Zhuge vs. the King of Darkness

I, Kyle, lined up my army on the east side of the castle at midnight, ready to advance.

Lucy-nuna approached me and asked,

“Kyle. Do you really believe what those Demon bastards said?”

“The faith they showed me was genuine, wasn’t it?”

“It’s not that I don’t think the Demons will betray you. Do you think the Demons can open the east gate?”

“I believe that a god must trust those who follow him. The Demons will open it, no matter the cost.”

“Hmm~ I see.”

Sounds of Kwaaang and Kuaaang began to echo from the west and south walls of the castle, indicating that the Slimes had already started their attack.

As we waited, the east gate truly opened.

I looked at Lucy-nuna and grinned, saying,

“I told you, I believe.”

I issued the order to advance to the entire army.

My army, including the Harvesters, marched in formation towards the east gate at a rapid pace.

When I arrived at the east gate, the Demons greeted me.

Hope and respect bloomed on the faces of the Demons, and some even knelt and bowed.

I ordered the Tentacle Elite Troops to kill the soldiers guarding the walls.

I looked at the Demon who had come to find me and commanded,

“Lead me to the Demon Resistance’s base.”

The Demons led me to the Demon Resistance’s base.

As I led the army to follow, the Demon Resistance’s base came into view.

The Demon Resistance had formed barricades between buildings using furniture taken from the buildings, and human heads and body parts were hanging everywhere.

Demons stood guard on the barricades, holding shovels, pickaxes, and weapons.

As I approached, one side of the barricade was cleared, creating a path to enter.

I only took the Tentacle Hero and Harvesters with me inside.

Inside, a figure presumed to be the leader and other Demons greeted me.

The Demon Resistance leader was tall, muscular, had intelligent eyes, and possessed the charisma to lead the Demons.

The Demon Resistance leader looked at me, trembling with emotion, then knelt, bowed his head, and shouted,

“We greet the great being!”

All the Demons followed him, kneeling and chanting,

“We greet the great being!!”

I said,

“Rise and introduce yourself.”

The Demon Resistance leader stood up and introduced himself.

“I am Rajikvaz, leading the Demon Resistance. There are 150,000 Demons here, including children and the elderly. Please lead us and save us!”

I declared in a dignified voice,

“I am Kyle, the champion of all dark races, responsible for leading all dark races to salvation on this continent! All Demons in this city will be saved today, and all humans will die painfully!”

The Demons cheered in unison.

“Uwaaaaaaa!!!”

“The great being of darkness is with us!!”

I approached Rajikvaz and said,

“I commend your efforts in organizing the Demon Resistance and protecting the Demons. If you wish, I will bestow upon you the power of darkness to tear humans apart.”

Tears of joy streamed from Rajikvaz’s eyes, finally realizing that his wish had come true.

Rajikvaz knelt on one knee and pleaded with me,

“Great being of darkness! Grant me your power!”

Ttiring

[Bestow a blessing upon Rajikvaz using 200pt.]

‘Okay.’

Rajikvaz was enveloped in Tentacles, and the energy of darkness poured into his body, causing all the Demons to look at him with awe.

Twenty minutes later, Rajikvaz awoke.

Rajikvaz’s aura had truly changed to the point where he could tear apart a human knight.

Rajikvaz cracked his neck and let out a joyful roar towards the sky.

“Euaaaaaaaa!!!!”

Rajikvaz looked at me and declared his resolve.

“I will kill all humans for the great being!!”

I gave him his first order.

“Select those among the Demons who know the roads well and guide my army to the north gate without the humans knowing.”

Most of the Demon Resistance remained at the base, but Rajikvaz and his family led me and my army along the streets on the edge of the city to the north gate of the castle.

I was told that the human army that had been approaching the Demon Resistance had changed direction and gone to the west gate.

It seemed the Slimes had timed their attack well.

As we were heading to the north gate, we accidentally encountered the human army that was heading to the east gate.

The humans were weak and had low morale, probably because they weren’t eating well.

I shouted,

“Exterminate all humans!”

The Harvesters and Tentacle Elite Troops charged at the human army in unison.

The human army, caught off guard by the sudden attack, was thrown into chaos until the knights regained control and charged towards us.

