We arrived at the city, the horns of war sounded out, Albert, Melpihs, Brunhilde, Reina, Meldy, and surprisingly Shinku were on top of the city walls with me. I looked behind me, inside the city were soldiers but for me in the same line of work, I saw fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters. They all have their own lives, it is why I want to save as many people as I can

"Be strong, you all must go back to your friends and families!" I announced

I looked at the enemy army as hundreds of magical circles appeared one by one behind the vanguards. I raised Azazel up high as I pointed at the behind the archer's line where the mages are clustered together

"With the power bested on to me (By Alissa), I shall destroy our foes so my allies can go home safe and unscathed! [Obliterate]!" I stabbed Azazel on the ground as a ray of light shot down from the skies

"Melphis, cast the enhancement. ARCHERS! DIP YOUR ARROWS IN POISON!" I shouted

The ray of light was blocked by a barrier but the barrier didn't even last for a second and was destroyed as soon as it appeared, I can at least estimate that half or more of their mages died in that attack

"FIRE!" I shouted

A rain of arrows came from our army, the enemy forces were still dazed from my attack and didn't react in time. The arrows hit most of the enemies with, the tips penetrating through the armors and scratching most of its victims but it was the poison which did the most damage

A greenish light cloaked the enemy forces as they started to recover, they all charged.

Tch, no choice!

'Guardian 3! dropped the armor!' I commanded Guardian 3 who piloting the Mini warden above the skies, the ship was cloaked so it was impossible for the enemy to detect it

Behemoth fell from the skies and landed in front of the gate

"Meldy, have all of the mages cast a barrier around Alphon city, open the gates! and kill anything that enters!" I shouted out before jumping down

'Lilith, man Behemoth' I requested

'Got it, connecting to Behemoth'

I arrived on the ground beside Behemoth, Brunhilde was right, there were at least 10 War elephants 20 feet large, they were absurdly huge and was plated with armor. Every step they took shook the ground and the tremors only grew stronger and stronger as they approached, I equipped my M4 that was strapped on my back, I shot down the horsemen who rode through the fields at a much faster pace

'DK manual command input, concentrate energy on the reactive armor'

'Request acknowledged' A mechanical voice different from Lilith's replied

'Connection complete, full control of Behemoth, weapons system activated, defense mechanisms are properly functioning, energy is at 100% Reactive barrier activated, Chainsaw at 100% Railgun modified at 100% 1 minute of continuous energy blast' Lilith stated

'Good, permission to engage, granted' I smiled

'Permission received'

The rail gun on the Behemoth's back moved up and was now on its shoulders, a ray of light was shot out and Lilith immediately swept it, decimating hundreds of the enemy vanguards

'Confirmed kill count 2,790 humans, 9 War elephants, 30 Lion-like Beasts 500 Horses, Railgun is out of energy. Including the 460 death count from earlier, the kill count is now 3,250. Enemies remaining: 1,750 Humans' Lilith stated monotonously

'Alright, let's go'

I ran forward, wheels popped up underneath Behemoth's feet as the thrusters on its back pushed it forward

The enemy forces were still advancing forward, what are with these guys?

'Lilith, head count'

'Enemy forces advancing numbers estimate to at least 500 and 1 War elephant mounted by 4 men'

'Where are the others? are they retreating?'

'...Negative'

'State the reason'

'I have detected colony activity behind enemy lines as of now using Behemoth's scanner'

'What?!'

'Out of 750 Enemy forces, 300 seems to be infected'

'By what?'

'Formars'

'Any chance they brought other species?'

'Scanners detect nothing, however, a thorough investigation is advised

'Got it, just ignore these 500 men and head for the back line, kill the formars, let none escape'

'Orders received, let's go!'

