Chapter 375

Chapter 375

Otherworld Demon King Survival Guide.

Episode 375: Battle With The Count (4)

“Hmm.”

Although the count had sent a portion of his forces, I had brought my entire core strength. Moreover, it was a force I had commanded multiple times, moving as perfectly as my own limbs.

Even if the enemies seemed strong, they couldn’t match us in command, fighting spirit, and the diversity of troop types.

“Good.”

First, let’s conduct proper aerial reconnaissance to determine the enemy’s troop size and formation. After checking their supply routes, we’d decide whether to crush their supply lines and encircle them, or just smash them outright.

There’s no way they could withstand being hammered by something like the Lamia while we advanced with our solid anvil of goblin infantry.

“I’m back!”

“Good job.”

Serinu, who had finished her reconnaissance, landed. I immediately canceled Evil Eye. I’ve had a quick look, now it’s time for proper reconnaissance.

“All troops! Form ranks here!”

“Keruk, Master? Aren’t we going into the castle?”

“The enemies haven’t spotted us yet.”

We were hidden by the terrain. Serinu was able to see because she grabbed my Evil Eye and flew up, but they couldn’t see us.

If we entered the castle, we’d inevitably be discovered, so it was better to form ranks here and gather information.

“Serinu, let’s go up with the others again. Fly around this area, check the enemy’s troop size, formation, and supply routes. Then, draw a picture and show me.”

“Okay! Picture reconnaissance! Got it!”

We had trained for this a lot.

Multiple pixies flew up, scouted a specific area, and then drew a picture to report back. It made things easy to see.

—Whoosh!

—Whoosh!

The pixies flapped their wings vigorously and took off.

Let’s wait, then.

While waiting for the pixies, we took a break. We were replenishing our energy by eating dry rations without making any smoke.

—Whoosh!

The pixies returned.

“Hey, Serinu! How was it?”

“We were spotted!!!”

“What?”

The pixies, masters of reconnaissance, were spotted?

“Yeah! We were moving while hiding in the trees, but they reacted immediately! And they shot arrows at the ones flying!”

“Wow.”

These guys had excellent anti-air surveillance. To respond with arrows at the scouting pixies… they were not easy opponents.

“That’s impressive. To notice the pixies.”

“It can’t be helped.”

Vanessa said.

“The count has extensive experience fighting angels, after all. Keeping an eye on the sky is a habit.”

“Yes, I think so too.”

When fighting angels, who were aerial bombers, countermeasures naturally developed. At first, they were helpless, but military commanders put their heads together and found solutions.

“We need to be careful with reconnaissance. The count’s forces might think angels have appeared when they see the pixies. If so, archer and mage units will intercept as soon as they take off.”

“We’ll have to be careful.”

The pixies were fast, so we were somewhat relieved, but no, that was not right. The enemies had brought professional archer units and anti-air mage units.

They might even attack the pixies with magic we didn’t know.

“We can’t send Lilriel carelessly.”

And forget about the fallen angels, who were much slower than the pixies. They were likely to become sitting ducks.

“Is there anything I can do?”

Lilriel reacted when her name was mentioned.

“I was going to bomb them once to see their reaction, since they suspect angels. But it’s risky to send you up if they might intercept.”

“Don’t worry! I have a shield!”

Lilriel was uncharacteristically enthusiastic.

“Can you fly up, put up a shield, fire Black Flame Cannon, and come back?”

“It’s still a bit dangerous. Lilriel, are you confident in your shield’s thickness?”

“I’ve been strengthened a lot too! Give me a chance to prove myself!”

“Well, if Lilriel is so eager!”

I couldn’t just ignore my subordinate’s enthusiasm!

“Let’s test them a bit! Be careful of their attacks, fly up, put up a thick shield, and fire Black Flame Cannon. Oh, I’ll summon Evil Eye, wear it around your neck.”

“Got it!”

—Flap!

Lilriel, carrying my Evil Eye, took off. I saw what Lilriel saw through Evil Eye’s vision.

At that moment.

—Thwack, thwack, thwack.

In the distance.

The enemy formation began to move. Surprisingly, as soon as they saw Lilriel flying, they prepared their archer and mage units.

“Oh.”

Such a quick response. They were amazing.

—Flash!

Lilriel put up a shield and approached the enemy formation, maintaining a suitable altitude to fire Black Flame Cannon.

The moment Lilriel cast Black Flame Cannon.

—Thwack, thwack, thwack!

