My Demons - Chapter 176



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My Villains Episode 176

42. Bridle (8)

Of course, I am unfamiliar with things like stealth and hiding.

As I have said many times, Seungsu Kim was a model citizen who had never been fined, let alone committed a crime, and Phoenix was a guy who committed murder but did not steal.

This means that neither of them had any reason to sneak in or hide somewhere, nor any reason to become skilled at it.

But if you say I don’t have talent for those things, that’s not true.

Seungsoo Kim was used to having his presence erased due to his school days, and Poynix also didn’t really enjoy people’s attention.

And even putting those things aside, I have a very big advantage. Quick and nimble movements, so-called agility.

I walked carefully, focusing my attention on the group ahead. He was only wearing light leather clothes and a half-cloak, so his presence was very small.

“There are two in front. careful.”

I relayed the whispers of the bunch to Kol, the archer following me.

Cole looked very relaxed, as if he was used to the current situation, that is, nighttime stealth.

Well, it’s said that he lived as a hunter in the mountain valleys as a boy, and as a scout for the army after becoming an adult, so he should be familiar with it.

To be honest, I think Cole is better than me when it comes to missions like this, perhaps because of the difference in experience.

“trunnion.”

A bundle of voices was heard from the shadow of the bushes. Even though I was only following him about six or seven steps behind, I lost sight of him for a moment.

… … As expected, this is a different level of hiding.

I knelt down on one knee next to the bundle and looked ahead.

“Bush, be strict now.”

“ O 99 丁G •

As he said, the forest area south of Longville was cut off for some distance, and instead, flat farmland spread out.

A half moon that looked like it had been cut with a knife illuminated the ground. While the white moonlight illuminated half of the world, the other half was immersed in deeper darkness.

However, in the middle of the farmland, countless torches were lit as if responding to or resisting such anti-separation.

“… … Damn it, at least make a campfire.”

“yes?”

“No, no.”

I stroked the head of the wide-eyed bundle and looked at Count Tristan’s camp.

As Druid Xanabas, who scouted the enemy lines using birds, told me, their alertness was at an extremely high level.

Watch guards guarding the elements within the camp, sentries guarding the outskirts of the camp, patrols roaming about a hundred meters away from the outskirts, hearing guards hiding in the bushes… … .

At first glance, it seems like there are more than 200 guards. I don’t know who the commander is, but he must be crazy.

“… … “If we work like that, how are we going to fight?”

Cole responded to my little self-talk.

“I think I’m planning on going for a long game.”

“Long-term war?”

“yes. Since they said there were destruction magicians, they probably calculated that if they just stayed where they were and fired spells, they would win.”

aha. Since you have a sure-win strategy, are you being completely vigilant to avoid creating variables?

Well, that’s a pain in the ass.

“Moongchi, what about you? “Can you come in?”

“yes.”

“••••♦•Really?”

“Drugal, uhm, I can go in.”

This is a very confident answer given while correcting the pronunciation. I scratched my eyebrows and asked back.

“Can I come in? That way?”

“yes.” “By what means?”

“Gaps keep appearing. “You can just bow down and go in.”

“… … “Easier said than done.”

Our targets are saboteurs.

Since they can knock down a wooden fence with a single spell, it is natural that they are a top threat. I’d like to deal with it if possible.

“Can you take us in?”

“to… … . “I don’t know that.”

When I glance back, I see that he doesn’t seem very confident.

Well, moving alone is definitely different from carrying two pieces of luggage.

I quietly looked at the enemy camp and shook my head.

“This won’t work.”

“to’?”

“I knew the security was tight, but I didn’t know it would be to this extent. “The saboteurs’ tent will be even worse.”

“Well, I can come in.”

“It will be difficult to get out.”

Even though I thought it would be okay when I thought about how the group swept Anupad’s army in all directions, I felt uneasy when I thought about how they were neutralized with a single crossbow shot.

I stood up, stroking the head of the bundle that was keeping its mouth shut.

“There is no need to gamble with your life. “Let’s go back.”

In the end we returned to Longville the way we came.

There was a strange circular picture drawn on the tightly packed ground. It was a magic circle made by powdering monster bones, phosphorite, and gold and mixing them with water to make paint.

Count Tristan’s seven destruction masters stood on top of the magic circle.

Feeling that the power of the magic circle was breaking the rules of reality, the destruction magicians began to chant spells.

Guuuung-!

A thick, elongated luminous body appeared in the air with a sound like an iron ball rolling on a silver tray. The gigantic pillar of light, which was over 2 meters tall, gave off a dangerous atmosphere.

The dangerous pillar of light, commonly called the ‘spear of power’, was a projectile that flew hundreds of meters thanks to the effect of the magic circle. and-

struck the wooden fence.

The wooden fence made of five or six logs stacked on top of each other was dented as if it had been hit with a battering ram. It was an added bonus that wood fragments were flying in all directions.

Even as the Spear of Power shattered the wooden fence, the soldiers’ shouts or screams were barely heard. This is because the top of the wooden fence has already been left empty.

