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Chapter 230
Because There Are No Heroes
The army moves.
With each step they take, the boulders launched from the trebuchets become giant shadows passing over them.
The thudding sounds of impacts inside the castle and the vibrations felt underfoot grow stronger.
The soldiers can feel it clearly.
We are walking into death.
Ẇ еb̃ n̂ о v ĕ l̂. Ên̊ u mа̄
We are advancing toward death.
The dead gray city finally begins to writhe.
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Finally, something begins to reveal itself.
"Th-that is?"
It is unmistakably a monster.
The difference is that unlike the existing monsters which took animal forms, this one's form is similar to a human's.
E n u m а
"Alte, mercy..."
"That thing... from which hell did those things crawl up?"
Things that crawled up from hell.
It was a bizarre creature to the point where such words were not an exaggeration.
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It possesses a human bust, but walks on all fours with twisted arms and legs; where eyes and a nose should be, skin is stretched over; its mouth is torn even wider.
Ferda had seen those things at Gyeonghui Palace.
W е́_bn ov е l̃ Е̂n ù m̆ а̌
'Ghoul Monsters.'
-Kieeeek!!!
With the monsters' characteristic shrill roar, they descend from the castle walls.
No, they pour out.
As if an anthill had been stirred up, monsters pour out from within and charge to punish the intruders.
"Halt!"
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"Sound the battle formation trumpets!"
At the trumpet signals, the soldiers extend their long spears forward to form a shield wall.
Archers, engineers handling catapults, and mages all prepare long-range bombardment at once.
Olivia also begins issuing commands.
"Front ranks, halt! Form shield wall!"
With a resounding voice, she commanded the knights.
Е́ ṅ ü m̃ a
Over a hundred knights stood in two rows, driving their shields into the ground. And they knelt, becoming the supports for those shields.
They became the supports holding up the large shields.
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"Infantry 1st Company! Rear deployment! Load and report!"
The tactical infantry stood before the knights' shields, holding magitech rifles.
They inserted large cylindrical cartridges and raised them using the shields as mounts.
"Loading complete!"
Е n u m̌ ӑ . іḋ
"Loading complete!"
"1st Company, all loaded!"
Olivia raised her sword high.
"All ranks, commence firing!"
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Papapapang!!
As thunderous sounds erupted, the movements of the spearmen standing beside her faltered.
Ẇеb̈ ṅ оv̊еl E ň ûm̊а̀
And a astonishing sight could be witnessed.
Blue beams advancing in a straight line pierced the bodies of the charging monsters, dropping them just like that.
-Kiek!
The movements of the monsters charging recklessly falter.
The commanders' eyes, waiting for the right moment, go wide.
'Beyond imagination!'
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'I thought a rifle's firepower and stopping power would be considerable, but to this degree?'
Seeing it in person, it defies imagination.
In reality, the stopping power was so excellent it formed an arc centered on Ferda's army.
There are 100 tactical infantry, each firing 30 rounds.
No less than 3,000 mana bullets streaked forward, devastating everything.
When the mana stones contained within lost their light and became mere rocks, the company commander shouted.
W̃ ё b́ n̂оv́е̇l̀ Е̃ nu m̂ ȧ
"Front ranks, cease fire!"
"Rear ranks rotate! 2nd Company, commence firing immediately!"
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They carried out the rotation they had practiced until sick of it, pouring bullets without a gap.
It seemed to hold back the waves of charging ghoul monsters, but only for a moment.
"Commander! Those dumbasses started using the thing called a brain!"
The humanoid monsters began using intelligence, no longer charging mindlessly.
W̃e b n̈.о v el̂ Е̊ñu̇ḿa
They grabbed the corpses of dead monsters and used them as shields as they charged.
"Continue firing!"
When one charging bastard fell, they'd pick him up and stack layer upon layer of meat shields.
With the rifle's firepower, stopping them was practically impossible.
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However, William had anticipated even this situation.
The deputy commander takes over command.
W̊ еb́n̂о̃ v̀ el Ë n ů m ӑ
"2nd Company, fall back! Front ranks, rise!"
The 2nd Company, which had been pouring fire, withdrew as is, and the knights rose, gripping their shields tightly.
What the rifle's firepower couldn't handle,
"Prepare shotguns!"
They pierce through with even greater firepower.
The knights raised their gun barrels over their diagonally tilted shields.
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When the ghoul monsters drew close enough to the knights, the monsters that had been charging using the shields as footholds were thrown to the ground and leaped toward the top of the shield wall.
"Fire!"
If the rifles were thunder, this was a convulsion that overturned heaven and earth.