I jumped up and swung my sword down, I used [Crescent slash] and decimated most of the knights in a straight line, I was falling down as the enemy forces attacked me but I used [Spatial rip] and vanished, I appeared behind them but didn't even bother to kill them, instead, I just continued dashing forward

Behemoth proceeded to tackle the war elephant, it swung its chainsaw, the chainsaw managed to dig its teeth deep into the elephant's flesh. Lilith revved up the chainsaw's engine and it started to tear through the elephant's flesh, the elephant struggled and started to ram its trunk that had a morning star connected to its end but it was a futile attempt

In the end, Behemoth grabbed the elephant's tusk and ripped away before stabbing them right into the elephant's head, after that, it picked up the lodged chainsaw and with one swing, severed the head from the body

'DK manual command, switch to agility'

'Command received, switching in 3.. 2.. switch complete'

I dashed through the ashen black field filled with burnt corpses, Behemoth was behind me, the enemy vanguards didn't even bother to chase us and headed for the city

I saw the Formars tearing through most of the archers but I soon discovered a similarity to all of them, they all seem to be priests and priestess, I distinguished them thanks to their clothing

"KGH, you worshipers of that damned cult! why have you come here" I heard one of the archers shouted out

"HAHA, We are here to kill the Prince!!" The formar infested priest replied as the blades that protruded on its back tore apart the archer

It replied, this could only mean... partial transformation, these motherfuckers might've struck a deal with a queen and ordered her formars to only transform their bodies into weapons but with a snap of her fingers, the formars can take control of their hosts. In the end, they're just playing themselves

"Die!" I tore the Formar in half as I continued to dash

I grabbed one formar and threw it behind me, Behemoth instantly revved up its chainsaw and destroyed it, bones, blood, guts, and pieces of their happiness flew everywhere. The very event drew the attention everyone, fear started to well up inside them

Three formars jumped up, sharp bones protruded from their bodies, I sliced one of them in half as my left palm shot out a gamma blast that tore through the head of one the formars, finally, I stopped an attack for my head by grabbing the sharp bone. I pulled the last formar and tossed him back, Behemoth raised his foot and immediately squashed the unlucky formar

The Formars all attacked me

"You know, the formars in my past was dangerous because they can take hostages or use our equipment but here? You're just an ant waiting to be crushed!" I dashed forward, braving the enemy charge

All of the bones and blades that attacked me was either deflected or broken, their weapons aren't enough to tear through DK's armor

Our fight was a bloody massacre, I was dyed in blood and guts, Behemoth, on the other hand, was splattered with blood because no formar can get past its chainsaw

I saw a golden colored carriage fleeing by the distance, you think you can run away?

I activated my thrusters and chased the carriage

'Lilith, you're responsible here'

'Order received'

I dashed forward and caught up with the carriage, I blocked their escape as 4 Golden knights attacked me

Their blades couldn't even reach me because my gun killed them

"Little cunt of a prince, come out" I stated tyrannically

The carriage door opened and out came a fear-stricken prince

"W-What do you want?! hurt me and the entire Kingdom will hunt you down!" He threatened

"Pathetic, 5000 men died in this war and only less than 500 reached the walls of Alphon city"

"NO! THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE! I REFUSE TO BELIEVE IT! I KNOW, I'M DREAMING AREN'T I?!" He started to laugh like an idiot

"Crazed cunt" I approached him, the moment I did so, he jumped back in fear

I looked at the coachman who looked like a lowly soldier, he had both his hands covering his head

I shook my head and slapped the prince, I didn't even put much strength in it yet he fainted, I took the Spectre stone from his neck and tossed him inside the carriage

'Lilith, how are we there?'

'I finished investigating and concluded that there's 0% chance of anymore Colony life forms' She replied

'Alright, call Guardian 3 and return Behemoth inside mini warden, after that, come back here'

'Order received'

I killed the coachman and started heading to Alphon city using the carriage

'Guardian 3 to officer Zeno, Behemoth has been safely secured, returning to base'

'Got it, good work' I replied

I strode through the valley battlefield, burnt ground and flesh visible yet I can't smell them. I have once again led a massacre but it was them or the people of Arcadia, don't hate me, I am just protecting the people from you guys

This was nothing new to me, heck, I've even seen worlds filled with human colonies get decimated

I entered the gates and was greeted by a wall of corpses, Brunhilde greeted me with blood splattered all over her body

"Damage report"

"No one died on our side but a few of them got injured, nothing life-threatening" She replied happily

