It was from that evening that a group of monsters began to arrive in earnest.

Because of the height of the snow field that still remained up to my ankles, I couldn’t see the monsters approaching at a glance.

All sorts of signs approaching from afar could be felt even by me standing on the guard post.

There was no way that the warriors who had been cutting and crushing monsters for a long time would not feel it.

There was a faint sound of strength exerting on the swords and shields each held.

For the warriors of the north, only the warriors of the north have a way to fight.

A few strong and capable warriors put their bodies armed with shields and armor into the crowd of monsters and created a rift.

To defeat the monsters that started rampaging wildly, one by one, at their respective positions.

If you accidentally meet a monster stronger than your own strength, you will die as a warrior, otherwise you will become a surviving warrior.

Some might say it’s a simple and ignorant way of fighting, but I respect their way of fighting.

It wasn’t once or twice in my previous life that I encountered guys who ran away without using it even though they had power.

At least they deserved to be called warriors simply by knowing and doing the best way to fight.

That’s why what I’m trying to do in today’s battle is just to minimize the possibility of sacrifice.

We do not use strategies that tarnish their pride and passion.

“let’s begin.”

While standing on top of the guard post, the swarm of monsters got close enough.

I simultaneously manifested the ten 5th circle magics that I had fixed on my ten fingers.

I used circle 5 magic instead of circle 6 because it was the most efficient.

Ten circle 5 spells were much more effective than two circle 6 spells in order to inflict maximum damage over a wide area.

‘Kung, Kugung, Bang!!’

The roar of wide-area magic that erupted from the middle of the horde of monsters echoed across the battlefield.

Two spheres of light explosion created by light magic.

Two orbs of arcane explosions created by arcane magic.

And the remaining six magics were changed into three orbs of explosion magic that were a combination of fire magic and wind magic that I always used.

A total of seven explosions evenly destroyed the group of monsters.

‘Keee”

‘Keack!!’

Of course, the screams of the monsters hitting the ears weren’t very good music to listen to.

At least it was much better than hearing the moans of the same human being attacked by a monster.

If either of them had to lose their lives, of course the human life took precedence over the monster.

‘Keeek… ?’

‘Kek! Keek!!’

‘Kis, Kieeek…’ !!’

Even before the proper battle began, the monsters who had lost about a third of the vanguard showed an agitated reaction.

Even when they first gathered a group and entered, it seemed that they walked in with quite confident steps.

They must have felt threatened by the fact that their numbers and ours had become similar after a few magic tricks.

Whether it was a human or a monster, he was bound to feel fear of the unknown.

In particular, since the monsters in this area have only dealt with swords, shields, and axes that have nothing to do with magic for quite a long time, they must have had no relationship with magic at all.

Of course, not to mention large-scale explosion magic of 5 circles or more.

It was a natural reality that no matter how many monsters, the direction of their steps would change on their own if they thought that such a thing might fly several more times in the future.

There’s no way for them to know that the few explosions I’ve just spent have consumed most of my magic power today.

Relatively weak monsters like goblins and kobolds hurriedly turned and stepped backwards.

Only relatively strong trolls and orcs were still running towards the camp while maintaining their battle lines.

Some seemed to be engulfed in explosive magic, while others seemed to have scorched or arcane remnants attached to their bodies.

It seemed that it was difficult to inflict proper damage with other 5-circle wide-area magic other than light explosion.

Of course, it was difficult for me, who used 10 circle 5 spells right from the start, to participate in the battle afterwards.

I just watched the battle after the warriors and monsters collided silently on the post.

Unlike the hunting activities where I directly fight by bumping into my body, the role of a ‘battle mage’ in large-scale battles has just ended.

From now on, it was an area that the northern warriors had to solve, not me.

“Shields, charge!!”

“““aaa!!!”””

As soon as the commander’s voice, presumably Sharahl’s, resounded across the battlefield, large warriors armed with shields and armor were the first to step in.

“All others, charge!!”

“““aaa!!!”””

After that, as soon as the order was given, warriors with swords, spears, and axes thrust their energy and weapons toward the damaged display of monsters.

“… Whoa.”

I sat down on the guard post with my weak body as it was and watched the war unfold.

Before long, the sound of someone walking up the stairs of the guard post was heard.

Because there was only one person who could make such a quiet step in this northern country where there were only warriors and knights.

I greeted the owner of the steps without even looking back.

“Are you here, Saint Clare?”

“Good work, Mr. Conrad.”

Saying that, she climbed up to the guard post and silently came next to me and sat down on the floor next to me with her legs together without a word.

“The floor of the guard post is dirty.”

“I don’t think Mr. Conrad, who is already sitting on that filthy floor, is going to say anything.”

“Hey, what. I’m used to it.”

“Then I should get used to it.”

Today, too, I continued to talk to Saint Clare, who was saying strangely unreasonable things.

“How many blessings have you used?”

