◈ 381. [STAGE 15] Salvation Army
Elise was a prominent presence everywhere.
A young woman dressed as a maid with a large coffin on her back.
In addition, as he drew numerous swords from the coffin to slaughter his enemies and even shot out his signature inorganic, royal blue eyes, he had no choice but to remain unnoticed.
However, in this battle, Elise did not stand on the front line and killed the enemy. Thoroughly focused only on assisting allies and remained in the rear.
When the battle gets long and hard. So when the strength of other colleagues falls.
It was because he knew that it was his role to keep Ash right next to him until the end.
– No matter what happens, protect His Highness safely.
Elise’s owner – as Serenade had confided.
Elise did not forget the original purpose she had been given, and that is why she was able to run amok in this situation.
Pooh! Tuhak-!
South of Crossroads. Plain in front of the wall.
A gray magic fortress summoned by Ash.
Standing at the edge of it, Elise drew a graceful arc with the two swords in her hand.
The number of goblins caught in the tracks of the blades collapsed on the floor, spraying blood like fountains.
Elise, who performed a smooth sword dance, glanced around.
thud… Kugung… … .
The world seemed to perish.
The walls of the Crossroads were collapsing and burning, and goblins poured into the city through the cracks.
Even so, there were still thousands of goblins left in this plain, and they were besieging the gray magic fortress here.
The fortress of magic built by Ash was strong, but the people on it were getting tired.
Heroes and soldiers alike were consumed in an all-day battle.
His whole body was covered with the monsters’ blood and scars, and his weapons and supplies were quickly running out.
Quilan, Belldandy, Dusk Bringer, and even Lucas. He let out a heavy breath, his face pale with exhaustion.
《Kyaha… … Ha ha ha… … .》
The summoned trollking who struggled alone outside the fortress.
In the first place, it didn’t have as abnormal recovery specs as the main body, so it’s been a long time since I was stabbed by hundreds of swords and spears and fell to the floor.
Kirik!
Kiriririk!
And no matter what the human situation was, the goblins continued to flock without getting tired.
A blur of despair crossed everyone’s faces.
Out of 50,000 goblins dispatched from the Black Lake, he killed as many as 40,000. Killed and killed and killed again and again.
However, only 10,000 survivors were enough to trample the Crossroads.
“… It’s my mistake.”
Ash muttered. Elise glanced back at the prince.
“My little mistakes have rolled a little snowball… It led to this result.”
“… .”
“I could have destroyed them more efficiently and with less damage… Because of my mistake… … .”
Ash wasn’t feeling well. He still couldn’t control his body properly and hemoptysis continued.
It was clearly an unreasonable situation. In a situation where I used physical strength and mental strength to defeat the enemy commander, I forcibly squeezed the fortress summoning technique twice.
But even in that situation, Ash staggered and got up. Elise calmly rebuked him.
“majesty. Get some more rest. It is not yet time to step out.”
“If I don’t act, more people will die.”
Ash looked at the burning city with haggard eyes.
“People die because of me… .”
Only then did Elise see it.
The things Ash carried on his shoulders.
He was blaming himself for all the people he had lost in the battle that had died because of him.
Hundreds and thousands of lives… … He was carrying it on his shoulder, staggering and enduring it.
“… .”
Elise had no intention of lightening his burden.
It wasn’t her role.
“… If there are people who died because of Your Highness.”
but.
I was just being honest.
“There are people who survived thanks to Your Highness.”
“… .”
“Just as Your Highness cannot forget the dead, those who are alive cannot forget what You gave them.”
Elise’s dry voice resonated clearly around her.
Quylan got up on his knees, wiping the sweat from his chin.
Belldandy took out a bag of nuts from his bosom and passed it to his teammates, and Dusk Bringer took the bag and threw it into his mouth.
Standing upright with his shoulders straight, Lucas took a deep breath and raised his sword again.
They all owed their lives to Ash.
So, if it helps to support Ash, even a little bit. I will rise again and again.
and… They weren’t the only ones who owed their lives to Ash.
tu tu tu tu… … .
An unidentified mechanical sound began to reverberate in the distance.
The sound came from the north. One by one, the heroes who sensed the sound raised their gazes upward.
From the northern sky as the sunset began to set, the sound was approaching.
A faint smile crossed the corners of Elise’s mouth, knowing the identity of the sound.
“The seeds Your Highness sows are never in vain.”
And
tu-tu-tu-tu… !
It appeared across the red sky and beyond the walls of the Crossroads.
It was a huge emptiness.
At first glance, it is anachronistic… It was a lump of scrap metal with a dull appearance that could not even be found in design aesthetics.
Blue flames soared from the rear of the thruster, which looked as if a furnace had been attached to it.
The two propellers attached to the top of the giant’s head and tail rotated with a ferocious sound.
Tuhak-!
The dozen or so magic bullet batteries attached to the lower part of the airship that had descended over the plain aimed at the surroundings. And
to-do-do-do-du-!
It let out a terrifying roar.
The barrage of bullets slashed the goblins in an instant. The goblins around the gray magic fortress were kicked away at once.
Looking up at this overwhelming firepower, the jaws of those standing in the gray fort dropped open.
“A vanguard assault ship that was used by the Allied Forces of different races during the Tribal Wars 100 years ago and was completely destroyed and sunk in the eastern sea.”
Even Ash was at a loss for words, but only Elise calmly explained.
“We, the Winter Silver Merchant, bought it on the black market and finished repairing it secretly for the past half year. The coma of our hostess… … No, trumped-up munitions.”
At the bottom of the airship, the crest on the top of Winter Silver was freshly painted.
Looking up at it, Elise nodded.
“This is the flagship ‘Geronimo’.”