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Kwang!
Kwa-gwa-gwa-kang!
W̊ӗ bnо̊v̊ѐl̃ Е n̆ um̀а
Blue explosions spread from the muzzles, shooting down the bodies of the flying humanoid monsters.
Monsters nearby were blown back with holes all over their bodies; monsters hit at point-blank range were shattered to pieces entirely.
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It was tremendous power, using an entire magazine at once.
"Aim forward!"
And there was still one shot left.
"Fire!"
Е nûm а. і d́
Kwa-gwa-gwa-kwang!
Monsters were helplessly pushed back by the force of bullets spreading over a wide area.
Olivia, reading the situation, quickly gave orders.
"Front ranks, advance 10 paces! Form wedge formation!"
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Knights moving in sync with the command, pulling up the shields they had planted in the ground.
Like a spearhead piercing the front line, they advanced without hesitation and drove their shields into the ground.
Ŵе̊_b̌n o v̈ѐ l Ě n̆u m̀ ӑ
That spot became the tactical infantry's mount again; it became a fortress.
The other commanders watched the sight, unable to hide their awe.
Movements that denied all their common sense and experience continued.
They had thought Ferda's army was small in number and, with knights bearing large shields at the fore, a defensive formation.
Being defensive, they thought its movements would be the slowest.
Yet an army of merely 500 was advancing as a spear piercing the front line.
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And the commanders had thought the one achieving the greatest merit in Ferda's army was Alberto.
His monstrous strength and defense matched the nickname "One-Man Army."
But he was simply in the center of the formation, silently serving as a shield wall no different from the other knights.
Alberto had become part of the army; there was no independent action from him.
That was why magitech shone purely.
"So magitech is that incredible a thing?"
W̊е bn̂ ӧv̀е̇l̊ Е̇ n um а̀
Because there is no hero, everyone is a hero.
Truly, an ideal army's tactics had been created.
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-Slow though it may be, there is absolutely no retreat.
Ferda's past boast suddenly comes to mind.
In reality, only the two siege towers behind Ferda continue advancing.
The commanders revised their tactics.
W̌еbn̊о̄v̊е̊ l̈ E̊ ǹ ů_ḿ а̊
"Battalions near the Far East! Shield soldiers and knights, support the Far East Army's flanks!"
"Help establish a defensive line centered on the Far East's firepower! Absolutely do not yield the flanks!"
Even with sacrifices, the most certain breakthrough to victory was the Far East Army.
By filling in the lacking parts of the wedge formation, the tactics became able to move more solidly and boldly.
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Ferda observed the battle situation from the rear.
'Not bad.'
Ẃ е̇b̂n o vel Еn̊ umа
Since there were many infantry who had experienced monsters before, they didn't easily panic or fear.
Because they knew that before overwhelming firepower, those things were ultimately just lumps of meat.
'How about the other side?'
Ferda turns his gaze to observe the battle situation.
If Ferda's army pierces through with the army, for the other imperial forces, a hero's performance was extremely important.
The one becoming that hero was precisely Count Rooster.
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The reason he could do so was that the warhorse Count Rooster rode was very special.
It clearly had the shape of a horse, but its bulging muscles and horned barding made it look like a bull.
As if not just its appearance, it pushed in from the flank of the front line, flinging and trampling ghoul monsters, severing their momentum.
It looked like a reckless attack, yet it was cautious.
Knowing there was no morale to break, it didn't recklessly dig in deep, but slowly pushed the front line.
'Ureas?'
Еn̊_úm̂ à .і̀ ď
He was in the rear, quietly watching this unfold.
He claimed to be observing the battle situation to command, but his mouth didn't move; only the commanders were busy.
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Ureas called that a strategic rest.
'The Allied Forces side...'
The Allied Forces, too, were pushing in a similar format to Count Rooster, minus Ferda's army.
He strongly insisted there would be monsters since demons were involved, and as he thought, they advanced slowly, pushing forward.
W̃ e̊b́ṅо̆ v̇ e_ľ Ѐ n ūḿа
Unlike Ureas taking a strategic rest, Hudret was breaking through at the vanguard with his own knights.
'Truly heroic.'
Whether he's a real hero remains to be seen.
As they confronted and tangled for a long while.
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"The monsters are retreating!"
At someone's shout, Ferda raised his head.
Е̂ n.ŭ mа̀. і d́
Just as said, the ghoul monsters blocking the front line were retreating.
"Run with your tails between your legs, you trash!"
"Keep shooting! No survivors on this land!"
The scattered ghoul monsters climb back up the walls and go inside.
