Episode 459: Battle of the Seven Roots (3)
“Listen, compatriots!”
Darish Flohim shouted in a loud voice in front of the troops gathered to attack the alumni gate.
“The Leafre family has betrayed the kingdom. They dared to collude with the survivors of the treacherous Plante family and claim the World Tree we serve as their own!”
A warm feeling formed in the eyes of the soldiers lined up at those words.
it was anger
They had been hearing about the Plante family for a long time.
Those who dared to receive the grace of the World Tree more closely than anyone else, while showing greater greed.
They were eventually expelled and disappeared, and the vacant place was taken by the Leafre family.
But now, many years have passed.
Leafre was about to repeat his mistake again.
“Listen. We are not rebelling now! This is Judgment! It is the hammer of justice! It is a condemnation of the authors who dare to use the World Tree at will!”
Wow!
A cheer of encouragement resounded throughout the forest.
Darish looked at it with satisfaction and pointed at the outer wall of Serendel.
The highest barrier they have to overcome and overcome.
“All troops. Advance!”
The leading elves holding their shields walked straight ahead.
The defenders on the wall looked at it with hard faces.
“Don’t worry everyone. This Serendel’s outer walls have not allowed anyone to invade until now.”
The commander of Dongmoon lightly comforted the frightened subordinates.
In fact, the walls of Serendel were strong enough to not allow anyone to invade.
This is because the outer wall was built with the assumption that it would block not only external enemies, but also the ‘elves’.
Elves with light footwork and quick feet could easily jump up any wall.
The Forest Walk, performed by outstanding warriors, made them free from gravity.
Thanks to this, no footprints were left on the elves even when they ran on the snow, and they were able to climb even the heavenly walls by running only with their two legs.
Elves were able to climb anywhere, like goats living on cliffs, as long as they had a little space to set foot on.
Built to prepare for that, the outer walls of Serendel boasted a smooth surface with no gaps to step on.
Even if you use Forest Walk, you will never be able to climb it.
“Fire the ballista!”
However, they did not know that they were attackers.
Darish fired the ballista he had prepared in advance.
A huge siege tank made of wood fired a series of huge harpoons.
Fufufufufu.
The flying harpoon stuck into the outer wall, creating a hedgehog-like shape.
I didn’t think that this would break down the wall, or knock down the defending troops on the wall.
However, it was enough to make a stepping stone to climb over the wall.
Elven warriors quickly jumped up the wall using the baristas stuck in the wall as a stepping stone.
The defenders tried to block them using the spirits and the power of nature from the moment they fired the ballista, but they couldn’t overcome the inferiority in numbers.
There were far more things that got stuck in the wall than the baristas who blocked or knocked them out.
In addition, even the druid’s magic that this side used for containment did not have a great effect because the opposing druid responded the same way.
The soldiers who climbed up the wall in an instant entered an all-out war with the defenders of the wall.
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“You started that way too.”
The distance between the western gate and the eastern gate was very far, but the tumult of the large army was clearly felt from a distance.
Since the three nobles moved to attack the east gate, this side had to hit the west gate to take out the opponent’s soul.
“My lord. What would you like to do? Just give an order and we will move right away.”
The vassals who have been by my side for a long time said in unison.
They were ready to attack without delay if Ambella ordered them to jump into the fire.
Ambella finished burning a cigar in her mouth and shook her head.
“done. There is no need to send soldiers.”
“yes? So, are you going to watch it for now?”
“No way. Do you think I came here simply to protest with a picket? Of course you have to fight. I came for that.”
“then… .”
“I go alone.”
At Ambella’s words, the faces of the vassals hardened.
But no one tried to dissuade Ambella from being reckless.
Rather, he took a step back as if he had understood.
Vierano, who was sitting with him, did not understand the scene.
“Lord Ambella. What are you trying to do? Do you really intend to jump over that wall by yourself and open the door from the inside?”
“Lord Vierano. There’s no way that could be possible.”
“then… .”
“I’m just thinking of going in head-on, breaking down the gates and opening the gates.”
“…….”
“Why bother crossing the wall and opening the door from the inside?”
Saying that, Ambella held out her hand toward the vassal.
As if they were preparing in advance, one of their vassals whimpered and brought back a huge box they had prepared in advance.
It looked like a coffin for someone’s body.
Vierano’s astonishment was highlighted when he saw the objects inside.
“A big sword?”
The weapon Ambella brought was a huge greatsword that was difficult to hold even with two hands.
The width of the blade alone exceeded 50cm, and the length far exceeded 2m.
It was a weapon in the form of a bigger sword called Claymore.
Ambella lightly lifted it with one hand and swung it around.
It was such a light movement that I couldn’t believe that I was holding a heavy weapon.
It only looked big on the outside, but I wanted to think it was light in reality, but the sound of the wind cutting through the air whenever the blade cut through the air was ferocious enough to make my flesh tremble.
If it was heavier than what the eye sees, it would be heavy, but never light.
“hmm. that’s enough.”
Ambella muttered that, and soon left the front line alone and walked toward the western gate.
No one stopped her, and no one tried to stop her.
The soldiers of the Dentis family were embarrassed, but the soldiers of the Burke family were calm.
Eventually, Vierano Dentis personally pursued Ambella and stood by her side.
“What are you thinking of doing?”
“Didn’t you tell me? I will break down the gate and enter.”
“You mean by yourself? The gates of the outer wall of Serendel are not broken just by breaking them down. The oldest trees and roots were woven together, drugged and made, and spirits and magic were added to them. Not even the tanks or steam golems humans use can penetrate it.”
