Chapter 413 – The Bloody Hydas River

Chapter 413: The Hidas River Stained with Blood

“No way, that signal… ?!”

A pillar of light shot up into the sky.
The signal continued from the high ground in the rear west.
That’s right

“Did you break the dam?”

“Yes, I sent a signal, so I must have detonated it!”

“Don’t be sure.
Send a messenger to check!
Make sure the water mages placed there cast amplification spells!”

“Yes!”

When Kamyu saw the enemy cross the ice bridge, he immediately signaled to burst the embankment.
Water collected in reservoirs during the rainy season.
The flow of water was blocked by connecting cow hides, and the dam built by reinforcement work was broken down.
It takes quite a while for the water to come here, so I did my best to get the timing right.
Stealing all of Stella’s water mages from the defense line and having them use magic that increases water flow speed is part of that effort.

“Did everyone evade to high ground as instructed?”

“Yes, inspiration.
We built a ramp where the ground was hard and entered a high wooden fort.
The beastmen went up the hill to the west.”

“It is not a quantity that can be swept away by water.
Give each commander a signal to prepare for a counterattack.”

“Yes!
Raise the flag!”

At Zach’s words, the flag carriers sent a signal in a dizzying manner, and they flew kites to deliver orders.
Royal Griffon and Black Wyvern riders became messengers and delivered news to each fort, fort, and hill.

“Marquis! The water over there… !”

“… Watching.”

Kwah Kwah Kwah Kwah Kwah Kwah… !

Of course, it is the water that has to come the most to the riverside.
Why did the Demon King’s Army pave the way to the rear in the riverside trenches?
Why didn’t the demon lord deploy water mages on the riverside defense line?
The answer is to let the water come inside.
To ensure that the water evenly flows into the plains west of the Hidas River where the combined forces of the Demon King and Stella are stationed.
Water flowed along the trench, and Stella’s water wizards called the water near the bank and adjusted the flow speed and direction so that it flowed inward.

Kwa kwa kwa… !

“Aww!”

“Quick, cross quickly!”

The follow-up troops who were still crossing the pontoon bridge.

Clumsy!

“Aww!”

With a splash!

The swollen water broke his leg and he fell into the water together.

Coo-kung-!

There can be no exception to the hastily constructed ice bridge.

Blasphemy— Kwajak!

“The bridge is broken!”

“Damage!”

“Come out!”

Coo kung! Quadduk!

The frozen parts were blown away in pieces, and the rafts and logs that connected them were also swept away by the rapids.

“Don’t worry, sir!
Although the bridge was broken and isolated, our forces still surrounded it!”

“That’s right!
Even if the water enters the plain, it is not deep enough to drown a person!
At best, the depth that wets the knees, no, the shins… !”

“No.”

Marquis John got down on one knee and gripped the dirt on the floor.
Fine, fine soil.
Fine particles.
Flat terrain.
The very terrain that made the commitment of cavalry and chariots confident.

“I’m going to make it into mud…”

“””Yes?!”””

To-kwa-kwa-kwa… !

The water that overflowed the river, passed through the shallow sand dunes and filled the trenches flowed into the Demon King’s Army Garrison along the waterway to the west of the river.

Hee-hee-!

“The horse is amazed!”

“Calm down!
Calm down!”

“Aww!
Too much water!”

“Calm down!
Don’t abandon the tank!
It’s not like I’m going to sleep!”

With a splash!

“Don’t panic!
Hold on to each other and don’t lose your balance!
If you wait, the water will drain!”

Hee-hee-!

Courage!

Catherine’s cavalrymen falling off their horses in surprise at the rapids.
Tank soldiers who abandoned their tanks in confusion and were executed for fleeing.
Infantry units that crossed the ice bridge but failed to join the leading cavalry and chariots.
The infantry also carried long spears and wore heavy chain mail.

“Aww!”

Udangtang!

“Hold me!”

“Keugh, my feet don’t fall out… !”

Catherine’s army on the plain, which surrounded the fortress and castle of the Demon King’s army, was not swept away by the rapids.
It was only shrunken by the rushing water that was up to the knees, shins, or barely ankles.
The problem was mud.
The land that had become hard enough after the rainy season had stopped.
A flat land made of fine soil.

Sloppy, Sloppy!

