The Duke’s Eldest Son Escaped to the Military

Translator: Pai_

To give Iron some rest, the Imperial Army fought with all their might, and Iron, just as they wished, focused entirely on his recovery.

However, he kept his senses sharpened.

Because of that, he was able to react the moment the Hell King appeared.

-I must go all out from the beginning.

Just as Hræsvelgr warned the moment the Hell King appeared, Iron fought with full strength from the start.

This was not an opponent he could test like with the Demon King for the sake of a final strike.

‘He’s strong.’

System restrictions, the Lord God’s restrictions, and even an incomplete resurrection!

Unlike the Demon King who was weakened by this triple set, the Hell King had only received the system’s restrictions.

Though he seemed hastily summoned and his power appeared incomplete, even considering that, the truth was he looked stronger than the Demon King who had absorbed all the other demons.

“Hoo…”

-Are you nervous?

“A little?”

Iron answered Hræsvelgr honestly.

Since he had merged with all the Divine Beasts and could share consciousness, Hræsvelgr could sense how much Iron was trembling right now.

-This much, you must overcome with your own strength.

At Hræsvelgr’s words, Iron flinched.

Was it because of his nerves?

Without realizing it, he thought of Baepsae.

“…Yeah. I need to overcome this.”

As Iron said that, he raised his sword.

Perhaps taking that as the signal to begin the battle, the Hell King, wrapped in crimson flames, moved.

Kuuung!

“Ghk!”

He barely caught the Hell King’s movement, and in the blink of an eye, he was already right in front of Iron, swinging his fist.

Fortunately, Iron managed to parry it with a swing of his sword, but it was a blow strong enough to make him break out in cold sweat.

‘My consciousness couldn’t react.’

Thinking that, Iron sharpened his senses even further.

He expanded his senses to the maximum extent he could, waiting for the Hell King’s next strike.

Kwaang!

Iron barely managed to block it again and clenched his teeth.

His consciousness still couldn’t keep up with the Hell King’s strikes.

But his body was blocking them reflexively.

The body of the Primordial God was reacting beyond Iron’s current level.

With the amplified power from his fusion with the Divine Beasts, he drew out the latent potential of the Primordial God’s body to withstand the Hell King’s attacks.

Kwaang! Kwaang! Kwaang!

The two beings engaged in such a fast battle that not even Master Level warriors, let alone the two Grand Master Family Heads, could see them.

The problem was that the area around them was being destroyed because of their battle.

The nearby reef area had long since collapsed, shockwaves stirred up storms, and massive tidal waves were forming.

Thankfully, this was happening at sea. If it were on land, it would have been completely obliterated.

With every exchanged blow, strikes powerful enough to blow away a mountain clashed, fire and multicolored energies colliding.

Kuuung!

-Impressive. No wonder the Demon King died.

The Hell King complimented Iron, who was managing to withstand his attacks.

True to his nature of never letting his guard down, the Hell King had been attacking with full strength from the beginning, yet Iron had managed to block them all.

Even if it was more the body reacting than his own power, it didn’t matter.

The fact remained that the one stopping the Hell King’s attacks was Iron.

-But… something’s lacking?

The Hell King tilted his head.

The Demon King he knew wouldn’t have been this weak.

-If the demons had been sacrificed, he could’ve used nearly half his strength… That guy wouldn’t have just died like that…

The Hell King, contrary to his vicious appearance, tilted his head in confusion. At that, Iron flinched slightly.

But he didn’t show it and instead readied his stance.

‘At my current level, a reckless attack will get me killed.’

Thinking that, Iron waited for the Hell King to strike again.

The Hell King, who had been pretending to act cute with his savage face while tilting his head, stopped and launched another attack.

-Doesn’t matter. Whatever it is, I’ll just crush it!

Though he knew Iron was hiding something, the Hell King didn’t care and once again attacked with full force.

Moving at the speed of light, the Hell King thrust out his fist.

At the same time, the flames of hell surged forward through his fist straight at Iron.

‘Kh…’

The powerful physical body alone was overwhelming enough, but the flames of hell mixed with aura that extended out were even more threatening.

If not for his fused abilities, he would have already been reduced to ashes.

The Hell King pressed in like a madman.

And Iron barely endured it.

His damaged body, torn apart by the Hell King’s attacks, was restored with Divine Power, and the flames of hell were pushed back with the power of nature.

The fused strength of the Divine Beasts blocked the Hell King’s pure combat power.

-You’re starting to respond more and more.

The Hell King looked at Iron with interest.

The human, who at first had only blocked his attacks through reflex, was now starting to see openings to counterattack.

Each time, the Hell King responded first, so it didn’t lead to a counterattack, but what was certain was that the human before him was growing.

-Asura! Is it fun playing alone?

-Yeah! Let me join too!

-Kieeek!

More Hellfiends began crawling out from the pillar of flames.

They weren’t as strong as the Hell King, but they were still powerful enough to rule parts of hell.

The Yaksha King, who had conquered the Realm of Asura.

The Beast King, who had horns of a bull, jaws of a dog, and claws of a predator.

The Agwi King, a monster who had subdued the Agwi Hell.

They were all beings who held weight in hell, and now they appeared, accepting restrictions on their powers, to kill the humans.

-Those crazy bastards...

These were the ones the Hell King had told to govern hell in his place, and now they had all gathered here.

The ones who lived for battle and enjoyed pain every day had all taken the risk to cross over for a new thrill.

-Tch!

As if expecting this to happen, the Hell King ignored his subordinates and refocused on the battle.

-I hoped we could take our time with this...

He didn’t want the fight between himself and the human in front of him to end early because of his subordinates.

