Chapter 123
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About 100 soldiers held their weapons with trembling hands.
They were mostly non-combatants, specialized in rear support such as administration and supply, and had little combat experience.
but.
Squeeze!
There were a number of great knights in the avant-garde of the allies.
Moreover, there was even a military commander who was said to be the most powerful of the count family of Pougeh.
“attack!!”
At all, the head of the estate, Count Pujeh, also pulled out his favorite sword and ran while riding an auto horse.
Tod deed!!!
Seeing this, Maman-kun tilted his head.
This is because the number of troops that suddenly appeared was extremely small.
No matter how long they stretched out.
“big… It’s a great warrior!!”
However, as we got closer, the composition of the enemies was a little strange.
Only the number of warriors on the Auto Horse was 9.
“Not with us!!!”
“I need support!!”
A long line of troops is not enough to stop the Great War.
You must call in the advanced troops of your allies at the head of the ranks.
At least there must be a horseman to tie up the great warrior.
I’m going to go to the middle of the day!!
Of course, it wasn’t that there were no horsemen in the middle of the procession.
Teeting~!
There was no blow to the warriors equal to the number of horsemen.
It is only repelled by the characteristics of various spirit armor.
Buff!!!
Their breakthrough blasted soldiers in their path.
It is not for nothing that the great commander is said to be a tactical weapon.
Even if there is only one, it has great power in a local war like this, but if it is 9th… … .
“uh… ?! What’s floating in the air over there?”
At that moment, a slender, tall knight rose slowly into the air.
Even in such an emergency situation, it stood out clearly.
“I speak in the name of Count Pougeh, the owner of this land. I pronounce you dead!”
A cold but delicate voice of a girl.
However, the soldiers did not know what bullsh*t they were talking about.
war that has already been fought. If Count Fougeh, the owner of this land, was afraid, the war wouldn’t have happened in the first place.
“In the name of Mr. Tangle!”
Flash!
With her words, blue light burst out in all directions.
Veteran soldiers who saw the light felt dizzy.
“this… This!!”
“What is it? captain.”
“Damn it. God of War Priest!!!”
“It has long since disappeared from the Yul Continent… … .”
“Surely! This feeling… … .”
Awakeners, that is, knights and wizards, could easily distinguish divine power, but ordinary soldiers were not.
However, it could be inferred from the knowledge of senses or phenomena.
“The Priest of War has appeared!!!”
Enemy morale was dropping in real time just by her presence.
“I can’t die here. I can’t go back to Gaia-sama’s arms!!!”
A frightened soldier threw down his spear and threw himself down a roadless slope.
Either die within the range where the light hit just before. If you die near the Priest of War… That soul will not have rest even in death.
“What happened?!”
The commotion from the rear reached Count Marman’s ears.
In the middle of the day, he was lightly pushing back the troops that had come out of Fort Vis.
“A priest of war has appeared!”
“what?! Didn’t they self-destruct? … ?”
It was Count Marman who didn’t particularly care.
Although the God of War Priests have excellent fighting power, they have many physical problems.
The only time you fight directly is when you are cornered.
“sh*t. Now I just need to push a little harder.”
As I licked my lips with regret, something came to my mind.
“for a moment. Wouldn’t the God of War go alone? They need a cause to use their power. That means… Count Fougere is here!!”
Yes.
As a normal combatant, the God of War Priest doesn’t mean much in war.
Their organs are extensively buffed.
The one who sows courage to his allies and indescribable fear to his enemies.
However, the owner of the land as a medium or a direct blood relative was needed.
“let’s go!! Just catch him and you’re done!!”
“Because the road is narrow… It’s hard to turn forces!”
“done. Knights and horsemen follow me, spearmen clear the way!! Move!! I mean Vicky!!”
Count Marman started running in reverse, accompanied only by high-end soldiers.
Of course, ordinary soldiers had to retreat to the side of the road, but there were cliffs and severe slopes in this section.
Aww!!
Some soldiers fell and were injured or killed by the irritable Count Maman.
