The Returned Sword King Decided to Become a Tyrant Chapter 68
A questionable operation (3)
Caravan took off his prison uniform without even caring that he was being watched. Then he picked up the black commander’s uniform that had fallen on the floor.
… … Funny enough.
The iron chains that had bound his legs had long since crumbled from the force of the blow and were now lying on the floor.
For a moment, a look of life flashed across his face.
“If you want to treat me falsely, you had better worry about the coming disaster. I am a body that has nothing to fear anymore.”
“… … .”
Caravan, who had changed into clean clothes in an instant, began to loosen up his body by turning his wrists.
At that moment, the crown prince took something out of his pocket and handed it to him.
“What is this?”
“It’s a defensive strategy. That’s what you have to do.”
… … It was just a piece of paper with a few words written on it.
A list of words so inconsistent that it’s hard to even guess what they are.
But Caravan accepted it with a smile and stroked his chin.
“Could it be that this was also something the King ordered to be handed over?”
“Yes.”
“Hoo.”
At that moment, an exclamation of surprise escaped his lips.
At first, no one in Arendelle could decipher the words, but he understood the meaning contained within them just by looking at the paper.
To be more specific, it felt like someone had gone into his head and then came out.
‘No matter how I look at it, this isn’t something that the idiots of Arendelle would think about.’
Moreover, this content is about Arendelle… … .
“… … .”
After a brief moment of silence, Caravan shrugged and asked.
“Who gave this to me?”
“… … Prince Esteban. He advised me to present these words to you.”
“Hahaha! So there was a secret behind it? I don’t know if it was to avoid interference in internal affairs, but it was a pretty sophisticated trick!”
“… … .”
He laughed heartily and pinned the commander-in-chief’s mantle around his shoulders.
Perhaps it was Prince Esteban’s will, and not the King’s, that entrusted him with this task.
It was a very interesting story.
“I wondered why you wanted to release me, but now I think I understand.”
But the eyes of that caravan, paradoxically, sank more seriously than ever before.
How on earth did the first prince of Esteban come up with such an idea?
What on earth does he know?
However… … such doubts are momentary.
He shrugged his shoulders, adjusting his clothes one last time.
“Anyway, I don’t know, but he’s an amazing person. He’s really scary.”
“Do you understand what was in that note?”
“Do you understand?”
Caravan Zeit’s lips twitched subtly at the crown prince’s question.
I understand it.
He could boast that he understood this content better than anyone else.
However, the answer that came out belatedly was completely different from his true feelings.
“No. I have no idea.”
“Then how about defense… … .”
“But an interesting plan comes to mind.”
He walked past the crown prince, making a vague excuse.
The name ‘Caravan Zite’ is said to be a joke because you can’t even eat the food that was served properly.
So even though I understood the intention of the first prince or whatever who designed the work, I was willing to pretend not to know and go with the flow.
At least this wasn’t a bad story for him.
“Well, I’ll move it just the way you want.”
First of all, it’s a sortie.
* * *
The wind blew across the vast plains of granary land.
The grains that had grown to waist level were gradually drying up as the harvest season passed, and the cold winter wind blew through them, creating an eerie noise.
So there was no way to detect the movements of those hiding and moving within it.
Sabak- Sabak-
The sound of soldiers’ footsteps quickly brushing against the dry grass. The thick darkness of midnight descending upon it.
Finally, when the soldiers reached their designated location, they let out the breath they had been holding.
At that moment, some movement was seen in the darkness.
Not far from where they were hiding, a force of barbarians began to approach.
“… … !”
“… … .”
But he never let his voice out.
One hour, then two hours. The waiting in the oppressive cold and tension felt like an eternity, but I just had to endure it.
-The time will come soon.
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Until the moment when the promised signal finally arrives. And until the moment when this land that had been trampled by the barbarians is reclaimed.
… … As long as I have life, I will continue this endless patience.
That was when.
Peeing-
At the place where everyone’s eyes were focused, a single rose finally bloomed. It was a signal flare that cut through the darkness as if it had been waiting, along with a faint explosion.
The commander rose to his feet and shouted.
“The Commander-in-Chief’s order has been given!”
Shushu shushuk-
At the sound of the commander’s loud voice, the soldiers formed formation and surrounded the area on all sides.
Then, there was a response from the other person.
“They’re coming!”
“The number… appears to be around a thousand!”
The barbarians rushed forward, holding sharp axes in their hands. It seemed that they had sensed the change in the granary area where they were staying for plunder and had hurriedly entered a battle stance. However, the soldiers did not retreat.
“Don’t be agitated! The next signal hasn’t come yet!”
“Hold the line until the signal drops!”
“If we back down here, our wives, children, and families will be annihilated!”
This was their last chance. Their last chance to reclaim their homeland, Arendelle.
The knights charged at the barbarians, their swords drawn and their eyes bloodshot.
“Stop the leading barbarians first!”
“yes!”
The soldiers rushed after them. In response, the barbarians flashed their axe blades.
“At best, the kingdom’s little punks are doing nonsense!”
“Stop it!”
visor-!
Crunch!
“Ugh… … !”
“… … Huh, so you’re a barbarian after all!”
The barbarian warriors who plundered Arendelle and relieved their hunger were formidable. Their strength was so great that knights would fall over with each blow of their axes, unable to find their bearings.
The commander who was watching clenched his teeth.
“Don’t let the front lines get in the way! Cover the knights!”
“Archers, don’t stop firing your arrows!”
“yes!”
Pipipiping-!
Arrows flew, leaving silvery tails behind, filling the sky. Then, the barbarians who had been hit by the arrows began to fall to the ground.
Even if they were barbarians, it was difficult to block all the arrows coming from all directions.
