Episode 236: I have to hit it first. (3)
“The enemy! The enemy! The bastards are invading!”
The roar of the monsters came from all directions. The savages gathered in a panic, holding axes.
They were just about to go hunting. Naturally, they were not properly prepared and were not even riding horses.
“Get ready quickly! They’re already here!”
The warriors hurriedly mounted their horses, but Giselle’s army, running madly, was already within reach.
The horses ridden by the barbarians were in a state of excitement, sensing danger, and were not properly controlled.
No matter what type of unit you are, if you can’t form a proper formation, you won’t be able to exert your power. If you’re in a situation where it’s difficult to even calm your horses, let alone form a formation, then it goes without saying.
While the barbarians were running around in confusion, Giselle’s army rushed in.
Kwaaaaang!
“Eww!”
Jiselle’s spear passed through the heads of the barbarians in an instant, shattering them. His spear, with its glowing red eyes, also emitted a red aura.
Whirl!
Phew!
With each swing of her spear, the barbarians fell from their horses one by one. They died without even being able to put up a proper fight.
Jiselle made her way through the air in an instant with overwhelming force. Gillian’s spear, which followed her, also radiated terrifying power.
A tribe of savages was being torn apart by the power of just two men.
Following them, the knights of Perdium fell upon the barbarians.
Kwaaaaang!
Thanks to Giselle, their skills grew rapidly and they used their excellent horsemanship to raid the barbarian villages.
“Hahahahaha! I feel so relieved when I actually do this!”
When Randolph laughed loudly, the knights of Ferdium also laughed and shouted.
“You little shi*s! How long did you think we were going to take this?”
“I never thought the Archduke would create an opportunity like this!”
“How about you guys getting it too? Doesn’t it taste amazing?”
They all killed the savages with their faces reddened and screaming, because they had accumulated so much.
The cavalrymen of Perdium who came in after them were no different. They too slaughtered the barbarians with their faces flushed with fear.
It felt like all the sorrow I had suffered because of the barbarians was being swept away.
And the Knights of Fenris… … .
“Hey! Shit! Why are you all so fast!”
Kaor shouted with an indignant expression. She thought she could speak up too, but she was no match for him.
Come to think of it, I’ve rarely fought on horseback. It was more fun to just dismount and kill.
The rest of the knights were the same. They had been following Giselle around for a while and had gotten quite good at shock tactics, but it was definitely hard to keep up with those who had been fighting on horseback for years.
Kwaaaaang!
Still, their hundreds of men were more than enough to compensate for their lack of horsemanship. When the knights of Fenris charged in, the barbarians were completely driven mad.
The damage from the first collision was so extensive that there was no time to recover power.
However, like the rough barbarians of the North, they did not lose their belligerence in this situation. They tried to somehow band together and respond.
“Hey, you bastards! Get on! Get on quickly!”
“Don’t underestimate the power of warriors!”
“Don’t back down! I can kill you!”
But that wasn’t easy either. At some point, the knights and cavalry spread out and formed a siege formation.
As soon as the formation was complete, Giselle shouted loudly.
“Kill them all! Let out all the anger you’ve been building up! Make your enemies tremble in fear at the mere sight of the wolf flag!”
“Wow!”
Giselle’s speech stirred the hearts of the knights and soldiers of Perdium.
They killed the savages with fire in their eyes.
It was different from the barbarians I had killed so far. It was really different from when I had stopped them in the castle and chased down and killed the raiding party.
Because even though they were only a small tribe, they were attacking their home base.
One, two, three, four… … .
Every time I killed a savage, it felt like the lump in my chest was released. I felt like I was appeasing the spirits of my dead comrades.
For the people of Ferdium, this attack was nothing short of a sublime ritual.
Unlike them, the knights of Fenris, who had no memory of being attacked by barbarians, simply carried out orders as they had been trained.
Except for one person.
‘I have to kill more people than I inspire!’
Kaor was just as excited as the knights of Ferdium. He could never accept losing to Gillian, even if the others did not.
‘Inspiration is my soul’s rival!’
Gillian didn’t think so at all, and wasn’t even interested in him, but Kaor was serious.
“Eww! I’ll curse you guys!”
The savages were dying quickly. Some savages threw down their weapons and raised their hands. There are always people who are afraid of their lives.
But the knights and soldiers of Ferdium ignored it and silently swung their weapons.
