Chapter 233: Great Invasion (2)
SxqEThe arduous first day of the war came to an end.aTp9
x06FjMTheir numbers were far greater than what we had imagined, but fortunately, we were also stronger than what I had initially projected.VqG0
1ZJtP“Fuu… Thank goodness they’re not attacking at night.”zY8AYES
Uu3After the long war that lasted almost 13 hours, I strolled through the wall, observing the outside situation with the blood-stained Red Spear on my shoulder.EsnAxO
Kk8Never-ending waves of monsters.83IY
8LLwYMIt sounded like an exaggerated expression, but it was the best description for the number of demons that were dead climbing the wall. Their deaths had created an ocean of corpses outside.Iqt
9cD6YBS‘Looks like we killed at least 40,000.’4Bg
H3DNtIFor us on the other hand, we didn’t suffer as many casualties.Nd9ImF
dDxgUThe walls stayed faithful to their purpose of being a barrier to the demons, and the part of the wall that had crumbled from the initial attack was fully defended by the knights.UvV
ssc0eSBut that was just a temporary measure. We had a limited number of knights on our side and the same went for their stamina, so we had to repair the walls as quickly as possible.He4
z5KbTZT‘The titans are the biggest problem.’40F
nNOoAlthough they didn’t march towards the walls, they were still big enough of a threat just by throwing rocks from a distance.ald
zy4jWe somehow managed to defend the wall, but some of the rocks and the debris went past the barrier, crushing houses and inflicting injuries on the people.oOKaF3o
X5vmhAEven this was with the help of Lady Josephine and Master.h3e
BS9r‘Something doesn’t feel right.’9LcvJuG
5aWI knew this would happen if left unchecked, and that was why I eliminated the Tower of Mages, so how did Valtazar revive all these titans? Besides…iRruXz
hNt0s1o‘Frost Giant…’uW2uzc
zMqzThat enormous thing had come all the way here, even though it was supposed to be stuck in Nastrond during this time… It seemed that everything I had done until now were creating butterfly effects everywhere.Nha75
7KWwThe Sun was sealed by Skoll, the One who devours the Sun. Even if I somehow managed to reactivate it, it would still be useless considering the nature of that wolf.2eM2sV
SCiPAnother problem was that Hati, the One who devours the Moon, would also be here somewhere if Skoll was here.957hP
QEAWJgWolves of Apocalypse, titans… and even the Frost Giant.6IBp
xfHZnFIt was an all-out-attack from the get-go.CSzceO
44Y8There were three main problems in a nutshell.sFF
VYJwRecovering the Sun sealed by Skoll… Hunting down the Frost Giant, Utgard Loki, the titans; and lastly…oHYP
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EZ4SFThe following day went by in a similar fashion. The titans continued throwing rocks from a distance, which were blocked by Professor Josephine and Erin Danua.8ox
uJGVEMSMarie’s air-force defended against the flying demons, while on the ground the barbarians, soldiers and the knights fought off the waves of demonic beasts.IHm
NRUWhen the Sun set and it became nighttime, the demons immediately retreated, and the exhausted garrisons were swapped out with the 3rd and 4th groups. It was only possible thanks to the large number of barbarians, knights and mages on our side.gFoe
etsT66“Quick quick! Let’s get to work!”TkW8
VZePNy“Heal the injured first! Where’s the medicine! We need more!”KXGU
iW07“Repair the walls!”LoJ
vW46UPqMost of the people here were the hundreds of thousands of barbarians that Korin accepted from the north. Unlike what others expected, they were working extremely earnestly to defend the walls and it was for a very simple reason.onw
4SP“If we let them through our kids will be in danger!”iJQ
NOOqOut of the 230,000 northerners that escaped south away from Valtazar, the non-combatants were al at the back.XLw9