It quickly sucked up the swollen water and turned into an amazing mud!
In addition, the strong current easily crosses the sand dunes.
Once the water came in, it couldn’t get out and was trapped on the west side of the river!

Sloppy, Sloppy!

“The feet… It’s heavy!”

“Damn it, the horse can’t move!”

“The chariot wheel is missing!”

“Get down and push!”

“We’re losing our feet too!”

Hee-hee-!

Catherine’s army, trapped in the mud, was exposed to the Demon King’s army inside the fortress, which was built on a relatively high place and solid rocky ground.

“Shoot!
Enemies are stranded!”

Oops! Siwoong! Shunshuong!

Puck! Right! Knock!

“Aagh!”

“Ahh!”

Inside the fortress of the Demon King’s army surrounded by wooden fences, of course, there are wooden towers and bastions for fighter attacks.
A great place to snip.

A bow shot from over a wooden fence.

Shun Shu-Shuong!

“Ah!”

A spear that is loaded onto a javelin and thrown.

Huong- Perok!

“Cheuk!”

One by one, they flew heavily and killed Catherine, who was stranded in the mud.

“Beast warriors!
It’s your chance to take revenge!
Raise your bow!
Load the crossbow!
Shoot!”

Tump thump thump!

Shu shu shu shu shu shu!!

Rain of arrows.

Puck! Right! Kwajik! Hooked!

“Keah!”

“Ah! Help me… !”

A group of beastmen who fled to the top of the hill to the west.
Following the command of the Four Heavenly Kings, Adolf, they descended to a place where the water was not submerged safely and started shooting.
Since it is a shot aimed at enemies that are clustered together, the accuracy rate is high if only a fire net is formed.

“Where are the longbowmen?!
We must fire a response!”

“That, that… Left behind by speed difference!
I stayed across the river, or I managed to cross it, but it takes a long time to get here!”

“Damn it!
All shields!
Get off your horses and chariots, and use them as your shields!”

The tank corps and cavalry in the lead were helplessly hit by long-range attacks.

“Ha, but this expensive warhorse… !”

“Come on down!
He who does not have a shield hides behind a horse!
Cloak and take cover!”

“Get down!
Raise your shield!”

Shu shu shu shu shu shu!!

A rain of arrows flying dizzy.

“Hold on until the longbowmen come!
In terms of range, we have the upper hand… Ugh!”

Stella’s longbowmen in the castle and fortress also shot arrows at those who were once allies.
Catherine’s head was hit by a rain of arrows and everyone sat down in the mud.
Dirt got on his armor and his shoes were soaked with water, making him heavy.

The real problem started after this.

“Warriors of the Highlands!
Are you going to hand over the glory of victory to the Beasts?!”

“””No!”””

“Advance!”

Aaaaa!!

The advance of the highland demon berserkers led by Balak.
They have excellent cardiorespiratory endurance and stamina, and are used to fighting in such a messy environment.
Above all, it was light because it did not rely on armor, and it was able to run like a wet swallow even in this muddy water.

Kwajik!

“Ah!”

Besides, his main weapon is an axe.
Defense penetration that can penetrate the armor and helmets of hippo knights.

“Damn it, it’s quite a human knight subject?”

“Take it down!”

Courage!

“Peel it off!”

Tup!

The heavily armed knights who resisted were pushed over by the berserk warriors,

Tuong!

With the armor and helmet removed.

Kwajak!

Was killed

Haha!
Can-picking is fun!”

“Catch him!”

Tuong!

Berserker’s wrestling tackle.

With a splash!

Hooked!

“Kkeuk… !”

Catherine’s heavily armed knights fell into the mud and died when their daggers were stabbed between their armor and helmets.

“Iron mask, this was what I was aiming for…”

The lament of Marquis John.

‘I thought I was almost done, did you make me think so?’

No.
There is still a way.

“Call Alberic!
Send all the dragons down!
Stop playing hide and seek with the stupid black dragon over there, and send all dragons except for one into air support!”

‘Even if the enemy wants to kill us, we have to get into the mud.
If you defeat the trapped enemies individually with superior air power… !’

Marquis John’s response was reasonable.
Philip-kun used the same strategy during the rainy season.
Cut enemies apart, block their mobility and communications, and defeat them individually with superior air maneuvers.
A very effective strategy.
If the opponent who reached out wasn’t the one who had been politicking with each other until just now.

