Advance (5)

“Tyria. “Nie is right here.”

“Yes… “I know.”

Tyria looked at the battlefield with a determined expression.

Numerous monsters, spirits, and fairies visible beyond.

Although they are all enemies that we must drive out.

Tyria’s old friend was there.

Since I had already dealt with countless spirits and fairies, it was no different than before.

Today their leader was with them.

A total of four spirit kings.

Sylph, the spirit of the wind. Undine, the water spirit. Ifrit, the spirit of fire.

And even Tyria’s old friend, Nie.

One person would be enough of an opponent, but if they take on all of them, it won’t be an easy task.

“According to what the scout said, there is a sylph on the left. On the right is an undine. It is said that there is an ifrit and an unknown spirit in the center.”

I was lost in thought for a moment after Eileen’s report.

How should we divide our troops?

In particular, Catalina was looking forward to dealing with the Spirit King.

“Catalina. What are you going to do?”

“Of course I have to kill them all.”

“…I should at least think about where to charge.”

I persuaded her well and advised her to head to the right.

And I asked Kayla and Serica to take charge of the sylph on the left.

“Is it really okay if I fall…?”

It’s something that can’t be helped. In order to avoid a situation where the knights were pushed out by the Sylph forces, the comrades had to disperse.

In particular, Sylph is a formidable opponent, so if Kayla and Celica work together, they will be able to win for sure.

“Kayla. “Please.”

“Yes. “I will definitely defeat the Sylph.”

Kayla radiated mana with a solemn look.

A flow of magical energy that vibrates as if it could burst into flames at any moment.

I could see how determined she was.

“Erina. “You will never fall, right?”

“…”

There was no answer, but there was no need to ask.

Since I warned her, a cold war has been brewing.

Of course, she was never away from me.

“…Seohyun, there is no need to step forward.”

Erina pulled out her long sword and held the horse’s reins tightly.

The horse she was riding was quite nervous and was trembling.

“Don’t be too excited.”

“…”

After giving advice to Erina, I also got on the horse.

And next to me was Tyria.

The horse’s reins in the left hand. Bow in right hand.

He kept his mouth shut and was only looking straight ahead.

Believing that she had already made up her mind, I opened my mouth.

“Ruler. Everyone prepare for battle.”

On the left is the Lion Knights, including Kayla and Celica.

On the right are Catalina, Malcolm, and the Crocodile Knights.

In the center, me, Erina, Tyria, and the Hawk Knights.

All troops lined up towards the Demon King’s army’s stronghold.

As soon as my command was given, a trumpet sound rang out over the land.

“Everyone charge!”

A shout erupts along with Gilbert’s booming voice.

The battle began with the knights’ charge.

As the thunderous roar rang out, the cries of animals echoed even further away.

Soon, numerous legions of the Demon King’s army began to appear beyond.

At the same time, the air flow changed and eddies began to blow in the air.

A waterspout began to rise from the earth.

“It’s magic! Avoid the tornado!”

A joint attack between Undine and Sylph. As a typhoon began to rage across the land, the Knights’ camp began to disintegrate.

At the same time, numerous monsters rushed in and a melee broke out.

Numerous magic arrows falling from the sky.

He quickly grabbed the horse’s reins and dodged the arrow.

“Tyria! “Don’t fall!”

“Yes! I understand!”

Tyria continued speaking while letting go of the horse’s reins.

In the meantime, he showed the art of not being hit by arrows.

And when Erina thrust her sword into the air, electricity struck.

It tore up the surrounding vortex and neutralized the magic.

“…!”

Erina immediately got off her horse and rushed towards the surrounding demon beasts and began to mercilessly slaughter them.

It tore open the mouth of a wolf and split the body of an orc.

Lightning burned Rania and cut the golem in half.

Everywhere I went, there was no one left alive and everything was being devastated.

“Everyone get out of the way! Unless you want to die!”

