Episode 263: Trust me. I will lead the way. (2)
The adjutant looked puzzled. Why would he open the wall and go out? Unfortunately, he was not as capable of understanding the situation as Grant.
“The skills of those below are considerable. If they fight until they die, the number of monsters will decrease significantly.”
Grant licked his lips at the adjutant’s words, who was willing to sacrifice his own life for someone else’s.
“If you don’t open the door and get ready to leave right now, I’ll cut off your head first.”
“… … I will follow your orders.”
As officers stationed everywhere relayed Grant’s orders, the soldiers began to move.
Grant surveyed the situation a little more and then shouted again.
“Archers, focus on keeping the flying monsters and monsters on the outskirts in check! Attack while being careful not to hit your allies!”
“The rest of you hold shields and draw the monsters’ attention! Leave the attacking to the hunters!”
“Move quickly! We have to get out now!”
Kuung!
Waaaaaaaaaah!
The fortress gates opened wide. Turian soldiers rushed out, shields raised, shouting.
The archers focused their fire on the monsters rushing in from outside.
These were also veteran soldiers who had been fighting monsters for a long time. They were capable of carrying out their commander’s orders without any error.
As the fortress gate opened and all the soldiers left, the hunters on the walls shouted.
“Grant! What are you doing! Are you crazy too?”
“Wake up! The monsters are being pushed back because you suddenly attacked first!”
“Look at the number of monsters! They’ll all end up getting eaten up in the end!”
Grant, who was gathering his weapons and descending the ramparts, looked at the hunters and said.
“We abandon the fortress and fight. If we die, you die too. If you don’t want to die, come and fight.”
“This, this profit… … .”
The hunters were in a helpless situation. Even the regular troops of the fortress had all left. The only options left for them were to follow or run away.
But it wasn’t easy to escape either. The gate on the other side of the fortress was still closed. Even if you somehow managed to escape, the problem would be what happened afterward.
Grant knew that fact, so he said his last words with a sneer.
“Don’t forget that your Hunter’s Certificate and Consent Form have been sent to the Royal Family.”
There’s a reason the Turian Kingdom keeps an extra copy of every hunter’s certificate and consent form.
Hunters who do not fight monsters are not needed in the Turian Kingdom. If they are caught running away from here, they will be banned from entering the Kingdom. If they are unlucky, they may be caught and killed.
“Damn it! We were going to fight too!”
Didn’t you come all the way to the top of the wall because you had the will to fight? And you had experience fighting.
They were going to fight really hard, if only some crazy guy named Giselle hadn’t suddenly appeared and changed their strategy.
“Let’s go, there’s no other way.”
The other hunters nodded at one hunter’s words. After all, if not here, there was no place for them to live.
Whatever the reason, unless you were cornered, you would never have come to such a dangerous place.
“Hey, shit! It’s the same whether I die this way or that way!”
“Those crazy kids fight well, so something will work out.”
“Let’s go quickly! We have to form a formation!”
The hunters also ran out shouting. The soldiers were already in formation with their shields raised.
As all the hunters inside the fortress joined in, the monsters’ momentum weakened even further. This was because Jiselle had gone deep inside and was running wild, so there were only a few monsters left near the fortress.
The hunters who had been fighting first laughed as they watched the newly joined hunters.
“Hey, you little cowards. This is your job after eating, so you were too scared to come out?”
“You idiot, you’re talking too much when you’re here by force. From now on, I’m going to kill you all, so don’t watch and pee yourself.”
Rough greetings were exchanged, but the hunters couldn’t stop laughing.
This was their first time fighting on such a large scale. The heat of the battle was gradually enveloping them.
It was thanks to Giselle that they were able to fight with such passion. It was possible because of his immense strength.
Jiselle chuckled as all the troops joined in.
“You should have come sooner. I’m glad you’ve come to your senses now.”
Kwaaaaang!
He swung his greatsword, blasting away the monsters around him. He then looked back and shouted loudly.
“Soldiers, just focus on defense and draw the monsters’ attention! Hunters, follow me and fall back for now!”
As soon as he said that, Jiselle took a sharp step back. The monsters, who suddenly had no target, charged forward with ferocious aura once again.
“Follow me quickly!”
The cries of the Fenris knights echoed everywhere. They knew that they must follow Giselle’s word on the battlefield without fail.
The hunters also came to their senses and fell back, following Jiselle. As they did so, the Turian soldiers ended up blocking their path.
“What should I do!”
The soldiers panicked as the hunters retreated. They couldn’t retreat right away because they had to block the front line.
