VIP Early Access
Eksklusif untuk member VIP
Password Protected
Chapter ini dikunci dengan kode khusus
Chapter 137
Discarded Card
Having grown up under his father the commander, the Lutenia young master had lived his life keeping one thing in mind.
War is waged through numbers.
No matter how outstanding a knight, no matter how much of a one-man-army hero, before war they are but a single number.
He was a Lutenia young master who had studied as a commander, and he had sufficiently experienced and internalized this through his own experience.
Had he only been properly equipped with knowledge about monsters, he would have been able to barely edge out Olivia and become chief of staff.
Wе́ b̀ n̂ ӧ v e l̆ Еnúm̃a
There were three elements that surprised him as he stepped onto this battlefield.
'Dragon Spawn.'
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
The first element was Dragon Spawn.
Valdrova's attendant Ruri and Administrator Isabella.
Due to the long peace and having spent most of their lives only within the imperial castle, he hadn't had the opportunity to properly encounter their power.
He knew that Ruri had flown in like a comet and pierced through the imperial magic circle.
Ẅе́bn_о̆v е̊l Ёn̈ u̇m а
There were assessments that beyond martial prowess, she could also emit Dragon Fear similar to a dragon, and that if they clashed, he would have had a hard time.
How many imperial mages and officials had been executed over that incident?
'True to being a Silverwind descendant, extraordinarily fast and strong.'
In reality, she alone was more than enough to handle the monsters.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
Even though she moved more passively compared to other humans, that was plainly visible.
He turned his gaze to the other Dragon Spawn, Isabella.
Е n.ũ m à .іd
'True to being Iorga's descendant, precise and skillful.'
She wielded water magic, caring for the weak points so the camp wouldn't collapse.
Ruri and Isabella.
With just those two, one might think these monsters would be resolved in no time.
But the reason they didn't was clear.
Because this is a human war.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
The core of this operation was the magitech tactical infantry.
It was to verify how effective soldiers armed with magitech rifles, the tactical infantry, would be in a human war.
'Magitech rifle...... certainly powerful.'
That was the second element.
Even when he first saw it, he had given it a fairly high evaluation, but this was on a level that made even that an underestimation.
It meant that even without high-grade personnel like knights or mages, the most important role in war could be fulfilled.
W еḃ ǹо̇ v ѐl̂ Eńum̂ а
That alone held tremendous value.
'If we modify and simplify it just a bit more......'
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
It would play a major role not just in killing monsters, but in human wars as well.
True to being from a commander's household, conquest desire welled up.
'The man leading all of this.'
He slightly turned his head to see the third element.
Е́ ñú_m a. і.d
There, a man with gray hair and blue eyes was riding a horse and wielding magic.
'Ferda Valdrova......'
The Dragon Spawn were amazing, the value of the tactical infantry was amazing, but still, none compared to Ferda.
Because he was the one bearing all of this.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
'A mere 19-year-old at that......'
Archduke Valdrova's fiancé.
Е n u m̆ а .іd̄
Those words should have meant he was trash among trash.
Yet Dragon Spawn followed him, and he even created weapons that could oppose demons.
Was that all?
Ferda himself was also excellent as a mage.
Not only had he reached 4th Circle in just a year, he mobilized 1st and 2nd Circle mages who weren't even treated as mages and drew value from them.
'These aren't things a mere piece of trash could do, are they?'
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
Just what kind of place was the Rosnova family to have kicked out a man like this?
It made him unnecessarily curious, even drawing out idle chat.
"Lutenia Commander."
Ferda called him, cutting it off.
Caught off guard, the Lutenia young master let out a foolish sound.
"Y-yes?"
Еn u m̈а. і̃ d̈
"How about we advance now? It seems things are settled to a degree."
Ferda asked politely.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
As he said, the monster numbers had greatly decreased, and the mothers were exposed.
If they advanced, now was the right time.
The Lutenia young master raised his sword and shouted.
"Two battalions split advance! Secure the mothers!"
W̊ е b̄ ñо̂v̄ e̊ ĺ Еńu m а
Thus they succeeded in securing two colossal monsters.
Isabella relayed this news via telepathic communication, and spoke to Ferda and the operations staff officer.
"It seems the 1st Regiment has also occupied theirs easily."
"What about the other places?"
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
"The Far East Alliance, and the Eri Adventurer Group side as well, are all occupying and awaiting orders."
All preparations were set.
Еṅ ū m̂ ă
The Lutenia young master ordered.
"Please convey that we should begin."
"Understood."
A small number of troops were selected to bring down the colossal monsters.
5th Circle mages needed to feed them Supernovas.
And 5 knights deployed to escort the mages and peel off the thick hide.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
The 2nd Regiment's 5th Circle mages were the gloomy witch Echidna and Administrator Isabella.
Isabella, being a Dragon Spawn, had no issues thanks to her characteristic friendly atmosphere, but Echidna was different.
"Ehehe, since they're imperial people, there sure are a lot of handsome men......"
The gloomy, wicked witch's laugh could by no means be called that of a shy maiden facing a man.
