Chapter 324 – Episode 324 ― Best Defense (3)
Episode 324 – Best Defense (3)
In order to avoid causing armed conflict as much as possible, ‘Overwhelm’, which has not been used for a while, is output to the maximum.
However, the opponents are professional soldiers, and the elites of each affiliation.
Unlike the meeting of the demons, where many magic users were from noble families, many of them were resisting the skills that Roan had put a lot of effort into.
Dozens of people in front of Roan appeared to be having difficulty breathing, such as kneeling or pressing their chests, but there were many more who were not within the range of ‘overwhelming’.
As the range and power of the skill were concentrated, naturally, the impact on people outside the range was bound to be limited. They will probably feel quite uncomfortable and overwhelmed, but not to the point of death.
This situation is clearly different from that on the battlefield. This is proof that all of these are knights.
‘As expected, it holds up.’
I am not satisfied with the current situation.
Roan unfolded his ‘overwhelm’ and glanced back.
Turco, who received Roan’s glance, nodded his head.
The central knights defend Basel. This premise remains unchanged. So, instead of Minoreus, it was the vice-captain, Dullahan Knight Turco, who traveled the country.
“I will move as you command. Each group, location.”
Just today, the head on the neck felt unfamiliar, but Turco ignored the discomfort and began arranging his demons.
The group defended the surroundings of Roan,
The remaining 70% began to surround the front of the besieging humans in a semicircle.
“It’s frustrating.”
“Please be patient. “Fiora.”
After hearing Anmut’s scolding, Fiora blew a light breeze and ruffled the hair under her hood.
The group of guards surrounding Roan are Anmut, Yurtelia, Aina, and the reincarnated Fiora.
Just in case, Erenier and Diobe remained in Basel to protect the imperial castle.
As dozens of hooded groups, excluding a few, began to move, human vigilance began to reach its peak.
“There is someone with power! Be alert and approach the center!”
The orphanage is located on the outskirts of the capital, near a residential area close to the city walls.
Because of this, there is not enough space for hundreds of troops to collide.
For that reason, humans formed groups of dozens and occupied each corner of the orphanage and the roads leading to the street,
About 30 meters away, at a distance where faces could be recognized, Roan and nearly 100 demons appeared from the side of the castle wall.
Roan has neutralized about a quarter of the human forces by ‘overwhelming’ the main gate personnel.
Then, the troops scattered to the left and right of the orphanage noticed the incident and began to move.
Those surrounding the back, hidden by the building, had no choice but to wait for the leader’s call, but some of the paladins on the left and right realized that Roan was clearly their enemy.
They now turned their gaze away from the orphanage and began preparing to draw their swords towards the demons led by Roan outside.
“What on earth are those guys?”
“Isn’t the author a so-called agent?”
“That strange power… Isn’t it ‘ability’? “I’ve never heard of someone that strong.”
“That’s not important. The leader is about to be overpowered in an instant, so keep your wits about you. “The guys behind me don’t move too lightly either.”
“I didn’t receive any signal from the guys at the White House… Did you steal the count’s private army?”
Members of the Royal Capital Knights Templar who had disguised themselves were gathered in groups of twos and threes. Unlike the Holy Knights who wear the uniform of the church, they are distinctive because they wear civilian clothes.
They were trying to understand the situation, but their premise was wrong from the beginning. No one could have thought that demons would roam the center of the capital, so it was a natural result.
And in return for their lack of imagination, they were dealt a second, unexpected blow.
“Lights out.”
Roan’s quiet command.
The demon battle wizards mixed in the hood delivered the emperor’s orders to the inside of the orphanage through magic spheres.
That moment.
The human streets were covered in darkness.
“… ?!”
Streetlights are expensive items.
There is no such luxury in the neighborhood where commoners live.
Thanks to this, the area around the orphanage became dark as the torches set up by the people trapped inside the building, which were crowded around the fence, were extinguished all at once.
The fall was even greater as the light, which was as bright as daylight, was extinguished all at once.
Darkness is not friendly to humans.
This is the same no matter how disciplined knights they are.
“These guys… !”
“Turn off the light! “Light the torch again!”
“Even our troops’ torches have gone out! There is a wizard!”
“Everyone gathers in front of the main gate! Some of our allies are neutralized!”
“Turn on the lights with magic! Ready for battle!”
Still, the knights are quick to judge one by one.
Humans raised their voices without being frightened by the sudden darkness.
The problem is…
‘No, if only we each say what we have to say.’
We just talk about what we need to do,
There is no one listening.
Thanks to this, the raised voices became entangled, creating chaos in front of the wall.
So much so that it is difficult to understand what people were saying to each other.
Roan burst out laughing without realizing it.
“Under…”
“It’s a mess.”
“These aren’t groups that normally work together.”
The confusion grew even bigger when the knights who used sacred magic realized that their magic did not work.
The barrier created by hooded demon wizards sent to various places blocked the movement of magic.
Intentional dark magic.
Rejects any light within the scope of the magic’s application. It is a meaningless magic to demons, but not to humans.
“Is there a wizard…?” !”
When humans learned that they had enough power to even use magic, they began to become more shaken.
Finally, the anxiety reached critical mass and there was silence. The son-in-law became quiet.
“… ?!”
For the first time, in the darkness, the light of fear appeared in the eyes of humans.
