Episode 241
EPISODE.121
─Russell. Sometimes I love you more than anyone else, but sometimes you are so indifferent to the point of being terribly.
Hecate’s letter, opened with trembling hands, began like that.
For some reason, Hecate’s voice seems to be ringing in my ears already.
‘Are you indifferent?’
Words like muyaho Russell could understand why she chose the word ‘no mind’ through the sentence that immediately follows.
—You must be heading to the battlefield thinking that I will understand. That is why I am writing this letter.
“Cup…”
Russell, who was reading the letter, suddenly cleared his throat.
—What can I do? It was I who chose you. No matter what happens, I have no choice but to endure it.
“Ugh…”
It felt like each line of the following sentence was stuck in my chest.
—If you hate me for complaining like this to you on the battlefield, please understand me a little bit. I wanted to see your face up close. I’m complaining because I can’t do that. And…
after a brief grumbling for a while.
──You may have complained, but I am more concerned about your body than I am. I heard that he was injured and unconscious in a battle in the spirit realm.
I wonder if all the wounds I suffered at that time have healed or if I’m okay.
What followed after that was the current worry about Russell’s body and goodbye to Russell heading to the battlefield.
──It’s not something that I, sitting peacefully in the palace, say to you heading to the battlefield, but I will do my best to ensure that you return safely, even here.
Also, I will pray with all my heart…
-Please come back safely. Russell. my soul mate
The letter ended like that.
Sarak-.
After reading the letter to the end, perhaps feeling sorry for Hecate, who had treated him indifferently, Russell folded the letter and put it back in the envelope.
‘I’ll have to meet Hecate first when this war is over.’
Then, after conferring preservation magic and several other spells to prevent damage to the letter, he pushed it into his chest like a talisman.
It was then.
Sniff sniff… sniff…
A sound came from somewhere as if to break the atmosphere that wasn’t so bad.
sniff sniff.
It was muyaho.
She had come to Russell’s side before he knew it, and was sniffing while hovering around him.
“Muyaho?”
When Russell asked, Muyaho, who finally came to his senses, suddenly twisted his body.
“Oh no. It is nothing. cock. Just…”
“…?”
“Because the male scent from you seems to be thicker than before.”
It was difficult to understand what that meant before he said that the male scent had grown stronger, but not now.
Because whenever Russell grew up or got stronger, Muyaho would spit out those words.
Muyaho, who is not even a wizard, was feeling the growth of Russell, which no one except Daria and Hemingway had recognized.
She was the one who caught Russell’s change like a ghost even before he got the Dark Dragon’s power.
Even simply thinking about it, it was difficult to see the change as a result of gaining the power of the dragon.
rather-.
‘Wild persimmon… it would be more accurate to call it wild.’
Thinking that far, Russell corrected his posture and sat down.
“Come to think of it, you’re welcome.”
He said to Muyaho, who was still sniffing around him.
“I had something to say to Muyaho.”
“Eh?”
Hearing that he had something to say to himself, Muyaho took a few steps back. It pricked up its ears, just like those of a wolf.
“For now, I’m thinking of dividing the army into several groups.”
Considering the number of troops already maintaining the front line, it was extremely inefficient to drive more than 80,000 troops into one battlefield.
It was not a decision Russell made alone.
It was a decision made after a conversation with the staff on the way here.
Even then, Muyaho was listening to Russell with an expression of ‘What does that have to do with me?’
“Among them, Muyaho belongs to the 1st-3rd Army Count Rugen’s command.”
Although Count Rügen is an old general, he is a Jijang (智將) who has been active in the last war against the Empire.
That was the reason why he, as one of his staff members, was entrusted with the command of the 1st-3rd Army.
“Eh? why are you there At least I’m a male, where you are…!!”
Russell cut Muyaho’s protest that was about to continue like a knife.
“Putting two superhumans who have crossed the wall into one place is more inefficient than putting more than 80,000 regular soldiers into one battlefield.”
It was Russell who possessed the level of magic of the 8th circle master, and Muyaho who also possessed an aura equivalent to that.
There were few beings that could pose a threat to those two even within the empire.
Unless there is a special reason, there is no reason to put all superhumans into one battlefield.
‘Of course, I’m a little concerned about the history of the cultists who haven’t been revealed yet.’
“Ugh…”
Muyaho hesitated at Russell’s words, which were even resolute.
It was probably because I felt the resoluteness of the tone that flowed out rather than the reasoning.
“So, for the time being, I want you to move under the command of Count Rugen.”
“Ah got it.”
Russell warned as Muyaho nodded reluctantly.
“If there is no particular reason, if you break away from Count Rugen’s command and act as you please…”
I didn’t know how Muyaho’s belligerent personality would come out if he simply did it with a request.
“If you do?”
“I will never sparring with Muyaho again.”
“Bitch!”
Muyaho flinched as Russell’s twin wicks, a curse word that protruded involuntarily, soared up on both sides.
“It’s not like that…”
He said, scratching the floor with one claw.
“It’s not that…”
Russell laughed a little at her hesitation, unable to find words, and added one more word.
“However, if the war situation changes so rapidly that Count Rugen cannot give orders, or if there is a reasonable judgment and basis, you may act freely.”
Of course, I will have to explain separately what the judgment and basis were.
