Chapter 425
My Villains Episode 425
64. fog(12)
Duke Avilambus expressed his anger for a long time. I swept away the furniture and struck the round table with my gloved fist over and over again, destroying it..
“Ahhhhh-!”
After looking at the ceiling and screaming at the top of his lungs, the Duke slowly caught his breath..
The retainers lowered their heads to the floor and did not make a sound. I was just patient and waiting for the typhoon to pass..
Duke Avilambus, who had been catching his breath for a while, slumped down in his seat and cupped his forehead..
“It looked disgraceful..”
Only then did the vassals raise their heads. Now that the duke's venting is over, it's time to resume the meeting..
“subdeacon.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
A dwarf middle-aged man was called and his lower lip trembled slightly. Nominally, his position was that of a subdeacon, but in reality, his role was to manage the family's subordinates..
“You must have heard what Savellard said.?”
“I apologize, Your Majesty. I will send a message straight to the royal capital..”
Avilambus twitched his jaw joint and then nodded..
“……“Focus on accurately understanding the scale, organization, goals, and path.” “Yes, Your Majesty..”
“Sir Geyer. have your say.”
The old gentleman, who was an imperial knight but had more experience as a diplomat, quickly gave a prepared answer..
“It is completely unexpected that Zacharis moves himself. Anyone who knows anything about the Kingdom of Milanol will be puzzled..”
“ The reason is?”
“Lionel III, the wise king of Milan, was old and sick. It has already been more than two years since I completely withdrew from political affairs due to a brain lesion, and I heard that it would be no surprise if he passed away today. But who would have expected that Lionel III's successor, Zacharis, would leave the royal capital??”
The Duke slowly nodded his head at the old knight Gayer's explanation..
“I think the same thing. I didn't expect troops to disembark from the capital, but I figured that if that were the case, Aecharis would come out..”
“That's right, Your Highness.”
Aecharis Lionelson of Zeo Re. aka 'starving lion'’.
The second son of Lionel III, he is the de facto second-in-command of the kingdom after his older brother, Zacharis..
He holds the positions of Royal Cavalry Commander and Royal Palace Steward, but even though he was the Royal Cavalry Commander, it was very strange that he was in charge of Royal Palace Steward..
After all, isn’t the royal palace the residence of the royal family? It could have been considered awkward or even humiliating for a prince who had grown up and had several children to act as a butler in the palace..
“If it is true that Zacharis has moved, doesn't that mean that the royal capital is now in the hands of Aecharis? … . How about finding a way out through Aecaris? For example, if he is motivated to assassinate his father and manipulate his will so that he can sit on the throne.?”
The old knight expressed his disapproval at Duke Avilambus' words..
“There is no way Zacharis left the capital without any preparation. I'm sure I have a plan in place to deal with whatever my brother does..”
“……Sigh. That's right.”
“Moreover, Aecharis is an easy-going, bare-bones character. “He is not someone who would draw a sword and aim for the throne.” It is commonly known that while Zacharis, the 'lying lion', enjoys solving problems with tricks, Aecharis, the 'starving man', enjoys using the sword. It is said that the second son has the character of the Jeore royal family more than the eldest son..
However, unlike his vicious and ignorant nature, he is known not to be very greedy..
The truth was a little different from the rumors. It's not that Kares is not greedy, it's just that he is so dominated by his sexual desires that he has no time to drool over things like power or wealth..
The duke, who had been pounding on the armrest in worry, raised his head with a sigh..
“Buacan. How big do you think Zacharis's army will be??”
“It will be over 15,000.”
Just like the old knight Geyer, Captain Buakan also gave a prepared answer..
“Zacharis is the kingdom's powerful figure and next king. If it were his family's government, they would use as many troops as they could from the royal capital and the territories directly under their control, and more than half of the 16 horsemen would follow along. However, recently
The situation east of the capital, beyond the great mountain range, is becoming unstable, so I won't be able to use it any further..”