But that menacing attack didn’t last long.
To be exact, from the point where the number reached several dozen, the damage began to decline rapidly.
And the reason was simple: they were using the corpses of their dead comrades, who had been hit by a barrage of arrows, as shields.
Phew phew-
“Kuhaha, nonsense!”
“… … !”
“T, t, the corpses of my own people… …!”
But that wasn’t the end of it. The barbarians, who hadn’t found the bodies, quickly stretched out their arms and grabbed the necks of the soldiers they were fighting against.
Then, just as he had used the corpses of his comrades, he began to use them to block the arrows.
Thud thud-!
“shit!”
There is no way to stop arrows that have already been shot. The arrows struck the bodies of the captured soldiers without mercy. Then, the commander who was watching jumped up and ordered them to stop.
“Cease fire! Our troops are under attack! Stop firing!”
“Kuuuuuu.”
dump-!
The barbarians threw away the rags of the dead bodies and continued fighting calmly.
The damage they inflicted was still almost non-existent, except for the damage they received from arrows in the beginning.
The granary area, where only the sound of the wind could be heard, was now filled with the blood and flesh of soldiers.
“We’re breaking through! Stop them from breaking through our defenses!”
“Where!”
Crunch!
“Ugh… … !”
“Damn it! I said, maintain formation!”
“Oh, that’s impossible… … Ugh!”
The front line he had been holding on to collapsed. The commander’s composure began to break at the shocking force.
But unfortunately, contrary to the anxious commander’s inner feelings, the battle situation continued to worsen.
“How are we supposed to survive against these things! What’s the next signal?”
“Not yet!”
“Huh!”
As time passed, the number of barbarians trying to break through the defensive line increased rapidly. If things continued this way, there was a high possibility that they would lose their soldiers in vain.
The commander muttered, clenching his fists.
“How much longer do you want me to hold out… … !”
I couldn’t waste my soldiers like this. Weren’t they the future of Arendelle?
Now, even if it meant disobeying orders and being punished, the priority had to be given to reducing damage by holding down the defensive line.
So the commander tried to order an urgent retreat.
“All soldiers, please take your seats… … .”
… … at that moment,
“… … .”
The commander stopped talking, feeling something strange.
It was literally a ‘sense of deja vu’. It was such a minor change that I wouldn’t have noticed it unless I was paying close attention.
“… … The wind has stopped.”
And it was no illusion. The gentle breeze that had been blowing through the granary had truly ceased.
Also, the dry grasses of the granary area that used to sway in the breeze have settled down like a painting depicting a landscape.
But that only lasts for a moment.
The flow of the new season never stops. It is quiet and dull, just tickling the soldiers’ hair, as if it is announcing the coming tidal wave.
In it, the commander muttered instinctively as if possessed.
“What, what is this… … .”
The wind direction changed as if it were a lie.
Tavar Canyon, located at the end of the largest mountain range in Arendelle.
It was there that the wind suddenly began to blow.
The cold winter wind that had been blowing across the soldiers’ faces from the front was nowhere to be found, and was now gently and affectionately pushing them from behind like a tailwind pushing a sailboat.
… … No, at least that was an illusion.
Was the stopped flow of air really a harbinger of a tsunami? The wind, which was gradually gaining speed, proudly showed off its presence.
A whirlwind.
The wind that didn’t know where it would blow was like a madman.
Finally, the signal of promise, the signal for a counterattack, has arrived.
Soon, a second flare appeared.
-Pee-pee!
“… … !”
Yes. The time for counterattack had already arrived.
Arendelle’s suppressed anger and murderous intent exploded like a strong wind.
The commander instinctively shouted in the midst of the overwhelming shock.
“Light the straw and torches you prepared and throw them!”
Whoosh whoosh-!
The embers of the rags that had been reduced to ashes fluttered in the wind.
Also, the small ripples that started from the oil-soaked torch quickly spread out, engulfing the dry winter crops growing around it.
But it didn’t end there.
Other groups, seeing the flares go up, followed suit and connected the flames, and the wall of fire gradually grew longer, forming a single stream that stretched for several kilometers.
A huge protective wall was completed that could brightly burn the atmosphere where darkness had fallen.
“If our deployment here was not simply to establish a defensive line… … .”
If indeed this was the onset of the south wind and the lure of the barbarians.
The fire will be carried by the strong winds blowing northward, and will inevitably flood the granary. It will burn all living things, and like a tidal wave, it will purify everything.
“Oh, oh my god!”
“Hey! Get out of the way!”
“S, save me… … .”
The barbarians who tried to break through the defensive line were stopped by the fire that was spreading rapidly towards them.
This was because the flames had already become so strong that it was difficult to move as they penetrated my body.
Some of them were pushed into the fire pit by fellow barbarians, but it was a relatively good situation.
“Run!”
“You idiots, get through it quickly!”
Those isolated on the border ran towards the soldiers in an attempt to survive. Their expressions were completely different from the mocking expressions they had at first.
But the commander couldn’t miss such an opportunity.
“We’ll take care of those coming through the fire!”
“Stand back! Don’t come near and shoot arrows! This is to stop their movements!”
“Stop them from coming out!”
Phew phew phew!
“Ugh!”
“These kids!”
A desperate struggle to survive. A desperate struggle to stop.
Is there another place that fits the phrase “Abigyuhuan” so well?
However, the barbarians had no choice but to run forward, even as they became like hedgehogs.
“Hot, hot! Eww!”
“No! My body!”
… … If I didn’t stop, the only option left was death.
The bloodshot eyes of those standing on the battlefield were consumed by the chaos and were dyed in madness.
“……hell.”
Burning hell.
It was the beginning of a true punishment from which the living could never escape.
