73 Monster Wave (III)

"Haaaaa"

I look at the people that survive the first day of the wave. They are the soldiers that place their lives on the line to protect their loved one. They are the ones that kill all the monsters that migrate from other faces.

When the sun is setting, the monster migration is stopped for a moment. However, even then, we need to stay vigilant. There are still monsters roaming around, after all.

Lucky for us, there is no A-rank monster just yet. However, it will happen soon as there is a movement in the sea, a bad kind of movement. The villagers have been evacuated from the village, and some of the soldiers have been stationed in their village.

If we fight the monster on two fronts, we will be doomed. We need to quickly kill all the monsters coming from the sea before they could reach us.

However, there is good news. My uncle and Grandfather will arrive in the morning. They sent their fastest messenger man to deliver this message. They will leave half of their men to defend their land while leading the rest of them to our location.

The other good news is that the engineer successfully built a fort in a short amount of time. It looked like a square wall with a wooden tower in the four corners. However, it was enough for us to take shelter and build camp inside the wall.

"Isaac...."

I snap from my thoughts when I hear a soft voice coming from my right. Lucina walked toward me, holding a tray of food in her hand.

"Here is some food."

"Thank you, Lucina."

Lucina sits down next to me, and I can feel her warm body touching mine.

"What is it, dear husband?"

"Hmmm?"

"I know there is something in your mind. You have that thinking face."

"Really?"

"Yup. Now tell me what it is."

I look at her, who looks at me with a concerned expression.

"To be honest, it was nothing. I only think about how to block the incoming monster from our back."

"The one that comes from the sea?"

"Yes. One of the men placed on the fishing village nearby came to us not too long ago, reporting a movement coming from the sea. A not-good kind of movement."

"I see. That is indeed something to be concerned about. So, who will you choose to defend our flank?"

"I think I will be the one defending our flank."

"What?"

"There is a report saying there is an A-rank monster leading the weaker monster toward here."

"And you want to fight them alone?"

"No. I will bring a few hundred men with me."

"... I will come with you."

"But…"

Before I could say anything, Lucina kissed me in the mouth and said.

"No, but. I'm your wife, your other half, and lastly, the lady of Lionheart house. I will follow my mate and alpha even to the edge of death. That is what you say, after all. Offer my loyalty. My obedience. Then my very soul. I submit every fiber of my being to you and raise a triumph shout. I will go forth and prove that I can build a better future."

"I see…. I see…. "

I put down the food on the ground and stand up before saying.

"Then tomorrow, we will depart and build a defensive formation around the sea. After the reinforcement arrives, we will go. When Lord Macgrath and Lord Duchamp come, I will let them lead the army here. Lucina Lionheart nee Macgrath. I appoint you as my right hand when the time comes."

Lucina smiled a little before bowing her head at me.

"Yes, my lord. It is an honor to be your right hand."

After that, we begin to eat the food while enjoying the warmth our bodies released.

~The next day~

When the sun rises from the horizon, I know the monsters also begin their movement. The night is uneventful, but there is some monster here, and there the soldier can deal with it. Lucina and I cuddle with each other and enjoy the warmth our body releases.

Anyway, after waking up from our slumber, we immediately get ready to welcome all the monsters that just arrived in our location. We need to reduce the monster before the S-class monster is born. We don't want to fight the S-class monster with the addition of ten thousand monsters around it.

"Movement from the North!"

"Movement from the Northeast!"

I snap from my thoughts when I hear the two scouts come back while shouting the monster movement's location. I cast a Sonorus charm and shout.

"Group 1 and 2! Hold the one in the north! Group 3 and 4! To the northeast! Move!"

I divide my army into six parts. Each group consisted of 550 a shielder, 250 spearmen, 200 archers. There is also the seven group, the cavalry. This is the group where I'm in, and this group has 300 hundred men ready to break the enemy from the flank.

My only hope is that the southern people did the right thing and sent their troops soon. While we can hold the monster that keeps spawning and migrating here, it will not last. The longer the reinforcement comes, the bigger the casualties will be.

My rune cannot reach all the people, and I cannot be everywhere to heal all the people. Even if I can reduce the casualties by a good amount, I cannot stop my men from dying in battle.

The only thing I can do is hoping the reinforcement will come soon and help us fight this.

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"What do you mean you will not send the troops?!?"

I look at my idiotic father with hatred.

"The journey to the north will take two weeks the fastest, and with all the troops making a convoy, it will need a month to reach the north."

"Then tell the noble near the north to send their troops instead of telling them to gather here!"

"You don't know anything, dear daughter! Let the adult handle this matter!"

"Just say that you are nothing but a coward! The reason why you tell the noble near the north to send their troops is that you are afraid the monster will kill you!"

*SLAP*

Ow! I look at my father, who just slapped me in the face.

"Watch your mouth, child! Go back to your room! Now!"

I glare at him and walk toward my room. I don't care anymore. If he wants to doom this kingdom, then I don't care anymore. What kind of king ordered his subject to send all their soldiers to the capital city when the monster wreaked havoc in their land.

An idiot king, that is!

Even his Grand Marshal disapproved of this decision. Still, in his infinite wisdom, my father ignored the other advice. He gave my Grand Uncle an ultimatum to mobilize all the troops under his banner to go to the capital city to 'create a defensive formation' against the incoming S-rank monster.

If my granduncle did not do what my father says, he would be branded a traitor, and my father will take all his title, and my father will sell his family to the slaver.

So here we are, having two hundred thousand soldiers stay in a single place. My father did not think about the food that would run out at a very fast pace. My father did not think about where they would be sleeping.

And more importantly, he did not think about the peasants that depended on the troops to protect them from the monster. The snow that begins to fall from the sky indicates that this monster is an Ice-type monster, meaning that the Vulux Kingdom will experience another winter soon.

I really hate myself for not being able to do anything.

"Isaac Lionheart…. I'm sorry…. And Good luck. May the gods give you the power to defeat your enemy."