episode_0380

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The direction of the cavalry, which was running with the momentum to pounce, changed.

The soldiers who were preparing for impact moved their positions following the cavalry visible between the shields.

Wearing heavy armor, they took a deep breath and raised their shields again.

Thick sweat flowed from inside the helmet, but no soldier wiped it away.

This was because the arrow hit the forehead of a soldier who had just taken off his helmet to wipe off sweat.

Whisper! Boom! A horrifying sound cut through the air, and at the same time, my colleague who was standing next to me fell backwards.

“One guy.”

Agnes, riding a horse and shooting a longbow, muttered.

The imperial archers also fired back, but before they knew it, the cavalrymen with their shields out blocked them.

Sword, shield, bow.

Even while using various weapons at will, the horse’s speed did not decrease.

“4th Cavalry….”

Fear was written on the face of the officer in command of the archers.

He turned his gaze towards headquarters. Since there was no order to stop firing back, he continued to scold the archers.

“Shoot, shoot! Guess at least one person!”

While I was shouting at the soldiers who were hurriedly protesting, the sound of tearing the air was heard again.

Whisper! Boom!

The arrow that flew past the shield soldier pierced the archer’s neck, and the soldier fell down with a blood boiling sound.

“Two guys.”

“Agnes, are you doing well today?”

Johan, who was running at the front, slowed down and came next to Agnes.

“I’m the best at shooting a bow, right?”

Agnes said with a grin.

“Ha, sucker. Don’t fall in love with this older brother after seeing his skills.”

Yohan exposed his teeth and took out a longbow.

He attached an arrow to the string and pulled the string as hard as he could.

And when the string was released, the arrow flew away with a terrible sound.

An arrow entered the gap between the shields and hit a shield soldier in the neck.

With a thud, the thickly armored shield soldiers lay down on the ground, and they began to straighten up their battle lines, clearing away their fallen comrades.

“How about it?”

“Just so?”

“I’m in love with you but I’m pretending not to be.”

When John winked, Agnes pretended to throw up.

The imperial army’s arrows rained down on their crackling heads.

– Tongue

“Focus on the battle.”

Dorian, a large man who had blocked the arrow with his shield, blurted out a single word and struck.

John and Agnes, who were watching the large lantern moving away, silently set their arrows on the string.

Every time the cavalry fires an arrow, the soldiers of the empire fall.

However, the number did not seem to decrease significantly.

***

“What is the damage?”

As Anna came to the side, the cavalry commander asked:

“No. However, the arrows are almost exhausted.”

“Approach is inevitable. Increase the distance for a moment.”

“Okay.”

Anna blew her whistle, and the cavalry slowly moved away from the Imperial forces.

The cavalry commander saw the imperial formation. Although the damage was done through the crew’s efforts, it felt like a huge rock had been scraped with an attractor.

‘You can leave a trace, but you cannot destroy it.’

The cavalry commander clicked his tongue as he reaffirmed what he already knew.

“Wow, it’s solid. If you shake it this much, it usually falls off.”

Yohan, drenched in sweat, also stuck out his tongue.

“It means there is a capable commander over there too.”

The cavalry commander recalled the faces of the officers he saw when he entered the military camp for the emperor’s tea time.

“What should we do now?”

” Rush to the right. ”

The cavalry commander pointed to the wall that appeared to be the thinnest, the side where the crew’s attacks were concentrated.

When I pulled the reins, the horses moved, and the cavalrymen also adjusted their ranks.

“Hey!”

With the sound of the cavalry commander, the cavalry began to run at full speed.

The speed increased on the subtle slope. The wind blew past my ears and made a wheezing sound.

When the speed increased to the point that even the cavalrymen, who were skilled at horseback riding, could not easily change direction, an ominous sound was heard.

Tooung-

Gilbert, who was halfway running, looked up when he heard the sound of something heavy bouncing.

What looked like a pillar of a building was flying towards them.

Gilbert, who figured out its identity, shouted with eyes the size of flower lanterns.

“Damage! Balis–”

bang! The dirt on the ground bounced up with a sound.

“Fuck you, Gilbert!”

Just as the crew was momentarily shaken by the sight of Gilbert being pierced through the body with a horse, another huge column flew toward the rear of the cavalry.

bang!

“Captain, ballista in the rear.”

Anna, who turned around at the sound of a loud noise, quickly relayed the situation.

“It’s already too late to change direction. Increase the speed further.”

