ARCHDEUS

ALFACURE(3)

"Oh ... God, why did you take my son? Do you know how I loved her from the first time she opened her eyes until You closed her eyes one last time."

An old woman gathered in front of the royal soldiers. He hugged the body of his son who was stiff no longer alive. In front of the soldiers and priests, he continued to cry out the sorrow that had cut his heart. His heart no longer exists in this world.

Currently Alex has led an army assigned to isolate Canadia, especially Hadalon City. He commanded fifty-four thousand soldiers given by the kingdom. Although that number sounds fantastic, the fact is that the soldiers are from different institutions. In fact, of the total number of troops, the kingdom is not the only party that sends troops. It is known that at least 6,000 temples were sent paladins and 10,000 priests, both serconic and priestly; the Witch Union sent 5,000 witches with various types of witches ranging from wizards, alchemists, to shamans; the Witch Union sent 5,000 witches; The Adventurers Union sent 3,000 of their adventurers with the majority being iron plates and silver[1]; the nobles of the Norchaster-Sandwealth Coalition had sent a total of 10,000 troops; and the soldiers of the kingdom alone were as many as 20,000 men. Of course even though Alex was appointed supreme commander during this operation, each group of soldiers had their leader as well. Generally the grouping is based on where or from which faction the soldiers came from. Suppose that the paladin is a warrior of the temple then the leadership for the entire group of paladins is owned by one who is appointed by the temple authority.

But despite all the factions of the soldiers, they had to give an oath of loyalty to Alex who had been entrusted as the supreme commander for these 54 thousand people.

Alex saw the commander's badge on his arm. This is the badge the royalty gave Alex as proof of his mandate to lead this mission.

What the government actually anticipated the most was the rejection done by Marquess Canadia. They were very worried that Canadia was deploying her personal army to revolt against the king's order. That is why the country mustered more than fifty thousand manpower to show its superiority. But when Alex and his entourage entered Canadia and blockaded the main streets, even besieging Hadalon, there was no response from the House of Canadia.

As a result, all progress went very smoothly. Even Alex dared to divide his army into five divisions. The divisions represent the Canadian territories with Hadalon as their point of origin. So there are divisions that go to the main point (Hadalon), west, east, north, and south of the Canadia Region. They were ordered to restrict all road access and block all towns and settlements outside Hadalon. There are five divisions, each varying in size, ranging from 8,000 to 15,000. Of course, all divisions are formed from every fraction of existing military institutions.

The division in Hadalon was a major division of 15,000 soldiers from various factions. The division was commanded directly by Alex without a chain of command under him.

Hah ... shit, sighed Alex.

Alex put the badge back in his pocket. He was currently riding a horse and was equipped with strange clothes.

Currently, both Alex and the soldiers in front of him were in direct contact with the people and the environment around Hadalon wearing stuffy clothes.

It was like a medieval medical outfit with a stuffy black robe, stiff gloves, and a mask that covered the entire face and head. These clothes besides being stuffy, these were also heavy. In general, the function and shape almost resembles a hazmat shirt. Oh yes, even horses wear medical masks.

"Keep away you demons!"

"Hold him!"

It's still early in the morning but it's not far from where Alex is, a group of people who seemed to have just managed to escape from the gates of Hadalon City were currently captured by the soldiers who were certainly wearing those stuffy clothes. They would be captured and gathered inside a concentration camp run independently by the temple. The camp was not too far away from the city and was of considerable size with a strict security system guarded by paladins.

"Don't touch my son!"

The old woman who hugged the body of her son who had died from the plague continued to fight. His old body continues to fight to protect the body of his son who is no longer alive. She hugged her stiff child as if it were not dead but sleeping on her lap.

But surely the soldiers would not let it go so easily. Unwilling to cooperate, in the end the soldiers began to resort to violence.

Afterwards, they forcibly retrieved the boy's body, forcing the old woman to let go of her son.

"No! Let go, please don't take my son!"

The old woman was covered in tears. His body had been restrained on the ground and was held by two soldiers. He could only cry lamenting the body of his son that was taken away.

In order to prevent the transmission of plague from corpses, the temple suggested collecting the corpses of plague sufferers and burning them. This is nothing but prevention.

Then both the old woman and those who were captured were eventually dragged to concentration camps. Their fate would entirely depend on the policies of the temple.

Alex saw all the drama before his eyes. He didn't even blink at all. As the archdeus who ruled the Underworld and Empty, Alex or his real name is Sheol has been used to seeing all the suffering, sadness, and violence that occurred in Hell. Those who were tortured there were certainly souls who had indeed been declared fit to go to Hell based on the posthumous trial at Hereafter. So when the oppression of the people who fled Hadalon was done by the soldiers, Alex did not stop them at all and just stared at everything that happened. There was no pity in his heart. If the princes and prime ministers saw Alex's current gaze, they would be very proud of their choice because this person indeed deserves to take care of this inhumane mission.

After all the hustle subsides, Alex decides to go to the witches' post. He left accompanied by several soldiers who became his aides and bodyguards.

It was a post not far from the command tent.

Arriving there, he then took off his mask and hazmat clothes. The soldiers who followed him also did the same. He was also greeted by a senior witch.

"My Lord, nice to meet you."

Alex nodded. He asked the witch.

"Hows it? Have you guys managed to use that device?"

"Ah, yes Sir. The process is now 70%. If the progress continues to be stable like this, we will be able to turn on Eagle Sensing later tonight."

The old witch talking to Alex is the leader of a battalion of witches from the Witch Union, Warfoy Deneth Eraleon. He is a magician who specializes as a sorcerer.

Alex nodded. Then he went to the biggest tent in the post of the witches. The posts of the witches consisted of many tents constructed of various sizes and purposes. The biggest tent was the control center as well as the place where one of the high-level magic items was located.

Note:

[1] Adventurous level (From lowest to highest): Copper >> Iron >> Silver >> Gold >> Platinum >> Mythril >> Orichalcum >> Adamantite (Source: The Archdeus Vol. 2: Listen Here(4))