The Tentacle I was riding charged into the human army and knocked down several humans. At that moment, I jumped and landed in the center of the human army.

I shot dozens of weapon Tentacles from my body in all directions.

Everywhere, human bodies were torn to shreds and sent flying, and screams echoed.

Behind me, the Tentacle Elite Troops were tearing humans apart with their Tentacles, and the Harvesters were harvesting human heads with their scythes.

Like Zhao Zilong rushing through Changban Bridge, I shot weapon Tentacles in all directions, sprayed acidic slime, and broke through the human army.

Where I passed, there were only the severed and melted corpses of humans.

A knight thrust a sword imbued with Aura at me.

I wrapped the sword with a Tentacle leg imbued with Aura, pulled it, and then pierced the knight’s head with a spear Tentacle.

I swung the spear Tentacle and flung the knight’s corpse, with the spear still in its head, towards the humans.

The humans collided with the corpse I threw and collapsed in a heap.

I pulled out dozens of Tentacles from my abdomen and fired Mana Cannons.

Jiiiiiiiiing

The humans in front of me were annihilated, creating a path through the human army like a road.

The human army, faltering at my power, began to scream and run away one by one.

“No one can stop that! I, I’m leaving!”

“Euaaa! I have to get out of here!”

As a few people ran away, the human army, already demoralized, scattered in a panic.

A Harvester ran up to a knight who was trying to regain control and pierced his back with a scythe imbued with Aura.

Rajikvaz and the Demons approached me and said in joyful voices,

“We pay our respects to the power of the great being! We will now guide you to the north gate.”

My army arrived at the north gate of the castle, following Rajikvaz, and massacred the soldiers there as well.

I ordered 10,000 Tentacle Elite Troops to guard the north gate and gave Rajikvaz’s family 5,000 troops to rescue the Demon slaves in the northwest.

I lined up the rest of the army with their heads facing south.

I led the army towards the Marquis’s mansion in the south.

Just then, Winston contacted me through the Tentacle Mental Network.

• [My lord. We have completely conquered the Clarice Margrave territory.]

• [The results?]

• [We have captured the Margrave’s husband and daughter, Mona. All surviving humans have been converted into Tentacle Elite Troops, bringing the total number of Tentacle Elite Troops to 113,000, and we have liberated 260,000 Demon slaves. For now, we are stationing two archbishops and 20,000 Tentacle Elite Troops to quell the chaos.]

• [Well done. Where are you now?]

• [We are almost at the east gate of the Signus Marquis territory.]

• [Enter through the east gate, guard the gate as part of the army, and you come to the center.]

• [Understood!]

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Jegal, who was in the Marquis’s mansion in the center of the city, was out of his mind.

Today, Jegal spent the whole day going around and encouraging the soldiers, whose morale was hitting rock bottom due to hunger.

Jegal also hung the heads of 10 soldiers who secretly stole food and 13 city residents as examples.

The situation was even more serious in the Demon slave warehouse.

Because the Demons were not given food, deaths from starvation were rampant.

The corpses had to be continuously taken out of the warehouse and burned before they rotted and caused an epidemic.

Thus, Jegal heard only troublesome tasks and bad reports all day long.

Tonight, the Vanguard Knights and 50,000 soldiers advanced to the Demon rebel base in the southeast.

However, a report came in that the Slimes were attacking the west and south walls.

Under Jegal’s orders, the Vanguard Knights and 50,000 soldiers changed direction and headed to the west wall.

Clarice Margrave took 38 knights and 30,000 soldiers to the south wall.

A few hours later, a report came in that the Demon rebels had opened the east gate.

Jegal sent 10 knights and 20,000 soldiers to the east gate to buy time.

After that, Jegal planned to select those among the city residents who could fight and go himself.

However, when a report came in that the soldiers, whose morale was hitting rock bottom due to hunger, were frightened and mostly ran away while fighting the Tentacles, Jegal felt a headache coming on.

Jegal felt like he was going crazy, but as the commander of the army, he had to endure to the end.

Louisa looked at Jegal with a pitiful expression and encouraged him.

“Jegal. You’re doing your best. Hang in there.”

“What do you want me to do! This is a matter of life and death! The result is the most important thing!”

