Episode 357: Chicken game (5)
Moment.
The Valhalla Emperor burst into laughter.
“Hahahaha, amazing! “It’s really amazing!”
Contact from Count Santino.
It was just a few hours ago.
However, the Emperor of Valhalla was truly impressed by the sight of Santino being devastated in such a short period of time.
“Roman Dmitry. You are the type of person I have experienced for the first time in my life. There have been many people who have shown hostility towards Valhalla, but not a single one has proven it with results like this. I admit it. “You might be a better fit for Valhalla than my lesser brothers who died without being able to do anything.”
I couldn’t hide my smile.
The drowsy eyes became alive as if they had caught an interesting prey.
[This situation seems fun.]
“It’s fun, very fun. You must have thought this. Ruenos, Portbell, Santino. If you clear these three places quickly, Valhalla will force his troops to retreat when Javier, where the warp gate is located, is threatened. In fact, your plan is completely absurd. “I thought it was impossible to take down Santino before Hernard fell, but you made the absurd a reality.”
Beyond the screen.
Roman Dmitry used the corpse as a chair to look at the Valhalla Emperor.
The Emperor of Valhalla could not hold back his boiling desire due to his arrogance in asking him to say it to the end.
“by the way. There is something you are greatly mistaken about. The thought that Valhalla would not be able to give up the warp gate. No, more precisely, I think we will only stick to the straight attack method in this crazy game where we are rushing at each other. Roman Dmitry. I acknowledge you wholeheartedly. Unlike the old-fashioned guys who describe themselves as warriors, you are a predator and know how to win a war. That’s why I have no choice but to do my best to defeat you.”
Okay.
I put my face close to the screen.
Shiny madness throbbed as if it was going to break through my eyes.
“Javier’s warp gate has already been destroyed. Even if you capture Javier, it means you can’t use the warp gate to threaten us. So, what do you plan to do now? Now that we have suffered enormous losses and given up on the warp gate, what can Dmitry do before Hernad falls? Please refrain from making romantic claims about using Valhalla’s public sentiment to turn the situation around. “I already killed all the people who said things like that.”
He grinned and laughed.
It was fun.
The Valhalla Emperor did not study tactics separately.
However, having been born with imperial blood, he knew well how to utilize the overwhelming position of the Valhalla Empire.
Valhalla has always been in a position of strength.
In order to win, it was enough to choose options that the opponent, who was inevitably the weak, would not want, rather than a clever strategy.
Dmitry.
What they wanted was clear.
Rebel counterattack.
In order to take control of the situation, Dmitry boldly pushed in his troops and attracted the attention of the Valhalla imperial family.
To prevent them from concentrating their forces on Hernad.
It was normal for Valhalla to follow Dmitry’s intentions in order to reduce damage, but Emperor Valhalla focused on the essential problem.
Whether Dmitry goes on a rampage or not.
Attacked Hernad.
All those who cried out for public sentiment were killed, and the warp gate was destroyed to prevent them from reaching the Imperial Palace of Valhalla.
then.
Although there was damage, all of Dmitry’s options were blocked.
In a game of chicken where they rush at each other.
The Valhalla Emperor attacked his opponent straight away.
“Roman Dmitry. On the day Dmitry falls apart, I will visit Dmitry and see your face in person. Regretting past choices. What kind of face does Dmitry’s devil, stained with defeat and despair, look like? “I’m really looking forward to that day.”
* * *
It was a one-sided conversation.
Communication was lost.
The Valhalla Emperor did not want an answer from Roman Dmitri, as if he would only hear it as a result.
two days later.
Allied forces reached Javier.
Valhalla’s warp point was not far away, and the castle gates, which would have been closed just a few days ago, were wide open, as if welcoming Roman Dmitry.
It was a bloodless entry. As we entered, Chris was busy moving around and assessing the surroundings.
yet.
Chris reported the situation with a stern expression.
“It is as the Emperor of Valhalla said. The warp gate has been completely destroyed beyond repair, and Javier’s forces seem to have already withdrawn. “First of all, it has been confirmed that there are no traps such as magic bombs.”
Destruction of the warp gate.
It was a bold decision.
Warp gates, which are considered a product of magical culture, require enormous manpower and resources to install just one.
The warp gate that Edwin Hector had previously installed for war purposes was only of a low level.
However, the warp gate here in Javier was a top-class warp gate capable of moving hundreds of thousands of troops at once, and destroying it meant astronomical losses.
That’s not all.
If it is completely destroyed, it will take a long time to recover.
And by destroying the few warp gates in the north, the Valhalla Empire made a bold decision despite knowing that mobility would be problematic.
It was an absurdly unconventional decision.
With the capture of Hernad just around the corner, it was far from common sense to push Dmitri into a corner, even giving up on Javier.
Emperor Valhalla.
His tendencies were revealed.
There must have been other options, but he chose the extreme, like a cat playing with a mouse.
The reason was simple.
I was more attracted to this method.
Seeing Dmitry pushing forward as if he would not back down, he instead held out a red cloth like a matador and came to the front.
If you want to try it, give it a try. He showed his will to face what was being thrown at him head on.
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Chris said.
“… … It seems there is no way to help Hernad. There are two more warp points in the north aside from Javier, but while traveling there Hernad is bound to fall. On the contrary, if we delay, our escape route may be blocked. “My lord, you must defeat this force.”
I took a step back.
Chris thought there was no need to overdo it.
however.
“That’s fun.”
Rather, Roman Dmitry smiled at the situation in front of him.
