Chapter 243

Chapter 243

Otherworld Demon King Survival Guide.

Episode 243: Commence Battle! (3)

“Hah…! Hah!”

“Groooan!”

“An army of monsters! The witch is leading an army of monsters…!”

The soldiers of the Baron’s army, retreating, each expressed their fear and horror.

“Shut up! Shut up, I said!”

Even the sergeants, who were supposed to manage them, were just as terrified. Despite the sergeant with a dirt-colored face yelling at the soldiers who were uttering ominous words, the fallen morale could not be restored.

“Hoo, hoo…!”

Countless comrades were burned to death.

“Angels…!”

Even the beautiful and powerful angels were all defeated by some unknown demons. There is no hope. There is not even a thought that they can return alive.

“The witch has summoned the archdemons!”

“To survive, we must offer sacrifices and beg for forgiveness!”

“Please! Pleaaaase…!”

Panic spread.

The imps that had been throwing fireballs from the cliff had already transformed into ancient archdemons of unknown origin. At least that’s how the soldiers who witnessed them directly described it.

And amid the flickering flames, the ghostly legionnaires of hell appeared from beyond. They were like death knights. They suddenly appeared and stabbed to death the soldiers who were fleeing in that direction.

“Stay calm! The witch is dangerous enough to defeat the angels! Although we are retreating… when we return, surely! The central command will send even stronger angelic troops! It’s been proven to be that dangerous!”

The sergeant shouted, but the soldiers doubted the very idea of returning in the first place. Whether it’s proven dangerous or not, if they died here, it was all over.

Even the sky was starting to darken gradually.

Darkness was the hour of the devil.

Could they survive tonight?

Just as they were thinking about that…

—Saralaralak!

—Saralarak!

—Saralaralaralak!

An ominous sound was heard.

“Huh?”

From the darkness, women with the lower bodies of snakes began to charge.

“Aaaargh! Run! Ruuuun!”

“W-what! Aaaargh!”

“Craaaaagh!”

The hell they faced earlier was reenacted once more.

The soldiers screamed and fled at the sight of the Lamia cavalry charge.

“This is the power of air superiority!”

Having defeated all the angels, our pixies could now scout freely!

The pixies who flew reported everything about the retreating humans, and I easily moved the troops to boldly ambush them.

It was a one-sided map hack.

The enemy couldn’t even see us, but I could freely monitor them. Moreover, the enemy was unfamiliar with jungle warfare, had lost 20% of their troops to the fire attack, and their morale was extremely low. They were also gripped by fear.

If we couldn’t crush them in this state, then we would indeed be idiots. For someone like me who had led armies and fought battles in the jungle until now, such a complete annihilation could be executed without any problem.

Losing while playing with map hacks in my territory was unacceptable.

This time, I would annihilate them all.

“Hehehe, Serinu. Your scouting skills are improving, aren’t they?”

“I do it all the time, so of course. And it’s like a game of hide-and-seek with humans, right? It’s so fun that I put in extra effort!”

That’s exactly it!

This attitude of enjoying it! This excellent attitude combined with a warlike nature has made our pixies an invincible air force!

They fight and learn while having fun!

That’s the advantage of the pixies!

“You are truly elite for enjoying the fight!”

“We are stronger than elite!”

“Then you’re special-grade, special-grade. You are special-grade pixies.”

“Speeecial!”

They sure enjoyed it.

Anyway.

—Kugugugugugugu!

“Craaaaagh!”

“Aaaaargh!”

The humans were helplessly struck down by the Lamias’ night raid charge. These guys were in such a hurry to retreat that they couldn’t maintain proper military discipline, and the further back the line, the more chaotic the defense was.

The Lamias cut off that tail.

When the female snake cavalry swept through the line during the night, the soldiers fell apart, screaming without much resistance. With low morale and terrified soldiers, that was all they could do.

“Hehehe.”

Even if the sergeants somehow rallied the troops and formed ranks, it would only mean retreating. It’s night anyway. Morale and discipline are at rock bottom. In a state of fear, they can’t even think about launching a counterattack.

And that’s not all.

—Bwoooong!

“Kyaahahahahaha!”

“Krururuk!”

“Kya! Kyahaha! Die, all of you!”

“Die! Just die! Humans!”

“Krururuk! Humans! Rip them apart!”

Our new air force troops were active in the sky.

They were the pixie bomber squad carrying imps.

They flew with imps seated on a sort of swing tied around the pixies’ waists.

Of course, because of the imps’ weight, the flight range was very short, but now the pixies were circling above the heads of the Baron’s army, scattering fireballs while spreading wicked smiles like witches.

The impact was certain.

—Fwoosh!

