Dungeon Defense (WN)

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The fleet is assembled and set sail from Genoa immediately.

‘If only I could lure the Imperial troops into the sea...' ’

The Grand Duke stood on the ship and said it was a silly idea.

The Sardinian Empire Army was battling on land, but it was still a sea king. But there were no navies in the empire. Even if I wanted to fight in the sea, I didn't even have a military ship in my country.

From Genoa to La Spezia, you can reach your nose if you fall. The royal army sailed without a worry. But in the middle of it, there was a commotion on the galley ship that was a long way ahead. The Grand Duke called the deputy and asked.

“What's going on? ”

“It's a demon attack, Your Majesty. ”

“Hm. Collaborate and defeat each ship. ”

It was not uncommon for a magical attack to take place at sea. It was fine if it was a daily multireflection. There were more than a hundred combatants on each of the five galleys, the main ship of Sardinia. I had no reason to worry if there wasn't a large enough magic potion to appear.

The commotion that you thought would sink soon spread to another ship. The captain shouts with a face filled with embarrassment.

“Your Grace! Poseidon's fury! ”

“What…… isn't it August yet! ”

Poseidon's anger indicated a massive attack by Sardinians on the waters of Madhya. The magical creatures of the sea moved to the winter point, but sailing around this time was extremely dangerous. But it was still August. It was a long way to winter.

─ Dinner, Dinner, Dinner.

The bells toll in all directions above the sea. Especially the ones that made the sound that the magic objects hated. The sailor rings the bell desperately, but the horses rarely retreat. Rather, a myriad of mermaids climbed aboard the lizards.

“Push them away! Push them away!" ”

“Fold the sails! ”

“Damn, what time is it! ”

The soldiers take out their spears, grumbling. They rush onto the ledge and stab the tip of the spear down to somehow drop the magical objects. Suddenly, the leading edge fell into chaos.

“Were you bludgeoned...! ”

This massive assault must have been orchestrated by the Empire Army. The timing is too subtle to overlook coincidence.

The Grand Duke immediately notices his opponent's cunning. The empire won't blink an eye if you accuse it of mobilizing the Demon Prince. The horses that are raiding the fleet are attacking with their bare bodies without any equipment…… that is, wild horses in any way.

'The empire has nothing to do with them, and the encounter with the Imperial Army is nothing but wild magic.' The Imperial Army will insist. The Grand Duke groans.

“La Spezia was bait. ”

“Bait, Your Majesty? ”

“It was bait to draw us out. The Empire pushed to the extreme without deliberately taking down LaSpezia. And we know that we will come through the sea and have prepared the horses in advance...... ”

Great tactics were not available in the Naval White War. If the battleship and the battleship compete, each ship will have to struggle against the unstoppable horsepower that comes from the sea.

A galley ship has been struck from the front. The ship that lost its crew and helmet was helplessly swept away by the waves and crashed into a fellow ship sailing next to it. However, the other ship is not stranded, but if you are unlucky, the oars are damaged and your mobility drops.

The deputy said in a worrying tone.

“There are many mercenaries who are unfamiliar with naval warfare... Your Grace. Please allow me to mobilize the Wizard. The damage is getting bigger. ”

The Grand Duke shakes his head.

“Not yet. If this is the trick of the Imperial Army, I'm sure there's still... ”

“Kraken!”

The horrified scream splits the air. An octopus bridge full of red boards rises out of the surface, roughening the waves. Unlike ordinary octopus, there were sharp teeth on every red board, and the legs were as big as old wood.

“Fall back! Fall back! ”

“Ahhhh!”

The Kraken's legs wrap around the galley and make it as simple as cracking a cookie. The five galleys split into two pieces, unable to resist anything. Survivors dive into the sea, but you can almost see what happens to them in a sea already full of magic.

“Your Majesty! ”

“Now. Wizards, use all your strength to defeat the great magic! ”

Twenty wizards simultaneously fire their magic at the Kraken. A few are missing, but most are hitting Kraken's bridge. The beast's leg snaps as its flesh explodes.

When I saw the scene, the royal army shouted. Kraken was a tyrant who frightened the sailors, but morale rose greatly when he simply repelled his fear. But this time, the legs protrude from behind the tip.

It was not an individual. The Kraken emerges simultaneously, as if trying to surround it from all sides. In the blink of an eye, five galley ships sank into the white sea.

“Five, maybe six! ”

“This can't be happening…… Six Kraken at once……. ”

“Don't panic! Wizards take care of one by one. ”

Then the noise overturned the whole fleet. The Grand Duke of Florence felt the human instinctive fear spread throughout his spine in an instant. Despite the fierce battle, the Grand Duke and the royal army had no choice but to turn their heads to the sound.

There wasn't much they saw. Something covered in green scales sank between the waves and the waves like a giant snake. All that remained was the ship that was torn to pieces.

“…… Have you seen it? ”

“Oh, Poseidon.... ”

You hear a faint sound somewhere in the sea. The high-pitched sound of the violin echoes ominously in the nethers' ears. The soldier fights the magical object in front of his eyes, but his arms tremble with horror at his spine.