“Jegal! Please calm down!”

“Why don’t the soldiers understand me?! If they just endure a little longer, everyone can live, but why do they steal food or run away!”

“Jegal!!”

Tzzaaak

Louisa slapped Jegal’s cheek with the strength of a Shield Warrior, causing Jegal’s head to turn sharply.

Jegal coughed, his cheek stinging and his head dizzy.

“Cough. Cough.”

Louisa was startled, wondering if she had hit him too hard for a moment.

Louisa gently grabbed Jegal’s cheeks with both hands and encouraged him with a kind expression.

“Jegal. Please come to your senses. I know it’s hard, but we all live if you, the commander, come to your senses. When this war is over, everyone will know your efforts. Nuna guarantees it.”

“Okay. Nuna.”

Louisa kissed Jegal to cheer him up.

Tzzoook Tzzoook Tzzorop Tzzuuk

As Louisa’s lips parted from Jegal’s, saliva stretched like a thread before breaking.

“Jegal. You can do it. We survived even when we fell into the giant spider nest in the past. Nuna is on your side.”

“Nuna. Thank you. Now I know what I have to do.”

“Yeah! Fighting!”

Louisa hugged Jegal’s head tightly to her chest.

Jegal selected adults among the city residents who could fight and armed them.

Currently, all the city residents were gathered in a square area centered around the Marquis’s mansion, and barricades were set up around this area.

Inside this area were buildings where city residents could gather in the event of war, as well as food warehouses and weapon warehouses.

After that, a report came in that the Tentacle army was approaching the center from the north, and a few tens of minutes later, a report came in that a giant Tentacle army was coming to the center from the east as well.

Now it was a desperate situation.

Jegal immediately stationed all the troops and citizens who had been armed so far at the barricades and had the remaining city residents armed and sent out as well.

As Jegal and Louisa were walking down the hallway to leave the Marquis’s mansion, they saw Signus Marquis’s wife, Sionaig, walking somewhere busily with her 10-year-old daughter.

Jegal and Louisa sensed something was wrong and secretly followed them.

Sionaig and her daughter had no martial prowess, so they didn’t notice Jegal and Louisa.

When Sionaig and her daughter entered the Marquis’s study on the first floor, Jegal and Louisa also hid their presence and peeked through the crack in the door.

Sionaig tapped several bricks on the wall in the study in a specific pattern, and the wall opened, revealing a path to the basement.

The moment Sionaig stretched her leg into the path, Jegal and Louisa opened the door to the study and rushed at Sionaig, pinning her to the floor.

Sionaig’s daughter burst into tears.

Sionaig shouted urgently,

“Please save me!”

Jegal interrogated her with a fierce expression.

“Your soldiers and city residents are fighting for their lives, and what is this?”

“I can’t help it either. My daughter has to live!”

“You’re going to die here. No one can leave.”

“I’ll tell you how to open this door! Please, just send my daughter!”

Jegal hesitated.

Come to think of it, he had to send even Louisa through this door when things got really dangerous.

Jegal winked at Louisa, and Louisa nodded.

Jegal released Sionaig and asked,

“Where does this lead?”

“To a small hill between Signus Marquis’s castle and Brunshier City.”

“Tell me how to open the door. I’ll kill you if you try anything funny.”

“Sigh…. Okay.”

Sionaig told him the pattern for tapping the bricks, and Jegal tested it as well.

Sionaig pleaded with Jegal with a desperate face.

“Can I go with my daughter now?”

“Are you going to close the door after you leave?”

“Why would I do that! The situation in North Gale isn’t good right now either, and at least things will be maintained if you, Jegal, live.”

Jegal used honorifics at the end and sent Sionaig and her daughter away.

“Then go.”

Sionaig disappeared into the basement, and after some time, the wall closed on its own.

Louisa said to Jegal,

“We can use this as our last resort.”

Jegal replied with a stern face.

“We have to pray that such a situation doesn’t come. I am the commander of this city. I will save the people with my life.”

Louisa smiled and encouraged Jegal.

“Hehe. That’s the Jegal I know. You’re back to being Jegal now!”

“I’m originally Jegal. Nuna.”

The two held hands and left the Marquis’s mansion to participate in the war.