That night, at the Royal Castle.
"... What did you just say?
Hearing the words of the decree that had rushed into the office, Hilberto listened back with a dismaying look.
"Wesara is devastated!
All Duke Knights and Farmers gathered for the Undead Crusade are undead and attacking citizens!
Murdered citizens also undead and start attacking the city, finally the city is devastated. It appears that there is currently an influx of refugees into the surrounding villages and cities!
The reporting conductor himself seemed half-hearted or hard to believe and didn't want to believe.
It's also raw to say it's a nightmare that the Knights undead the whole thing.
Undead.
Hilberto thought of this situation in connection with a certain named monster, as a matter of course.
who was once Hilberto's niece. What I would hate and hate and hate out of everything in this country.
“Princess Rose of Grief" … René “Rose Like (Rosie)" -Luvia Ciel-Teira.
When Hilberto is out of line, Lawrence, who was just on the spot for a business report, turns his blood phase into this, hands on his chest and barks bravely.
"O king! You are hereby ordered to proceed! Lead the First Knights on a crusade."
Lawrence seems to have the same idea as Hilberto again, and he was in better shape to go crusading “Princess Rose of Grievances” than to say the undead Knights.
"I'd like to report you!
Before Hilberto said anything, another preaching jumped into the room.
"Now what!
"Confirm the army (...) strength (...) of the undead flying the Red Rose flag east of Wang Du and near Edfeld Marquis Territory Temina! The total is about 4000!
"... what!?
The lodging town of Temina has a typical structure as a lodging town with inns and other buildings on both sides of the street.
There were just a few visitors during the winter season, but a handful of travellers, adventurers traveling irrespective of whether it was winter, merchants who came to buy gems and snow roses, and so on.
A large group of dignified undead was passing through the middle of such an inn town.
In the remainder of the photograph, moving corpses and skeletons march fast, but neatly. The figures of the undead, armed and neat, were exactly the army, the army.
Counting the queues of undead spread across the road continues to sound silly. There are skeletons on zombied hippoglyphs, or zombied horses pulling some kind of luggage in a carriage.
One of the first things in such an array was...
Covered by about 10 skeletons and surrounded by gools in knightly armor (dressed all in one piece).
The curtains were dripping, but only the front was open, and if anyone had the courage to observe the array, he could see him sitting at the
He sits on the throne with his feet together and his cheek cane poked at him wearing a white dress dyed with red roses and beautiful silver hair...... skeleton. Size is about children. There was a silver light in the vain orbit.
Though slightly unwilling, René dared to choose a different appearance, aware of what was being seen.
Army flags that the undead push around the area are stained with bright red roses in a worn cloth like the one made by tearing the bags apart. Flags like the ones you beat with human blood have some beauty and treacherous beauty, as well as some calamity.
The rose is also part of the Siel-Teira National Chapter, but it is a white rose.
Ciel-Teira specialty Snow Rose is a white rose that blooms in the snow. It is also rare for ornamental use, and shiny flower petals can also be an ingredient in potions.
Rene “The Rose Like (Rossi)" - The name of Luvia Ciel-Teira (i.e. also the name of the named monster “The Princess of the Grievance Jail" drawn from it), and the silver-haired silver-eye was named after the white rose.
But now she's pushing a rose of blood as an army flag.
To those who stained the princess of the white rose with blood, as a sign of her sins.
Or as I say, this red is the proof of the blood that should be shed as atonement.
Those who had been in Accommodation Town had parted and hardened into some and endured without moving. Like saying that if you make one sound, even one sound of breathing, it will kill you.
"Remember."
Rene groans over her.
Don't make anyone listen.
"I'm not going to kill you guys here because I just don't have time. I will return again after I have made the capital of the king."
Going west on the streets toward the King's Capital also means going through the city on the way. Eat extra time even if you're crushing it all. So villages and lodging towns were pushed through, and cities like those with city walls were trying to bypass a bit.
Not only that, Rene had taken the hand of delaying the discovery of the matter by pre-empting an excellent force for covert operations and destroying the city's communications bureau where it was going. Fortunately, the big city with a detection and defense system that would not allow the undead to enter was about the first devastated Wesara.
Furthermore, those who were as inflexible as adventurers, and those who used magic as clerics, let the advance forces secure them as much as possible and added them to the array.
The number of Miscellaneous soldiers has been fully earned by Wesara, so all you have to do is use a limited amount of Rene's magic for the elite soldiers.
A good warrior can win flat against 10 or 100 of the miscellaneous soldiers. It would have been even worse if it had been undead.
The alien army, which required no rest or sleep, was aiming west almost without stopping.
Just to the King's Capital.
"Hey, it should be noted that the army of the undead passed through Temina about four hours ago, with an evening...
After the passage of the army, the knight under Marquis Edfeld, who takes possession of Temina, issued a decree and discovered that there was a direct emergency communication from the Marquis Edfeld - "
"Between Wesara and Temina, there must have been a city and an accomodation town? Any word from you?
"And there is no information in particular…"
The worst prediction came through Hilberto's brain.
There's a city on the way to, a crowd of corpses thrusting through killing everything that lives and lives.
"Knock... try to communicate with the telecommunications bureaux in every city around Temina and anyone you can contact because they're good! I would also like to hear from the Marquis Edfeld. Put in a call from the communications room and tell them to come to the communications station as soon as possible."
"Yes, I did!
The order of those who came later left the office in a hurry.
Anyway, we have to try to grasp the situation first.
I would like to think that as many as 4,000 reports of undead are just incorrect numbers, but the rapporteur is the knight and the lord to whom he has been contacted. I'm pretty sure there's a ton of monsters approaching, so we have to get scouts out of here and grasp enemy power. Cities and villages on the road must be called upon to evacuate and be vigilant...
