Episode 25-Ordeal (5)
“As expected, we didn’t get very far. “I think it would be better to attack before it gets any further away.”
“The numbers themselves seem similar, but how many warriors will there really be?”
Unaware that someone was watching them with anxious eyes, they chased after the slowly moving marauders and prisoners.
Varun, who had been tensed by Les’ report from the reconnaissance, instinctively became convinced that only his final decision remained.
‘Why, what are you afraid of now?’
Varun looked at the soldiers looking at him and gritted his teeth. This strange anxiety that remains in a corner of my mind even at this moment is a remnant of the past.
Because Varun was the leader of the group, he knew very well how terrifying defeat was. Riena wasn’t the only one who lost her family in the war.
That fear still remains and is holding me back. Desperate resistance and countless horses’ hooves trampling on that resistance. Tribe members and their families dying before their eyes.
‘no. It’s different now.’
Varun took a breath and composed himself, trying to suppress the nightmarish memories that came out in an instant whenever he thought about them.
The situation was completely different then and now. Clearly, he only has less than half the number of soldiers he had in the past. However, those soldiers were not the ones who fought with wooden spears because they had no useful weapons.
They are proper soldiers wearing high-quality iron armor and barding that they have never worn before in their lives, and carrying steel weapons.
Heavy armored cavalry that is hard to find in this grassland and can only be used in countries beyond the wall. And the being who gave them that power is a being that surpasses humans. At least those who saw its existence in person would not believe it.
“Everyone, get ready. “It would be better to strike at once while the enemies are off guard.”
Thanks to you, Varun made his final decision. They had lost everything and were driven out to this frontier, but after only a few days, they got up and charged again.
All the soldiers, including Varun, had similar experiences. For them, this moment itself is an overwhelming moment.
“Hit!”
They rode along a gently sloping ridge and, prepared to fight to the death, ran with all their might toward the enemies visible in the distance.
‘see. ‘I was embarrassed.’
Riena, who was running at the front, realized that they were very confused when they spotted them thanks to her better eyesight than others.
In fact, the enemy was very confused and panicked. The sight was beyond expectations.
“I am the enemy! “It’s northeast!”
“Could it be the cavalry of the Southern Kingdom!? “How on earth did we get here!”
The reason they were embarrassed was not because of the attack, but because of the outfits of those attacking them. A fully armed cavalry unit that is hard to find around here.
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When they attempted to plunder the border areas, they invaded villages and massacred them in retaliation, and the main force of the settled peoples who never stopped fighting were these people, so they were born with fear. In old stories told to children, he was portrayed as a devil.
“Leader! What do I do now!?”
“Fight. “It is the same whether you die fighting or are punished for failing a mission.”
Grinding his teeth, the captain decided to fight back. The prisoners and loot being taken now are the orders and property of the tribal leader. Failure to comply will result in severe punishment.
“That’s right. I have to fight. “The numbers are similar, so it’s worth it.”
Garon, the shaman, also encouraged the captain. Garon’s confident attitude was enough to give hope to those who were frightened by the word cavalry of the southern kingdom.
“You seem confident.”
“I was curious from the moment I first learned from my teacher. “I wonder if my power will also work on people beyond the wall.”
Garon just wanted to test how well his spell would work. Of course, the purpose was the same, so they prepared for battle against the oncoming enemies.
“There is no need to be afraid. Because they are trying to make up for their lack of skills with armor and the like! “It’s dull and heavy, so it’s easy to deal with.”
The captain, who was also an outstanding warrior, personally took the initiative to encourage the soldiers. It wasn’t that I wasn’t confident. He was truly confident that he could win even if he fought head on.
“Let’s try to suppress the momentum.”
Garon, who was chuckling at the sight, raised his staff and moved the mana.
Several evil spirits, like black smoke, that he had summoned rose from the ground, flew into the sky, and rushed towards the opponent, crossing the cavalry charging towards each other.
“Chief! That’s it!”
“Can not help it. “Everyone raise your bow!”
Varun also saw enemies rushing towards them and evil spirits flying above them with their black tails hanging down.
In particular, the evil spirits that rushed at us with creepy cries and distorted faces made even enemies on the same side tremble in fear. But it was already too late. All that remains is a head-on collision.
‘It’s no big deal.’
In that situation, Liena, who was staring at the evil spirits, lifted the sword she was holding.
The evil spirits summoned by the sorcerer Garon with black magic were definitely the most terrifying monsters she had ever seen, but she only fueled her fighting spirit. I was the one who fought and won against a skeleton monster that was more terrifying and larger than that evil spirit.
Now, to Riena, the ordeal of that day felt like an inevitability for this moment.
[Heavenly Protection/Guardian Light]
And the reward you get from killing that skeleton monster works just as well here as it does there. The heavenly light in her body resonated with the mana and burst out through the raised sword.
It is a power that even a demon lord trying to encroach on a world cannot help. It was not a light that could be endured by a wandering evil spirit summoned by a novice black magician.
“Nonsense!”
“Shoot!”
