A total of 50,000 members of the Bariantus Kingdom were waiting for the Aether Empire. All of the country’s power was directed toward the Ether Empire.
Even so, their power is not strong. Most of them are conscripts who are not properly trained. Still, I couldn’t help but do it. Even if the Aether Imperial Army loses this battle, hundreds of thousands of troops remain in its home country, but Variantus is not behind.
From the beginning, the Ether Empire went on the offensive. It was not such an ignorant tactic as an all-army charge. Using a small elite unit, they began to trample the camp of the Bariantus Kingdom like water-drenched slime.
Three of the masters called the seven swords of the Aether Empire came here. Argin has not yet come forward, but the master’s inaction on the battlefield is very effective in breaking the morale of the soldiers, regardless of its power.
Morale plummeted the moment the masters dug into the camp, making hundreds of victims at once and slipping away.
As the number of soldiers escaping through desertion began to exceed the number of deaths from the attack of the Aether Empire, the kingdom of Bariantus turned into an offensive as if it could not stand it.
An unknown young knight named Argin Tempest stood in the way of the advance of a large army of about 40,000 men.
It was crazy to anyone who didn’t know Argin. But what about people you know? I was watching it leisurely in the Akasha estate. In fact, it was I who suggested this tactic. Argin should use this opportunity to make a big contribution.
Argindo is doing it without thinking too much because it was what I ordered, but he must have noticed it roughly.
“You cannot pass through this place alive.”
It wasn’t too loud, but the low piercing of Argin stopped the leader of the Variantus army.
It didn’t just stop, but hundreds of people were frightened and unable to fight at once.
“What are you doing! Stand up!”
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In the rear, the self-propelled soldiers who did not know this fact made a fuss, but the soldiers in the lead did not dare to take a single step forward.
A knight of the vanguard army, who was worse than that, shouted and rode his horse forward.
“You bastard cut his head…”
The knight, unable to finish his speech, had his throat cut and fell to the ground.
Even though they were a good 100 meters away, when the knight was decapitated and fell to the ground, the leader of the Variantus army fell back in surprise.
No one knew how Argin used to slit the knight’s head. Argin simply swung his sword into the air once.
After that, several knights jumped forward again, but met the same fate as the first knight.
“Okay, he’s the only one to charge!”
After hearing what the officer behind them said, the self-propelled soldiers drove the soldiers forward.
“If you move, you die.”
Argin’s bloom burst out again. The leading soldiers lost strength in their legs and collapsed on the spot.
While the Variantus Army was unable to do anything about Arginal and was stranded, the Ether Empire Army was watching it from a high position far away.
“It is truly a monster.”
Standing next to Empress Shalltear, Malus trembled.
“You’re a monster to your allies. Be careful with your words. Sir Malus”
“sorry. Gong… Empress”
Malus immediately apologized. Then the other knights next to him comforted Malus.
“Sir Malus is not wrong. Empress. We know Lord Argin’s skill well after having dealt with him directly. Lord Argin’s skills are clearly beyond human limits.”
“I never dreamed that even if the seven of us attacked at the same time, there would be a person we couldn’t win. Even then, it didn’t seem like they were giving it their all.”
“It’s fortunate that we’re allies. If Lord Argin is the enemy… uhhh, that’s creepy.”
They were masters belonging to the seven swords of the empire.
“You guys know that?”
Empress Shalltear looked around at the knights and puffed out her chest as if she was proud of something.
“I heard that there are several more people stronger than Lord Argin in the Akasha estate.”
I don’t think it’s something Shalltear would be proud of, but anyway, I’m Shalltear’s supporter, right? However, from the point of view of the seven swords, the story was different.
“What nonsense is that…”
“How many people are stronger than Lord Argin? Who is that?”
Despite the empress’ words, the reaction of the seven swords was very violent.
“First of all, Mr. Howard is there.”
There were stories I heard from Jake, and Shalltear also saw Howard a few times while living in the Akasha estate. Of course, even Shalltear did not believe at first that the unemployed-looking middle-aged man sneaking around the neighborhood or drinking at a bar was the legendary Howard Calista.
“You mean Sir Howard Calista?”
“Yes, you are in the Akasha estate. According to Master, she is a friend of Count Akasha. I’ve met you a few times.”
The mouths of the seven swords opened wide. Howard Calista is now almost a legend.
“And Lord Argin’s father-in-law, Mr. Eltis, is also stronger than Lord Argin. I saw you two fighting and they were really beaten to death all night.”
Shalltear watched as Argin was beaten by Eltis all night to get permission to marry.
Of course, it was close to a simple beating, but each and every movement far exceeded the level of an ordinary warrior, so Shalltear watched intently all night from a little distance away.
“Who is that Eltis?”
“Um, the local tavern owner?”
The brows of the seven swords twisted. Shalltear’s story was unacceptable to their common sense.
“The Empress is joking too much.”
“Why would I joke with you like that? If in doubt, ask Sir Argin later.”
Shalltear was confident because she was only telling the truth.
“And I heard that Count Akasha is also very strong.”
The seven swords nodded at that part. Even though he borrowed the power of the artifact, it was because he had shown his power to the world.
“Master told me that there are a few more, but I have never met them.”
“What the hell is the Akasha estate doing?”
The head of the seven swords became complicated at a place where people who were stronger than the legendary Grand Master were strewn about like stones on the street.
“What is the best place in the world to live? If I become the monarch of the duchy, I really want to make my country like that.”
Shalltear learned and felt many things, not just the sword, during the short time she stayed in the Akasha estate. It was something she had never felt or thought of when she was the princess of Nebra.
While Shalltear and three of the seven swords were talking, Argin and the Variantus army began to engage in earnest.
