8 – predictable guys
The man in front of me clearly… of Cromwell.
Despite the considerable distance, through this unique and intense divine power, Leia Richards was able to recognize him at once.
‘That man is waiting here… Does that mean it’s also a trap?’
Right away, I couldn’t know exactly what he was aiming for or what he was thinking.
However, as long as the opponent was that Cromwell, he surely wouldn’t have revealed himself without thinking.
In the first place, Richard moved all the troops she could mobilize to prepare for these ‘traps’, so she began to do her best to keep her cool no matter what, even in the midst of deep fear.
‘First of all, I have 700 troops. If Cromwell is here with the entire rebel army, their number will be slightly higher than ours.’
Looking at the size of the troops, they were roughly equal.
In terms of the proficiency of each soldier, the Imperial Army had an advantage.
However, it was Richard’s judgment that this much was not enough now that he was occupying an advantageous high ground and above all with Cromwell there.
‘If I attack clumsily, I don’t know if I’ll get hit in the opposite way. Now that it’s like this, I have no choice but to ask for reinforcements.’
If the news that there is a traitor Cromwell on this side is accurately known, William will surely be willing to participate, and General Neto, who has been watching the situation with dismay, will also cooperate.
From their point of view, Cromwell is like a thorn that they want to get rid of as quickly as possible, so this is natural.
Like that, Richard immediately summoned the adjutant and gave instructions.
For the time being, he chose the side of confrontation with Cromwell in front of him.
‘Anyway, when time passes and reinforcements arrive, we have an advantage. There’s no need to overdo it and fail. In addition, if we wipe out all the rebels here, it will be much easier to capture Fort Stanwick, which has become rather poor.’
In that way, Richard reached the conclusion of using the opponent’s tricks against him to wipe out the board.
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Meanwhile,
Watching her like this, the man…
Cromwell began to smile quietly at the corners of his mouth.
*
Leah Richard, a general in the imperial army, appeared leading the soldiers.
Right after confirming her appearance, I couldn’t help but laugh quietly inside.
They were generals of the Imperial Army whom he had met as subordinates, superiors, or colleagues in the game for 10 years.
And, especially in the case of Leia Richards, she has been by her side since the beginning of the game.
She did not deviate from my predictions based on this knowledge and came here with all her troops.
Today’s patrol was obviously William’s unit, but I was predicting that Richard would come running here ahead of anyone else.
Among the generals of the Imperial Army here, she was the one who feared the fact that I had betrayed her the most.
As such, it was only natural that she would come here ahead of anyone if anything suspicious was noticed in this situation.
next,
At the same time as I discovered myself appearing with an aura,
Richard put the troops on standby without hastily attacking.
Watching the girl like this, the rebel adjutant next to me said in a low voice with a curious expression on her face.
“Oh oh… It doesn’t really attack. As Captain Cromwell said. We are only confronting.”
“That guy has a prudent personality by nature. As long as he’s been with my subordinates for a long time, I will never try to move recklessly. We will probably wait for reinforcements to arrive.”
“Then… is the plan a success?”
“It seems so. However, there is a one-in-a-kind thing, so please don’t relax. From now on, we have to hold this position somehow until the signal comes up.”
“Yes, I understand. Captain Cromwell.”
After a slight nod at my words, the adjutant checked the condition of the soldiers again and kept them in good spirits.
Watching him, I slowly began to expand the range of divine power overflowing through my body.
Sooner or later, the imperial troops that Richard will call will come here like ants.
In order to hold them off, even for a short time, with the forces currently assembled here, I inevitably needed to use my full strength.
Fortunately, as there is a 200% buff for the recovery of holy power, there won’t be any problems, but don’t be vigilant.
It was then that I finished preparing to use my abilities while preparing for the upcoming battle.
“Come… ”
A lot of lights shining bright in the dark.
I could see that William’s army had arrived earlier than I had expected.
-ridge! ridge! ridge!
– Booong!!
At the same time, the sound of horns and drums announcing the advance of the enemy.
As if they couldn’t wait for a moment, they immediately started running toward us with countless torches.
As a result, I am deeply pleased with the current situation where things are proceeding smoothly as planned.
He spoke to the adjutant next to him.
“The enemies are coming soon. Please prepare.”
“All right. In full defense formation!”
Soldiers, following the instructions of the adjutant, formed a somewhat clumsy defense by sticking out their bayonets while concentrating their camp.
Although it was a thick forest, it was hard to see to the enemies, but the size of the allied troops gathered in one place seemed absurdly insufficient compared to the enemies in front of them.
200 allied troops led by the militia.
On the other hand, the enemies only have about 2000 elite troops.
No matter how topographically superior they were, this was a situation that could be called hitting a rock with an egg.
Generally speaking, that’s crazy.
But… for me now.
