Chapter 176
My Villains Episode 176
42. bridle(8)
Of course, I am illiterate about stealth and hiding..
As I have said repeatedly, Seungsu Kim was a model citizen who had never once been fined, let alone committed a crime, and Phoenix was a guy who committed murder but did not steal..
This means that neither of them had a reason to sneak in or hide somewhere, or to become skilled at it..
But if you say I'm not talented in those things, that's not true..
Seungsoo Kim was used to obscuring his presence due to his school days, and Poynix also didn't really enjoy people's attention..
And even putting those things aside, I have a very big advantage. Quick and nimble movements, the so-called agility.
I walked carefully, focusing my attention on the group ahead. He was only wearing light leather clothes and a half cape, so his presence was very small..
“There are two in front. caution.”
I relayed the whispers of the bunch to Kol, the archer who followed me..
Cole looked very relaxed, as if he was used to the current situation, that is, sneaking at night..
Well, it's said that he lived as a hunter in the mountain valleys as a boy, and as a scout for the army after becoming an adult, so it's probably familiar..
To be honest, I think Call is better than me when it comes to missions like this, perhaps because of the difference in experience..
“trunnion.”
A bundle of voices was heard from the shadow of the bushes. Even though I was only following him about six or seven steps behind, I lost sight of him for a moment..
……As expected, this is a different level of hiding..
I knelt down on one knee next to the bundle and looked ahead..
“Bush, be careful now..”
“ O 99 •
As he said, the forest area south of Longville was cut off for some distance, and instead, flat farmland spread out..
A half moon that looked like it had been cut with a knife illuminated the ground. While the white moonlight illuminated half of the world, the other half was immersed in deeper darkness..
However, in the middle of the farmland, countless torches were lit, as if responding to or resisting such antipathy..
“……Damn, at least have a campfire.”
“yes?”
“no, no.”
I patted the head of the wide-eyed bundle and looked at Count Tristan's camp..
As Druid Xanavas, who scouted the enemy lines using birds, told me, their alertness was at an extremely high level..
Watch guards guarding the elements within the camp, sentries guarding the outskirts of the camp, patrol teams roaming about a hundred meters away from the outskirts, and hearing guards hiding in the bushes.…….
At first glance, it seems like there are more than 200 guards. I don't know who the commander is, but he must be crazy..
“……If you work like that, how are you going to fight??”
Cole answered my little self-talk..
“I think it's going to be a long game..”
“long game?”
“yes. Since they said there were destruction magicians, they probably calculated that if they just stayed where they were and fired spells, they would win..”
aha. Since you have a sure-win strategy, are you being completely vigilant to avoid creating variables?.
Well, that's a pain in the ass..
“Hey hey, how about you? Can I come in??”
“yes.”
“••••♦•really?”
“Druggal, wow, I can go in..”
This is a very confident answer given while correcting the pronunciation. I scratched my eyebrows and asked back..
“Can I go in? That way?”
“yes." “By what means?”
“Gaps keep appearing. You can just bow down and go in..”
“……Easier said than done.”
Our targets are saboteurs.
Since they can knock down a wooden fence with a single spell, it is natural that they are a top threat. I'd like to deal with it if possible..
“Can you take us in??”
“to… … . I don't know that.”
When I glance back, I see that he doesn't seem very confident..
Well, moving alone and carrying two pieces of luggage are definitely different..
I quietly looked at the enemy camp and shook my head..
“This won't work.”
“to‘?”
“I knew the security was tight, but I didn't know it would be to this extent. The saboteurs' tent would be even worse..”
“I can come in..”
“It'll be hard to get out.”
I thought it would be okay when I thought about how the group swept Anupad's army in all directions, but when I think about how they were neutralized with a single crossbow shot, I feel uneasy..
I stood up, stroking the head of the bundle that was keeping its mouth shut..
“There is no need to gamble with your life. Let's go back.”
In the end we returned to Longville the way we came..
There was a strange circular picture drawn on the tightly packed ground. It was a magic circle made by powdering monster bones, phosphorite, and gold and mixing them in water to make paint..
Count Tristan's seven masters of destruction stood on top of the magic circle..
Feeling that the power of the magic circle was breaking the rules of reality, the saboteurs began to memorize spells..
Goooooong-!
A thick, elongated luminous body appeared in the air with a sound like an iron ball rolling on a silver tray. The gigantic pillar of light, which was over 2 meters tall, gave off a dangerous atmosphere even at first glance..
The dangerous pillar of light, commonly called the 'spear of power', was a projectile that flew hundreds of meters thanks to the effect of the magic circle. and-
hit the wooden fence.
The wooden fence made of five or six logs stacked on top of each other was dented as if it had been hit with a battering ram. It was an added bonus that wood fragments were flying in all directions..
Even as the Spear of Power shattered the wooden fence, the soldiers' shouts or screams were barely heard. This is because the top of the wooden fence has already been left empty..
Of course, it was obvious that if you got close to the fence, the archers would gather like a swarm of bees and start shooting arrows at you..
