Episode 612: A big deal has come to an end. (1)
“Waaaaaaaaaah!”
Everyone cheered at Jiselle’s generous promise. It was as if strength that had never existed before was suddenly being created.
As the mood improved, Giselle shouted even louder.
“The bereaved families of those who died in this battle will also receive the same rewards! And this condition will remain in effect until the end of the monster wave! I swear it on my name!”
“Wow!”
Again a loud cheer echoed through the battlefield.
The continent has suffered for years: droughts, plagues, the rise of rifts, the rise of the Salvation Church, wars with rebels.
Most soldiers enlisted to support their families because they were having a hard time making ends meet. They were afraid of dying themselves, but they were more worried about the livelihoods of their families.
But this time, he was promised a large reward. They said that even if he died, his surviving family would be taken care of.
The soldiers could not help but feel relieved.
‘I wouldn’t have believed it if it had been another noble’s words.’
‘I can trust the Duke of Fenris.’
‘You said that the compensation has been given out like a knife so far.’
It is now widely known throughout the continent that Giselle is generous in giving rewards. In fact, Giselle would definitely reward anyone who did something during the war, no matter how small.
There was no need to change the subject because of the lack of money. Jisel was known as the richest man on the continent. The endless production of food would be enough to support the entire continent.
In fact, weren’t many kingdoms saved thanks to Giselle’s support?
The mood has changed. They have already won the most dangerous place. Moreover, they will not be the only ones fighting, but other fortress forces will join them.
So there was no need to be afraid at all.
“Let’s just give it a try!”
“The first time was difficult, so how could the second time be difficult?”
“If you come with fewer people, you will win!”
Everyone shouted confidently and took up their weapons. Everyone’s morale was very high.
Jiselle nodded with a satisfied smile. As expected, most problems can be solved with money. If things aren’t going well, you should consider whether you don’t have enough money.
Unlike Giselle who looked satisfied, Marquis Alperen whispered in embarrassment.
“Your Majesty! The Allied Forces do not have that much spare money in their treasury!”
“it’s okay.”
“No! It’s not okay! I said we don’t have enough money!”
Jiselle always says she’s okay, but to other people, it’s not okay at all.
The bounty that Jiselle had just promised was an enormous sum. If any kingdom paid that amount of money, its finances would be shaken in an instant.
Moreover, everyone is in a difficult situation right now because their finances are running low. The spoils that are being shared this time were also planned to be used for stabilization.
But if the Commander-in-Chief makes such a promise, the Allied Forces will eventually have to split the funds.
“Aren’t we barely able to get enough military rations right now?”
Droughts and epidemics broke out one after another. War continued for a long time. Most kingdoms had difficulty even obtaining food.
Now, more than half of the Allied Forces’ rations were being provided by the Kingdom of Rutania.
If Rutania had not been able to increase its productivity, the war would have ended in defeat for the Allies.
Still, Giselle said with an expression that said there was no problem.
“I told you it’s okay.”
“Does your highness have that much money?”
“I do have a lot of money, but not to that extent. Hahaha. Oh, how could I possibly pay the salaries of all the Allied Forces?”
“… … .”
“Let’s think about it then.”
“… … .”
“Oh, I said that if you scrape together somehow, you can get it all. If you don’t have money, you can just give it to me in kind.”
Jiselle doesn’t care about the little things. Honestly, she doesn’t even know how much money she has left.
In the beginning, he personally checked and guided each one, but now the power had grown so large that it was difficult for Jisel to take care of them directly.
Claude may know, but he’s not there so he can’t confirm.
But that’s okay. If scraping together the funds isn’t enough, you can just steal them from here and there.
There is no need to go into all that detail, so I’ll just gloss over it.
Marquis Alperen glanced at Giselle with a suspicious look.
‘I eventually figured it out… … but I’m scared because I don’t know what method to use.’
He was afraid to ask how. So Marquis Alperen did not ask any more. He did not want to know.
I just hoped that the finances would be secured safely.
Anyway, thanks to Giselle’s confident declaration, the troops’ morale had risen somewhat and they moved quickly.
Soon after the newly reorganized armies joined each fortress, most of them were invaded by waves of monsters.
Kaaaaaaah!
