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No one could understand Albrecht's path because no one had ever been there. Albrecht himself did not wish to be understood.
However, I had to walk a lonely path to get rid of it. I had to bear the weight of blood by myself.
Now there was no hesitation or hesitation. It was just that there was no one in the world who understood this depressing heart.
It was Albrecht's first war. He was a commander in the Middle War, the Crusades, the Anglia War, and other wars.
The Central War was the war between the Young King and Leopold, the Crusade was the Pope, and the Anglia War was Rosamund. In other words, Albrecht was fighting his first war against the whole world.
The "declaration of war against the world" that filled the hearts of knights and warriors came to Albrecht differently, of course.
It was the war Albrecht himself started. That's why I had to take care of myself, but there was no way to accurately express my feelings at the moment.
As a result, what's the difference between killing countless people with pain and suffering, or just killing them indiscriminately?
People saw Albrecht the way they wanted to see him. The knights, warriors, soldiers, merchants and civilians each had a different view of Albrecht.
Merchants were like fish following a whale to receive falling byproducts, knights, warriors and soldiers were like wolves following a tiger, and civilians were like sheep being lured around to shepherd.
The lords and kings were different. Once upon a time, I heard of Albrecht's reputation, and as a fellow northerner, I was overwhelmed and personally admired of him.
But now, in the face of the matter, it was only a demon of fear, not of respect and admiration.
Calteren's Garrison has been busted since dawn. The knights and soldiers have finalized their equipment. The spears were all oiled and polished, shining.
But more than that, the eyes of the knights and soldiers were alive. It was filled with self-confidence with harsh training during the winter.
In the morning, a shimmering spear shines brightly. The wind blows for a moment, with the Black Eagle flags symbolizing Calteren and the Black Cross flags symbolizing the Lysen Knights flaring.
The flag, symbolic of Calteren, is white with an eagle with its wings spread out and its head turned to the right and its tongue held long. The crest of the Hoen-Carltern family was inscribed on the chest of the sword eagle.
Soon Albrecht came out of the lodge. The golden armor shines brightly.
The soldiers try to look at their Commander-in-Chief with their eyes wide open. You can only see the glittering Commander-in-Chief so you can hide from the people in front of you.
Albrecht hugged his wife and mother alternately. Mother looked at his face for a moment, but Albrecht couldn't make eye contact.
“Goodbye, Mother. ”
Albrecht said that and saw Rosamund. Whenever I see my beautiful wife, my beloved woman. I smiled unconsciously.
“Please take care of her. ”
Then I saw Karpen and Gunnar beside him. They were each responsible for internal affairs and security while Albrecht was away. Karpen was also in charge of supplies.
“I ask my mother and wife. And, uh, calternes, please. ”
Karfen nods slightly, smiling bitterly. He stares at you silently.
Albrecht turns around and climbs aboard Schwarz, where the Jurgen is holding fast. Then he put on his helmet and lowered his mask.
Only blue eyes were visible through the eyeholes. Is it hopelessness or despair? It was an unknown look.
And as if it were a representation of his face, the facial shade that had been modeled after Albrecht's face was making an ignorant expression.
Albrecht runs ahead without even looking at the knights and soldiers. The red cloak flutters with majesty. Hermann and Jurgen followed immediately, followed by dozens of escorts.
Randolph leads the soldiers out of the garrison in march formation. Knights are riding horses to protect their side. The rear is taken by Hroelf.
The procession was led by Albrecht, centered by Randolph, and backed by Hrrolph.
10,000 troops leave the garrison. More merchants follow them than 10,000.
The army set out to conquer the world, but as if humankind didn't care what happened, the birds in the forest chattered as usual and the sun was just looking at the world as carelessly as ever.
His father's name was Heinrich von Gelnburg, and his opponent's name was Karl von Vindenmark.
The two kings fought for nothing. No, it was nothing from Albrecht's perspective.
One of Heinrich's corpses died twisted with genealogy, and it happened that the heir was forced into Karl's corpse.
