Chapter 249. That fort is irritating!
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“….what is going on?”
First of all, as the commander of the fortress, he erased the relaxed atmosphere from a while ago and insisted on solemnly reporting in front of his subordinates.
“The Ernesia Kingdom army is advancing again.”
“…They look like they don’t give up.”
It seems like it was only yesterday that they postponed their camp after being chased by the Holy Knights, but they are coming back in droves.
“You don’t know reflection.”
“I agree.”
As he snorted, as if bewildered, Krence shrugged as if agreeing.
“Sir Brex, please rest assured. It’s the same no matter how many times it comes. We will defeat you again and again.”
“Hehe, that puts my mind at ease.”
The two men were already confident of victory and smiled.
According to the observer’s report, the number of Ernesia Kingdom’s army that is currently approaching is about 50,000.
First of all, it attacks by removing a part of the entire army.
They were advancing, displaying high morale again.
“…It feels like it’s going to fall no matter what.”
Upon receiving the report, Krenz said, “Whew….
He let out a sigh.
Currently, they turned their backs on the border fort and marched their troops to the plain in front of it, forming formations and waiting.
It was the intention to strike and defeat the enemy before they reached the fortress again.
The Holy Knights led by Krences numbered at most 15,000.
Originally, even bumping into it would be tantamount to committing suicide, but what they believe in is this shield.
An artifact that deflects any attack. 1,000 paladins with protective shields.
With them, it would never be a reckless battle.
no win
Everyone, including Krenz, was so confident.
“…I would like this shield to be given to the entire army if possible, but… that would be greedy.”
I heard that making this shield is a very difficult task, so there are many difficulties in production, so the instructions were to treat it as carefully as possible.
However, if you save too much and don’t win the battle, that will also dishonor the name of the saint who gave you this.
He was only motivated to use it well and win the battle.
“…If you put them in the front row too much, you might be wary of this and fight to avoid it. So let’s rearrange the display.”
Having already tasted bitterness because of this, there is no way that I will not be vigilant.
Therefore, Krenz deliberately divided the Paladins with shields and mixed them with the troops.
With this, the most troublesome arrows and large-scale magic will not be used rashly by the enemy side.
It wouldn’t be easy to single out only those with shields.
It’s not that you can’t distinguish them with the naked eye because of the difference in equipment, but the battlefield is confusing.
If you’re in the middle of a fight, it’s going to be hard to figure out all of their locations.
“…unless you look down from the sky, let alone.”
He said something like a joke and shook his head.
that’s impossible
Krenz carefully ordered the display to be prepared and waited for the Ernesia Kingdom army to approach.
Finally, a large army of 50,000 could be seen in the distance.
“…It certainly won’t be an easy enemy.”
He gave strength to the hand holding the shield he was holding in a cold sweat.
There is no fear thanks to the mysterious equipment, but it is also true that there are many enemies.
If they are careless and conceited, they will lose.
That is why he repeatedly emphasized to his subordinates not to be conceited and to fight.
The speed of the Ernesia Kingdom army that was finally advancing increased.
It seems that they are going to confront each other head-on.
“Are you going to bump into our shields even though you know they exist? Reckless!”
He laughed at the ignorance of his enemies.
Or is there any way to break this?
However, according to the report of the skirmishers, they only had the usual weapons.
It didn’t seem to have any artifacts or equipment.
“I don’t know what strategy the enemies have, but this side fights with the blessings of God and the saintess on their backs! I can never get tired of it!”
When he raised his sword and shouted, his subordinates also shouted along, boosting their morale.
“charge!!”
Finally, the two armies collided head-on.
A fierce battle began, with soldiers from both countries thrusting their spears at the enemy, and knights on horseback lashing out at the enemy camp with swords and spears.
“Use the shield of protection to pressure the knights first!”
First of all, it was the intention of limiting the actions of the knights of the Ernesia Kingdom Army and then defeating them first.
However, Krenz realized a strange sense of incongruity soon after the battle began.
“What is it?”
If it wasn’t because of their mood, it seemed like the knights of Ernesia were only deliberately charging at the paladins holding the shields of protection.
“It’s a shield!”
“There’s a guy with a shield over there!”
“Ooh oh oh! shield! shield!”
No, he was really attacking the knight with the shield.
“Could it be that they don’t know the power of the shield? No it can’t be?! Nonsense!!”
Not too long ago, the advance party of the Ernesia kingdom had to flee helplessly in front of this shield.
After that, additional troops joined in, but there is no way I haven’t heard of that fact.
Or do you believe only in reckless courage and jump in recklessly?
I can’t understand.
Krenz soon understood why.
The spears and swords wielded by the knights of Ernesia began to shatter their protective shields.
“Eat this!”
A shield of protection held by an ally was brutally shattered by a spear thrown by a knight from an unknown enemy country.
“no?!”
I can’t believe it even when I see it with my own eyes.
However, it is more reality than it seems.
“Can not! Paladins, blend in with your allies as much as possible and hide yourself!”
If so, blend into the invisible gap and deflect the attacks of the knights to counterattack.
But that method also didn’t work.