“It's fifteen thousand……
The duke counted his remaining strength in his mind..
If Prince Savellard withdraws with the Alzenburg army, Highcastle's forces will be reduced to 2,500, even if a small number of slave troops are left behind..
The number of troops given to Senior Military Officer Vermillo to occupy Unfast was another 2,500. The cavalry chasing Ankir's detachment from the rear was about 1,000, and the troops stationed on the road leading to Antrum were also about 1,000..
“……Even if we collect them all, there are only 7,000..”
“If you make up your mind and defend against the castle here, you will be able to take some time. In the meantime, it is difficult to persuade Vice King Burcard again to request support.,”
“You won't be able to hold on.”
It was the blind old knight Ariad who interrupted Captain Buakan. Duke Avilambus suddenly raised his head at the sound of his voice..
“Yes, there was a wonder. I was in no mood to not listen to the Lord while discussing the Kingdom of Milanol..”
When the duke leaned against the backrest and asked for his opinion, Ariad lowered his head and answered..
“The reason Zacharis came to his father's house was probably because he did not want to lose his shining reputation as a war hero to Eaka Ris..”
“fame?”
“10Years ago, when Charis, who was also the Crown Prince at the time, was hiding in front of his enemies, Prince Ulkar, who was seventeen, fired an arrow to cover him. It is famous that he shot six arrows and knocked down seven horsemen..”
“……That happened.”
“Afterwards, Ulkar subdued thousands of orcs in the north, ended the Thousand Days' War victoriously and subdued the great lords, and subdued bandits in the south by traveling across land and water. Meanwhile, Zacharis suffered from feelings of jealousy and inferiority several times..”
“Okay, I kind of know what you're trying to say. Did Zacharis himself step forward out of fear that Aecharis would become like the next Ulkar??”
“That's right, Your Majesty..”
The blind old knight nodded and continued speaking..
“Even as Zacharis, leaving the royal capital is risky. You will want to reach a conclusion quickly and use this opportunity to show off your power. Since he would not be satisfied with an army of only 15,000 men, he would either over-manage the capital's troops or intimidate his vassals and lead twice that many..”
“In short, about 30,000 people will come?” When Ariad said yes, Duke Avilambus let out a long sigh..
If they had maintained their strength at the beginning of the war, that is, if they had had a large army of up to 15,000 people, they could have blocked the road connecting the plateau and Antrum and somehow held out. If such a situation had been created, either the emperor or other electors would have reached out and swallowed the plateau and the Unfast area for a small price..
“Ulkar, everything is ruined because of that son of a bitch.……
As the duke muttered in a gloomy tone, the blind old knight swallowed dry saliva and opened his mouth..
“There is a way, Your Majesty..”
“What method??”
“How can I finish this job successfully?.”
The duke opened his eyes round, and Captain Bua Khan and the old knight Geyer looked at Ariad with uncomfortable eyes. However, Ariad, who was blind, had the same attitude as usual..
“Please send a letter to His Majesty Ruilix II..”
“to the emperor?”
“This is to inform you that Crown Prince Zacharis of Milan is leading a large army to invade the frontier of the empire..”
“…… Does this mean that the reason Zacharis went to war was to attack Meter Geland? Not to push back my army and reclaim Unfast and the Highlands.?”
“Zacharis' purpose is irrelevant. Somehow, draw them into the Empire's territory and confront His Majesty's army. Then, naturally, Your Majesty will become the final winner of this war..”
The Duke of Avilambus frowned..
“You speak very easily. Anyone who hears this will think I can control the Emperor and Zacharis..”
“It's very difficult. But that's the only way to live.”
The Duke stared at Ariad, then realized that he couldn't make eye contact with him anyway and shook his head..
“I admit that you have done a lot of good work so far, but the situation is too bad to listen to nonsense like that. I want a realistic solution-”
While Avilambus continued speaking, someone knocked on the conference room door..
