Infinite Gacha - Chapter 184

Northward from the port city of the United Federation of Beastmen.

In the plain where there are no obstacles at all, the beastmen invoked the "Witch of the Giant Tower" and designated the place as the battlefield.

At the site of the decisive battle, about 2,000 people gather, armed mainly with the Beastman Wolf and Beastman Taiga breeds.

Some of them were accompanied by merchants of the Beastman Wing race, who were also doing business and transporting supplies.

Igor, the chief of the Beastman Taiga, is waiting in the city to avoid the possibility of being killed on the battlefield, even if he should be killed.

undefinedSome distance away from them, a group of about 2,000 people, poorly armed and dirty dressed overall - a race (human) The atmosphere was gloomy.

There was a mixture of adult men, boys who had just turned from boys to young men, girls with adventurer backgrounds, and some sorcerers.

Even though the race (human) was basically inferior to the beast race in terms of fighting ability, they did not try to defy them despite the fact that they had gathered such a large force.

This is because their families, lovers, and friends are being held hostage in warehouses in the port cities of the Allied Beast Race.

They are threatened that if they rebel, they will be immediately contacted by the city and tortured and murdered to the point that the hostages will regret having been born.

Even if they are women and children.

In total, about 4,000 people are the approximate force that the beastmen have prepared this time.

And the one who will fight these 4,000 people is a human female magician called the "Witch of the Gigantic Tower. One.

To be precise, it is one person and one dragon, including the one dragon she rode in on.

Incidentally, the battlefield for this battle was directly east of the "Giant Tower," across the forest from the Queen Elf Kingdom.

If you were to take the ground route, the shortest route would be to take a boat from the port town of the Queen Elf Kingdom to the port town of the United Kingdom of Beastmen, and then walk from there.

If they traveled only on the ground, they would have to go through the Queen Elf Kingdom, the Human Kingdom, and the United Kingdom of Beastmen, which would have taken several months.

The "Witch of the Giant Tower," Ellie, was approached by Gum, the intellectual yakuza-like Beastman Wolf Tribe leader, and Levad, the strong-looking Beastman Taiga Tribe leader with a scar over his right eye, who was in command this time.

He speaks as the leader of the army before the battle, to gain a higher position within the beastman tribe after the battle is won.

The black leopard bipedal beastman Taiga Tribe Chief Lebad shouts with delight.

"Welcome, 'Witch of the Gigantic Tower'!　I didn't expect them to show themselves for the sake of incompetent humans (inferior species). ...... You seem to be so desperate to defend your "absolute independence of race (humans)". I find it hard to understand that you would come all the way to be killed to defend such a trivial thing as "absolute human independence"!　Maybe the Humans (inferior species) are so inferior that they are suicidal!"

Gahahahahahahaha!"

"............"

The latter half of the dialogue is turned to face his own troops and shouted so that they can hear him.

The Beastman Wolf species and Beastman Taiga species, who usually do not get along well with each other, laugh together, making fun of the race (humans), including Ellie.

Ellie, who is wearing a hood over her head to hide her face, silently passes it off.

The chief of the beastman wolf species, Gum, with his drooping ears, gives an exaggerated laugh in an acting-like manner, and then gives Levado a scolding.

He laughed out loud and said, "Hey, hey, hey, Chief Levado, don't tell too much of the truth. The Witch of the Gigantic Tower was also silenced when she was confronted with the truth!　Shouldn't we be kind to women, no matter how incompetent and inferior a race (humans) we are dealing with?"

Chief Gumm is right!"　That was a little out of character for a proud beastly race!　Excuse me, excuse me. Then let me admonish you in the manner of a proud beastly race--surrender.

Rebado, the Taiga tribe chief, the most martial of the five tribes, turns from his mocking demeanor to a mafia-like voice, reeking of blood and announcing a call for surrender.

I admit you have the guts to come alone, as you have been informed. You don't want the human hostage to die, do you?　Then surrender now. Take off all your clothes, roll on the ground naked, and show us your belly. Lick our feet and swear to be our slaves for the rest of your lives. Rub your foreheads on the ground and apologize, saying, 'I'm sorry for talking so big about "absolute human independence" when you are an incompetent, inferior, slave-deserving race!

Wolf Tribe Chief Gam continues.

