Chapter 349
My Villains Episode 349
59. plateau(9)
A group of cavalrymen appeared with dusk on their backs and covered Longdale's narrow and complicated streets at breakneck speed. They took the lives of the fugitives they encountered and stormed into the square between the cathedral mound and the market street..
“array. Align, align!” The young soldier, Ben, swallowed his breath without realizing it. This is because the commands of the enemy commander, which at first glance felt like a command, now sound like the cries of a frightened animal..
“Sort it!”
The manager shouted irritably, but the orders were hardly carried out. It was because of the red knight who had been wandering among the mercenaries from the beginning..
“Wow-”
“Hey, stop that bastard,”
The man who was screaming something had a scratch on his cheek! It exploded and fell backwards. The mercenary next to him pulled the reins to turn the horse's head. However, a 3-meter long ice blade swung like a thunderbolt and struck his neck. A head with a frozen cross section rose into the sky..
“......Huh.”
The Red Knight, who had already slaughtered over 40 enemies in a short period of time, let out a sound that was either heavy breathing or a gasping groan..
“Whoo, whoo.”
The marauders who sensed something eerie dispersed without even being able to scream. A smiling knight chased after them..
“SceihBe- Break through at least in front! There is only one way anyway!”
Perhaps the manager's desperate struggle touched the survival instinct of his subordinates, as about two hundred marauders gathered far away from the enemy knight..
They charged straight towards the cavalry blocking the front. Before the clash, the mercenary magicians felt the threat of death and poured out all kinds of spells..
“Fe, Fezer- briiminde!”
“Har, grei, ribend!” While hanging on the back of another rider, the mercenary wizards managed to complete the spell. Pieces of bitumen the size of pine cones shot out in flames, withered pumpkin vines spread out like nets, and black caramel dispersed like a sticky mist..
These were 'Flame Bomb' and 'Zigullik's Binding', which are attack spells commonly spread among wizards, and 'Colvian's Breath', which is a modified slowdown spell..
“it's okay!”
The manager was delighted. This is because we know very well how powerful the spell cast just before a clash between cavalry is..
But what he didn't know was that there were many excellent battle wizards under Ulkar's command..
“ bisandrine.”
Master Lymond, a middle-aged wizard, summoned a water spirit in the form of a boy. The spirit, which had a swirling stream of water where its lower body should be, flew as if riding on a wave..
profit-
The water spirit swallowed the fire bullets. Next, a young wizard with a metal band on his forehead quickly pursed his lips..
“Wither, fall, turn to dust.”
The air trembled at the concise order. The net, which had been flying wide open, was engulfed by the waves of Epoz, and the vine stems, which had already shriveled, were scattered and scattered..
“red.”
‘Ogshul Rizzo’, the old mage of Antrum, who was riding next to the young master Bran, snorted..
“Whoop-”
He took a deep breath, waving his white beard, and then let out a gust of wind instead of the old man's feeble breath..
Guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
“Ugh-”
“What, what?！”
The gust of wind, accompanied by a strange roar resembling a whale's cry or a horn, stopped the mercenaries for a moment. Also, a fog made of caramel, 'Colby's Breath', was swirled around and poured over them..
“Ouch! seed-”
“Holy shit!”
Before the mercenaries had time to do anything, Colbyan's breath gave them an unpleasant hug. It was sticky that bound my hands and feet..
While the enemies hesitated, the battle wizards, including the three masters, tried to pour out attack spells, but this time the knights were one step faster..
“Ankir of Whitestone has arrived-!”
The huge knight, who was charging furiously down a slight slope, swung a huge greatsword suited to his physique with one hand. As always, his great sword cut into pieces both horses and men at once, and the mercenaries shuddered at the unrealistic scene..
“Come on, come on-！”
Just before the mercenaries turned around in front of Ankir, who roared wildly and cut the second human horse in two, the cavalry that ran fiercely crashed into the enemy camp..
Kkwangwang!
Following the roar, the screams of horses and people filled the square. The cavalrymen, who had driven their spears into the enemy's body, took out swords or axes and began slaughtering them..
The looters collapsed in an instant, and most of them fled in all directions..
“where.”
Wilter, a knight wearing gray plate armor and a pointed-toed helmet, thrust out his spear. The half-moon shaped spear blade sliced through armor, tore flesh, and shattered bone. It was like dismantling a piece of meat..
“These bastards!”
“Kots!”
The desperate mercenaries raised their anger and attacked. As a knight from a prestigious family, Hülterre willingly dealt with them. Although he enjoyed leisurely hunting down fleeing enemies, he preferred to capture the faces of those on the verge of death..
“Yaaap-!”
The one swinging the long sword with sharp spirit was the birdhawk knight Gisella..
With her nimble sword skills, she avoided armor and stabbed her enemies in the neck, armpits, and genitals. He could easily look in all directions through the narrow groove under his sleek helmet, and sometimes he would quickly pull out the dagger from his waist and throw it, piercing the uvula of enemy wizards..
