Translator: HunterW Editor: RED Section 108… Skyla was frozen in her seat like a statue for a few hours now . She just couldnt believe it . Every single of the one thousand leeches she had stuck to her soldiers were all dead . That included Rocky, her right hand man, and four other subordinate deities . If her direct subordinates and a thousand of her strongest soldiers were dead, that meant the forty-nine thousand soldiers were dead as well! Ha… Skyla finally managed to breathe out a sigh of disbelief . After the first leech had died, it took four hours for the remaining 999 to follow suit . That meant that her entire army was killed in a little more than four hours . And the enemys army was only twenty-five thousand strong… Skyla was notified by Rocky via Comm Link that he had encountered the enemy . The enemys army only had twenty-five thousand soldiers, so Skyla just said to quickly kill them and report back when it was over . Skyla then hung up and happily waited for the EXP to start rolling in, but that was the last she had heard from Rocky . Skyla finally rose from her seat . She could not let this go so easily . She has just lost fifty thousand of her most elite soldiers in a matter of hours . Keeping this to herself would be a mistake that could decide the fate of her world . She decided that she had to notify the other deities as soon as possible, before stopping dead in her tracks . It doesnt matter that I went against what we had decided that day . It didnt matter to Skyla if she would get singled out by the other deities and be condemned for her selfish actions . I dont care if they disgrace me . The foolish decision here would be to keep this from the others, as that would mean the end of Croot . Skyla was suddenly at a crossroads . She obviously had to do whatever she could to ensure Croots victory, but even though she had lost a good chunk of her men, Croot still had more than 700 million more people and had other power deities, like Claudia . Croot could still win, and if that was the case, Skyla had to think about the future . She decided what she had to do . She had to make sure Claudia was not to leave the Judges Continent alive, or at least with her army intact . Hah… Skyla scoffed a bitter laugh at how low she was stooping . Instead of trying to get to the same level as Claudia, she was going to drag her down to her level . But Skyla believed that this was her best decision for the near future . They were close to Section 79, werent they? Section 79 was the closest to where the battle had taken place, and that was also Claudias district . Skyla finally broke out into a smile . Ill be content if they at least leave a hole in Claudias defenses . Actually, I bet World 1455 could really end up hurting Claudia . Claudia and her people were no doubt the strongest organization of Croot, but if twenty-five thousand soldiers were strong enough to wipe out fifty thousand of her most elite soldiers, who knew what they could do to Claudia . Itd be even better for Skyla if they just killed each other off right now . ------ Four days later… We had just finished sending off our fallen comrades and now, no one had any more tears to shed . Four days were enough to steel our hearts, and many of us had come prepared to make the necessary sacrifices . I walked out to stand in front of the newly reinforced army of one hundred thousand soldiers . 3,500 of them were Warp Mages to run the Teleporter Zone we had just established, along with 7,000 guards . I had, at first, asked for twenty-eight thousand reinforcements to increase our numbers to fifty thousand, but apparently, the Continent was too cunning . The monsters in dungeons here yielded too few EXP and golden rings . The dungeons were as strong as high-grade dungeons, but only yielded about a fifth of the EXP and golden rings than the ones on Earth . Items barely dropped as well . Those that wanted to hunt monsters instead quickly realized that they had to kill the enemy if they wanted to become stronger . The Judge wanted to watch us kill each other, not monsters . News of the first battle had also spread like wildfire . Each soldier had gained an average of 20+ levels, and obtained more than 20,000,000 golden rings each . Even though the people were told that we had lost more than three thousand soldiers that day, many more had volunteered to join us . That number quickly rose to four hundred thousand . As a result, seventy-eight thousand were chosen to join us, bringing our numbers to one hundred thousand . This assault force had initially set out to test the enemy but now, it had turned into a complete invasion force . I turned to face my soldiers . We lost three thousand of our comrades during the first battle and we will lose more and more . I can promise you all this, however! Those of you that manage to