Is this really a Game?!

Greenie and Aelrinder were at the very front of the territory with the other players around them. The size of the monster army was larger compared to the players, but they had the home advantage here.

Not only were they all buffed from the territory, but there were also traps and turrets installed, not to mention the existence of the golden tree and the huge shield it provided for them.

They would of course battle outside the shield as it would be used to shield those that were far too weak to battle against the army of monsters. If someone got seriously injured, then they would quickly be transported inside the shield in order to recuperate and heal up.

Reign had also spent money to employ the services of the soldiers and battle monks who were more powerful than the players.

They were all Tier III, and unfortunately, there were no Tier IV members he was able to employ thanks to the lack of money and other resources.

To employ a Tier IV combatant was incredibly expensive, so Reign had spent the money on hiring a couple of peak Tier III combatants to help them out for this battle. If he had employed some Tier IV combatants, it might have had bad effects on the battle since there was a chance the enemy might not show themselves fully after seeing them.

“So this is where those pesky humans originated from.” A Tier IV demon said as he stared at Doncaster and the golden tree.

The demon that had arrived was actually one that was familiar with Reign and the others, he was the master of Arash and the Tier II demons that were sent to the first mountain after the former’s death.

He never thought that it would only take the humans a couple of months to reach such a high level of strength and he and the others knew that it was only a matter of time before they would grow powerful enough to endanger them all.

They had wracked their brains as to how to get rid of them, and it was only when the organization had shown itself and started talking with the demons that they finally made a plan.

It wasn’t easy for the organization to make dealing with the demons, it was only after months of hard work that they were able to meet with the leaders of the demon tribes.

Even then, the true leader of the organization had sent an avatar of himself as he didn’t want to risk himself getting attacked by the demons. After speaking for a long time and telling them how Reign’s territory actually functioned and that even if the demons were able to get rid of the humans, they would simply find a new hunting spot and become powerful enough to defeat them, the demons agreed to work with the organization.

Still, they could only send one Tier IV demon as the monsters that were hiding deep inside the mountain range were becoming more restless and their attacks were getting more and more frequent.

That allowed the demons to gain a couple of new Tier IV combatants, but it was difficult to constantly battle against the seemingly never-ending tide of monsters that would come out of the depths and attack them.

They didn’t have the luxury of spending more manpower for the attack, and even sending out the old Tier IV demon was a bit of a stretch. They needed all the Tier IV combatants they could muster in order to not suffer casualties when fighting against the monsters.

But this was simply too important to them, so they sent him alongside many weaker demons in order to defeat Reign and his men. There were multiple peak Tier III demons here as well, as even though they could battle against the monsters that would come out, they could also gain a lot of exp and perhaps even evolve to Tier IV here as well.

There were also what many would recognize as centaurs amongst the army of monsters. They had the upper body of a human, whilst having the lower body of a horse.

Their leader was Tier IV and held a spear that shone with ominous red light. He wore no armor on his upper body, but his lower half was fully armored. He did so in order to not have any difficulty with moving his upper body around during the battle, and the leader was also simply used to fighting without any armor, the organization actually had to persuade him to put armor on his lower half.

Many monsters that one could find in the mountain range and some surrounding areas were in the army, and there were two of them that were Tier IV, making the total number of Tier IV beings in the army 4. 𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗹．𝐨𝗿𝗴

‘Too low.” Reign commented as he watched the army from a distance. The number of Tier IV combatants the enemy had sent out was simply far too low to deal with Greenie and the others.

Even though they knew that Doncaster only had 2 Tier IV combatants, they should have already known that they were more powerful than a normal low-grade Tier IV combatant and that they were even stronger inside the territory.

Four Tier IV beings were enough to fight evenly against them, and that was only thanks to the old demon and centaur being stronger than an average low-grade Tier IV being. With the traps Reign had placed, it wouldn’t be hard for Greenie and Aelrinder to defeat the four and then attack the main army, which meant that there were definitely more Tier IV beings that were hidden somewhere in the army or behind it.

“Your leader is yet to show himself.” The old demon suddenly spoke to an elder of the organization who was standing next to him.

“He will show himself soon, we need to find out just how powerful the enemy is, then we can strike them with full force before they expect it, leading us to win this battle before they could even comprehend what had occurred.” The elder said with a calm tone as he focused his entire strength on controlling one of the two Tier IV monsters.

Even though the elder was only a peak Tier III combatant, he was able to control such a powerful monster, albeit with great difficulty and only thanks to getting some incredible equipment that the organization had recently managed to get.

He was not the only one as the other Tier IV monster was also controlled by an elder that was a peak Tier III combatant.

The two being able to do something like that made it clear that they were far more powerful than a normal Tier III being, but their biggest weakness was the fact that their entire focus was on controlling the monsters, which meant that anyone could attack and kill them in that time, even someone far weaker than them.

If they were to die, then the control they had over the monsters would be gone and they would start attacking everyone indiscriminately. Both of them suddenly took out a red stone and crushed it, in mere moments, they were covered by a red barrier.

The barrier was a one-time consumable that was powerful enough to block one attack from a Tier IV being, a mid-grade one.

That would make sure that even if the players were to focus fire on them, it would take the combined efforts of ten peak Tier III combatants a couple of minutes to break the barriers, something that would not be possible in such a huge and hectic battlefield.

The armies slowly got ready for the battle. The players were nervous, but also full of fighting spirit. They had previously lost their homes and everything they had when the game first started and it was only now that they were able to once again live somewhat normally inside Doncaster.

Some had fallen in love, some had taken it upon themselves to act as defenders of those that were old or too young to battle, while others simply hated monsters with a burning passion and couldn’t wait to rip them apart.

Ever since Doncaster was first put under the control of Reign and the others, this was the first time it had been endangered. Magokur and his orcs were also at the frontlines, eager to battle.

Magokur had unfortunately not been able to evolve to Tier IV and was still a peak Tier III combatant, had he had more time, then perhaps the territory would have had another Tier IV combatant in this battle.

With a loud road, the army of monsters and demons started charging at the players. The ground shook as the army approached, full of fighting spirit and rage. The players readied themselves, while those that had long-range capabilities already started attacking.

Those with shields braced themselves and blocked the long-range attacks of the monster while Greenie and Aelrinder glanced at each other before jumping straight at the army and the two monsters that were at the very front.