Episode 68
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A single Death Knight was slaughtering the guards of the Robber Alliance there.
‘It’s not enough yet.’
Dale’s Death Knight was by no means the crude death knight of a mere warlock.
In the past, it was the strongest swordsmanship that had defeated even the Divine Sword, which was called the best sword on the continent. It was the 《Sword Agent》 who was projecting that sword. That was why Dale had two goals for his Death Knight.
Purely reviving the sword of the warrior, and reborn as a true ‘agent of the sword’.
Furthermore, just like AI’s deep learning, he had his Death Knight swing its sword endlessly to learn the entire process and accumulate data.
Development of the “Automatic Formula”.
So when the Death Knights were free from Dale’s control and were able to wield the ‘Sword of the Warrior’ themselves.
Ultimately, the swordsmanship of the warrior, which does not need to be controlled individually, is projected into the “automation formula” for the thousands of Death Orders sleeping in the castle… … The sword of the warrior is added to the thousands of black swords.
By projecting the warrior’s sword onto their swords, I envisioned thousands of Death Order being reborn into their ‘ultimate battle form’.
A death knight armed with the armor of thought.
God of Death… …the army of Anubis.
For that purpose, he is desperately refining and refining his Death Knight swordsmanship, and automating that information.
It was an act that was possible only because he was a master of the sword that could make even the greatest swordsman in the world kneel.
Late, toll booth guards began to fight back, heavily armed.
However, in front of the Death Knight’s sword controlled by Dale, he was nothing more than a living sacrifice, a sacrificial lamb for accumulating data.
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Hamburg City Hall.
“We have intelligence that the robber alliance, led by Count Robert, is moving ahead with its forces.”
The mayor opened his mouth cautiously, unfolding a map of the area on the table.
“Also, it seems that the mercenary force they are hiring has also started to go on an expedition with the robber alliance… … .”
“We burned down the toll booth on this side and removed all the chains.”
Dale nodded as if he knew that would happen.
“I guess you feel anxious and move ahead.”
If the fight is not a field battle but a defensive battle over a castle, the defending side will have the advantage.
At least so far, everything was going as Dale had hoped.
Furthermore, what was important to Dale now was not the victory itself, but how cleanly he won.
There are no magicians in the mercenary or robber alliance. Needless to say, magicians are a rare force in this world, and it is unlikely that such a rare force would be loyal to a mere mercenary or a low-ranking noble.
As an opponent, the only one you should be wary of is Dale, and no matter what, Dale’s realm is 3rd circle. No matter how absurdly Dale performs, you probably think you can easily overwhelm him with your numerical superiority.
“You don’t have to worry.”
A fight that took place outside the realm of imperial law, without any rules. In a battle between people, it was time to test Dale’s achievements to date.
Although it may not be comparable to the Black Ball, Blood Ball, or Holy Swordsman, how far can they influence the battle situation as ‘strong people outside of the norm’… … and how far can they change the battlefield landscape with their individual strengths?
How much hell can Dale create with the ‘magic of mass destruction’ he will unleash?
I was just so curious about that fact that I couldn’t stand it.
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Against the Black Armor Company, the bandits’ alliance and mercenaries had only one tactic at their disposal.
Besiege the Imperial Free City of Hamburg and force its surrender quickly.
It is because of the epidemic that can be said to be the chronic disease of this world.
So Dale thought calmly as he looked at the enemies surrounding the walls of Hamburg.
‘It wouldn’t be a bad idea to use the city walls to hold a battle.’
In addition to the Black Armor Company’s forces, the city of Hamburg also had a considerable number of its own troops.
However, there are no magicians on the opposing side. The quality of the soldiers, including mercenaries, is also no higher than that of a small lord.
‘It wouldn’t be bad to push yourself a little.’
Looking at that sight, Dale thought blandly.
It was not a bad thing to be in the spotlight, and it was a decision he could make because he trusted his subordinates as the leader of the Black Armor Company.
“Sir Yones.”
“Yes, Captain.”
Dale opened his mouth to address his lieutenant, Lord Johnes, who was standing by his side.
“Should we go out and take a look around with the kids?”
Against a force of about 2,000 enemy troops surrounding the city, with only a hundred heavily armored infantrymen.
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Anyone could see that it was an act of suicide.
The leader of the Robbers’ Alliance and the commander-in-chief of the three great mercenary armies… … Count Robert could not think of anything else.
The enemy’s best force, the heavily armored infantry of the Black Armor Company, who were believed to be holed up in the city and would unleash a barrage of attacks, opened the drawbridge and invited themselves to a ‘fair fight’!
They only have about a hundred troops, and the only ones providing protection are the archers on the walls.
‘Are you determined to die?’
No matter how much they boast of an invincible defense posture through dense formation, numbers are no match for them.
And yet, there was a hundred heavily armored infantrymen, guarding in tight formation. The infamous ‘Black Prince’ was there.
