Chapter 72 – Lich and Champion – 2
A conference room with an old-fashioned atmosphere.
Commander Munchi was examining the surrounding terrain with a serious expression.
The battle against the lich was won, but the situation was not completely overturned yet.
“This battle was a remarkable victory, but the situation is not completely resolved yet.”
“Well, it was an overwhelming number from the beginning.”
Although the number of undead has been greatly reduced, the number on our side is still smaller.
“Plus, bad news has arrived.”
“What news?”
“The enemies have surrounded the city and cut off its supply routes.”
Rich guy… He really used his brain.
A situation where food procurement was difficult from the beginning.
If the supply route is completely cut off, it will be difficult to hold out for long.
“It’s definitely not a good situation.”
“It looks like we will have to go on the offensive.”
An all-out war on a vast plain.
The last battle was a battle that utilized the advantage of being on the defensive side, but if we fight directly, we cannot guarantee victory.
“The number of undead has decreased, but is there any chance of winning in a head-on fight?”
“···”
For a moment, there was silence in the conference room.
Judging from his thoughtful face, it must be that it is not easy.
“··· At least I think we have a better chance of winning than before.”
“It means that it is difficult to be sure of victory.”
It’s not unreasonable.
This victory was thanks to the pouring of a large amount of holy water.
If you go out and fight in person, there will inevitably be limits to the amount of supplies you can take with you.
No matter how effective it is, you can’t keep carrying a jar full of water.
“But this is a situation where we can’t back down. Even at this very moment, food is depleting.”
Time is running out, but the odds of winning are low.
No matter how I think about it, I think I’ll lose.
“I think it would be a good idea to find something more.”
Isn’t there a saying that the more urgent you are, the better you should go back?
Of course, if you become isolated and die, that’s the end, but that doesn’t mean you can’t just go out and do it.
“I know what you mean. But we don’t have time. I wonder if there is a groundbreaking method like last time…”
Munchie looked at me as if he was secretly expecting.
Even if I look at it like that, nothing in particular comes to mind.
“We need a method that produces quick results in a short period of time.”
“That’s right.”
“Keueuung…”
If there was such a method, it would probably have been used not only on Earth but also in other worlds.
At least, if there is such a method, he, an experienced commander, would know, so it would be a good idea to think about his knowledge on Earth.
“I’ll think about it a little bit.”
Tracing vague memories.
Is there a way to make the battle more advantageous in a short period of time…
Tanks and fighter jets would be impossible in this world, so we should think about ways to improve the capabilities of infantry.
But even after thinking about it for a while, I couldn’t come up with a clear solution.
“Whoa… “
A deep sigh that flows out naturally.
A method that seems feasible if you invest time and budget rarely comes to mind.
But I couldn’t think of a method that could be used right now.
“As expected… It must be difficult.”
“… Still, let me think about it some more. “
You must increase your odds of winning as much as possible.
We have already provoked the enemy and even conducted a surprise attack, so if we lose, something so terrible that we don’t even want to imagine will happen.
My head started to hurt like it was going to explode, probably because I was squeezing my brain.
I feel like taking some headache medicine.
“Should I make some medicine? Wait… Medicine? “
When I thought about medicine, one thing came to mind.
Drugs.
A dangerous substance that acts on the nervous system and causes complex effects.
But it might be useful in the current situation.
In fact, narcotic analgesics were administered to patients in severe pain and were useful in war.
“Is it possible to get drugs in the city?”
“It won’t be easy, but it will be possible to manufacture.”
The effects of drugs are powerful compared to their volume and weight.
If it has the appropriate effect, it can be used like a doping drug.
“You need drugs to heighten your nerves and enhance your reflexes and agility. Enough to pay everything to the soldiers.”
“Are you really planning to use it on soldiers?”
Munchie frowned and looked at me.
Even in this world, drugs don’t have a very good image.
As a good commander, he would not be very willing to provide drugs to his soldiers.