Perhaps that’s why the Hell King kept getting distracted by them.

Taking advantage of that, Iron, who had been on the defensive, launched a counterattack.

Though his skill was slightly below the Hell King’s, he was still not someone to be taken lightly.

With a surprise strike from his sword, the distracted Hell King hastily turned his head.

-Hmm...

Confirming that his cheek had been split open, he grinned.

-Yes. That’s more like it.

The Hell King smiled, pleased with Iron’s first counterattack after only defending until now.

Seeing that, the rulers of hell, filled with envy, rushed toward the Hell King.

-I’ll take him!

-I was first!

Just as the Beast King and Yaksha King charged, two men stood in their way.

-You guys are too weak.

-Get lost.

Though the two Hell Kings spoke, the two Grand Master Family Heads didn’t back down.

Knowing they were outmatched compared to the ones in front of them, they thoroughly blocked them within the Lord God’s domain.

Unable to hold back any longer, the Beast King charged like a bull.

In response, Lioner summoned a lion to receive the attack.

As the battle between the beast and the bull began, Terrion quickly swung his sword.

At the speed of light, the Yaksha King grinned widely.

-Not bad? You might actually be worth playing with for a bit?

The Yaksha King said that as he swung the giant blades in both hands toward Terrion.

Meanwhile, the Agwi King, who couldn’t suppress his hunger and had been devouring corrupted beings, finally turned his eyes toward the humans.

“Please leave the gods to me. I will hold them off.”

“You can’t do it alone.”

At Ariel’s words, Aiden stepped forward in alarm, but she shook her head.

Then Aiden clenched his teeth and nodded.

Objectively, their strength wasn’t enough to take on the Agwi King.

That’s why Ariel’s plan was to draw the Agwi King’s attention and buy time.

-Kirik?

The Agwi King tilted his head, seeing the sword embedded in his body.

Then, looking at the rather appetizing Ariel, he opened his mouth wide and lunged at her.

She moved quickly to dodge his attack.

Leading him deliberately toward the corrupted beings to buy time, the human military hastily retreated into the Lord God’s domain.

There was a chance of victory as long as they fought within the Lord God’s domain.

But the system wasn’t going to just let that happen.

[As the corrupted area expands, the power of the Lord God weakens.]

With the system’s voice, the Lord God’s domain began to shrink slightly.

As the Imperial soldiers were pushed back on the front lines, the Lord God’s domain also decreased.

Watching this scene, the Eastern Commander clicked his tongue.

“Crazy!”

The system even kindly marked the humans’ camp, the Lord God’s domain, in blue.

It was a clear message from the system: Don’t retreat. Fight.

The system demanded a choice, whether to retreat and fight at the cost of losing the blessings granted by the Lord God, or to push the front lines forward while accepting the risks that came with it.

But the humans had no choice.

Because of the overwhelming number of Hellfiends flooding in, there was simply no way to maintain the front lines.

To continue fighting within the Lord God’s domain, they had no choice but to endure the gradual shrinking of that domain.

And the more it shrank, the weaker the blessings of the Lord God became, little by little.

-What a shame. Looks like it’ll be over soon.

The Hell King smacked his lips, genuinely sounding disappointed.

Seeing that, Iron straightened his stance and spoke.

“Is that really so?”

The Hell King grinned as he saw Iron open his mouth for the first time.

-So you weren’t mute. More importantly, when are you planning to reveal that hidden card?

But even at the Hell King’s question, Iron didn’t answer. He simply readied his stance again.

At that, the Hell King, as if fed up, intensified the flames of hell that he exhaled.

-I hope you show it before you die.

With those words, the Hell King charged in once more.

The longer the battle dragged on, the fiercer the Hell King’s attacks became.

As if his body had only just warmed up, he launched even stronger attacks than at the beginning. Iron endured them, even as wounds covered his entire body.

How much time had passed?

-…Huh?

Suddenly, the Hell King tilted his head.

Iron didn’t miss that moment, he pushed the Hell King back and retreated.

But strangely, this time, the Hell King was pushed back easily.

From his expression, even the Hell King seemed taken aback.

-Chiiiik! Commander-in-Chief.

At that moment, a voice came from behind.

When Iron turned around, he saw the flagship amplifying a communication signal toward him.

-The secret operation on the Eastern Continent has succeeded.

“A… secret operation?”

Iron muttered, but his voice didn’t reach Faulden, who was speaking from the other side of the communicator.

Still, assuming Iron could hear him, Faulden continued.

-The rebel forces on the Eastern Continent reported discovering a suspicious object. I suspected it was somehow connected to the Hell Gate.

At Faulden’s words, Iron looked back at the Hell King.

“No way…”

Iron had an expression of disbelief.

-That suspicious object has been destroyed, but it’s currently being restored by the power of hell. That’s why I personally entered the Eastern Continent with the Intelligence Unit and carried out the operation. This is probably all I can do. I hope it’s of some help.

When Faulden’s message ended, a heavy voice echoed from the flagship.

-That is the end of the recorded message. Currently… the status of Chief of Staff Faulden is unknown.

Hearing the young officer’s voice, Iron silently gripped his sword tightly.

The Hell King clearly appeared weakened, even at a glance.

-Now seems to be the time.

At Hræsvelgr’s words, Iron gave a slight nod.

Before that suspicious object, now being restored by the power of hell, was fully repaired, he had to settle things with the Hell King.

-So, you’re finally going to reveal it?

Even in a moment of crisis, the Hell King spoke with a wide smile.

And toward the Hell King, Iron drew the trump card he had used to kill the Demon King.

The two clashed in the air with everything they had.

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