He Became The Most Insane Emperor Of All Time [EN]: Chapter 108

“The rebel army has begun to advance.”

“The Empire’s reinforcements are…”

“We’ve made contact, but unfortunately, it will take some time for them to arrive.”

Hatsgarr’s army advances.

The force, bolstered by demons and devils, overwhelmed the loyalist army.

Of course, if reinforcements from the Western Territory and the Imperial Family arrive, the tide would turn, but we couldn’t just wait for them to come.

“So, we must endure with only the loyalist army.”

“It’s fortunate that the Queen of Frostwing has joined us.”

“Although they are tribal warriors, many have joined the loyalists, so it’s worth a try.”

Fortunately, the knights of the North were encouraged by the allied forces that had joined them.

But I shook my head.

“Even so, we are outnumbered. Considering the demons and devils, we are also inferior in quality… so we must minimize field battles.”

“Are you saying we should just hole up in the castle? We certainly won’t be able to hold out that way.”

I nodded at someone’s question.

If field battles are difficult, we’ll be starved to death if we just stay in the castle.

Wage a defensive war? Where’s the guarantee that the enemy will crash into the castle walls?

Hatsgarr may be brave, but he wasn’t stupid.

Moreover, to carry out a siege, a scorched-earth tactic must be accompanied, and for that, public sentiment must be good, but it wasn’t like the loyalists had solid public support.

Rather, it should be seen that many people sympathize with the rebels’ cause.

“I’m not saying we shouldn’t have field battles at all. Just minimize them.”

“Then… ?”

“We must wage a guerrilla war.”

Chuck-

I pointed directly at the military map and said.

“There are many mountainous terrains in the North. So, it’s difficult to wage guerrilla warfare using cavalry, but…”

“It’s useful for infantry. We can use the rangers.”

“The Northern Rangers? Come to think of it, they were there too.”

Rangers with traditions remaining in the West and North.

However, unlike the West, the Northern Rangers were not an independent force.

It was just one of the forces under the Grand Duke.

Well, that was natural. There was no need for them to have such strong authority when there was a Grand Duke of the North.

“Good. Use them to harass the enemy’s scouts and delay their advance.”

“It’s the best option for now, but it will be a difficult operation. The enemy also knows the terrain here well…”

As they feared, guerrilla warfare is most effective when the opponent doesn’t know the terrain. But when the enemies are the same Northerners, the effect is halved. Of course, demons and devils are exceptions.

But there was a simple way to overcome that weakness.

“So I’m going myself.”

Overwhelming force.

That was always the right answer.

* * *

“What terrible terrain. Do we have to scout in a place like this?”

“We have no choice if we want to detect the enemy’s movements in advance.”

“Hmph, what threat are humans? They should all be captured and offered as sacrifices to the Dark God.”

The warrior, who was scouting with the demons in the Hatsgarr army’s reconnaissance team, frowned at the demon’s remarks.

Even though they had joined hands with them, it was difficult to deal with them because they didn’t care at all about saying that Northerners should be used as sacrifices.

They were people who would not have joined hands in the first place if it wasn’t for the promise to hand over the Empire to the Northerners.

“Listen, I’m warning you. As long as you move with our army, kidnapping or looting that is not permitted is prohibited.”

“Are you giving me orders, dare? A human-”

Shuuuuuk, Pow!

“Kuaaaak!”

“It’s an ambush!”

Immediately, a barrage of bolts flew from all directions.

The rangers, who had been hiding in the snow, stood up all at once and fired repeating crossbows.

“Warriors, gather! Shields-”

Tadadadak, Chwaak!

“Kuek!”

The rangers were intensively sniping at the demons as if they were firing indiscriminately.

Because of that, the rebel warriors who were not demons had relatively room to endure, but I rushed towards them like an arrow.

“Y-You are!”

“Just go to sleep quietly.”

Peoeok!

“Kkeueuk… Ha, Hatsgarr-nim…”

However, I didn’t kill them, but subdued them by injuring them or knocking them out for a while.

“I won’t be easily defeated!”

Pajijijijik!

Of course, their resistance was also quite strong.

Some used the power drawn from the warrior’s soul to unleash electricity, while others exerted great strength or exhibited high-speed movement.

[Imperial Soul Stage 1 Open]

[Mana Heart Amplification! Mana Heart Operating Rate 220%]

[Divinity Acceleration Amplification!]

Pababak! Seokeok! Chwaak!

“Keoheok… S-Strong…”

But when I even drew out the Imperial Soul, they had no choice but to be helplessly subdued.

“Well, this side is all taken care of, and all that’s left are… demon vermin.”

But the demons had already taken a barrage of bolts from the rangers and had already suffered considerable damage.

“Kueueueueueuk! I won’t forgive you!”

“T-This! Block that guy!”

But even though they were battered, the demons who were still alive transformed into their demonic forms.

With demon wings growing and horns sprouting out, they became more threatening, wielding claws that had turned into deadly weapons, and pressured the rangers.

“Die!”

“Damn it!”

A ranger was pushed back in close combat and was in danger of being defeated.

He closed his eyes as if sensing death.

Seokeok!

“Kkuaaaak!”

“Hey, don’t give up.”

“T-Thank you.”

