Chapter 382 – Elf Guys #2
“Elves are very good sharpshooters. In addition, there are guys who put mana in their arrows, so you’ll have to be careful when scouting.”
“Arrows…! Okay!”
Seeing Vera’s explanation, Serinyu said with a stern expression.
“Even if they wear armor and rise, they’re the ones who can even hit their wings. That’s why it’s better to wear a shield that covers the front…”
“Yes!”
“Umm… So…”
Serinyu continues to listen to Vera with a very spleen attitude. Her eyes were almost shining, but it seemed that Vera felt burdened by such a gaze.
“Wait. Serinyu. Let’s suspend aerial reconnaissance.”
“Why not!”
“It’s dangerous. I’ll have to look at the elves’ archery once and judge. Pixie reconnaissance is next.”
Serinyu burnt up the challenge, but I’m fighting an elf for the first time. Unlike the Dark Elves, those elves have a level of civilization similar to humans. Then more thorough preparation is needed.
Vera knows, of course, but I prefer to see for myself.
“Good idea. You’d better check everything yourself.”
“Then, the necklace?”
“Ah, yes! It feels like I’ve been called for a long time!”
Hehe, I will.”
ㅡ gun gun.
Neckri shot and gun approached.
“And the Queen too!”
“Is this queen scouting?”
“If you don’t, you’ll get scolded.”
“I’ll do it.”
“Then Nekri? Select the smart ones among the Dark Elves. Join the Queen and the great warriors to spy out the enemies. Serinyu! You too, follow the Dark Elves and scout carefully!”
“Okay!”
Although the level of civilization of the Dark Elves is low, that does not mean that they do not have physical abilities. Each and every one of my soldiers who have accumulated experience until today is no different from a special warrior.
Specialized in reconnaissance missions.
“Now, then Neckri? The mission is simple. Reconnaissance. The size of the enemies and the type of troops. And their appearance. The level of equipment. You can check that. If possible, take a prisoner. You’ve done well so far, so I’m sure you’ll do well today. I believe.”
“I know!”
Neckri replied vigorously.
“Then start reconnaissance!”
As soon as I gave the order, the Dark Elves moved. It’s a bit risky, but if you have Lexabella, don’t worry.
* * *
The Dark Elves returned from scouting.
According to the report, there was a small skirmish to capture an enemy elf. Lexa Bella quickly kidnapped one, stunned her, and dragged her away when an arrow came flying at her. Of course, it’s no big deal to Lexabella.
“Good job. Having at least one prisoner makes information gathering easier. Leave him to sleep. Neckri? Report.”
“Report!”
Immediately, Neckri reported.
“The enemies are mostly male soldiers, and their equipment is mostly wooden armor with leaves attached like hair.”
“Hmm? What’s with that unusual armor?”
“Among the elven warriors, this armor is worn by those with a high rank. It has lower defense than iron armor, but it is light in weight.”
“Is that so… Necklace? Weapon?”
Listen to reports
An elf storm trooper wielding two-handed swords, and a cavalry squadron riding muscular war deer as large as horses. There are, of course, infantry armed with shields and spears. It seems that there are even guys with canes in the archers’ unit.
The size of the unit is the size of one battalion, even if only identified.
I can’t confirm it precisely because they’re encamped and I can’t go deeper, but it’s unlikely that only one battalion came to support, so at least it’s a regimental size.
“Hmm… Mother? Please explain the enemy type.”
Vera knows this well.
“Guys with great swords are assault troops. They are dangerous guys who handle mana. They specialize in breaking through infantry formations, so you need to be careful. On top of that, deer cavalry can be said to be ordinary cavalry who can climb mountains a little well. And with canes. They’re elementals. All three of them are highly trained special forces. Be careful.”
“Oh my gosh.”
Aren’t these special forces really formidable?
The guys with the great swords are in charge of breaking through the infantry formation. Deer troopers are great hammers. Even the spirits there.
But what are the Elemental Spirits doing?
“What about the rest?”
“Archer units and infantry units. And auxiliary soldiers. Except for the fact that they are excellent in archery, there is nothing special. Elves are generally stronger than humans, but there is a feeling that there are fewer of them. What you need to be careful of is the enemy special forces.”
“All right.”
I roughly knew
“Then, the next question. What exactly is the Elementalist’s combat power?”
“Similar to human battle wizards. But more threatening. They command the spirits. They command the spirits to battle.”
It’s an order
“Human wizards have to memorize and cast spells on their own to use magic. Of course, they are vulnerable at that time, but elementals do not have that. They are free because they are directed by spirits.”
“Ohhh. Such an advantage?”
“There is also the advantage of being able to command multiple spirits. Be careful of the spirits’ magic.”
“All right.”
I called Serinyu for a moment.