survive; I swear I will turn you all into champions! You will all become heroes of Earth! Yeaah! Lee Jiwon! Lee Jiwon! The soldiers roared so loud that the ground actually trembled . Lets move out! Yes sir! ------ And so, we marched out for Section 79, with me in the lead and the Warp Mages and their guards at the rear . We had met the enemy earlier than expected that day, so I had ten teams of three hundred scouts do recon in rotation through the surrounding area . It initially seemed that the Croot inhabitants had properly set themselves up on their side of the Continent . But after about five days of marching, we didnt see a single trace of anyone anywhere . Hmm…they obviously arent weak or inexperienced . True… Truth be told, it was only because of you that we were able to defeat the enemy so quickly . If you werent there, we could have incurred heavy losses or . Taniya trailed off . I and the other officers knew what she was trying to say . The enemy soldiers that day were all veterans and high-leveled . They were also led by five deities, in all . That was a lot of valuable personnel for the enemy to lose . They should have learned by now that those soldiers were dead, but it was just too quiet . Are the rear guards stationing a hundred soldiers every fifty kilometers? Yes sir . We have all angles of approach covered and each station is still available in Comms, We had eyes all around us, but there was not a single trace of the enemy anywhere . I was beginning to think it would be best to retreat now . If it was this quiet, there was a chance we were walking into a trap . But I and many of our soldiers had gained too much from the first battle to let it all go to waste . Besides, this army was too big to suddenly change direction and retreat . We were too deep behind enemy lines . I and my officers had also made the decision to at least get as close to Section 79 as possible and see what we were to expect before retreating . And so, we continued to march forward, each soldier on high alert and their heads on swivels . Eight days later, we received a report from one of our scout teams that they had encountered giant ramparts labeled Section 79 . ------ I stopped the army some distance away from Section 79 and took a few of my officers to get a closer look . Those walls are huge . Indeed they are . The walls surrounding each Section were massive, but these walls in particular were much bigger . They looked almost immune to siege . What did the scouts say? That all is quiet . Hmm…so it seems . It didnt look like the people inside Section 79 were mobilizing for war or anything . In fact, I could see people and parties going in and out of the gate hunting . I did have our scouts use Sparrow and Fly Summons to get a birds eye view over the walls to see if they were doing anything secretly, but there was nothing special to report . By now, it was obvious that the enemy commander, Skyla, had kept the first battle a secret . Do you think its because she doesnt want to be only victim or something? I cant say for sure, but it could be possible that this Skyla person and whoever is in charge of Section 79 are in a bit of a competition or rivalry . Countless guilds and organizations existed on Earth . We set up alliances and rivalries, all for the sake of personal gain . This world has almost twice our population . I would bet that their rivalry is fiercer than ours . Itd be nice if thats the case here . What will you have us do? Song Haechang asked . Considering our current situation… we might as well invade them, shouldnt we? The scouts had reported that there were a lot more people than we had soldiers, but that was better for us . They were just going to become a bigger foothold for us . Im all for it . Same here . Weve come all this way; its too late to back down now . And so, we decided we were going to invade Section 79 that night . We had 110,000 soldiers; it would be impossible to keep them hidden for very long . Itd also be rude to waste the element of surprise Skyla had so graciously given us . --- That night… I faced my soldiers once more and addressed them . Tonight, we all become merciless executioners . If theres anyone here who isnt ready to become one, nows the time to back out . . No answer . Good . Just remember this . We will win this war, and we will survive . Lets move out . And so, I carefully led my soldiers down to Section 79s southern gate . There were still a few around the gate, going in and out for night hunting it didnt matter . The Empires guilds had many specialists in assassination . They werent necessarily trained to do it; it was more like they enjoyed the hunt . The ten teams of fifty assassins made quick and quiet work of the enemy at the gate, leaving the entrance to Section 79 wide open .
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