476

Episode 476 My World is Completed (1)

"The Northern Army has halted the advance of the Delphine 4th Army Corps!"

Maurice's face lit up at the good news the messenger brought.

"Really? What? Did you win the fight?"

"No. They say they succeeded in attacking a separate supply unit and cutting off the supply route!"

"Oh! Was there anyone else in the Northern Army who would do something like that besides my nephew?"

Jiselle nodded beside him.

It was the same way Amelia had held back the Delphine army in the east. The northern army was advancing slowly, so it seemed that Claude had split his forces and moved separately to buy time.

The Delphian army, which had not expected the northern army to move already, would have been defeated.

"Thank goodness. I think we'll be able to get there before the two sides clash."

Unlike the defense line of the royalist faction, which was continuously supplied from the capital and the north, the Delphine army's supply route was getting longer and longer. Now that the supply route has been cut off, they will also be in considerable trouble.

And during that gap, the Northern Army's advance party could also join the defense line.

Of course, we shouldn't let our guard down just because the situation is turning in our favor. That's because they might come up with a plan to catch us off guard.

Jiselle said to Maurice.

"The saintess and I will lead the Fenris army and move first."

"What? Then me?"

"Follow me slowly. If the situation changes, we may need to send troops elsewhere."

They might have had to change course and move to defend the capital or block the southern front.

"Hmm… … . It's burdensome. I wonder if this can be properly controlled… … ."

Maurice glanced back. There were too many prisoners who had converted, but he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

However, it was impossible to quickly chase after Jiselle.

It was an army made up of the remaining royal forces, allied forces, and prisoners of war. There was no way such a mixed army could move at full speed.

When Maurice kept looking back and seemed burdened, Giselle narrowed her eyes and said.

"No, can't the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Army do that? He lost big once and then became timid."

"No? I'm just being careful."

Everyone became childish when they heard a word from Giselle. Everyone shook their heads at the sight of Maurice, who threw away the dignity of the commander-in-chief and became angry.

Maurice and Giselle, who hid their true feelings, argued for a while, but eventually agreed that Parniel would leave the priesthood behind.

The priesthood was a group that followed the saint, so it was expected that the prisoners would be more careful.

As the conclusion seemed to be reached, this time Hubert, who had been quiet until then, intervened.

"Don't you need a wizard? Should I follow you?"

Hubert didn't want to be here either. The combination of Giselle and Parniel, he couldn't stand it. It was clear that being next to those two was the safest place in the world.

Jiselle flatly refused.

"No, it's okay. The wizard power should be here with you."

"Hey, I wanted to go too."

Hubert, who had been grumbling, asked secretly.

"How is Alpoy?"

Originally, I was planning to remove him from the position of successor, but I was so impressed by his performance at the last Matap Exchange that I put it on hold for the time being.

Jiselle nodded.

"Yes, I am doing very well."

Honestly, I don't know if he's doing well, but he's definitely adapted. Didn't his circle go up?

Hubert looked slightly regretful.

"Yeah, well… … I hope you're doing well."

After being abandoned several times, the relationship between the priest and the disciple became quite awkward. I thought that we needed to improve our relationship.

Giselle shook her head as she saw Maurice and Hubert looking gloomy.

Even though they are usually fine, they start to blindly rely on others when they appear. People who are old enough to say this are disgusting.

This could be said to be a side effect of one's own efforts.

"Ugh, I'll go first. Come on, let's go quickly! We have to go help our allies!"

Jiselle clicked her tongue and set off with the mobile force. Parniel followed on the largest of the remaining horses.

Maurice pursed his lips as he watched them walk away.

"If I had asked my grandmother… … . What a pity."

It was Maurice who could not let go of his obsession with the old fortune teller until the end.

* * *

Count Palgau, commander of the 4th Corps of the Delphian army advancing toward the capital, was troubled.

"Hmm, things aren't looking good."

The supply unit that was following behind was ambushed and annihilated. The fact that the supply unit, which was a considerable force, was annihilated means that the enemy was not easy.

In addition, bad news continued to come in one after another.

"The 2nd Army is defeated and the Northern Army is on the move! There was a hidden superhuman in the Northern Army!"

"The 5th Corps is currently at a standstill due to Leipold's forces!"

Count Palgau asked his staff.

"What about the 3rd Corps?"

"Regular communication from the 3rd Army Corps has not yet arrived."

"Hmm… … Are you also fighting?"

The 3rd Legion was ambushed and annihilated by Giselle, but they have not yet heard the news. Giselle completely destroyed them, leaving even the messenger unable to escape.

Count Palgau, who had been rapidly advancing after destroying the southern front, was gritting his teeth at the imminent crisis.

"The question is whether we will secure the supply route again… … or whether we will push on like this… … ."

