122. Apostle Ramiar (1)

Harsen Castle’s eastern wall.

It was where the Harsen territory army had the fewest troops relatively.

The Bairea army’s encampment was on the west side of the wall. So, it was only natural to concentrate personnel on the west, where they were invading.

The only knights in charge of the entire eastern wall right now were Lucia and Charlotte.

“Fucking hell! It’s a surprise attack!”

Charlotte muttered a curse, unlike her usual gentle self.

It was the time of day when the sun was setting.

Something was flying in groups over the sky beyond the darkening wall.

At first glance, you might mistake them for a flock of birds. But they had already identified the identity of the group from the watchtower.

“Multiple flying magical beasts confirmed! And they’re flying in with a fully formed large formation!”

Lucia’s expression also hardened.

The western wall had a considerable number of shield devices against enemy attacks and shelling, as well as magical devices like anti-aircraft guns installed.

But the eastern wall lacked even the number of such devices.

For now, the number of magical beasts confirmed from the watchtower was roughly over 100.

There were only two knight-level individuals, Lucia and Charlotte, on the eastern wall. Still, there were already over 500 territory soldiers stationed there. So, numerically, the allied forces had the advantage.

But Lucia felt an instinctive sense of foreboding.

‘Those approaching magical beasts are too orderly.’

Magical beasts are generally not controlled.

Subordinate magical creatures or monsters listen to the boss magical beast, but.

Organized movement could never match a human’s trained army. But the formations of magical beasts flying in now clearly showed intelligence.

‘There’s definitely something among those magical beasts. Probably a Demon Incarnate.’

Although she has exhausted most of her power and is asleep now. Yunir is asleep inside Lucia.

So, even she, an Aura Expert, has senses comparable to a Master. No, even more so.

Her instinct was warning her that something very dangerous was beyond.

‘A Fallen Dwarf Star. The feeling is similar to that chaotic being.’

If that were the case, they couldn’t handle it with the current forces alone. But the situation quickly became urgent.

“Magical beasts have jumped over the wall! Keuheok!”

A soldier was instantly killed, his chest pierced by a magical beast’s spear. It was a humanoid magical beast with bird wings.

“Kihyaaaaak!”

Overall, it resembled a bird of prey, but. The magical beast had a bizarre feeling, with a face resembling a human woman.

“No! It’s a harpy! Not an easy magical beast! Don’t charge alone! They’re strong!”

The eastern wall quickly became a fierce battlefield.

Magical beasts that succeeded in climbing onto the wall. Not only that, but there were also magical beasts supporting with firepower from a distance without approaching.

The soldiers on the eastern wall outnumbered the magical beasts, but.

Unlike ordinary monsters, it was not easy for ordinary soldiers to face magical beasts using Demon Incarnate power.

“Keuheok-“

“Shit, damn it! The magical beasts are too strong… What’s going on…”

“K, Knight-nim! T, the enemies are too strong! Ugh!”

So, as that Demon Incarnate power began to engulf the surrounding atmosphere, the soldiers were quickly falling into chaos.

Charlotte bit her lip tightly at the sight.

“Damn it. It’s a harpy! From the Demon Incarnate power I’m sensing, it’s a Type 2 magical beast! I’ll stop them!”

And she shouted.

“Soldiers, calm down! The Knight of the White Nights is here! Don’t panic and form ranks!”

At the same time, Charlotte’s body rushed out. Her longsword shone silver.

Soon, intense Aura soared nearly 2m high. It was definitely the Aura of the Lionheart Sword.

Paaang-

With the sound of tearing through the air, the harpy exploded on the spot. Lucia was momentarily surprised.

‘As expected of the Knight of the White Nights. The level of combat proficiency is on a different dimension.’

Charlotte was not yet a High Knight.

But, even so, she accurately aimed for the underarm, known as the harpy’s weak point, and detonated the Aura of the Lionheart Sword.

