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Episode 372: Let's meet again soon. (2)

Rodrik's army was overwhelmed by Giselle's momentum and forgot about Fenris' army waiting in front of the gate.

They had already thrown off their robes, kicked their horses, and raised their spears.

Doo doo doo doo doo doo!

Howard, who had been focusing only on Giselle, only then saw them and shouted in a hurry.

"Cavalry charge! Soldiers, block it!"

When 400 cavalrymen charge in formation, they boast tremendous destructive power. Howard knew that too, which is why he shouted urgently.

The soldiers who had been surrounding Giselle and the knights without intervening in their fight turned around.

But their ranks had already been broken by Giselle's attack. The remains of the spear were still circling around, making it difficult to focus on one thing.

Jiing―!

The armor of the Fenris Knights began to glow, and their spears began to fill with blue mana.

They stormed in before Rodrik's army could even properly form up.

Kwaaaaang!

"Eww!"

In an instant, the soldiers dispersed and a path was created.

The Knights of Fenris did not spare any mana.

If the number of opponents had not been large, they could have distributed their strength and aimed for a long-term battle, but the situation was not conducive to that.

To fight the overwhelming number of enemies, you need to kill as many as possible in the beginning.

Ddddddddddd!

The charge stopped only after they had penetrated halfway into the enemy lines. Immediately, the Fenris knights formed a circle and began to fight the soldiers who had surrounded them.

Rodrik's soldiers also gritted their teeth and attempted to attack.

Kaang! Kaang! Kaang!

It was different from when I fought against Giselle. The knights were certainly strong, but there were often cases where weapons would touch their armor.

"The attack is working!"

"Come together quickly! Stab!"

"Surround them! Lock them up tighter!"

The more the commanders shouted, the more soldiers gathered.

The Fenris Knights also killed countless soldiers in an instant. However, as soon as there was an empty space, soldiers quickly filled it.

"Wow, there really are a lot."

"I was thinking we'd be having fun fighting these past few days."

"Let's stop talking nonsense and focus quickly."

The Fenris knights stuck out their tongues as they faced the endless stream of soldiers. It was obvious that if they continued fighting like this, they would collapse from exhaustion.

As the pressure grew, Gillian leapt from his horse, clutching the massive battle axe on his back with both hands.

Kwaaaaang!

"Kwaaah!"

With one swing of the axe, several soldiers were cut down at once. Gillian was also not sparing any mana and was sweeping as wide a range as possible.

"Tch, I can't lose."

Kaoru pulled out his twin swords and jumped down from his horse.

Scratch! Scratch!

The soldiers quickly fell to his sharp attacks that targeted only vital points. However, no matter what, he seemed to be slower than Gillian.

'I should have brought something big too.'

Kaor clicked his tongue inwardly, slightly regretting leaving his greatsword behind.

However, thanks to Gillian and Kaor's efforts, the attacks coming at the knights were significantly reduced.

These two people have been taught consistently by Jiselle. They have fought countless battles where their lives were at stake.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that their skills were now on par with those of upper-level knights.

After seeing the knights of Fenris fighting in the center of the enemy lines, Giselle firmly grabbed the reins of the Black King's horse again.

"Okay, I can hold out for quite a while. Let's go!"

Kwaaaaang!

The crimson mana in Jiselle's spear burned ever more intensely.

One of the knights who was fighting him lost his head in an instant. He swung his weapon to help his comrade, but Giselle easily dodged and blocked it.

Howard shouted, pointing his finger at Giselle.

"I mean, surround it properly!"

The knights gritted their teeth and tried hard, but they could not properly surround the enemy. Count Fenris's skills were great, but the movements of the black horse were beyond imagination.

They had to hold the reins with one hand and control the direction, so their response was bound to be a little delayed.

But that crazy horse wasn't like that. It seemed like it knew how to move just by its owner pressing its belly with his foot.

Boom! Boom!

Jiselle moved around the battlefield with the Black King, dodging and blocking the knights' attacks and even sending away soldiers who got in the way.

Peeing! Peeing! Peeing!

Rodrik's knights had to fight off flying spear fragments as they pursued Giselle.

Jiselle slowly cut off the opponent's neck in that manner.

Howard, who was chasing after them, screamed, unable to contain his boiling anger.

