Episode 131-EJ(1)
“I think the decision will be made quickly this time…”
I couldn’t help but mutter this without thinking. Of course, it will vary depending on the outcome of the battle, but for both the opponent and us, quite a lot depends on this one battle.
Just as Varun willingly accepted head-on confrontation, I also didn’t feel bad about this approach. This is because the results came out quickly without having to worry for a long time.
‘Of course, what I can do for you is not infinite.’
That’s how much I had to be more careful.
Although the means of use have increased over time, unlike being able to play a character directly in a game, the opportunity for me to directly intervene in real life is limited, and if the war ends briefly, that opportunity will decrease further. Because.
Recently, while activating an additional game, I gained the power to directly control the residents, but I handled that power very carefully.
In any case, veteran warriors who plan tactics and carry out battles in the field are much more specialized in command than me, who is just a new employee.
“—!”
‘It crashes.’
The enemies who rushed in first naturally divided their troops into three. A place that bypasses the village in the middle on both sides and a place that cuts through the center of the village. The goal was to attack them all at the same time.
Naturally, the friendly forces were divided into three branches, but their composition was a bit different. Compared to the enemies, the number of troops deployed to the village was small.
Hiding themselves in houses made of blocks, castle walls, and trenches dug into the ground, they carried out a thorough guerrilla campaign and took on the role of holding on to the enemy’s feet.
‘I guess I should help with that too.’
Rather than interfering with the left and right sides, where each other’s main forces would be deployed and fierce battles would take place, it was thought to be correct to help the center.
Since I had to protect the center to protect the defensive turrets installed on the walls, I began to mobilize my strength to help the center.
“–, —!”
‘I guess I’m prepared in some way, but can I stop this?’
I used hammers to hit the enemies. The enemies, who already knew about my power, have developed their own means of defense, but in a hectic battlefield, gaps are bound to appear.
“—!”
I saw enemies struggling in confusion or falling off their horses. Those who could not avoid or endure were crushed and became one with the floor. It was certainly a terrible sight, but it was also a sight that had to be overcome in order to survive.
‘We fight together.’
It gave fear to the enemies, but to the allies, that fear was hope. Unlike the enemies who were screaming, the allies who had taken their positions and were holding on to the facilities inside the village as fences or obstacles cheered for my help.
It’s already been a few months since I started doing this. They, of course, and I too have become completely accustomed to it.
Even when I think about it myself, I can see how helpful it would be to team up with someone I consider to be a guardian on the battlefield.
‘Wait a minute, so these people who appeared on Earth will soon fight alongside their users?!’
So, it was natural that even in this urgent battlefield, the flow of thought inadvertently turned in that direction.
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“Warrior leader! “The center…”
“Don’t worry about the center anymore. “Our lives depend on it!”
Unlike the center where the battle took place first, the two sides clashed a little later. Hachi, the warrior leader of the Arin tribe who was in charge of the charge at the forefront, momentarily held his breath and looked around.
The warriors and soldiers running with him can be seen through the gap between the helmet and the mask. At a glance, the enemies they had to face seemed to outnumber them.
‘It’s worth it. can win.’
But he believed he could win. He, who came under Varun’s command with Rakum, was already a veteran who had experienced many battles.
After experiencing tiresome battles not only with other tribes but also with bugs, he had already figured out exactly how much power he and his tribe had.
‘Besides, there is something to be trusted.’
Insurance was also thorough. Although he was in charge of the command, he was not actually the strongest warrior in the left army he was leading.
Running slightly behind, there was a female knight wearing a distinctly different outfit. Riena was running in silence, only looking at the enemies she had to cut down.
To those who don’t know, it may seem like you’re just hitting them head on. Actually, that was correct.
But it was definitely not a reckless charge. Rather, they were trying to trample on their enemies, who were mistaken in thinking that they could win the battle of power.
“It’s their arrow!”
“Let us shoot arrows too!”
As each party believed they had the advantage, they began to approach each other at high speed and exchange arrows.
Each person raised their bow and shot an arrow, and the wizards and shamans did their best to block the arrows.
However, the differences between the two sides began to emerge from here.
“I know I’m at a disadvantage, but isn’t that too reckless? “At best, we divided our forces and attacked head-on.”
“They wouldn’t have gone to die for no reason.”
Watching the battlefield wasn’t just beyond the screen. The delegation, which had to accelerate its pace but stopped completely, observed a rare large-scale war with its own purpose.
It was especially necessary because their mission was to find out about the Arin people. If I were to be pushed out in this war, there would be no reason to visit.
“Is the arrow stronger?”
“As expected of a knight, you recognized him right away.”
In that situation, Leo was the first to notice the difference between the two sides. When they approached each other, they saw a difference in the arrows fired.
‘The Arin people’s arrows fly farther and stronger.’
“Ugh, ugh! “The shield is pierced!”
“I can’t believe it, it won’t break!”
Arrows made as a by-product of mutants or bugs are weak, but contain magical power, so even if they receive the same power, they amplify it and fly stronger.
