Episode 565: If you run away now, you can survive. (2)
The priest, whose arm bones were all crushed, fell backwards screaming.
The priest standing next to him couldn’t hide his bewilderment. As if he had never sent the priest away, the giant mace was approaching him without any loss of speed.
The priest had the ability to learn and tried to dodge rather than block the attack, but he panicked and ended up reacting a little too late.
Phew!
“Ugh!”
Ugh!
The priest was hit in the side with a mace, his ribs broken, and he was blown away.
Parniel stopped himself from launching additional attacks on the priests, as cavalrymen were charging ahead of him.
Doo doo doo doo doo!
She leapt forward toward the cavalry charging at her with fierce momentum.
The fact that the Salvation Church’s superhumans were able to break the Allied Forces’ formation meant that she could also break the Artrode Army.
“Ugh!”
A pulsating vein appeared on Parniel’s forearm. As he drew his energy to its limit, a tremendous light emitted from his mace.
A huge mace struck the ground hard.
Kwaaaaaaaang!
The ground around them shook and split apart. It was a force so great that even those who saw it in person could not believe it.
Heeeeeeling!
“Eww!”
The charging cavalry fell down along with their horses.
As everyone in front fell, the cavalrymen coming from behind also stumbled and fell.
Count Defroden opened his mouth wide at the sight.
He also knows who that woman is.
“The Saint of War? Why is the Saint here!”
The saint should be in the main Lutania unit. Why on earth did she appear here!
Count Defroden turned his head quickly. Even the priests of the 10th Legion must succeed in the attack.
The priests of the 10th Legion, who had set out a little late, gritted their teeth and gathered strength, because they also knew that trouble was ahead.
Paaaaak!
But someone also popped out from the side.
“wingy?”
He is a one-armed man wearing a mask. The priests quickly searched their minds for information.
A man who wears a mask, but whose identity is widely known due to his one-armed nature.
A man who wears a mask because he is ashamed of his past where he committed evil deeds and failed to protect his incompetent lord.
“It’s that guy called Tennant!”
Paaaaak!
Blue mana powerfully gushed out from Tennant’s sword. Thanks to Giselle, he had become a superhuman and had become even stronger through the battles he had been through.
Kwaaaaang!
“Ugh!”
The priest who raised his arm to block Tennant’s sword stepped back. Another priest took advantage of the gap to attack, but Tennant easily blocked it.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Soon a fight began between the two priests and the tenant.
Tennant is a talented and highly honed master. He may not be able to push through like Parniel, but he can easily take on two half-baked priests with poor combat skills on his own.
Doo doo doo doo doo!
Behind him, the cavalry of the 10th Legion were charging forward. But Tennant paid them no attention.
The cavalrymen standing on both sides of the Allied formation suddenly took out their bows from their waists.
They were the cavalry archers of Rutania.
Elf, Lumina said after measuring the distance.
“Shoot.”
Paaaaaaaah!
A heavy rain of arrows fell on the cavalry.
Normal arrow attacks don’t do much damage to cavalry, as they can be countered by quickly approaching or striking with their weapons.
The cavalrymen of the Artorodians also tried to lightly deflect the arrows.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Until the arrows pierced through the shield and breastplate.
Heeeeeeling!
“Eww!”
The cavalrymen, pierced by arrows, began to stumble and fall. They had expressions of incomprehension on their faces as they fell.
It is true that they were light cavalry and poorly armed. However, their arrow attacks were too strong.
It was as if everyone was holding a crossbow and firing from close range.
“Don’t stop! Run fast! Run fast!”
The cavalry at the rear tried to somehow leapfrog their allies and gain speed, because they had to get close before the next attack.
But before all the arrows could fall, the sky began to rain down arrows again.
Papapapapapapak!
“What, what is it!”
The rate of fire was unbelievable.
The Artrode Army had only heard rumors about the power of the Fenris cavalry archers, so they thought they were just cavalry archers who fought quite well.
This is because they have not personally experienced the powerful destructive power and rate of fire of the new bow they possess.
It was a bow that Giselle had made by risking the life of the territory. While making this bow, she almost lost Gillian while fighting Count Desmond.
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But once the bow was completed, Fenris’ horse archers became a terror on the battlefield.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Arrows flew continuously, piercing the cavalry. They could not even approach and began to be swept away by the arrow rain.
The attack didn’t end there.
There is one 6th circle wizard from Rutania here. There are also many 5th circle and 4th circle wizards.
The Artrode Army also brought along magicians to prepare for magical attacks by the Allied Forces, but their mission was limited to magical blockade.
Even that wasn’t enough to completely block the enormous magic of the Rutanian army.
Kwaaaaang!