Looking at the monsters rushing in in huge numbers, the soldiers fighting in the front line fortress thought.
‘The Duke of Fenris is a liar!’
They were really coming at us like crazy.
* * *
Giselle didn’t lie.
There were so many monsters that the soldiers couldn’t compare them properly, but there were definitely fewer monsters than at the front line fortress.
There were also no more Cyclops present, so there was no need to worry about Cyclops’ slinging attacks like before.
Kaaaah!
Even so, the monster wave was not easy. The troops of each fortress fought the monsters with all their might.
Fortunately, unlike the front-line fortresses, they were able to hold off the monsters without much damage. This was because superhumans including Giselle had sent support to each fortress, and wizards and front-line troops had also joined.
However, no one went to provide support to a single fortress, because they believed that they could hold it off without support.
Kwaaaaah!
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Even as a large number of monsters swarmed in, the soldiers guarding the fortress showed no fear at all.
These were the Rutanian forces, which were considered the strongest force among the Allied forces.
“Shoot!”
At Tennant’s command, the catapults were the first to move.
Ddddddd!
“Shoot!”
As Galvarik repeated Tennant’s orders, nearly 300 catapults hurled rocks.
In addition to the galvanic catapults that the Mobile Corps had, there were over a hundred large catapults that they had brought with them on the expedition.
Every time a huge number of catapults attacked, hundreds of monsters were swept away.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of rocks crushing monsters continued incessantly. Many of the flying monsters were also hit by flying rocks and fell down.
It was enough to make anyone who saw it feel refreshed. Galvarik, who was commanding the siege force, straightened his shoulders with pride.
“As expected, the catapults made by our dwarves are the best on the continent.”
Fenris’s catapults were unparalleled in either destructive power or sophistication.
There, the firing rate was twice that of conventional catapults.
Still, there was not a single breakdown, so Galvarik and the dwarves could be proud.
But Galvarik and the dwarves soon began to shed tears.
“I was so tired I wanted to die. Look at how much weight I’ve lost.”
“I’ve been working for days and days, but the war doesn’t end. When on earth will it end?”
“If it weren’t for that persistent Alpoy, I could have run away a long time ago.”
“That bastard Claude is also a problem. He’s so impatient because he can’t catch people.”
Although Giselle was the one who set the plan and direction, the dwarves’ discontent was directed at Claude and Alfoy.
Because it was those two guys who were directly harassing them.
The dwarves continued to grumble and command the siege force.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
If the opponent had been a decent human army, they would have been annihilated as they advanced.
However, the monsters somehow managed to push through the rock rain and advance. This was possible because there were so many of them.
The flying monsters were the first to approach the fortress, as they could fly.
The archers and cavalrymen all raised their bows as soon as the flying monsters came into range.
Lumina, the elf leading them, whistled softly.
WHEEK―!
Even in this battlefield filled with the roar of monsters, the sound of her whistle pierced everyone’s ears.
Born with an outstanding ability to communicate, she was becoming more accustomed to communicating with nature as the days passed.
Soon tens of thousands of arrows filled the sky.
Papapapapapapak!
Kaaaaaaah!
As soon as the flying monsters came into range, their heads and bodies were pierced and they fell to the ground.
The improved bow made in Fenris has excellent power and range. Flying monsters died before they could even come near the fortress.
Ascon, who was organized as an archer, stood on one side and slowly pulled back his bowstring.
“Whew… … Damn, I’m really getting it right today.”
He had a lot of hurt pride because he always came in last in archery training on the elf theme.
“I can’t lose to human archers.”
It was a matter of elf pride.
Ascon aimed for the largest of the approaching wyverns.
Squeak… … .
He drew his bow and concentrated. It was very noisy and chaotic around him, but he didn’t care.
Because the arrow will ride the wind and hit the target accurately.
A skill that only elves can display.
It took a little while to aim, but it was a devastating blow that was worth the trade-off.
‘I feel the wind.’
His whole body was telling him the way. Now was the time. The wind was telling him that if he shot now, he could pierce the body of that giant wyvern.
‘Riding the wind.’
Pfft!
Wheaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
The arrow flew through the wind and powerfully pierced the body of the approaching wyvern.
Kaaaak!
The wyvern fell, screaming in pain.
“Huh.”