“Okay.”

Huge arrows fired from the ballista begin to attack the cavalry.

Fired without aiming for accuracy, they were effective in stopping the fast-moving cavalry charge.

However, the cavalry’s will did not cease.

“Ugh!”

The cavalry captain’s horse stretched forward as if crushing the shield soldier’s body.

The soldier, who let out a single scream from the heavy impact, died, and was hit by the horse and rolled several more times.

The arrowhead-shaped cavalry charge was enough to break the empire’s formation.

The cavalry that went in to the east came out to the south.

The blood-covered cavalrymen were breathing heavily, and behind them, the tattered imperial army fell to the ground and trembled.

“Go back in.”

To save the rearguard who could not escape, the cavalry commander drove the horse.

“Prepare for shock… Wow!!”

An imperial officer’s voice was heard, and Anna fired her last arrow, piercing his eye.

Although they were trampled with words and decapitated by dozens with cold weapons, the number of imperial troops did not decrease.

***

“Can you see it?”

The emperor said as he looked at the cavalry wielding swords surrounded by soldiers.

“That was what it looked like. That sight was beautiful. His face, dripping with blood and sweat and clenched teeth, was so beautiful. I wanted it.”

The emperor, filled with joy, got up from his seat.

The wine glass he was holding broke and hurt the emperor’s hand.

“Your Majesty, the wound on your hand…”

The medical doctor rushed over and began bandaging the emperor’s hand.

Either way, the emperor’s eyes turned to the cavalry commander in the distance.

“Ah- It’s beautiful. It’s the look that captivated me.”

Looking at the wounded beast, the emperor smiled broadly.

“Your Majesty. If we delay any longer, the cavalry commander’s injuries will likely worsen.”

As the knight commander spoke carefully, the emperor nodded as if he understood.

“Yes, the cavalry commander must have realized it now. That further resistance is meaningless.”

***

The crew falls one by one.

Agnes, who was laughing while playing the lute, fell from her horse due to an arrow fired by a ballista and her neck was broken.

Dorian, who had a large physique, was turned into a hedgehog by an arrow, and while swinging a mace, he was stabbed in the heart by a spear and fell from his horse.

The members who were laughing and talking at the camp gradually become silent.

One person, two people, three people.

They, who were sitting quietly on their horses, fall to the ground like fallen leaves.

There was no fear in their eyes that they had not yet realized.

“Hey, everyone has no grit. I guess there wasn’t enough training.”

Even in this situation, Yohan, who was joking, looked at his empty left arm.

“Are you okay?”

When Anna asked indifferently, Yohan revealed his healthy teeth.

“Let’s say it was presented in a new era.”

The imperial army thrusts its spears and pressures them.

“You two will be back in a bit, right? Am I going first?”

John jumped off the horse and swung his sword with his remaining arm. Several crew members follow John.

And not long after, he is pierced by a spear and falls down.

The cavalry commander did not cry.

Anna didn’t cry.

“Captain. We are the only ones left.”

As the siege was slowly tightening, I could see soldiers carrying nets behind me.

“Emperor That crazy bitch is amazing too. I was trying to capture him alive somehow… For some reason, the ballista only fired backwards.”

Strangely enough, I was finally able to understand the actions of the imperial army, which had been reluctant to attack me and the captain.

“Anna Irwena.”

The cavalry commander said:

“Yes.”

“I will take the lead.”

The cavalry commander jumped from his horse.

“I will follow.”

Anna also got off the horse and held the sword with both hands.

The cavalry commander took a deep breath and threw his sword forward.

The cavalry captain’s sword flew around and split the soldier’s head in half, including his helmet.

The cavalry commander’s fist plunged into the soldier’s jaw, sending him flying into the air with the sound of bones breaking.

“What, what is it?”

While the soldiers were shaken by the sudden attack, the cavalry commander laid the four on the ground.

After that, Anna moved quickly and confirmed the kill with her sword.

“What are you doing? Cast the net!”

Nets were thrown from all directions, but because their hands were not aligned, they could not catch them.

The cavalry commander and Anna advanced, killing soldiers.

The soldiers were unable to do anything due to their horrendous inaction and the emperor’s order to capture them alive.

However, this did not mean that the cavalry commander and Anna were safe.

Injuries were slowly accumulating on their bodies as the soldiers, consumed by fear, were swinging their swords at random.

Anna’s eyes suddenly became dark and her head became dizzy.

