Episode 72: Offense is the best defense. (3)
The face of the remaining knight hardened.
Splitting a knight who deals with mana in half with a single blow was no ordinary skill.
‘There’s such a person in Ferdium? Could the author be Randolph?’
The knight took a step back and surveyed the situation.
Ddddddd.
Jiselle quickly approached, dragging the bloody axe across the floor again.
“If you’re going to attack, attack all at once. There’s no time.”
The knight, provoked by the arrogant words and gestures, distorted his face and shouted.
“Form up! Strike all at once!”
Chorrrrrr!
The soldiers raised their shields and thrust their long spears forward.
“Hit!”
“Wow!”
More than a hundred soldiers rushed at one person.
Jiselle narrowed her eyes and threw back her arm holding the axe.
“Ugh!”
The axe struck the ground again in a large semicircle.
Kwaaaaang!
“Eww!”
A dozen or so soldiers running in front were blown up like an explosion.
It was a strong attack that made even the shield in my hand useless.
Boooow!
Kwajijijik!
As Jiselle turned her body half a turn, holding the axe in both hands, the enemy’s front line was torn apart.
“Huh? Huh?”
“What, what is this! You bastard!”
“He’s not someone we can deal with!”
As the leader was destroyed in an instant, the enemies who had been running with great momentum also began to retreat.
Originally, a strong person like that would be dealt with by a fellow knight, not left to soldiers.
The only time soldiers face a strong enemy is when the enemy is exhausted and they can push back with overwhelming numbers.
Cheeeeek!
The soldiers took another step back as they saw red smoke coming out from the gaps in the black armor.
I was reluctant to approach it. It had the appearance of a demon.
The knight commanding this area was more confused than the soldiers.
“What are you doing! Everyone attack! I said attack!”
Even though we only clashed once, our troops’ morale dropped rapidly.
Normally, I would have to step up and fight him, but honestly, I didn’t think I could win.
If he collided with that giant axe, his own sword would shatter instantly.
The knight swallowed dry saliva.
‘I, I should have brought a big weapon too.’
His own sword looked so pathetic in front of the fearsome axe.
While everyone was momentarily stunned, the black devil moved again, emitting red smoke.
“Not coming? Then I’ll go.”
Boohoo!
Jiselle, who had suddenly risen, fell into the middle of the enemies.
Kwaaaaang!
Every time he swung his axe without hesitation, his enemies would burst into pieces.
Jiselle opened up her second stage core and unleashed her power to her heart’s content.
As the soldiers tried to pull themselves away, the knight shouted in anger.
“Attack! You idiots! If you run away, you’ll all die anyway! Stab them somehow!”
A few brave soldiers threw their spears as they had been trained to do.
Ta-tang! Bang!
However, the attack made with his teeth clenched failed to penetrate the armor and was blocked.
Since Giselle had mana wrapped around her armor, normal attacks were almost ineffective.
If we gradually reduced our strength, it might be possible, but right now, it was impossible to deal with Jisel with just the soldiers.
Kwaaang!
Jiselle bluntly took the attacks with her body and blasted the soldiers away.
Kuung!
It was the moment when his axe fell upon the soldiers again.
“Die!”
The knight, who had been waiting for an opportunity, did not miss that small opening and stabbed with his sword.
Since he didn’t have the confidence to deal with it alone, he used the soldiers as bait and waited for an opportunity.
Jiselle tilted her head to the side as she felt a sharp stab of murder aimed at her neck.
Kagagak!
grasp!
The shoulder part of the black armor split open and blood gushed out.
Thud!
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Despite the blood flowing, Giselle paid no attention and reached out to grab the knight’s face.
“As expected, you guys are quite the talent.”
It was pure admiration and praise.
Skills that can pierce through mana and inflict wounds, and even cold-blooded tactics that seek opportunities even at the cost of sacrificing soldiers.
He has to keep fighting these tough guys.
“So I can’t let you see it.”
Kwaaang!
Jiselle then slammed the knight’s head into the ground.
The knight whose head was stuck in the ground had his neck broken and died.
Kwajik!
Even crushing the corpse’s head with his foot, Giselle picked up the axe again.
Kwaaang! Kwaaang!
With just a few swings of the axe, more than half of the soldiers were blown away.
With all the knights who had been their commanders dead, the soldiers had neither the will nor the ability to endure any longer.
“Run, run! Run!”
As the remaining enemies scattered in all directions, Giselle paused to catch her breath and looked up at the massive siege tower.
A battlefield monster that lowers the morale of allies just by its presence. Destroying this siege tower could completely change the flow of the battle.
“I have to get rid of it quickly.”
He strode in and attacked the rear of the advancing troops.
