Episode 78 I’ve been waiting for this day. (1)
The mercenaries who had been gathered around Jiselle split to the left and right.
Then, several magic circles that the mercenaries had been covering became visible.
There were six more magic circles drawn around one magic circle.
Vanessa nodded silently and stepped onto the magic circle engraved in the center.
Not only Vanessa, but also Alfoy and the wizards were brought here.
And on the arms of every wizard were bracelets of runestones engraved with spells.
“What kind of magic circle is this? When was it carved?”
Alpoy asked curiously.
Jiselle answered with an expression that said it was nothing.
“Alpoy and his friends, come up here too.”
“No, you have to know what this is before you can come up or not, right?”
At some point, Alpoy started talking openly, but Giselle didn’t care at all.
What was important now wasn’t the tone of voice.
Instead of trying to convince the hesitant wizards, Giselle decided to show them through action.
“Put it up.”
The mercenaries who saw his gesture thrust their weapons at the necks of Alfoy and the magicians and forcibly placed them on the magic circle.
“Oh really, what on earth are you trying to do?”
Alfoy grumbled openly. Giselle ignored him and turned to Vanessa.
“Vanessa, can you do it?”
She swallowed dryly as she looked at Giselle with trembling eyes.
I had made up my mind, but when it came to actually carrying it out, my confidence was disappearing again.
“Can I, can I do it?”
“You can do it. You have to succeed.”
Vanessa nodded at the firm answer.
Determined to succeed even at the cost of her life, Vanessa closed her eyes and drew up her magical power.
Wooooow!
Vanessa’s body began to rise into the air, and magical power began to flow into her.
There’s no way she, who can’t even use the magic of the first circle properly, could be able to draw out this much magic power.
“Ma, magic power transfer!”
Alpoy screamed in horror, as magical power suddenly began to drain from his body like crazy.
Looking around, I saw other wizards waving their hands in confusion.
Alpoy screamed and shouted.
“Why is it crazy?
Magic transfer is a magic that allows one person to channel the magical power of others into it, thereby amplifying its power.
If the central figure fails to properly control it, all participating magicians will die, having their life force drained as well as their magical power.
A dangerous magic that will fail if the central character does not have delicate control, tremendous mental strength, and a perfect understanding of the spell.
“There’s no way a girl who can’t even use 1st circle properly can succeed!”
“Don’t worry. Trust Vanessa.”
“What do you believe in! You crazy bastard!”
Alfoy and the wizards screamed and tried to run away, but it was too late. They were already caught up in the magical storm.
The wizards were unable to move and were having all their magical powers taken away by the magic circle.
“Ugh… … No… … . I can’t die like this… … .”
As much as Alfoy and the wizards were suffering, Vanessa was also gritting her teeth and suffering.
Blood flowed slowly from her nose and ears. The veins all over her body began to quickly turn a strange black color.
It was evidence that the body was not able to properly withstand the magical power rushing in.
Her body was shaking like crazy, which showed how difficult it was for her to endure.
“Euuuuuuu… … .”
Eventually, a moan burst out from her mouth as well. Tears of blood flowed out from her closed eyes, unable to withstand the pressure of the magical power.
As time passed, people around them also began to feel the heavy aura of mana.
Something that isn’t wild, but piles up and weighs down the space.
“Ahhhh… … .”
Vanessa couldn’t stand it any longer. She was gradually losing consciousness.
‘I guess it was impossible. I can’t do it. What on earth can I do…?’
It was a life full of failures.
I only had a brief taste of miracles, but I deluded myself into thinking I had the power.
Gooooooooo!
This is my limit. I can’t stand it anymore. It’s too painful and miserable.
Is this what it would feel like if you experienced all the pain you’ve ever suffered at once?
Even firm determination melts away like snow in the midst of pain.
I just wanted to forget everything and give up.
‘… … Yes, I am.’
Vanessa, who was floating in the air, lowered her head.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of the enemy advancing can be heard. The ground inside the castle trembles as the great army moves in step.
The Ferdium soldiers each began to prepare for the end.
Some people cried, and some prayed to the god they believed in.
Some people were fired up about fighting, while others thought about their families.
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Meanwhile, the mercenaries beneath the walls were silently waiting for Giselle’s orders.
His low voice broke the silence.
“Vanessa.”
“… … I, I.”
She continued to mutter to herself with her eyes closed, as if she hadn’t heard Giselle’s call.
― Could I… … be of any help to you, Confucius?
– Well, that would be a huge help.
“Vanessa.”
– I want to be of help to Confucius.
Vanessa raised her head with difficulty, very slowly.
“I am…….”
All the mercenaries watched the scene with bated breath.
“Vanessa.”
– Can you do it?
