Chapter 275 – Chapter 26 – Wildfire
The distance with the beast warriors has become too close, and now there is no space to wield a spear.
When he was pushed that far, Klaus immediately threw away his spear and drew his sword.
Then, while slicing a beastman warrior that was rushing at him in half, he started to organize the current situation by activating the skill, ‘Finding the Battlefield’.
‘Our central formation is pushed back and is about to make a decision right now. Kaela and his cavalrymen are driving back the enemy after a fierce battle, and the left and right wings of the most important infantry formation…’
As the enemies concentrated their forces to break through the center, the sides were relatively less exposed.
Thanks to that, Klaus let out a sigh of relief after confirming that his veterans, who could be said to be the most important core force, had not yet participated in the battle in earnest.
Those who are now leading the enemy are different from the stupid nobles of the kingdom.
The commander of the fairy army and the captain of the beast warriors, all of whom are extremely wary.
No one knows when or how things will go wrong.
He is by no means an undefeated legend or war hero like the western union or eastern demons say.
Real war heroes wrote the myth of being undefeated with their own abilities, but those experiences were accumulated over the years as they suffered countless defeats.
In addition, as now, he is preparing for an emergency by making the most of his skills.
“Klaus!!”
While thinking about something else for a while, another prisoner caught up with him.
He slightly twists his head to dodge the beast warrior’s attack, then turns around and swings his sword.
Red blood then bursts in all directions, and the two-parted body of the prisoner collapses powerlessly.
“Hold on! Never get out of place! You have to endure it unconditionally!!”
The Marquis of Kienmeyer was also encouraging his soldiers by running in all directions despite the extremely dangerous frontline.
Thanks to this, his soldiers gained some courage from the encouragement of their lord and the might of Klaus, who was rampaging right in front of them.
And this long-term battle amplified the uneasiness of the command team of the allied beasts and fairies, who were going to break through the center at once and rush straight to the demon king.
“The enemies are tough. It looks like it will break through, but in the end I am holding on!”
“Break one more time. Their walls must have been weakened. If we give up here, we will lose our charge. You must break through!”
“Leader! The Fairy Commander has sent a message that they are going in too deep!”
“Tell me to take good care of the side! Do you think it’s possible to come in and take out the warriors? If we turn around here, we are annihilated. This will unconditionally break through the enemies!”
It seems like a very simple strategy, but in fact it is also the most effective force.
No matter how well-organized the formation is, the moment it is divided into two, its combat power plummets.
Just as two medium-sized ice melts better than one large ice, so once it was split open, the next could be completely overwhelmed by numerical superiority.
Not only the beastmen’s captain, but also the fairy’s commander knew that well.
The fairies did not show much resistance to the beastmen’s order to charge again.
Anyway, the attacking discretion of the central part was in the beasts, and they had discretion for the flanks, rear, and cavalry.
“It goes too far. The fairies on our side are not keeping pace at all.”
“What can I do? You know that once they start a battle, they never look back. We will have to go in together, blocking the side like now.”
While paying attention to the side as much as possible so that the allies are not crowded into the narrow space.
The fairies tried their best to keep up with the beast warriors’ attack speed.
However, the fairies knew that the few remaining Marquis Kienmeyer type heavy infantry and most of the light infantry were facing them.
And they didn’t even notice that behind them were the veterans of the First Continental War, who were looking for the best of times.
Time passed like that, and in the end, thanks to Klaus and the central formation’s struggle, the beast warriors could not break through the center and stopped as they were.
Thanks to that, the elves, who had been speeding up to match them, also slowed down and gradually, little by little, were driven to the center, and the density became so high that it became difficult to even swing their weapons.
“… Now!”
“Now!!”
At that moment, Yulia, who was at the command post, and Klaus, who was fighting on the front, shouted at the same time.
The flags signaling the left and right wing’s attack were raised, and finally Klaus’ veterans, who had been a step away from the battle, jumped into battle in earnest.
“Kill it!!”
“Attack!!”
The appearance of soldiers who are completely different from the human soldiers who have been pushed out so far.
Thanks to this, the fairies on the side lost momentum momentarily and had no choice but to step back.
As if shouting that even if one of me dies, other comrades in the back will fill the vacancy.
Even if they died here, Klaus’ old soldiers began to tap the sides of the fairies with a terrifying force, as if they would surely lead this battle to victory.
At first, the fairies didn’t pay much attention to them, saying they were just human soldiers.
However, when we bumped into each other, we knew that something was wrong. The ability to attack and the momentum were very different from those of humans just a moment ago.
“Push! Kill!”
“For the Commander!”
Not a single soldier showed a passive attitude.
They were reminiscent of beastmen warriors who pushed forward without a break with an attitude that they would even die, and thanks to this, the fairy side kept getting pushed back more and more.
Even if it is not, it is the allied forces that concentrated their forces to pour their strength into the central part.
However, they were unable to break through the center in the end, and conversely, the troops gathered in the center so much that the most essential ‘space’ in the formation was not coming out at all.
