─ ─ In a town near Wangdu ─

"A demon! Here comes the demon.

A guard screamed at the watchtower.

The guard who finds the demon shadow rings a bell announcing the enemy's arrival.

When I rang it three times, I vacated between them, three times again.

It was indicative of an imminent threat beyond the control of a soldier.

"All residents are in the building! Soldiers, gather on the walls.

"Do you have a magician who belongs to the 'Magic Guild'!? Class B or C...... no, whatever the rank. Give me a hand!

"The guy who's flying is the target. But... the arrows go through? To a guy like that."

The soldiers run around town.

Lunch schedule. Shopping. Job - Capture the residents who were out and evacuate them into the building.

When it was over, the soldiers took their weapons and ran up the walls surrounding the town.

There is a large strong crossbow (barista) above the walls.

It's a large, mounted bow that pulls strings by the principle of the object. It hasn't been used in a long time. After doing that motion check, the soldiers set the arrows.

Gun, gum, gum, gum, gum!

Again, the guard tower soldiers ring the bell.

It's a sign of enemy proximity.

The soldiers on the walls draw strong crossbows (baristas) in a few places and set their aim.

The enemy was already in sight.

"... big"

"... what is that? Are you sure it's a demon!?

"... where are you from? You're telling me you're out of myth!?

"KIEEEEEEEE!!

A demonic scream shook the walls.

At the end of the soldiers' gaze was a giant demon with wide wings.

The demon is rattling a giant couch and intimidating the soldiers on the wall.

The eyes of the eagle are staring at the soldiers.

The wings are about the size of a dozen buildings lined up.

Kaginail, a few soldiers are likely to be able to skewer together. The torso looks like a lion. That's what's flying through the sky, so the threat is immeasurable.

The demon - a giant griffon - was more than a dozen times the size of normal.

"Gee yee yee yee yee yee yae!"

"Let go, let go, let go!

On the signal of the captain, the soldiers fire a strong crossbow (barista) simultaneously.

An iron arrow flies towards the griffon.

Attractive enough. It's also big.

It wasn't supposed to come off, but...

"Gier?"

Buh.

Griffon's huge feathers blinked and a storm broke out.

An arrow in headwind deviates and falls. Arrows that have been lucky enough to reach Griffon are no longer powerful either.

He is bounced off by the demon's skin and falls.

"Don't flinch! Keep letting go of the arrows...!

Once again, the soldiers install arrows on the strong crossbow (barista).

In the meantime, the soldiers with bows release arrows.

We're close in time. Griffon didn't have time for wings and got arrows decent.

But it didn't work.

Most arrows were bounced without piercing the skin of the griffon. The stab won't pierce the skin either, and it won't stop the glyphone invasion in any way.

It just had the effect of pissing me off.

"KIEEEEEE!!

Griffon changed course.

From the front of the town where the soldiers concentrated, to the relatively thin side.

"─ ─ Chi! Everybody, turn west! Concentrate the attack!!

The soldier's captain punches his tongue.

From Griffon's side - there are few soldiers on the western walls.

The only way to counter the giant demons was to concentrate the soldiers in one direction.

On the side, he gathers soldiers who don't like bows and makes them set up shields. It's a giant iron shield.

It was meant to be a wall to keep the demons out of town, but I don't know how far it goes.

"Gigaaaaaaaa!!

Don.

Griffon's rear leg around the west kicked the walls.

The entire castle wall trembles and the soldiers scream.

The giant griffon stays intact.

".................. Kier"

I flinched myself and left town.

"... eh"

The giant griffon flies away as the soldiers watch.

Straight (...), in the direction of Wang Du (...).

"You ran away..."

"Ours, our victory!

"Wait! He's headed in the direction of the king's capital. I need a message right away!

The soldiers lay down their weapons and scream at each other.

All boiling down to the welcoming that repelled the demon.

So they didn't realize that there was a cavalry sneaking through the opposite side of the street near the castle wall - where Griffon was rampaging.

"I cleared the last town. Only the King's Landing will remain."

said the leading cavalry.

