EP.74 Side Story, Apostate (2)
The warrior’s party consists of a small number of people.
Although there have been several warrior parties throughout history, the number of members never exceeded five.
Warrior, wizard, cleric, scout and gunner.
The party with the most basic composition belongs to the knights, but operates like a kind of guerrilla unit. They move around many fronts. The role of the warrior party is to hunt down big players that the knights alone cannot deal with.
Things that humans cannot deal with.
Even if you deal with them, enormous damage is expected.
Those are the things a warrior hunts.
However, aiming for big things is not just about warriors. Although they cannot compare to the warriors, there are also superhumans who surpass them in some aspects.
-Fortress Rodimel has fallen.
-Gletus, the apostate, intervened there.
-A disaster has occurred.
Rumors spread quickly.
After hearing the rumors spreading on the battlefield, famous knights from all over gathered to the Western Front.
And, there are also superhumans mixed among them.
Superman of the sword.
Sword Master, Kuntel.
The man with the sword arrived at the battlefield a day before the warrior. He immediately drew his sword and scouted the occupied Rodimel fortress.
“her.”
And then, he muttered while laughing.
“You want me to break through this?”
A gray fog is engulfing the fortress.
Kuntel burst into laughter as he faced the eye light shining within the fog.
-Squeak, squeak.
Something outside the rules was stirring inside the fortress.
2.
“···Uncle, what’s wrong with your arm?”
“I got bitten by crazy bastards. Still, it’s okay now. “I took a bath with potion.”
Kuntel shrugged his shoulders.
He opened his mouth as he unwrapped the bloody bandage and put on a new one.
“Well, anyway, it’s been a while. “You little ones.”
One side of the barracks.
Sword Master Kuntel folded his arms and looked at the two guests who came to him. Those two are people who learned martial arts and sword skills from Kuntel at least once.
Champion, Kyle Torben.
The wise man, Raniel van Trias.
These people are called the hope of humanity.
Of course, the period of time Kuntel taught them was not long.
‘Actually, rather than teaching him… it would be more accurate to say that we fought together on the battlefield.’
Since we often encountered each other on the battlefield, all I could do was point out their shortcomings and correct their movements.
‘It’s not that many times I’ve taught each other.’
Still, they are worthy of being called disciples.
Of course, it is said that there is not much taught on the wise side since spells are the main focus… but the warrior side is a little different.
“It’s been a while, Master.”
The warrior, Kyle, bows his head.
The most outstanding swordsman among the children Kuntel has taught in his nearly half a century of life.
Kuntel smiled as he looked at him.
“Okay, Kyle. I heard you cut off the black dragon’s head, right? Damn, it seems like it was just yesterday that you were learning how to use a sword from me.”
“It was possible because Raniel tied my feet.”
“The black dragon’s feet? “This is still nonsense, you guys.”
Kuntel burst out laughing cheerfully.
However, that smile doesn’t last long. Clearing his throat once, Kuntel continued his words.
“I would like to have a drink and listen to stories about the subjugation of the black dragon, but given the circumstances, it would be difficult to do so.”
“I heard an apostate appeared?”
A man with gray hair said.
He took off the robe he was wearing and lightly shook his head. Blue eyes shine between gray hair.
“···I heard that Rodimel Fortress has fallen.”
“okay. They say it was captured. “In an instant.”
“What is the situation?”
Kuntel swings the sheath of his sword lightly.
One side of the tent opens, revealing a view of the plain.
A wide black plain.
Rodimel Fortress, an old castle located on top of a cliff that rises like a canyon on the border of the plain.
In the watchtower of Rodimel Fortress, which was a remodeled old castle, all the magic light that should always shine was turned off.
“as you see.”
Pointing to the dark Rodimal Fortress, Kuntel spoke briefly.
“It’s the worst.”
Rodimel Fortress is surrounded by gray fog.
The fog surrounding the fortress is abnormal. I can’t even see an inch ahead
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“Have you ever tried to pierce it?”
“I tried it.”
“Isn’t it possible for you to infiltrate?”
“I thought so too.”
Kuntel slowly removed the hilt of the sword from its sheath.
“It didn’t work.”
The blade is revealed through the sheath.
All the teeth on the blade are missing. The blade with the teeth out looks as if it will break at any moment.
At that sight, Kyle widened his eyes.
“…Wasn’t that knife made of rare metal?”
“It’s a sword I received from the Holy Land of Swords, so it’s made of rare metal. “It’s the first time I’ve seen teeth come out this much.”
Kuntel laughed bitterly.
“There were all kinds of magical beasts surrounding the fortress. “I made some roads, but I felt like I would die if I went any further.”
At least I can’t break it alone.
Even if you try to break through, you’ll have to stymie the knights.
Kuntel muttered and put the knife back in its sheath.
“I am sorry for calling you here not long after defeating the black dragon. Still, I think this would be difficult without you.”
If it’s the way it was originally.
Sword masters like Kuntel would have filled the vacancy of the warrior. However, if disasters like the Four Heavenly Kings appeared, the story would be a little different.
‘Among them, this one is unique.’
This is not an ancient lich that always roams the battlefield.
A being that has been largely shrouded in mystery, with only a handful of appearances revealed in hundreds of years of history.
Gletus, the apostate.
Every time the disaster appeared, the knights fled. I gave up on a battlefield ravaged by disaster. However, this time it is impossible.
“Fortress Rodimel must not be taken away.”
“·····.”
“If the fortress falls, the future battlefield will become very difficult. No matter what happens, we must retake the fortress.”
“I know.”
Raniel nodded.
“You know how important Fort Rodimel is. And, you don’t have to feel sorry.”
He stood up.