However, at that timing, the fairies were pushed away and narrowed to the sides, and when they entered the center, there was no room to step on and no space to move.
“Space! Free up space!! Don’t push, you guys!”
“Piercing from the side! From the side!”
“What! The flank attack is strong. I’d rather pierce it from the center, which looks like it’s hard to hold on!”
As the situation turned strange, the fairies and beastmen, who had originally been separated from each other in command, came to act among themselves.
Fairies knocked on the sides and beastmen struggled to break through the center.
However, the veteran soldiers on the side are battle-forged killing machines who have gone through countless battles under Klaus, and although the front is the soldiers of the Marquis of Kienmeier, who are weak compared to them, they are full of will, and Klaus and the Marquis of Kienmeier are direct. I was also encouraged.
They attack to break through, but in the end they can’t break through.
And every time the attack went back to idle, the allied forces of fairies and beastmen continued to be driven into a narrow place, unable to secure any space.
No matter how good the combat power of the fairies and beastmen is, it is essential to have a space where you can use your body.
If I didn’t even have room to wield my weapon, let alone avoid the enemy’s knife, this situation was no different from drowning and floundering.
Despite the fact that the allied forces had a clear numerical superiority, all parts except the rear were eventually blocked.
With this in mind, it would be better to go to a war of attrition and force massive blood loss on enemies with far fewer troops than themselves.
The commander of the fairy side and the captain of the beastmen thought so and were about to go on the offensive again.
Woo Woo!!-
A sharp trumpet sound was heard from behind, and a group of horsemen appeared over the horizon.
At first, I couldn’t tell exactly where the cavalryman was because I only saw a silhouette.
Soon, he was able to identify Kayla, who was at the head of the cavalry and galloping like crazy.
Doo doo doo!!-
At the end of the fierce battle, the allied fairy cavalry was defeated, and it was a way to regroup and chase it so far that it could not even save its allies.
Because the battle was so brutal, even the strong demon cavalry suffered heavy damage, with 20% killed or injured, but the remaining ones were able to return to the battlefield.
“Attack!!!”
As Caela gave her command, her fangs bared, her cavalrymen sped up as well.
Running into a well-organized infantry formation is very dangerous even for cavalrymen.
However, the huge group of soldiers fighting in a narrow place with their rear exposed like now was just a bunch of meat that was easy to cut.
“I am the enemy cavalry! Coming back!”
“Rear! Formation to the rear! Then you will be completely surrounded!”
“Allies! Our cavalrymen are back!!”
“Push harder! Don’t let them build a wall behind you!!”
Klaus’ veterans, survivors of the First Continental War, responded very quickly.
When the cavalrymen came back and rushed into the rear, they gave up defense and switched only to attack so that the enemy could not even pay attention to it.
They themselves will have to take damage, but in this way, the enemies will be more and more concentrated in one place.
It was not a formation that moved organically, but it was just a clod of earth that was cut into chunks as it was cut and shaved.
“Leader! Leader!! The rear, the rear is surrounded!”
News of the retreat of the friendly cavalry and the return of the enemy cavalry reached the center as well.
Even though they clearly had a numerical superiority, it was themselves who were surrounded.
The captain of the beastman side gritted his teeth and glared at the central part that was still not penetrated.
“Since this has happened, let’s live and die and penetrate the center. That’s the only way to survive and return! Don’t look to the side! You just look straight ahead and move. Tell the fairies to follow us as we will pierce the bow!”
Since all power is concentrated in the center, it is correct to break through the center.
Now, even if you turn to the side or rear, it will only cause extreme confusion inside in this situation where the space is narrowed.
So, led by the captain of the beastmen, the remaining beastman warriors, who still had more than a thousand of them, became a rough wave once again and began pounding the human foot soldiers.
The foot soldiers, who had endured so far, had no choice but to be in danger once again from the attack of the beastmen who were ready to die.
Marquis Kienmeyer eagerly encouraged them that the attack was continuing from the flank and that the enemy would soon collapse from the rear, but the formation, which was slowly cracking from the front, was dangerous.
“Hairy.”
However, there was one fact that the Suin side overlooked.
The part that they are enduring is not simply their defense or the encouragement of the commanders.
Klaus reappeared on the battlefield holding a sword stained red with blood.
He is the closest to the waves pouring towards them.
He placed himself at the tip of the arrow and started swinging his sword like crazy.
At the same time, he shot magic power in all directions and tied enemies who were speeding up in place.
He is a human who has given up on touching even the elite soldiers of the Asmodians.
No matter how many warriors on the beast side, this is the part that can’t stand it.
In the meantime, Klaus found the leader of the beastman side who was at the forefront and killed him on the spot.
As he shrieked and shook his severed head, the enemy’s attacks died in an instant with breakthrough power.
All that was left of those who had even turned their last resistance to nothing was attacks pouring in from all directions.
And it was just a field of slaughter, not a battle.