The "Copy" answer echoes inside the helmet. Those around us already understand the operation.

The armor they are putting together is a replica of King's Ride.

However, it is more specialized in persistence, endurance and communication than in instantaneous combat capability.

Thanks to this, they were able to get here in a short time from the border.

"I'm curious that he acted differently from that one (...)... he's an imperial person. I don't understand the noble idea of our Church of the Sanctuary."

I said, "What's the risk of being robbed of the King's Horse?"

"That's no problem again. In early forms such as" King of Spirits Ride "and" King of Beasts Ride, "they are good enemies for that" King Ride. "

"─ Indeed."

"You just have to move flashy at best. 'Cause' that one 'just wants to fight the strong. It's something we don't understand..."

The cavalry looked up at the giant griffon.

The potion I brought in from the Empire seems to have worked brilliantly.

The Church of the Sanctuary, which dominated the Ancient Sorcery Civilization (Elusion) 200 years ago, found a potion in the fifth underground hierarchy to fortify demons.

The demon who incorporates it into his body becomes immense and obeys the instructions of those who potion him. This was also used in The Eight Kings War 200 years ago.

Of course, it is still in use.

Demons appearing in the 'Torrias' and border areas have also been fortified with this potion.

But we're already out of stock. That's the last one I gave that Griffon to drink.

"So we have to break into the king's capital at all costs and reach the fifth underground level. There must still be one in that place. The rest of the potion and the system to create it…"

"I know."

"We're lucky."

'- That's right. I was able to get past the side of town without being noticed, and I got that griffon, too.'

"Oh. Right."

To the words of his men, the cavalry leader nods back.

"... but I doubt it."

'- That's right. How could there have been griffons in those woods?

"I know that. It is true that a man named Kahle-Meegen, who was under the command of the 'Sanctuary Church', used Griffon as a demon. They kept several as demons. That must have escaped and lived there."

Kahle-Meegen seems to be in jail now. I have heard that the attempt to kidnap the princess failed, and on top of that, the flow of magic in her body became a mess because of the use of disproportionate magic, and she was unconscious and sent to prison (very).

I think it's unusual, but still the cavalry chief offers thanks to Kahle-Meegen.

Thanks to him, I was able to get a giant griffon.

"We're going straight to the King's Capital. While the guards are distracted by Griffon, they break into the king's capital. You know what I'm talking about?

"─ Yes, sir."

When the Wang Dynasty approaches, wear the armor of the Guards of the Kingdom of Leestia.

'─ Then, while Griffon was rumbling around in the King's Capital, he entered the' Magic Guild '. As you can see on the map, we're heading to the fifth tier.'

To his men's words, the cavalry chief nods satisfactorily.

He plays the horse as he pleases. There is still room for the horses who have given them enough time off on the way.

Someone just needs to follow the fifth tier of 'Erución'.

I know how to get into that dungeon without being noticed, and I know how to get out.

"Neither the Kingdom of Liestia, nor the Sorcery Guild and Ya have understood the essence of that 'ancient sorcery civilization', even though they have managed it for nearly 200 years. That dungeon is alive (...)"

The cavalry captain snaps.

No response from my men. I guess they still don't understand the essence, either.

Naturally, the cavalry captain speaks only of information communicated to the superiors of the 'Sanctuary Church'.

The giant dungeon 'Elusion' lives just like them.

So change too. There is room for those who know it.

"Watch. Those who took Elusion from our Church of the Sanctuary."

The cavalry captain runs his horse with his teeth scratched.

At the end of the street, you can faintly see the king's capital.

There is a forest nearby. I thought you said 'Black Forest' in the information. The giant griffon is flying near it.

There are no enemies around. There is no abnormality.

Speaking of which, oddly enough, there are (...) a lot of bats (...).

"─ What are you playing at? It's Griffon."

Bats clutter around the giant griffon.

distance and ringing to provoke.

"Bats and such, you should just chase them away!

"KIEEEEEEEE!!

You heard the captain, Griffon descends toward the bat.

The frightened bats scatter and flee into the woods.

