Episode. 24 End of War (1)
How many times did the thick dust rise?
Kihehehehe-!
A ferocious and grotesque cry erupted from beyond the half-destroyed wall.
Immediately after, the surrounding air changed in an instant.
The most sinister and sticky life that weighs down the battlefield.
“As expected, it’s a demon, is this it?”
Richard muttered quietly.
No matter how high-ranking demons control it, it is a monster with a ferocious nature.
If you were constantly attacked, your controlling nature would come out.
“Keeh!”
They ran out of the castle through the dust.
Anger and murderous intent shot out from those red and yellow eyes, squeezing his heart.
this is magic
They were beasts that stood proudly on one axis in the world of the weak and the weak.
“First Army!”
the commander shouted.
Then, the best knights pulled out their swords and jumped down from the roots.
They were the only ones who could deal with the demonic beast.
The aura soared from the raised sword and spear.
Soon, they ran face-to-face toward the beast.
“Shoot! Do not spare your arrows!”
Fish Shuchuk-
A shower of arrows and magic baptism that overturns the ground without rest.
In that maddening storm, a knight and a witch collided.
“Aagh! Kill it, kill them all! Damn you bastard monsters!”
Aura’s unique light split the darkness,
The beast’s sharp teeth and claws split the fabric.
Scream, scream, scream, scream… … .
Death, death, death!
As usual, war continues in chaos.
I couldn’t tell if the blood-smelling scream was a human or a monster.
“sh*t! The arrow won’t stick!”
“Still, just shoot!”
The knights at the root pulled the string until their fingers burst.
“Mother’s enemies are our enemies!”
The elves chanted magic with their throats exploding.
Kwaaang, kwaaang-!
The beast that had lost its eyes from the blind arrows howled, and the limbs of the beast that had been hit directly by the magic flew through the air.
There was also a guy who lost his head to a blade imbued with aura.
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“Keep!”
On the other hand, human damage also increased.
The arm of a knight violently mashed apart.
A man whose chest was pierced by a monster attacking from behind.
As soon as he turned his head after slashing a guy, he was ambushed and died.
There were obviously fewer enemies than usual, but the ferocity was indescribable.
“Damn it, the undead were better.”
One of the men who had been drawing a long protest mumbled.
I was filled with resentment at the sight of the top-notch knights whom I respected so much.
But what can I do?
If he, who was only an intermediate level, stepped forward, he would be killed by a dog.
just to be of some help,
Even if my finger is cut off, I will pull the string even more strongly.
It was when I was so heartbroken.
“De, it’s a Death Knight! It’s a family head-class Death Knight!”
“Check the heads of Raden, Baglio, Valent, and Creighton!”
I could see knights in old armor running as if flying over the heads of the hordes of beasts.
The demonic energy wrapped around the body changed its course.
“We will come out.”
It was the four heads of the Union that stopped them.
Kwaaang!
The desperate swordsmanship collided.
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“It’s like watching Holy Demon Wars.”
I looked down at the battlefield.
A cruel fight with endless screams and flesh and blood.
The Witchbeast that I actually saw was more terrible and uglier than I thought.
Guys don’t know fear.
Also, I don’t know pain.
If you see it, run to it
It was ferocious enough to rip through the skin on the same side if it bothered him.
“Chwiik-!”
Rapture, who was welcoming the fierce battle, was also brandishing an ax with a bone-chilling look.
Dozens of new scars were drawn on that red body full of scars.
And that’s not all.
The top-notch knights of the 3rd Knights spilled liquid mixed with blood and sweat.
Among them, there were several people who became cold corpses and lay down on the dirt floor.
Those guys were friends with me.
“… … .”
I decided not to die, but in the end I died.
We subdued the dragon together, but why did those guys do it?
I knew.
As long as the best knights were entrusted with dealing with the Witchbeast, someone among them would have to sacrifice.
That someone could be someone I’m not close with, or it could be a friendly article like now.
He knew everything and chose the best move.
“I will go and fight!”
“no. you don’t go.”
“young master!”
Aaron opened his eyes.
It was a gaze filled with doubt and resentment.
“I am also a knight of the highest level who knows how to change auras. How did you get me out of the first team?”
okay.
I left him out.
Of course, the reason wasn’t from such a ridiculous idea that he didn’t want to lose Aaron.
“Don’t get me wrong. You left out because you had work to do. Shut up and wait until then.”
I got annoyed without even realizing it.
But it was enough to make Aaron shut up.
“Does anyone know how good it is to just watch like this?”
However, my mouth was open.
“I want to go down right now and fight. But is that the end of the enemies? If I kill them all, is it the end?”
Our real enemies were the three liches locked in an alcove.
In order to deal with them, we had to leave our power behind.
Because of this, the main forces of the 1st Knights, including me, Aaron and Leo, were taken out of the 1st Army.
