The World of Masks

The Holy Neutral City is responsible for the balance of the world. He communicates with the gods, imprints their grace on the people of the world, and acts as a brake to prevent the royal families and nobles of each country from flooding. The blessed earth, the knights armed with faith, and the synagogues preaching the word of God were the driving force for the Holy Neutral City to play a critical role. The knights and priests rejoiced and accepted the great task given to them. That's why the Holy Neutral City has always played an important role in the fight against the Demon King 50 years ago.

The realm of the sacred neutral city is always blessed. Monsters and undead enhanced by the Demon King's dark power had no reason to be strong, but they were unable to use their spiritual power within the realm of the Holy Neutral City. At best, the undead wielded less power than the adults, and even the southernmost monsters were at a level similar to that of the beasts. That is why, 50 years ago, even during the Demon King's invasion, the Holy Neutral City established its role as a barrier to humanity. Despite the devastation of several sacred neutral cities, it was the reason the Demon Lord pushed the Demon Lord with such a large quantity to almost a humble place. At the cost of war, the Demon King's side was devastated compared to the Holy Neutral City. After all, the Demon King was no longer able to touch the Holy Neutral City. After the fall of the Demon King, the Demon King raised the statue of the Holy Neutral City even higher. There was a formula for sacred neutral city safety. Even when the Demon King was resurrected, people in the Holy Neutral City thought that the Demon King would never touch their city as easily as 50 years ago. When people in other countries were shaking, they raised their noses and believed in their safety, not doubting. However, the full invasion of the Demon King began and the idea quickly collapsed.

Kuaang!

A night when the stars shine like waves. Fireworks rise like a frontal challenge when you release food and lead people to a poor shelter. Screams and thunder resound in the vicinity. Fragments of the building bounce, red flames dance and burn everything. People scatter as ants flee outside the floodgates. The cannonballs continue to fly around you.

Kuang!

A cannonball falls legitimately in the middle of the road as people flee. The explosion of the cannonball literally tears the humans around you apart, leaving a large crater behind.

Kuang!

This time, a cannonball was planted in one of the buildings. A stone house on the third floor was breached. Smoke and flames rise. Nowhere was safe. People just ran away without a clear destination, hoping that something terrifying would not fall into their place.

The shooting lasted more than 30 minutes. The point where the cannon has already fallen has been turned into a ruin, losing the city's function.

Knuckles!

The cannonball that was falling relentlessly ceases for a moment. I can't hear loud explosions. People barely sigh of relief.

"Ugh!"

"Life · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·!"

The groaning and wailing of the people resounded. Wounded people crawled to the ground so badly that if there was a hell of a price, such as a shrapnel stuck in the body, a missing piece of the body, and a flame burned body, etc. A thick pool of blood and an already unidentifiable piece of meat were encouraging the miserable scene.

"Mommy!"

A girl wandered through the rubble with a bloody arm in her hand. I was desperately looking for my mom, but I didn't see her coming. Other people would have reached out to the girl at the same time, but all that remained was the broken bodies, the wounded moaning, and the despairing desperate who gave up all their will to fear.

Soon after, a group of people rushed in. Knight in shining armor and priest in pure white. They did not always lose a smile to reach people amicably, but could not smile until they reported the current tragedy.

"This is · · · · · · · · · ·!"

A young looking goddess was blurry at the end. The miserable sight that caught her eye. I don't know what to say. What should we do? The horrific sights in front of her took her mind away in an instant. I covered my mouth with my hands and looked around with my shaky eyes.

"It's so horrible."

There's a crying voice everywhere. I didn't know what else to do.

"Calm down."

Someone tapped her on the shoulder. Then I took a step forward.

"No time to panic! Right now, knights, clear out the fallen debris and rescue the people, and the High Septon, let's start healing them first!"

The old man's words spread among the knights and priests. Shiny armor and the pure Shrine are stained with red blood and black soot. But they didn't care. In the hands of the priests, the holy magic light is the blessing of God. The light gradually heals the wounded by embracing them. The paladins lift up the fallen and fallen debris as they burn their lives. Luckily, the survivors were rescued from the wreck. Just like their ideology of spreading happiness to the world by their ears of God, that scene had no noble teeth. Suddenly, the groaning of the wounded subsides.

