Magi’s Grandson - Volume 3 - Chapter 101.3

Emergency
C101 – Part 3
Translator: Kyn Katan Editor: IonMan

(Another flashback at the frontline before present time)

Meanwhile before August and the rest arrive at the frontline.

In the middle of the Earlshide’s camp, a watchtower was set up. From there, soldiers are observing through a telescope that had been enchanted with far-sight magic.

“No sign of life in Demon City today… “

The old imperial capital occupied by demons within the demon territory. The name ‘Demon City’ was given among the soldiers as it’s now commonly called.

From the frontline where this surveillance network is established, that Demon City cannot be seen through the naked eye. The surveillance network was placed in a position where this Demon City could barely be observed by using a magic tool with a far-sight magic enchantment. The monitoring is done from such far away point because it was concluded that this was the best way to monitor Schtrom and the others demons without provoking them.

After marching to this position a few days ago and related communication was provided to other allied nation’s armies, the coordianted armies were finally able to camp themselves in this position. With the surveillance network completed, it was just a matter of monitoring the Demon City and relay the communication of any possible abnormality.

Although the Ultimate Magicians must visit later to prepare gate points in case something were to occur that would need immediate intervention; the soldiers have an unfounded belief that such a situation will not happen any time soon. It’s not too surprising to have such idealistic thinking. After defeating the devils that had attacked each country, no disaster-class demons had appeared, and they were able to march up to this very point rather smoothly. The initial sense of urgency had faded while the operation progressed without issues, the soldiers felt that this mission could be completed without any problems.

One of the soldiers that is tasked with the observations spotted something through the magic tools in the distance with this relaxed state in mind.

“Hmm? The gates along the Demon City’s walls are opened?”

“What?”

One of the soldiers in charge of surveillance noticed that the gates of the wall surrounding the Demon City were opened, and leaks a mutter that was heard by other soldier. The nearby soldier who hears the muttering also looked into the far-sight magic tool and confirmed the exact same situation.

“It’s true… they were closed earlier, weren’t they?”

“Oh, what is this…?”

The soldier who uttered earlier that gasps. Because…

Because from inside the gate, a large army of demons came out.

“La-la-large army of demons…”

The soldier couldn’t believe his eyes. Because the demons that came out were…

“Huh? Am I going blind? They all look like disaster-class…”

“No… It looks like way to me too…”

It was because they were all disaster-class. Convinced that they were both seeing the same thing, the soldier on surveillance duty shouted to the soldiers under the watchtower.

“A large number of disaster-class demons have appeared from the Demon City! Relay to all the troops immediately! It’s an emergency!”

The soldiers who are waiting under the watchtower are momentarily stunned after hearing the news, but then they return to their senses and dash towards the canopy where the communication devices are stationed. The news gets reported to all the involved nations that a large number of disaster-class demons have emerged from the Demon City, and this information is sent to August via the Diseum.

“Damn! His highnesses have never been here before. We can’t get his help in time!”

Although the soldier has just relayed the message, how long does it take for the Ultimate Magicians in the Earlshide’s Royal Capital to reach here? The army managed to defeat one disaster-class demon before, but there are dozens of disaster-class demons coming out of the Demon City now.

To put it bluntly, this is more of a state of emergency than an abnormal situation. Will they be able to stop this demon horde’s advance? More importantly, will they be able to survive from this?

The soldiers began to prepare for the battle in desperation. Then, a few minutes after reporting the emergency, the demons, the demons finally come into sight as they can’t arrive immediately due to the distance from the Demon City.

“Wha-What the hell is that…?”

The soldiers that are stationed in front areas near the camp’s barricading walls, built by earth magic, are stunned when they see the horde of demons that came into view. The horde of demons comprises in addition to the standard disaster-class demons such as tigers, lions, and bears, there were also wolves that rarely reached disaster-class, deers based on the report from the other day for the first time, as well as incredibly large boars, rhinoceroses, and even the originally gigantic elephants that reached disaster-class.

“Ah, ah, ah… what is this…?”

“Morons! Don’t stand around like idiots! Magic Division! Fire your magic barrage at full force. Knight Division, get ready to chare in with the intention of sacrificing yourselves!”

“WOOOOOO!” – The soldiers’ shouts filled with half desperation while staring at the hopeless scene deemed to be so unrealistic.

“FIRE!!”

The magic rounds of the magic division is unleashed all at once at the commander’s order.

During this march of more than half a year, the magic division has not neglected its training in controlling its magic power, and the intensity of its magic power level fired as a result is much faster and more ferocious than ever before. And then that magic salvos land on a smaller group of demons with a flashy explosion. But the opponent are disaster-class level. None of the soldiers believe that they can take on the demons with such feeble magic.

“Knights! Activate Jet-boots!”

When the smoke clears up after the magical bombardment, the Knights step forward after the initial attack. Then …

“Chargeee!!”

The knights activate their jet boots and pounce on the demons that are beyond the clearing smoke. Even if the demons are not defeated immediately from the first attack, there are demons that have been damaged by the increased level of magic barrage, and the knights slash at those demons during this opportunity.

“Don’t linger in one place for too long! Once you’ve done some damage, take off!”

The knights use hit-and-run tactics very thoroughly, inflicting damages and withdrawing, and then the magic division unleashes magical attacks afterwards

Possibly as a results of that battle strategy, the soldiers are able to defeat some of the demons that are rushing in ahead of the pack. They were able to do it but…

“Damn it! These crazy numbers!”

The incoming numbers are extraordinary. Moreover, they are all demons that have reached disaster-class and have huge bodies. Then through the flesh and blood of the titanic demons that are defeated, even more monstrous demons rush in. It is a scene straight out of hell.

The soldiers are barely managing to hold the frontline through the cooperation of the knight and magic divisions, but they are slowly being pushed back by the incoming demons. The deaths from the campaign so far had been few and far between throughout the operations, quickly skyrockets in the blink of an eye.

‘”Damn! Damn! We were so close!”

One of the soldiers who has prepared for his own death shouts unintentionally, staring ruefully at the crumbling front lines. Such a bad timing. Even though the surveillance network has been established, it is now useless without the Ultimate Magicians being here. They never dreamed such an event like this to come about without being ready to face it.

Since it comes to this, they have no choice but to take down as many demons as possible to reduce the total numbers of demons. This is their desperate resolution they made with themselves. The soldier’s eyes go blank for a moment, and then a huge lightning strikes the demons with a thunderous sound.

The soldiers are suddenly robbed of their vision, but when they look around with their restored vision, what they see… are the monsters that had been attacking them until moments ago are scorched black and collapsing.

A huge lightning strike… The power to slaughter a disaster-class demon with a single blow. 　The soldier turned back in anticipation, knowing that that there is only one person that can release such insane magic. And that one person is…

“Soldiers, I’m sorry to have kept you waiting! We’ll take care of the rest!”

It was Prince August and the Ultimate Magicians, clad in lightning all over their bodies and standing on top of the earth barricade.

(Editor: Hah! You thought it was Shin didn’t you!?)