NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 131
Chapter 131: Elvenheim (1)
Bakri Empire.
The nation that enjoys many advantages in trade due to its proximity to the ‘Hammer’ Kingdom.
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“You’re ready to stand guard, right?”
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“Yes, all preparations are complete.”
As usual, the two mages climbed the lighthouse and stood guard.
“Look carefully. Don’t miss any sea monsters coming up like last time.”
“…Understood!”
Occasionally, there were cases of monsters being chased by stronger ones and coming up to land, so they always had to observe the sea without letting their guard down.
“Seeing how calm the sea is today, it’s highly likely that no sea monsters will come up.”
“…I hope so.”
The junior mage spoke with a desperate expression at the senior mage’s words.
“Well, I thought I was going to die last time when about 1,000 monsters came up.”
“Didn’t you get injured by a monster and hospitalized for two months back then?”
“That’s right. Let’s not let our guard down and stand guard so that doesn’t happen again.”
Just then, as they were standing guard, hoping that today would pass by peacefully,
“Hmm? What’s that?”
The senior mage frowned and pointed beyond the horizon.
“What is it?”
The junior mage turned his gaze in the direction pointed.
“…Ships?”
They could see about 30 ships approaching.
“Was today the day the merchant ships were supposed to come in?”
The senior mage shook his head at the junior mage’s words.
“No, the merchant ships’ entry ended half a month ago. They’re not coming this month.”
“Was the trade date moved up?”
“Even if it was moved up, they wouldn’t bring 30 ships…”
Usually, the ‘Hammer’ Kingdom only sent 3 ships for trade.
“Something feels off…”
The senior mage felt an inexplicable chill at the sight of ten times more ships than usual.
“I need to report this to the higher-ups.”
The senior mage immediately activated the artifact connected to the control room.
“This is the lighthouse. This is the lighthouse. 30 ships with the ‘Hammer’ Kingdom’s flag are approaching. Please confirm.”
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He reported the current situation through the communication device.
[30 ships? Hold on, I’ll confirm and get back to you.]
A flustered voice came from the artifact, saying they would check the situation.
About 2 minutes later.
[Confirmation results: It’s been confirmed that the ‘Hammer’ Kingdom requested trade 30 minutes ago.]
The artifact lit up, and the communication resumed.
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“…30 minutes ago? This suddenly?”
[I don’t know about that, just let the ships pass.]
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“…Understood.”
The senior mage ended the communication and scratched his head, muttering to himself.
“Trading at this late hour…?”
Something that had never happened before while trading with the ‘Hammer’ Kingdom.
“…Those guys who only traded during the day because of the risk of sea monster attacks at night, suddenly…?”
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He had a feeling that something fishy would happen if he let them pass, but.
“Sigh, gotta do what I’m told.”
If he stopped them because of a bad feeling, he would definitely get chewed out by the higher-ups.
“Not just chewed out, I’d probably get disciplined too.”
The senior mage decided to stop thinking and told the junior mage.
“Let the ships pass.”
“Understood.”
Following the order, the junior mage lowered the protective barrier installed at the port.
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And then, as they waited for the ships to enter.
Flash―
A powerful light flashed simultaneously from all 30 ships.
“Light?”
The senior mage looked on with a puzzled look in his eyes, when.
“Shit! Run!!!”
He could see dozens of cannonballs flying towards the lighthouse.
Kaboom―――――!
The lighthouse, hit by the cannonballs, collapsed in an instant.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boo―m!
The ships fired cannons towards the port.
Kaboom―――――!
Kaboom―――――!
Kaboom―――――!
Kaboom―――――!
Kaboom―――――!
After destroying all the artifacts installed at the port.
Hooo―t!
The 30 ships entered the port.
Clank―
A bridge connecting the land and the ships was installed, and.
Clank, clank, clank―
Knights wearing armor with the Sun Flag engraved on it and mages with their hoods pulled up began to step onto land, marching in unison.
As they lined up in an orderly fashion,
Clatter, clatter, clatter―
Nicholas Martin, riding a black horse, moved to the front and shouted.
“Gentlemen, the time has come to show the power of the empire once again.”
Nicholas Martin.
The one appointed as the commander of the ‘Pacon’ Empire, despite being an enemy, because he caught Jung Minwoo’s eye.
‘…I will rise to a higher position through this invasion!’
He had gained immense wealth and power through planetary invasion, but he wasn’t satisfied.
‘I will definitely meet the Demon Lord.’
Because he hadn’t yet met the absolute Demon Lord.
‘I will be recognized for my achievements this time and rise to the very top.’
Nicholas Martin had put his life on the line for this invasion to become one of the ‘Chosen Ones’.
‘They say those who have seen the Demon Lord gain enlightenment and become stronger.’
He might not reach the realms of ‘Grand Sword Master’ or ‘9th Class Mage’, but he wanted to reach the highest level attainable as a commander.
“This invasion is of great interest to the Demon Lord, so there must be absolutely no mistakes!”
Nicholas Martin looked at the lined-up troops and, after a brief speech,
“All forces, advance!”
He ordered them to advance.
“””Yes!”””
Thump, thump, thump―!
Following the order, the Demons moved in an orderly fashion and began to march.
A different sight from when they had charged recklessly.
‘The time for reckless charges is over.’
In the past, he had enjoyed wars that relied on momentum, but after hundreds of years, Nicholas Martin had established his own new way of waging war.
