The advance force of the rebels moved forward with the undead at the fore.
Leading them was Benderwood.
Undead and Venderwood can be recovered even if they take damage, so they were organized as advance squads.
Slowly, a canyon began to appear in the sight of Benderwood, who was advancing.
Benderwood looked at it indifferently.
You have to drill a hole there.
Both the rebels and the academy were thinking the same thing.
Whether or not to drill through the canyon at this time will make a big difference between victory and defeat.
The two camps recognized this and organized the operation.
“Go ahead!!”
Benderwood commanded the undead in a loud voice.
That was then.
“Well?”
A strong light leaked out from afar.
and.
quagga gaga!!!!
Before Venderwood could react to the light, he pierced through the rebels.
aan!!!
The light hit the middle of the undead legion exactly, and the undead in the middle became a handful of dust.
Benderwood looked at the missing undead and spit out a word to himself.
“Is it flash magic? … .”
The Academy had already predicted that there would be some kind of response, so there was no reason to panic.
Benderwood looked at the situation coldly.
After all, the undead are dead.
They had no fear.
Even if the guys next to him melted away, they could move forward, and the rebels were not afraid of the consumption of the undead.
The main force of the rebels is not the undead, but the human soldiers behind them.
They are united by a sense of hatred for the Empire.
The motive was clearer than ordinary soldiers, and it was a strong unit that had experienced many victories on the outskirts of the empire.
Although he was not a well-trained soldier, he had a lot of combat experience so far, so he was not lacking compared to the Imperial soldiers.
So I’m not afraid of these undead being gone.
Even if there is damage, it just moves forward.
Benderwood drew his sword and shouted once more.
“Go ahead!!”
And the screaming person himself ran forward.
There are no soldiers in sight at the front of the canyon, so there must be one or two wizards.
If he ran out and stopped them, the undead could enter the canyon.
Jigsaw-
A strong spark could be seen in the distance.
A woman with silver hair.
It was Gracie.
“Thunderbolt.”
Gracie used her magic towards the running Benderwood.
Lightning struck Benderwood, but he did not avoid it.
He just raised his arm to block it.
Quajiic!
Gracie’s lightning struck Benderwood authentically.
However, it did not stop Benderwood’s move.
Benderwood’s ability is self-healing.
Gracie’s lightning strike struck him straight and blew away his arm, but his power regenerated it.
“What is that… … .”
Gracie stared at Benderwood, who was running ignorantly as his arms flew away.
It was terrifying, but I couldn’t stand still.
Gracie reached out to the sky.
“thundercloud.”
Gracie shouted the starter, and the clouds moved slowly.
Dark clouds moved like a giant dragon in the clear sky.
Gracie waved her hand when such a magnificent cloud formed.
“Take it down.”
Gracie lowered her hand with the horse.
Sparks flew from the gathering clouds, and lightning struck Benderwood.
bang!
It wasn’t once.
Dozens of lightning bolts hit Benderwood.
“ね… … .”
Benderwood saw the lightning and moved quickly.
Although it is possible to recover from being struck by lightning, there is a limit to recovery.
There was no good reason to be attacked.
However, not all attacks could be avoided.
The speed at which the lightning strikes is so fast that it is impossible to see and react.
So, I got hit with the least amount of attack and moved forward.
Gracie was shocked to see such a sight.
“What kind of guy is there… … .”
Benderwood was struck by lightning several times in the body.
His arms flew away, and his body melted, revealing his ribs.
Yet he didn’t die.
not scared
It felt like dealing with the undead.
“Grace. get out of it.”
Then McDowell, who was behind Gracie, came forward and moved his mana.
A strong light emanated from McDowell’s hand.
The light aimed exactly at Benderwood.
“ね!”
Benderwood saw that and stopped walking.
That attack is dangerous.
Benderwood turned with mana in his feet.
And he picked up the sword he was wearing on his back.
A great sword the size of a human body.
Benderwood filled the huge sword with mana and swung it in the direction of the light.
aa
After seeing the explosion, McDowell turned his head.
“Grace.”
“… … Oh yes, headmaster.”
“I will block the movement of the undead army. Can you stop him?”
Slowly, the movement of the undead corps had to be stopped.
If it had been the original McDowell, he would have considered fighting the Legion and Venderwood at the same time.
However, for the current McDowell, it was not possible.
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McDowell has no right arm.
Due to the incident where he was cut off by Aryandor, he was still unable to use his original abilities.
“You don’t have to try to beat him. You just have to stop the movement.”
At McDowell’s words, Gracie nodded as if determined.
“… … I will do it.”
“If anything happens, I will help you right away.” “Okay.”
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McDowell heard Gracie’s answer and walked towards the Undead Corps, and Gracie looked towards Vanderwood.