Crunch! Crunch!
“Eww!”
The enemies who were suddenly attacked from the rear fell without being able to respond properly.
To prevent attacks from any direction, the siege tower is blocked on all sides except for the entrance at the bottom.
Those inside the tower were unable to quickly grasp what was happening outside.
“The enemy! The enemy has entered the siege tower!”
The soldiers at the bottom noticed the commotion and turned around.
But no one could stop Giselle as she swung her axe and spewed out red smoke.
All the soldiers gathered at the bottom were annihilated in an instant.
“Oh, get up!”
“Why are the enemies here?”
“It’s a monster! A monster has come in!”
The soldiers who were going up the stairs pushed the person in front of them in a hurry.
The sight of Giselle approaching while creating countless corpses was terrifying in itself.
The wall was also blocked by the Ferdium army. They were at a loss, unable to do anything.
Everyone was trembling in fear that they would be caught, but Jiselle did not follow them up the tower.
He stood among the fallen corpses, looked around for a moment, then began to break down the stairs leading up.
Boom! Boom!
The first floor of the siege tower, consisting of three stages and a staircase, was quickly destroyed.
Now the enemies cannot come down.
The enemy soldiers were restless, unable to break through the Ferdium army in front or climb down the tower.
“Phew… … .”
Jiselle took a deep breath above the debris and corpses of the collapsed stairs.
Wooooow!
The three cores began to spin furiously, generating greater power.
A bright red mana wrapped around the axe. Without hesitation, Giselle swung the axe.
Kwaaaaang!
The left side of the siege tower was blown away, leaving a large hole.
Squeak.
The few remaining structures creaked and made noise.
But the huge tower showed no sign of collapsing.
Jiselle gritted her teeth and drew out more mana as she swung her axe again towards the opposite wall.
Kwaaaaang!
The debris from the tower poured out as if it had exploded.
Knock knock!
Finally, the siege tower began to shake. The two remaining walls were not enough to support the giant.
Creak, thud, thud!
The thin iron plates and wood on both sides that remained twisted and screamed.
“Ugh, ugh!”
“T, if this continues, it’s going to collapse!”
“Quickly! Get out to the wall quickly!”
The soldiers who noticed what was happening below pushed the person in front.
The terrified soldiers poured out onto the walls in a frenzy.
The power of a human being facing death is beyond imagination. In an instant, the Ferdium army was pushed back.
“Stop it! Hold on!”
Randolph shouted and cut down the enemies at the front.
The entrance must be blocked somehow so that the enemies cannot capture the walls.
As the two sides clashed tensely on the wall, Giselle swung her axe again.
Kwaaaaang!
Eventually, a hole appeared in the wall that was barely holding up the siege tower.
The giant with a broken leg could no longer stand.
Dddddddddd!
As the trees that had been barely holding on on one side split and shattered, other places also broke in a chain reaction.
“What, it’s falling apart!”
A scream of despair erupted from within the shaking siege tower.
Woozikkun! Paaaaang!
First, the structures inside began to misalign.
Kukookung!
“Eww!”
The bridge spanning the wall broke off and fell down, as did the enemy soldiers standing on it.
Kururururung!
The siege tower, which had lost its power, tilted with a loud noise.
Wooden beams poured out of the hollow wall.
“Eww!”
The soldiers who remained inside the tower fell along with the collapsed floor.
Kwaaaaaaaang!
In the end, the giant that had been one axis of the battlefield completely collapsed with a loud noise like a terminal explosion.
Pus …
A cloud of dust rose around the wreckage as if the collapsed siege tower was breathing its last.
For a moment, silence fell on the battlefield.
“Could it be that the Archduke… … is alone?”
Randolph and Ferdium’s army, who were fighting on the walls, looked down blankly.
“Our siege tower… … has collapsed… … .”
“Did the captain do it? By himself?”
The enemy soldiers and the mercenaries blocking the road looked at the siege tower in shock.
Everyone on the battlefield was dumbfounded by this absurd situation.
But even in that suffocating silence, there was movement.
“master!”
“Confucius!”
Belinda and Gillian turned around, abandoning even the enemies they were fighting.
The rubble piled up like a giant’s tomb.
In between, there were corpses with their bodies torn and ripped apart.
Some were seen moving about, as if they were still breathing.
The moment when two people tried to clear the debris with distorted faces.
Kwaaaaang!
Jiselle emerged from the midst of the rubble.
Cheeeeek!
The blood of his enemies that covered his entire body vaporized and continuously emitted red vapor.
Dadadak!
Jiselle ran straight towards the enemies who were standing there blankly.
Boohoo!
Kwajijijik!
One soldier died with his head split open.
