Chapter 56.1
Orc Hero Story
The Gije Fortress.
It was an incredibly mysterious fortress. Its location held little strategic value, and it was rumored that when Gediguz ascended to the throne and began its construction, some of the demon leaders opposed him and were purged. Because of that turmoil, he was called the Mad King, although for a very short period of time. It was still a mystery why he insisted so much on building it.
The insignificance of this fortress could be guessed from the name it received during the war. The weakest fortress. A senseless and useless fortress. It was called “impregnable,” but those who preferred to keep things to themselves called it “completely vulnerable impregnable.” It was a fortress that even orcs often mocked.
…It is more solidly constructed than one would expect.
Hence, Bash also assumed it would be weaker, but it was, by all means, a fortress comparable in construction to the other demon fortresses.
It was a fortress built along the slope of a mountain, with three tall and thick defensive walls and a discreet entrance. The walls were reinforced with black rock and black steel, and they glowed faintly, as if by some kind of magic. Bash didn’t know much about magic, but he had seen walls with similar protective magic before. It had nullified the massive siege magic of the elves and repelled battering rams like logs thrown by dwarven siege weapons. The fortifications he had seen then were only partially enchanted, but those of the Gije Fortress seemed to be completely covered by it.
One could say it was the most solidly constructed fortress Bash had ever seen.
“Halt.”