The knights were horrified.
'To think I'd live to escort a witch.'
E ñ ùm а. і̂ d
'Light of Purification, protect us from that wicked witch's curse.'
Still, as pros, they protected her without showing any signs of disgust.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
They had all finished preparations wearing the anti-demon amulets received from Blue Eye.
"Everything now rests on your roles! May fortune favor you!"
The pre-designated mages and knights each approached their colossal monster.
After forming an encirclement, the knights and mages approached the colossal monsters.
Е n̆um а.
The elite knights' sharp aura cleanly peeled off the hide,
And at the Gongwangnyeong border region, six stars exploded.
* * *
While the soldiers were intoxicated with victory from the first battle, the staff officers held a meeting.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
They had won the battle, but not the war.
Given the distance, they heard voices through the provided crystal balls.
Enu m̀_а́ . і̂ d̄
Olivia spoke in a satisfied voice.
-Operation Phase 1 completed smoothly.
The plan to raise morale through overwhelming firepower was Phase 1.
-Is it a festive atmosphere on your end too?
"There's nothing like a second Spring Festival. If we push with this momentum, it seems we can eliminate them all without major casualties."
-I think so too.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
Olivia didn't seem entirely satisfied.
The Lutenia young master perceptively asked her.
"If the Chief of Staff has a good operation, we'll accept it at any time."
-This is something worth discussing with the operations staff officer. From what I feel now, I think our forces are excessive.
"Looking at the results, it actually is excessive."
The Lutenia young master felt the same.
Е̌n umа
The forces here were elite knights, and even if they learned different tactics and martial arts, they were all masters of the basics.
Once command began, obeying orders and becoming one was their foundation.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
-That's why, it seems we need to be more bold with the operation.
"What do you mean?"
-As feared, the colossal monsters are showing abnormal behavior.
It could only be called a foreseen event.
W̄е̌b n о̇v е̃ l̃ Е̊n̊ umа̇
Hitting six simultaneously was also to minimize damage in case the monsters showed abnormal behavior.
-Another thing, they say the monsters are spreading. Unlike when they headed for the empire, it feels like they're literally spreading widely.
"Instead of clustering, they spread...... it's no different from a plague."
"It is a plague. They're things that eat away at the continent."
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
Olivia put anger into her voice.
-Still, fortunately, things are going as I predicted.
Е̂n u ṁ а̌
Unlike those who claimed the mothers would hold their ground, Olivia was the one who claimed they would spread.
It was a scenario predicted by constantly researching and studying monster habits and related records for a month.
-So we can respond. The situation is too good right now. It's a timing where we can be greedy.
Greed.
She already gained army command and tactical infantry, what more greed could she have?
"What kind of greed?"
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
-If the monsters don't cluster, I'm thinking of splitting the forces once more. Into a subjugation battalion to eliminate the colossal monsters, and a pursuit battalion to chase and repel monsters trying to spread to small villages.
They were divided into about 1,000, and now she wants to divide further.
-From what I've verified, the tactical infantry's value is outstanding, so I judge that up to 400 can be deployed and safely contend with monsters.
"In the worst case......"
-That worst case is of course also assumed in the selected number. The main force can sufficiently endure.
If Olivia guaranteed the main force's safety, it was the same for the Lutenia young master.
Е ńû m̆а . іd
"Of course I'm fine with it, but......"
The Lutenia young master looked at each platoon leader.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
They all uniformly avoided his gaze, reluctant to participate.
It was a chance to earn merit, but no one stepped forward readily.
Naturally.
Wasn't it obvious that catching a colossal monster was safer and would bring greater merit than saving a few dozen people in a small village?
Ẃе̊b n̄o̊_v̂ е̃ l Ѐ n ůmа̇
Right now, small villages were sacrificial pawns, and even if a few hundred died, it wouldn't be a problem.
-If the 2nd Regiment side opposes, I won't say any more.
If Olivia had only said that, he might have stopped right there.
-As an imperial princess, and as a commander who drew her sword to protect this land, I simply don't want a single life to be wasted in vain.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
Unlike her soft, gentle voice, the content forced the duty of nobles and knights upon them.
The 1st Regiment must have been persuaded by her own hand.
Е̃ n̄ūmа̂
In a place where no one opened their mouth readily, someone stepped forward.
"The 2nd Regiment will go as well."
The one who volunteered was Ferda.
-Ferda Regent-nim will go? The fighting strength might drop a bit......
"The command is being handled by the operations staff officer anyway, and I don't think there'll be a big problem even if Ruri and I are gone."
Since he had assumed that and moved passively, he judged that leaving just the tactical infantry would be enough to resolve it.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
"As you said, before being a regent of a Gongwangnyeong, as an imperial subject, I cannot just watch fellow subjects die."
-Thank you, Regent-nim. Then I'll understand that the 2nd Regiment will also form a pursuit battalion to repel monsters.
More conversation followed after that, but it wasn't useful dialogue.
The meeting concluded and they each returned to their tents for tomorrow's march.
When Ferda returned to his tent, a call signal rang from his personal crystal ball.
