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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 506

[506Tuesday] March

To paraphrase the words of Saint Deoni and the Heresy Judges, my hypothesis, which contains ‘a viciousness so terrible that it threatens to pollute the mind,’ still had a positive ripple effect..

People are assuming the worst again..

Until now, the church had thought that they were committing unholy acts just to satisfy the self-interest of mortals, but they soon took seriously the hypothesis that their enemy might be dreaming of killing a god, and held a long meeting at a hastily constructed command center that evening..

Fortunately, there were no negative opinions in the form of ridiculous hypotheses. Although they may have been astonished and surprised, they were clearly capable leaders who seriously considered and examined possibilities..

Although it was not possible to find a solution right away, simply recognizing the seriousness of the situation was a great harvest..

After the attack by the monsters that served as the basis for the new hypothesis, we continued to march smoothly for three days without any major incidents, perhaps due to bad luck, and we were able to enter the County of Birrear around the evening of the 17th day..

For a moment, the command felt proud of having made it this far without any injuries or stragglers during that long period of time, and decided to organize a camp at the edge of the forest and take a rest..

If we walk one more day at the same pace we have been going so far, we will arrive at the territory. In the end, this meant that if the civilians were separated and only the troops moved, they would be just a stone's throw away, so a policy had to be decided at this point..

"According to various intelligence sources, as Sir Karl Kansi said, public sentiment in the County of Birreer is at rock bottom. It is said that the earl's private soldiers are not even on duty properly and the people know this, so they have no hesitation in gathering in bars in the evening and swearing at the nobles.."

The saint gathered the people at the command center and talked about the information obtained through the ravens that arrived yesterday..

The information provided by the first crow that flew in wasn't much, but after three or four more birds flew in, the information became quite plausible and the conclusion you just mentioned was completed..

When I think about it now, I think it was the result of meticulousness in keeping informants separate for cross-verification..

"It would be very vulnerable to attack.."

Before leaving, I was secretly impressed by the church's carefulness in paying attention to such matters, and when I calmly expressed my thoughts, everyone, including the saint, nodded..

"you're right. "

The saint did not bring up this story to punish the morally incorrect Count Birere family, or to use that as an excuse to give us legitimacy. It is merely a briefing on the status of the ‘enemy’ as part of simple strategy and tactics..

"Our original plan was to lead a force right now and attack the County of Virrere. Originally, it was nonsense, but it was a plan that was possible because the hero was there.."

The saintess's gaze naturally turned to me as she trailed off, and I responded with a brief nod..

Isn't a siege successful only when the walls and gates are strong? In that sense, it is no exaggeration to say that I am a siege cheat..

"I have no doubts about victory. However, this is to ask your opinion on how much rest you will be able to get if you enter the inner zone like that.."

The biggest reason why we have not encountered the Demon King's army so far is because we deliberately moved far away from the gate..

Even though the Demon Lord's army is not capable of maintaining the front line facing Ethisel, it is not easy to do so..

On the contrary, they are in a very difficult situation because their morale, troops, and materials were lost in vain due to the sacred orbital bombardment from Este, and they had to give up the front line..

Therefore, even the treatment of the demonic cult, which showed extremely disturbing movements within the demon spirit, was entrusted to an army composed of corrosive bodies and new soldiers created from the remnants of evil spirits. But, without any exaggeration, it was destroyed overnight..

From the Devil's army's point of view, since they have all died to the point that they cannot even properly determine the cause, it would be better to send in regular troops rather than just blindly throwing in the same troops. It's not easy.

Since there is no turning back in the church, it is close to moving and seeing. The Demon King's Army headquarters will want to deploy troops as quickly and accurately as possible to put an end to the incident and then return the troops to the front lines..

However, there is no gate around the movement route of the religious order, which is a thorn in the eye. If the soldiers use their magic power to advance, the time will somehow be shortened, but since the Corrosion Unit has already been destroyed, the confidence that they will be able to win even if they fight with all their strength is gone..

From their perspective now, the denomination is a variable that cannot be ignored. The worst variable that makes it impossible to even measure power due to results that far exceed expectations..

However, it is not possible to operate at the master level. That might be enough to wipe out the church, but it won't be able to close the hole in the wire..

Perhaps by the time the Master level encounters the Church and engages in battle, the front lines will have been pushed back further. It may not have been possible with Itisel alone, but as long as the Empire has joined in earnest, it is unconditional..

Because they were fully aware of all of this, the Church carefully planned a route so that the Demon King's army would have no choice but to worry about such things..

2The huge traces made by tens of thousands of people cannot be erased by erasing them. Therefore, rather than focusing on far-flung areas, we came up with a plan to take advantage of the situation of the war with the humans as much as possible to narrow our range of maneuver..

This is the result of seeing clearly that even what would be considered a natural amount of time to move an army if it were a human race would feel like a huge loss to the Demon King's army that was accustomed to the gate..

