Embrace the Magic (43)
The Royal Guard and special forces of the Kingdom of Riaz, who had dealt with Count Bahas and the 6th Circle Wizard Wideman, rushed south with all their might.
Glance.
Count Preys, the leader of the knights who were running in the center, scanned the group with his eyes.
They all looked like a mess. Their entire bodies were covered in dust, and their eyes were dull from fatigue.
We encountered the enemy three times on our way here. They were pursuers made up of soldiers without knights, and they were sent in to slow down our escape.
Count Preys forcefully pushed his way through the soldiers blocking his way. He thought that he could catch up with them in the time wasted by going around to the side.
As it turned out, that decision was correct.
Only a few hours away, two Ingram Empire knights were in hot pursuit. If they had delayed, they would have been caught and would have been forced into a more dangerous fight.
‘Whew, we lost some valuable talent.’
In the process of breaking through the enemy soldiers, I lost two knights. Because I was so focused on breaking through, I didn’t even get to collect the bodies of the dead knights.
There were no casualties during the process of dealing with Count Bahas, Wideman, and his 30-man escort. There were only 13 wounded.
However, as they fought their way through the crowd of soldiers, two knights were killed. The number of wounded also increased to 29. Even the knights who were not injured were pushed to their limits physically and mentally.
‘I thought I prepared thoroughly. I never thought such a variable would arise.’
The border has changed.
When we left the royal capital, the Kingdom of Riaz was clearly blocking the Ingrem Empire from the mountain we had passed yesterday. That was the border between the two countries.
However, the front line was pushed back too much while they were capturing Count Bahas and returning. As the border was pushed back, the distance the Knights Templar had to flee also became longer.
“Captain.”
“What’s going on?”
“The enemy is visible 30 minutes ahead.”
The warlock Boyle scouted the area all along the flight. Not having the strength to ride a horse, he had to be carried in the arms of another knight.
Thanks to that boyle, there was no surprise attack during the escape.
I was always able to discover first and then make a move after deciding in advance.
“How many numbers?”
“The number we have now is 30,000. Hundreds more are being added from the east and west ends.”
“The knight?”
“There are about 200 people in the center wearing full plate mail. The rest appear to be soldiers.”
Count Preys tried to substitute his knowledge of the terrain and his current location. He could picture in his head where the enemies were standing.
“Boyle, was that the Kenas Forest ahead?”
“Yes. The enemies are waiting with their backs to the Kenas Forest.”
Since they had their backs to the Kenas Forest, it seemed like they had a rough idea of the enemy formation.
The collision was unavoidable.
“What about the pursuit party?”
“It takes an hour.”
“All! Stop.”
“stop!”
At the command of Count Preys, the knights all stopped their horses.
The special forces, including Hedler and Lant, also stopped their horses and comforted their tired horses.
“Rest here for 30 minutes. Let your tongue loosen up and eat your own food.”
“All right.”
The people who got off the horses were tired, but the horses that kept running while carrying the people were even more tired. The horses, panting heavily, staggered and barely managed to keep their balance.
The loss of two knights was also due to their exhausted horses collapsing. As the horses fell, the knights also fell, and were eventually impaled to death by hundreds of soldiers.
“Listen while you rest. There are enemies waiting ahead, and their pursuit party is on our tail. Fortunately, if we can just break through the enemy formation, we will be in the Kenas Forest.”
It might not be very dense because it’s winter, but there were a lot of trees anyway. Once you get into the forest, you’ll have a chance to hide.
“The Kenas Forest? Are you saying they’ve already been pushed all the way here?”
“We don’t have to worry about how the war will turn out. That’s for the military and the royal family to worry about. Our job is to get out of here and go back to the comfort of our homes. Just think about that.”
Hedler clicked his tongue at the mention of a comfortable home. Landt didn’t seem convinced either.
They had no desire to return to the special forces training camp.
Rather than being locked up, I would rather be chased than live freely and roam the world.
But since my life was tied to the slave stick, I had no choice.
If they did not return after the deadline, or if they all returned but were not seen, the slave stick could be broken.
“After resting for 30 minutes, we will break through the center of the enemy’s formation. Once we enter the Kenas Forest, the enemy will not be able to catch up easily.”