A pillar of fire rose from where the cavalrymen on both sides had fallen. The Rutanian magicians had finally managed to break through the enemy’s magic blockade and succeeded in casting some of their magic.
Boom! Boom!
Although not many, the magic cast against the already fallen cavalry was lethal.
Before she knew it, Parniel was hanging out with the priests of the Salvation Church again. Even so, the priests were holding on for quite some time, even though they were beaten by her, claiming she was a superhuman.
Superhumans captured, cavalrymen almost all fallen.
Tennant, who was fighting with the priests, shouted loudly.
“Hit!”
Clank! Clank! Clank!
Soldiers with shields and spears began to move in an orderly manner. They ran past the priests who were fighting the friendly superhumans.
And he easily killed the fallen cavalrymen by stabbing them with his spear.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
The cavalry of the Artorod army lost their lives without even being able to fight properly.
At the same time, the cavalry began to move in a wide spread.
Phaaaat!
They surrounded the confused enemy and fired arrows. The cavalry of the Arthrodites who barely survived were helpless against them.
Count Defroden looked at the sight, trembling.
“I, that army… … .”
They were no match for him in numbers or equipment. Such tremendous fighting power was not something that just any army could display.
It was a power that only the Rutanian army had on this continent.
“Why are the Rutanian army here… … Could it be… … a trap?”
Two hypotheses emerged.
Either the spy they planted betrayed them, or the Duke of Fenris used the traitor against them.
The former was realistically impossible, because he was a devout believer in the Salvation Church. If he was going to betray, he should have done it before the Allied Forces were defeated.
If so, then the spy’s identity has been discovered, and the Duke of Fenris has used it.
“This, this fact must be made known immediately.”
If Duke Fenris is already using spies to carry out counter-intelligence, then other legions must be taking action now based on misinformation.
Count Defroden immediately turned his horse. The 9th and 10th legions were finished anyway. The infantry remained, but they could do nothing.
The priests fighting now alone will not be able to handle that many troops and superhumans.
“Move! Spread the word to the other legions!”
Count Defroden began to flee with his knights.
The cavalry was chasing from behind. Thanks to quick thinking, the distance was quite large.
But the horsemanship of the archers was not ordinary.
Doo doo doo doo doo!
The distance was getting shorter. Count Defroden and his knights rode their horses with gritted teeth.
Lumina raised her bow and squinted slightly.
“I don’t want to intentionally cause suffering to animals, but… … .”
She knew very well what was important now.
Pfft!
The arrow she shot flew quickly and struck the horse’s rump.
Heeeeeeling!
The horse screamed and fell over. Count Defroden fell from his horse and rolled on the ground.
“Ugh!”
“Commander!”
The knights stopped their horses and helped Count Defroden up, but in the meantime, they were caught by the archers.
“Come and bring the commander in chief!”
The knights of the escort tried to flee with Count Defroden. Some rushed at the horse archers.
The cavalrymen fired arrows straight at the knights.
Kang! Kang! Kaang!
The knights fired arrows, spewing mana, but there were too many cavalry archers.
Phuuk! Phew! Phuuk!
Arrows began to pierce their bodies. As expected of knights, they fought bravely, firing off quite a few arrows, but they were not superhumans.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The knights, who had been struck by countless arrows and turned into hedgehogs, fell one by one.
The same was true of the knights who supported and carried Count Defroden.
Phew!
In the end, even Count Defroden was shot in the calf with an arrow and fell. He had not killed him in order to take him prisoner.
“Ugh… … These guys… … .”
Count Defroden bit his lip in resentment.
I was so sure of success, but I was completely fooled. I never thought the Duke of Fenris would figure out that there was a spy so quickly and respond accordingly.
‘No matter how suspicious someone may be, this cannot happen.’
If you target the wrong person, you can end up causing even greater damage. That’s why it’s so hard to catch a high-ranking spy.
But the Duke of Fenris had pinpointed the traitor. It was proof that he had been suspicious all along.
‘It won’t be easy though. Some legions are staying put in case the traitor is revealed.’
Count Defroden pursed his lips.
There were legions in the Artrode Army that stood still, observing the surrounding situation. They were legions that responded to variables that suddenly arose.
They were the ones who really controlled this war.
If you don’t get regular contact, you’ll quickly figure out what’s going on.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
By the time Count Defroden was captured, the two priests who had been fighting Parniel were also reduced to rags.
He held out for quite a while like a superhuman and managed to land a few blows on Parniel, but that was it.
She just took them in stride and beat the priests with her mace in return.
Boom!
Ugh
“Keuk… … .”
The priest, whose back was broken, eventually couldn’t hold on and died. This was because there was a limit to how much energy he could hold on to.
“That, that’s enough… … .”
