Chapter 68: War and more war (6)
What? How did this happen?
Prain, who was in charge of guarding of the camp, didnt have any control.
Even until flames surged up in the camp of Rinse kingdom and noises were heard, he thought that the raid was a success.
And it was also because the fire wasnt put out, but it spread even more.
After a while, when thousands of cavalrymen were coming back to his camp, he thought that Looter was returning.
The reason he had opened the gates with a really happy voice was also because of that.
But the cavalrymen that entered the camp wasnt Looters army.
They, they are from Rinse kingdom!
Prain came to realize this too late.
He yelled towards the guards.
Ri, ring the bell! Ring the bell and hit the jing!
He had to let the others know of the infiltration by the enemy.
He had to let the others know that the raid was a failure and they were the ones getting attacked.
Ye, yes!
The soldiers who were checking the situation with absent-minded expressions ran towards the bell and the jing.
Then.
Sweeeee!
A sharp sound was heard.
Pubububuk!
Kugh!
Kek!
Then, the soldiers fell by becoming like porcupines.
At the same time, the people of Rinse kingdom came pouring in from the open entrance.
Kill them!
Set everything on fire and collapse the tents!
Break the stables and release the horses!
The 10,000 soldiers entered the camp recklessly.
Huh?! Uh..
Prain stepped back with a perplexed look.
This large scaled surprise attack..
He had never thought that they would attack them, they had lower numbers in the first place.
I, I have to let the commanders know of this!
Prain turned back and tried to run towards the camp.
At that moment, he felt a chilly presence at his back.
Stab.
At the same time, the sharp spear pierced the back of his head.
Attack! Everyone attack!
The owner of the voice yelled out.
The one who stabbed the back of Prain was Roan.
Stab.
He pulled his spear and charged the ground.
Uoooooooo! Wha, whats happening!
Its a surprise attack!
Damn! Ar.. armour! Bring me the armour!
The soldiers of Istel kingdom were really confused by the sudden attack.
Because of the forced march that lasted nine days, they were really exhausted.
Thanks to that, they just believed in Looters night raid and rested without thinking of anything else.
As the army of Rinse kingdom appeared in this situation, the soldiers couldnt even wear their armour and got out of their tents holding their weapons.
And that was the same for adjutants and generals.
Kuhuk! How, how are the Rinse kingdom
What happened with corps commander Beil!
Kugh.
They yelled with a really perplexed expression.
Block them!
Stop the fire!
The commanders got a hold of themselves and led the soldiers.
But at the unexpected attack, they were in chaos.
Stab. Slash.
And Rinse kingdom didnt miss this opportunity.
A one sided massacre and annihilation occurred.
Bastards of Istel kingdom, fuck off to Istel!
Return to your land!
Die!
The soldiers of Rinse kingdom attacked them with raging bellows.
Everyone swung their own weapons.
But even amongst them, the most outstanding one was Roan.
He was mixing Kalians tear, Brents ring, and the Flamdor mana technique suitably and showing the prowess of a monster.
Swing. Swing.
The spear turned roughly by riding the palm.
And everytime, several soldiers of Istel kingdom collapsed while shedding blood.
Kugh.
Kek!
Roan didnt show any mercy, even to the fallen ones.
I cant leave any future trouble.
If it wasnt a situation where he could completely subdue them, he had to certainly kill them.
That was his ethics in battle, battlefields, and war.
The battle flowed one sidedly, but even so it wasnt a situation where he could loosen himself.
If I make a mistake, I can get by legs grabbed.
A raid was a raid.
If he became greedy because he was drunk in victory, he could suffer a big blow.
They were inside a camp with more than 8,000 soldiers anyways.
Staff officer Mendel! Going deeper than this is dangerous!
At Roans yell, Mendel who was fiercely pushing back the enemies pulled back the reins.
We moved deeper in than what I thought.
As he slew the bastards of Istel kingdom that fell helplessly, he turned up entering to a deep place even without knowing.
Fall back! Fall back!
Mendel turned the head of his horse and yelled with strength.
