Vanatel pouted his lips at the chief of staff’s words that drove a wedge.
The Gerard he knows is clearly an ignorant bastard like Jim Unbreakable, but at the same time, he has a personality that is very Jim Unbreakable and never tries to take any losses.
“Aiming for Your Highness? “Gerrard is definitely that kind of guy.”
In fact, at that moment, Gerard was saying the same thing at Farugan Fortress.
“Oh, I can just go and slit the crown prince’s head!”
“Then won’t Vanatel take your Majesty’s head?”
“Well, Vanatel is definitely that kind of guy.”
We were confident because we knew each other so well. That was the reason why both of them quietly stayed in their respective camps.
‘I’m sure Gerard, he’s coming to slit the captain’s neck.’
‘If you’re like Banatel, they’ll attack you for going on a rampage alone. When will they come?’
At first, it was just waiting for the opponent, but as time went by, it became a strange competitive structure.
‘Oh my, Gerard. ‘I’m still waiting for your personality?’
‘Hehe, you can’t be less patient than that guy Vanatel!’
Since ancient times, the old man’s stubbornness was unparalleled, and his competitive spirit was triggered in a strange way, so the two monsters did not clash on the battlefield except for the first time. It was truly a happy event for ordinary soldiers.
Even if each side’s ultimate weapon is missing, the power of either the Empire or Crovence is by no means insignificant.
The Empire’s elite soldiers, a powerful magic corps, and two Empire Auror users constantly knocked on the door of Farugan Fortress.
Crovence also steadfastly defended the fortress with the help of the strongest knight, Sir Hartbergen, and the orc warrior Kinzir of Antares. Farugan Fortress, unlike other fortresses, did not deploy dwarven forces, but it made no difference. The iron wall of the West, Jeklik’s sit-in skills boasted a level of skill that was comparable to that of the dwarves.
Thanks to this, the situation of the war remained unchanged for two days. Prince Gilius clicked his tongue and muttered.
“The slave race of Antares is stronger than I thought… … .”
“The meaner things are, the more violent and barbaric they are. Isn’t that why Sayer prepared for this war? “A rampaging dog must be calmed even if it is beaten.”
“That’s right.”
Even the crown prince of the empire now recognized these races from being ‘incompetent slaves’ to ‘slaves who must be managed by humanity as they are dangerous to leave alone.’ It may have been the same contempt and arrogance among other races, but this was actually a big change. At least, there is no longer any perception on the continent that these races are a race that ‘naturally’ listens to humanity.
“But at this rate, it is clear that almost all of Antares’s power has been drained?”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Currently, there are a total of ten Antares Auror users confirmed on the Crovence front. The predictions of the competent Imperial General Staff were exactly correct.
The chief of staff bowed his head.
“Please don’t worry, Your Majesty. Even if they could continue to hold out, there is no way the Principality of Antares would be able to defeat Vasily’s Allied Forces if their strength was so low.”
Currently, the number of Auror user-level forces belonging to Vasily’s Allied Forces is known to be four. Auror users Duke Iranad and Lord Egrad, magic swordsman Eusus and paladin Christine.
But the reality is a bit different.
“Four Auror users who were Free Knights are hiding. And the Master of the 9th Circle, Lord Dreza, is also there. “The current Antares does not have the power to withstand that force, so everything will be done according to the empire’s will.”
Despite the confident words of the Chief of Staff, Gilius’ expression did not brighten.
“For that matter… … It looks like Vasily’s advance is being delayed… … .”
3
Southern border of Antares.
A basin exists between the long Glotten Mountains and the Rachid Mountains to the west of the border. This Gerel Basin, which was also a communication route connecting Petland and the continent, was another route leading to Aranan Grad, the capital of the Principality of Antares.
A group of troops were now clashing on that plain.
“Blue Bear warriors! charge!”
Commanding the unit was Stala, the Great Mother of the Blue Bear Tribe, a muscular orc woman riding a direwolf.
Stella usually hung out with her husband, but now she remained in Antares instead of following Kalken to Crovence. Her orc warchief, Kalken, is away, so according to her tradition, her wife becomes the acting warchief and manages the orcs on the mainland of Antares. Could it be that thanks to her rise to such a high position, she ended up in an unfortunate situation?
