Chapter 270

Chapter 258 . A War with the Demon Gods (1)

Hansung, the Dragon Lord and Merlin!

Their presence was highly symbolic .

Hansung, a transcendental being and a representative of the humanity, and Merlin, the sorcerer and protector of the humanity, were gathering the people .

On top of that, with the formal proclamation of Mulalan’s ‘Great Alliance’, it spread like wildfire, a feverish desire to ‘overthrow the Demon Gods’ .

And…even Kim Taehwan, who has risen to the position of the vice guild master of the Radiant Guild, was amongst the great Host .

“This is truly a mighty force . ”

“Even many from Gunja Province have joined . ”

“Seo Eunsae, the head of the Commanders, is the real power… They are saying that even the ruling family of Mulalan takes a step back from the Commanders’ quiet orders . ”

“Wow, really pretty . ”

“No matter, still an old lady inside!”

“Shh! Shhshh! You might be overheard!”

Everyone who was following Kim Taehwan was scolding the impertinent speaker at the same time .

Walking at the front of them, Kim Taehwan surveyed the Host for a while .

‘I’ll say roughly 3 million . ’

3 million!

And that number was based only on those who were able to fight .

This great number of people were marching over the hills . There has never been this many humans at one place in history .

‘It was too simple . As if someone was manipulating it . ’

However, the alliance formed very, very quickly this time around . As if everyone was under a spell, they all wanted to join the ‘war with the Demon Gods’ .

Was it Merlin’s power?

Or perhaps, because the dragon lord Hansung and Mulalan have joined .

“But, leader . I’ve heard that it wasn’t just us humans who were going to fight in this war?”

Breaking away from his thoughts, Kim Taehwan looked at the man who has approached him .

He spoke quietly to the man with pronounced buckteeth .

“The Grand Sorcerer has said that this war wasn’t just our war . ”

“So, does that means that everyone is gathering at a specific location within the Demon Gods’ territory? Could this be a trap? I also have a hard time believing that there will be good cooperation among the races that will meet each other for the first time . ”

It was a reasonable doubt .

The progress was going smoothly, but the problem was what happens later .

Merlin, who has started the war with the Demon Gods, vowed to help wiping them out .

‘I can’t believe that the objective of the Demon Gods is to end every other life form . ’

On top of that, Merlin also spoke several truths about this world .

The proof of the Demon Gods’ mobilization, and their unpreparedness to resist was one of them as he pushed for quick response from humanity .

It wasn’t possible for the humanity to not mobilize .

They have already been threatened several times by the sky demon .

Rather than self-interest, a great cause and survival have become the highest priorities . As a result, cooperation came quickly .

Furthermore, if the Demon Gods were truly mobilizing, they all knew that extinction was inevitable without humanity coming together .

“If what was said by the Grand Sorcerer was true then there isn’t much time . It cannot be untrue since the Pope and Mulalan have come to lead . ”

More than anything, Mulalan’s leadership provided the major effort .

The Pope, who abides by god’s words, have declared a holy war, and sought support from the Great City and Gunja Province .

He has also sent official notices to countless number of small cities in order to gather the people .

An atmosphere, which caused one to be treated as a ‘pariah’ should they not mobilize, or come join quickly, has been created .

As if it was someone’s script… Everyone was coming together like flowing rivers that merged at the sea .

All this in less than a month .

Tuck!

“Stop!”

There came a signal from the front of the line .

“We’ll be entering the Demon Gods’ territory . Everyone stay within the formation, and do not drop your guard!”

The Demon Gods’ territory!

The place where the Demon Gods and the demon tribes were running rampant .

It was still a mysterious place to humans, where every kind of monsters lived .

It has become a forbidden place, where no one would enter, after many expeditions experienced total annihilation dozens of times in the past .

Unless the expedition team was led by strong people, no one had dared to enter, until now .

“Damn, can’t believe we’re at the Demon Gods’ territory . ”

“If I should die first, make sure to bury me at a sunny place . ”

They moved forward in a somber atmosphere .

They were wary of the surroundings . No one dared to let down their guard .

Although there wasn’t any intel about the existence of threatening monsters around here, there was so litle information about what could happen here .

Especially… Like now .

Kwoong! Kwoong! Kwoooong!

The earth shook .

Behind a great dust storm, something was rushing towards the Expeditionary Force!

It wasn’t just one or two bodies .

They were easily over ten thousand!

“Ready for battle!”

“Ready for battle!”

Chang! Chunng!

Everyone took out their weapons . Even Kim Taehwan held his great sword as he swallowed his own dry mouth .

“It looks like an elaborate welcoming party . ”

“That looks like a Bultar, way at the front?”

“A Bultar? A fire giant? Great . ”

Bultar were at the top of the food chain .

It was a known story that the areas, near where the fire giant Bultar resided, other species usually got decimated .

Bultars had high intelligence, and as a result, they were known to be difficult adversaries .

There, coming at them, were Bultars numbered close to ten thousand .

“Leader, leader . Are we going to get slaughtered as soon as we got here?”

“Humanity becomes stronger when we come together . ”

Kim Taehwan let out a big breath .

That was right . Humans become stronger the more they came together .

It was also true that there would be more tactics available when people with specialized skills were assembled .

That was certainly a difference from the other races or monsters .

Humans would not be bound by the formula of 1+1=2 . Therefore, they built cities after coming together .

Certainly, if 3 million elite troops came together, they would certainly be able to face ten thousand Bultars . Although suffering casualties was inevitable, it wouldn’t be too difficult to push on forward .

It was then…

The Bultars that were rushing came to a halt right before us .

As the dust settled… There was blood all over their bodies . As if they have just come from a battle .

“Merlin! It’s good to see you again . ”

The Bultar that was at the front called out Merlin’s name .

Then levitating up to meet the Bultar’s eyes, Merlin replied with smiles .

“Ogar, sorry to have you come a long way . ”

“Haha! It’s nothing . I’ve cleaned up the path that you are you are on, so it won’t be too much trouble for you to keep going . By the way, there are so many humans!”

Ogar looked at the humans .

The average size of a Bultar was about 10m . The scene in which ten thousand of them have gathered has never before been seen by anyone who was here .

“Who represents the humans?”

Ogar, laughing loudly, stepped forward .

Flock!

The Dragon Lord Hansung came down, riding Shandalton, the light dragon .

He was wearing a golden helmet and armor for high visibility, and at his side were Shandalton and the demon dragon Akrisha, creating a sight to behold .

“I’m Hansung . ”

“A human has trained two dragons? Huh! And one is a dragon of light, that is known to be of high level and proud, and a demon dragon as well . ”

The magic powers and levels of dragons were classified based on the age .

Ancient dragons were at the peak . That was, it was known that they were very rare, and one of them was stronger than five ordinary dragons .

It was nearly impossible to train dragons, yet Hansung has trained two of them .

“I was lucky . ”

“I don’t believe it was just a simple luck… At any rate . ”

As Hansung replied humbly, Ogar formally introduced himself, despite being impressed .