Chapter 345 – Thunder Emperor Harkon #1

“Brook brother, it’s time to wake up. It’s not long until the Demon King’s army arrives at Yoensu.”

As promised, Delia woke me up in the sleeping room.
As soon as I heard her voice, I jumped out of bed.
Because if you overslept, the city was in danger of perishing.

“Did you sleep well? Are you feeling well?”
“It’s gotten a lot better.”

Because sleep is also a medicine.
The fatigue accumulated during the experiment was blown away while taking a deep sleep.
In the sleeping room, magic candles were lit to help recover from fatigue, so I felt refreshed when I woke up after a good night’s sleep.

I asked Delia where the demon army was.

“Where did the Demon King’s army come from?”
“We’re passing Stike Lake right now. It will take an hour to get to the south gate. You can say we’re almost there.”

Stike Lake was exactly an hour away from the South Gate of Joensuu.
An hour was enough for me to join the Northerners guarding the walls.

“Who else but me? Where are Rebecca and Kate?”
“You mean my brother’s girlfriends? They’ve already joined the Northerners and will be at the south gate. When I left the lab, I asked my brother to tell me that we were going to defend the wall.”

Rebecca and Kate were also staying at Delia’s lab until the day before.
It must have been that they joined the Northern Army while I was asleep.
Even if I stayed in the lab, there would be nothing to do.

“Do you know where Bella and Wendy are?”
“Bella and Wendy went to the lord’s castle. Count Harold has evacuated all the citizens remaining in the city to the lord’s castle. The daughter of the receptionist named Wendy also went to the lord’s castle.”

Bella and Wendy, who could be called non-combatants, seemed to have evacuated to the lord’s castle.
I’m relieved to hear that Mary was taken.
In preparation for an unexpected magic bombardment, wizards who could deploy barriers were waiting in the lord’s castle.
Even if the obelisk could block lightning, wouldn’t it be possible for other magic to rain down?

“Thank you for your answer. How do you know where all my girls are?”
“When my brother wakes up, he’s thinking about what he’ll be curious about. I’m not blind.”
“Well done.”

I reached out and stroked Delia’s hair.
In the past, Delia would have been able to bite off her hand while stroking her, but now she was just accepting it happily.

Of course, the moment she was conscious of my gaze, Delia gently pushed away her hand stroking her hair.

“Brother… Don’t do it because her hair is messy.”
“It’s a compliment.”
“Chi, if it’s a compliment, I’ll take it.”

Thanks to Delia, we were able to locate her lovers.
Even if Rebecca and Kate, who would meet again at the castle wall, were fine, he would have been worried if he hadn’t known where Bella and Wendy were.
Needless to say Mary, Wendy’s daughter.

She was able to focus on the battle against the thunderbolt without worrying about her back.

“How long have I slept?”
“I slept exactly 12 hours.”
“I slept for a long time. Let’s start for the citadel soon.”
“Yes, Brother Luke.”

It seems like a lot happened during the 12 hours I was asleep.
All the citizens evacuated to the lord’s castle, and the northern soldiers stationed in Yoensu went to defend the south gate?

I made my way out of the lab with Delia.
When I went out to the street, I saw the scenery of the downtown without anyone like a ghost town.
The only thing you can see is the soldiers patrolling.
The atmosphere in the city was full of tension more than ever.

“Our lab staff are also guarding the walls. Since they are all rune mages, I believe they will do their best.”
“Researchers who participated in the fusion experiment?”
“Of course. The Wiseman who leads the demon king’s army are Ninggard’s old enemies.”
“Everyone has suffered, but I hope everyone survives.”

While talking and moving to the southern wall, I had a question about Delia.

“Delia, what is your status as a mage now?”
“I’m a first-class wizard just like my brother. While my brother was traveling to the Great Forest, I also succeeded in learning great magic.”

It was the first thing I learned that Delia had reached a first-class level.
It’s because it’s hard to tell if you’re first-class or not unless you use great magic yourself.

When she first met her in the port city, Delia must have been a second-class wizard.
But I would have thought he would have grown so much while I was gone.

She said, ‘She’s the daughter of an archmage, so she’s as talented as she is?’

