Who are you calling a stable boy?!

YOYO, radiating light and having already activated her Holy Sign, spoke in a deep voice.

"Shut up! You lowly mortals! Do you think you've already won?!"

Although he refuted the words of the detestable mortal without thinking, Lika Liha was thinking about why Heparipni's reinforcements had not yet arrived.

Earlier, upon learning that the expeditionary force had regrouped and was heading towards the border where he was stationed, Lika Liha was undoubtedly delighted.

The presence of the clear sound prevented it from leading its troops to advance the battle line.

It did try to defy the influence of the clear sound and force its troops to launch a strong attack on the expeditionary force's fortress.

However, the damage caused by that attempt was so severe that it left a deep red scar on its face forever.

That was its master, the demon lord Descari, punishing it.

Therefore, Lika Liha was overjoyed to learn that the expeditionary force dared to once again take the initiative to leave the city to fight.

It believed that its chance to make a contribution, be rewarded, and wash away its shame had come!

But when it actually led its army to this open area and confronted the expeditionary force, Balor realized that it had been outmaneuvered.

—Damn expeditionary force, they didn't just mobilize the border troops!

Its eyes, filled with hatred and malice, looked at Komilia, who was holding a shield.

Lika Liha recognized this face.

One of the spokespeople for Iomede, yet another mortal who holds the Iomede emblem.

It never expected that Komilia would actually go to the front lines alone!

Without a doubt, this was designed specifically for it.

Don't be fooled by the fact that only Komilia came; she alone can decide the outcome of this battle!

This is not only because Aomeide's holy symbol endowed her with extraordinary combat power, but also because facing her and YOYO was an army mainly composed of demons.

The chaotic nature of demons makes them easily succumb to powerful violence, but it also makes them vulnerable to being overwhelmed by even greater violence.

It's basically impossible to expect an army composed of demons to have any military discipline.

For example, now that Lika Liha, as the vanguard general, is showing signs of weakness in the battle, the demon players of the True God Army are visibly becoming timid.

To put it bluntly, they are in a state of constant defeat!

Even when faced with an army composed of natives of this material plane, they would hesitate to advance!

But things shouldn't have turned out this way...

Lika Liha didn't understand. It had sent a message to Heparipni through the panel the moment it saw Komilia appear, so why hadn't Heparipni's reinforcements arrived yet?

Could it be that...?!

Suddenly realizing what was happening, Lika Liha let out a roar even more terrifying than before.

This was a roar that rivaled the power of a roar.

"Haparipni!!"

Chapter 324: The Divine Strategist Momoga

Seeing YOYO and Komilia slowly approaching again, Lika Liha's sulfurous eyes began to dart around, surveying the sacred flames that surrounded them.

To prevent other demons from disrupting the battle, Komilia used a precious spell scroll that recorded a spell that could use divine power to set up a barrier, isolating evil forces from the outside, suppressing evil forces from the inside, and strengthening the physical abilities of good-aligned creatures within the barrier.

Because this spell did not originate from the homeland of Komilia and YOYO, the material plane that demons generally refer to as Grallion, Rika and Rika could not recognize it.

But he vaguely sensed a flaw in this barrier...

"Mortals, remember this, this is not your victory!"

Magical energy gathered in his palm, and Lika Liha stared at YOYO and Komilia again: "I will wash away today's shame with your blood sooner or later!"

Upon hearing this, YOYO and Komilia, realizing what Lika Liha was planning to do, immediately charged towards its magical artifact.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

As the magical energy in Lika Liha's hands exploded, a powerful repulsive field slammed into YOYO and Komilia.

Komilia was alright; he simply raised his shield and lowered his waist to steady himself.

YOYO was somewhat embarrassed, as she was instantly knocked back more than ten meters by the repulsive force field.

At the same time, a portal opened in front of Lika Liha.

Balor hunched over and crawled inside.

"...They escaped."

Seeing Lika and Liha escape, Komilia's tense little face relaxed.

Surprisingly, he showed absolutely no remorse.

No, not only did I not feel regret, but it seemed more like—

"YOYO, will things go smoothly over there?"

She turned around and looked at YOYO who was walking towards her.

"I trust Mr. Zheng Jing's judgment."

YOYO stretched her arms.

His strength is not weak, but it would still be difficult for him to go head-to-head with a Balor Demon of extraordinary level.

Fortunately, the power bestowed upon him by the holy emblem was enough to make up for the difference.

"Let's go, we still have some finishing touches to make."

"Ah."

As YOYO and Komilia began leading the expeditionary force to wipe out the fleeing remnants of the demons, a portal suddenly opened in the inner city of the fortress city on the border of the True God Army's occupied territory.

The towering Balor passed through the portal and stepped into the spacious courtyard of the main castle.

"Damn mortals! Damn Heparipni!"

Having escaped, Lika Liha brandished his greatsword, roaring as he hacked at the innocent bricks and stones in the courtyard.

