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6.
After the video stored in the crystal ball was released.
The conference attendees each stuttered out their words with pale, tired faces.
“The number of demonic beasts… … .”
“Are you saying that all the demonic beasts in the eastern jungle came out?”
However, it is still too early to be surprised.
This is because when the magic barrier, which had been cracking for some time, collapsed, numerous arms suddenly rose above the ground.
“Okay! Nick! 」
「Kwaaaah!」
Arms and legs rotted and bruised.
A cry full of pain.
An enemy other than the demon beast that Luca mentioned.
It was the undead. The army of immortals, numbering over a thousand, approached the fortress using demonic beasts as shields and quickly climbed the walls and entered the interior.
“Ugh!”
“shit! “Lanbert got bitten!”
“Step back! hurry!”
A battlefield filled with screaming and swearing.
Soon, the curse spread and the wounded soldiers turned into undead, and the defeat became clearer.
At a time when even the last line of defense was about to collapse.
Someone called Luca’s name.
“Sergeant Cedric!”
He was a man with the rank of major, the battalion commander of the Magic Battalion and the commander in charge of the border fort.
“Take this and go to the flute!”
“W-Battalion Commander?!”
“This place is already wrong. So, tell the flute that there is a mix of demonic beasts and undead, and tell them to fight outside the city if possible!”
“but… … !」
“Currently, you are the only one suitable to be a messenger! Use acceleration magic to get to the flute until your magic power is depleted. hurry!”
The magic that Luca learned has wind and earth properties.
Among them, he showed outstanding talent in acceleration magic and flight magic. So he was selected as a messenger, and soon rode out of the fortress.
“Rebuild the magic barrier!”
“We have to buy time somehow before they reach the flute!”
Around the time Luca left the fortress.
With a loud roar, a magic barrier surrounded the entire fortress. The intention was to trap all the demonic beasts and undead in the fortress.
However, they were not able to trap everyone, and the demon beasts that were outside the range of the barrier headed south in pursuit of Luca, who escaped.
After the recorded video ended.
The conference room was enveloped in heavy silence.
This may be because I realized that the current situation is more serious than I originally thought.
“Demon beasts and undead moving together.”
“Is this really the work of the Desert Cult?”
Currently, the door to the abyss is not open.
The Desert Church is the only one that wields both demonic beasts and undead. But what was important now was not guessing the enemy’s identity.
“As you can see, fighting across a city means taking on risks. So even if you give up your advantage, you have to fight outside the city!”
Luca shouted desperately.
But fighting outside the city is also problematic.
Because you have to deal with thousands of demonic beasts and undead without a castle wall.
Then.
Delia expressed her opinion.
“Then, how about abandoning the city?”
“what? “You mean the flute?”
“Yes, no matter how you think about it, fighting against that number is crazy.”
Even she couldn’t have imagined that the enemy would be of that scale. Moreover, undead are the worst monsters with excellent resistance to magic.
So, rather than taking the risk and fighting, he suggested abandoning the city, moving to the rear, and joining up with reinforcements to fight.
“But there are only thousands of refugees.”
“How can we get that many people…?” … .”
Even if you abandon the city and go to the rear, you will be caught up by them quickly. Then, at this time, Ulan asked as if he was puzzled.
“You can use the train, right?”
There is a horse-powered train here.
So, wouldn’t the solution be solved by loading the elderly, children, and general citizens with limited mobility onto the train first and sending them to the rear?
Ulan thought so.
Professor Melt, on the other hand, shook his head.
“It’s a pity, but that’s impossible.”
“why?”
“There is no track to the rear.”
He sighed deeply.
Train tracks are currently installed only near the border, centered on the flute. In other words, there was no track at all in the rear area.
“Of course, there is a way to move forward by laying a magic power line, but that requires a huge amount of magic power, so it is realistically impossible.”
“Then there is only one way.”
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“If only one… … .”
“Leave here and fight them.”
A simple and clear solution.
Ulan pulled out his axe. However, this time, Professor Melt gave a negative answer.
“Okay, that method is a bit difficult too.”
“Why?”
