Ch.127127. What Kind of Monster Is This Now?

“K-Knight Jawil Wilson! All the people in the territory have been evacuated.”

I nodded at Jawil Wilson’s report and spoke calmly.

“Rain Breaker.”

“At your command!”

“Block the eastern defense line with the 1st and 2nd Knight Squadrons. I’m putting you in charge there.”

“I’ll execute immediately!”

Next, I turned my gaze to Rio, whose face was covered in sweat from tension.

“Rio.”

“At your command.”

“Block the western defense line with the 3rd and 4th Knight Squadrons. I’m putting you in charge there.”

“Understood. I’ll depart right away.”

And finally, I looked at Riden.

“Riden.”

“Yes, Young Master!”

“Block the northern defense line with the 1st and 2nd Mercenary Squadrons.”

“Understood.”

After sending Riden off, Jawil Wilson stuck his head out.

“W-where should I go?”

“You’ll come with me to the southern defense line.”

“Just the two of us…?”

“Why would it be just us two? We still have the 3rd and 4th Mercenary Squadrons.”

“Ah! I apologize. I’m so nervous I can’t think straight.”

I raised my voice toward the half-dazed Jawil Wilson.

“Hey, why are you trembling so much? After all the hard training we’ve done, are you going to throw it all away?”

“N-no! It’s just that I’ve never experienced a monster wave before…”

They say that territories swept by a monster wave take decades to recover.

Monster waves that occur without warning.

Most places aren’t prepared, which makes it even worse.

However.

As a reader of “The Youngest Son of a Brilliant Family,” I knew the monster wave would occur.

Since I knew about it and prepared step by step, I needed to set aside worries and maintain composure.

That way, the knights and mercenaries who trusted and followed me wouldn’t feel anxious.

I gripped Jawil Wilson’s shoulder firmly.

“It’s okay, we anticipated the monster wave, didn’t we?”

“Y-yes, we did.”

“Let’s become heroes who are the first in the Eastern Continent to cleanly block a monster wave!”

At my command, Jawil Wilson squeezed his eyes shut and shouted.

“Knight Jawil Wilson will fight the monsters without regret, even if I die today!”

“Yeah, but try not to die.”

The most difficult southern defense line would be handled by me and Jawil Wilson.

The relatively easier northern defense line was assigned to Riden, and I sent the Knight Commander and Luna to the second easiest eastern defense line to strengthen it.

Well, I didn’t need to worry about Rio.

‘Now what remains…’

I flashed a grin toward Jawil Wilson and the 3rd and 4th Mercenary Squadrons who were looking at me.

“Let’s go stop some monsters.”

*

“Flame Explosion!”

Whoosh!

As countless arrows from the mercenaries rained down, I unfailingly triggered “Flame Explosion!” where the monsters had gathered.

The monsters screamed as they were engulfed in flames.

From atop the solidly built wall, I shouted so everyone could hear.

“The monsters are decreasing. We can definitely hold them off, so let’s keep up the good work!”

Hearing my booming voice, the mercenaries regained their spirits and continued firing arrows.

Though I spoke confidently, there seemed to be no end in sight.

More monsters were pouring out than I had expected.

In the original story, Rio and Luna had blocked them, so I thought we could end this without casualties if we prepared properly…

The tension reached its peak as the numbers far exceeded my expectations.

But.

I maintained the most relaxed expression possible.

If the commander wavered, the people who trusted and followed me would drop their swords and bows and scatter in panic.

“Flame Explosion!”

As the monsters burst, the flames spread in all directions.

Fortunately, the “flame” magic was effective against all the monsters that appeared from the Forest of Death.

Since I still had plenty of magical power, I fired relentlessly at the monsters trying to climb the wall.

Bang! Whoosh!

The wall was soon covered in monster blood, and the faces of the mercenaries firing arrows showed clear signs of fatigue.

Yet the monster wave still hadn’t ended.

Seeing dust storms in the distance, I could guess that another massive wave of monsters was charging toward the southern defense line.

“3rd Squadron rest, 4th Squadron forward!”

As the 3rd Squadron mercenaries stepped back to maintain their bows and arrows, the 4th Squadron came forward and drew their bowstrings.

Perhaps monsters also had camaraderie—they howled in rage at the sight of their comrades dying in flames and struggled harder to climb the walls.

