Chapter 278 – Chapter 278 ― Like a Shot (7)
Episode 278 ― Like a shotgun (7)
The bait in front of my eyes was too big.
War is, in the end, like a game of catching each other’s commanders.
Right now, the truce has been broken, and more soldiers can still be recruited. However, if he and the lords are caught now, there will be a big setback in proceeding with the next attack.
On the other hand, if you catch that byeoldongdae…
The number of escort knights in the command unit is over one hundred.
Each one is an elite equivalent to several soldiers.
Besides, there are priests and wizards here.
‘It’s an opportunity.’
In the end, the Marquis Stein decided.
“There is an enemy general over there! Must catch! There will be a reward for the one who decapitates!”
Reason returned along with greed in the eyes of the knights. After reading the Marquis’ reply that he would not back down, the Knight Commander lightly ignored the Marquis and turned around.
First of all, I had to respond to magic I had never heard of before. It’s not easy to use such wide-range magic. Even riding on top of a beast, unfolding it without a magic circle is close to a miracle. That was all he knew.
In the end, the leader of the Knights of the Stein Spirit caught the wizard who was staring at the magic in a devastated state.
“That! What!”
“Uh… , Oops!”
When the leader of the knights growled, who didn’t like the sight of the escort wizard caught by the collar, the wizard struggled.
Even now, some of the vanguards sent to stop them fell to their knees or collapsed by invisible forces, and only a few managed to get up to stop them.
And light began to pour on it.
Instinctively, I felt that the power was harmless, but the power exerted by the enemy could not be beneficial to the allies. The knight commander shook his collar again.
“You bastard! What kind of magic is that!”
“Mo, I don’t know… I can’t feel any magic!”
“What?”
His eyes shone brightly. Could that be holy power? Yeah, it doesn’t matter anyway.
“Stop!”
“Eh, if you can’t feel magic, you can’t even defend…”
It was a strange relationship of power.
Wizards can harm priests with magic.
So the church came up with two solutions. Either create divine magic that blocks magic, or block the magic caster itself through a paladin, a sword of a god rather than a priest.
Therefore, wizards have been studying magic to defend swords against the divine power, not magic.
The sacred magic of the church specialized in assisting, defending, or healing someone, so there was no need to be vigilant.
Although there was divine magic to enhance the power of weapons, divine magic itself could not harm people. Because that’s how magic was created in the first place.
Priests can use shield magic to block magic, but wizards have never done anything to block holy magic. There’s no way to stop something falling from the sky, even that far-reaching.
“Then kill the caster!”
The knight pushed the wizard away and immediately turned around and mounted the horse. Because of his evil spell, some wizards came to their senses and began to concentrate.
At the distance they started to get closer, they could finally get a glimpse of the outfits of those nestled inside the triangular formation. Outside, demons armed with hideous weapons, who are knights no matter who sees them. On the inside, of course, it would be a target to be protected.
They targeted the two women without a knife. It was not easy to aim because it was moving at high speed, but it was enough to dig into the ground to immobilize the demon beast.
Soon, various magics began to trace their way towards Roan. I could see strength going into Turko’s shoulders as he passed through a group of knights once. Less than 1km left to the lords.
“Keep running!”
Helen cried. She sighed quickly and closed her eyes. Even amidst the footsteps of the Witchbeast trampling the ground at merciless speed and the cries of the knights, she was accustomed to focusing her mind.
“There is a priest!”
“Aim for the middle!”
The magic projectiles fired by the wizards bounced off the dome-shaped ‘shield’ created by Helen in an instant.
Those who saw the magic and arrows bounced tried to fire a second shot, but everyone was scattered in confusion at the sudden fireball.
The flying magic created a fierce explosion. I was able to dodge because the speed of the projectile wasn’t fast, but the aftermath was so intense that I couldn’t ignore it. Explosions were followed by screams and coughs.
“Be calm when you save me!”
An angry voice was heard among the running demons. Some widened their eyes, some gnashed their teeth, but none of them paid attention to the fact that voices were out of reach.
In the meantime, the Witchbeast continued to run,
The light surrounding them continued to descend from the sky.
“Don’t let me get close to the Marquis!”
“Besieged!”
Roan raised his eyes. If she is Bondi, she has come to the extent that she can feel it in ‘Detection’, but her skill cannot be felt due to the influence of the magic tool.
Layer upon layer of human knights began forming formations to protect the lords of Merde. Long spears were put forward, and some raised shields.
“I decided to accept.”
A faint smile appeared on Roan’s face for the first time since the advance began.
