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We made the most of the little time we had and changed the surrounding terrain to our advantage.

They dug the ground here and there, inscribed magic, wrapped ropes, made traps, and pulled out nearby trees to open up space so that they could make some use of their warhorses.

After that, all that was left to do was tense and anxiously wait.

Unfortunately, it was natural for Cloud’s scouts to not discover our outpost, but that didn’t happen.

They found our location as if it were natural and threatened us as if it were natural.

Because we also responded as if it were natural, the situation was right before a war full of blood and screams began.

The whole process progressed sequentially and inevitably, without any logical loopholes, as if we were slowly being strangled, and because we knew that would happen, we were gradually suffocated.

Although it was difficult to recognize the urgent commands and shouts, the tension stretched to the limit, and the tightness of breath caused by life and madness.

Hundreds of Cloud Holders, a barbarian race that came dressed in clothes made of monster skin, roared loudly as they rode large reptiles that looked like velociraptors across the forest, firing arrows at them.

“Prepare the shield team! When you get close, aim for Zabel’s legs! The same goes for archers! Aim for Jabel first!”

At Weber’s command, the allies’ breaths are filled with fear and fear.

“Whoop! Phew!”

“Ugh…!”

“Damn…!”

“Let’s do it. Let’s do it…!”

This is because it was not the knights who were making a round wall with shields, but the servants they brought with them.

Of course, they were not used to fighting, so they were constantly moving their necks, sweating profusely.

“Khahahaha! Kill them all!”

“The battle line must not be pushed back! Hold on to your shield with all your might!

The rain of arrows first swept away the troops gathered in the center of the outpost, but the knights who reached the level were not harmed by simple arrows. The enemies also knew this, so they came out from all directions and attacked wildly, with Zabel’s vicious head leading the way.

Just before a full-scale clash of forces.

The illusionary magic circle that Xenia had drawn in advance emitted light at the feet of the enemies.

“No!?”

“What!”

We couldn’t see anything, but they suddenly braked and brandished their weapons as if they saw something.

A few seconds later, the dark magic energy came in and shattered the magic circle, but the enemy’s momentum had already been broken.

“What a piece of shit!”

“I will kill you all!”

The wall of shields surrounding us did an excellent job of stopping the rush of enraged enemies. Of course, the servants who did not know how to fight began to be slaughtered one-sidedly in the blink of an eye, but they did better than expected.

The knights who had been waiting close behind the shield soldiers instead of riding their horses began to move in earnest, and the battle line remained stationary.

The noise of the battle was not as loud as I thought.

Rather, the frantic heartbeat sounds even louder.

“Whoo, whoo…”

I was riding an armed war horse and being closely guarded by several knights.

The location is the center of the outpost, some distance away from the knights holding shields.

Behind us, the female servants were huddled together in a circle, their faces shaking with fear.

“……”

If a full-scale battle breaks out, there will be no one to protect them. Unfortunately.

“Erica, Tyra, Elver…Please, please survive…!”

At that time, Weber, who was observing the battlefield with keen eyes, raised his left hand and shouted loudly.

“Turn your nose! Charge!”

The heads of the horses all turned to the left, and the orderly cavalry procession slowly began to increase its speed.

“Exit through the open space!”

The horsemen, who had escaped along the path desperately opened by the shield soldiers, began to run along the edge of the artificially leveled clearing, swinging their swords and spears to defeat the enemies in their way.

The warhorse steadily accelerated, shaking the muscles of its entire body, and the posture of the knights on horseback also became steeper.

“Attack! Shoot arrows and axes!”

Naturally, all kinds of attacks came from the forest surrounding the clearing, but the sound of horses’ hooves exerting all their might had already overwhelmed the noise of the battle.

“Phew…!”

As I hold the sword tightly and let the mana flow, the full power flows through my whole body, and the sword becomes more powerful.

Damn, it would have been more reliable if I had just become an expert low-level sword that could wear an aura.

The cavalry group, which had made a circle while clashing with the enemies, had already accelerated sufficiently and was looking directly at the side of the area where the largest number of the enemies still facing the shield soldiers had gathered.

“Crush it-!”

At the same time as the shout, blue glowing mana poured from the bodies of the riding knights like a waterfall, completely surrounding the horses and weapons.

Quadrup!

The speed of his speech began to slow down significantly, accompanied by a burst of drinking that felt as if all his bones were being ground to pieces.

“Kaaagh!?”

“Aaagh!”

The enemies were formidable and resisted by emitting auras, but the knights on our side were at least two ahead and were experts. Delheim’s reputation did not arise for nothing. Even if that were not the case, the overwhelming weight and speed of the unified cavalry would cut the enemies apart like a saw blade cutting into a cake.

It didn’t take long to break through the lined up enemy lines.

“Heo-eok, heo-eok…!”

Even though he only swung his weapon at a few people who came from the center of the cavalry group, his stamina was consumed significantly. My teeth are gritted because I couldn’t finish even that properly.

weak. I am so weak.

“Run! Keep running!”

The cavalry began to gain speed by running along the edge of the clearing again.

“Now! Fly!”

At that time, the barbarians who were riding along the edge of the clearing along the cavalry team on javelins threw down nets and ropes.

If not dealt with, it was a means of causing an irreparable disaster.