Commander Angus knew this well, so he just stood with his arms crossed on a low hill and watched the destruction spells..
bang
The spear of power was fired again, this time knocking on the coffin door..
We hung blankets and cowhide soaked in water all over the gatehouse and door, but it was inevitable that stone dust from rainwater would fall down..
‘After all, war is supposed to be easy..’
Standing still and watching the enemy's flesh being chipped away was more exciting than any other sight. I especially liked the fact that our allies did not consume many resources..
It's a spell that destroyers can fire continuously as long as they have time to recover mana, and in the case of a magic circle, it can be maintained for four days by using a bottle of magic paint worth 30 gold coins..
So all Angus had to worry about were two things..
Vigilance and supply. These are the most basic things in war..
Of course, there are some commanders who cannot even do the basics, but Angus was not that kind of idiot..
At that time, a strong wind blew near the magic circle. It was a vortex of magical power..
‘Master Acto is stepping forward.' Angus, who tried to suppress his excitement, tried to maintain a commander-like, so to speak, solemn expression..
For a moment, a purple sphere appeared above the magic circle, and Angus opened his mouth and his eyes sparkled..
A purple sphere the size of an egg, also known as the 'Sphere of Destruction', grew in size as it flew through the air..
Ugh-
A wave was transmitted through the air..
The sphere of destruction, which was as swollen as a huge boulder, rose gently as if swimming in water..
Just as the purple afterimage of the sphere of destruction was forming a parabola, two arrows flew from inside the wooden fence..
“......That is?”
The two arrows that shot up in harmony had a net made of rope attached to them..
Because there were rocks hanging at the bottom of the net, the two arrows did not fly very far, but they were enough to meet the sphere of destruction..
The moment the purple sphere touched the wide net, it gave off a flash of light..
And then, the explosion that follows later.
Quang-!
“Umm.”
Angus furrowed his brows as he heard a loud noise that made his ears tingle even from hundreds of meters away. The soldiers around were also covering their ears and swearing..
When Angus raised his head and looked toward Longville, it seemed that the sphere of destruction that had exploded in the air had only toppled the wooden fence, but had not devastated the area beyond..
‘Intercepting a spell is a trick..’
Angus glanced back toward the magic circle..
Acto, a skinny middle-aged saboteur, was raising an eyebrow when he saw that his spell was blocked. Then he smiled bitterly and began to recite the spell again..
After a while of memorizing the spell, she created a second sphere of destruction. On the outside, it looked like an ordinary sphere of destruction, no different from before..
Then Longville sent a net arrow towards the sphere of destruction as before..
The first net arrow fired was twisted around in the air, as if the shooters' hands and feet were not in sync, but the net arrow fired next hit the sphere of destruction exactly..
Ugh-
However, this time the sphere of destruction did not explode to the extent that it touched the net. Master Acto modified the spell..
As Angus smiled in triumph as he watched the sphere of destruction continue to fly with the net attached, suddenly a stream of fire flew out from beyond the fence..
Flame arrows as long as the forearm exploded at the slowly flying sphere of destruction. And the third fire flower arrow finally exploded the sphere of destruction..
‘Is she a fire witch?.’
Angus' expression darkened..
If the Fire Witch remained in Longville, the bloody swordsman and the red bear would also be there. It couldn't have been a pain in the ass.…….
‘I need to prepare a team in advance to take care of those monsters..’
An officer came running towards Angus, who was thinking like that..
“Angus. Confucius Doyle is looking for you.”
“Confucius? Why, what's going on??”
“I don't know exactly, but I think it's probably related to the Nudein people..”
“……Nude people?”
Angus fell asleep in an inexplicable sense of foreboding and hurriedly walked away..
Quang-!
A loud noise erupted nearby..
The wooden fence extending to the left of the gate began to tremble and eventually collapsed completely..
“Cluck, cluck-”
“ are you okay?”
I handed the water bag to Ellen, who was coughing under my shield..
“Rinse your mouth with this.”
“Ugh.”
Ellen, who was drinking a lot of water, licked her lips and spat out the water..
I swept my shoulders, brushing off the dust and wood chips, and sighed..
…… Perhaps we had to go to great lengths to deal with the saboteurs. Now that I'm going through this hard time, I suddenly feel regret..
Regardless of my regrets, Longville was holding off the enemy's offensive quite well..
The soldiers were hidden in the trenches and prepared to take a defensive stance at any time, and there was still a considerable quantity of the water arrows designed by Sir Ariad, so it seemed like they would be able to block the Orb of Destruction to some extent..
Well, like before, if the net arrow doesn't work or you miss it, Ellen can take care of it..
Even if Ellen fails and the sphere of destruction lands on the ground, everyone is well hidden in the trenches, so I don't think they will suffer as much catastrophic damage as I feared..
And even if all the fences are destroyed by the destruction spells, Longville is a territory located on a terrain where the ground rises about 4 meters..
