Chapter 251. That fort is irritating!
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There was a roar as if the ground were collapsing, and the fortress shook violently as if it were shaking to its core.
“Keugh?! What is it now? what happened! Is it an earthquake?”
Unlike the falling soldiers, Brex and Krenz managed to keep their balance and urged them to grasp the situation.
Even if it wasn’t so, did an earthquake happen without luck in the yard where we had to make up our minds ahead of a full-scale battle with Ernesia’s army?
“Wait a minute? an earthquake? There’s no way something like that could happen in this land…
In the first place, hundreds of years have passed since this fortress was built.
Of course, it has changed over time, such as interim repairs and extensions, but I have never heard of a record of an earthquake occurring in this area during that period.
In the first place, there is no way you can build a strong fortress in a place where earthquakes can easily occur and shake it.
I had a feeling of something ominous.
Looking back, it seemed that Krenz was thinking the same thing.
“Sir Brex…
“????? no way?”
And the moment a contemplative soldier comes up to urgently report something.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! !
Once again, the walls were shaken and the ground was turned upside down.
‘Obviously this is not an earthquake!!’
I haven’t experienced an earthquake myself, but I can’t help but be sure.
It’s different from shaking the ground.
What is shaken now is the structure of the fort.
‘Did I get a strong shock from something?!’
But with what?
There was no way that any siege equipment could deliver such a devastating impact.
Brex hurriedly pushed himself out of the castle wall.
“Commander! Dangerous!”
“That’s not the problem!”
He shook off the restraint of the soldier who tried to hold him back and tried to see the true nature of this shock with his own eyes.
And he saw
gray pillars.
At first, it was just a vague thought.
Something like a pillar from a giant temple in Heumsa was embedded in the wall.
It must have been because of the shock a while ago that this pillar destroyed and shook the castle wall.
This is the identity of the earthquake.
“…You mean you can fly something like this?!”
Unknowingly, I opened my mouth wide open in amazement.
It is an absurd siege weapon.
The first thing that popped into his head was what he had just said as a communication phrase to him.
“If you really want to go over, you will either have to tear down this fort or slit my throat.”
The words flowed out of his throat hoarsely.
“Are you really going to do it?”
And at that moment, another pillar flew in and destroyed the wall again.
Try breaking the fort if you want to get past it?
Then do whatever you want.
I am kind.
do as you wish
Should I say that words become seeds?
Wouldn’t it be the quality of a professional from the previous life to make your wishes come true on the spot?
“The third pillar hit.”
“I’m going to load the fourth pillar.”
Pahilia’s soldiers calmly manipulate and shoot the new weapon as a training ground, and move busily to follow the procedure for loading the next arrow.
“oh my god….?”
“I can’t believe it!”
The nobles were staring blankly at the fortress, as if chasing the trajectory of the column that had just blown away.
“Is this the new siege equipment that Arel-nim said?”
“What is it?”
I admitted, scratching my cheeks.
steel pillars.
It is a special long-range weapon developed with a different concept following the previous large-scale burst-type crossbow.
Loads and shoots an extra-large titanium arrow smelted to the size of a building’s pillar.
If the large-scale continuous-fire crossbow shoots countless steel arrows that cannot be blocked by a shield.
Conversely, this is a weapon for overthrowing a fortress or fortifications and blowing them up.
The development concept is big and beautiful.
“It’s amazing power!”
“Oh my God, that hard castle wall can be penetrated so easily!”
The nobles are genuinely admiring them like children.
But even this isn’t all that great of a weapon.
In the first place, the number of arrows is absurdly small… and expensive.
It is also difficult to make.
Although the name is a pillar, the actual shape was designed based on aerodynamics to fly.
So, in order to manufacture accurately, blacksmiths must have good skills.
Archen had a lot of trouble casting it.
Besides that, there are many downsides.
heavy too big what etc..?
There’s magic in transportation, but it can be done somehow.
It’s difficult to manage, and it’s easy to be seen by the enemy.
In addition, it takes a lot of time from loading to aiming and firing.
If you’re dealing with a nimble army, you’ll run away the moment you notice it’s existence.
Therefore, it will not be very useful except for siege purposes or to blow up strongholds.
To be honest, running this itself is a waste of money.
It’s a disease that can’t be used without me.
“But wasn’t it okay to use this from the beginning?”
The Marquis of Hannilton asked cautiously.
It seems that he did not understand why I had to warn the commander of the fortress just a moment ago by wasting a communication port.
“Is it also because the number of arrows is insufficient?”
“If it’s an arrow, just retrieve the shot.
It won’t break easily after you’ve blown it a few times in the first place. For now, I warned you out of consideration for the other side.”
“yes?”
“look. In the first place, that arrow pierced that wall lightly, right? What will happen if we go that way?”
“…Wouldn’t it collapse?”
It doesn’t mean that the army will collapse, it means that the fortress itself will be completely destroyed.
“I see… Well, a completely collapsed fortress would be useless.”