“What!”

All the enemy units except the front line suddenly spread out! It’s like they’re doing a “arms out, line up left and right!”

“Crazy bastards!”

Had they trained this much to counter the angels’ wide-area bombardment? Of course, this kind of formation was no match for a dense formation. But if something fell from above, it could minimize the damage.

At the same time.

—Whoosh!

Arrows flew. And they had formed an excellent net of arrows, with magic imbued in them, likely by the enemy mages.

—Clang!

“Eek?!”

The arrows pounded Lilriel’s shield. Though it didn’t break, Lilriel, feeling a threat to her life, immediately retreated.

“Hoo! Hoo! I almost died! It’s not just arrows! Mages are supporting them!”

Lilriel, who came down, reported as if she had narrowly escaped death. I stroked her head to calm her down.

“You did very well.”

“Ah.”

“We learned something about the enemy. Excellent work.”

“Th-that’s right!”

She must be startled, so let’s let her rest.

Then, Reika, with her hands on her hips, spoke bluntly.

“Hey. We exposed our angel, and she came back empty-handed. Isn’t that a bad thing?”

“Well, seeing their reaction speed, I don’t think it mattered whether we exposed her or not. And it’s not like she came back empty-handed. We learned about the enemy.”

“What?”

“They’re extremely wary of angels.”

It was all because they were wary of angels.

The way the professional archer and mage units worked together organically, and how the dense formation instantly changed into a dispersed formation.

It’s all perfect. It must be the result of high-level training. Experience gained from fighting angels.

“Then we need to shake them from the air and the ground simultaneously.”

I had got a rough idea.

“An angel, huh? An angel has appeared.”

Oromil, the military commander of the count’s forces, nodded.

“The saintess has sent reinforcements.”

He already knew that some angels who betrayed the High Heavens had joined the saintess’s side. Their numbers were not large. Though they were a threat, their small numbers wouldn’t significantly affect the overall situation.

If their numbers were small, the anti-air units could adequately check them.

Angels were strong, but they didn’t have infinite power. After a few aerial bombardments, they’ld run out of energy. That was how they’d deal with them. And if there were too many enemies, they’d retreat.

The count didn’t intend to capture this castle anyway.

He had other objectives.

“What are your orders, Sir Oromil?”

“Send out more scouts. Be wary of the angels, and tell each unit commander to watch out for combined air and ground attacks.”

“Yes.”

Combined air and ground attacks were very dangerous. If enemy cavalry charged in while the angels were bombing, the damage would be immense.

But the terrain here was decent. There were many mountains around, making it difficult for enemy cavalry to charge, and if cavalry did appear, they could quickly spot them.

With so many rugged mountains, how could cavalry possibly cross them? This terrain was why they chose this location in the first place.

They could hold out as long as they checked the angels.

That was what Oromil thought.

We sent Serinu into the castle to inform them of our arrival. We agreed that if we attacked first, they’d observe and then send out their troops.

“Juria, it’ll be a bit tough, but please circle around the mountains to the other side. And when the war starts, immediately strike their flank. Understood?”

“Yes, I’ll do that. It’s not difficult. Should I leave right away?”

“Please do.”

“Ah, but Churel…?”

“I plan to deploy Churel with Rexabella. We’ll see the power of the beast.”

“Hehehe, understood.”

—Swish.

Juria immediately led the Lamia lancer cavalry towards the mountains. This terrain was no problem for the Lamia. They’d circle around the enemy forces through the mountains and position themselves on the enemy’s flank, which was our front.

We’d do the same.

We’d climb the mountains and head towards the enemy’s flank. We’d take the left, Juria would take the right, and the troops inside the castle would take the front.

“Alright, let’s go!”

“Keruk!”

In that manner, we immediately climbed the mountains without entering the castle and moved towards the flank of the enemy formation.

After resting in the mountains, we descended.

—Thump.

We exposed our infantry to the enemy.

“Keruk keruk!”

“Keruk!”

The heavily armed goblin infantry advanced, facing the flank of the enemy formation. By then, the enemies had reacted. Seeing our infantry descending from the mountains, they strengthened their flank defense.

“Hehehe.”

It was working well.

We’d draw their attention with the infantry and then launch the fallen angel units. Then, the enemies would slightly change their formation, and at that moment, Juria would charge with her lancer cavalry.

At the same time, we’d attack from this side and unleash Churel and the dark elf assault units, and it’d be over.