Chapter 43 - Hero VS Kingdom 5 (1/2)

Chapter 43 - Hero VS Kingdom (5)

Artpe hadn’t chosen the site of the construction on a whim.There was a large open space on the mountainside.It was the ideal place to build a city.Many people would be able to live there.Moreover, this place was highly visible.If soldiers and black magicians were tracking them, it would be quite easy for them to find this place.

‘This is my last chance to nip this in the bud before this blows up into something big.If their ability to judge a situation is not compromised, they would send their biggest force towards us in haste when they realize what I’m trying to do here.They’ll try to completely bury this in the darkness.’

This was why Artpe had baited them.Instead of allowing them to increase the casualties of the innocents, Artpe decided to give them a target they can focus on.As if to confirm his thought process, the soldiers immediately gathered towards the mountain.

That wasn’t all.There was a geographical advantage that inevitably came with being located midway up the mountain.Anyone that discovered and climbed towards the city would all be considered to be enemies.

Lastly, while he was destroying the mountain to construct the city, Artpe had executed the final touch to his plan.It was inevitable for him to upturn the earth when he uprooted the trees.In the process of doing so, how difficult would it be for him to prepare a trap within the terrain?

“Koo-ahhhhhhhhhhk!”

“T...the ground is eroding!The soil...!”

For example, Artpe had buried crystal balls that had been about to explode from being stuffed with Mana.He buried them deep in the ground, and he detonated them to cause massive casualties to his enemies.

“W...water!?My god!The valley!The water is coming from the valley!”

“Ggoo-ahhhhhhhhhhk!”

For example, he might have done some funny business while he constructed the waterways. His enemies would be swept away by the sewage.

“Boulders······There are large boulders”

“Oh, no….Oh my god.”

“Koo-poo-aht!”

For example, he had stacked up a pile of boulders that he had excavated from the construction work.He sent them rolling as he caused the landslide.

“Koo-ahhhhhhhk!”

“R...run away….Kah-ahk!”

Several thousand soldiers immediately died before they could enter into a battle.They hadn’t even been able to locate their enemies before they were hit with a natural disaster.The road to mountain wasn’t steep.However, a considerable number of soldiers and black magicians had already suffered horrible deaths.

“Devil.”

“There’s a devil here!”

“A devil lives in this mountain!Run away!”

Who would actually want to climb up this mountain?The morale of the soldiers immediately bottomed out.The black magicians were too afraid of the unknown beings that resided on top of the mountain, so their feet were stuck to the ground.

“If they are able to use such tactics, what level are these magicians!How many of them are there!”

“Ooh ooh.This is terrifying.What spell was that?I...I can’t win against that.”

Artpe’s purple eyes let out a steady light as he moved his fingers through the air.The Mana Strings followed the movements of his fingers as additional landslides occurred.

The structure of all creation was seen through his eyes, so it was possible to know what would happen if certain parts were severed.

“Kooo-ahhhhhhhhhhk!”

“H...help me······.”

“Oh Demon King!”

The death throes of numerous people rang out.Death upon death was piling on as their blood became a lake, and their corpses became a hill.As if to add insult to injury, casualties continued to mount.

However, they had nowhere else to go.If they were able to act freely, they would have left at the outset.

“Huhk!”

“L...look at what’s happening down there.What’s going on…...”

“I...it’s an earthquake.”

Of course, the townspeople became aware of the fact that something was happening nearby.It was almost miraculous, but their current location was left alone.Still, the rest of the mountain was collapsing, so they couldn’t help but notice it.

“The soldiers below…..”

“The magician-nim is wiping them out.”

“He isn't making any large gestures.He is just waving his hands!”

He was using Mana Strings in conjunction with his Read All Creation ability.He looked like a god to the people around him.In truth, this was all possible, because he had made countless preparations beforehand.The people around him didn’t know this fact.Basically, his abilities were great for bluffing!

‘The difference between a Four Heavenly King and a hero is paper thin.’

Artpe was pleased as he waved his hands.An additional 100 soldiers died from one wave, and another 80 died at his next gesture.Endless pain, screams and despair filled the bottom of mountain.However, Artpe didn’t pay the slightest attention to them.

He already knew this would happen from the beginning.This was why he had sent Maetel to a different location.Maetel was now adept at discerning between good and evil.However, she couldn't put aside her tendency to shoulder every death onto her shoulders.

‘However, I’m able to shrug it off.’

At the very least, the part of him that was the Four Heavenly King of the Demon King’s army was better suited for this task than a hero.He was able to kill strangers to accomplish his goals.It was something one couldn’t do unless one was able easily forget about such deeds.

He had lived under the unreasonable orders from the Demon King.He had lived through an unreasonable world.When the numbers of beings he had killed exceeded a million, it was possible for him to forget about their deaths.Therefore, there was no way Artpe would feel much when he was killing those that deserved death!

“Is it about done now?”

He had waved his hands for an hour.When Artpe confirmed that no troops were entering into the mountain, he retracted his hands.At this point, the mountain looked completely different from before.

“Well, if we can get up and down from this place, it should be fine.”

“I wonder if we can be prosperous living on this mountain…...”

This place that had been normal mountain A to the villagers.However, this mountain would now be long remembered in history.They had a faraway look as they looked at their residential environment, but they couldn’t make their complaints known to Artpe.

Of course, Artpe knew what they were feeling inside.

“You should focus on the construction instead of paying attention to me.Do you really think it’ll end with just one attack?”

“Heek!”

“A...a force of that size is going to come again?!?”

“It might be a larger force.It’ll be good for you guys if I can take care of them while I’m still here.”

A chill went up their spines when they heard his words.The people meekly went back to work.Artpe snorted as he exited the construction site.

‘So then, let’s…....’