Chapter 165.1
The Town in Flames
[The main group is on the move. We will now begin action.]
[Oooh!]
Cruzians in various parts of the desert town of Cutlass responded to the words of the Dark Elf, whose face was hidden by a hood, with shouts of joy.
There were two types of [Dark Elf] in this town.
One group was born in this town or elsewhere, and their mentality was not so different from that of the Forest Elf, but the other group was those who had originated in the Demon Nation and were proud to be [Evil Race] citizens of the Demon Nation, even if they were away from their country.
Dark Elves were persecuted and exiled from their rich lands by the [Holy Church] that came to the Sarth Continent in the past, who declared them “evil”. In order not to forget this history, the Dark Elves took on the derogatory name of “demons,” and repeatedly fought against the nations and their people who adhered to the teachings of the Holy Church.
Most of the Demon Race citizens, even those who have left the country, were soldiers of the Demon Army, and if they did not want to be soldiers, they had to flee and hide or become refugees like some of the other races. Even if they have moved to this town and have made friends of the humans, drinking and laughing with them, they were still under the command of the Demon Nation, which placed the blade in their hands.
The Cruzians of the Rizan group did not understand this.
The purpose of the Rizan group was to seize control of this town, to bring the demons into their ranks as mercenaries, and to reduce the power of the other factions. They did not understand the true nature of the Demons, believing that even the Demons were motivated by money.
The Demon Army’s goal was to make this town a military base that would serve as a foothold for the invasion of the Khalfaan Empire.