My Villains Episode 176
42. Bondage (8)
Of course, I’m no stranger to stealth or stealth.
As others have said, Kim Seung-su was a model citizen who had never been fined for negligence, let alone committed a crime, and Phoenix was a guy who could kill but not steal.
I mean, neither of them had a reason to sneak, hide, etc., nor a reason to become proficient at it.
That said, if you ask me if I have no talent for those things, it wasn’t.
Kim Seung-soo was used to erasing his presence because of his school days, and Phoenix also didn’t enjoy people’s eyes very much.
And aside from that, I have a very big advantage. It is the so-called agility of quick and agile body movements.
I moved my steps cautiously, focusing on the group in front of me. His presence was very small as he was only wearing a light leather outfit and a half-cloak.
“Two in front. careful.”
I conveyed the bundle’s whisper to Archer Cole following me.
Cole seemed very relaxed, as if he was accustomed to the current situation, that is, stealth at night.
Well, it is said that he lived as a hunter in a mountain valley in his youth and as a military skirmisher after he became an adult, so he should be used to it.
To be honest, I think Cole is better than me when it comes to this kind of mission, perhaps because of the difference in experience.
“trunnion.”
In the shadows of the bushes, the voice of the group was heard. Even though I was following him by only six or seven paces, I lost sight of him for a moment.
…As expected, it’s stealth on a different level.
I knelt down next to the bundle and looked ahead.
“The bushes are hard now.”
“O 99 丁that .
As the guy said, the thicket stretched south of Longville had been cut off for a while, and instead, flat farmland was spread out.
A half moon that seemed to have been cut with a knife illuminated the ground. While the white moonlight illuminated half of the world, the other half was plunged into deeper darkness.
However, in the middle of the farmland, countless torches were lit as if responding to or resisting such opposition.
“…even a rotten campfire.”
“yes?”
“No no.”
I stroked the head of the round-eyed mungchi and inspected the camp of Count Tristan.
As the druid Janavas, who used birds to scout the enemy camps, told me, their vigilance was at a terrible level.
Vigilantes guarding elements within the camp, sentries guarding the outskirts of the camp, patrols roaming about a hundred meters from the outskirts, listening posts hidden in the bushes… At first glance, it seems that there are more than 200 guards
. I don’t know who the commander is, but he must be a madman.
“…If you change your duty like that, how are you going to fight?”
Cole answered my little self-talk.
“It seems that the intention is to go into a long-term battle.”
“A long war?”
“yes. Since there are saboteurs, it must have been calculated that if you keep your seat and fire spells, you will win.”
aha. Since there is a sure-win strategy, is it thoroughly vigilant to not create a variable?
Um, it hurts.
“Moongchi, how are you? Can you come in?”
“yes.”
“…. .really?”
“I can go in if it is exposed.”
It was a very confident answer that he came up with while correcting his pronunciation. I asked again, scratching my eyebrows.
“Can I come in? that way?”
“yes.” “How?”
“Gaps keep popping up. You can just bow down and go in.”
“…that’s easy to say.”
Our target is the saboteurs.
They’re the ones who can topple a wooden fence with a single spell, so it’s only natural that they’re the number one threat. I’d like to deal with it if possible.
“Can you take us in?”
“Eh… I don’t know that.”
Looking back, it seems that he is not very confident.
Hmm, moving alone and carrying two loads must be different.
I looked at the enemy camp and shook my head.
“This won’t work.”
“to’?”
“I knew the boundaries were strict, but I didn’t expect them to be this high. The saboteurs’ tent would be even worse.”
“I can go in.”
“It will be difficult to get out.”
When I think of the mungchi stirring up the Anupad army all over the place, I think it will be fine, but when I think of how it was neutralized with a single shot of a crossbow, I feel uneasy.
He stood up from his seat while stroking the head of the mongji, who was keeping his mouth shut.
“There is no need to gamble with your life. Let’s go back.”
Eventually we returned to Longville the way we came.
A strange circular picture was drawn on the hard-packed ground. It was a magic circle made of powdered monster bones and gold phosphate stone, mixed with water, and used as paint.
Count Tristan’s seven saboteurs stood on top of the magic circle.
Feeling the power of the magic circle breaking the rules of reality, the saboteurs began to cast spells.
Goo Woo-!
A thick, elongated luminous object floated in the air with a sound like iron marbles rolling on a silver tray. The gigantic pillar of light, over 2 meters tall, gave off a dangerous atmosphere even at first glance.
Dangerous pillar of light The projectile, commonly referred to as the ‘Window of Power’, flew hundreds of meters like a darting thanks to the effect of the magic circle. And –
hit the fence.
As if it had been beaten with a battering ram, the wooden fence made of five or six overlapped logs was crushed. It was a bonus that tree fragments were scattered in all directions.
Even in the midst of the power spear smashing the wooden fence, the shouts or screams of the soldiers could hardly be heard. It is because the top of the wooden fence has already been emptied.
