Chapter 386

Chapter 386

Otherworld Demon King Survival Guide.

Episode 386: The Elves (6)

“We won!”

Sharan, who had been watching the Plant Towers’ performance, jumped up and down, cheering with pure joy. I was just as happy.

“Hahahaha! The defense line has collapsed! Keep advancing!”

“Keryaaaak!”

The defense line set up by the elves had turned into something like a carnivorous botanical garden. A friendly one, at that.

“Gererelek.”

“Churururuk.”

The plants, having feasted on the elves’ corpses, lay down on the ground. It took energy to support the weight of the meat in their mouths. That was why the carnivorous plants ate while lying down like that.

The sight of them reminded me of a puppy coming in after playing, completely exhausted, and it was quite adorable.

“Kereuk!”

“Keryak! Advance!”

“Haap!”

Goblins and dark elves were climbing the mountain in an orderly fashion, imps followed behind, and kobolds were supporting the rear and flanks well. Pixies were carefully flying around, scouting the area.

“There won’t be just one defense line. We’ll have to keep fighting the same battles as we go up. We can’t waste those seeds.”

Vanessa advised calmly.

“Of course. Since those are towers, we can’t move them. Once they’re set up, that’s it, so we have to conserve them.”

If we summoned golems, we could use them as mobile towers, but golems were very unsuitable for attacking the enemy’s high ground on the mountain. They’d be useful for defending already captured high ground, but mountain combat was too difficult.

But we had something even more useful than golems or Plant Towers.

“Master! Juria is ready!”

A pixie flew in from the side and reported.

“Oh! Then tell her to go up now!”

“Okay!”

Juria was waiting on the side.

For reference, Churel didn’t participate in this battle. I tried training her for mountain warfare, but instead of climbing the mountain, she just violently smashed nearby trees and roared.

It seemed she was extremely annoyed by trees getting in her way. So, it didn’t seem practical for real combat, and we decided to send only the lamias this time.

Currently, Juria is waiting for my command. As soon as I give the order, she will quickly climb the mountain and disrupt the elves’ defense line.

That’s what I expected.

And that expectation turned out to be correct.

Elves who had escaped from the destroyed first defense line fled upwards, and our infantry chased after them. Naturally, the elves’ second defense line was thrown into chaos.

They were trying to regroup the retreating soldiers, receive reports, and recognize that the unexpectedly strong enemy was using mysterious tactics. Of course, they could have dealt with it if they had time, but the problem was,

“Kyahaaaak!”

“Shiiiik!”

We advanced relentlessly.

While the goblin infantry, who were in charge of the front, climbed, the lamias rushed in and smashed the flanks of the defense line.

“Uwaaaak!”

“Aaaak!”

The lamias were originally a race that fought with dark elves in the jungle. These women were strengthened by my power and received professional group training. What would happen when such beings clashed with elves?

The result was obvious.

“Kyahaaaak!”

—Chwahak!

The lamias used their superior physiques to swing their curved swords, hunting down the elves. Taking advantage of that opening, we completely bypassed the second defense line and systematically slaughtered the defenders.

“Deploy the right troops in the right places. That’s all there is to it. Crush them all! Today, we will capture the summit!”

“Kereuk! Master has ordered victory!”

“Keryaaaak!”

If we kept going like this, we could finish smoothly.

All expectations were wrong, and the situation turned into a disaster. The elven commander, Pilidar, thought as he witnessed the carnage.

“Ugh…!”

“It hurts too much, kyak!”

The first and second defense lines.

Two defense lines were destroyed in an instant. The enemies came up, cutting through the well-prepared defense lines like they were cutting through straw.

“This is ridiculous!”

Pilidar clutched his head.

“Did they summon some ancient, extinct dragon or something?!”

This didn’t make sense. It was a series of complete defeats. The deer cavalry I sent earlier was annihilated, the greatsword infantry was also crushed, and even the fire spirits were extinguished without making any significant gains.

To make matters worse, all the defense lines had collapsed, and now all that was left was the command post at the summit.

This all happened in just one day. Pilidar had lost all his elite troops, defense lines, and the soldiers guarding them.

“It’s not a dragon! According to the reports, it’s a powerful orc army! And a coalition of lamias and dark elves! They’re even using bizarre sorcery! They said carnivorous plants are growing from beneath their feet!”

The adjutant shouted.

“We can’t deal with this right now! We have to retreat!”

“Understood.”

If they retreated from here, they wouldn’t be able to defend the castle. But if they didn’t retreat, they’d be annihilated.

He couldn’t believe this was reality. But he had to believe it. Because this was reality.

“I was complacent.”

Only after seeing the enemies’ transcendent and mysterious combat power did he realize that they were stronger than the elves. This interspecies coalition has combat power beyond imagination. They were doing things that were only possible in imagination.

Pilidar acknowledged the defeat and devised countermeasures for the future.

