thing. Right?"

Rudbeck stood up with wide eyes.

He couldn't just stand by and watch.

He couldn't do that.

-Snap!

Rudbeck twisted Christina's neck.

"Don't do crazy things. Send the immortals back to Diane right away."

Rudbeck had crossed a line, but he wasn't as bad as Christina.

He couldn't imagine doing something like this.

This is madness.

It's just crazy, incomprehensible, and unreasonable behavior.

Christina smiled even as Rudbeck's cold voice twisted her neck.

"Yeah? Let's say we use the immortals and end the gate situation."

"Yeah! It's not for anyone to do this! It's not for anyone to do this!"

"Then how are we going to get revenge?"

"......What?"

"More than half of the Allied forces have become the Demon King's, and the Emperor is abandoning the Empire. So to get revenge, we have to kill the Demon King, kill the Emperor, kill Ellen, and kill them all. Is it possible to leave everyone who decided to side with the Demon King alone? I don't believe that only the wrong people can be singled out and killed in the giant mass of the Allied forces."

"You...what are you talking about...?"

"Anyway, the monsters in the gate will kill the people who need to be killed in advance. The only difference is whether the immortals kill them or the monsters kill them."

We are not dealing with individuals, but with groups.

If the war ends without much damage, it will only make the Demon King's forces stronger.

It's better to weaken them in advance.

Whether it's later or now, the immortals have to kill a huge number of people.

"Rudbeck. Actually, this is the way to prevent a war between the immortals and the Allied forces later. If the immortals and the Allied forces fight, more people will die, right?"

"That's sophistry, Christina. It's not even a plausible argument!"

If the Allied forces are still intact and the gate situation ends, the immortals will attack the Allied forces that have become the Demon King's, causing even greater damage in the second battle.

"If we reduce their numbers in advance, the Allied forces will surrender to the immortals, right? They'll know they can't win. Think about it, Rudbeck. This is the way to save people." "If the second battle between the Allied forces and the immortals ends with the complete annihilation of the Allied forces, then it's true that more people will die than if the war ends as it is now. However, if the Allied forces have suffered significant losses in the gate war, they may surrender to the immortals regardless of whether they have sided with the Demon King or not. Then, fewer people will actually die. If the situation unfolds as Christina says, it will be true. 'We can't wait for everyone to die. The immortals won't stay away from the battlefield forever.' '...What?' 'They're hiding somewhere, watching the situation, or disguised as something. If they think the Allied forces will be completely annihilated, they will reveal themselves one by one.' 'Are you waiting for that now?' 'Of course.' Someone has to fill the gap in weakened forces due to the absence of the immortals. So wherever they are, the Demon King's forces will reveal themselves. Whether it's an individual or a group, in any way. 'If they reveal themselves, the immortals will be deployed again. The immortals will kill those guys with the monsters.' '...' 'Don't worry. If the Demon King reveals himself quickly, the immortals will be redeployed to the battlefield just as quickly.' They will use the Demon King's desire for the survival of humanity. Rudbeck also believes that the Demon King should take responsibility for this situation. But is it really okay? 'This is not revenge... This is not right. No! People are dying not because of the Demon King or the Emperor, but because of us! Why should people die because of your ambition? Is that why you did all this? Is that why you created the immortals?' Ludwig could only shout out in support of his evil idea of summoning the Demon King, driven by his evil thoughts, feeling sorry for the innocent bloodshed. 'What are you talking about, Rudbeck...?' Christina, with her neck grabbed, looks at him with wide eyes. 'I've never said that I'm doing this for the people even once...' '...What?' 'You, too, are not doing this for the people, but because you want those who have to pay the price to pay the price...' Ludwig clearly said that too. 'I just want revenge.' Christina has never once said that she wants to represent the injustice of those who have been sacrificed for the sake of others. This is just revenge on the world. It's just a tantrum. For someone. She has never said that she is doing this for a great and happy ending. She just wanted to take revenge with the power of the immortals after the gate incident was over. It was just to make everyone who caused this pay the price." Summary of previous part of chapter only for context: In this chapter, the characters discuss the potential outcomes of the second battle between the Allied forces and the immortals. Christina believes that if the Allied forces suffer significant losses, they may surrender to the immortals, resulting in fewer deaths overall. She also believes that the immortals are hiding and waiting for the right moment to reveal themselves. The Demon King's forces will fill the gap in weakened forces due to the absence of the immortals. Rudbeck agrees that the Demon King should take responsibility for the situation, but Ludwig questions the morality of their actions. Ludwig believes that they are seeking revenge rather than doing this for the greater good. Christina admits that she is seeking revenge and not doing this for the people. She just wants to make everyone who caused the gate incident pay the price. The chapter ends with the characters questioning the morality of their actions and the potential consequences of their decisions.

Translation: Christina never said that they created the immortals for the sake of the weak or to represent the weak. "Aren't you the only one who's delusional?" "...." "Ludwig, you're saying that what you're trying to do, killing the Demon King, doing things that make people pay the price, is irrelevant to justice or anything grandiose like that... but inside, you're thinking that way, aren't you...?" A decision that is unrelated to the judgment of good and evil. They ask why they are now saying that they should not sacrifice the weak. "If you thought this was a good or just thing to do, Ludwig... you're still... still..." Christina said with a terrible smile. It was revenge from the beginning. They started to seek revenge, to get even. Now they can't do anything too terrible. It is ridiculous to say that they must keep to the right path. With Christina's words, Ludwig looked at Christina's dark pupils, which had become an abyss. "Yes, your words may be right... but... if this is revenge... if we have to do this to get that revenge... and we become the ones who have to pay the price instead..." Ludwig put strength into his right hand, which was holding Christina's neck. "I won't do anything like revenge." Christina, who had become a monster, could not understand or accept it. She had become an existence that should not exist in the world. But they couldn't kill Christina. "Send me. Even if it's just me." In a battlefield without immortals, the likelihood of death is very high. As if saying that such a thing doesn't matter, Ludwig asks Christina to send him alone. Christina looked at Ludwig quietly, unable to persuade him. Just as Ludwig couldn't persuade Christina, the opposite was also true. "I won't say anything more about your work, so I can't break Ludwig's will to send him to die." "....Okay." At Christina's command, the immortals' magicians begin casting. "Don't die until the immortals return." Ludwig's words sounded ridiculous to Christina. Is there still something precious to someone, even in this situation? Can they claim that they do not wish for someone's death while doing such things? It may be madness and perhaps the true nature of selfish humans. Ludwig admits that their choice was ultimately wrong and the worst mistake. They could not find the right answer, and everyone chose the wrong answer. In the end, Ludwig and Christina had to admit that they were wrong, just like everyone else who chose the wrong answer. Ludwig disappears with a flash, and Christina waits for the situation she wants while he is gone. Meanwhile, in the underground research lab filled with immortals, quiet footsteps are heard, and the sound of the lab's walls being destroyed is heard. Someone is approaching, someone very powerful. It is Sabiolin Tana, the world's strongest swordsman who did not participate in the demon world war. And even now, she couldn't go to the final battlefield with the title of the world's strongest swordsman. She suddenly thinks, "Is this perhaps my fate or curse?" She cannot fight where everyone remembers, and cannot stand in the greatest place of glory. It may be the fate of Sabiolin Tana, the continent's best swordsman, even in the place of the greatest glory in the demon world war or in the final battle that ends the Gate incident. There was no place for her. The emperor sent his sharpest sword here, a cursed genius born with the fate of not being able to fight where glory resides. Sabiolin Tana closes her eyes quietly. "Is this... my final battlefield?" She had to fight the toughest battle.