At the same time, a loud voice was heard from the right.

The goblin’s corpse flies in the air. The orc’s blood was splattered on the floor.

Although not as good as Erina, Catalina was also showing remarkable performance.

And a huge barrier spreads out in the sky.

Even though it could not block all arrows, it served as a shield.

At the same time, flames rose and explosions began to occur on the ground.

As the embers flying in the air exploded in succession, the demonic beasts began to fall into confusion.

Literally chaos. A melee was unfolding.

He mounted his horse, pulled out his sword, created an ice spear, and swung it at the enemy, causing the beasts to fall.

The demonic beasts were no longer my opponents.

The golem was at least difficult, but even that was just a waste of time.

And right next to it was Tyria.

Even while I was dealing with the enemy, I started intercepting all those who were targeting me from afar.

The army of fairies and spirits gets closer as you begin to fight through the countless demon lords.

In previous battles, everyone either ran away or was pushed back helplessly.

The atmosphere was different in this battle.

The enemy fights tenaciously as if prepared for death.

It was definitely showing a different aspect from previous battles.

“Tyria! “Cover me!”

“I understand!”

After letting go of the horse’s reins and getting off, he ran towards the enemy in front of him.

When I pointed my sword at the small-sized fairies, they fell down with a loud scream.

The spirits lost their power and disappeared into thin air.

‘There are too many… !’

A force that does not decrease no matter how many people kill, and a force that does not break.

As we planned an all-out attack, it looks like the Demon King’s army also did their best.

Just keep moving forward while killing the enemies in front of you.

Some of the Knights’ troops were breaking through the enemy lines.

The Demon King’s army was gradually surrounded, and the flow of the battlefield was turning towards us.

And as we headed towards the front, the King of Spirits began to appear more and more.

The first spirit king to come into view, Ifrit.

But I couldn’t hide my surprise when I saw him.

‘What… ?’

It certainly appeared normal in the first episode.

The current appearance was so hideous that it could be described as grotesque.

Bone joints that are misaligned, like a twisted arm.

The flame was shaking here and there, as if he couldn’t properly control his magic power.

Its power was abnormally dangerous.

As soon as I saw it, I immediately recognized its identity.

‘Makiella remodeled it…!’

One of the Four Blades, Makiela. She was the only one who would do something like this.

How could it be possible to remodel the body of a spirit? It was completely unexpected.

“…!!”

Ifrit spits out magical power as if screaming.

Red flames were flying towards me.

Quickly freeze the shield to block the flames, then break through head-on.

I finally came face to face with the Spirit King.

‘…It’s a mess.’

Ifrit looking down at me in an unnatural posture.

It seems like he can’t control his body properly, perhaps as a side effect of forcibly modifying his body.

The Spirit King burning with a strange sound.

I fell into the illusion that I was burning myself.

“Tyria! Never by my side…?!”

As I quickly looked around, I realized that Tyria was not by my side.

I was next to you a little while ago, so where did you go?

But there was no time to find her. I have already faced Ifrit.

When Ifrit stretched out his hand, a huge pillar of fire began to fly towards me.

‘Cuts magical power…’

Anyway, even if it’s fire, the root is magic.

I was able to gain confidence through Kayla’s sparring in the past.

I put my shield away and held my sword with both hands.

I released magical energy towards the flames shooting out at me.

Still, when the knife is pointed at the flames, the space splits in half.

The flames tore apart and only hot air remained.

“…?!”

When he saw that, he seemed very embarrassed and released mana at random.

Time after time, the flames were torn apart.

***

“Nie…”

Tyria looked up at the opponent in front of her with a devastated expression.

A body covered in bandages and a haggard appearance.

Skin that is mottled and discolored, like mold.

However, the magical power she was emitting was so powerful that it was deformed.

“…!!!”

A few decades ago, all appearances of beautiful and pure spirits disappeared.

Now, all that remained was my whole body being broken.