Desire

Emergency call has been made.

Monster attacks are known as alarms throughout the territory. The troops are assembled and the knights are assembled. But it's too late. The North Earth, where the first monsters attacked, has already been completely destroyed. The placenta of the inhabitants of the northern Earth who were asleep without knowing the world. Unable to escape them, in the hands of the ogre, or in the hands of the t65533; or in the hands of the Minotaur. Maybe Orc axes, Cobalt clubs, Goblin venom...

He died like that.

In the barracks near the Lord's Manor, knights gathered to hear the alarm. Everyone was a brute. Among them was Derun. He succeeded in abandoning his soldiers and explaining to everyone that he had turned his escape into a reasonable story.

“.. nonsense..”

One of the five knights in Celebrity territory mutters in a trembling voice. The northern wall is breached and the monsters enter through Varga Forest. Like Louid said, it was ridiculous. Monsters have breached the walls since the great drought decades ago. There hasn't been a drought lately and the monster mountain range hasn't withered, so there shouldn't be any reason for monsters to come down.

“But it did happen. ”

Derun mutters with a frowning face. He swung his sword to stop the monsters somehow, encouraging the soldiers and helping the villagers escape. But there were too many monsters, and most of the brave soldiers with Derun were killed. Eventually, he had to make a sad, sad choice. He left the battlefield behind the deaths of his men and announced this precisely.

“Angrily, I couldn't do anything. ”

I didn't actually do anything. Derun drops his head with a burning fist. Valfrid shrugs his shivering shoulder.

“There's nothing I can do. It's horrible... but I can't say what it is since it happened. ”

He sighs, muttering like that.

“I don't know why, but the monsters have descended from the mountains into the forest. I heard this happened a few decades ago... But at the time, it was only a few Ogres and a few Orcs. ”

Different sizes, and I have no idea why. Why do so many monsters come down the mountain, cross the forest, and raid the territory?

“The North is completely occupied. I wish they would just back off...”

That's what Valfrid was wondering. Why did they stop in the North? If it's starving, they'll flip their eyes and try to attack the others.

Aren't you hungry? ’

Then why the hell did you come down here? Valfrid's head gets complicated. Monsters are sure of their realm. They divide the realm among their tribes and move on. In the case of hunting, it is mostly solved within its realm. Why so many monsters have left their territory and descended to their territory. Valfrid didn't understand it.

“Even if they don't move on the North Earth right now, there's no guarantee they'll stay there forever. ”

Azin opens his mouth. Everyone's gaze was on Ajin. Ogre Slayer. Nicknamed for Azin. Even though he had just become a knight, breaking an Ogre's head with his bare fists meant that Azin was stronger than any of the knights gathered here.

“In the worst case, they're out of their minds and they're in the middle. If you do, the Lord will be in danger too. ”

“Escape...”

“You want to abandon the territory? ”

Azin looks at Valfrid. Your eyes are numb. As Azin's gaze settles on you, Valfrid flinches. The lord abandoned his territory. To the nobles, to the lord. It is a better humiliation to die. Ignoring Valfrid's hesitation, Painkiller speaks.

“Of course, there's nothing more important than life... but it's better to do something than abandon your territory and flee." ”

“You want to fight? ”

Derun swallows and asks. He saw many of those monsters himself. The Twin-Head Ogre rejector, the Minotaur... Not only those big monsters, but also Orcs and monsters.

“Too many. The number of Soldiers currently occupied in Celebrity territory is inevitable. We need to call for backup on another territory. ”

“The number of soldiers stationed in the Northern District was 80. ”

Azin mutters. None of them come back. Eighty of the 500 are dead. 400 remaining troops.

“The closest land to here was Durka. Even if you ask the Lord of Durka for help, the situation in Durka is no different from Selbrid's. ”

The same countryside. Fewer knights and fewer soldiers.

“Jorba's western seaboard is all I can rely on for help... but considering the streets of Jorba and Selbridge, the use of the Warp Gate will be quite expensive. ”

The western seaboard is always on the lookout for Galios' invasion. They have soldiers and knights as well trained as Selebrad. But there are no exceptions to using the Warp Gate.

“Selebrid will have to cover the cost of transporting the Knights and soldiers of Jorba to the Warp Gate. ”

Azin glances at the baron, sitting silently. He was trembling with a pale, stiff face.

