137 – Calamity Wave 5

“Damn it… these monsters!”

“Stop! Don’t get left out of here!”

The attack of the lizard forks that suddenly broke into the castle wall.

Some knights lost their lives helplessly in the surprise attack of beings with fighting power that easily surpassed that of ordinary humans.

However, Franz’s knights were not at ease either.

As one of the strongest knights on the continent who are proficient in magical powers, they were calmly responding even though they were facing enemies for the first time.

“Watch these guys teeth! Weak, but full of magical power!”

“Close up the space! Turn it on so they don’t rampage!”

In addition to teeth, a tail and claws with considerable strength.

If you wield it once, the knights can defend it no matter how

Ordinary soldiers were thrown out in vain or even lost their lives.

In fact, beings whose whole body is no different from a weapon.

In the end, the only way to deal with them was to not give them as much room to run amok as possible.

“Shields, stop them! While defending the soldiers, the knights cut their throats!”

As if the word “elite army” is not for nothing, Franz-kun responds quickly even in unfamiliar situations.

However, despite their hard work, the situation never went smoothly.

The Turkish army did not miss the gap between the knights and soldiers protecting the barrier against the Lizard Fork.

“Keoouk!”

“This… these! Wow!”

The Turkish Empire forces pushing through the gap where the defense was weak.

The troops on the defense, which had been barely holding out against the attacks of humans and demons such as Beowulf, began to be pushed out in an instant.

“Quaaagh!”

“Gagging!!”

The knights who were dealing with the Lizard Folk began to fall one by one from the surprise attack of the Turks.

At the same time, the regular soldiers who supported him also fell down one by one, and eventually the barrier was occupied, and countless Turks began to squeeze into the team.

“The barrier has been captured!”

“Wipe it all away! For the glory of the Turkic Empire!”

The moment the pendulum of balance, which had been maintained at a narrow distance, collapsed, it was an instant for the situation to deteriorate.

Despite the Franz Kingdom army’s fierce battle, the barrier was eventually captured, and the remaining soldiers began to withdraw to the next line of defense as it was in response to the prompt retreat order.

*

“Franz’s barrier has been breached.”

“It’s much earlier than expected… Is this really the Turkic Empire Army…”

Gerard’s expression hardened even more seriously as he received the adjutant’s report.

The expectation that it would be able to drag out quite a bit of time through the topographical advantages of rivers and barriers was broken.

Of course, even after that, there was a defense line made with simple roadblocks, but at the moment when the first line of defense, which was considered the strongest except for the walls of the fortress, had been broken through, it was impossible to expect much.

“I can’t do anything like this anymore. Get your horse ready. I will have to take the time to step in myself.”

“Are you okay? Among the enemies are demons and even shamans. If you happen to be a target…”

“Even so, I can’t let Franz-kun suffer like this. Now that the first line of defense has been breached, we must at least give them time to reorganize their formation and safely retreat to the castle.”

With those words, Gerard drew his sword as it was.

At the same time, unusual magical energy began to emanate from his body.

“If anything happens to me, I will defend this place to the end. We have to hold on until the relief army comes.”

“I will keep that in mind. Commander Gerard.”

For the commander-in-chief to go to the battlefield was a considerable self-inflicted act.

Although it could raise the morale of the army, if it was accidentally killed at the hands of the enemy, the morale of the entire army immediately plummeted, and even the command system was shaken, leading to defeat in three hours.

It was a tactic that did more harm than good, and because of this, it was often seen as a reckless act for a captain to step forward directly in the field of strategy.

But. In the case like now… the story was a little different from that.

*

“Advance!”

“Kill them all!”

After crossing the barrier and completing a short reorganization time, the Turks marched again with terrifying momentum.

As the barrier was broken through, they no longer had to be rough, and in an instant, they advanced right in front of Franz’s camp.

At the forefront, the Lizard Folks, who had done a great job in breaking down the previous barrier, were running, followed by cavalrymen and werewolves.