But I, who had run like the wind, cut off the demon’s arm.

The leather, which had hardened so that it wouldn’t be cut easily, was easily cut, and the demon screamed in pain.

“I’ll kill you, human!”

“Try it if you can.”

Seokeok!

Contrary to saying such words, his head was cut off as easily as if it were futile.

“For the Dark God!”

“Let’s offer that guy as a sacrifice!”

But the demons here were the fanatical type, and even though the difference in power was visible, they started rushing in like moths to a flame.

“I’ll burn you!”

Hwaaaak!

They breathed fire from their mouths, shot arrows of curses with the magic of darkness, or rushed in with black auras overflowing from their magic swords.

“It’s dangerous! It’s time to retreat-”

“You guys step back for a moment.”

The rangers couldn’t handle such a counterattack, so they urged them to retreat, but I only dismissed them.

Pacheutsutcheutseu-

The onrushing demon flames and curses.

Faced with that, I infused divine power into the Holy Sword.

Hwareureureuk-

Frost flames and purifying flames mixed with it.

The three forces were mixed together, yet they were synergizing with each other.

Originally, it was impossible with only divine power and purifying flames, but the frost flames served as a medium, further amplifying the two powers.

“Disappear.”

Shyaaaak!

I declared the end to them and swung the Holy Sword with holy flames.

“K-Kuek? This is… !”

The three-colored flames covered the demons.

All the flames and curses they fired were lost in front of the holy flames.

The demonized demons were also swept away by it and turned into a handful of ashes.

It was truly overwhelming power and holiness.

“A-Amazing.”

“This is the power of the Black Knight King…”

“The legend in the Western Territory wasn’t a lie.”

Amidst the murmuring of the rangers, even the surrounding ice melted and vaporous currents were visible.

“Okay, let’s move now.”

“Yes… But don’t we have to deal with those guys?”

“Leave them alone, I only subdued them on purpose.”

“Why? If it’s for the sake of the same race… now is not the time to worry about that.”

“It’s not because of that.”

The rangers faithfully followed the order to attack only the demons first but questioned the rebel warriors who were injured or fainted and remained.

Of course, it wasn’t that I liked them, so I kept them alive.

“Our goal is to delay the advance. To do that, it’s better to have injured people.”

If we increase the number of dead right away, the enemy’s strength will decrease, but we can’t tie the enemy’s feet.

The dead can just be buried in the ground, or if it’s not convenient, they can just be abandoned.

On the other hand, the injured must be taken care of. Of course, it also greatly hinders the march.

“They might just abandon them.”

“They have a strong sense of kinship, so they abandon the injured? Even if it’s a warrior society, it’s perfect for losing popularity. I don’t think Hatsgarr would make that choice.”

Even if they leave them behind, they will give them supplies. Anything is not a bad choice for us.

“…I see. It would be better to do that. Then where do we go now? Are we returning?”

“It’s a little early to return…”

I thought for a moment at the ranger’s question.

It’s a good choice to wage a guerrilla war a little more here.

But I’m not the only group, so it’s something that can be left to others.

I wanted to deal a more decisive blow.

Of course, the decisive blow that can be waged in guerrilla warfare was limited.

“Infiltrate deeper.”

“Infiltration? What will be the target?”

“Demons.”

It’s hard to be considerate like just now during infiltration.

But there was no need to do that against the demons, so I was thinking of stabbing them in the back.

“Even if we stab those guys, we can interfere with the advance. I also want to find out what they want.”

I wanted to know specifically what the demons wanted by being with the rebels.

Did they just want to destroy the Empire? That could be the case, but if so, they would have launched a more full-scale invasion.

For that, the scale of the demons was not very large. Even though it may be quite decent in terms of quality.

“Then let’s move quickly.”

“Yes!”

It would be a dangerous mission, but the rangers, who were full of trust in me because of my performance just now, were obediently following me.

* * *

“Hmm, they’re waging a guerrilla war. Only we are suffering more damage from it?”

“Yes, most of the humans were only injured.”

“Tsk. The humans are playing among themselves. Could it be that they are colluding… but it’s not possible.”

The commander of the demon corps, who was moving with the Hatsgarr army, was dissatisfied with this phenomenon but did not suspect collusion.

There was no way that those rebels would suddenly join hands with the loyalists and collude.

If that were the case, they would have attacked the demon army long ago, so it was even more impossible.

“Okay. Strengthen the alert posture from now on.”

“Yes!”

He dismissed his subordinate, thinking that he needed to renegotiate the cooperation method with Hatsgarr to preserve his forces.

Chwaak!

“Keueok!”

“Hmm?”

The commander, who had been contemplating for a while, jumped up when he heard the sound of his subordinate being attacked just as he was about to leave the military tent.

“Who-”

Seokeok!

But the last thing he saw was a flashing light.

“Good, this guy was the commander.”

“…Amazing.”

I, who had infiltrated the military tent, amplified high-speed movement and rushed in to cut off his head.

“Okay, there’s not much time. Find useful information first. Prepare to set fire too.”

“Yes.”

Having succeeded in infiltrating, we proceeded to steal information and prepare to set fire.

Most of the information wasn’t that great.

Except for one thing.

[The outer seal of Kalibal has been almost completely released. Act according to the plan thereafter.]