jLrj7KjThe barbarians knew that the first ones to fall along with the walls would be their family.z3HmXoV
HystoEI“Fuu…”QSlYynB
uw5lCktGermain wiped off the falling sweat and continued rescuing citizens from the broken houses and buildings.G07
NPAEven though he was a semi-Grade 1 knight, and although it couldn’t be compared to what Korin Guardians and the barbarians were going through in the war, it nonetheless was an exhausting task.n8z
0bzatHe was lifting the debris off the ground and carrying it to places when someone threw their arm over his shoulders.VVyBHq
aPzy“Good work, Germain.”ffs
ECpHVIt was Korin.UxV
HqSElue“Oh, hyung…”6wx
Ils“How’s work?”zdpMr30
oM7FUW“G, good thanks to you.”4HHAy
g0ldGermain knew that Korin had excluded him from the crucial choke points out of consideration, but still complained about it.QXKTiV
Gtw3“I can fight as well… I will be helpful.”ECOh9zy
414H4“I know. You were recently promoted to semi-Grade 1, right? I know you’re better than most knights.”HyZVkg
ah6kB“Then why…”9sO25h
IJRq5KP“Well… Think of it as an adult’s pride.”pwKcH
z1yHe didn’t want kids to be in the war as much as possible, but his wish sounded a bit paradoxical for Germain.09dd5X
5hx“But aren’t you 1 year older than me?” Germain asked.ODzvOR
f3sWQk0“Huhu… I know.”uuw4Zv
68hIt was a pride that Korin couldn’t talk about with anyone.Ao6u
gKlVn“Hyung, did you know this would happen?”f3bCnuT
lXXTvWk“You mean the demons?” Korin asked back.G9F20
iopXaw“Is the reason you took in the barbarians… to fight against those demons and the titans?”KDbGyEv
a4xFx“Yeah.”ua2nnNO
RPPFil“…I see.”2BBNc
j5xrTgsIt became easier for Germain to understand Korin after seeing the strategic side of it. To be completely honest, he knew that defending the walls would have been impossible without the help of the barbarians.z10KSs
kLphUltimately, Korin’s decision turned out to be the right one. Priest Germain of the Old Faith tried to tell himself that.bXyLJ
xa8He still detested the barbaric northerners, but seeing that the purpose was to make use of them allowed him to understand the plan a bit better.QP9wrA
8J9“But…” Korin said. “I probably would have taken them in even if it was just the elderly.”Wc4gVf
x5Ly“…Hyung?”8tZ9D
6Dm4NYX“I’m not saving them just because they’re useful. I… probably would have just done it.”yAeoGis
ZZQWhy? Why bother saying that?6EpZygA
8Qsj9If Korin just said it was to use them – and that it was all for a bigger purpose – if accepting them was just a one-off occasion… Germain would have been able to understand his actions.M7E
xRLjY45However, Korin was not someone who considered the usefulness, benefits nor interests. He proved he was not such a person with his actions thus far.CImoi6G
qWk6WiEEven when he was saving a senior, who had awakened into a vampire;YJHXJs
Lc9SX9gEven when he was saving a jiangshi who burned down a whole city;5qzwdUR
QP5JAEven when standing against the princess’s army.DXw
eONLHe didn’t care about whether it would be helpful for him or not.kqvU
MtQUsVyKorin simply tried his best to save whoever he could. Despite knowing it would be rough, he was always willing to take a step forward.rVibKRw
nCOhi“Hyung… But they’re barbarians.”myKg
EvTgvi“I know. They’re the long-time enemies of the kingdom. They are loud, violent and unpleasant guests.”vRQ
scJefKorin replied while looking at the noisy barbarians.xiJ4x
7JjEver since their entry into the border city, there had been unending reports of conflict.wkP
sPGstNThey clashed with citizens, and sometimes refused to obey the words of the guards, because they only listened to their tribe chieftains and Valkyries.YJT2kA
cQaXgQThe current relationship of cooperation was but a temporary one for each other’s survival… Their emotional baggage had yet to be lifted but…i4Bx
