As I said before, intelligence is absolutely crucial in the realm of combat.

Just like now, neither the monsters nor the humans know about the existence of a kind-hearted villager who wishes to remain anonymous.

The sheriff believed that the vampire viscount had piled up his troops at the castle, preparing to ambush and wipe out the entire punitive expedition.

Now, in order to protect this land, he is prepared to confront conspiracies and fight vampires head-on.

The vampire viscount believed that the sheriff had a powerful subordinate who possessed strength surpassing his own.

However, it still refused to give up the struggle and wanted to fight on its own.

Both sides are, to some extent, engaged in a battle of wits with the air.

"I knew it, I knew it. Vampires are just monsters. I've seen through your plan."

According to the assassin's information, some monsters have begun to retreat, and there is a dense forest just ahead.

You must have planted a lot of minotaurs in that place, right?

Because of environmental issues, our humans are less able to act freely, while the minotaurs can cause destruction simply by rampaging through the area.

Hmph, I won't give you that chance. As long as we advance steadily, remain vigilant, and don't panic, we've already won half the battle!

Looking at the battlefield where the situation was almost one-sided, and combined with the information sent back by the assassin, the sheriff became more and more certain of his thoughts.

This can hardly be called a battle; it's more like humans unleashing a rampage against monsters.

It's like choosing C for all the multiple-choice questions on a final exam and getting them all right—it's neither scientific nor magical.

Otherwise, this situation can't be that the monsters have really started to run rampant, right?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

"The monsters may not have enough troops, but it's unlikely that the monsters don't have enough troops."

You monsters also want to use tricks? The flaws are too obvious! Monsters are just monsters after all; they can't compare to us in terms of intelligence!

Meanwhile, the vampire viscount also received the latest news from the gargoyle.

"The enemy has suppressed my monster army, but there are no overwhelmingly powerful ones among them?"

How is that possible? Without absolute power, my monster army couldn't have just evaporated on its own, could it?

Haha, I've figured it out. You're still hiding your hand. You're still hiding your trump card?

You really have this secret weapon up your sleeve, but unfortunately I've already discovered it!

The vampire viscount believed that the sheriff was deliberately feigning weakness to lull the enemy into a false sense of security.

Then, that secret weapon will strike a fatal blow when it is least prepared.

"Fortunately, as a viscount, I possess extraordinary wisdom; I've already seen through your acting!"

"Monster/Human, I'm ready to face your challenge!" ×2

At almost the same time, they both thought to themselves that they would do everything in their power to be the ultimate winner.

"Why did it suddenly get so heated? Wasn't this supposed to be a pure noob stomp game?"

Only El, seeing the sheriff's inexplicable surge of enthusiasm, had a question mark above his head.

No, buddy?

You get this worked up over killing a goblin? What kind of goblin slayer are you?

Then he watched as the sheriff and his men stopped in front of a grove of trees.

"Everyone, get ready. The enemy may be lying in ambush here. Front line, set up the defensive line. Mages, archers, and gunners, prepare to attack."

The sheriff signaled to everyone to set up a temporary defensive line. Immediately afterwards, the artillery, which had been mostly silent along the way, was aimed at the woods ahead.

The recruited mages also began using one of their most skilled spells, the fireball spell.