Grant quickly came to his senses and shouted. He had come out because he trusted Giselle. So he decided it was better to follow his orders to the end.
“Hold the defensive line long! We will draw the monsters’ attention!”
Clank! Clank! Clank!
Kuoooooooo!
The line of shields stretched out. The monsters attacked the soldiers blocking their path fiercely.
“Crunch!”
All sorts of monsters had gathered there. Naturally, there were many monsters that could easily jump over shields.
“spearman!”
Phew! Phew! Phew!
Grant dealt with the monsters in the most classic way.
But the opponents were not human. There were many with bizarre physical structures and powers that surpassed those of humans.
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In particular, flying monsters were harder to block because they ignored formations and attacked from the air.
Some of the archers from the rear and those on the wall tried hard to intercept, but there was a limit.
The soldiers were unable to hold their defensive line and were pushed back.
Kaaaaaaah!
“Ugh!”
“Back off little by little!”
“What are the hunters doing!”
As the soldiers gradually pushed back, the center of the defensive line began to cave in.
Jiselle looked at the sight and spoke again.
“Okay, you’re still holding up well. We’ll attack again.”
Kaoru shouted from the side.
“The soldiers are being pushed back! Hey! We have to get in quickly! Hey!”
Jiselle nodded and answered.
“Okay, let’s go.”
“where?”
“From now on, I’ll only support one side.”
Boom!
Jiselle shouted as she leapt forward and cut the monsters apart with her greatsword again.
“Everyone, follow me and break through the left side! Ignore the monsters that advance forward! The soldiers will be blocking you!”
Jeeeeeeing!
The red light surrounding Jiselle’s eyes gradually intensified. The giant sword was also enveloped in red light.
A clearer light than ever before.
Jiselle was now activating her third stage core, draining all of her mana.
Kwaaaaang!
With a single blow, dozens of monsters’ bodies exploded and flew in all directions. Jiselle ran through the monsters’ left side.
“Follow me quickly! That thing is so f*cking fast, it’ll be hard to keep up with it!”
Kaor ran out shouting, and the knights followed after her, gritting their teeth.
“Waaaaaaaaaah!”
The hunters also ran forward, shouting loudly, inspired by Jiselle’s great strength.
Kwaaaaang! Kwaaaaang!
Kaaaak!
The monsters’ flanks began to crumble. As Giselle created space ahead, knights and hunters entered through the gap and attacked the monsters.
Even flying monsters could not stop their attacks.
Phew!
Dozens of spears rose again, piercing the approaching flying monsters.
Because there were so many monsters, it was impossible to intercept all the flying monsters with spears. However, the flying monsters that descended were torn apart by the attacks of the knights and hunters.
They were also skilled enough to easily catch a few monsters.
Boom!
Jiselle’s greatsword was unstoppable. The monsters could not withstand a single blow and burst out.
And that’s not all.
Jiing―!
At some point, several windows began to hover around Jiselle.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
The spears attacked the monsters around them and returned to Jiselle’s side again.
Jiselle ran in a straight line and swept away monsters that were a little far away. Thanks to this, the knights and hunters were able to fight more and more easily.
Kaaaaaa!
The monsters’ screams continued incessantly. One side of the group of monsters gathered at the rear completely collapsed.
This was a flanking tactic favored by Giselle. It was originally a cavalry tactic used to attack enemy heavy infantry, who were vulnerable to attacks from the rear flank.
For this tactic to be successful, the entire army had to be trained to move with precision.
This is because the opponent can block with the same cavalry depending on the situation, or break through the front with the central infantry and form an encirclement in return.
However, monsters do not know anything about tactics. They are just busy fighting when there is an enemy in front of them. That is why human tactics actually work better.
If only there was a strong enough person to break through the monsters.
“Run faster! Strike from behind before the defense collapses!”
Jiselle shouted loudly and stamped one foot on the ground.
Boom!
The ground shook for a moment and the monsters around them staggered. People were shocked by the incredible force, but they had no time to be surprised.
Because Jiselle was moving so fast, I had a hard time keeping up.
Cheeeeeeek!
Red steam continuously rose from Giselle’s body, which was covered in the blood of monsters.
Knock knock!
There was a sound of bones cracking.
In fact, his body wasn’t in a comfortable state either. He had already overworked himself by activating the Level 3 core.
You can now amplify mana more powerfully than before, and use the amplified mana for longer, but you can’t keep it that way forever.
‘We have to push harder and faster.’
If it were normal, I would have fought while distributing my strength appropriately. But now, there was no time for that.