It gives a sense of intimidation and fear on a different level from the advance of ordinary human troops.

Accordingly, the Franz Kingdom army, holding a spear and shield, instinctively began to tremble in fear.

They had wielded swords in countless battles, but they definitely did not have the experience of receiving the advance of such monsters from the front.

Even though they fought with the advantageous condition of a barrier, the allies had already been defeated once.

If it weren’t for the longevity and the generals who held swords in the back and were in the middle of the battle, there would probably be people abandoning their weapons and running away one after another.

Right now, their sentiment is that it would be better to swing a weapon at the enemy and die than to turn around and die from a friend’s sword.

Due to the gloomy war situation and the majesty of the overwhelming enemies

The word victory has already become too difficult for them to think of.

And… the moment when the wave of death finally rushing towards them reached before their eyes…

“Quaaagh!”

“Keoouk!”

“damn! Die, you monster! I’m dying… Big!”

The Turkic Empire forces begin to lightly trample them as they wield weapons in fear.

The Lizard Folks jumped up the barriers in an instant and broke through the soldiers holding shields, while the Turks’ horses and werewolves that followed them began to mercilessly slaughter.

A combat method that crushes the tactics of ordinary humans with overwhelming physical abilities.

Watching the formation collapse in various places, General Fabre urgently began to issue orders.

“Those big lizards! Hunt the lizard forks first! Even if you have to mobilize all the archers and magicians, even if your allies suffer damage, catch them unconditionally!”

“Ah.. I see, General!”

The archers and mages in the rear started to move immediately following Favre’s command.

They mercilessly attacked the Lizard Folks who intruded into the friendly formations according to their orders and the giant lizards that were running even at this moment.

As a result, considerable damage was caused to the allies, but the Lizard Folks who served as the assault leader were killed, and the Franz Kingdom army managed to prevent the continuous collapse of the formation.

And while watching this scene, Favre was able to clearly feel how strong the power of the continent’s most powerful country, the Turk Empire, was once again.

‘To lead demons who can’t even communicate well and form and operate such an army and tactics… It’s a truly terrifying country. It’s something that Franz’s strength alone can’t handle.’

It was Favre who had always fought proudly against the Holy Empire, but at this moment, he began to truly feel fear.

The size of the army, the way it is operated, and the Turkic Empire have reached a level that they cannot follow in every way.

However, along with the feeling of fear, a further fighting spirit began to boil in Favre’s heart.

‘The forces of evil with this much power. As I said to General Gerard earlier… It’s a really cool stage.”

In this way, Favre starts concentrating all his energy on commanding the army again in the face of a once-in-a-lifetime formidable enemy.

As the lizard forks were sorted out, the Franz kingdom army tried to reorganize their formations again. Due to the aftermath of the previous battle and the continuous offensive of the Turks, it was not easy to do so.

‘They’re tenacious… are you saying this side won’t give them a chance to reorganize their posture? I can’t.

It was not an easy choice.

Although, if the knights step out, they can catch their ankles to some extent, but putting the knights in such a melee that is not under favorable conditions such as barriers is a situation in which there is no choice but to endure considerable bleeding.

Above all, if you use the last bastion like that, you will have no means to respond to unexpected situations that may follow.

However, despite this, I had to do so now, because the entire army could eventually collapse if the formation was not reorganized.

Just when General Fabre was about to give a difficult order…

-bang!-

“! What… what is it?”

A roar is heard the next moment.

In response, General Fabre’s gaze automatically turned toward the sound.

What he sees is the Turkish Empire Army, where a corner of the army has collapsed due to a sudden explosion.

And, they were knights riding black horses who were digging through the cracks and tearing the formations of the enemies as they were.

Hundreds of knights wearing black armor were slaughtering the imperial army with terrifying momentum.

The moment he recognized what they were, a voice filled with joy and concern at the same time flowed from Favre’s mouth.

“The Black Legion.. and the author of the lead is.. General Gerard..”