This is the continent of gods and demons located in the other world, Gadia.

It is made up of two large continental plates, connected by a relatively narrow piece of land, like two circles connected to each other. Both continents are inhabited by their own creatures.

However, since the beginning of history, no living being has ever reached the end of each other's continents. It's not that there aren't no heroes, it's just because of hatred.

The larger west side of the Gedia continent is home to many gentle and kind lives centered on humans, while the smaller east side of the continent is home to races led by bloodthirsty and brutal demons.

After a long history, the human race on the west side has established many countries, and although there will be some wars between them, their purpose is to provide conditions for every people to live and work in peace and contentment, so they still maintain peace with each other.

However, for the demons on the east side, even after a long period of time, they still maintain the atmosphere of the jungle, and still maintain the primitiveness and barbarism at the beginning of the opening of heaven and earth.

Because they can kill each other, the kingdom of mankind is only heavily guarded at the border of the continent, not allowing the fire of the demon race to spread, but it has spent a long period of peace, known as the [Sunset Period into the Night].

One day, however, everything changed. An extremely powerful demon suddenly appeared on the eastern continent, and he quickly unified the entire demon continent in a short period of time with extremely violent power, establishing the first kingdom covering the entire eastern continent, and making all the demonic beasts bow down to him, this is the [first demon king].

Under the cruel and bloodthirsty nature, the first demon king led the powerful demon army eastward, and the humans who only knew how to wield the sword were not at all the demon opponents with an unusually exaggerated and strong physique, and they broke through the many levels set by the human beings in one fell swoop, and drove straight into the inner side of the Western Continent. Mankind ushered in the darkest period, and the footprints of the demons spread all over the Western Continent, and everywhere they passed, there was blood and killing. History is called "the dark period that cannot usher in the dawn".

However, humans are not cowards who sit idly by, and they have developed a power that humans do not possess - magic, inspired by certain high-level demons who freely control the elements. Since then, humans have the power to fight the demons on an equal footing.

However, even so, it was not possible to regain the territory, and the war and killing continued. Until one day, a genius magician created a forbidden magic - otherworldly summoning.

From the magic array, out of the man with unparalleled strength, he picked up the holy sword, which symbolized light and hope, led the people of the mainland to kill the demon king, and drove the demon clan back to the Eastern Continent. This is the First Brave.

After the first brave man defeated the Demon King, he returned to his hometown, and the people of the Western Continent finally ushered in the long-lost peace. Unexpectedly, however, after about a hundred years, it was discovered that the second Demon King, the feared Demon King, was born. His strength is still strong, and his personality is still brutal.

As a last resort, the human race then summoned a second brave man to fight against the Demon King.

From then on, the Demon King appeared every hundred years, and the Brave was summoned every hundred times. Despite the different fields that the heroes of the past generations are good at, they still successfully defeat the demon king again and again, and exchange the precious peace for mankind for a long time.

Twenty years have passed since the twelfth brave man returned to his hometown.

The location is the [Human and Demon Battlefield] - the quagmire border.

This is the junction of the eastern and western continents, where countless human warriors and powerful demons have died in battle, hence the name.

Human soldiers are building fortifications at the mouth of a narrow valley, flanked by a sturdy warrior at every short distance.

Even if the brave man killed the demon king and drove away the demon army. However, the small group of demons will still rely on bloodthirsty instincts to move westward, so in order to prevent hidden dangers, it is necessary to build fortifications.

A strong, middle-aged man with the appearance of an officer walked along the fortifications, inspecting their sturdiness. His eyes are focused and serious, and at a glance you can tell that he has experienced many vicissitudes. But what was particularly striking was the horrific scar on his face that stretched from his cheek to his neck, which he apparently didn't care about.

After all, this scar is a symbol of honor for him.

It may be terrifying and uncomfortable for the average person to see it, but as long as they hear the origin of this scar, no one will not be in awe of it.

After inspecting the fortifications, the middle-aged man raised his head under the condition of being shrouded in slight sweat, and looked at the yellow sand Jingmao outside the Saiwai in the distance.

Twenty years ago, as a member of the crusade against the Demon King, the middle-aged man walked through this [Human and Demon Battlefield] with the brave, and was honorably wounded in the battle with the Demon King.

That's why middle-aged men are respected, but nowadays, men don't want to fight like that a second time.

The middle-aged man clearly remembered the horror of the Demon King.

Just being affected by the aftermath of the battle of the Brave Demon King had already left an irreparable scar on the man's face, so he instantly lost his ability to fight.

