Episode. 17 Living corpses and living corpses (1)
We leave Battenberg’s realm and run down.
The forced march, which continued without a break, was exhausting, and Maggie, which was gradually tightening, stimulated displeasure.
“It gets worse as you go.”
I looked up at the sky. The pitch-black darkness radiated a gloomy aura as if only there were dark clouds.
Obviously it wasn’t like this in the first place.
I couldn’t imagine how serious the battlefield would be.
“Let’s hurry up a little more.”
“yes!”
We sped up the march.
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Pauline Castle. The castle, called the primary fortress of the Baren Kingdom, was located at the southernmost tip of the North Continent, and was a kind of boundary line.
At the same time, it was a shield that prevented invasions from the southern continent several times, and was the cradle of the prestigious Pauline family.
But now it’s just a thing of the past.
The solid shield rotted away and became the source of a terrible curse.
“Commander Leo! How the hell am I supposed to do this!”
The king of misfortune, who had lost half of his land to the undead, let out a loud sigh.
His face was swarthy, and his anxious eyes quivered.
The king’s stature, which was supposed to be benign and wise by nature, was nowhere to be found.
“His Highness, King Barentis. Calm your excitement.”
“How can I calm my excitement? If even here Rio Castle falls, the damage will be out of control! I will send soldiers from my own country, so please make room for the Allies!”
“As a soldier, it only increases the power of the enemy.”
“Commander Leo!”
Despite his sharp voice, the commander remained calm throughout.
“majesty. Magi here are particularly ferocious. Return to the capital and preserve the jade body.”
Commander of the hastily formed samurai union and leader of the 1st Knights, Leo.
The king lowered his head at his polite return.
No matter how much the king of a country is, he knows that he cannot compare to the status of Battenberg.
“… … Please, please protect the kingdom of our ancestors.”
Barentis has nothing more to lose.
No, there were only things left that should never be lost.
“Please believe in the spirit of Battenberg, and believe in the bravery of the allies.”
“Please.”
Soon the king returned. Leo sat still and closed his eyes.
The situation was reaching its worst.
The words he spoke were nothing but flattering words to reassure the king.
“Damn it… … .”
By the time the 1st Knights were ordered by Ludwig to search for the lich, they had already formed an undead legion.
While devouring the whole area of Pauline Castle without making any noise.
“The Baren Kingdom is not the problem.”
As the king said, if this place, even Rio Castle, is pierced, it will be out of control.
The entire North Continent will be infested with corpses.
‘That much must be avoided.’
It was time for Leo to swallow his silence and devise a countermeasure.
Booooooo-
The sound of horns and bells echoed through Rio Castle.
From that moment on, the air around me became even heavier, and a rotting corpse started to sting my nose.
“leader! They’re invading!”
The youngest member of the 1st Knights, Adren, hurriedly ran to Leo.
“It really never ends. let’s go.”
“yes!”
They left the castle and headed for the high walls.
The stench and demonic energy gradually thickened.
Leo frowned at him and looked around.
“Damn it, damn it! How long have you been here again?”
“I will die. I’m going to die!”
The stormtroopers gathered beneath the walls were in terror and fear.
“drake… … !”
“Aagh! Why the hell are dead people moving alive!”
Those holding bows on the wall cried out when they saw their comrades who had become undead.
living hell.
It was a word that could describe this place in one word.
“From now on, I will cut the throat of anyone who brings down morale!”
At some point, Leo got on the horse and shouted with all his mana. Then he raised the ringed hand.
“Everyone, look at this ring! Think of your mission!”
The ring you received from Richard.
It was only after the formation of the Muga Alliance that I realized that it had the effect of restoring the mind and body.
So far, that’s helped toktok, but the allied forces are already too tired.
‘Brother Richard… … .’
Would the situation have been different if Richard had been here?
The power he has is only comparable to that of a high-ranking knight, but if he can handle this mysterious power… … .
Leo tried to erase Richard’s face from his mind.
It was not the time to make meaningless assumptions.
“Open the gates! Charge!”
The battle has begun. A black tidal wave was rolling in through the open gates.
Knights, peasants, and even various monsters whose flesh was more than half rotten.
Faced with those terrible guys, the stormtroopers gritted their teeth and kicked their horses.
“Open fire!”
“Those who have fired all their arrows prepare to charge right away!”
On the wall, the commanders used a pitchfork.
Arrows fired at random rained down on the undead army.
The knights, who had wasted their arrows in an instant, threw down their bows and ran down the wall.
“aaa!”
Screams, shouts, and the cries of the undead filled the battlefield.