The kingdom city once again emits a chilling silence.
"Gentlemen! It is thanks to your spirit that this is possible! Ride this momentum and advance!!"
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Ureas's shout boosts the imperial army's morale.
The Allied Forces must have said something similar, as cheers rang out from the west.
With nothing to block them, the siege towers now push against the castle walls.
Ferda went to William's side and asked.
"Report the situation."
"Situation report. Total 504, survivors 504, wounded 3. Of those wounded, two only had their jaws cracked by knights' helmets."
Е̂ n̊ ũm̀а̊
"We can consider casualties nonexistent."
Morale is already at its peak because of that.
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If they were dealing with ignorant meat shields, they'd fan the flames to make even one more jump into the furnace, but these guys are each like mages.
They needed to instill alertness.
"Stay sharp, gentlemen. The real fight starts from inside there."
"Yes!"
W̊ е̃ b̀ ṅȯv̌ě l Ěn̆ um̄ a
"Unlike the open space just now, within the canyon of buildings, countless butchers will target your lives. I wish you luck in battle."
Finishing his words, the soldiers began preparing for the next battle.
"Regent-nim."
Olivia and William, who had been commanding the army, approached.
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He knows what they came to say.
"From here on, there's nothing we can do."
Ѐ n um а̊ .і̇ ď
"It's okay."
Olivia is an imperial princess, and simultaneously a body destined to become a Saintess.
From now on, when it truly becomes dangerous, she cannot be involved.
That was as far as Ureas allowed, and Ferda accepted it.
Olivia's blue eyes were shining sadly.
A face looks like it would burst into tears any moment.
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Like a wife sending her husband to the battlefield.
"Please... take care of yourself."
Saying that, she turned her horse and galloped toward where Ureas was.
Jed, who was beside him, tilted his head slightly and threw out a remark.
"It seems Her Highness the Princess truly cherishes you, Regent-nim."
"Her acting gets more polished by the day."
E n um а̌ . і̃ ď
Ferda naturally thought it was acting.
He couldn't imagine such a strong woman making that expression.
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Jed stared at Ferda's face blankly, then shook his head vigorously.
The siege towers touched the outer wall, and the drawbridges lowered.
"Move out! Move out!"
The soldiers waiting inside all rushed into the castle at once.
È ń ŭ mӓ .і̀ d
The eyes of those who entered the castle shook.
"Good grief..."
"They definitely bombarded for three days and nights..."
Unless they'd just slept dead for three days, everyone knew the fact.
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What should be showing now are half-destroyed buildings, but the buildings are all perfectly fine.
The streets are bustling, but that's because of the boulders they threw, not because anything was broken or shattered.
Е̇ ǹ u ḿ ӑ
"Everyone, enter!"
"There are no civilians! To break the power of the king who sold his soul to demons, we must kill every human in this castle!"
At the commanders' shouts showing no mercy, the soldiers went down from the outer wall.
As they entered the boulevard and moved, the enemy's movement began again.
Something flew from an empty building and descended into the center of the soldiers.
Sgeok!
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It poured out several streaks of flash and afterimages.
The iron armor of soldiers touched by the flashes was sharply torn, and humans were turned into lumps of blood and flesh.
"A-ambush!"
"It's a monster!"
The soldiers' shouts falling into chaos.
Only after dozens of necks were severed in an instant did accurate information finally burst from their mouths.
Е n ùm̈а̃
"It's a demon!"
"Summon the knights!"
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Black skin, red eyes.
Long ago they ran rampant, but now rarely seen, a heinous demon was waging urban warfare and displaying overwhelming presence.
Only after hundreds of sacrifices did the knights who climbed up finally face the demons.
"Altesi-yeo! Protect the Emperor!"
E ňum̀а̂
"Evil thing! I have come to judge you!"
They were once demons called Knight-grade, and each possessed firepower surpassing a single knight.
Three knights attached to face one, and only after sacrificing one could they barely drive a blade into the demon's heart.
"Liam, I will never forget your sacrifice, huh...?"
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He definitely pierced the demon's heart.
But the demon's form became increasingly blurry, then changed into the appearance of an utterly ordinary commoner.
W е̂b̌ n̊о̆v ê l Е́ ṅ ŭ_ṁа̀
"Wh-what...?"
"We didn't fight a demon?"
Amidst the confusion, a chill runs down their spines.
Did that instinct hit the mark?
At the end of the road, a civilian house's door opened, and a black figure appeared.
It was the very demon they had fought until just a few minutes ago.
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The man smiled nastily and spoke.
"Well then, shall we go into round 2?"
Despair hasn't even begun yet.
