Man on the ark, forced to become king

Perfect timing! During this time, Lin can also get a chance to warm up and get some exercise.

……

"Damn it, is this the Demon King? And where did those women come from?!"

Inside the command vehicle, the drone's footage was displayed on a large screen, clearly showing the vast expanse of pitch-black hell, like ink spilled on snow, obscuring all other colors.

Their soldiers were killing each other, and the salvo from a dozen siege cannons was all held back by the distorted shadows, unable to produce the expected destructive power.

This level of strength is excessively high.

How can a single person rival an entire army? How can such a monster exist in this world?

The adjutant found it hard to accept this absurd outcome, and his inner turmoil compelled him to curse aloud.

Especially after seeing the women who had stormed into the enemy ranks on the surveillance footage, the adjutant's mania intensified.

It's one thing for the Demon King to be strong; after all, he's a terrifying being passed down from ancient times, so it's not unacceptable for him to be a little stronger. But what's with those women?

With so many people surrounding them, how come they haven't managed to kill a single one yet?

Is it reasonable that their army, their soldiers, are in danger of being directly slaughtered?

Even the emperor's personal guards couldn't do that!

Where did these monstrously powerful beings come from?

"Don't let emotions cloud your judgment; the advantage is still in our hands."

The commander remained calm, staring intently at Theresa, who was displaying incredible prowess on the screen, and sneered, "The more ferocious the enemy is, the more it shows that they have reached their limit. The last stand is always the fiercest. Keep holding them off, and victory will ultimately be ours."

"You see the shadow of the Demon King shrouding the earth, and are therefore filled with fear, but you do not see how many soldiers have fallen, killing each other?"

"This……"

Perhaps inspired by his superior's composure, the adjutant refocused his attention on the battlefield ravaged by the demon king and indeed discovered details that had been overlooked in the panic—the soldiers fighting haphazardly only appeared chaotic; their actual casualties were far less terrifying than they seemed.

"Sir...?"

"You've discovered it, haven't you?"

The commander shook his head slightly, his tone carrying a hint of disdain.

"Old relics from the old era will eventually be abandoned by the times."

"The Demon King's power is indeed terrifying; it once plunged most of the world into darkness, but so what?"

“We have new armor and new technology, but she’s still stuck with those outdated things.”

"The so-called strength is nothing but a bluff. Large-scale mind control drives soldiers into a frenzy, but that kind of beast-like rage can't do much damage to those with the ability to think clearly in a short time. Claws that have lost their judgment can't even penetrate armor."

"I don't deny how terrible it is, but in the wars of the new era, people no longer fight each other in simple cloth. Perfect armor is enough to fight against mindless zombies."

“We have plenty of time to stall, and the time we pay is perfectly acceptable. How long can she hold out?”

"Her power will eventually run out, especially with such a large-scale application of magic. The temporary chaos and madness are nothing but a waste of impotent rage, and are meaningless."

"As for those women... ha, they're like trapped beasts in a quagmire, destined to drown."

His gaze swept across the screen on another screen, where shadows enveloped in golden light surged forward through the battle formation, their ferocious power easily tearing apart soldiers. The commander's expression remained unwavering; he merely waved his hand dismissively.

“Their target is me. They have Lateran people of unknown location assisting them. The route is clear.”

"However, we don't need to worry about it. Send half of the guard company there so that the sorcerers can concentrate on casting spells, mainly to limit the spells."

"While a firework may shine brightly for a fleeting moment, such a brief spark cannot stir up much trouble."

"They are not even as threatening as the hidden Lateran snipers, so we don't need to worry about them."

"What we really need to be wary of is the enemy lurking in the shadows who wiped out thousands of artillerymen. The Demon King and those women couldn't do that. That's what's truly threatening the entire legion."

"Pass down the order: have the people at the front divide the battlefield, leaving that area for our Demon King to perform his puppet show, and have the sorcerers take a portion to kill the little rats at the back."

The commander's confident order calmed the adjutant's restless heart, and he bowed his head respectfully, his eyes filled with undisguised admiration.

"Yes, sir, your insight is excellent!"

Chapter Thirty-Three: Do You Want to Dance Too?

The commander's calm response was indeed effective. The interception by a large number of sorcerers and elite soldiers made it difficult for the blessed Goredia squad to continue their advance. After all, the number of enemies far exceeded theirs, and breaking through in a short period of time was not an easy task.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, they will be trapped by the massive army and eventually overwhelmed by the crowds.

However, the world is full of surprises.

The adjutant, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, was shocked to find that one of the windows displaying the battlefield from different angles suddenly went black. A man, unarmed, dressed in ordinary clothes, and without even armor, suddenly appeared in the other normally functioning surveillance cameras. Even the high-speed cameras failed to detect his movement.

The scene on the screen seemed to have been cut by several frames. After a moment of lag, the man's position had changed. He grabbed a soldier by the neck and used the soldier's body as a weapon to smash several people around him to the ground.

The blades falling from multiple angles seemed to be predicted in advance, and none of them hit their mark. The enemy was like a fish floating in the water, dodging the falling blades with almost indistinguishable precision in distance and angle. With each movement of the arm, a soldier was knocked several meters away. Some of the blades were even used to their advantage, cutting into their own men.

