The Genius Blacksmith's Game
Fortress battle. (4)
“180,000 soldiers and 5,000 knights are dispatched to the fortress.”
This is the royal decree that fell upon Hyun's country when Hyun-su devised the Lurker operation in front of his house.
Bella's face turned pale at the royal decree that had spread secretly.
Currently, Bella was the commander-in-chief leading the country of the prefecture.
Build a fortress with dwarves on the territory received from the Pharion Empire and inflict heavy losses on the Pharion Empire's military power… … .
The armies of Parion and the County Kingdom were clashing in various places, but the County Kingdom was now gaining the upper hand.
Prince Hyunsu's judgment appeared to be that he would retaliate by returning what they had received many times over.
Risel, Bark, Hyeji, and other officials of the county delivered orders to mobilize 180,000 soldiers and 5,000 knights.
“Defend the fortress at all costs and make known the greatness of the Kingdom of Hyun to the Pharion Empire, which threatened the Kingdom of Hyun.”
"insect!!!"
The soldiers and knights swore allegiance.
However, while the soldiers and knights swore loyalty… … .
He began to say goodbye to his loved ones.
Handel, I'm sorry. I think I have to go to the fortress.
“Honey!! Then what about our child!”
“But that doesn’t mean I can run away…….”
The soldier, who had just given birth, had no choice but to tightly hug his crying wife and child.
It's been a pleasure. My comrades.
Me too.
I am not afraid because I am with you.
The reporters who had been notified also caught up with each other.
“……That’s right, if you received something, it is only right to give back just as much.”
One knight was consumed by the immense mission bestowed upon him.
It is because they know the reason why they are bidding farewell like this.
“If the fortress falls, it will be hard to come back alive.”
We might be able to kill many of the Farian Empire soldiers, but that would come at the cost of our own sacrifice.
The Lurker operation in front of the house is certainly an excellent plan.
I might have been able to wipe out a huge number of Farian Empire troops.
instead……
It was only natural that the soldiers and knights inside the fortress would meet their deaths from the moment it collapsed.
It is a land that clearly borders the Pharion Empire.
There was no way to escape, and it was only natural that the soldiers and knights would fall heroically.
This was the reason Bella's face turned pale, and as she witnessed such scenes everywhere, she questioned the guild members while watching the soldiers and knights being continuously drafted.
“How can you come up with such a ridiculous plan? We might be able to inflict heavy damage on the enemy, but telling our troops to go in to their deaths?!”
The reaction from the executives was cold.
“It’s a royal command, Bella.”
Are you saying you're going to break the rules?
“…….”
Bella was disappointed in Hyunsu.
Was revenge more important than the safety of the people, Your Majesty?
Hyunsu must have known as well.
All 200,000 troops would meet their deaths in this operation.
However, despite knowing this, Hyun-su went ahead with it by royal command.
That evening, filled with immense disappointment, Bella rode her horse into Prax's territory, determined to stop Hyun-su at all costs.
and……
“I knew you would come, Bella. Are the soldiers and knights alright?”
“……I am preparing for the end.”
Bella clenched her fist tightly as she watched Hyunsu speak so nonchalantly.
Hyun-su was unfolding the blueprints with the dwarves.
“……I’m going to build a fortress that can be operated without soldiers or knights.”
"yes……?"
Bella didn't understand.
In addition to catapults and dragon fire cannons, there are dozens of other weapons in the fortress.
Especially since Hyun-su was known to be building an offensive fortress?
“Are you saying the fortress attacks the enemy on its own without soldiers or knights? Is that even possible?”
“Normally, that would be impossible. But the dwarves can do it. When I first went to the Land of Iron, what surprised me most was that as soon as monsters approached, the cannons fired on their own to eliminate the dangers.”
It was the first time I had ever heard such a sound in my life. However, dwarves and humans were distinctly different.
Bella looked puzzled.
Then why did you conscript the soldiers and knights?
“……Because we have to make the enemy come. Once the Empire finds out that a fortress is being built in front of the Imperial City, they will immediately pour all their efforts into clearing it out, because they will believe that there are 200,000 troops inside.”