Enemies were already blocking it from all sides, causing even more confusion in the midst of confusion.
“Stop!! STOP!!”
A battle area where Count Marman has not yet arrived.
The place has become a complete mess.
Aww!!
I couldn’t handle it because nine of the great knights rushed through the narrow road.
Rather, it is considered fortunate that the road is narrow.
“do… escape!!”
“Don’t push, you madman!!”
Fear spread on both sides.
To an ordinary soldier, the great commander was no different from a monster. It is a road that cannot be responded to in a concentrated manner.
“Count Pougeh~~!”
Lian shouted at Count Pougeh, who was fighting in full swing.
“die!! Die, you bastards!!! Did you think you would be able to return alive since you came from my land?!”
but. He was so mad about the fight that he couldn’t hear Lian’s words.
Moreover, he had not received the protection of the war god.
Lian knew the feeling of being beaten.
“Great. He said he didn’t like it that much before.”
He fought well for a low-ranking waitress.
After all, it was a game, it was real, and the taste of the war god was amazing.
“Sister Seina.”
“yes. Count.”
“Go and get him.”
As soon as Lian’s words were finished, Seina gave herself up to the wind and went to Count Pujeh.
Incidentally, the reason why Rian made Seina contract with the wind attribute instead of shadow was simple.
Shadows are better for special missions like assassination, but the war god priest itself is more needed for future battles.
Certainly good for attention.
So, because of the performance, I made a contract with the wind attribute.
‘Because it’s enough to change it later anyway.’
It is not that there is no way to change the property once the urgent war is over.
Of course, not everyone could do it, and it was only possible because Seina was a bishop-level priest.
“Your Excellency Pougere!!”
“die!!”
Count Puzech reflexively threw his weapon at Seina who suddenly appeared.
Whoops!! Poof!
Seina couldn’t be hit by such an attack.
“ah. this!! I’m sorry.”
“It’s familiar to us God of War priests. There is a land owner who sometimes attacks allies.”
“Hmm. We are fighting well, so why did you call me?”
Severing his back while driving quite a bit along the way.
Were Count Fougere’s enemies so weak? I was in a state of excitement thinking about that.
“Count Leon is calling.”
“hmm? okay. Let’s go.”
When Count Fougere stepped back, another grand master filled the position.
By the way, except for the first clash, all the great players did not fight.
I turned the rotation and conserved my strength as much as possible.
“Count Leon. What is it?”
Unlike Count Pougeh, who seemed to have been showered with blood, Lian was clean.
It wasn’t fighting at all.
Of course, Count Fougeh didn’t blame it.
As a mana user who had not awakened, Lian could have been killed by a blind horse gun.
As a reference, some of the 100 or so soldiers brought in died that way.
“Now I have to take it off slowly.”
“hmm? What does that mean? They have no will to fight!”
“You want to fight all night and return with less than half your strength?”
“hmm?!”
“And if you lose a lot of troops, you won’t be able to stop the enemy’s pursuit easily.”
It may be momentarily powerful, but even the Great Knight is a human made of flesh and blood.
Without the support of infantry, they are nothing but strong prey.
“hmm… It looks like I’m too excited. I see.”
Count Fougeh took out the flute that was hanging around his neck and blew it.
Beep!
It was prepared in advance before the battle.
Allies who heard the sound stopped fighting and stood in their places.
Wheein~!
Still, there were no enemies to rush at.
The enemies had already lost their fighting spirit and were running away.
To the point where more people fall off the road and get hurt or die than die fighting.
“please… Don’t leave me!!”
“Don’t push!! aaa!!”
Even though the battle had stopped, the enemies were running away, pushing their allies.
“Tsk. let’s go! Withdraw!”
The Count licked his lips at the sight of such enemies.
It was too short a time to unpack the accumulated things.
“Don’t worry, this isn’t the end. It’s hard over there as well. Avoid it for now.”
Teams would win if they were against each other, but they are backed by infantry here.
Even the enemies who are just running away will have no choice but to fight if the leader, Count Marman, comes.