“Even if we leave the city, a battle will break out on the plains. Then we will not be able to overcome our numerical inferiority and the battle will become difficult.”
Flute’s troops numbered only a few hundred people.
On the other hand, there are thousands of opponents. No matter how many masters and archmages there are, the odds of winning are low.
Professor Melt thought so.
Then Ulan immediately refuted.
“Fighting is not on the plains.”
“yes? What does that mean… … .”
“We fight here.”
Ulan took a long stride.
He pointed to a map on one wall of the conference room. The area he pointed to was the northern canyon. It is a place halfway between the flute and the border.
This was a place I found out while looking at a map while coming here by train.
“Well, sure, if we fight in the canyon… … .”
“There is a geographical advantage. “Unless it’s acceleration magic or flight magic, they’ll have to climb up the canyon.”
“But the time is not right.”
Owen suddenly intrudes into the conversation.
He said with a dark look on his face.
“It is said that the soldiers at the border fortress make time with the magic barrier, but even if you ride a horse to the canyon from here, it takes more than half a day.”
“Also, even if you take the train, time will be tight, so how do you get there… … .”
Then, when Professor Melt joined in and added his opinions, Noah, who had been silent, opened his mouth.
“I think it’s possible.”
“yes?”
“I just need to get there somehow, so there’s no need to travel with the entire train, right?”
“… … !”
As soon as Professor Melt heard the word “entire train,” he understood what Noah was trying to say.
Soon Noah smiled brightly and said.
“If you move to a total of five compartments, including the first two compartments containing the engine room and three compartments for troops, you will arrive just in the nick of time.”
Noah’s opinion can be summarized as follows.
After making the weight of the train as light as possible, saving the horsepower consumed by safety devices, etc., and investing all power sources in speed.
‘Then we can arrive on time.’
Also, when dealing with the undead anyway, a small number of elite troops is better than a large number of troops.
So, it would be enough to load only mid-level knights and mid-level wizards and above and head to the battlefield.
‘Also, there are magic tools here that are perfect for dealing with the undead.’
Plume Workshop’s magic armor.
If Ulan sweeps the battlefield while wearing this, the risk of being cursed with immortality disappears.
In the current absence of Laurea, it is the best armor to protect Ulan’s body.
‘and… … .’
In the video recorded by Luca, the immortal lord and his descendants were not visible. In other words, it was okay to kill only demonic beasts and undead.
If so, the odds of winning would be good enough.
Meanwhile, Professor Melt hesitated for a moment in response to Noah’s answer.
“Well, that will put a strain on the train! “In the worst case scenario, it might break!”
There is only one horse-powered train.
If it breaks, it will take a lot of time and resources to restore it. That’s why Professor Melt couldn’t make a decision easily.
Then then.
“Professor Melt.”
Noah stared at him.
Unwavering blue eyes. Soon, she opened her mouth, recalling the words he had spoken this morning during her field trip.
“Today, while touring the train, the professor said this. “After all, a tool depends on the person who uses it.”
“… … !”
What Professor Melt said in response to Noah’s concerns that the train might be used in war. He, too, seemed to realize this and opened his eyes round.
Some time after that.
He tapped his cheek vigorously.
“… … sorry. “You lost your senses for a moment because you thought the train might break down.”
Reddish, swollen cheeks.
Professor Melt adjusted his horn-rimmed glasses. Then his eyes flashed with determination.
“All right. As Cadet Noah said, we will transport the troops to the canyon using only the minimum number of rooms for movement.”
“Thank you for your difficult decision.”
Noah bowed his head politely.
Afterwards, the meeting participants also followed Noah’s opinion and quickly began preparations. Move to the canyon and prepare to face the undead army.
7.
Meanwhile, at that time.
Murka, a city on the border of the Kingdom of Cerne.
Two men dressed in shabby clothes entered this place where many people come and go as expected from a city with developed commerce.
These people were wearing appropriately sized backpacks and swords.
As we were waiting for our turn to go into the city, their turn finally arrived.
“Okay, next time!”
“Let me check your ID.”
In response to the guards’ request, the two men obediently presented their identity cards. The guard who received this widened his eyes for an instant.
“This… … .”