“for a moment! please have mercy-!”
“Stop, save me!”
Some mercenaries threw away their weapons and raised their hands..
“These idiots still haven't figured out the mood..”
A rider wearing full body armor covered in dark red lacquer lunged at them with a cold sneer. A fierce rider on a barded horse charged at those who were trying to surrender and swung a heavy iron flail..
Pak!
The leader's head cracked like a watermelon..
“Oh, this bastard. You say you're surrendering!”
“fuck you!”
Heavy cavalry Fritz's iron weight swept all over the place, and the mercenaries fell one after another with a strange beat sound..
“Those who really want to surrender should drop their words and lie flat on the floor.!”
“Oh, let's not fool around and just kill them all.!”
The mercenaries belatedly raised their weapons and resisted, but Confire, wielding a shocking war hammer, and Dervish, wielding a curved sword with a flowing white light, also joined Fritz. The marauders were thoroughly crushed without even being able to properly surrender..
Soldier Ben could hardly believe the scene unfolding before his eyes..
“……under.”
Just ten minutes ago, the marauders who were ravaging Longdale were being unilaterally slaughtered by the cavalry led by Prince Ulkar..
It would be embarrassing to call it a battle. There were very few people who put up any proper resistance. The marauders, shattered by the momentary collision, were merely being hunted..
The Red Knight was still raging at the center. A wolf jumped into the midst of a flock of sheep, no, it became something more, and tenaciously cut down its enemies..
Ben, who had been gaping with his mouth open, suddenly came to his senses. This is because the sound of horses' hooves was heard very close by..
What he saw in front of him when he turned his head was two human horses..
“Is anyone injured??”
Ben blinked and craned his neck..
A man whose armor was stained with blood was looking down at a woman without a speck of dust on him..
She was a soft-looking beauty with light blonde hair and light green eyes. Even if she introduced herself as an angel, Ben had the confidence to believe her..
The soldier fell to his knees at the sight of the star-like eyes of the man and woman..
“……I guess we can start with interest. Please, Theodora..”
“Leave it to me.”
With the brutal slaughter in the background, the woman poured out golden light from her hands..
After three days of chasing down the remnants of the Blood Mane mercenaries, I saw some real results..
We followed their traces all the way here to Longdale, and the number we caught was around one hundred and fifty at most. However, in the battle here, over 350 people were killed or captured, so it was truly a feat..
But there was no mood to cover it up and cheer..
About a hundred soldiers and vigilantes defending Longdale were killed or injured, and the damage to residents was twice that much. In addition, the village fell into complete chaos due to the death of key figures such as the magistrate and magistrate..
Ulkar and his men quickly took control of Longdale..
As if they were used to this kind of work, not only the knights but also each of the soldiers were assigned a mission..
Sir Ankir reorganizes the remaining village soldiers and vigilantes to establish security, Sir Gisella searches for stockpiled supplies and distributes them after checking the surplus, and Randel and Andros help Princess Theodora to treat the wounded... … Well, something like that..
Well, looking back, I think something similar happened in South Harbor..
When Osred, Earl of Savon and Master of South Harbor and Salt Castle, died. In just a few days, Prince Ulkar had expanded his control over not only the city but also the entire city of Saban and ran his fiefdom..
I didn't think much of it at the time, but now that I think about it, I find it fascinating that an armed group made up entirely of warriors can easily handle things like governance and administration..
There was also something different from the last time: the presence of none other than Sir Hülteraire..
Sitting at his desk and holding a quill, he displayed such abilities that his performance on the battlefield seemed insignificant..
In just three or four hours, additional taxes were collected by reviewing all various official documents, including tax details, land surveys, and airspace records, of large-scale settlements with a population of over 2,000. Are you going to hire reliable mercenaries from Antram and station them in Longdale?.
When we wondered how we could collect taxes when we were not lords, we found out that Ulkar had received various powers from the Margrave of Landry, the owner of the highland. Those various powers included the right to conscript and levy during wartime..
As I watched quietly, everyone was so skilled that I could believe that it was not a warlord but a small group of bureaucrats who came to do the work..
Well, whatever the progress, things quickly stabilized in Longday..
Of course, I didn't just play around. I helped Prince Ulkar remove the body and conduct the funeral..
I cursed inwardly because I thought I had been given the most lousy mission, but I later found out that the most honorable work to settle a battle is a funeral..
Well, from Ulkar's point of view, he has never worked with me on administrative matters, so he was entrusted with this kind of work..
There was nothing bad about it for me. I got my subordinates to finish the job in just half a day and was free..
A sincere and loyal knight would have rushed to Ulkar asking for another mission, but unfortunately, I was not that kind of person..
When you rest, you should rest. That's roughly why I'm heading to the tavern in the corner of Longdale with my men in tow..
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