“I am not a tank or a steam golem.”
Ambella opened her only remaining eye viciously and glared at the castle gate.
“I am Ambella Burke. Much stronger than those things.”
“that… .”
“And for coming to stop me, I’m not that aggressive. Are you going to help me with that?”
“… No matter how much it is, I can’t send my comrades who fought alongside me alone.”
At Vierano’s poor answer, Ambella burst into laughter.
“Is it a comrade? It’s a word I haven’t heard in a long time.”
“Even though we didn’t fight on the same battlefield, didn’t we fight to protect the forest equally?”
“okay. I heard it too. Dentis fought to protect the forest. So sometimes I think about it. At the time, the head of Dentis said it was not scary when you got into a fight.”
“Um, that… It was a time when blood was overflowing… I want to forget a little bit.”
“You are good at jokes. Even 100 years ago, wasn’t that a family head with a certain age? Besides, from my point of view, it still looks full of blood?”
Vierano would vehemently deny it, but Ambella knew.
Even at this moment, when he was approaching the castle gate step by step, Vierano was not nervous, but instead the spirit of elation was gradually getting stronger.
“Even so, breaking down the castle gate alone is a bit… .”
“hmm. Then say this.”
“What is it?”
“If we don’t destroy it, our retainers, subordinates, and future children who will protect the forest will be killed or injured. Is it still good?”
At those words, Vierano’s expression hardened.
“… there’s nothing we can do.”
“It seems I’ve made the perfect justification.”
At some point, the two reached the inside of the attack range of the wall guards.
The commander guarding the western gate shouted.
“Stop! If you approach more than this, I will consider it treason and respond.”
Ambella clicked her tongue at the commanding officer’s call to retreat.
“Look at these. How long have you not fought for such a lack of discipline? Did you think we took an army for a walk? A warning or something, you should have shot right away.”
Of course, that wouldn’t stop them both.
Ambella stopped in her seat with an appropriate distance.
With one eye, she measured the distance between herself and the gate.
“Miss Ambella?”
“Looking at you. I didn’t go out alone because of my bluff.”
Ambella straightened the huge greatsword in her hand and prepared to wield it.
at the same time.
The muscles in her arms twitched and the air around her began to gather around Ambella.
Kwak.
Stronger power went into the hand holding the handle of the sword.
The ground Ambella was stepping on trembled, and soon sank into a hollow as if being crushed by something.
“Shoot, shoot!”
The commander, who felt something unusual, shouted, and a rain of arrows poured down as if covering the sky.
Ambella did not back down or defend herself even after seeing this.
Because he had a comrade he could trust and entrust to him.
Once a strong wind blew, and countless arrows scattered and bounced off.
It was an arrow imbued with the power of the wind, but it was helpless in front of a stronger wind.
Ambella replaced the words of thanks with a smile and twisted her back.
A huge force pulled up from under the ground and ran up her legs and past her waist.
As it climbed, its power grew stronger like a raging sword, and the moment it reached the tip of the sword, it climbed up the shoulders and arms that were swinging.
It became the blow that split the world.
blah blah
Without a sound or a roar, the sound of something cracking echoed across the battlefield.
The sound was so clear that everyone in the room couldn’t help but hear it.
It was as if the world had collapsed and broken.
The garrison at the castle gate, and the generals of the neutral faction lined up for battle.
Everyone looked at the western gate in unison.
In the middle of the gate, there is a trace that crosses obliquely.
The castle gate slid along the trail and was cut while maintaining a sharp cross section.
“What, what.”
The commander guarding the western gate was speechless at the scene.
I couldn’t tell if the scene unfolding right in front of my eyes was real or not.
Only one person had cut the solid outer gate of Serendel.
It wasn’t even that he turned the pulley that opened the castle gate by striking the back with a surprise attack.
He walked forward, grabbed his sword, and swung it once.
That was it.
However, the castle gate was cut off, and traces of sword swings remained like deep furrows on the ground.
Is this possible? Is that the same elf as Berk’s family that made that possible?
Even Vierano was surprised to see the scene.
It was a swordsmanship that was surprisingly strong and focused on one point.
“Whiyu. It really is. I guess I’m old though. If you see that you have already done a little bit of this, you are already straining your body.”
Ambella, who had created such an unbelievable sight, let out a pained sound and turned her shoulder.
“What kind of swordsmanship is that?”
“How is it, isn’t it amazing? There are quite a few guys out in the woods who use swords like that. This is why they say the world is wide.”
“To whom… .”
“At that time, he was a young swordsman wandering the world. he was a very strong man He had great power by nature, and he couldn’t control it properly.”
“There are people like that.”
“okay. I taught you how to handle power. In return, I learned the technique of compressing and releasing the power I showed you earlier. I miss you.”
“A person of that level must have been a fairly famous knight, but do you know who it is?”
“hmm? I didn’t ask for a name. Well, I wonder if he is living well somewhere. That’s not what’s more important now.”
Ambella pointed to the open castle gate.
“The road is open, so why not go in?”
“okay.”
Vierano summoned a spirit and sent a signal to the main unit.
Preoccupied with Ambella’s eccentricity, they rushed toward the outer wall with a thunderous roar.
The soldiers guarding the western gate had no choice but to watch the enemies rushing in with stunned faces.
‘ruler. At first, I caught his gaze. What are you going to do now?’
Ambella glanced at Ludger, who was caught in the crowd of soldiers.