An identity card carved from ivory-colored mineral.
It has a strikingly different appearance from an ordinary identity card. However, there was another reason why he was surprised.
The identity of the two men was none other than Holy Knights of the Holy Kingdom. It was Ian Marcus and Cadel Dune Shanktus who were moving under secret orders.
“Yes, I confirmed it.”
“Welcome to Murca.”
The guards confirmed the identities of the two and greeted them in a polite manner. Then he suddenly said something meaningful to the two.
“The mayor is waiting for you two.”
“… … yes?”
Ian asks with a dumbfounded look on his face.
It was natural. This was because the mayor of Murca had no reason to wait for him and Cadel. Above all, he never announced his visit in the first place.
Cadel also asked in a puzzled tone.
“Did you know we were coming?”
“That’s right. “The two companions came and spoke in advance.”
It is true that there is a group of people who are planning to meet.
These are the personnel who will collect the remains of the priests who lost their lives in the Kingdom of Endrak. But we never agreed to meet at City Hall.
A time when I was embarrassed by a situation that was different from what I expected.
The guards continued speaking.
“I brought someone to guide you to City Hall.”
“Just follow the interest.”
Before we knew it, the guide had arrived.
Ian and Cadel briefly exchanged glances. Then I quickly made the same decision.
For now, I’ll just follow what they say.
“Then please wait a moment.”
Some time after that.
Upon reaching the destination, the guide left the reception room immediately. After some time had passed, a new sign of popularity was detected.
Soon, the sound of the door opening followed by the sound of cheerful laughter hitting their ears.
“Haha, welcome.”
A middle-aged man with a large figure.
Dressed in luxurious silk clothes, he announced himself as the mayor of Murca. He then continued his speech in a polite tone.
“You worked hard to come this far. Since you’re probably tired, let’s first find a room to relax in… … .”
“I would like to meet with the group before then.”
“Oh, don’t worry about that. “I sent word that you two have arrived, so they will be here soon.”
The market was very cooperative.
It was also favorable. In fact, his eyes were shining so excessively that it was burdensome.
Why on earth do you have such a bad attitude?
Just when I was once again puzzled by the unknown situation, the mayor continued speaking.
“Anyway, I was surprised.”
The mayor joked and burst into laughter.
At the same time, the reason why the market had no choice but to show a favorable attitude toward the two was revealed.
“Recently, the border area has been infested with demonic beasts, but I never imagined that the Holy Kingdom would send a punitive force.”
“… … Punitive force?”
“I heard that the situation in Schulfern has not been good recently, but now that you are here, I can relax for a while.”
A relaxed expression, as if relieved.
Ian and Cadell, on the other hand, were embarrassed.
It had to be that way.
That’s because we decided to meet here because we only had the manpower to collect the remains of the priests and the troops to guard them.
“Ah, they say the group has arrived. “He’s coming this way now.”
As the mayor spoke, a large number of people could be heard in the hallway beyond the reception room. Ian and Cadell looked at the door with narrowed eyes.
To see who came.
After a while, the door opened.
“… … !”
At the same time, Cadel’s eyes widened.
It’s not just that.
Ian also opened his eyes wide. This is because unexpected characters appeared one after another.
“Hello, Lord Shanktus.”
“Have you been safe so far?”
The first thing I saw were two men.
A knight wearing pure white armor. And in contrast to him, it is a man wearing a black priest’s uniform.
Cadel asked back with a surprised face.
“No, why are you here… … .”
The identities of the two men are the leader of the 1st Knights of Eloden and the leader of the Heresy Inquisitors, respectively.
The leaders of two groups that could be considered the main forces of the Holy Kingdom gathered in one place. There was even a high-ranking priest, so of course I couldn’t help but be surprised.
But it wasn’t over yet.
Because there was someone else who really surprised Cardel and Ian.
“I will explain the details.”
The last person to arrive at the reception room.
While facing the girl with turquoise hair and a pure white skirt, the two Holy Knights asked back with blank faces.
“… … “Saint?”
The girl was the one who gave the secret order to the two.
Because she was the next saint, Laurea.
Chapter 50. Everything is according to plan.
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