Likewise, the cavalrymen that were pushing back the enemies started to retreat one by one.
Even so, its fortunate that we didnt fall into a trap or become surrounded.
When he thought until then.
A really displeasing sound was heard.
Sweeeeee!
A sharp sound rang out.
But it was heavier and more horrible than when a normal arrow pierced the air.
When Mendel thoughtlessly turned to look back.
Puuuuk!
A long spear pierced three cavalrymen alongside the terrible sound.
At the same time, the men of Istel kingdom scattered to the sides.
Mm?
Huh?
Mendel and the cavalrymen had surprised expressions at the sudden situation.
Their sight moved to the insides of the camp.
From between the split army, a group of people that were wearing flashy armour appeared.
Likewise, Roan also opened his eyes roundly.
They are knights!
An existence he didnt want to face at all.
Different than normal soldiers, knights knew how to use mana.
But fortunately, their number wasnt that big.
At most, 30 men.
But even with just that, it was a number that you couldnt just ignore them.
Re, retreat! Retreat! We are falling back quickly!
Mendel instantly grasped the situation.
He looked at the knights that were approaching them fiercely and yelled.
Hiiiiing!
The cavalrymen that hurriedly kick their horses.
But unfortunately the movements of the knights were a bit faster.
Stap! Slash! Spat!
A sharp long sword slashed the cavalrymen.
Kuok!
Kek!
The cavalrymen fell helplessly.
Damn. For the knights to appear this quickly..
Roan ground his teeth.
In the raid group of Rinse kingdoms army, there werent even ten people who knew how to use mana.
Its one of the biggest weak points among weak points.
One of the biggest weakness that an army guarding a region had was the presence of knights and mages.
Only staff officers and the small minority of troop commanders knew how to use mana.
A really small minority at that.
Most belonged to the army of a region or a noble family.
Because of that Roan, Gale, Aaron, etc. wished for a more active participation from the regions army.
But Benjamin ignored the report and they had set up a camp at their rear.
Are the only ones I can believe in are Count Lancephils knights and the regions army?
Roan bit his lower lip.
At Aarons report, Io reacted right away.
But he was the owner of Lancephils territory.
He couldnt just ignorantly step out to defend the boundary.
They have to get rid of Istel kingdoms army who are sweeping up the territory.
Because of that, they were late in joining.
Compared to that, as Istel kingdom was on the invading side, they had some knights in their ranks.
Only that as the knights were quite an important force, there was a large possibility they would be staying at the rear of the camp.
I thought that they wouldnt show themselves until a full scaled battle happened.
Roan let out a sigh.
If the mage squad appears like this..
This would become a trouble beyond troubles.
They had already achieved a great victory in the raid.
We have to hurriedly retreat.
If they suffer a big blow here, then succeeding in the raid became meaningless.
Roan gripped the spear tightly.
He saw the knights massacring the cavalrymen.
Hmm.
His eyes shone.
I thought that the knights appeared quite fast, but they are all greenhorns.
Although they certainly show great might, their movements were big and unnatural.
They are just guys that are in their apprenticeships.
They were guys that were deployed probably to accumulate real experience.
Then.
When they were still drunk in the heat of the battlefield.
They wouldnt have any mind of themselves as they were busy slaying the soldiers in front of them.
Hph.
Roan took in a deep breath and pulled some mana.
A heat that spread out while flowing into his palm.
He threw his spear with strength.
Sweeeeek!
A sharp sound.
The spear showed a chilly intent and split the air.
One of the knights who was massacring the soldiers snorted when he looked at the flying spear.
Hmph!
He was confident in being able to block a spear that was thrown by a normal soldier lightly.
The young knight didnt even dodge the spear and lightly swung his blade.
Then, the voice of a man that was leading the knights was heard.
Dont block it and dodge!
Huh?
Only then had the young knight realized that something was wrong and twisted his body, but it was already late.
Puk!
Roans spear pierced the body.
Grr.
His neck snapped along with the last words.
The young knight died with having a spear pierced in his body.
Impossible!
The knights who were looking at the scene, looked at the spear with a surprised look.
