Chapter 64 – Ah~ It’s Ruined~ (6)
At the sudden movement of Ragnar Armageddon, Violens muttered all sorts of foul and savage swear words in his mind that a royal could never dare to utter, glaring at his subordinate who had brought the report he didn’t want to hear the most.
“Five hours… Are you sure?”
“It’s just a guess, it could be faster or it could be slower.”
In the end, it means that you can’t even be sure of the remaining time of those five hours.
“How did the search for remains go?”
“Sorry. So far, no significant results have come out.”
He tried so hard to hide his absence, but in the end he is coming here. Furthermore, the search for the remains of the former warrior, which is the only way in this situation, is not smooth. It was to this warrior’s tomb that the trail of the hero finally headed, so it was certain that one of these countless burial cemeteries contained the strongest warrior who had once defended the world from an immortal dragon. If she can only find the remains of that one of hers, she will gain the most powerful ally in the world.
As the ‘her’ I recently contacted said, if we can excavate the remains of the hero and bring them back to life, then there is no need to fear him anymore. Rather, he will be afraid of himself. Using her limbs to command the strongest person in the world, and making everyone bow her head beneath their feet, that is the power she desires.
The power to dominate and lead people is the law that comes from the powerful power that can control the target. Power is not the use of force, but the ability to move the opponent effortlessly and freely just by having power. And what she always wanted.
It’s not long. The ultimate power he so dreamed of, the seat of an absolute monarch that no one can surpass, is right in front of his nose.
“…”
You have to make a decision. Will you deal with him or focus on the search for the remains?
Based on common sense, it would be a very unreasonable choice to stick to the search for remains without dealing with him here. However, Violence, who is good at politics and power, knows that this world does not always go back to rational thoughts.
Even if you go head-to-head with him anyway, he’ll never be able to win, even though he’ll be able to take a lot of hits on him. If so, it would be right to focus more on the search for the remains, where there is even the slightest chance of defeating him. This… Is a kind of ellision. Ragnar Armageddon wonders whether he will be the first to get to where he is, or whether he will be the first to succeed in excavating the warrior’s remains.
All the rituals for reviving the dead have already been prepared. If you succeed in finding only the most necessary material, the remains of a lion, you can revive the warrior right away. Violence recalled the number and list of available Royal Knights. And he knows who to use where.
“…Those who have horses, go and tie the man’s feet up a little longer. Depending on how much time you guys can wait, it could be the difference between victory and defeat. Silver Knight, Black Knight, and Sorcerer Knight. Each of you three has a role to play. Continue your mission, and for those who do not have horses, continue the search for remains. There is no time to stand still! Hurry up!”
At Violence’s command, the knights on horseback lined up and ran in the direction of the capital, El Harda, while the remaining knights continued digging the tomb. Even so, the decision to split the force of about 40 men into 3:7 was hardly a good move, but Violence had no other choice. The best move to obtain the strongest puppet. Even if the number of manpower mobilized for search work is slightly reduced, it is a sufficiently reasonable decision if the time used for search can be increased.
Uncharacteristically for her, Violens chewed her fingernails and looked nervously at the graves that were already more than half dug up.
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Because Hawkna seduced me with a very stimulating outfit, I discarded the plan to replenish her stamina in preparation for the battle with Violence and fully enjoyed the instant gratification. Still, no regrets. A little fatigue from having an affair with Hochna in a crop top in hot pants was a very cheap price. Of course, it was unexpected that the bed sank a little as a result of teasing each other so violently, but…
“Um…”
My back hurts a bit, but not enough to cause a problem during combat. At times like this, I feel really fortunate that I am not a warrior who fights by moving my body violently, but rather a wizard who shoots mana from afar. Of course, it’s not that I can’t do close combat at all… No, in the first place, I’m better at distraction and scheming than combat. Even that isn’t because I’m particularly smart, but because of the influence of this whisper of corruption.
I was in the middle of comparing and analyzing Violence’s forces with mine, lying comfortably in the carriage, in the space expanded by the magic Mystrina cast.