And I realize there's something wrong with Hilberto from that thought.
"... hey there people. Did you hear when Wesara was destroyed?
"Ha... I'm not sure at what point the massacre ended, but the first time the undead appeared was around 10 a.m. today. After that, I don't know exactly, but it looks like the massacre lasted at least until noon."
"Still coming so soon!?
Marching is generally time-consuming. That too, to the greater the size of the army.
Depending on street conditions, weather, etc., if 4000 troops want to travel from Wesala to Temina, that's usually not enough for a day. Even if it's noon when I left Wesara, it's too fast to be here to Temina.
"... If you say it's all undead, it doesn't even help with human marching speed or anything. The undead have no concept of fatigue. There is no need for unity of will.
Then the undead get a good night's eye. Probably... I thought the march was still going on... "
Says Lawrence in a shape that's going to brush his back teeth.
Hilberto wrote a domestic map in his head, calculating the speed at which the army of the undead was progressing.
A desperate calculation result is immediately begun.
"Keep it up... we'll be here tomorrow morning to King's Capital!?
Hilberto rose out of his chair as if he had been stuck with an invisible sword.
You won't be able to bare your way through the King's Capital. Situationally, the aim is definitely to see it as the Wang capital.
“Princess Rose of Grievances” is here to kill Hilberto... and to destroy the Siel-Teira kingdom.
Fighting usually begins when things twitch like ice rain melts snow.
I just deal with it in the meantime...... and I have a respite just to get my mind ready.
The ridiculous situation in which 4,000 troops suddenly emerged and will attack tomorrow was an event beyond comprehension.
Hilberto screams in a half-turned voice.
"Gather your soldiers! Let the lords of the neighborhood send out every possible soldier! It doesn't matter if you're asleep, wake him up all over the country, but let him bring him in!
Contact the temple and let the Knights of the Temple and the clergy out! I'll put you in touch with the Adventurer Alliance. If they're monsters, they won't complain either. I don't care how much money you give me, I'll give you the adventurer...!?
All the way up there. Hilberto remembered a certain fact that was even more hopeless.
Adventurers become more powerful than military personnel in combat against demons.
If the army of the undead is the opponent, the adventurers will be a great help. If it's a high-ranking party, maybe 100 or 200 will pay off.
But the most dependable party in the country is now…
When will you be back?
They are now on their way to exterminate the herds of undead that have emerged in the South.
He was recommended by the Duke of Gerald and Hilberto himself sent out a request (quest).
"No way...... were those undead guys positive?
"High gools, skeleton vanguards, skeleton assassins, mainly skeleton champions... in a raw force that can be called Yang Dynamics... no, if you can prepare as many as 4,000 squadrons, it might not be a shame to do that to the Yang Dynamics of discarded pawns"
Lawrence throws up abominably.
The Skeleton Champion is considered a Class VI (Elite) equivalent threat. It does not mean that you are comparable to one of the Sixth Class (Elite) Adventurers, but that it is appropriate to win a crusade at a party that includes Sixth Class (Elite) Adventurers. This is only a criterion for estimating danger somewhat over the top with the safety of adventurers first, but that is definitely the only dangerous enemy.
Plus, if there's a "Princess Rose of Grievances" behind it, half the adventurers would die for nothing if they let them go. We need to use a party that can solve sudden situations or at least bring information back. I would say that the decision that led to the "Zero Jingxiang” was appropriate.
-... it was appropriate! We have to even make this happen!
"Can't you pick up the Zero Jingxiang with an empty cavalry?”
"King, all the empty cavalry in our country is in Hippogriff! Hippoglyphs are all bird-eyed. Even magically granting dark vision abilities instinctively repels flight at night. I have to say that the current situation, in which we do not have night flight training, is harsh. Wait till morning and you can pick him up..."
"... I can't! Then the enemy will come this far! The defense battle without an empty cavalry...!
Hilberto held his head.
"... I have no choice, I also request reinforcements from Noaculio. If it's just the Airborne Cavalry, they'll be here by tomorrow. A few horsemen will be able to get it out right away..."
In a desperate tone, Hilberto says as he whines.
Now, if we survive, we'll be sure to make it a front-line base for Noaculio. However, I can't think of any hassle beyond this period.
No matter how many loans you make, you have to use all the bills you can use to survive.
"Cage the city walls as shields. As long as Noaculio's reinforcements come..."
No, my king.
Take every sheath of Taylaayul, which Lawrence sat on his hips, and dedicate it to Hilbert, and show him.
"As long as we pick up 'the guy', everything will be settled.
daughter of a fool king who sold his country to the Federation. A rapist who is dead and yet avenges his country. Every minute of his existence on this earth is no longer a blasphemy to your reign!
Now that he shows up again, it's his last chance. Be sure to take a look at this Lawrence!!
It was a powerful tone.
The undead cannot carry out continuous activities without a magic supply. If there is a surgeon who created the undead (and that would surely be "Princess Rose of Grief”), defeating the surgeon would be 4000 troops, but it would be completely powerless.
As long as Lawrence defeats "Princess Rose of Grievances”... we can win the fight.
But Hilberto was never blind to one possibility. Hilberto was careful and thoughtful and the first man to think before acting.
"If you can defeat it, defeat it. That would be best......
But I don't suppose he'll come out in front of you with a scarecrow. They might just extend the army of the undead. "
"... I know. The undead need no replenishment. It also has the ridiculous nature of just making more corpses. It can also be likely enough to bring it into a protracted war.
But... if you get a chance, you have to... "
"Oh. At that time... I'm counting on you"
"Ha!!
Braved by Lawrence's valiant salute, Hilberto could think of only a few things to 'figure it out'.