"Eww! You son of a bitch! Come on, fight fair and square! I'm telling you to come in! And you still call yourself the best swordsman in the North!"

Whenever they slowed down by turning, Giselle would attack them. When Howard tried to catch him during the gap, he would run away as if he had never attacked him.

After chasing for a while and thinking I had finally caught it, something flew in from somewhere and interrupted my attack timing.

The attack was so lethal that it made my head spin.

"Where is there fairness in war?"

The stern Jiselle again cut off the neck of the knight who had not been able to properly turn around.

The soldiers who had been coming to surround Giselle now instinctively distanced themselves from him whenever he moved.

Howard was becoming increasingly anxious as so many soldiers were being trampled by just one person.

"Push it harder!"

He and his knights were all attached to Earl Fenris. Thanks to that, the casualties among the soldiers were not that great, but the problem was the soldiers fighting the rest of the Fenris army without him.

"Eww!"

"Why are these guys so strong!"

"Don't back down! Keep going!"

The screams of soldiers and the shouts of commanders echoed everywhere.

These are the Fenris knights who killed hundreds with a single charge. Even now, they are killing soldiers indiscriminately with their outstanding skills.

Howard looked back and forth between the Fenris knights and the Earl of Fenris.

"I, I have to catch that guy quickly… … ."

The casualties of the soldiers were increasing. If we fight, the enemies will eventually get tired, but if our casualties increase, it will be meaningless.

I could have ignored Earl Fenris and attacked the others first, but I couldn't do that. If I left the Master alone, he would suffer even more damage. There was no point in stopping him.

Howard gritted his teeth. After all, the most important thing is the Earl of Fenris's head. Even if the sacrifice is a little bigger, if he just cuts off that head, everything will be resolved.

"Eww! Kill that guy quickly!"

Howard screamed, his eyes widening.

Currently, there were nearly 100 knights of Rodrik here. The Marquis sent support and knights were also gathered from the surrounding territories.

The weight of the name Master was that great.

"Even if you are a master, you can't kill this many people alone! Keep pushing!"

Howard's words were correct, but his opponent did not move as he had hoped.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Kwaaaaang!

Jiselle did not just accept the knights' attacks. She cleverly escaped, killing them one by one when she had the chance, and retreated again. If a soldier blocked her retreat, she killed them all at once and created space.

Cheeeeek!

Red steam rose from Giselle's body, which was now covered in blood.

'monster.'

That was all that was on Howard's mind.

Even while fighting like that, Earl Fenris was smiling with his teeth exposed. It seemed as if he was enjoying this fight.

'Is this the power of the Master…?'

Earl Fenris single-handedly led the battlefield to the situation he wanted. Rodrik's army was far outnumbered but was being dragged around by their opponents.

Even though he wanted to win, he didn't give me a proper fight.

As each person died, fear began to seep into everyone's hearts like a drizzle soaking their clothes.

'I see now why a Master must be stopped by a Master.'

We need someone strong enough to hold the Master, so we can move the rest of the army strategically.

But that was also Howard's mistake. If this army had been Count Desmond's army, they would not have been so helpless.

And Jiselle hasn't even demonstrated master-level power yet.

Kwaaang!

"Eww!"

The battlefield was filled with the screams of Rodrik's army. The knights of Fenris silently killed their enemies.

Of course, they didn't show it, but they were starting to feel overwhelmed. The number of opponents was just too many.

"Crunch."

Some knights forced themselves to swallow the bitter water and blood flowing down the back of their throats.

If you fight with all your mana open from the beginning, you can display overwhelming power, but the duration is shortened accordingly.

'Not yet?'

The Fenris knights swung their swords, trying hard to suppress their impatience at not receiving the news they were waiting for.

However, Howard, who did not know the inside story of the Fenris knights, made a decision under pressure.

"Everyone spread out! Make room! Knights, come to my side and form a line!"

Choaaaak!

The soldiers who were already reluctant to fight Jiselle opened their distance even wider as if they were happy about it.

Rodrik's knights also came to Howard's side and took up their positions again.

"Go! You guys surround them and capture them!"

In a short period of time, Giselle killed over twenty knights, but there were still many more knights who survived.

