Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1747

A low humming sound drifts out.

It’s a light rhythm, not particularly elaborate, but the perfectly matched beat creates a strange sense of unease. However, no one here is paying attention to that unease right now.

Because an extreme tension is flowing, so much that they can’t afford to care about that small humming sound.

“The 12th line is breached!”

“Reinforce it.”

“There are no reserves!”

“Then we’ll just have to pull from another side to reinforce.”

“All sides are under attack! There are no forces to spare!”

“Then there’s no choice. Tell them to widen the gaps. That should be a temporary measure.”

“Yes, understood!”

A common question arose in the minds of those receiving orders.

‘What is going on?’

The enemy is pushing in.

It was a situation they had never even considered. An enemy that crossed the sea, not from the Three Kings’ Realm, is now pushing into their heartland.

A crisis?

It was not a situation that could be described with such a simple word.

They were the Azure King’s Realm.

Regardless of the advantages or disadvantages of the situation, they had never failed to take the initiative. When an enemy attacked, there was always a pre-established countermeasure, and when they attacked, there was no need to discuss it.

But the current situation was clearly different from anything they had experienced. The enemy had accurately targeted a weakness they hadn’t anticipated, and now they were exploiting that weakness.

Cold sweat naturally flowed.

But what made them even more puzzled was not the enemy pushing in.

They tried not to look back, but their gaze kept drifting behind them.

Towards the Azure King, who was leaning back in his chair, humming softly.

‘What the hell…’

The one giving them orders right now was not the Azure King. The Azure King had been humming with his eyes closed for a while now, and his adjutants were giving the instructions.

Moreover, the adjutants giving the orders didn’t even report to the Azure King. This was also a situation they had never experienced before.

“We’re being pushed back!”

“We can’t hold them!”

The voices reporting grew louder and louder. By the end, it was almost a scream.

But even as he heard the screams, the Azure King showed no reaction.

“Keep sending them.”

“B-but it’s an impossible fight…”

“It doesn’t matter.”

A low voice returned.

“S-shouldn’t we retreat? We’re just wasting troops…”

“Oh, do you have an idea?”

In an instant, the face of the one who spoke turned pale.

“N-no, it’s nothing!”

“Then do as you’re told.”

“Yes!”

The one who had finished the instructions neatly slightly hardened his relaxed expression and turned around.

“Should I give you a separate report on the situation?”

The Azure King slowly opened his eyes.

His clear eyes, without any particular light, turned slightly to the side.

“What do you think?”

“It’s a bit difficult to act too much on my own…”

“Do as you please.”

As soon as the Azure King spoke, heads bowed.

“I will do so.”

The Azure King closed his eyes again.

“Maintain the current state. Do your best to stop the enemy!”

“Yes!”

That last answer rang clearly in everyone’s ears.

Nothing had changed. But one thing had become clear.

The Azure King was not letting go. Though he wasn’t speaking, he was watching the entire situation.

They had naturally thought so, but the human heart is fickle. If they didn’t see it with their eyes and hear it with their ears, doubts would creep into even the firmest beliefs.

Those who had reaffirmed the Azure King’s presence focused their eyes on the screen again.

That firm belief…,

“Azure King.”

But the voice that reached their ears threw them into confusion again.

“I am too foolish to grasp the situation, so I dare to ask…”

“Skip the pleasantries and get to the point.”

“…Do you perhaps have reinforcements?”

“No.”

That short exchange shook the hearts of everyone in the room.

“…The measures you have prepared?”

“There’s nothing you’re thinking of.”

Hands stopped.

Words stopped, and thoughts stopped.

“Then…”

It seemed difficult to ask the question.

“So, will you doubt me?”

“That is not the case, Azure King.”

A low chuckle was heard. The chuckle soon turned back into a low humming sound.

“Continue with the instructions.”

“Yes!”

Doubt and belief.

Trust and suspicion.

A vortex of complex emotions that were difficult to express filled the space. Above that vortex of emotions, the Azure King’s humming sound slowly spread.

“Prepare!”

Wiggins’ voice rang out loudly. It was a voice so rough that it was hard to imagine it was him.

“Fire!”

Dozens of fireballs flew over the heads of the heavily armored knights and poured forward. The space in front of them instantly turned into a fiery hell.

“Charge!”

A loud roar erupted from Vincent’s mouth, and the Cavaliers and knights, lined up like heavy infantry, charged forward.

The tactics and formations that the Round Table [a powerful organization of knights and mages] had developed over hundreds of years clearly shone in this kind of group battle.

Unlike the warriors who created space for themselves to operate by keeping their distance, the knights, with their shoulders almost touching, ran forward, looking only ahead.

From the other side, it would be a sight no different from a heavy tank charging at high speed.

No matter how skilled a warrior was, would they dare to face that?

Especially in a fire pit?

“D-dodge!”

“Don’t engage!”

But the Cavaliers did not give the warriors of the Azure King’s Realm time to move.

Clang!

Those who collided with swords and shoulders were sent flying as bloody messes. Even those who managed to defend themselves could not withstand the force of the continuously advancing knights and fell to the ground.