“In the first place, a summoner who pushes the quantity quickly and a sword master would not be a good match.”
“···That’s right.”
“So, this is what we’re doing.”
Raniel stands up and taps Kyle on the shoulder.
“I’m going first. “I need to see it in advance.”
And then he went outside the barracks. Kuntel, who was staring at the scene blankly, suddenly opened his mouth.
“···You are a hero, right? Kyle?”
“yes?”
“No, sometimes I think that guy looks more like a hero.”
“Ahaha…”
Kyle said, scratching his head.
“That guy is smarter than me. Most of the operations are set up by him. Especially in situations like this.”
“···Is that so?”
“yes. In most battlefields, all you have to do is charge, but not in this situation. furthermore···.”
He answered while smoothing the hilt of the holy sword.
“That guy’s judgment is sometimes sharper than the stars. “He has better judgment than I do.”
“Star, Ira.”
Kuntel laughed as he looked at the holy sword Kyle was holding.
“Kyle, give me some advice.”
“yes?”
“Don’t trust the stars too much.”
“···What do you mean?”
Kuntel answered.
“Because at the critical moment, the stars don’t do anything.”
3.
Barracks allocated for the warrior party.
Raniel stroked his chin and alternately checked the map laid out next to him and the structural diagram of Rodimel Fortress.
“So, what are you going to do? Raniel?”
“wait. “Because I’m thinking about it.”
“Can’t we just do it like we always do?”
Sarah, who was sitting on the desk, said, shaking her legs. Ran El glared at Sarah and waved his hand.
“Don’t sit at your desk. “I’m worried.”
“What’s wrong?”
Sarah stuck her head out to Raniel.
“Honestly, I saw you differently when I defeated the black dragon. I’ve never seen your spell shine so brightly. Even in our denomination, it is rare to see such starlight.”
“I drew the circuit for almost a month. That would have been enough to tie the black dragon’s feet.”
“Anyway, I’m talking about seeing it again.”
Leaving Sara humming behind, Raniel continued to move the quill. Draw an invasion route through the path that the Sword Master is said to have opened.
“To sneak in?”
“I need to see to what extent.”
“Can’t you just do it like you did when you killed the black dragon? You bind his feet with a spell, and Kyle goes on a rampage. “My blessing and Remia’s moonlight arrow would be enough?”
“Things were different back then.”
Raniel said, resting his chin.
“The preparation period was long back then. The black dragon was unable to leave the nest because it was protecting its hatchling. So he was able to spend a long time hunting.”
“···Is that so?”
“The preparation period is only one month. “It means that even after preparing for a month, the damage was sustained.”
He rolled up his robe.
Long burn marks remain on his exposed forearms. Despite Sarah’s recovery, the injury has not yet completely healed.
“Besides, the Black Dragon had many records. Black storm, wyrm, etc. We had a lot of information, so we were able to respond to almost any attack.”
“Breath couldn’t respond.”
“In the first place, f*ck, where is the bastard who can deal with that? “There is no answer other than penetrating your body like Kyle did.”
Anyway.
Raniel grumbled while saying that.
“Compared to the black dragon, the apostate has less information. “The fact that he appeared on the battlefield in the first place is just a handful… and even when he did appear on the battlefield, he was only depicted in this way.”
He pointed to one side of the book.
“It appeared with a fog and disappeared with a fog. There is only a description like this. “All we know is that the Apostate is an alchemist and summoner.”
“Summoner…”
“Yes, summoner. “I have no idea what a summoner who can be called a disaster will do.”
Raniel tapped the quill.
The place where the ink from the quill drips is the hall in the center of Rodimel Fortress. Because it is a fortress built by remodeling an old castle, there is an unusually empty hall.
“I mean, I don’t know what’s in there.”
The strength of the summoner is determined by the number of familiars prepared. And, the number of familiars unleashed in the outskirts is well over a hundred.
‘That level didn’t even make sense.’
The same applies to the familiars placed on the outskirts of the fortress.
‘Then what’s in the castle?’
I can’t calculate it. It’s impossible to even guess.
“I need to come take a look.”
“Then are you going with Kyle?”
“How can he infiltrate? Remia, you should go with that little bitch.”
Raniel stood up and sorted out the map. Sarah asked as he looked at him.
“But, Raniel.”
“why.”
“What are the knights in the castle going to do?”
“···what?”
What does he mean?
Raniel tilted his head and glanced at Sarah. What will he do with the knights in the castle?
‘Are you really asking this?’
A night has passed since the apostate overran the fortress.
It is unlikely that the knights stationed at the fortress are alive. No, it was correct to say that it was just non-existent, let alone rare.
‘···It’s a bit like that, though.’
It is correct to assume that they are all dead.
And no matter how stupid Sarah is, there’s no way she wouldn’t know that.
‘You’re probably asking what to do with the knights’ bodies.’
If you interpret it that way, it’s a question that seems to be Sarah-like. Raniel sighed and answered.
“···What do we do with the dead knights? “We’ll have to think about holding a joint funeral after the recapture later.”
“You mean the living knights?”
Sarah said calmly.
“Are the paladins still alive in there?”
“···what?”
“I can hear the sound of prayer.”
She touched her ear.
Raniel asked, looking at Sarah scratching her ear as if it was tickling.
“···What do they say?”
“Well, the distance is far away, and it seems like something is blocking it, so I can’t hear very well…”
Sarah answered expressionlessly.
“You want me to kill you?”
A word from the author (author review)
This is a story about a time when a hero is in a state of sanity.
At this time, my brain was dominated by my lower body, but at least I did some of the work that a warrior would do.
So Raniel saw the potential.
We will continue to discuss this in the remaining side stories.
