Diakum, Rotten to the Core, Your Crimes Have Been Exposed

Diakum, Rotten to the Core, Your Crimes Have Been Exposed! Come With Us.

"Leadership charisma" was a very mystical thing.

It was a combination of personal charm, legendary tales, and various other complicated factors, but it truly existed. Some people simply possessed that magical power to make others willingly die for them.

People like that usually had tremendous talent for stirring others up. When faced with a sudden crisis, resolving it with an outstanding speech was merely standard procedure for them.

Diakum was a priest, so he was very good at preaching. It was one of the basic requirements of his profession.

The trap the petty Great Chieftain Blackhand had carefully laid for him instead allowed the Vigilant to rally the demon-slayers of the House of the Chosen with just a few words. Especially since the rune sword in his hand, forged by the Primus himself, could not possibly be faked!

All of this proved that the Vigilant truly had a sacred grand plan to "butcher demons," and that the famously "ever-victorious" Primus of Death had become his "invincible strategist"!

That left these stubborn undead, who still could not let go of their hatred for demons even after death, wildly excited. They erupted with a passion that even the living found terrifying, swiftly throwing themselves into preparations for the "holy war."

Great Chieftain Blackhand was left dumbfounded by it all.

Fuck.

When you were under my command, you were never this enthusiastic about anything! How come some Warrior of Light passing through Maldraxxus casually says a few words, and you get this worked up?

Those who knew understood that you all regarded the Light Butcher as the idol of your lives. Those who did not might have thought Diakum had mastered some cosmic-scale charm spell.

Well, considering the Light Butcher's