Chapter 55 Planning (3)
Sylvain confirmed the appearance of the demons on the wall.
The monsters that came close did not even need to pick up a telescope, and his eyesight was enough to check them.
“… … That’s them. They are all black monsters.”
Sylvain looked at the black monsters with his eyes that fell low.
Its color, shape, or anything, they had never been seen before. The vicious momentum could be felt even from afar, but it was the same for other demons outside.
If Sylvine’s senses were not wrong, the dangers of the black ones and the outside ones wouldn’t be much different.
however.
‘… … What is that?’
Some black monsters mixed among the demons outside. Whenever they touched another monster, the black color spread across the monster’s body.
It spread gradually, like sprinkling ink into the sea. As if contagious with color.
‘Black monsters, rather than a single object, I should pay more attention to that contagious phenomenon. You have to be careful until you know what it really is.’
When Sylvain finished thinking.
“Archer, deployment is complete.”
A knight approached and spoke to Silvain.
Sylvain nodded and looked around the wall.
The formation that has always firmly defended this barrier. And the soldiers with that much experience. The onslaught of monsters that are about to begin, and the unexpected appearance of black monsters. Still, there was no tremor in the eyes of the soldiers.
“Boys, they are not moving. I was worried inside that it might pour out before the manager arrived.”
When a soldier first discovers a black monster,
The knight was worried that the attack of the demons would take precedence rather than reporting it to Silvain.
However, that didn’t happen, and even after Sylvain and Ampere arrived, the demons were still watching from afar.
He was relieved, but Silvain shook his head.
“If that was the case, I would have been more fortunate.”
“Yes?”
“In a siege, if both sides are not ready, the overwhelming disadvantage is the attacking side.”
It is often said that in order to win an attack in a siege battle, it is necessary to have three times as many troops as the defending side. In addition, the necessary preparations must be prepared more than three times.
“… … However, Captain, even if there is a barrier, fighting against monsters is not a siege.”
“right. So far, it has been just a war of consumption. Although many monsters and humans died, there was no change in the realm. The demons outside have intelligence but no leader. It’s a wild place where you never know when each other will kill each other. The monsters that came to the wall were a temporary combination of hatred towards humans and hatred.”
After speaking, Sylvain concentrated his eyesight and looked closely at the monsters.
To be sure, nothing has changed in particular as far as the eye can see now. There are only occasional people who can’t stand still and stomps or barks.
“If the demons attacked right away without even having time to prepare, we just had to respond that much. So far it has been Even if the response was a little late, the barrier protected it, and the completed formation in the meantime annihilated the demons. But this time it’s the other way around.”
“… … By giving us time to prepare, does that mean they are also preparing?”
Silvain nodded at the knight’s question.
“Until now, these guys have only heard about killing humans. As if it were okay to die for that. Many human beings died because of its viciousness and bitterness. And I killed so many monsters. With this barrier in between. But this battle has a different feeling.”
Sylvine spoke, but still focused her gaze on the front.
There was no change in what he saw, but he was seeing something more than his eyes could see.
Behind a wall full of monsters, even if you can’t see them, they fill you up even more. No doubt it will.
An overwhelming number of demonic monsters than can be seen now, one after another, piled up one after another. This bizarre preparation period is undoubtedly what it is.
“Are you saying they are trying to ‘win’ this time?”
“You can tell by watching.”
At Silvain’s words, the knight’s face hardened coldly. Sylvine thought for a moment, then took her eyes off the wall and walked back.
“Uh, where are you going?”
“I have to inform the governor of this news.”
As he walked, Silvain continued.
“This fight will probably cross the line I can handle.”
* * *
Helheim.
Helheim is a region ruled by the goddess Hel in Norse mythology, and Helheim was originally called Hel.
In order to avoid confusion with the goddess Hel, the name Helheim was added later on, but Ethius also adopted this setting.
