Surviving as a Knight in a Trash Game

Chapter 188

“…”

Viscount Marchand, the lord of Tur, his face darkened rapidly at the news Lorenzo brought. Although he was leading the survivors, in reality, Viscount Marchand was not a man of a very bold character.

“Sir Lorenzo, what should we do?”

Since Lorenzo was in charge of most of the defense plans, the Viscount, with a desperate expression, begged Lorenzo for an answer.

“We can’t possibly hold them off on our own. We must ask the Arthur Domain for help.”

“Will they come to save us?”

“There are 3,000 lives here. If it’s the Knight of the Lighthouse from the rumors. If it’s Lord Karl the Savior, he will surely come.”

He wanted to believe it. The reason in his head was constantly telling him that even if it was Karl Meyer, he wouldn’t move in a desperate situation like this, but still, he had to believe.

“Sir Lorenzo. You must go.”

“If I am not here…”

“There is no one but you. The others won’t be able to break through those monsters and reach Lord Karl.”

It was a realistic statement. Lorenzo read the sincerity in Marchand’s eyes, which were staring at him intently.

“I will go. You must survive. We have about a day left until the monsters arrive here. Do what you can. It’s different from how it has been until now. Don’t spare anything.”

Until now, they had lived by sparingly using the various elements that went into the defense of Tur Castle, in preparation for a long-term war. However, this wave was not on that level.

“I will keep that in mind. Please… please come back.”

He nodded as he looked at the lord who was holding his hand tightly. Lorenzo set out on the road alone a few hours later, without a single attendant.

As he was leaving through the castle gate, the people pressed the food they were holding into his departing hands.

“Sir Lorenzo, please don’t die.”

“We must see you again alive.”

Knowing that Lorenzo had led the way for them more than anyone else, the survivors of Tur Castle vied to wish for the safety of his journey.

“I will definitely return with reinforcements. Just hold out until then.”

Everyone made a silent promise with Lorenzo by nodding their heads without a word.

***

“They’re coming…!”

“Shield bearers, raise your shields!”

Nearly 3,000 monsters began to charge towards Tur Castle without hesitation. The soldiers on the castle walls trembled at the enormous scale.

The actual combat personnel of Tur Castle was only 500, but now even the women who could hold a weapon had climbed the castle walls, and nearly 1,000 people were on the walls.

“Pour the oil! Light it up!”

Oil was poured over the monsters that had approached the castle walls. After that, it was set on fire, and the monsters screamed.

“Kraaaaaaargh!”

Even though the monsters were screaming, the sound created the illusion that it was turning the entire surroundings into hell.

“Do not be afraid! Pour the oil and shoot the arrows!”

The same words continued. The soldiers and women on the castle walls gritted their teeth. If they were breached here, everyone in this place would have to die anyway.

And the people on the castle walls had children behind them. Mothers with young children picked up fallen spears and, without armor, thrust them at the monsters.

They never gave up.

However, no matter how strong the human will was, the current military strength protecting Tur Castle was absolutely insufficient to handle the endless wave of monsters and their attacks.

“My lord… I don’t think we can do it like this.”

At a knight’s words, Viscount Marchand gritted his teeth. He, who had barely held a sword except in his childhood, drew the sword hanging at his waist.

“Hold on! Hold on! Sir Lorenzo has gone to bring Lord Karl Meyer! So hold on! Hold on, no matter what!”

He shouted as he drove his sword into the neck of a mass-produced Uruk that was climbing the castle walls. It seemed that the sense of the training he had received in his childhood still remained, even if he was a noble.

“Aaaaaaaah!”

From somewhere on the castle walls, a soldier let out a rough shout, drove his sword into the belly of an Uruk, and pushed the monster to the edge of the wall. It was nearly impossible for a human to push an Uruk, but the soldier was able to push the creature, which had lost its balance, fiercely, with his center of gravity lowered as much as possible.

At the will created by a soldier who was not even a knight who used aura, those around him also unleashed their fading energy to the maximum.

If you don’t have teeth, use your gums. If you don’t have one arm, kill them with the other. The will of the soldiers who were determined to kill them prevented a situation that was about to be breached.

“Huk… huk….”

Rough breaths were heard from here and there.

There was no one who looked alright. They had fought desperately and had held off that day.

***

Cough.

Blood was flowing from his abdomen. A soldier of Tur Castle, Joe Ascool, was dying. When he looked back, his wife had already met her death on the castle walls.

“Jane….”

He couldn't say it was a happy life, but thinking it wasn't a bad life, he didn't want to die.

He wondered what would happen to his 5-year-old child who would be left behind if his wife died and he died too.

He tried to get up to live, somehow. Neither his arms nor his legs would move. He couldn't move.

“Cough.”

Blood flowed out.

“Our… our….”

