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Chapter 119. A Motley Crew (5)

Originally, even when a battle began, Roden would stand not too far from the initial camp he had set up.

This was enough to observe the battle situation.

However, after hearing Chevalier's words, he had advanced a little further than usual with the Special Task Force Company today.

This was to quickly ride his horse and join the battle if anything happened.

And as the three company commanders began to climb the ladders themselves, Roden instinctively realized the gravity of the situation.

He reflexively darted forward and gave an order.

"Deputy Battalion Commander to the left! Special Task Force Company Commander to the right!"

Chevalier and Olinto immediately moved as Roden commanded.

To the left was where Otto was, and to the right was where Günter was.

The situation was so urgent that there was no time to look closely, but it was a coincidence and a fortunate thing that Roden had moved towards the most dangerous Heinrich.

In the meantime, arrows poured down on Roden as he approached the city wall.

But it was all useless.

He was able to block them all just by swinging his sword and using the Black Shield, a secret technique of the Vayta Swordsmanship.

Thus, Roden jumped off his horse and transferred to the ladder to rescue Heinrich.

Then, he jumped over three or four rungs of the ladder at once.

Sizzle!

It was after that that he narrowly unfolded his aura shield and blocked the pouring oil.

“Is this what they call turning a misfortune into a blessing?”

Roden said as he stood on the wall of Harschu and looked around.

Then he put down Heinrich, whom he was still carrying on his back.

"Stay here for a moment. I'll end the situation as quickly as possible."

Only then did the voices from the city defense force, who had belatedly grasped the situation, burst out.

"What are you all doing! Bring me that bastard's head right now!"

At the commander's order, the soldiers, who had belatedly come to their senses, cautiously approached Roden.

Originally, Roden had intended to retreat with Heinrich.

But he couldn't.

This was because Heinrich's injury seemed more serious than he had thought.

Should I use healing magic?

He was contemplating it.

Flash.

The thought that it might be a good idea to climb the ladder to the end came to him.

After all, the distance to the top of the ladder was not that far.

Normally, it would have been an unthinkable act.

No matter how outstanding a 6-star knight was, if they were subjected to a concentrated attack while climbing a ladder, they would inevitably be seriously injured or killed.

It was only natural, as an aura shield could not be used indefinitely.

Most of all, they could prevent him from reaching the top of the wall just by cutting the ladder.

No matter how skilled a practitioner of 6-star or higher was, they had to be fair in the face of a siege.

However, as the city defense force's attention was focused on the three company commanders.

And among them, as it was heavily focused on Heinrich, Roden was able to climb high up the ladder without any hindrance.

In other words, if he climbed just a little more, he could set foot on the top of the wall.

And if he set foot, he was confident.

Confident that he could face all the city defense troops and open the city gates.

That was the reason why Roden had moved upwards with Heinrich, not downwards.

"Haaaah!"

"Die!"

While Roden was organizing his thoughts.

The swords of the city defense force stabbed at Roden from all directions.

It was an attack that seemed impossible for one person to block, but Roden was not afraid.

Whoosh!

At the same time as he swung his sword, a gust of wind blew away all the city defense troops who had approached Roden.

It was the power of the Dust Wind Strike, a secret technique of the Mustafi Swordsmanship.

"!"

And the commander's eyes, who had confirmed its power, were filled with astonishment.

It couldn't be helped.

To use such a secret technique, one had to be at least a 5-star or higher.

On the other hand, the most skilled person in the city defense force was only a 3-star.

The commander gritted his teeth and shouted.

"Don't be afraid! In the end, that bastard is just an ordinary human who bleeds when stabbed with a sword!"

Thus, the city defense force, which had lost its will to fight, once again renewed its resolve and rushed towards Roden.

This time, there were quite a few 1-star and 2-star knights mixed in.

At least, their number seemed to be more than six.

However, far from retreating, Roden instantly jumped into the midst of the approaching city defense force.

Silent Cut, Tailwind Slash, Formation Breaking Cut, Internal Shockwave, Vacuum Wave, Afterimage Sword.

Every time Roden swung his sword, a knight lost his life.

Overwhelming martial prowess.

In the face of this martial prowess, the resolve that the city defense force had painstakingly built up could only crumble.

"Don't retreat! Don't retreat!"

The commander shouted at the top of his lungs and had the archers shoot arrows, but this was also useless.

If it had been on the ladder, it would have been a different story.

On the stable ground of the wall, it was impossible to do anything to Roden with arrows.

In the end, all of the city defense force's attacks came to naught.

And while Roden was buying time like this, the number of allies climbing the wall one by one increased.

Among them were skilled practitioners like Chevalier, Olinto, and Liviano.

Because of that, the main battalion eventually succeeded in taking Harschu.

***

When the main battalion succeeded in conquering Harschu.

In the transport battalion, Transport Unit 1 was in the middle of a supply operation.

Currently, the transport battalion had set up a camp in Velia Castle and was delivering supplies loaded with weapons and food to Kroxen Castle and Nanbalt Castle.

And today, the one leading Transport Unit 1 was David Trapp, who had relatively recently become the Light Cavalry Company Commander.