“It’s better than everyone dying together. Is it possible?”
“··· It’s possible.”
Thank goodness.
With this, you will be able to maximize the combat capabilities of your infantry.
It’s a method I don’t want to use as much as possible, but if I want to see results in a short period of time, I have to endure some side effects.
“Now that I think about it, how do they treat people addicted to drugs here?”
“The method is to tie up the addicted person and provide them with food, while at the same time treating them with healing magic until there are no aftereffects.”
It is a somewhat radical treatment method.
However, if there are no aftereffects, the practicality of the method I am considering will increase.
Even if you use magic, you’ll have a hard time healing in many ways, but it’s better than dying right away.
“Then let’s go this way. This is the only way to increase your chances of winning in this situation. “Once I survive, I will have to get addiction treatment or not.”
Munchie, who was listening to the story, closed his eyes for a moment.
The fact that he doesn’t refute it right away means that he understands it to some extent.
However, you may be hesitant to use it willingly.
In the history of this world, there is no record of full-scale use of drugs in war.
In the long run, the losses are large.
However, if it is a short-term decisive battle, it is a different story.
Win first and heal later.
Munchie must have understood the method, and when he opened his eyes again, there was a calm look in his eyes.
“Of course… You are right. In our current situation, that may be the only way.”
“If I had more free time, I would have looked for another way.”
“I know. Phew… But I can’t help but feel reluctant.”
“Instead, I will take responsibility for Richie’s neck.”
I’ve done everything I can with this.
The only thing left to do is to destroy the lich myself.
As long as the troops are not pushed back, the fight between me and him will decide the outcome.
“Please do me a favor.”
Munchie looking with a determined expression.
There was trust in his colleagues in his eyes.
“Please leave it to me.”
Just in case, I need to prepare a secret trick.
*****
Busy people moving around.
What the pharmacists were transporting with the smell of medicine was pure white powder.
“Make sure you get paid in order!”
Following Munchi’s orders, the soldiers line up and receive the powder.
Since it was explained in advance, everyone knew that it was a drug.
“I’m glad there are no problems up to this point.”
I sit on a hard wooden chair and carefully observe the faces of the soldiers who were given drugs.
They all had solemn expressions.
In normal times, a thousand complaints would have been poured out due to the aversion to drugs.
A normal person would be familiar with the dangers of drugs.
However, the urgency of the situation convinced them.
“Well… I don’t think it’s just that.”
The soldiers were praying to God with serious faces or looking at them with envy.
In particular, the faces of those looking at me had a burdensome expression, as if they were seeing a warrior from some kind of legend.
It’s not something you can’t understand.
In the last battle, you probably know that I’m a decent enough fighter, and I’ve already advertised myself as a hero.
When people are anxious, they tend to look for something to rely on.
And it’s not a particularly bad phenomenon.
At least it would be much better than being anxious and having an accident or deserting.
After a while, when the drug payment was finished, Munchie approached and spoke.
“Everything is ready.”
“The only thing left is to hit it directly.”
“That’s the way it is.”
Stand up from the chair and look around at the surrounding soldiers in a relaxed manner.
Arrogantly, as if victory was certain.
“The warrior is with us!”
“Renée will be looking down on us too!”
“The warrior will defeat the enemies!”
Just by showing off, the morale of the soldiers increases.
It seems that sometimes appearance is also important.
Munchie shouted in a dignified voice to the soldiers whose morale was soaring.
“Everyone prepares to go!”
The sound of soldiers moving in unison echoes around the area.
Confident loud footsteps and the clanking sounds of armor and weapons.
They were moving forward with a solemn expression, ready for death.
With drugs in my pocket.
After the cult leader’s actions, it’s drugs…
Even if heaven punishes me for this, I have nothing to say.
“Well… But the goddess doesn’t want her followers to die, so it’s probably okay.”
It was the beginning of a historic moment when drugs were introduced into war for the first time in another world.
It doesn’t seem like a very good history, though.
