The stone cold dungeons are actually warmer than the ground.
The footsteps of leg armor integrated with the boot echo high in the grey hallway with the magic light.
"This way."
Gomez, a tough middle-aged knight, guides Lawrence.
Gomez is Lawrence's man and leaves the squad to one. Lawrence had bought high for its honesty and loyalty to the king. The peak as a soldier is beginning to fade across, but still, as a personal force, he's the best man in Lawrence's men.
That is why we sent his troops to capture Bertil. If the truly strong are the opponents, even 100 of them will be swept away.
As Lawrence entered the cell, closed by a steel door, a man chained to a crude bed raised his face in a hard way.
"Lawrence......! What the hell is this supposed to be!
It's Bertil.
Bertil, who was only ripped out of his upper body armor. The flesh was dewy as a statue.
But there's no way out of those shoulders. It's just a blood-soaked bandage wrapped around it.
Bertil is scratching his sweat softly when he says he's in a cold stone cell. Breathing is painful.
"Well captured, Gomez"
"Ha. We resisted, so as you can tell, we cut off both arms and tied them up."
Gomez says no, Bertil rings the chain and twists himself.
"It's a lie! From the beginning..."
"Shut up!"
Gomez poked his sword down to the side of Bertil's head and pierced a thin pillow like a cookie.
"You showed your filthy nature, Bertil!
Ever since you were disobedient to His Majesty's sacrament, I thought such a day would come!
"What the..."
Gomez snuggles with the angry shapes of the god of war. Bertil just makes his eyes black and white.
Lawrence looked at the situation more or less. Unable to contain the burgeoning heart of righteousness, Gomez must have gone out into more absurd means than necessary.
I didn't know that. Lawrence only got the feeling, 'Look at Zama'.
"Let's just state the facts in the end.
About 20 Knights II raided the South Gate Tower and the gate was broken "
"Become...!?
Bertil peels off his eyes and utters an outrage.
"What... is happening..."
"Are you stuck? You really don't know that?
Well, in any case, this is the result of your invitation. "
Lawrence says it's pissy. Slash words instead of slashing them with swords.
Even if Bertil didn't betray him, Lawrence was convinced that it must have been the result of earlier talks that the Second Knights moved in this way.
The sweet idea of negotiating an extremely outrageous undead with the other party, for example, led to this result. And Lawrence thought the cause was Bertil's heart, which was affectionate to the previous king.
"What happened to the army of the undead?"
"From what you know, it doesn't make any sense."
But Bertil grins sarcastically as he sees it.
"I can guess.
Even though the gate was broken, it's enough for you to leave the command post and come see my face. Kokang... staring at each other across the walls, or while the undead are retreating in the middle of a reconfiguration of the city.
The city walls have been completely breached. "
"... chip"
Lawrence pounds his tongue.
It seemed useless to talk to Bertil any more. I'm just angry.
"The magic of recovery."
"I'm not applying it. He's a traitor."
Gomez answered the question with a serious face.
I thought Bertil was strangely bitter. It could be a miracle just because the bandage is wrapped around it.
Though I wonder if I could do it a little more painfully, Lawrence nevertheless gives practical instructions.
"… may be interrogated. Minimum treatment."
"Ha."
"I may have some information. I don't care what the means are, let them throw up. Don't kill me."
"Yes, sir."
Gomez, who left the cell following Lawrence, left early enough to call the 'interrogator' when he closed the key.
"God... protect the people of Ciel-Teira...!
Bertil's whining was probably heard only by Lawrence.
Lawrence, biting his back teeth abominably, put the shoe noise high and behind him.
Hang "Sacred Separation (Conception)" on the Second Knights members and throw them away as pawns...
Temple cooperation is essential in carrying out this operation. I really need a large number of clerics if I want to impose "Sacred Separation" on a large number of people.
But it was the shriek of the temple chief who returned to his request to the temple, which he thought would be pleasantly accepted in two replies.
'It's no longer the limit! The treatment of the retreating knights alone is the best. Half the clerics have already fallen.'
"You're not gonna keep it anymore? What about the potion of magic restoration?
The story was that if only the catalysts could be gathered, we could put the boundaries together again.
Conversely, if you give it up, you must have a lot of room for magic resources.
But the temple chief replied the same.
'I ran out of them, including that! Without earlier resuscitation...'
"Said it was resuscitation!? In this situation, I can't afford to use resuscitation magic other than in case something happens to His Majesty! Why did you do that!!
How much magic you use for the magic of resurrection. Even Lawrence, who is not a magician, knows that's not a lot of effort.
Even in the cities of the Wang capital class, only a couple of people can resurrect one temple a day. I can't do more without a massive supply of potions for magic restoration.
Current situation, rather than potions, even the magic of the clergy is a valuable strategic resource.
If Hilberto is dead, he is the highest priority resuscitation target, but he cannot use resuscitation magic on anyone else.
