Half of the humans standing in front of the main gate - about 15,000 of them - charged in with a rousing yell of self-motivation.

　Could it be the high-ranking humans on the front lines?　There are many people whose equipment is unified by the Mithril series, and it has become difficult to take the initiative with equipment like in the past battles.

　The Mithril series is an item that can be smelted at smelting rank B. It may be impossible for humanity to create them by themselves, but there are many areas of control that they deploy to the demons under their control. Many of the items equipped by the human race are expected to be loot from such a controlled realm.

　Compared to the humanity in Zhuzhou City, the equipment is more extensive..........

　--stay in place and hold off the enemy's attacks!

　I give my men fighting on the front line orders to focus on defense.

　The sight of 2,000 ghouls was a spectacular sight but compared to the human race charging in with 15,000 men, it's a tough sell.

　--With the exception of Iro, Hani, and Hogheth, all of our subordinates must retreat to the First Control Area!

　--Yataro, send an additional 100 of your household members and 1,000 ghouls for reinforcements!

　--Tusk, put the word out on the internet that we've clashed with the Kanazawa Liberation Army!　Disrupt the Demon King Kaoru by also spreading misinformation about the equilibrium!

　I give orders to my subordinates one by one.

　The worst possible outcome is - Demon King Kaoru will not respond to the diversion and will only lose his family and many of his men in the future.

　That's all arranged. Let's get moving........

　I've done what I can do. Now all I had to do was watch the battle on the screen and analyze humanity's strength.

　The human race and its subordinates led by Iro, Hani, and Hogheth finally clash.

　Is humanity adopting a platoon system? Multiple humans gave orders to the humans around them, and about ten humans skillfully coordinated to bury the ghouls one by one.

　Are they more skilled than the humans in Zhuzhou City...?

　The humans in Suzu City, led by Kotetsu, were rather fighting individually, with Kotetsu at the helm. However, the humans in Kanazawa City were fighting as a group.

　Are they used to fighting in a group?

　The humanity of Zhuzhou City's battle against us was the first collective battle, but the humanity of Kanazawa City.......

''Canon, has Demon King Kaoru ever set up a 'rule' in Hakusan City in the past?'''
'Yes!　You have tried three times in the past and failed all of them..... But before that, you were making great progress in Nomi City.
I see. So you're used to fighting in groups.

　The difference between no experience and having even one experience is endless. That is at least three times. Considering the 《Governance》 of Nomi City, they must have experienced group battles even more times. Not to mention, the Kanazawa Liberation Army and Demon King Kaoru were fighting a close battle against each other. It wouldn't be a good enemy, but fighting against an enemy of similar strength would give them even higher experience.

　If it's 《Ruling》, I've experienced it quite a few times myself. However, the only time I experienced a decent group battle was when we invaded Suzu City's city hall.

　As for mass battles - it's possible that the Kanazawa Liberation Army and Demon King Kaoru are one step ahead of me.

　I've raised the threat level of the Kanazawa Liberation Army and Demon King Kaoru that I had drawn in my head to one level.

　Did I lick too many ghouls only too much of a stone?

　The ghouls have low intelligence and are not very good at coordination. In contrast, humanity uses its numerical advantage and defeats the ghouls one after another with its high coordination skills.

　I look at the humanity's rapid progress projected on the screen of my smartphone and regret my own lack of judgment.

　It's going to last an hour, right?

　The defensive underlings. The power of the individual and the advantage of numbers are not even a match if they are outnumbered.

　The front line, reflected in the gazes of Iro, Hani, and Hoheto, who have been sent back to the rear, is an a-hazardous hellscape.

　If only we had sent in troops that were capable of attacking at long range at least we could have been able to keep them in check, but.......but.......

　We hadn't expected to win, but we hadn't expected things to turn out so one-sided.

　Should we deploy the main force........?　No, considering the original purpose of the game, it's a complete disaster.

　I created a large number of ghouls by operating my smartphone. It was like a piston movement, sending the ghouls to the front line.


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　Three hours have passed since the clash with the Kanazawa Liberation Army.

　My soldiers, Iro and Hani, scattered their fragile lives, and the number of ghouls we lost reached 5,000, including the initial 2,000. The ghouls we had created in large numbers for defense ran out, and my CP was exhausted. The number of ghouls left on the front lines was 1,000. The rest were the 500 giant bats that I'd sent in as distractions. The damage to humanity might not even reach 100, let alone 1,000. The injured humans immediately left the front lines, while those in the rear filled in for the retreating humans.

　The result so far - a heavy defeat.

　At this rate, their men would be wiped out in less than an hour.

　What do we do?　Sending goblins to reinforcements?　Sending goblins that are weaker than ghouls would be a stone's throw away. If we deploy a certain amount of high-ranking items can we hold the front line to some extent?　But what if they take all those items away from you?　--then the main battle gets tougher.

　If we send out the main force, we'll make some sacrifices, but we'll be able to push back....

　I'm picturing all sorts of situations in my mind.

　Should we partition it?　 But then, this time's heavy defeat - the sacrifice we paid just to catch the Kanazawa Liberation Army off guard.

　Is that enough for you?　Are you trying to forcibly glorify this major defeat?

　Did the Kanazawa Liberation Army think that the Emperor Astor had no way to attack at long range in this battle?　No, if there is a human being who has experience invading the dominant territory they know about the arrows of the dark elves and the existence of the magic of the lilim and dhampir. How is it possible to predict the future that comfortably?

　Before I knew it, my thoughts had switched from diversions to connecting to the next battle.

　At the very least, we should let Hogheth withdraw........

　I decided on the choice I should take, and at that moment--

　--~♪

　The light melody announcing an incoming call came from the smartphone.

　The caller was - Maple.

　I responded to the smartphone, which was playing a lilting melody, with a bit of hope in my heart.