The sky roared, the earth shook, the air trembled, and the white clouds were torn apart. It was a battle between inhuman monsters, and ordinary humans like men had no power to strike at all. Even after twenty years of training, the middle-aged man still did not have the confidence to withstand the attack that year.

Therefore, the man sighed comfortably, and faded his solemn officer's posture to face this strange and familiar scenery outside the Cypriot with the posture of a pure spectator. After all, it has only been twenty years since the last Demon King Campaign, and the most difficult time has passed, and now is a rare time of peace. Even if there will be a small number of demons invading, it is not worth mentioning compared to the large-scale demon army.

Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall.

However, history is not a completely accurate frame of reference. Things in the world are changing rapidly, and there is never a single rule to follow.

At this moment, a soldier came running in a panic.

"Pavilion... Report something important!" The soldier saluted in a panic in front of the man.

"What's the matter?"

"Observe the approach of the demons!"

"Are there demons again?

"Report to Your Excellency, ten troops!"

"That's right. The middle-aged man thought for a moment and grouped them into a small demon group that often invaded, "Send a squadron of knights over." ”

A knight is a soldier who has attained a certain level of swordsmanship, and is assessed by a specialized swordsmanship agency. The combat power is equivalent to a slightly stronger demon. A squadron of knights consisted of thirty knights, and the middle-aged man's judgment was undoubtedly cautious and relatively correct.

"But the general!" However, the soldier did not look at ease as the man had thought, but still could not hide his anxiety, and at the same time had a bad premonition in his heart.

"According to the observation of the conscripts, this demon army seems to have a certain amount of discipline!"

"What are you talking about!" the middle-aged man was shocked when he heard this.

Although the demons are strong, it is precisely because they blindly follow the barbaric law of the jungle that the law of the jungle will limit their intellectual development, so the demons generally have low intelligence, and they are all bloodthirsty demons who only know how to kill.

However, there are no absolutes. The long historical evolution has also allowed some demons to gain strong strength and wisdom at the same time. They are at the top of the food chain of the demons, ruling over many demons and under the direct control of the demon king. Called the Demon Clan [Aristocrat]. After the defeat of the Demon King, he retreated to the Western Continent to maintain the stability of the Demon Country and wait for the recovery of the next Demon King.

It's just a spontaneously assembled demon army, and there is no discipline at all. Therefore, among this orderly demon army, there is at least one noble demon clan.

With only one noble demon clan, the actual strength of this demon army with only ten scales is already very different. That's why the middle-aged man hurried to the front line to judge the actual strength of this demon army with his own eyes.

In front of the gate of the fortress of the fortification, the young and strong knight roared with his sword, and his blood boiled with the hatred of history, and he couldn't wait to draw his sword and run out of the fortress. Many knights are asking for battle as their commanders take the initiative to annihilate the demons. This just reflects the attitude of human beings towards the demons, because the blood feud caused by history is irreparable.

On the other hand, the demon troops, they stopped at a certain distance from the fortress, looking at the fortress built by humans from afar, as if showing a calmness and wisdom that was different from the demons' irritability.

The middle-aged man stopped a young knight who had almost rushed out on impulse, but instead climbed onto the lookout and began chanting incantations.

Unlike the man's rugged appearance, the man is actually a magician. It's just that unlike the average magician, who studies books all day and abandons physical training and becomes powerless, the man also knows a little swordsmanship, so that he can defend himself to a certain extent.

As the chant ended, the man activated the second-order magic [Eagle Eye]. The effect is that you can see things in the distance, but there is still a distance limit, but the distance between the fortress and the demon troops is still within the distance.

However, when the man only looked at it for the first time, his eyes widened in surprise. Gu Bo's calm eyes, tempered by the vicissitudes of time, appeared fearful and wavering for the first time in twenty years.

The other party only sensed the magic in an instant, and then forcibly interrupted it with strong mental power. The observation time before and after is less than a second.

The man coughed up a mouthful of blood, but he didn't seem to feel the pain, just crouched down and soaked himself in shock. Yes, he will never forget that the heavy aura of the demon king he saw twenty years ago, as if condensed into a substantial murderous aura, was the source of the man's nightmare for twenty years.

Although it was only a second just now, the man was convinced that he was not mistaken. He saw the iconic crimson pupils, infinitely close to the dark purple magic of black.

"How... Maybe?!" The man muttered under his breath, glaring.

The nightmare came true.

A few days later, the news swept across the Eastern Continent like a violent wind, and everyone who received the news was alarmed, and then quickly entered a state of combat readiness, and the atmosphere of peace disappeared and was replaced by a tense and solemn atmosphere.

The message is very short, only one sentence, that is, "The Demon King has been revived".