Of course, female Orc warriors do not develop delicate emotions such as ‘longing for someone they lost’. If you’re going to raise something like that, you’d rather raise another child.
“I can’t lose to my husband! “Everyone charge!”
Under her command, numerous orc riders began charging. The four knights in white armor faced each other, and the large, beautiful woman at the head of them drew her sword and fought back.
“Knights of Sayre, give the mace of God to the heretics!”
Icheon’s mixed race troops led by Stella and Sacheon’s Sayre Holy Knights led by Christine clashed in the middle of the plains.
After having already faced each other several times, both sides’ forces had decreased considerably, and both sides were very venomous.
“Godmother is watching!”
“Godmother is with us!”
At the forefront of the Orc Riders were unusually large and courageous Orc warriors. They are the elite of the Blue Bear Tribe, the ‘Children of Stala.’ They were all young Orcs who had grown up with the milk of their great mother, Starla. Although they were young, they had formidable skills.
“Don’t look at them as orcs!”
“They are monsters! “It’s just an evil monster that goes against Sayer’s will!”
The Holy Knights of Sayre and those at the forefront were also formidable.
They charge fiercely with their swords filled with sacred light. The majesty of the sacred sword, which only the most outstanding of the Holy Knights can embody, shines on the swords of all the leading knights.
Starla stretched out both hands as she jumped into the middle of the enemy lines.
“good! “My sisters!”
Twelve daggers filled with blade aura flew in all directions. Each of the twelve daggers moves through the air like a living creature, taking twelve lives at the same time.
One paladin shouted.
“Twelve big swords! Orc Matron, Stalada!”
A swordsman in his late 40s appeared from within the Holy Knights and shouted.
“I’ll take care of that bitch!”
A deep crimson blade aura surged brilliantly. He was Talon, the Knight of Heatwave, an Auror user who was a free knight secretly hired by the Vastalon Empire.
Grumble!
A terrifying flame forms on the sword body along with the blade aura.
“Big heat wave!”
A huge heat wave covered an entire radius of a dozen meters. Instead of turning into flame itself through material transformation like Iniya, the crimson aura with the attribute of heat ran wild out of control, making it look like a flame.
Stella clicked her tongue.
“It’s that damn thing again.”
Talon, Knight of the Heatwave.
Among various types of Auror users, he was said to be particularly specialized in the battlefield.
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When he was young, Talon gained enlightenment while escaping a burning castle and became an Auror user. Afterwards, he learned to use unique Auror methods. The power is maximized by releasing the aura freely rather than deliberately controlling it.
His Auror skills, which run wild like blazing flames, are not very powerful in one-on-one combat. Since the power is not concentrated at one point, it can be blocked with a simple Aura Guard.
But on the battlefield it was a different story. He was able to endlessly spread his Auror flames in all directions, literally turning the entire battlefield into a fire scene.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!
The Auror’s flames flew in all directions without distinction between enemy and enemy. While Sayre’s Holy Knights do not take much damage thanks to their alloy armor made of sacred silver, they pose a significant threat to Orc Riders wearing leather armor.
“Go, my sister!”
Stella struck out ten of the twelve daggers and cut off the vein of Auror flames. In that gap, Talon targeted her and pounced on her!
“One point!”
Stella was sweating and blocked the opponent’s attack. As I was focusing on my allies, counterattacks were impossible and defense was the limit. Starla stuck out her tongue as she looked at the opponent she had already faced three times.
‘As expected, there are many unique types of strong humans.’
It’s not just a matter of Auror skills. If it were a simple one-on-one, Talon would probably be no match for her.
But on the battlefield it was a different story. Talon, who had extensive experience as a mercenary, was only giving his all to Starla, but he was unconsciously grasping the flow of the battlefield and continuously gaining an advantageous position.
‘Is that possible in a turbid battlefield rather than a fixed terrain feature… … .’
It was an admirable part for Stella as well. Thanks to this, Talon was in a tight situation where he was pushed back but not defeated by Stala, who was also facing Kalken.