vyFv“Look. They are on our side now.”ntM
FwM61Removing the rubble from the houses and walls, they rescued survivors and carried the injured over to the medics.r72U7K
49HcbIWAfter saving them, they busted out into hearty laughter, saying they weren’t dead yet.pn7
EHvxc“The fact they are shedding sweat, saving people and laughing, means they are the same people like us. Wherever you go, people are always people.”nPM1YK
PzR3MsHumans did not let go of a hand in need. Whether big or small, a lot of people were like that. Regardless of whether they were citizens of the kingdom, demi-humans or northerners.7sg31w
w6dqwq“We have to help each other when in need.”4Z6G6
iJRQuFKorin accepted that fact as a fundamental truth of the world, and was trying his best to fulfill it.yGhkjo
Fs4HI7S“…”xhC
2beYY3OSince when was it? Germain wondered.ygta
LFAwZmjWhen did he start separating Xeruem from Zeon, humans from demi-humans, and citizens of the kingdom from northerners?MmU6ht3
FKzKorin and his natural conviction of not discriminating against people, appeared ever so bright for Germain.eTxg4XS
mg8xXF1It was probably because he was that kind of person, that there was no shortage of people around him.ZRpk
Cgs“Hyung, but don’t have too many women. Your groins will be ripped apart.”nbXFL6
wzy3YxM“Aigo… There’s nothing I can say to that, my brother.”6yagm
pmvlGermain smiled before continuing to shed more sweat.E3kUGR
MRrLmxSaving people was an extremely worthwhile thing to do.RqgqpD
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MAJlThat night, Bishop Renault of Old Faith began to move in secret inside the border city.fn9o28H
ta5Their goal was the destruction of this wall.6d3x
A8ldAlthough their prophecy of apocalypse had been stopped by an unexpected obstacle, there were more elements of chaos waiting to enshroud the kingdom.82eJCR
bjeThe fall of the northern wall, and countless number of demons marching south would be enough to envelope the kingdom in chaos.ZOLA
kOx42For that to happen, they had to interrupt the war.G0U
qBoqnQ8“Fuu… Is this the place?”CUFm
VghMzsr“Yes, Sir Bishop.”cfGA
8RCRenault followed Germain’s guidance to head to the storage area located at the center of the city.TVY
swQThis warehouse contained food, weapons, warm coats, bricks and materials… all of them were precious consumables and materials, with each of them contributing heavily to the longevity of the wall.tBY06
T8cAs long as they could destroy this, the walls were bound to collapse before long.0xz6O
S4G4“How foolish. Too greedy. If he didn’t accept those heretics at the very least, it wouldn’t have come to this.”zALg
q3gsqY“…”lAYZ
dqsNOTUThe sudden increase in consumption rate in materials was because of the 230,000 barbarians that suddenly came under their wings.r6KxI
pQlfmDue to the exponential increase in the number of supplies and food required to keep them well-fed, they had to rely on external supplies.Bmoi
XgbFqFortunately, everything had been prepared already. With the excuse that it was for the expedition, there had already been a large number of supplies and weapons brought into the city.ax4ijv
5vG“…Incredible.”UfO
Eh8ggfThe food warehouse they arrived at was unfathomably enormous.Lvl1d5
DOiQAs expected of the Dunareff Dukedom of the south being in charge of the supply, the scale was unimaginably enormous, and it was no wonder that they had enough to feed hundreds of thousands of barbarians.L0sDMp
fCoEven this was just the 1st Potato Storage. There were apparently 3 more of similar sizes.AjBhvb6
vnvjNaturally, Bishop Renault had already sent people that way as well.Q9e4io
N2Qq‘As long as we destroy this…’qwu2