* * *
Day 10, Hernad.
The magical defenses repaired overnight were meaningless.
In the barrage of flares that decorated the sky, the blue shield shattered like glass.
Clink!
Crumbling.
“March!”
“Today is the day we will wipe out the rebels!”
It was the beginning of hell.
Quickly.
Once again, a ladder was hung on the castle wall.
At first, the rebels actively fought back by throwing things like boiling oil at them, but now due to the depletion of supplies, there was nothing they could do other than stabbing the rebels.
The arrows were already out of stock.
In an instant, the walls of the castle were swarming with the emperor’s soldiers, and the rebels gritted their teeth and struggled.
“die!”
Deep.
I thrust the spear in with all my might.
Although he succeeded in killing the emperor’s army in a surprise attack, he could not survive the attacks coming from all directions.
It was cut to pieces in an instant.
On the wall, the rebels, who had somehow made up the qualitative difference with their numerical superiority, now saw more enemies than allies.
“How dare these guys!”
Kwarung.
Crumbling.
On the castle wall.
The Duke of Vieto went on a rampage.
Already covered in blood, he rushed towards the imperial army and slaughtered them.
“I stopped Duke Vieto… … “Kwaaak!”
“Ahh!”
Screams erupted from all directions.
As the halberd was swung with an eerie sound, several imperial troops were cut into pieces at once.
As if that wasn’t enough to satisfy him, Duke Vieto swung his halberd several times.
He cut, cut, and cut again, scattering the blood of his enemies, but no matter how many times he killed them, the sight of the imperial army before his eyes did not shrink.
‘… … ‘Today is the last day.’
Ten days.
It was the sixth day since full-scale close combat began.
The limit has been reached.
In fact, it was a miracle that I survived until now.
There had been a difficult situation for a few days due to the overwhelming difference in power, but the rebels managed to hold on, risking their lives.
And the common people of Hernad also helped the rebels.
They risked their lives by transporting supplies and using crude farming tools, but they could not survive for a long time with such power.
at last.
Most of them died.
With less than 50,000 troops remaining, the Duke of Vieto acknowledged that he could not hold out any longer.
‘Valhalla. ‘How far can we fall?’
a few days ago.
I heard about Marin.
The people of Valhalla finally responded to the rebels’ call, and the Emperor of Valhalla showed an unconventional response by killing them all.
It was an embarrassing situation.
I knew that the Valhalla Emperor was a cruel person, but I did not know that he would directly deny the public sentiment.
The overwhelming fear forcibly suppressed the rising public sentiment.
It was clearly thought that the fire of public sentiment had a powerful force to turn the situation around, but Emperor Valhalla suppressed the situation with a reign of terror that went beyond him.
and.
Dmitry’s situation was also not good.
When I heard that Javier’s warp gate had been destroyed, even a glimmer of hope disappeared.
‘Emperor of Valhalla. ‘That’s really cruel.’
Rebel.
They were pushed to the edge.
Roman Dmitry showed great deeds that could only be acknowledged, but the Valhalla Emperor’s judgment, which destroys common sense, did not allow the slightest reversal in his judgment.
I had no regrets about dying.
However, I was disappointed that there was no room for change in Valhalla in the future, and I felt sorry for Roman Dmitry, who had to take responsibility for the defeat.
Kwasik!
The Royal Knight’s head was blown off.
Trampling their corpses, Duke Vieto let out a heavy breath.
“OK! Come on! “Even if I die here, I will not turn my back on you!”
He had a hunch.
The afternoon of the tenth day.
With today, he will end his eventful life.
* * *
Distance from the castle walls.
Looking at the walls of Hernard that had turned into hell, Count Gomes looked fed up.
“A persistent guy.”
Ten days.
It took longer than expected.
According to the initial strategy, it was thought that Hernad would be defeated in about seven to eight days, but the resistance of the rebels was very fierce.
Moreover, the problem was the people joining the rebels.
Although they were not a great force, they could not take down Hernad at once due to their increasing numbers.
slowly.
It gnawed at the opponent.
And now, the end of the terrible civil war was finally in sight.
‘Once the rebels are eliminated, Roman Dmitri will have no other choice. By the way, Duke Vieto is a person I really don’t understand. If His Majesty, the Emperor of Valhalla, had followed the trend of power when he ascended to the position of emperor, he would have lived a life of wealth and glory even now. Tsk tsk, why did you bring death upon yourself with this choice?’
It was foolish.
Thanks to Duke Vieto’s resignation, new faces were able to take power in Valhalla.
Within three to four hours at the earliest.
It seemed like it would destroy Hernad.
Count Gomes, who was watching the situation with a relaxed expression, confirmed that the magic communicator light came on.
red light.
It was urgent.
For a moment, I received the message with a stern face.
Beep.
“What’s going on?”
[Count Gomes. Bring back part of the troops right now.]
Beyond the communicator.
The voice of Marquis Belfir was heard.
Count Gomes frowned and said in a tone of nonsense.
“What do you mean by that? The high point is now in sight. If we push a little further, we may be able to capture Hernad, but we cannot defeat our forces now. If that happens, the rebels might come back to life… … .”
[Hey you bastard! Listen carefully to what I say.]
I suddenly screamed.
The Marquis of Belfir expressed his anger to the point where his emotions could be felt through the communicator.
[This is an order from His Majesty the Emperor. If you don’t want to be dragged to the gallows and hung, call your troops back right now!]
Order to retreat.
Count Gomes looked down at the magic communicator with a puzzled face.
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