Chapter 377

Chapter 377

Otherworld Demon King Survival Guide.

Episode 377: Battle With The Count (6)

“Kyaaaaaaaak!”

—Kwaaaaang!

Eventually, Churel collided with the enemy formation. A tremendous roar, like a truck crashing into a shopping mall, erupted, and the soldiers’ corpses flew into the sky.

“Uwaaaaaaagh!”

“Aaaaaagh!”

“Save meeeeeee!”

It was no ordinary situation; a truly massive monster had charged in. With a single collision, it had breached the front line and penetrated deep into the interior, where they were currently deployed in a dispersed formation.

The soldiers were in a panic, not knowing what to do. Those who tried to hold their ground were few, and even they were swept away by the tide, causing the formation to completely collapse.

That alone was a tremendous achievement, but Churel was already driven to madness with excitement.

“Shhhheeeek! Shhhheeeeeek!”

Screaming like a ghost, it shook its massive frame wildly and swung the greatswords in its hands.

—Thwack!

—Thwack!

The aura-clad blades sliced through the soldiers. Some tried to resist, thrusting their spears, but they couldn’t penetrate Churel’s armor and scales.

And that wasn’t all.

“Haaaap!”

“Die!”

Following behind Churel were Rexabella, the Queen of the Dark Elves, and her personal guards. They rushed in like ghosts, protecting Churel and slaughtering the count’s soldiers.

“Crazy! What the hell!”

“Knights! Enemy knights!”

“Stop themmmmmm!”

Soldiers died amidst hollow cries. Churel shook the formation, and the elite warriors who followed immediately afterward were massacring the confused regular soldiers.

Unless they were skilled knights themselves, no one could stop them.

—Flap flap.

Through Serinu, I floated the Evil Eye and observed the battlefield.

The archer and mage units, which were my biggest concern, were thoroughly prepared to support everyone from the center of the formation, but what they were doing now was simply:

“Hwaaaaaaaagh!”

“Aaaaaagh!”

Just being ‘unilaterally slaughtered.’

“Kyaaaaaaaak!”

“Shhhheeeek!”

This was because the Lamia lancer cavalry, charging from the opposite side, had penetrated in a wedge formation. What greeted the Lamia lancer cavalry, which had broken through the front line, was none other than the internal formation deployed in a dispersed pattern.

That couldn’t stop the charge.

“Kyaaaaaaaak!”

The heavily armed Lamias were unilaterally slaughtering the archers and mages deployed in a dispersed formation.

“Kyahahahahahaha!”

Laughter burst out.

They were strong opponents.

They were thoroughly prepared, elite soldiers with extensive training and combat experience. In fact, as soon as our angel appeared, they organically changed their formation and retaliated properly.

But that was their downfall.

As soon as they deployed in a dispersed formation, the Lamias charged in. If the front line had protected them, there would have been no problem, but the Lamias’ breakthrough power was too strong. They quickly broke through the front line and wreaked havoc inside. Being in a dispersed formation, recovery was impossible.

“Kyaaaaaaaak!”

“Shhhheeeeeek!”

Churel and Juria were active.

“Aaaaaagh!”

The formation collapsed. The count’s soldiers, in a state of panic, were just running away and screaming as they fell and were killed.

And that chaotic scene was being:

“Keryaaaaaaak!”

“Keruuuugh!”

“Kill, kill, kill! Kerek!”

Overrun by my goblin infantry.

“Keuhak!”

“Kuhk!”

Even the hammers that had been used to break through in small numbers were this effective, but my goblin infantry was advancing like a leisurely bulldozer, forming a ‘surface.’ The count’s soldiers in their path were all killed.

It must have felt like a wall of blades and spears was pushing in.

“The difference in troop types is truly immense.”

“We can’t lose.”

Vanessa and Reika said.

“Indeed. The enemies are well-trained, but they haven’t trained to fight the Demon Lord’s army.”

Just because they were accustomed to fighting angels didn’t mean they could defeat the Demon Lord’s army.

“Serinu! Flying Kyuse on!”

“Flying Kyuse on!”

I deployed Flying Kyuse and rose into the sky to observe the battlefield.

“Uwaaaaaaagh!”

Monster intrusion, cavalry intrusion, and the pressure of heavy infantry. The count’s soldiers were running away, falling, and being killed without being able to do anything. It was an easy battle without me even needing to intervene.

“Continue the hunt! Kill them all!”

I commanded loudly and dropped rain made of my mana. I hoped this would further excite my soldiers.

As the one-sided slaughter ended, support troops rushed from the castle. Their response was delayed because our attack was too sudden and our destruction of the enemy was too swift.

“Ah…! Master!”

Leading the charge was Lady Anna. The noble lady who became my first subordinate. She approached with an emotional face and knelt on one knee before me.