Arrows shot from angles invisible to the naked eye were caught by hands that couldn't even be clearly captured by a camera, and thrown back the way they came, killing their original owners.

Even the sorcerer's magical missiles were cut in two by the man with a standard military knife he had casually snatched.

His combat skills are so powerful they're almost unbelievable, making him nearly invincible!

In just a few dozen seconds, hundreds of soldiers were knocked to the ground, unable to get up again, creating a circular gap in the center of the army formation.

That man was far superior to those women draped in gold in terms of physical strength, speed, and reaction time!

The adjutant quickly came to a conclusion, an uncontrollable rage rising in his chest and abdomen.

When did the empire's army become so weak that a few nameless individuals who appear out of nowhere can easily crush it, even infiltrate the army and act recklessly?

Damn it!

If he could, he would love to immediately launch a saturation bombardment on these people and tear them to shreds!

Unfortunately, he couldn't. The enemy was in the middle of a battle formation, surrounded by Imperial soldiers. He couldn't use weapons of mass destruction. Even rationally speaking, the casualties from a direct, indiscriminate attack might be much smaller than letting these guys continue to kill. He couldn't do that.

Although the Ursus army had strict military orders, it did not treat its soldiers as mere numbers or sacrifices—even so, it could never be done openly.

"Pass down the order to use the explosive arrows! He has cleared the area himself, so there's no need to worry about accidental injury."

The commander's voice rang out softly, and the order was quickly transmitted to the junior officers via communicator.

In the midst of the battle, Lin Lu turned around instantly, her arm flashing out like lightning, and she grabbed a dozen arrows wrapped in red light in her hand, throwing them back at an even faster speed than when they were shot.

boom!

A burst of fire erupted as the explosive arrows, thrown back the way they came, exploded in the crowd. Lin Lu remained calm and composed. With a series of afterimages, her fists and feet moved swiftly, and most of the densely packed arrows flew back. The rest were all annihilated by the golden light emanating from her fists, the magical energy wrapped around them being extinguished, turning them into ordinary arrows that fell to the ground.

"You have no sportsmanship! You started this."

Lin Lu's situation seemed somewhat similar to that of Theresa not long ago, but she did not panic. She flashed across dozens of meters, passed the gathered soldiers, and casually picked up two fallen standard military knives. In an instant, the blades flashed like shadows, creating a curtain of sharp blades!

Limbs and blood swirled amidst the flashing blades, and archers who hadn't even had time to reload fell like wheat in a field. In the blink of an eye, the number of soldiers who fell to the blades exceeded all of Goredia's previous victories. Even as the slaughter continued, the blades, now only a blur of silver light, still had the power to cut through incoming crossbow bolts and spells.

Boom!

Fully armed soldiers, wielding swords and spears, charged forward. Their sturdy armor and alloy-forged weapons were easily cut through by the sweeping standard-issue sabers, offering no protection whatsoever. Like phantoms, fleeting leg shadows kicked deep dents into breastplates, the immense force sending them flying backward and knocking down those behind them.

laugh!

Amidst the chaos, a whooshing sound suddenly appeared behind them. A long, scarlet-colored blade fell, only to be grazed by an incredibly fast arm. A hand, shrouded in a faint golden glow, precisely gripped the attacker's neck.

"Do you want to dance too?"

Lin Lu smiled faintly, then exerted force with her arm, crushing the attacker's throat and pressing him, whose equipment and attack methods were clearly different from other soldiers, into the blood-soaked ground.

boom!

Golden light, like a net, spreads and extends!

Fine cracks extended in all directions, violent energy erupted, the ground within a radius of a hundred meters instantly cracked and collapsed downwards, the shockwave exploded, and the gale swept through, throwing the military formation that was barely maintaining order into chaos.

Smoke and blood mist rose and rolled, and through the haze, Lin Lu stood up straight and beckoned with her finger toward the command vehicle.

……

"He really can do it..."

Goredia, who was relatively close by, was also within the area of ​​the earth's explosion. The surging wind and waves crashed against her, causing her to be momentarily dazed. Her lips twitched, and a bitter smile appeared on her face.

Sure enough, even without using those catastrophic spells that could alter the terrain, this man's power was far beyond what they could compare to.

Even relying solely on his physical strength, he could still move freely through dense military formations, ruthlessly crushing the legions that Ursus was so proud of.

The gap is too big.

It's so big it's despairing.

With impeccable strength and skill, if such a person were to appear as an enemy, Goredia simply couldn't think of any way to deal with him.

That was practically a perfect warrior, flawless.

Such a monster... is outrageous!

Fortunately, they were not enemies.

"Now's the time, let's charge!"

Shaking her head to clear her mind of the swirling thoughts, Goredia led Laurentina and Christen on a continued charge forward, colliding with a guard company whose equipment was distinctly different from the other soldiers. The bursts of intense golden light overlapped and rolled through the well-equipped army.

The wide-ranging spells threw the military formations in a large area into chaos, leaving them unable to attend to anything else, which was a good opportunity for them to continue their advance!