The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 639

Episode 639: This is enough for me to come play. (1)

[The crystal golem exuded an ominous aura, but when it lost its life, it lost that aura and returned to a normal crystal. Many accessories were made from it, which greatly contributed to the finances of the Kingdom of Pani.]

[The crystal golem boasted strong defenses, as expected from a monster deep in the forest of demons. Even if the knights charged up their mana to attack it, it only caused small scratches. It also had high magic resistance, so we had a hard time… … .]

Kwaaaaaaaang!

As Parniel swung his giant mace, the bodies of the rushing crystal golems were instantly shattered into pieces.

“Hmm, the defense is weak.”

Giselle said with a look of bewilderment at her plain expression.

“Don’t you think your strength is too strong?”

Kagagagagagak!

Jiselle also swung her sword at the rushing crystal golem.

It was a crystal golem that could withstand even an Aura Blade. Even Giselle couldn’t cut it cleanly when she was normally(?) struck.

But let’s turn it up a little more.

Kwaaang!

With each swing of the sword, the crystal golem’s body began to shatter into pieces.

Parniel muttered as he looked at it.

“There, there.”

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The superhumans, including Yulien, Gillian, Tennant, and Kaor, all caught the crystal golems without difficulty.

The soldiers and wizards didn’t need to move. Their role was simply to guard the perimeter and protect the workers from any possible attacks.

There were also those who stood up and fought even though they were not superhumans.

“Yaaaap!”

Kwaaang!

Elena swung her giant hammer hard. Her mana reserves were only at the knight level.

That’s why the crystal golems only staggered when hit by Elena’s attacks.

“Eeeeek! Why doesn’t it break!”

Elena gritted her teeth and pushed harder. She didn’t usually use all her strength, but she couldn’t help it because her opponent was so strong.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Every time she struck the crystal golem with her terrifyingly powerful hammer, cracks began to form on its body. Even the knights were unable to cut it properly, so they simply smashed it with their strength.

Elena wasn’t a superhuman, so her attacks had to be rough. Every time she was hit by an attack, the crystal golem would explode, spewing out shards.

The soldiers who saw that unconsciously stretched their necks back and muttered.

“Ow… … .”

“Poor Golem… … .”

“As expected, the Princess of Destruction… … .”

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Hundreds of crystal golems were destroyed in an instant thanks to the superhumans’ efforts.

The lifeless crystal shards soon began to emit a brilliant blue light.

“Gisselle said, twirling her arms around.

“Oh, this is… … . It’s trivial?”

It was to the point where I couldn’t even send a message. I didn’t even use half of my strength.

No matter how dangerous the Demon Forest was, it was no match for those who had caught the dragon.

Jiselle looked back at Yulienne and smiled.

“How is it? Is it comfortable? I guess it’s okay to come here and have fun.”

“……hmm.”

Julian thought for a moment. He wasn’t sure if it was right to call it a discussion, but it didn’t seem that difficult. In the end, he nodded.

This forest gave him a strange feeling. The energy of this forest and the monsters it contained felt somehow familiar.

‘How strange.’

Yulienne thought it was the dragon’s aura that had burrowed into him. Otherwise, the ominous aura that spread through this forest would not have felt familiar.

The strange monsters were quite an interesting sight to see. Yulien just took it easy.

Without even realizing that this was the first time he had felt such emotions.

In an instant, the crystal golems were cleared away and work began again.

Kwah! Kwah! Kwah!

Jerome looked ahead as he cut down the trees and secured the territory.

“Hmm, the aura interfering with magical power is becoming stronger and stronger.”

The closer they got to the center, the more difficult it was to see far. Jerome found that fascinating.

Even though I have reached the 8th circle, I still cannot feel the energy spreading through this forest.

I felt like there was something there, but I couldn’t detect it exactly.

There is no problem in using magic, but when looking into the distance, an unknown interference comes in and blurs the vision.

