Rayos engaged in night combat.
He couldn’t help but raise his voice at the messenger’s report and frantically asked for clarification.
“My apologies, please report again from the beginning… (in a low voice)”
A half-demon soldier turned into a monster? Life and battles after the ritual… No!
The siege warfare involved attacking enemy soldiers.
But now, he had to approach the enemy soldiers himself.
There was a mental difference.
However, would that cause the monster cells to go berserk? Hmm.
“So, what’s the war situation? (in a low voice)”
“The area between us and the fortress is indistinguishable between friend and foe. (in a low voice)”
This is the worst.
It was as if the enemy had increased behind them.
Fortunately, only he and the mercenary group leaders knew this information.
It would be tough on the members, but he’d have them react flexibly if they were attacked from behind. They were already struggling to crush the enemy units in front.
“Good work on the report. (in a low voice)”
A strategy meeting with the leaders of the mercenary groups, Hounds and Mad Hand.
“It wasn’t just getting arms and legs, was it?”
“How strong is this monsterization?”
“Who knows. Well, in this darkness, being ambushed would mean death. But it’s probably fine for now, just like a normal individual.”
“Understood. Mad Hand will move to stop the enemy units.”
“Sigh. Even normal individuals are tough. But Hounds will cling onto the enemy units as well.”
They stealthily approached the enemy units deploying on the north side.
On the east side, there was the site of the Second Fortress.
The people he had experimented on were still lingering there.
The enemy was circling from the north and south.
The east would become an pincer attack.
The morale would undoubtedly drop.
However, the enemy commander might consider deploying units to the east.
Two mercenary groups and him.
They would not lose to such shallow troop tactics.
Enemy Enemy Enemy Enemy
Enemy × Enemy Enemy Enemy
× ××× Enemy
Enemy ☆ ?× The 1st Fortress × Enemy
× Enemy ××××× Enemy
Enemy ? ? Enemy Enemy Enemy
×××
Enemy Enemy Enemy Enemy Enemy Enemy
“Emergency! Monsters from the rear!?”
“Where are the leaders?”
“Light. It can’t be helped if the enemy knows our position.”
Screams Screams
A platoon-sized unit of half-demon soldiers had turned into monsters and attacked.
The mercenary groups began to panic.
They were caught in a pincer attack by the enemy.
While the monsters attacked anyone, they overwhelmingly attacked those close to them.
Arrows and spearheads rained down on those being attacked.
“Where is safe!?”
“I don’t know!”
“Is the fortress in that direction?”
“E-Enemyyyy!”
“Damn itttt!”
The units on the east and west were in chaos.
When they tried to retreat to the First Fortress, they were caught in friendly fire with monsters and enemies.
It was a mess.
The enemy gained momentum from this.
It was truly the worst.
“If I can just return alive…”
“Gasp, gasp. Don’t talk. Swing your weapon.”
“Uooooooh. I won’t dieeee!”
They endured the surprise attacks until the morning sun rose.
The first sight when the area brightened with the morning sun was.
“…”
*Clink*
They were in the middle of the enemy (isolated).
“Wha―”
Meanwhile, Rayos and the leaders.
They slipped through the enemy lines to the north and south.
They were ambushing the rear of the reinforcing enemy units engaged in battle at the Second Fortress ruins.
“Where did they spring from—”
“Seiyaaa!”
“As expected of Boss♪”
“Let’s follow too♪”
“Ooooooh♪”
“Try not to kill the women as much as possible.”
“We know♪”
“Can we be excused from cutting off just one or two limbs?♪”
“Spoils of war♪ Women♪ High-value arms and armor♪ Yahooooo♪”
The enemy country was also engaged on the front lines with the Western Allied Army.
It was evident from the faces of the reinforcing units that it was becoming difficult for them to send troops here.
“They’re even sending old soldiers.”
“There were some who had already retired.”
“Shall we raid the city as is♪? Leave the destruction of the doors to our demonic hands♪”
“Ah, you!? Boss, we’re also confident in prying open doors!”
Screams Screams Screams
Leaders of the mercenary groups, get along, okay?
Even the members would quarrel, and there are still many enemies.
“Don’t fight—”
“…Yes (Heh), Boss.”
The tense atmosphere subsided.
They began to assault the surviving enemy reinforcing units in earnest.
“F-For our homeland—”
“Tear them apart, Hounds Fang (a flash of a longsword).”
“Burn, Flame Hand (a fist imbued with flames).”
“I’ll do a Lucky Slash♪ (a horizontal slash).”
Wow, heee, run, help
They cut down every last person.
The women were severely injured, requiring amputation of limbs to be recovered.
“Walk prettily♪ Those who can’t walk, I’ll carry them by patting their bottoms or something～～♪”
“The Boss is so lively.”
“We did it. We presented good spoils of war to the Boss♪”
The leaders of Hounds and Mad Hand nodded at their victory.
They had the idle (empty-handed) members prepare to attack the enemy units swarming the First Fortress.
“Charge!”
