Man on the ark, forced to become king

"Why didn't you just do it this way earlier?"

Lin Lu, who was watching from the sidelines, shook her head repeatedly, somewhat unable to understand what Theresa was thinking.

Does this mean they have absolutely no idea about their team's combat capabilities and level of teamwork?

Even without using spells, breaking the deadlock with brute force from the start, forcibly dividing the battlefield, and then letting the Sarkaz warriors freely choose their enemies to attack would undoubtedly be far more effective than it is now.

As a result, Theresa chose the worst tactic out of many options, abandoning the idea of ​​using spell bombardment to open up the situation and instead leading a charge for close combat, using only standard tactics.

It wouldn't matter if it were an ordinary enemy, but was the enemy she encountered an ordinary enemy?

Hybrid Wendigos are still Wendigos. Perhaps they cannot use the various witchcrafts derived from their bloodline, and their physique is slightly inferior to that of pure-blooded Wendigos like Bozokasti, but their physical strength still surpasses that of the vast majority of people in this world.

Without unleashing the power of the Demon King, relying solely on basic physical strength to attack is essentially using one's weaknesses to exploit the enemy's strengths.

As a result, when Theresa swung her sword, she couldn't even kill a heavily armored Wendigo.

The destructive power of her sword strike was not weak; it could cut through ordinary people or even solid stone. However, it was not fatal to the thick-skinned, mixed-race Wendigo.

Then she sat on the wax.

The war mage's dual spell domains effectively banned the Sarkaz's spell abilities and severely restricted their movements, effectively suppressing all of their diverse abilities and forcing them to fight in close combat against the Wendigo, who excelled in melee, despite the weakened spells.

Fortunately, although these Sarkaz warriors lacked teamwork, their individual strength and experience were quite formidable, allowing them to temporarily hold their own against the enemy under these extremely unfavorable conditions.

As the leader, Theresa herself is incredibly powerful; even under the spell of a magic lock, she can still unleash devastating attacks powerful enough to break the deadlock.

If it were a different group of people, after such a mess, they would probably all be lying on the ground by now, without even a chance to struggle, they could just be buried on the spot.

However, even with a forceful approach, Theresa's predicament was far from over, because Ursus's main force had arrived.

The black-armored warriors, their bodies swollen to a hundred meters in size, stood conspicuously on the battlefield, visible to anyone who wasn't blind, and naturally couldn't be hidden from the newly arrived Ursus army.

Those people weren't inexperienced rookies who had never been on the battlefield, and Ursus, which had always advocated militarized conquest, would never put such useless new recruits on important battlefields.

Faced with such a large target, they wouldn't rush in and fire haphazardly like headless flies. Although the artillery array had been destroyed by the meteorite, it didn't mean they had gone to provide long-range firepower.

An army of tens of thousands will be mobilized under a unified tactical plan to complete the encirclement. Soon, the combat power that organized corps can unleash on the main battlefield will be demonstrated.

Theresa is definitely not going to get away with this.

Not to mention, she's currently stuck here and can't escape.

While the Demon King's power is indeed formidable, the war sorcerers acting in unison are not weak either. A few might be taken down in a hasty response, but it is impossible for them to be wiped out in a short time. Their large-scale spells are more than capable of slowing down the Sarkaz vanguard and preventing them from easily escaping.

Once the main force approaches and launches an attack, there will be no way to escape.

Theresa's initial idea was to command her vanguard to devour the elite troops that had been deployed to the battlefield in advance, and then use magical cover and agile mobility to maneuver and entangle with the Ursus army while waiting for reinforcements to arrive before launching a full-scale battle.

The idea was great, but unfortunately, it couldn't be implemented in the first step.

They not only failed to achieve their goal, but were also trapped here.

Next…

Lin Lu felt that if he didn't interfere, the normal development should have two directions.

Either this thousand-strong Sarkaz vanguard was crushed by the Ursus army, or the enraged Theresa fought against tens of thousands of men on her own, causing huge casualties before being dragged to her death on the battlefield.

Alternatively, Theresa could protect the Sarkaz under her command and withdraw directly, taking her few remaining subordinates and fleeing the battlefield. Given her combat prowess, if she were determined to leave, the Ursus army would have no way to stop her.