***

Around the time Kamyu barely retreated with Kubydoff and Marie.

Jerk, jerk.

“Warrior…”

The War Priest who was examining the Prismatic Dragon shook his head.
He is still breathing, but everything from his brain to his intestines has been shattered by the frost-colored sword wind.
Seolhwananyeongcham.
A terrifying fusion special move at the cost of karma.

‘Damn it.
Was he preparing something like this?’

A special move that combines different magical powers.
I’ve never seen it in the system window either.

‘Even though my job is a sword master.’

Sword Master.
A legendary class that masters all types of sword weapons and can freely use the special moves built into the sword.
As a class-specific ability, he started with the ‘super special move control ability’ from the start.
Thanks to this, he survived in this fantasy world full of people living as low-end knights, let alone a deadly move, even if he held a sword for the rest of his life.
It was because every sword he wielded was a master sword, and he could use the special moves built into his weapon.
However, a technology that he did not know came out.

‘Karma level… You may need to take out a lot in this battle.
Chet. I saved it until the final boss fight.
It was time to try it out for a firepower test.
Let’s not regret
It’s an investment for the future.’

When the enemy gets stronger, I get stronger too.
Player 2’s challenge?
It’s an absurd rule violation, but I’ll get over it.
Because I got a lot of advantages.
Anyway, the world revolves around me.
Even if it’s a world of traitors who blow the back of the head.

“Aide.
Give me the box.”

“Yes.”

Chuck.

Click.

Glass bottles in a wooden box.
The disgusting black cells wriggling like wild octopus inside.
He took out one of the vials and placed it inside the prismatic dragon’s mouth.
And carefully pulled out the cork.

Pook.

The seed of the God of Destruction that goes right down the dragon’s throat as soon as the bottle cap is opened.

Good! Chajak!

“Good…”

Cells that extend black tentacles in all directions from inside the throat.
It gnaws at the flesh that death has passed by, and stretches out its tentacles in the veins.

Chuck. Chuck.

Kugurrrr…

“””?!”””

“Priests, don’t be surprised,
With the grace of the white sun, I will bring this dragon back to life.”

“Yes yes?
Boo, Boo, must be dead…”

“It is not dead.
It will fall asleep.”

‘Kya. I was cool
That’s why it’s worth reading at least one passage of the Bible!’

Alberic drunk on himself.
But soon I was depressed again.

‘He gains strength by connecting with everyone he meets, but why is it that everyone I meet is a mess…
If Bellondel had been alive, or if Grace had been by my side, I wouldn’t have been so depressed.’

Leaving the clutter behind, now is the time to get to work.

Kururrrr…

The sound of every blood vessel and every damaged muscle being filled with fragments of the god of destruction.
By fusing the cells of Angmar, Dragon, and Mir, it dyes even the injured brain with its tentacles.

‘And imprinted on the brain.
I don’t know how well they can identify friends and family, but they have to obey my orders.’

The imprint that Philip gave before his final campaign.
It was an imprint that was used extensively by the Law Guards.

‘Anyway, just having fun.
Old Chin says more?
… Done!’

Grrrr… Gulleong!

Mistaking the dragon, the prismatic dragon arose.
Tentacles hovered like parasites in the pupils of his open eyes.
Tiny tentacles protruded from between teeth and gums, from every wound Kamu opened, but that was no longer a problem.
All that matters is that power has been restored.

“In the name of the White Sun!
Wake up, Guardian Dragon!”

Kurrrr… Crack!

A dragon with its mouth wide open.

Thud-!

Feet on the ground,

Hard… !

“Oh my god!”

“The dragon really woke up!”

“You are the hero chosen by the white sun!”

“” “Long live the brave Alberic! Hurray! Hurray!”””

Surrounding shock troops and war priests praised this unbelievable miracle.
This heartbreaking pride.
They are now together as companions of the hero in a legendary story that will remain in the future!

“Hero, I report you!
Two Valkyries have invaded the air fortress!”

“So what?
That’s what John was supposed to control.
Take care of it.”

Koodduddudd—!

“Marquis John has sent in heavy troops!
Cavalry and tank units are breaking through the enemy lines across the ice bridge from the south!”

“I fled the Demon King’s army to the hill and crawled into the castle and fortress!”