The other priest was the same. He too was so damaged that he could hardly stand.
I felt like I would die if I got hit one more time, he said, holding out his hand.
“Ha, I surrender.”
Parniel answered with a blank face.
“Will you repent for being tainted by sociality?”
“Oh, I understand. I will repent. So stop… … .”
“Wash away your sins first through death.”
Kwaaang!
Parniel’s mace struck the priest’s head.
Because he was so exhausted that he was about to surrender, the priest was unable to dodge or block the attack and died with his head smashed in.
The enemies who were still alive looked at him with fear at the overwhelming power. How could two superhumans be beaten to death like that?
Parniel turned around without paying attention to the gaze. The other side was not finishing as quickly as Parniel.
Scratch!
“Ugh! You bastard!”
Tennant’s sword split the chest of one priest, and yet they were still fighting.
Tennant’s skills were superior, and he was able to push back the two priests, but he was not able to completely overwhelm them.
If time passed like this, Tennant would eventually win. But it was a waste of time and energy. Parniel had no intention of just letting that happen.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
She approached roughly and immediately struck one of the priests who was fighting Tennant with her mace.
Boom!
“Keuhuk!”
The priest stumbled after being suddenly struck. He tried to block the energy around his body, but the impact was too great.
Parniel grabbed the priest by the collar and laughed ferociously.
“Goddess, I will send you one more.”
Kwaaang!
Parniel grabbed the priest by the neck and threw him to the ground.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
He continued to strike the mace down towards the ground.
“Coolook! Crack!”
The priest was hit as many times as he could.
Already quite exhausted from fighting Tennant, he was unable to come to his senses due to the continued shock.
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!
I had to fight back or dodge, but my bones were already broken. Even if I raised my energy, the divine power that was digging into my body was blocking me.
“Ugh… … .”
The last thing the priest saw as he opened his eyes dimly was the face of Parniel, holding a mace and glaring at him with a menacing gaze.
Kwaaaaang!
Parniel’s mace struck the priest in the face. The priest’s face burst and he died.
She straightened her back and looked sideways.
Scratch!
Tennant’s sword was cutting through another priest’s neck. The priest, who had lost both skill and strength, was confused by the appearance of Parniel and ended up not being able to block Tennant’s sword.
“Oh, thank you.”
Tennant nodded slightly at Parniel. She also greeted him leisurely.
“No problem.”
“Wow!”
The soldiers roared. There was something about Parniel’s brute strength that made my blood boil every time I saw it.
In addition, he had destroyed two enemy legions with overwhelming combat power. There was no way he could not be happy about this victory.
Tennant climbed onto his horse and spoke to his soldiers.
“There is no need to clear the battlefield. Move on to the next area right away.”
The Rutanian army, having won the victory, began to move somewhere again.
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Count Srouk, commander of the 6th Legion of the Arthrodians who were plundering a city, received new information.
“Hmm, really? The changed base has been confirmed?”
The Allied Forces have already been fooled once. They believe that the information has been leaked and have formulated a new strategy.
It was a strategy similar to this one, with two legions positioned close to each other and linking up.
Of course, this side has an attacking role and the opponent has a blocking role.
“Hmm… … .”
Count Srouk was lost in thought. Excluding the Lutanian army, the Allied forces consisted of four legions in total.
One of them is a traitor, and two are annihilated and scattered. That leaves only one legion left.
“That’s not my area.”
The moving Allied forces would probably be dealt with by the 9th and 10th Corps. They had to make their own judgments even if they had no contact with each other.
He had other things to do.
“I guess we should start attacking the supply route and adding more troops.”
As additional troops gather, you will become tired. The Allied soldiers who ran away will also gather again.
As originally planned, we need to cut off the supply route in this direction and intercept additional troops.
“Just a little more and it will be fine. You’ve reduced the Allied forces faster than I thought.”
The goal of the Arthrodites was to reduce the Allied forces as much as possible and set up camp in key areas. This would isolate the Rutanian forces.
Since the Duke of Fenris had already given up the supply route, it was obvious that there would be few troops, or at least a small number.
So from now on, we just have to make sure that no more additional troops are accumulated.
“The Duke of Fenris and the Prince of Turian have made their move, so get out of this area quickly. Contact the Fifth Legion as well.”
I already knew which route the additional troops would take. They were coming separately, so dealing with them wasn’t difficult.
In this way, the 6th Corps of the Artrode Army began to move again.
But Count Srouk didn’t notice.
I see a crow circling high in the sky.
The crow soon flew away. After a long flight, it arrived at a place where there was a group of soldiers.
The crow climbed onto the shoulder of the man in the lead and spoke.
“I found it. It’s moving in the expected direction.”
The man, Julian, nodded with a cold expression.
