Chapter 255 – 59. War. (6)
York Bay, a large city located in the Midwest.
At the banquet hall of the Marquis who was excited and drunk with the joy of winning consecutively, a pabal hurriedly arrived.
The dusty courier collapsed from exhaustion before the old fox, Marquis Partalotti, who had been listening to the congratulations and flattery of the nobles.
“Go, Your Excellency… !”
“What a fuss. On this pleasant day.”
He, who was also the confidant of his son Panchoa, couldn’t bear to lift his face and pushed his box forward, sobbing as if out of breath.
The Marquis frowned at the intense bloody smell that stung his nose at the moment.
“Inom, how safe is this place!”
The viscount who assisted the marquis shouted, but was silenced by the old fox’s hand.
“What is it?”
“Your Excellency… !”
“Didn’t you ask what it was!”
Unable to answer, the henchman banged his forehead on the floor and continued to cry and cry.
The banquet had already become eerily like the day of an ancestral rite, and the ladies and their children retreated to a corner and were busy talking.
“Open it.”
“Go, Your Excellency! Rather later…”
“Didn’t I tell you to open it!”
The old fox shouted at the Viscount Marley, screaming so hard that blood ran down his throat.
In the end, the viscount glanced at the escort knights to open the box.
The middle-aged viscount wrapped his arms around the old marquis as if escorting him when the box was opened.
And the moment the lid of the sealed box is opened!
The oozing bloody smell reaches its climax… , With a terrible stench, two discolored heads lay on top of a heap of salt.
Huh fishery.
Witnesses were astonished as soon as the lid was opened.
And the old fox, Marquis Partalotti, looking down at it.
“Go, Your Excellency… !”
The Marquis, who clenched his teeth and trembled his chin, his face was red and his eyes were bloodshot.
One of the two severed heads, which the Marquis thinks resembles him the most, and who will one day inherit the position of the Marquis… , That of the eldest son.
The old fox staggered for a moment.
“Dismissal!”
“Let go. Let go!”
The Marquis screamed at those who touched him to let go.
The banquet has already become as quiet as a grave. In order not to offend the Marquis, everyone was silent, even breathing.
If you touch his planting, your hair may fly off right here and now.
The Marquis, trembling with anger, glared at his lieutenant as if to kill him and asked.
“… Who did this…”
“The Duke of Murloc, Allen Danzu… !”
The old fox, who confirmed his culprit, swallowed his saliva and nodded his head.
“Close the lid. The banquet is over. Everyone go back.”
People rushed away like the ebb tide in an instant. Only the marquis’ henchmen remained.
The old fox glanced over his seat with a sunken gaze.
“My son… , Dead… In vain… , Died…”
“Dismissal… !”
“I must avenge… The one who killed my son… I’ll kill you all the same… Cut the head… , Pickled its head in salt… , I have to send him to his parents…”
Uhhhhh haha
The old fox laughed to himself.
Laughter mingled with madness echoed through the large banquet hall.
“The old father lived so long, the heavens must have been angry. Abbey who lives by her son’s life!”
“Your Excellency!”
The servants prostrated themselves in front of the Marquis.
The laughter soon ceased.
“Gather all who can fight. All! Participate I myself. I will cut off his head.”
· · ·
A group of murloc dukes who won a great victory.
Even if they only captured a whopping five hundred. The duke paid those who could pay the ransom right now and released them, while those who couldn’t were forced to work. Since the vast majority of them were mercenaries anyway, it was only natural that they had no loyalty to the marquis.
Money Ghost Allen, of course, did not think he had won the war just because he had won this battle.
As long as Marquis Partalotti’s eyes are still open, isn’t the war over?
“It will undoubtedly fall prey to provocation. There is no parent who can look at their child’s head and remain intact.”
Even if you’re scared and stuck in the fox’s den, you can destroy the fox’s den itself.
Of course, no matter how cunning the old fox was, he didn’t think he would put up with this provocation. His eldest son, Panchoa, is especially the Marquis’ favorite child. He sent his head cut off, so the eyes must have turned upside down.
