My Demons - Chapter 82



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My Villains Episode 082

22. Witch (2)

Sir Ariad, who was watching the argument between the two knights, sighed and walked out.

“The ministers are the central figures under the lord’s throne and are high-ranking nobles. “It is unacceptable to take the lead in something that is no different from climbing a castle wall.”

“Ha, so you’re saying we should leave the lead to some idiot? “Is that what you want to say to the driver?”

Even in response to Lord Lyam’s mocking question, the old knight answered in a gentle manner.

“It is a virtue for a knight to lead the way, but jumping into danger without a reason is disloyal. You can lower your temper without having to take a dangerous path, so why bother risking your life? “If you drag a ballista (gun, ballista) from the castle wall, break down the lattice gate and enter step by step,”

“Old restaurant? “How long did it take to drag that heavy thing in and install it?”

“It is better to take some time than to injure the police or soldiers.”

“I guess you forgot that there are a lot of thieves out there. “If you worry about what’s behind you, you won’t be able to focus on the enemy in front of you, so I must end this mess before my lord returns!”

No, you guys, why are you fighting each other when the enemy is right in front of you?

And ‘I camp until the lord returns’? Does this mean Prince Ulkar is not here? Where did you go?

Afterwards, Lord Langbolt also spoke.

“Liam is right. Besides, we don’t know why the SS is resisting right now. It could be that the Count is doing this to protect his wife, but it could also be that a secret agent has taken control of the castle. If we don’t hurry, the Count might be taken hostage or get hurt… .”

Sir Langbolt, who continued speaking, suddenly closed his mouth and looked at Sir Ariad. Then he narrowed his eyebrows and asked sharply.

“•••Are you really aiming for that?”

“I didn’t say anything, Lord Langbolt.” “You still don’t know my lord? “That is not what the Lord wants.”

“•••I don’t think this is something to share in front of strangers.”

When the old knight who said that glanced at me, the other knights also fell silent.

What is it, X-arm? Why are you guys paying attention to me after talking to each other?

In the end, I couldn’t overcome my frustration and opened my mouth.

“So, what are you going to do? Are you going to climb the ladder, or are you going to wait for the old shop?”

I said this while looking around at the knights, but they all seemed deep in thought.

“Then, well, can’t we at least bring some wizards?”

“Is there any way that the Count’s wizards would use their strength to attack the Salt Castle?”

“You also have Master Limond.”

“he is… … “I’m on another mission.”

A prince and no wizard? What are you doing?

“Well, that’s it.”

I said, holding the shield and Hrunting together in my left hand.

“You can take care of the other issues, I’ll go up. “Just have the soldiers put up a ladder.”

“what? “A mere mercenary dares,”

When Sir Lyam started to shout something, he quickly interrupted.

“Wait a minute, who did the prince entrust this work to?”

“•••what’?”

“The prince entrusted the task to me and Sir Aria de. The reason we came this far in the first place was because I revealed the existence of the insider. “Isn’t this enough qualification?”

Sir Lyam’s expression hardened and he immediately lowered his coat of arms. I then spoke to Lord Ariad.

“As you know, I am a mercenary. No, we are not hired by the prince, so in reality, we are no different from conscripts.”

“•••I guess so. so?”

“Whether I die or not, the prince has nothing to lose. “Just give me the ladder.”

“Why are you in such a hurry?”

“There are some people I know inside. “My comrades are among them.”

“•••Comrades in arms. “Umm.”

The old knight touched his chin with a strange expression. Then he asked the other two knights.

“I don’t think it’s bad… . “What do you think about this?”

Sir Langbolt looked at me silently and then shrugged his shoulders.

“If it’s as good as yours, it’ll be fine.”

Lastly, Sir Lyam. As eyes focused on him, he gave orders to Gilbert in a gruff voice.

“Sergeant, you take command here.”

“I understand, Sir Lyam.”

phew. I was worried that I might smoke a little bit of coriander, but I’m glad I did.

By the way, I feel like I’m using my tongue more than my sword today… . I hope it continues to be like this in the future.

“•••If you enter like that, go straight down the stairs. If you open the door there, there will be a hallway, and there will be a room at the end of the hallway.”

“Turn the windlass to raise the door?”

“okay. “You got it right, buddy.”