“Isn’t it difficult to ride a horse in the forest?”
“The same goes for the enemies. Our horses are all tired anyway. We ride our horses to our destination, and if the situation gets worse, we abandon them.”
“All right.”
“Then take a rest.”
The knights of the guard were sprawled out in an un-knightly posture. They had completely relaxed their bodies in an attempt to rest as much as possible.
While they were resting, Hedler came up to Rand. Rand, who was inspecting the horses, looked back at Hedler.
“why?”
“I have to deal with that Albrecht guy when I get the chance.”
“Commissioner Albrecht? How?”
“Whatever, what’s the big deal? That pig is useless in battle anyway.”
Commissioner Albrecht has been in and out of consciousness since being injured while fighting Count Bahas’s escort.
When unconscious, he was a huge and heavy burden, and when conscious, he was a superior who ordered the special forces around with his chin.
A pig who is of no use in combat, and even less useful in escaping.
Even Count Prey, who had been friendly with him from the beginning, would frown when he saw Commissioner Albrecht.
“What are you going to do?”
“I have to get it first. I can keep it next to me and then throw it away.”
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“Wouldn’t you be suspicious?”
“The other committee members? Well, I’ll check. But if you know how fiercely we fought, you’ll have no choice but to accept it. In fact, I’m prepared to get stabbed a couple of times.”
Headler was prepared to kill Commissioner Albrecht and injure himself to avoid suspicion. It wouldn’t be fatal, but if he wounded him in a dangerous-looking area and made him bleed profusely, he wouldn’t be suspected.
“What about the instructors?”
“It’s on the other side. There’s no way I’d get caught.”
The three instructors who came together from the Special Forces Training Center moved with their close knights. They were on the opposite side from where Hedler and Rant were.
“Is there anything I can help you with?”
“When I give you the signal, cover your body. Is that appropriate for your large body?”
“Albrecht is taller than me.”
“I’m short. It’s because I have a thick waist.”
“Okay. Just send me the signal. I’ll cover it.”
The group took a break, eating jerky. The horses also took a long break, grazing on grass and drinking water.
The break was almost over. Count Prey, who had been looking up at the sky to gauge the time, stood up from his seat.
Hedler, who had been watching Count Prey’s movements closely, also moved.
Hedler didn’t say anything like, “I’ll take care of Commissioner Albrecht.” Saying something like that would only give him an excuse to question him later.
Instead, he moved naturally and placed Commissioner Albrecht, who was standing next to Tory, on his horse. Then, with a calm expression, he stroked the horse’s mane.
“Everyone, ride!”
“riding!”
The casualties were one-third of the total personnel. One out of every two healthy people had to take care of the casualties.
But the Rant does not ride with the wounded. The Rant itself is very heavy. If it were moved with another person, the horse would not be able to support its weight.
“I’m sorry. It was because of me.”
“Why you?”
“Because I can’t do healing magic.”
“How is that your fault? It’s the instructor’s fault for not teaching you that.”
Darren didn’t learn healing magic. In the first place, healing magic wasn’t included in the curriculum taught by magic instructors.
There are healing magicians who treat the wounded, but they are not instructors. They are hired magicians who can only perform basic healing magic as 2nd or 1st circle magicians.
Boyle, the warlock, didn’t know how to use healing magic. It’s not that he didn’t learn it, but he never succeeded.
There are some people who don’t get along well with certain magic, and that was the case with the Boyle wizard and healing magic.
As a result, the injuries suffered by the injured people only got worse.
Drock’s thigh injury was slowly festering, and the burns on Torrie’s arm showed no signs of improving.
“Lighten your load. Throw away food and water.”
“All right.”
Although wizards could create water for people to drink, it was impossible to magically create water for horses to drink. That’s why water was the heaviest item of luggage carried by knights.
A heavy bucket of water was poured onto the floor. The horse’s height seemed to have suddenly increased.
“Once you enter Kenas Forest, move south on your own. If there are any companions around, take them with you, but if you don’t see them, run south unconditionally.”
“Yes, I understand.”
“Boyle, where’s the pursuit?”
“It’s narrowed down to 30 minutes away.”