Heinrich, of course, said he was an heir to the Inauguration Act and wanted to reclaim his territory, and Karl was a legitimate heir and felt that the war was immortal to protect his faith.
In the end, war broke out because they were both unable to retreat.
Even though Albrecht's neighborhood is northern and central, it's just as big as the neighborhood fights. It was less than a young king or Leopold.
Thinking that my father had died because of those rats, I tried to start a fire again, but I only calmed down considering that I was going to kill my whole family anyway.
Hearing that the army reached 10,000, Karl's army plundered and fled to Burinake.
Karl did not believe it, but when things came to pass, he thought he had to kill those who had plundered Calteren and sacrifice their lives.
However, they had already fled to the territory and were trapped in the castle or died by Albrecht's hand.
Albrecht has decided to kill all the nobles and nobles who participated in this war, whether he fears it or not. So I hit the nearest Heinrich first and went down.
Albrecht's army was a special army not fit for this era. It was Albrecht's private army, not the summoner's, and the knights' or soldiers' families did not follow.
There were only two differences, but this difference allowed a way of carrying out war that no one had ever seen before in the world.
Usually, instead of taking the castle in turn as a group of summoners in this era, he surrounded each castle separately and continued to advance in a bypass maneuver.
Albrecht himself led the Knights 200 and blocked Heinrich's southern boundary, the Eastern and Western capital.
The clumsy castles were simply taken down by the ladder, and the difficult castles were taken down by the subsequent engineers, using siege weapons to destroy the logs.
The Risen Knights trained by Randolph stopped civilians from plundering. After their downfall, the nobles took them all and headed for the rally point.
The civilians were stripped of their clothes at the time of the exhibition and lost hope to live through Karl's plunder. Then the wolves retreat, and a tiger comes down and sits down, losing the will of life.
Albrecht paid in advance and hired them to build paved roads. He then bought some food from the merchants who were following him and let them put it in his mouth.
Civilians were confused about things that were beyond their understanding. Albrecht's army only snatches up the nobles, but they pass by with a frown on their face. What the hell is going on?
Albrecht did this not because of humanity, but because they had to live in order for their territory to return. It was the least I could do.
Either way, Albrecht's siege maneuvers wiped out all of Hynrich's territory within a month.
Rather, the Knights and Soldiers of Albrecht were confused. It was just that when the engineers smashed down the walls, they were forced to capture the nobles. There's never been a battle like a local war.
Some territories only had dozens of soldiers, and Albrecht's army had more than 100 men surrounding each castle, so the enemies simply dropped their weapons and surrendered.
Albrecht tightens the siege net and finally gathers an army in front of Heinrich Castle.
Heinrich's castle was on an island in the middle of a large lake, connected by a narrow bridge to the land. It seemed difficult to take down.
By the way, Randolph has already captured the castle and has taken control of Heinrich and Gasoles in front of Albrecht.
“Mo, I'll give you a ransom! Oh, no! I give you the crown! Take it! Help me, please! ”
Heinrich groans at Albrecht on his knees. Albrecht is lowering his veil, so he can't see Albrecht's face.
For a moment, Heinrich wondered why there were scratches in a straight line from the left lip of the facial shade to the bottom of the left eye. But now I was about to die, and I couldn't have caught your eye.
I could only see blue eyes beyond the eyeholes, but they seemed even more sinister.
Around him was an orderly army of Kichiang Swordsmen staring at him with a desperate look on one side of their body and family.
Albrecht's golden armor shines with the morning sun. Heinrich feels like an angel of the Apocalypse who came to judge him.
“Why did you threaten my father? ”
Albrecht speaks, and Heinrich doesn't understand quickly because he's in such a frenzy. But his head was spinning fiercely to survive.
“Cars, Calterns are war, originally controlled by our family crests. I couldn't manage it very well, but it was taken over by your grandfather. ”
Calteren was originally under the sway of the Heinrich royal family, but the distance was too far away to manage, and it was only a long time ago that the swallow was broken. It continued, and Albrecht's grandfather sat down.
