Episode 98 What!
The sword bounced off at an unexpected angle.
A pale but smiling face.
The red-haired ghost, whose stomach had clearly been pierced through its entire armor, was strangely standing before my eyes in an unharmed state.
“You you bastard?!”
Moreover, there was something else that surprised Aslan more than anything else.
Crackling.
“Now let’s switch weapons and it’s the second round.”
Aslan’s face hardened at the words the enemy gnashed out.
In the enemy’s hand was Velocitas, his beloved sword that pierced the enemy’s stomach and the artifact that gave him the nickname “Knight of Speed.”
A red energy pulsating all over his body. Aslan himself knew best what that meant.
The counterattack just now was probably possible because of Velochitas’ abilities.
Aslan’s face turned pale.
‘Artifact. Still, somehow it doesn’t feel right.’
Logan pulled out the red sword that was stuck in his stomach with one hand and glared at his enemy.
While holding a different sword while using a lux that was tailored to my body, I felt a slight sense of disparity.
But there were definitely some good points.
Ugh.
As soon as force is injected into the sword, a heterogeneous force of mana spreads throughout the body.
I felt the mana stimulating my nerves and accelerating my consciousness.
“Neenooom, how are you?…”
Aslan’s words were strangely drawn out, as if the surrounding time itself was passing a little slowly.
An artifact that does not increase physical abilities like the Wind God’s Boots, but rather increases cognitive and thinking abilities.
‘Is this the power that made Aslan called the Knight of Speed?’
To some extent, I understood that Aslan felt much faster and stronger than Plantz.
And that power was now his.
“Let’s get it over with!”
Although I still felt exhilarating pain in my abdomen, which had barely recovered with the bracelet of regeneration, I had no hesitation in moving.
Because the enemy’s condition was more serious than my own right now.
A royal treasure, the Bracelet of Regeneration, said to contain built-in healing magic comparable to the holy spells of a high-ranking priest.
The treasure obtained from the King’s audience earlier was Logan’s gamble, and although it was close, it paid off.
visor!
Quang!
Skag.
As I cut back the side where I had inserted Lux in just three moves, I could clearly see the enemy’s distorted expression.
Because I was not used to accelerated consciousness, my movements felt a little awkward, but the awkwardness was negligible compared to the utility.
“Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee of…
. ”
It clearly went in for the heart, but pierced the other side.
It was a mistake I made because I was still immature with this sense.
But that too is only a matter of time.
‘I must catch it this time!’
A golden force blazed over the red sword, targeting loopholes in the stumbling enemy.
No matter how effective the bracelet of regeneration was, it couldn’t be completely cured in an instant since it was pierced through the stomach.
Therefore, Logan was also not in good physical condition, but since this was a golden opportunity to eliminate Aslan, one of Bipros’ greatest strengths, he continued his attack even if it was unreasonable.
Cheaeng!
And that persistence seemed to finally be rewarded when he saw Lux, who was in the hands of the enemy, soaring into the air, unable to survive the collision.
however.
“Aaseullaan niyim!”
“Where are you going?”
“Maaagh!”
Even as time slowed down, the surroundings became strangely noisy.
At the time of the clash, the surrounding Bypros troops, who had not even thought about intervening, began to rush in.
This probably meant that his and Aslan’s movements became slower than before.
He slowly but clearly recognized the enemy knights rushing towards him and the bloody figure of Eilen blocking them.
Even the knights on the other side that Eilen couldn’t stop.
‘shit!’
I think I could kill it if I pushed a little harder.
Before he knew it, a sword was flying at the back of his head.
‘shit! shit!’
One gamble was enough.
We couldn’t really go to the other world together to kill Aslan.
The Bracelet of Regeneration won’t function for a few days.
Logan’s sword, which was aiming for Aslan’s heart, changed direction and headed towards the knights charging towards him.
Skag.
Ugh.
“Aaaah!”
“Aaaah!”
Although he was exhausted and injured, he cut down three knights in succession using the power of the artifact.
However, in the meantime, other knights were already seen taking away the fallen Aslan.
The abdomen was covered in blood and blood was pouring out of the mouth.
It was a wound that would have killed a normal person a long time ago, but there was no way a top-class knight could have died to that extent.
Enemy knights appeared one after another and blocked his path.
