The Story of Hero Among Heroes ~The Founding Chronicles of Arestia - Chapter 165 – Eastern Expedition Part 1

[Gyaaaaa]

[Syaaaaaaa]

The screams and echoes of demon beasts

[Guaaaaaaa]

The goblin’s neck fluttered and the orc’s arms rolled.

It’s the event several days after a part of the demi-human Dolmedia army, which mainly consists of goblins, orcs, and ogres, entering a certain village in northern Istrea

When the army of Dolmadia entered Istrea… they found a certain village.

And, after they discovered this village… They are dancing wildly.

That’s because the food and property were piled-up in the center of the village.

The demon beasts were delighted.

The people in this village are cowardly. They are leaving their treasures behind and running away…

Although they have forms like humans, demon beasts moved according to their instincts.

Without thinking deeply, they began to eat as they pleased.

The same was true for the demons who commanded them. Gold and silver were placed near the food. The demons like treasures.

They own anything that they stole as their own.

Those are the rules of the demons.

Therefore, they are competing against each other and desperately making anything as their own.

For them, their only dissatisfaction was there was no [Human] in this village.

Humans are valuable properties for the demi-human demons.

The females for breeding. The males for toys.

However, there is nothing in this village.

Sometimes, they found people who were late to run away… But, the numbers were not enough.

However, the foods and goods are more than enough. After they are finished with their feast here, they can move out to the other villages.

If there are no humans, they only need to attack the next village. For them, they can enjoy and consume the food and treasure…

They are obsessed and really faithful with their desires…

Yes, they didn’t think that it was a trap.

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Two days later, red-colored lightly armed cavalry suddenly attacked the Dormadia army, which had devoured a large amount of food in the villages.

They moved in a formation to run around the narrow village and shot down the demon beasts.

[W-What the hell happened…!?]

The demon general who led the demon beasts in the village hurriedly dashed out from the best residence where he was staying and looked around.

And then… what he saw was one-sided slaughter.

The red cavalry who started to attack were annihilating the demon beasts. And after they passed through, the black cavalry overruns the surviving demon beasts.

The red cavalry were lightly armed, meanwhile the black cavalry was heavy armed. After they are passed through, the goblins and orcs already become mincemeat.

And also… the most terrifying are the soldiers who wore white bracelets. If you look at the battlefield, you can understand that they are only few in number but a very powerful group.

[Impossible… For our demi-human army to lose easily against humans…]

[Oi.]

It was a man with a large body who suddenly called out to the impatient demon. Next to that, there were several men and women in total. I saw all of them were characterized by wearing the white bracelets.

[You… Are you the general of this army?]

[Wh… you low life! How dare the soldiers of the human army talk to me!?]

The big man grinned and ignored what the demon shouted.

[That magical power… A demon, huh. Oi, we’re lucky. We can fight against a demon.]

The big man broadly grinning while saying it.

At the same time, the demon felt an unpleasant feeling when he saw that smile.

These fellows are playing around.

They caught this demon.

[Since our general don’t want to handle this. Shall we enjoy it?]

With that said, the moment he took a stance with his sword as big as his body, a tremendous amount of magical power overflowed from the big man. At that time…

[Oi, Baran. Don’t get ahead with yourself.]

A man with a blue bandana suddenly showed up from his side.

A longsword in his hand. And he also has the same amount of magic as the big man.

[You guys… without permission, don’t move forward by yourself.]

[…..]

When I noticed, a woman with a red spear and a reticent man with long hair also appeared. The demon understood that they also have similar magical power.

[I know. But… I feel excited. It’s my first time fighting a demon. I’ve always wanted to see how well I can do it.]

The demon had cold sweat when he saw them.

These guys… are pretty good… they are also not afraid of demons… and they’re definitely going to kill me.

The action he took after this would definitely have been correct. He tried to leave the place without looking back.

However…..

From somewhere, a sharp, magical arrow hits his leg and stops him.

And looking back, the last sight he saw was…

It was the figures of four men and women attacking them at a terrifying speed…

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Ares listened to the report from Zekka while watching the village where the screams of the demon beasts echoed from the top of the hill.

