Price of Management

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The attack on the Marquis of Ligand Manor was ongoing, but Nigel was not pleased. Although the framework of the big strategy is guarded, John's aim is straightforward in the small part.

But it was not offensive.

Rather, I felt good.

It was the best fight we could do in each other's situation.

I've heard of it. He met with a rival and said he had a battle to blow up all of his abilities. If you meet such an opponent, you are fortunate to be unmanned. Nigel believed he was in that fight.

Excellent, John Spay. You and I may be young, but we don't have to wait any longer. Let's finish this here. ’

Nigel gives the order.

“Prepare the catapult and wizard. Hits the wall. ”

It was also Nigel who acted as John feared. I couldn't be more of a rival.

The wizards have begun to gather and brought the catapults that the engineers had assembled. As the catapult begins to blow, the wizards work their magic together at the right time. I was prepared to break through the walls by focusing my firepower.

Kwa-kwam-! Kwa-nung!

The wall is shaken with a massive shock.

Nigel smiled.

‘You're not regular soldiers. A rapid trooper.Of course, there will be no heavy weapons like catapults. There won't be a sharp response. ’

The expectations were correct.

The mansion had no other way to respond. However, John did not just let go and watch, but gave orders.

“Ready to fire! Target all enemy wizards! ”

In order to avoid flying magic and rocks, students who were hiding in the shadows hung arrows at high angles as they were instructed. It was aimed at some wizards in the distance.

John's judgment that the accuracy is low as it is not close, but that a single shot could do some damage.

John watches over the wizards of the Horn Empire. The wizards gather Mana back together and prepare to cast their magic.

‘Okay, now is a good time. ’

John gave the order.

“Fire!”

Shh-shh-shh!

Hundreds of arrows pour down on the wizards. Of course, the Horn Empire was protected by soldiers with large shields, but it was not completely protected.

“Shield!"

A few frightened wizards unleash a defensive spell. The arrow doesn't pierce the shield, and bounces off. The first shot ends without doing any harm.

But John thought that was it.

“All right, get ready to fire again! ”

Bernard, the guard commander next to him, worries.

“Commander, shooting arrows doesn't seem to help.... ”

“No, it works. ”

John explained.

“You can distract the wizards, and some wizards used shields instead of attack magic to consume Mana. Continuing like this will result in a somewhat lower firepower for your enemies. ”

“Ah! I see! ”

Bernard clutches his knee and admires John's resignation.

“Fire!”

The arrow falls on the wizard as soon as the command is given again. The wizards have stopped a few more from hitting the shield, and the other wizards have completed the attack magic within.

“Fireballs!”

“Windstorm! ”

The hammer of fire and storm once again strikes the wall. The students were furious as the walls shocked by the aftermath of the shock.

The catapults, which were not within reach of the arrows, kept throwing rocks and tormenting the mansion.

‘We have to do everything we can, no matter the circumstances. Besides, we're not necessarily disadvantaged. ’

John looks at the condition of the wall and thinks:

The wall was in relatively good condition despite being heavily attacked. It seemed to last longer because it was built stronger than I thought.

Meanwhile, Nigel, who was watching, kicked his tongue.

“By the way, is this the Mansion of the Grand Spirit Caroc Ligand?" Nothing simple about that. ”

John's fabulous response, though secondly, was unreasonably strong.

It's not a rough fortress built on a border, it's a wall of a family mansion. It was Nigel who wanted to see the face of the man who made it.

“Then I guess I should think differently. ”

Nigel instructed the ceiling seals.

“Keep the wizards out of reach of the arrows. Then adjust the shot angle of the dialysis upwards. ”

“Are you referring to the escalation? ”

The Celestial Seals could not conceal their curiosity. They didn't need to adjust the launch angle of the catapult because it was already aiming at the exact wall.

Nigel kept saying,

“Wizards use the magic of the Wind to help the rocks shot by the catapults fly farther. They're after the mansion's main building, not the walls. It's easier to break down a mansion than that wall. ”

“Ah... so old! ”

“I'll do as you say. ”

Then the Celestial Seals understood Nigel's words and moved to carry out their orders. Soon the wizards retreated. The engineers begin to correct the shooting angle of the catapult.

It was intended to cause damage and chaos by striking the mansion directly.

The attack was restarted.

The catapult shoots at the rock and the wizards cast their magic in time. The gust lifts the boulder high.

“Huh, huh?! ”

“What the hell!”

The students were surprised to see the rocks flying over the walls. Soon.

Kuang!

A rock struck the mansion.

“Nothing, it's going down! ”

“Danger!”

There was chaos inside the mansion. But fortunately, the mansion was fine.

John watches this and sweats coldly.

“I can't believe you did this. ”

“The right place is no ordinary bet. If the mansion collapses and there are casualties, that's a big deal. ”

Nigel Jurden! ’

John grips his teeth as he recalls an enemy he had encountered before. The user senses hostility and fear in the target's malice, which only hurts.

“I don't have a plan. We have to endure it somehow. ”

“Ugh... ”

Bernard also looks at the Horn Empire camp with his aggressive face.

The Horn Empire continues to blow rocks over the walls. Every time the mansion building got hit by a rock, it rang out. John had no choice but to caution his students not to walk on the side where the rocks were flying.

But such aspects did not continue.

“...... Even the mansion is sturdy. ”

Nigel mutters as he watches the situation.

I did.

Even the mansion's main building was as unreasonably sturdy as the castle walls. Even though I had been hit hard by flying rocks several times already, there was no significant damage.

“There you go. ”

A mansion guarded by fewer than 300 people can't be captured like this... It was remarkable for Nigel to receive 10,000 troops from his father, the late King Juden. People who don't know the situation seem to be incompetent.

“Looks like the destruction of the facility won't work. ”

Nigel concludes that there is no other way to get over that wretched wall. There are ways to wait for arrows and food from the guards of the mansion, but the Horn Empire has also not had much time.

However, if you let the chargers attack from the wall, the damage will accumulate.

“We need the siege towers, too. ”

The Siege Tower is simply a tower with wheels. Burns troops to towers higher than the Walls and approaches the Walls. You can then shoot arrows from the tower to kill hidden enemies in the wall's cover, or connect the bridge to the wall to occupy it.

But the problem was that the Marquis of Ligand's mansion was located on top of a small garden. It was almost impossible to push the heavy siege tower and climb the sloped mountain.

"If it's impossible, make it possible. ’

Nigel has taken extraordinary measures.