After taking their designated places, the class 4's kept a vigilant eye out.But while they were more confident and secure, the same couldn't be said for the other soldiers.After seeing the sheer size of the horde, many officers started sweating and many weaker soldiers started trembling. The violent and menacing aura that seemed to reject all life could be felt washing over everyone even within the city. And as the ones who had to face this aura head on, the weak soldiers class 2 and below felt like running away.But everyone knew that they had nowhere to run to. For them, this was the one and only line of defense. If the demons got past them, then all the ordinary and defenseless people within the city would be massacred. The majority of the soldiers had friends and loved ones within those walls, so even if only for their sakes, they were going to stand and fight.But there was one thing that comforted them all, and that was the reinforcements that had come along with the weapons.
"See! I knew you would kill all of them! There's not even half left!"Contrary to the feelings of those around her, Iris was rather displeased.Not long after the class 4's went to battle, Dream had cut the previously 3 million strong army down to only 1.4 million. His bots and aircraft were just too capable against these demons. Especially the bots.While they had lost nearly 2,000, there were still 78,000 bots constantly finding their nearest enemy and hacking them to pieces. The only thing limiting their killing speed was the density of demon army, which had spread out considerably. Plus, as they got deeper in, the number of class 3's they needed to face was much greater, and these took longer to kill. Not to mention how there were only 1,000 bots at the class 3 level.But despite them doing so well, Dream still hadn't let Iris go out and fight. The reason was because of the possibility of there being more Grand Demons in that army. He wouldn't risk it.Though Iris understood, she
Two days after the battle, all class 4's and class 3 generals, officers, and politicians were called to a meetingAt the meeting, the lead class 4, who was apparently the standing emperor, went over several reports that had been compiled over the two days.Turns out, Dream's estimate for deaths was rather close. Of the nearly 50 million people who lived there about 12 million had died. And this was only from that sneak attack. This also meant that more civilians died than soldiers in that battle, which amounted to a measly 105,000 deaths.While the numbers were massive, nobody in the room was surprised. Those demons had absolutely nothing standing in their way when they had started their sneak attack. Especially those Grand Demons. What else would you expect when a class 4 monster is placed in an area full of defenseless humans?This was why class 4's were so scary. They were capable of killing those beneath them with nothing but their mana. And when they used spells and techniques, t
Everyone watched the countdown in the vision with nervousness and expectation.[5...4...3...2...1...Release.]Up in space, the platform activated a propellant and released the carrying mechanism, allowing a missile to fly out on its path.[5 minutes to detonation...][4 minutes...][2 minutes...][20 seconds to detonation...]When it got to this point, everyone could almost see the missile up above them. The missile was big, being nearly 30 meters long and 7 meters wide. It didn't look like anything special, just a round cylinder of metal. But Dream, Luna, and Iris knew what utter destruction it was capable of.Soon, the missile got closer to the detonation point.[5...4...3...2...1...Ignition.]*Flash**Bͫ̋̌ͤ̽҉̧͖̗̞̤͞OO̞̮̒͛M̟̲͓̙̬ͅ*"..."Above the kingdom was a second sun.This nearly 14 km wide fireball encapsulated the entire castle plus the nearby city. And everything outside of the fireball... well, it was annihilated with the explosion.Everyone was silent as they watched the sho
After waiting for the demons to calm back down and lower their guard, the ships went right back to the marching armies."How are the targets, Dream?"The Emperor came over to him and asked. Dream nodded."They're staying spread out besides a few groups of two or three. Everyone should be able to see them.""Indeed...It looks like we'll be able to handle this rather easily.""We can attack multiple singles at once with two or three of our own, but we have to make sure the battles don't take long. Everyone has at most 10 seconds before they respond and group up. You need to kill them and get out before then. That means prepare your best spells or skills with your partners beforehand."Everyone in the 3 ships nodded, listening through their bracelets. The Emperor agreed."Coordination will be key. Luckily we have you, Dream. Otherwise we would be facing all these demon Counts as they invaded the Empire. I'm glad I don't have to imagine such a day.""Well this is still only a fraction of
*Fwoosh!*The 4 archers beside Dream loosed their arrows before he even finished his sentence. And like beams of light, all four arrows headed straight for the demon that failed to kill the fighter."Growl..."Sensing the danger, the assassin demon separated himself from the fighter and disappeared. All four arrows hit the ground only a split second later, exploding with their spells."Damn."The archers cursed having missed their target. While those arrows probably could've killed the assassin, its agility was extremely high and they had to deal with its fast reactions. That was hard to do when they were far away. Their arrows were fast, but not that fast.But when Dream saw this, he knew he could help. While those archers needed distance to gather power and mana for their arrows, his guns were the opposite. The closer the better. So he dashed over to the airspace above the battle with his flux-railgun, waiting for the assassins to appear again.At this point, the demons had lost 8 w
Dream turned around, and wouldn't you know it, Lory was standing a few meters away."Lory?""It's me!"Knowing that he recognized her, Lory beamed brightly and hopped over. Dream just smiled sheepishly.Since he had last seen her, Lory hadn't changed much physically, but she gave off a more mature aura. He was a bit surprised. Not only that, but she seemed even more powerful than before. Not quite class 3, but not far from it."How's it going, Lory.""It's going good! And my goodness, I almost didn't recognize you. You've changed. A lot.""Yea, I guess have."Dream remembered back when he had seen her last time. It had been right before he went through the enhancement surgery, so compared to then, he had indeed changed much."Not only have you changed though, you seem to have been on plenty of adventures. I didn't imagine you would become so famous.""Famous?""Of course! Everyone knows your name after that grand meeting. Not to mention the rumors about your immortal golem army that f
The cardinal sat there for a bit as Dream pondered."...Alright, Cardinal. How do you plan to make yourselves and forces known?"Hearing him, the Cardinal smiled and got to business."Well, we have many forces that we wish to move to the Mercenary Empire so they can be put on the frontlines.""That won't be difficult. I'll talk to the Emperor. And you know what, why don't you bring all the other Cardinals over there? Since we fought a battle, everyone is still there. You would be able to introduce yourselves.""I have no problems with that. But it would take some time to fly there.""Not with my ships. Here's what we'll do. I'll give you a ship that you will take to your holy city. There you will gather your Cardinals and use the same ship to fly to the Mercenary Empire. If none of your Cardinals are slow, you should be able to arrive in the next hour or so.""...That may be possible.""If it is, then do it. Oh, and take these."Suddenly, Dream brought out a cylinder about 2 feet long