I'm Actually Not Overpowered!-Chapter 152 The Art Of War, By Hero Sam [Pt 1]

The Demons watched as their human opponents spread across the walls of their city, each drawing their weapons in a feeble attempt to defend their home.

At this point, the demonic forces had encircled the city—but so had the Adventurers.

However, if one considered the disparity in numbers, only laughter would be the end result.

The humans were so weak. Their numbers were so small. It was hilarious how they banded together to try to stop their forces.

Even without much communication, the Demon Generals unanimously decided that their pathetic opponents did not deserve the full brunt of the Demon Army.

"Let's just send a couple hundred Lower Class from my group..."

Thus, once they reached reasonable distance, some of the Lower Class Demons were set loose—wildly anticipating the destruction of humanity.

"RAARRRGGGHHHHHH!!!" Howls and growls of the primal Demons filled thale air as they raced in the direction of their enemies.

Clouds of smoke and dust were left in their wake as they they rushed to tear their human targets apart.

The fact that the Adventurers were trembling, despite bravely holding their positions, made the Lower Class dregs even more excited.

They licked their lips, lowered their jaws, and let saliva ooze from them. Their long tongued screamed of the desire for violence.

They fast approached.

Any moment, and they would pounce upon the humans, rending them into nothing but mincemeat.

"RAAAAHHHHH—"

Five meters to their targets, though, and the most surprising thing occured.

>WHAM!<

The Demons landed on an ultra-thin wall of dense energy.

"URK—!!!"

"URRUUU—!!!"

"KUUEKK!!!"

Before they realized it, a miraculous sheet of blue energy was raised, completely shrouding the human territory and the people in it's protective layer.

The blue energy served as a dome, serving as a complete cover for the humans. To say it was surprising would be an understatement.

The Demons who tried to force their way through the barrier were burned to crisps by the energy that covered the city—unable to even reach the other side in a single piece.

A few of the Lower Class idiots tried to force their way through the barrier, but they all met deaths.

None of them were fortunate to make it to the other side.

Still, even if one or two had managed to pass through, they would be badly injured... and the Adventurers waiting behind the wall of energy were definitely not going to let them escape.

It didn't have to come to that, though, as every single Demon who so much as pushed against the blue veil was devoured by the dense energy.

It surprised the humans, just as it amazed the Demons who watched the absurdity unfolding before them.

"T-that is... top-tier Protection Magic, [Fortress]. H-how...?!" Hogun blurted out from his position.

The remaining Demon Had similar reactions. Never had humans displayed such high aptitude for Magic—enough to shroud an entire city in a defensive Spell that would be strong enough to fend off hundreds of Demons—albeit lower class ones.

There was a possibility that it was a Joint Magic—involving a group of very skilled Mages, but... even then, producing such a result was completely absurd.

'Maybe they used a Rune? Magic Circles, when properly done, can achieve this result. ' Heshu thought to himself as he analyzed the blue barrier in front of him.

Unfortunately, even that line of thought was just as unbelievable.

Humans didn't have access to any kind of high-tier information on Magic or Magic technology.

Their civilization was hardly advanced, and their potential was so little that they couldn't have progressed this far in their entire line of evolution.

'What's going on, then? That [Fortress] barrier is the very same kind we Demons use to protect our territories. It's that strong. How is it possible that humans erected it?'

Heshu found himself in a dilemma, but... as the situation demanded, they had to find a way around it. fre𝙚𝓌𝒆𝚋noѵel.c𝚘m

'Maybe dig underground? But what if the barrier also covers the parts under the ground? No... if it's a Magic Circle, it can only affect the area above it.'

That meant there was a chance they could infiltrate the city from beneath.

"Everyone—!!!"

Before Heshu, or any other Demon General could give their command, another astounding thing occured.

"W-wha—?!"

"N-no way!"

"I-Impossible!"

The faces of the Demons twisted in horror and absolute shock.

Why?

>VWUUUSHHHH<

Massive gates filled with dense Mana began appearing all around the blue dome, spitting out monsters of various kinds. The monsters instantly lunged in the direction of the wounded or demoralized Lower Class Demons, ripping then apart

Their numbers were overwhelming, and they were able to easily make short work of the surviving Demons who lingered around the barrier.

In a few minutes, not a single Lower Class Demon was alive near the human territory. Thus caused an uproar of shock, disbelief, and a forced reevaluation of the humans they were dealing with.

"What's going on here? Not only Fortress, but [Gate] as well?" What else could the humans do, at this point? Heshu had no idea.

At the moment, the monsters were on standby, taking formation right in front of the blue dome—but facing the Demon Army.

Their actions were too organized for savage beasts, so a few smart Demons had to realize that someone could be controlling them.

'Controlling all of these monsters? That's impossible, isn't it?' Their numbers were too much.

Even if a human was indeed pulling their strings, the Mana expended per second would already be way more than a human could ever produce. It was even impossible for a human to control these many monsters to begin with.

Of the several monsters who appeared, Minotaurs, Ghouls, Lamias, Centaurs, Lizardmen, giant spiders, buzzing insects, huge worms, Hobgoblins, Wild Kobolds, and several others were among.

"A single can't beat these beasts, not to talk of taming them!"

Even if a group of humans ganged up on them, these many would be impossible to win over! Heshu, who had studied the limits of various creatures, knew this for a fact.

Yet, what was this sight before his eyes that defied all logic?

"This... this isn't normal!"

Just what was happening?!