The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 324

Episode 324 You Can Do It (3)

[As we found out later… … the Greggs had formed an incredibly large kingdom deep underground. Queen Greggs laid dozens or hundreds of eggs every day. The ones born there would hunt and eat monsters and beasts living underground, and when food was scarce, they would even eat each other. We didn’t know that.]

Kwaaaaang!

The blood of the Grex scattered in all directions like a storm. To that extent, Giselle did not spare her strength.

“Just a little more! Cheer up!”

At one point, the surrounding area was filled with Grexes. They were frantically clinging to Giselle and her party in an attempt to save Queen Grex.

“Keeeeeeeek!”

Queen Greggs continued to scream until the forest was gone. Kaor saw this and shouted.

“Can’t you make that kid shut up?”

“It’s no use. You can’t call out loud.”

In the previous life, the knights of the Duke’s house had also tried to silence Queen Greggs. However, the Greggs came rushing in regardless of Queen Greggs’ cries.

That means there’s another way to collect the Greggs, but the Duke hasn’t figured it out yet.

Since the monsters’ abilities were so outrageous, it was difficult to know their exact structure.

Belinda offered an urgent alternative opinion.

“What if we just kill them? We kill them and throw them at them, and then we use our troops to gradually wipe out the ones that came out now.”

Jiselle shook her head with a stern expression.

“That won’t do either. If you do that, something bigger will happen.”

[We couldn’t stop the advancing Grex with our own strength. The camp was swept away in an instant, and many soldiers were killed. Even the great knights and wizards were no match for this overwhelming number. In the end, we decided to retreat, and killed Queen Grex to stop the Grex’s movements.]

Boom! Boom!

Every time Jiselle swung her sword, dozens of Grex would burst out.

Still, the number of Greggs showed no sign of decreasing. Belinda asked again, not hiding her expression of weariness.

“Why? What happens if you kill me?”

“Ferdium will be destroyed.”

[Killing Queen Greggs was the worst mistake. All the Greggs who lost their queen went crazy. They scattered in all directions as if they were looking for the human who killed their queen. There were a huge number of them. It was as if every single one of the Greggs who had been hiding underground had come out. Greggs’ tidal wave swept everything away without leaving anything behind.]

Belinda looked dumbfounded for a moment. What does Ferdium have to do with the fight in the Forest of Demons?

“What does that mean?”

“Because those guys will go outside.”

[The Grex eventually escaped the Forest of Demons. They first devastated Perdium, which was close to the Forest of Demons. Many people died and facilities were destroyed. Even so, the Grex did not stop and began to disperse in various places.]

Jiselle gritted her teeth and shouted again.

“We have to get to the fortress! We have to trap Queen Greggs there and stop them! That way, the Greggs won’t go anywhere else and will continue to attack the fortress!”

[We were not prepared for anything, so we could not stop them. In the end, Duke Harold Desmond led the northern army and Baron Arrel Highden, the commander of the Kaipillar who was facing the barbarians at the northern fortress, came with the fortress troops and only then were we able to subdue the Grex.]

At Giselle’s shout, the group ran frantically through the Grex. Even though they wanted to ask more questions, there were too many of them rushing in, so they didn’t have time to do so.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

“Keeeeeek!”

Everyone spared no mana. The number of Grexes already rushing in had exceeded thousands. Even now, they are still emerging from somewhere and rushing toward the group.

If you are not careful and get surrounded, you will be torn to pieces in an instant.

This area belongs entirely to the Grex. The monsters know this and therefore do not attempt to occupy it.

“Eww! Shit! I’m gonna get caught again!”

Gordon, who was dragging the Greggs from the back, screamed. The Greggs were sticking too close to him, so he was getting slower and slower, falling behind.

He has a trauma from being captured by a monster. He swung his sword with all his might because he didn’t want to be dragged away again, but there were too many Grexes rushing at him.

The knights who were with him fought hard, but now it was not enough.

Chomp!

“Crunch!”

One by one, the Grecs clung to the knights’ armor.

Even if you run and shake them off, other ones will come after you. If you keep going like this, you’ll be swallowed up by a tidal wave of Grex.

Jiselle, who was looking at the situation, shouted.