The place where Benderwood was was billowing black smoke from the explosion, and he walked out of it.
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Maybe McDowell’s magic was so powerful that all the wounds on his body had not healed.
“If the power is strong, the healing is delayed… … .”
Gracie put the information in her head and glared at him.
Benderwood looked at Gracie for a moment, then turned and looked around.
“Looks like you are alone.”
“… … Because I can stop it myself.”
“You really think so?”
Benderwood raised his bayonet.
“If you don’t want to die, get out of there.”
Gracie was ready to attack by moving mana instead of saying no.
Benderwood smiled bitterly and opened his mouth.
“Then I must die.”
Benderwood lunged at Gracie with his bayonet, and Gracie wrapped electricity in his hand and stretched it toward Benderwood.
‘Damage.’
‘Block it.’
The two attacks collided with the two different thoughts.
***
“Looks like it has started.”
Damon, who was leading the rebel’s main force, was judging the situation by seeing the explosion taking place in the distance.
‘It is advantageous to go fast in this fight.’
Ian, the Imperial Army is preventing a rebellion that is taking place elsewhere.
The movement of other places preceded the movement of the main unit and forced Ian to act.
However, not all troops were drawn to it.
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More than half of the army is around with Astina.
Even so, the situation now favored the rebels.
The movement of the undead is faster than the movement of ordinary humans, so the opponent cannot cope with it at will.
The rebels were planning to take advantage of that advantage to gain the upper hand.
However, the moment the time drags on even a little, the rebels are at a disadvantage.
After Ian clears out some of the outlying rebels, it’s clear that he’ll move right here.
If Astina’s imperial army also arrives there, it’s sure to be a tough fight for the rebels.
Damon looked at Aryandor in front of him.
Aryandor wondered what kind of countermeasures he had for such a plan.
‘Because it wasn’t something that could be done.’
Without this war, the rebels were getting more and more disadvantaged as time went on.
The empire was united by the enemy of the rebels, and the rebels were having problems with food and solidarity.
So, it might have been better to wage an all-out war when there was an opportunity like this.
Then, at least, it’s a win-win game.
Then Aryandor looked back.
“Damon.”
“Yes, Aryandor-sama.”
“Make the army move faster.”
“Are you faster?”
It’s not impossible.
That wasn’t a good way.
Behind Damon now is the human army.
It was different from the Undead.
They have physical limitations and emotions.
If the march speed was increased without providing adequate food, the morale of the troops was obviously going to go down.
There is no way an army that has gone through a forced march can fight properly.
It’s better for Aryandor or Damon to move and help Venderwood’s undead corps.
Speeding up the movement of troops was an act of reducing the odds of fighting.
“Let them move at an unpredictable speed and outsmart them.”
Damon did not respond to Aryandor’s words.
“Daemon?”
As Aryandor urged, Damon opened his mouth.
“… … That would be difficult.” This is Damon, who has never vomited at Aryandor’s words until now.
It was because of his trust in Aryandor.
However, the present Aryandor has lost trust.
“Are you saying you’re going to reject me?”
“If you give me an appropriate reason, I will obey you. But you can’t do that for no reason.”
Aryandor looked at Damon silently and opened his mouth.
“Do you think our army will be able to defeat the Imperial Army and the Academy guys?”
“… … What does that mean?”
“Do you think the current rebels can defeat all the guys over there in this war? Ian Astria, Rudy Astria, Vice Principal Cromwell, and others who are famous in the Empire, do you think we can defeat them?”
Damon looked at Aryandor with a puzzled face.
“It’s up to us to win it, isn’t it? Isn’t it a leader to increase the odds even a little, apply the soldiers, and make them win?”
“Our role is to win this war. However, you do not have to use soldiers to win this war.”
Damon narrowed his brow.
“What do you mean?”
“Even if you lose the frontal fight, you can win this war.”
“What are you thinking?”
“What do you think our goal is?”
“It’s about changing the empire. Aryandor-sama, do you have the same thoughts as me?”
Aryandor nodded.
“Yeah, changing the empire. I have the same idea. It will completely, completely, change the empire. The Empire itself.”
Damon had goosebumps all over his body.
It was because there was madness in Aryandor’s eyes when he said that.
“What are you trying to do?”
“Should I even tell you that? Wasn’t it us that if there is a purpose, it doesn’t matter what the process is.”
“… … .”
I couldn’t object.
Everyone agreed on that.
It’s okay to use someone’s life for a purpose.
It was a fact that even the guys who were not here now agreed.
“… … Okay. I will follow your will.”
Damon quietly turned around and shouted.
“Move faster!”
“Yeah, well thought.”
Aryandor smiled and tapped Damon’s shoulder.