But I couldn't save everyone. A priest bows his head in front of a corpse. Obviously, he was still breathing until he came running. He groans low and announces his survival. However, as soon as the synagogue touched him for treatment, his groaning stopped. No matter how much divine magic was cast, my breath did not return. In such a short time, my breath was gone. He stands up with his mouth closed. We don't have a second to wait. Even if we're a second late, there could be as many breathless injuries as just a patient. He runs toward the other wounded, grabbing his blood-soaked kidney robe.

All the wounded have been healed by the efforts of the High Septon. But the paladins and the priests did not rise. We had to give blessings so that the lives they could not save could return safely to God. A goddess hugged a child who cried horribly, and put her hand on the chest of the corpse that looked like her mother. The thick blood is on my hands, but I don't feel it. A silent word of blessing flows from her mouth. The words of blessing resonated against the murky smoke, the sparks, and the ruined city, and they seemed even sadder because of this.

Bluish!

Somewhere, you hear the sound of horse thumping. The sound of the hooves breaks the dark silence. The paladin, priest, and survivor head back to hear the sound.

A horde of horses crosses the city. Looking in the direction, it seemed to have come from outside the castle. The old man, who was leading the paladins and the synagogues, hurriedly ran to them.

"Did something happen?"

It was a sound that blended beyond hope and desperation. The old man met the head man riding his horse in front of the crowd. The old man's face became stiff. There were no good feelings in a man's eyes, such as joy, joy, or hope. It was just a deep feeling of helplessness and bitterness.

The man shakes his head quietly. The old man bows his head as if he had lost hope.

Of course, when the Demon King's re-invasion began, the Holy Neutral City of Miltsk entered a state of resolved resistance. However, the power of the Holy Neutral City of Miltsk, which participated in the Demon King's subjugation operation, was already lost. In this situation, even if the Demon Lord is within the sacred Neutral City Realm, where the Demon Lord's army is weakening, we cannot fight properly. That's why the people of the city have decided. It was to unite the forces of the holy neutral cities that participated in the Demon King's subjugation. The power of each sacred neutral city was significantly weakened, but the troops were fairly obedient as they were scraped together somehow. Allied forces and residents of the Holy Neutral City flock to the Holy Neutral City of Miltsk. Fortunately, the productivity of the sacred neutral city is enormous. It may not be as rich as it used to be, but it was enough to feed the sudden influx of people. The villagers were uncomfortable with the disaster of the Demon King's genius.

Maybe it's because of the united confidence. The morale of the holy neutral city was unbelievably high after the defeat. At this rate, I thought the Demon King would be able to defend the city.

However, their thinking was unbroken as soon as the Demon King's invasion began.

The Demon King's anticipated behavior by the Holy Neutral City was two.

The first is to circumvent the Holy Neutral City and defeat other kingdoms as a lesson of the former Demon King's classification in the Holy Neutral City. Once that happens, the city is safe. The Holy Neutral City will help other kingdoms to bully the Demon King's troops in a way that attacks the Demon King's rear.

The second is to wage a frontal battle with enormous quantities, as the former Demon King overthrew several sacred neutral cities. This time it will definitely be dangerous. However, considering the weakening of the Demon Lord's army within the Holy Neutral City Realm, it will not be easily pushed.

No matter what he did, the holy neutral city was confident enough to be prepared. But the Demon King did not move as they had hoped.

At the beginning of the Demon Lord's attack, the people of the city thought the Demon Lord had taken a second action. But it was not as great an invasion as the humans of the Holy Neutral City expected. I did not use chi to climb up the castle, nor did I attempt to tear down the walls. The Demon Prince used a highly maneuverable monster to infiltrate a small number every night. Their goal was not humans. It was a field full of grain that grew in abundance thanks to the blessing of the holy neutral city.

Seeing the flames burning red over the walls, the people of the holy neutral city came up with one common idea. Something's going wrong.

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The Demon King rushed the invasion in fear of the world killing him, and Jack is taking his time and relaxing.