Chapter 162 : Fierce Battle (2)

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-Thud, ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍crash!

-Boom! ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍

The ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍elf knights struck the flank of the formation of knights charging toward Shatien, dealing immense damage to the knights of Mediolanum before piercing right through.

"Hyahhhhh!" ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍

"Die! ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Die! Die!"

-Crunch!

-Crush!

"Y-You...! You arrogant pointed-ears!"

The knights of Mediolanum suffered an unexpected ambush and had to roll on the ground without being able to offer any resistance.

A few knights tried to recover from the shock and counterattack, but the annoying elf knights turned their horses and stuck close to Shatien's side before they knew it.

"Sir! Sir!"

"We have arrived! Sir Shatien!"

"Did you see it? Did you see my incredible lance charge just now?!"

"You idiot! Sir Shatien did something even more amazing than you, do you think he would notice something like that? Isn't that right, Sir?"

"......"

To think there were elf knights with sparkling eyes like puppies begging for praise.

Because they were so consistent, Shatien could not help but let out a laugh in spite of himself.

"Good grief..."

But he did not dislike them.

In fact, lately he was starting to find them cute(?), almost as much as his fellow mercenaries who shared his joys and sorrows.

Look at them even now.

"Hehehehe."

They were rushing to his side while he was fighting precariously, shouting that they could die an honorable death.

"Yes! Brothers! Let us go together! Let us grasp glory together!"

"Wooooh! Did you hear that? The knight's words!!"

"Kiyooooooh!! Let's go. Let's gooooo!! For an honorable death! We shall offer their heads to God!"

"Hyah! I shall go first. You guys, follow me quickly!"

The elf knights rushed forward in high spirits.

Numerically, it was a complete disadvantage as they were outnumbered more than five to one, but in terms of momentum, they had already overwhelmed the scene.

Furthermore, Shatien was by their side.

He was there.

-Crash!

"Gah!"

-Slice! Clang!

"Ack!"

Shatien, receiving cover from the elf knights on his left and right, was able to charge more aggressively than before.

The knights of Mediolanum vomited blood and rolled on the ground whenever they encountered him.

"T-This is insane!"

"How can such a bastard exist!"

As a result, the Doge of Mediolanum and the court mage Libetraum were trembling with fury at the absurdity.

Not only did he stop the charge of hundreds of knights alone, but now he was beating them down along with the elf knights!

If they had not witnessed it with their own eyes, it was a matter they would have shouted at someone for lying about.

"S-Shouldn't we deploy more imperial knights quickly? There are direct knights in the rear."

"A-Ah. Yes. Doge. You spoke well."

Only then did the court mage Libetraum regain his senses and shout urgently toward the rear.

"Sir Rodrick!"

"Did you call?"

"Support them quickly so that the formation does not collapse. We need your strength."

"But the command I received from His Majesty the Emperor was to protect Sir Libetraum."

Sir Rodrick spoke bluntly.

Because of that, the court mage Libetraum felt like his heart would burst from frustration.

He wondered if these tin-can knights had tin cans for brains as well, given how inflexible they were.

"Dammit. If the front line collapses and it ends, we will fail the top priority task His Majesty assigned! I will protect myself, so go and support them quickly."

"......"

Sir Rodrick pondered for a moment at the angry court mage Libetraum's scolding, then finally nodded his head.

"Fine, I understand."

In Sir Rodrick's view as well, the situation was not very good.

They called him the Knight-Killer Shatien, and indeed, he possessed skills as great as that reputation.

"Hmph, prepare! We shall intercept him."

"Yes! Captain."

With Sir Rodrick's command, the elite knights drove their horses forward all at once.

As expected of elites, they were orderly.

The Doge of Mediolanum thought that if it were them, they could overturn the current situation.

No matter how outstanding he was, was there not an enormous difference in the number of troops?

Unless the knights who went out earlier were all incompetent, there was no reason for them to collapse or be pushed back.

But.

Boom!

"Aaargh!"

"Wooooooooh! Sha-tien! Sha-tien! Sha-tien!"

"Long live the Church! Long live Sir Shatien!"

It did not take long for those expectations to be miserably crushed.

The elite knights led by Sir Rodrick showed quite significant results against the elf knights during the first engagement, but once Shatien began to run wild, they collapsed miserably, no different from the previous knights of Mediolanum.

Furthermore, Sir Rodrick rolled on the ground after exchanging a few bouts with Shatien, not lasting more than five.

"......"

"......"

It was truly an astounding thing.

As the situation turned out this way, the court mage Libetraum could not stay still.

Since this operation was entirely entrusted to him, if he failed this task, the Emperor's trust would vanish.

"Dammit! Doge."

"Y-Yes? What is the matter?"

"Order the remaining knights to escort me."

"Pardon?"

The surprised voice of the Doge of Mediolanum was heard, but there was no time to explain everything.

The court mage Libetraum irritably fluttered his robes and waved both hands.

-Ziiiiiing.

'Blast it. The mystery of lightning is not something that can be used easily.'

An attack magic using the mystery of lightning was something that could not be used more than a few times a day, or rather, a week.

Of course, it possessed that much immense destructive power.

In any case, that was why the court mage Libetraum intended to use the magic once the enemy's phalanx was completely established.

Only then could he deal massive damage to the opponent.

'Tsk. Well, no. Perhaps it is for the better.'