Because there was too much pain that had built up over time to forgive.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Jiselle commanded the battlefield, shouting clearly from time to time.
“Don’t kill the horse!”
The goal was to wipe out the barbarians, but the goal was also to get the horses. The horses had to be taken away alive as much as possible.
In the end, all the barbarian warriors were annihilated without even being able to swing their axes properly.
Now all that was left were old people, children and women hiding in tents and shivering.
Choaaaak!
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The knights and soldiers of Ferdium roughly tore the tent apart and dragged them out.
A while ago, when the Ferdium army went to the base of the united tribes, they had already fled. However, this time, the attack was so sudden that they missed the opportunity to flee.
A knight looked down at the crying child in front of him and raised his weapon. He was reluctant, but he was determined to crush it in the bud.
At that moment, Giselle’s voice echoed loudly throughout the battlefield.
“stop!”
The knights and soldiers lowered their weapons at the same time.
Perhaps they wanted someone to stop them, since they had never killed a non-combatant before.
Randolph, seeing that sight, spoke with a stern expression.
“Your Highness, I know it may be a little uncomfortable, but I think it’s better to take this opportunity to get rid of them all. If they grow bigger, we’ll just end up having more barbarians to deal with.”
Jiselle answered with a calm expression.
“That’s true. But I have a use for it now.”
“Yes? Where are you going to use it?”
“Since there’s something like that, let’s drag them all away. And I don’t have a hobby of killing people who can’t even fight. That’s a bit of a blow to my pride.”
Randolph tilted his head to the side at the words that left a strange aftertaste.
“If they were useless, would you have killed them all?”
Jiselle was silent for a moment and then answered briefly.
“If that’s what it takes.”
Although his expression was indifferent, his eyes were strangely swaying. When Randolph saw that, he felt goosebumps run down his body.
‘This kid, can this really be… … already… … .’
Randolph doesn’t know what Giselle has been doing. She has been doing so many bad things that at some point, he lost interest in Giselle.
So even though we spent time together, there were bound to be times when I didn’t know about them.
Randolph swallowed his words as he tried to ask something. He didn’t think she would tell him, and he also didn’t think it would be useful to know.
As befitting a great knight, he glimpsed the terrifying murderous intent and ferocity that briefly flashed in Giselle’s eyes.
Just looking at those eyes, it seemed as if Jiselle had killed more people than he had in his entire life on the battlefield.
‘That doesn’t make sense. He’s much younger and has much less experience in war… Even if he was secretly killing people somewhere, he would have been caught a long time ago if he had killed that many people. It must have been my mistake.’
Randolph shook his head sharply to shake off the thought. He then directed his soldiers to clear the battlefield.
After acquiring quite a few prisoners and horses, Giselle returned to the northern fortress.
The knights and soldiers who went together were busy boasting about their achievements, looking very proud.
“Hahahaha! Those kids are totally weak!”
“I should have gone and killed them a long time ago! Those words were all spoils of war!”
“I was able to completely release all the stress that had built up over time!”
Their boasting was endless. Others who had been listening with envious expressions began to make a fuss one by one.
“I’ll go this time!”
“I’m much stronger than that kid!”
“Please take us too!”
Giselle smiled contentedly at the enthusiastic request. He really liked such motivated people.
It is natural that the higher the fraud, the stronger you become.
“Okay! Let’s all take turns sweeping it up!”
“Wow!”
Among the knights and soldiers of Ferdium who had taken part in the battle, those in poor condition were replaced with those in the fortress.
If we took turns fighting like this, we would be able to kill more barbarians faster.
Of course, the Knights of Fenris were excluded from the replacement, as they needed a harsher environment and more experience.
Jiselle quickly circled around, sweeping away the villages that were relatively close to the fortress and had fewer people.
Since there were no survivors other than prisoners, it was only several days before the savages realized that something was wrong with their neighboring tribes.
Even the details were not known, and it was only a rumor that the residents of the fortress had suddenly gone mad and run wild.
The barbarians could not remain silent in the face of such a sudden threat. Some tribes openly sought out Giselle’s forces.
Of course, they were not many in number and there was no way they could stand up to hundreds of knights and cavalry.
“Eww! What the heck are these guys!”
“Why are there so many of them! Why are they so strong!”
“It looks like all the main force in the fortress has come out!”
