The Demon King’s Seal Has Been Broken

27 – Invaded Empire [Descent of Heroes] – 7

A soldier who was watching intently from the watchtower came down in a hurry.

The soldier’s expression contained so many emotions, such as urgency, fear, and nervousness, and everyone here knew what they were talking about.

“General Max, they say that the Demon King’s army is now invading.”

Finally, the invasion of the demons that I never wanted and hoped would never come began.

Blowing horns, the demon army began to advance step by step, and they were approaching with the intention of attacking the fortress city.

The war had begun.

“It’s finally here.”

Commander Max was also informed of the fact, and hurriedly confirmed.

As his subordinate said, he saw the army of demons advancing for real, an army with overwhelming quantity and quality that he could see.

Watching them come in, no one can help but tremble with fear.

To be honest, Max, the current commander, couldn’t help but be scared.

It finally felt like the end of the empire was approaching.

To be honest, there is absolutely no chance of winning in this situation.

The difference in power was overwhelmingly disadvantageous.

‘Isn’t the demon king still moving?’

However, if there was still hope, it was that the vicious energy in the center did not move.

The demon army advanced, but for some reason the energy in the center did not move.

The only thing moving was the demon army, and I was just watching this situation.

‘Is it arrogance or bluff…’

Seeing that, Max couldn’t help but feel so many things.

Does the commander who is commanding this army trust his army too much?

If that’s not the case, do you think it’s easy to attack the fortress city now?

Or is it because it’s both?

To be honest, I have no idea what that hideous aura is thinking.

‘But that turned out to be an opportunity for us.’

But whatever it is, now this might be an opportunity.

There is no doubt that the demon army that is currently coming is a very well-armed and well-disciplined strong army.

In a situation where that hideous aura did not come, the probability of 0% might increase to 20%.

Anyway, this was a very important opportunity for General Max, who was almost giving up.

‘Worth a try?’

If you think about it well, the fortress city was never a good place.

A fortress city that has prevented the invasion of demons countless times in its 700-year history.

It was never easy to attack.

Solid walls, wizards’ barriers, and even magic cannons made with alchemy.

The defense achievements that the fortress city had accumulated over the years were by no means light.

The reason was that even the most gigantic monsters couldn’t inflict a single wound on the fortress city.

‘It’s well maintained.’

Besides, until recently, the Demon King was still alive.

Of course, when the Demon King was alive, the military budget was high, and he was still maintaining it.

If the demon king hadn’t been there, he would have reduced his troops to cut down on expenses, but fortunately, that wasn’t the case.

Now was the time to increase the number of troops and strengthen the defense of the fortress city.

So, this side’s troops were by no means small.

‘Let’s try…’

Overall, unlike what I was worried about at first, the situation was very good.

I wouldn’t say it’s the best at this level, but I’d say it’s the best.

If you use the advantage of defense in the position of defending once, the fortress city will probably be able to withstand up to 10 times the difference in combat power.

I thought that if I used it, I could sufficiently block the army of those scary demons.

“Now. Everyone, tell those foolish demons where this place is.”

With that thought in mind, Max stepped up to the podium.

And more courageous than anyone else, he encouraged the soldiers and instilled courage.

It gave me hope that I can win the most important thing right now.

“1st Magic Artillery Battalion, prepare to fire. Fire!”

The firepower of magic cannons pouring down on the demons.

The approaching demons were gradually knocked down by that firepower.

“The person in charge of the defense barrier never leaves a gap.”

Even so, even if they managed to get to the front of the wall, it was never easy to tear down the wall.

It wasn’t easy to break through the magic barrier that dozens of wizards had firmly created.

“Supplement of cannons and mana stones quickly.”

In addition, the swift soldiers who assisted them, the cooperation was quite good.

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Max’s ability to direct all of this wasn’t bad either.

That’s why they were able to effectively block it, and the soldiers of the fortress city had hope while watching the demon’s army being cut down.

can win…! I believed so.

No… I believed it.

Boo woo~

“what?”

The sudden sound of a horn, and the sound of the horn stopped the demons’ attack.

And in an instant, as if parting the Red Sea, they began to retreat from the walls.

The soldiers of the fortified city watching the scene couldn’t help but be surprised by the sudden situation, and looked outside the castle to see what had changed.

“…”

Looking out of the castle like that, I saw a demon riding a black horse in the distance and armed with black armor.

She is a woman with jet-black bobbed hair holding a black spear, a female demon who radiates unusual energy.

The female demon popped the reins of her horse once, and then started running towards the wall at full speed from afar.

“Something is unusual. Stop it immediately!!!”

General Max, seeing that figure, he intuitively felt at once.

He realized that he couldn’t leave that demon alone, before anyone else, and hurriedly ordered the magic cannon to shoot it.

pop!

Puff!

Following General Max’s order, the magic soldiers quickly fired magic bullets, and somehow tried to bring down the cavalry.

Dozens of magic bullets fired like that, some of them hit that cavalryman, but unfortunately it didn’t seem to hit that much.

In the end, despite Max’s efforts, the cavalryman couldn’t slow down, and when the cavalryman’s black spear finally reached the barrier.

Kwak!

With a tremendous explosion, the barriers of the fortress city were destroyed, like glass breaking.

‘This… what is this…’

Truly unbelievable power, that cavalryman destroyed the barrier only with force.

Seeing its power, Max couldn’t help but feel it.

That demon is absolutely not an ordinary bet.

‘I guess this is the reason why that vicious aura doesn’t come out.’

And in the first place, the vicious aura that still doesn’t move, I definitely knew why that aura didn’t come out.

Do you underestimate the fortified city? Because the demon army is strong? It wasn’t such an insignificant reason.

The demon who easily destroyed the magic barrier… that demon.

It was because that one demon was too strong.

It was because that one demon possessed the fighting power of a demon king.

So maybe you don’t even feel the need to step out.

‘It’s over…’

In the end, the fortified city where the barrier was breached, the demons who retreated earlier started rushing towards the castle walls again.

And in that situation, Max couldn’t help but think that everything was over.

‘There is no hope…’

Of course, if you think objectively, the walls are still intact, and the castle itself has not collapsed.

If we manage to defend this place and restore the barrier, we might be able to fight again.

But, Max knows.

The most important thing in war was to control ‘fear’.

Right now, the soldiers have already completely lost their morale due to that unreliable cavalry.

He had no more will to fight.

‘The soldiers have already fallen into a panic, and there will be no turning back now.’

It seemed that he was full of desire to run away at any moment.

It was unreasonable to fight properly in this situation.

The soldiers were already engulfed in ‘fear’, and this fear would quickly spread.

Sure enough, the soldiers soon threw away their weapons and started running away, both you and me.

‘I can’t deal with a woman on that horse.’

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Max couldn’t stop them.

Even if he managed to control the fear of those soldiers somehow, he would not be able to deal with the cavalry with the fighting power of the demon king.

Because that was like a disaster.

Because they didn’t have a hero to stand against them.

‘At this rate, the fortress city will be captured.’

War was, in the first place, a fight against fear and a fight against hope.

I could never win now, full of fear and no hope.

So I had to give up…

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Max’s expression after admitting to giving up didn’t look too unfair.

Because I thought I was going to be captured anyway.

It was because I was fighting knowing that it was a quality fight.

‘Sigh…’

An imperial shield with a history of 700 years.

Soon, that shield was about to crumble, and the empire would soon perish.

Just like that, Commander, Max’s hope was completely extinguished.

His face was that of giving up everything.

But…

A hero has appeared to rekindle that extinguished hope.

Hero Rag, he has arrived here.