The only solution was to thoroughly analyze the enemy’s troop types and tactics and inform all the elves.

They suffered a complete defeat because they didn’t know the enemy.

If they analyzed them, they could win.

Pilidar swallowed the humiliation of the overwhelming defeat and shouted.

“Retreat! Join the rearguard!”

“Understood!”

The elves at the summit abandoned their command post and retreated.

I braced myself for the most intense battle, as the enemy’s main camp was at the summit.

But when I climbed up, extremely tense,

“What is this?”

It was completely empty.

Whether they had all fled or not, even the remnants who had obviously been breaking through the defense lines were nowhere to be seen. What kind of trick was this? I immediately asked Serinu to scout, and

“They’re going down!”

That was what I heard.

“Wow. They’re pulling out here?”

It was a very swift and orderly retreat. Thanks to that, the enemy command was able to escape perfectly without suffering any damage.

“Hmm.”

Quick judgment. They must have thought they would lose if they fought. Accurate. Anyway, if they went down, we couldn’t chase them. They said there’s an elven rearguard down there.

We didn’t know the enemy’s size right now, and if we went down recklessly, we’d suffer heavy losses. Besides, my troops were exhausted from continuous battles. Let’s finish the battle here today.

But let’s put in a little more effort.

“Build a defense line!”

First, we needed to build a defense line and take turns resting. There was a saying about high ground warfare. They might try to take back the high ground, so we needed to prepare immediately.

If the elves tried to retake the high ground, they’d have to fight us, who were fully prepared.

“Shya!”

“Kereuk!”

My soldiers skillfully formed a defense line. Simple barricades and palisades. And Plant Towers were deployed, and I created solid golems and placed them in various locations.

“Phew! That was a fun battle! Hunting elves is always enjoyable!”

Juria said energetically.

“Hehehe, well done. How many casualties did we have?”

“The armor was very good. We had a number of wounded, but they were immediately evacuated, so rest assured.”

“Very good.”

I used to think that lamias wouldn’t be very useful outside the jungle. That was a clear misjudgment. The lamias’ mountain mobility was truly amazing.

Of course, the lamias hadn’t faced enemy cavalry head-on in the plains yet. I think they’d definitely be at a disadvantage there.

But cavalry that could move in mountainous terrain was terrifying.

“Master, things went very well!”

“Hehehe, you’re right. You worked hard, Sharan.”

“I got to play an active role for the first time in a while! Shya!”

“That’s the best!”

They were so adorable.

“Hey, Master. I played an active role too.”

“Yeah! Lumica, you did great!”

They were a great help in the full-scale siege.

“Seeing Sharan and Lumica happy makes me happy too. Anyway, we need to send a victory report to Vera. Now we can focus on the siege.”

“Of course. Serinu!”

“Yes!”

“Wait a moment!”

I wrote a message on paper and handed it to Serinu. The victory report would be delivered immediately.

We secured the high ground, but the elves didn’t attack. They retreated further away, as if they had given up on the castle.

Therefore,

“Uwaaaaaa!”

The siege was literally a piece of cake.

It was a natural result since we had captured the mountain right next to the castle.

If both had been firmly defended, it would have been an impregnable fortress, but the elves didn’t fully understand our power and were overwhelmingly defeated. That was the end of it. We, who had seized the high ground, bombarded the castle with arrows and fireballs, and in that gap, Vera’s army began the full-scale siege.

We were able to capture the castle in a very short time.

“Raise a toast!”

“Yay!”

“Waaaaa!”

With this, we took possession of all the count’s castles adjacent to our territory. That bastard count must be very bitter. If we keep advancing like this, a knife will soon be at his throat.

“The monster army is very powerful. Hehehe, it’s almost time. We’ll soon be able to put a knife to the count’s throat.”

“Then it will be the angels’ turn. And of course, the angels are a race made up of women… perhaps they will be an easier opponent than the count.”

“Well, even so, 90% of the angels’ forces are humans. The angels brainwash and control humans to use them. We’ll have to do what the count was doing.”

That’s true.

Well, if we got our hands on the angels, it was no big deal.

Anyway, while we occupied the castle, we reorganized, kept an eye on the elves, and spent time communicating with Vera’s forces elsewhere.

Then,

“Hey. They say an elven diplomat has arrived?”

Reika, who was handling the castle’s affairs, brought a document.

“Already?”

“Yeah. They say the delegation is coming soon. They’ve detained the messenger because she’s an elf… what do you want to do?”

“Let’s hear what they have to say.”

I called my mother first.

“Mother? Is this diplomat the one you mentioned before, Merha, the empress’s sister and World Tree priestess?”

“Probably.”

“I see.”

Well, since she was an elven priestess, I could just take her. I would extract information about the empress and the Elven Forest while properly training her.

“Ah.”

Thinking about having sex with an elven woman was already making me hard.

Especially a priestess.

She must be beautiful.