Chapter 163

Chapter 163 – Chapter 31: Overwhelming #4

Swords and bows were both weapons which could be used in a fight, but their usage was different . It wasn’t just the sword and bow . There were various types which existed in the huge category of swords, and there were many ways to use them .

Strength was the same . Vandal was strong, and among the senior generals, he was the one with the strongest brute force . It was probably possible for him to take out a monster with one blow . However, he couldn’t attack dozens of people at the same time . So, it was impossible for Vandal to confront an army alone .

Among the senior generals, there was a man called, Vi Carulo . He had the nickname of ‘One-man Army’ due to his actions being enough to rival an army .

Vi Carulo was a powerful necromancer . If the number of bodies was enough, then he could create a majestic undead legion anytime and anywhere . He didn’t distinguish between friend or foe when raising the corpses, and it didn’t matter to him as long as he could overwhelm the other side . Additionally, he preferred massacres since that would lead to more corpses .

This meant Vi Carulo was able to fight an army alone, but it didn’t mean he was definitely stronger than Vandal . In fact, Vandal would be the victor if they competed in a one-on-one fight .

Anastasia’s strength was different from In-gong’s . She was a magician as well as a born enslaver .

Anastasia’s unicorn, Windwalker, charged forward . She wasn’t charging toward the cavalry but passing by them .

The area which the 500 cavalry occupied was more than she had imagined . Even if Anastasia was a brilliant magician, it was impossible to strike such a large area all at the same time . Moreover, her purpose wasn’t to exterminate the cavalry as it was enough just to cause confusion and break the will of the enemy . This was the same as what In-gong had done at the central fortress .

The orcs and kobolds, which made up the cavalry, weren’t surrounded by a red aura . Due to this, Anastasia was able to utilize her specialty . After witnessing Anastasia’s charge, the cavalry changed to spears or swords, instead of a bow, in order to attack Anastasia as she rushed past . There was the sound of yelling, and 500 cavalry charged, causing the earth to shake .

Anastasia chanted a spell while looking straight at the cavalry . Then her purple eyes flashed, and something unexpected occurred .

“Hihihing!”

“Hihing!”

As Anastasia watched on, the horses reared up abruptly . They also shook their bodies roughly to try and drop their owners . At most, it only happened to 20 of them . However, it was important since they were on the outskirts . As the front suddenly stopped moving, the formation of the cavalry became a mess . There were those who fell off when bumping into the riders in front of them or from trying to stop quickly .

Anastasia continued to use her magic to enchant other horses . The nightmares running alongside her poured all sorts of attack spells toward the orcs on the ground .

Anastasia’s unicorn was uniquely intelligent . Windwalker moved lightly and maintained a proper distance from the cavalry . He seemed to walk around the cavalry in circles . However, there was a problem with Anastasia . She couldn’t rest after a big battle and had a hard time running all night . Moreover, it wasn’t just running . Her body and mind were extremely exhausted from using recovery magic several times .

Anastasia felt dizzy while charging forward, and as she frowned from the pain, dozens of cavalry members shot arrows at her . There also were a few who came rushing toward her . Anastasia gritted her teeth . The nightmares acted to block the arrows, while Windwalker ran harder than before .

Then In-gong plunged forward . White Eagle and Black Eagle created a force field which fended off attacks from In-gong . Five fireballs flew from his fingertips toward the cavalry which was running toward him and exploded .

The soldiers and horses collapsed, but there were 500 cavalry members, so there were still many remaining . A group of them rushed over the fallen ones . In order to surround the party, the cavalry members moved in different directions and aimed arrows and firebombs .

Explosions occurred everywhere . Windwalker jumped over the explosions and avoided the cavalry . However, then Windwalker shook his head because his back had become lighter .

Anastasia’s eyes widened . She was in the air, and In-gong’s arm was wrapped around her waist . The moment an explosion occurred in front of Windwalker, In-gong had grabbed Anastasia .

The confused Windwalker continued to run around the cavalry . The nightmares also ran along with Windwalker, slowing down the speed of the cavalry using magic . Anastasia confirmed the distance between the party and the cavalry before turning to In-gong . His face was close to hers because In-gong was holding her with one arm .

“Are you okay?”

In-gong smiled lightly, and Anastasia frowned . She glanced at In-gong’s arm around her waist and said,

“Shutra, you shouldn’t grab the waist of a virtuous woman at any time . ”

Even if he hadn’t grabbed her, she would have escaped thanks to Windwalker .

‘Yes, Master . Master was wrong . You should grab my waist . ’

Green Wind whispered to In-gong . Instead of asking what she was talking about, he just restored his breathing and didn’t speak . Rather, it was more important to drop Anastasia off somewhere .

“Shutra?”

Anastasia asked him suddenly . Instead of responding, In-gong continued flying toward Windwalker . After putting Anastasia back on Windwalker, he reversed the position . Green Wind whispered again,

‘Master, the orc in red armour seems to be the leader . He is shouting orders . ’

In-gong agreed . After a glance at Anastasia, he flew forward using the power of Night Watch .

