Chapter 270
Chapter 258 . A War with the Demon Gods (1)
Hansung, the Dragon Lord and Merlin!
Their presence was highly symbolic .
Hansung, a transcendental being and a representative of the humanity, and Merlin, the sorcerer and protector of the humanity, were gathering the people .
On top of that, with the formal proclamation of Mulalan’s ‘Great Alliance’, it spread like wildfire, a feverish desire to ‘overthrow the Demon Gods’ .
And…even Kim Taehwan, who has risen to the position of the vice guild master of the Radiant Guild, was amongst the great Host .
“This is truly a mighty force . ”
“Even many from Gunja Province have joined . ”
“Seo Eunsae, the head of the Commanders, is the real power… They are saying that even the ruling family of Mulalan takes a step back from the Commanders’ quiet orders . ”
“Wow, really pretty . ”
“No matter, still an old lady inside!”
“Shh! Shhshh! You might be overheard!”
Everyone who was following Kim Taehwan was scolding the impertinent speaker at the same time .
Walking at the front of them, Kim Taehwan surveyed the Host for a while .
‘I’ll say roughly 3 million . ’
3 million!
And that number was based only on those who were able to fight .
This great number of people were marching over the hills . There has never been this many humans at one place in history .
‘It was too simple . As if someone was manipulating it . ’
However, the alliance formed very, very quickly this time around . As if everyone was under a spell, they all wanted to join the ‘war with the Demon Gods’ .
Was it Merlin’s power?
Or perhaps, because the dragon lord Hansung and Mulalan have joined .
“But, leader . I’ve heard that it wasn’t just us humans who were going to fight in this war?”
Breaking away from his thoughts, Kim Taehwan looked at the man who has approached him .
He spoke quietly to the man with pronounced buckteeth .
“The Grand Sorcerer has said that this war wasn’t just our war . ”
“So, does that means that everyone is gathering at a specific location within the Demon Gods’ territory? Could this be a trap? I also have a hard time believing that there will be good cooperation among the races that will meet each other for the first time . ”
It was a reasonable doubt .
The progress was going smoothly, but the problem was what happens later .
Merlin, who has started the war with the Demon Gods, vowed to help wiping them out .
‘I can’t believe that the objective of the Demon Gods is to end every other life form . ’
On top of that, Merlin also spoke several truths about this world .
The proof of the Demon Gods’ mobilization, and their unpreparedness to resist was one of them as he pushed for quick response from humanity .
It wasn’t possible for the humanity to not mobilize .
They have already been threatened several times by the sky demon .
Rather than self-interest, a great cause and survival have become the highest priorities . As a result, cooperation came quickly .
Furthermore, if the Demon Gods were truly mobilizing, they all knew that extinction was inevitable without humanity coming together .
“If what was said by the Grand Sorcerer was true then there isn’t much time . It cannot be untrue since the Pope and Mulalan have come to lead . ”
More than anything, Mulalan’s leadership provided the major effort .
The Pope, who abides by god’s words, have declared a holy war, and sought support from the Great City and Gunja Province .
He has also sent official notices to countless number of small cities in order to gather the people .
An atmosphere, which caused one to be treated as a ‘pariah’ should they not mobilize, or come join quickly, has been created .
As if it was someone’s script… Everyone was coming together like flowing rivers that merged at the sea .
All this in less than a month .
Tuck!
“Stop!”
There came a signal from the front of the line .
“We’ll be entering the Demon Gods’ territory . Everyone stay within the formation, and do not drop your guard!”
The Demon Gods’ territory!
The place where the Demon Gods and the demon tribes were running rampant .
It was still a mysterious place to humans, where every kind of monsters lived .
It has become a forbidden place, where no one would enter, after many expeditions experienced total annihilation dozens of times in the past .
Unless the expedition team was led by strong people, no one had dared to enter, until now .
“Damn, can’t believe we’re at the Demon Gods’ territory . ”
“If I should die first, make sure to bury me at a sunny place . ”
They moved forward in a somber atmosphere .
They were wary of the surroundings . No one dared to let down their guard .
Although there wasn’t any intel about the existence of threatening monsters around here, there was so litle information about what could happen here .
Especially… Like now .
Kwoong! Kwoong! Kwoooong!
The earth shook .
Behind a great dust storm, something was rushing towards the Expeditionary Force!
It wasn’t just one or two bodies .
They were easily over ten thousand!
“Ready for battle!”
“Ready for battle!”
Chang! Chunng!
Everyone took out their weapons . Even Kim Taehwan held his great sword as he swallowed his own dry mouth .
“It looks like an elaborate welcoming party . ”
“That looks like a Bultar, way at the front?”
“A Bultar? A fire giant? Great . ”
Bultar were at the top of the food chain .
It was a known story that the areas, near where the fire giant Bultar resided, other species usually got decimated .
Bultars had high intelligence, and as a result, they were known to be difficult adversaries .
There, coming at them, were Bultars numbered close to ten thousand .
“Leader, leader . Are we going to get slaughtered as soon as we got here?”
“Humanity becomes stronger when we come together . ”
Kim Taehwan let out a big breath .
That was right . Humans become stronger the more they came together .
It was also true that there would be more tactics available when people with specialized skills were assembled .
That was certainly a difference from the other races or monsters .
Humans would not be bound by the formula of 1+1=2 . Therefore, they built cities after coming together .
Certainly, if 3 million elite troops came together, they would certainly be able to face ten thousand Bultars . Although suffering casualties was inevitable, it wouldn’t be too difficult to push on forward .
It was then…
The Bultars that were rushing came to a halt right before us .
As the dust settled… There was blood all over their bodies . As if they have just come from a battle .
“Merlin! It’s good to see you again . ”
The Bultar that was at the front called out Merlin’s name .
Then levitating up to meet the Bultar’s eyes, Merlin replied with smiles .
“Ogar, sorry to have you come a long way . ”
“Haha! It’s nothing . I’ve cleaned up the path that you are you are on, so it won’t be too much trouble for you to keep going . By the way, there are so many humans!”
Ogar looked at the humans .
The average size of a Bultar was about 10m . The scene in which ten thousand of them have gathered has never before been seen by anyone who was here .
“Who represents the humans?”
Ogar, laughing loudly, stepped forward .
Flock!
The Dragon Lord Hansung came down, riding Shandalton, the light dragon .
He was wearing a golden helmet and armor for high visibility, and at his side were Shandalton and the demon dragon Akrisha, creating a sight to behold .
“I’m Hansung . ”
“A human has trained two dragons? Huh! And one is a dragon of light, that is known to be of high level and proud, and a demon dragon as well . ”
The magic powers and levels of dragons were classified based on the age .
Ancient dragons were at the peak . That was, it was known that they were very rare, and one of them was stronger than five ordinary dragons .
It was nearly impossible to train dragons, yet Hansung has trained two of them .
“I was lucky . ”
“I don’t believe it was just a simple luck… At any rate . ”
As Hansung replied humbly, Ogar formally introduced himself, despite being impressed .
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