Main Character Hides His Strength

s was the worst crisis since the formation of the Demon Realm Battlefront.
There had been several of them big and small throughout, but there had been none that threatened its total destruction such as now.
There was no way for Martin to keep out of the thick of it any longer.

There was news that an army from the Elven Tribal Alliance of Varan-Aran that had been defending the west was now marching east toward the region overseen by the Storm Battlefront.
Kaal also decided to send out every unit other than the injured and a few veteran soldiers to the east.
Sungchul joined Kaal ’s army as an honorary mage.

The Dwarven Army sang marching tunes as they held lengthy spears five times their height while heading out to the land of death.
There was a marching tune related to Sungchul.

”Fucking Sungchul~ Return Fal Garaaz~ You Son of a Whore~ Sungchul the Eunuch~ Give Back Fal Garaz~ Shit of the World~ ”

There was even a second verse.
This was a widely known truth, but Sungchul was the first entry within the Dwarven Book of Grudges.
If Sungchul revealed his identity at the current moment, it would most certainly lead to all the dwarves turning against him.

”Man… you have a lot of enemies.
Do you… have any friends? ”

Bertelgia shook from laughter as she spoke from her pocket.

”… ”

Sungchul didn ’t respond.
Instead, he pulled her out of his pocket and tossed her onto the floor.

”Ouch! You’re too much! Really! ”

The dwarves that saw Bertelgia fly, shouted in wonder.
The day passed by like this, and they finally arrived at some village.
It was already in ruins by the hands of the Devils.
Sungchul discovered the half-burnt sign of the village within the ashen wreckage.
It was written in Korean which he hadn ’t seen since he arrived to the Other World.

[신 파주]*

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”… ”

Sungchul and the dwarves could smell the faint stench of blood permeating throughout the village as they entered.
There was a disgusting construct left behind by the Devils who hadn ’t left a single structure standing.
It was a tower of stacked humans.
Men and women of all ages seemed to have gone through some atrocious torture before being used as material for the tower while they still held their breath only to die upon it.

Those that died defending the village appeared to have been eaten by the Devils.
The corpse of a warrior that had been hollowed out of internal organs was left rotting on a dining table.

”…those damned devils. ”

The dwarves had become calloused to the gore, but atrocities performed onto civilians were revolting to a different level.

’The entire continent will be subjected to this Calamity if the front line of the demon realm is breached. ’

Sungchul resolved himself with this thought as he knew the devils better than anyone else.
Humans were food and playthings to the devils, and the two could only be eternally at odds.
There was also no need for diplomacy or negotiations with devils.

Kaal Bomba ’s march had slowed, perhaps due to the pitiful scene of the village.

Sungchul ’s group managed to see the fluttering flag of Martin Breggas after two days had passed.
The military flag with the image of a winged skeleton holding a sword was visible from far away.
Under that flag were several hundred other flags, representing roughly thirty thousand soldiers.
A diverse army from various battlefronts and from all over the continent had gathered in one location.

The largest and the most central of the forces were the militia of Trowyn lead by Falim Dagott known as the progeny of Martin Breggas.
Sungchul could see that the group was only a militia in name, and they didn ’t fall behind any of the knight ’s orders in equipment or number after a single glance.

Parlim Dargot was a handsome man with a confident and charismatic demeanor.
He didn ’t share any resemblance with Martin as the rumors said, but he had a large presence that seemed to draw the eyes of every person near or far.
It was a far contrast from Elijah who was similarly handsome yet lacked strength and leadership.

Parlim sought out every captain from various regions and introduced himself while discussing his unit ’s size and role with a confident and concise manner.

”Hmm.
That ’s the rival of the kid that turned into a High Devil? Honestly, this guy ’s a lot better. ”

Bertelgia was in agreement with Sungchul ’s opinion.

On the other hand, the Order of the Iron Blood Knights that occupied a corner of the army looked incomparably pathetic.
Sungtek, who once wielded the might of one of the top factions of the continent, looked haggard and had little presence as he kept to his little corner of the army with his surviving soldiers.
No one showed any respect toward the group.

Those that were aware of the ongoings of the Demon Realm Battlefront sympathized with them, but those that were blind to the situation scorned them as the incompetent Order that relinquished their front causing their current predicament.

’Sungtek Cho. ’

Sungchul knew the man personally.
The man had been a brave and lively leader of great ability before the Calamity had struck.
He was once bolder and more driven than even Sungchul, but Sungchul could see none of the spark of the past in Sungtek ’s current appearance.
All that was left of the man was an aged husk.

’So the Order of the Iron Blood Knights have fallen this far. ’

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There was only one reason for the Order ’s fall.
They had stood against the Calamity.
Many had deemed the Calamity as minor and insignificant, but the Order of the Iron Blood Knights had withered away as a result of weathering against it.
They were unlikely to stand tall ever again.

These were Sungchul ’s thoughts as he left the area.

Sungchul then looked around to check for anyone familiar.
There was only a small minority of people that were aware of Sungchul ’s current appearance, but if he were to meet any of them, he would be greatly troubled.
Thankfully, he didn ’t find Deckard or anyone from the Suicide Unit.
This meant that Sungchul could act as Ahmuge Kim for the moment.

’Everything should reach a conclusion within a week.
If the humans were to lose this battle, then a third of the population living in the continent would fall prey to the horns and claws of the devils. ’

Powerful nations such as the Human Empire might be able to withstand the devil ’s invasion, but the minor nations would be helpless against them.
The image of the ruined village flashed by Sungchul ’s eyes.

A shallow sigh escaped his lips.

’If my Intuition only managed to get a single point higher. ’

As he turned around with regret lingering in his mind, someone grabbed his shoulder.
Shock spread through Sungchul ’s eyes.

’I couldn ’t feel the presence?! ’

It was impossible.
For someone to have intruded on Sungchul ’s transcendent senses that is.
However, there were several situations in the past where this had happened.
Sungchul felt a sense of deja vu as he faced the woman that held his shoulder with a frosty glare.

”Oh, it really was you! Mr.
Sungchul. ”

The identity of the woman smiling wide with her teeth showing was none other than Ahmuge.

*신 파주- new Paju, a military city created to defend Seoul
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paju

The context is, this region is under threat by North Korea and is always on alert for an invasion from the North.
Meaning this is how the Iron Blood Knights felt this village was like (border with Demon Realm)

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