There was an enemy 30 minutes away in front, and a pursuer 30 minutes away in the rear. If the battle with those blocking the front exceeded 30 minutes, then they had to deal with the pursuer coming from behind.
“You heard the situation, right? We’ll break through the blockers in 30 minutes. Let’s go. Let’s go!”
“Here it is!”
The horses that had rested for a moment stamped their feet vigorously. The frozen ground of winter was dug into by the weight of the horse and rider, leaving traces.
The distance became closer. When they got close enough to be seen with the naked eye, knights from the Ingram Empire also came running.
Boom!
The first attack was magic. The four-circle magic of the sparring that was completed before Boyle landed right in the middle of the imperial knights.
Hehehehe!
“run!”
“Whew!”
Kwaaang!
This time, it was the Empire’s magic. The 5th circle magic, Hell Laser, flew towards the front of the Royal Guard.
“Where. Impact Barrier!”
Boyle, who had been preparing in advance, blocked the enemy’s attack with defensive magic.
The compressed heat of the Hell Laser was blocked by a powerful defensive magic, Impact Barrier, that blocked a narrow range.
Just by canceling each other out with their 5-circle magic, they shook the surrounding air violently.
“Penetrate! Run!”
“Haat!”
The knights of the guard who were trying to break through kicked their horses’ waists. On the other hand, the knights of the empire who were trying to somehow block them and make them fall down roughly blocked them.
He also encountered an Imperial Knight. He was slowed down by Commissioner Albrecht, so he couldn’t shake him off.
“Haat!”
He deflected the attack with his shield and hit the knight’s waist with a hedler. The opponent deflected the attack with a slight twist of his waist and aimed for the hedler’s horse.
“joy.”
He knew they would go for the horse. Hedler raised his sword, knocked the enemy’s attack aside, and then pushed his sword back up.
Crunch!
Hedler’s sword sliced through the enemy knight’s chest, blood seeping out little by little through the cracked full plate mail.
‘Shallow. Tsk.’
Hedler clicked his tongue briefly in regret. Still, he shook it off immediately and swung his sword again.
The fight was even for a moment, but Hedler quickly seized the opportunity and cornered his opponent.
“Haat!”
Car window!
“Ugh!”
“Hurrah!”
He swung his sword as if pushing, shaking his opponent’s center. Then he swung his foot and kicked the enemy’s horse’s head.
‘It’s not easy.’
The knight on the Empire’s side was a 3rd-dena-rank knight. It seemed that he had targeted Hedler, thinking he was easy just by looking at his appearance, but Hedler was a 4th-dena-rank swordsman, higher than his opponent.
However, his opponent had more experience. He was somehow able to withstand his lack of aura and weak power with his smooth movements.
Although he was injured, he managed to avoid fatal injuries.
“Headler! What are you doing?”
“ah!”
At Land’s shout, Hedler quickly looked around.
There was no time to hesitate here.
This wasn’t a fight that started with the intention of defeating the enemy. If we could get through here, it would be a success.
“hurry!”
“Hey! Haat!”
He kicked his horse’s back and charged at the enemy.
He raised his sword, thinking his opponent was going to fight again, but Hedler cut off the horse’s neck instead and passed on.
“Here it is!”
One man wasn’t the end. Another man stood in front, holding a shield and sword.
“Rant. Stop it.”
“okay.”
The speed of the barrel was slow due to the weight of Commissioner Albrecht. I decided to take this opportunity to abandon Commissioner Albrecht and call Landt.
Rant approached and pushed the knight blocking his way. He could feel his opponent being taken aback by his ridiculous strength.
Then Hedler also joined Rant. The two stood side by side, completely blocking one side.
The other side was empty, but no one paid attention to it.
“Ugh.”
Thud!
Commissioner Albrecht was so heavy that it was hard to even throw it away. But I felt relieved after I somehow threw it away.
As the heavy load was lifted, the horse, which was thought to be tired, began to react faster.
“run!”
“run!”
Knights ran from all directions. Some were friendly, some were enemy.
Lant created a gap between them. A few stabs to the body were taken, but Lant did not stop.
Thanks to Rant’s brute strength, a hole was created. Hedler jumped into the hole and grabbed Rant’s horse’s reins.
“let’s go!”
“huh.”