It wasn’t just watching the knights split up for no reason.
“… … sorry.”
Aaron, who had been silent for a while, bowed his head.
I’m not mad at him anyway.
I just didn’t like this situation.
After replying that it was him, I looked around the battlefield.
Quaang, Quaang!
Among the explosions that rang out one after another, there was an exceptionally noisy place among them.
It was a battle between Gazoo and Gazoo class Death Knights.
The decision did not come easily.
Each time the swords collided, the ground around them crumbled like cookies, and the beasts that rushed at them without knowing anything were torn to shreds.
I raised my head and gazed at the citadel of Pauline Castle.
The walls of the fortress were destroyed and ruined by several bombings, but the fortress was intact without the slightest scorch.
“Barrier.”
The red curtain completely wrapped around that large and wide citadel appeared at a glance and then disappeared.
It was a barrier that seemed solid at first glance.
That’s the reason why the rich are immersed in the ceremony with peace of mind.
Unless it was a strong person like Balak, it seemed far off to break through that barrier.
Also, there must be numerous traps and magic hanging in the fortress beyond the barrier.
Perhaps there is something more hideous than the Witchbeast.
“The sea that was already expected.”
They are also putting their life and death on the line.
I bet he didn’t trust only stupid beasts to do the job.
From the time when as many as three nefarious black magicians locked themselves in, Pauline Castle had to be seen as a ‘dungeon’.
A dungeon that would be described as very dangerous and evil.
At that time, Moritz came up to me and talked to me.
“Richard, the red curtain means a barrier that specializes only in blocking attacks!”
“know. Why all of a sudden?”
“Why! When the monsters are all preoccupied, we have to rush in! They say they’re doing some kind of ritual, so we shouldn’t interrupt them right away.”
Moritz urged with a look of frustration.
But I shook my head and pulled him back.
In other words, the wizard is expressed as a spider.
It was the worst decision to go into that place where the spider’s web was stretched.
“Don’t back down!”
“The left side is empty! Hurry up and stop it!”
In the meantime, the fighting intensified more and more.
The monster the size of a house collapsed with a thump, and the blade of the sword that scattered the aura broke into pieces.
A bloody war of attrition.
Even so, the knights were concentrating on winning.
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The earthen floor, which had been pitch-black with demon energy, was painted red.
On top of that, the blood of the beast, and the flesh of what used to be a human on top of it was shattered.
The last decoration was the head of a giant monster.
“Wow!”
In the end, the knights who had dealt with all the demons screamed.
It wasn’t a pleasant cry of cheers, but a victory full of wounds that signaled victory.
Someone trembled with a shudder.
Some shed tears over the death of a colleague.
Over 200 knights died in a single clash.
Slightly less than half of the First Army had passed away.
As if to soothe the spirits of the dead, hymns that had been obscured by the noise of the battlefield rang in my ears.
But the war is not over.
Only soldiers were dealt with, and the enemy’s head was in that fort.
The knights squeezed their bloody swords and glared.
He overcame the sorrow of losing his comrades with hostility and his fear with his mission.
If the order to charge is given, I will go and make a mess right away.
“Group 1! Get out of the battle line and reorganize!”
But what fell was the commander’s order to retreat.
The heat of the fierce battle had not yet gone, and the knights retreated behind the tree trunks.
Questions appeared on their faces, but no one flinched.
Kugagak-!
Because the two stars that rose above their heads exuded faith.
It was a sword star surrounded by a much brighter, stronger light than anything I had ever seen before.
“We don’t attack. It only draws out the enemy.”
Having said that, Richard merged the two stars into one.
Quaaa!
The light that had been blazing out raged like a storm.
A star containing a total of 1 million beliefs.
It was too much power to consume in one blow.
‘Can I break that red barrier with this?’
No, it was a bunch.
So Aaron was needed.
“Do, young master?”
Aaron blinked at the star that suddenly appeared in front of him.
Then, soon after, he stiffened his expression and held out his hand.
Goo-!
The purple aura that was woven with all its power rode on the white star and galloped.
“… … Minister.”
Balak, who was standing with his hands behind his back, clenched his fists.
As someone who handles the sword star, I couldn’t hide my excitement at seeing this star in person.
A star with special mana added to the divine power!
The darkness soaring from Pauline Castle and the light emitted by the stars set up a confrontational angle.
“But even that won’t break the barrier. disciple.”
“I know.”
To fight against it with the lowest level of faith, the darkness that the other side spit out was too thick.
The qualitative difference was overwhelmingly large.
However, Richard raised his lips.
“This is a nail anyway.”
It’s a nail that can dig into that red and annoying barrier.
His gaze turned to Leo.
visor-!
The commander drew his sword.
Dark blue sword light burst from the straightened blade.
Sword Master.
Leo, a knight on the verge of a higher place, who has reached the end even in that desperate state.
he will be the hammer