Chapter 260

Chapter 260

Otherworld Demon King Survival Guide.

Episode 260: Conquering The Barony (16)

“Charge! Keep charging!”

Everything was executed as per training.

“Keruk! Kerurk!”

Large goblins wielding iron shields captured from humans form a barrier at the front and advance.

—Kwaang!

As I charged and doors appeared along the corridor, I instantly smashed them in and deployed troops inside. Everything was done swiftly. Power through the doors and push in the trained warriors!

“Go in! Get in there! Subdue the enemy!”

“Kerurk!”

Of course, even amidst this, the frontline shield-bearers never looked back! They only faced forward, protecting us!

The rest was all up to us!

“Shield-bearers, look forward only! Keruk!”

“Keruk! Understood!”

“Kerruk!”

Trusting those guardians, I too entered the room.

“Aaaaah!”

“Uaaaah!”

Inside were servants of the baron’s household.

Startled by the goblin soldiers storming in, they prostrated themselves and begged for mercy, covering their heads.

“Save us! Please spare us!”

“Krhaaak!”

They weren’t soldiers.

“Non-combatants, then.”

That was a really satisfying combination.

While the shield-bearer blocked the corridor, I smashed the door and the soldiers were quickly deployed. With this method, we could perfectly clear any room we encounter. Good. Things were going as planned.

Anyway, these were just servants.

“There’s no need to kill them! Guys! Bind them!”

“Kerruk!”

There’s no need to kill those who posed no threat.

The soldiers thought of killing anyone who might rebel, but these were merely non-combatants.

They were worth keeping alive.

It would be better for gaining the trust of human officers. It’s natural to kill enemy soldiers, but killing non-combatants would surely provoke the nuns.

“Aaah…! Aaaah!”

“Uaaaah!”

But they were causing a ruckus.

Were they in a state of panic? Even though they were already subdued, causing chaos would only excite the enemies.

“Buril, quiet them down.”

“Keruk! Humans! Be quiet if you don’t want to die!”

—Bang!

When Buril struck one of the bound servants on the head, they quickly caught on and quieted down.

“Good. This too is carried out as trained. From now on, the subdued prisoners will be placed in this room. Let’s see… Nekri.”

“Yes, Dark Lord.”

“Pick some dark elves to guard the entrance and this room.”

“Understood.”

Nekri, with a soldier’s eye, answered calmly. Let’s leave this sector to the dark elves.

“Karuti. How’s the situation outside?”

“A bit noisy, but it’s fine! The gates of the outer wall are closed! Plus, all the soldiers who could open them are dead! There won’t be any more residual forces, so Kyuse just needs to subdue the fortress!”

Karuti shouted excitedly. Yes, it’s really reassuring that the gates of the outer wall were closed. Was this the comfort people inside the fortress felt?

“Good! Advance again! Shield-bearers, move forward!”

“Forward, Keruk!”

“Forward, Keruk!”

At my command, the shield-bearers echoed, and we advanced.

“It’s about time for the soldiers to come down. Be careful.”

Advice from Vanessa.

“Understood.”

There was really nothing to worry about.

We led with shield-bearers, and behind them were not only spear-bearers but also casters capable of long-range firepower.

In this terrain, we couldn’t lose.

It’s not like they had grenades.

And the remaining forces in the baron’s castle were few and just ordinary human soldiers. The baron might use mana and swords well, but no matter how well one fought alone, they couldn’t defeat an army.

Unless it was a sky-shaking feat of heroism, one couldn’t defeat an army with individual strength. That’s absolute common sense and truth.

All I needed to worry about was minimizing damage. For that, we needed to swiftly take over the baron’s castle.

—Kwaang!

—Koong!

As we advanced, we smashed every door along the sides and cleared each section while capturing prisoners. And then.

—Click, click, click!

Footsteps of soldiers came!

“This, this is insane!”

“They’ve come this far…!”

“Huff!”

They were halberdiers who had quickly donned armor and helmets! Polearms were troublesome! Meeting a proper enemy for the first time brought both tension and a surge of fighting spirit.

They paused in their advance.

Let’s seize the initiative.

“Lumica! Serinu! Begin firing!”

“Got it!”

“Yes!”

—Paat!

Immediately, Lumica, Serinu, and the pixies commenced their fire. Water streams shot out at high speed from their hands, and dark cutters were fired in rapid succession.

—Puhuk!

“Uhak?!”

Unexpectedly, a halberdier in front was struck down, blood pouring from his face, not anticipating the magic attack.

“Wizard!”

“Run! Run away!”

“Take positions above!”

Then they began to flee, clearly terrified by the mention of a wizard. But what now? This is a straight corridor.

