CH 334

30 Reinforcements (4)

puck.

He threw the carlot on the floor.

As he lost his arms and lost his balance, Roman Dmitry looked at the crowd.

"This guy is the only surviving orc commander. He cowardly abandoned his servants and ran away, and taking Luna's prisoners as hostages, he offered a deal to save his life. War must pay a price for the process. I intend to execute this guy, and I will give you the hilt."

People were bewildered.

It was an unexpected development.

"Who will hold the hilt?"

picked up a sword

It was one of the swords lying on the floor, and there was blood and flesh of an unknown owner attached to it.

People looked into each other's eyes.

I didn't go out too soon.

The people of Arcadia lived in peace, and such extreme revenge was unfamiliar.

Usually, when a person commits a mistake, he is punished according to the due process.

Isabel presided over the trial and, according to divine judgment, imposed labor rather than death. was that so

The people who had attacked the Orcs with mad faces until recently, did not accept the sword Roman Dmitry held out when the plates were laid.

"Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh."

Carlot crawled on the floor.

Seeing him trying to survive somehow with a frightened face, someone stepped forward among the people.

I'll do it.

it was smith

A man who lost a friend to Carlot.

he took the sword

With a strong grip on the cold, creepy handle, Smith cut off Carlott's leg without hesitation.

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"Great!"

A scream broke out.

Carlot turned around in haste, shivering, looking up at Smith with a look of terror.

Smith's expression was contorted with complex emotions.

Even though the sorrow of the past was pushed out and tears flowed, the face distorted like a demon could not hide his anger towards Carlot.

"My friends and my colleagues died because of you. They were good guys who couldn't even kill ants if they were living things, but you ate their flesh in front of us just because you were starving."

messed it up

He bit so badly that his teeth broke and he bled.

"What did we do so wrong? Why the hell did you have to do that?"

hooked.

stabbed the stomach

As Carlott opened his eyes and swung his missing wrist to and fro, Smith stabbed himself in the stomach several times while his face was pushed back.

Blood was pouring out.

No matter how much Carlot screamed in pain and looked at him with pathetic eyes, he could not forget the way he treated Luna's people.

"These bastards! Fucking bastards! Could we all live together? Damn, could you do that?!"

hooked.

softly.

violence intensified.

Anger took complete control of reason, and Smith did not stop with a blood-stained face.

From that moment on, even Carlot could not resist.

He hadn't died yet, so his hazy eyes trembled slightly, but his frantic body had completely lost the strength to resist.

The anger was not resolved.

The people of Arcadia were proud of a harmonious world, but the peace they had in the past was destroyed in an instant.

"Ahhhhhh!"

screamed

The opponent no longer felt pain.

But if I didn't do this, I felt like I would die of suffocation.

people watching it.

Some avoided their gaze.

Some of them opened their eyes as if they didn't want to miss anything.

That was then.

" Roman Dmitry. How about doing this? Carlot is already dead."

droopy callotte.

Cayden couldn't watch the situation any longer.

* * *

It was embarrassing.

My heart ached.

Smith was an ordinary man.

The good young man who took the lead in taking care of people as Luna's soldier was now slashing Carlot with a madman's face.

One was falling.

As he watched as he was drenched in madness and complaining of pain, as a worshiper of the gods, Cayden could not stand still and watch such a sight.

Roman Dmitry said.

Why. Is this scene cruel?"

" That's not it. No more, I just can't watch Smith fall from anger."

"It's a fall. You are making a very big mistake."

turned his gaze.

Roman Dmitry pointed to one of the people with their eyes wide open.

Tell me. What have you done to the orcs?"

was a woman

She, who appears to be in her mid-40s, shed tears of blood and vomited pain.

"My husband and son have been devoured by orcs. As my husband, who was trying to protect his son, had his limbs torn apart, I had no choice but to sit on the floor and watch. Roman Dmitry. I don't think this situation is in the slightest cruel. Orcs, not those demons. It left an indelible scar on us."

saw someone else

When she asked the same question as she had been asked, the young man put a sling around his neck.

"All my friends are dead. One was getting married soon, and the other was a good guy who took care of his old mother, who died horribly while fighting for Luna. As a soldier who protects the country, I know that death is inevitable. But isn't this Arcadia? We were genuinely concerned for the well-being of the orcs, and as soon as they starved, they took us for food."

Everyone was smitten by evil.

Peace is over.

They didn't even hold the hilt, but they looked the same as Smith did.

again.

I saw Kayden.

His swaying eyes weighed the reality in front of him.

"Kayden. Arcadia, who was seeking peace, no longer exists. People have experienced unforgettable trauma throughout their lives, and in order for them to live over their past, they have to pay a fair price for the suffering they caused. You must trample on the corpses of your enemies and spit on them. In the future, the people of Luna can live."

war is.

It is an unethical act.

In order to survive in this cruel world, you have no choice but to change yourself into a person that suits you.

"And the war is not over yet. Beyond Luna's Fortress, the same thing you've been through is repeating itself. But let's just do it Do you think that mutilating an orc was enough to satisfy your anger? Or do you think you don't have to be a monster to deal with monsters? If you really want Luna to find peace. Do not show equal mercy to your enemies."

The world has changed.

from the moment the war broke out.