It seems that he understood the reason for my warning.
It would be a headache to use it if you had to take possession of the collapsed fortress, so I think you misunderstood that you wanted to get it as intact as possible, but does it matter?
‘…Actually, I just warned you before destroying it because I thought it would be troublesome to repair it.’
It’s a waste!
only reason.
There was no point in saying all of these things, so I shut my mouth for now.
In the meantime, a report came in that the fourth pillar had been loaded.
I nodded and ordered to shoot.
Then, another steel pillar flies… It’s a titanium pillar to be exact.
What is the raw material like?
It’s enough to just fly off and destroy it.
Kong…
I can only hear light sounds from this side because it’s quite a distance.
Now, from the point of view of the fortress over there, it would feel like having a picnic in the middle of hell.
is it? How can you not be afraid of huge pillars flying over and crashing into the wall?
“How are you? Is there any sign that the castle gate will open?”
“….I do not know. I can see the soldiers wandering around on the wall, but I don’t think the door is open.”
Well, I can’t afford to think that far.
Was there a lack of consideration?
“Stop for now.”
I raised my hand and ordered the next reload and wait.
“Arell?”
“Let’s send another communication phrase.”
I handed down the communication tool to the eldest of the 5 griffon siblings I brought and then sent it.
After waiting for a while, the communication port shimmered and I heard the voice of the guy who kicked my offer earlier.
“…What do you want to say?”
“No, I was curious about how you were, so I called again. Fortunately, it seems that he did not fall under the castle wall.”
I tried to say it deliberately, but I heard a crackling sound as if I was holding back my anger.
Ah, break the precious communication tool.
I brought the main point again.
“The next pillar is loaded.”
“Do you think you will yield to such threats?”
“It’s not a threat, it’s a suggestion. Wouldn’t it be a waste to destroy such a valuable fortress? Isn’t it more a pity to lose your men than anything else?”
Since I had no intention of annihilating them from the beginning, I hoped that they would surrender if possible.
It’s enough to just look at the face of the saintess and grab her by the hair and drag her.
I don’t really want the blood of other guys.
However, it seems that he only hesitates and does not want to accept my proposal lightly.
Well, that’s not the right attitude.
He told me to surrender ‘Yes?’ It’s really disrespectful to lower your tail like that.
“If you don’t want to surrender, what will you do?”
“At that time, we have no choice but to destroy the fortress.”
This is no joke.
It’s a weapon that was created for that in the first place.
“…Do you really think you can destroy it?”
….Look at this, because you’ve already been hit by four feet and you can see the walls of the fort shaking?
On the one hand, I wondered if it would be better to just demolish the fort when things have gone this way.
“I will teach you one good thing.”
M Burr
“There are still more than 20 columns left. It doesn’t matter if you blow everything right here if you want.”
“…Wait.”
His voice was mixed with pain, as if he was squeezing anguish into his hands.
I wonder if the light of the communication port went off and waited for a while.
There still seemed to be no response, so I was about to give the order to shoot down the next column.
“Arel! The gates are said to have been opened.”
“Oh yeah?”
In the end he chose to surrender.
They sent a scout just in case, and they said they had already abandoned the fort and retreated.
“Fort Nuaton has been captured.”
A shadow quickly fell on the faces of the senior priests in the palace at the messenger’s urgent report.
Some began to agonize, seeking God.
“The fall… is that really ‘?”
“can not believe it! It must have been some time since the Paladins defeated the vanguard, < But there was no reason for the messenger to make a false report. Eventually the priests stopped urging the poor messenger and began to groan among themselves. “What happened?” “What did the commander of Fort Nuaton do?” “Retreat. Why didn't you fight until the end?" “Why did the Paladins lose before that?” Questions flew in and we exchanged arguments with each other, but of course there was no way to come up with an answer. “...Surely, about 1,000 shields of protection were bestowed on the Holy Knights. Are you saying you still lost?” Of course, the one who was most perplexed was Saint Nelvenia. Among the Holy Knights, she was the one who knew best the effect of the weapons she had chosen for the elite, so this time I couldn't help but be surprised. And when she read the report the messenger gave her, she frowned as if she had a serious headache. “...All of the Guardian Shields were destroyed by the knights of Ernesia? It can't be... that can't be possible.” However, the report briefly stated that the effectiveness of the shield was not exerted on Ernesia's knights. It is presumed that the law of destruction is known as a means of something. It was a report with the handwriting of Krenth, the leader of the Holy Knights, and the official seal proving that he was the one. Even if they locked themselves in the fortress and sought additional reinforcements and tried to stage a sit-in, they tried to destroy the fortress itself with new weapons, so they had no choice but to retreat under Commander Brex's judgment. How to destroy the shield of protection and... It's a new weapon..... I feel a real headache. “You mean this is his work too..?” No matter how much I thought about it, there was no way anyone other than Arel came up with this plan. Aside from the new weapon, he found a way to deal with the shield right away. At this point, Nelvenia has no choice but to evaluate Arel differently.