Helheim, which we often call ‘hell’, is the origin of the word Helheim. In fact, it is not a place where lava seeps out or suffers eternal torment like the commonly imagined hell. It is just a place where the dead live, that is, the afterlife.
Speaking of the afterlife in Norse mythology, ‘Valhalla’ is famous, and Valhalla is where the warriors who died in battle go, and all those who do not go to Helheim.
In other words, it is not a place for criminals to go. Therefore, it is a much more livable place than the generally imagined hell, and there is a separate place that can truly be called hell.
[Frondier, found a fragment of Helheim.]
“Well done.”
I heard Gregory’s report in my room.
By the way, training was a break. It wasn’t what I wanted, and when I heard the news that the monsters were gathering in front of the wall, all knights and soldiers alike went towards the wall.
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Naturally, I was locked in the dormitory by Ampere’s stay-at-home order. There’s nothing I can’t get out of if I put my mind to it, but the eyes that watch over me are considerable here and there, so it means figuratively.[It was huge. I’m not saying it’s a lake for nothing. Can your Artifact really contain it all?]
“You should trust the teacher or Edwin.”
In addition, Dowd.
However, after reporting, the crow continued to tilt its head, which is rare. He looked restless, as if he was worried about something.
“what’s the matter? Gregory.”
[I don’t believe in your father, so it’s hard to say, but I saw the size of the enemy while looking for the fragments of Helheim.]
Indeed, is it because of that?
“How much was it?”
[To be honest, I’m not sure if the barrier will hold up.]
When Gregory says this, it seems like a staggering number.
[Even the monsters outside are far more dangerous than the monsters in the Empire, but the black monsters keep coming out of the shards. Just thinking about it, my army multiplied several times. There,]
“Besides, they’re not attacking blindly, they’re gathering troops.”
[Yes. It’s not something extremely egocentric monsters would do. It’s normal if you can’t stand it any moment and jump into the barrier.]
If the demons do not reduce their troops recklessly and gather enough and charge at once, it is obvious that Yeranhes will suffer enormous damage.
There is only one thing that makes this kind of behavior possible for demons.
“After all, God intervened.”
[Is it possible that he has already come?]
“No, even if it wasn’t completely descended, it would be possible to indirectly manipulate it with the power of the worship it had gathered so far.”
Edwin, a human, was also manipulated by Hephaestus. If it’s a simple command, it’s like controlling a lot of monsters, if it’s a god, it’s possible.
The lake witch, Nimue, did something similar in Tayburn, where I had been on summer vacation.
However, she only gave the timing, and the demons knew how to attack, so in the end, she just did it by her instincts.
This time it’s different. An attack from demons that God completely controls. Even using black monsters.
[Isn’t it time to start now? If it’s your ability, even if it’s a little late, you’ll be able to reduce their troops sufficiently.]
“Did you forget? I had already given Selena the penelope cloth. Right now, I can only protect myself.”
Right now, I can’t throw ‘bombs’ with Excalibur or drop lightning with Mjölnir. It is possible because of the combination of Dragon Heart and Penelope’s cloth.
Well, if I’m willing to risk my life, I’ll swallow a dragon heart and do something similar for a while, but after doing that, I’m sure I’ll die.
[Even if you don’t do that, you can fight enough. I know he shot them in the air with multiple weapons.]
As Gregory said, that doesn’t mean I’m completely useless now. He also played an active part without Dragon Heart in Tayburn.
however.
“it’s okay. I just have to wait.”
[Then, if Yeranhes breaks through before Selena returns… … .]
“ha ha ha.”
I laughed at Gregory’s words. But Gregory seemed to be surprised that I laughed. The crow’s still round eyes opened like a full moon.
[Frondie, that’s funny,]
“It’s okay, it’s okay. It’s because you don’t know.”
[You don’t know?]
“okay.”
Yeranhes is pierced?
If I had considered even 1% of such a possibility, I would not have planned such a plan.
“It’s because I don’t know who Ampere is.”