“Belinda! Kaor! Keep clearing the way! I’ll take the rear!”

“master!”

Belinda was startled, but Giselle paid no attention and immediately moved backwards.

Boom!

The Grexes that had been clinging to the knights were blown away by Giselle’s sword strike. Only then did the knights catch their breath and run forward.

Alfoy, who was being carried along dangling at Belinda’s side, shook his head.

‘The lord is blocking the back. Kaor is breaking through the front. That’s why we have to run faster.’

There isn’t much magic left. It’s because I used up a lot of it to show off in front of Queen Greggs.

Alfoy, who had been resting in Belinda’s arms with peace of mind at the thought of being free, felt threatened again.

‘If you get caught, you die.’

So he squeezed out all his remaining magic power. Since he only did construction work and lived, the amount of magic power did not increase much. However, his ability to use magic power increased to an incomparable degree.

Jiing―!

The sound of magical power spreads in all directions. Alfoy uses all his strength to cast a spell on people, making them lighter and faster.

“Huh!”

“What is this? Magic?”

“Okay! It’s faster!”

Everyone was surprised when their bodies suddenly became lighter. It was much easier to get out of this situation.

The only wizard here is Alfoy. It’s clear what he did.

It is difficult to cast this spell on multiple people at the same time. It requires tremendous concentration and use of magical power.

Alpoy can do something like this! This kid is definitely a guy who does things in a hurry.

But Belinda glared at Alfoy, who was tucked under her arm.

She was strong enough to feel the flow of magical power spreading out from Alfoy. That’s why she knew.

There was only one person missing from the target of this magic.

“You… …did you leave out the young master on purpose?”

Alfoy’s magic did not affect only Giselle, who was blocking the Grex from the back.

When Belinda became angry, Alfoy shook his head with an exhausted expression.

“Ah, no! I don’t have enough magic power to reach there! This is my limit! Even the people here now can barely do it! You can tell just by looking at my face!”

Alpoy protested loudly as if he was being wronged. He was really trembling and pale, as if all his strength had been drained.

But only he knows the truth. Belinda had no choice but to grit her teeth and turn her head away.

“master!”

As her body became lighter, the distance between her and Jiselle gradually increased. Kaor was also able to break through Greggs’ encirclement more quickly thanks to that strength.

Jiselle laughed loudly as if she didn’t care and shouted.

“Well done, Alpoy! Everyone, don’t pay attention to me and run to the fortress! I’ll catch up with you in no time!”

Belinda hesitated for a moment, but decided to trust Giselle.

Jiselle is the most skilled among the group. Even if she went to help, she might have only caused more trouble.

It would be more helpful to get to the fort quickly and bring the troops out.

Boom! Boom!

The knights who had gone ahead with Kaor were busier. They had to deal with the Greggs and secure a path to take Queen Greggs.

“Damn it! Shit! Damn it! This crazy forest! You’re following me again, telling me I’m crazy!”

Kaor swung his sword while spitting out curses over and over again.

When blocking waves of monsters in the Shadow Mountains, we led the army and fought together. We have never broken through with so few people.

The lord who attempted such a crazy operation so casually was truly crazy. What kind of confidence does he have to always act like this?

Looking back after surviving, it was really thrilling and fun, but I felt like I wouldn’t be able to live my life to the fullest if I continued like this.

Kaor and the knights, who had been cutting down the Greggs and trees without thinking, finally discovered an open space before their eyes.

“They’re all here!”

Kaor shouted happily. We must be near the fortress now. The watchtower of the fortress will be able to see the situation here.

Certainly, this was not Greggs’ territory, as there were no more creatures poking out through the ground.

Kaor, who was running like crazy, threw away his pride. He ended up shouting out the words he swore he would never say in his entire life.

“Inspiration! Help me!”

Phaaaat!

At the same time, a huge rain of arrows poured down from the fortress.

“Keeeeeek!”

The Grex that had been chasing the party were hit by arrows and fell down. Although there were still many of them following behind, the fact that the ones that had been following them were gone was a great help, enough to let out a sigh of relief.

Gillian, who was watching the situation from the highest point of the fortress, opened his eyes wide and shouted.

“Shoot! We must secure an escape route!”

Phaaaat!