“Can you afford him with the assets he owns in Celebrity Territories? ”

“.. if you sell your entire fortune, it will be hard. ”

Baron Frank mutters in a gloomy voice. Selbrid is not a wealthy land. Baron Frank is modest in nature, but not without his consumption. Even if you pour out all your possessions, you cannot summon the Knights of Jorba. And the cost of the Warp Gate isn't the only problem. If we seek assistance in Jorba's territory, we must pay the equivalent.

“Even if the cost of the Warp Gate is in debt to the Wizard's Society, Celebrity territory is bankrupt. So what do we do? Do I have to rely on recognition? Even if the lord of Jorba is merciful enough to dispatch the Knights, there is no cost to the Warp Gates. However, if we wait for the Knights to come in person, it will take too long. ”

“Then how did you...”

“Shouldn't we solve it with our own strength? ”

Azin glances at the baron Frank. In his gaze, Baron Frank swallows a gulp.

“Order the colonists.” Azin opens his mouth.

“Due to the annihilation of the soldiers on the North Earth, there are now only four hundred soldiers left in Celebrity territory. This is not enough. There are too many monsters. That doesn't mean Celebrity has a lot of knights. ”

“But what about the untrained territories?”

“It's not the time to question that. If you give me a spear, I can stab you. If I don't feel right, I'll be able to use the monsters tiredly. ”

I was treating the colonists like objects, but none of the listeners pointed to it. It was only good to spit in silence.

“Selbrid is the baron's territory, but also the villagers'. Who will protect the land on which they will live? You have to protect yourself.Or abandon your territory? ”

In Azin's question, Baron only hesitates and cannot answer. Ajin continued.

“What are you going to do with the colonists? If you abandoned your territory, where would you go? You have to make a decision. Will you flee or will you fight? ”

Azin rises up.

“Even at this moment, monsters occupying the North Earth may be pushing towards the center. And then it's too late. We need to issue a mandate right now so the residents can grab their weapons. ”

“... got it. ”

The baron finally has to make a choice. Abandoning territory is the worst option under the circumstances. Not right now. Even if there's no chance, we have to do something. The Baron Frank's decision has swallowed by other knights. The choice of territory was to fight monsters.

Conscription has been issued. Any man who can fight. All men over the age of 20 and under 40 are armed. The revolter draws his sword, and the armory of the territory is wide open. Old spears that can't be used are held in the hands of the villagers.

The villagers who were forced to take weapons were terrified. Fighting monsters. They say they're protecting the land they live in, but fighting monsters scares them. Three thousand soldiers were forcibly recruited. Each knight was given 500 men.

Azin climbs onto the horse and looks down at the soldiers assigned to him. Most of them didn't even wear their armor properly. You can see the spear standing up trembling. Azin opens his mouth. I tried to encourage her to say something.

I quit, because I didn't have to. Giving a plausible speech didn't even give the soldiers a morale boost. I can't help it. Few of them are real soldiers. The rest are just farmers, merchants, woodcutters... and common folk like that.

‘Some of them broke through the walls. ’

The rest haven't come down from the mountains yet, or they're crouching in the woods. Among them, angry bastards broke through the walls and broke through. Even if we defeat monsters on the North Earth right away, similar or more monsters will invade soon.

‘We need to raise the risk. ’

If he wants to, he can clean up the monsters in the North Earth by himself. But you can't do that right now. The better the crisis, the bigger the ball you get when you solve it. Azin grabs the rope.

‘I'm going to have to kill him. ’

Azin thought as he saw the soldiers trembling.

The North Earth was turned into a ruin. The monsters that broke through the walls attacked the villagers, slaughtered them, and ate them. They are excited by the energy of the night, and they shed a rough breath and terrible tears. They are all those who have lost their territory to Azin.

The path monsters chose to lose their territory was not up against the mountains, but down. Many monsters crouched in the forest, and those who could not endure the hunger broke through the walls and invaded the territory.

There is a food chain within monsters. The ogre is stronger and t 65533 is stronger than the minotaur. Such large monsters hunt small monsters like Orcs. However, even if an Ogre is strong, you cannot eat dozens of Orcs.

It is a natural understanding. They are clever. The monsters are not hostile to each other. There is a weak man nearby, so we use him as food. You don't have to eat the same monsters. In fact, they enjoyed a full supper. Monsters shouted in a cheerful mood.

The hoofbeats come from afar.

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I'm late for my flight.