“What's going on??”
“‘‘Hatchling’ has arrived.”
w again? w
The duke narrowed his eyebrows as if he was bored, and the messenger lowered his head in apology..
“I'm telling you to send a chase team..”
“……no. I will go myself..”
Avilambus wiped his face and laughed..
“I'll have to see if that little bastard is still running wild..”
In front of High Castle's east gate, a courser appeared through the light fog. It was a white horse with long hair growing on its ankles as if it had wings on each of its hooves..
The driver of the white horse under the sunset was a boy wearing greaves. A handsome smile that will surprise anyone who sees it.…….
“Avilambus-!”
the boy shouted.
“Strom's Avilambus! Your blood relatives are here! show yourself!”
The duke, who had just reached the gate, clicked his tongue at the shout filled with laughter..
“What on earth are the mounted reconnaissance units doing??”
“I apologize, Your Majesty. That hatchling moves around so strangely, as if he knows where the scouting party is... … . If we send out the reserve forces right now,,”
“Done. Isn't it obvious that we will be fooled again?.”
When the cavalry commander bowed his head in apology, the knight standing next to him stepped forward..
“We will step forward.”
“The fog is this thick, how can a wyvern catch that guy??”
Girgion, the vice-captain of the Brave Knights, was about to protest when the boy shouted again..
“The name of this body is Lujan Alderson of Earthgeek! He is the head of the Earthgeach family, the owner of Cheddar Castle, and the lord of Deli Road.!”
The person who appeared in front of High Castle's east gate was none other than Baron Lujan. Quite unusually, young lords stood out in this war..
This was the case with Count Orth, who leads the guerrilla warfare with a variety of tricks as the successor to the Marquis of Eaborn, the great lord of Antrum, and Margrave Garwin, who is the successor to the Margrave of Landry and serves as the central axis of the fierce knights of the Highlands..
Among them, the one who had the greatest reputation was Baron Lujan..
Lujan served as the commander of the High Castle alumni garrison. Although he was the youngest of the warriors protecting the city, he swung his sword and spear far ahead of other knights, and was never seriously injured as if he had God's protection..
The superstitious soldiers whispered that the young lord was a descendant of a dragon. It is believed that the reason the eyes flash red is because they are the pupils of a dragon, the bravery of not retreating is because it resembles the ferocious nature of a dragon, and the reason it does not get hurt is because it hides the dragon's scales..
Now that High Castle was taken, Ruyan was leading a small number of cavalry across the plateau. The cavalrymen who follow this young and reckless leader destroy themselves.
‘They used to giggle and call them ‘dragon seeds’..
Lu Yan kept yelling..
“My grandmother is ‘Princess Palygonos’! I inherited the blood of the Strom family! And yet you treat me so poorly. Why don't you open the gate right now and bring out Topal's wine?!”
Although his voice was not very loud, he spoke very fluent Gelanese and his pronunciation was clear. The soldiers lined up on the castle walls glanced at their master for no reason..
““That damn guy.” The Duke gritted his teeth as he looked down at Baron Lujan, a handsome boy riding a white horse. When he made a gesture, Mage Gossein briefly recited a spell..
“It's done, Your Highness.”
Avilambus nodded slightly and opened his mouth..
“This thunder-naked guy.'”
A voice amplified by the power of magic rang out through High Castle as the setting sun colored it..
“Today is the last day to ask for mercy by selling your bloodline! “If you value your life, stop talking and come over!” Baron Lujan, who spotted the duke, twirled and waved his hand..
“oh! Finally my dear uncle is here.!”
“You seem like such a reckless guy, how dare you call someone your uncle?!”
Despite the Elector's anger, the high walls, and countless troops just a stone's throw away, Lu Yan's face had a beautiful smile on his face..
His orange eyes were dusky and sparkled like rubies. This was the reason why the boy received nicknames such as ‘Red Dragon’ and ‘Young Red Dragon’..