Of course, it was obvious that if you got close to the wooden fence, the archers would gather like bees and start shooting arrows at you.

Commander Angus knew this well, so he just stood with his arms crossed on a low hill and watched the saboteurs’ spells.

bang

The spear of power was fired again, this time knocking on the coffin door.

We hung blankets and cowhide soaked in water all over the gatehouse and the door, but it was inevitable that stone dust from rainwater would fall down.

‘Of course, war is supposed to be easy.’

Standing still and watching the enemy’s flesh being chipped away was more exciting than any other sight. I especially liked the fact that the allies did not consume many resources.

It’s a spell that destroyers can fire continuously as long as they have time to recover mana, and in the case of a magic circle, a bottle of magic paint worth 30 gold coins can last for four days.

So all Angus had to worry about were two things.

Vigilance and supply. These are the most basic things in war.

Of course, there are some commanders who cannot even do the basics, but Angus was not that kind of idiot.

At that time, a strong wind blew near the magic circle. It was a vortex of magical power.

‘Master Acto is stepping forward.’ Angus, trying to suppress his excitement, tried to maintain the solemn expression of a commander, so to speak.

For a moment, a purple sphere appeared above the magic circle, and Angus opened his mouth and his eyes sparkled.

A purple sphere the size of an egg, also known as the ‘Sphere of Destruction’, flew through the air and grew in size.

Ugh-

A wave was transmitted through the air.

The sphere of destruction, which was as swollen as a huge rock, flew up gently as if swimming in water.

Just as the purple afterimage of the sphere of destruction was forming a parabola, two arrows flew from inside the wooden fence.

“…That?”

The two arrows that shot up in harmony had a net made of rope attached to them.

Because there were rocks hanging at the bottom of the net, the two arrows did not fly very far, but they were enough to meet the sphere of destruction.

The moment the purple sphere touched the wide net, it gave off a flash of light.

And then, the sound of an explosion followed later.

Quang-!

“Hmm.”

Angus furrowed his brows as he heard a loud noise that made his ears tingle even from hundreds of meters away. The soldiers around him were also covering their ears and swearing.

When Angus raised his head and looked toward Longville, it seemed that the sphere of destruction that exploded in the air had only toppled the wooden fence, but had not devastated the area beyond.

‘Intercepting a spell is a feat.’

Angus glanced back toward the magic circle.

Acto, a skinny middle-aged saboteur, was raising an eyebrow when he saw that his spell was blocked. Then he smiled bitterly and began to recite the spell again.

After a while of memorizing the spell, she created a second sphere of destruction. On the outside, it looked like an ordinary sphere of destruction, no different from before.

Then, Longville sent a net arrow towards the sphere of destruction as before.

The first net arrow fired was twisted around each other in the air, as if the shooters’ hands and feet were not in sync, but the net arrow fired next hit the sphere of destruction exactly.

Ugh-

However, this time the sphere of destruction did not explode to the extent that it touched the net. Master Acto modified the spell.

Just as Angus was smiling in triumph as he watched the sphere of destruction continue to fly with the net hanging, streams of fire suddenly flew out one after another from beyond the fence.

Flame arrows as long as the forearm exploded at the slowly flying sphere of destruction. And the third fire arrow finally exploded the sphere of destruction.

‘Is she a fire witch?’

Angus’ expression darkened.

If the Fire Witch remained in Longville, the bloody swordsman and the red bear would also be there. It couldn’t have been a headache… … .

‘I guess I’ll have to prepare a team in advance to take care of those monsters.’

An officer ran up to Angus, who was thinking like that.

“Angus. “Prince Doil is looking for you.”

“Confucius? “Why, what’s going on?”

“I don’t know exactly, but I think it’s probably related to the Nudein people.”

“… … “Nude people?”

Angus fell into an inexplicable ominous mood and hurriedly walked away.

Quang-!

A loud noise erupted nearby.

The wooden fence extending to the left of the gate began to tremble and eventually collapsed completely.

“Cluck, cluck-”

” are you okay?”

I handed the water bag to Ellen, who was coughing under my shield.

“Rinse your mouth with this.”

“Ugh.”

Ellen, who was holding a large amount of water, licked her lips and spat out the water.

I swept my shoulders, brushing off the dust and wood chips, and sighed.

… … Perhaps we had to go to great lengths to deal with the saboteurs. Now that I am going through all this hardship, I suddenly feel regret.

Regardless of my regrets, Longville was holding off the enemy’s offensive quite well.

The soldiers were hiding in the trenches and prepared to take a defensive stance at any time, and there was still a considerable quantity of the water arrows designed by Sir Ariad, so it seemed like they would be able to block the Orb of Destruction to some extent.

Well, if the net arrow doesn’t work or misses like before, Ellen can take care of it.

Even if Ellen fails and the Orb of Destruction lands on the ground, everyone is well hidden in the trenches, so I don’t think they will suffer as much catastrophic damage as I feared.

And even if all the fences are destroyed by the destruction spells, Longville is a territory located on a terrain where the ground rises about 4 meters.

