Chapter 81 – Battle of Sorrent.

-Ding ding!

The sound of the bell, which sounded more like a crack than a heavy one, rang out and forcibly woke up Yeongji, who had been sleeping under the curtain of night.

“Ugh, what is it? Have demons invaded?”

“That can’t be possible. This is the frontier of all frontiers.”

“But this sound…”

Even people who had just fallen asleep woke up and took to the streets with disheveled faces. While everyone was busy clamoring to share information about what had happened, the voice of someone riding a horse across the street and shouting was heard.

“Emergency! Emergency! Demons are attacking from the west of the territory!”

“Demons?!”

“What! Wasn’t this a place far away from the front lines?”

As people were shouting in surprise at the unexpected news, he continued to ride his horse and shout.

“All men who can use force, come out and take up arms!”

“Damn it! Is this what’s going to happen in the end?”

He was a soldier who announced the news of conscription on behalf of the lord. As long as they were citizens of the territory, there was no one who could refuse that order.

“Hmm, things are a bit difficult.”

Tiaran shook his head as he watched the people of the territory gathering in the square, carrying farming tools or supplied spears. In the case of adventurers, the conscription order was issued first, so his party was located in one of the squares with a group of adventurers.

“Is there a problem? It seems like a pretty exemplary response to dealing with demons.”

Lucia, who heard his muttering, looked at him curiously, and Tiaran responded by looking at the three jet black pillars in the distance for a moment.

“If it’s normal.”

Because demons rarely show up alone. Just as Laurentia basically carries around demons such as Lilim and imps, each demon that is considered to be of higher rank carries around their own minions.

‘Targon was a different species.’

Even if we don’t know that he was originally human, he is hardly a demon who walks alone. That means that demons are basically people who know how to use strategy and tactics.

It’s not for nothing that they are classified separately from monsters even though they have the same Machia in their bodies.

“I’ve never seen a demon running so loudly in my life.”

Moreover, if they ran rampant like this in the outskirts, they could easily put people on notice. Lucia, who was listening to his story, made a subtle expression.

“Tiaran seems to know a lot about demons.”

“Anyway, isn’t it a hero party, whether former or current?”

If the cult members see him with Anis, they might be surprised and turn a blind eye.

“Eh, what do you mean?”

“As usual, you can just think that Tiaran is talking nonsense.”

Lucia looked at Krusha like that, but her expression was extremely serious. Because of this, Krusha’s doubts grew even bigger, but she was deep in thought and did not notice the fact.

‘How did he form a hero party when there was no Anis?’

They say that a fake that looks exactly like the real thing has appeared, like the self-proclaimed hero we met earlier. There is only one holy sword given by the goddess per generation.

The Holy Sword is the most appropriate type of weapon for the current generation of warriors, and appears endowed with appropriate abilities. Above all.

‘There’s no way the Holy Sword would allow a fake to control it, right?’

Because there was only one Hero who allowed the Holy Sword to hold him. Nevertheless, isn’t it strange that a hero party existed long ago?

‘Wait a minute, that means.’

What immediately came to Lucia’s mind was an unbelievable possibility.

‘Are you saying there was a fake that could hold the holy sword?!’

It’s ridiculous, but if that’s not the case, isn’t Tiaran’s story even more absurd? If not, it means he lied.

‘No, it’s even weirder if what Tiaran said was a lie.’

If so, it would be impossible to explain his strength in defeating Targon single-handedly.

‘Besides, that fake thing I saw today…’

I was very concerned about Anise’s hair and eyes. There were countless fakes claiming to be heroes, but this was the first time that even the hair and eye colors were the same.

‘Is it just a coincidence?’

It was a time when Lucia was falling into increasingly complex worries.

“It doesn’t matter. Whether the opponent is a demon or not, if he plans to invade here, he will definitely be defeated.”

“Anis…”

It was Anise’s voice that organized her thoughts. Lucia looked at her and smiled.

‘Yes, that’s right. No matter what anyone says, Anis is a hero.’

“Adventurers this way!”

Soon, we arrived at the entrance of the west gate under the leadership of the knight.

“Nice to meet you all. Some people know me and some don’t.”

Standing on the platform there was a middle-aged man with a long mustache and a scraggly appearance.

“Take this opportunity to familiarize yourself with my face. My name is Sizak Sorrent, Lord of Sorrent.”

Sure enough, he was the owner of this estate.

“Wow, you look so dignified that you seem to like revolution.”

“Revolution! Don’t say things like that!”

