Hakai no Miko

Thousands of singing choruses echo on the hemline of the mountain that became the battlefield.

"" Move on, move on, Holmeer braves! Move on! Side by side with your comrades and move on! Clear the way for the comrades that follow! Come on, comrades! Move forward with me!! "

It was a song when the heavy-duty spear infantry unit of the Holmeer National Army forged a dense formation to advance.

It's not just the clap of a drum, it's the chorus that goes with it, not just to make it march undisturbed in pace, but because it has the effect of erasing the fear of the soldiers by making them speak out loud.

A platoon of heavy-duty spear infantry that whistles an instrument and sings alongside it, pushing the tips of the spears side by side. The sight went through fear and was even unusual.

The Ethereal Horses weren't just watching this heavy-duty spear infantry regiment pushing over.

First, Elf's archer unit, led by Eladia, launches a pre-emptive attack.

"Tsuke!

Eladia herself screams as she leads the arrow to the bow string. Along with that, the women of the elves led the arrows to the bow.

"- Pull!

The sound of a tight bow echoes.

"- Let go!!"

The unleashed arrows raise their voices and pour down into dense formations like rain.

However, heavily formed heavy-duty spear infantry units were prevented from doing so by shields lined up without gaps over their heads. Some soldiers happen to be injured by arrows that jump into the gap between the shield and the shield, but the soldiers in the rear row don't immediately fill that hole and break the formation.

Eladia floats a frustrating color on its brilliant face.

It had been asked beforehand, but we thought if we had the arms of our own bows, we could do more damage. But the defenses of the denser formations are harder than expected, and no matter how many arrows you fire like this, you won't get a great deal of results.

Besides, I was still feeling tired as soon as possible because of the long period of time I hadn't touched my bow. I wonder if I can keep firing arrows at you for nothing.

At that time, a voice rose from the western side of the position.

"Enemy soldiers have attacked us from the west!

Responding to the Heavy Spear Infantry Regiment, only one unit had been positioned away from the Regiment, coming from the west to the position.

"I knew I was here!

Ethereal horses rushing to the western fence confirm enemy units.

The dense formations of the heavy-duty spear infantry regiment march in keeping a clean rectangular shape. In contrast, that unit, which was attacking from the west, marched avoiding, for example, rocks that faced the surface without queuing, so its formation was indeterminate and, in the distance, it also looked like an amoeba looking for food.

If it was also attacked from the west side, the Ethereal Horse decides to reschedule because he was supposed to allocate about a third of his force to respond to it, but the Elf archers were stronger than expected and the Heavy Spear Infantry Regiment had a stronger defense against bows and arrows.

"I'll reschedule! Mr. Eladia, everyone in the elves, move westward for all! Whatever you do, stop enemy units from approaching!

"I understand!

Eladia flips a refreshing, clothing hem and takes the sisters to the western side of the formation.

"The others, prepare for the enemy squad coming from the south!

So yelled the Ethereal Horse, looking for people. Then the person for whom it was intended had already acted faster than he had been instructed by the Ethereal Horse.

"Mr. Doverlyn!

"Whoa! I know what you mean!

In the arms of Dvarin, who said so, and of the dwarves who had refrained behind him, were those who bound wood and dead grass. The dwarves stack it handily in front of the fence.

And then, where it was packed up, he lit it with the pine lights Doverlyn had in his hands. When a bunch of wood or dead grass caught fire, there seemed to be a raw tree inside, and the white smoke would soon rise. It flows on a northerly wind blowing down from the mountain behind it towards the heavy-duty Spear Infantry Regiment.

The Ethereal Horse, who sees it, skips further instructions.

"Mr. Gallum, stand back! Mr. Doverlyn, Mr. Jaharngil!

The Ethereal Horse lowered the Zoans, who were stone-throwing in front of the fence. As it was replaced, the Dwarves and Dinosaurians who came forward formed a sideline inside the fence and lined up. And it is a barrier of flesh, even as they are lined up with flesh.