[The demon beasts lurking in this village seem to have been wiped out.]

[…Any survivors?]

[We found some people who were late to escape. In the rear… probably the women who were previously captured and brought in.]

[…Alright.]

Ares listened to the report from Zekka and closed his eyes.

Ares instructed Alfredo to evacuate the inhabitants of each village through the eyes of a dragon. However, there are some sudden things that are delayed.

As the demon beasts roam, they hide their breath and survive… They must have been unimaginably traumatized. Even more… I could immediately imagine when they heard the story about what happened to the women who had been trapped and brought in before that.

[Choose some soldiers from the Red Army and tell them to send the survivors to the Margrave. They need psychological treatment.]

[Understood.]

Ares said so and turned his gaze from Zecca back towards the village.

[I don’t feel a particularly strong [magical power] or [fighting spirit]… too bad.]

[Yes. I couldn’t find a demon beast that looks like an Orc King…]

Ares sighed a little and smiled at Zekka.

[Then, I’ll leave the rest to Shu. After we control this area, we will depart to the Capital of Istrea.]

When Ares said that, he used wind magic to give instructions to the whole army.

[After [destroying] all the demon beasts here, we will be leaving. Finish everything as soon as possible.]

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[Oi, did you hear me?]

Baran turned to the back, smiling at the stubble’s mouth.

[Ares-sama has instructed me to finish it.]

[Ah. The general is terrible. I want a little break.]

Saying that, while trampling on the corpses of the demon beasts, Flik stabbed to kill the goblin who started to run away while laughing at his own joke.

It was a very common and lighthearted talk, but there were those who reacted strongly to it.

[Hey! Isn’t it a little disrespectful?]

[…..]

Karina and Kiru of the same White Army.

Karina slammed a spear into the head of an orc beside her with an apparently unpleasant look at Flik’s light word.

Kiru, the long-haired swordsman next to him, also cut off the neck of a nearby goblin with an unpleasant look.

Flik smiled bitterly as he saw the situation.

[…Don’t show that kind of face. Even Flik doesn’t really mean to say it seriously to Ares.]

Baran smiles when he sees their faces.

Certainly, for those who yearn for Ares like a God, the word just now may have been an unpleasant remark.

But…

You don’t need to get so sullen that you’d even let it show up on your face all because of a conversation like that, do you.

The reason why Karina, who is usually calm, shakes so much may be because of the excitement of fighting the demons.

And whenever she gets in a bad mood, she immediately takes it out on something. In fact, she’s currently stabbing an orc nonstop after she had already given the killing blow, and the poor orc is becoming a pile of meat that doesn’t even resemble his original form anymore.

Karina replied with a sharp mouth to Baran who took such caution.

[Hmm. It’s not unusual. You’re said to be Ares’ fanatic, but you don’t get angry.]

[…..Ha! Well, I might have been a little crazy in the old days. I’ve had a long relationship with Flik.]

He smiles from ear to ear when saying that.

[Even this guy, isn’t he a [fanatic] as good as I am?]

Flik opened his mouth as he shook his tongue at the sudden turn of the conversation.

[Ah, I’m sorry. Don’t say anything extra.]

Flik also turned into an unpleasant look. Then someone who calls out from behind.

[Stop with the tedious talk, let’s finish here. I’m tired of all the small fish.]

Robin, holding a bow, said so and hit an arrow on the forehead of an ogre in the distance.

[You see, you’re a [believer] of that person if you were in the White Army anyway. What are you talking about now?]

The others grin at Robin’s words.

Yes, that’s right.

In other countries… No, even in the Arcadia Empire, they have the skill to be entrusted with one army. It is none other than the existence of Ares that they continued to be a soldier.

[Well, then, do you really want to crush the guys around here? It was worth defeating the demon there, but these guys aren’t interesting at all.]

Where Baran showed with his chin… one decapitated head was rolling.

Yes, it’s the demon’s neck.

For them, the annihilation of the demon beasts is just a matter of telling a trifling story.

Nodding to Baran’s voice, the White Army members increased their magical power again and carried out a one-sided massacre.