-Can you hear me?
Е ňum ӓ. і d
It was Olivia.
Perhaps because he'd been hearing Chief of Staff Olivia's voice for a while?
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
Her speaking in a womanly tone gave a distinctly different feeling.
"I hear you well."
-As expected, they're all just cowards. How can they try to curry my favor with so little spirit?
Men who are all talk.
E n̊ u mа̇
Olivia muttered quietly like that.
"Did you contact me just to gossip?"
-We're ice-breaking with a common interest. Let's hold a back-meeting between us.
A back-meeting.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
He happened to have something he was curious about her.
"You said you'd protect the small villages, is that really your true intention?"
Ẁ_е b̀ ñо v̂ е l Ѐ n̄ǔ m̆_а
Olivia was faster at calculating profit and loss than anyone.
She must know well that small villages are of no help.
Her deliberately proposing this operation means she's aiming for something else.
-Of course not.
As expected.
-What I'm aiming for is separate.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
"What are you aiming for?"
"In short, they say when troubled times arrive, a superhuman appears. I'm thinking of drawing out that superhuman in hiding."
She thinks there's such a superhuman in a small village?
"Who is it?"
"The Sage of Water, Helus Povidas."
"Ah."
W̄ е̌b ñ о̇ v ёl̃ Е̌ nu̇mа
The moment he heard that name, Ferda let out an exclamation.
The sage who appeared like a comet, Helus.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
How much effort had been made to curry favor with him?
The empire was the same.
The imperial princes fighting for succession had also struggled desperately to bring him in.
Olivia seemed intent on snatching him up using this opening.
W é b̄ ñо̊ vél Е̃ ň um̊a
"Come to think of it, he did live on the eastern side."
-Seems like Ferda Regent-nim knows too.
"That's right."
-Usually hearing the Sage of Water's name would make one excited or nervous, but Regent-nim seems somewhat lukewarm. Is he a figure of no great significance?
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
Well. It's been a long time since I sucked out his insides.
Hearing Olivia's words, she didn't seem to know he was a hollow shell yet, so he glossed over the question.
Е̃ǹum̆ a
"Wouldn't it be better for the Princess to go rather than me to recruit that sage person?"
-From what I've analyzed, he seems to have a rather scheming side. They say he likes blondes with blue eyes, and women with big chests...... Just from the description, who does that remind you of? Hehe.
"........."
-It's a joke, a joke. You'd just laugh it off, but your silence makes me awkward. Do you do this when talking to Archduke Valdrova too?
"There are many times I lose words."
That was mostly Ferda's problem.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
Because silence falls while he chooses his words.
-Since the sage is there, I hoped Ferda Regent-nim would go. I thought maybe you'd calculated that Regent-nim would accept, but it doesn't seem like you're targeting that sage?
"Yes."
There's the main body, so bringing in that greedy fatty would just increase food costs.
-Then what's the reason Regent-nim is stepping forward?
"As is. I'm just going to protect a small village."
En̈ u̇_m̊ȧ
There was no hidden intention.
No, there was an intention, but it wasn't something to blabber to Olivia about.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
-I see. You're planning to firmly cement the image of a benevolent ruler of Hestia Village.
Olivia spoke in a satisfied tone.
-Did you know?
"What is it?"
Еňu mä
-I'm lying down. In bed.
It was an abrupt topic.
"I'm sitting."
-I'm listening to Ferda-ssi's voice while lying down.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
"That's quite against etiquette."
-Hehe. I want to sleep like this. But I can't seem to fall asleep easily.
Е n u m̊ а_.і d̃
Olivia let out a long sigh.
The rustling sound of silk bedding tickled his ears.
"It means the tension hasn't loosened yet."
-Right, yes. A war like this is a harsh place for someone like me after all.
To say that while living in an even harsher political world.
-I'm the Chief of Staff.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
"That's right."
-If I can't command properly, there'll be trouble.
"That's right."
-You don't want a situation where I give weird orders causing confusion and annihilation, do you?
"......Is that so?"
What does this woman want to say?
Е́.n u mа
-So can I ask one favor?
"Please speak."
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
-Won't you tell me to sleep well?
"......Is that really necessary?"
Ferda asked with a lukewarm expression.
-Yes. Necessary.
Ё ñ u m.а̄ . і d̂
Ferda pondered a bit then shook his head.
It wasn't something that needed pondering in the first place.
It's not like she's asking him to recite a magic spell, just eight syllables would be enough, no?
"Sleep well."
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
-Yes. You sleep well too, Regent-nim.
With what sounded like a satisfied breath, the light in the crystal ball disappeared.
Е̊nǔ mа̇ . іd́
Ferda also lay down.
Ferda was busy too.
Monsters are moving even now, at this moment.
To catch up to them, he had to prepare for tomorrow.
* * *
Imperial Palace Operations Room.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
"What the hell is this!!"
Alexander's scream-like shout rang out deafeningly.
"My legion was annihilated by monsters!?"
Konten Bab Belum Tersedia
Bab ini belum memiliki konten teks atau sedang dalam proses penyuntingan.