“Then how should we fight this time?”
“There is no particular difference. If you push it, you push it away. … And, all the bloodlines of the Marquis in York Bay are to be completely removed.”
The people sitting in the small conference hall instantly felt cold.
Because Allen Danju’s words didn’t sound like mere exaggeration anymore.
“Then, I won’t stay here for long, I’ll compete again in two days.”
Lord Murloc declared so and broke the meeting.
And just as he had said, exactly two days later, at dawn, the group left Townnel and headed for the Marquis. Allen thought maybe he would meet the marquis’ group before reaching the big city.
The dukes were victorious, but they did not remain intoxicated with the joy of victory for long. But unlike before, he was full of confidence.
With the confidence that if he is with the Allen-Mercenary Corps, he will never lose—.
There are two great wizards who can destroy the castle gate at once,
There is a female swordsman with tremendous skills who is pointed out as the successor of the Sword Emperor.
She is also a saint of god full of faith,
If you shoot, the northern archer is holding on!
Anyway.
About twenty days after the murlocs left Townnel and headed for York Bay, the scouting party that had gone ahead returned.
“About two thousand! The Marquis of Partalotti himself is leading them here!”
Do you still have the energy to gather two thousand? Allen was a little surprised by the Marquis Partalotti’s ability. It must also mean that there are many mercenaries who came here with the smell of war.
If the Marquis of Partalotti had come directly, he would have scratched the top of the Marquis’ castle. There may be talented people who would be a bit wasteful if killed… , I couldn’t afford to cover them one by one. If you die, your luck depends on how you die, and if you live, your luck depends on how you live.
“Are you going to fight right away?”
“It should be. What is there to do with each other anyway? Isn’t it a fight that ends when one of them dies?”
When Allen Danju smiled, Lord Murloc tilted her head from side to side and laughed at her.
“It’s good!”
“And then, I’m going to start off with a big shot. It won’t be a very difficult fight.”
And just one day later, before noon.
The two forces finally met in a wide field. Lord Murloc sent a messenger bearing his banner.
– Listen to the Marquis of Partalotti! If you cut off your own head now and offer it, it will save you from the disaster of extinction!
A request that would be absurd even for an enemy. Naturally, the Marquis screamed so much that blood ran through his throat.
– You bastards with no blood on their heads! I am the Marquis of Partalotti! It’s the ruler of the Midwest! My son’s revenge is your death! I will tear your corpses apart and throw them into the fields as food for the beasts!
Enraged, the marquis immediately chased away the death god. Of course, knowing that nothing would work out, Lord Murloc ordered the group to prepare for battle.
– Ready for battle!
The sound of the horn sounded, and the group quickly went to their respective positions and formed formation. The Allen-Mercenary Corps and its coalition, which had settled right next to Duke Murloc’s Mercenary Corps, poured out bloody energy at the enemies with their weapons gripped.
The group of marquises also lined up in a long line. At the forefront, the armored knights were waiting for an order to fall, ready to charge.
Just then, the suckling master and the servant of interest began to gather mana for a big blow.
Of course, the Marquis also heard that there was an archmage among the enemies, so he ordered all the court mages he brought with him to cast defensive magic.
And at the same time, the charge order drops.
– Turn around!
As the banner fell, the Marquis’ knights, wielding long lances, began to run furiously at the murlocs. Lord Murloc also erected a tower shield in front of him like a wall and raised his spear ready to strike.
After a while, the magic was completed, and two powerful mana bullets flew towards the enemies.
– Stop it!!
However, it was never easy for the court mages to block the magic of the Archmage, which even Fayol, the mage who devoted his life to defense magic, barely blocked.
The dozens of layers of defense magic somehow blocked one mana bullet, but the other could not be blocked and had to be allowed as it was.
The power of the mana bullet that exploded in the middle of the enemy camp was enormous. In the modern world of the Earth, it looks like it was hit by a missile bombardment.