When the powerful Auror user, Stella, was stranded, Christine, the leader of the Holy Knights, jumped into the battlefield.
“Haaaaa!”
As she fights against the Orc Rider, Christine strengthens her entire body’s strength several times through breathing.
“Taste the power given by Sayer!”
Well, in fact, it is just a power gained thanks to Gerrard’s personal greed, but the effect is great anyway. Christine’s sword spread the light of a sacred sword towards the huge Orc warrior.
“Sayre, cut my enemies apart!”
With a single sword, the Orc Rider’s huge axe, massive body, and even the direwolf are cut down entirely!
“Kaaaaak!”
Christine continued her chant, swinging her sword left and right.
“With Sayer protecting, there is nothing to fear in this world!”
Powerful divine protection rested on Christine’s entire body. The immense divine power of an archbishop level envelops the entire body and maximizes all bodily functions. It was impossible with the holy power of Christine, a paladin.
Messiah’s power amplified Christine’s divine power several times.
“I’ll kill you all!”
The current Christine, who perfectly wields the power of Messiah, possesses a level of strength that is different from before. He slaughters dozens of Orc Riders in an instant with a force that rivals that of an Auror user. Her Stala, who was supposed to deal with her, was tied down by her Talon, so her camp collapsed in an instant and the left side of her Antares army collapsed.
“Go, Sayre’s sword!”
“God’s mace against the heretics!”
Carol had already predicted that the Empire would also deploy Auror users to the Sayre Holy Knights. Compared to the southern Antares invasion force, which was divided into three units, the Holy Army, and Vasily’s main army, the Holy Knights were particularly weak, so it was easy to guess that they were trying to do something.
Thinking that a significant force would be deployed, they even went as far as to place Stellar here. It was the best decision for Carl.
The problem is that the Imperial General Staff was also quite capable.
The Imperial General Staff was well aware of the weaknesses of Auror users in the Principality of Antares through previous information. They are all people who have become stronger by wandering the continent alone or fighting monsters in remote areas. As such, their individual combat power is high, but they are not at all familiar with the battlefield.
So we put forward Talon, a knight of heat waves who is familiar with the battlefield.
-As long as the King himself does not step forward, Talon will be able to compete closely with any Auror user. If only on the battlefield.
If each player is playing chess while being aware of each other’s strategy, and if both sides are perfectly handling each other’s chess pieces, the winner will ultimately be determined by who has more chess pieces.
So the empire was confident of victory.
Besides Talon, there was another strong Auror user named Christine who received Sayre’s blessing.
Carol also guessed defeat.
The number of Auror users on Antares was limited, so no matter how much you predicted what your opponent would do, there was no way to stop them due to a lack of chess pieces. So, we set up a strategy early on to reduce damage as much as possible and take time to deal with the Sayre Holy Knights.
-You just have to hold out for 15, 15 days. So, don’t fight too forcefully, but retreat slowly and slow down your opponent’s advance. The Eastern Front is such a rough terrain that it is not easy to reach Aranan Grad even if you just advance. This will buy you plenty of time.
However, surprisingly, the eastern defense forces of Antares have maintained a tense situation for four days without retreating even an inch. It was thanks to the existence of a new piece of chess that neither the Imperial General Staff nor Chancellor Karl had anticipated.
“Ignasis!”
A huge heat wave erupted from the front of the Holy Knights who were running recklessly. Soon, the terrifying spirit fire covered the knights and burned everything.
“Ugh!”
Sayer’s sacred silver armor, which boasted strong protective abilities against auras, magic, and divine power, was of no use at all against elemental power. This was because it was my first time encountering this power, and research on the Sun Tower and the Sayre Church had not yet been completed.
Grumble!
Flames engulf the knights and melt their armor. The melted armor stuck to the flesh, making it a terrible sight that I could not bear to open my eyes to see.
The elf soldiers who saw that scene turned pale. They also use fire elemental magic, but they usually use explosive power to injure people and not completely melt people like that. Among them, there was an elf who was nauseated.
“Ugh, wow!”
The reason burns are particularly cruel is that, despite the seemingly irreparable wounds, people do not die easily.