43KyDlThe next supply would be coming in 2 weeks. Hundreds of thousands of people would be short on food and… It was clear that the barbarians wouldn’t sit still and starve to death.0WMRj
MdxThey would probably march south towards the inner kingdom. Hundreds of thousands of barbarians plundering the villages of the kingdom would be an interesting sight to behold.qfrEVp
c9I“Everyone. Take out the artifact.”HWXr
v5Fo6It was right when they were about to place the sacred energy bomb, which they had received from Xeruem.fUw
cLG“What are you doing?”mJANC
PGyNsaz“…?!”1aX
em6FwHearing a sudden question, the secret members following Renault quickly turned towards the source of the voice in surprise.9Mvtc
AH8UK“Y, you are…!”gZW9oi
jtJPGThe one who asked them was a young girl with a familiar face.hN2O8
kGuOI“H, Hua Ran…!”Ya6iQ
VqHShe was a sister of the Zeon Order and a detestable demi-human.Ciecq
kowG1E“Do you know me?”VA1
lrS8e9e“…”ujHv
BTDrKRenault didn’t reply.6ET
iZPyGDAs the leader of the secret ops, he had tried to meddle with Hua Ran’s affairs on repeat. One of the prime examples was working with Formation Expert Kang Ryun to ascend Hua Ran into a Hou to destroy the Academy.YY2S
VotlHowever, Hua Ran didn’t know Renault. She would have no way of knowing what he had been doing behind the scenes.tvNL9NE
bjRvW“K, kuhum… S, sister Hua Ran. We were just walking by here.”TGkA
vOp4u“What’s that?”bXPlvK
PzV0ODHua Ran asked with her gaze on the artifact, to which Renault replied without a sliver of hesitation.cOdNc
fpOQpzX“It’s nothing much. Hahaha.”HjiEZC
U7lG1J“Really?”CZGe
kVlnLIt seemed like Hua Ran would let them go without creating a fuss, which would be great because he would have no chance of winning against that monster.jkJ
pM2At“Germain. You stay over there.”ZOVIwF
v9Tj“Yes, sunbae-nim.”J6rwN
bL0M2UBGermain immediately sprinted away to the side under the dumbfounded eyes of Renault.LoaBBD
wAWUxQc“Wha… Brother?”M20WHdc
HwfVPhjRenault, with the vast array of experience under his belt, quickly realized Germain’s betrayal. He snatched the artifact from the person next to him and activated it.juw5Ag
SJGD“Attack.”D5jOt0G
2WPEThe surrounding knights immediately pounced at the Chargers of the Cross, not giving them time to react.6YU2
UxblMURenault, however, tossed the artifact towards the food warehouse. Hua Ran kicked off the ground to grab it while another knight disarmed Renault and shoved his head into the ground.okzj
NZN“Hahahaha! It’s too late! Do you know what that item is! It’s a bomb that will destroy this entire place! No-one will be able to defuse it!”vGdma
hNtut“Really?”em0AXL
ktT8irHua gazed down at the heavy lump in her hand. There were 5 seconds to go until the explosion, which wasn’t enough to neither defuse nor throw away to somewhere safe.HGaos3q
MRo“I, it’s dangerous, Sister Hua Ran!”1LdE
pvdtRealizing what she was trying to do, one of the knights tried to stop her but Hua continued to crush the bomb in her hands.nBIJUDZ
OBJrCrack! Crack!C0YJ8Gm
QMaThe bomb quickly shrunk and crumpled down. By the time it exploded, it was already enclosed in Hua Ran’s hands.gE5HrE
A2T– Pooong…98Q
fYGInstead of a deafening roar, the bomb let out an adorable noise and was reduced to black smoke.VXCFJn
7JyiIB“…”GPOuTq
Q40“…”gmac
XIkEVE“…”eJsGd
RdvAO4“…What, the hell,” muttered Renault.hgVmWF
xzoF“That actually worked…” said someone while slowly walking towards them.YHxD
1PNg3It was Korin Lork, who gazed down at Renault upon arriving at the scene.GmfxLQ
Mf2ZS“Uhhkk…! Korin Lork!”ReWrPMv
eDShLQH“Hello, Bishop Renault. Technically it’s our first time meeting, right?”k4YUoW
JsQS“Y, you damn heretic! How dare you…!”8d6lZv
TQK4SP“Let’s have your trial for threatening the countless lives of everyone in the border city. Okay, let’s start. Bam! Case closed. Guilty. Bye bye.”NF0pL