“Speak clearly, uncle.!”
“This guy though!”
“I never gave my uncle a chance to show mercy! Wouldn't it be persuasive if you said something like that after holding on to this body at least once??”
The boy giggled and hit the reins. Instead of returning into the fog, the white horse ran straight toward the gatehouse where the peacock stood..
“Now, this is a gift for my naughty uncle.!”
Lu Yan let go of the reins and took out a scroll from his belt and tore it to pieces. The mana came together and a blue lump rose up, and it flew towards the Duke like a flash, no, it became a flash..
“dare!”
Before Avilambus could present the ring containing the protection spell, the battle wizards, including Gossein, scattered lightning arrows..
“What are you doing! kill that guy!”
The archers waiting at the gate tower pulled their arrows..
“Hahaha!”
Facing the rain of arrows, Lu Yan laughed, sticking out her hair as if she had goosebumps. Then he tore another magic scroll and created a gust of wind. He bounces off the arrows like that and suddenly starts to run away..
“chase!”
“Open the gate! Light cavalry, dispatch immediately!”
While High Castle's east gate was opening, Lu Yan rode his horse with his arms wide open..
The white horse galloped at a light pace as if treading on the wind, and the arrows aimed at the boy narrowly grazed his armor. It really felt like I received God’s blessing..
Soon, the destruction wizards and battle wizards also fired spells, but Ruyan dodged the magical attacks as if he had eyes in the back of his head..
Occasionally, when the air around me trembled or the floor wriggled, I took out the corresponding scroll and nullified the spell. It was as if a high-level wizard was performing the feat of ‘spell blocking’..
About 50 light cavalry rushed out from High Castle and chased Baron Lu Yan, whipping their reins..
“This way, you idiots.!”
The boy waved his hand brightly and disappeared into the fog. Immediately after that, a ray of fire rose out of the fog..
Grumble!
A long chain engulfed in flames came out with an eerie sound and struck the leader of the light cavalry..
“blood, damage!”
“Wow!”
Six or seven cavalrymen were engulfed in red flames and crushed by heavy chains..
“Hellfire Whip……
“then.”
The fog was split by a whip filled with fire. Between them, I could see the outline of a huge wolf and a giant riding on it..
“That one!”
“It's a thundering giant!”
As the light cavalry shouted in horror, the giant on the wolf swung his chain whip again..
bang!
The horses and riders were wrapped in burning chains and turned into a lump. Burning flesh, they were freed from their chains after rolling several times on the moist ground..
“retreat! retreat!”
“go back to the castle!”
As the few remaining light cavalry fled in panic, the Duke of Avilambus, who had been watching from the gatehouse, gritted his teeth..
“Such a stupid move... … . Sir Girion!”
“yes!”
“Chase them! Don't try to approach, just chase.!”
“Okay, Your Highness.!”
The duke, who was fuming, calmed his breathing only after sending out a chase team consisting of several powerful battle wizards..
“I chose the wrong season. It's like a fucking fog……
He suddenly felt defeated..
“Shit.”
A distant relative of the Strom family, the brat fought and risked his all in every fight, earning a great reputation. What on earth is he, the head of the Strom family, doing here?.
“……Where is Lord Ariad??”
“yes?”
“Lord Ariad, the assassin who betrayed Prince Silver, the lord of Cantz..”
The duke's dark eyes seemed somewhat reluctant, so Captain Buacán swallowed his dry saliva and answered..
“It's probably in my room. I'll bring it to you now..”
“No, that won't happen. I need to get some rest.”
Avilambus turned around and went down the gatehouse and gave an order..
“You should examine his plan..”
“……If you say it's his plan,”
“What could it be? Sir Ariad's nonsense..”
After a brief hesitation, Captain Buakhan bowed his head. Because he knew that the Duke's back reflected in his eyes would not allow any questions..
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