Turian soldiers and hunters were not properly trained. They were not a unified army, so it was difficult for them to properly follow Giselle’s tactics. No matter how much Giselle commanded, there were limits.
The hastily constructed defensive line was not enough to properly stop those monsters. They had to be pushed back quickly and reliably while the defensive line still held.
Ugh.
So, Jiselle gritted her teeth and attacked the monsters. If the offensive weakened here, the monsters would attack more ferociously.
Boom! Boom!
Gulp.
At some point, blood started flowing from Jiselle’s nose. The hand holding the greatsword was also shaking slightly.
But he didn’t stop and continued to push the monsters.
And only then were the knights and hunters following Jiselle able to grasp the situation.
“We… … are being hit from behind?”
“What the hell happened?”
“I don’t know! Just push it!”
Kaaaak!
The monsters that had been running forward began to be attacked from behind as well.
Grant clenched his fists in amazement at the incredible turn of events.
‘Wow! You managed to get through all those monsters and catch them from behind! How on earth did you come up with such a tactic here!’
Monsters seem easy to deal with at first glance because they lack intelligence, but the reality is completely different. The problem is that they are physically stronger than humans. There are many weak ones.
Even though it wasn’t a cavalry charge, they broke through the large army and took over the rear.
It was a shame. If we had trusted Jiselle from the beginning and quickly formed a formation and fought, the damage would have been much less and the fight would have been easier.
But Grant immediately shook his head. There was no need to feel regret; it was already in the past. For now, he had to focus only on the battle.
“Go a little further! Hold on a little longer! Our troops are coming from behind!”
This tactic is only effective if you hold your ground well in front, so that you can apply pressure from both sides.
At Grant’s shout, the soldiers gritted their teeth and began to advance again.
Kaaaak!
The monsters didn’t even know how the situation had changed. They just turned around and attacked the nearest enemy as soon as they saw one behind them.
The monsters that had been rushing forward were further reduced. As the remaining half turned around, the defensive line began to recover.
Kwaaaaang!
Giselle continued to slay the monsters from the front, using every last bit of her strength. As time passed, the number of monsters was decreasing more and more.
A hunter shouted loudly as he saw Jiselle like that.
“Let’s try harder too! Just push a little harder!”
Thanks to Jiselle, the knights and hunters who still had strength left were now of great help.
They rushed forward, killing all the monsters they came across.
And that sight caught the eye of the most powerful monster in the place.
“Krrrrr.”
Among the monsters, there was one that was noticeably large and had two heads.
It was the Twin Head Ogre.
There’s always one leader in a monster wave who leads a horde of monsters. The leader of this wave was clearly the Twin Head Ogre.
Because the one at the very back was unable to overcome his ferocious nature and was running forward, trampling on other monsters.
“Kuaaaah!”
The Twin Head Ogre turned around and roared, causing the monsters around him to stagger back from the impact.
Twin-Headed Ogres, as befitting a creature with two heads, are more intelligent than other monsters. Although they don’t know exactly how they were defeated, they were able to figure out what kind of situation they were in.
The Twin Headed Ogre was carrying a huge club that matched its size. Even though it was called a club, it was nothing more than a thick, large piece of wood cut into pieces that could be roughly held in the hand.
Kwah! Kwah! Kwah!
As the Twin Headed Ogre charged backwards again, the attacking knights and hunters stopped in their tracks.
Just the sight of the Twin Head Ogre running towards him caused the surrounding monsters to be repelled. He would just blow away any monsters that got in his way with his club as he went.
“Let’s fall back!”
“Let’s leave monsters to monsters!”
“Catch the little guys around you first!”
The hunters began to clean up the surrounding area while looking at Jiselle. No one would dare confront such a huge monster.
There is only one person here who can deal with that monster.
The knights of Fenris also looked at Giselle and shouted.
“My lord, please!”
“That’s no problem at all for our lord!”
“Okay, let’s quickly create a space where we can fight comfortably!”
Jiselle has single-handedly fought thousands of monsters. She should be able to easily defeat something like a Twin Head Ogre.
Even when I was weaker than I am now, didn’t I catch a Blood Phyton that was more fearsome than that?
Everyone smiled with an expression of not being worried at all. As expected, when you have a monster on your side, you don’t have to worry when fighting.
Jiselle looked around at those around her. Everyone’s faces were filled with anticipation.
Looking at them smiling with a confident expression, Jiselle also smiled.
and…….
“Coolook!”
He immediately fell to one knee, spitting out blood.
“… … .”
At that sight, everyone’s faces turned pale.
