Chapter 154 - Start of the War 3 (2/2)
[Nyaa nyaa nyaa nyaa nyaa nyaa-ahhhhh!]
“Yes, yes.”
Artpe continued to pet Roa, who was sulking.As he did so, he drove the Steel Horse forward.The rest of the party was also looking at the Merfolk.
“This feels like watching a play occurring on a reaaaaaaaaaly large stage.”
“If we are talking about playacting, do you mean the act that is always put on by Maetel-nim?”
“Hue hue.You would know about that.Vadinet is also skilled at putting on a performance, right?”
Normally, Maetel would have been running amok in the frontline of the battle.However, she had lived within the ruin for the past half-year.She was tired of fighting.That was why she watched the Merfolk as she verbally sparred with Vadinet.No, she had unsheathed her sword.By the look of it, she didn’t look too tired.
“Ah.You shouldn’t just rest, Regina.You should practice using the Downfall spell.You should work on reaching level 70 for the Downfall spell.”
“Hate Artpe.”
“Artpe, when did you seduce that mermaid?Moreover, she is a queen that rules over the Merfolk….”
“I never seduced her.I just carried out my Quest, and she just fell for me on her own.”
“What a sucky thing to say······!”
Elrick’s angry voice became background noise as the army of Genesis Mermaids clashed with an army of monsters!
[Koo-gyahhhhhhhhhhh!]
“Our enemies are large, but they can’t even properly control their magical energy!They are shrimps!Show them that we are the true rulers of this ocean!”
“Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”
Her personal guards, who were over level 300, were put in the front to stop the charge of their enemies.Afterwards, each group made out of four merfolk swiftly moved in.They focused on killing one monster at a time!
By human standards, it was a very simple tactic, but the monsters were devoid of rational thought.Their tactic was extremely effective.
“Charge!Charge!”
“Push forward!”
“The right side of the enemy line is falling.Let us divert the 13th division towards that side.Let’s be sure to break their morale.”
At first, it was exciting.However, a chill came over Artpe’s party as they watched the battle.The Merfolk were pushing back the monsters in a one-sided manner.If they just killed the monsters, it would have been fine.It was scarier, because the Merfolk were eating the monsters on the spot!
“Uh.Mmmm…..”
“This is a bit scary.”
[Nyaa-ah!Nyaa-nyaa-nyaa-nyaa-nyaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!]
In terms of tactics, Artpe couldn’t find any fault.In order to efficiently recover health and Mana, the best method was to eat the corpse of their enemies!
The Genesis Mermaids had the power to purify Demonic energy into Mana.They had the ability to absorb this purified Mana.It meant that the Genesis Mermaids could recover and grow much faster in the Demon world compared to fighting monsters in the human realm..
“Those that recovered your Mana should immediately use your skills to break through the line of enemies.The enemies are increasing towards eleven o’clock!Switch out the combat troops!”
As soon as an order left Sherryl’s mouth, her will directed the Merfolk.The monsters realized that the army of Genesis Mermaids were far more dangerous than their levels indicated.The monsters desperately requested support from the other monsters.However, it was way too late for the monsters to change the tide of battle.
“The enemies don’t have any additional support.Let’s end this!Send the injured to the back!”
“Finish them!”
“Let’s finish them!”
The several hundred thousand aquatic monsters were killed by 200 thousand Merfolk.After the battle ended, it took a mere 20 minutes for the Merfolk to clean up the battlefield.Not even a fragment of a monster was left.The battle between the human and the Demon race couldn’t be fiercer than this!
Artpe couldn’t help but clap when he saw the merfolk clean up after the battle.The party had never experienced power at this scale, so they were spaced out.
“So this is war······.”
“Maybe, the human realm might be fighting a fiercer war than this.”
“That hasn't happened yet.If they are following the Demon King army’s guideline, they are still at step 0.”
For reference, humans would be able to stop step 0 without much difficulty.The Demon King basically sent an endless stream of pawns.It was a stage that made the humans think ‘We can win this!’It was supposed to give them a false sense of hope.
The 1st and 2nd stage were launched right afterwards to break the inflated hope of humanity.It was a cruel plan created by the chef.This cruel plan was being carried out right now, but it was no concern of his.
[Nyaa-ah······.]
“I’m sorry.I never expected them to eat everything.”
Roa had been waiting patiently.She had been told by Artpe that she’ll able to feast after the battle.Not even a single shred of Demonic energy was left behind in the battlefield. A gloomy atmosphere descended around Roa.Artpe had made a mistake.He never expected the Merfolk to be able to eat during combat.
Artpe kept stroking Roa’s head.She looked morose as she kept sucking on the Evil Heart.He drove the Steel Horse towards Sherryl.After eating a monsters considered to be the top aquatic monster within the Demon world, she was wiping her mouth.
“M...master….I showed you an unsightly sight of me.”
“No.It is an efficient way to recover.However, you should be careful.As we go deeper into the Demon world, there will be monsters with so much Demonic energy that you might not be able to purify it all.”
“Of course, master.At the end of the day, we are merely at the entrance to the ocean of the Demon world.We have to get stronger, so we can serve at the side of master!”
The battle had ended just now, and she had been victorious.However, she wasn’t tired.She was burning up with enthusiasm!At this point, Artpe had nothing more to say.He let out a bitter laughter as he stroked her head once again.
“All right.After gathering your troops, we’ll enter the ocean of the Demon world.I’ll guide the way.”
“My god…You even have information regarding the ocean of the Demon world….As expected, this is why you are my master!”
To be precise, it was merely information he possessed from his past life…..However, he couldn’t tell her that.Artpe could only put on a feeble smile.
[Nyaa!Nyaa nyaa!]
“Yes.You can fight from now on.”
[Nyaa-nyaa-ah!]
This was how the hero’s party and the army of Merfolk successfully entered into the Demon world.
It was early summer when the two heroes turned 16 years old.