I lost too much blood.

She gritted her teeth and followed behind the captain in front.

“I will definitely arrive later than the captain.”

***

The cavalry commander and Anna’s final struggle to break through the siege stopped in front of the emperor.

Their injuries were too severe for them to move their bodies with will alone.

“You don’t look like you. Cavalry commander.”

The emperor said as if he felt sorry.

The cavalry commander nodded as if he agreed with that statement.

“You must have realized it now, right? That you can’t win. You confidently declared victory, but look at the situation now. Who is the winner?”

The cavalry commander responded with silence.

“Okay, now that we have come to a conclusion. Be mine as promised. I will take care of your body with the best doctors and give you the most precious clothes.”

The emperor laughed.

“Your Majesty.”

The cavalry commander opened his mouth.

“Huh?”

“I have not yet admitted defeat. And my declaration of victory still stands.”

“Hoo… Are you saying you could have hidden it? You’re not talking about a separate unit that was stolen, right?”

“Your Majesty, what caused this war?”

the cavalry commander asked.

“To have you. If not for you, why would I have brought the army to Gernoa?”

The emperor answered as if asking an obvious question.

“That’s right. Your Majesty started a war to have me.”

The emperor narrowed his eyes.

“Your Majesty won the battle. However, you will not be able to win the war.”

“…What are you saying now?”

“Anna Irwena.”

“Yes.”

When the cavalry leader called Anna, Anna, who was catching her breath next to him, cut off the cavalry leader’s head with her sword.

Before the cavalry leader’s head fell cleanly to the ground, Anna Irwena pointed the tip of her sword at my own head and spoke.

“You lost. You stupid bitch.”

Anna’s hand, holding the hilt of the sword, headed toward her neck.

“No… No!!!!”

What I could see through my closed eyes was the pale emperor running towards me, panting.

Anna Irwena closed her eyes with a satisfied smile.

It was to meet colleagues who would be waiting at the sanctuary.

***

The man limped and opened the cabin door.

The cabin was in a deserted forest.

Holding the hard bread in his arms, he held on to it with trembling hands and desperately tore it open.

“Uh…Uh….”

A sound that could not form a sentence came out of his mouth.

Whiing-

When he heard the wind blowing outside, he was startled and started shaking.

Squeak- Squeak-

An ominous sound was heard.

Squeak- Squeak-

The sound of the stairs rotting from the rain grew louder.

“Who, who…?”

A man with sunken cheeks trembled and shouted outside.

Squeak-squeak-jumble-jumble-

I could feel presence outside the door.

and. Uji string.

Something black tore the door off entirely.

“Hiik!”

The man pressed himself against the wall and curled himself up as much as he could.

The cold air from outside came in and froze his body.

“Judah Schiller. Is that correct?”

Calm voice. It was a woman.

Judas cautiously opened his eyes.

A woman in unfamiliar clothing was standing in front of him.

“Judah Schiller. Is that correct?”

The woman asked again, pressing her temples.

“That’s right, that’s right. Who the hell are you?”

Judas nodded under that pressure.

“You came to the right place…. It was hard to find because it was hidden so well.”

“How could I be here… no way!”

Judas pressed against the wall again.

He pointed a point at the woman with a trembling hand.

“Hwa, the emperor assassin…? They killed everyone who was related to the cavalry?”

“You understand well. Then you know why I came here, right?”

“Sa, please save me. Me, I just wanted to live. So I just passed on the information. They say they’re going to kill all the members except the captain, so how can they not hand over the information? Yes, think with common sense.”

“Is that so? Besides that, all your former colleagues chose death.”

When the woman asked with an innocent face, Judas had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.

“Who cares! They say people will live! Are you saying that what I did to survive was wrong? What are you! What on earth are you doing like this!!”

Then I suddenly got angry.

The woman seemed to be uncomfortable with the shouting that sounded like she was vomiting blood, and kept pressing her fingers on the woman’s temples.

And he snapped his fingers.

Perfect!

With a cheerful sound, her shadow grew bigger and bigger.

And then the shadow opened its eyes.

“Hiik!”

Judas, who had been screaming at the appearance of the monster, screamed.

“Have you finished everything you wanted to say?”

“What on earth are you!!!”

Judas cried out as he struggled to get rid of the approaching shadow, and those were his last words.

As the shadow squirmed and swallowed the traitor’s corpse, a woman with an elegant appearance muttered.

“I don’t know who I am anymore.”