The mercenary captain of the Black Armor Company and the successor to the Black Tower Lord. A monster known as the greatest genius in the empire in terms of swordsmanship, magic, and even military talent.
In a defense posture that is absolutely unbreakable, he too must not be unaware of the meaning of the wizard’s presence.
Nevertheless, it is nearly impossible for a single 3rd circle wizard to cast the ‘mass destruction magic’ that is only permitted in the disputes of high-ranking lords.
In fact, even among the activities Dale showed as the captain of the Black Armor Company, there was no mass destruction magic. Although they could not understand the reason for the ‘sniper rifle’ that Dale showed, in their view, Dale’s activities were nothing more than ‘bolt magic with strong killing power’.
It’s not a mass destruction spell, it’s just a bolt spell.
Not knowing that it was only due to the constraints of the law, and furthermore, not even imagining the kind of performance Dale would show in a battle where the law had no room to intervene.
‘In the end, I was just a child who didn’t know anything about the world.’
Count Robert exclaimed, believing without a doubt that the sight was nothing more than the recklessness of a child.
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“The opponent is only one hundred heavily armored infantrymen!”
“Break through their dense formation!”
“How foolish of you to come out and die on your own two feet!”
The mercenaries also simultaneously raised their voices of ridicule and encouragement. It seemed as if they were trying hard to forget the presence of the Black Armor Company’s leader, ‘Black Prince’, in the dense formation.
There is no other sharp way. This battle was fought with the calculation that it could handle the activities of one 3rd circle magician.
“Charge!”
“Let’s destroy those Black Armor Company guys!”
“For the Golden Lion Mercenaries!”
The assault by the bandits’ alliance and mercenary forces began.
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“If we die, we die in place!”
“For the Black Armor Company!”
Shouting their slogans, a hundred heavy infantrymen took up a defensive position amid the onslaught of the enemy.
A large, unbreakable structure.
It was under the protection of that large formation that the captain of the Black Armor Company raised his head. Unlike usual, he was not engaging in a close combat with the enemy.
Just like a wizard’s classic, he was protected by heavy infantry and was calmly calculating the distance.
“Weapons of mass destruction (WMD).”
Dale muttered quietly, not caring about the laws of the empire.
However, it was not a ‘magic’ of mass murder. It was a weapon. It was simply a process of self-suggestion to clearly recall the image in one’s mind. In other words, it was a magician’s ‘spell’ in itself.
An act of self-suggestion to build a solid image and amplify the destructive power of magic based on an understanding of the mechanism.
Weapons of mass destruction. Usually, the term refers to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons. However, going back a little further, there was another archetype of the term.
The history of man is the history of war. The history of man rolls only on the wheels of war.
And in the history of that war, for the first time, they got their hands on a weapon of mass destruction.
“Gatling-type”, “20mm”.
A formula from another world that the people of this world cannot understand has been created.
Suddenly, behind Dale, a group of shadows began to sway and take the shape of a gun barrel. A black gun barrel. And the number on that gun barrel was definitely not ‘one’.
Those very black barrels gape at the charging enemy units.
“The guys in front of me.”
Dale muttered softly.
“Split left and right now.”
“Captain’s orders! First and second ranks! Split to both sides!”
“Sweep to both sides!”
At the captain’s command, the heavy infantry in the front ranks of the dense formation shouted in unison.
Dale’s people. The meaning of this was broadly that they were private soldiers who could move according to their own will… … More than that, it referred to ‘tailored soldiers’ who moved with the premise of assisting Dale’s activities.
A form of organization that can be thoroughly tailored to Dale’s fighting style from start to finish.
At Dale’s command, the heavy infantry in the front line began to split quickly.
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‘Are those kids crazy?’
In front of the cavalry charge, the heavy infantry in the first line of the dense formation split to either side?
The enemy general inside the formation was exposed, and Earl Robert could not hide his puzzlement.
I knew that Dale of Saxony, the captain of the Black Armor Company, used ‘projection magic with high lethality’.
However, in the face of this overwhelming cavalry charge, it was acceptable for only a few cavalrymen to die.
The only thing you should fear is the fear of death that spreads like a plague, and as long as you are prepared for that, there is no need to fear the captain of the Black Armor Company.
Before the battle, Count Robert had constantly reminded his soldiers of this fact, and so the mercenary cavalry charged with the determination to die.
“In the end, was the world’s ‘Black Prince’ just a novice who didn’t know anything about the world?”
It was a fight he could win. And with the opponent’s self-inflicted wounds added on, he had no doubt that it would be a landslide victory.
As a person of this world, I had no way of knowing what Dale meant by “Gatling” and “20mm” that he muttered.
Behind Dale, black barrels gape.
And understanding the meaning of ‘mass killing’ that was pouring out from there was not that difficult in any world.
