144 The demonic creature entered the resistance phase.
The fact that the witches were on their side raised the morale of the Kingdom of Crete to an unprecedented height.
Correspondingly, the morale of the enemy fell terribly.
Instead of demonstrating their skills, the enemy soldiers are busy running away as soon as they see the flock of crows. I couldn’t even fight properly and shrank.
It brought victory beyond the skills of the Crete Kingdom army.
Ever since the witches joined, the kingdom army has been on a winning streak.
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Driven by that momentum, the army of the Kingdom of Crete had invaded the vicinity of the city where the lord’s castle of Montes is currently located.
If you keep running, you will arrive at the lord’s castle in three or four hours.
However, with the lord’s castle in front, the Crete Kingdom army stopped marching. We are staying in a village we found on the way.
‘What is this?’
William stood tall on one side of the village escorting the witch’s carriage.
Upon entering the village, the Crown Prince immediately gathered the women and took a few to the chief’s house.
The same goes for the lords, who frowned at first. Except for a few, most of them robbed women and alcohol to find nearby houses.
‘Enemy camp is right in front.’
There can be no Even though the Kingdom of Crete was rotten, they hadn’t done anything like this on the battlefield until now.
If the top rots, so does the bottom.
The soldiers also followed the actions of their superiors.
But there was no one to stop it. Because everyone, even those who should be stopped, was participating in it.
William turned his head away from the miserable scream. He gave orders in a stern voice to his subordinates who looked at him with envy.
“Don’t get far from the witch’s carriage.”
William moved the wagon that had come into the village back to the outskirts.
It would be better to be on the outskirts, where there is less noise, than to be in this mess.
I searched around the village just in case, but fortunately there were no enemies nearby.
Even if there was, it wouldn’t be a big deal since there are witches’ crows.
Although it’s a bit depressing that crows are more reliable than bodyguards.
That night, people’s screams and drunken riots echoed throughout the night in the village.
From time to time, a witch could be heard muttering in the carriage.
no no.
William moved the wagon a little farther out.
No more sounds were heard, but the witch seemed to have been unable to sleep all night.
The next day, it was originally planned to head to the lord’s castle, but the crown prince could not wake up due to a hangover.
After resting for another day, we set off for Yeongju Castle.
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During the march I had the chance to speak with a few people. Everyone smelled of alcohol from their mouths.
But surprisingly, the castle attack went smoothly.
Rumors of the crow’s road seem to have reached this place before I knew it.
Even though crows flocked to overturn the sky and built long bridges on the walls, no one even tried to pour oil or boiling water on them.
Several enemy soldiers, who appeared to be captains, shouted and urged us to fight, but no one moved.
Even that enemy soldier didn’t try to destroy the Crow Road himself. He just yelled and yelled at his subordinates.
It was an instant as the soldiers stepped on the crow’s path and started crossing the wall.
The Canian soldiers lost their fighting spirit and were busy running away, and the momentum of the Kingdom of Crete gained the most important goal, the rock salt region.
When the battle was over, loud shouts resounded as if the whole city was about to leave.
‘but.’
When William saw the self-confident crown princes and lords, a part of his heart felt frightened.
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Did we really win? Is it true that we are winning the war?
The Imperial army is approaching from afar. Can you really beat them?
This is the end of Dicoquaria. It’s far from where the Imperial Army is, and their rumors don’t reach. Hardly heard.
Because of that, the Kingdom of Crete did not know what the imperial army was doing.
‘But they must be winning like us.’
Of course.
Even the small number of soldiers guarding Watoringu are so strong, there is no way that the empire’s large army can’t deal with an enemy that Crete wins.
Besides, just as there is a witch on one side, there is an emperor on the other side.
‘Can a witch beat the emperor?’
Until recently, I thought I could win.
With so many crows commanded by witches, you can win.
It is clear that the witch is targeting the emperor, so she must be hiding something besides the crow. If so, I thought I had a chance.
‘But is it really like that?’
As of now, I’m not sure if that’s the case.
A week ago, a dispatcher who was trying to contact the raiding force headed for the mountains of Watoringu returned empty-handed.
It is said that no one came to the place originally promised. He went all the way to the mountain just in case, but he said no one was there.
Upon hearing the report, the crown prince said that he had not been able to come to the meeting for some reason.
Of course, there must be a reason why it didn’t come out. It’s stupid.
Someone suggested sending someone to the mountain to check, but I heard the Crown Prince rejected it.
The snow has almost melted on the ground, but it is still midwinter in the mountains. Climbing a mountain in such condition is difficult without a guide. However, it was difficult to find a guide now.
In the end, contact with the mountain raiding force was cut off without knowing the cause.
After that, anxiety was like thin ice in William’s heart. I was kind of anxious.
It felt like someone was blindfolding everyone and giving people a bad fantasy.
William clenched his fists as he watched the crowd cheering. There is no reality in the appearance of cheering people. It doesn’t seem real.
‘It’s too much. I won too much.’
Before they knew it, they were standing in a place that was not real. In the illusion created by the witch, I came to a place where the floor seemed to collapse at any moment.
*
It was the fourth day after the capture of the city when the Crown Prince summoned him.
The crown prince, who had been locked up in the lord’s castle, was drunk.
When William entered, he greeted him with a cheerful smile.
“William! Come here. I heard that you reject women and only protect witches like monks. Then, the precious place rots. If you don’t use it on a regular basis, it will be useless before you know it.”
It seems that he was quite drunk enough to make such obscene remarks.
There were also several lords around the crown prince. Perhaps it was during a meeting. A map was spread out on the table.