From Heinrich's mouth came the fact that Albrecht himself did not know. My father, my mother, or just my grandfather pioneered Calteren, but I never told him about it. Or my parents didn't know.
After all, Heinrich's actions were justified. He was an unauthorized occupant. Rather, I will admit Calteren's occupation, so it may have been a favor to take Burkhardt as a service.
Albrecht nods for a moment.
‘There is no cause, no justice. Is it just my greed or my frustration? ’
Albrecht has been struggling with his path for a long time. He knew the contradiction that he had made his will on the Eastern Continent, but he had to see blood to fulfill it.
To break the chain of pain for even a moment, essentially had to go to war.
I met Rosamund and watched her kill 4,000 prisoners. She felt powerless like herself, so she had no choice.
On the other hand, he had the skills to defend one hometown. Rather, it was full of garages.
So all we have to do is protect Calteren? Or can I go one step further and do what I want?
The problem was that one step was not a step in the individual, but a step in history. It was a fight with the world.
I've been planning my conquest ever since I killed the dragon, but the idea also included a cause. I thought of ways to make the world as less shocked as possible.
But with my father dead, the war against the world had already begun.
Albrecht was not normal in the eyes of the world. He freed hundreds of thousands of people from the eastern continent for no ransom. He waged an undisclosed war and is now trying to surround and kill the nobles of the North.
Albrecht has been shown to be capable of saving hundreds of thousands or killing hundreds of thousands of people. It seemed to exist beyond their own perceptions, or beyond good and evil.
The people of the world just stared at me with frightening eyes. Albrecht's war had no cause, no justice.
However, Albrecht has already begun to walk the irreversible path.
“Hermann.”
Albrecht calls Hermann, raising the axe high as if Herman were preparing.
“Wait a minute! Are you really going to kill them all? That's ridiculous! What are you doing?! ”
Heinrich shouts urgently, but soon the knight drags him away. The lords on one side were also drawn by the knights.
Those who looked at Albrecht and their king with anxious eyes felt a clear heart as the knights led the lords away.
“Father!"
“My lord!”
“Sophie! It's okay! Stay!”
“This is ridiculous! I can't kill all the nobles here! ”
“This is crazy! ”
The knights holding the pommels of the lords held their swords to their wives, sons, and daughters' throats. The lords couldn't resist properly when the family was taken hostage.
Albrecht sees them beyond the veil. Then I gave the order.
“Kill them all. ”
Herman lowers his axe.
Then the knights stabbed and killed the lords individually.
“Ugh!”
“Oh, my God! ”
“Aaaah! Dad! ”
Dozens of lords died in an instant. Several noblewomen and daughters collapsed unconscious.
But that wasn't the end. The knights wield their swords and begin to kill even the lord's gasoles.
“Ahhhh!”
“Oops!”
“Help me! Please! ”
Albrecht wanted to bow his head, but he saw exactly what he was doing. Hundreds of people died in an instant.
The reason he killed the gasoles was neither more nor less to claim the rights to the territory, nor to prevent conflict.
Adults, children, and seniors all died. You begin to roll the corpses away with the fox the soldiers prepared.
Albrecht suddenly remembers Philip during the Crusades. When he threw the civilians into the fire and massacred them, he remembered yelling at his finger.
"If you have eyes, look straight ahead, Philippe! He's just a kid! ’
The motive or purpose of his actions was completely different from that of Philip, but what does that have to do with the dead? It was one thing to kill and take life.
Albrecht simply took a step back to Heinrich's castle. The depression hit my shoulders. There seems to be a thick bloodstain in every step. It was heavy.
The fact that this is just the beginning has made Albrecht even more desperate. How many more will we kill? Will it work with the wildlings?
You cross the bridge halfway between land and island, and a cool breeze blows through you. But I didn't think of Ilydia.
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