“I wonder if it looks a little different from the sky?”

Jiselle shook her head.

“There’s no benefit to going up. That’s why we don’t use hot air balloons now.”

“why?”

“If you go up, there will be someone who will attack you.”

“How do you know that?”

“Well… I tried an experiment before.”

Although it was something that was in the records from her previous life, Jiselle just glossed over it.

Still, Jerome slowly began to lift his body, as if he wanted to check for himself.

“I’ll just take a quick look.”

“Okay.”

Jerome wouldn’t be easily fooled. I didn’t intend to stop him if he said he wanted to see me.

Jerome, who had risen high, exclaimed in admiration at the sight around him.

“wow.”

The forest was so vast that he couldn’t even see the end of it.

The densely packed giant trees were not showing what was inside.

It was as if darkness had spread. It was truly an area worthy of being called a demon realm.

Jerome, who was excited, flew a little further forward. He was also curious about what was in the center.

‘Shall I just take a quick look?’

Since I have to make my way anyway, I have to go back. I was planning to take a quick look around the center before that.

Let’s go a little further like that.

Paaaaaaaang!

A huge uprooted tree came flying at incredible speed from the center of the forest.

“Huh!”

Jerome dodged in surprise. If he had been even a little bit later, his body would have been pierced.

“What, what is it?”

Paaaaaaaang!

Before he could even gather his wits, the tree came flying back. Jerome had no choice but to go down.

“What is that? What is attacking?”

“I don’t know. But I think there’s one guy who’s really crazy.”

“Wow… … It’s not like it’s another dragon, is it?”

The speed at which the tree was flying was extraordinary. Even he, a superhuman, was barely able to avoid it.

Jiselle smiled and shook her head.

“Hey, it’s not a dragon. If it was, we’d be dead already.”

There were some strong ones, but they weren’t as strong as dragons. There was no need to be scared before seeing them.

Jerome muttered, brushing his chest away.

“Oh my, I almost went first when I was trying to look around first.”

It’s unfortunate, but there’s nothing we can do. We have no choice but to move forward while continuing our pioneering work together.

While the workers were working, Giselle called out to Lumina.

“How is it? We’ve come in deeper than before. Does the forest still talk to you? Are you okay?”

“Yes, he keeps talking to me to be with him.”

Lumina answered with a dark expression. She participated without fail this time too.

In the past, the forest had repeatedly told Lumina ominous words to become one with it.

Now we all know that it is the spirit of the demon and the sound of the demon’s call.

Erenes had warned her.

― Be careful. That is the evil spirit’s ideology that has spread throughout the world. If you are influenced by that ideology, in the end, the only thing left in your head will be the same purpose as the Salvation Church.

Unlike the artificially created priests of the Salvation Church, these are people who are purely drawn to the calling of the Demon Realm.

That was Lumina.

Even though the Demon Realm has been sealed, the demon’s thoughts still remain in the world. That is why the number of priests of the Salvation Church has increased and they are able to exert their power.

And as time goes by, it is said that their king gains the power to resurrect. It means that his thoughts are getting stronger.

Jiselle said to Lumina.

“Do you want to go back? If you want to go back, it’s okay.”

Lumina shook her head. She trusted the people here. She wanted to hear more of what the forest had to say.

Maybe it will provide a clue to reveal the secret of the Salvation Church.

Originally, Giselle had intended to exclude Lumina from this exploration, but she insisted on following her because she wanted to help.

Just in case something unexpected happens, Fiote continues to protect Lumina. Thanks to that, Lumina hasn’t shown any major abnormalities yet.

As soon as the cleanup was completed, the Northern Army continued to advance.

Kaaaaaaah!

The name of the Forest of Demons was not a vain one. More and more monsters attacked. There were even times when thousands of them attacked at once.

However, even with such numbers, they were no match for the battle-hardened Northern Army. A horde of monsters could not overcome this huge difference in numbers.