“No guessing!”

“Not the same number!”

Delheim’s knights were all monsters with physical abilities beyond human levels. It is safe to say that most projectiles approaching at a certain speed in front of them are neutralized.

The cavalry group, who easily cut through the net and rope with their aura-filled spears and swords, increased their speed again and quickly began circling the edge of the clearing.

“Whoop…!”

Once again, the right side of the enemies is visible straight ahead.

“Coming again! Get ready!”

The enemies, who were struggling hard to break through the shield soldiers, pulled Zabel’s reins and scattered like spiderlings, as if they would not be beaten twice.

However, the knights who were assisting behind the shield soldiers would not let that happen.

“Die! You barbarians!”

“Haaap!”

Dozens of knights jumped out, dug into the gaps between the scattered enemies, and ran wild, causing chaos in the battle line at once.

“Crush it-!”

The second strike struck the Cloud Holders’ flanks again.

“Wow!?”

“Aaagh!”

With their screams echoing, Weber raised his sword high and let out a deep blue aura and raised his voice.

“Disperse! Defeat the enemy!”

“Wow!”

“Take it all out!”

It seems like they thought there was no need for the third strike.

The knights, whose eyes sparkled at those words, pointed their weapons in all directions.

The group of enemies torn apart from the center instantly split into several branches and were individually defeated. Those who lost their advantage in numbers quickly fell to the ground with blood spraying out.

“Kaaaa!”

I, too, lost half my senses and constantly swung my weapon.

Even so, most of the knights protecting me could not finish the battle, and most of them were wounded soldiers who barely survived, but honestly, even that was too much for me.

An ax with a blade as big as my body lunges at my side.

“Ugh…!”

I raised my sword and barely managed to block it.

Even though I tried to shed as much as I could, I almost fell off my horse.

“What, what…! This kid!”

The owner of the ax was radiating a maniacal spirit even though he suffered serious sword wounds on one eye, arm, leg, and from his right side to his back.

“Khaap…!””

I used all my strength to throw away the ax and stab the sword. He tried to avoid it, but unfortunately the deep cuts on his side and back did not function properly.

In addition, there was a terrifying pain.

“Pfft…!”

As a result, he was frozen in an awkward position, unable to lean or stand up, and was stabbed in the neck.

“Whoo! Haaa!”

When I forcefully pull out the sword, a lot of blood spurts out.

Even if you are seriously injured, there is a huge gap between you and your original enemies. Originally, at my current level, there were enemies that I couldn’t defeat even if they died or woken up.

“Ahh!”

“Big!?”

“Queeeek!”

Those enemies fall one by one due to the attack with all their might.

Even though I’m not confident in horseback combat, I’m worried that I’ll gain a strange sense of confidence in a situation like this.

“Heo-eok, heo-eok…!”

The enemies disintegrated in an instant, making it difficult to call it a battle anymore.

“Damn it! Jump out, you bastards!”

“Retreat! Retreat!”

“If you don’t want to be left behind, jump out quickly!”

As the few remaining enemies ran away with their wounded bodies, the once noisy battlefield was enveloped in silence.

“Wow, hehe…”

“Whoosh, whoosh…”

“Haaa…”

We, who had been wary of our surroundings for a long time amidst heavy breathing, sighing, and sighing, were heartbroken when we finally realized that we had won.

“Aaaa!”

“I won!”

“It’s nothing special! Those barbaric beasts!”

My heart is pounding with loud cheers. I, who could not hold back those burning emotions, also became intoxicated with the fervor of victory, shouting for the forest to go away like them.

***

“Erica! Tyra! Elber! Are you okay!?”

“We are safe! Are you okay, Master?”

Despite my worries, the three maids looked fine.

I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw the girls busily examining my body.

“No one was hurt. thank god. Looks like Cloud Holder was weaker than I thought.”

“Hey, over there! Knights! Xenia suddenly collapsed!”

“What?”

The knights, including me, quickly approached someone’s shout.

“Ugh…”

Xenia, who was located in the center of the maids, was unconscious and moaning with a blue face. Looking at the blood on the floor and on her lips and chin, it looks like she vomited blood.

“What on earth is going on…Why is Xenia suddenly?”

Weber, who held her hand and infused it with mana, let out a sigh.

“This…seems like a mana circuit overload.”

“Mana circuit overload? Are you talking about the mana circuit that appears in the mana exercises we use?”

“Similar. A wizard’s mana circuit is more complex and delicate than ours.”

“That caused an overload, why suddenly?”

“…Probably because it prevented witchcraft.”

“…witchcraft.”

Even without further explanation, I was able to guess what happened.

If we have wizards, Cloud Holders have shamans. Xenia went to great lengths to stop their magic. He struggled alone in an unseen place.

The reason we were able to fight without the shaman’s interference was thanks to Xenia’s efforts.

“…Damn.”

I feel ashamed of myself for screaming so loud in victory just a moment ago.

“Fortunately, I don’t think there will be any danger to my life. There are some potions left, so if you use them and rest, you will recover quickly. But…I don’t know if I’ll have time to rest.”

“I guess so.”

There is no way the cloud holder will leave us alone.

“Damn…”

I held my sword tighter.

It must be protected. And you have to survive.

I strengthened my resolve, but it was as if the real hell had just begun.