Endless Horde: Through the Eyes of a Godking

An almost imperceptible mist shrouds the walls, almost overflowing from the other side. This mist was produced by a massive formation installed on each camp, yet compared to the main formation, the ones on the camps could only be considered as an array.

With the combined analytical power of master-ranked professionals of the Lifestyle Guild and under the close guidance of their guild master, the Tech God, The guild was able to deduce a way to expand the range of the formation to encompass the entire civilization of humanity.

Yes, the Misdirection Array that Cedric invented is now being used to protect the race. The mist produced by converting corruption into energy has taken effect and reduced the burden on those stationed on the frontlines.

The continuous bombardment on each gate sealing humanity's civilization has stopped thanks to the effect of the mist since it's able to deceive low-tiered demons' senses. Since it has taken effect, demons can no longer tell where humanity's civilization is and can only roam aimlessly, unaware of where they're supposed to go.

This didn't just decrease the burden on the army; it also allowed them to save up ammunition and resources.

Since the formation converts corruption into a safe energy source, the effects of corruption within the army camps have dropped at an alarming rate. It hasn't even been long since the formation became active, yet the soldiers could already see and feel its effects. It's still going to take some time until the last bits of corruption within the army camps disappear, but everyone's fine with that.

The sheer fact that the density of corruption decreased was already a miracle, in their opinion.

Since the formation has been scaled to cover the entirety of humanity's civilization, this means that, in the demons' perception, humanity has disappeared from the face of the earth. Of course, the Demon Lords and above could still see them. Additionally, while humanity was protected by the formation, their location remains the same.

If demons had a way to lock on to their current location and send a bombardment of some sort, the misdirection capabilities of the formation would be powerless to stop it.

That said, the formation was still incredibly helpful to humans, and they've got the Young Sage to thank for that.

It might sound surprising that this change happened within a span of two weeks. And that would be correct because it didn't.

Technically, the change happened within 24 hours after the formation was activated. The two weeks mentioned earlier were spent researching a way to expand the array effectively. The army already had all the necessary materials to make the array again and again if they needed to.

Installing the array was a task that was personally managed by two High Marshals. With them supervising the entire operation, of course any problems would be minimized. They were the ones who deployed the formation to see if it was effective, and it was.

And the Young Sage's contribution didn't end there...

In addition to the formation, there's also the runic array that allowed them to revert materials to their pre-corrupted state.

The runic array had been studied and re-produced within this time frame. It has been tested by Knight Captains, who led a handful of their men to secure resources outside the walls.

And just as expected, this too worked like a charm, which greatly exhilarated the army.

Even though sometimes they can't convert the entirety of a chosen resource into its pre-corrupted state, it's still massively helpful to the army. The fact that they could gather more resources from the environment opened up a whole new world of possibilities for humanity. This runic array alone solved humanity's lack of resources to operate on a larger scale.

Many teams were then sent on a mission to gather resources within the vicinity of the walls. So long as it looked remotely useful, they converted it and brought it back. Within a week of operation, the resource treasury essentially doubled in size.

This caused a chain reaction: more resources were available, upgrades and enhancements were proposed and approved, this meant more work for soldiers and more chances to earn merit points, and if these upgrades took effect, humanity's chances of survival increased even further.

The Demon Soul Purification Altar, the Conversion Rune, and the Origin Reversion Runic Array—it's only these three that the Young Sage invented to help humanity.

In terms of quantity, it was lacking. In terms of quality, though, hardly anything could match even a single one of his contributions. The fact that Sage was still young and a bit inexperienced still just makes this even more absurd. If he could do this at this age, one could only wonder what kind of things he could achieve once he's given time to grow.

Sages are Era Definers, and even with Cedric's minimal contributions, his influence was already spreading quietly to his fellow men.

As it turns out, professionals just lacked the inspiration to see the light at the end of the tunnel. And that inspiration was Cedric's symbol mastery.

Those who listened to the lessons of Cedric's runic arrays and formation were greatly inspired by his ingenuity.

Making use of a foul and harmful substance? Turning it into a neutral energy source that's not only harmless but also extremely flexible for humans to use? That sounds very bold and complicated. Yet when they learned how it was created and discovered, even professionals with long tenure could only bow in awe.

To Cedric's behest, his name wasn't revealed, and his identity was protected closely. But his influence has already spread far and wide among the professionals. They were inspired by his work, and this inspiration caused a spark of creativity that set the professionals ablaze.

This was the beginning of Cedric's legend. His name is yet to be known, but his contribution to the race is already changing the era for the better, and he's not even trying yet.

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Woosh!!

At the extreme depths of the Black Lands, a dark and wriggling chasm could be seen.

The environment was already dark due to the absence of the sun and the density of corruption, yet this chasm just seemed to devour all manner of light, leaving only pitch-black darkness and defeaning silence to exist.

Despite this, a few creatures could be seen here. And if logic were to be followed, then any creature who could live in a place like this was bound to be extremely dangerous.

"It disappeared, you say? Hmm, interesting..."

Amidst the pitch-black darkness, a pair of crimson-red eyes opened, accompanied by a deep and gritty voice.

This voice contained immense power. Anyone who could hear it can't deny that. Even the fabrics of space thrummed at the sound of this voice. That alone was proof that the owner of this voice was absurdly powerful.

A whine sounded out; it seemed pitiful, scared, and submissive. It came from a quadrupedal demon beast prostrating before the entity shrouded by the light-devouring darkness.

"Hmph!"

A space-distorting snort followed. The entity sounded disdainful and arrogant.

"A bunch of ants trying to stop a cart." The entity's voice sounded out again. "Let them be. That's most likely a result of their persistent measures to stop us from eradicating them completely."

"Nothing those apes do matters in the end anyway. Their desperation is useless in the face of absolute strength. They're a dying breed, pitiful, and oh so weak. Let them think that they're safe for the time being."

"It'd be a better sight to see their faces when they realized that nothing they did mattered in the end. Ah, I can't wait to see it."

The smaller creature, who propelled towards the mysterious entity, shivered in fright despite trying not to. It couldn't be helped; the entity was way stronger, and such things were only natural for their kind.

"And what of the Sage? Has anybody deduced his real identity just yet?" The entity asked.

The little creature whined in response and prostrated even further.

"Even after a year, he still can't figure it out? Hmph! As expected, he's a sham."

The dark chasm wriggled dangerously. The temper of the entity was clearly volatile, and the environment could do nothing but bow down to his might. The sheer power this entity holds is so destructive that even nature has to be wary of it.

"Summon that scum here. I'll deal with him. I'll show him the reason why I'm a Demon King. If he dares to resist, call me. I'll allow you to do it once. Understand?"

The little creature whined and yipped. It still didn't dare to lift its head and continued prostrating in front of the Demon King.

"Alright, you're dismissed. Make sure you don't fail my expectations, or else you'll know what will happen to you."

The little creature yipped and hurriedly fled from the entity.

"Hmph. It seems that this generation's Sage was far smarter than the last one. Good for him. But you don't win fights by being smart. You win them with strength."

"If you dare come before me, I'll show you how pathetic you humans truly are."

After saying this, the shrouded entity retreated to the depths of the light-devouring darkness.