Of course, it was obvious that if you got close to the wooden fence, the archers would gather like bees and shoot arrows.
Commander Angus knew this well, so he stood with his arms folded on a low hill watching the saboteurs cast their spells.
The spear of power fired again with
a bang, this time knocking on the door of the coffin.
Wet blankets and cowhide soaked in water were hung here and there on the gatehouse and doors, but it was unavoidable that rainwater stone dust would fall.
‘As expected, war should be easy.’
It was more exciting than any spectacle to stand still and watch the flesh of the enemy being shed. In particular, I liked the fact that there were not many resources consumed by the allies.
It’s a spell, as long as the saboteurs have time to recover mana, they can shoot continuously, and in the case of a magic circle, it lasts for four days with a bottle of magic paint worth 30 gold coins.
So, all Angus had to worry about were two things.
boundaries and prevalence. These are the basics of war.
Of course, there are occasional commanders who can’t even do the basics, but Angus wasn’t such an idiot.
At that time, a strong wind blew near the magic circle. It was a magical vortex.
‘Master Acto is stepping out.’ Angus, struggling to suppress his excitement, tried to maintain a commanding, so to speak, commanding expression.
As the purple orb floated above the magic circle for a moment, Angus opened his mouth and his eyes twinkled.
The egg-sized purple sphere, also known as the ‘Sphere of Destruction’, grew in size as it flew through the air.
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuong-
waves were transmitted through the air.
The Sphere of Destruction, inflated to the size of a huge boulder, gently flew up as if swimming in the water.
As the purple afterimage from the sphere of destruction drew a parabola, two arrows flew from inside the fence.
“……That one?”
A net made of rope was attached to the two arrows that rose in harmony.
The two arrows didn’t fly very far because there were stones hanging from the bottom of the net, but it was enough to greet the sphere of destruction.
The moment the purple orb touched the wide-open net, it flashed and emitted a flash.
And then the explosion that followed.
Kwak-!
“Mmm.”
Angus frowned slightly at the roar that would tingle his ears even from hundreds of meters away. The soldiers around them were also covering their ears and swearing.
Angus looked up and looked towards Longville, and it seemed that the orb of destruction that exploded in the air had knocked over all the wooden fences, but hadn’t completely destroyed the area beyond.
‘To intercept the order, you’re playing tricks.’
Angus glanced back toward the magic circle.
Acto, a skinny middle-aged saboteur, raised an eyebrow as he saw that his spell had been blocked. Then, with a fishy laugh, he started to recite the order again.
After some time chanting, she conjured a second orb of destruction. It looked like an ordinary orb of destruction, no different from before.
Then, from the Longville side, as before, he sent a net arrow toward the sphere of destruction.
The first net arrow shot was twisted between the shooters in the air, as if their hands and feet were not aligned, but the next net arrow shot hit the sphere of destruction with precision.
Uuuuu –
But this time the sphere of destruction didn’t explode enough to touch the net. Master Acto transformed the spell.
As Angus smiled delightedly as he watched the sphere of destruction continue to fly with the net hanging, streams of fire suddenly flew one after another from beyond the fence.
The flaming arrows, as long as the forearm, exploded openly in the slowly flying orb of destruction. And the third fire arrow finally exploded the orb of destruction.
‘Is it a fire witch?’
Angus’ expression darkened.
If the Fire Witch remained in Longville, the Bloody Swordsman and the Red Bear would be there too. It couldn’t be a headache…
‘I’ll have to prepare a group to take care of those monsters in advance.’
An officer ran to Angus thinking that way.
“Miss Angus. Confucius Doyle is looking for you.”
“Gongja-nim? Why is this happening?”
“I don’t know exactly, but it seems to be a story related to the Nudans.”
“…Who are the Humans?”
Angus groaned at the unknown ominousness and hurriedly moved on.
Kwak-!
A roar erupted nearby.
The wooden fence that stretched to the left of the gate trembled and eventually collapsed completely.
“Cool cool cool-”
“Are you okay?”
I handed the water bag to Ellen, who was coughing under my shield.
“Rinse your mouth with this.”
“Oooh.”
Ellen, who took a large cup of water, licked her lips and spat out the epee water.
I ran over my shoulder, brushed off the dust and bits of wood, and let out a deep sigh.
…Maybe I had to deal with the saboteurs even if it was too much. Now that I am going through such hardships, I suddenly feel regret.
Regardless of my regrets, Longville was holding back enemy attacks pretty well.
The soldiers hid in the trenches and prepared themselves to be ready to defend themselves at any time, and the water arrows that Lord Ariad had devised were still in large numbers, so it seemed that they would be able to dodge the orb of destruction to some extent.
Well, like before, if the net arrow doesn’t work or misses, Ellen should take care of it.
Even if Ellen fails and the Sphere of Destruction is stuck in the ground, everyone is hiding well in the trenches, so I don’t think she will suffer as much devastating damage as she worried about.
