Episode. 31 Plague’s Assault (1)
Red and black death is coming.
The soldiers’ teeth snapped at the terrifying sight that they had been picturing in their heads all along.
The tips of the blades they clenched tightly trembled, and their postures shrank like slums in the slums.
The royal knights were no different from being frightened.
For them, who had sharpened their blades to deal with wizards, the enemies in front of them were a big challenge.
Where should I attack and how should I block it?
What are the weaknesses of these monsters?
My head, hardened with overwhelming fear, could not come up with an answer.
“We will all die… … .”
The lower end of the royal knights murmured.
“hey!”
The knight next to him warned the lower end with a hard face.
But it was already too late.
The murmur was lodged in the ears of the soldiers.
Rio Castle’s morale plummeted.
Eventually, the weak soldiers began to cry one by one.
The monsters are still far away, but the horrors they brought engulfed the castle long ago.
“Uh, uh… … !”
Even Hans, who was holding the spear, fell to his knees.
Tears flowed from tightly closed eyes.
“Horse!”
A prayer that will be lifted up.
The terrified Hans’s longing to stop those monsters from approaching was just a longing.
It was Rio Castle’s mission to stop them, no one else.
Wow-!
Even the knights selected from the royal family bent over at the resounding roar of the monsters.
This can’t be stopped, Rio Castle will fall – despair overwhelms the crowd.
thud.
At that moment, a small cloud of footsteps vibrated the walls of the castle.
“The lamp gives light.”
The low chanting of someone who followed.
It was filled with strange heat.
“We who stand by him are also lamps.”
As if the unknown knight had been waiting for it, he received a chant.
Hans, trembling with fear, raised his head to find the source of the sound.
Everyone was already looking at one place.
A young man standing with an old knight.
The knights lined up around him raised their blades high into the sky.
“Darkness cannot swallow even the slightest thread of light!”
The first chanting soon became a cry.
“In the end, my body just faded!”
It soon became a roar and knocked on the walls of the castle.
Hans clutched his chest at the bizarre emotion that soared as if it were on fire.
All of the royal troops, who were preparing for battle with trembling hands, were dumbfounded.
What is this all of a sudden… … .
It was when the royal knight was about to speak.
The light that bloomed from Richard’s body soared into the sky.
Subsequently, holy light burst from the swords of the knights waiting everywhere on the castle wall.
“we!”
“Protect Rio Castle!”
Their hard eyes and strong momentum were directed at their enemies.
The resolution that came out of the mouth was an expression of faith.
“ah… … .”
Hans caught his breath.
Was it a sudden burst of courage?
Power went into the hand holding the spear, and it seemed as if the spearhead would be bent.
Oddly enough, I’m not afraid anymore.
No, something more frightening than death came to mind now.
“Let us protect it!”
His cry was the starting point.
“Don’t send those dirty things behind the walls! Kill them all!”
“f*ck, my family is in danger if I can’t stop it!”
“Come and see, yes! I’ll split your head with this sword!’
The voices of the evil that constantly burst out.
The frightened ones are nowhere to be found, and only the brave men are left here.
Rio Castle’s morale fluctuated once again.
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The head of the monster that was running with the dirt hanging on it howled.
They were drooling yellow saliva, as if they were considering the castle in front of me as something to eat.
However, he wouldn’t have known that that one meal had quite sharp thorns.
“Shoot!”
The commander’s metal sound echoed, and the bowstrings from the archers’ fingers bounced off.
Wedge love!
The rain of arrows covering the sky shimmered in the sheen of holy oil.
Soon after, the arrow was buried in the monster’s skin.
Puff, Puff-!
Acrid smoke rose from the fleshy, red, disgusting body.
“Shoot, keep shooting!”
The commanders who confirmed the effect of the holy oil opened their eyes and shouted.
There were many arrows, and the archer’s fingers were strong.
The rain of arrows that poured down without rest made the enemies look like hedgehogs.
“Chwiiik!”
At the scene of the battle that happened after a while, Rapture shook his butt.
He looked at Richard, who was standing with his arms crossed.
The hunger in his bulging eyes meant that he should hurry up and charge.
“Not yet.”
Richard firmly shook his head.
With deeply sunken eyes, he looked at the map of the battlefield.
[In the dark of the night]
[He will deliver the good news through the lamp]
[Soon the dawn will rise]
Praise from the masked elves flowed from behind the walls.
The archers’ hand movements became quicker as they drew the strings to that beautiful tune.
“Kill them all!”
“We’ll protect you, so shoot everyone!”
The soldiers holding blades encouraged the archers and glared at the monsters.
It was to the point where I wondered if it was the soldiers who had been groaning just a moment ago.
“Royal Knights! All ready for battle!”
“For Baren! bayonet!”
“Booting sword!”
The royal knights also gripped their swords with burning faces.
Fearless, they did not lag far behind the momentum of the coalition.
Rio Castle is finally ready to face the battle.
“her… … .”
Gide sighed.
As the 3rd Knight Commander of Battenberg’s squadron, he has commanded numerous fierce battlefields.
Even he could say that he had never seen anything like this before.