Ascon shook his head and smiled cheekily.
Actually, it was a small wyvern that was far from the original target, but so what.
“fu*k, whatever you do will do. Right, Shibara? Oh, Shibari isn’t here right now.”
Shibari was chewing on some fodder in the stables below the fortress.
After that, Ascon continued to fire arrows without thinking. Since there were so many monsters coming, no matter how he shot, he would still hit something.
That felt really good.
A huge number of monsters were killed by stone and arrow attacks before they could even reach the fortress.
But there were monsters that managed to break through even that.
Kwaaaaah!
Kwah! Kwah! Kwah!
Large monsters such as ogres, trolls, and bug bears rushed toward the fortress. There were also quite a few small monsters following them.
There were still many monsters left behind. It was too early to turn the catapult and arrow attacks towards the fortress.
Monsters that approached the fortress were taken care of by magicians instead.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Pillars of fire rose and lightning struck. The earth shook and buried the monsters.
There were quite a few magicians in the Lutanian army, as Giselle took them as prisoners every time she won a civil war.
In addition, as soon as magicians came to the territory, they were bound by contracts.
They belonged to the Fenris Magical Corps and swept away monsters without sparing any magical power.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Kwaaaaah!
The number of monsters quickly decreased due to the relentless attacks of the Rutanian army. However, even the Rutanian army could not kill all the monsters that were swarming in.
Eventually, some monsters clung to the fortress walls. The large monsters smashed the walls, and the small monsters stepped on the large monsters and climbed up onto the fortress.
“Stop it!”
At Tennant’s shout, the soldiers put their shields forward.
Clank! Clank! Clank!
In an instant, a wall of shields was erected. Some monsters fell down, having nowhere to step.
However, some monsters jumped up onto the shield.
Kaaaaaaah!
The monsters, filled with madness, let out screams of joy because they could finally kill the creatures they saw before their eyes.
However, the soldiers blocking the way did not move even when the monsters jumped over them. They did not even turn their heads.
They looked only ahead and held their shields tightly. This was possible because they trusted their comrades behind them.
And that faith did not betray them.
Soon, countless spears shot out into the air from behind the shield.
Papapapapapapak!
Kaaaak!
Most of the monsters were killed by spears before they could even dig in. A few monsters successfully dug in between the ranks, but were hit hard and died before they could do anything.
Chuck! Chuck! Chuck! Chuck!
Soldiers waiting at the rear quickly pushed the monsters’ corpses back using long poles and hooks.
Thanks to that, the ranks of the soldiers at the front continued to be maintained without any major disruption.
It was an incredibly precise and flawless movement. This was the result of Giselle’s constant training, and the secret to the strength of the Rutanian army.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Despite the wizards’ efforts to keep them in check, the number of monsters flocking to the fortress continued to increase.
Tennant, who was observing the situation, gave new instructions to the wizards.
“Leave the center alone and focus your attacks on the flanks.”
The wizards immediately followed the order. As magic was concentrated on both sides of the fortress, monsters began to flock to the center.
And then one person who had been watching the situation jumped down in front of the fortress.
Kuung!
Kaaaaaaah!
As the food appeared on its own, the monsters screamed and swarmed.
First, a giant ogre swung his club. It was an attack that would have killed any normal person in one blow.
But the person who jumped in front of the fortress was no ordinary person.
Knock knock.
Parniel tightened her grip. The tendons on her thick arms bulged wildly.
Her massive mace flew towards the ogre’s club.
Kwaaaaang!
The club the ogre had swung shattered into pieces with such ease. Before the ogre could react, Parniel’s mace was swung again.
Kwaaaaang!
Ugh!
The ogre was hit by the mace and its side was completely shattered. The blow was so strong that the ogre’s thick body appeared to become thin for a moment.
The ogre fell down without even being able to scream and died.
Not only was his side bone completely shattered, but his insides were also torn apart by the impact.
Kaaaak!
The shockwave that Parniel emitted when he struck the ogre briefly pushed the surrounding monsters back.
She closed her eyes and made the sign of the cross.
“Goddess, today I will cleanse all that is evil. Please give me the strength to defeat this darkness.”
Flash!
When Parniel opened his eyes again, an intense divine power began to emanate from his eyes.