For some reason, Ernesia’s knights were relentlessly pursuing and chasing those who only had the shield of protection.
“It’s a shield!”
“Strike those with shields first!”
“There’s another one over there!”
As if they were seeing each movement, they were picking and eliminating only the Paladins.
It was as skillful as removing weeds.
“…there’s no way that’s possible.”
Krenz couldn’t help but deny the reality even after seeing the scene.
“It can’t be!”
No matter how good a commander is, no matter how good his senses and good eyes are, there is no way he can distinguish the position of each enemy in such a chaotic battlefield.
At best, it is common to only identify enemies.
at that time.
Krenz sensed an arrow coming toward him and dodged it.
I was surprised to see the arrow stuck in the ground.
“arrow?! Where the hell?!”
The angle at which it flew was definitely up, right?
He looked up at the sky involuntarily and was shocked.
Something strange was floating in the sky.
At first I thought it was a monster.
However, it was immediately clear that it was not a monster.
It was an odd-looking mount.
A triangular film that looks like a reproduction of a monster’s wings.
A person is hanging under such strange-looking wings.
The arrow that flew now was shot by him.
“. arrow?”
He saw the arrow that had fallen in haste.
It is painted red.
In addition, the arrows are loaded with a strange aura, so they are blatantly exuding energy.
“no way?”
“Is there still a shield left!”
The moment he realized the meaning, one of Ernesia’s knights mounted a spear and charged towards Crens.
“Kuh! Was that what you meant!”
It was only then that Krenz vaguely guessed the meaning of that arrow and that floating in the sky.
“I never thought I’d figured out the location by looking at it from above!”
A knight riding on that unknown floating object serves as the eyes of the Ernesia Kingdom army.
And by shooting arrows like this, they explicitly inform the location of those who have shields.
And as soon as it became known, the knights of Ernesia would step out and pick out only the paladins holding the shield of protection and eliminate them first.
As if picking and pulling weeds, the subordinates vanished in vain.
And just in time, one of Ernesia’s knights rushed towards him.
“I will avenge my former enemies! Let’s put away those useless shields and fight fair and square!”
“Keugh!”
He gritted his teeth in anger.
“… it can’t be! The shield given by the saintess cannot be broken so vainly!”
Krences denied reality and put up his shield.
However, Ernesia’s knight snorted and attacked without hesitation.
“That proud shield! I’ll teach you that it doesn’t mean anything anymore.”
let him throw a spear
The shield that collided with the spear carrying the heavy aura was shattered by his aura-loaded attack.
Except for its function as a protective shield, its strength is less than that of a normal shield.
“How the hell…?”
“I can see that surprised expression on your face through the helmet! The three princes, His Majesty, are already seeing through all of your countermeasures against your strange shield! You damn bastard!”
While shouting, Ernesia’s knight stabbed the spear to decapitate Krenth.
“It’s a return for the last defeat!”
“Oops!”
Krenz hastily threw away his shield.
Throwing away the valuable equipment that the Holy Lady gave me personally is no different from tearing my heart, but now we are at war.
You can’t obsess over useless equipment.
Krenz drew his sword and responded.
Even without a shield, he is a skilled knight.
The aura on his sword collided with Knight Ernesia’s spear.
“You’re doing quite a bit! hey! Holy Knight Yangban! Wouldn’t you rather be without a shield?”
“You speak well!”
Krenz swung his sword in anger, but the momentum was equal.
No, it’s slightly ahead.
The real serious problem is that the troops commanded by Krences have already begun to be pushed back by Ernesia’s troops.
As long as the shield doesn’t function properly, there is no choice but to be pushed out of numbers.
His subordinates and soldiers were being slain by Ernesia’s army in vain.
Krenz was forced to look only at reality and draw conclusions.
“Retreat! First, retreat to the fortress! Those who survived, retreat immediately!”
When the retreat order was issued, the soldiers of Seongguk literally had to run away.
The soldiers and knights of the Ernesia Army were just looking at that unsightly appearance as if it were ungainly.
* * *
I received a report that the Seongguk troops are hastily retreating to the fortress.
Fortunately, it seems that the damned shield was properly broken as our knights practiced.
Upon receiving the report, I nodded my head in satisfaction.
“good job. It looks like you’ve defeated your enemies admirably. You did really well.”
You should be commended for a job done right.
“Your exploits will not be forgotten.”
Then each nobleman was obediently happy.
No, it was the subordinates who worked hard, not you guys.
“Arel-nim, this is your chance. Why don’t you give chase orders right now?”
When such an admonition came out, I shook my head and firmly rejected it.
“Just beat it. There is no need to chase and annihilate them.”
“Why? This is your chance to annihilate it.”
“In the end, we raised the army to condemn the saintess. There is no reason to kill more than necessary. On the contrary, it can become a problem if you overdo it.”
It’s funny how I talk nonsense about living in a yard that has already caused a war.
Well, unlike the wars of the past, the purpose of the current war is to insist that the saint be released.
The reason they are fighting right now is because they stubbornly insist on not giving up the saintess.
You don’t even have to go extinct.
I don’t want to buy more grudge than necessary.
It’s not scary, but it’s annoying.
