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Jiselle said, quickly scanning the area ahead.

"Gillian, take control of the right wall. Kaor, take control of the left wall. I will break through the center and open the gate."

Once the operation has begun, no questions or dissent will be tolerated.

The two men moved as soon as the order was given.

Kwaaang!

As Gillian and Kaor, who had gathered a lot of mana, kicked the ground and advanced, the ground caved in with a loud noise.

Some of the knights followed them and ran towards the walls on both sides.

Jiselle waved her hand and continued speaking quickly.

"Belinda, take care of the wizards holding back the castle walls. And the archers too. You don't have to kill them all, just confuse them so the enemy can't properly hold back. Can you do it?"

"Yes. Thanks to you, my mana increased a lot, so I can use techniques I couldn't use before."

Belinda's figure wearing a black mask slowly shook and melted into the darkness.

The place where she was was a slightly distorted landscape with a human-like shape. It was as if the person had become transparent.

Unlike the magic 'Invisibility', if you look closely you can see that there is something there, but in a situation like this where a fight is going on in the middle of the night, it would be difficult to notice.

"Then I will leave first. You too, Young Master, take care of yourself."

Swish.

Belinda moved, leaving behind an afterimage that seemed to be a ripple of darkness.

This technique involves wrapping mana around the body and reflecting light to deceive the opponent's eyes.

Although it consumes a considerable amount of mana, it is effective in melee combat where it is difficult to detect movement, so it was a technique favored by assassins.

The knights who did not know this were shocked to see Belinda disappear, but there was no time to answer their questions.

Because this operation is all about speed and time.

Boom!

As soon as Giselle ran out, the remaining knights gritted their teeth and rushed to follow him.

The Cavaldi army, who had been approaching cautiously, were startled by the sight of those approaching quickly.

"What is it? Are you an enemy? A friend? Who are you!"

As they were in confusion, Jiselle came towards them like lightning.

"Who are you? You are the new lord here."

grasp!

The head of the one standing at the very front was instantly blown off.

As if that were a signal, the knights of Fenris who had followed Giselle began to slaughter them.

"What, what! What the hell are these guys!"

"The enemy! The enemy has appeared!"

"How are you in the castle!"

In an instant, the scout party was annihilated.

Their screams were also heard by the Cavaldi troops waiting at the walls and gates.

When the wall commander turned his head in surprise at the loud noise.

Kwaaaaang!

Without giving us a chance to assess the situation, the knights of Giselle and Fenris rushed in.

"Eww!"

Cavaldi's soldiers were taken by surprise and died helplessly.

There was no way ordinary soldiers could handle the knights who swung their swords while spurting out streams of mana.

When the enemy suddenly invaded the castle, Cavaldi's soldiers panicked and began to break away from their formation.

Enemies were waiting outside the castle, but they were also coming from inside, so they didn't know where to focus their efforts.

It was not only the soldiers who were confused, but also the knights.

"What the hell is going on!"

"Where on earth did the enemy come from!"

"Get a handle on the situation! Quickly!"

The knights of Cavaldi were all trying to control their soldiers, but the atmosphere was not in order. It was understandable, since they were suddenly hit from an unexpected direction.

Meanwhile, soldiers were dying without any reason.

Eventually, the knights urged Jaymon, the commander of the walls and the officer in charge.

"Your Majesty! What should I do?"

"The enemy suddenly appeared!"

"It's a surprise attack! It's an enemy surprise attack!"

Jaymon was also dumbfounded.

He muttered, not understanding what was going on at all.

"Why? Why did the enemy appear here? The tunnel? What happened to the lord?"

They clearly noticed that they were digging a tunnel and deployed their main force there.

Didn't Count Cavaldi, who was also confident of victory, go over there and take command himself?

But the enemy suddenly appeared out of nowhere? How on earth did they do that? Are you saying they broke through all the friendly forces in the tunnel?

At that moment, the strange object he had seen earlier appeared in Jaymon's head.

"S, really… … That thing that was flying from the sky… … . The enemies are using that?"

I couldn't believe it, but there was no other way to explain it.

I had been watching blankly, not knowing what it was, but it was clear that it had carried the enemies all the way to the castle.