“of course. “Because I heard the same thing five times.”

When I answered by tightening the shield strap around my wrist, Gilbert scratched his chin in embarrassment.

“Did I say that five times?”

“okay. So, let’s get started quickly.”

“•••But, is there really no need for soldiers?”

When the sergeant asked me as if I was uncomfortable, I smiled and asked back.

“Are you going to put your kids there?”

“That won’t work. Lord Ariad said something… …

“Then that’s enough. “Trying to bring in some beggars will only be a distraction.”

At first glance, it is said that there are approximately 1,000 soldiers in South Harbor right now. Among them, there are about 300 people in the castle gate guard, port guard, and security guard, and the rest are troops from outside.

The composition of troops from outside also varied. Prince Ulkar’s direct troops numbered about 150, the territory troops he had taken from the barons around him amounted to about 150, and the militia he recruited through his mobilization order numbered about 400.

•••what the. How could an army of only 1,000 people, not 10,000 or 20,000, be so chaotic?

Anyway, there are about a hundred soldiers behind the Salt Fortress now.

Among them, the fifteen men led by Sergeant Gilbert are, of course, the prince’s troops. They are elite soldiers wearing flat iron helmets, chain armor, and armed with long spears, axes, shields, crossbows, and long bows.

Not only was the equipment good, but their eyes and actions made it seem like they were all veterans.

The men holding ladders and preparing to rush in were militiamen.

Their armed forces, origins, social status, and occupations vary greatly, so there are skilled fighters such as mercenaries, sailors, and upper bodyguards, but they are also a ragtag group of people such as beggars, fishermen, barbers, and peddlers.

The people around them holding torches and screaming in numbers were Yeongji Army. They say they are a fiefdom army, but in reality, they are serfs who were brought in without knowing why.

Rather than wearing armor or a helmet, they are shabby soldiers wearing shabby cloth clothes and hoods, and carrying pitchforks, hatchets, and wooden clubs as weapons.

If you’re a veteran prince, you can’t entrust your back to militiamen or beggar-like serfs whose status is unclear.

“I was planning on going in alone from the beginning anyway. “Let’s get started quickly.”

“Sure, that’s right.”

The operation began with Gilbert’s chin gesture.

Among the militia, those holding shields stood in front, and those carrying ladders on their shoulders followed behind. The soldiers gathered into a mass slowly moved forward.

“Raise your shield!”

“Oh my god! “Don’t step on my feet!”

“Shoulders together, you idiots!”

It’s quite a mess.

Thanks to those with combat experience encouraging those around them, the soldiers were somehow able to keep pace.

At that time, crossbow bolts and rocks rained down from the collapsed palace tower. Most of them missed or were blocked by the shield, but some pierced the shoulder and cracked the head.

“Shoot!” When Gilbert gave an order as if he had been waiting, the prince’s archers, conscripted mercenaries, and hunters fired arrows.

While the enemy soldiers in the palace tower cowered, the soldiers carrying ladders increased their speed.

“Faster, faster!”

“Put up the ladder! “You guys behind you, what are you doing, not pushing?”

Hmm, this is a bit of an interesting experience, isn’t it? I can’t believe there were over 100 people working hard to create a space for just me to go on a rampage.

And, although it is a bit shabby, it is an absurd situation before the siege. Playing the role of the main character in a place like this would have been unthinkable during Kim Seung-soo’s days.

“Whoa.”

I took a quick breath and started running, holding my sword and shield in my left hand.

As I reached the rear of our soldiers, a ladder was hung up on the palace tower, and I quickly started climbing up the ladder.

“Push! “Push it away!”

“One person is coming up! “Shoot me!” He raised his shield upward and continued to play with his right arm and both legs.

Arrows and stones rained down from above, and ladders rattled below.

A few militia soldiers stubbornly held on to the base of the ladder, but the enemy was pushing the top of the ladder with a long wooden pole.

Squeak.

“Uh, uhh!”

The ladder that was leaning at an angle was slowly being pushed back!

Oh my, damn it, we’re almost there!

By the time I got to the last step, the ladder was standing upright after being pushed.

“ O ugh ” —=7;

Even though I stumbled, I maintained my balance by holding onto the back of the ladder. Then he kicked his feet and flew up into the air, shouting in his mind, ‘I don’t know!’ and saying, “Uh oh —”

The soldiers below let out a loud noise because the ladder fell backwards. But my eyes, splitting the air, were fixed on the enemy soldiers in the palace tower.

