The Berserker’s Second Playthrough in the Game - Chapter 64



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Episode 64. Sons of the Wilderness (7)

The subjugation team diligently subdued the demon and collected the remaining debris.

There wasn’t much to take directly from the demon’s corpse, as it was completely burned from root to branch. Still, they found some unexpected loot at the scene.

The thorns that Kadim had worked hard to cut off.

“Captain, take a look at this!”

Phew-!

One soldier held it like a spear and stabbed the dirt floor. Then, the previously healthy dirt hardened into wood. It was slower than when the demon was alive, but the effect was the same.

Not all the thorns had the ‘wooden’ effect. Only a few thorns that were cut long had the effect. Still, since there were a lot of them, even if you pick them all out, there were still four or five of them. Kadim nodded while leaning his back against the tree stump.

“I’ll leave one strand here in front of you, and keep the rest aside so you can use them when you need them.”

“Yes! Understood, sir!”

The soldiers moved briskly, their eyes sparkling. Kadim laughed in vain. Since when did he become a captain?

This time Perun, the warrior who lost his arm, came and stood in front. He had finished first aid by wrapping a cloth around the cut side of his arm. He looked down at the thorn in front of him for a moment as if he felt uncomfortable, but then he calmed his nerves and asked Kadim.

“Great Brother, I have come to ask about your future plans. Now that we have completed the subjugation of the demons, shall we return to our defensive positions?”

“… …Who said the expedition was over?”

Perun lifted his head in surprise.

“Surely this devil is not the ‘central devil’…? … ?”

“… … .”

Kadim stood up, flexing his muscles. Then I looked east across the distant fields.

During the battle, he couldn’t see it clearly either. But when his superior demon died and the demonic energy dispersed, he definitely noticed. Now it’s not an awl, but a magic energy that pierces the skin like a spear blade. If you look at it, it feels like your entire vision will turn dark.

The mighty blood bag that brought him here was still alive and well.

Kadim looked back at the warrior who had lost his arm and said.

“You lead the punitive force and return to the camp.”

“… … hmm?”

“The demon we encounter next will be much more powerful than this guy. He may have an irresistible power, or a power that defies common sense. Armless warriors and ragtag soldiers are only a hindrance. “Go back to the defense line and help protect it.”

“… … .”

Perun licked his lips. Kadim’s words were reasonable. However, the desire for meaningful struggle boiling in his heart made it impossible for him to accept them. He tried to say something persuasive, even if it was a meaningless protest.

But just as he was about to open his mouth, a commotion arose from the direction of the devil’s corpse.

“What, what!?”

“Huh? What? Where did you go?”

Soldiers shouting in panic. Kadim and Perun stopped talking for a moment and approached him. Atallain warriors also flocked in at once. Everyone who witnessed the scene could not help but be equally embarrassed.

The giant demon’s corpse disappeared entirely. All that remains is a tree as thin as a whip.

Kadim furrowed his brow and asked the soldier who had shouted first.

“What happened?”

“Well, that…” … Shouldn’t you take the horn to prove you caught the devil? So, I was cutting horns with this friend… … Suddenly, the body disappeared. All that is left is this piece of wood… … .”

Perun looked at the tree carefully for a moment. Then he stepped forward and said:

“It looks like a sapling of ‘Golden Tree.’ This guy just grew up. It’s thin, short, has shallow roots, and… … .”

“… … .”

“… … “It doesn’t even have horns.”

A meaningful light appeared in Perun’s eyes. A thought flashed through Khadim’s mind like a ray of light.

Given the circumstances, it seemed that this sapling was the devil’s true form. It made no sense. How could this thin, hornless sapling turn into such a huge and ferocious tree, then get burned to the ground and then return to its original form?

But it wasn’t impossible. If a ‘devil’ with mysterious powers intervenes, any number of things that cannot happen in this world could happen.

‘Surely… … the blood didn’t disappear when I went back, right?’

Kadim checked the bottle in his arms. Fortunately, the demon’s blood was still there. Only the parts that had not fallen off seemed to have returned to their original state.

Perun, who had seen the devil himself, had come to a similar conclusion. He saw this as an opportunity. He approached Kadeem and made a solemn plea.

“Brother, if the next demon you meet has powers that defy common sense, as you say, you may not be able to fight it with just your own strength. You may need a brain to come up with a slightly better plan, or even just a shield to buy you time while you come up with that plan.”

