Episode 81
EPISODE.41
Count Kimbley, a nobleman of Kiel, roared fiercely.
“It’s like these crazy bastards!”
Through the half-open window of the wagon, he checked the appearance of the hounds following behind him.
‘I expected that there would be a pursuit team, but I didn’t think they would start acting as soon as they crossed the wall.’
At most, it was not at a level that could be attached to a count or a special envoy.
For the enemies to act so hastily
…
The question was whether he could survive among those pursuers now.
There was still about 30 minutes left until the place where we were supposed to meet up with the escorts dispatched from Endymion.
Moreover, even if you are lucky enough to arrive, there is no guarantee that you will be assisted by escorts.
‘If the people from Endymion haven’t arrived yet-.’
This one will have no choice but to be annihilated as it is.
Earl Kimbley’s face contorted miserably as he pictured the future.
It was then.
“Count-!”
One of the knight commanders who had been following as an escort spoke closely to the side of the carriage.
“-leader!”
“I will divide the Knights into two groups. And Team 2 and I will stay and take the time.”
“But if that happens, the captain…”
I don’t know if all the enemies are visible, but if an additional pursuit team follows, even the leader of the count’s knights won’t be able to preserve his life.
“it’s okay.”
To the earl’s worried voice, the man called the Knight Commander replied in a determined voice.
“Wouldn’t it be more helpful for the country if the Count survived than a single sword-wielding worm like me?”
As if revealing his decision, he roughly lowered his visor and covered his face.
click!
The sound of the seams of the visor echoed sharply.
“Split Joe in two. Vice-captain, lead the crew and continue to escort the Count and the carriage!”
“ancient!”
“And Joe!”
The knight commander pulled out the sword that was hanging from his waist.
“Pull out your sword!”
window-!
“We stop the enemies here!”
There’s no need to say that I’m ready for death. The fact that he embarked on this journey was proof that he had completed his determination.
“let’s go!”
“Ooh oh oh-!”
The moment when the determination to die is about to burn like a flame with their shouts!
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High-temperature, high-pressure light cannons pierced the ground horizontally from both the left and right sides.
Hee-yi-!
The horses pulling the wagon roared wildly in the gale that accompanied the convection.
“That’s…”
3rd circle.
Although he lacks skills, he is a count who once walked the path of a wizard.
There was no way he could not recognize the true nature of magic.
5 circle fire magic.
The count’s lips trembled.
“Flare Canon.”
* * *
5th Circle Mage.
In small-scale local battles, they were evaluated as a force capable of overturning the war situation alone.
Literally, the word human weapon suits them well.
It was no big deal to have ordinary soldiers who were only outnumbered in front of them.
Whether that number is ten or twenty or fifty.
Roaring-!
If you just burn it down, that’s it.
The radiant heat caused the earth to boil, and the iron armor melted in the heated heat.
Seriously injured even if not hit.
“Aaaaagh-!”
“The armor is melting!”
It’s like the armor worn to protect the body actually hurts the body.
The mayhem created by irony.
In it, Russell ran ferociously like a lion.
A war mage who shows mercy and sympathy to the enemy on the battlefield.
Even a fledgling war mage wouldn’t make such a mistake, much less the two experienced war mages.
about five minutes after that.
Burnt smoke billows from everywhere.
With deep, sunken eyes at the site, which had turned into a charcoal kiln, Russell extinguished the flames.
‘It can’t be this easy.’
The reward and contents of the mission were not necessarily directly proportional, but it was a mission that cost Hubert his life.
It certainly won’t end here.
By reminding him once again of the slight embarrassment, Russell maintained his vigilance.
It was then.
Likewise, Hubert, who had finished organizing the battlefield, asked a question.
“Has the arrangement over there been completed? Priests?”
I knew at least that I wasn’t at the level of being hit by enemies, so I didn’t even have to ask if I was okay.
“yes. It’s done.”
When I looked back with a calm reply, I saw that Hubert was acting bizarrely.
He picked up a half-melted knife and used it as a stick to rummage through one of the small bodies.
“execution-?”
Hubert replied to Russell’s suspicious voice.
“Oh, it’s nothing. I was just digging around to see if there was anything else I could find out.”
“Is there anything that bothers you?”
“hmm.”
After a moment of silence, the conversation continued.
“It seems that these are the soldiers of the Empire.”
“Empire?”
I heard that the Marquis of Kiel had joined hands with the Empire, but I thought the Empire’s soldiers had already entered Kiel.
“It’s not certain, it’s still at the level of suspicion.”
In the final moments of the battle, there was one knight who had been attacking while cutting through the flames.
It is said that it was a life-threatening attack, but from Hubert’s point of view, it was not a fatal or threatening attack.
However, what Hubert felt from the attack, which hadn’t even been half a day, was familiarity for no reason.
“I thought of it as one of the Empire’s military training swordsmanship.”
he shrugged.
“I’m not sure. It’s such a short moment, and I’m no stranger to swordsmanship.”
“It’s just a matter of possibility, but there’s nothing wrong with being careful.”
Russell, guessing what was going on, sighed.
I knew I might run into the Empire’s chasers, but I never thought it would be this soon.