"Reinforcements from Noaculio... at the request of Lady Theo Colin Edfeld"
"Theo......?
I have no idea what the temple chief's answer is, and Lawrence puts his neck up.
I know the Marquis Edfeld, but I don't know the name Theo.
Lawrence asks Hilberto with his gaze, wondering if he has recently become a court minister.
"Who is it?"
"He's the Marquis Edfeld's third son. I'm in diplomacy against Noaculio."
'I said I couldn't afford to be resuscitating for defense battles either. But it was demanded hard.'
"Why didn't you poke me!
Theo, the great idiot who demanded resurrection magic at a time like this, naturally, and the clerics who accepted it and wasted precious magic, are also incredibly big idiots.
But the temple chief protests sarcastically with some humble colour.
"'Think of the words of those who work for the kingdom as His Majesty's words'... Didn't you say that to me the other day?
Master Edfeld is expected by His Majesty to be involved in diplomacy. I thought this must be His Majesty's strong intention because such a person is so pushy and hopeful, yes'
Lawrence teeth.
Hilberto has struck his hand at subjugating them as the people of the Temple are rebellious. Lawrence himself helped with that. If you don't listen to me, I was darkly threatening to denounce the temple in the name of the First Knights Commander.
Lawrence is aware that he is a national hero. What would happen if I condemned the temple?
The temple is finally getting a better idea.
That... was wasted on the biggest idiots beyond even the biggest idiots!
"... what happened to resuscitation"
"It's a failure."
"Where is Theo? You're still in the temple!?
"Skeleton Assassin, who attacked the temple earlier, is hiding in the temple… he was attacked and his life was not lost."
Well, I just thought.
Suspiciously, there is no explanation on this, but even if it was a lie, I didn't think it was a problem. At least not now.
"If you can't help it, if you can't..."
"This is Falcon Squad, come in!
One of the call marks (Kohler) barked as Lawrence contemplated instructions for the next good.
It's from Falcon, one of the platoon leaders of the First Knights.
"It's Lawrence. What happened!?
"It's Lebnand! The Second Knights have a mix of Levenants!
"He said it was Levnant!?
Revnants.
It's not an understandable anomaly like zombies and skeletons, it's an undead who at first glance can't tell the difference from people. The knowledge and physical skills of life are usable as is, and if you revnant every soul, you can even manipulate magic.
By its very nature, it is oriented towards infiltration. Incidents of evil sorcerers replacing living people with levnants and infiltrating people's cities occurred from time to time.
"Are those the ones who attacked the gate tower!? Other than that!?
'We haven't been able to confirm anything about the knight who attacked the gate tower... among the knights who are retreating!
Our team of magicians discovered it and already wiped it out. He acted with the other knights with a face he didn't eat. '
Signs of Hilberto breathtaking came through.
"You're not alone..."
"Yes......"
Lawrence was also as comfortable as being stroked with cold hands on his back.
If there's going to be a traitor, or a traitor, I can still tell.
But in the middle of the battlefield, it's a blasphemous method of warfare that goes beyond comprehension, such as secretly replacing enemy factions with undead.
- Shit, they're monsters. Should I have expected this degree from the start!
The Knights of Ciel-Teira have little experience fighting demonic armies, even if they may go out to crusade demons that appear in the country.
Regardless of the initial founding of the country, the forces of the Demon King's Army have also recently weakened, and countries far from the battlefield have always been more comfortable with backward support such as sending gold against the 'coalition of peoples'. Even the battle of such a nation-state forming coalitions is no longer in abeyance for over a decade.
Even Lawrence has little experience fighting the Demon Army. Preparations for the monstrous battle were elusive.
"Is this Bertil's offer?
"I don't think that's gonna happen..."
As a result of some kind of deal, you want me to replace my men with undead?
... I felt like it just didn't exist.
You should assume that the plan to revnantise the Second Knights was going on without Bertil's knowledge.
- Was it early to capture Bertil...? No, I didn't confine myself to Levenant until I attacked the South Gate.
Above all, there is no difference in the danger of keeping the Second Knights in Bertil under this circumstance. Can it be trustworthy? I don't know how it works!
"Good luck, give priority to retreat"
"Ha."
Lawrence, who gave the instructions, now takes up a call mark (Kohler) that leads to the Temple Chief.
"Hey, no matter how much magic you're running out of, don't tell as much between undead and human?
"You know what I mean."
"Okay. I had information that the Second Knights had a mix of Levnants." By Sacred (Conception): Okay, so tell it. If I were here, I'd leave it to the Second Knights. No matter how much, there won't be more levnants. "
But before hearing that reply, the Falcon call mark (Kohler) speaks up again.
"Lord Commander!
"Now what?
It was a crying cry stuffed with cut wings.
"Princess Rose of Grief" has appeared!