182 And then counterattack.

The meaning of the Demon Lord's decision to assemble his troops later was that the more people who received the Demon Lord's power, the more influence he would have on the surrounding area, and the more fear he would be able to instill in the humans, who were supposed to have little influence.

The enemy army would not know this until they were in a position to pull back, and would be in despair at the sight of it. If there was a miscalculation, it was that the Purple Demon King's demons intervened and the battle was not won in a single round. The total attack by the demons, who were superior in numbers, caused only minor damage, but lost a reasonable amount of time. This gave the humans time to regroup, while our side was forced to rest.

But there is no way for humans to make up for such a difference. And the soldiers had rested long enough. We can't pull back, and in the next battle we will be able to show the difference in strength more clearly.

"My Lord, the strength of the troops has recovered sufficiently.

"I see. But the next battle will decide the difference. Let them save their strength.

Ha!

The Demon Lord thinks the game will be decided next. If we allow them to advance from here, our troops will be able to go around the enemy's position in all directions, and the enemy will have no choice but to spread out. If we spread out in a situation where there is a difference in strength, we will become a good target for individual defeats. Even if the enemy tries to destroy you individually, you have enough endurance on your side, and other soldiers can join you while you are intercepting them.

It is so uplifting to be certain of victory. It's a wonderful feeling that surpasses the pleasure of swinging your claws and killing the enemy. But I can't let my guard down here. Most of the Purple Demon Lord's army has been cut down, but there are still some left. The Blue Demon Lord's movements have yet to be confirmed. Even if there is no possibility that the whole thing will be overturned, we should consider that there are still elements that will force us to fight unexpectedly.

Just as I was thinking this, I received information that there was movement from both the Ghanaian and Mejlis camps. Is this ......?

What's wrong?

I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one who's a fan of your work. --I'm not sure what to do. I'm not sure what to do. The enemy soldiers have deployed a ward to cover our army! It's blocking our communication with the demons on the ground!

These wards aren't meant to confine us. This is clearly a means to cut off our connection. No, wait, I don't think so.

It's probably an attempt to keep my power from reaching the demon.

No! Then our troops-- the enemy is on the move! All the soldiers within sight are charging towards us!

Stop screaming. The power Yugra gave you is not ordinary magic. It's a forbidden power that surpasses all realms and touches the truth of the world. It's not something a warding can prevent.

The Demon Lord said that and activated the power. He immediately confirms the change in his army to Harpy and the others who are in the area. Even though the wards do not allow us to grasp the detailed situation of the demons on the ground, their influence is functioning properly. This means that intercepting them is not a problem. The wards are not physical, and they seem to be used only to prevent our means of communication.

We're in combat! Our forces seem to have the overwhelming advantage!

"Mercerstiel, get a closer look at the enemy soldiers. Mercerstiel, check the enemy's condition in detail. If they're going to start fighting when they know their wards won't work, they should have a plan or two.

Immediately! --The enemy seems to have placed clergymen at regular intervals and deployed wards around their comrades to prevent them from being affected by the Demon Lord's power. Also, ...... this is ...... the enemy soldiers' armament has changed drastically! Almost all of them have shields, and many of them are equipped with large shields!

I knew it. It seems that the enemy is trying to sabotage my command and waste my strength by focusing on defense.

If we abandon even the chance to counterattack and focus on defending, we can survive for a certain amount of time even against a slightly superior opponent. Our army will be fighting with a time limit, so that choice will be effective. Moreover, we can't send orders to the demons on the ground. If we want to resist the power of the Demon Lord, this seems to be the best way to do it.

If it takes too long, I can send Harpy down to the ground to give the orders.

"Not until it's necessary. The difference in strength is obvious even when you are on the defensive. I'm not sure what to do. And the power of my struggle will improve our ability to find a way out. Even without my command, we can achieve some optimal solutions.

"It seems our troops are more interested in attacking the cleric than the shield-bearer. We're gradually reducing the number of enemies by targeting them where they try to defend themselves.

"If that's what they're doing, there's no problem. If the cleric dies, the soldiers it was protecting will be affected by the power of the struggle and become nothing more than a wooden figure holding a shield.

However, the humans are also desperately protecting the clergy. They are steadily gaining pressure, but it is inevitable that they will gain time. But the humans don't know exactly how much time they have to fight. In fact, it could be said that this is a gamble, a desperate measure in the hope that the Demon Lord's power will be too much to bear and our army will destroy itself.

"What? The enemy's reinforcements! There are new human soldiers on both sides, and these are the skeleton soldiers of the Demon Lord of ...... blue!

Human soldiers-- what are their equipment like?

The weapons are mainly shields, but the armor is different from the Ghanaians and the Holy Knights of Mejlis. He's not a Knight of Tarz. It's probably Quama's soldiers!

He checked the number of troops and recreated them on the map. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're going to be doing and how you're going to do it.

I'm not sure. That's noble, but you're holding out too much hope. It's true that the power of the Struggle places a heavy burden on weak demons. But that load doesn't appear while you're using the power of the Struggle. Most of the lower level demons will run out of steam, but by then the majority of the enemy will be dead.