This is an army that has faced hundreds of thousands of Crackers. They pushed back overwhelmingly no matter what monsters appeared and continued to advance.

Rather, the wounded soldiers were scolded by their commanders for their lack of training.

The workers threw away even the slight anxiety they had.

“As expected, this is the strongest army in the kingdom.”

“It’s not just the strongest army in the kingdom, it’s the strongest army on the continent.”

“There is no army that can defeat the Northern Army.”

Even before that, the Northern Army had been praised as an undefeated army. Now, it was just a matter of confirming that to the people.

Ascon muttered while looking at that atmosphere.

“Now this is not the forest of demons, but the forest of X-bobs… … .”

This time too, he didn’t really fight, just swearing. He was assigned to the laborers’ side and had to work together cutting down trees.

Kwah! Kwah!

As he chopped, Ascon muttered incessantly.

“fu*k, why isn’t this damn territory finished? When on earth is the liberation of labor going to come?”

He was hoping for a world without work.

Tens of thousands of people came in at once, and the densely grown trees blocked their path. They cut down the trees indiscriminately, creating a wide open space in an instant.

Naturally, the forest was in an uproar and chaos was bound to break out. The monsters who each lived in this area were struck by lightning.

With no place to hide as the giant trees fell, the monsters ran wild and charged towards the northern army.

Kaaaaaaah!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Most of them were simply swept away by the superhumans. When they came rushing in from all directions and it was difficult to deal with them with just the superhumans, the wizards and soldiers took charge and wiped them out.

The wizards had nothing to do other than assist in battle.

But they were excellent workers. They skillfully helped with the logging, cutting the trees into suitable sizes and loading them onto carts.

Thanks to the wizards, the work was quick, but the pace of the advance itself was not that fast.

“Hey, load it up quickly!”

“Tell the garrison that they need more wood!”

“We need to bring more carts!”

The workers moved busily, shouting.

It wasn’t the forest of demons where you had to be so quiet that you couldn’t even breathe like before. Now, it was more important to get things done quickly.

Many tasks were being carried out simultaneously, such as clearing and moving the felled trees to the rear, building fences in the developed areas, and securing resources discovered along the way.

So, even if they pushed back the monsters with overwhelming force, their advance was bound to be delayed.

“Wow, what is this!”

“There was something like this here!”

“What on earth is missing? It seems like all the expensive resources are here!”

Every time they secured an area with rare herbs and ores, the people went wild.

Jiselle also smiled with satisfaction. I don’t know about anything else, but if we were to sell herbs right now, they would sell like hotcakes all over the continent.

The Northern Army lived in the Masu Forest for nearly two months, combining pioneer work with hunting.

The advance was slow, but they were getting closer to the center without any major problems.

Jiselle thought as she looked through the journal she had written based on her memories.

‘We’re almost at the next point.’

Before they knew it, they had arrived at a wide plain with few trees. The forest was so vast that it didn’t feel strange to have a plain appearing within the forest.

Beyond the plain, the trees were densely packed again.

As they advanced a little further, those with keen eyes noticed countless things hanging from the trees.

“What is that?”

“A person… …?”

“It’s strange.”

It looked like a person wrapped in a kochi and hanging upside down. The soldiers frowned at the grotesqueness and prepared for battle.

As the army got closer, it began to wiggle a little.

Jiselle looked back and gave an order.

“Archers, wizards. Get ready. We’ll attack first.”

Immediately, the archers drew their bows and the magicians drew up their magic power.

Jiselle said, extending her hand forward.

“Make sure to sweep away all those things hanging over there.”

Paaaaah!

No one questioned it. At the command, arrows flew across the sky, turning it pitch black. Following them, various magic spells were also fired.

Papapapapapang!

Keeeeeeek!

The wriggling gojis were torn apart and something came out in large quantities.

The faces of those who saw it frowned again.

Countless giant bats with human faces were flying in.