It was a phenomenal growth rate for her, but since Delia was the daughter of Lawrence Temple Chief, she was fully convinced.
Since she inherited the great mage’s lineage intact, how outstanding must her talent as a mage be?
She’s just young and immature.

Without me, the candidate for archmage would have been Delia.
Delia said as she clutched the quarterstaff she was holding in her hand.

“The Mage Tower master is in charge of the thunderbolt in this battle, but I also plan to provide support fire from behind. If it is a support fire of the great magic rank, even the owner of Mjolnir will not be able to ignore it.”
“I, like you, have come to support the Mage Tower Master. I need to be able to trust the old man. If the Mage Tower Master alone blocks it and dies, it’s the end.”
“…It’s over.”

Delia, like me, planned to support the Mage Tower Master to defeat the Thunderbolt.
She is welcome if she is the daughter of a great wizard with great talent.

Eventually, we arrived near the gate and climbed up the walls through the stairs.
Armed Northern soldiers were waiting on the walls.

I walked all the way along the wall and saw Rebecca and Kate gathered above the gate.

“Rebecca, Kate. I’m here. Things haven’t happened in a while, have you?”

As I spoke, Rebecca and Kate waved at me.

“Nothing has happened yet.”
“Dreammaster! The Demon King’s army will arrive soon!”

Unlike other times, Rebecca was carrying a longbow used by the Northerners.
The military must have supplied Rebecca with bows.

Did he even know how to shoot a bow?
I always wielded a curved sword, so I thought I couldn’t handle a weapon like a bow.

“Rebecca, have you ever shot a bow?”
“I also learned archery when I was in my hometown. If I go hunting with the nobles of Jakarta, I have to handle a bow.

Rebecca said she was the daughter of a great nobleman in Jakarta.
Among the nobility, animal hunting is treated like a sport.
There was nothing strange about being able to handle a bow.

“An arrow can also contain an aura. It will be useful if necessary.”

Seeing Rebecca skillfully drawing her bowstring made her feel better.
I think of her every time I see her, but she was a reliable lover like rice soup.

“Dreammaster, look over there! Do you see a large barrier built around the castle wall? They say it was created in the Mage Tower while we were experimenting.”

Kate pointed her finger around.
The large barrier surrounding Yoensu’s fortress was clearly visible without having to tell them.

[Pass field]

A large barrier created by the wizards of the Mage Tower with great care.
The entire wall surrounding the city was surrounded by barriers again.
In order to maintain such a huge barrier, hundreds of magic circles were laid on top of the castle wall.
The wizards of the Mage Tower held up their magic cores and injected energy into the barrier magic circle.

‘Even the amount of magic core consumed during the siege must be a huge amount. How much is that all?’

Is war also about money?
It was a time when I was sticking out my tongue at the scale of the war that I felt anew.

“Bo, I see!!”
“The Demon King’s Army has arrived!”

The Demon King’s army approaching Yoensu from afar began to be seen slowly.
As the Demon King’s army of thousands of soldiers approached, the dust was rising like fog.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

The footsteps of the demon worshipers could be heard even over the walls.
I borrowed a telescope from the soldiers around me and took a closer look at them.
Of course, it was not a purely human army.

‘Monster.’

In the Demon King’s Army, a large number of monsters marched together in addition to the Demon Lord worshipers.
If you ask how you can command ferocious monsters, there is a good reason.

It is said that the Wiseman who leads the demon king’s army has studied brainwashing experiments to make monsters obey for a very long time.
Using all sorts of drugs and mental magic, he imprinted obedience on the monsters.
After all, those monsters had no choice but to say that they belonged to the Demon King’s Army.

‘Cyclops the Cyclops’

‘Wolf Beast in Iron Armor’

‘Drake the Earth Dragon’

Large monsters that gave goosebumps just by looking at them came rushing towards Yoensu.
Even if Mjolnir hadn’t been there, the Northern Army wouldn’t have been an opponent to them.

[Wizard! Do you see The one who spearheads that army is Haakon the Thunder Emperor. He is the master’s real son and the owner of Mjolnir. Right now, you are standing proudly in front of the soldiers and inciting the devil worshippers.]

The Brain Emperor has appeared!