Chi-Ik-!
The airship’s side hatch opened.
And through that gap, a woman with aqua-colored hair fluttering in the gust of wind appeared.
“majesty-!”
Top of Wintersilver.
Serenade Wintersilver smiled brightly and waved.
“It’s the ‘slightly amazing munitions’ I mentioned back then! How are you? Are you okay?”
It wasn’t a little too great. It was absurd, so Ash laughed a little.
According to imperial law, all non-empty ships must belong to the imperial family. Anyone who violates this is subject to the maximum death penalty.
Serenade has now returned to the battlefield by driving an airship to save Ash while ignoring all imperial laws.
Do-do-do-do-!
Flying low, the airship fired a series of barrages.
However, no matter how strong the firepower of the airship is, there is only one ship, and it is not enough to turn the tide of the battle.
On the contrary, the goblins, attracted by the loud noise, were fiercely flocking here.
But Serenade smiled and pointed to the other side.
“It’s not just me! look!”
Serenade’s fingertips were pointing west.
Ash’s eyes widened when he looked back.
All over, all over… … .
On the hillside west of Crossroads.
With the setting sun behind them, people on horseback were entering one after another.
Among them, the knights who stood at the forefront were wearing armor as red as blood.
“500 members of the Dragon Blood Knights of the Principality of Bringer!”
The knight in the lead commanded in a loud voice.
“I have arrived at the call of the great Dragon Lady! As of this time, I will support the Monster Front!”
Standing next to him was an old-fashioned beard and a fancy-dressed nobleman.
“Vallen, who is in charge of the Southern City-State Alliance! In response to the request from Crossroads, volunteers have been recruited from nearby city-states!”
Balen grinned as he stroked his beard.
“I have been indebted to Crossroads since the time of my father’s father’s father. I can finally pay off some of that debt… … 400 volunteers from the city-state alliance! I will join you!”
A bronze-skinned man in a turban rode on a camel.
“Mirage, a nomadic tribe descended from the fallen western kingdom. 200 warriors.”
There was bitter hatred in the deep eyes of the man glaring at the goblin.
“I read your letter requesting support, young lord of the Crossroads. We can’t get away with killing the greenskins. Please fill in a seat.”
Next to him, the heads of each troop came forward and shouted.
“I am from the barony of Vientiane! 50 enlisted men! Join us!”
“Even in the Countess of Malia! 80 enlisted men! I will join you!”
“It is from the eastern end! Port city Sandend! 100 Marines!”
“The Merchant League has come to repay the dedication of the Monster Front!”
“I have to pay back at least a little the kindness I have received on the Crossroads!”
“I can’t let the goblins cross the crossroads!”
and.
All right. All right.
A woman with light green hair appeared on a huge deer.
“I received your Happy New Year letter well, Prince Ash.”
The woman wearing a white twig crown had long ears and four diamond-shaped teardrops under her eyes.
“I came here to talk frankly with you, but I didn’t expect to see a scene like this. If we had requested reinforcements from the beginning, we would have brought more troops… … .”
The elf woman jerked her arms forward.
“50 Fairy Scouts belonging to the Fairy Queen Schooled Elf Autonomous District! I will join the fight!”
And finally.
Pale-skinned, muscular warriors dressed in white fur appeared riding wolves.
The ivory-haired girl in the lead smiled.
“Are we the only ones from the North? … The second princess of the Aryan Kingdom, Arian Yoon! 100 warriors of the Aryan Kingdom! Join us!”
Princess Aryan, who almost married Ash in the ecliptic, waved her hand, squinting her bright yellow eyes.
“I came to see your face since I came nearby.”
People lined up with the setting sun behind them.
At the sudden appearance of the relief army, people immediately raised their arms and cheered, and the goblins were perplexed and did not know what to do.
“… .”
Ash couldn’t believe the sight and looked blankly up the hill to the west.
Even though I sent a letter requesting support, I thought that no one would respond.
To help them all over the world… … People gathered like this.
“1,800 people in total of the Cross Road Rescue Army!”
“I am entering the war!”
“let’s go!”
“Kill the goblin-!”
“Help the monster front!”
From the hills to the west, soldiers mounted on horses, camels, deer, and wolves came running down, each uttering a different roar.
And the reinforcements didn’t end there.
All right! All right! All right!
from the south.
Troops mounted on skeletal steeds appeared along the way the goblins had come.
At first, the soldiers were nervous because they thought it was the monster side, but it wasn’t. It was people who rode on the skeleton warhorse.
“Sorry for being late, Your Highness! My monster army couldn’t use the gate, so everyone had to come by land… … !”
It was the Jackal who led the monsters he had tamed, including the Skeleton Warhorse.
And those who rode the Skeleton Warhorse with the Jackal were adventurers from the Lake Kingdom base camp.
“I’m sorry, Ash. I deliberately followed them by land in order to hit the rear of the advancing guys, but the troops they left behind remained in various places, so it was delayed to deal with them.”
Nameless clicked her tongue and straightened her sword, and next to her, Kelly Bey thumped the hammer in her hand.
“Still, I was able to rescue one person thanks to you.”
“… .”
In the back seat of Kelly Bay was Lily, wrapped in a blanket.
The people of the base camp rescued her from being isolated at the outpost.
Lily bowed her head to Ash. Ash closed his mouth and nodded.
Kelly Bay pushed the hammer forward and shouted.
“ruler! Then, let’s do our best and clean up the goblins!”
“Hey! Let’s go!”
“Save the Crossroads-!”
Doo doo doo doo-!
Those who flocked to protect the Crossroads from the south and west rushed forward regardless of race or affiliation.
And plunged into the green waves of monsters.