The cavalry had split in two and were surrounding Anastasia . In-gong moved his gaze away from her . There was no time to deal with all 500 cavalry members, so the best tactic was to strike the leader .

White Eagle and Black Eagle revolved around In-gong and blocked the arrows . In-gong shot toward the orc in red armour .

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After losing their leader, the cavalry opted to escape instead of fight . The damage to the cavalry was quite large . A few horses had fallen to the ground due to Anastasia, while others were killed or injured through direct combat .

In-gong sighed with relief as the cavalry ran away .

By using Divine Sura Authority while being protected by White Eagle and Black Eagle, In-gong had great power . However, he couldn’t handle hundreds of enemies . The super special moves had a limited number of daily uses, so he was glad they had given up early

After restoring his breathing, In-gong looked at Anastasia . Instead of rejoicing in the victory, she seemed to be enchanting one of the wounded enemies who seemed to be in a decent condition . She was either trying to interrogate the enemy on the spot or enchanting him to ride with them .

“Noona, we need to hurry . ”

Anastasia nodded as In-gong rode over on White Eagle . They had to hurry in order to catch up with the central fortress defenders . With In-gong at the forefront on White Eagle, the party ran forward again .

Some time passed by . They found the central fortress defenders where they were running, and In-gong moved to the front of the line on White Eagle . While holding the flag of light, Carack shouted,

“Prince!”

Carack’s stamina and endurance were comparable to In-gong’s . So, his face and voice were filled with welcome instead of fatigue . However, the soldiers around them were different . Everyone’s expressions showed that they were suffering . Below the King’s Flag and Protection of the Wind weren’t enough . In order to move faster than the wind, recovery magic was necessary .

“Anastasia noona! Please!”

In-gong shouted as Anastasia barely reached the front . Anastasia’s expression became momentarily tearful, but she soon restored her expression . She repeatedly cast the recovery magic over the 3,000 central fortress defenders .

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“Um, I am exhausted . Prince is really too much . ”

After the frantic sprint, the central fortress defenders were able to reach the 12th base . However, the price was great . The central fortress defenders seemed like they had their souls sucked out, while Anastasia was lying on the back of her unicorn . She was sweating and gasping for breath .

“I had a feeling this would happen . ”

Felicia, who had arrived at the 12th base first, said while staring at Anastasia . Anastasia was an excellent magician in many ways, but this was probably the first time she had collapsed due to magic power exhaustion .

Felicia stared at her with sympathy and then gazed at In-gong with narrowed eyes . In-gong just grinned and pretended not to know .

“I’m here, Felicia noona . Were you worried?”

The bright smile made the most of his gandharva beauty, so Felicia couldn’t help laughing .

“You aren’t hurt anywhere?”

“I’m fine . ”

In-gong knocked against his chest, and Felicia sighed with relief . She had been very worried about In-gong . So, she was glad that he had returned safely .

Felicia covered her face with a fan and said,

“Let’s settle this situation first . We need to greet the troops of the 12th base . ”

The 3,000 soldiers were collapsed on the ground . In-gong nodded at Felicia’s words and gazed a little further away . The lizardman Makkulpin, the leader of the 12th base, was running this way .

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Berkintox, who arrived at the central fortress, felt more confusion than anger .

The central fortress was empty . He understood up to here . Berkintox had been expecting it to some extent . There was no reason for Anastasia to be sitting in the central fortress when Actius had loosened the encirclement .

However, he hadn’t thought it would be so empty . It wasn’t just the troops of the central fortress… The warehouse was completely empty . There was no evidence of the food, weapons or other goods which would have been stored in the central fortress .

Surely, they hadn’t brought the items with them while running away? It was crazy . Emptying a warehouse wasn’t easy . The central fortress was the supply base for the fortresses near the Western Limit Line, so it stockpiled a tremendous quantity of supplies . Just taking them out of the warehouse and packing them would take a full day .

There was a problem even after the warehouse was cleared . As the amount of supplies being carried increased, the movement speed would slow down . Wasn’t it better to lighten their body as much as possible in order to run away?

Yet surprisingly, Anastasia had done it . Moreover, they had escaped the western part of Curtis in just one day, so Berkintox wondered about what type of magic had been used .

Every one of the fortresses, which had missed Anastasia, said the same thing through the communicator .

Their movement speed had been too fast; the marching speed of the infantry hadn’t been normal . Therefore, they hadn’t been able to block the infantry properly due to their unexpected speed .

Now, Berkintox could only laugh . 4th Princess Anastasia Nekrion…

He had known she was capable, but he hadn’t expected this . She far surpassed his expectations .

Berkintox controlled his emotions . It was just a change in order, but this way, he could bring all the Paran clan members together .

‘I can use this time as well . ’

The Paran clan warriors were already gathering from all over the place, and the number of Hwarin members who had pledged allegiance personally was over 100 .

Berkintox gave orders to each fortress and base in the western region .

“Hit the 12th base . Smash it so that not one trace remains and show our strength to all of Curtis . ”

The troops of the western area all obeyed Berkintox’s command . Except for the barbarians led by Actius, all the forces of the west started moving .