Giselle looked at Vanessa with a mixture of pity and support.
Her body, which had been trembling incessantly, suddenly stopped.
The flow of magical power that had been building up and the blood that had been leaking out also stopped as if nothing had happened.
Then, Giselle turned her head, gritting her teeth so hard that they almost broke.
“Open the gates, Skoban.”
“Your Highness? What are you thinking about now… .”
“Open it.”
Skoban swallowed hard.
He also knows what Giselle is thinking.
If we continue like this, we will lose. The only thing we can count on is the charge of Jiselle and the mercenaries.
‘Yeah, if I’m going to die anyway… … I’d rather go on a rampage like last time and die.’
That might have been better than standing on the wall and dying in vain.
Of course, the enemies won’t treat you like they did the first time… … .
If Giselle could just break the enemy formation, all the troops in the castle could rush out and find a way out.
Skoban, who had made up his mind, slowly opened the gate with his soldiers.
Squeak.
As the gates began to open, the people on the walls were terrified.
Zwalter and Randolph in particular quickly figured out Giselle’s intentions.
How could I not know when I’ve already experienced it once?
“No! Giselle! What are you doing!”
“Are you crazy, Archduke! Stop right now!”
They too have been watching how excellent the mercenary force led by Jiselle is.
But that only works if the opponent is a decent number.
Zwalter shouted again.
“That doesn’t work twice! How many times have I told you to be careful!”
There was no way the enemies would not have prepared for a situation like the first one.
Looking at the enemy formation, I saw that the shieldmen were already densely packed in front.
It was obvious that the intention was to minimize damage in case a mercenary force appeared.
“Close the gates! I said close the gates!”
“You should run away! You should run away and survive! You stupid bastard!”
Zwalter and Randolph screamed at the top of their lungs, but Giselle pretended not to hear.
Even Skoban bowed his head, pretending not to hear, and ignored the lord’s orders.
“You bastard! Are you going to throw away your life so easily until the end?”
Zwalter trembled with anger and tried to go down to the gate, but Randolph grabbed his arm and shook his head.
“You’re late, brother.”
In this situation, if the lord leaves, it’s over at that moment.
Zwalter looked at Giselle from afar, took a breath, and then said.
“Good. The gates are open anyway. We too will unite and fight.”
There were no arrows or supplies. Even if they were on the walls, they had no means of deterring the approaching enemy.
If we had to fight, it might be better for everyone to fight together.
Even if you prepare for the assault by Jiselle and the mercenaries, it won’t be easy.
“All troops! Abandon the walls and gather around the gates!”
Following the lord’s command, the soldiers of Ferdium gathered one by one in front of the castle gate.
But the space was so narrow that all I could do was stand behind the mercenaries.
Zwalter and Randolph, while the knights were still moving their remaining forces on the walls.
Jiselle said to the mercenaries.
“Get ready. We’ll finish this before all our troops gather.”
The mercenaries, their bodies red with heat, prepared to rush out with their weapons drawn.
They were nervous but not scared.
As always, I believed that if I did what the captain said, I would win.
Kaor just relaxed.
‘If I die fighting, that’s the end of it. If I live, that’s the end of it. Well, it’s not that I don’t have any regrets… … But dying in a war like this isn’t so bad. It’ll be satisfying.’
Belinda, who would make a fuss to stop Giselle whenever he came forward and fought, was unusually quiet.
It was just as dangerous whether we fought with the gate open or closed.
‘I’m sorry, my lord. I will do my best to save you, and if possible, the young lady as well.’
The plan was to knock out Jiselle when she got tired and escape the battlefield by any means necessary.
Gillian guessed what Belinda was thinking, but remained silent as she checked her weapons.
I had heard that the wizards had prepared a trap, but judging by the look on Giselle’s face now, it seemed like something was wrong.
Although she had only known Giselle for a short time, Gillian knew that her young master was one who would never run away.
He had already decided to devote the rest of his life to him. He planned to die here with Giselle.
‘Rachel, if things go wrong, run away with Miss Elena.’
Meanwhile, Victor smiled brightly when he saw that the gate was open.
“It’s really time to end it now.”
As expected, the enemies were preparing for their final assault.
It even seemed as if they were trying to gather all their forces towards the castle gate.
“You idiots. If you all rush in at once, it’ll only make it easier.”
As Victor raised his hand, the cavalry waiting behind advanced to flank the central army.
They will move to target the flank of the Ferdium army.
“Cavalry, if the enemy is routed, immediately pursue and destroy them.”
A cruel smile appeared on Victor’s lips.
It’s finally time to get revenge for what was done to you.
“Everyone move slowly in tight formation!”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The enemy’s formation became tighter and more solid.
The soldiers and Skoban who had been waiting looked horrified by the pressure.
