The 4th Great Demon, Gamigin—the one who passed herself off as an absolute in hell was also an object of fear for humanity.
A presence that couldn’t be resisted.
Their willpower to fight itself was broken. It would’ve been the same even if the troops were in a complete state, but now it was a situation where the army had withdrawn. It wasn’t a system that the thousands of players could defy with just courage. It was physically impossible due to all types of abnormal conditions.
“Get out of the way.”
“You can’t.”
The central barracks was noisy.
It was due to Braham, who used Alarm magic and was preparing to go out, and the 10 meritorious retainers who tried to stop him.
“It is Lauel’s order to retreat if the situation isn’t favorable.”
“......”
Are you asking me to take someone else’s order now?
Braham felt derisive, but he had nothing to say. It was because Lauel often represented Grid. Most of Lauel’s will was Grid’s will.
“Certainly, it is a good situation to be killed.”
Braham checked the war situation. New demons and demonic creatures were crawling out behind Gamigin, who was accompanied by as many as three legendary souls. These ugly things were like bugs in a manure bucket.
On the other hand, the allies were beasts who had lost their strength. They lost the army and was mentally pushed. Their bodies were covered in wounds as the price for fighting alone. They weren’t in a state to fight against Gamigin and a swarm of bugs.
Mercedes also couldn’t afford to take on Gamigin. She was responding to Barbatos’ sniping, which started the moment Gamigin appeared. If she didn’t stop the shooting, then their troops would be destroyed in an instant.
‘Euphemina and Kyle are also at their limit.’
10 days at the Abyss was actually very difficult for Braham. This was even though he regained his power as a direct descendant. A lich’s magic was often called infinite, but in reality, it wasn’t infinite. In the same way, the health of a direct descendant vampire wasn’t infinite. In the first place, the blood of the demonic creatures was of low quality. Every time he sucked blood, it was disgusting enough that he wanted to vomit, let alone barely satiating his hunger.
Thus, Braham had always relied on his colleagues. He relied on others. It was unthinkable when living with the blood kin. It was due to the defects in the blood kin’s abilities and values rather than Braham’s personality. In fact, Pagma was his friend and he relied on Pagma.
Mercedes, Euphemina, Kyle, the dukes of the empire, and even the 10 meritorious retainers such as Peak Sword were competent people Braham could rely on. Braham paid particular attention to Kyle among them.
‘Why is he afraid of me?’
A human born with a rare power mutation. It was even the power of lightning, which was close to an all-rounder. It wasn’t an exaggeration to say it could cause tinnitus. Additionally, he had accumulated transcendence and could be called one of the strongest, but he was more afraid of Braham than necessary.
Braham was puzzled by him, but naturally accepted it. He just passed over it by saying Kyle had discerning eyes. The tearing off of Kyle’s arm during the fierce battle with Mumud wasn’t a big event for him. He didn’t expect Kyle to be afraid of him due to this incident. It wasn’t a big deal to have an arm cut off. Additionally, Kyle’s arms seemed intact on the surface.
‘His physical strength is poor compared to his discerning eyes and skills.’
Kyle was looking at Gamigin with sunken eyes.
His relieved legs were trembling slightly once the retreat was decided.
‘The power is excessively high,’ Braham evaluated him.
The reason why transcendents were easily exhausted was because their movements transcended human limits. Their body was also beyond the human category, but this wasn’t enough.The obvious example was Shunpo. This level of movement put a great burden on the body and gave the brain a burning sensation. Moreover, Kyle moved in a superior manner than ordinary transcendents. The power of lightning was so great that paradoxically, he became tired even quicker.
This was the fundamental problem. It was hard to overcome, but Braham knew the solution.
“Kyle, tie up Gamigin’s feet while we retreat.”
“......”
Kyle’s expression stiffened. Currently, Braham was the one in the most normal state. Besides, he was the strongest. There was no one else more suitable for tying up Gamigin’s feet, but he was transferring responsibility.
“...Tens of thousands of demonic creatures are pushing in like a tsunami. It will be dangerous. I’d rather open up the retreat while you attract Gamigin’s attention...”
“You have too many useless words.”
‘He is a wicked vampire.’
Was it because he was a race that used human blood as food? Braham had a really cruel side. It was clear that he treated humans as livestock without seeing them as equal. Thus, Grid, who tamed him as a subordinate, felt even greater.
The disgruntled Kyle sighed and looked back at Gamigin. She stood on the ground with four legs and was reminiscent of a giant tree. She seemed to take root in the earth. The moment she took a step, the cracked ground would surge like a wave.
‘Damn.’
This time, the probability of dying was high—Kyle had this feeling as he stepped forward. Rather than refusing the order and being executed on the spot, he judged that he would have a better chance of survival in a struggle against Gamigin.
‘Create the opportunity to run away while fighting...’
Boooom!
“......”