The Anig family repaired the site over a long period of time and brought the gentle slope of the hill closer to the embankment. Even if there is no fence, it won’t be easy to climb up.

Considering these various factors, it didn’t seem like it would be that difficult to last a few days. If I wait three or four days at most, Clarissa’s support will arrive, so things will be resolved somehow.

While I was thinking that, at some point the bombardment, or rather the barrage of spells from the saboteurs, stopped.

“… … what? “Did you use up all your mana?”

“Probably not.”

Ellen wiped her mouth with her sleeve and shook her head.

“Judging by the power of their spells, they are all skilled sorcerers. “I don’t think I’ve run out of mana already.”

“Well, then what is it?”

At that time, a soldier carefully climbed onto the intact part of the fence and came towards me, shouting.

“The saboteurs retreat!”

“You’re stepping down?”

what. What situation is this again?

About an hour had passed since the destruction spells were finished. While I was helping the soldiers repair the collapsed fence, a messenger came from the Yeongjugwan.

Ellen and I followed the messenger to the residence, where Dionea, her family’s vassals, and Lord Ariad were gathered in the hall.

After hearing about the situation from scribe Veldin, I frowned and asked a question.

“envoy? “An envoy has arrived?”

“That’s right.”

“No, you send an envoy to talk a day after the siege began? This is a bit… …

As I trailed off, Sir Ariad responded.

“It’s suspicious. My thoughts are the same as Lord Phoenics. “Isn’t this a suspicious play, Ruth, to persuade you to surrender after just knocking for half a day?”

“You might want to think a little differently.”

Herald Tollami, an old man with a beard, spoke in a cautious manner.

“It’s only been half a day, but we’ve already clearly seen the power of the saboteurs. Wasn’t it Lord Ariad who said that not only the wooden fence but also the gateway built with huge rocks would not be able to survive for three days?”

“It’s enough to last three days. The collapse of the gate and fence does not mean the fall of Longville. And, this is just my prediction, Lady Clarissa’s help will arrive before the gate collapses-”

“if,”

Cut off Sir Ariad’s calm words.

Tolamy asked in a heavy voice.

“What would you do if that weren’t the case? What if help comes only after the gate falls and that great army tramples Longville?”

“That won’t happen.”

“That is the Lord’s judgment.”

Tolamy looked up at Dionea and continued.

“Why don’t you send an envoy to take our time, madam? Even if you gain two days, or even just one day, the chances of preserving the territory will increase. If we are lucky, we may also be able to protect the gateway containing the history of the Agnig family.”

« O ”

M…….

Dionea thought for a moment and then opened her mouth.

“It would be nice if everything went as planned, but wouldn’t the envoy they sent do something foolish?”

“Don’t worry, ma’am. If you take away all the weapons and keep a close watch, there will be no problem. And perhaps we can gain unexpected benefits by attracting envoys to our side.”

“You mean to appease the envoy?”

“yes. “The Nudein people are a people who take different sides depending on their own interests, so your wife may have some-”

“Wait, wait a minute-”

I quickly joined in the conversation between Dionea and Tolummy and expressed my doubts.

“You mean Nude people? “Are you from the Nu Dane people who came as envoys?”

“… … Hmm? Yes, Sir. “They said an old man, a young woman, and two servants followed.”

“… … Nudein, young woman?”

Oh, I’m anxious.

The training leader, Chester, who read my expression, spoke to reassure me.

“Don’t worry, Sir. “Ross is keeping a close watch on him.”

“Loss?”

It’s a name I’ve heard before somewhere.

okay. That kid who was suspicious of me and started a fight when I first came to Longville… … .

“… … “You mean the gatekeeper?”

“You remember, Sir. He is the person in charge of the gateway, but as you know, he is a very strict person and will not show any flaws.”

“Are you saying that the envoys are at the gate now?”

” yes.”

“This is crazy.”

When I muttered that, Chester looked puzzled.

“Why are you doing this, sir?”

“Hurry, we must quickly chase the envoys away.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“Right now- ah, shit!” I couldn’t overcome my frustration and was about to run out of the hall, but Chester quickly added something.

“Master Castrite is also at the gate. “If you use magic or show any suspicious signs, he will come forward, so don’t worry too much-”

“uh.”

It was Ellen who made the threatening sound. The guy who was standing there blankly made eye contact with me and her face turned pure white.

“He can’t read mental waves or the power of vision-”

Rumble!

Before Ellen could finish speaking, the ceiling was dusted off as if there had been an earthquake.

“Aaaah!”

“Ma’am, inside!”

While the vassals were evacuating Dionea, Ellen, me, and training leader Chester rushed out of the manor house.

“oh my god.”

Behind Chester’s muttering, Sir Ariad, who came out late, opened his mouth. Far away, a cloud of dust rising from the west was discovered.

“Oh, Lord Light.”

I also cursed quietly.

The gateway that stood tall on the ramp and welcomed visitors to Longville. Where the gateway was, only a huge pile of stones remained.

okay. The gateway has collapsed.

“… … driving me crazy.”