"Great" I nodded

"EVERYONE CLEAN UP THIS MESS ALONG WITH ALL THE CORPSES OUTSIDE! JUST DIG A LARGE HOLE AND BURY THEM THERE!" A mass grave is what we need now, we can't afford to have a disease due to the rotting flesh

"YES MY LIEGE!" Everyone shouted out

"Melphis, Meldy, Brunhilde, Reina, Shinku, Albert, ARVIS, JARG FRONT ROW!" I ordered

Everyone except Brunhilde came running

"Arvis and Jarg, take this carriage back to Arcadia castle, take 2 men each, inside is the 1st prince" I ordered as I left the carriage

"YES SIR!" They immediately manned the carriage and left

"As for the rest of you, grab a horse and come with me" I stated

Everyone left and soon came riding a horse, Brunhilde also brought one for me

We headed towards the area where we fought off the Formars

"What the hell are these?" Melphis stated in disgust as she covered her nose

"These are the things you'll soon be facing, take a good long look because they won't give you time to be disgusted the next time you meet them" I spoke out

"They seem to be priests and priestess... do they worship a good or something?" Albert also noticed their clothings

"They seem to be a part of a cult that worships the colony, these guys were just being used, the real thing is much more grotesque, these just have some minor mutations like sharp bone protruding from their backs, arms, chests, and legs, or just hardened skins" I explained

"I see, these guys are already horrible to look at" Albert commented

Meldy was already throwing up on the side

"Still though... what happened here? these cuts didn't seem to be from a sharp blade like sir Zeno's instead, it seemed like a blunt blade tore through their bodies... also, some of them were squashed... did that large golem do this?" Reina analyzed

"Correct, good investigation Reina" I gave her a thumbs up

"But can you identify which ones I killed and which ones I didn't?" It turned to a game

"I can't guess all of them but I'm betting that those monsters with bodies intact were the ones you killed" Reina replied

"50/50, some of them had their bodies while some just turned to pools of blood and meat chunks" I chuckled

"These are just pure abominations" Shinku commented

"It's nice to see you guys disgusted... now take a few bones and drag them back to Alphon" I ordered

"Why?!" Melphis immediately protested

"Albert, shoot your arrows on one of their skins" I requested

Albert immediately pulled his bowstring and fired an arrow at one of the severed torso on the ground, the arrow bounced back

"See? now Reina, take one of those shattered spiky bone and stab the same torso"

Reina took the bone I pointed and stabbed the torso, blood spurted out of the wounds

"Understand? their good materials for your weapons, leave the crafting to me" I explained

They groaned a bit but in the end, they still took some bones"

"Melphis, dig a large hole here"

"Give me some space..." Melphis chanted and shot off a water dragon that dug deep into the ground before exploding

"Thanks, go back to Alphon, I'll take care of the rest here" They deserve a good rest, as for me, I'll just be tossing some corpse in a hole

♠♠♠

The battle started at 6 am and ended at 9 am, it was recorded to be the fastest large-scale war to end. The corpse cleaning took all day

It was in the middle of the night, everyone was drunk in beer and happiness, they danced, they sang. I watched this with a smile on my face, men with large muscles, beards, and scars laughing like 6-year-old girls is really amusing

Brunhilde was beating everyone in an arm wrestling challenge, Albert was dancing drunk, Melphis and Meldy was drinking colored water (Juice) while Shinku was eating most of the meat

I was on top of the wall, a wine bottle on hand, I turned off my night vision to enjoy the view being lit by the moonlight, the night breeze which I can't feel on my skin seems to have made its way to my heart, giving me a refreshing feeling, something that gave me a relief from the heated battle that I've had.

I opened the wine bottle and drank without a cup

"Drinking alone? for a strong man, you seem to be lonely" Reina appeared from the shadows

"What brings you here? and for the record, I'm not alone" I have Alissa and Cynthia

"Just the same as you, being vigilant" She replied

"This one's on me, go and enjoy yourself" I stated

"Is that an order?"

"It's a request not as your captain but as your friend" I replied as I tossed the wine bottle to her

"Thanks... I will" She smiled and gulped down the wine before running down

I'll just send out some scouts tomorrow to see if there are any more problems if there isn't, we're going back to Arcadia