David, who was a former 2nd Guard Platoon Leader, was a person who had aimed to produce a winner in the competition to select the best ordinary soldier in the transport battalion, along with the 1st Infantry Platoon Leader, Diego Mantovani.

However, the one who had produced the winner at that time was, of course, the 3rd Infantry Platoon, which had been Nedhab's unit at the time.

And David did not regret failing to produce a winner that day.

'Thanks to that, our transport battalion was able to become this strong.'

As the 3rd Infantry Platoon produced the winner, David, as well as the entire transport battalion, was able to accept Roden's new training method, which had been nothing but a laughingstock.

As a result, the transport battalion became unbelievably strong.

It was to the extent that they would not be pushed back even when compared to any frontline unit.

'The formation is perfect today as well. I'll be able to succeed in this operation without any problems.'

David watched the movements of the soldiers of Transport Unit 1 and nodded his head in satisfaction.

Certainly, the frequency of the Imperial Army's raids had decreased a lot recently.

This was because after losing Kroxen Castle, they had greatly increased the frequency of raids to slow down the 3rd Corps' advance in any way possible, but they had failed every time.

It was a moment that once again showed how powerful the transport battalion's strength was.

Anyway, because of this situation, David, who thought that this operation would end without difficulty.

But,

Swoosh.

As a group of people quietly revealed themselves, the situation changed rapidly.

David, who had spotted them late, raised his voice.

"Who are you! Identify yourselves!"

However, even though David shouted, there was no answer from the unidentified group.

'What is this? I've never seen this attire before.'

It was not difficult to notice that the opponent was not friendly to Transport Unit 1.

However, he could not be sure if the opponent's identity was the Imperial Army.

This was because the plate armor they were wearing did not have the crest symbolizing the Empire, nor were they wearing the unique surcoat that made them identifiable as the Imperial Army at a glance.

Moreover, even the style of the plate armor was very simple, making it difficult to determine where it was made.

And at the same time, this fact made David nervous.

Those whose identity is unclear and do not hide their killing intent.

Such people were truly dangerous.

However, as the leader of Transport Unit 1, David was not allowed to feel fear.

For that reason, he felt displeasure at the fact that he had felt fear, and at the same time as he felt displeasure, he gave an order.

"Allies, attack as soon as you are in battle formation! Make those insolent bastards cry out in pain!"

Transport Unit 1 surrounded the unidentified unit in a disciplined manner.

It was not difficult to surround them, as their number was only about 30.

And the attack began.

"Argh!"

"W-what!"

Unexpectedly, the ones who cried out were not the unidentified unit.

It was Transport Unit 1.

David's eyes widened as he watched the battle situation.

'All 30 of them are knights?'

That was right.

The unidentified unit was all of 1-star rank or higher.

30 men was the same number as a platoon.

But all 30 of them were of 1-star rank or higher.

No matter how much stronger Transport Unit 1 had become with Roden's new training method, it was an impossible level to face.

'I have to step in.'

David thought this and immediately drew his sword.

Then he jumped into the middle of the battlefield and shouted.

"Knights, take the lead and face the enemy unit, and the rest will cover them!"

There were those among the ordinary soldiers in the transport battalion who had reached the level of 1-star.

There were such people originally, but their numbers had increased significantly after adopting the new training method.

However, even so, there were not 30 practitioners of 1-star rank or higher in Transport Unit 1.

Even including David, there were only about half of 30, a mere 16.

Nevertheless, David did not think that Transport Unit 1 would lose this fight.

He believed that he could somehow overcome the crisis if he put forward their numbers and organizational strength.

And normally, this would not have been a wrong judgment.

For that reason, David was able to confidently swing his sword at the unidentified unit.

"Take this!"

But it was then.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, one of the soldiers of the unidentified unit took out a blue crystal orb and threw it at Transport Unit 1.

And the moment it hit the ground,

Boom!

An explosion occurred with a tremendous sound.

It was a tremendous explosion that contained the power of a 1-star or higher.

"Aaargh!"

"Help me!"

The soldiers of Transport Unit 1, who were caught in the explosion, crawled on the ground with their limbs lost and begged.

However, even these screams were buried in the sound of the explosion as the enemy took out and threw additional blue crystal orbs.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

At least those among the knights who had a defense-related secret technique were able to withstand this explosion, but for the soldiers who did not, it was a very fatal attack.

And David, who witnessed this scene, realized.

That it was impossible to win against the unidentified unit no matter what.

That everyone in Transport Unit 1 would lose their lives in this place today.

"In that case, I'll take at least one of you with me!"

David, with a face that had turned into that of a demon, attacked the enemy who was standing closest.

It was a decisive blow that contained all the secret techniques of the Trapp family.

However,

Whoosh!

As the enemy took out another crystal orb, the decisive blow was cleanly blocked by a blue curtain.

It was reminiscent of the aura shield of a 6-star knight.

"What... this?"

It was when David was dumbfounded.

Slice!

The enemy, who had instantly removed the blue curtain, cut off David's neck with a swift sword that left no trace of presence.

And so, in the enemy's hand, a new crystal orb was shining with a whooshing sound.