The arrows were fired again. Gillian had already prepared for battle at Giselle’s command.

While the soldiers spread out and attacked the approaching Grex, the elves attempted precise support attacks.

“Keeeeeek!”

Phew!

Greggs, who was jumping next to a knight, gets his head pierced and falls down.

The elves’ miraculous archery skills were clearing away the area surrounding the fleeing party.

“Keeeeeeeeeek!”

The screams of the Grex echoed from all directions. The group was busy running away and didn’t notice it, but Gillian, who was watching the front from a high place, swallowed dryly in tension.

“What is this… …?”

The forest was abuzz. The color of the grex was reddish, like a red tidal wave was coming.

Ddddddddddddd!

I have never seen so many monsters swarming at once in my life. Even the hunters who make a living by hunting monsters in the Shadow Mountains were the same.

It was horrible. That swarm of Greggs looked like they could eat the fortress in no time.

The soldiers broke out in a cold sweat as they watched the approaching Grex.

“Where on earth did all those monsters come from?”

“Shouldn’t that have been seen in the forest already?”

“Your Majesty again… … .”

Everyone nodded at someone’s last words. If something strange happens, it can be assumed that it was the Lord’s doing.

It was a good thing I built a fortress. What if I had faced those monsters without a fortress?

It would have been hell on earth here.

Of course, we couldn’t let our guard down just because there was a fortress. Looking at the numbers, it seemed like even this solidly built fortress wouldn’t last long.

“Get down the line!”

At Gillian’s command, the remaining knights lowered a strong rope. Those who reached the front of the fortress quickly climbed up holding onto the rope.

“Keeeeeek!”

Queen Greggs screamed and struggled as she was dragged into the fortress.

The soldiers who saw that sight grimaced as if they were disgusted, but did not attack Queen Greggs.

Because we have now been informed that that monster is the key target of this operation.

“My lord! Where is my lord!”

Belinda, covered in blood and looking like a mess at Gillian’s screams, said.

“Prepare the knights immediately! We must go rescue the young master!”

Gillian turned her head urgently. There were more Greggs coming than before.

The soldiers are shooting arrows diligently, but the number is increasing rather than decreasing.

Their numbers seemed to easily exceed tens of thousands. The ground shook and the forest shook as the Grex moved.

Only then did Gillian clearly understand the meaning of the order Giselle had given before leaving.

― I’m saying this just in case, but no matter what happens, you absolutely must not come out. Do your best to block it from the fortress. If the fortress is breached, at least Perdium will be destroyed for sure.

Bam.

Gillian bit his teeth so hard that they almost broke. If monsters of that size were to escape the Forest of the Demons, at least one territory of Ferdium would surely be destroyed.

Perhaps we may need help not only from the prince faction but also from the duke faction.

I must obey the lord’s orders. But I can’t leave the lord alone among those hordes of monsters.

Even a sword master would surely die from exhaustion if he were to fight against that number.

Belinda shouted, looking at Gillian who was hesitating.

“Gillian! Get the knights ready now!”

Gillian looked around.

The soldiers’ expressions were already beginning to show fear at the absence of their lord.

Kaor and the knights who participated in the operation are sitting on the ground, covered in blood, gasping for breath.

‘My lord… … .’

Gillian turned her head and looked at Vanessa, who was waiting on one side.

She had already engraved a magic circle on the floor and was waiting with the wizards. Everyone had finished all the preparations that Giselle had instructed.

But to cast magic, the lord must come. If he were to use magic now, it was certain that the lord would also be involved.

“Keeeeeek!”

Ddddddddddd!

The Grex now swarmed so far that they filled the area in front of the fortress. The soldiers and elves fired arrows without ceasing, their expressions filled with fear.

Gillian let out a loud sigh and cried out.

“Everyone, hold your ground! Use all your might to stop the oncoming Grex! I won’t tolerate even one person leaving their position!”

“Gillian!”

Belinda shouted, her eyes sparkling. She glared at Gillian, threw off her robes, and drew her dagger.

I was thinking of going to rescue Jiselle by myself.

Then Gillian spoke, holding two huge axes in each hand.

“I will definitely bring the lord back. Just hold on until then.”

Kuung!

He jumped down from the fortress with just those words left behind.