Chapter 56 The Iron Wall
Ampere saw Silvain rushing with the knights, and stood in front of the barrier.
The moment Ampere caught my eye, the eyes of the demons changed. Approaching speed was noticeably faster.
“Hmm, do you want to kill me?”
Ampere didn’t come forward just to show off her strength. He wanted to see if the now invisible commander really existed.
If there’s really anything to command the demons right now, I can’t let Ampere, the center of this wall, come out alone.
And as he expected.
Kiek!
Kee eh!
All the footsteps of the demons that seemed to cause an earthquake headed towards Ampere. It was not a simple attraction. All the demons were clearly aiming for Ampere and rushing in.
“There is definitely someone giving orders.”
Ampere placed the tip of Gram’s blade on the floor.
He literally drew the air diagonally as a test.
spatula.
The head of the leading monster far away was cut off. It was only after cutting a few more animals behind them that the brief killing was over.
It didn’t matter if the black water was on it or not. Ampere’s sword strike evenly split everything it touched.
his head tilted.
“That’s why I don’t know how hard that black thing is.”
Ampere lifted the black horizontally this time and shrugged lightly. The horizontal slash that comes out from there.
And, the monsters that were still far away were separated from their upper and lower body this time.
It didn’t look too different from the agony, but Ampere nodded.
“Certainly, the black part is cut a little late.”
i wish i knew that
As if he had made such a declaration, Ampere’s sword was swung one after another.
The demons steadily gathered to kill Ampere. Their speed increased, and they flocked to Ampere like waves.
… … However, it still seemed a long way off for the distance to decrease.
“… … I,”
Meanwhile, a soldier who was watching it from above the wall opened his mouth.
“Hey, what is that? What is the Lord doing?”
“What are you doing? You are slashing demons.”
The superior next to him said calmly.
“Be, Bego… … .”
The soldier did not speak and looked at Ampere again. The sword he wields, the monsters he slashes from far away. It’s definitely worth washing your eyes. His senses were not dulled.
“Isn’t that an Auror?”
If that was an Auror, if it had been slashing monsters by emitting swords, the soldiers wouldn’t have been so surprised. Of course, he must have admired the level of auror and swordsmanship that did not die even from a distance and cut even the monsters behind him.
However, Ampere was not using the Auror. He merely swung his sword, but the distant monster that seemed to have no interest flew away and split left and right up and down.
‘Besides, if it were to come, it would have to take some time to reach it, but it’s not like that.’
It was as if he had cut the monster in front of him.
Ampere’s sword immediately killed the monster.
“What are you, newbie?”
“Hey, I’m not a newcomer. But this is the first time I have seen the Lord fight.”
“By the way, you haven’t been much involved in combat these days. For the training of the Roach Knights and their soldiers.”
At that, the soldier turned to the others. There were some who were so surprised, but most of them watched Ampere’s fight calmly.
“Even we don’t know it well, but everyone is guessing it’s a divine power.”
“divine power… … . I certainly have never seen such a technique anywhere.”
If it’s divine, it’s possible to understand.
… … I don’t understand what kind of god or what kind of power he gets.
“Do the knights know? That skill of the Lord.”
“Well, Lord, you are very quiet. At least you talk to Sylvain for a bit, so maybe you would know?”
The soldier listened to the story blankly and watched Ampere.
Ikkidangcheon, the saying. Of course, I thought it was an exaggeration. In this age, the position that can kill the most enemies is of course a wizard.
However, it is not easy for those wizards to kill a thousand people at once, and enough troops must be secured to protect the wizards.
However, the current Ampere was simply single and had already annihilated hundreds of enemies without any injuries.
Of course, it was a monster, but even if there were humans among the enemies, there would have been a big difference.
“Isn’t Gaju-nim’s nickname ‘Iron Wall’? The Knights of Roach and us hated it at first because it was too simple.”
“… … I did. Because not even a single intrusion was allowed, the iron wall.”
“But these days, it seems to fit in again.”
The superior confirmed Ampere’s appearance and its surroundings.
Ampere standing in front of the wall. The monsters are pouring like water, but they can’t reduce the distance.
And in the meantime, piled up, numerous corpses.
“How can I avoid damaging the wall?”
“… … !”
Makes the enemy unable to touch the wall.
So, the iron wall.
* * *
“You are also the Lord.”
Sylvain led the knights and confirmed the appearance while running the horse to the right.
When the demons gathered at Ampere all at once, I was worried for a moment, but that was because I had not seen Ampere fight in a long time. It was really boring.
“If that’s the case, it’ll be over without a hitch.”
“No, the enemy’s commander cannot let it go.”
Ampere is not an opponent you can win by pushing numbers. At least they must have the strength to withstand that sword several times, move very fast, or have some means of containment that can be done from a distance.
Then, as hundreds of people die, it will be enough to swing a sword at Ampere once.
“Right now, the demons lack the means. We will definitely take other measures.”
“What about other measures?”
“It is giving up on the Lord.”
Sylvan nodded his head.
Sooner or later, the commander will abandon the idea of killing Ampere. Instead, they will push the demons toward the barrier as originally planned. Even that, Ampere couldn’t stop it all. They’re both on the ground and flying in the air. That’s where the real battle begins.
“Before we do too much damage to the wall, we need to check their rallying point.”
