Chapter 78 (2/2)
No one dared to speak out It's clear that soainst the decision for a very obvious reason
But Grants is a peculiar place where the strong has absolute control over others Therefore no one dared to go against valiant heroes like Gail or so as Darius And both showed their support for Ares this time This was equivalent to have surrendered the entire Grants Principality to his hands
Everyone quietly bowed their heads and kneeled before Ares
And so, Ares ain control over the Grants Principality
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The war council began Currently present were Ares, Sigurd, Darius, and several Grants generals Sovereign Gail also insisted to participate despite his illness because the safety of the country is at stake here
Of the 50,000 strong Grants' army, Ares had the 10,000 led by Darius to wait outside the fort alongside his 5,000 Black Legion The re 40,000 are to defend from the interior of the fort
[As I mentioned earlier, these hordes have been driven insane by 『Deain's Artifact』 Their attack will be rabid and hard to read Therefore, we must not let the outside should be constantlythe fort asOtherwise you'll end up overwhelmed by their number]
[The soldiers atop the fortressthe wall at all cost Use everything you have, be it rocks, pebbles, anything]
[The archers and es should conserve their attack for airborne ene to scale the wall to the soldiers]
After giving such instructions, Ares began to appoint generals for the defensive battle
[Despite your sickness…I'd like Gail-dono to e the defense of the fort's interior Can I entrust the protection of all sides to Gail-dono?]
Gail was unable to move freely due to his illness, but still listened to Ares attentively and nodded
[I will do as courd and Darius
[The horde is attacking froht of the gate, while Sigurd will be responsible for the left side Darius, leading the 5,000 Grants' arion will freely ate itself… I'll lead the reion myself to defend it]
And lastly, Ares shouted
[Zekka!]
[Yes! Here I am!]
Everyone was surprised at the sudden appearance of a mysterious man at the war council But Ares could be careless about that and proceeded as is
He passed a coer to Zekka, then coain's Artifact』is hidden somewhere around Heinz… or someone is in possession of it… find it, and destroy it This compass should show you the direction Once you find it, destroy it with the dagger… if someone has it… kill that person]
[Yes!]
Zekka thus disappeared just as how he appeared
Ares delivered his final instruction while spreading his gaze to everyone
[Zekka is excellent But even he will take at least 1 day to find his target… if we can defend the fort until then, it'll be our victory]
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The next day after Ares entered Heinz, it beca to the fort in the distance
De's Artifact』gradually approached Heinz
[This is auys from here onward…]
[There is no e'll win… only death awaits us all]
Even some of the Grants' army couldn't help but to have a nervous breakdown in the face of such predicament…
The citizens are also scared
When Darius was about to raise his voice to at least shut them up…he heard a voice that also reverberated in the ears of all the people in Heinz
Looking to the direction of the voice, he found Ares, standing atop the hill so that everyone could see hiic so that his voice could reach everyone
[All the courageous soldiers and citizens of Heinz! Listen to me!]
[As I speak, more than hundreds of millions of monsters are upon us They probably came here to lay waste upon Heinz… however, their crazedWho is the hunter and who is the prey!]
After taking a short breather, he resuhting for all this tiainst the barbarians, demons and the Aryans? It's because of family, friends and compatriots… to protect the people around you!]
[Residents of Heinz! Have you always been living in fear? The answer is not! You are all thesurvived in the harshest environment in the continent!]
Finally, Ares raised his fist
[Heroes! Let us show to the whole world! Who is the est of this continent Let those demons and beasts know firsthand! That we are the hunters, and they are our prey We are not going to fall here To battle and survive! Come, heroes!]
With that, Ares pulled out Divine Sword Oldeus of the Seven Heavenly Swords, infusing it with ht like a beacon
[Follow meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!]
Ares then proceeded to swing Oldeus down At the sae swath of the inconal, the west gate is opened and the first to charge out was the Black Legion led by Sigurd
Darius looked at the Grants' soldiers he led
There are no longer any hateful coer panicking
[No way I can imitate that… well done]
Soon afterward, he raised his voice
[We will charge out! Let us show theht of the Grants' army!!]
[HAA!]
There are no terrified looks on their faces anynited their warrior blood…
Darius showed a ferocious san his assault He's confident that they ainst the hordes of monsters