And that resulted in a fate worse than dying in one blow.

Crunch! Crrrunch!

The heavily armored knights literally trampled over those who had fallen.

Iron armor was embedded in the mouths that should have screamed, and the lungs that should have inhaled were torn apart by the crushed chest bones.

It was the fallen’s misfortune that the tenacious vitality of a warrior prolonged his life.

“No need to confirm kills! Increase speed!”

At Mathieu’s shout, the Cavaliers responded with the sound of their sword hilts hitting their breastplates.

“Let’s go!”

Wiggins’ eyes gleamed as he watched the charging Cavaliers.

‘It took a long time.’

The Assembly [a group of warriors and mages] had been constantly strengthening its forces.

In addition to training existing members, they had accepted the knights and mages of the Round Table, and even absorbed the Demonic Cult from China [a group known for their martial arts and dark magic].

To an excessive degree.

It was to the point that it would have been no surprise if a normal sect had burst from taking in so many people, training them, and strengthening them endlessly.

All that investment was now paying off.

The skills of the Cavaliers, who had adopted Eastern swordsmanship, had improved dramatically compared to the past. Yet, they did not let go of the tactics they had pursued their entire lives.

“Change is good.”

A smile formed on Wiggins’ lips.

“Stay close. Maintain the distance!”

“Yes!”

And behind them, the magic unit that Wiggins had trained supported them.

The area where the Cavaliers were clearly superior to the Eastern warriors.

That was definitely their defense.

Compared to the Azure King’s Realm, who fought with their bare bodies, the knights, who wore heavy armor and pursued a method of strengthening the armor itself, were not fazed by most magic.

But the warriors of the Azure King’s Realm had developed to avoid enemy attacks by increasing their speed instead of increasing their defense.

‘Stick close enough to hold them, then shower them with magic. We’ll hold, and they’ll die.’

This was the tactic that Wiggins had researched and researched to counter Eastern warriors.

It wasn’t perfect yet, but it was definitely effective.

The problem was….

“…Even so, it’s only meaningful for catching the small fry.”

But right now, catching the small fry was more important than anything. Wiggins did not overestimate himself. Killing the Azure King was not his role. His job was to ensure that absolute powerhouses like Kang Jin-ho and Bator reached the Azure King without any significant losses.

“Maintain the distance! If the distance widens, we’re useless!”

“Yes!”

Listening to the resounding answer, Wiggins slightly raised his head.

A moonless night.

The stars that filled the sky shone exceptionally brightly.

“It’s a good night for history to change.”

Today, here….

The reign of the Three Kings, which had been stagnant and unchanged for decades, would end.

“Aaaargh!”

“Ugh!”

Each time a scream was heard, a life was extinguished.

It was shaking.

The mountains, buried in darkness, were shaking in various places. And that shaking was slowly, but surely, closing in on one place.

Like a pack of dozens of wolves rushing at their prey.

The wolves, starved and losing their reason, moved only to cut off their opponent’s breath, without regard for their own safety.

But among them, only one wolf was moving very slowly, without ever rushing.

“Check the ground!”

“Yes!”

Lee Hyun-soo picked up the radio and communicated with the situation room.

“Ask the satellite to re-examine the situation here!”

“Yes!”

Lee Hyun-soo looked around with an unusually cautious face.

“What are you looking for?”

“Because of who we’re dealing with.”

At Kang Jin-ho’s words, Lee Hyun-soo replied without loosening his stiff expression.

“If I were that guy, I would have laid anti-tank mines all over the bottom of this mountain range. I would have buried explosives like crazy and tried to detonate them all at once.”

“If not that, they might launch a bombardment like last time. Just in case, I’m monitoring the surrounding military units in real-time.”

Kang Jin-ho shook his head.

‘This is no joke.’

He was fighting a warrior’s war.

But Lee Hyun-soo was commanding a warrior’s war while simultaneously fighting another war.

“The results?”

“…It’s clean.”

Lee Hyun-soo grabbed his lower jaw and frowned.

“This can’t be. That bastard…”

Lee Hyun-soo looked around with slightly uneasy eyes.

“Didn’t you say we caught them off guard?”

“Yes. They would never have thought we would push in here all at once. If that guy is human, that is.”

“But it’s strange that they’re not prepared?”

“A guy like that always prepares for things that should never happen. Like building a castle even if there’s no chance of war.”

Lee Hyun-soo stared at one side and opened his mouth.

“Then it’s one of two things.”

“One of two?”

“Either the Azure King is dumber than I expected…”

“We don’t need to consider that.”

“Yes. Then there’s one left.”

Lee Hyun-soo raised his head and looked forward.

“There’s something terrifying beyond our imagination in front of us.”

Lee Hyun-soo slowly clenched and unclenched his fist, then curled up the corners of his mouth.

“Let’s go. I heard the Chinese value their reputation, I wonder what kind of gift they’ve prepared for big customers like us.”

Kang Jin-ho quietly nodded as he saw the eerie aura surrounding Lee Hyun-soo’s face.