When the feet of the soldiers in charge of the lead were frozen and unable to move, even the knights in the rear stepped forward, but they could not cross the wall called Argin.
And Argin began to move. From a distance, it looked like a shark entering a pond full of killifish.
It took less than 10 minutes for Argin to break the line of the Variantus army.
Over 2,000 people died in those 10 minutes. The legend that Howard Kalista created in the past was now being recreated by Argyn Tempest.
The number of 2,000 in an army of 40,000 may not seem like a big deal, but fear is contagious very quickly. Moreover, it is even more so in a situation where most of the non-elite are conscripts.
All of the conscripts who witnessed a scene close to slaughter rather than a fight threw down their weapons and started running. No matter how some self-propelled soldiers beheaded the deserters, it was useless. It was because most of the self-propelled soldiers were running away from the terrible situation in front of them.
Argyn easily penetrated the hundreds of layers of the phosphorus curtain and returned after decapitating Commander-in-Chief Bariantus.
He looked like a child who went into a candy store he stumbled across and bought candy.
When Argin beheaded Commander-in-Chief Variantus, something was happening in the rear of the Ether Empire’s army as well.
It was a strategy that risked the fate of Variantus. 2,000 members of the highest elite of Variantus and the death squad attacked the rear of the Ether Empire army.
“Looks like you’re finally here.”
Empress Shalltear looked as if she had been waiting for that.
“Sir Argin has great tactical insight.”
This was exactly what Argyn had predicted at the tactical meeting. Of course, it was not Argin who thought of it, but I spied on and informed him of Variantus’ tactics.
This raid was all prepared. In a state where a large army is thoroughly prepared, an attack by a small number is like suicide. However, despite confirming that they were prepared, the Variantus’ death squad did not panic.
Variantus also had a corner to believe in. There is a great wizard who did the most to destroy the Nebra royal family.
The reason Variantus was able to produce outstanding results among the forces of the Nebra royal family’s civil war was all thanks to the magician, who could be said to be the core force.
In the rankings I measured, he is currently ranked 9th among the strongest among humans. Although he is a strong man by human standards, his average power has dropped significantly compared to a while ago, but he is undeniably a great person.
The person is Jean Calles, the archmage called the perfumer. Unusually among wizards, he is a person who has studied fragrance for a long time.
And he succeeded in synthesizing various magics with scent and built his own unique magic theory.
In the camp of the Aether Empire, Jean Calles’ wide-area magic spread. The scent of a single flower that had flown from somewhere began to spread.
The soldiers who smelled the scent of the flowers were unable to regain their strength and began to wake up from the pouring sleep.
“Everybody cover your nose!”
A few knights shouted at the soldiers as they overcame their sleep, but it was a little late.
Variantus had been winning victories over its neighbors all this way.
Until I plugged my nose, what I couldn’t stop even if I knew it was Jean Calles’ scent magic. If so, can we fight with our noses covered? It is a very difficult task for soldiers who engage in intense battles by moving their bodies.
However, before the line of the Ether Empire army collapsed, someone appeared behind the death squad.
These two were not the existing knights who participated in the battle as Princess Shalltear’s personal guard.
The two of them moved like the wind, completely splitting the rear of the Variantus Order and immediately broke through to Jean Calles.
“Stop it!”
The startled commander shouted to the knights and soldiers, but the breakthrough of the two was like recreating Argin’s appearance just a moment ago.
It took only a few minutes for the hundreds of knights who tried to stop them all to fall to the ground.
However, at that time, an incredibly strong scent rushed to the two of them.
“It is indeed the Aether Empire. I didn’t expect that there would be knights as strong as you. But today you will have to give up your lives.”
Jean Calles was a man who sincerely loved the region of Bariantus. So, when a civil war broke out in Neos and Bariantus was about to be reborn as a nation, he was more than happy and contributed greatly to it. As a result, he became a founding contributor and received sufficient status and wealth.
But today, I was thinking that Variantus might disappear. As a last resort, he willingly volunteered for the death squad to slay the enemy’s leader, Empress Shalltear, and thought he had almost succeeded.
However, the two articles that suddenly appeared were too powerful. I thought that the masters of the seven swords of the Aether Empire would not be that strong.
The secret technique of Jean Calles, which I thought I would use at the end of the last one, was used. It was such a scent that any human being would have no choice but to die the moment they smelled it.
However, the two knights broke through the scent as if nothing had happened. Jean Calles’ head flew into the sky before she could even close her wide-eyed eyes.
The Ether Empire, whose magic had been lifted, surrounded the few remaining death squads and easily annihilated them. However, the two knights who had killed Jean Calles had disappeared.
“Did you just see those articles?”
Although the Seven Swords did not directly participate in the battle, they were all watching the previous battle.
“Is there anyone who hasn’t seen it?”
“That level… is it?”
“Yes, they have already surpassed the Master.”
“These are knights that Empress Shalltear suddenly joined the Royal Guard, but they say they were borrowed from the Akasha estate.”
“Then how many Grand Masters are there in the Akasha estate?”
Of course, no one could give an answer. However, I felt goosebumps running down my spine from the power of the Akasha Territory of the Seven Swords, and a cold sweat broke out.
The two knights who mingled with the Royal Guard were his modified humans briefly borrowed from Ben Bezalel. It could be said that it was an optimized resource to deal with the perfumer. And they performed their duties admirably.
The first battle with Variantus ended like that. But in reality, the Varianthus had consumed all of their greatest power.
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The Aether Imperial Army occupied the almost defenseless territory without hesitation and succeeded in recovering the former capital of the Nebra Kingdom in just 7 days after the war broke out.