A knight couldnt block a spear thrown by a normal soldier?
Is it possible to throw the spear from that distance, pierce the body, and stab it into the ground?
Everyones eyes shone with doubt.
Then, Mendel and the cavalrymen hurriedly ran towards the rear.
Huh?! Catch them!
Kill!
The knights got a hold of themselves late and tried to kick off the ground.
There was a soldier that rushed into the insides of the camp, different than the cavalrymen that were retreating.
He had empty hands that didnt have a spear or a sword.
The youth with the childish face was Roan.
He charged the ground and jumped to the air.
I have to buy a little time!
He just needed to buy time for his comrades to retreat.
He was confident in being able to buy that much time while facing the greenhorn knights.
Mana flowed into both of his fists.
Reids battle technique.
It wasnt only at the level of imitating the movements while holding a spear.
What Roan tried to execute was the basic technique of Reids battle technique.
The two fists split the air while moving in a strange fashion.
Crazy bastard!
The young knights swung their swords with all their strength.
They were stiffened by the sudden death of their comrade.
They had realized that death was quite a close to them.
They had smelled the smell of the battlefield, the smell of death.
Swush.
Roan dodged the sword by moving his upper body and then turned.
At that short moment, his two fists split the air.
Pububuk!
The body of the young knight was hit by Roans fists.
The flashy armour became bent and squashed.
Kuk!
The knight staggered at the shock that shook his insides and fell.
Roan hurriedly took away the sword of the knight and stabbed it downwards.
Stab.
The long sword was stabbed into the neck of the young knight like that.
Huh?!
This son of a bitch!
The other knights realized the situation too late and attacked Roan.
Roan calmly breathed in, and then threw the blade along with the corpse of the knight.
Damn!
Kuk!
The knights that were charging in were surprised and dodged.
And Roan didnt miss that moment.
He hurriedly threw his body to the ground and grabbed the spear stuck in the ground.
Puuk!
He kicked the knight that had the spear pierced in his body and put strength in his hand.
Spat!
The spear rose to the sky.
Roan turned his body following the spear and pulled some mana.
The allied soldiers were retreating to the entrance of the camp.
There was no need to hide his use of mana right now.
Paat!
The spear that had mana split the air as if it was dancing.
Roan executed the strong techniques consecutively.
Kugh! This bastard! You werent a normal soldier!
Be careful! The strength behind the spear isnt normal!
The knights realized Roans true strength too late.
In this instance, the one who was in a situation difficult was Roan.
Although he was practicing Flamdor mana technique and Reids battle technique, the actual training time wasnt that long.
If 30 knights assaulted him at once, he wouldnt be able to do a thing.
I have to fall back before it becomes even too late for me.
Roan clearly realized when he had to step in and fall back.
That was the precious experience and intuition he obtained while roaming the battlefield for 20 years.
The spear that had mana behind it, split the air and stabbed towards the body of a knight.
Where!
But the knights, who got ahold of themselves late, didnt face Roans spear sloppily.
The moment they swung their swords to knock away the spear, they twisted their body to the side.
It was a movement to completely dodge the strength behind the spear.
But the next movement Roan did, completely missed the knights common sense by a lot.
Spat!
Roan threw away the spear he was holding.
Sweeee!
It was a sudden javelin throw.
The knights looked at the spear thrown in front of them and hurriedly dodged.
As they saw that their ally had just died because the body was pierced by the spear, they couldnt even think of blocking it.
Okay! Now!
Roan didnt miss that opportunity
He hurriedly charged and threw his body.
He was attacking them fiercely but started to fall back.
Ca, catch him!
Dont lose him! We have to at least catch him!
An enemy that used mana was an existence you had to capture or kill.
The knights chased Roans back a step behind him.
Block!
The normal soldiers of Istel kingdom blocked Roans fleeing path.
This was the moment of life or death.
However, Roans eyes calmly sank.
Left, right, right again, after that I make him fall by putting my feet
Because of Kalians tear, he could grasp all the information in an instant.
Spat!
Roan moved his body to the sides and ran while dodging the soldiers.
