There was a man on a cliff that allowed him to look down at the Horizon.

Would he be over sixty?

There is such a thing as Pierce Loch, which can be seen only in things that have lived for a long time.

Gray hair intersects and may look more than sixty together.

That's all his appearance was old.

But the hegemony that comes together in that is not that of the old man.

It deserves something called a warrior of war, and if the half-way man stood before him, he would be overwhelmed by that hegemony and unable to spin his words.

"Hmm."

The old man moved his gaze from the Horizon to the east as he supported his body with the sword in his hand like a cane.

To the east the plain extends and the streets stretch straight into its centre.

I looked off the street and saw the woods.

One demon appears from the woods, and another.

Is it growing like a slime, and that will never end.

Slime, Goblin, Oak, Auga, Chimera...... and more.

Lowest ranked demon below.

Various demons were gathering up to A-rank demons above.

Stampede.

A catastrophe caused by a massive outbreak of demons.

That's exactly what I was about to swallow Horizon right now.

The old man, seeing such a sight, nods satisfactorily.

"It occurs slightly slowly... but if you were able to induce a stampede of this magnitude, you'd be good at it. I did a good job."

The old man looked behind him over his shoulder,

"Don't you think so? It's Reese."

The demon clan who showed up without sound...... asked Reese that.

"Oh, you noticed."

"There's no way you won't notice. Sounds like they're holding back their magic powers, but they're compatriots, right? If my people are close, I can tell by the senses."

"Um, that's not usually the case. As always, Mr. Weiss' ability to detect signs is amazing."

"Did you show your face to praise me?

"No. Of course, it's your job."

Reese was an old man...... lined up next to Weiss and looked down at a massive herd of demons.

"Is Mr. Weiss's work going well? I came to confirm that...... that was a total worry. I can't believe you can induce stampede on that scale in such a short amount of time. Exactly."

"See how it goes... you seem to doubt Non's ability, don't feel too good"

"Excuse me. I'm not questioning Mr. Weiss' abilities. However, this operation has a high priority. I don't want to fail if I can... just in case."

"I don't know."

"I'm glad you understand the importance of this operation."

"Are you fooling around with Nong? You may be able to wake up the Demon King... and not be so busy as to understand the importance of the operation."

"Hehe, right. Excuse me."

As they talked, a demonic roar sounded under the cliff.

Soon the herd of demons had more than doubled.

"Well, I'm going to look at something else."

"Oh, I'll take care of it"

"Oh, yeah, yeah. What's wrong with Krios?

"Three more times, I let it induce stampede. There won't be a problem without Noon for a while."

"Well, that's reassuring."

Reese grinned,

"See you later"

Be graceful...

I made that look like fog and disappeared as it was.

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"Stampede even......!?

I accidentally raised my voice to the outrageous words that popped out of Natalie's mouth.

Tania and Rifa will soon be in a grim face, too.

"Is that true? I've never heard of such signs..."

"I also know what Mr. Shroud feels suspicious about. But there are sightings from a lot of people… and reconnaissance is complete as well. Stampede occurs in the east. Perhaps in about two hours, a bunch of demons will be pushing this Horizon."

"... Oh, my God"

I can't believe the stampede happens at this time...

It's impossible to think normally.

If so, it's still...

"It seems to have something to do with Krios."

That's what Tania said to speak for my thoughts.

Rifa snorts as if in tune with it.

"Mm-hmm. Likely. Too convenient."

"But you don't know what the purpose is."

I aim for Krios because it's a city where ghosts coexist.

Demons, the most powerful species for demons are troublesome beings.

It's not strange to try to get rid of it if you get a chance.

It's just, why go all the way to Horizon?

This is a normal city, with no reason for demons or demons to target it.

You found out Rifa asked me for help, and you tried to interfere with it?

No, is that crazy?

Me and Rifa met a few hours ago.

I think the stampede occurs before that, so the calculations don't fit.

There's got to be a reason the Horizons are being targeted...

No, now, okay?

Above all, we have to think about protecting the city.

"Tania, bad. Can you tell everyone about this? So, I want you to collect it here."

"That's good... but you can't have Sola and Luna, can you? They said they were going inside the Spirit Clan, so I think they're already out there."

"Shit, speaking of which, I was"

The lost forest is not in the east direction, so don't worry about the two of you getting involved.

I just have to stand up to the stampede without the two of you, honestly, meticulously.

Nevertheless, there is nothing I can do about it.

Without Sola and Luna, do we have to do something about it?

"I mean..."

Tania looks inside the guild and says surprisingly.

"Not many adventurers?

"Speaking of which..."

The Alliance staff is in a hurry...

In it, adventurous people take care of their weapons.

However, that number is small.

I usually have more adventurers...

You just haven't gathered yet?

"Well, actually..."

Natalie says sorry.

"Bad timing, more than half the adventurers were paying..."

"... are you serious"

"The only adventurers left are the ones who are here now."

"What's the scale of the stampede?

"I can't help it... I expect it to be about 20,000"

"Twenty thousand..."

It's not like it's a huge stampede because there are records of 100,000 demons occurring in the past.

However, there are about fifty adventurers...

A simple calculation results in a power ratio of 1: 400.

That's just harsh.

"What about the Knights?

"I'm not ready to secure evacuation routes or prepare for cage castles right now... they say there are about 150 people"

"Still 200 people in all..."

"We are requesting backup from each guild branch, the Knights Branch, but when..."

Quite a desperate difference in power.

A few thousand or so might work it out with everyone's help... but 20,000 is just too much.

Numbers of violence are overwhelming, and when they cross a certain line, they become almost invincible.

Any number of the most powerful species will be swallowed.

Then...

"All right, let's get a lot of allies"