Griffon stops in front of the woods. In that giant, you can't go into the woods.

rather than, there would be no need to chase - when the captain decided so -

Dunn.

A rock spear popped out of the woods pierced Griffon's wings.

"─ What!?

Then the fireball, the stone rubble (crushed), but the ice spear - all sorts of attack magic - kills the giant Griffon.

"Giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!?

Griffon screams.

The cavalry captain realizes. There was an army of magicians hiding in the woods.

"... but how did you know where we were going?"

Too fast to deal with.

Griffon is caught near the town earlier, making it huge with medication.

Even if the 'Sorcery Guild' realizes its existence, it shouldn't be able to come this far.

In that forest, by chance (...), experimenting with magic (...) but not (...) as long as (...) ─

"Gear! Geaaaaaaa!! '

"Oh... the griffon..."

Griffon, with his wings snapped, falls.

Griffon manages to land successfully, but he can't fly anymore.

"It's not over yet! And, anyway, we're going to that forest. Defeat the sorcerers who are hissing in that place!

"'' Whoa, whoa, whoa!

The cavalry changes course to the Black Forest.

If the enemy is a magician, there is a chance. Their armor is a replica of The King's Ride. inferior to the original but with some witchcraft tolerance. You should also be able to prevent 'ancient magic'.

"The enemy is a magician. Don't be condescending. But leave only a few. Take him hostage!

The voice of 'Copy' returns to the words of the Cavalry Commander.

The forest gets closer. Griffon, who fell to the ground, is a bug in the wake of witchcraft ramblings.

Plus, the magicians are coming out of the woods.

"─ This is the realestian kingdom 'Magic Guild', Class A Magician Cartus-Zamel!!

Unexpectedly, my voice sounded.

In "Ancient Magic," it seemed to amplify the audio.

"─ I have been contacted yesterday that a mysterious cavalry has broken in more than the border. Is that about you guys? Or are you the cavalry of the Kingdom of Liestia? Answer! Answer or I will attack!!

"Don't worry! Step on it!!

"'' Whoa, whoa, whoa!

The cavalry increases its speed.

The magician on the other side - an old man in a white robe - shrugs his shoulders like a scratch.

The distance is approaching.

In a few moments, we're gonna have to crush them.

"Oh... are we really enemies? It's Odette-Sray. Your Lord was right."

An old man raised his voice.

"Then allow me to use all of that armor's abilities. Try your best to cover me!!

'Thank you. Zamel. "

I heard a voice.

Shortly afterwards, a grey ray jumped out of the woods (...) and drove the cavalry (...) away (...).

"─ What!?

"Guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!?

'Hey, what is this weakness... because... it doesn't work!?

"Magic. They're sucking on magic. So if the replica load... functions... '

"A ray that eats (...) magic (...) No way!?

A chill runs on the cavalry captain's spine.

"Not at all... I can't even explore the dungeons. I was going to surprise you with an achievement before that guy got back. '

Slowly, from the woods, grey armor appears.

Size is about twice the height of an adult.

Characteristic are long arms and two thin arms grown on the back.

That place, once just an arm, now has a giant shield on it. That's a shield that disables witchcraft. The cavalry captain, too, is well aware of that.

Originally, that 'King's Ride' was the property of our own organization.

"No, no, no, no, no. That's a lot of magic and it's useless. No way...... you think I've unsealed it!?

"Is that what you know"

A grey armor saw the cavalry leader.

At that moment he learned that the difficulty of the operation had jumped.

They were afraid.

If you don't defeat this original "King's Ride" - "King of Spirits (Lord of =) Ride (Phantom)" - you can't go to the King's Capital.

'Would you surrender if possible'

"Spirit King Ride" moves the auxiliary arm on his back.

The arm is the opening of a ray of light that takes away magic. All of the cavalry are already within their range of effects.

The bodies of the cavalry tremble.

Looking at them like that, whoever's in The Spirit King's Ride...

"I have a tea appointment with my friends' maids today. I'd like to get it done as soon as possible. '

─ ─ In such a gentle tone that it was out of place, I crushed that.