“… … .”

“My other brothers and I will take on that role. We will gladly follow orders that lead to death. We do not want to fight meaninglessly on the dirt, but rather fight a little longer in this ‘meaningful battlefield.’ If by any chance our strength is lacking, we will gladly accept the ‘Divine Power of Atala’… … .”

Kadim looked down at the warrior. Even a single arm cut off was not enough to break the Atalain’s fighting spirit. His black eyes showed a determination to throw himself down even if it meant oxidizing him.

The ten Atallain warriors, who heard the situation belatedly, nodded along with Perun without hesitation. The 25 soldiers of the Chassa Army, who had not yet been informed of the situation, had no idea what was going on and just looked around with their heads down.

“… … .”

however.

Kadim rejected that will and will.

“Everyone, go back.”

“… … .”

“Because ‘meaningful battlefields’ are not only here.”

A clear order came from the mouth of the mercenary leading the punitive force.

“Go and assist in the battle of the defense line. Without someone’s help, the place will most likely be taken over by demons. Then the big city you have to protect will become a battlefield.”

“… … .”

“Also, if you check the camp, you will find a peddler named Duncan. He is a guide who accompanies me, but he does not yet have the strength to protect himself. “I’ll ask for his well-being while I’m on my way.”

The warriors remained silent. Perun’s eyes widened. Then he raised his gaze as if he was soaring, and asked a final question.

“I understand what you are saying. I also know that you are capable of standing up to great evil alone. However, as I said before, there may be times when you face problems that cannot be solved by force alone. Then we will surely be there to help you… … .”

Kadim smiled ferociously and cut off the warrior’s words.

“There is no problem in the world that cannot be solved by force.”

“… … .”

“Moreover, if it involves smiting a dirty devil.”

A chilling thrill. Perun could question no more. I just looked up at this mad warrior who had reached an unfathomable level.

It was the first time I felt this way since I met the ‘Great Warrior’ who led them.

*

Golden Road 9th Gateway Defense Line.

The soldiers of the Galentana garrison were fiercely fighting against the monsters that had swarmed in black.

“Oh my, may the city of knowledge prosper forever!”

“Look around, you dwarfs whose balls are the size of green beans!!”

– Kieeek, Kieeek!

A goblin with red eyes swung a club. The soldier blocked with his shield and extended his sword to stab the goblin. The blade wolf rushed forward and bit the soldier’s side. Another soldier’s mace crushed the wolf’s head.

Kwa-jik!

– Hweeeeeeek!

“Oh my! “Kwaaaaaaaaa!!”

The kobold plunged the pickaxe into the soldier’s spine. Archers beyond the earthen wall fired arrows at the kobolds. The orcs threw rocks with all their might over the earthen wall. The cavalry drove the horses and trampled the orcs with their hooves.

Kkwaduk, kkwaduk –

– Shhh, shhh!!

A battle of swallowing and being swallowed, endlessly interlocking. Soldiers and monsters mixed together, viciously fighting each other with iron bars, claws, arrowheads, and teeth. Whenever a person or a monster achieved their goal, cruel damage followed without fail.

An eyeball falls out from a blow that crushes the temple, twisted bones protrude through the skin, blood gushes from a knife cut that pierces an artery, and the split abdomen is urgently tied up to prevent internal organs from spilling out… … . The scales of the merciless war were not tilted in any direction and only meaningless corpses were piled up.

But at that time, a heavy weight was placed on the monster’s side.

“It’s the devil!! “The devil has appeared!!!”

“… … !!!”

A desperate cry coming from the front. The soldiers’ faces turned pale, like corpses. On the other hand, the monsters began to run wild as if they had come into their own world.

– Quwoaaaaak, quwoaaaa!!!

-Keeeeeeee!!

Beyond the fence, Guard Captain Yulitan, who was commanding the soldiers, hurriedly climbed up to the watchtower. When asked how many demons had appeared, the guard stuttered and barely answered.

“Three, three. They all have a horn on their heads. It looks like three mid-level demons have appeared… … .”

“What? What the hell, what are you talking about! Get out of my way!”

Yulitan, who saw it for himself, was able to realize that his subordinate was very honest. A sigh came naturally. It would have been better if this bastard had been a liar.