People in the center of the Empire always have doubts about Ampere.
Isn’t the Empire too good to non-zodiac people?
Is Ampere capable of ignoring the Empire’s request to come to the center several times and insulting other nobles and knights in the center?
Ampere is not a zodiac, as they questioned. And in my eyes, the fact that Ampere is not a Zodiac is proof that he knows himself very well.
Ampere is not a zodiac. He’s not the kind of person who deserves to be locked up in the zodiac’s place.
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Nicknamed ‘Iron Wall’.If you witness the power of Ampere yourself, the term ‘iron wall’ is too trivial.
* * *
At the moment when the sun rose the highest, the movements of the demons began.
It wasn’t like he always started running when he saw a barrier. They formed a formation, did not disturb the front lines, and walked at a pace.
That alone made the people in the wall frown on their faces.
“… … what is that?”
An even more terrifying sight left them speechless.
“It’s not over… … !”
A procession of demons walking in line.
Behind the demons are the demons, and behind them, and behind them.
The huge and long procession that comes in to cross the barrier and slaughter humans still shows no sign of ending.
‘This is the external monster that is trying to ‘win’… … !’
The knight who heard Silvain’s story swallowed his saliva. Still, he had heard something first, so he was less disturbed. It has been a long time since the surrounding knights have already been contemplating.
“Ready to fire!”
A cry containing Silvain’s aura. Desperately, the arrows of the archers aimed at the monsters approaching in unison. Most of these aren’t clumsy archers you’ve been looking for anywhere.
One arrow they shoot will pierce the monster’s aura and the tough skin and pierce the forehead.
“… … !”
However, the eyes of those archers flickered for a moment.
A change occurred in the ranks of the demons. Infected by the black demons, that is, the outer demons dyed black came to the front of the ranks.
‘… … That black, maybe.’
Everyone had similar thoughts. So was Sylvan.
But to know it, I had to check it.
“──Fire!!”
Along with Silvain’s shout, the arrows were shot all at once and flew towards the monsters.
If the front row collapses, it affects the back row as well. Beyond simply slowing the forward speed, the formation itself is disturbed, obstructing each other’s paths, and being too crowded can be a good target for wizards.
however.
Paddy!
A few arrows aimed precisely at the monsters were shot, and a few were bounced off.
‘Bounce… … !’
This convinced the soldiers and knights. The black colored part boasts considerable strength. The arrow that was shot in a straight line, which also contained an auror, was deflected even after being hit head-on. Some of them pierced through, but at least they were equal in strength to each other.
“From now on, archers aim for the sky! Don’t let the winged ones cross the barrier!”
Sylvain immediately changed his strategy and gave instructions to the archers.
I couldn’t see anything floating in the air yet, but looking at it with my own eyes, behind the procession of monsters, things like Wyverns and Harpies were waiting.
They can fly at any time. And to aim for that gap, he’s still waiting behind him.
‘The enemy’s number of troops is too large. You will be attacked from all sides.’
Sylvain raised his sword. The eyes of all Roach knights who saw it changed.
“Templars, follow me!”
Silvain, who was at the forefront, raised the sword in his right hand. He led the horse to the entrance of the wall.
On the way, Silvain inadvertently looked at his right hand.
-Have you ever held a sword with your left hand?
I remembered a story that Gaju’s son suddenly brought up a few days ago.
Silvain was terrified of those words, and he still remembered those words, but he didn’t know why.
“Sylvan.”
Then there was a voice that cleared his mind.
“Lord!”
Ampere on horseback came to his side.
Ampere had already taken out his sword, Gram.
“You lead the knights and go to the right. I saw their forces mobilizing from there. Disrupt their formation and, if possible, block the gathering path. See where they are coming from.”
“What do you think the Lord will do?”
At Silvain’s words, Ampere pulled the reins strongly once.
The horse’s head turned to the left, contrary to what Sylvan had instructed.
“I will take the rest.”