“……Then, how many soldiers and knights are actually needed for an automated fortress?”
“……I don’t need it, I’m going alone.”
"……yes?"
Bella looked puzzled, but Hyun-su gave a wry smile as if it were only natural.
“The Kingdom of the Magnificent has no room to spare. If I deploy an army of 200,000, the Kingdom of the Magnificent becomes what is commonly called an empty house. Furthermore, I intend to exact a heavy return on Parion, who has oppressed the Kingdom of the Magnificent for so long. I cannot allow soldiers and knights to become sacrificial lambs in such a battle.”
"but……."
Bella swallowed the bitter thing at the back of her throat.
She thought she was blinded by revenge.
But no.
Hyun-su is shouldering a lot of burdens alone in this battle as well.
And it was the moment when Bella's respect for Hyun-soo grew even greater.
For quite a long time, Hyunsu and the dwarves built fortresses capable of attacking on their own.
And when the fortress was completed.
Bella set out leading an army of 200,000.
The soldiers and knights who had set out were pale because they were still unaware of the fact.
When they had moved a certain distance… … .
Our final destination has changed.
Bella explained the whole story.
***
There was an adult in the Empire who wielded a sword as well.
An old man called the Sword Emperor.
The old man, with a slightly bent back, had thick white hair and was holding a cane.
Count Roy.
He was the figure who created the Ardao swordsmanship that is currently rooted in the Pharion Empire.
Within the Parian Empire, hundreds of swordsmanship families were under his command.
Nevertheless, the reason the old man was not a Marquis or a Duke was that he had no interest in such titles.
Group 3.
Count Roy was leading such three armies.
There were as many as 2,000 prosecutors in the 3rd Army.
Because the empire was so vast and massive, it was difficult to see the light within it.
However, each of these individuals became a knight-class figure capable of representing an entire territory.
They all gathered at the call of Count Roy, the elder of Parion.
“I greet my Master. Loyalty!”
Someone was his disciple, and… … .
“I greet the Elders of the Empire. Loyalty!”
Someone admired him, and…
We deeply thank you for leading us! Loyalty!
Someone enjoyed victory on the battlefield with him in the past.
“Lazy fools. Your skills haven’t improved at all.”
"……sorry!"
It was a scolding from an old man who had long since reached a lofty level.
The old man has long since retired, but he came at the command of His Majesty.
And the old man also remained faithful to his duty. He attempted to attack the fortress entrance with 2,000 swordsmen.
Kuwakwakwakwakwakwang-!
Shells and rocks rained down endlessly.
However, the cannonball was split into several pieces by Count Roy's sword strike, and even the stones could not inflict significant damage.
Count Roy, who had split him apart, was surprised.
"… … What a formidable weapon. If it weren't for me and them, the soldiers would have suffered heavy casualties."
The reason the third group had fewer members was that it was composed of much stronger players than the first and second groups.
Falling
As if symbolizing Count Roy, all the swordsmen were wearing white cloth clothes. Of course, Count Roy was the same.
Sugagagagak-!
Kagagagagagagagang-!
Every time they swung their swords, cracks began to appear in the fortress walls.
This was because the 1st and 2nd armies had already destroyed a significant portion of the fortress.
[Durability drops to less than 15%.]
[Durability drops to less than 12%.]
As the first, second, and even third teams were attacked, the speed increased significantly.
at that time.
It's been a while, Roy.
The voice that was heard made Roy laugh.
"Isn't it a license?"
Roy also attended the Academy during his childhood.
There was also a child from a small country named Goyard at that academy.
He is merely the second-in-command right below Roy, who has overwhelmingly never missed the top spot.
"They say it's called the Blackwing License?"
It was thorough mockery.
License was small from the very beginning.
How ridiculous it is to be elevated to the status of an adult with a blacksmith license in a small country.
"Aren't you ashamed to be called the Sword Duke in such a small country?"
"The author is License, Master."
“You say he is the elder of all prosecutors in Goyard? How could the elder of a nation with a population of merely 20 million be the same as the elder of an empire with hundreds of millions?”