A look of bewilderment was clearly visible on his half-blind face, as if he had not understood the situation until the moment of his death.
Boohoo!
Kwaaang!
As Giselle swung her giant axe again, all the surrounding soldiers fell down.
Only then did the startled enemies retreat in a hurry.
Meanwhile, Giselle shouted loudly.
“Wake up! We’re retreating to the walls!”
The escape route into the castle walls was barely guarded by Kaor and his mercenaries.
One side of the wall was already completely blocked by the Ferdium army.
Jiselle and the mercenaries quickly began to retreat.
“What, are you leaving now?”
“The siege tower has collapsed! It’s completely destroyed! Is it really true that the captain did it alone?”
“Shut up and go after the captain!”
Even the mercenaries were confused, so it was natural that the enemies did not understand the situation.
The soldiers hesitated, unable to respond to the sudden situation.
“What are you doing! Hurry up and chase after me!”
“They’re running away!”
“Don’t miss it!”
When the commanders, who had come to their senses late, shouted, the mercenaries were already far away.
Some chased after the mercenaries, some stood there dumbfounded, still unable to grasp the situation, and others retreated in fear.
In the meantime, their feet got tangled together and they fell over. The formation was a mess.
Randolph seized the opportunity and shouted urgently.
“Shoot! Cover the Archduke!”
The arrows that had been targeting the enemy archers changed direction and flew towards the soldiers.
Papapapak!
The enemies who were running around in confusion ended up getting hit by a hail of arrows.
The enemy archers returned fire at the walls again, but many soldiers were already dead.
Jisel, who was leading the mercenaries, took advantage of the gap and changed direction.
“Enter the ruined wall!”
The gates had already been closed by Skoban and his soldiers.
The mercenaries quickly entered the breached wall.
“Now block the wall! Come forward!”
Clank! Clank!
At Giselle’s command, the mercenaries quickly built shields to block the hole.
Zwalter, who was guarding the wall, felt as if his heart was going to burst.
‘What the heck are you… …! Such a ridiculous move!’
Even though I saw it with my own eyes, I couldn’t believe it.
The process of breaking through the flank, destroying the siege tower, trampling the enemy, and returning to the walls was dazzlingly fast.
The enemy was hit so fast that they couldn’t even respond properly.
It was such a radical strategy that even he, with his wealth of battlefield experience, could not hastily attempt it.
‘No, how could someone with no experience in war do something like that… … .’
Zwalter felt possessed. No matter how hard he tried to understand, he couldn’t.
It was more surprising that he led his mercenaries into battle and turned the tide of the battle than that he had destroyed the siege tower alone.
It wasn’t a tactic that was thought out after much thought.
In an instant, he grasped the enemy’s intentions and the situation on the battlefield and moved instinctively.
‘That guy had that ability? Such innate sense and talent!’
This would have been impossible for anyone who had only eaten and fought.
No, no matter how much experience you have, you won’t be able to do it like Giselle.
This is something that can only be achieved by someone who is born with sharp judgment and decisiveness and who has honed them to be able to use them whenever necessary.
Zwalter shook his head and collected his wits.
‘Let’s think about it later. For now, thanks to Giselle, one side can catch its breath.’
The siege towers were rendered useless and the ladder trucks hadn’t even started yet.
Enemies can no longer advance.
Randolph, on the other hand, expressed his honest feelings without filtering.
He was surprised as well, but his anger grew even stronger.
“You crazy bastard! You succeeded because you were lucky. If you had made a mistake, we would have all died! We would have all been hacked!”
As a commander, it was natural to be angry, but Jiselle just shrugged her shoulders as if she didn’t hear.
Randolph began to curse again, but was drowned out by the roar of the soldiers.
“Wow!”
The morale of the soldiers who saw Jiselle’s incredible performance was greatly boosted.
With the siege tower destroyed, I had some free time and was able to shoot my arrows with ease.
One of the enemy knights, who was being pushed back helplessly from the walls, shouted incessantly.
“Damn it! Get your heads together! What are you guys doing! Control the soldiers! Gather around the breached wall! Shield bearers, block the arrows! Archers, fall back and hold back! You idiots!”
It was difficult to control the ranks as they were scattered and in disarray.
Things have become a mess, but there are no immediate orders as to what to do.
‘Damn it! Are you panicking at the headquarters too? Why aren’t there any signals? Make a quick decision whether to advance the ladder trucks and additional troops, or to retreat and reorganize!’
In times like these, you have to take action on your own on the spot.
The knight shouted until his throat was hoarse and gathered the scattered soldiers one by one.
“Everyone gather! Gather here! Charge toward the hole in the wall!”
Now all that was left for them was to rush towards the ruined walls.
