152 – ruse
A witch, Tulu, who went as a messenger to the Demon King’s army under York’s order.
At this moment, she respectfully bowed her head while looking at the demon king sitting in front of her with an arrogant attitude.
“Toul, the messenger of the Nation of Darkness, meets His Majesty the Demon King… ”
“There is no need for gossip. So what do you want to say?”
The demon lord who cuts off Tulu’s words and talks.
At the sign of the terrifying power contained within, Tulu’s whole body began to be seized with a feeling of being frozen.
Tulu, who is considered to be quite strong among the witches, is York’s direct lieutenant.
However, at this moment, the demon king in front of her was applying terrifying pressure to the point of making her feel proud of herself.
The tongue freezes and the hands and feet tremble.
In the midst of such emotions, Tulu forcibly pulled out a voice that did not come out and spoke as it was to this terrifying monster in front of her eyes.
“I… Our commander, General York, is… I sent a letter to His Majesty the Demon King. wealth… please do this… ”
“Um… ”
Lich, the Demon King’s subordinate who accepted the letter from Tulu.
The Demon King who received this.
.
Then he quietly checked the contents inside.
Looking at the demon king like that, Tulu said in a voice filled with deep tension.
“The general said. This war is a problem between the Falcon Empire and the Nation of Darkness, and I have absolutely no intention of fighting the demons.”
In addition, in the letter, there was no intention to expand the war any further, and if there was anything the Demon Kingdom wanted, it would provide maximum convenience to this side, so there was a content not to get involved in this war anymore.
The Nation of Darkness expresses its intention to avoid war with the Kingdom of Darkness as much as possible.
Regarding this, the demon king nodded slowly and handed over the finished letter to Dororich.
“I fully understand what you mean. If you don’t, I’ll give you an answer by tomorrow after the meeting, so go back.”
“go… thank you your majesty.”
After saying that, Tulu once again bowed her head towards the demon king and retreated.
Like that, thinking that the worst situation could be avoided, albeit imperfectly, Tulu got out of the camp of the Demon King’s army and started to return to the friendly camp in a hurry.
But..
Tulu, who was returning so urgently, had no choice but to stop just as it was at the point where it was less than halfway to the friendly formation.
At this moment, the scene that is so clearly visible in Tulu’s eyes.
that…
The imperial army’s massive surprise attack while she went as a messenger,
It was the appearance of the Nation of Darkness troops who fell into confusion due to this.
*
Right after the envoy from the Nation of Darkness returns,
I nodded my head slowly as it was, and began to feel a deep sense of relief that things were going as expected.
‘thank god… To be honest, I was worried about what if those guys got suspicious about this situation. It seems to have worked well.”
The troops of our Demon Kingdom who played a role in drawing their attention to ensure that the operation of the Falcon Empire proceeds smoothly..
However, in the operation that was originally considered to draw attention with a light contact point, I decided to construct a plan that could produce more effects than that and put it into practice.
‘It’s a method I tried to use regardless of Helen’s instructions, but… As a result, it became more useful.’
with that thought,
I glanced away at the swaying bushes behind me and began to smile.
At first glance, the scene in the forest swaying as if thousands or tens of thousands of troops were waiting.
However, in reality, the identity of the movement was a warhorse and about 800 soldiers holding tree branches in both hands and intentionally shaking them.
A camouflage technique achieved by combining forces from the Imperial Army and demon soldiers from the Demon Kingdom who are accompanying us.
Because of this, the Nation of Darkness began to prepare a large-scale defensive posture by moving the battlefield itself, rather than simply counterattacking a surprise attack by a small number of troops.
In addition, in the process, it is a bonus that he misjudged the power of this side and sent a death god to avoid the fight.
Like that, in this situation where he literally caught his enemies perfectly.
I quietly smiled on my lips as it was,
Even before the arrival of the envoy, he looked with interest at the imperial army’s massive surprise attack that had already begun.
*
The army of the Nation of Darkness, caught up in the devil’s scheme, hastily changed camps and showed gaps.
In fact, if you look at the position of the Imperial Army as a standard, it is a movement that is different from exposing the side.
Helene, who did not miss the opportunity, started running toward the enemy camp in an instant, leading the 6,000 troops centered on the Knights.