The words wouldn't come out right. His eyes closed. He tried to tell his comrade to take care of his child, but he couldn't get past one word. However, seeing his comrade, who was holding his hand tightly, nod his head, he had to leave this world.

“…”

Joe’s closest comrade, Tomaric, opened his eyes, quietly closed his dead friend’s eyes, picked up the spear next to him, and got up. It was already the third day. Even though they had thought they would all die on the first day, they had held out for two more days.

On the third day of the monster invasion. Tomaric had lost many people. He was in a brief lull and then thrust his spear at the terrifying monster that was climbing the castle walls again.

“You fucking bastards! You fucking bastards!!”

The spear, thrust with a scream-like curse, accurately pierced the monster’s neck. However, he could not stop the club of another Uruk that was continuously climbing up from striking his shoulder.

“Krrgggh.”

He felt a pain so intense that words wouldn't come out. His left shoulder seemed to have been shattered, and his arm wouldn't go up.

“Fuck….”

He didn't want to die. Living as a penniless domain resident was not easy, but he still didn't want to die yet.

Tears suddenly flowed down. He was resentful. To have lived like a beggar and to have to die like a beggar like this.

Regardless of his regret and emotions, the monster that had climbed the castle walls struck his head hard.

“Ah….”

Viscount Marchand saw his subordinate knight, who had been protecting his side until just a moment ago, lying fallen. The number of people left on the castle walls now seemed to be few.

In a situation where monsters were more visible than humans, Tur Castle. Could not overcome it.

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He gripped the sword he was holding tightly and ran along the castle walls, swinging his sword. Perhaps because he had been swinging his sword for dear life for the past three days, Marchand’s sword had matured a step.

However.

“Keok!”

His skill was infinitely insufficient to block the surging monsters.

Those on the castle walls fell one by one. The knights who had been sent to evacuate the children fled outside the castle with the women and children.

Those left on the castle walls were those who, knowing they would die, wanted to protect their families left behind, somehow.

And so, the last soldier of Tur Castle crumbled to the ground. The children and the elderly had left the castle and begun to flee towards the Arthur Domain, but there was no way to stop the monsters swarming from all directions.

The survivors of Tur Castle could not survive in that terrible hell and fell.

***

“…”

Lorenzo was speechless. Before his eyes lay Tur Castle, which had become a sea of corpses.

Behind him were Karl and 1,000 knights, but the world he had sought to save had already disappeared.

“Ah….”

Lorenzo couldn't speak and clutched his chest, shedding tears.

“Ah….”

Only exclamations and tears were all he could say. The Arthur Domain army, including me, could not say anything as they looked at him.

“Take him to the back. We will track the monsters. We must secure them before the damage to other villages gets worse.”

Like the others, I also felt sorry for Lorenzo, but right now, there was work to be done.

“Full speed ahead.”

The only condolences and comfort I could offer was to sweep away the monsters.

The Lighthouse Knights quickly passed Tur Castle and tracked the monsters’ movements. The tracking ability of the elves and druids was second to none, and they were able to quickly read the monsters’ movement routes.

And so, I and the Arthur Domain army, who had started moving, were able to find the monster group before even 5 hours had passed since their departure.

The monster entity, which seemed to be about 3,000, showed a blank expression as they looked at the human group that had suddenly appeared in their rear.

“Kuuuuuooooh.”

I didn’t know who was coordinating or who was giving the orders, but the ones at the very front of the monster group shouted towards the side where I was.

And after a fleeting moment, they began to rush in madly.

“All troops, prepare to charge.”

A very calm tone and voice. Even when looking at the huge group of 3,000, there was no tension whatsoever in my voice.

“Annihilate them.”

After the short command, the horses of his army shook the earth.

I and my army, running on the earth, began to slaughter the 3,000 monsters in an instant.

The somewhat larger Twin-Headed Ogres and Ogres were quickly taken care of at the level of the Master-grade knights, including the Pope and Bastien.

Woooooong

In the midst of the ongoing battle, the moment it felt like the atmosphere was vibrating, someone soared into the air.

Even in a situation where a human had soared into the sky, his knights and troops did not find the scene strange at all.

And a moment later.

A golden diagonal cross from the sky plunged into the earth.

Kwaaaaaaaang!

As it fell into the center of the monsters, numerous monsters melted away with a single attack.

“Ah…!”

A single cry burst from the mouth of Lorenzo, who had been blankly staring at the tragedy of Tur Castle until just a moment ago.

If there was a divine punishment, would it be like that?

Lorenzo thought that the heavens had brought down a divine punishment on those who had committed the terrible tragedy.

However, even though the monsters who had committed the terrible tragedy had died, it was no comfort to Lorenzo.

And so, leaving the tragedy of Tur behind, I and my army began to cross the west.