Chapter 147: Chapter 147: War [8]
At the southern front of the Aetherforge Kingdom.
"Argh!!!!"
"Save me!"
"It hurts!"
In this place, a fierce battle between humans and demons was taking place.
Although these demons were just ordinary soldiers, that could not change the fact that they were very strong.
Meanwhile, the number of human soldiers was much less than that of the demons.
Because they could not have expected the demons to attack so suddenly and quickly.
While they were preparing, the demons had already begun their attack.
And as a result, the human side was being slaughtered.
"Everyone, do your best! Reinforcements are coming!"
The commander of this operation, Ash, shouted.
He wanted to dispel a little of the darkness in everyone’s hearts.
What about the reinforcements coming?
To be honest, Ash didn’t know if that was true or not.
However... it seemed like it didn’t work as there were still many people being killed.
And instead of trying to fight to the last breath, they chose to run away.
It was a very natural thing.
When they knew that they had absolutely no chance of winning, running away was a human instinct.
"Tsk! Stop running like cowards, you bastards!"
Unable to bear it anymore, Ash roared angrily.
There were only a few people who still had the will to fight, those who didn’t run away despite knowing that they had no chance of winning.
"Follow me!"
With that, Ash drew his sword, then charged into the nearby demons.
The commander’s opponents had 3 of them.
That was a tough one.
But, for Ash, this was nothing.
"Die, demon!"
Ash roared, then started slashing wildly.
Adrenaline was continuously released in his brain.
Causing Ash’s reaction, speed, strength, and many other things to increase greatly.
"Argh!!!!!!"
And then, he won, somehow.
Not only that, they also survived the first wave of demon attacks.
"We survived!"
All the soldiers shouted with joy.
Bright smiles appeared on the corners of their lips even though many people had to sacrifice themselves.
However, their smiles did not last long as from the sky, a swarm of demons were flying towards them.
It was the second wave.
"Don’t just stand there and laugh! Prepare for the second wave!"
The smiles on their faces faded.
The soldiers’ emotions disappeared as well.
"...Understood."
With a mood that couldn’t get any worse, they aimed the remaining cannons at the sky.
Then, without any hesitation, they fired.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Following the explosions, the demons in the sky fell down like rags.
But...
"Impossible..."
Ash muttered, stunned, looking at the scene that only brought about despair.
Their numbers were still too many.
And their speed was extremely fast.
They all knew that no matter how many times they fired, no matter what they did, death was inevitable.
Losing was already obvious.
"...I... don’t want to die."
The soldiers’ faces looked as if they had just eaten shit.
It was really bad.
No one wanted to die.
But, death was inevitable.
Right now, they only hoped that they would die peacefully.
"Don’t give up, everyone!"
Even though he clearly knew what his end would be, Ash still had to lead the others.
Even if there was only a single ray of hope, he had to grasp it.
Because that was the responsibility of a commander.
Thud!
A few demons began to land on the ground, making a heavy sound.
"Advance!"
Ash shouted, and then started charging towards them.
He was the only one who did so.
The others were still frozen.
They didn’t want to fight anymore.
Ash gritted his teeth, and then started swinging his sword.
Slash!
Slash!
Slash!
Once again, adrenaline gushed out like a waterfall.
He had successfully killed a few demons.
But, that was nothing since there were still over 100 of them present.
His body ached.
Every muscle felt as if it could tear apart at any moment.
And then, just like the others, an emotion called despair began to explode in Ash’s heart.
But, he was not allowed to stop.
"Please..."
Ash closed his eyes, not stopping the swing of his sword.
"Please..."
The number of demons killed by him had reached double digits, but he still couldn’t stop.
"Please..."
Ash was praying.
Praying for a miracle to happen.
"Please... reinforcements... please come quickly..."
He knew this sounded far-fetched.
But, Ash was still forced to try.
And it seemed like this time, the heavens had listened to his prayers.
"Attack!"
Because right after that, a majestic command rang out on this battlefield that was now filled with nothing but despair.
"...!"
Ash immediately opened his eyes, then looked straight at the source.
And then, a smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
There, heading towards this place, were thousands of war horses, along with thousands of fully equipped soldiers.
Following behind them were heavy weapons that could destroy anything.
And in the middle of that army was... Janae.
"It’s her?!"
Ash’s eyes widened when he saw that person.
Janae.
The commander of the 1st squad of the Voidveil Imperial Army.
’Why is someone like her here?’
Ash’s head was filled with questions that needed to be answered immediately.
And then, suddenly, he remembered the voice he had heard in his head before.
"...The messenger of the hero Dix?"
So that person really existed.
So that person was not a fraud.
And it turned out... that speech really worked.
"We’re here to kill you, demons!"
The soldiers of the Voidveil Empire charged straight into the demons’ encirclement, knowing full well that they would probably die.
Fear was not in their vocabulary.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Thousands of swords were raised, then swung down.
And the demons... could only be killed without being able to fight back.
Even if they were very strong, they still couldn’t face off against a large number of well-trained soldiers.
"...That’s crazy."
Ash felt wonderful.
Just a moment ago, he was still drowning in despair, but now, hope was the only thing he felt.
"Hey. Ash, right?"
While Ash was still in a daze, Janae walked towards him, smiling.
She extended her hand towards Ash, expecting a friendly handshake.
He stared at Janae for a long time, then shook her hand, also smiling.
"Hello, Janae. Fate is really unpredictable, isn’t it?"
Just a few months ago, the two of them were still enemies.
And now, they have become comrades standing on the same side.
It felt... strange.
But whatever.
"It’s all thanks to the messenger of the hero Dix. Otherwise, one of us would have been killed by the demon race right now."