The original aspect was a defensive battle of the Muga Alliance, but the Allied Forces gave up the advantage of the Mercury and chose a melee.
No, I was forced to open the gates and go out to fight.
Because the enemies were undead.
Those who had already died moved even when arrows were stuck in their bodies, did not get tired, and did not lose their morale at the sight of the solid walls.
The only countermeasure was to cut off his head, so there was nothing he could do.
And that’s not all.
The Allies’ greatest enemy is Magi.
As the undead grew stronger in the repeated battles, the demonic power grew thicker and the morale of the knights plummeted.
To make matters worse, the horses mounted by the stormtroopers were frightened by Magi, making it difficult to control them.
Aww!
After cutting off the head of the howling orc undead, Leo surveyed the battlefield.
The armed forces of the armed forces are only 2,000.
However, the number of enemies visible to the naked eye exceeded 6,000.
“Don’t back down!”
A bitterly unfavorable fight.
This is the 30th such battle.
“Aww!”
Each of the knights gathered here was a member of the samurai family, and there were five heads of the samurai family, so they came this far.
Crucially, Battenberg’s best force, the 1st Knights, fought hard against each other.
But is that too much now?
One by one, the dying knights entered Leo’s eyes.
“group 1! Take turns!”
Leo’s muffled cry reached everyone’s ears.
The stormtroopers who were wrestling with the undead immediately turned their heads and ran along the walls of Rio Castle.
At the back door that was wide open, the second group, holding spears, spurred on.
“Ah, ah… … !”
“fountain! You idiot!”
“I was already wrong!”
However, there were several knights who could not obey the shift order. This was the case when he fell off a horse or was bitten by an undead.
Abigail.
Falling morale led to mistakes that were not meant to be, which soon became death.
Quagga River-!
War is not something that can be won with great generals.
No matter how hard Leo and the 1st Knights tried.
Even if commanders make wise decisions at the right time.
Rio Castle is slowly starting to fall on the defensive.
“leader! We have to go hit the lich by ourselves!”
“I can’t!”
At Addon’s cry, Leo shook his head.
Commanders should always assume the worst.
Even if you run a detached unit and hit the lich, disaster will happen if the undead are released on the continent.
I had to somehow stop it here, or at least within the kingdom of Baren.
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“It is terrible.”
Everything was really terrible. Not to mention the throbbing demons and the stench.
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A chaotic battlefield was unfolding before my eyes.
“It’s a battlefield between the living and the dead, how can I see only living corpses.”
Even the living had dead eyes, so it was difficult to tell who was a friend and who was an enemy.
I gasped as I watched the horrific sight.
Fear, horror, confusion.
Everything they must be feeling has come upon me as well.
“Ugh… … .”
There was nothing to say about the 3rd Knights.
It was already clearly visible that morale was dripping.
Of these, the only ones who maintain their composure are Polk and Jack.
“Chwik! What are you doing? We should hurry up and help out!”
“wait.”
Whether it was fear or excitement, the rapture urged me.
But now you can’t go out yet.
“I’m measuring the timing.”
The dead are alive. And he made the living his comrades.
“Do, Bocchan! Come on, give me orders!”
“Shh.”
A chill from the ice crown cooled his head. Thanks to that, I was able to just look at those who were dying quietly.
Even though I gritted my teeth.
“Melee tends to narrow the field of view.”
Any intervention by us will only add to the confusion. It could be stabbed by an ally who lost their reason.
I came here as the current commander of the 3rd Knights, so I had to make a wise and rational decision.
“Everyone shut up and wait.”
The battlefield was intensifying. The maddening undead had already arrived right in front of the castle gate.
On the other hand, the number of assault troops, which had been replaced several times, was noticeably reduced.
‘If we haven’t arrived today… … .’
You may have encountered the ruined Rio Castle.
That’s the thirteen situation.
A few conspicuously strong men and the 1st Knights moved as if they were massacring the undead, but the allied forces to back them up were too helpless.
“Tsk.”
It was then.
A strange thing happened on the battlefield.
Kkudeuk, Kkudeuk-!
Dozens of undead began to gather flesh among themselves.
like making clay.
“A bunch of corpses!”
A very annoying object among the undead.
His large body stood tall in the middle of the battlefield.
Now is your chance.
I cried out.
“The 3rd Knights, join the battle!”
“insect!”
We mounted our horses and galloped off.
I pulled out my sword at the forefront and glared at the pile of corpses.
An offering that could turn the mood around appeared at the right time.
Paaa-!
The raised faith shone brightly all over his body.
First battle here.
“For performance, this would be good.”
『One sword star (劍星) – activated.』
Dragon Tooth became a star.
A star made of faith that drives away the darkness.