If they pushed on, they could. The number of troops remaining in the defensive line in front of them was very small. If they could just break through there, the capital would be within reach.

But even besieging the capital was problematic.

"We can't easily take Cardenia without siege weapons. If we stall, we'll run out of supplies… …and the Northern Army will surround us."

If we are surrounded in reverse, even if we have superhumans on this side, we won't be able to win. Earl Fenris is known as the strongest in the North, and it is known that there are other superhumans on the other side.

After two days of thinking, Count Palgau made up his mind and spoke to his staff.

"We are not going to the capital."

"Yes? Then what are you going to do?"

"Join up with the 5th Corps in the East."

"That means… … ."

"The 5th Corps has more troops to deal with than this one. That's because the Allied Forces were the first to send reinforcements. Even now, the 5th Corps' supply route is under threat."

Count Palgau continued speaking, pointing out various places on the map.

"So we'll join the 5th Corps and break through the defensive line while recapturing the supply line. Even if we withdraw only a portion of our forces, we'll be able to protect the supply line."

"Then what should we do here?"

"If we move right away, the Northern Army will follow. So we should pretend to continue advancing toward the capital."

"Pretend to advance, you say?"

"Yes. First, we continue to advance northward and destroy the defense line. Then, the northern army will immediately advance to defend the capital. We will take advantage of this gap and retreat to the east."

The staff nodded. It was the best course of action at this point, as the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable.

If they were to join the 5th Army Corps, their number would reach a whopping 100,000. This was enough troops to protect the supply route, destroy the enemy's defenses, and surround the capital.

I was a little uneasy when I thought that the 2nd Corps, which had three superhumans and 100,000 soldiers, had been defeated by the Northern Army.

However, if we secure our supply lines again and surround the capital, the Duke will surely send us new support.

Count Palgau said with shining eyes.

"We're just giving up on this supply route. The Northern Army is also trying to buy time by cutting off the supply route. So we're going north without stopping."

Count Palgau had caught on to Claude's intentions. If the northern army had been able to arrive in sufficient numbers, there was no need to attack the supply route.

In this way, Count Palgau decided to force his army by abandoning even his supply route.

Count Palgau's prediction was right: the number of troops gathered in the fortress blocking their way was only 10,000.

It was the sum of the 5,000 that was already left and the 5,000 that Claude had urgently sent.

"It's a small fortress. We can take it quickly. Strike."

The Delphian army, pressed for time, immediately began attacking.

Paaaaaaa!

The Delphian army's wizards unleashed large-scale magic on the fortress.

Unfortunately, there were no magicians on the royal army's side. That was why Count Palgau was relieved and ordered a magic attack.

As the soldiers of the fortress trembled in fear at the sight of the flying magic, an elf stepped forward.

"Circulating flow, surround this place with your purity."

Kwaaaaah!

A huge jet of water gushed out, forming the figure of a woman made of blue waves.

It was Endiron, the superior water spirit.

Endairon's body spread out and enveloped the fortress. The magic shot by the Delphine army collided with the blue curtain.

Kwakwakwakwakwang!

The curtain shook dangerously when hit by magic, but did not collapse.

All the soldiers in the fortress looked at the elf with expressions full of wonder.

The elf was none other than Erenes, who had arrived here first with Gillian.

Her mouth moved again.

"Whispering sound, spread your strong will here."

Kururururung!

Suddenly, the ground began to collapse in the Delphian camp and rocks began to rise up everywhere.

It was the superior spirit of the earth, Noeanen, who moved.

"Eww! What the heck!"

"It's a spirit! Stop it!"

The Delphian army, unprepared for the sudden attack, collapsed in an instant.

Half of the hundred or so wizards came forward and blocked Noeanen from using his power any longer.

The other half continued to cast spells on the fortress without stopping.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Erenes, who was continuing to pour energy into the spirit, asked Gillian.

"Aren't there any catapults here?"

"They say there isn't a single one."

"How long do I have to hold out?"

"I think it will take about two days."

"Did that poor bastard not see this coming?"

"Thanks to the raid on the supply unit, they arrived a little later."

After the supply unit was destroyed, the Delphian army wasted two days figuring out what to do. That's why the advance party was able to arrive here just in time.

Erenes nodded.

"Yeah, it's going to be a tough fight."

"Just block the magic attacks. I'll try to hold out somehow."

Gillian said sadly.

Because they had to leave in a hurry, only he and Erenes arrived first, but the cavalry that came with them could hold off an enemy several times their size.

The opposing side also has superhumans and many knights, but it will be difficult to approach them easily.

Erenes continued to pour energy into the spirit and spoke.

"It won't be easy. I'm tied up by enemy wizards and can't help you."

It was a great feat to fight so many wizards alone. She could fight by continuing to pour energy into the spirits, but she had to deal with superhumans. She couldn't disperse her energy any further.