“Waaaaaaa”
Although the enemy had prepared to guard against Rayos and his group due to reports from the surviving reinforcing units, the fact that the reinforcing units were annihilated caused the soldiers’ morale to plummet.
The generals, accompanied by their guards, fled the battlefield at the opportune moment.
“General—”
“General Mappirine, Vega.”
“Where are you going— Where are the generals!?”
Screams Screams
The Elgaire Kingdom’s western enemy country.
Victory. Territorial expansion. Numerous prisoners.
Everything was going well, so they reported to King Ernestie.
“Heiggel, I have something to ask you.”
Rayos, having completely forgotten the side effects of being a half-demon, was brought to military trial by Ernestie, who was like a puppet.
“Your Majesty the King!? I… I also about that—”
“Silence!! My father turned into a monster and is missing! Those who pursued him have not returned. The civil officials say you killed them to silence them.”
Rayos glared at the civil officials where they were seated, thinking they had told the King unnecessary things.
*Whispers, “Oh, scary, scary. For a mere merchant to try to plot against the country, oh, scary, scary.” (Grins, Serves you right)*
“Heiggel, I sentence you to death for plotting against the country and assassinating the former King!”
“Your Majesty the King!? The civil officials are the ones who plotted against the countr—”
“Throw him in prison at once!!”
“Yes, Your Majesty. Come at once!”
“Your Majesty! Your Majesty the King!”
Rayos resisted with the physical capabilities of a normal man, but he was thrown into prison by soldiers hidden and hired by the civil officials.
The docile Rayos was unsettlingly so.
“We will now proceed with the execution. The criminal is Heiggel. This person… muttering, rambling.”
The execution presenter finished stating the charges.
King Ernestie raised his right hand and slowly, deliberately, brought it down.
The executioner’s greatsword severed Rayos (Heiggel)’s neck.
“This concludes the execution.”
“Hmm, well done. From now on, you civil officials will support this country.”
“Yes. We are prepared to spare no effort to support the Elgaire Kingdom.”
After the execution, the female soldier system that Rayos had implemented was abolished.
An order was issued to capture the merchants connected to the three mercenary groups.
“Lord Heiggel!?”
“Boss!?”
“Why an execution???”
“There he is! An ally of the criminal! Apprehend him!”
“—You! Buy us some time!”
The leaders and the merchant guild master had their subordinates hold back the soldiers, and they disappeared somewhere.
Meanwhile, Rayos, who had docilely been executed, returned to his homeland in his Astral Body.
He returned to the East Continent.
As King McGillis, he issued a royal command at the royal port in the west.
“Let’s go conquer the West Continent!”
The Elgaire Kingdom was in civil war.
Other countries (although only one shared a border) did not intervene. Well, they couldn’t.
“Now is the time to establish a beachhead! Become Vikings! Become savage beasts! Hahaha♪♪”
“McGillis-sama, what’s with this suddenness? Invading another continent? And where did you get this information?”
“Pride♪ The reason I wasn’t out in the open was that I thought you were worthy of being my queen♪ But you know, you’re not very proactive about expanding the country, are you? I thought you were holding back because of me, who unified the continent, but that was wrong. You were content with this continent. That’s no good. You need to harbor more ambition~. If you don’t, someone will take your position in a few years.”
After finishing his threats about Pride losing her position as queen through poison or other means, Rayos once again issued a royal command for the battleships he had built (six parts wood, four parts iron) to set sail quickly.
“Ambition… I… ambition…”
Pride, who had only wanted her own child to inherit the throne, had her desires completely denied.
She was a bit confused.
“Well then, I’m going to the naval port too♪☆ (Sparkle)”
“Eh?! You!? I still have things I want to ask…” He left.
McGillis, who suddenly appeared in the Queen’s room, issued royal commands, said what he wanted to say, and left, his white teeth sparkling.
It was understandable that she was taken aback. Yes, it was understandable.
“Hey, Plum. Am I lacking ambition?”
“Aw? Ai~,ma~,ma♪”
Her beloved child, Plum.
Was that cry an affirmation or a denial?
“Queen Pride! Did McGillis-sama visit just now?”
Her entourage and the consorts who had joined her faction rushed into the room.
Being bombarded with questions was annoying. What is this?
“I’m the one who wants to know (Pfft).”
Pride turned away.
Cute.
Rayos missed seeing this cuteness.
But he didn’t know. Eager to invade other continents, he moved as if the time was ripe. He performed a series of actions that could be called hasty, causing great confusion in the cities to the west. He dispatched an invasion force to the western naval port. The commanders, who were ordered to form units, panicked.
“Why all of a sudden?! Vacation. With my family… vacation… thud.”
Quickly cross the sea, establish a beachhead, and then, leave it to the successor and go on vacation with family.
The commanders began their actions, maintaining close contact via communication devices to create memories with their families.
They followed, quite a bit behind Rayos.
What will happen to the country at the eastern tip of the Central Continent?
The Elgaire Kingdom.
King Ernestie and the civil officials.
It’s not the time to be purifying the country.
A threat is coming from across the sea.
The person executed, Rayos, is coming, he’s going to attack!
With a large fleet.