As the Demon Lord declared, the number of demons has increased, but there is no way they can handle the attacks of the demons strengthened by the Demon Lord's power forever, and the soldiers who lost their clergy and stopped moving are being twisted down one after another.

If this is the case, then hopefully the victory or defeat will be decided without losing any of the lower level soldiers. .......

What about the clerics surrounding our army? I think we can order the harpies to destroy them individually now.

No need. The fact that it still maintains the power of the Struggle even after being used suggests that it intends to prevent my command at all costs. There's a good chance that there are knights and archers hiding around it with invisibility magic.

I'm not sure what to make of that. I apologize for my shallow thinking.

No need to be hasty. We're definitely reducing the number of humans. The skeleton soldiers' interference is a hindrance, but their strength is not that great. They are just small fry that can be crushed by intermediate and advanced demons without any effort. What you need to pay attention to is not the battle situation but the changes in the surroundings. We should respond to changes in the situation with new measures.

But despite these concerns, the enemy troops continued to dwindle, and finally some began to retreat. No, this is not a retreat. This is flight. They're dropping their weapons and trying to run away from the battlefield.

"My Lord, the enemy is beginning to lose men.

"In this war, fleeing soldiers cannot protect us. There is no need to force the fleeing soldiers to chase. In any case, unless all of the enemy soldiers retreat, the demons that have gained the power of 'struggle' will prioritize those who remain in front of them.

Running away means you've lost your mind. Those who put their own lives before the victory of the humans are not qualified to fight on the battlefield. In fact, it only makes those left behind more desperate. You are no longer defeated. All that's left is to defeat the rest faster.

However, as expected, many of the remaining soldiers were confident enough to deploy their own wards, and they were reluctantly defending against our onslaught. The majority of them are made up of Tarzan knights. Among human soldiers, Tarzan soldiers are undoubtedly the strongest. But their main strength will not last long.

"......

I keep getting reports, and I keep trying to recreate the map, but it's a long process. They are dwindling, but it seems as if their defenses are getting stronger as their numbers dwindle. The time I estimated for myself has already passed by a long way, and I can feel myself getting more and more frustrated.

The lower level demons will probably not be able to fight properly in the future. The intermediate level is also greatly weakened, and even the advanced level is sure to be fatigued. It's a race of endurance, either the enemy will run out of steam or we will reach our limit. The advantage goes to us. That's why we can't afford to let up. The Demon Lord understands this and is not about to unleash his power. Time is ticking away.

The time is ticking. It's about time the intermediate level reached its limit. Mercer Stilwell, send the harpy down and tell it to fall back.

"Yes, sir!

"Yes, sir!" I'm ordering the Harpy team to drop. While I'm telling them to retreat, we can't communicate due to the wards the enemy has put up, but it's unlikely that the unique class will run out of power, and there will be movement soon.

Shortly after, Harpy, who had risen again and escaped out of the wards, would relay the information to us. You can now retreat with no problem. ...... What?

I'm not sure what to say. The captains of each squad are refusing to retreat! I'm not sure what to make of this.

What?

That's impossible. It's true that all of the Unique Class are not afraid of battle. It is understandable that they are reluctant to retreat in the face of the knights who will soon be destroyed. But it's not me who's giving the order to retreat but the Demon Lord. There is no way that any of us would act against the Demon Lord's orders.

We all know the difference in power between us and the Demon Lord with our bodies and minds. Everyone knows the difference in power between them and the Demon Lord, and everyone knows that if they do, they will die.

It seems that ...... you will not listen to me, even if I am personally ordering you to retreat!

That's not possible. If I do that, my head will just roll on the ground beside the Demon Lord. Envying the achievements of other troops is a trivial feeling compared to offending the Demon Lord. I tried to persuade the other harpies to descend and disobey the Demon Lord, but to no avail.

Has the power of the Struggle impaired your judgment? I'm sure the unique class is capable of activating it on their own. Were you struggling that much?

No, such reports are available at .......

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You can't help it. You can't afford to lose more men in a battle. We have no choice but to deactivate the power of war and let him calm down.

But we're engaged. ......

"If most of the enemy are shield-bearers, they won't have the means to fight back that well. They've abandoned their best weapons to defend themselves. The other side's fatigue must be considerable.

The Demon Lord releases his power. Even if they're stupid, they'll realize that it's the Demon Lord's order and rush to evacuate. It's a shame for a person from the demon world to bother the Demon Lord. I'll ridicule him when he's executed.

With the Demon Lord's power lifted, the retreat will begin, but the Demon Lord's orders will change depending on whether or not the enemy strikes back. I'll have Harpy check the situation. In any case, there are only a few enemy soldiers left, so our victory is solid.

"What?

Wait, wait, wait, wait! What, what, what, what is this? It can't be, it can't be, it can't be!

What is it, Mercerstiel?

What's going on, Melsa Stilwell? Oh, ...... oh, ...... and the enemy soldiers are ...... all coming back.

What the f*ck?

The number of enemy troops is the same as before the battle! They are advancing towards our army!