As soon as they encountered Jiselle’s forces, they were all destroyed, so it was quickly revealed that they were no mere threat. Only then did the nearby tribes make contact with each other.
Eventually, eleven tribes, led by the Soribaram tribe, which had become quite a powerful force near the fortress, met to discuss how to overcome this crisis.
“Why are those guys who were only focused on blocking our attacks doing this!”
“The power is extraordinary. It’s strange that they’re moving like that in a time of famine like now.”
“Anyway, we can’t just leave them alone! If we stay apart, they’ll get attacked as soon as they come! They’re moving northward!”
Jiselle was wiping out the tribes close to the fortress and gradually expanding her radius of activity. So, she was bound to eventually clash with them.
Kustu, the chieftain of the Soundwind tribe, was troubled. He was a warrior renowned for his strength in this northern land.
‘Damn, Ferdium is moving at a time like this. We haven’t even settled the score with the Sunstone Tribe yet.’
The Sunstone Tribe is a large tribe that competes with the Sound Wind Tribe. They are both aiming to eat each other… … .
Unfortunately, the enemies are moving towards them.
If you take a lot of damage while fighting them, you might get eaten by the Sunstone Tribe. They were not an opponent you could win against with a lack of warriors.
I thought about moving my base, but that would mean fighting the tribe there again. It was too much to handle at the moment, given the current situation.
If we have to fight somewhere anyway, it’s better to eliminate the Ferdium guys.
The only good thing is that eleven tribes have gathered to deal with them. They all felt threatened by Ferdium’s movements.
“Didn’t you say that six tribes were affected before?”
The other chieftains nodded at Kustu’s words.
“Yes, they say that over 2,000 warriors were affected. Their power is formidable.”
“They say they were ambushed during a siege.”
“That’s right. Honestly, I think it’ll be difficult for us to capture the fortress. There’s a chance we’ll be taken by surprise like before, but we’re weak in siege warfare to begin with.”
“That’s because we were fighting amongst ourselves and not properly joining forces, but just picking on them. And even if we were to eliminate them, the kingdom would send another lord anyway, so wasn’t it intentionally ending it somewhere appropriate?”
“That’s true.”
“There’s no need to be dragged around by them. We’re the only ones who have to go after them. Gather all the warriors of the tribe. Let’s show our overwhelming power.”
“What does that mean…?”
After gritted his teeth a few times, Kustu slowly opened his mouth.
“Let’s take advantage of the gap they’re in and completely destroy the fortress. Let’s decapitate Zwalter Ferdium. He’s called the Wolf of the North in Rutania. I wonder if he’s worthy of his name.”
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Claude spoke to Giselle, looking at the map with eyes full of fatigue.
“This is a dangerous situation that we have been waiting for.”
“What’s dangerous?”
“Eleven tribes have joined forces. The number of warriors is estimated to be over 5,000. It seems that they have gathered all those who can fight.”
“Oh, there are quite a lot of people?”
“Yes! And we’re in danger! Did you really have to create this situation?”
Claude exploded with anger.
This is not how you fight barbarians. If Giselle’s method had worked, we would have launched a kingdom-wide campaign to subdue them long ago.
Even if the situation had not been one of confrontation between the royalist faction and the dukedom, there were too many tribes in the north to make it realistically difficult to subdue them. So, wasn’t it the case that they had already given up on subduing them several generations ago and were only trying to block them?
“Isn’t it natural for us to come together when we touch them? If we fight, we’ll only be in danger and suffer more damage. It’s not for nothing that the royal family and other lords have left us alone until now. Why are you shortening that time and putting yourself in danger?”
Claude felt frustrated, beating his chest. Why can’t our lord live an ordinary life?
What kind of experiences did you have as a child that made you so dissatisfied with the world?
“Let’s negotiate, negotiate. We have plenty of food, so if you give us an appropriate amount, we’ll accept it. They’ll be having a hard time too.”
Then Giselle answered with a sullen expression.
“Negotiation is good. We can’t wipe out all the barbarians right now anyway.”
“That’s right. Even if we stop it this time, they’ll gather again.”
“But negotiations are done when it’s advantageous. Who negotiates when it’s disadvantageous?”
“We have to negotiate because we are at a disadvantage!”
“Then we have to turn the tables in our favor.”
“How?”
Then Jiselle smiled and said.
“What can we do? We just need to strangle all the guys who are gathered here. Then the rest of them will listen to us.”