“Serineu. Didn’t we use the spirits as well?”
“Yeah. I used it in the village and also in the dungeon. But the facilities for humans are better than for spirits.”
That’s why I don’t use spirits. It seems that the spirits that the elves command are more advanced than the ones we used.
“Looks like the elves use more evolved spirits. Have you seen them?”
“Ugh… I don’t know about that.”
“Really? Okay. Got it.”
I guess I need to take a closer look at the spirits.
Well, that’s how I heard more of Neckri’s report. Then, when the reports are gathered, a rough angle emerges.
1 company of special forces.
Infantry and archers. And three companies with all the auxiliary soldiers.
It is the size of one battalion with four companies combined. It seems that this is just the basic arrangement of elves. Identification alone is at this level, so I’m sure there are more.
“Then let’s interrogate the prisoner. Necklace? Bring it.”
“Yes!”
That’s right, Neckri brought an elf prisoner. The guy was a blond-haired man with a large lump on the back of his head. It’s as if our queen gave her a blow.
ㅡChohak!
“Khik!”
As I sprayed water on his face, he wriggled and twisted his body.
“Get up, you bastard!”
“Ahh! Save me!”
“If you want to live, you’ll have to tell me everything you know!”
ㅡHurt!
I threatened him with a fireball in his hand, and he answered with a hissing sound.
“Well, whatever! I will cooperate, so please save me!”
Does this bastard speak well?
“Mother. Then I would like to ask you to interrogate me. Have you interrogated the elves?”
“Rather than doing it myself, I gave an order like that. I see.”
Immediately, Vera began the interrogation. No big deal. She just fucking asked while she slapped her a few times. But this frightened elf answered everything with a very simple squawk.
“It’s not much different from the information collected by the reconnaissance team. The reliability of the information can be said to be high.”
“Is that so.”
The basics of information collection are direct investigation and interrogation of prisoners. Of course, if you trust only one method, you are likely to get stabbed in the back, so you have to verify the accuracy by collecting information after obtaining information through various methods.
The prisoner said something similar to what we recognized, so the accuracy of the information is high.
“Oh, and there’s a larger unit behind us than the one identified. Our scouts identified only an advance party.”
“Also.”
This is useful information.
After that, I heard more of Vera’s report, but since this bastard was a low-level soldier, I couldn’t get any key military information. Still, this level of achievement is not enough.
“The elf advance party is currently stationed on top of a mountain next to the enemy castle. Since there is a castle next to it, a siege is impossible. Above all, there is a second party beyond that mountain.”
This is very tricky.
“Okay. Let’s plan.”
Elves must be masters of childbirth no less than we are. If those guys are entrenched on the mountain next to the castle, it would be foolish to go attack them. It’s clear that going up will take a lot of damage.
Then there is only one way.
Attack the castle and shake it, causing the elves on the mountain to come down. You can subdue the elves who came down like that, or go up the mountain and occupy the highland when they come down. Since the enemy’s second base was said to be over the mountain, the key is to quickly occupy the high ground and prepare.
* * *
After making an attack plan, he joined Vera’s unit. It is a situation where it has become a large unit because they kept joining them while coming this far. However, these guys are struggling because of the well-established Elves.
A state in which proper siege is impossible.
“Meet the Lady!”
Anyway, Vera’s men bowed, and Vera congratulated them while talking. Vera, who heard the situation, skillfully gave orders and ordered them to deploy again.
“I think we should divide the Demon King’s army into two. One to support the siege, and the other to attack the elves.”
“Let’s do that. Oh, then what’s the anvil’s role?”
“My men will do it. If you are under siege, the elves will come to interfere. I will withstand the offensive, so Culse, you can lead your troops and hit the back or side of the elves who came down, or go up the mountain and destroy the command center.”
“Good idea.”
With that, the framework of the operation was captured.
Hehe, it’s really convenient because there’s an army there? Is this the lady’s back? It’s just so reassuring.”
“For me, the monster troops of Culse feel more solid. They can do what the human army can’t do.”
“That’s right.”
I’m talking like that.
ㅡFlap and flap.
After a while, Evileye came. It was sent by Carti. Carti is busy lately, and I don’t really need Carty’s reconnaissance report, so I canceled it.
But if you see that you came at this timing, you have something to say.
“Ah, Karti! Here you go!”
“Yes! To help! I looked all over the mountain in front of me! There were a lot of elves!”
“How, is the terrain okay?”
“Yes. If it’s the Demon King’s army, you’ll be able to climb without difficulty. There weren’t any particularly difficult terrain.”
It sounds harmless
There will be pitfalls.
“Okay. Thanks for scouting. I’ll be careful going up. Anyway, Karti? Do you have any news to tell?”
“Yeah! You’re thinking of capturing the Elf Empress? I’d like some help!”
What?