Her Royal Knights were probably around forty. And each and every one of those troops is the level of a semi-knight commander in a fairly different kingdom. On the other hand, the troops here are 10 ordinary privates brought from my family, 6 slaves, 6 skilled assassins, and 1 ex-war mercenary and thief leader. And… One beast trainer who handles hundreds of beasts.
If you are a normal opponent, it is an excessively excessive force, let alone insufficient, but against the Royal Knights, the beasts are just a lot of troublesome enemies and do not pose a great threat. In particular, the silver knight is a troublesome guy who can only deal with my deadly divine power for 10 minutes a day, so if that son of a bitch aims at Ray, this side will naturally be at a disadvantage. Honestly, from my point of view, that damn silver knight is many times more tricky than a sorceress full of muscles up to his head.
The most troublesome situation was, of course, Violence concentrating all the troops he could use in one place. Distributing your forces will allow you to place enemies that match your opponent and defeat each one individually, but if everyone is in one place, it will naturally flow into a melee, and as a result, even if you can win, you will suffer too much damage. If it were her usual she, she would be well aware of that, mobilize all her forces under her own control, and make her full preparations, but…
“Master. Enemies are approaching from the front in this direction. Fifteen in number. All armed with heavy armor and riding horses. A clash is expected in five minutes.”
Upon Saha’s report coming through the room, I opened my closed eyes and asked.
“In the end, you made the choice to disperse your forces. Are there any of the enemies I mentioned about?”
“No one stands out in particular. There are about three of them with shields, but the armor itself doesn’t look that different from the others.”
“I see. Are they the sacrificial lambs sent for the sake of time? There’s no reason to deal with them and drag out the time as intended. Tell Ray to release the beasts. There’s no need to subdue them, and if necessary, you can kill them as much as you like. .”
“I will tell you so.”
Saha quickly turned into a shadow and disappeared. I patted my neck and got up from my seat.
By now, the warrior party would have heard through Hochna that I was chasing Violence. Violence’s plan to excavate the remains of former warriors and resurrect them into puppets must also have been devised by the saboteurs, so if they knew I was trying to ruin it, they would try to kill me anyway. But right now, there are slaves around me who are tamed this time. I don’t know why exactly, but considering that the saboteurs only took my life when I was alone, they probably couldn’t kill me right now.
Instead, they will try to kill me through another route, and with a high probability, they will use the heroine’s party’s sorceress Viola, who has a totem made from that bone.
It is not known how Viola came into contact with the object. It doesn’t matter. What really matters is that while holding the item, Viola is a puppet for the saboteurs. Although she doesn’t directly control minds like Violence does, just possessing the totem allows her to engrave the purpose she desires into her head in the form of a hint. Viola, ignorant, will act as if it were her own idea, and her suggestions blown by her intruders.
Yes. This is also a very cumbersome yet covert tactic to avoid leaving traces of their involvement in the end.
If Hochna gives me a reason to go to the place where Violence is by conveying the news of my movement, the hinders will say yes and send the warriors here through Viola. After Violence turns the former hero into the strongest puppet, they will be able to achieve their goal by eliminating me, who is an obstacle to their plans, and taking care of the final target, the hero, at once.
I don’t even know that it’s the base food I sprinkled.
The plan I made was too reckless. But that broke my fan’s heart, and thanks to that, the first fan helped me. The conditions are almost perfect. The important thing now is whether they will bite the bait I threw or run away.
If they run away, there’s no way for me to trace their tracks. But if they take the bait, I can finish them off. And… Those who believe that they are a great god who can’t even compare to an insignificant human being will never be able to leave this bait unscathed.
I don’t gamble. I only go out when I’m sure I can always win. Now, I set out to compete against the two gods who were trying to ruin this world.
“Kyaooooo!”
“Kreurreu, Kroaaaaa!”
“Damn it, where are these massive monsters all of a sudden…!”
“Damn it, don’t miss it! Grab the wagon… Aaghh! My, my arm…!”
“Zenzaang…!”