They climbed surprisingly well with their massive bodies…

My admiration was brief as I gritted my teeth.

“Fireball!”

There was truly a world of difference between reading about a situation in a novel as a reader and experiencing it firsthand.

The beautifully arcing arrows were answered with monster screams, and one mistake with a bowstring resulted in a mercenary being torn to pieces.

“Aaaaargh!”

Now dozens of monsters were beginning to climb the wall at once, and the resting 3rd Squadron mercenaries drew their swords to prevent the monsters from climbing up.

“Gah! Get rid of that bastard quickly!”

It was utter chaos.

Though the monsters couldn’t understand them, the mercenaries shouted all kinds of curses with bulging veins as they fought back.

Now that the monsters were right in front of them, the desire to survive was more evident than fatigue.

‘Huff…’

I realized how fictional many war movies I’d seen were.

When quite a few monsters had climbed onto the wall, I spread my palm and shouted.

“Charm!”

With the Charm skill, the monsters rushed toward me alone.

Without a moment to catch my breath, I cast skills in succession.

“Fireball! Flame Explosion!”

Whoosh! Bang bang!

Kweeeeek!

Had I ever cast so many spells at once before?

Clutching my chest from an inexplicable pain, I raised my voice again.

“4th Squadron rest, 3rd Squadron forward!”

The 3rd Squadron mercenaries who had been wielding swords picked up their bows again and drew their bowstrings.

The monsters hesitated in climbing the wall due to the skills I had just used.

The continuous arrow fire widened the distance between us and the monsters a bit.

By the way.

I expected many monsters to come from the southern defense line since it faced the Forest of Death, but I wondered if the other sides were okay.

I furrowed my brow in concern but quickly smirked.

Since when did selfish me care about other people’s lives?

Right now, I needed to protect this place first.

That way, I could survive.

“Flame Explosion!”

I cast spells without hesitation whenever the pain in my chest subsided a little.

Yet the monsters began climbing the wall again.

As I was about to click my tongue at their endless numbers, Jawil Wilson’s voice reached me.

“Young Master!! I think it’s time to begin!!”

When I turned my head, Jawil Wilson checked the number of climbing monsters once more and showed a confident expression.

I immediately nodded and moved.

“4th Squadron, rest time’s over! Draw your swords and follow me!! Open the gate!!”

These creatures are simple—if the gate opens, they won’t bother climbing the wall.

When the 4th Squadron and I stood in front of the gate, ready to meet the monsters, it happened.

Creeeeak! Clank!

As the gate opened, monsters began entering through the narrow gap.

Thanks to the zigzag path we had created, they crashed into obstacles as they charged forward.

And again, a shower of arrows rained down from the 3rd Squadron on the wall.

Even if they made it through those obstacles, what awaited the monsters was a deep pit.

“Don’t let them climb out of the pit!”

The 3rd Squadron, who had a relatively short rest, drew their bowstrings on the wall, while the 4th Squadron faced the monsters directly with me.

Though things were going according to plan, the monsters kept coming like a flood.

With no choice, I spread my palm once more.

“Hypnosis!”

The maximum application of the Hypnosis skill I had confirmed today in the Forest of Death.

It was using hypnosis on the monsters.

‘Kill each other.’

The monsters began attacking each other.

As the mercenaries hesitated at the bizarre sight, Jawil Wilson sliced through monsters with his sword and strained his voice.

“The Young Master has used magic! Everyone, now’s our chance!!”

The biggest drawback of using the Hypnosis skill was that it consumed magical power proportional to the number of monsters affected.

The advantage, on the other hand, was that the monsters became confused.

“Now’s the time!!”

“Let’s go!!”

Just as the mercenaries attacked the monsters with confidence, a massive roar was heard from beyond the wall.

It felt like my eardrums would burst.

What kind of monster was this now?

Judging by the sound, it was undoubtedly a giant monster.

Since I needed to use the Hypnosis skill again, I pointed at one of the mercenaries and shouted.

“Hey, go up and see what kind of monster has appeared!”

“Yes, sir!”

As I continued commanding, somehow the number of monsters that had been flooding in seemed to have decreased significantly.

Wondering if it was already over, I tilted my head in confusion. The mercenary who had climbed the wall returned with a deathly pale face and spoke.

“I-it’s a Dragon!!”