In an instant, two or three hundred mercenaries were killed or injured and fell into a state of incapacity. The formation was instantly disorganized, and the running speed of the survivors was noticeably slower.
– Run! I mean keep running!
And when the charging of the knights was right in front of the murlocs.
Numerous stems suddenly sprout from the ground.
It’s a branch of the world tree summoned by the sucker.
ㅡㅡㅡ!!!
The knights, who were expecting a fierce collision, were suddenly hit by a horse that fell forward and fell to the ground without losing their balance.
Since they were already running at full speed, they couldn’t properly brace themselves for the shock of falling. Some even suffered instant deaths from broken neck bones, and most suffered from concussion and vomited or complained of dizziness.
– Kill!
Of course, not missing the opportunity, Lord Murloc raised his sword and shouted to kill the fallen knights.
The rows of shields that had been built as walls with tower shields ran straight to the knights who had fallen from their horses and slammed them on the head with their heavy iron shields, killing them.
In the meantime, the second Manatan was completed again.
It exploded once more in the middle of enemy lines, causing hundreds of casualties.
ㅡㅡ!!
A complete mess from the start.
However, the Marquis, blinded by vengeance, screamed at him to attack without fear.
“Attack! I mean attack!”
A person who knows how to win if he just fights. Except for the last defeat, he always won, and this time he had no doubt that he would be the winner.
However, now that the charging attack, which was the only strength of the Marquis, was blocked, the possibility of turning the tide of the battle now completely disappeared.
The mercenaries, who have been wandering around the battlefield for half a lifetime, have already read the charter quickly. They did not dare to die, but quietly retreated and waited for the time to surrender.
There, the viscount who assisted the marquis realized that this battle had gone to waste.
“Dismissal! Dismissal! Run away, run away! The tide has already turned over there! The charging attack has failed, and the mercenaries are also low on morale! You have to quickly turn your horse and run away!”
Still, the command post was still in the rear, so if I ran away right now, if I was really lucky, I might run away.
However, the Marquis, who poured everything into this battle, no longer had the word retreat.
He glared at the viscount with red eyes and screamed.
“You mean retreat without a fight?! Inom!”
“The battle has already been concluded, Your Excellency! We must run away now! Come on, before it’s too late… !”
“There is my son’s enemy! Over there! My son’s enemy is alive, his eyes red!”
“Dismissal! Jebaal!”
“Cut this bastard right now and show the severity of the military law! What are you doing?! I can’t move right now!”
But no one wanted to cut the Viscount’s head. Because anyone can see now that his judgment is right.
“Dismissal! Hurry!”
“Shut up, Inom!”
In the end, the viscount, who failed to persuade, turned his horse and started to run away. With him at the head, a number of nobles followed him in a hurry.
“I-I… !”
The old fox urged the mercenaries again, vowing to go back and bury the traitor’s head.
“Return! Charge ah! Kill all your enemies! Kill!”
… However, there was no longer any enthusiasm for battle.
Nearly half of the Marquis’ group had already been rendered incapacitated by magic, and the other half often threw down their weapons and surrendered while fighting.
The white-clad knights he boasted about are all dead, and the murlocs are already approaching the Marquis.
“Kill! Kill them all! Kill! I mean kill!”
Not long after the battle began, all the enemies had already surrendered and fell to the ground.
The only thing left is the Marquis Partalotti who screams to kill the enemy.
“Kill! Kill, kill! Kill me!!”
Perhaps already half-excited by the terrible defeat, the Marquis repeatedly pointed his finger at those around him and told them to kill them.
And soon, Lord Murloc and Danju Allen appeared.
The duke pointed at the marquis with his chin and said to pull him down.
The old fox rebelled, but it wasn’t a very meaningful struggle.
“Inom! I, know who I am!”
Lord Murloc held up his hand without a long word to protect the honor of the last remaining marquis.
“Bear it.”
“You bastard!”
The head of Marquis Partalotti, who had been shouting and resisting until the end, was severely cut off.
He died with his eyes wide open.
Allen put it on the window sill and ordered it to rise high.
The old fox’s head hung down.