Toot toot!!!
Lian boarded the auto horse and slowly got off the road and disappeared into the woods.
The current location was one of the few points where you could get off the road.
“Where are you!! Where is Count Fougere?!”
Count Maman, who arrived late, shouted in a fit of rage.
The place where the battle took place was a real mess.
“I ran away!!”
A knight in the role of a high-ranking officer who was there reported.
puck!!!
Count Marman burst into anger and punched the knight in the face.
“You missed it?! Taking damage like this? What were you knights doing while the soldiers were dying?”
Even a knight who fell after being hit by a fist felt frustrated.
Although he was able to handle Auras after awakening, he was a regular knight without spirit armor.
‘It was hitting a rock with an egg.’
I wanted to say it, but I didn’t dare to say it.
Shortly after the Priest of War appeared, morale plummeted. Nine waitlists.
He made an effort to gather his troops, but soon fell into a battle incapacity.
“sh*t!! chase.”
“It’s not possible. fix it. dismissal!!”
At that time, the knight who served Count Marman hurriedly stopped him.
“what?! Now is your chance. We can end the war once and for all!!”
“We do not receive infantry support. If we fail to press space, we may have a disadvantageous fight.”
No matter how great a knight is, he can’t block all spears and knives that come from unaware places.
Of course, the durability of the armor is high, so even if you don’t get fatally wounded, the dangerous thing doesn’t change.
In a fierce battle between great knights, this is great.
In other words, even if an insignificant soldier occupies only space, it becomes an obstacle to a large knight.
“In the forest, even the horsemen have a hard time using their strength.”
Horsemen are more dangerous than soldiers.
However, the moment they enter the forest, it is difficult for horsemen to use their strength due to the trees.
“It is even more dangerous if you are caught in an ambush. I heard that there were about 100 soldiers with us.”
“sh*t!!”
Count Marman cooled his head and looked at the forest.
The darkness between the trees shines like a devil’s mouth.
“Urgent news!!!”
At that time, a messenger with a flag on his back came running from the direction of the headquarters.
“What?!!”
“They say an enemy has appeared in the rear.”
“what?! What nonsense.”
“A group of mercenaries staged a sit-in within the effective range of the road… … .”
“what?! Only mercenaries? Captain Lance, bastard. You’re so confident that you can’t handle a thing like that?!”
Then messengers came running from the other direction.
“dismissal!! The road is blocked.”
“What else is blocking it?!”
“Our troops, who were spreading out in the direction of Fort Aid, are being stopped.”
Something was felt on my skin.
“no way… … .”
“Nearly all byways to Fort Aid have been blocked. Operation failure. dismissal!”
“Damn it!! withdraw!! hurry… … !!”
Where did the enemies know?
It was ominous that Count Pougeh had just appeared here.
‘I heard he’s a timid guy… … .’
I had to quickly return to the place where I set up the base camp and reorganize my troops.
“Fire the flares!! It is an all-army retreat.”
A sky-high signaling magic bullet exploded.
Following the explosion from the rear, a signal flare also exploded here in the front.
With this, all the Maman forces learned the news of the retreat.
* * *
Troops started to move in the opposite direction as if they were flowing backwards.
Seeing that, the Corps mercenaries spat out curses.
“Damn it! come back!! Enemies are back!!”
“You don’t have to completely stop it. All you have to do is open the way and deal damage to enemies passing by!!”
Corpse Mercenary Commander gained a little confidence by looking at the condition of the enemies.
‘Surely something happened! There was a reason they sent us here.’
“Load your horse guns and stop the spearmen from coming up here!”
“leader… Rather, those guys… Climbing up this way?!”
The way the enemy retreated was right in the range of the horse gun. This was a highland, so it was difficult to climb up easily.
However, at the cost of damage, the enemies began to climb the hill.
“You mercenaries like snoring! Do you think you will be the opponents of our Lance Mercenary Corps?!”
They suddenly began desperately trying to secure a retreat route.
What the hell happened on the front?