“The siege will be complete soon!
Warrior!
Our victory is right in front of us!
Waaaaa!!”

“””Victory! Victory! Victory! Victory!”””

Unlike the soldiers under his command who chanted of his victory, Alberic’s mind was just complicated.

‘Damn it.
A victory for ‘us’?
No.
‘John’ will win!
I was the one who spearheaded the Doha operation and occupied the riverside!
You put your back on your back and use me as an arrow holder, but only after seeing that you lost the dragon did you commit the main force?
Under. This kid is really… !’

His head is spinning tight.

‘If we go on like this, we will be beaten right after the war ends.
How to boil dog soup with hounds after hunting.
If it’s a fight you’ll win anyway, you should emphasize that you won because of me.
What can I do?’

It was then.

“Hero!”

“What?
I’m busy.”

A messenger came running, panting.

“One of the stormtroopers assigned to the air fort has some important news!
Valkyrie infiltrating the air fortress Adim’s sword… The Demon King and the Fake Queen!”

“What?!”

‘I have this opportunity!
As expected, heaven is on my side!’

Yes.
Winning a decisive battle does not mean that the war is over.
But if you capture the enemy king, that’s the end of the war.
It is more important to win a strategic victory than to win a battle tactically by capturing or beheading the demon king and fake queen.

“War Priests, listen.”

“””Yes.”””

“Green, heal the blue dragon.
All storm troopers, guard the trench defenses here.
Don’t go further
I have a place to go, everyone stay here.”

“””Yes!”””

Alberic managed to control the prismatic dragon engraved with his inscription and rode on its back.
I plan to go straight to Adim’s sword and punish the demon lord Rumika and the fake queen Stella.
If you can catch it, even better.
The sound of water coming from somewhere.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!

“What, what?!”

“Me-that?!”

Kwah Kwa Kwa Kwa Kwa-!

“It’s a water attack!”

“The enemy gathered water and exploded it!”

Bang!

The dried up river blows away the pontoon bridges,

Aaaaa… !

It swallowed the Demon King’s camp on the west side of the river.
A plain full of water.
The Demon King’s Army and Stella’s Army located on hills, castles, and fortresses, which are relatively highlands, suffered little damage.

“Sick…
What the hell is this?”

Fortunately, the place where Alberic, the dragon, and the assault force stood was in the space right in front of the castle, the main defense facility of the enemy, so it was relatively high.
Thankfully, the water did not overflow.
However, thanks to the swollen river, it is impossible to go anywhere.
The pontoon bridge behind me was broken and I was staring blankly at it, but a messenger came running from afar.

“Hey, hey!
Warrior!
Heck, it’s the Commander’s, Huh Eok, order!
He tells us to immediately launch a dragon and counterattack the enemy!”

“What?”

The messenger gasps.
My body is a mess from trying to get out of the mud.

“You have ordered to dedicate 1 ki against the black dragon, and put all the rest of the dragons into air support!”

“Command?”

“Yes!”

“Right.
Are you really strong?
Come and see.”

Alberic, carrying a messenger to the riverside with a shoulder strap.

“Hero, there is no time!
Allies fell into the mud, and the enemy soon counterattacked…”

Hooked!

“Cuck!
Warrior… Sir?”

“Command?
Fuck you nimmy yeah
The bastard I used to bait, will now come and beg for his life?
Whoop whoop.
If Marquis John comes and lays down like a dog and begs you, think about it.
Say that in the afterlife.”

Took, splash!

Growl…

The messenger’s corpse was swept away by the rapids of the river.

“Aide.”

“Yes!”

“From now on, I will go to the floating fortress and capture the enemy’s chiefs.
You command your soldiers, to guard this place.
For Marquis John…”

“I will reply that the messenger has not arrived.
Of course, we’re in trouble, so it’s going to be difficult for messengers to arrive in the future.”

The lieutenant’s meaningful laugh.

Okay. Marquis.
I didn’t know because the messenger didn’t arrive.
That’s why I didn’t cooperate.
Haven’t we ever fought?
You’ve done enough!
What are you going to do?

“Huh, yes.
Don’t go.”

It was so admirable that he tapped the adjutant on the shoulder.

‘Also. It’s been a long time since I’ve been in the middle of a long time, so I’m pretending.’

Alberic turned to Adim’s sword and lifted the corner of his mouth.