The Lionheart Sword, the White Nights Knights’ regulation swordsmanship. The mysteries and forms of that swordsmanship were a very strong, powerful sword.

“It’s, it’s Lady Charlotte! The Knight of the White Nights took care of the magical beast in one go!”

“Everyone, get a grip! We need to support Lady Charlotte!”

Even Charlotte, who always had a gentle smile for everyone. The moment she held a sword, she showed the image of the White Nights Knights, an order evaluated as human weapons.

‘I need to move too!’

As a person who greatly admired the White Nights Knights, Lucia was unconsciously captivated by the Lionheart Sword.

But now she knew her weapons well. Through special training with Yulian-nim, she decided to focus on her strength, speed sword.

Soon, her sword, Akierin, began to shine.

“Kihit?”

And before another harpy could even recognize her. She approached the magical beast from behind and beheaded it.

“Uh, when did you move? Lady Lucia’s speed is really…”

Charlotte seemed unconsciously surprised by the movement. But the two stood back-to-back, preparing for the next move.

Thus, the fierce battle continued.

Slicing down another magical beast, Lucia glared at the being watching over the territory army from the sky above.

‘Damn it. Is he enjoying watching humans die like this?’

She could only see it as a dot in her vision. But there was definitely a being riding on a wyvern, leisurely watching the battle on the eastern wall.

It was definitely a Demon Incarnate of Knoia. Lucia burned with even more fighting spirit and continued the battle with Charlotte.

But it was still too much to handle over 100 magical beasts with the current forces.

“Sent a request for support to the general headquarters! Support troops will be here soon! Hold on a little longer so the wall doesn’t fall!”

Charlotte shouted like that. But at that moment, Lucia saw it.

The wyvern waiting in the sky beyond began to move. And a huge fog of Demon Incarnate power instantly engulfed the surroundings.

“Uwaaaaak! M, my leg is cut off!”

“You bastard!! Die!”

The Demon Incarnate power was causing even the soldiers to be cursed and hallucinate. Soldiers of the same territory army were even attacking each other.

“Get a grip! It’s a hallucination created by Demon Incarnate power! The Knight of the White Nights is here! Don’t be afraid of Demon Incarnate power!”

“A, understood!”

The soldiers came to their senses at Charlotte’s shout. But the battle situation was clearly unfavorable.

‘No! Still, we must hold out until support arrives!’

The situation on the other walls wasn’t relaxed either. Lucia steeled her resolve.

‘I am… a sword for Yulian-nim. So, I will definitely protect Yulian-nim’s territory!’

Lucia’s body moved even faster. Charlotte also fought fiercely together.

The fight on the eastern wall became even more intense.

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They couldn’t send many reinforcements to the eastern wall.

“The Bairea army! They’ve started attacking again from three sides of the wall!”

The western wall was where the most intense siege was taking place. Not only that, but the Bairea army had also started attacking the southern and northern walls all at once.

Inferior not only in numbers but also in quality.

As such, it was impossible to send many troops to the eastern side, the rear of Harsen Castle.

They already lacked the troops to defend the other three sides.

“But a large number of magical beast troops have been confirmed on the eastern wall!”

Uriel shouted urgently.

Like she said, the magical beast troops belonging to the Bairea army. It seemed that an elite unit consisting only of those magical beasts had detoured to the east and started attacking.

‘It’s different from the attack patterns so far.’

If the attacks over the past 11 days were joint attacks by ordinary soldiers and magical beasts.

Now, the two camps were moving completely separately.

But strategically, it wasn’t a bad choice. The eastern wall, the rear with the weakest defense relatively.

If the elite of the magical beast soldiers were to suddenly attack that wall. The eastern wall would likely be captured in a short amount of time.

‘I need to hurry more.’

I was already almost past the western wall.

They couldn’t send support to the eastern wall. So, only Uriel and I decided to go support the eastern wall.

‘Y, you can’t send only the Lord-nim!’