Roy and those with him also laughed.
actually…….
The men Roy commanded in the Parion Empire were far stronger than those commanded by Laisen, the Sword Duke of Goyard, and Roy's achievements were overwhelmingly greater than Laisen's.
So, what have you been up to lately?
Raisen smiled at the question, which glared at his dirt-stained cloth clothes and the sword at his waist.
I am working as a mountain keeper.
“……A mountain keeper? Right, I heard your father was of humble mountain keeper origins. In the end, you have followed him back to your original place!”
“Hahahahahaha!”
Was that man's father a mountain keeper?
“How did you attend the Swordsmanship Academy? Was it a special admission for beggars?”
“Isn’t that obvious? They emptied their pockets of every penny they had to educate their children!”
A huge laugh overwhelms the place.
Sugaaaaak-!
Thump-
The head of the knight who asked if that man's father was a mountain keeper flew off.
The article stating that they emptied their pockets of money was split into two sides.
Sugaaaaaaaak-!
Just as the prosecutor, who had been talking about special admission for beggars, opened his eyes wide and was about to draw his sword.
That wrist flew off.
What happened exactly three times was 'Baldo.'
When that sword strike continues once again.
Roy hurriedly drew the sword hidden inside the staff and unsheathed it.
Kaaaaang-!!
The swords drawn by the two were not even visible to the eyes of ordinary swordsmen.
The feet of two people touching in the air.
Furthermore, the fact that Lysen cut it from a long distance means that Lysen's sword energy extends that far.
“Surely not, was that mountain keeper you?”
A monstrous mountain keeper lives in the mountains near the country of Hyun; it was a rumor that had reached even the frontier territories.
"Probably."
“……!”
They froze on the spot. And Roy, whose sword had clashed with theirs, could feel it.
Lisen had reached a level beyond his control.
It must be the highest point an ordinary human can reach.
Taaaaaaang-!
The moment Roy struck the sword, a dragon writhed from Raisen's sword.
Mountain Range Dragon.
Like a dragon stretching out from a mountain range.
The long-extending sword energy shattered the sword energy shot by the swordsmen, cleaving them in two.
“You bastard, Raiseien!”
It was no use even though Roy tried to block him by clashing sword strikes with him dozens of times.
Whenever a gap appeared, he cleverly reduced the number of friendly forces.
Cliff Sunset Sword.
A sword falls from a red cliff.
Rrrrrrrrr-!
Roy's precious swordsmen died one after another, struck by that sword.
Roy was also surprised while competing against License.
Now he was no longer a second-in-command.
He was someone he could not dare to face.
However, it was fortunate that their numbers were far superior.
And the whole world was trembling with awe at the mountain keeper who had finally revealed himself.
A mountain keeper cut down the elder of the empire, the sword idol of all, and his disciples.
After fighting fiercely for about 7 minutes, the bloodied mountain keeper cut down half of the swordsmen.
And it also inflicted a massive injury on Roy.
but…….
"Cough…"
He himself suffered great damage and gradually faded away.
Roy's eyes turned bloodshot as he lost a significant number of those he cherished.
“I will tear the soldiers of the County Kingdom you cherish to shreds.”
Kuwakwakwakwakwang-!
[Durability drops to less than 2%.]
Poshua and Oliodo, the siege kings of the 1st army.
Ken the Jiangshi and Fors the Werewolf of the 2nd Army.
Roy, the Sword Emperor of the 3rd Army, and the swordsmen as well.
Rumble rumble rumble-!
I see the turtle-shaped fortress finally starting to collapse.
“I’ll kill you all.”
“……Prepare the slaughter magic.”
Get ready to bite.
“…We have lost many swordsmen. Pay them back many times over.”
They quickly entered the collapsed fortress from the east, west, and south.
However, at the fortress, only one person, Hyun-su, was standing on the platform waiting.
Roy, Foshua, Olio, Ken, and Fors saw it.
“Damn it…….”
"Shit……."
“Did we really lose so many allies because of just one person…?”
They spat out profanities.