For Holy Knight Cromwell, there was an element that allowed him to achieve his ‘purpose’ even in such an unfavorable situation.
-“Wowaaa!!!”
“Let’s defeat the enemies!”
“Warriors, charge!!”
The imperial army shouting in the dark and rushing this way.
Watching the mixture of native warriors and imperial warriors, I quietly reached out my hand in front of me.
At the same time, an aura of green light emitted from my body.
Although it was the first time it was used in a real battlefield,
After adapting to this body through simple practice, I was able to use combat abilities that were no different from Cromwell in the game, as if my mind was aligned with the flow that my body had memorized in advance.
As well as basic swordsmanship as a paladin, even more important divine power and divine magic.
And at this moment,
In this strange feeling of unfamiliarity and familiarity, I began to command the aura that flowed from my body and enveloped the area like fog.
*
“All-army advance! Wipe out all enemies!”
The figure of William, who wields his cane and gives orders to charge without hesitation.
Richard was caught in a sense of bewilderment at his attack, which began immediately without consulting him.
“! ruler… Wait a minute Willie… no General William! what the hell is this… ?”
“What are you procrastinating about? General Neto said he would give you a big prize if you cut Cromwell’s head! I don’t know if I miss it and regret it later!”
“Hey Willie! stop right now! If we were to advance like this… ”
William ignoring his words and running forward like a native warrior.
Watching him with his usual personality sticking out and focusing only on the goal in front of his eyes,
Richard frowned and at the same time began to automatically picture what would happen next.
‘Damn it, if I knew it would be like this, I would have forced myself to tell you…’
Time was running out due to preparations for battle, and moreover, William himself was not interested in the story of Cromwell’s danger, so he couldn’t tell it in the end.
It maximizes the properties of the divine power that corrects and heals the distortion of the world.
Thinking of Cromwell’s abilities that only those who have fought alongside him are vaguely aware of,
For now, Richard decided to do what he had to do rather than rush into the mess here.
‘what… It’s Willie’s troops that will suffer anyway… Here I’d rather move with them as my shield… ‘
*
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Knight Commander Cromwell emitting a green aura right in front of his eyes and the rebels surrounding him.
Due to the distance, it was impossible to clearly distinguish the size, but seeing them, who were clearly less than half of the friendly forces, the imperial army began to advance rapidly.
“Kill all the rebels!”
“Kill all the foolish guys who fought against the Empire!”
The Imperials begin to climb the slope in an instant, with the native warriors in the lead.
At the forefront was Muraka, a mok warrior who had been sore from the night patrol, running forward with a pair of axes.
An opportunity for a glorious battle that came unexpectedly quickly.
Captivated by the joy of battle as a warrior, he began approaching the enemy camp faster than anyone else.
And,
– “All, aim!”
A rebel who loads magic and guns at such native warriors.
It was an attack with considerable firepower, but Muraka and other warriors did not care at all about it and just ran forward.
-“launch!”
The staffs of wizards and the muzzles of ordinary soldiers began to emit fire as soon as an order was given.
Ordinary soldiers could suffer serious injuries or be killed in one blow.
However, this is only a story about ordinary soldiers who have no magical talent.
As warriors, Murakawa and his colleagues were learning basic defensive magic.
Although there could be no damage, it was not a big problem to block such an attack,
Even if they were injured, as long as they dug into the enemy lines at once, their time would come from then on.
While activating the magic of protection like that, Muraka tries to counteract it as it is.
“No way! This is how I am!…”
By the way…
“!? Creepy!!!!”
In the next moment, a deep sense of discomfort that suddenly began to be felt and an overwhelming excruciating pain immediately followed.
In response, Muraka fell to the floor without understanding what had happened to him for a moment.
‘this… this… what’s this? wealth… I must have used magic… uh… why?’
When combined with Muraka’s steel-like muscles, a magical barrier that can deflect even incoming bullets.
However, this defensive magic vanished the moment he got close to the enemy camp and was hit by the enemy’s attack.
It was as if a complex magic circle drawn on the sand floor was blown away by the wind and erased cleanly.
Without understanding the cause of that heterogeneous yet shocking fact at all.
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Muraka’s body, which was so hot with the joy of battle…
No, the strong bodies of the brave warriors who were running forward alongside him,
The enemy’s bullets turned into a cold corpse as it was and collapsed.
“what… what? this… What is this?”
William is caught in a deep embarrassment in an unexpected situation.
He was deeply shocked by the scene of the warriors who had to stand in the vanguard to defend against enemy attacks and break through the enemy lines, and he was deeply shocked, as was the case with other imperial soldiers who ran forward.
William’s forces stopped in a moment of astonishment and confusion.
And,
seeing them like this.
A deep smile began to form on Cromwell’s lips.
‘According to plan… ‘
All according to keikaku.