"Oh, my God! I'm in the mood! Boost your temper!

Along with Dvarin's hanging voice, Dwarf and Dinosaurian raise their voices as they strike the stone bump of the long-held weapon on the ground.

"" Whoa, whoa!

The cry had even reached the ears of Captain Cadmos, who was leading a heavy-duty infantry regiment on the other side of the white smoke.

Already to the enemy formation, it is the distance of the call.

Originally, it is the Stone that storms at once from the distance around here, where attacks by bows and arrows and stone throwing become more intense. At this distance, they train their soldiers to the point of being run with all their might while maintaining a dense formation.

Of course, the rebels will fight back with bows and arrows and stone-throwing, but while they reach the enemy line, bows and arrows can shoot one or two at best. I can only throw about three stones. To that extent, you can reach enemy lines without causing much damage.

After the rest, throw a spear in the fence and keep the enemy away, break the dirt hand around your body using a shield, knock down the fence, and that will decide the battle.

But when I came here, white smoke came up from the enemy formation.

With this kind of opening, I don't think they're going to start a fire. Besides, on fire, it's a strange story that all the white smoke is going up.

What I think will happen is a smoke blind eye or a calculus that stops this leg.

Cadmos calmly observes from the heavy spear infantry regiment to the enemy formation. Due to the strong northerly winds, the smoke was scattered before it reached here. Enemy formation at best, and about the same level of sight in front of it.

It would be troublesome if the ropes were also stretched to catch a leg around it, or if the pitfalls were dug.

Cadmos called for a conductor who was nearby.

"Communicate to Judius, who leads the regiment on the left. Slow down the march. Be wary of the traps in front of the enemy!

The conductor, who recited Cadmos' words, circles his horse's head and rushes to the bottom of the Commander of Judius Regiment on the left side of the dense formation.

After confirming it, Cadmos commands the whistler to slow down the clapping of the march. Then, in conjunction with that, the speed at which dense formations advanced was also slower.

"Front row! Forward as you slap forward on the ground with a spear to confirm!

Cadmos' decree adds the sound of soldiers' spears in the front row slamming the ground to the sound of drums. Now with ropes and pitfalls, we should be able to find them beforehand.

It calls for vigilance against stone throwing flying from the other side of white smoke as if it were an even more accidental blow.

"Hold on to the shield's defensive wall! We don't know where the arrows and stones are coming from!

However, as it stands, he was not in danger of throwing stones.

The shields held by the heavy-duty spear infantry were merely stretched leather on the inside, reinforced with metal on the surface of the wooden plate. For this reason, even if the arrows are stopped, they are not capable of taking heavy stone throws many times. It has become difficult to identify the throwing stones that fly by the white smoke, but on the contrary the enemy is also unable to concentrate the throwing stones. This, in turn, is convenient as the distance decreases and the power of stone throwing increases.

All you have to do is ravage the enemy formation!

Yes, when Cadmos was thinking, the sight of white smoke rising from the enemy formation was also visible from Darius's place.

"... what is that?

Darius stares at the enemy with his eyes open to read their intentions.

"My lord, is it an enemy fire?

The officers, who had heard that the Ethereal Horse had burned and killed eight hundred soldiers of Holmea by fire, wondered once again whether they had set fire to it.

Darius also considered the possibility, but immediately denies it.

"Not really. It would make no sense to launch a fire in such an open place. Besides, I can't see the fire with all the smoke in it."

Like Darius said, all I see is white smoke and I can't see the fireman at all. Darius thought that stopping or blinding was an end, as was Cadmos.

While you're thinking about it, the march played by the whistle squad becomes slow, and the march of the heavy-duty spear infantry regiment slows.

Darius smiled bitterly at that cadmus-like steadfast judgment and command. Darius turns his consciousness to the ambush unit that would appear, having decided that the enemy would be in no trouble if left to Cadmos.

"Don't neglect your perimeter alert! Finally, there may be an enemy raid!