“Oh my goodness. The last report was over half a hundred years ago……. ”

The waves are rising again.

This time, the Grand Duke saw clearly. It was a monster with the body of a snake. There are teeth on the Agari that are large enough to make the ogre look ridiculous. The creature swipes its galley and digs back into the sea in an instant.

That should do it. The galley is overturned powerlessly. Soldiers in heavy gloves fall into a vortex, unable to swim properly, and the crew is bitten by the runners' necks. The galley sinks with a hundred warriors in its wake.

“Leviathan!”

“Dear God--Leviathan! ”

The entire fleet was swallowed by shock in an instant. It was already astonishing that there were six Kraken that could not be reported a couple of times a year, but the magic appeared once a hundred years. No, it wasn't even horseshit. Leviathan was once a monster worshipped as a god!

“Heh, scatter! Spread out and live!”

Some captains quickly instructed the passenger. They had never met Leviathan before, but they knew that it was not good for a ship to stick together tightly under these circumstances. Several galleys gave up their formation and began to deviate. The Grand Duke is futile and awake.

“Fools, stay in line! Spread out and die!”

If the goal was to survive, it was right to run from here. However, the goal of the Royal Army was not to survive. I had to save La Spezia. Once one ship escapes, the rest of the ships will be overwhelmed with horror and the fleet will be lost in an instant.

The deputy shouts at the whale with a crystal ball. Soon, the deputy reported to the Grand Duke with his face distorted.

“Some captains don't listen to orders. ”

“Dammit…… Wizards, work in pairs! One party intercepts the Kraken and the other party attacks when Leviathan appears! Don't lose your cool! This sea is not for witches! It belongs to us, Sardinia! ”

The Grand Duke of Florence managed to maintain his charisma. It was also due to the preference of choosing a ship from which the witches flee and sinking it. This gave me a strong belief in the Grand Duke's words, "If we scatter, we die."

A desperate battle rages on the sea.

The wizards fought until they ran out of magic, and some of them actually sank with the ship because they didn't even have the power to use momentum. Many mercenaries were unfamiliar with naval white soldiers, but they fought with all their might. Even the mules of the citizens of Genoa fought back with spears.

Three hours later.

The Royal Army miraculously defeated the magic.

From the captain to the mule, there is no one who hasn't taken a seat on the deck. The Kraken has lost four of its six. Leviathan's life was not confirmed, but it was obvious that he was badly wounded.

“Yi, I won! We've won!”

“Long live the kingdom of Sardinia! ”

Seeing the last of the Kraken retreat, the Imperial Army screams with the last of its strength. The majestic fleet from Genoa was reduced to sixty. More than half of them have died in the sea. In fact, it was good to be exterminated....

“Phew.”

The Grand Duke sat on the floor. I'm exhausted. I can fight on dry land in three hours. I had to endure that time on the sea, so I was exhausted. It was a victory, but only a wound…….

“Your Majesty, congratulations on your victory. ”

Contrary to the gloomy look of the Grand Duke, the deputy was impressed.

“The navy that prevailed against Leviathan... No, not even the surviving navy. You have accomplished a miracle. ”

“…… Deputy. Contact La Spezia. No militia. ”

The Grand Duke mutters indifferently.

“If these traps were in place, it would be a ruse if the Empire had not brought LaSpezia down. Heading to Las Spezia now is a rush to the extremities. We are returning to Xenova... ”

“Yes, Your Grace. ”

The deputy commanded each ship. The crew rushes into exhaustion and sails away. The majority of the ships were damaged during the battle. I had to trust the power of the wind to sail.

“ ……? ”

It was a time when each ship was busy moving its sails. A sailor glances at the other side of the sea. The sailor slaps his colleague with his elbow.

“Come on. It's gonna be hard on you if you don't do something about it. ”

“If it's hard for you to die, I'm already stuck with the crown. Hey, you see that? ”

“Huh?"

The colleague looks carefully at the direction the sailor is pointing.

“...... It's not magic. ”

“There's no white magic there. Isn't that a boat? ”

Similar conversations were taking place on multiple ships. The information was quickly transferred from the crew to the commander, from the commander to the captain and from the captain to the Grand Duke of Florence. The Grand Duke took out his telescope and looked at the horizon.

“ ……. ”

The Grand Duke's body hardened like a stone. The deputy questioned me.

“Your Grace, what brings you here? ”

“…… with a royal flag. It's LaSpezia's fleet.”

The deputy glared at the unexpected good news.

“Good for you. Apparently, the Navy fled because La Spezia was hopeless. With their help, we can get back to Genoa a little easier. ”

“Everyone, prepare for battle. ”

“Yes?”

The Grand Duke has folded the telescope.

“…… It was a long time ago that reports of the extinction of LaSpezia were made. The outer perimeter has been breached, but the boats anchored in the harbor can't be intact. This means that they have been hiding somewhere, or that they have not yet been penetrated. Either way, it's deceiving us. ”

The Grand Duke's mouth trembled.

“Give the order immediately, Deputy. From now on, La Spezia is our enemy.... ”