◈ 526. [STAGE 26] Discipline (3)
“They are approaching within the range-!”
Hearing the scout’s cry, I nodded my head broadly.
“good! Prepare for crossfire!”
It was time to give newcomers and monsters a taste of another specialty of our Crossroads.
thud! thud! thud!
Experienced gunners skillfully lined up and aimed their cannons.
And the moment the monsters came within range –
“Shoot them!”
I shouted, darting forward with my hand.
“Pour it all over without mercy!”
Beopbeopbeobung!
The cannons built on the walls fired fire all at once, accompanied by deafening thunderous gunfire.
My favorite moment in the siege.
A flower of flame bloomed in the air at once due to the orderly firepower projection.
The front of the beetle monsters advancing in military formation was swept away by the fire and completely destroyed.
The cannons were also constantly upgraded, so the tier upgrades were sufficient.
If that’s all, they enchanted the left over various strengthening materials and scrolls that were farmed during the autonomous exploration.
In addition, the last time I went to the ecliptic, I obtained the design of the new cannon of the ecliptic, so the technology was also being applied sequentially.
Anyway, it was a long talk… … Even if the 3rd year monsters have gotten stronger, there isn’t enough firepower to melt them down!
Kwakwang! Kwakwagwagwang!
The beetle monsters burst into shreds in the air.
“I’m crazy… !”
“The vanguard of the monsters at once… ?!”
It is hard to see anywhere else in the world that an artillery unit operating on this scale can deliver such sophisticated and powerful firepower projection.
The new recruits were just as frightened by the suppression of the artillery on this side as they were frightened when the monster corps appeared. Like it or not, I followed the order.
“Lily! It’s your turn!”
“yes! Artifacts activate one after another!”
Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Lily and the alchemists activated the artifacts, and the artifacts installed on the castle wall lit up in order while letting out a distinctive operating sound.
Various debuffs were applied to the monsters, and direct attack artifacts melted the monsters with a flash of light.
The monsters who crossed the Artifact line of fire were bombarded with fire once more.
Kwakwagwagwang!
All the monsters up to the second wave were burned with a ruthless explosion.
Up to this point, it is a typical defense battle routine.
If there’s a difference- they’re flying monsters.
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
The third wave of beetles broke through the thick smoke and flew towards the castle wall at once.
If it was a land monster, the corpses of the monsters that fell earlier would be a barrier in itself, and you could delay them with various ground combat tactics, including kill zones.
Air combat has no such option. So, I have to do a lot of tricks.
‘From this time on, new options will appear.’
It was because the flying cavalry, the Sky Knights, had newly joined our front line.
Now then, let’s sortie the new decoy unit.
“Knights of the Vermillion Kingdom!”
When I called, the knights of the Sky Knights, including Mikhail, looked at me startled.
“How long are you going to watch?”
I raised one corner of my mouth without hiding the intention of provoking a grin.
“Aren’t you going to show off your boastful skills?”
“Kuk!”
Mikhail bit his lip softly with a youthful face that still had breast flesh left on him, and then got on his griffon with a light motion.
“Let’s go, the Sky Knights! Let’s show who we are!”
“hot!”
“Hey!”
With Mikhail at the head, about 20 knights on the griffon flew up into the sky all at once.
‘It’s a minister.’
A griffon with huge wings spread and knights with fluttering capes riding on it.
Those who flew up in formation formed an attack formation and then jumped at the beetle monsters.
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
The sound of the griffon cutting through the wind rang loudly.
“Haaaaaa-!”
A ball of magical power formed around the rapier drawn by Mikhail along with a resounding synchronicity.
As Mikhail swung his rapier horizontally, spheres of magical power were shot forward at the same time –
Boom! Beep!
A direct hit by the beetles blocking the front of the Sky Knights.
The griffons and knights who charged behind them pulverized the monsters and jumped into the middle of the enemy lines.
Patter!
The knights’ Lance Charge following the griffon’s heavy charge.
The uppers of the beetle monsters were thick, but the monsters were crushed to pieces by the overwhelming physical force that exceeded their defense.
“Leave as it is!”
After destroying a corner of the enemy camp with a volley, Mikhail led his men out of the airspace without hesitation.
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
With the sound of the wind cutting, the griffon and the knights left the enemy camp without losing their charge. As I watched, I blew a whistle.
‘It’s quite a bit.’
Break away from enemy lines after a charge attack using the unique speed and weight of cavalry.
The Sky Knights performed this tactic well in the air as well.
“I heard that you’ve caught all kinds of monsters in the northwestern part of the continent, but it doesn’t seem like you’re bluffing.”
Thank you for giving me a great sense of instant power.
While I was smiling happily, Lucas sent me a ridiculous look from the side.
“… Are you going to just watch, lord?”
“don’t worry. I don’t make losing bets.”
The role of the Sky Knights in this battle is the decoy.
Doo doo doo-!
The beetle monsters followed for a long time behind the blue sky knights who tried to hit and run.
Due to the nature of the monsters, they showed their hostility towards the closest human beings, so aggro was focused on the Sky Knights, who approached them at a moment’s notice.
Nearly half of the monsters that flew into the castle wall were dragged away by the Sky Knights and turned around.
This alone significantly reduces the burden on the fortress walls.
“Come on, warriors on the frontlines of the world!”
I lightly slammed the flag in my hand down.
“Let’s go wild too!”
Whoa!
My ultimate [Flag at the front] activates and begins to create a magical wall. Our hand-to-hand combatants quickly climbed atop it.
The wall is created in the air above the artillerymen’s heads.
It was in a position to deal with the monsters in close proximity while protecting them while the artillerymen maintained the fire.