And even if all the barriers were toppled by the spells of the saboteurs, Longville would still be a territory with the ground rising about 4 meters high.
The Anig family had been making repairs for a long time and made the gentle slope of the hill closer to the embankment. Climbing would not be easy even without a wooden fence.
Considering these factors, it didn’t seem that difficult to last for a few days. If you wait enough for three or three days, Clarissa’s support will arrive, so somehow it will be resolved.
While I was thinking that, the bombardment, or the sabotage spells, stopped at some point.
“…what? Did you run out of mana?”
“I don’t think so.”
Ellen wiped her mouth with her sleeve and shook her head.
“Looking at the power of the spell, all of them are skilled sorcerers. I don’t think you’ve run out of mana already.”
“Well then what?”
At that time, a soldier carefully climbed onto the intact part of the wooden fence and shouted in this direction.
“The saboteurs retreat!”
“You’re leaving?”
what. What is this again?
About an hour had passed since the sabotage spells had been baptized. While helping the soldiers to fix the collapsed wooden fence, a messenger came from Yeongju-gwan.
Following the messenger with Ellen to the manor house, Dionea, no, her family’s retainers, and Lord Ariad were gathered in the hall.
After hearing about the situation from the scribe Beldin, I asked back with a frown.
“envoy? An envoy has arrived?”
“That’s right.”
“No, did you send an envoy to talk a day after starting the siege? This is a little…
Sir Ariad took an afterword when I was speechless.
“It’s suspicious. My thoughts are the same as Lord Phoenix. Isn’t it a suspicious paddle to suggest surrender after only beating for half a day?”
“You can think of it a little differently.”
Tollamy, an elderly bearded man, spoke cautiously.
“It’s only been half a day, but we’ve already seen the power of the saboteurs. Wasn’t it Sir Ariad who said that not only the wooden fence, but also the gateway built by piling huge rocks with you wouldn’t last for three days?”
“It is enough to endure for three days. The fall of the gate and the barrier does not mean the fall of Longville. And this is my expectation, that Lady Clarissa’s assistance will arrive before the gates of Oman fall—” ”
If,”
Tolammy asked in a heavy voice, interrupting
Lord Ariad’s calm words .
“If not, what would you do? What if reinforcements came only after the gates had fallen and that great army had trampled on Longville?”
“Nothing like that.”
“That is your judgment.”
Tolammy looked up at Dionea and continued.
“Please pass the time with envoys, ma’am. Even if you buy two days, or even a day, you have a higher chance of preserving the territory. If you’re lucky, you might even be able to protect the gateway containing the history of the Noig family.”
“O”
M…….
Dionea pondered for a moment before opening her mouth.
“It would be nice if it went as planned, but wouldn’t the envoy they sent do something nonsense?”
“Don’t worry, ma’am. If we take all our armaments and keep a close eye on it, there won’t be any problems. And maybe we can attract the envoys to our side and reap unexpected benefits.”
“Are you trying to appease the envoy?”
“yes. The Nudans are a people who differ from one another to another depending on their interests, so my wife said a little-” “
Wait a minute-”
I quickly intervened in the conversation between Dionea and Tolammy and expressed my doubts.
“Who are you? Who is the Dane who came as an envoy?”
“…Hmm? yes Sir. They say an old man, a young woman, and two attendants followed.”
“…a nude young woman?”
oh i’m anxious
The training leader, Chester, who read my complexion, spoke out to reassure me.
“Don’t worry sir. Ross is keeping a close eye on him.”
“Loss?”
where did you hear the name
okay. The bastard who doubted me and quarreled with me when I first came to Longville…
“…you mean the gatekeeper?”
“You remember sir. He’s in charge of the gateway, but as you know, he’s a very picky guy, so he won’t show a chance.
”
” yes.”
“This crazy.”
When I muttered that, Chester put on a puzzled expression.
“Why sir?”
“We must hurry and drive out the envoys.”
“What do you mean?”
“Right now- oh shit!” I couldn’t overcome the frustration and was about to run out of the hall, but Chester quickly added another word.
“Master Castrite is also at the gateway. If you use magic or get suspicious, he’ll come out, so don’t worry too much-” ”
Uh.”
It was Ellen who made the shriek. The guy who was standing there blankly made eye contact with me and dyed his face white.
“He can’t read mental waves and the power of vision-”
Rumble!
Before Ellen could finish speaking, the ceiling shook dust as if an earthquake had struck.
“Kyaaak!”
“Inside, madam!”
While the vassals were evacuating Dionea, Ellen’s trainer Chester and I burst out of Burinake’s lord’s residence.
“oh my god.”
Sir Ariad, who jumped out belatedly behind Chester’s muttering, opened his mouth. I found a cloud of dust rising from the far west.
“O Lord light.”
I also quietly cursed.
Standing tall on the ramp, the gateway that welcomed visitors to Longville. Where the gateway used to be, only a huge pile of stones remained.
Yes, the gateway has collapsed.
“…driving me crazy.”