“Ugh!”

Craddangtang!

He rolled over, crushing the wide-eyed soldier with his shield.

“Kill!”

As I shouted, the blade of the spear grazed the back of my neck, and I quickly stood up and got into position.

•••But, isn’t it a bit much?

The narrow room in the palace tower with its open ceiling was tightly packed with about fifteen soldiers.

The number of pages was bad, but the problem was how armed they were.

As expected of the castle lord’s personal guard, they were wearing plate-shaped iron helmets with chain covers and chain armor with plate armor. They were all holding high-quality weapons, including long swords, morning stars, and battle axes.

“Oh my gosh,”

After looking at them for a moment, I cursed and brandished my knife. This was because they attacked all at once, led by a screaming soldier.

After that it was a mess.

The well-armed enemies charged at me recklessly, and I used my energy to swing my shield and stab my sword.

I ignored the blades aimed at my thighs and stomach and only blocked the attacks aimed at my head and heart, but I was completely out of my mind.

In the meantime, he defeated one person and dyed Hrun Ting’s maroon blade red.

The enemies attacked tenaciously, not caring about the death of their comrades.

He struck the man approaching from the front with the blade of his shield, took back the Morning Star attacking from the left with his shoulder, and plunged his sword into the neck of the enemy soldier approaching from the right.

“Keheuk,”

The one whose throat was pierced gritted his teeth and held on to my arm with amazing mental strength.

“You crazy-”

I quickly waved my blade and waved my arm away, but the enemies were already lowering their weapons.

Kagak, bang!

“Keuuk, keuk.”

Shield, shoulders, head, shins – I retreated frantically from the attacks pouring down on my whole body, instinctively generating magical energy and shaking off my blood.

Then the blood scattered on the floor broke into fragments and spurted out.

Puhwaak!

“Ugh! “What is this?”

“My eyes, my eyes!”

The enemies, embarrassed, took a step back.

Ugh, I guess I couldn’t tear the armor apart because my magic power was weak. The only damage they inflicted was one person who unluckily suffered an eye injury.

However, just buying time was enough to have an effect.

“Huh, huh-”

As I raised my blood pressure, my vision instantly turned red. I hit the ground like a thunderbolt, feeling my whole body clearly awaken.

“Ugh!”

bang!

The SS soldier raised his shield to block, but he fell backwards after being slashed with all his might.

Without even turning my head, I blocked the sword coming from beside me with my shield and finished off the fallen guy.

Grumble.

“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.”

The blade of the knife that tore the chain and stuck in the throat sucked up a lot of blood with its red tongue flailing.

X8, I didn’t want to suck human blood… My regrets are temporary. My body, which had been weighed down by fatigue and wounds, was immersed in a strange vitality.

•♦•Yeah, it’s okay. No one will see it anyway.

It won’t matter because everyone here will die.

I forcefully pulled Hrunting out and rushed towards another enemy.

“Push it into a corner!”

“Don’t back down!”

The enemies were still attacking relentlessly. But for some reason, their attacks feel slow and blunt.

He tilted his head to avoid the blade, raised his shield to break the shoulder holding the axe, and tackled the hammer-holder.

In the meantime, I received four or five attacks, but I didn’t feel that much pain.

Is the armor worth it?

•••No, no. The enemy was weakening. why?

“flaw.”

A faint sound of ridicule can be heard from somewhere.

I swung the knife, letting out that unpleasant sound. Little by little, the speed at which the enemy died increased.

“Just a mercenary… .” Only half died. Fear begins to show in their voices.

“Hehe.”

The sneer got a little louder.

I swung Hrunting without even knowing what expression I was making. In the meantime, I would savor the energy for a moment every time I plunged the blade into the enemy’s body.

Before I knew it, there were only three enemies left.

From somewhere, a loud laugh was heard.

Two threw away their weapons, and one fled down the stairs. He slashed the necks of the two with his palms out with the tip of his sword and ran after the runaway guy.

Even as I was going down the spiral staircase, the sound of laughter was following me.

By the time the knife was driven into the back of the enemy who was scratching at the door, the laughter had died down.