Chapter 108 The true appearance of the Demon King’s army!
The fourth floor of the maze, under the high tower leading to the third floor, mighty skeleton soldiers gathered into an endless legion.
The mist-covered forest seems to be obscured by this endless sea of skeletons.
Each horrifying skull is flashing with green soul fire, and the light deep in the eye sockets is cold and dead, as if the chill is seeping from the depths of hell.
The pair of burning pupils stared straight ahead, and the iron swords and shields held in their hands made clanging sounds in the mist.
The sound of clanging and clanking intertwined with the scraping of bones, like a symphony of death, filling the gloomy air...
It’s not just skeleton soldiers——
In the tidal wave of troops, there are also a large number of cave spiders, lizard men, as well as a few little demons with fluttering wings and all kinds of zombies.
What is even more chilling is that almost every monster gathered here seems to possess extraordinary power above the black iron level!
Although it is not easy to judge the strength of little devils and lizardmen from their appearance, it is still relatively easy to distinguish skeleton soldiers of different levels.
Looking at the vast sea of skeletons, even the most experienced adventurer can't help but feel cold hands and feet and trembling all over.
"Since when were there so many undead in the maze?!"
"Look...their weapons!"
"Is that a musket?!"
"It's not just a musket... there's an inscription engraved on the iron pipe! Okay, it seems to be a magic weapon?!"
"Magic device?!"
And what shocked everyone even more was what happened next.
· A man carrying a long gun swallowed, his eyes fixed on the moving iron can not far away, with an expression on his face that he had seen a ghost.
That is...
The dwarf's inscribed puppet? !
He had only heard of this thing in legends, but he never expected to see it with his own eyes in reality!
In addition, there are lizard cavalry riding big spiders, and little devils flying in the sky carrying what looks like explosives, etc...
However, compared to the shock that the magic weapon brought to him, these things that would normally scare him are not surprising when placed here.
While the adventurers were looking at the assembled monsters, the minions of the Demon King were also looking at these temporary friendly forces at close range.
According to the information just updated on the official website, Mist Town is a small town with a population of approximately 2,000 people. This includes nearly a thousand permanent residents, as well as adventurers who come to the B4 floor for various purposes.
However, there are only about 200 survivors standing here at this moment.
In other words, nearly two thousand lives fell into the blood-red fog and became eggs that hatched chaotic creatures!
The two sides looked at each other, and the atmosphere between them was a bit stiff.
Especially the ninety knights of the Trident Knights, all of them were staring at the group of undead that exuded an unclean aura, eager to purify them.
"...What a blasphemy."
A priest closed his eyes and crossed himself on his chest, unable to bear to look at the skeletons that made him physically uncomfortable. At the same time, he prayed silently in his heart, asking for the forgiveness of Saint Sis.
Faced with the looks of his colleagues and the whispers behind his back, Charles, who was standing at a height, also had mixed emotions and didn't know what expression to make.
As a priest who graduated from the Royal Seminary and a member of the Trident Knights, he shoulders the responsibility of defending faith and justice. He has purified evil countless times and fought against these degenerates.
However, facing the threat from Chaos, at this moment he had to stand side by side with these unforgivable evils.
As his colleagues behind him said——
What a blasphemy!
Looking at Charles who was suffering in his heart, Luo Yan, who was standing aside, smiled faintly and said in a very soft voice.
"If you feel that you can't accept it, you can go back first. My only request to you is not to hold you back. I really don't have the energy to deal with Chaos and also decide the outcome with you."
This new "Devil King" seems to be more enlightened than imagined.
So that Charles couldn't help but have an illusion for a moment - as if the person standing here was not the devil, but an ordinary human monarch.
He was silent for a long time, and finally shook his head slowly and said firmly.
"No, please let us stay here to fight alongside you."
After a pause, he turned his gaze to the crimson beam of light in the distance and the cracks surrounding the beam, and slowly continued.
"There is a hierarchy between evil and evil. It is a greater blasphemy to ignore the evil in front of you and turn around and run away than to stand with the undead."
This sentence not only convinced him.
He also convinced the knights standing behind him.
The victims who died under Novel's conspiracy were, after all, the people of Archduke Campbell, servants of Saint Sith, and out-and-out human beings.
No matter what the reason is, there is no reason for them to escape from here.
Charlie glanced back at the teammates behind him, then turned his attention to the hired guards and adventurers in Mist Town, and shouted at a higher volume.