But they were all drunk. Smile with a red face.
William did not respond to the Crown Prince’s words and stood in front of the door.
“Come here! Let’s go, come here.”
The crown prince called him close to the lords.
As they got closer, the Crown Prince thumped the seat next to him.
“Sit here.”
“I’m sorry. Forgive me. I can’t just sit next to Her Highness the Crown Prince.”
“A really hard guy.”
The Crown Prince laughed out loud and leaned forward, placing his arms on the table.
“Yes, it’s good, it’s good. You don’t have to sit next to us to talk. William, our kingdom army has decided to strike the main castle of Watoringu.”
“…”
“Ha ha ha. Surprised, surprised. Hey, William is freaking out. Ha ha.”
That, of course, surprised me. I didn’t know that the crown prince would confidently say that he would attack Watoringu.
When we first came to this land, why did we go to Montes instead of Watoringu, did the Crown Prince forget?
After that, the Crown Prince doesn’t seem to remember how terrifying the sorcery weapons displayed by the Watoringu soldiers were.
Maybe the light from that stick is insignificant compared to the witch’s crow.
But if one rat is visible, there may be hundreds out there unseen.
Who could say that the Imperial Army had only one stick-type magic weapon?
Besides, the witch’s power is weakening.
The Witch of the West is careful not to let anyone notice, but if you look closely you can tell.
At first glance, there doesn’t seem to be much difference. The witch was still chanting her crow effortlessly.
However, the amount of time the crows held their legs slightly decreased.
The number of crows, though not counted, has decreased slightly. The width of the crow’s legs had narrowed slightly.
Other than that, there may be parts that are not visible. It was too dangerous to play Watoringu believing in only one witch.
“Your Highness Crown Prince, it’s too dangerous. A witch.”
William was about to speak, but the Crown Prince raised his hand to stop him.
“William, I take no objections. This is an order.”
And he muffled his voice as if he were telling a secret.
“I heard that you are anxious because you have not been able to contact the raiding party heading for the mountain. I will give you an assignment. Tomorrow you will leave there. Go to the mountain. Meet with the raiding party and set a date to strike Watoringu.”
“Your Highness. But the witch.”
As William repeated his words, the Crown Prince laughed loudly and pointed at the lord next to him.
“Don’t worry. This person will be in charge of the witch. You will be relieved if this person is in charge. He is the most courageous person in our country.”
He was the biggest supporter of the crown prince’s faction.
A cold aura spread in his chest. It is like this too. The king and crown prince are all the same guys.
William bowed silently and came out.
***
The days pass by in an instant. It felt like a day that passed slowly in winter sped up with spring vibes.
It seems that the number of Kania soldiers running away from the castle has also increased. The number of soldiers guarding each wall was reduced.
The soldiers who escaped cannot return to their home country and become bandits who devour the people of Dicoquaria.
Bandits made up of trained soldiers were completely different from peasants or commoners who became bandits.
It was more violent, more brutal, and very strong.
In order to rule the country from now on, they are pests that must be eliminated.
You must catch and kill the chrysalis before they become butterflies, before they grow in size and become a more powerful group.
“…”
One of the soldiers of the advance party who had gone ahead returned. earlier than other times.
Rudy rode his horse forward.
“What’s going on?”
When Rudy asked, an advance corps soldier who looked older than a slave soldier answered.
“There are bandits nearby. It seems that the gang of bandits is mainly composed of runaway Cania soldiers. There are many wearing other things on top of the soldiers’ clothes.”
The advance corps soldier pointed with his hand slightly away from the direction they were advancing.
“It’s about two hours away. The weapons are quite good. I think there are one or two captains in addition to the low-end soldiers.”
“What size?”
“At least seven or eight hundred people.”
It’s bigger than any group of bandits I’ve encountered so far. Perhaps the chrysalis is already in the process of transforming into a poisonous butterfly.
“Okay, let’s go. The main unit proceeds as it is.”
At Rudy’s words, several captains took their soldiers and fell to the side.
It seemed strange to see the army split up. Jumbo jumped up and asked.
[master! Are those people going to play?]
“No, I’m going to fight because I met an enemy.”
Even though Jumbo looks stupid, he knows a lot about people. I knew the word enemy and the meaning of fighting.
Jumbo asked, eyes twinkling.
[master! Jumbo shouldn’t be involved in human warfare. I remember. Jumbo never went to war. But is it okay to fight? huh? I want to go too. I want to fight too.]
“no.”
Jumbo’s tail drooped.
The round eyes looked up at him slightly pitifully.
[Then what about the view? Can I take a look? huh? huh? huh?]
It doesn’t matter if you just watch. But there was no way this guy would just go and watch.
“no.”
Jumbo shouted with a face full of tears.
[I hate you, Master!]
He immediately turns around, shakes his hips, and runs.
Oh, I stepped on my ear and fell. I jumped up, then stepped on it again and fell down.
It must be his own fault for the fall, but Jumbo looked back at Rudy resentfully.
[Master, stupid!]
He shouted and ran again shaking his hips.
“…”
The demonic creature entered the resistance period.
*
The soldiers who went to deal with the thieves joined the main unit two days later.
It is said that they pursued and exterminated all those who ran away, and handed over thieves who were commoners, not soldiers, as slaves to merchants.
After that, the imperial army encountered small groups of bandits twice.
It seems that Dicoquaria has become a country where there are more bandits than commoners.
‘It will take a long time to restore this country to normal.’
Unlike the gloomy future of the country, the sky was clear.
