The Betrayed Devil No Longer Hides His Power - Chapter 45



45 – New Hero 9

“aaah!!!”

“Damn it! Stop them! Come on just… hehehehe!”

Arrows and magic flying from all directions.

Despite the numerical superiority of the Elves’ massive offensive, the imperial army was being slaughtered one-sidedly.

Physical strength dropped to the floor due to excessive marching.

In addition, as a result of even the main commanders losing their motivation due to Ravida’s tyranny earlier,

The Imperial Army was collapsing in vain.

There it is. A decisive factor that breaks their will to fight.

It is… It was the presence of a saint wielding a scythe in the center of the battlefield.

I don’t know what happened, but a saintess who clearly shows the truth that Ravida was defeated.

Every time she swung her scythe, the Imperial army was helplessly killed,

Seeing this, the imperial army was even more frightened and was hesitant to run away.

“General!”

“… Are you here?”

Loclus speaks in a calm voice.

Looking at him, the subordinate who came to report the situation urgently shouted.

“General, this is not the time to be like this! You must dodge!”

“Avoiding… Where do you mean to escape? What’s the point of doing such a thing when it’s already over?”

“Don’t say that! Enemies are coming here now! I somehow managed to recover the remaining troops… “

“It’s already too late. The opponents were that saintess and the elves. Do you really think we can run away against those who are many times faster than us in the forest?”

“Ha… but… “

“It is futile. From the moment that Rabida’s defeat became certain, we lost.”

“Don’t give up! We still have warriors… “

“That hero is 100 km away from here. How could she have come this far? As of now, it is impossible for us to tell her the news of her, or to receive her help.”

“Kuh… “

Loclus calmly tells the truth.

Then he quietly muttered in a voice that was so disheartening.

“It was all my fault from the beginning. I took it easy on that woman in Freeder… hahahaha… If I had known it would be like this, I should have taken care of my subordinates even a little more… “

“General… “

Loclus’ words mixed with regret.

Hearing his voice, which already lacked enthusiasm, his adjutant also bowed his head heavily, remembering his own end.

Then…

-Keah!

The screams of soldiers coming from right in front of the barracks.

Immediately after that, they began to see the elves coming in.

“This… these guys! How dare you say where is this place! I’m sorry!”

The elves cut down the lieutenant who tried to stop them with a single knife.

A pair of men and women who appeared to be generals, not soldiers, stood in front of Loclus holding bloody swords and spears.

“Looks like you’ve come to the right place.”

“You are Loclus. I will commend him for not running away cowardly.”

Two elven generals talking in high spirited voices.

To this, Loclus slowly drew his sword and answered in a heavy voice.

“Yes, I am Loclus, the general in charge of the left wing of the Imperial Army. Disappointingly, it seems that the minions, not the saints, have come to catch me.”

“There is no need for the saintess to step in to catch the likes of you. I will pay off my debt in Spartina right here!”

“Be prepared. This Nessus will cut your throat!”

With those words, the two immediately rushed towards Loclus.

Although they said they were small, Loclus slightly frowned at their movements, which were more proficient than he thought.

‘Chi… These guys are way better than I thought… ‘

Even considering that the ratio is 2:1, the battle goes quite unfavorably.

Although Clus was superior in swordsmanship and magical powers, his heart was already broken and he was unable to exert his original strength.

On the other hand, the two are full of motivation to make a definite achievement in a situation where they have a chance to win.

In the end, the battle ended more blandly than expected with Loclus’ defeat.

“Kuh… “

“Put down your weapon.”

Two people aim swords and spears at Loclus’ neck.

Loclus had no choice but to drop his weapon on the floor.

“If you at least take it with this, it seems like you’ve done it right?”

“I can barely see it that way. Let’s go back then.”

*

“Hooray!”

“We won! It is a victory for the elven kingdom!”

“Damn the filthy Empire bastards! God gave us victory!”

“Glory to the great Saint Freeda!”

Elves cheering and expressing joy.

Receiving their thanks and praise, Freeza just smiled quietly and looked at the situation.

And at the same time,

A figure standing right next to her.

The Demon King of the Black Armor… In the situation where others couldn’t see his face, he started to show a deep smile on his lips.

Her smile at the fact that her own plan is working properly…

*

“How long does she have left to prepare for her attack on Thebes?”

“Sorry. It looks like it will take a few more days.”

“The walls are too high. You need ladders to go up there, but they are absolutely in short supply.”

“In addition, the battering ram to break down the gates is still insufficient. If that’s enough, I don’t think I’ll budge even with the slightest shock.”

The appearance of the castle is so rugged that you don’t even know how it was built on a wonderful terrain.

Frustrated by that fact, the hero once again began to cut off his men.

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“The time we waited for until now is already close to two weeks. Don’t just make excuses, come up with a possible way.”

“Sin… sorry.”

“I will do my best.”

The subordinates shudder at the warrior’s words and retreat.

Watching that scene, the hero sat down as it was, feeling more stuffy than usual.

“At a time like this, if she had her seat, she would be really nice…” “

A being who always gave good answers whenever there was a problem.

Red Knight Shula, a member of the warrior party and another of her friends.

Thinking that she would have been able to solve her current situation, which is difficult in many ways, at once, the warrior began to think about her question that naturally arose.

‘By the way… Why the hell did the emperor stop him from going out? What could be the reason… ‘

Thinking that if that didn’t work out, she would have to send someone at her own discretion, the warrior leaned back on her chair for a while in deep fatigue.

Then…

“Yo… Warrior!!!”

“… ? What.”

An adjutant rushes into the barracks with an urgent voice.

Seeing his appearance like this, the hero began to feel deep doubts…

Towards her, the adjutant shouted urgently.

“Big… big deal… It’s a big deal!”

“How big of a deal is it that you make such a fuss? Let’s talk calmly.”

At the warrior’s words, the adjutant took a moment to catch his breath.

He was able to choose his breath, but he still spoke to the hero in a tense voice.

“I just heard the news… Our soldiers who went to the left… I… It is news that they were annihilated.”

“What… what?”

The face of the hero began to harden as it was at the completely unexpected story.

“No, that’s… does that make sense? It must be false rumors! Wasn’t Ravida, no one else, there!”

The size of the imperial army on the left wing is over 10,000.

Even Ravida, a member of the warrior party and a being close to the strongest in terms of physical strength, was included in it.

A monster with destructive power that even the heroic woman must be wary of.

The disappearance of her monstrous comrade started giving her even more mental anguish than the news of her defeat…

Unbelievable, the hero started shouting in an urgent voice.

“Go and find out the exact news right away! Time is urgent now!”

“Ah… All right. Warrior.”

A warrior who will be left alone in the barracks after sending his lieutenant away.

But at this moment, she was obsessed with a deep concern about her friend who was not present.

‘Ah… isn’t it? It won’t be. That… It can’t be. To think that Ravida, not anyone else, was defeated. Such a thing would be impossible even if that b*tch did it herself… ‘

There was already a bit of a difference in fighting power between the two, but Ravida’s skills are very outstanding. Knowing this, the hero didn’t worry too much about that.

But… That expectation has been shattered, and somehow, at this moment, that friend might be lying in the grave.

Feeling doubt and anger about that fact, the hero had no choice but to do his best to find out the exact situation.

About a week after that,

In front of the brave, the clear answer she really didn’t want to think came in without filtering.

The annihilation of the left wing…

And in the process, it was precisely determined… Even the story of Rabida’s disappearance…