What is certain is that no matter what she does, few of the other Sarkaz besides herself and Theresis will be able to escape. After all, being watched by tens of thousands of troops and entangled with special elite units like war sorcerers, even with the protection of the Demon King, not everyone can run away.

Right now, the best course of action is to use the power of the Demon King to forcibly suppress the war sorcerer's spell blockade, and for everyone to turn around and run away, as many as possible. The longer the delay continues, the closer the main force gets, and the fewer opportunities they will have.

So, what choice will His Majesty the Demon King make?

Lin Lu was a little curious, so she wasn't in a hurry to make a move.

He's not Theresa, so he can handle things like this. He's confident that no matter how the situation develops, he can control it and turn the tide. So watching for a while longer won't hurt.

boom!

The giant sword, tens of meters long, crashed into the earth, creating a deep rift and taking away several Wendigo hybrids who couldn't dodge in time, but it failed to capture the war sorcerer.

These magic masters, who coexist with Originium, all encased themselves in special armor, yet their movements were anything but slow; in fact, they were extremely agile.

They must have used some kind of magic on themselves. As the swords fell, they retreated to outside the attack range of the black-armored warriors under the cover of the heavily armored Wendigos. Another layer of magic was unleashed, and the relatively slow-moving Wendigos disappeared from their original positions under the effect of the magic and were teleported to a safe distance.

Then, the effect of the spell to freeze the air surged, putting immense pressure on the Sarkaz who couldn't use spells to enhance themselves, making it quite difficult for them to move forward.

"We can't delay any longer; the situation is very unfavorable for us!"

On the giant's shoulder formed by the power of the Demon King, Theresis sheathed her sword and looked around in a deep voice.

He wouldn't have minded letting his younger sister fool around a little longer, but that was on the premise that the enemy wouldn't press in immediately. Now that the enemy's main force was close at hand and the situation was rapidly deteriorating, she naturally didn't have the energy to joke around.

"I can see it clearly."

Theresa's voice was low and deep. After a brief moment of thought, she made a decision that no one had ever considered—instead of following any set path, she broke free from all constraints and went against the grain, directly controlling the giant black-armored warrior to rush into the distance.

This result was unexpected.

Whether it was fighting to the death or using some kind of secret technique, it was all within acceptable limits. The only thing Lin Lu never expected was that Theresa would actually launch a direct attack on the main force of Ursus, and all by herself.

This is incredible, absurd, unbelievable, and for a moment I can't even find the hidden logic behind it.

In fact, not only was Lin Lu, who was secretly watching, stunned, but Theresis, who was pulled onto the giant's shoulder, was also stunned. After he came to his senses, he immediately wanted to stop him.

"Stop, Theresa, what are you doing?!"

He was completely baffled, and even wondered if his younger sister had suddenly gone mad, otherwise, how could she do something so irrational?

Unlike their previous chaotic actions, this time, facing an army of tens of thousands, they had no chance to turn the tide easily by relying on their own strength.

Those were Ursus' elite troops, not a mindless rabble!

Such a grand charge in would inevitably subject them to magical bombardment and attacks from all directions. Even the Demon King would appear powerless in the face of a united group, let alone achieve any goal, and would find it very difficult to even protect himself.

"Don't rush... We're close enough now. You lead the retreat, I'll cover the rear!"

The black-armored warrior, eager to leave, quickly escaped the spell's domain thanks to the war sorcerers' deliberate indulgence. His massive body suddenly collapsed, transforming into countless black fragments that covered an area of ​​over a thousand meters like a torrential rain.

The Demon King's power eroded the magical domain, and a violent rain of crystals suddenly descended from the sky, exploding the moment they touched solid matter. A muffled rumble of thunder swept across the battlefield in an instant, forcing the war sorcerers who maintained the spells to defend and evade.

The indiscriminate, wide-range attack even engulfed many Sarkaz warriors; without countermeasures, the explosive force was enough to tear their bodies apart.

As their positions changed, the suppressive magical field experienced a brief weakening and shutdown.

The time was short, the gap was very small, only a few seconds.

However, for a magic master who is already skilled in magic, a few seconds is more than enough.

