Chapter 180 – Truth Can’t Be Faked (5)
In the northeastern part of the empire, the stronghold of the Black Dogs was located in an abandoned old castle.
In the past, after the lord who ruled Goseong fled at the end of the war, a black dog took over the castle where the owner disappeared.
A nearby lord might raise a dispute about that fact, but that didn’t happen.
The land around Goseong is so barren and salty that it cannot be used as agricultural land, and since it is far from the adjacent city, it is because they did not feel the need to send out private soldiers to wipe out the black dogs.
Thanks to this, Seamuth, the leader of the Black Dogs, was able to call the family from this old castle as a starting point.
Since he was a prince, he did not experience much difficulty in renovating the old castle because the imperial family provided subsidy without knowing it.
Nevertheless, the reason why Simud wanted to move the hideout was simple. It was because the rumor that Theorad Deharm had been revived was spreading without knowing it.
‘If it’s not a lie… Woe befalls the black dog.’
In the basement, surrounded by pale bricks, Seamuth sat at the desk and stroked his chin with a worried expression.
It was a thing I had never heard of before in my life that a dead person had been brought back to life, but from the stories and evidence I had heard, I had no choice but to conclude that Theorad Deharm was alive.
After announcing that the imperial princess and military minister was protecting Theorad, when the recipient sent a letter to the system, the imperial family directly received it, delivered the letter, and sent a reply.
Simud also wrote a letter to Theorard, disguising his identity to confirm the facts, and received a reply within four days of writing the letter.
That was the letter in Seamer’s hand right now.
『To Robart, the shepherd of the county of Pelgarin.
The letter was well received. You really said a lot of things to be thankful for.
First of all, I am sincerely sorry that the unexpected attack caused you and your family to worry.
It deserves criticism for failing to pay close attention to one’s own safety while holding the weighty position of vice-count. If I had been more careful, none of the things you and your family would have worried about would have happened.
So that this doesn’t happen in the future…… 』
The letter continued two more pages after that.
It was written with so much care that it couldn’t be seen as a reply from an aristocrat to a commoner. In addition, even though it was not his fault, he asked for understanding and explained the future countermeasures in detail.
Regardless of position, treating everyone with goodwill comes to mind every time I read the sentence. It’s understandable why the territories of Pelgaroin respect and follow Theorad.
Reading her letter her again, Symerd opened a copy of Theorard’s letter before the attack.
He looked at them alternately, comparing and contrasting them, but the handwriting was the same. No matter how he looked at it, he could only see that it was written by the same person.
‘But…… Princess Benelia can’t lie…….’
What will help by spitting out lies that have no advantage. The problem now was that now that Theorard was alive and well, the Black Dog would be attacked in one way or another.
With her war on the horizon, Benelia couldn’t take out her soldiers separately, but she couldn’t ignore the power of the Countess of Pelgarin. She will try to locate the black dog faster than anyone else and launch an attack.
‘We need to prepare for withdrawal quickly…….’
Demolishing the old castle and finding another stronghold was the best thing for now.
Even if he sent a message to Prince Leonhard to see if he was trying to cut his tail his, there was no one to help him as he pretended not to know.
Sighing and folding the letter, Symerd got up from his chair and put on his overcoat to help prepare for withdrawal. He was about to leave, but there was a clamor of footsteps and the door burst open.
Wanting something, I turned around, and as soon as Cudkell saw Seamerd, the pale blue face fell flat on the floor.
“Oh, Master! Big, big deal! Theorad, Theorad Deham…… !”
The situation going back is unusual. Feeling ominous, Symerd moved closer and knelt down on one of his knees.
“Calm down and speak properly. What did Theorad Deharm say?”
Kirdkel took a few deep breaths and looked up. The fear imprinted on his deeply sunken eyelids and his made Seamuth tremble.
“To this place…… Here he is coming! They’re advancing, killing everyone who gets in their way…… ! Everyone at the guard post is already…….”
Curd Kell, remembering the old men who were rolling on the floor with their limbs cut off, threw himself on the floor and vomited.
He has been a true wife several times, but his body his does not listen. Woo-wook! In the end, Kirdkel vomited on the floor and sobbed helplessly.
“Everybody will die. I mean, they’re all going to die…… !”
The terrified cries were foreign, like seeing a madman. Realizing that he couldn’t invite Kirdkel to the opposite sex, Seamer left the room and left him alone.
As I climbed the stairs to the ground, I saw the shooters each holding their own weapon. When they heard the news that the guard post was destroyed in an instant, everyone was in a state of tension.
While looking around at their faces, a man with a good physique came closer and bowed his head respectfully. It was Babulo, the newly appointed lieutenant after the loss of Tolask at Deharm Mansion.
“Master! If Kirdkell’s words are true, we must get ready now! Even though the guard post has been breached, we won’t be able to capture this castle!”
The adjutant was right. No matter how powerful a wizard is, he can’t completely destroy a castle. Even if he just buys time by building a sit-in, Theorad’s mana will run out in no time.
In addition, it was always prepared for an unexpected attack, so the castle was loaded with equipment to deal with wizards.
Seamerd, nodding, looked around him and raised his voice her.
“Falvaranto! Go up to the castle tower right now and beat the drum! This is a call to wake up all the sleeping puppies!”
“All right!”
“Gamaran! Open the latch on the weapon storage immediately and hand out the longbow and slaughter to those who have ever handled a bow! We must stop Theorad Deharm before he can unleash his magic his!”
“Yes! Master!”
“Babulo! Guide the men with longbows to climb the rampart! We will have to deploy the personnel according to the training.”