The amazing sight of those who were terrified and trembling in an instant, becoming a valiant army like lions.
The old knight’s trembling gaze turned to Richard.
To make such a big change with a light footstep.
The reason Richard left Battenberg without regret was that he had already established his own power.
Gide was finally able to fully accept that fact.
“Aim the cannon!”
Suddenly, the lord of the castle shouted like a thunderbolt.
Kirik-
Artillerymen pointed their cannon heads at the monsters.
“Wow!”
The monsters that came close to me through the rain of arrows clashed their teeth.
Perhaps he had the intention of climbing the wall blocking his way, his sharp claws flashed.
“Fire!”
bang! Quaang!
Fifteen cannons fired iron balls in unison at the signal.
The iron mass fired with a roar drew a parabola and got stuck between the monsters.
Kwajik-! Kwajijik!
Dirty flesh was crushed and filthy blood splattered.
The monsters with their bodies trampled on top of the exploding monster.
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Gear noses reached the wall, planted their ferocious claws and started climbing the wall.
“dialysis!”
“Bring the stone!”
Soldiers in pairs of two or three pushed a large boulder out of the wall.
Soon, the rock that fell from the castle wall knocked down the monsters that were climbing far and wide.
thud! cooong!
The sound of grilling meat came from those who had been crushed by the holy stone, the stone of faith.
Rio Castle dropped dozens of monsters like that.
However, the enemies were still too numerous to notice.
A charge of plague that could not be stopped by arrows, cannons, or catapults.
The real battle started now.
“Kieack!”
A sharp iron sword was lodged in the monster’s head, sticking out over the castle wall.
Blood poured from the severed head.
“Ugh!”
It smelled disgusting.
The royal knight, who had endured his upset stomach, looked around.
“Uh, ah!”
The spear fired by the soldier was clumsy, and the tenacity of the monster that climbed the wall was strong.
The blood and flesh of our allies were painted on the walls where we stood.
The soldier’s corpse, torn apart by dozens of fangs, was intoxicated with the plague and stained black.
“Get your mind right!”
The shouts of the Temple Knights and the Muga Alliance broke out without a break.
They beat the monster with exquisite skill and rolled their eyes to find the saint.
In the middle of hell, where plague-bearing blood splattered the air, there was Richard.
Awesome!
Richard wielded a sword that radiated divine power and swayed around the castle walls.
Every time that happened, the untidy soldiers’ pants got wet.
“Can’t you stab a spear properly? If you’re lost, get out of here!”
“Hey, hey! sorry!”
The soldier who had received a harsh blow tried to lower his head with a pale face.
However, he was knocked on the floor by a kick that flew right after.
thud.
The monster’s head fell where he had just been standing.
“On the battlefield, keep your eyes on the enemy.”
Richard frowned and turned around.
Like this, the soldiers who made up more than half of the troops were too clumsy.
The damage only increased.
‘I knew this would happen and trained hard.’
The experience was not enough for the soldiers to do their part confidently.
Where did the momentum go, and where did the mission to protect the castle go?
On the contrary, only the knights became more busy because of the soldiers holding on to their ankles.
“Tsk.”
The first battle of the Plague War.
Richard and the union needed to find out.
How far the royal troops can go in this terrible war.
The knight is quite usable, but the soldier is disappointing.
That was Richard’s evaluation.
What do you do if you motivate yourself hard?
When a monster approaches me, I cringe, so there is no way I can fight it.
After making his decision, he took a deep breath.
“Adele-!”
Shouts mixed with faith erupted like thunder.
Could that have been the signal?
A colorful light flashed in the direction of the citadel.
A precursor to the miraculous phenomenon called magic.
The magic circle created by the elves with mana poured out flames and ice.
Kwaaang-!
They shook the battlefield by striking directly at the monsters gathered beyond the wall.
“what!”
“Who does magic… … ?”
The royal troops widened their eyes at the sudden magic.
Meanwhile, large trees rose from all over the castle, scattering green light.
Tired bodies were rejuvenated by the full light of life.
“I don’t know what… … .”
The royal knights met each other’s eyes.
I can’t stay like this.
Let’s show the potential of the Royal Knights.
Unfortunately, it was a futile decision for now.
The main character of the day was already decided.
“Temple Knights!”
On top of the castle walls where screams and death are mixed.
Two hundred knights each responded to Richard’s cry, standing at the edge.
Some answered by cutting the monster’s head, others by loading a dagger with holy light.
Richard met the eyes of the lord of the castle.
In an instant, many meanings came and went.
“The 1st Order of the Temple Knights! Gathered!”
In the meantime, all the Temple Knights gathered together.
As if he had already cut dozens of monsters, the foul smell of blood vibrated.
“Let’s go, Richard!”
Moritz exclaimed with excitement.
The pair of daggers he held shimmered with divine power.
He seemed to like the armor he received from his father.
“Chwiiik! Stop moxibustion now!”
The long-awaited rapture was full.
The knights also began to send their eyes burning.
It seemed like they were sharing the excitement of the Orcs.
The morale reached its peak, and the corners of Richard’s mouth drew an arc.
“let’s go.”
They threw themselves down the wall.