He said, "This is the punishment for being a human (inferior species) and getting all puffed up with the 'absolute independence of the human race'!　I will not kill you all, but I will torture a certain amount of humans (inferior species) to death in front of you. For the time being, all your meals will only be served with the meat of the humans (inferior species) you tortured to death in front of you!　This is your punishment for getting carried away. But rest assured, we will not kill you. I will only reaffirm the position of the humans (inferior species). And to make sure that you never forget again that humans are bipedal, talking domestic animals!　So, surrender like a grown man. While we ourselves are being magnanimous and forgiving!"

"............"

The "Witch of the Giant Tower" does not respond to Levad and Gumm's threats of surrender and remains mute.

When their own statements were ignored, Levad turned so pale that they could be seen through his black fur, and Gum grew wary, asking, 'Do you have a plan?

'Hey, come on, b*tc*!　Get naked and show your belly or get down on the ground and surrender!　Or do you want to be killed right now!　Aaan!"

"............"

The "Witch of the Gigantic Tower" does not react in any way to Levad's angry voice, which makes even the young men of his own tribe tremble.

Gum reveals her wariness of the "Giant Tower Witch," who is so unresponsive that she gives off an eerie vibe.

She grabbed Levado's arm, who looked as if he was about to jump at her, and called out to Ellie.

'It appears that negotiations have broken down. Then, I will now take up arms and teach the 'Witch of the Gigantic Tower' what reality is."

While appeasing Levado, whose blood was rushing to his head, Gum turned back to his own army.

(It seems that the "Witch of the Giant Tower" has a plan. ...... I don't know what kind of a scheme, but at any rate, if we let the Humans (the inferior species) rush in, everything will be all right. The enemy is only one person, no matter what the plan is, let the human (inferior species) who has no fear of betrayal rush in and find out the enemy's plan. This human (inferior species) shield is really useful. ...... (Can't we apply it to something in the future?)

Gum is wary of the silence of the "Witch of the Gigantic Tower" as "having a plan" but decides that it would be better to let the hostage-taking race (Humans) rush in.

It is unclear what kind of strategy he had prepared, but he decided that he could use the race (humans) as shields.

Gum also realizes once again the convenience of human soldiers, who can take hostages and not worry about betrayal.

He wondered if he could use this strategy for other purposes in the future.

While Gum was pondering, Levad, angered by being ignored by the "Witch of the Giant Tower," raised his voice in anger to turn the human soldiers against him.

Human, cut off that whore's head right now!　Whoever cuts off the whore's head will be released with the hostages as a reward!　Anyone who stops in the slightest timidity will be killed from behind!　And later, I'll kill the hostages I'm taking, your parents, children, lovers, and friends, in a very nasty way!　You go in there like you're gonna die!　If you want to survive, you have to kill that whore!　If you and the hostages want to survive, kill the witch and your enemies!

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!

At Levado's call, the human (inferior) soldiers hesitate at first, but then run toward the "Witch of the Giant Tower.

Behind them, the Beastman Wolf and Beastman Taiga who are good with bows gather and take aim.

If any of them disobey orders and try to escape or are cowardly, they will be shot dead from behind.

About 2,000 trapped humans, some with tears in their eyes, head for the "Witch of the Giant Tower" to find a way to survive.

Even if a dragon is waiting by her side, she will only be shot dead from behind if she shrinks back in fear.

The only way forward for them was to live.

............

The "Witch of the Giant Tower" Ellie stares at the race (humans) rushing to kill her, and the beast race laughing foolishly at her desperation in the safe zone behind her.

The words of the Lord of Light are right after all. Those people don't deserve to live.

The volume of her monologue was too low to reach the ears of the dragon present next to her.

And most importantly, the battlefield's attention was focused not on the "Witch of the Gigantic Tower" but on her back.

When Ellie's backside blurred for a moment - many shabby, weakened humans appeared there.

He or she is part of the hostages held captive by the beastmen in the warehouse.

Seeing them, the human race, which had been running to kill the threatened "Witch of the Giant Tower," slows to a crawl and eventually comes to a stop.

It is obvious that they are not beasts but humans. Furthermore, from their clothing and weakened appearance, it is immediately apparent that they are those who have been held hostage for this war.

It is natural to be perplexed because the hostages, who were supposed to be held captive in a warehouse in a distant port city of the Allied Beast Nation, appeared in front of us.

Then, why are the hostages in such a place?

-To find out why, we need to rewind time a little bit.