Rumi, hanging from her waist, quickly sent her warning.
She didn’t even need to use a telescope to find the brain teaser.
It was because the Thunder Emperor, who was commanding the corps, stepped directly in front of the soldiers.

‘Is that unlucky guy the master’s real son?’

The Thunder Emperor’s name is Haakon Wiseman.
As the son of the Master, the leader of the Wisemans, he was the commander of the Demon King’s army that attacked Yoensu.
The moment I first saw the brain teaser, I had no choice but to make this evaluation.

‘It’s like watching Thor from mythology.’

Blond hair that grows profusely.
Sculptural appearance and muscular body.
A man with a large physique.

If Thor were alive, he’d look like that.
The resemblance in appearance is understandable because Wiseman inherited Shin’s lineage.
Tracing the genealogy back, Loki was Thor’s uncle.
It wouldn’t be strange to say that among the Wiseman, a figure resembling Thor was born.

“Wowaaaaa!!!”

Thunder Emperor Haakon shouted at the Northerners on the wall.
Because of the resounding shouts, the soldiers guarding the walls were about to shrink.

――Clearly!!
――Kihehehehehehe!!

Seeing that the Northerners were terrified, the demon worshipers roared with fervent cheers.
Right now, Thunder Emperor was no different from the hero of the demon lords.
During the march to Yoensu, there were not one or two fortresses that Mjolnir of the Thunder Emperor had destroyed.

Hehe!!”

It was obvious why the Thunder Emperor walked out in front of the soldiers.
It must be that he is putting on a performance to boost the morale of the Demon King’s army.
I could blow ice arrows at him, but I decided to keep an eye on him.
Cowardly surprise attack only boosted the Demon King’s morale.

‘Anyway, it’s not easy to kill as long as you’re under the protection of Mjolnir. He must be covering his entire body with defensive magic.’

The Thunder Emperor was holding a Mjolnir and a Quarter Staff in each of his hands.
A vast amount of brain energy flowed from the Mjolnir held in one hand.

“Hammer of the Thunder God! Show the unbelievers the wrath of the gods!!”

Finally, the Thunder Emperor raised Mjolnir high into the sky and shouted Thor’s spell.
At that moment, a lightning bolt fell from the sky towards Joensuu.

Kurrrr

It was the thunderbolt of Mjolnir, which had mercilessly fallen the northern fortresses.
A thick line of lightning that tore through the air connected the sky and the ground.

“…After.”

A smile filled with pride was drawn on the corner of the mouth of the thunder emperor who was looking up at the sky.
Because there has never been a fortress that has been able to withstand Mjolnir’s lightning strikes.

Thunder Emperor slowly lowered his head and looked at the city wall.

I don’t know exactly what that guy is thinking.
Wasn’t it intended to mock the Northerners who were terrified after dropping a single lightning bolt lightly?

“…?”

However, the moment he looked at the fortress wall, the expression on his face was stained with bewilderment.
Because nothing happened to the wall where the lightning struck.

To be precise, the lightning didn’t even hit the wall.
The lightning that fell from the sky took a sharp curve like a miracle and hit a safe place.

The obelisk built in the front yard of the research center!

‘It worked!’

The obelisk towering in the middle of the city absorbed the lightning.
The bolts of lightning miraculously bent into the obelisk were visible to the Northern soldiers.

“Bah, Baldur, my God…!”
“Eh, the Demon King’s lightning got sucked in!”

Northern soldiers don’t even know much about Mjolnir.
However, even the soldiers knew that the demon army could handle lightning.
It was because rumors spread that the fortress outside the city had been captured by a lightning strike.

“Demon King’s bastards!! We’re alive!”
“Fucking bastards who only believe in lightning and play around!”

Meanwhile, the soldiers who had been trembling in fear let out a cheer in unison.
The shrunken Northern soldiers quickly regained their morale.

“Thunder God!”

As Thunder Emperor lifted Mjolnir again, lightning fell from the sky again.
Countless falling lightning streaks took a sharp curve and were sucked into the obelisk.

It didn’t miss even a single lightning strike and absorbed it like a vacuum cleaner!

“Hey, Thunder God…?”

The Thunder Emperor froze while holding Mjolnir high in the sky.
Even a Wiseman would not be able to understand this situation.

Because we developed God’s lightning rod to block God’s lightning.