Then there was a group of people approaching Russell.
The knight commander who was about to charge the enemy for the first time and…
‘That man is Count Kimblely.’
The head of the count family who has been loyal to the Kiel royal family for generations in his mid-40s.
It was not difficult to recognize him because his face was the same as the one confirmed in the report.
What follows next to him…
‘Is it a maid?’
It was a little strange that the maid had joined the arduous journey, but anyway.
“Are you from Endymion?”
Count Kimbley opened his mouth cautiously and Hubert nodded.
“My name is Hubert, War Mage of the Tower of Flames.”
Russell also introduced himself.
“Likewise, I am War Mage Russell Raymond of the Tower of Flames.”
At the same time as he finished his introduction, he blew magic into the robe he was wearing.
Then, the pattern of the burning rose door flare rose appeared on the shoulder of the robe as if it were burning.
“Sir Hubert and Sir Russell Raymond.”
After confirming the identity of the two, Count Kimblely let out a sigh of relief.
Then I tilted my head.
‘Come to think of it, if it’s Hubert and Russell Raymond…’ There
was a hand pulling his collar for a moment as he hesitated at the name he had heard somewhere.
“Hmm?”
It was the woman Russell assumed was a maid. At her touch, Count Kimbley bowed his head cautiously.
It was quite polite to think that he was treating a maid like that.
‘I don’t have anything to say if my original personality is like that…’
Russell paid attention to the actions of the two people at that time.
The Count, who heard something in the ear from the woman, widened his eyes.
“Even though Endymion said they would send a wizard with excellent skills, I couldn’t believe it was the two of them.”
“Do you know us?”
“It might sound funny if you’re a little late to find out, but of course.”
He too is a body that once walked the path of a wizard.
Rumors about Daria Snowwhite, the head of the tower, as well as her disciples, have been heard many times, even if it is rumor.
Even if they didn’t have a title, those who had the same authority as a viscount were the War Mages of the 5th Circle.
In a small country like Kiel, the treatment is more than an earl. If the background of being a disciple of the Tower Master was added to that…
Besides, the other was a famous supernova in Endymion.
It was a real nobleman who had not only the countship but also the right to collect taxes.
‘I can’t treat it lightly either way.’
Making that judgment, Count Kimblely bowed his head skillfully.
“I’m sorry for the delay in greeting you. Kimbley, Countess of Kiel, greets you once again. Thank you.”
Is it really a count of a country famous for its diplomacy?
It was only a few minutes ago that his life was at stake.
In the meantime, to recover your face and make an appropriate judgment. Hubert said, leaving the quietly admiring Russell behind.
“For now, it would be better to talk about the details while moving.”
It didn’t matter how many times this number of chasers caught up, but I had to be prepared for the unexpected.
.
.
“The soldiers of the empire are already…!!”
no wagon.
Count Kimbley denounced the place that had changed before he knew it.
“Seeing that there was no separate report, the wall somewhere had already been bought or the smuggling route must have been used.”
Kiel also had an area adjacent to the coast, so maybe it came through that area.
“It’s not a fixed issue yet, so please calm down.”
At Russell’s dissuade, he touched his forehead and shook his head.
“I’m sorry. Sir Russell. You showed ugliness. I must have been sensitive.”
“I fully understand. Rather…”
I stared out of the carriage through the open window.
“The pace is too slow.”
“Certainly, I agree with the priest’s opinion.”
Rubber wheels manufactured by Michelin were inserted, but the wagon itself was not a very good means of transportation to cross the mountain road.
Moreover, it is even more so if it is a place like Endymion where the carriage station system is not well established.
“Why don’t we rather move with the minimum number of people after returning the wagon and knights?”
It was not a problem to carry one person on his back.
“If you cross the border, you will be able to use the warp gate as well.”
“hmm… When it comes to the minimum number of people, how many do you mean?”
“Wouldn’t it be enough for me, the brother-in-law, and the Count?”
It wasn’t a scale that matched the words special or envoy, but the situation was the situation.
the problem is-.
“Even if we send the knights and the wagon back, we still have to take this… child.”
-It was the absurd obstinacy that Count Kimbley began to practice.
You’re not too young to understand what’s going on, and you’re like a count of Kiel famous for diplomacy, and you’re a woman in this situation!
“I don’t feel like wanting to talk about my count’s private life…”
Hubert, who couldn’t hide his discomfort, was about to shoot at me.
“execution.”
Russell dissuaded Hubert.
Countess Kimbley asked, recalling the strange demeanor he had shown so far.
“Are you a daughter?”
Since the country was in an emergency situation, it was understandable if he tried to accompany his daughter by disguising her daughter as a maid.
“That…no.”
At Russell’s question, he shook his head with a puzzled expression.
“Then why the hell-!”
“Protect!”
Russell urgently performed his magic.
Whoa!
A hemisphere-shaped wall of magic wrapped around the entire area, including the wagon.
And half-half breathing.
Wedge juice perberbubuck!
A bloody penetrating sound The sound of arrows bouncing off the ground and impaling the nearby trees covered the area.
“It’s an enemy raid!”
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