I Became the Hero Who Banished the Protagonist chapter 48

48. warrior (2)

Kwakwang-!!

The blade of the holy sword passes through the monster’s neck. I shook my sword once and turned my head in search of the next target. Before I could turn my head completely, the guys who had climbed up the wall flew in. I swung the holy sword again and cut the body to pieces. The monster’s offensive became stronger than yesterday. Reese led the soldiers up the wall again. I couldn’t decide if the monster’s attack intensified was a good sign or a bad sign. We just kept our mouths shut and cut down the monsters.

“I’ll leave the demons coming up there, Georg.”

“I get it.”

“Marianne, look behind me. I’m going to sweep the entire wall in one turn.”

“Yes, I will do as you command.”

I gave directions and looked around our party. Georg was originally a fully matured Knight Commander, so there was no particular change in his strength, and Marianne’s skills as a spearman were already close to the highest level, so there was no particular change, but Daphne’s growth stood out. Daphne’s destructive magic became more powerful day by day, and her protection magic became stronger day by day. The unusual energy I’ve been feeling lately may be that I’m getting closer and closer to the level of the 6th circle.

“Daphne… .”

“Haap!”

“… great. You’re doing great.”

A spirit that feels quite powerful now. And the giant ice pillar Daphne created pierced the bodies of the monsters and sent them flying. Daphne didn’t stop at creating an ice pillar, she used her magical energy again to break the pillar into small pieces, then created a sharp icicle arrow and shot it at the monster again.

However, even in the midst of that, heavy worries lurked in our eyes. After cutting down the monsters, I put my feet on the wall and looked at the forest from a distance. The limit line didn’t come close. However, it stopped at the border of the forest and was constantly spewing monsters out of the pure white tent.

“Captain Reese, the Grand Duke… .”

A young knight opened his mouth unable to hold back his anxiety. Reese didn’t let the knight speak any more and blocked it by slashing the ground with the tip of his sword.

“We just believe and wait. An order issued by the Grand Duke. You must not have forgotten the order to defend the fortress well. It’s just that the operation time is getting longer, and it’s not a stage where we should be anxious.”

Reese said that, as firmly as possible. The knight could not hide his anxiety from the eyes seen through the visor. Reese took a deep breath to push him further, then waved his hand and sent the knight away. I looked at Reese’s face. His eyes were also trembling with slight anxiety, but he was trying hard not to show it to the soldiers and knights.

“Do not leave the position and hold on! Shout out loud if you think your defenses are about to collapse! Knights will rush to support!”

Of course, there were soldiers who fought to the brink of death despite Reese’s cry. I endlessly walked around the castle wall and finished off the demons that the soldiers were overdoing. The soldiers guarded the walls, and I guarded the soldiers. With no reinforcements from the royal capital and no return from the Archduke of Quenore, the morale of the soldiers was gradually declining.

“Don’t be offended! Are you thinking of building a wall after blocking it well until yesterday?”

Rhys shouted sharply as he cut down the monster.

“The harder you get, the more stupid you are, the hero! don’t you know You guys are just scarecrows who are just holding spears and knives, believing that the hero will save them!”

To a certain extent, the fighting spirit and arrogance in the eyes of the soldiers returned to Reese’s actions. The soldiers forcibly shouted and shouted, raising their morale and confronting the monsters. Reese was looking at me apologetically.

“… I’m sorry, warrior. Originally, these guys weren’t going to be shaken like this, but since the battle lasted for several days and got longer, it seems that their morale is taking a hit.”

“You don’t have to be sorry. I think I understand how they feel.”

I looked at the soldiers pushing the demons out of the castle wall. Since they regained their momentum, they haven’t been pushed one-sidedly. I tightly gripped the holy sword and looked around to see if there was any danger.

hey hey profit.

I threw my body to block a monster that suddenly flew towards the castle wall.

Kwagwagwang-!!!

heavy. I could feel that a strong man climbed up the wall with the first blow of the holy sword. After the first blow, before I could prepare for the second attack, it attacked. I retrieved the holy sword I was about to wield and received the blow with the sword face of the holy sword.

bang-!!

I was thrown to the ground and rolled over the wall. The knights and soldiers who were watching the scene shouted my name and tried to rush at me, but I stretched out my hand and signaled them not to approach. Their hurried footsteps stopped, and I stood up to face the monster.

“Give in, be in fear. Foolish humans.”

It was a yeti. He probably doesn’t reach the corps commander’s level, but he has strength comparable to that. You have to deal with this guy alone. Grinding my teeth, I gripped the holy sword. At that time, the yeti dropped something he was holding in his hand to the ground. There was a sound like an empty bucket dropping to the ground, and then a helmet that seemed to have tumbled across the battlefield rolled over and touched my toe. It was the Archduke’s helmet.

“Did you think you could stop his advance just that much? Did you have any hope?”

I could feel that the knights and soldiers behind me were tinged with contemplation. Soon after, the voice of Rhys, burning with rage, was heard.

“You guys… How dare you take the Grand Duke’s helmet with your dirty hands… !!!”

“I killed all the knights you guys sent. He just took a step, and on his own, like a swarm of ants, he was trampled to death.”

The Yeti laughed in a strange voice. The sound of soldiers holding spears and knives could be heard. Knights who could write an aura immediately raised their aura. If I gave my permission right away, he would throw away the defenses of the walls and everything and tear this yeti to pieces.

“The expression of despair disguised as anger is so funny. Gently offer us your head.”

“Please focus on defending the walls. I’m in charge of this guy.”

I immediately opened the first stage of the holy sword and rushed at the yeti. The yeti exploded his madness and swung his arms against the holy sword.

bang-!!!

The exoskeleton that covered the yeti’s fist collided with the blade of the holy sword. It didn’t cut his fist, but it was enough to make him frown. I pushed the yeti away and closed the distance.

