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Chapter 447

My Villains Episode 447

66. silver prince(2)

It was on March 9th that I crossed the Blade's Edge Bay with the support of two fleets - Eyland's Iron Scale Fleet and Southern Shore's Steel Fleet. Five days later, the Lords of the Sun occupied High Castle, a fortified city on the border..

In response, the ‘reclining lion’ of the royal capital lifted its heavy buttocks..

Zacharis, the crown prince and prime minister of the kingdom, has not moved for nearly half a year since October last year, when the empire's electors began a full-scale invasion. Then, as soon as I heard the rumor that my half-brother was maimed and that his army was also crushed, I woke up. Ulkar's intention is to regain the lost land and enhance his reputation..

The Emperor of Mittergerand also moved..

In late March, when about 1,000 troops led by me were storming Angst and Obdorf, King Ruilix II swept the large army he had gathered for the southern expedition eastward. The goal would be to drive out invaders who invaded the empire's territory and take away the rights from the two powerful electors..

Due to the movement of the two giants, Duke Avilambus divided his forces into four..

The number of troops who advanced to occupy Unfast, a province located in the northern part of the plateau, was 2,500, the number of troops blocking the eastern road leading to Antrum was 1,000, and the remaining 1,500 remained in High Castle to clean up the remains of the plateau..

And the remaining 6,000 troops appeared in this corridor two days ago, on April 5th. These are the troops who returned to defeat me and restore Angst and Obdorp before the Emperor intervened..

Including the casualties of the advance force led by Prince Hofken, the retreating electorate suffered more than 1,000 casualties so far..

The damage suffered would have been catastrophic for any sizable army. However, the enemy army, mainly led by the elites of the Strom family and Altenburg's pagan slave army, did not even show any sign of agitation, let alone running away. This may be due to the sheer number of troops still overwhelming our forces and the leaders firmly maintaining their positions..

“Just before High Castle fell, we followed Lady Hayla to Asag..”

Veteran Conwyer continued his report as I handed Heyla, who was suffering from seasickness, back to the clever Shea..

“And then we crossed over to Szelntri along the narrow road purified by Princess Theodora..”

For a moment, he looked around the battlefield and then his face hardened..

“……This is not the time for explanations. First, we need to reorganize our battle lines. If I have to, I have to retreat..”

“It's a retreat?”

“Although we managed to beat the time, the number of troops brought to Drisir's 'Elmore River Fleet' was at most around seven hundred. Even with the troops here, it is impossible to deal with such a large army..”

As I was listening to his report, Hayla handed me a bottle of some kind of potion while blinking and frowning. The explanation of the potion was given by Shea, who was holding her arm, instead of Hayla, who was gasping and gagging..

“Drink it quickly. This is the ‘Potion of Magic Recovery’ obtained from Lianwell..”

It is a rare potion made by Lianwell's alchemy guild using orange juice and elderflower. When I drink it in one go, I feel like my heart is slightly moistened and the blood flowing through the veins of my extremities. It seems that the price of 12 gold coins in a container slightly larger than a yogurt bottle wasn't all that extortionate..

I emptied the potion bottle and asked Conwyer back..

“Retreat is the prince's order.?

Wait a minute, now that I think about it, the prince is?”

“The Three Princes are moving separately..”

“separately‘?”

“After retreating from Highcastle, His Majesty headed north with some cavalry. To assist and receive reinforcements from the Margrave of Prix, as he had requested by letter..”

I went to the head of the assembled troops, listening to Conwyre's explanation in one ear..

Steedman, Mira, and Simos suddenly joined the other soldiers. It wasn't a situation where me and the guys could leisurely share stories..

“Gather! Join allies and strengthen defense!”

It was the voice of a fierce Merg, a sergeant assigned to me by Prince Ulkar while I was serving as a miscellaneous commander at High Castle..

At his command, 40 private soldiers conscripted from Keibor rushed forward, splashing through the river water and mud. Merg must have realized the situation around me and was standing side by side with Sergeant Gottlob, who was leading the infantry..

Familiar guys joined the group. Veteran mercenaries, such as the spearman McCaig, the iron-armored Taggart, the bone-armored Keegan, the hairy Henryk, the drunkard O'Breen, and the Doherty and Eton brothers, mix among the private soldiers and strengthen the battle line..

“Then?”

“Your Majesty sent a ship borrowed from House Drisir down the Elmore River, and we boarded it. We have joined here because the only order given to us by Lord Ahn Kyr was to support him when the situation calls for it..”

“So where is the prince??”

“The last letter I received was five days ago, containing the news that you had defeated the enemy army advancing toward Pasto together with the Margrave Prix..”

“……shit. What on earth is going on??”

My head and whole body feel heavy and my eyes feel blurred..

Regardless of my frustration, the reinforcements that appeared on the strong waves raged, crushing the imperial army that filled the riverbank. As Conwyer said, the size of the group was only about seven hundred, but since they were all elites who could be called heroes of the reversal, their impact was truly amazing..

“Everyone, dolphin!

Lord Ankir, who had already captured the 'white shepherd's shinbone', jumped off the ship, his head stuck on the rocky ground by the river, kicking the railing. He was holding a two-handed sword that was as long as his height. It seemed to be some kind of magic sword, as it had a large gem on the pummel that exuded orange magic..

