Price of Management

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Once upon a time, there were many hunters in the forest surrounded ligand territory. If we wanted to live in this barren land, we had to hunt mountain animals. This forest is full of monsters, but what can I do? It's either starving or being eaten by monsters.

Now the shipyards and lumber yards set up by Lord Caroc ligands have been so successful that they don't have to do dangerous things like hunt. Hunters have joined the local guards to save their specialty.

Lord Vale was wandering around the first fortress with 31 guards from those hunters. There was a reason why Vale brought in hunters.

“East wind.”

“Yes. So when we hunted, we had to turn around to avoid the wind. ”

“With so many mountains, the wind is not constant, and the hooves are blowing between the mountains. But if you go hunting for about 20 years, you can learn from it. ”

The guards said to me, "Do you have any memories of your hunter days?"

I did.

The veil runs with them, checking the direction the wind is blowing.

It was already investigated when building the fort, but it was the last check ahead of the operation.

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A minor change has occurred in the movement of the Royal Air Force. Of the 60,000 troops attacking Stronghold 1, the movement of just one thousand troops was trivial.

That's why even the experienced and experienced Bautel didn't pay much attention to the movement of the thousand ligaments. No, I didn't have time to use it. The entire area of the 1st Fortress was under attack, and that was chaotic enough.

However, just off the hill to the right of the keep, a squadron of Rompel troops appeared, and I intuitively felt that the Watcher was dangerous.

“Sir Hardin. ”

“Yes, Birch. ”

“I want you to scout that hill. Their intentions are suspicious. ”

“I understand.”

Hadin immediately leads ten of his men to the hill. There were only 10 of them, but they were all users, so it was enough power for a detective.

Hadin runs up the hill like the wind.

However, there were more troops stationed in the hills than I expected, so I couldn't get up without being spotted. One of the thousand ligaments was holding one hill.

“Tsh, tsh!”

Hadin leads the way and starts beating up the Horn Empire army. You swung the Morningstar in your right hand and defeated them one by one from a stable defensive position covering your entire upper half with a round shield. Every time it swings, it hits exactly one of the Horn Empire Soldiers.

“He's in charge! ”

“Bring it on! ”

“Surround!”

The Horn Empire strikes Hadin like a swarm of bees, like a well-trained elite. When dealing with unusual UAVs, you are well aware of the most effective attack from all sides.

However, the target is not good.

If it had been an unmanned, windswept man with a single sword, it would have been effective. But Harden was an unmanned defensive fighter who wore heavier armor and wore a round shield better than anyone else.

Located like Taeson, Hadin intercepts a frontal assault with a round shield and intercepts the rushing enemy to the Morningstar, bypassing the other side.

Phew!

“Huff!”

Baaaak!

“Hic!”

Every time the Morningstar went into the wind, he was terrified of flying one by one.

Hadin breaks the Horn Empire's spirit at the forefront, followed by 10 unmanned men.

Hadin tries to break through as the unmanned stand behind him.

Harden charges ahead of the round shield like an ox. The Horn Imperial Soldiers bounce off the Round Shield and roll around.

Hadin takes his place again, alone in the midst of a swarm of enemies. When harvesting the stone, Haddin often wedged the gap in the rock and poured water into the volume, which is how he fought.

Dig into the enemy's niche, block it with round shields and build a solid defense against the Morningstar. They surround the area and do not make a move, so they are hunted by 10 unarmed Horn Imperial Soldiers who do not have any shelter due to Hadden's interference.

With proper display and organizational strength, the numerous Horn Empire would have been advantageous, but otherwise the horns would not pose any threat to any of the user-class unauthorized personnel.

As the unmanned push back against the Horn Empire soldiers, Hadin advances again.

“Stop him! ”

The white man in command of the Horn Empire cries out. It was because I knew I had to make sure Hadin didn't break through any of our breaches.

The spearmen hold up their spears like hedgehogs. Even the infantry with the shield scrum. They seem to have become a fortress themselves.

But Hadin didn't mind. You swoop down on your enemies.

Pufferpuck!

Several piercing blades block the Round Shield. At the moment of impact, Haden skillfully adjusts the angle of the round shield and flicks the window blades back and forth. It looked like a simple defense, but it was actually a very precise technique.

An error has been posted on the Morningstar.

Then you whip the scrum of the Horn Empire soldiers with your shield.

Meow!

“Khhh!”

“Aah!”

“What the hell! ”

The scrum collapses in a single blow.

Haddin digs through the gaps, his eyes glaring.

“Stop him!"

Soldiers' spears pierce from all sides, but they are blocked by the Round Shield.

Hardin starts widening the gap he dug by swinging the Morningstar hard. Hadin, who was beaten with a round shield and trampled on with his boots, was the tyrant of the battlefield.

Usually, the main master of Basque indicated that he needed a technique for compressing the opponent by increasing his space dominance. The result of reinforcing it is the current battle form. Hadin's defensive yet extremely aggressive form was established.

Eventually, the Horn Empire troops were torn apart by Hadin's breakthrough. The unmanned men who followed Haddin ambushed the divided enemies and killed them. The Horn Empire troops have decreased rapidly.

“Khh... ugh... Fall back! ”

In the end, the White Horn Army temporarily retreated at the behest of a white man.

Hardin moves quickly, too.

“Here we go! Turn right and climb the hill before they show up again!" ”

“Old!”

Harden's group quickly climbs up the hill to the right.

Climbing a mountain was not an easy task, guarding over 1,000 enemies. However, they know the geography of the area better than the target by training in the dictionary. The densely held bowwoods and vines were on their side.

The group, Pagodan Hardin, makes it to the hill.

You hide yourself in the bush and watch the situation on the hill.

"Oops!"

Hadin is startled.

It was because of the appearance of the Horn Empire that was assembling the dismantled catapult.

You're using a catapult here? ’

You mean there's a range from here to the fortress?

Of course, if you shoot a light stone, you might reach it. However, the value of the catapult becomes useless because the stone is lighter and less destructive.

The hard construction of the catapult on this hill meant that it was going to blow a rock big enough to hit the bulkhead of the first fortress.

‘If...... the range of their catapults is long enough to reach the fortress, the problem is great. ’

A fortress guarded by the Ligand territory was built under the assumption that the Horn Empire could not use siege weapons in the first place. That is why it is made of wood that can be easily obtained around it. If the catapult hits the rocks in this hill higher than the fortress, the barricades won't hold for long.

‘I have to report it. ’

Hadin hurriedly leaves with the unmanned.