“You can’t lose to newcomers!”
“Come on! Bug children!”
The melee heroes under my command shouted cheerfully and prepared for hand-to-hand combat.
“Wow! Wow! It’s a bug bug!”
Except for Kuylan… … .
As the beetle approached, Yun swung the large ax he was carrying on his shoulder next to Kuylan, who was screaming weakly, and threw the flying insect in two pieces.
Then, looking at Kuylan, he smiled meaningfully.
“If you don’t do it right… I’ll scold you later.”
“Hee hee hee!”
Quylan made a frightened noise as if the person next to him was more terrifying than the bug, and adjusted his fighting stance. Good for you. Good for you.
Patter!
puck! Pooh!
The beetles that broke through the fire net of our allies were greeted by the warriors of the Brigadier Army standing on top of my magic wall and began to slay them.
Originally, it would have been a bit difficult to handle. Thanks to the Sky Knights, an air decoy unit, the number burden was less. could easily be blocked.
For a while, this type of fighting continued.
The Sky Knights repeatedly hit and run while attracting aggro in the air, dealing with the beetles that were not aggro on the castle wall, and our artillerymen firing their cannons hard.
‘It fits well and goes back.’
According to the 20 members of the Sky Knights, my direct party is Quilan’s Punishment Unit, Belldandi’s Holy Grail Exploration Team, Dusk Bringer’s Dragon Blood Knights, and my main party.
Even though they couldn’t fly like the Sky Knights, their kill counts were roughly the same.
At this rate, it seemed like it could be a pretty tight match.
The question is
“What?!”
“I’m catching up, Your Highness the Crown Prince!”
It was true that the Sky Knights were gradually being consumed.
After the first charge, it was able to get away from the beetles without any problems, but each time it repeated hit and run, its speed gradually decreased.
Since Griffin and Knight are also living beings, their stamina cannot be infinite.
Rather, since they are cavalry who have to perform intense movements throughout the battle, they are consumed faster than other types of soldiers.
Doo doo doo!
The beetles, who had been leisurely ostracizing them, were now closely following the Blue Sky Knights.
The embarrassment on the faces of the knights of the Sky Knights was clearly visible from a distance.
“Chit!”
Mikhail, who clenched his tongue, momentarily slowed down the griffon, moved to the rear end of the knights, and lowered his rapier towards the back.
Then, dozens of small spheres of magical power were created and scattered behind them
.
It exploded when it touched the beetles that were chasing after the Sky Knights.
It was a great attack. If they were normal monsters you dealt with in the Northwest, they would have been cleaned up with just one blow.
however.
“-?!”
On the front lines here, that is not enough.
To deal with a large number of beetles, Mikhail lowered the power of his magic spheres and instead sprayed several.
As a result, the attack went into a wide area, but the beetles survived despite taking damage.
Breaking through the check, the beetles follow.
eventually got caught.
The beetles that caught up grabbed the griffon by their legs and began attacking the sky knights with their drooping horns and claws.
“Kuh… ?!”
“Shake it off!”
The Sky Knights easily defeated the monsters at the rear, but inevitably their speed gradually dropped. And more beetles were clinging to their backs.
If I had caught up close to the wall, I would have been able to retreat and land on the wall, but I was caught by them from quite a distance.
At this rate, you won’t be able to retreat to the wall, and you’ll be attacked from all sides by them.
The fate of the cavalry who lost their mobility was obvious.
‘Still, it lasted longer than I thought.’
The Sky Knights are now completely captured by the monsters and begin a fierce struggle.
As I was calmly evaluating the battle while watching that, other soldiers and servants of the Vermillion Kingdom urgently requested me.
“Your Highness, Prince Hua!”
“Please save our crown prince! At this rate… … !”
“huh? why me?”
When I calmly asked, the faces of the people of Vermillion Kingdom turned pale.
I shrugged.
“You’re the one who requested a confrontation over the command. And still fighting. Prince Mikhail hasn’t declared surrender, so I can’t be the first to touch it.”
“Ha but!”
“The monster front here is a place where you have built up at the cost of your life.”
I sighed coldly.
“Death is not equal in front of a monster. Whether knights or soldiers, royalty or commoners. Everyone makes one mistake and dies.”
“… .”
“Weren’t you prepared to risk your life while asking to be handed over command of such a tough front? If you bet against a monster, of course you lose everything when you lose.”
Taking command also means taking responsibility.
If Prince Mikhail truly wanted to command the front here, it would be natural for him to take responsibility for his own life and death according to that choice.
I smiled at the Vermillion people who were shivering in white.
“It’s a joke, a joke.”
Can you let him die just because he acted recklessly? A card as good as that.
It’s best if I correct my bad habits and use my hand well.
Turning towards the battlefield, I shouted.
“Main party! Help the Sky Knights!”
Knowing this would happen, I put the main party on standby.
“Damian! Junior!”
“Your prince!”
“I waited for you, Your Highness.”
When I called the names of my two tactical weapons, who had been waiting, they jumped forward as if they had waited. I grinned at the sniper and wizard.
“Shall we show those kids the spicy taste of our front line?”
Instead of answering, Damian held the [Black Queen] and Junior held the [Lord of Crimson].
I looked to the side of the two who were preparing for sniping and magic.
“And Lucas! Evangeline!”
My duo of knights, who were also waiting, immediately came and stood in front of me. I nodded to them both.
“It’s air battle time.”
The operation instructions were given in advance.
Evangeline snorted in anticipation, and Lucas looked up at the sky with a cool gaze – and at the battlefield where the Sky Knights were struggling.
It was time to inform the new knights.
That you don’t need wings to fight in the sky.