Logan stops, gritting his teeth in regret.
Ugh.
“Ugh!”
An instantaneous feeling of dizziness came over me.
The result of an exhausted body unconsciously reaping the force injected into the sword.
I intuitively realized that this was a side effect of my accelerated cognitive ability returning to normal, but in the meantime, swords were already flying from all directions.
Chachaechaeng!
“Whoosh!”
Fortunately, in a split second, someone jumped in front of him and blocked the falling sword.
‘Eilen.’
When Logan struggled to raise his head, he saw Eilen with a pale complexion, stumbling as well, but receiving a barrage of attacks from Logan in front of him.
She seemed powerless even to block the enemies’ attacks, but that was enough.
“go away!”
Fortunately, Logan’s dizziness was only momentary, and even though he was injured, the strongest senior knight was easily able to overwhelm three average knights.
Damn it!
Logan stepped forward with a shout and deflected the enemies’ attacks with a single sword strike.
Then Eilen, who had been staggering, jumped forward again and thrust his sword into the heart of one of them.
Fuuuuk.
“Big!”
After that, Logan approached again like a ghost and beheaded the two knights with their eyes wide open.
Sigh!
“good job!”
Logan blocked Eilen, who was lying down as if exhausted, and raised his sword and shouted loudly.
“The knight of speed has been defeated!”
It was a seemingly meaningless act that left the screaming person’s face burning, but it was absolutely necessary.
The voice began to spread rapidly among the soldiers on the eastern wall, who were preoccupied with the battle in front of them.
The content of each was slightly different, but the main content was the same.
The strongest man of Bipros has fallen!
A small change that only caused Bipros’ troops to slightly falter and McLane’s troops to gain a little more strength.
However, the results of the overall change in flow were great.
The atmosphere began to turn around in the eastern wall, which had endured well up until now, but where victory was gradually tilting toward Bypros, as well as in the western and northern walls, which had been poorly pushed after the strongest defenders disappeared.
The front line, which had been helplessly retreating, began to hold out to some extent.
And as Logan began to help his father in pushing back against Planz, the Knight of the Moon, the atmosphere in the McLane camp grew even stronger.
– We are winning.
McLane’s troops, who had been pushed back everywhere except the eastern wall, began to gain strength in this illusion.
On the other hand, the Bipros army began to panic.
The sight of one of the two swords boasted in Bipros falling and the other being put on the defensive made us forget, even for a moment, our superiority in power.
– Are we really losing?
The turn of the war brought about by the intersection of two illusions on both sides was even more evident to the eyes of one who was watching the battlefield from afar.
“What is Aslan’s condition?”
“According to the knights’ hand signals, there doesn’t seem to be any danger to life. However, Aslan used the highest quality potion during the day, so in this battle…” “
Ha. That’s ridiculous. The rats are completely poisoned. “Tsk, there’s no need to overdo it. Retreat!”
“yes!”
“Hmph. How long can I hold out?”
Roger Wipros’s confident face lost some of its composure and a look of discomfort took over.
“They’re back!”
“Wow!!”
Everyone around cheered as they heard the sound from afar announcing the enemy’s retreat.
There were corpses strewn about under the torches that illuminated the dark walls of the castle, but the people standing on top of them were smiling, even if they were forced to do so.
And in the center of it all, Logan looked at the rising moon and soothed his nervous mind again.
‘Still a day. It’s only a day difference.’
As the moon, which had been full until yesterday, became slightly smaller, the anxiety in my heart grew.
But Logan couldn’t bring himself to show his true feelings.
“Everyone rest! Treat the wounded, remain alert, and take turns resting!”
For now I just had to hold on.
With just that thought in mind, Logan shouted loudly at his allies.
next day.
It was a situation where it was impossible to know when the enemy would attack again.
Even though they took turns standing guard, most of McLane County spent the night with their eyes wide open and everyone was exhausted.
“Additional troops in enemy territory! The flag… the eagle on the flame… Ferretta! This is the army of Viscount Ferretta!”
Grim news arrived that reinforcements from the enemy army had arrived.
They could have taken advantage of the loss of all of McLane’s power and entered McLane’s territory, but in any case, all of McLane’s major figures were gathered at Tomodo Castle.
Since losing this battle would mean the end of McLane, it seemed like they decided to send troops this way to impress Bipros.
