We were protected by leading knights and a handful of soldiers while traveling through the wasteland of Rock Mountain to near our destination.
Stop once on the high ground and check on the position at a distance of about five minutes on the run.
The position was daringly built in an open area and was conceived to serve as a base when attacking from the other side to where the suspension bridge was located and vice versa.
The overall shape is close to the square.
The perimeter was surrounded by wooden walls, and multiple barricades were laid around its outer perimeter.
"The battle is already at the next stage..."
Although the siege of the positions has been lifted, fighting is still ongoing.
Troops on the devil's side rallied their forces behind the position and seemed to be plotting a breakthrough from it.
In contrast, the Golden Tooth Knights had placed reinforcements in their positions to enhance their defense, while also placing forces around them to avoid being re-sieged.
"Should we wait here until the battle is over?
"Yes. In a few moments, reinforcements from the Hollow Bottom Fortress should arrive as well"
As I was confirming my future policy with the leading knight, the exhausting noir caught up with me late.
"Ah... that...? You're not under siege anymore, but you're still fighting...? Duh, both... retreat, no...?
"Of course not. It's more like this."
Garnett adds an explanation from the knight's point of view to Noir, who shows confusion about the status quo.
"You naturally know that the mountainous areas of the 'Demon King's Castle area' are bisected in deep valleys, with each side becoming a sphere of human and demonic power."
Garnett grabbed the pointy stone and began to draw a brief diagram on the hard, dry ground.
"This time, the golden fangs tried to invade the other side of the valley, which was thin. The aim is the control of the mines where the Demons are mining their resources. That suspension bridge and that position is a stepping stone for that."
"Well, that was... explained to me..."
"You can't look at it if you try to be a demon. It's an operation. So you let the land survey say things, dropped the suspension bridge in an ambush, surrounded an isolated position, and tried to make sure it was terminated."
I'm not familiar with the military, but I know as much about the pros and cons of sieging targets.
The advantage is being able to contain the damage done by your own army.
It is effective when intense resistance is expected and the longer it is prolonged, the weaker it can weaken the opponent.
The downside is that my own army must also keep large amounts of food.
It has to be a long fight whether or not, so if we don't have enough food, we're going to be cornered the other way around.
It also has the weakness that it cannot be besieged in the first place without gathering large numbers.
But the same goes for the Demon King Army, with no disadvantages or weaknesses.
This is a demonic power zone.
Unlike positions on the Knights' side, which have become isolated and helpless, the Demon King's Army is easily supplied with personnel and food.
The tactical victory on the part of the Demons should not have wavered if the latter continued to stop even 'reinforcements', the surest means of breaking the siege.
- It was the earlier battle that defeated the plan.
"In the end, the siege collapsed and reinforcements arrived at the position, but that's why the Demons can't retreat. We're just gonna switch to something other than a siege and try to take it down."
"So... what's keeping the Knights from retreating...?
"At the time of liberating the position, rescuing and retreating all of them is certainly one option. But..."
Garnett wrote additional symbols in a chart carved on the ground with stone as gallivarian.
"... if we retreat here, we'll never use this invasion route again. The Demon King's Army will thoroughly consolidate its defense. Moreover, it is possible that bases for defense will be used as a stepping stone for counter-invasion."
"I see... so you're both desperate..."
Noir nodded again and again with a convincing face.
Speak to Garnett, who finished his explanation, in a way that surprised the leading knight.
"It was a brilliant analysis. As much as you want to invite me to our Knights. Why don't you think about it?"
"Ha ha, jokes are tough"
On the face of it, he hides his identity, but Garnet is a knight belonging to the Knights of the Silver Wings.
But this knight didn't know that, so he seemed to wonder that he was instantly laughed off.
"Nevertheless, from here on out, you don't see the fight very well..."
As I stood on the edge of the high ground and gazed, Noir took the crow mimicking doll out of the bag.
"... I'll take a look..."
The crow doll wings like a real thing and flies toward the position.
[Black Magic] Sensory sharing with user demons by skill.
I hear that they often use live black cats, etc., but Noir used dolls he made himself with [magic prop creation] skills.
"The battle is... between walls... breakthroughs are not made... Sakura is... where... people are gathering too much... oh, there's also a big golem... three or four times the size of a human being... wearing thick armor...?
