Chapter 208 – 21. I.
The arrows, which flew with unusual momentum, passed through the protective shield so easily and pierced the bodies of spearmen, archers, knights, and nobles who were standing there as if they were cloth.
“Aagh!”
Blood and screams splattered everywhere, and despair and astonishment dominated the battlefield.
“M-Wizard!! Do something!!”
“Unfold the shield!”
“Counter attack! Fireball or something!”
Intuitively, realizing that the only thing that could counter Aran was magic, some of the commanders ordered magic attacks, and several magics were fired straight away.
“Shooting magic at me. Are humans so incapable of learning?”
Even her magic stopped in midair as if she was laughing.
“Who made the shields you worked so hard on meaningless? Is it me?”
Those spells counted at least ten times and turned their heads.
“I am magic. I am God.”
The spells each flew in search of their masters.
Explosions exploded in all directions, and people soared over the walls.
At that time,
I felt an unusual whirlpool of energy in the rising smoke, fragments, and human fragments.
It was huge enough to vibrate the air, and destructive enough to make the walls of the castle tremble.
It was a mana evaporation technique, Ballista.
Aaaaa – !
Briskly piercing through everything in a straight line, a huge mass of energy rushes,
Drawing an unblurred straight line at a distance of hundreds of paces, it reached where Aran was in an instant and opened its mouth several times larger than hers.
“Ballista… Long time no see.”
Aran was lost in memories for a moment, but that was only for a moment.
She reached out to the dangerous guy.
She lightly touched her hand her, but took no damage, and rather made the trajectory of the magnificent ballista fluctuate.
A straight line drawn in the sky oscillated softly.
It accelerated further, and at one point lost its shape and scattered into the air like an earthworm’s back bursting.
Chow-!
Clumps of mana shredded like snow poured down.
“You’re good. To shoot a ballista so fast. But that’s it. You can’t stand against a god. If you don’t realize that…”
She waved her hand
“I have no choice but to make you realize.”
This time not for defense, but purely for offense.
It was a simple motion, but it created an enormous wave.
Dozens, no, hundreds of ballistas that were several times the size of the ballistas of the enemy archery that had been experienced just before had been created.
It gave goosebumps just by looking at it, which wrapped itself in a round shape and was ready to be shot at any time.
“Uh, that… What…?”
“Ballista…”
“However…”
Everyone knows what it is.
Ballista.
However, Ballista is a mana-evaporating skill, so no matter how many times you use it, it only lasts once a day.
It was never something that could be mass-produced in such an absurd size and in an absurd number.
“Illusion… It’s an illusion!! That’s an illusion!!”
Someone shouted out loud.
Because if you didn’t think so, you wouldn’t understand.
“That’s your idea.”
One crouching ballista was fired.
It shot long, penetrating all atmospheric obstructions, and exploded, literally shattering part of the wall.
Huge pieces of the majestic city wall fell down, shaving high mountains and causing landslides.
Goo Goo Goo!
Tremors like a volcanic eruption rang through the area.
“Nonsense…!”
“Run… Run away!!”
“Aagh!”
The soldiers began to lay down their weapons.
An unstoppable enemy.
One-sided slaughter.
If you can’t do anything but get killed unilaterally, the only answer is to run away.
“Don’t run away!! Stay where you are!!”
“Watch out for you!”
The soldiers did not follow orders at all.
Truly a mess.
The one trying to escape and the one trying to stop it.
Even if we unite and oppose them, we sell our hats, so there is no way we can survive.
“You’re playing well. Human.”
Aran looked down at the wall with an arrogant tone and cut his hand.
“You were doomed anyway.”
Hundreds of ballistas poured down, letting out their own cries.
Like a meteor.
“Oh, no…!”
“Save me!! Kyaaaaa!!”
A huge explosion continued like a carpet.
Weeping Wall and
Taesan vomiting.
The earth opens and lava rises
A mere human being has no life and death.
“Nice.”
A sight you have created.