Even considering the sudden appearance of black monsters, this battle has too many monsters. There must have been a place where these guys had been gathering for a long time.
“Captain, in front of you!”
One knight looked straight ahead and shouted. I found the tail of the procession that had not yet reached the front of the monsters.
“knife! Forward!”
At Silvain’s cry, the knights’ swords turned to the front.
Kerr!
The demons belatedly confirmed the appearance of the Knights Templar. As they rushed to form their ranks, the Knights’ Aurors enveloped themselves and their entire horses.
Their auras, which narrowed the gap, overlapped each other to form a single giant aura.
For the demons, it was already a huge dialysis that was attacking at high speed.
Bubbly!
The small ones were blown away by the Aurors, and the huge ones as tall as a cavalry were killed by the shooting sword.
Immediately after the clash, the Knights changed direction and decapitated the remaining monsters. The demons were beaten unilaterally and had to watch the cavalry move away without using a single hand.
“First, get out of sight of them, then follow this tail! Turn around!”
“Yes!”
The Knights sped up even more and ran in the opposite direction from where the demons were coming. Not all monsters will come in this procession, but obviously strange numbers were constantly being added from certain directions.
‘If this is enough, there must be a number of nonsense in this place.’
Silvain felt it. If you find out where these numbers are coming from, you must first check their location and return.
Above all else, this is the realm of the monster outside, beyond the barrier. The deeper you go, the more difficult things will come out of you.
Silvain proceeded forward, checking the way out. I checked the procession of demons from a higher elevation, and kept an appropriate distance and made my way through.
‘Okay, they’re getting bigger. direction is correct,’
That was then.
Whoa-oh-!
A crow roared above the knights.
Of course, in this forest, the sounds of various animals harmonize with each other, but this crow’s behavior was strange. If many humans ride on horses, they will kill their breath in the forest, flying over the cavalry.
‘What, this crow.’
Besides, if you look closely, you’ve got something in your mouth.
“her?”
Sylvain was paying attention to what the crow wanted to do, so he finally sat down on Silvain’s shoulder.
“… … Note?”
The crow that came close was biting a small piece of paper. It was then that Silvain realized that the crow was someone’s taming.
Sylvain picked up the paper that the crow had bitten. It took quite a bit of time just to unfold the folded paper.
I spread it out as hard as I could, but there were only a few letters inside.
those few letters,
[Ambush alert]
“… … !”
Reading it, Silvain’s hair went white for a moment. Then, in an instant, goosebumps all over his body and he quickly shouted.
“Hey, the entire army is stopped!!”
Following his words, the Knights of Roach stopped. Everyone was puzzled by the commander’s orders, but their movements were immediate.
Silvain calmed the sudden stop of the horse’s violent head and looked around.
‘A road is relatively clean as their hometown, and both sides are full of trees.’
I didn’t notice it at first. This road is not like a well-maintained sidewalk, but literally means that it is a road that can go back and forth. A natural path with piles of places that something has stepped on.
At first, I thought they had pushed through the forest a bit, but sooner or later they were walking on this natural path and heading towards them.
… … Since when has this road been like this?
‘… … It’s definitely a good place to ambush. No, it looks like a place made for an ambush.’
The roar of the horses ceased, and a deep stillness fell in the forest where the hooves stopped.
Hui, the sound of the wind blowing through the trees tickled their ears. The other knights knew what Silvain meant and looked through the forest.
… … There is no sign of a monster.
“Captain, I understand what you mean, but you are being too careful… … .”
The knight next to him carefully spoke to Silvain.
They are now dealing with a monster. It’s not a fight with humans. Humans would lure enemies, ambush them, and hide their spirits to prevent detection, but monsters cannot.
Even if you hide your qi, you cannot ambush the majority with one mind.
however.
“… … Even with what they showed us today, they far surpassed the monsters we already knew.”
“… … .”
The Roach Knights are obviously accustomed to fighting monsters outside. To be precise, the fight in front of the barrier.
He has quite a bit of intelligence, but in the end he is a monster. He had gotten used to his own attack method, and he was getting a sense of how he would judge it.
But as of today, that judgment should not be trusted. Because something unexpected happened from the start of the battle.
‘I don’t know if there really is an ambush. Even this note might be the enemy’s plan.’
However, what is clear is that the few letters on this note awakened Silvain’s loose heart.
“… … return.”
“Captain.”
“We don’t know about them yet. The Lord always said There are monsters that exceed human intelligence. It wouldn’t be strange to meet someone like that today.”
“However, if we can check their rallying point now, we can prevent damage to the barrier and the soldiers to a minimum. This battle will not be long.”
Despite the strong persuasion of the knight, Silvain firmly shook his head.
“Look at this road.”
“… … !”
“If we were at war, we would never have passed if we were dealing with humans.”
At Silvain’s words, the knights saw a long road paved in front of them. Slightly lower than the trees. A rather narrow path to the stronghold of the enemy, but not too difficult to pass.
It looks really natural, but if you look up a little, you can see the dense trees that completely block the son-in-law.
In war, there is no such thing as a ‘good situation just in place’.
“Let’s go back. First, join the troops and end the battle on the first day.”
“… … Yes.”
So the knights turned away.
Leaving behind the path leading in a straight line, whether or not there may be an ambush.