“Ahhhhhh!”

“Save me! Save meeeee!”

“Ahhhhhh!”

The falling fireballs and the echoing laughter of the witch lowered the morale of the Baron’s army. It was clearly visible now.

“Kahahahaha!”

The troops were falling apart.

Pierced to death by the Lamia’s spears, trampled to death while trying to flee. For them, this jungle was hell. Some soldiers vanished into the darkness of the jungle in panic… only to be awaited by the dark elf human hunters.

—Vwoom!

Soon the bomber and scout units returned.

“Dark Lord! As we go further, the defenses are getting stronger! It seems breaking through will be difficult!”

“Right. They’re forming ranks, huh?”

“Yes!”

“Then, Serinu. Come over here to issue the retreat order.”

“Got it!”

We had stirred them up enough. If they had set up a defensive posture, we should pull back right away.

For now, we’d retreat temporarily and then conduct small-scale guerrilla warfare to keep them from resting. We could start another fight afterward.

“Temporary retreat!!! Everyone fall back this way!!!”

Anyway, we continued to harass the Baron’s army in that manner as we pursued them.

Everything we did worked well, and the Baron’s army strength had already dropped to less than half.

“What are those bastards thinking?”

But suddenly, they stopped marching and began setting up a camp as if preparing for a defensive battle.

What was this?

Had they gone mad, unable to overcome the shock of near-annihilation?

Not only did their comrades get roasted by the fire attack, but our monster army continued to succeed in cutting them down.

It wouldn’t be strange if they went crazy, but setting up a camp for a defensive battle in the middle of the enemy’s territory doesn’t make sense.

“Kekeke. My Lord. Looks like they plan to live here permanently.”

Even Buril found it strange, laughing and mocking them.

“Now they’re neighbors? Should we bring them a housewarming gift?”

“What kind of gift would be good?”

“Something deadly, I suppose.”

“Hehehe, right. That would be good. But for now, let’s just wait and see.”

While we were getting supplies from the kobold unit, they must be running out of supplies soon. No water or food, and they were exhausted.

If we just watched them, they might die on their own.

“Nekri. Don’t approach that camp. There will be some coming out for supplies. Sneakily take care of them.”

“Understood.”

“Serinu. Attach some pixies to the dark elves.”

“Okay.”

It’s obvious they’ll send out foraging parties, so we’ll block that.

“Look, Juria.”

“Yes, I’m watching.”

“We can’t break through that, right?”

“To be honest… it looks difficult. Even though they’ve built those dirt walls and positioned spearmen, it’s impossible to break through.”

“Right. Such defenses can never be breached by cavalry. Observe carefully and remember that.”

I firmly instructed Juria.

Lamia were powerful cavalry, but they were not all-powerful. Although they had shown overwhelming performance, I had never engaged the enemy in a direct frontal assault.

That was why we had won.

“Juria. In such cases, just encircle them and wait. They’ll starve to death on their own. Without supplies, they cannot survive.”

“Yes, I’ll remember.”

“But… reinforcements might come.”

“Reinforcements?”

“Yes. Enemy support troops. Honestly, I don’t think they have any, but in such cases, maintain the siege and block their reinforcements.”

“Understood, Dark Lord.”

But the truth was, we still couldn’t fully encircle them because the Baron’s army still outnumbered us. We were just pretending to encircle them to instill fear.

The important thing was that the enemy had suffered near-total annihilation, they didn’t know the size of our forces, and their morale was at rock-bottom.

We must exploit that well.

“Everyone! Stand by for now! Just keep an eye on the enemy’s movements and rest!”

“Kek!”

Then night fell.

“Serinu! And the pixies!”

“Yes!”

“What do you have in mind now?”

The pixies looked at me with eyes full of expectation.

I gave them a very simple order.

“It’s night! What kind of time is night?”

“Fun time!”

“Hunting time!”

Yes! Night was a fun time!

“Right! Night is fun! But if only we have fun, we might feel sorry for them! So, go there! To the humans’ camp and laugh heartily! Spread laughter over there!”

“Laughter…! Yes!”

“Got it!”

“When you laugh, everyone should laugh together!”

—Vwoom!

Soon, all the pixies took flight. They immediately headed towards the human camp. The Baron’s army was still waiting there.

Since just waiting would be boring, we should give them some fun time.

—Kyaahahahahahahaha!

—Hahaha! Hahaha! Ahahahahahaha!

—Kyaahahahahahahaha!

—Ahahahahahaha!

The pixies circled above the Baron’s camp, laughing like witches.

“Hehehe, they won’t be able to rest from the anxiety.”

“We’ll drain their stamina and mental strength, then strike.”