Roan reached out his hand in front of him.
At that moment, the range of starlight falling centered on Roan expanded. The human knights who saw him were wary and grabbed their spears.
Other than the sound of Merde’s mages chanting defensive spells to the human knights, no voices were heard.
Numerous human soldiers and part of the central knights at the edge of the encirclement of the demons watched with bated breath as the emperor’s party walked away from them.
At last the starlight reached man.
It was so quiet that even the sound of the demons’ gasping breathing had been erased.
“…”
Ron’s lips were tightly shut.
Holy power that was not consumed while emitting light began to be consumed the moment it came into contact with a human.
And from the knights in the front row holding shields and preparing for the impact of the monsters,
Began to crumble helplessly.
“… Uh…”
I didn’t even get to ask the question.
Before he could open his mouth and ask why the colleague who blocked his way disappeared from sight, the knight holding the spear with both hands behind the shield also collapsed. Surprisingly, their faces looked calm and pain free.
It fell asleep
Turko and the Demon Knights who split on either side of him and followed him couldn’t help but widen their eyes at the scene in front of them.
In the meantime, Turko twisted the reins a little more. It was because he didn’t know if he might trample the fallen knights.
From the front row of the defense, the human escorts were helplessly crushed.
A plain watched by three races in silence.
Starlight falling like dandelion spore began to put to rest those who stood in Roan’s way.
“What tricks… !”
Marquis Stein realized too late that his response was the wrong choice. It was because the escort knights blocking my path were blocking my view as well.
There was no sound of fighting as the light came closer and closer.
Because it was a strange silence,
I could clearly hear the muttering of one of the priests waiting for the commander.
“It is a miracle of the Goddess…”
“Dogs… !”
The Steinryeong Knight Commander, who was raising his shield in front of the Marquis and other nobles, gnashed his teeth and shouted.
But it was clearly visible in his eyes. The knights touched by the light collapsed to the ground like a puppet with a string cut off, and the Demonic Beasts carrying demons rushed toward them without any hindrance.
If it’s not a miracle, what would you call such a mighty power and magic?
No magic he knew had ever created such a ridiculous appearance.
The power felt from the magic grew stronger every moment.
The captain of the knights could make a statement. This power has no intention of harming them.
To him, holy power was like the poor magic power used by priests, but that mysterious light in front of him seemed to be something beyond that.
All-encompassing, overlooking,
Wanting to embrace and forgive.
Against this power, he felt himself too feeble and insignificant.
It was an absurd sentiment, but the Knight Commander braced himself to collapse. I felt like I was about to burst into tears.
“Fuck, we look like bad guys…”
The knight commander spat out curses so that no one could hear.
The light had sacredness.
It was a feeling similar to the intimacy felt by humans and by the power of the goddesses of all living beings.
The light falling lightly was elegant but kind. Humans instinctively thought it would be harmless, but the training they had been through made his body rigid.
The fact that he was able to shout at the last minute was the result of the bloody training he had been doing. Now they are so close that they can hear each other loudly.
“Whether it’s arrows or magic, shoot! I won’t go inside…”
He sat down, unable to follow his words.
But his words had an effect.
The distance between Roan and Marquis Stein was only ten seconds. And the Marquis, who was already on the horse, made a decision.
The lords followed the Marquis and some knights and began to turn their heads.
Merde’s soldiers, who were looking at the situation in the rear, started to panic, but the horses started running. It’s over once the commander is captured.
Quick.
An arrow that cut through the wind pierced the arm of one of the lords. A scream rang out.
“They said you would die if you ran away!”
Aina shouted while measuring the next arrow.
In the meantime, Helen’s magic boosted the magic beasts’ vitality once again. While Yurtalia continued to cast force field magic to block the projectiles, she reconsidered the timing to reap the magic and block the way for the lords to escape.
A little time was enough.
Roan gritted it. The Holy Power was consumed by half.
“Surrender!”
Cried Roan.
And as if those words were a spell, like a blizzard, the starlight spread and reached where the lords were.
The humans in the command center were stunned and enveloped in starlight.
From the priests and supply corps personnel who were behind humans to the rear of Evirgio.
That mysterious light showed very clearly what the goddess gave to this demonic emperor.
“… Do what you like for now.”
Ahead of Evirgio, the Grand Duke appeared from the black fog and muttered.
“Roan.”
Eleanor called his name as if sighing.
The lords fell.
Roan finally drew his sword and cut through the flagpole of the Stein Spirit that Helen had told him about.
The light finally stopped.