Those who had not heard that they used special arrows, or who had heard but ignored them, were frightened by the arrows that had a power different from what they had imagined.
“Take up arms!”
But in the end, the arrow was just a kind of greeting. They had already reached a point where they could not slow down, so they drew their weapons and swung at the colliding opponent with all their might.
‘oh my god.’
For a split second, pieces of crushed meat fly and the screams and cries of horses and people mix together. Those who were watching the scene fixed their gaze with their brows furrowed.
The same was true for Leo. I flinched, but didn’t look away. To be precise, I couldn’t take my eyes off it.
This was because the Arin warriors, who naturally took the lead, showed their skills all at once.
The skills of the Arin warriors, who received higher-grade weapons and received their buffs right before the battle, exploded with mana and instantly defeated the opponent.
Although the skill was not actually that omnipotent, it was enough to make it seem as if all Arin warriors had reached the peak for a moment to those who did not know the fact.
That was even more shocking because knights like Leo knew more. Although they were notorious, the barbarian warriors, who tried to ignore them as just barbarians, were using more powerful techniques than the knights of the kingdom.
“I think I know why you rushed at me so confidently! “What on earth are those warriors?!”
“Didn’t I tell you? The Arryn warriors, trained through fighting against black monsters, are stronger than the warriors of other tribes.”
While Leo was frozen, the excited Vice Minister grabbed Lihar’s body and shook it violently.
In fact, the Arin people, who had more outstanding warriors, immediately overwhelmed their opponents in the power struggle that took place after the collision, and were in the process of pushing forward and breaking the enemy’s formation.
“Dodge, dodge!”
“Nonsense. Warrior Commander!”
As the Arryn warriors, wearing full body armor and masks made from mutant mandibles to protect their faces, rushed in as a single tank, Luke’s soldiers could not help but waver.
It was because I never imagined that I would be defeated in a head-on battle of strength. Even the commander-level warriors who trusted and followed them were hit by skills at the moment of near miss and their bodies were pierced or cut open.
“Don’t back down! Just surround and attack!”
Of course, as their commander desperately shouted, there was no countermeasure. Killing a fallen warrior by attacking him from the horse and hunting him down by attacking him from all directions was a traditional and reliable way to deal with it.
The charging power of those charging at the front will eventually be used up, and the moment they stop, they will be hit by arrows and spears from all directions.
In fact, even at this very moment, they were the ones dying from the arrows and magic spewing out from the defense turrets on the castle wall, so they wanted to quickly occupy the castle wall or end the battle.
“yes. “Isn’t it still too much of a difference?”
“Is this really all there is to it? “There will be a second shot ready.”
‘They haven’t even brought out great magic yet. ‘I have too many cards.’
Lihar also fought against Arin warriors. Unlike those who shouted that it was still dangerous, Lihar predicted the victory of the Arin people from this moment. Even though he didn’t reveal everything he saw, he must have prepared more.
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“As expected, our great warriors took a beating at the enemy, but the moment we stopped time, our allies died. We have to use our weapons without any time to come to our senses. Toa, show your magic to the rear row on the left side where Riena is.”
“All right.”
Varun, who had transformed into a bird and was busily moving around the battlefield and giving commands, told the Toa to cast anti-magic on the left.
Immediately, Toa got up from among the soldiers shooting arrows at the bottom of the castle wall, raised his staff, and created a huge magic circle in the sky.
“!!!”
That was more powerful evidence than anything else. Even a mere porter who knew nothing about magic could see how amazing that sparkling magic circle drawn in the sky was.
“Do you know why I made such a fuss while being scolded by the ministers?”
Rihar whispered to the Vice Minister as he saw countless fire arrows falling from the magic circle.
The Deputy Minister was already frozen with wide eyes, and could only watch as the spewing magic burned Luke’s soldiers.
“Even this is not enough power. “Because the main force of the Arin people is always guarding the fortress in the north to prevent those monsters from coming down.”
“If that is true, then this war was a reckless war. “To Luke.”
The Vice Minister, who finally acknowledged Lihar’s vivid testimony based on experience, was depressed.
‘If our knights faced them.’
And it wasn’t just the vice minister who acknowledged it.
Leo also unconsciously acknowledged that it would be difficult to guarantee victory if he inadvertently compared the Arryn warriors he was currently seeing with the knights he belonged to.
“Let’s move slowly. “I don’t think it’s a good idea to stop too much.”
“I see. “Let’s move slowly first.”
At that point, the delegation resumed its movement little by little. Because I saw everything there was to see, and I also wanted to look in a different direction.
“…uh?”
[Crack occurs]
It was then that the problem arose. A crack in the black space that suddenly appeared right in front of the road where the delegation was headed was revealed without any warning symptoms.
“They are bastards!!!”
That time when everyone was speechless. Only the experienced people, including Lihar, were shocked and all raised their weapons and aimed at the crack.
‘What is that?’
And what happened right after that, everyone saw and froze.
This was because the owner of a pair of long, disgusting antennae that appeared in the black crack immediately exposed its body.