Chapter 187: Younger Sister (1)

Chapter 187: Younger Sister (1)

Gargoyles and trolls, the two beasts, were famous as the vanguard of the southern march and the waves that signaled the start of the war. Forest trolls were particularly fast-footed, and gargoyles were very aggressive flying beasts, making them perfect for kicking off the attack.

“…”

I looked down on them from Reccordak’s wall. One group was shaking the ground, and the other was soaring through the sky. They weren’t special opponents, but their ranks stretched out to the horizon.

“…Get ready.”

I raised my right hand. Nineteen pieces of wood steel floated behind me as the soldiers’ automatic crossbows aimed. Mana from the knights rose from the road.

“Fire.”

Straight lines, more suitable for the expression ‘harpoon’ than bolts, swept the earth and sky in sync with my command. A series of similar attacks followed a heartbeat later, then again. The bolts broke through the trolls and gargoyles, tearing wings and piercing flesh.

Swish-!

In the meantime, the wood steel ripped through those unfelled. Backed with my mana, they already transcended the speed of sound as they moved, cleanly targeting only the monsters’ vitals.

“…Aaaah—!”

A roar rang out from beside me: Epherene. She condensed the wind like a blade and fired it, splitting a gargoyle in two.

“Ugh!”

“Syrio is here!”

After that, the knights, led by Julie and Syrio, advanced. They gladly jumped down over the barrier. They rebuffed the enemy hordes with their swordsmanship and mana.

“…”

Among the hundreds of knights, my eyes unconsciously locked onto Julie. Her swordsmanship was like a soft flower blooming amidst the bloody battlefield.

“Boss. What are you looking at?”

Louina tapped my shoulder. I threw the wood steel again.

Gwoaaahhh-!

The shouts of trolls and gargoyles reverberated through the air. However, only their capacity for noise was great, as the barrier remained solid. They couldn’t deal with the rampant knights, and those not felled by swords were mowed down by spells and bolts. It was a massacre.

“I leave this to you.”

Louina nodded as I turned away.

I had something else to do.

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