xnEbxjZRenault was about to shout out nonsense, but remembered Korin Lork was the only Justice of the Peace here who had the right to hold a trial.2wtsW2
qgwet3“D, do you think this will be the end? The Order! His Holiness the Pope will not let this slide!”fjWg
FuS“He will. Because that Order is going to vanish soon.”rQ6Gu
NSgu“What? What do you…!”oFLz
Ot9hv“See it in the news.”waZn
TZyTake him to the prison – leaving those words behind, Korin left without sparing Renault another glance.apl
z2hQRenault later saw a certain news on the newspaper and fainted.ymwGwn
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LXM2Y3The sacred expedition was formed.3LxkIFn
FcXQExcluding the necessary garrison that had to stay behind to defend the cities, the kingdom mobilized all the available troops.4KOzcVM
qdk3,000 knights and 1,000 mages. Added to that were 100,000 soldiers armed with magic artifacts, as well as demi-humans from Mound. The demi-humans of Mound, who were now citizens of the kingdom thanks to Korin, actively participated in the sacred battle to solidify their status in the kingdom.AxrPTo
atGWRvThere were a thousand in total from Mound, including vampires and beastmen, who were each at the level of a guardian.rOpfnGl
yO1lacJLooking at them, everyone in the kingdom couldn’t help but imagine the devastating damage they would have suffered if not for Korin stopping the battle between them.WiWG
CCm“Wow~ Amazing.”hFGz15g
UmwieEstelle was leading 20,000 recruitment forces from the Chapel of Zeon, and Lunia was soon to depart, leading the vanguards from the capital to support the North.h5fn
mcKsUmOut of Estelle’s 20,000, two thousand of them were at the level of guardians.COE
0JB“Your Holiness the Saintess, we are ready to march.”wLa94a
Vuv“Hmm~. Good good. My Korin-dongsaeng should be happy with this much!”5pdr3a
PCPEstelle had done a remarkable job following what Korin asked her to do. Now, there were only 2 things remaining.XWvOZdg
6evBThe last of them was to march to the north to help him, but the thing she had to do before that was…BlGO
WvcNe“All troops…!”phJOs
UfjUfEstelle led the sacred expedition and departed the Chapel of Zeon. As soon as the army left Zeon, Estelle turned her horse and faced them, who turned to the Saintess in response.By6soB
0J6K– What’s happening?nQQb9
SLUKzc– Why did she stop?bqtt
uUvtThe soldiers couldn’t understand what was happening. The 1,000 demi-humans from Mound were the only ones that did.NNGJiTs
0pQD“Everyone. We will be marching to Xeruem now.”fbNtL
kl2f2j2“S, Saintess?”FfUN1p
1gMidpl“Marching to Xeruem? What do you mean by that?”J9I
A36RIn response to the flustered questions from the cardinals and the holy knights, Estelle entered her ‘Saintess-mode’, and in a benevolent and generous voice gave an ominous command.Lek
0sOEbA“There has been a prophecy given from the lord. Please forgive me for hiding it until now for security.”pP9Flt
YHP6dMSAt the same time, she revealed the materials that had been gathered thus far – each pointing to a horrible truth.n17
8rkPLK– M, my word…w4js
GFKb– Is this all true? I, if this is then…fq7HQf
sPc5Facing the flustered army, Estelle raised her mace with an ambient curtain of divine energy creating a halo behind her.xdn2Iz
7agQu“We will be annihilating the true heretics! Everyone to Xeruem!”fsq2Txp
kxO“Annihilate the heretics!”6Vb
Kg0X“Follow Her Holiness!”WWhlf6W
GCflCVLike that, the sacred expedition forces of the Zeon Order, which was supposed to head straight north, turned towards Xeruem for an unexpected attack.O4CzPlR
AFdSJk“Of course, you have to clean up the backend first in a war~”8CRJY
GQbqThat was the downfall of Xeruem Order.SLuQ
XWJpCvxThe day the Old Faith met its end.LzvRzrv
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