“I will keep that in mind.”
“Go! Put the nuke in the golem and activate it! Anything that was meant to be disposed of! It only needs to serve as a dummy to drain Theorad’s mana!”
“I will activate it right now!”
After hearing the order, the sprinklers move in perfect order. Seeing the water spray scattered in all directions, Seamer gnawed his teeth and moved on.
I don’t know why Theorard came alone, but the black dogs weren’t so weak that they could be beaten by a single wizard.
‘Viscount Theorard. I have no ill feelings towards you. But…….’
As long as I touched the black dog, I couldn’t let it go back to life.
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After a while. Climbing the rampart, Seamuth was the first to check the condition of the gunmen holding the longbow. Everyone was tense, but there was no defeat in sight.
Everyone knew that Theorad, who was known in the Mage Tower, had considerable skills, but even so, they thought that he had not reached the level of a great wizard.
Seamuth had also been tired of hunting wizards, so the current situation was not embarrassing.
“Stay in camp no matter what! Also, you must be prepared to borrow the power of the devil at any time in preparation for any unexpected danger!”
Seamuth, who was wandering around the ramparts and helping the cannons, came to a standstill at some point. The person’s figure, which seemed small like a dot, was now getting closer enough that the costume could be discerned.
‘…… Did he really come alone?’
Looking at the outfit, it’s clear. Wearing an overcoat that was like the symbol of the Deharm family, and wearing a red brooch around his neck his, it was no doubt Theorad Deharm.
Do you think she will be able to deal with the black dog alone. I don’t know what her ulterior motive was her, but since she came all the way here, she could n’t avoid the battle.
Seamerd, who was measuring the distance from Theo Rad, shouted as he drew a bloodstain around her neck.
“Everyone, raise your bow!”
Mother-in-law. The arrows, whose heads were made of magic stones, were threaded through the longbow’s sheath, and the stringers pulled the string all the way. The tense protest trembles as if it will jump out at any moment.
Well, dozens of people were pulling the strings to attack one person, but Theorard, the person involved, was just walking along as if he didn’t care.
Arrogant and insolent Symurd, blatantly tongue-tied, swung his hand wide.
“Shoot!”
At the same time as the command, dozens of arrows bounced off. The arrows shot by the howitzer fly toward Theorard and crash into the ground. No one hit Theorard, but it didn’t matter.
It’s because hit wasn’t the purpose in the first place. It was because all I had to do was block the magic by concentrating the magic stones around Theorad.
“Reload!”
The shooters change the arrows. This time, it was a proper arrow made for the purpose of killing.
“Shoot!”
The protest bounced off, and dozens of arrows flew at Theorad again. Suddenly, the flying arrows reversed in the air and crashed into the shooters.
The panicked people hurriedly hid under the walls, but some could not. Pak! The shooters whose heads were pierced by their own arrows fell, spraying blood.
“What the fuck!”
“He is injured! Take it down the wall!”
That fact embarrassed all the shooters, including Seamuth. Confusion came to the firm belief.
‘I’m sure he’s surrounded by magic stones, but how can he use magic…… ?’
I couldn’t understand it, but I couldn’t avoid annihilation if I stayed in a daze saying I couldn’t understand it. Theo Rad was still on his way to the castle, so he had to come up with a countermeasure.
“Open the gates! I mean send the golem!”
The cannons below the wall heard the order and lowered the lever that was acting as a lock for the gate.
Rumbling-
The wooden castle gate opens with the sound of springs engaging. As soon as the gate opened, the golems waiting in front of it began to run away, shaking the ground.
It is faithful to one single order to eliminate the intruder. But Theorard couldn’t just watch it.
“Oh, Master! Look at that!”
Simrad, who turned his head at the beckoning of his lieutenant, found a black magic circle forming in the air.
Hundreds of circuits quickly connect and form a magic circle, adding to the anxiety. In the center, a huge spear blade was slowly revealing itself.
No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t seem like magic that can be easily stopped.
Nervously swearing, Seamuth shouted loudly.
“Lower your bow and raise your wand! We need to spread the barrier! If you get hit directly by that magic, it’s over! We must stop even by borrowing the power of the devil! Got it!”
As Seamerd said, there was no other way. Even though the killers were frightened, they took out wands from their belts and chanted chanting.
Seamuth also took out his wand and added power to their chants. The mana that spreads from the wand begins to spread around the entire castle.
The longer the chanting lasted, the more the barrier that created a subtle wave was gradually getting stronger. Seamuth, who had been watching the scene, looked back at Theorard hopefully.
‘If you succeed in blocking the attack…… The beginning of the counterattack opens.’
Magicians do not have infinite mana. If you use magic like that once, you should definitely take a break. At that time, if they climbed down the wall and fought, there was no chance of victory.
‘By the way…….’
Oddly enough, Theorard was smiling. The way they ridicule this side’s effort as if it’s ridiculous makes the conversation cold.
Is it crazy Seymourd, who had been watching Theo Rad with a firm posture, swallowed his saliva, but Theo Rad, who returned with a nonchalant expression, raised his head.
He raises his hand and begins to recite the incantation. What…… What does it mean to memorize now and chanting? The incomprehensible behavior only made me wonder.
“Oh, Master…….”
At that time, the adjutant next to him opened his mouth in vain and pointed to the sky. I can’t find the face that was calm until just now. Seemer, frowning, followed the adjutant’s gaze and raised his head, and could only make the same expression as the adjutant.
“This, what the hell…… ?”
The huge magic circle, which should have been one, suddenly increased to dozens and dominated the sky.