After venting his emotions in such a way, Lika Liha had cleaved the courtyard into a mess in just over ten seconds. Finally able to suppress his anger, he lowered his sword, looked up and shouted, "Get in here!"

After waiting a few seconds without receiving any response, Lika Liha was about to get angry again.

It knows that when it vents its anger, neither demons nor mortals dare to enter.

But since it has given the order, who would dare not come in?

Just as it was about to unleash its fury on some unfortunate demons instead of bricks and stones, the door in the courtyard leading to the command headquarters opened.

"Ok?"

Just as Lika Liha was about to make a move, he became puzzled when he saw the two figures standing behind the door.

"Lichs and vampires?"

It muttered something.

"Who are you? Which faction do you belong to? I haven't seen you in the fortress."

"Defeated general, watch your attitude."

Wearing scarlet armor, Shalltear raised her head and glared at Rikaliha, shouting, "Before you stands the Supreme Being! Kneel down, kowtow and beg for mercy, and you might just die a quick death!"

"Um?!"

Lika Liha's sulfurous eyes could almost spit fire.

"Ah! I understand now, you—you are the servants of Heparipni! What did that lowly bastard, who deserves only to be a slave, do to my fortress while I was away?!"

He seemed to have figured something out and raised his broadsword.

"Get Heparipni out here!!"

"What is this guy saying?"

Shalltia tilted her head, then looked at Momoga in a sickeningly sweet voice: "Lord Momoga, it seems it has gone mad. Let's not waste your time, I'll handle it!"

Momoga shook his head.

"No, this is the first time we've collaborated, so it's important to produce good results."

He watched as Balrog charged at him with his sword drawn, and raised the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown in his hand.

"Follow me, Shalltear, let's finish this quickly."

-

On the 125th day after the expeditionary force arrived in this material plane, it captured the border fortress of the True God Army, which was guarded by the infamous demon warlord Balormorikaliha.

This battle annihilated more than 4,000 players under Lika Liha's command and defeated the True God Army's 200,000-strong army stationed on the border of the Primitive Kingdom.

After fleeing the main battlefield, the vanguard general of the True God Army, Rikariha, was killed by Ainz Ooal Gown, a Silver Knight and native of that material plane, inside the border fortress.

Meanwhile, on the Kazping Plain, the army of 160,000 men led by Heparipni, daughter of Bapomei, was defeated by player Xingzhe Zheng alone, who annihilated more than 2,000 players under Heparipni's command and seriously wounded Heparipni.

Without a doubt, the expeditionary force won a great victory in this battle.

This battle not only completely broke the stalemate between the True God Army and the Expeditionary Force that had lasted for a hundred days, but also pushed the battle line back into the territory occupied by the True God Army in one fell swoop, severely damaging the True God Army's manpower.

This is absolutely a resounding victory worth celebrating!

In fact, at the strong suggestion of the followers of Desna and Kaden, the expeditionary force held a grand victory celebration banquet, a rare occurrence for them.

"It's so lively..."

Sitting atop the high wall of the central courtyard, Momoga, clad in silver armor, gazed at the people singing and dancing inside and couldn't help but sigh.

"What, don't you like a lively atmosphere?"

Just then, Zheng Jing's voice reached Momoga's ears.

Momoga looked up.

"No...it's just a little..."

Upon seeing Zheng Jing carrying a gourd of wine, Momoga touched his helmet.

Now, he can neither appreciate the taste of wine and food nor feel much joy.

The commotion below was like watching a movie through a screen to him—no, perhaps even more distant...

“I heard from YO that your tactics were very successful. Not only did you take this fortress and deal with that Lika Liha, you also took down several fortresses around the fortress in one fell swoop, saving the expeditionary force a lot of trouble.”

Zheng Jing sat down cross-legged next to Momoga, took a swig of monkey wine, and handed the gourd to Momoga: "Want a whole swig?"

"No, I won't, anyway..."

"How do you know if it's good or bad if you haven't tried it?"

"......All right."

Taking the gourd, Momoga removed his helmet and tried pouring some monkey wine into his open jaw.

"what?!"

The moment the liquor touched his bones, it transformed into wisps of light and mist, merging into them!

And Momoga felt a long-lost feeling—

"Right? How do you know if it's good or bad if you haven't tried it?"

Taking the gourd back from the stunned Momoga, Zheng Jing smiled and took a sip.

"..."

"Would you like some too?"

Noticing that Ace was staring intently at his gourd, Zheng Jing raised an eyebrow and tossed the gourd into her arms: "Take it easy, it has a strong aftereffect."

"Your Excellency Zheng Jing, who exactly is she?"

At this moment, Momoga, whose body was glowing with a bright green light, turned her head, looked at Ace, and asked Zheng Jing in a low voice.

"Oh, I haven't told you yet. How should I put it... just think of it as me picking up a dragon."

"Did you... pick up a dragon head...?"

As they were talking, another figure suddenly climbed up. Momoga was startled and quickly put on his helmet.