Gillian has to take care of the rest of the knights and soldiers on his own.

"It's okay. I'm used to this kind of thing."

Gillian smiled arrogantly. Protecting something was now something he was very familiar with.

Kaor and Belinda, who raided the supply unit, will be leading the assault force and rushing towards you. You just have to hold out until they arrive.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The water curtain shook constantly. The soldiers inside the fortress held their weapons tightly in tension.

Count Palgau raised an eyebrow in surprise at how well he could withstand magical attacks.

"What? How can you stop the attacks of so many wizards? Are you sure it's the spirits?"

The wizard next to him nodded and answered.

"Yes, it's not magic, it's the spirit energy. At this level, you can say that you are a superhuman level spirit master."

"Huh… … Where on earth do these people come from?"

For the 4th Legion, who had not yet heard the news, Erenes' presence was like a bolt from the blue.

When faced with unexpected resistance, Count Palgau hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Wizards, attack without rest. Keep that spiritist tied up and the rest of you attack the fortress."

It's a shame that I can't use all my magical power, but it's okay since I've tied up the superhuman.

There seemed to be no other variables. If the entire army advanced in this state, the fortress would fall in no time.

"Attack!"

"Wow!"

As soon as the order to attack was given, 50,000 troops began to move simultaneously.

The existing defeated soldiers were all terrified at the sight of the Delphian army approaching the small fortress like a tidal wave.

Only the troops from Fenris showed their fighting spirit.

"Get ready."

As Gillian raised his hand, all the archers, led by Lumina, drew their bows.

Everyone watched the approaching enemies tensely. Time passed slowly as if it had stopped.

"Wow!"

The Delphian army rushed in without sparing any effort, as if they were trying to take over the area in one fell swoop using their large army.

As they finally entered the intersection, Gillian shouted loudly.

"Shoot!"

Paaaaah!

The arrows fired by five thousand cavalrymen fell into the enemy camp.

However, the damage was minimal. As expected of skilled elite soldiers, even the infantry charged forward while blocking the arrows with small shields.

"Don't stop and shoot!"

Gillian shouted again.

The bows of the Fenris cavalry were collapsible bows for increased portability.

The advantages were not limited to this. It required almost no force to fire because it had a mechanical device like a pulley at both ends. This made it possible to fire very quickly.

Paaaaah!

Before I could even take a deep breath, arrows rained down again.

"Eww!"

"What! Why is it so fast!"

"Stop the arrows carefully!"

The second arrow attack caused more damage than the Delphine army had expected. It was because the arrow suddenly flew towards them while they were blocking it and running again.

Thanks to this, the Delphian army's advance was slowed down. The Fenris cavalry took advantage of this gap and fired arrows without stopping.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Eventually, a ladder was attached to the fortress wall. The Delphian army, which had suffered considerable damage from arrow attacks, was climbing up as high as it could go.

They gritted their teeth and climbed the wall. They were outnumbered by an overwhelming margin, so if they could somehow climb up, they would be able to easily take it.

"Stick together!"

Clank! Clank! Clank!

The royal army soldiers were tense and pressed against the wall. They had to block the cavalry well in order for them to continue shooting their arrows.

Jiiing―!

The two hundred or so Fenris knights who came with Gillian also activated the magic on their armor.

Because from now on, we have to fight excitedly.

"Come on up!"

Five thousand arrows could not stop an army of fifty thousand men. Eventually, some of the Delphian knights succeeded in breaking through the shield wall and climbing up the castle walls.

"Kill them all!"

The Delphine knight shouted curiously and stepped forward, drawing up his mana.

Phew!

As soon as he stepped forward, his head was split open by Gillian's axe.

"Hold on! You can stop it!"

Gillian raised his axe and shouted loudly.

Enemies were creeping up through the gaps here and there. There were just too many of them.

However, Gillian and the knights of Fenris ran around here and there, striking down all the enemies that came up.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Gillian's power, which had been enhanced by absorbing the Dragon Heart and reaching the highest level, was truly astonishing.

The soldiers were swept away as soon as they came up, and the knights could not hold out for more than a few moves.

It was holding up better than expected. Arrows were constantly flying, killing the soldiers below the fortress.

Count Palgau, who had been watching the scene, pointed to the fortress with his finger and said.

"I guess you'll have to leave now."

"Yes, that's right. The author appears to be Gillian, the White Lion."

"I think so. He is one of those people who absolutely must be killed."

"Okay. I'll take care of it this time."

A judge from the Salvation Church dressed in black robes stepped forward. He was a superhuman who had joined the 4th Army Corps and had contributed greatly to the breakthrough of the Southern Front.

Just then, a silent presence appeared on the battlefield without anyone noticing.

- Wow, everyone is busy.

Above the battlefield, a crow began to circle.