Behind the cries of all kinds of monsters and the shouts of the knights, the carriage I rode in rushed toward the destination. No matter how strong each individual Royal Knight is, in the end, their essence is not a soldier, but a warrior. Most of the members are from exceptional wandering mercenaries or renowned adventurers, and even then, the majority of them acted as individuals rather than as a group, so their organizational power was inevitably terrible. The fact that I was able to capture all of her Royal Knights before was also highly individualistic.
What do you do when there are people giving orders? Since all of them have been living alone for at least 10 years rather than acting under someone, they are not good at suddenly following someone’s orders. It’s not that I don’t want to follow the instructions on purpose, it’s that I’m not accustomed to carrying out the instructions, so sometimes my body jumps out first without a command from the conductor. Even if your head understands that you have to follow instructions, your body, which is accustomed to acting alone, doesn’t follow it well.
And whether or not you follow the commander’s orders well in battle makes a very big difference in actual combat. It was so obvious how the fight between hundreds of vicious monsters, who obeyed trainer Ray’s orders, and dozens of knights who couldn’t unite under the orders of their superiors, would go on, so I headed to my destination without even waiting for the results to come out.
Violence. To deter that puppet bitch from getting the most powerful puppet in the world.
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“…Is this, what…”
At the strong urging of Viola, who was ignited by the news of Ragnar Armageddon’s movement delivered by Hochna, who joined later that day, the warriors followed Ragnar Armageddon and left the northern gate of Al Herda. In the old story, the place where the first warrior had his last battle, the evil that threatened the world, and the place where the last thing he had to defeat was sealed, a terrible scene was blocked in front of the warriors.
Countless, encroached by darkness, the Demonic Beasts were surrounding and attacking several knights. The knights’ armor and shields, which were once full of splendid decorations, have long since lost their original form due to the constant attacks of demon beasts, and the swords in their hands cannot properly hurt the demon beasts who have been engulfed by the power of Rag or Armageddon. Did. The party of warriors saw the knights’ armor and recognized who they were. It was because he had met someone wearing the same type of armor once before.
Ange, a royal knight whom I met at the border town of Elheim Kingdom.
The knights surrounded by her beasts were wearing the same armor she was wearing. If that’s the case, it means that they are also Violence’s henchmen, the Royal Knights.
Goddess Officer Elia was troubled. Although right now we are wary of powerful enemies called Rag and Armageddon, in the end, Violence is also an enemy that the hero must defeat. And Violence’s servant, the Royal Knight, is also an enemy that must be defeated someday. She wonders if she should intervene in a situation where the enemies she should be defeating are fighting each other and weakening each other, but not saving someone whose life is in danger just because it’s to their own advantage is a violation of her doctrine. It was an act
Gordon narrowed his eyes. Even if he helped Violence’s Royal Knights, the number of Demonic Beasts was too many. If you help them here, the time to where Ragnar Armageddon is located will be much delayed. Also, if you expend too much energy helping them, you won’t be able to prepare for the upcoming battle. Ragnar Armageddon is an enemy that is difficult to guarantee victory even in the best condition, and if you lose your stamina in a place like this, you will never be able to win.
And Viola coldly calculated the profit and loss. Anyway, no matter what happens to people who are not related to you, you will not be harmed. If you cut down even one more of those troublesome beasts before they die, the future battle with Ragnar Armageddon will be easier. As a strategist and mage, she saw no reason to choose the costly option of helping those knights.
Hockna had nothing to do with it. Her mind was filled with the violent love affair that had occurred this morning. When she thought of it again, she spat out such vulgar words that her face would turn red, and she was ashamed of herself shaking her waist on top of him.
And when her companions are contemplating the sight in front of them, each having different thoughts.
“Haaaaa!”
One ran ahead of everyone else. There was not the slightest hesitation in his hand as he drew out the sword from his waist as he rushed towards the beasts surrounding the knights.
No wonder. Although he still lacks strength, he was a worthy warrior. And a warrior was a being who defeated the wicked and protected the weak. No matter how much he might be a potential enemy in the future, it wasn’t a hero’s job to just leave someone in danger.
Because a hero is a very righteous and broad-minded nosy.