“Hehehe, Lady Anna. It’s been a while.”

“Have you been well all this time!”

“Of course. I suffered a lot while dispatched.”

“Heeuk!”

She was even shedding tears, so happy to see me. Well, all my female executives love me, so it’s only natural. I immediately stroked her shoulder and said,

“Let’s save the joy of reunion for later. Shouldn’t we clean up the battlefield first?”

“That’s right! I’ll do it right away!”

“Hehehe, please do. I’ll return to the castle first, so please organize the supplies and corpses.”

Having another unit was so convenient!

It seems my monster army can now focus solely on combat. For the human army to come and clean up right away, this is true division of labor.

“Everyone! Let’s go back to the castle and rest! Anna will take care of the cleanup!”

“Kereuk! Resting now!”

“Keryaaaak!”

Everyone was happy to hear they didn’t have to clean up the battlefield and quickly gathered and lined up. Now, shall we go to the castle? But then,

—Clop clop clop!

Vera’s female knight arrived late on horseback, leading her subordinates.

“Truly amazing. As expected of the Lady’s son.”

“And you are?”

“Knight Cattleya. I oversee the defense of the castle.”

“I see. You’ve suffered a lot defending all this time. Now that it’s over, you can clean up and rest well.”

“…”

But the expression she gave me was strange.

“Yes. That’s what I should do. However… I’ve heard many stories about you commanding monsters. And that you formed an alliance with the Dark Elves and learned their techniques.”

“Just a little skill.”

“That’s modesty. Seeing it like this, it’s truly amazing. To wipe out the Count’s army in an instant using a monster army… Moreover, orc heavy infantry and, La, Lamia? Snake-human cavalry? I couldn’t have imagined it.”

Judging from her demeanor, she seemed wary. Well, it’s natural to be wary when seeing something like this for the first time. She’s treating me like this because I’m her master’s adopted son. Otherwise, she would have shown displeasure and suspicion.

“It doesn’t seem like something that could be done in a short period.”

“Let’s leave unimportant stories at that. Isn’t the important thing now organizing the spoils of war?”

“Indeed.”

“Whatever happens, if we combine the Lady’s and the Saintess’s armies, we can drive out the Count and the angels. Just keep that in mind.”

“You’re right. Then.”

Cattleya, having said that, headed towards Anna.

As she went, all her subordinates glanced at my soldiers.

The emotion in their eyes was fear.

Even so, they were ordinary humans. It’s natural to be wary of a monster army. Perception couldn’t be helped.

“Kereuk. Master. That female knight was giving us the stink eye.”

“Indeed.”

“Should we go and take care of her tonight? Put her in your bedroom, Master.”

“Only do that if your brother orders you to.”

“Kereuk kereuk.”

Still, since she was Vera’s subordinate, it was better to ask for permission.

After returning to the castle, we distributed accommodations and rested and ate. There was no shortage of supplies since I had already sent a lot of provisions.

“Huhu, easy? I wondered how strong the human army would be, but they’re weaker than the little one’s army.”

Rexabella, drinking wine, said cheerfully.

“That’s because they don’t know anything about us. It’s as if you’re saying I suffered a complete defeat, Queen.”

“Hmm. Is that so? No. It is so.”

She nodded.

“Unfamiliar tactics and troop types… That’s why surprise attacks are important, right? Certainly, if you don’t know about the enemy, you can’t counter them. Your army is something unimaginable. Thinking from the opposite perspective, there’s no way to deal with it.”

“That’s right. The only way to defeat me now is to throw in a ridiculously large army and overwhelm me.”

My army was strong, but it had an absolute weakness.

That was the scale, which was at the level of a brigade.

But even that could be enough to defeat the Count if combined with Vera’s army.

“Indeed. Anyway, you’ll be fighting more wars in the future, right? Then the enemies will become stronger and find countermeasures.”

“Probably.”

This was a formal declaration of war.

Since I destroyed the Count’s direct forces with my own hands, it was safe to say that we had entered a full-scale war with the Count.

At first, we’d win overwhelmingly by taking advantage of the troop types, but as time went on, they’d find countermeasures. Then it would become difficult.

So, we needed to push hard in the early stages.

“Anyway, Vera will be here soon. From now on, we’ll join forces and push forward.”

Vera’s army would move, and I would make appropriate judgments and enter specific battlefields to strike the Count’s army.

In fact, it was fine if they just confronted each other.

I could just move around like a mobile strike force and destroy everything.

“I look forward to it.”

“Please do.”

With that, I finished talking with the Queen and came out. Now, let’s reward my soldiers and wait for the main force.

The Saintess would also entrust the barony castle to her subordinates and come to me.

This was inevitable. Now that we had to attack the Count’s territory, we needed an absolute symbol like the Saintess to bring the residents we met along the way to our side.

“Good.”

Let’s finish this.