While instructed to do so, Darius also turns his gaze around the battlefield.

The figure was reminiscent of a fierce old lion searching for hidden prey.

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An ambush unit led by Banuka was hidden in the bushes, a short distance from the battlefield's hemline towards the plain.

For Zoan, who was hunting on the plains, he can wait for his prey while hiding in the bushes. It's not a great deal of bitterness to keep breathing on this occasion ever since the Crusaders arrived.

But it is only a matter of waiting.

The Banukkas, in a remote location, were able to see the entire battlefield, thus clearly seeing the difference between the Crusaders and their own troop numbers. So when I thought about my countrymen, who are now exactly in danger over there, I was not very, but I didn't care.

And above all, there is Shemr, the son of the God of the Beast, who loves and does not stop there.

Banukah bites into our own impudence, which she just has to wait for.

"Young lady, calm down. No rush."

Conquered by his compatriots next door, Banukah realized he was unconsciously lying down.

There are no ex-girlfriends or children here in a hurry to be found by the enemy. Banukkah takes a deeper breath and vomits, letting himself down.

Then shortly afterwards, the time had finally come to wait.

"Young lady! Smoke has risen above the position!

That was the signal I was waiting for.

When Banukkah looks back, he speaks to those of his family.

"Everybody, let's go!

Banukah, who confirmed that everyone nodded back forcefully, tried to run out on four legs.

I was a vanuca trying to run away, but that's when I feel the weight of getting my hips pulled. But it was only for a moment that I was confused by a feeling that was not always the same as when I ran through the earth.

"Your son. Now this vanuca is coming!

Yes. Banukah, who shrugged in his chest, ran out kicking dust with his countrymen.

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The dust rolled up by the Banukkas was immediately discovered by soldiers who were on perimeter alert, and the report was instantly raised to Darius.

"My lord! From the plains, the dust is rising!

To the report, Darius accidentally hit the elbow of the chair with his hand.

"Again, here we are!

If the soldier looked at the one pointing out, he did see a great deal of dust rising. Darius extrapolates the type and size of troops under it, based on the size of the dust and the way it rises.

The high and straight up dust is a sign that you are traveling at high speeds like horseback riding and tanks. Moving up and down such dust on this occasion now is definitely seen as Zoan. And based on the scale of that dust, that number is estimated to be about two to three hundred.

That must be Zoan's ambush squad waiting for you.

Having so determined, Darius waves his arm as he rises from the chariot chair.

"I command my immediate troops! Enemy, turn around for the ambush unit! Bring the heavily armed infantry forward and form a sideline! If the enemy storms, line up your shields to prevent this!

Along with that decree, Darius' troops began operations.

The unit directly under Darius is a battalion of roughly five hundred men, adding two more squadrons of general soldiers led by Bogus to Darius' private soldiers and the elite units of the Holmeer National Army. That's all the troop numbers, yet the troops who were thoroughly tapped into their actions when Zoan's ambush troops showed up beforehand, inevitably reorganize themselves towards the ambush units.

A heavy infantry lined up with a large shield in the front row, followed by a speared speared infantry, plus an archer behind it.

It is a solid construction that first the archers shoot arrows and still storm them, Zoan stops them with the walls of the Great Shield and spears them to death there.

He was Darius, who was royal on a tank that slowly changed direction and watched the battalion rearrange its formation, but was concerned about the enemy formation and looked back over his shoulder.

Then, from the west, the infantry battalion is attacking, and from the south, the heavy spear infantry regiment is finally about to reach its enemies. Soon the enemy will be devoured from the west and south. Now, no matter how many rebels resist, their fate is exhausted.

Convinced of the victory, Darius lowered his back to the chariot chair.

It is then.

At the corner of Darius' vision, there was a black shadow.

For some reason, Darius, which caught his mind strangely, stares at each body as he looks back towards the enemy formation.

And Darius, who saw the identity of that black shadow, uttered it, without any doubt.

"... a bird"