The third day after the monsters started coming.

Compared to the first and second days, we entered the battle on the third day, slightly changed in formation.

Compared to the first day, the warriors’ stamina was considerably lower, and the battle line changed slightly due to some injuries.

It was still enough power to block the incoming monster army.

However, if we fought the same way as yesterday, the battle would end with greater damage than yesterday.

The biggest problem was that it would get worse as it continued tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

In the north, where it was difficult to expect reinforcements, each warrior’s departure was a huge loss, so it was necessary to deal with the monsters while minimizing the damage.

That’s why I proposed today’s strategy to Charahl.

“Are you all right, Mr. Conrad?”

Saint Claire, who started today with me on the guard post from the beginning, asked me.

“As I said yesterday, there is a possibility that this area could be dangerous, so Saint Claire recommends that you evacuate to a safe place.”

“I am here because it seems dangerous. Conrad, are you willing to take the risk alone?”

“If I were to think of the dangers facing me, would only Stella, Willia, or a northern warrior wield a sword in the center of the battlefield?”

“So, out of all these people, you want me alone to be safe? Are you really going to make me the most selfish person in this place?”

“I didn’t mean that.”

Well, she wasn’t one to fall for just because she was thin.

Especially since it would be one of the things she hates the most to watch in a safe place alone on a battlefield where everyone is fighting for their lives.

“Did you give all your blessings and come up?”

“Absolutely.”

“That’s it.”

After asking St. Claire the last question just before sunset.

I confirmed that an army of monsters was approaching from over the horizon.

“let’s begin.”

As before, when the monsters had passed about half of the battlefield, they activated the spells they had pinned to their fingers.

This battle also started by killing some of the monsters with my large-scale magic.

However, unlike the first and second days, when all seven explosions were used in the first attack.

In today’s battle, only three explosion spells rang the battlefield.

“Shields, charge!”

“““aaa!!!”””

With Sharahl’s command, the shield warriors jump into the battlefield.

Soon, other warriors rushed to the battlefield, and at first glance, it looked like a battlefield fighting with the front lines maintained like yesterday.

Unlike yesterday and the day before yesterday, today’s battle took place in a slightly different way.

Because, in today’s battlefield, a group of monsters were pouring in through the defense line that was pierced in the direction of the post.

“Krurruk!”

“Kieeaek!!”

The monsters that had started breaking through the cracks were approaching in groups without hesitation towards the guard post where Saint Clare and I were.

It must have been learned through the previous two days’ battles that I, on the post, was a dangerous person.

It must have judged that getting rid of me first before other warriors was a priority.

So, as soon as there is a gap in the front line, they rush towards the guard post where I am.

Without knowing that it was a trap to kill them.

‘Kuuung… !!’

A huge explosion sounded from the center of the guys approaching carelessly.

“Cre… ?”

“Keee… !!”

After the light explosion that had been saved bursts out in the center of the group of monsters that were only tens of meters away from approaching the guard post.

The group of monsters approaching the unexpected attack emptied the center of the explosion as if there was a huge hole in it.

Even with the same magic, the closer the distance to the caster, the greater the damage.

It was an attack that was used by deliberately drawing them into the depths.

Of course, the large-scale explosion magic I was using couldn’t intercept every single monster, so the surviving ones climbing up to the post was also a risk factor.

“aaa!!”

That was a problem that Willia, waiting under the guard post, would solve.

Her skill had already been verified through the sparring with Stella she had been seeing for a month or the two-day actual battle.

That’s why I thought it wouldn’t be enough if I entrusted Willia with guarding the post.

As if to repay my trust, Willia was slashing every monster approaching nearby with her spirited swordsmanship.

Thanks to that, I was able to safely use the next large-scale magic.

One burst of light. And two Arcane Explosions.

After using all the remaining three explosion magics, the guys who felt something strange turned their bodies to escape from the formation they were trapped in.

The guard post defense line, which had already been invaded by monsters, was blocked by Stella.

“Haaa!!!”

Along with the loud voice of her spirit that can be heard from a distance of almost two hundred meters.

Fifteen monsters retreating from the guard post defense line were swept away at once.

Willia in the front, Stella in the back.

In addition, I also had an attack that I could use with my remaining magic power.

Most of the monsters trapped in Hell died a miserable death.

The battle on the third day was somehow manageable.

⁎ ⁎ ⁎

On the fourth day after the demons began to attack in earnest.

Today, like yesterday, I was planning to drive the demons near the guard post and then engage in a large-scale battle using my magic.

As soon as I saw the hordes of monsters approaching from over the horizon, I had to cancel all of my original plans.

“Gooo!!”

“Gyaaa!!”

That’s because among the monsters that started approaching from afar, I couldn’t see the low-level monster anymore.

I felt a lot of embarrassment at the army of monsters, each of which was strong in its own way, so that the weakest monster could be considered an orc.

It was decided that the damaged formations should be restored to their original state in a hurry.

The strategy I used yesterday was just a trap to efficiently deal with low-level monsters, and I couldn’t make orcs and trolls invade the vicinity of the guard post.

“Jin hyung, the original… .”

“Shields, charge!!”

However, my cries did not reach the warriors because they were buried in Sharahl’s operational orders.

I couldn’t delay the advance any longer to deal with the monsters that had already approached the front lines.

Sharahl would have had no choice but to start the battle in the north.