But I quickly calmed down General Witner, who was horrified.

‘Don’t worry about my body. General and Lord Rott, focus on defending the western wall!’

I said that and headed straight for the eastern wall without even hearing a reply.

As expected, a very fierce battle was taking place there.

Kiyaaaaaaaak-

Harpies, wyverns, and even griffons. Flying magical beasts had already taken control of the eastern wall.

“It’s dangerous!”

And a Black Ogre who spotted the two of us swung a giant spear like a pillar at me.

‘Since the wall has been captured. Besides the flying types, even ordinary magical beasts have climbed onto the wall.’

I quickly thought in my head like that, and lightly blew off the ogre’s head. Of course, not just one, but the heads of five magical beasts were blown off at once.

“Uh… how…”

Uriel shouted, seemingly surprised by the sight. But there was no time to respond to that reaction.

The eastern wall was a mess due to the fierce fight between the territory army and the magical beasts.

And the territory army was clearly being pushed back.

‘The Demon Incarnate power is thick.’

Since the number of priests was relatively lacking. The Demon Incarnate power, which gave humans instinctive fear, would have caused even more confusion among the soldiers.

‘And it’s different from ordinary Demon Incarnate power.’

I sensed it as soon as I came to the eastern wall. There was another being different from the magical beasts.

That ominous smell, like a Fallen Dwarf Star. There was definitely a Demon Incarnate chosen by Knoia here.

‘Then Lucia is in danger.’

But, even in that desperate situation, the territory army was still fighting fiercely. They were clearly at a disadvantage, but they were all still burning with fighting spirit.

It was then. I heard a familiar voice.

“Everyone, hold on! As long as the Knight of the White Nights remains, we will not fall!”

The light emitted by the Aura Sword could be seen from beyond. A pink-haired female knight and a blonde female knight. The two were leading the soldiers and fighting fiercely.

‘Lucia. And Lady Charlotte. The two of them have been holding on.’

Uriel and I busily swung our swords, cutting down the magical beasts blocking the two.

But it was then.

Lucia and Charlotte could be seen being pushed back in the distance. The person the two were facing was not a magical beast.

A woman with long red hair was standing in front of them.

‘A young woman? But she doesn’t seem like an ordinary human.’

The woman’s voice could be heard.

“Kyahaha! The Knight of the White Nights, what a joke! This is not even enough to warm up? That Keissler was dragging out time for over ten days against such pathetic knights? As expected, humans are insignificant.”

That high-pitched, sweet voice echoed loudly over the wall.

It was a relaxed voice, as if she had come out for a walk. But Lucia and Charlotte’s expressions were pale as they faced the woman.

The long red-haired woman hadn’t even drawn her sword yet.

“She’s blocking an Aura Sword with her fingernails? Lady Charlotte is definitely not a knight to be ignored, how… And that Lady Lucia too…”

Uriel’s expression also hardened as she watched the scene.

Crimson sparks were wildly spreading around the long red-haired woman. It was a very toxic Demon Incarnate power.

“That woman… it’s like looking at a Type 1 magical beast. How can a human have such a toxic Demon Incarnate power…”

“She’s not human. That woman is dangerous.”

I realized it. That woman was definitely a Demon Incarnate chosen by Palludis.

“Lady Charlotte!”

At that moment, Lucia shouted.

The crimson Aura created by that Demon Incarnate formed a sharp blade in the air. That blade was rushing towards Charlotte’s neck.

‘Dangerous!’

I moved my body instinctively.

Pajijijijijik-

The blade of Demon Incarnate power disappeared as it was, making a tearing sound in the air.

At that moment, the Demon Incarnate’s red eyes widened greatly.

“What, how did you nullify my Demon Incarnate power? No, who are you!”

At the same time, Charlotte and Lucia shouted.

“Lord-nim!”

“Yulian-nim!”

And soon, the Demon Incarnate’s gaze turned to me, who was blocking Charlotte.