Since the bastard known as the commander-in-chief was running wild in the front like that, if only he was dealt with, the Church's army would have no choice but to retreat.

Though allied knights were tangled around the bastard, could that not also be happily accepted as part of a glorious victory?

"Doge! You go as well and block them as much as possible. No, keep them occupied!"

"W-What?"

"I am going to use magic, so catch them quickly!"

"Ah! I understand. Court mage!"

Only then did the Doge spur his horse in a flurry and rush forward. In order to establish a formation while delivering the court mage Libetraum's words.

-Zzzzzap.

-Zap!

In the meantime, the court mage Libetraum continued to draw up the mystery and concentrate his mind.

As sparks flew around his body, the sky gradually began to darken.

The mystery of lightning, said to be the most destructive among the mysteries of the natural world, was gradually being completed.

'You wretch! I shall end you right there before you even notice!'

* * *

"Hmm..."

They had seized the momentum and completely broken the enemy's vanguard, but in fact, it was not a very good situation.

Contrary to the heated atmosphere, the enemies Shatien and the elf knights had dealt with did not even amount to a tenth of the total.

He had to maintain the current atmosphere and deal a decisive blow to them.

And fortunately, a situation that could deal a decisive blow to them was completed.

"Wooooooooh!"

"Forward! We must support Shatien's rear. You slowpokes. To think you've only just established the phalanx!"

Miles, who had been organizing the infantry in the rear, had completed the phalanx before he knew it and began to advance, saying he would help Shatien.

"Good!"

If the infantry phalanx advanced like this to block the knights of Mediolanum and Shatien led the elf knights to bypass them and deliver a hammer blow, they would be able to completely wipe them out.

"We shall lure them to the phalanx like this. Let them crash against the phalanx and we will turn to their rear... Huh?!"

-Rumbleee!

At that moment, the mystery seethed like crazy and gave a warning.

'What is that?’'

Shatien froze.

For the mystery of his lineage to warn him so suddenly.

"Kiyoooooooh!"

"Die! Die! Die!"

"The Emperor's dogs. You smelly greenhorns of the peninsula!"

But around him were only the crazed appearances of the elf knights spouting insane words.

No matter how much he looked, nothing that could provide a threat was visible.

But at that moment.

-Piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!!

The mystery of his lineage fluctuated violently, and the entire space was dyed red in an instant.

"?!"

Shatien was flustered.

To receive such an intense warning.

It was the first time since the encounter with his teacher.

'What on earth is it?'

Within the chaotic battlefield, Shatien concentrated his mind.

It was to find the cause of what the mystery of his lineage was warning about by any means.

After concentrating like that for a moment.

"Hup?!"

Shatien finally realized why the mystery of his lineage had warned him.

Deep behind the knights of Mediolanum in the world that had turned bright red.

It was because a being who appeared to be a mage on top of the hill was preparing a magic that looked unusual to anyone.

"Dammit!"

Shatien was terrified and, after knocking down a charging knight, snatched a spear.

-Squeeeeze!

If the mystery of his lineage warned to this extent, it must be a magic of an immense level!

He had to stop it somehow.

However,

"Hahahaha! Too late!"

No sooner had the voice of the mage with a loud throat erupted from afar.

-Rumble!

In an instant, the world flashed.

* * *

The mystery of lightning.

The most destructive and simultaneously dangerous mystery among those known in the world.

Early on, it was said that a mage who handled the mystery of lightning possessed the value of a thousand soldiers.

Therefore, when the lightning magic was fired, the two mages, Mage Agpiel and Court Mage Libetraum, had their joys and sorrows clearly divided.

"No!!"

"Hahahaha! Die! It’s too late."

-Rumbleeee—!

Along with a roaring sound that tore through the air, a destructive yellow light was fired in a straight line.

Actually, it was more than just being fired.

In the blink of an eye, the lightning fired from the court mage Libetraum's fingertips reached Shatien.

However, the result was quite different from the thoughts of the two mages.

-Clang, clang, clang!

-Crackle, zap!

-Pop!

This was because the lightning that struck Shatien's body could not pierce through and spread in all directions, blocked by a bluish film.

"Aaargh."

"Agyagyagyagyagyag!"

Though the nearby elf knights and the knights of Mediolanum were electrocuted and flopped around like fish out of water, Shatien, who was the target, was perfectly fine.

"Hahahaha! You wretch. You likely dared to be arrogant but... Huh?"

Because of that, the triumphant court mage Libetraum opened his eyes wide.

"H-How...?"

To think he was fine after being hit directly by lightning magic.

It was something he had never heard of or experienced.

However, Mage Agpiel immediately understood what the current situation was.

It was the protective charm containing the mystery of the forest that he had given as a gift before!

As a rule, lightning possessed the power to destroy everything, but that power was suppressed before the forest.

The forest's protective charm that had been supplementing Shatien's vitality had blocked the lightning.

Though its efficacy would be exhausted because of it, still, what a relief!

And Mage Agpiel, having grasped the situation, thought of a way to lead the current situation to a better end.

"It is a miracle! God's grace has protected Sir Shatien! What are you doing! Rush forward at once. God has acknowledged that victory is ours!"

"Oh... Woh... Wooooooooooh!"

"Charge!"

"Follow the Knight of Miracles!"

Though that young knight would be terrified and hate it.