Episode 245
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“Wow!”
“Go in, go in!”
“Stop it, stop it!”
“Before that, do something about these damn fire bastards!”
Those trying to break through and those trying to block clashed without stopping, and the sound of metal echoed sharply everywhere.
Chaejaejaejaeng, tadadadang!
The officers were scolding each other, and the knights’ swords clashed with each other, sparks rising.
The sight of the spears of hundreds of soldiers colliding between them looked like huge waves crashing into each other.
“Aaaah!”
“I’m dying!”
Evil cries and screams rose from everywhere, and as time passed, Endymion’s troops gradually squeezed through the castle gate and entered the inside.
As if they were trying to steal the land, they began to occupy various parts of the fortress.
Slow but clear pace. Just as paint spreads in water, the fortress is gradually colored with the color of the Endymion standard.
Given enough time, even Triben Fortress, which was said to be impregnable, could be conquered.
Russell, who was looking at the scene, narrowed his eyes.
‘The problem is the damage to our troops.’
Unless the war would simply end with the capture of a fortress, it was more effective to preserve our troops’ strength as much as possible.
Of course, our troops were several times more numerous. However, as long as they had to enter the fortress and fight, their number was bound to be limited.
‘In order to end the battle in the shortest possible time… … .’
Russell’s eyes quickly scanned the battlefield.
Soon, the image of someone screaming among the soldiers appeared in his eyes!
Sooooooooo!
Russell threw his body like a lightning strike.
bang-
It landed in front of him like a thunderbolt.
A cloud of dust rose as high as the head of an adult man.
Count Mayhem trembled involuntarily at the sight of Russell revealed through them.
“Yes, you… … .”
Hwioooo-.
Before the sound of the harsh wind and voice had even finished, dozens of vortices appeared above the rising dust cloud.
Then, the shape of the vortex changed into a sharp arrow, and as soon as Russell flicked his fingertips, it flew towards Count Mayhem like an arrow.
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Unlike ordinary arrows, magic arrows that will not miss even a single shot are drawn towards Count Mayhem, each drawing a strange trajectory.
“Huh, no way… … , you bastard!”
Only then did Count Mayhem understand Russell’s thoughts and gritted his teeth.
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-.
“Do you think I will easily fall for your tricks?”
Then, a faint blue light begins to appear above his sword.
Although it did not reach full sword energy, the aura was clearly manifested!
Tadadadang-!
The sound of wind arrows colliding with swords and striking old bells erupts incessantly.
Lord of Triven Fortress, a swordsman skilled enough to prove that he did not get that title in vain.
but-.
‘Ugh… … .’
Russell’s arrows could be fired as long as there was wind around them.
Nettlefish, ta-da-da-da-dan!
The number of arrows raining down was too many.
Fit, pibibit-.
At the moment when the skin splits and blood flows out along the spot where the arrow grazed, Count Mayhem’s hands and feet, who were clutching the sword, became dizzy.
Woe!
Burning heat burst out, cutting through the arrows of the wind.
‘Burning Blade.’
A magic that transforms the heat rising from the fingertips into the form of a sword.
Rumble, ──────Rutter!
The sound of something burning follows the sharp cutting sound like a tail…
“… … That’s right!”
Immediately after, the world seen through Count Mayhem’s eyes turned upside down.
The feeling of floating through the air.
A sudden, severe chill.
Motion sickness that occurs when the semicircular canal is shaken and the entire sense of the body is disrupted.
What he saw inside was his own body, with its head missing, falling toward the floor.
‘Why is my body over there… … ?’
Before he could answer that question, a vicious hand came from nowhere and grabbed his hair.
─Oops!
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According to the tactical manual I read in my spare time heading to the battlefield, there were several ways to break the enemy’s morale.
Crush the enemy with overwhelming force.
Winning the battle, etc… … .
Of course, most of them were simple things that even those ignorant of tactics could understand,
In any case, taking advantage of enemy generals was one of the methods.
Rumble, ──────Rutter!
Count Mayhem’s severed head. With her eyes wide open before she could even close them, it flew through the air, and Russell stretched out her hand and grabbed it viciously.
“Seo, Lord Seong… … .”
“Lord Seong… … .”
Despair begins to spread like ripples around the area where the battle took place.
This is exactly the feeling Russell wanted, so what should he do now? … .
‘This emotion will spread throughout the battlefield and the entire fortress.’
Russell, who had lost his thoughts, launched himself.
Pabat-.
With extremely agile movements, he climbed the highest spire within the fortress.
“Uh, uh-!”
Some of the officers who discovered the figure belatedly fired arrows, but Russell’s body had already reached the top of the spire.
Tudududuuk-!
An arrow fired from below was blocked by the barrier, and Russell, who had climbed to the top of the spire, grabbed the imperial army’s standard pinned atop it.
closely!
Russell shouted, holding the military flag in one hand and Count Mayhem’s head in the other.
“The lord of the castle, Count Mayhem, has already changed his name!”
Rumbling rumbling!
A voice imbued with magical power resounded throughout the castle as if it were a thunderbolt.
“Surrender!”
Grumble-!
The fire that started from Russell’s hand instantly consumed the imperial army’s discipline.
As if that wasn’t enough, I flew towards the sky…
Hwaaaaaaaaaaa!
The rising flames formed the shape of the royal family of Endymion and dyed the entire sky red.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
“He who surrenders—!!”