The Anig family has been repairing the site for a long time, bringing the gentle slope of the hill closer to the embankment. Even if there is no fence, it won't be easy to climb up..
Considering these various factors, it didn't seem like it would be that difficult to last a few days. If you wait at least three or four days, Clarissa's support will arrive, and things will be resolved somehow..
While I was thinking that, at some point the bombardment, no, the barrage of spells from the saboteurs stopped..
“……what? Did I use up all my mana??”
“Probably not.”
Ellen wiped her mouth with her sleeve and shook her head..
“Judging by the power of their spells, they are all skilled sorcerers. I don't think I've run out of mana already..”
“Um, then what is it??”
At that time, a soldier carefully climbed onto the intact part of the fence and came towards me, shouting..
“The saboteurs retreat!”
“I'm stepping down?”
what. What kind of situation is this again??
About an hour had passed since the destruction spells were finished. While I was helping the soldiers repair the collapsed fence, a messenger came from the Yeongjugwan..
Ellen and I followed the messenger to the main residence, where Dionea, her family's vassals, and Lord Ariad were gathered in the hall..
After hearing about the situation from scribe Veldin, I frowned and asked a question..
“envoy? An envoy has arrived?”
“yes.”
“No, they sent an envoy to talk just a day after the siege began? This is a bit……
As I trailed off, Sir Ariad caught up with me..
“It's suspicious. My thoughts are the same as Lord Phoenics. Isn’t this a suspicious game, Ruth, to persuade you to surrender after just knocking for half a day?.”
“You might want to think a little differently..”
Herald Tollami, an old man with a beard, spoke in a cautious manner..
“Although it has only been half a day, we have already clearly seen the power of the saboteurs. Wasn't it Lord Ariad who said that not only the fence but also the gateway built with huge rocks would not be able to survive for three days??”
“Just three days is enough. The collapse of the gate and fence does not mean the fall of Longville. And, this is just my prediction, Lady Clarissa's help will arrive before the gate falls.-”
“if,”
Cut off Sir Ariad's calm words.
Tolamy asked in a heavy voice..
“If not, what would you do? What if help comes only after the gate is broken and that great army tramples Longville??”
“That won't happen.”
“That's your judgment..”
Tolummy looked up at Dionea and continued speaking..
“Please take your time with an envoy, madam. Even if you gain two days, or even just one day, the chances of preserving the territory will increase. If you're lucky, you'll also be able to protect the gateway containing the history of the Agnig family..”
« O ”
m.......
Dionea thought for a moment and then opened her mouth..
“It would be nice if things went as planned, but wouldn't the envoy they sent do something foolish??”
“Don't worry, madam. If you take away all the weapons and keep a close watch, there won't be any problem. And perhaps we can gain unexpected benefits by attracting envoys to our side..”
“I'm trying to appease the envoy.?”
“yes. The Nude people are a people who take different sides according to their own interests, so your wife has a little bit to say.-”
“Wait, wait a minute-”
I quickly joined in on the conversation between Dionea and Tolummy and expressed my doubts..
“Are you from the Nudein tribe? Are you the Nu Dane who came as an envoy??”
“……Hmm? Yes, Sir. He said an old man, a young woman, and two servants followed him..”
“……Nude people, young woman?”
Uh, I'm anxious..
Chester, the training leader, read my expression and spoke to me to reassure me..
“Don't worry, Sir. Ross is keeping a close watch on him..”
“ross?”
This is a name I've heard before somewhere..
okay. That kid who was suspicious of me and started a fight when I first came to Longville.…….
“……Are you really the gatekeeper??”
“You remember, sir. He's the one in charge of the gateway, but as you know, he's extremely strict, so he won't show any flaws.,”
“Are you saying that the envoys are at the gate now??”
“ yes.”
“This is crazy.”
When I muttered that, Chester looked puzzled..
“Why are you doing this, sir??”
“Hurry, hurry, we must chase the envoys away..”
“what does that mean,”
“Right now- ah, shit!” I couldn't overcome my frustration and was about to run out of the hall, but Chester quickly added something..
“Master Castrite is also at the gate. If you use magic or show anything suspicious, he will step in, so don't worry too much.-”
“uh.”
It was Ellen who made the threatening sound. The guy who was standing there blankly made eye contact with me and his face turned completely white..
“He cannot read mind waves or the power of vision.-”
Rumbling!
Even before Ellen finished speaking, the ceiling was dusted off as if there had been an earthquake..
“Wow!”
“Madam, inside!”
While the vassals were evacuating Dionea, Ellen, I, and the training leader Chester rushed out of the manor house..
“oh my god.”
Behind Chester's muttering, Sir Ariad, who came out late, opened his mouth. Far away, a cloud of dust was discovered rising from the west..
“Oh Lord Light.”
I also cursed quietly..
The gateway that stood tall on the ramp and welcomed visitors to Longville. At the place where the gateway was, only a huge pile of stones remained..
okay. The gateway has collapsed.
“……I'm going crazy.”
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