"That's ridiculous. There's no way something like that could exist in this world… … . How could something fly… … ."

My head was spinning as I tried to understand the things that were beyond my understanding. Even in the midst of all this, the screams of my allies continued to echo here and there.

"Your Majesty! You need to come to your senses!"

"Give me the order quickly!"

"The enemy's momentum is too strong! Our entire army is about to be annihilated!"

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Jaymon came to his senses at the screams of the knights. Now was not the time to wonder how the enemy had gotten in.

He is the commander. He must assess the situation and give the best instructions.

And that was possible only if you knew the enemy's intentions.

He slowly turned his head and looked at the Fenris army outside the castle.

Unlike the noisy interior, a heavy silence fell outside the castle.

scary.

I was scared of that army that was standing there in the darkness, silently staring at the castle without saying a word or taking any action.

It seemed like a wild beast just waiting for an opportunity to take my life in one fell swoop.

"You were aiming for the gate… … ."

Only then did I understand the enemy's strategy.

Most of our troops were tricked into entering the tunnel and rushed there.

In the first place, the enemy had no need for siege weapons. They could easily enter by just sending a few men and opening the gate.

If a large army like that comes in, even if our troops rush in, it will be too late.

This side is already quite starving and has lost its morale. They are pinning their last hope on a trap dug in reverse, targeting the tunnel. What if the enemy army comes in without much damage and even forms a formation?

He was no match for me in everything. It was a sure defeat.

'Am I going to die like this… … .'

It's creepy.

Flying through the sky and entering enemy territory was something I had never even imagined, let alone the possibility of success.

The person who created such a device and thought of such an operation was terrifyingly fearful.

The creativity to come up with new tactics that are not found in any military science book, the boldness to jump into the middle of enemy lines, and the ability to make it successful…

Do you think you could handle someone like that?

'I was so stupid.'

If only he had noticed the enemy's diversionary tactics a little sooner.

If I had intercepted it while it was flying in the sky.

if....

Crack!

'Wake up!'

Jaymon gritted his teeth as he slapped his own cheek hard.

The enemy's number is about 100, and our number is about 600.

Although they were bewildered by the sudden situation, they were a small minority. Even so, because they were divided into three directions, the number of each group became even smaller.

Even though it was a surprise attack, if you just come to your senses, it was worth fighting.

"Repel immediately… … ."

Jaymon spoke urgently, then stopped after checking the situation. Far from repelling the enemies, they were on the verge of being annihilated.

The momentum of those who made a surprise attack was too strong. Our troops were falling one by one, but not a single enemy died.

'With just that number of people… … .'

A group of only about 100 men were overwhelming soldiers several times their size.

I have never seen an army this fast and this powerful.

'Could it be that all of those people… are knights who use mana? That, that really doesn't make sense.'

But as if mocking his heart, swords wrapped in mana are swinging around everywhere, brightening up the dark night.

'Fenris was hiding this power?'

From unidentified flying machines to over 100 knights, the sight was so unrealistic that it made my head spin.

'You can never win in this situation.'

In the first place, if you wanted to deal with someone who manipulated mana with just soldiers, you had to have all of your men properly lined up and fight them. However, because of the aftermath of the surprise attack, everyone was in disarray, not to mention not forming a formation.

That's what a surprise attack is. If successful, it can corner an enemy several times larger than you.

It was not easy to turn the tables in a situation like this.

"Time, I have to buy time."

Jaymon gritted his teeth. Sure, the enemies were strong, but it wasn't like there was no way to win.

If the main force of our forces had arrived before the enemy opened the gates, we could have surrounded and destroyed them.

We have to somehow manage the situation and hold out until our allies arrive.

His mind began to spin without rest, trying to come up with a solution.

"Wake up! The enemy has no siege weapons or archers, so we can't attack the walls together! Leave only the magicians and the minimum number of archers needed for defense on the walls, everyone should go down! Go down and form a defensive line immediately! Concentrate the remaining half of the forces on defending the gates!"

"All right!"

The County of Cavaldi was not called the powerhouse of the North simply because its soldiers were well-armed.

The soldiers were trained to match their level of armament and became elite, and the knights and commanders who led them were also of high standard.