Taking advantage of the gap, the Blood Demon's blood magic and the Carrion Eater's corrosion magic were released, and the destructive magical energy surged wildly, indiscriminately destroying everything in sight, even the spell users.

Their mad actions directly disrupted the energy in a large area, making it violent and unable to support the formation of any spells. Even the incredibly defensive Wendigo hybrids had to temporarily retreat in this situation—they weren't stupid, and there was no need for them to risk their lives for these trapped beasts.

These lunatics will even attack themselves when they go crazy. What can you do but hide for now?

Thus, Theresa's plan succeeded. She created the illusion of attacking the main force, and the moment the black-armored warrior left the spell field, she disintegrated and split her own magical creation, using devastating violence to dismantle and separate a large part of the black-armored warrior's body, turning it into a violent and uncontrollable magical bomb.

The chain of explosions, which even she couldn't control, disrupted the war sorcerer's spells, giving the trapped Sarkaz team a chance to catch their breath. Theresis, who had been carried out of the spell's domain by the giant, was eventually thrown back to the ground to take on the responsibility of leading the team.

After all this was done, the remaining magical artifacts completely collapsed, turning into a flowing torrent of crystals that scattered in all directions. Thick black mist flowed and surged across the land, engulfing large swathes of the battlefield like a tsunami.

Chaos and disorder.

The completely out-of-control magical energy swept wildly, destroying everything in the most brutal way and devouring all things. From a distance, the entire ravaged battlefield looked as if it were shrouded in a rapidly expanding black cloud.

After abandoning the giant formed from the power of the Demon King, Theresa did not look back, but instead accelerated—she really went all out, charging headlong into Ursus's main force.

This move left Lin Lu, who was watching from the sidelines, completely bewildered. She couldn't understand what kind of unreasonable approach this was, nor could she tell whether Theresa was feigning an attack or launching a real one.

The uncertain speculation didn't last long. Soon, Theresa gave a clear answer with her actions—she wasn't creating a false impression of attacking the main force to buy time for the Sarkaz forwards to retreat. Instead, she really went all out and attacked without hesitation.

The Ursus army, which was still in marching formation and whose troops had not yet dispersed, obviously did not expect that anyone would dare to go against the tide and charge forward against the army's advance, and was caught off guard.

In fact, even if they were prepared, it probably wouldn't have made much of a difference. Theresa was reckless and ruthless, showing no mercy and disregarding the danger of being trapped deep in enemy territory.

Centered on her, a dark gray domain spread out. The violent mental power did not carry any complex commands; its simple intimidation and pressure enveloped the ordinary soldiers, who were not mentally strong, rendering them unable to move for a short period of time.

Immediately afterwards, a massive sword blade, hundreds of meters long, materialized and swept across the frontmost army formation.

Compared to these ordinary people, the Demon King's power was akin to a dimensional reduction attack, a pure crushing level. Like a tiger among sheep, he moved freely, causing hundreds or even thousands of casualties in just a dozen seconds, directly creating a breach at the forefront of the Ursus army formation.

This behavior left Lin Lu stunned and speechless for a moment.

After thinking for a long time, he could only describe the Demon King's behavior as a pig charging in. He was completely brainless and had lost his temper.

Is this how wars are fought?

It seems like a lot of killing now, but what about later?

How long can this seemingly shocking slaughter last? They caught Ursus off guard with a surprise attack, but they will soon realize what's happening. At that point, the army that appears to be slaughtering at will under the Demon King's sword will become a cage, trapping Theresa inside.

Being surrounded by an army of tens of thousands is definitely not a pleasant experience. The more smoothly you're killing now, the more miserable you'll be when you're trapped later.

Lin Lu strongly suspected that Theresa knew he was watching the show, which was why she was so fearless and used such a mindless fighting style, just waiting to make him clean up the mess after she had her fill of fighting.

Chapter Thirty: Surprise Attack and Encirclement

Clang!

The longsword pierced the ground, wading through mud and loose soil, leaving a sword mark hundreds of meters long, before finally getting stuck in a rock embedded in the ground.

Using her weapon to steady herself from the impact of falling from the sky, Theresis raised her head and saw nothing but billowing black mist.