Garon was astonished to see his evil spirits instantly purified by Riena’s light, and the two armies were close to the range, raising their bows and firing arrows at each other.
“Oh my… ugh.”
“Ahh!”
The marauders were mistaken to begin with. Because the enemies they are dealing with are not the cavalry beyond the wall.
Among the iron armor that covers their entire bodies, they wear only the essential parts, including the breastplate, and reduce the weight as much as possible. They are grassland tribes with the same fundamentals as the marauders.
Horsemanship and horseback martial arts are not at all inferior to marauders. Moreover, the arrows fired by the marauders were all missed or bounced away by the strong wind drawn by Baron, who gave strength to his entire body.
“These guys…!”
The captain, who struck down the arrows with the sword wind he summoned by swinging his sword, gritted his teeth as he watched his men fall to their knees from the arrows fired by the enemies.
Now that things have come to this, the only thing left is a head-on collision. Sensing that moment, both sides held their breath and raised their weapons.
“!”
A strong collision follows. He raised his weapon, the Waldo, and swung it at Riena with all his might. The most important thing in a fight between warriors who have awakened mana is to strike the opponent with force with the first strike and knock him off his horse.
Of course, Riena also swung the sword she was holding with all her might to block his weapon.
‘uh?’
At the same time, he felt his body floating in the air and his eyes widened. The horse’s head, as if it had been crushed, and its own body are flying through the air together with the bursting fountain of blood.
‘How could this be…’
Unaware of the existence of the skill, he was caught in the basic skill cast by Riena, a strong blow, and fell to the floor while holding on to the broken weapon.
Even after I got up from the floor in a daze, I was still dumbfounded.
“Are you of the same race?”
“Raise your sword again, Marauder.”
It was only then that he recognized Riena, who was looking down at him from the horse, as one of his own. In fact, without the slightest hesitation, she simply aimed her sword at him again.
“What on earth are you?”
He glared at Riena after seeing his soldiers being wiped out one by one in the melee. Even in close combat, they had already lost their momentum and were pushed back.
“They are just people who were driven out by people like you and dreamed of revenge.”
“Wow, this b*tch is looking down at me like she’s showing off…”
‘I just need to catch this girl. Then we can turn the tables again!’
He was angry at Riena’s response, which seemed to ignore him, as he was a warrior whose name he did not know, and his eyes flashed. Not all hope is lost yet.
He decided that she was the only warrior in front of him. So, if you just defeat her, it won’t be difficult to push out the remaining soldiers. However, he was not aware of the fact that he was overpowered by her skill in one blow.
“Don’t criticize me for being petty. Because this is what war is. Strike!”
With a grin, he rushed out from the front and attacked Riena from all directions with his subordinate warriors coming to save him. I was planning to catch her somehow and turn things around.
‘It’s the same as then.’
In fact, she looked at the enemies attacking her with calm eyes. This situation is not unfamiliar to her, with multiple enemies rushing to catch her at the same time.
In the past, he was unable to overcome this situation and ended up in danger, and was barely able to survive at the cost of the life of his teacher who jumped in to save him.
So now is the moment to overcome it on your own.
She swung her sword at the enemy who rushed next to her first, and bit her lip as she watched the enemy’s body being cut down by her faster and stronger sword.
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“…”
It’s like a movie, or to be honest, it’s a sight that can’t be compared to a movie. As I absentmindedly looked around the intense scene using the mouse, I could not take my eyes off even for a moment.
The brutal war unfolding on screen was more immersive than anything else. Watching people kill and kill each other, I couldn’t help but root for the residents to win.
[Moment of Proof (1): 5000P]
And the achievement was achieved. Riena, who has trained herself by constantly fighting and is armed with the divine protection and skills she has acquired in the game, cuts down enemy warriors, including the enemy commander, one after another, and finally, the moment when our team achieves victory by accepting the surrender of the remaining enemies.
The master program seemed to recognize this as an outstanding achievement and rewarded me with a unit of points I had never seen before.
I saw today’s victory not as a simple victory, but as a moment where they, who had become stronger with me, proved themselves against the marauders who attacked and chased them away.
‘I’m glad.’
They are my partners. All the strength drained from my body, feeling fortunate that they weren’t hurt too much and that I wasn’t defeated.
“–, —!”
Now they are calming the terrified prisoners and capturing and subduing a man whom they have been told is the shaman Garon.
It’s my first time seeing him use magic, but seeing as he was immediately blocked by Riena’s divine protection, he doesn’t seem to be that great of a person.
[Master Program, Promotion to Level 2]
“Promotion?”
Moreover, their achievements did not end there and had an impact on other areas as well.
[Open to user community]
It looks like quite a few things have changed, but the most notable thing is the unlocking of community features that were confirmed to be locked in the past day.
Although I am alone right now, given the situation, there may definitely be more people like me.
To prepare for that, I carefully accessed the community window that came with the user manual.
“If you happen to come here…”
-If you happen to come this far, please leave a message.
After much thought, I left a post for the first time. Because we don’t know when or how many more users will be created, our users are not competitors or enemies. They are just people in the same situation.