“Ankir of Whitestone has arrived-!”

Drawn towards the ground with a roar

The blade suddenly radiated light..

Kiwoong!

Even before the sharp tip of the two-handed sword touched, the orange aura imbued with the blade crushed the soldier standing against it. Thanks to this, the head and body of the slave soldier who reflexively raised his long spear was completely crushed, and both arms and legs were scattered in all directions..

“Ugh, ha!”

Lord Ankir, who landed on a muddy field, swung his sword with a very fast and agile movement that was befitting his size..

Kwakwak!

“Wow,”

“attack! Stick to it!”

The two-handed sword infused with magic emanated waves of invisible power, tearing and destroying everything it touched..

At the shout of a commander, slave soldiers rushed at him like a swarm of ants. It took less than two breaths for them to turn me into something like a tomato chopped in a blunt blender..

“What are you doing, you pigs? “Catch up quickly!” Gilbert, who had become the prince's sergeant, no, the prince's officer, wearing a blue bandana instead of a helmet, stepped on the mud and shouted after Lord Ankir..

Well over two hundred soldiers tumbled out from three ships, including Lord Ankir's flagship..

There are about a hundred elite soldiers directly under Prince Ulkar, wearing familiar weapons such as chain armor and round iron helmets. The rest were soldiers from the two provinces of Abiden and Odenloc, who were equally well armed..

“This way! “Build a shield wall!” Soldiers carrying large round shields gathered a little to the south of them. The woman who commanded her subordinates while holding her sword a little longer than her forearm high was Grania, a ‘defeated maiden’ from the North..

“shield, hold!”

“Shield - Thunderbolt!”

These are warriors who were once hired as mercenaries, but changed their status to pro-soldiers after being captivated by the eyes of the Silver Prince. As they built a thick wall on one side of the riverbank and pounded their shields with axes and swords, other ships poured out their troops..

“I-I”

A horseman came down behind the shield wall and let out an arrogant cry that I couldn't tell if it was a prayer or a command..

“Lord of light, Lord of all waters! Mother of Earth and Father of Heaven! Anyone is welcome, give me endless blessings!”

More than two hundred soldiers gathered around Baron Lujan, the 'Red Dragon', a rider who raised a shining long sword and shouted loudly. The soldiers of Delilord, armed with cowhide armor and heavy crossbows, and the Antrum led by Baron Toseth and others.

were soldiers of.

“Ready to attack! The glory that will lead us to immortality is just around the corner.!”

Ruyan took the reins with a bright smile that shook off the darkness. The white horse, with long hair growing on its ankles as if it had wings on each of its hooves, showed off the majesty of its owner as it flew back and forth across the muddy ground..

“If you want to share in my brilliant glory, follow me with all your might.!”

The young boy, who was only thirteen and would have been a middle school student if he had been born in Korea, took the reins without even looking back. Instead of following Utequia, who was on fire with the momentum of burning and turning the entire field, or Lord Ankir, who was making enemies into juice with a two-handed sword imbued with aura, he attacked the troops who were maintaining their formation intact..

As the archers among the slave corps fired arrows, the reckless boy opened his chest wide. However, among the more than thirty arrows fired, not a single one hit his slim body. This is thanks to the tattoo of 'Banner of the Veil' engraved on the back of Lu Yan's hands, which deflected all the arrows..

“……“Why is that?” Whether I was surprised or not, the boy baron riding a white horse swung a shining long sword with his right arm wrapped in gray wind. As the polearms aimed at him were swept aside, the white horse immediately knocked down the soldiers and caused chaos..

“100 million won!”

“Wow-!”

Antrum's soldiers roared with courage at the young noble's surprising charge. And it became a small tsunami and destroyed one corner of the large army..

“……I guess I should step up too..”

As I muttered as I adjusted Bicorn's reins, the veteran Conwyer quickly blocked my path..

“Sir, I told you that we need to reorganize our battle lines. Whether you retreat or continue to fight, you must regroup now that your troops are struggling.!”

“You can do it.”

“••••••yes?”

“You should do it for me. Whether I back off or hold on, it seems like I have to stir one more time to get anything done..”

“No, Nari-”

Before he could protest, I lifted the reins and leapt forward. Just then, the battle of magicians that brightened the night sky came to an end. The large old man with his entire body dyed yellow and the young woman with the snake head had disappeared somewhere, and Ellen, who had been fighting them, was sitting on the ground looking very exhausted..

“Steedman, Mira, Simos! Take care of Ellen!”

At the sound of my voice, the three men and women who were mingling with the other pro-soldiers to cut down the enemies turned their heads in anger. Manj, who noticed the black carpet on which they were swaying, ran in haste. Fritz and other pro-soldiers gathered around me. In their place, about a hundred troops led by Merg and Gottlob took their place. The soldiers, whether the soldiers or the conscripts from Keivor, were not of a very high standard, but the majority of the imperial army along the river was already disorganized, so all that was needed was a final clean-up..

“It’s been a while, Nari.!”

“Is it going to stick out like this? I need to do it one more time!”

After looking at my close soldiers, including Fritz with the ponytail and Dervish, who had particularly outstanding skills and equipment, I smiled..

“good. Only follow those who want.”

Behind the bicorn running toward the other side of the river, about a dozen pro-soldiers followed..