"Listen to me, boys!"
Hearing Charles's cry, a pair of frightened eyes looked at him, and everyone stopped their frightened whispers in unison.
The emblem of the Trident Knights is quite intimidating in Thunder County.
It is almost equivalent to Archduke Campbell himself standing here.
Looking around at the adventurers and mercenaries present, Charles clenched the mace in his hand so hard that his knuckles turned white.
"I know that your hearts must be full of fear and doubts, and you must have a lot of questions to ask, but please leave these questions until everything is over! At this moment, we are facing the most evil one among the four gods of chaos. The strange fog - Norville! "
"In the face of its power and evil, the monsters and undead in the labyrinth are simply worthless! Their chaos and destruction will engulf the world, and if we don't unite, no one will be spared!"
“Have you heard the sneaky voice in your ears? That voice is its whisper, and that guy is using all his strength to blow your ears off! Make you doubt, make you fear, make you turn around and run away, or throw yourself into its arms... No doubt, once you obey its meaning, the next one It must be you who died! As long as you can hear its voice, it means that you have been marked by it!" Hearing Charles's voice, everyone around him was in an uproar, with expressions of fear on the faces of adventurers, hired guards, and civilians.
The mark of the evil spirit of chaos!
It's in their bodies!
There is no story more frightening than this... Its deterrence far exceeds even the army of the undead standing in front of them!
“Don’t be afraid!”
Looking around at the eyes with fear written on them, Charles brewed his emotions for a moment and continued to shout with a loud voice.
"Don't retreat and escape!"
"The seeds of conspiracy have been planted in our bodies. No matter where we flee, even to hell, we can never escape from His grasp!"
"There is only one way to erase the mark Novel left in our bodies - that is to face its existence, and then let it go back to where it came from!"
Looking at the gradually rekindled morale and fighting spirit, Charles continued to roar with that high voice.
"Its conspiracy has killed more than 90% of the innocent people in Mist Town, and it plans to involve more people in it!"
"Only this time——"
h "I implore you to take up arms, stand side by side with us, and stand with the monsters next to us!"
h "Even if we will be beaten to death in the maze tomorrow, but at least for now-please use the sword in your hand to To those evil spirits from the deepest depths of Chaos! "
"For the Principality of Campbell! For the land given to us by Saint Sith! For ourselves!"
The inspiring roar passed through the forest, dispersing the fog, and dispersing the hesitation and hesitation in the hearts of the adventurers.
Stand with the monsters in the maze!
That was something they had never imagined.
But they have no choice.
They have no way out. As the knight said, they have been marked by the evil spirits of Chaos.
No matter where they hide, even if they retreat and flee back to their hometown and go into some remote alley where no one knows who they are, they will just bring the curse and shame back with them.
"For the Principality of Campbell!"
"For the land given to us by Saint Sith!"
"For us!"
The speech was no longer a one-man show by Charles. The people who raised their weapons responded to his call, regrouped, and picked up the courage they had lost.
Looking at the eyes with renewed fighting spirit, Luo Yan couldn't help but wonder if this guy had used some magic to increase his charm.
For example, Holy Word or something like that.
But even so, standing on the side of a friendly army, he would not be so incomprehensible to expose this trick, which is simply unnecessary.
This group of guys did not run away with their tail between their legs, but chose to stand here and face the mess of Mist Town with them, which is worthy of praise in itself.
This is a disaster caused by humans on the surface themselves.
Although the chaotic rituals were lit up in the maze, all this chaos was caused by the doubt in their hearts from beginning to end.
Standing among the crowd of adventurers, Alex looked up at Charles and the knights of the Trident Knights, feeling the blood surge in his chest.
Hero!
The word suddenly appeared in his mind, and overlapped with that stalwart figure.
And it was at this moment that he suddenly realized what he was chasing -
What he longed for was neither adventure!
It’s not about pleasing the so-called gods!
But to become a hero in people's eyes -
Or a legend!
At this moment, it is when people need him!
Driven by that courage and responsibility, his steps moved on their own. He stood out from the crowd, drew his sword and pointed at the sky covered by gray mist.
「Alex Spinall!」
"You may not recognize this rookie's name, but the second son of the Spinall family hereby swears to you that one day you will hear stories about him from the mouth of the bard, and you will be proud to have fought bravely under his command!"
Facing those pairs of eyes that were either suspicious or looking crazy, he did not flinch at all, but followed the example of Charles and shouted loudly.