In particular, Jaymon was a man of outstanding ability, enough to be trusted by Count Cavaldi and entrusted with this place.

As the knights joined and Jaymon took command himself, the disorganized Cavaldi army gradually formed up and began to fight against the invaders.

Clank! Clank! Clank!

As befitting the best iron ore producing region in the North, the soldiers are armed with steel shields and steel armor.

They were barely able to form up thanks to the sacrifice of the soldiers who died at the front.

"Send a request for help to the lord immediately! Everyone must hold on! Holding on is the priority! If you hold on for a little while, help will come soon!"

A trumpet sounded to signal that the walls were in danger, and several firecrackers shot into the sky.

From now on, it was a race against time. It was a battle to see whether the gates and walls would be captured by the enemy, or whether the main force of our forces would arrive first.

'Somehow, somehow, I have to hold on. Hurry up, please come quickly!'

The castles of this era were very large because they developed into a form that included a city within the castle.

No matter how small and poor the territory was, it was necessary to build a castle. This was because it was necessary to prepare for attacks not only from people but also from monsters.

That's why Jaymon had been so proud of his spacious Cavaldi Castle, but now he couldn't help but resent its size.

'Are you late?'

Although they managed to establish a defensive line, their forces were still being pushed back helplessly.

Even if the soldiers on the walls and watchtowers shoot arrows to keep them in check, it has no effect.

The invaders were all so skilled that they were blocking all the arrows with their small shields and slowly killing our troops.

Jaymon screamed in desperation.

"Wizards! What are you wizards doing! Don't worry about the damage to your allies and just attack!"

Magicians capable of unleashing powerful firepower must attack and break the enemy's momentum.

There are only a few. If the enemies are hit head-on by the wizards' magic, they will not be safe either.

Jaymon called his wizards, willing to make even the slightest sacrifice, but there was still no sign of trouble from the walls.

Why don't we attack now, when the enemies haven't reached the walls yet! This is our last chance!

Jaymon, feeling frustrated, turned his gaze towards the castle wall and saw a surprising sight.

The wizards and archers who remained on the walls were falling one by one.

"I'm going to kill all these rotten bastards!"

As one wizard raised his hand in the air with an urgent expression, a huge ball of blazing flames rose into the air.

Even if they are knights, they will not be safe if they are hit by a magician's full magical power.

So when the wizard tries to attack.

The space behind him shook and someone appeared.

Squat.

"Ugh, ugh… … ."

The wizard whose throat was cut by the dagger fell down spitting out blood, and the magic that had lost its caster soon died down.

"The enemy! The enemy has appeared at the wall!"

"He's an assassin!"

"The wizard has fallen!"

When the commotion broke out, everyone on the wall turned their gaze in that direction, but the attacker had already disappeared.

Scratch!

A moment later, one of the soldiers holding the bow fell with his throat cut.

"Eww!"

"I can't see the enemy!"

"It's the devil!"

The soldiers were terrified. In the darkness, an invisible enemy was killing their own men.

The other wizard, who came to his senses late, turned around hurriedly.

He tried to cast his magic at the strangely distorted space, but the assassin was one step faster.

grasp!

The assassin, who appeared through the darkness, cut off the head of the wizard who was targeting him and passed by.

"joy."

The assassin wearing a black mask snorted once and then disappeared into space again.

Only then did the knights who had been leading from behind move to capture the assassin. But in the meantime, the soldiers and magicians on the walls were dying one by one.

Although they did not kill many people at once, the Cavaldi army was thrown into great confusion as the number of deaths gradually increased.

"This, this crazy… … ."

Jaymon gritted his teeth as he checked the condition of the walls and watchtowers.

The assassin was running wild, so no proper counterattacks could be carried out. Everyone was panicking and running around, not knowing when the assassin would attack them.

Thanks to this, the speed of the Fenris army running towards the walls on both sides did not decrease at all.

'How on earth did they raise such knights?'

The assassins' skills were amazing, but those leading the knights at the forefront of both groups were equally impressive.

With every blink of an eye, friendly soldiers were swept away by their hands.

Let's blink again.

"her...."

I was so shocked that I couldn't even speak properly.

The raiders had already reached both walls and began massacring the people.