As if an untimely sunset had arrived, Russell roared once again under the red sky.
“—Your life will be spared!”
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The news of Russell’s capture of Triben Fortress crossed the border and reached Endymion’s royal capital.
“The impregnable fortress was breached in just one day, in one battle… … .”
The king, who was informed of the unbelievable news, clicked his tongue unconsciously.
However, the unfortunate thing is that we cannot just be happy about this news.
The reason was because of the news coming from all over the battlefield.
“There were skirmishes in seventy-two places, and in forty-seven of them our troops broke through the empire’s defenses and entered the empire. The remaining 15 battlefields are currently in a lull, while the rest are still engaged in close combat. your majesty.”
The King’s face slightly distorted upon hearing the Minister of Defense’s report.
In fact, it was a situation where more than 60% of the battle was won.
I wish I could welcome this victory with peace of mind.
the problem is… … .
“Isn’t it too easy?”
The point was that this war was too easy.
“Has the war against the Empire ever been this easy?”
These were two powers that had repeatedly fought more than ten wars over hundreds of years.
If the previous wars had been as easy as this one, the empire would have fallen long ago at the hands of Endymion.
“Also, the superhumans they boasted about and the countless undead have not yet appeared on the battlefield, so I don’t know where they went… … .”
He asked, his tongue trailing off, as he faced Hemingway, who was left behind to defend the capital.
“Wasn’t there anything specifically written in the intelligence coming from the empire?”
“yes. your majesty.”
He bowed his head politely in response to the king’s question.
“There were reports that the undead stationed near the border were bitten to the rear, but there were no reports of anything else.”
“hmm… … .”
“Hmm.”
As soon as the window tower owner’s report was over, voices could be heard from all over the place.
I don’t know anything about the enemy’s movements to be happy about my victory in battle and my brilliant achievements.
In the end, the King, Alfonso Ratmos, had no choice but to sigh and say this.
“Send an official letter praising their efforts and at the same time send a warning to them to be careful.”
It was not an easy victory, but even somewhat uneasy, but a victory was a victory anyway.
The war between the continent’s two great powers, Endymion and Britannia, was about to begin.
* * *
A few hours after taking over Triben Fortress.
Inside the hastily installed barracks, Russell was checking the piles of magic scrolls.
There were magic scrolls brought from the dark dragon’s abode the other day, especially those with 8-circle magic written on them.
It is said that his magical power has reached a level that is comparable to that of an 8th Circle Master, but in reality, his skills are only at the beginning of the 8th Circle.
‘In order to adapt to the new level, I will have to work diligently.’
That was the reason why I was improving my understanding of the 8th Circle by reading the magic written on the scroll.
How much time has passed?
“Hmm.”
There was a loud noise, and then a coughing sound was heard from outside the barracks.
“Please come in.”
After Russell’s permission was given, Baron Donovan entered the tent and gave a military salute.
chuck-.
“Staff Donovan, I have come to report to His Majesty the Archduke.”
Russell accepted the military service with a slight nod.
“The first thing to report is the casualties. The total number of casualties on our side was seven hundred and sixty-seven, of which two hundred and seven were dead, and the wounded were divided into serious and light injuries… … .”
The fact that there were only about 700 casualties during the capture of Triben Fortress is certainly encouraging.
But-.
‘You can’t be too careful about life.’
After laughing bitterly, Russell asked Baron Donovan.
“What should we do with the recovered bodies of the dead and the more seriously injured?”
“Originally, the standard would be to leave it here with some of the troops. If you do that, follow-up units will come and take action. But… … .”
Even if a person has already died, Endymion’s own system was created to ensure that at least the body can be returned to its homeland.
Baron Donovan, who had said that far, added with a pause.
“In this case, I think it is right for the main unit to remain here until the follow-up unit arrives.”
“Is it because of the enemies who surrendered?”
“yes. majesty.”
According to the report, the number of enemies who surrendered was about 3,000. This number was close to half of the imperial troops in Triben Fortress.
The rest were all victims of Russell’s magic or battle, or were beheaded for not surrendering.
“Three thousand… … .”
At least 5,000 people would need to be left here to monitor them until the follow-up unit arrives.
Instead of doing that, it would have been better to wait for the follow-up unit to arrive, rest, and reorganize the battle line.
“When is the follow-up unit expected to arrive?”
“It’s three days later.”
Three days, every minute, every second was important in the war, but it seemed like we would have enough time thanks to the capture of Triben Fortress in one day.
“All right. “I will follow the Baron’s opinion on that matter.”
After the report was over, Russell, who was left alone, leaned against the back of the chair.
‘hmm… … .’
The number of imperial troops in Triben Fortress was about 6,000. No matter how much of a geographical advantage it has, Sura is a heavy and inadequate enemy to block Endymion’s army of tens of thousands.
‘The Empire probably doesn’t know that either.’
However, it wasn’t like they had deployed superhumans who could deal with the legion alone.
A few times I frowned at thoughts whose intentions I could not understand.
Russell bowed his head.
‘No matter how much you think about it, it’s a problem that can’t be answered right away.’
In that case, it would be better to do the best you can with what you can do now.
‘The next three days.’
Assessing how much free time he had left, Russell picked up one of the scrolls placed in front of him.
[Hell Fire]
As if burning with fire, clear, red letters caught Russell’s eye.
wizard who swallowed a dragon
