Chapter 509: The outcome of the Three Kingdoms (3)

“Stewart.”

Stewart silently stood by Han-Yeol, and he answered Han-Yeol’s call immediately.

“Yes, Han-Yeol-nim.”

“As soon as the sun rises tomorrow, I’m going to go after the Demon King, so get ready.”

“Get ready?”

“Yeah, I’m not planning on wasting my time this time. We’re going to go in full force.”

“Interesting. Alright.”

Shaaa.

Black smoke came out of Stewart’s body as he replied with a smile, and then he disappeared after he spun around.

[H-He’s very skilled.]

“Well, yeah I guess he is.”

Noras broke out in a cold sweat as he marveled at Stewart’s movement magic. Noras was a shaman who surpassed the level of a Master-Rank by human standards, but his lack of combat experience led him to focus on versatility. So, Noras could see how deep and sophisticated Stewart’s magic was.

‘Though, he’s nothing compared to my spatial movement skill.’

But Han-Yeol wasn’t too impressed.

*

Han-Yeol’s personality made it difficult for him to start something, but once he did, he tended to act upon it very quickly.

“Let’s go!”

“As commanded by the great being, all orcs, march!”

Beep! Thump, thump, thump!

“Chaaaa!”

“War!”

“Blood, blood!”

Thump, thump, thump!

Han-Yeol started to move the Black Orcs he had brought to distract the hyenas.

The Black Orcs were bored out of their minds in the mountains near Beijing, so their morale went through the roof when they finally got the chance to fight. Even though they had been brought in as slaves, the wild nature of the orcs meant that their instincts overrode their rationality, and if they were kept bored any longer, they could’ve run wild and attacked the neighboring villages. For them, eating something was not just an act of appeasing hunger. It was an act of becoming stronger, so the desire to eat fulfilled a different purpose than to fill their stomachs.

“We’re brave Black Orcs!”

‘The song of the orcs.’

Han-Yeol had only heard that there was such a thing, but he had never actually seen the orcs sing.

Thump, thump, thump!

“Let’s sing at the top of our lungs!”

“We’ll devour everything!”

When he heard the full song, he was left with a simple impression.

‘What a mess.’

Nothing was in tune or on beat—they were basically just screaming.

‘Well, at least it’s fun.’

At least the orcs were singing so loudly that it was quite a morale booster, regardless of the quality of the song.

“Haha, it’s been a while since we’ve participated in a big battle, right?”

“Ah, yeah. This is our first big battle in a long time.”

“Haha, I can’t wait.”

Chaa!

“Kheeee!”

Han-Yeol was riding on Mavros’ back, who was in transformation mode as usual. Tia, Stewart, and Lord Kasha were also by his side.

Mumble, mumble.

[Why did he have to drag me along? Why couldn’t he just let me stay quiet as usual?]

However, among them, Lord Kasha wasn't on good terms with Han-Yeol. He continued to mutter to himself, dissatisfied with everything.

Still, the Black Orcs’ incredible stamina allowed them to travel from Beijing to the south in just two days by running steadily at a much faster pace than humans sprinting. Otherwise, it would’ve taken them over a month at a normal pace.

Sssss!

“Ugh, this nasty smell is really annoying.”

Stewart frowned at the stench, which worsened at the sight of the Demon King's army.

“Yeah, it’s definitely not a good aura.”

“It’s much worse than that.”

“Hahaha.”

“This smell is not too bad for a monster like me.”

“Ah, haha...”

Slurp.

As Tia flicked her tongue while releasing a murderous aura, Han-Yeol automatically let out an awkward laugh, unable to laugh like he had at Stewart’s comment.

[Hoo, I’m pretty nervous for my first battle and first game.]

[I’ll protect you, White Dragon!]

[Oh, thank you, Mavros.]

[Hehe!]

“Ehh, what a couple.”

Han-Yeol sighed as he watched Mavros and White Dragon’s lovey-dovey behavior.

‘I miss Tayarana...’

Han-Yeol missed Tayarana even more today.

Krrrg!

Han-Yeol’s thoughts didn’t last long.

His arrival caused a violent reaction within the Demon King's army.

With a huge explosion, a tremendous amount of mana started to move toward Han-Yeol.

Boom, boom, boom!

In other words, the entire army had come to greet Han-Yeol.

‘Huh? Oh is this the true power of the Demon King's army?’

Han-Yeol was quite impressed by the army’s movements. To be exact, he wasn’t impressed by their movements, but the powerful force they released every time they moved.

‘Tsk, have they been hiding their power all this time? But why?’

The Demon King's army hadn’t grasped a big chance to win against both the World Alliance army and the Qin Emperor’s army. They had taken control of southern China but failed to expand beyond that.

‘I can’t believe they’ve been hiding this power... No, that doesn’t make sense. They weren’t hiding it, but it seems like they summoned something, or maybe had a realization that made them more powerful.’

No matter how much he thought about it, it didn’t make sense for them to conceal their power.

Just then, Han-Yeol’s phone rang loudly.

Ring, ring, ring!

“Huh?”

“Oh, Master, if you came to fight with your life on the line, shouldn’t you have turned off your phone at least?”

“Put my life on the line? Oh, please. Just wait.”

Han-Yeol looked at his phone screen and recognized that it was from a member of the Gurkha forces waiting at the Beijing hotel.

“What do you need?”

[Hunter Han-Yeol-nim, right now, the news in China is saying that the Qin Emperor’s army and the Demon King's army are launching a surprise attack on a major defense base in China.]

“What, really?”

He was greeted with exciting news once he picked up the phone without much thought.

[Yes. The Chinese media, as well as the world media, are all breaking the news right now. They’re saying that the three factions that have been holding up so far have crossed the defense line of the World Alliance army in unison, as if they have some sort of promise or alliance.]

“Oh, interesting.”

Han-Yeol found this situation quite amusing, and he couldn't shake the feeling that this had all been thoroughly organized in advance.