"In the profession of adventurers, I am just a rookie, and my combat experience and adventure experience are far inferior to yours! But on the battlefield, I once commanded hundreds of troops to participate in battles involving thousands of legions! I am confident in telling you when to advance and when to retreat! Only I can bring you back from the battlefield alive!"
"Please give me your power!"
"I swear to you by Alex Spinall, a name that is destined to become a legend! I will go forward and retreat with you, and I will never leave you alone!"
Perhaps it was because of Count Spinall's glory, or maybe the inspiring speech really touched the passionate people. People with weapons began to walk in front of him, and stood in a crooked formation under Alex's command.
A mercenary full of anger walked up to Alex and extended his right hand to him.
"I hate pushy guys, and I hate you nobles who were born with golden spoons in their mouths even more... But it's a pity that my leader died in a small town. Compared with other unclear guys who command us, you may be slightly more reliable."
"Thank you!" Alex reached out to hold the hand, but the mercenary just gave him a high-five and then returned to the formation.
The man patted the musket on his shoulder and whistled.
“Tell me when you need him!”
Alex clenched his fists and said with a smile.
"Definitely!"
More and more people chose to stand with him, bumped fists with the commander who took office, and then joined the formation.
"Come on, Spinall boy!"
"I have fought under your father, and I hope that the tiger father will have no sons."
"If I die, remember to take my adventurer card back for me. The Adventurer's Guild in Thunder City will know what I have done for them."
Looking at the eyes of those pairs of people who changed from suspicion to trust, from looking crazy to looking mad, Alex felt his heart surge.
Succeeded!
He actually did it? !
Even he couldn't believe that Alex, who could barely maintain a stable formation by relying on the shadow of his father, actually united a regiment of hundreds of people with his own strength!
Even if it is unity under the pressure of the situation!
Fenis looked at the young master who was gradually maturing excitedly, and Xiuwen also cast an admiring look at him.
Including the knights of the Trident Knights, as well as Charles who led the team, they all cast approving glances at him.
The fighting style of the knights is different from that of mercenaries. Even if a knight is assigned to lead them, it will be difficult for them to not become a burden on the battlefield.
At this time, it is most appropriate for a nobleman who has commanded an army to serve as their captain, especially if this nobleman happened to be an adventurer.
The mobilization before the battle was completed, and Charles looked at the man standing next to him who was suspected of being the Demon King—or rather, the Demon King.
"Do you need to say something to your men?"
He was curious.
How does the Demon King's Army mobilize for war in peacetime?
Facing Charles's kind reminder, Luo Yan just smiled faintly, turned around and walked towards his troops, leaving him with a majestic back.
“No need to talk nonsense.”
Ignoring Charles's stunned expression, Luo Yan, who only identified himself to him, returned to the front of the battle and waved at his minions.
"Forward!"
The solemn and coercive sound penetrated the entire forest, followed closely by the deafening sound of bones rubbing against each other!
The creaking sound of the roaring mountains and the tsunami is like the breaking of thousands of trees, or the mournful cry of the torn apart earth.
Countless monsters followed his order and rushed to the battlefield without even a second's hesitation!
The adventurers who witnessed all this were shocked in their hearts, and were even more grateful that they were their allies in this battle!
The most shocking ones are the knights of the Trident Knights.
In their impression, the Demon King's army has never been so united...
Charles could only comfort himself in his heart.
The difficulty of organizing an army of one million is different from that of an army of less than ten thousand.
The reason why the Demon King's army in front of us can have such cohesion is simply because there are not enough monsters...
In the shadow of the woods, Sarah, who has been waiting, quietly walked to Luo Yan's side.
It’s not just her.
Octot, the overlord on the first floor of the labyrinth, and Zelik, the leader of the garrison clan, also showed up and stood on both sides of the demon king.
At this time, the earth began to tremble, and a huge burrowing spider's head emerged from the ground, using its broad back to lift Luo Yan from the ground.
Spitting out a mouthful of mud, Arakdo said in fear.
"Lord Demon King, your servant is late!"
Luo Yan laughed.
「怎么会？倒不如说，你来的刚刚好。」
视野随着浮出地表的阿拉克多一并抬高，转过身的他俯视着那一张张绷紧的脸，缓缓开口说道。
"We will be responsible for the frontal battlefield."
"As for the flanks——"
"Leave it to you."
(End of this chapter)