“First of all, two heavenly shields for Willia and Stella. I also gave one to Mr. Sharahl and Mr. Kazak, the vanguard shield soldier.

And I gave all the warriors in the camp a protective protection, and with the power of fate, I gave them the fate to discover the enemy’s vitals a little more often.”

“I’m telling you just in case, but you didn’t use your strength enough to hurt your body, right?”

“Yeah. Thanks to someone’s nagging, I stopped at the point where my body wasn’t overburdened.”

“Always be careful in the future. A saintess’ power is not always omnipotent.”

The healthier her body was, the more fate she could use without harming her life.

It was Saint Clare’s ability that I always had to keep a close eye on.

No matter how many times I was warned not to overuse the power of fate, it wasn’t enough.

“Now that I’m done, Conrad-san is good at it, right?”

“Yeah?”

“I heard you’ve been making something in your room while sleeping less lately?”

“… … .”

“Don’t you think Conrad should take care of himself more than me?

I don’t know where the person who advised me to go to bed at the Great Church of Madea has gone.”

“… It’s not like I’ve lost any sleep. It’s just that it’s time to go to sleep because I’m doing what I have to do.”

“Anyway, the result is the same, so it’s there.”

I had no words to say at her point of view.

“Stella is still good at handling a sword.”

“Are you suddenly turning around because I’m nagging you?”

“Also, it seems that Willia has become quite usable now.”

“You said just a month ago that you weren’t interested in growing up or not?”

“How can you always have the same impression on one person?

Even if you have a bad first impression, it can get better later on, and isn’t it human to have expectations from people you don’t expect?”

It was a word I came up with to praise Willia for her hard work.

Saint Clare spat out the next words with a slightly displeased tone.

“Don’t pay too much attention to Willia.”

“Yeah?”

“it’s nothing.”

After saying that, Saint Clare turned her head to the other side with her mouth slightly pursed.

After taking a look at her eyes, I concentrated on watching Stella and Willia fight the monsters.

⁎ ⁎ ⁎

The monster battle on the first day continued until dawn the next day.

It overlapped with the winter season when the days are shorter in the north where the nights are long.

The battle that started as soon as the sun went down literally lasted over 12 hours.

Only after the sun began to rise, did the monster army slowly begin to retreat towards the demon realm.

No matter how physically strong the northern warriors were, they were bound to get tired after such a long battle.

“Huh, heh, heh… .”

Willia, who has good stamina in her own way, also looked quite tired.

“The North is a place where people who are much stronger than I thought gather.”

Even though she wasn’t out of breath, looking at Stella’s slightly stiff expression, the traces of her struggles were revealed on her face.

“Willia, are these battles always fought in the North? If we fight like this every day, I don’t think even the northern warriors will have any body left.”

“Oh no, Miss Stella… . Today is a little special… .

Wow, normally, the battle starts around midnight instead of right after sunset, and it’s normal for short battles of one or two hours to continue until sunrise… .”

“Then, today’s battle, where monsters continuously came in for 11 hours, is an unusual case.”

“Yes, yes, hehehehe, yes… .”

Willia, exhausted and out of breath, barely finished her explanation.

After hearing her words, Stella put on a quiet, troubled expression.

“Maybe they will come tomorrow too.”

“Does senior Konrad think so too?”

“It’s like how the monsters, who are normally enemies, all flock to the camp all at once, and how the monsters keep coming for 10 hours.

After all, it’s never a normal situation. It would be correct to assume that it was not a monster attack caused by a natural phenomenon.”

“When you say it’s not a natural phenomenon, do you think it’s possible that something else is involved?”

I quietly nodded my head at Saint Clare’s question, and looked at the faces of the people currently gathered.

Stella, Saint Clare, and Willia.

All of them were people who had faced the forces of the Dark Church with me at least once.

Stella was at Cherryfield Orphanage during winter break last year.

Saint Claire and William at the beginning of the first semester in a secret laboratory in Hemes.

If it’s a member like this, it’s okay to say a little more about what I think.

“It may be a bit premature to make such a judgment in the current situation, but… .”

“““… … .”””

“I believe that the Dark Church is intervening in this situation.”

“Yeah?”

“The Dark Cult?”

“As expected… .”

At least Saint Claire, who had received a lot of information about the Dark Church in the Orthodox Church, seemed to have already vaguely noticed.

“A monster army organized like this can only be led by an executive level of the Dark Church. If it’s not that strong, there’s no way the monsters will listen to you and follow you.

Perhaps they intend to take advantage of this winter to invade the north and expand the territory of the demons a little more.”

The three of them quietly focused their eyes on my objective analysis.

“Everyone, stay alert.”

“““… … .”””

“Tonight, there will probably be more coming.”

Maybe it’s because he intervened in a battle between four people that wasn’t there in his previous life.

Miraculously, on the first day, I was able to stop the monster army without any casualties.

Even I can’t guarantee that it will continue until tomorrow.