Ricardo, who was standing next to Skoban, suddenly realized something strange.
‘But why aren’t you riding the Archduke’s horse? And the mercenaries too.’
There was no sign of a horse around Giselle and the mercenaries.
‘Charging without riding a horse?’
Of course, I could just run out like I did the first time, but things are a little different now than they were then.
The horses ridden by the mercenaries were kept close to the city gates, so they had ample time to prepare.
Ricardo paused as he was about to ask Giselle if she was ready to speak.
Even the most idiotic person could not have forgotten how to ride a horse.
Could it be that Jiselle didn’t know what she herself knew?
He looked at Giselle again carefully.
His gaze seemed more like that of a man who had seized the opportunity he had been waiting for than of a man about to make a last-ditch effort.
At that moment, Ricardo felt goosebumps all over his body.
Jiselle always produced incredible results with her out-of-the-box actions.
‘Yeah, let’s trust him. He’s not the kind of person to just give up.’
In Ferdium, for the first time, someone believed in the Archduke.
Ricardo’s prediction was not so wrong.
Jiselle narrowed her eyes and glared at the enemy approaching from outside the gate. Her face was confident of victory.
‘You guys must have endured a lot too.’
If he had been an ordinary commander, he would have immediately replaced his troops when the supply line was cut off.
However, Victor moved cautiously and thoroughly exploited this side’s weaknesses. As expected, this guy was no pushover.
‘You’re not the only one waiting for this moment.’
This person was also waiting for the right moment, clutching his chest as if it was going to burst.
Every single day, I resisted the urge to run out and smash the heads of my enemies.
To catch and kill all enemies without exception.
Ugh.
Jiselle ground her teeth without realizing it.
‘I never forgot it even once.’
Right on this wall, the necks of my father and his retainers were impaled on poles, rotting miserably.
The sight haunted Giselle for the rest of his life. He writhe in pain every day.
Heart pounding.
When I recalled that sight, blood rushed to my head and the mana inside my body began to struggle to escape.
‘Don’t even think about letting a single one of you return alive.’
Jiselle prepared as best she could.
It’s not perfect. If you make just one mistake, the territory will be destroyed and everyone will die.
Who can confidently guarantee victory in front of that great army that has appeared with determination?
however…….
‘I don’t give up.’
Jiselle took a deep breath.
As soon as I got back, I stopped the war. The first fight that happened because of Elena.
We bought some time, but war eventually broke out.
Rather, it is on a much larger scale than before.
The more you try to block it, the more dangerous it becomes.
As if the heavens desperately wanted Perdium to be destroyed.
‘Perhaps this is an unavoidable fate that has befallen this land.’
Jiselle laughed ferociously, dispelling the pessimistic thoughts that had arisen in her mind.
‘Don’t make me laugh. There’s no second chance.’
Crunch!
As Giselle took down the visor of her helmet, all the mercenaries adjusted their helmets in the same manner.
Hoo, hoo, hoo.
The tense breathing of the mercenaries echoes.
Skoban and the soldiers waiting by the gate retreated at the ominous momentum.
Only Giselle and the mercenaries stood guard in front of the gate, burning with fighting spirit.
Jiselle slowly stretched her arms out to the side and spoke to the mercenaries.
“Just wait.”
Everyone’s tension reached its peak.
My heart was pounding, my muscles were tense, and my body was stiff.
I felt dizzy because the blood was rushing to my head. I couldn’t even tell how I was standing.
“yet.”
The mercenaries were so focused that they even forgot the passage of time.
Jiselle turned her head and shouted.
“Vanessa!”
Vanessa’s eyes, which had been closed, suddenly opened.
There was a golden magic circle engraved in those eyes.
Her small lips trembled as she muttered something.
Her wishes and understanding permeated the world and reached a single truth.
It brought forth the power to defy limits and transcend circles.
Gooooooo!
A huge magical force was released in all directions. The magical force soon took the form of letters and began to circle around Vanessa.
The burning magic letters soon turned into red dots and scattered in all directions, then melted into the world and disappeared.
Gooooooo!
In that moment, everyone present, regardless of whether they were enemies or allies, stopped moving.
The same sight was reflected in their eyes.
A red barrier that rose between the castle walls and the enemy, constantly rippling like the sunset.
Zwalter dropped his sword in surprise. Randolph also opened his mouth, forgetting about his pride.
Gooooooo!
The enemy could no longer approach the Ferdium Castle. Victor also stopped talking abruptly.
Among the shocked and stiff people, only one person moved.
His eyes also glowed red, like a blazing red flame.
Krrrr!
The ground began to shake violently.
“I’ve been waiting for this day.”
It was a voice that sounded like boiling lava.