These people also realized that they could never catch their opponents using normal methods.

Doo doo doo doo doo!

The Rodrik knights spurred their horses with all their might, intent on somehow encircling and capturing them.

Jiselle also smiled and turned the window to face him. Now it was time to put in a little more effort.

Kwaaang!

In the first clash, two knights were killed, their bodies torn apart along with their armor.

At the same time, the spears of other knights shot out towards Giselle.

Kaka kaka kang!

Giselle repelled all attacks. However, the knights who attempted to attack just passed by Giselle, and the knights who followed her continued their attacks.

Kaka kaka kang!

Jiselle blocked the attack again. He took advantage of the gap and cut off the last knight's head. Meanwhile, the other knights who followed struck again with their spears.

Kaka kaka kang!

They tried to attack by passing by Giselle in this way.

Since his horsemanship is significantly inferior to that of Giselle, he adopted the most basic attack method rather than fighting while moving his horse.

"It's pretty good, isn't it?"

Jiselle laughed again. Even though the army was lazy, knights were knights.

They were circling around themselves, trying to surround and attack at the same time. This was a tactic used by knights when facing a strong enemy in large numbers.

Kaang! Kaang! Kaang!

Surrounded by knights, Giselle swung her spear ceaselessly, blocking their attacks and killing them one by one.

Howard saw this and clenched his fists and shouted.

"Yes! Keep doing that! Eventually you'll get tired and collapse! Master is human too!"

I was drafted in a hurry, but as expected, they were knights. The sum of the knights seemed to fit together better today.

When dealing with such superhumans, soldiers were of no use except to drain their strength. They should have been drained long ago.

As Rodrik's knights circled around Giselle and attacked her, suddenly a loud roar rang out from all directions.

"Waaaaaaaaaah!"

Howard looked around in surprise. He was so focused on his battle with the Earl of Fenris that he didn't really see the battlefield.

"What, what is that army!"

They were surrounded by an army bearing Fenris's banner.

"Phe, Fenris's army would only have a small number of raiders… … ."

At first glance, it looked like there were thousands of them. There was no way that that number could have gotten here without leaving any traces.

Howard examined the uniforms of the Fenris reinforcements closely. They rode the same horses, but their uniforms and weapons were all different. They were definitely not regular troops.

"no way...."

I had heard a while ago that hundreds of mercenaries were following Earl Fenris to move goods from various territories. However, since capturing Earl Fenris was the priority, I paid no attention to the mercenaries.

Now that I think about it, there was not a single force on the path those mercenaries would have taken to stop them.

"Hey, are all the mercenaries here? There were that many? How did they get here… … ."

Since the territory that had been taken by Giselle had been abandoned, there was no way information could have been collected properly. In the end, it was the result of the arrogance of Marquis Rodrik and the western lords, but Howard had no way of knowing.

While he was confused, Dominic, who was leading the mercenaries, shouted loudly.

"Let's go! Save the captain!"

"Wow!"

The mercenaries shouted and kicked their horses. To those who had joined the Fenris mercenary band, Giselle was not a lord but a captain.

The Fenris knights laughed when they heard the mercenaries' shouts.

"You're finally here."

A sense of relief at being alive now enveloped my whole body. I was already growing increasingly exhausted from having to deal with so many enemies.

Giselle, who was fighting the knights of Rodrik together with the Black King, also laughed.

"Should we really put our effort into it now?"

Dismissed!

Jiselle's eyes sparkled as she blocked the attack of the knight who was running towards her.

Gooooooo!

A dark red magical power began to flow out of his body in the form of threads.

The magical power that enveloped Giselle like a cloak soon enveloped even the Black King.

"What, what is it… … ."

Howard swallowed dryly at the sight that evoked instinctive fear. The aura that had taken over the surroundings made it difficult to even breathe.

Count Fenris and his horse were enveloped in a surging crimson aura, appearing like shadows. Only their eyes were emitting a red light.

At that intimidating sight, Rodrik's knights also stopped attacking for a moment.

Howard realized that his previous thoughts were wrong. It wasn't a monster.

'devil....'

Earl Fenris was the very devil who appeared on the battlefield.

The devil spoke to everyone as if he was sentencing them to death.

"Let's start."

Kwaaaaang!