Luna's peace will not come from her warm heart, but from the powerful force that can protect herself.

"That is Dmitry's way you will follow."

* * *

Carlot is dead.

Seeing Smith sobbing with his face down over it, Caden's heart seemed to burn.

' Roman Dmitry is right. Arcadia cannot go back to the past.'

revenge was successful.

Smith caused enough pain that his face and body were stained with blood, but he wept with more pain than those who watched.

It was like a monster.

It wasn't the joy of being able to get revenge, it wasn't that I couldn't accept this cruel reality, so I had to express my feelings.

if.

If we win the war and subdue the orcs.

Will Smith be able to regain his former self?

It was impossible.

Whether you're eating, working, or sleeping.

You'll put down your fork at the painful memories that pop up in your head, you'll stop working, and you'll wake up with a face drenched in cold sweat like a nightmare.

It was like a stigma.

In the days ahead for Smith to live, peaceful days in which he saw only good things and thought about them were not allowed.

The same was true of the Luna Kingdom.

Even if the orcs perish.

I couldn't trust other races anymore.

Arcadia of the past has created a peaceful world without any special restrictions, but Arcadia of the present will continue to doubt each other and prepare for a possible war.

A single precedent breeds distrust.

The same situation will be interpreted differently, and mistrust will lead to chaos and chaos.

looked at the sky

it snowed.

There was a time when I thought I loved Arcadia even when the world was frozen, but now it's different.

'To become a monster, I must also become a monster.'

It was a bone-piercing word.

The enemy eats the flesh of human beings.

If you turn your eyes away from the fact that the act of revenge is also cruel, you will never win this war.

finally.

It's for Luna.

Instead of carrying all the burdens on Roman Dmitry, he knew that he could only save Luna by getting blood on his hands and becoming a demon.

Cayden didn't cry.

Standing at a crossroads completely different from the life he had promised as a believer, he accepted with his heart how to live for Luna.

' Sorry.'

Is it an apology to someone?

sure thing is.

Even if Isabel comes back alive.

She said that she, who did not share Luna's crisis, would not be able to replace Roman Dmitry's presence for whatever reason.

* * *

One day.

took a break

Words are rest, and the day just passed by organizing the interior and grasping the situation.

next day.

A leadership meeting was held.

Cayden said what he had confirmed through Luna's sources.

"At first, Graxxar attacked the silos and prioritized food security, but at some point changed his course. I think I decided that it could be dangerous if I took the time. After capturing Luna's Fortress, Graxxar left behind Kalot's 10,000 men and went straight east. The exact situation is unknown, but it is highly likely that they will attack the territory of the elves when they see the direction they are moving."

"Is there any reason you think so?"

"Once Graxxar moved, there was a realm of elves, and the elves, centered on the world tree, form the largest force, including the Luna Kingdom and the orcs. Now that Luna's fortress was destroyed. If even the elven races are dealt with, there is virtually no force in Arcadia to stop the orcs."

It was a conversation between Kaden and McBurney.

if so.

The troops had to move quickly at any moment.

When the elves were still in power, they could only increase their chances of winning this war by joining forces with them.

"The problem is that we can't move our troops right now."

for only one day.

A drastic change occurred in Arcadia's climate.

"Currently, the heavy snow in Arcadia is getting worse. It is virtually impossible to move through this level of snow, and no matter how they move, the current climate is very favorable for orcs. They deal with 'white wolves'. No matter how much snow the white wolf can move with agility, when we encounter it in the snow, we are bound to be in danger."

It was a sad situation.

Coincidentally.

At least now, the snow fell like a hole in the sky.

Luna's technology created a way to fight in the snow, but there was no such thing as a heavy snowfall like that.

It was hopeless.

If only we had prepared for war from the beginning.

When the Orcs attacked the surrounding races, they would have united with other races to fight it, but they missed the important timing to figure out the situation.

In the case of elves, beings that do not leave the 'world tree realm'.

It was the judgment that Graxxar perfectly attacked Arcadia's loophole to attack Luna's fortress first.

By the way.

Roman Dmitry had a different idea.

"War is a battle of time. When the elves had not yet fallen, and now that Graxxar was unaware of Kalot's death, this is the perfect opportunity to turn things around. If it snows, we won't stay here. I will divide the army into two, one will liberate the prisoners including the storage, and the other will leave for the 'elf realm' with me as the head of the force.

" I agree that this is an opportunity, but moving through heavy snow is not an easy task."

Cayden had a different mind.

I was determined to become a demon.

He was willing to shed blood for Luna's peace, but he could not support his reckless judgment.

Roman Dmitry looked at Kayden.

"Kayden. When you first asked Dmitry for help, you said that Luna knew many ways to overcome Arcadia's environment. Throw away all common sense you've known so far. If it is a method that cannot respond to even a common variable such as heavy snow, Arcadia has only lived comfortably in a comfortable reality."

Luna.

They belonged to Dmitry.

In order to manage Arcadia in the future, it was necessary to at least revamp Luna's idle system.

"30 minutes from now. Gather all the troops that Luna can mobilize. I will tell you the way of survival that Luna should have sought from the beginning. Even then, if you think heavy snow is a problem. I will take your advice and find a new way."