The magic of Szykviena, who was inside the building, and Aina, who was hiding inside the hood, fell on additional humans.
Silence.
It is a magic that makes casting magic impossible.
And Turco, who was standing behind Roan, lightly hit the emperor on the shoulder.
It was a signal that things would go according to plan.
‘Do so.’
When Roan nodded lightly, the hooded demons quickly dispersed and took out his sword.
“… !”
Humanoid demons prepared for when they need to be deployed into the human world.
Vampire. Succubus or Incubus. Banshee. And the prisoners who hid their ears.
What they have in common is that they can see into the dark so clearly that they cannot be compared to humans.
The humans who were struck by the swords of the scattered demons began to fall one by one. Thanks to the silence magic that silenced all sounds, there wasn’t even a sound of them falling.
To Roan’s eyes, who had no trouble seeing at night like those who led him, this was a unique sight.
It seems like there should definitely be a sound, but the silence is not broken even when the sword falls and the human corpse falls.
Leaving the center of the siege to be ‘overwhelmed’ by Roan, the demons, who had left a small number to guard the emperor, scattered to both sides and began to clear the siege.
The humans, who could not get used to the darkness because they had seen bright lights just before, fell helplessly to the demon’s blade.
There was no significant resistance. This was because there was no room for them to exert superiority in this darkness with the bodies they had.
Startled by the sudden darkness, the knights guarding the back of the orphanage also returned to the front door, and the human formation naturally formed a semicircle surrounding the front door.
And by the time most of it was sorted out.
— Drop!
“… Do it!”
“?!”
“Light!”
Suddenly, shouts came from all over, along with the sound of metal pieces falling.
The spell of silence that lasted about three minutes ended. In order to maintain magic in a large space, you have to give up a lot of time. But 3 minutes was enough.
Most of my colleagues are already scattered.
As humans who were accustomed to the darkness began to come out, astonishment filled the eyes with the remaining one-third of humans. Soon the astonishment became life-threatening.
The sword, which could not be freely swung for fear of hitting an ally, was aimed at a clear enemy.
A force wearing a hood that is clearly the Church of Life.
“I will kill you!”
“How dare you make a raid… “You know who we are!”
A roar rang out in the darkness.
However, just as the paladins hurriedly lit up with holy magic.
All of them could not believe their eyes.
“… “Eyes?”
“Goddess. Thank you for allowing me to witness this great miracle.”
Helen murmured, folding her hands together, out of earshot of them.
She didn’t close her eyes.
A light that was not cold fell from the sky.
Light moving from sky to sky.
“Uh… ?”
“Your eyes shine?”
Both humans and demons.
I was mesmerized by the falling light that seemed to attract my eyes.
Into the darkness where the fighting stopped for a moment, light fell like snowflakes.
One, two.
As the light began to increase, the sky began to brighten.
Everyone was spellbound by the unimaginable miracle.
In particular, the Holy Knights of the church who felt holy power trembled as they felt the power contained in each light.
The amount of power condensed into the delicate looking cluster of light was quite different from what was seen.
The paladins tried to straighten their swords with trembling hands. A few capital knights scattered here and there gritted their teeth, wary of the unfamiliar light.
Taking advantage of the gap between the demons under the hood hiding their short swords and stopping their attack, the knights of the capital attempted to swing their swords, but were unable to move in front of that unknown light.
The place where the light was headed was directly above the heads of the human knights.
“Stop it… !”
“This, what…”
I couldn’t finish my words.
Clink.
The knife fell from my weakened grasp and made a loud metallic sound.
Starting with the human who fell after being hit by the first light,
Humans began to fall without resistance to the falling light.
There were people who tried to block the light by waving their arms as if it were a spark,
Some people even dropped their swords and accepted the light falling on their heads.
But wherever the light fell, the noise fell asleep.
Surprisingly, just as the emperor had warned in advance, the light bypassed the demons and fell only on the human knights.
“It’s a miracle.”
“It is the power of the goddess… !”
“Agent… !”
The starlight was clearer in the darkness.
In the middle,
There was a thin ray of light that stretched from the person who caused the starlight to the sky.
It seems as if someone in heaven has allowed the presence of only this person.
Even demons who had an instinctive resistance to sacred magic felt a vague sense of wonder at the emperor and the light he created.
Many humans held their breath as they watched the falling starlight.
People who were surrounded by knights and felt fear inside the orphanage without knowing what was going on.
Priests standing on the fence, lighting torches and guarding against knights with crude blades.
Sermo must lead them.
Grünent looking out through a magic sphere from the deepest part of the building.
And even people watching the commotion in front of the orphanage with bated breath in residential areas off the street.
Everyone was moved and awed by the great miracle of light shown by the agent whose face was hidden behind a hood.
“Don’t sit idle and start taking care of things.”
Suddenly, the light from the sky that had enveloped the emperor disappeared.
The world was once again engulfed in darkness.
While Roan was checking the missing holy power and collecting his body.
Turco was the first to come to his senses and delivered orders in a dry voice.
It was thanks to having been told in advance what would happen by the emperor.
The demon knights who heard the vice-captain’s voice blinked as if they had woken up from a dream and began to move in unison.
Just 20 minutes.
It was the time it took to organize everything in the middle of the night.