Even if just one mid-level demon appears, the situation becomes very unfavorable. As of now, it was questionable whether subjugation would be possible even if all remaining soldiers were sent there. But three of them appeared at the same time? It was as if heaven had given a revelation telling them to just be exterminated.

“Aaaahhh!!!”

“Kwaaaaaa!!”

A dark shadow formed around Yulitan’s sunken eyes. The soldiers at the front were already being swept away, and the other soldiers were retreating in panic. The guard who was watching asked anxiously.

“Uh, what should I do, Chief of Guard? Are you ordering a retreat?”

“… … .”

Suddenly, the faces of the punitive force that had left a few days ago flashed through Yulitan’s mind.

The brave Atalan warriors sent by the Galentana Council, or the vicious mercenaries who are confusing as to whether they are ‘demon slayers’… … . Even if only one of those two remained in the camp, we would have been able to catch a few demons… … I should have sent the troops a little later… … .

“Huh! Oh, demons appeared? Is that real?”

A frightened voice was suddenly heard. Yulitan’s gaze turned to the inside of the shrine.

“… … .”

Unfortunately, the only outsider left here was a small, awkward-looking peddler. Rather than sending out someone like that to deal with the devil, it might have been better to train ants to bite their heels and send them out.

“Come on, Captain! Quickly give the orders… … .”

“… … Retreat the soldiers to the rear before the front. Abandon the position and withdraw before the demons reach here.”

“… … !”

Surrendering this last bastion means turning Galentana, where countless citizens and their families reside, into a battleground against the devil.

It was an inevitable choice. But even though I knew it in my head, I couldn’t accept it. The flag bearers who received the order hesitated and hesitated, not easily raising the flagpole.

But suddenly the guard became excited and shouted.

“Captain! Someone has intruded into the demon front! It’s not one of our soldiers!”

“… … hmm?”

“Huh? Oh, the demon’s head has been cut off! He’s rushing at another demon! Oh, oh, oh? Another one’s dead!”

“… … what?”

This bastard has finally become a liar. Or crazy, or crazy.

While thinking that, Yulitan quickly pushed aside the guard and looked ahead. Surprisingly, this time it wasn’t a lie. An unidentified giant was breaking through the monster’s encirclement and slaughtering demons one by one.

The giant didn’t even come alone. There were numerous reinforcements behind him. They rushed into the camp and swept away the demons around them.

Finally, the moment the giant split the last demon in half, the situation was completely reversed.

The reinforcements and soldiers easily annihilated the army of monsters that were struggling after losing their master. Even the remaining monsters fled, and the battle ended with a complete victory for the Chamsa Army.

The soldiers were frozen in shock and amazement. They could not believe what they saw with their own eyes and heard with their own ears. The soldiers, unable to calm their shocked hearts, kept looking for the great man who had established the alliance as if it were a habit.

“Oh my God, Remillion… … .”

“Lemilion… … .”

“Oh my god, Remillion… … . What is this… … .”

The first to come to his senses was the guard. He asked Yulitan.

“Captain… … ? Aren’t those warriors all Atalans? Could it be that the punitive force has already returned?”

“… … .”

Yulitan thought so at first too.

It’s not easy to see someone of that size and that level of inaction. It was difficult to think of anyone other than the mercenary who came covered in devil’s blood. The reinforcements that followed were probably Atalan warriors who came out with him… … .

But after looking into it more closely, Yulitan realized that this couldn’t be true.

“no… … It’s not a punitive force. The mercenary was not that black and carrying a large axe. Moreover, the number of Atalans was not that large… … .”

“Then, who on earth are these authors?”

“… … “I don’t know that.”

The troops that had invaded were slowly approaching the position. It didn’t seem like an enemy, but I couldn’t help but be worried. The opponent is a monster that single-handedly slaughtered three mid-level demons, and the Atalan warriors that follow him. Is it okay to allow such a dangerous and unidentified force to approach? … .

It was a useless worry.

After looking down at the giant standing in front of the fence, Yulitan’s sunken eyes popped out. It was the first time he had seen it in person, but he knew who it was. No, there weren’t many people in the alliance who didn’t know the owner of that helmet.

“you are… … . No, why are you in a place like this? … ?”

“… … .”

A giant holding an ax handle and looking up at the watchtower.

Underneath the ivory-horned helmet, the wide-open eyes of an angry bull glowed eerily.