Swong.
When a sword or a spear was about to reach him, he grabbed the neck and arm of a soldier and pulled him.
Huh?! Uh!
No, no!
Perplexed yells came out of their mouths.
Slash. Stab.
A horrible sound.
The soldiers of Istel kingdom stabbed their weapons into their allies, and not Roan.
Damn!
Dont swing your weapons mindlessly!
At their spears and swords, an ally died.
That truth made the soldiers completely stiff.
Because of that, Roans movements became even more natural.
Pabat!
He soon reached the entrance of the camp.
Then, a displeasing sound was heard from his back.
Kuhk!
We, we are allie.
The yells of Istel kingdoms soldiers.
As Roan glanced back, he saw one knight charging at him fiercely.
A huge body with a thick lined face.
He was the commander of the greenhorn knights.
He, who seemed to be in his thirties, was running in a straight line while pushing away the allies in his front.
Bastard! Dont dodge and receive my sword!
He had a voice that was like thunder.
He was Vernon Pollet, who had an outstanding skill in the blade, even amongst the young knights.
Although his skills were outstanding, he was quite hot tempered he was called the crazy bear of Istel.
Roan fell the soldiers at his side and charged forward.
This wasnt a situation to battle him leisurely.
Then, he saw a warhorse roaming in the insides of the camp.
Good!
Roan changed directions and ran towards the warhorse.
Hmph!
Vernon snorted and followed Roans back.
As the level of mana operation was in a higher level, the distance between the two of them was closing in bit by bit.
Hiiiiing.
The cry of the horse was heard close by.
It was at a distance that seemed to be right in front of his nose.
But rather than the distance between the horse, his distance with Vernon was much closer.
Stop!
Vernon yelled and raised his sword.
He was in a really risky situation.
Then, Roans eyes shined.
That!
His sight moved to the sides.
Okay!
He was looking at something others couldnt see.
A smile appeared in his face.
A faint sound was heard.
Sweeeeee!
A sharp sound.
However, Roan kept running to the horse and didnt show much of a movement.
Meanwhile, the distance between them closed even more.
Die!
Vernon tried to hack down the sword he had raised up.
Then.
Spat!
One arrow passed next to Roans left ear as if it grazed him.
At the same time.
Puk!
The arrow was stabbed into Vernons left eye along with a horrible sound.
Uaaaaaaaak!
Vernon, who was about to slash Roan in any moment, collapsed with a cry.
It was a situation that would make you surprised, but Roan didnt even look back and just charged forward and then jumped.
Hiiiing!
The rough cry of the horse that was spread out.
He pulled the reins and kicked the horse.
Dudududu.
The horse ran outside the camp.
Uaaaaaaaa! My eye! My eye!
Vernons yell was heard from his back.
Pubububuk.
The arrows the soldiers of Istel fired off late fell behind his back.
Roan stuck his chest close to the horse.
The place he was heading to wasnt the camp of Rinse kingdom.
It was to a place outside the line.
One youth was guarding that place alone.
Roan didnt lower the speed of the horse and extended his left arm.
Grab it!
At the loud yell, the youth also extended his hand.
Pat!
He grabbed Roans arm and then lightly jumped and got on the horse.
Roan turned the head of the horse towards Rinse kingdoms camp.
He yelled towards the youth at his back.
Harrison! I was able to keep my life because of you!
The youth that was guarding the place was none other than Harrison.
Harrison let out a long sigh.
Honestly speaking, I wasnt confident.
At those words Roan shook his head.
There wasnt even an inch of mistake. It barely grazed my ear and it stabbed the left eye of that bastard.
That one arrow that saved Roans life.
The person that fired that was none other than Harrison.
He had a really excellent ability.
Harrison looked at the camp that was already close and yelled.
The raid was a success!
At those words Roan brightly smiled and shook his head.
No, no.
And then yelled with all his strength.
Its not a normal victory, but a great one!
Different to his bright expression, his eyes sunk calmly.
Roan mumbled in a low voice.
Although the war has just started.
< War and more war (6) > End
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