“But is Stalin Indy looking manly to anyone?”

“I don’t know who he is, but he doesn’t seem like a very good person…”

It’s a revolution, but isn’t it the same as a rebellion in the kingdom?

Hehe! Why don’t you focus a little?”

“Oh, sorry!”

As they were whispering about Sizak’s appearance, Lucia hurriedly lowered her head when she heard an uncomfortable cough.

Well, since they were the only ones talking in a quiet situation everywhere, it wasn’t strange to hear everything. As evidence, people’s eyes were focused on them, regardless of who they were.

“Anyway, you would think everyone would understand the importance of the situation.”

‘It seems surprisingly generous, isn’t it?’

Considering that there are many nobles who punish people for interrupting a speech, they may be surprisingly generous.

“Hmmmm, after all, there’s nothing like complimenting your appearance.”

Or maybe he really understood Tiaran’s words as a compliment. After hearing his muttering, I glanced at Sizak and found that he was stretching out his chest more stylishly than when I first saw him.

‘… Oh, no way.’

Lucia decided to just think that his generosity was generous. It was a great escape from reality, but seeing a middle-aged man with gray hair making her blush was just a dizzying sight in her eyes.

“It is assumed that the opponents are probably high-ranking demons, and that is three.”

“… Three high-ranking demons?”

“Wait, we can win that?”

“If we attack, won’t we die in droves?”

As Sizak’s story continued, the residents of the territory were seen making noise and the agitation was spreading.

‘What are you thinking?’

Lucia looked at him with her puzzled eyes. First, just by looking at the soaring pillars of demon energy, I could tell that they were not ordinary demons.

It may be the front line, but this is the last line where it is difficult to see even low-level demons, let alone high-ranking demons. In a place like this, it was natural for people’s morale to plummet if they assumed that the opponent was a high-ranking demon.

“Don’t worry, I won’t let you go to waste. And there is hope for us!”

The next moment, Lucia knew what his aim was.

“Wait a minute, look at that hair!”

“The pupils! The pupils too…!”

The young man who had talked with them and then parted ways was slowly walking up next to the platform where Sizak was standing.

“Hello. I am Crugild. I am the one who will command you today along with the lord.”

“””…”””

The moment he finished introducing himself, silence came.

“He is a hero…”

“I heard you came, but.”

“The rumor was true?”

The noise of people was getting louder, but Lucia could tell that it was not a negative trend at all.

“Ugh.”

When Anis turned her head to hear an embarrassed moan, she made eye contact with Crugild on the platform and was clearly shaken.

“I’m just trying to increase my presence in this way.”

Tiaran looked around and spoke. That’s because not only their party, but most of the adventurers were placed in the wrong place during this battle.

It was an even more bizarre arrangement in that only the adventurers were in an isolated formation.

“It seems like they will mainly place knights and soldiers at the front line?”

“Was he the lord of Sorrent? He was quite an exciting man, wasn’t he?”

Normally, adventurers would be used in battles like this, except in exceptional cases such as hero parties. Because a battle with demons is bound to become a terrible war of attrition.

Therefore, rather than sacrificing the knights and soldiers he had raised over time, he tried to kill time by putting adventurers at the forefront, making him a unique person in many ways.

“It’s probably not without that guy’s influence.”

“…”

At the end of Tiaran’s gaze, Crugild was seen talking with the lord and discussing how to deal with the demons.

“You know something. Wars should be led by the military, not adventurers.”

“Yes, my lord, my knights and I will take care of those demons, so I’ll ask you to take care of the soldiers.”

“Good.”

Krusha watched the scene and rolled her eyes.

“But is this okay?”

“Of course it’s not okay.”

When Tiaran responded firmly to her worried words, they all looked at him.

“Eh, is it that serious?”

“Because this operation will fail.”

“What do you mean?”

“Is there some problem?”

In Anise’s opinion, the combined tactics of Crugild and Sizak were sufficient to deal with the demons. Still, the possibility of losing may be the reason why high-ranking demons live in fear.

“The premise was flawed. When I looked a little closer, I could understand. Those were not demons.”

“You’re not a demon.”

“If it’s not a demon, what is it?”

At that moment, there was a beam of light passing through Anise’s mind. It’s too strong to be a monster, and it doesn’t have any sense to be a demon. It is called a weapon of demons, or a bomb, because it simply runs wild based on instinct and devastates the surrounding area.

“… Monster?”

“◼◼◼◼◼◼◼!!!”

At the same time Anis muttered those words, a creepy, groaning sound rang throughout the territory.