It's no longer a matter of surprise. The enemy soldiers who fought, lost, and died are still there as if nothing had happened. The Blue Demon King's power is to raise the dead as undead and use them. But according to Harpy's report, they were definitely living people. There's no way any Demon Lord, not even Yugra, could have done this in the first place.

No, this is not the time to be thinking about how. Our men are definitely exhausted. The lower ranks are definitely in no condition to move, and many of them are collapsing. The intermediate level is also out of breath, and even the high level is clearly fatigued. And in front of you, an army of enemies is approaching.

"...... The Star People of Yuggra?

A chill ran down my spine. The Demon Lord is definitely indignant. It's a feeling I've never experienced before because no one has ever dared to defy it. At the very least, its existence has caused the demon lord unprecedented humiliation.

"This is useless until intermediate.

I'm going to be useless until the end. I'm sure you'll be able to figure out what to do with it.

The exhaustion of the enemy soldiers seen through the telescope is very miserable. Even if the face of the beast is hard to see, the dismay is palpable. No wonder. After all, they've been in a state of standby for a long time, but they've been under the influence of the power of the Struggle for a long time.

"Human, Harpy's commander is asking for a status report. What do you say?

I'll take it as I see it. But you're doing a good job, Duvvreor. I assumed I'd miss one or two and get caught somewhere, but you're doing a perfect job.

"Don't work under the assumption that I made a mistake. I do what I'm told.

Sorry, sorry. But even if Duvvleoris is perfect, that doesn't mean the demons he commands are, does it?

Do you think my command is inadequate?

Just because your commander is perfect doesn't mean your demons are. You're the one who set this up, and you know it well, don't you?

You look through the telescope at Harpy, who is descending to check the situation. The head of the harpy seems to have a demon attached to it, as if it were a parasite. All of the harpies in the sky above each battlefield are in the same situation.

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In the event that you've got a lot more than one of these, you're going to be able to get a lot more. So, the purple pawns are enough to handle the situation.

In the back of Duvraeori, there is a large number of senior demons wearing butler suits and pawn masks. This is the new main force of the Purple, the Butler Army, which prioritizes quality over quantity. All of them are more than just the usual unique class of monsters. Although their individual abilities are lower than those of the Unique Class Army of the past, their loyalty is unquestionable under the watchful eye of Duvraeus. The senior demons have no intention of defying Duvraeori, who is several levels above them, and are very motivated because they are in a position where they can aim for the number three position under Duvraeori's command. One drawback is that they are completely indistinguishable from each other. The harpies in the sky are captured by them without a sound, implanted with demons, and turned into complete pawns.

The rest was simple: they fed the humans moderate misinformation that they were fighting the good fight, triggering the power of the "struggle" and keeping it going as long as possible. In fact, I wanted to continue showing the fake battlefield for a while longer, but the fact that the Scarlet Witch King has released the power of the Struggle means that one of the lower or intermediate levels is nearing its limit. I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's a good idea.

However, there was a possibility that the unique class on the ground could directly communicate with the Demon Lord, so only the surrounding wards were real. I'm making effective use of the wards that Nora has created with the help of the three Demon Lords. I am grateful for the fact that it is not a physical ward, so its range and maintenance are easy. In order to set up these wards, I informed the knights and holy knights of Taze, who have good eyesight, in advance that they should not touch the demons in the sky except when they attacked. In the event that you have any questions regarding where and how to use the site, you can contact us at our own web site.

It took longer than I expected, but I'm grateful that we're down to the intermediate level. All that's left is the advanced and unique classes. Even if they have room to counterattack by upgrading a level with the power of the Struggle, they are at least a good target for our Battler Army.

We'll have to make do with what we have, but if it comes down to it, we have Ao, and that should buy us enough time to get rid of them. In the first place, they don't have the energy to attack us immediately.

It's a shame to see such a large army look so miserable. I'm not sure what to make of this.

I'm not sure what to do. There's a limit to how much you can fool him. The best countermeasure would be to keep his name a secret.

Not that I don't, but I'm not going to say it. The Purple might be pleased, but the threat to me against Duvraeus is about right now. In the end, you will choose the purple over me, of course.

So, can I set it up now?

I'm not sure what to do, but I'm sure you'll be able to do it. The unique class will be defeated individually by the strongest on this side. It won't be long before the Scarlet Witch King realizes this tangle and takes action. Let's get this over with before then. Make sure you get some credit for it.

"Of course not. There's no way I'm leaving empty-handed in front of the Lord, who's left me to go to the front.

If Duvraeori were to go to the front, it would mean that Murasaki would have to wait in a safe place. In the event that you're not sure what to do, you can always ask for help from a friend or family member. He himself enjoys fighting, but the people watching over him are likely to be on edge, so he has to put up with it.

So, are the humans coming back? I think your pawns would be perfect for clearing up this situation.

"Yeah, I'm going to have Wolfe and Mikus go into battle, with Ilias as my only escort. The more I step forward, the more people I'll have to worry about. I'll be cheering you on from afar.

Wolfe himself is capable of casting wards, but with Mixu attached to him, his influence will be lessened. I've also given him the characteristics of the signs of change. Now, let's begin the counterattack.