“Advance! The only targets are the enemy witches!”
There was no time to worry about the other guys.
The most important thing now is to break down the enemy’s core power.
Helle knew that victory would automatically follow if only the magic troops could strike, so she put it into practice.
“I… Enemies!”
“It’s a surprise attack by the Imperial Army! Stop them!”
While the eyes of the forces of the Demon Kingdom in front of the eyes were taken away, the imperial army suddenly attacked.
In response, the Nation of Darkness tried to counterattack in any way, but the gap created in an instant was approaching fatally to them.
“Quaaaaagh!”
“Ke-heo-eok!”
Without being protected by foot soldiers, the witches were quickly cut down by the hooves of warhorses and the swords of knights on them.
It was a magician corps that the Nation of Darkness was proud of, but it was an unavoidable fact that they were intoxicated in melee combat, as if to prove it. They had no choice but to be helpless without even being able to fight back.
And, between the troops of the Imperial army that wiped out the enemies like that.
Elisa, one of the Devil’s aides, was also included.
‘This kind of horse-drawn warfare is surprisingly fun, right?’
Originally, as an assassin, Elisa moved secretly and attacked the opponent with a dagger.
However, at this moment, she held the longsword borrowed from the Imperial Army in her hand,
They became one body with the imperial knights and were slaughtering the witches in front of their eyes.
The feeling as if you were entrusted with one huge torrent and flowed forward with the flow.
When it comes to fighting in a way she’s rarely experienced before, Elisa begins to think she knows why people prefer the profession of a knight.
at that time…
“Elisa.”
“what?”
The next moment, Helen suddenly calls her.
Elisa looked at her with some doubts and curiosity.
Helen said to her with an excited smile on her lips.
“I can see the enemy general over there, but I think I will have to break away from the ranks for a while and pursue it in order to capture it. An escort will follow you as much as you need.”
The appearance of a witch wearing armor that stands out at a glance.
At commander-in-chief Helene’s ‘order’ to catch him, Elisha thoughtlessly nodded her head in the sense of complying.
“I get it. don’t let that happen.”
To be honest, it was a bit unreasonable to break away from the ranks in this situation, but Elisa thought that there would be no big risk since she knew her skills.
As long as it is enough to assimilate into the shadow and escape, the possibility of her being in danger in this melee is extremely low.
In this way, right after Elisa handed over the command to her subordinate general, she followed Helene, who was leaving the band, and started pursuing her.
At this moment, without being aware of the fact that a smile was hanging over Helen’s mouth.
*
The witches were swept away like sheaves of rice before my eyes.
Looking at them, Helen, the strongest warrior in the empire, had a deep sense of joy on her lips.
However, at this moment, it wasn’t just the joy of defeating enemies.
The biggest factor making her feel excited right now.
It was because of a story related to a secret plan that only she had, not revealing to anyone else.
“Haa!”
A demon wielding a sword right next to her.
An existence that is said to be one of the powerful people of the Demon Kingdom and one of the Demon King’s bodyguards that the Demon King has brought to him.
Elisha.
Looking at her, Helen was overcome with a deep sense of joy at the fact that she was able to achieve her most important objective beyond the actual victory she had been planning for this operation.
‘But don’t be careless. In order to handle things secretly, you have to see the end thoroughly until the end… ‘
In order to bury this woman with certainty, this kind of melee situation is not very good, so it is necessary to act first.
With that thought in mind, Helene penetrated the enemies as she had just said, and arrived at the place where the witch in fancy armor appeared in front of her eyes.
“What… What are you guys! Would you dare to challenge the great Nation of Darkness’ general, Hasu? ridiculous things! I’m not going to fall to the dogs of the Empire! Kill everyone right here… Whoops!”
Helene cuts the guy who was babbling this way with a single knife.
Since this guy wasn’t her goal in the first place, Helene briefly and simply summarized the situation and looked at Elisha, who had escorted her to this point, and said,
“I have achieved my goal, so I will go back. Please come with me.”
“I get it.”
With that horse, Helen and Elisha lead the horse and go through the enemies again.
However, at this moment, Helene was moving forward with a slightly different direction from the formation of the allies, and Elisa just followed her without recognizing that fact.
‘Okay, as planned… ‘