“And…”
Muyaho stuck out his mouth and looked at Russell. He looked as if he still had something to say.
“If you don’t break the conditions I just said, I’ll give you sparring once a week after the war.”
“Once a week!”
Muyaho flared his nostrils.
“You promised, male!”
“yes. If there is nothing special, I will do it once a week.”
“good!”
Muyaho let out a big snort and nodded his head. A wild horse that never seemed to be out of control… No.
It was the moment when the reins were tied to the beast king of the wild.
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Triben Citadel.
Built in the northwest of the empire, this fortress was even called the Bloody Fortress among Endymion.
The iron wall of Geumseong was built only for defense, not fortification.
Even in the wars that have been repeated for more than a few centuries, the number of enemies that have been captured by that iron fortress is few and far between.
Even if it was captured with great sacrifice, it would not be long before it was taken away by the empire again.
There were two reasons why Triven Fortress got such a nickname.
The first of these was the wide plain that stretched along the west side of the citadel.
In order for Endymion to capture the Triben Fortress, they had to cross the plain, but the view was clearly visible from the inside of the fort located on a relatively high hill.
Because of that, not only was it virtually impossible to surprise them, but they had to take extreme damage from the rain of magic and arrows just by simply running.
and second.
The second was because of the Imperial Mage Tower located near the Triben Fortress.
This mage tower, named the Garmanium White Tower, was a mage tower with a long history of having more than three master level mages, even though it did not possess superhuman strength.
Thanks to its reputation, the number of wizards belonging to it was not small.
The magic they poured out from the top of the castle wall was no different from a disaster for the Endymion forces who had to cross the plain.
Count Mayhem, the lord of Triven Fortress, frowned as he checked the report sent to him.
“Grunt.”
It was because of the enemy commander’s name written at the top of the report that he was heading to this place.
“Russell Raymond.”
Despite his young age, his name as the 7th Circle Master was quite famous within the Empire.
Isn’t it just famous?
Among the risk factors that threaten the future of the empire, he was listed at a fairly high level.
“Because he is a 7th circle master…”
Cheol Ongseong. Or, it was the strong men called supermen who broke down the stronghold of Triben Fortress several times, which was even called the Golden Wall.
As the commander of the fort, I would be lying if I said I didn’t care.
It was then.
“We’re here, so you don’t have to worry too much.”
thud thud-.
A group of people arrived at his office with the sound of footsteps.
“Top owner!”
They were the three Boer brothers, led by Straw Boer, the owner of the tower.
Not only the first, but also the second and third are 6th circle mages, as if they inherited their outstanding talents fairly.
The winds of the three brothers are as sharp and accurate as the death knives.
War mages who have been thoroughly honed and who have been active not only this time, but also in the war twenty years ago.
It wasn’t for nothing that they were called the White Envoys of Garmanium within the Empire.
In addition, even the wizards of the Garmanium Tower under their command were fifty.
Count Mayhem, who had a bright expression on his face at the appearance of a strong reinforcement, soon hardened his expression.
He opened his mouth in a heavy voice.
“I am grateful that the white envoys came here to help the fortress. However, the opponent is not a superman from the 7th circle.”
There were as many as three tower-class wizards, and it was obviously a great power.
However, if you ask me if I can be sure of victory against the 7th Circle Archmage, that was not the case.
‘I don’t know if the opponent is the beginning of the 7th circle.’
Even more so if you are a Master. To Mayhem’s worried voice, the second Wood Boar of the White Reaper replied as if not to worry.
“I know very well what the lord of the castle is worried about, but we can’t say anything like this without thinking, can we?”
“As for the word…”
“It hasn’t been announced in the academic world yet, but my brother just completed a secret magic.”
“Arcane magic?”
“If you use that magic, even a 7th circle master will be able to compete for supremacy.”
“Huh indeed!”
Earl Mayhem admired when he heard that he had created a magic that would match the 7th Circle Wizard, and Straw Bore, who had his face painted with gold thanks to his younger brother, cleared his throat.
“But in order to do that, we have to change the way we fight a bit differently than usual…” “
…What if we had to change the way we fight?”
“I need a little more space to use this magic.”
The earl of Mayhem murmured anxiously at the ensuing whisper.
“Huh….”
“Does it seem difficult?”
“It’s not impossible, but it’s too risky…”
If it fails, it’s clear that most of the main forces on this side will be lost.
The Earl of Mayhem expressed disapproval of the operation, and Straw Bohr stretched out her chest as if telling her to trust only herself.
“Don’t worry. Even if things go wrong, I’ll make sure that he can’t stand on the battlefield.”
A suggestion that you won’t lose anything.
Count Mayhem answered that if the 7th Circle Archmage couldn’t stand on the battlefield, the allies supported by the Garmanium White Tower would win without fail.
“Okay. let me do that.”
After thinking for a while, the Earl of Mayhem finally nodded, and at his reply, Straw Bohr approached the window.
“The youngest superman on the 7th circle continent. He deserves a great name, but he’s only a kid in his mid-twenties.
He murmured as he faced the camp of the enemies that stretched out like dots on the wide open plains.
“As my senior in the magic world, I will tell you that magic is a science that has not only depth but also breadth.”
Of course, the price of teaching is to be paid with life.
A piercing laugh reached his ears.
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