Of course, if the Demon King's army had attacked and moved troops or brought in a master class, the plan would have been completely screwed up from the start, but what could you do? Most of the time, the best choice in the worst situation is like that..

In fact, these gamblers not only had the church, but also the devil's army..

To disrupt the rear, they made magic bombs and planned a kidnapping in Esmu. Even the Oak Gate incident was clearly an operation to disrupt the rear of the Demon King's army, considering that corpses of demons were found around the gate..

I definitely made a big bet. I just screwed everything up..

I don't know if it led to the butterfly effect or not, but the denomination is still picking..

However, just one mistake can blow it all away, so you just have to be careful. She said that it is very difficult to be humble and not arrogant despite success, but our saint was very good at it..

"If you don't completely control the rumors in the County of Birrere, your enemies will know that you are here. Unless there are two people in EthisL who can break through the outer castle in one day.."

The saint’s concerns are simple. By attacking the County of Birrere, there is a high possibility of giving up the great advantage of 'floating in an awkward position from which to move the army'..

If they could be suppressed in an instant and prevent the news that the County of Birreer was attacked, there would be some respite, but no matter how corrupt the county was, it was considered to be. There will be at least a wizard in contact with the capital, and as soon as they sense the urgency and send a message, we are also in a time attack situation..

'Cause once it's clear that I'm here, they'll definitely make their move.

Sadly, it had that much of an impact on me now. Now, aren't there some people who think that starting by killing me would be beneficial in the long run, even if it means sending out master-level soldiers??

"In other words, we must block the enemy's ears while fighting this battle. If we fail to do so and the information flows out, it will be a half victory.."

So let’s use our wisdom together to find a solution..

The people gathered at the temporary command center understood what the saint meant and began to seriously look at the map and think about it..

"...It seems that the closed nature of the County of Birere will be helpful. Even we were completely unaware of the actual situation until we used people to closely look into it, so it is highly likely that they are taking some external action as well. They patrol more often than other territories, or they have planted informers who can quickly report any abnormalities in the village.."

It was Count Timsiv who received the story that one of the Heresy Judges had brought up by marking the location of the village on a map..

"I also think the same way. Because it has been under control for so long, even if something were to happen to the Earl's family and the castle, rumors would not easily spread. It will gradually spread like fire. I believe that if we can neutralize the means of communication such as the communication mage in the inner city and Jeon Seo-gu, we will be able to rest for at least five days.."

Everyone except me, the saintess, and the high-ranking heresy judge nodded at the opinion he calmly expressed. Still, I was relieved that I wasn't the only one who didn't understand, so I stayed still, and the saintess, who was worried for a moment while resting her chin, asked a question instead..

"The reason you expected five days?"

"If regular reporting from each territory is interrupted, there is a maximum of one week to classify it as an abnormal situation. After that, a scouting party is dispatched to the capital immediately. However, tomorrow is the regular reporting day.."

Count Timsieve was a decent nobleman, as he lightened the mood by saying that unlike him, who was freed from the tiresome work he had been doing for half his life, they were still suffering..

In the end, it was said that no matter how much time you took, you only had to rest for five days, excluding the two days, in order to increase the distance between you and the scouting party..

"If you contact me?"

"1Next, the Capital National Guard will be deployed through the gates of nearby cities. If that happens, you won't be able to rest. You just have to capture the supplies and then move on. Unlike us, they will be here in less than a day after arriving at the gate.."

In the end, the top priority was to make the communication system work. As far as Jeonseo-gu, you can just snipe from outside, but since magic isn't structured like that, everyone's expressions naturally became serious..

He looked so serious that it was not easy to speak, but he raised his hand and was given the right to speak. Of course, I thought they would ask me, but everyone seemed to be thinking in completely different directions, so it seemed better to speak up first..

"Wouldn't it be okay if I just go in and kill all the wizards that are attached to the crystal ball??"

"Well, you can cast a communication spell as soon as it is reported that the hero has breached the outer castle. Because of the distance, I'm not sure I'll be able to get there before then...."

"I don't think I could just go in through the front door and get there. I have to assassinate him.."

"...yes?"

We both say the obvious to each other, but for some reason the conversation keeps getting out of sync. While even the saintess was tilting her head, I sensed that something was seriously awry, and after thinking about it for a while, I was able to find the reason..

"...By any chance, when you heard that we were going to break through the outer castle, did you think that I would explode part of the castle by force??"

"......Wasn't it??'

Faces full of questions are watching me.

They didn't even know how I broke through the outer walls..

It wasn't really a secret and I wasn't hiding it, but I didn't expect that such a trivial detail would cause a problem in sharing information. I explained the method while keeping my poker face as much as possible, and those who were full of doubts now looked at me with a puzzled expression..