If I gave another order in a battle that had already begun, it would only cause confusion.

Above all, I never thought that the northern warriors would prioritize my strategy over Sharahl’s words.

We had no choice but to lead the battle that had already begun in our favor as much as possible.

“Willia! Operation change! Block the guard post defense line with Stella!”

“All right!”

Rebuilding the defense line with the available forces, Willia and Stella, was the only strategy I could do, so I immediately called Willia.

Immediately, I also jumped out of the guard post and headed towards the center of the battlefield.

Because it took at least one more person to block the perforated defenses.

“Mr. Conrad, where are you going?!”

“You have to stay up there, saintess!”

“Mr. Conrad!!”

All the spells I had pinned to my fingers were useless, and from now on I’d have to use the spells for melee combat.

As soon as I jumped out of the guard post, my body was covered with layers of wind magic and arcane magic.

Tailwind, Acceleration, Airflow, Arcane Shield, Strengthen, Enchantment… .

I moved to the battlefield as quickly as possible, wrapping all available means around my body.

Willia and Stella, who arrived first, could be found struggling to block the defense line.

“Stella, Willia!”

“Senior Conrad?!”

“Conrad!”

“From now on, each of us only blocks the monsters in front of us! Don’t be pushed aside while dealing with leaks! I will intercept and defeat all the leaking monsters!”

“Yeah!”

“All right!”

It was a rather wide defense line for three people to block, but it still included two members of the future hero’s party.

It was my judgment that I would be able to block it somehow.

Once we pass tonight, we will be able to organize a new display from tomorrow.

It became a new goal to somehow block the defense line until today.

⁎ ⁎ ⁎

About three hours had passed since the defense of the outpost was blocked by only three people.

It was midnight in the evening, and the surroundings were completely dark, so only the torches to illuminate the surroundings illuminated the nearby vision little by little.

At least, the soft light from the celestial shield that Saint Clare had placed on the two of them acted as a lamp.

Even so, fighting at a visual distance of less than 10 meters was a tricky battle.

It was a battlefield where all kinds of signs were mixed, so even detecting magic power was meaningless.

Fortunately, thanks to Stella, who never gets tired, there was still quite a bit of room on one side of the defense line.

The problem was Willia, who looked exhausted in contrast to her on the other side of the defense line.

“Heo-eok, hee-euk, hee-eok… .”

Fatigue from swinging the sword against monsters for several days must have already accumulated.

Since the battle had been going on for several hours for the fourth day already, I couldn’t even guess how much of a load she had accumulated on her body.

Even today, since the first battle, not goblins or kobolds, he was fighting by cutting down orcs and trolls.

It was already a great achievement to endure such guys with a single sword for several hours.

The weapons they dealt with were not daggers or clubs, but heavy axes or big clubs, so even if they blocked an attack, the impact they received and accumulated would be enormous.

Even at a glance, further battles seemed difficult.

“aaa… !!”

Willia let out a voice close to screaming as she took the troll’s club, which seemed to have been carved out of rock, with her sword.

At the same time, the last celestial shield covering her body was broken.

Her arms holding the sword were trembling as if they would fall at any moment.

It would be impossible to expect any more battles from her.

After approaching the troll she was dealing with and stabbing it in the neck with a magical broadsword, knock it down.

I made her, who seemed to be having a hard time just standing, step back.

“Rest now, Willia.”

“Oh, I can still fight more… .”

“Who will fall? It means to take a break for a few hours and then come back to battle. If you forcefully swing the sword with that body, only your body will get hurt and you won’t be able to defend yourself.

In the meantime, I’ll be blocking this line of defense, so take a break at least for a moment.”

I didn’t think that if I didn’t say this, I would never withdraw from the frontline, so I made an excuse to get her out of the battlefield.

“… All right.”

Willia stepped back with her sword as if she couldn’t help it.

“Gooo!!”

“Gaaa!!”

Shortly after I bit her back, orcs and trolls rushed towards me from both sides.

As a wizard, it was physically impossible for me to deal with two at the same time.

Even if the timing was a bit risky, they would have to deal with them one by one.

After blocking the attack of the orc swinging his ax at me with a broadsword, I aimed the magic at his neck with the staff I was holding in my other hand and blew it away.

Right after that, I turned my head to the troll who was brandishing a club at me.

“Gooo!!”

“Hyaaa!!”

Again, I sensed another orc and troll running towards me from the other direction.

It was an empty seat with one of the three missing, so even if it was for Willia, the weakest of us, it felt pretty big.

“Gaaa .”

First of all, after dealing with the troll in front of me who hit me with a club first.

The moment he turned his gaze to the back, determined to allow one or two attacks.

A swift sword that appeared out of sight slashed the necks of the two monsters.

“… … uh?”

As soon as I saw the speed of the sword, unlike Willia’s sword, I wondered if Stella had come to help me during the melee.

The blade that appeared in front of me drew an elegant trajectory that was different from Stella’s sword I had encountered before.

Besides, the two swords and the griffin pattern engraved on the blade were famous seals that even I could recognize.

The face of the lady of the Marquis, with whom he had recently exchanged swords, naturally came to mind.

“I will join you, Senior Conrad!”

The daughter of the Margrave of Warburg, who appeared with waving red hair tied in one braid.

Hilla Warburg was shouting at me like that.