With his eyes meditating, Noir explains the information he gets over the demon of use.
"... Huh! Oh, that...!
"What's up, Noir!
"Reinforcements... Demonic reinforcements... are closing in...!
The moment I heard that, the leading knight changed his complexion and stuffed him into a noir.
"What the hell! Do you know the size and organization of the reinforcements!
"... the demon soldiers... are attacking positions with different armor... the same soldiers who were in Demon King's Castle..."
"No way, you put in the Kingsguard of Demon King Gandalf......! So much for real...... more info!?
Noir tried to concentrate his consciousness even more, but immediately afterwards he shook his body frighteningly and opened his eyes!
"Ahhh...!
"What's wrong!
"... was shot down. At that distance, I can't believe I noticed... it's not normal..."
The leading knight shook his shoulders at the information brought to him by the noir and hurried to skip the instructions to the soldiers under his command.
"Raise the wolf smoke! Enemy reinforcements available, high threat! Tell the local troops and reinforcements from the fortress we're in danger!
"Ha, ha!
Soldiers light small devices made by alchemists, causing smoke in three different colors to rise.
In the meantime, the leading knight had spread the map to hear more from the noir.
"What do you mean! If enemy reinforcements are in this position, reinforcements from the Hollow Bottom Fortress won't make it first! If that happens, you have no chance of winning... you've already been fleshed out by the Siege Golem at the moment! Even though this is just a threat......!
Less than a minute after the wolf smoke, two horse-driven knights rushed at full speed from the position.
"Is reinforcement true? I'd like to hear more about it!
"Oh yeah! It's a big deal!
Garnett squeaks pompously in front of the spiralling thing.
"... Hey, White Wolf's. Which one of you prefers to hold your finger and stare at me, or run away with your tail wrapped around it?
"What suddenly"
I laughed at those two choices with my nose, as a matter of course - just as Garnett had hoped.
"Both are categorically declined. The Golden Tooth Knights will lose, which means the safety of Green Hollow will be threatened. Besides, there's Sakura over there."
"Right. I thought you'd say that!
Garnett grinned invincibly as the knight grabbed the reins of the horse that had just descended and ran out.
I immediately perceive the intent, too, and go after it with all my strength.
By the time I realized the knight had been taken horse, Garnett was already flickering in the saddle, after I got behind it, too.
"Behold! What do you do!
"I'll borrow one! If there was a white wolf, it wouldn't hurt or itch to break the fence!
"Just do the job one quick step! Request for position [restoration]!
A two-rider horseback riding who ignores the voice of restraint and walks.
I grabbed Garnett's thin hips and leaned towards consciousness only to not be shaken off.
"Open the gate! I brought Luke from the White Wolf Forest!
The defense forces at the position, confused by the abrupt events, saw my face and hastily opened the gate.
Sticking into the position while riding a horse, a chopped voice jumped into his ear from all directions.
"We need to support the troops that have been placed outside the fence! Use the bow and magic from one end!
"Quickly extinguish the fire! Guard the pantry!
"Keep the Siege Golem away from me any closer!
"No! The destruction of the golem, we can't make it! I really take a blow!
Garnett accelerated his horse and crossed the position all at once, stopping suddenly in front of the back gate, which was being attacked by the Demon King's Army.
I don't have to bother exchanging words, but I understand what I have to do.
He descends his horse as he rolls down and grabs the magic crystal removed from the porch as he quickly dives through the waves of soldiers desperately rushing around.
"Golem attack, I'm coming! Be alert to fragments and shocks!
"[Repair] - activated!
Get your hands on the wall and pound in all your magic.
At about the same time, huge fists covered in thick metal armor penetrated wooden walls.
- The next moment.
A splash of large and small innumerable fragments rested in the air, returning to their original position as if they were refluxing at high speeds, bouncing the arms of a giant golem in reverse.
Beyond the barrier, the rock giant falls and the ground is shaken hard.
My [restoration] penetrated faster than Golem's fist.
By fixing it at the same time as it was destroyed, we were able to destroy the fence itself.
".................. Ohhhhhhhhh!
Between seconds, the cheers of the knights and soldiers echoed in the position.