“Initiate fire assault! The enemies are armored on their upper bodies! Aim for their lower bodies!”

“Die!”

—Ssweeaak!

Magic attacks pelted the fleeing soldiers.

“Krak!”

“Uaaaah!”

Soldiers screamed as they fell, a familiar sight. It felt like when I led my army against the hobgoblins.

“Everyone, advance!”

“Kerururururuk!”

The goblins unleashed their ferocity.

The enemies didn’t bother to retrieve their wounded.

“Uhaaak! Save me!”

—Pook!

Knives plunged into the necks of crawling soldiers. The shield-bearers, also armed with swords, proved that no fallen soldier could match the battle-hardened goblin warriors.

“Clear the bodies! Reserve troops! Move the bodies to the nearby rooms! We keep advancing!”

“Kerurururuk! We trust only in our lord!”

“We’re winning! We’re winning, Keruk!”

“We are victorious!!!”

—Keryaaaaaak!

—Kkrrurururuk!

The heat of battle spread.

We continued to advance, moving up a floor.

“Wooooo!”

“Waaaa!”

After ascending to the second floor and slightly changing direction, there was a barricade ahead. Soldiers wielding weapons and crossbows yelled from behind it.

“Hold for a moment.”

Quickly dodging, I positioned the soldiers behind a corner.

“Lady Vanessa, is there no other way?”

“The paths inside the castle are typically single routes, easy to defend.”

“Conversely, it seems easy to attack. Where might the baron be?”

“Going up, he’s likely to emerge.”

Could he use a secret passage to escape? I pondered this but couldn’t deal with it right now. I had to trust in Karuti’s Evil Eye.

Well, capturing him alive would be best, but it wouldn’t matter if he escaped. If we take the castle and the Saintess leads from the front, we could swallow up the baron’s domain.

“Looks like there’s no answer but a frontal assault. Shield-bearers, advance!”

“Keruk…!”

The shield-bearers rounded the corner again, shields up. The bolts were about to fly.

—Ssweeaak!

—Kwaang!

You couldn’t penetrate a shield, especially not one enhanced by my magic.

“Kerururururuk!”

“Keryaaaaak!”

The crossbows couldn’t pierce the shields. Realizing this, the goblins exploded with zeal. Of course, even then, it’s impossible for just goblins to breach the barricade head-on.

No matter how seasoned a warrior, they were not superhuman.

“Imsoong, come out. It’s your time to shine.”

“Krrrrrrrk! The Dark Lord calls!”

But I had grenadiers.

—Swoosh.

The imps, lowering their stance, walked up and positioned themselves behind the shield-bearers, and I immediately gave the loading order.

“Load.”

—Hwarururuk!

—Hwarururuk!

Flames sparked in the imps’ hands. Soon, the imps’ arcane grenades were ready… Who could stop this!

“Fire!!!”

I shouted vigorously!

“Krrrrrrrk! Fire quickly!!!”

“Kruk Kruk!”

“Die, humans, Kerurururuk!!!”

—Hwarururuk!

The imps threw their flame grenades simultaneously! I watched the whole scene. As the grenades flew through the air and collided with the barricade.

—Puueeeung!

—Hwarururuk!

A small explosion erupted, and flames soared.

“What, what’s this! Aaaah!”

“It’s fire! Fire!”

“F***…! Put it out! Put out the fire!”

“How do we handle this!”

The baron’s forces panicked at the sight of the fire. The cries of the defeated echoed. How much longer could they hold out!

“You think such a barricade can face my Imsoong? Well done, Imsoong. The humans are suffering!”

“Krrrrrrrk!”

Run away!

“Escape, escape!”

“We must fight with the baron…!”

The soldiers abandoned the barricade and fled. No need to chase; first, the fire must be extinguished.

—Click, click, click.

After advancing, I asked Lumica to extinguish the fire.

—Chiiiiik.

“Haha, as expected from Lumica. The fire goes out in an instant. A firefighter. A firefighter.”

“That’s the least I can do. Hehehe.”

Truly commendable.

“Alright, boys! Let’s clear this barricade and move on!”

“Keruk!”

The kobolds immediately followed, ant-like, grabbing the remnants of the barricade and moving them in relay. Soon, all remnants were gone.

“Advance again!”

“Understood, my lord!”

The advance was smooth. We fought two battles and won both perfectly. Just surround the baron, and it’s over.

“Keryaaaaaaaaaak!”

Morale soared.

Excited, I looked around the corridor. They really did a good job with the interior. The thought of becoming the master here sent shivers of anticipation through me.

We must retrain my subordinates here. The thought was worrying yet exciting. We must quickly get used to this.

—Click, click, click!

And so, we ascended to the third floor.

Our goal: the capture of the baron.