Lava erupted from the open mountain beneath the walls that had disappeared without a trace.
Ballista was originally developed to penetrate mountains.
How strong would it have been to create a tunnel through the thick mountain?
Hundreds of such things were thrown into it.
“You can enjoy the hot springs.”
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“Was it too hard?”
“It was too bad.”
After the ballista bombing, not only the castle of Zeus, but also part of the Olympus Mountains in which the castle was located were completely annihilated.
Not only that, active volcanic activity occurred for a while, so there was no disaster like this.
Fortunately, thanks to Aran blocking the lava, there was no hindrance even for ordinary soldiers to pass through.
“At least tens of thousands would have died.”
The number of soldiers is about 8,000, but if you add their families, there will be tens of thousands.
The castle was destroyed, so of course they died too.
“Well, it’s already in the past, so there’s nothing we can do about it. I’ll have to adjust it from now on. At this rate, you’ll just be called an evil god.”
“…”
It’s an evil god, but it’s not even a god.
Leaving behind Illyana’s absurd gaze, Aran wandered among the reborn tents.
It was to enjoy(?) The eyes of the aristocrats who were shocked.
“…Aran has become strange.”
“That’s right. I can’t adapt to the female figure.”
“You seem to be a completely different person.”
“The war itself will be easily won.”
“That’s for sure.”
You can tell just by looking at the faces of the nobles.
After witnessing the carpet-like ballista bombing, they treated Aran more cordially. If you look at the things you do, the liver and gallbladder are all going to be removed.
After this war, I thought that if the girls went back, Aran could be a little more comfortable.
* * *
“Majesty!!”
An aristocrat hurriedly entered Vanessa’s palace while she was wrapping her hair and trying to come up with a countermeasure.
Sensing something out of the ordinary, a dull worry appeared on her face.
“What else? Has there been a rebellion in Hera this time?”
“No, it’s not like that.”
“What if?”
The noble looked at her expression her and spoke cautiously.
“The castle of Zeus… Is said to have been captured.”
Vanessa dropped her pen.
“What, what? Zeus castle… Fell?”
“It is.”
Vanessa rose from her seat.
“It can’t be! Didn’t you say you crossed Mount Olympus just a few days ago?! But it’s already fallen…!”
“Exactly, extinction is coming.
“Oh, how could that…”
“It appears to be the work of King Aran.”
“Aran…!”
She sat down
How can something so absurd happen?
Rebellion on one side, invasion on the other.
On one side, the door was broken through.
“Your Highness, if we continue like this, the whole country will be overrun by the Great Kingdom! We must quickly turn our troops around!”
“Ah…”
She believes in the defense of Zeus’ castle and puts a lot of troops into suppressing the rebels.
I thought I could hold on for 2-3 months, but…
“I-for now…Call them…We need to have a meeting.”
“Yes. Your Highness.”
Vanessa stood up from her desk with her trembling hands.
The power of the Great Kingdom was much stronger than she thought.
No, to be precise, the ability of the king named Aran exceeded her expectations of her.
“Ah…Sister…”
* * *
The news of the destruction of the castle of Zeus spread across the continent on swift horses.
Nearby vassals, the Mei Empire, and the mainland of Throdia and the Great Kingdom. Further, news spread as far as Persia in just a few days.
Because it was so large and conspicuous.
And, of course, it also spread throughout Athens, which gave strength to the rebels.
This is because, as they say, ‘a division caused by unreasonably leading to the opposition of the majority of nobles’ brought too much responsibility.
Who would want to erase it
It was needless to say now that national fortunes had drastically waned as some royalist nobles, who boasted unshakable loyalty, turned around.
Countless neutral nobles began to join the rebels, and many people fled at the risk of their lives.
“It’s getting more and more powerful.”
An aristocrat happily broke his luck, but no one smiled brightly.
Because the situation was serious for them too.
“Why… Are you like that? The expressions. We’re getting…”
“Can’t you even comprehend the situation?”
“Yes, yes?”
Aphrodite looked at her sharply.