Just then, as they were marching forward,
Clank, clank, clank―
Enemy forces, numbering in the tens of thousands, appeared, blocking their path.
“Withdraw your troops and return!”
And the one presumed to be the commander walked forward and advised them to return immediately.
‘How dare they advise us to return, it’s absurd.’
Nicholas Martin scoffed and shouted at the enemy commander.
“Don’t be ridiculous. If you surrender your weapons and surrender now, I’ll make a special exception and use you as slaves!”
The provocation worked perfectly, as the enemy commander’s face stiffened in real-time.
“Do you truly wish to see bloodshed?”
“Only you will be seeing blood.”
“You bastards… All forces…!”
Further provoked, the enemy commander flushed red and tried to give orders to his soldiers, but.
Thud―!
“Gah!”
An arrow pierced his head, unfortunately preventing him from giving orders and killing him instantly.
“C-Commander!”
“What were the mages doing, not blocking that?!”
As the soldiers looked at the body of their dead commander, unable to hide their shock,
“Now that the commander is dead, the remaining enemies should be easy to kill. Marionette.”
Nicholas Martin cast a spell.
Swoosh―
Countless black threads emerged from his fingertips, and.
“Don’t resist, just accept it.”
Black threads connected to the necks of all the troops present.
“Now, shall we begin the puppet show?”
Nicholas Martin smiled sinisterly and waved his hand gracefully.
Slide―
The knights drew their swords and charged towards the enemy.
“C-Counterattack!”
The enemy forces, after a moment of panic, tried to counterattack with magic, but.
“Not a chance.”
Nicholas Martin waved his other hand.
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Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh―!
Archers fired arrows, disrupting the mages from casting spells.
“D-Damn it! Raise shields and protect the mages!”
“We need to block their approach somehow!”
“Retreat for now!”
The enemy forces sensed they would be defeated if this continued and tried to retreat, but.
Rumble―!
Rocks rose from the ground, blocking their escape route.
“Break through with magic!”
“Smash them with swords!”
“Just dig through the ground!”
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As the enemy forces panicked with their retreat blocked,
“Highlight.”
Snap―
Nicholas Martin snapped his fingers.
“H-How did they…?”
Swoosh―――――!
The knights, who had reached close range, began to mercilessly slaughter the enemy forces.
Those who seemed to be of high rank tried to resist, but.
“Gah!”
They were helplessly defeated by the flowing combination attacks.
‘…Beautiful.’
Nicholas Martin watched the battle, lost in admiration.
‘It’s thrilling to command the battlefield through the magic I devised.’
After successfully completing the invasion of the ‘Dainik’ planet, Nicholas Martin had fallen into a deep thought.
How could he become the ultimate commander?
Lost in thought, while walking down the street, he saw a street performance of marionettes and gained a strong inspiration.
‘And I researched like crazy, creating a masterpiece of magic.’
Magic that establishes a chain of command by connecting minds with threads.
Furthermore, he could see the stamina, Demonic Energy, and strengths of those connected by the threads, allowing him to deploy troops appropriately in battle.
‘Since this is the first time I’ve unveiled my secret weapon, I need to show how overwhelming it can be in war.’
If he could win the first battle without any casualties, he would surely catch the Demon Lord’s eye.
‘Now then, shall I focus on the puppet show again?’
Nicholas Martin began to command the battlefield with a crazed look in his eyes.
Meanwhile, Jung Minwoo, who was observing the war,
“He’s grown beyond recognition.”
He softly expressed his admiration for Nicholas Martin’s transformation.
“I didn’t expect him to develop further when he reached that position.”
The realm of magic development was not something a mediocre person could achieve, so it was definitely worth paying attention to.
‘If he shows a better performance later, it wouldn’t be bad to give him a little Demonic Energy and empower him.’
As he was watching Nicholas Martin,
“He’s clearly grown compared to a few hundred years ago.”
Venus approached and spoke to him.
“You’re telling me. I didn’t expect him to stand out this much.”
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“Not just the commander, there are other Higher Beings that stand out.”
“Right, they’ve grown so well beyond expectations. I think we can shorten the invasion time a little more.”
“That’s good to hear.”
It was too early to say for sure, but it seemed possible to aim for shortening it by up to 50 years.
“Then, shall we leave the invasion to Elvis and go corrupt some Higher Beings?”
“Do you have a particular nation in mind?”
“I’m thinking of corrupting the nation where the Elves live first.”
Venus tilted her head at Jung Minwoo’s words and asked.
“May I know why you chose the Elves?”
“The Elves are the weakest race on the ‘Liger’ planet, and more than anything, I think we need to broaden our range of races.”
“Broaden our range?”
“Yeah, I think we’re too focused on humans.”
Right now, they were invading without much difficulty, but later they might encounter planets that were difficult to invade due to racial limitations.
‘We need to broaden our range of races in preparation for that.’
Therefore, Jung Minwoo planned to corrupt Higher Beings of various races while invading the ‘Liger’ planet.
“Indeed, there’s nothing more dangerous than being biased towards one side.”
Venus nodded in understanding and agreed with Jung Minwoo’s explanation.
“Then, shall we move?”
“Alright.”
Afterwards, Jung Minwoo and the Demon Communion members headed to ‘Elvenheim’, the kingdom of the Elves.