And from then on, a wave of attacks began that was slightly different from the previous day.
* * *
“Confucius! It’s east again!”
“You damn bastards!”
Logan gritted his teeth but couldn’t help but move.
As I rushed across the castle wall, I saw the knights of Bipros, who were about to climb the wall, jumping down again.
‘also!’
These guys just pretend to climb the castle wall and then retreat.
Among them was even the Moonlight Knight, Plantz.
When our eyes meet, he smiles and disappears.
How many times had this happened already? Logan was getting nervous about this prank-like attack that had been going on for three days.
The army of Viscount Ferretta, who arrived after the first two general attacks, rushed in without realizing it, but retreated after seeing the bitter taste of the repeating crossbows.
After that, there was no all-out war, just a lot of flack from all sides to see what was going on.
The problem was that the McLane Army, including Logan, had no choice but to respond.
There were no more casualties, but it was by no means a good situation.
The fatigue accumulating due to mental tension was also fatigue.
“Confucius, we are running out of magazines. If this continues, within a day or two…”
The supplies, including the numerous magazines they had brought with them in lieu of food, had already begun to run out after just five days of fighting.
“The food stored in the castle is running out. It’s been so long since the harvest season that these guys barely have any food left!”
Moreover, the food situation was so serious that the driver was upset.
And the biggest problem of all.
‘Four more days have already passed. ‘What’s wrong?’
It was a time when news of the king’s death should have already been heard.
The biggest worry that bothered Logan was not the enemy, but that fact.
Crack. Crack.
“Chung! Castle!”
“It’s a lot of work.”
“No, Confucius! I know that you aren’t even sleeping…”
“That’s it. Don’t waste your energy with words. Take a rest.”
Logan, who tried to dissuade the soldier who was trying to be overly polite even though it must have been very difficult, looked outside the darkened castle beyond the burning torch.
Since there was a night raid once a day, they would pretend to attack today as well.
So I couldn’t let my guard down.
If we show even the slightest laxity on this side, the entire army will immediately march in.
Feeling frustrated, I looked up at the sky and the first thing that caught my eye was the moon, which had shrunk to the point where it could no longer be called full.
‘What variable has arisen?…’
Was it a mistake to act solely on memories of my past life?
Anxious feelings kept encroaching on his mind.
“Can it be a bandage? I got hit by an arrow?”
“Then what should I do in the meantime? I should be thankful that it’s not my leg.”
“It would be better if I got seriously hurt too…”
“Don’t make a big deal out of it! Then you’ll be in a hurry. I can’t even lie down right now because of my serious injuries. The knights are pecking at me so much.”
One of the soldiers on guard duty on the castle wall scolded the other soldier, his voice muffled.
“But the string on my crossbow has come loose. There’s no magazine. If it stays like this…”
“Hold on. Hold on. Grab your spear and shoot. Who knows who’s okay?”
“Can we survive…?”
“…”
“That’s right. The current situation…”
“…It was the Archduke’s doing. There must be some way.”
However, the expression on the soldier’s face as he said that was also deeply sunken.
“This? Does it seem like there’s a way to do this now?”
“Then what are you going to do, you bastard? Come now!”
“Why did the Archduke start a war like this in the first place…”
“You’re going to be in big trouble! The atmosphere is already bloody, so shut up, man!”
The conversation between the soldiers on night shift far away made Logan’s heart even heavier.
‘…Damn it.’
At times like this, I resented my heightened senses.
I can’t bear to approach them, so I stand blankly on the castle wall.
“Logan. Let’s talk.”
A familiar but tired voice caught his ears.
“Father…”
“You know I can’t last long in this condition. I want to know your plan after this.”
His father’s haggard face and sunken eyes stared at him quietly.
His conscience was pricked, but he could not reveal his worries.
“I just need to hold on for a few more days. I haven’t told you yet…”
I didn’t have the courage to look at my father directly, repeating what I had already said several times.
A moment of heavy silence passed.
“…Okay. I see. Then we should try more.”
My father nodded again at this ridiculous excuse.
The hand tapping my shoulder felt too heavy.
‘I will hold on somehow. As long as I hold on…’
I just brainwash myself and try not to give up hope.
Two more days passed, and the castle’s food supply and the magazines for the repeating crossbows were completely exhausted.