“You guys… . That sword, different from the other knights… !”

The Yeti let out a painful cry and threw another punch to block the holy sword. It is clear that the figure that asked to sacrifice his head leisurely has disappeared, and he looks embarrassed. I pushed the yeti, aiming for an opening. There is no room for saving power. At the words of the monster, the soldiers and knights began to lose their composure as they were seething with anger. Mistakes popped up here and there, and injuries continued one after another.

“this!!”

Unable to block it with his fists, the Yeti raised his entire arm to defend against my attack. It felt like my head was getting cold. The more the frozen flame burns in the heart, the colder and sharper the sword becomes. I clenched my teeth and swung my sword. Every time the scene I didn’t want to think about kept popping up in my head, I swung my sword harder.

“Do you think you’re going to leave it like this?!”

The yeti roared as he pushed me back. At the same time, the climbing monsters surrounded me. Couldn’t ask for support. Our party and the other knights were fighting as fiercely as the Grand Duke’s share. I grabbed the Holy Sword with both hands while looking around at the named monsters surrounding me.

The demons threw themselves. Time slowed down as if holding the second hand in my hand. My arm moved reflexively. Throwing his body into the air, he cut the body of the one who came closest to him, put his weight on it, and slashed two of them over his shoulder while making a full circle forward. As soon as he landed, he killed the one approaching from the side, swinging his sword wide and slashing the two white wolves that stood in the way of the yeti.

The yeti’s expression was colored with shock. Without delay, I slashed his left hamstring and jumped on his knee. The yeti’s body, completely unbalanced, stumbled forward.

“It wasn’t just the black-haired knight… .”

I don’t have time to appreciate his expression any more. I thrust the holy sword into the fallen yeti’s head. The yeti died as it was, and I kicked the huge body and threw it off the wall.

The yeti seemed to be the commander, but the spirit of the attacking monsters was greatly reduced. I didn’t put out the fire of the holy sword, and I ran through the castle wall and slaughtered the monsters as I saw them. I felt dizzy in the scattering blood fountain of monsters.

“[Illoi.]”

During the battle, I heard the voice of the Holy Sword, which I hadn’t talked to very often. I took a shaky breath and looked around. Soldiers were dropping the corpses of monsters out of the castle walls, and the wounded were being escorted. Today’s invasion ended much earlier than before. My arms trembled slightly. It seemed that it was because he poured too much mana without sparing it.

“[Calm down. There is no confirmation that the Grand Duke of the North was hit yet. Calm down your thoughts. If you lose your cool, the soldiers will also be affected.]”

… Okay.

I caught my breath again and saw the knights approaching me. Each of them had an expression distorted by anger or turned white.

A meeting was held where the remaining leaders of Evernode gathered on the wall. I recalled the loopholes revealed in the yeti’s words, and put my thoughts together one by one.

“… The Archduke is probably still fighting.”

I opened my mouth like that. Reese asked in a sharper voice than usual, narrowing his forehead, as if he thought it was simply to give hope.

“Why?”

“Since yesterday, the giant’s advance has stopped. Just like the limit line, I didn’t even get one step closer. I’m sure I can feel it more sensitively than anyone else.”

The knights’ expressions changed little by little.

“Then, why did the talking yeti act like that… .”

“It must have been to take the castle more easily by breaking our morale. If the Archduke had really suffered, the giant’s advance would have continued and our castle walls should have collapsed a long time ago from the attacks of countless monsters.”

Reese’s expression brightened for a moment, but then darkened again.

“… I want to believe the words of the hero, but as the person in charge of this castle, I can only assume the worst. What if the yeti is right, and their general offensive starts again tomorrow?”

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No one could open their mouths. It seemed that the possibility of failure was starting to take on more and more concrete forms and shimmer before my eyes.

“… We must follow the command of the Archduke and fight. The giant’s advance has now stopped anyway. And, when reinforcements from the capital arrive, we will have to start discussing again.”

The idea of waiting for reinforcements had never felt so helpless. I bit my lip hard enough to bleed in a sense of shame when I said it.

“We need to organize a rescue party, Captain Reese.”

It was the captain of the knight, Serene. Throughout today’s battle, she was glancing over the wall as if uneasy.

“We can’t wait for reinforcements from the capital to arrive without any news. And, as the hero said, there is a high possibility that the Grand Duke is still alive.”

“The Grand Duke is the best force in this castle, so how can you reorganize the rescue team, Serin. Even if we organize a rescue party, there is no guarantee that we will return safely with the Archduke.”

“However, a defensive battle in a state where the main force has been drained that much… .”

Even among the knights, opinions began to diverge. I closed my eyes. Think of a way, a way to break through the situation. There was the taste of the flowing blood. I took a long breath and opened my mouth.

“I will do this.”

It was a gamble, it was an adventure. Maybe it’s just for use. But I could only think of one way I could hope for.

“Give me an hour, no, half an hour. During that time, Commander Reese organizes a rescue team.”

“Warrior… .”

Reese’s expression was tinged with concern. The expression of our party changed as well.

“What are you thinking, Illroy?”

“There is one way. If you succeed, you will have enough strength to go rescue the Archduke. If I fail, I will cancel the rescue operation and prepare for a defensive battle with all my might.”

Daphne looked at me with worried eyes.

“Illroy… .”

“it’s okay. One way or another, Evernode will definitely be protected.”

I said that and turned to Marianne. The golden eyes of Marianne, who met mine, seemed to be shaking little by little.

“Marianne, help me.”

“… What can I help you with?”

I took a deep breath and spoke in a firm voice.

“I am going to overcome the ordeal of the crown of thorns.”

By any means.

Along with my words, the wind swept across the deserted walls.