The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 585

Episode 585: Destroy the Enemy (2)

With an explosive sound, the arrows began to mercilessly pierce through the Arthrod army. Everyone in the path of the arrows was torn to pieces and killed.

“Eww!”

“What! Who are you!”

“Behind! The enemy has appeared from behind!”

Everyone looked back in surprise.

A single arrow displayed unbelievable power. Artrodegun, who was already astonished by Jerome’s magic, could not come to his senses due to the strange phenomena that appeared one after another.

Even Giselle, who had shown such power, was not in good shape. He held his forehead and staggered. Before he knew it, blood was slowly flowing out of his nose.

“Ouch, this is hard. I’m dizzy.”

I was exhausted after only attacking twice. As expected, my newly acquired strength was still difficult to use.

He was badly injured and exhausted from fighting Aiden. He was in no condition to use his willpower.

But he had no choice but to force himself to turn the enemy’s attention towards himself.

Count Biffenveldt also looked back and frowned.

“The Duke of Fenris.”

It wasn’t clearly visible, but it was obvious. There aren’t many people who can display this kind of power.

It was not difficult to recognize him because he was riding a black horse.

“You’re so fearless.”

Count Bipenvelt twitched one corner of his mouth. Where did he come from, alone? Perhaps he knew the fortress was in danger and rushed here.

He immediately reached behind him.

“Kill the author first!”

If only the Duke of Fenris could be killed, the war would be considered won. Now that he had appeared alone, this was his chance.

Oh my!

The Artrode army, who were running towards the fortress, quickly turned around. The same was true for the high-level knights.

“Kill him!”

“If you kill the author, the war is over!”

“Wow!”

Half of the Artrode army moved. That’s how important Giselle was as prey.

Jiselle smiled as she watched the Artrode Army running towards her.

No matter how confident I was, I couldn’t handle that number of people with the strength I had left. But I wasn’t too worried.

“Everyone is undertrained. We need to run faster. Tsk tsk.”

Jiselle clicked her tongue and looked back. Little by little, a cloud of dust was rising.

Artrode, who was running towards Jiselle, soon had no choice but to stop walking.

Doo doo doo doo doo!

A long, stretched-out army appeared, blocking the horizon.

It wasn’t hard to figure out what kind of army that was.

The knights of Fenris, clad in black armor, stood at the very front. Behind them, an army of nearly 20,000 men appeared.

The cavalrymen who appeared with a ferocious air were overwhelming in their momentum. The sound of their horse’s hooves rang out like thunder, and the earth seemed to tremble from the vibration.

Jiselle looked back and smiled. The spectacle unfolding behind him was enough to dampen the enemy’s spirits.

The Artrode army began to feel very nervous at the sudden appearance of the large army.

“It’s the Rutanian Army.”

“This is the Duke of Fenris’s mobile force.”

“They’re already here… … .”

The Duke of Fenris’s mobile force was renowned for its prestige. No matter how elite the Arthrod army was, it could not be guaranteed victory if it were to confront them head-on.

Even now, the priests were exhausted and there were still troops left in the fortress. The Artro forces were absolutely unable to withstand a combined attack from both sides.

The situation changed in an instant. They had been attacking the fortress roughly, but before they knew it, they were surrounded from the front and back.

The fortress’ troops reacted in a contradictory manner to the Arthrodites.

Marquis Gideon put down his sword with trembling eyes.

“They’re here… … The Rutanian army has arrived.”

At the same time a loud shout broke out from the fortress.

“Wow!”

“It’s the Fenris Mobile Force!”

“His Highness the Grand Duke has arrived!”

The soldiers shouted like crazy without any patience. It was understandable since they had come back to life just before death.

Tears of joy flowed down the faces of the soldiers who saw hope at the end of despair.

Marquis Gideon did not miss this opportunity.

“Shout louder! Shout louder! Shout louder!”

“Wow!”

“We won!”

“The protection of the goddess is with us!”

Even though the outcome of the battle had not yet been decided, they were jumping for joy and shouting as if they had already won the victory.

Their shouts spread across the battlefield, boosting the morale of the allied forces.

As the cheers of the fortress troops grew louder, the morale of the Artrode army dropped rapidly. Their footsteps, which had been running with the confidence of victory, began to slow down.

The atmosphere of the battlefield changed in an instant.

“Raise the flag!”

The soldiers of the fortress raised their flags of victory at the words of Marquis Gideon. Their momentum was already spreading across the battlefield.

The Artrode army, which had been advancing without hesitation, was now retreating to the camp.

Count Biffenveldt had withdrawn his troops.

He frowned and clenched his teeth.

“These guys… … .”

Is this the extent of the Duke of Fenris’s influence?

Even though the opponent hadn’t even exchanged swords, he was acting as if the outcome had already been decided.

Morale is very important in battle, but the atmosphere changed before the fight even started.

The cheers of the fortress troops became an intangible weapon that dug into the hearts of the Arthrod army.

Their apparent confidence in victory was slowly eroding the fighting spirit of the Artro forces.

Slowly, slowly.

Unlike usual, Jiselle and the Mobile Force did not charge in one breath.

As soon as they arrived, they slowed down, approached slowly, and then stopped advancing.

Now the Artrode army was surrounded from the front and rear. If they tried to engage the mobile force, the fortress’ troops would rush out.

Gatros grabbed Count Biffenveld and asked him in a bewildered tone.

“Oh, what should I do!”

“… … .”

“Come on, speak up!”

If we fought like this, we would lose for sure, because the priests’ spirits were all gone.

The only silver lining was that the notoriously impulsive Duke of Fenris had not made a move yet.

I thought I knew what they were aiming for.

Count Biffenveldt slowly opened his mouth.

“You have to wait.”

“what?”

“I have already sent word to the other legions. If you stop the operation and rush here, we can surround them in reverse.”

“What are you going to do if I attack you before then?”

“It seems like the enemy is also waiting for our forces, so we can just wait together.”

Both sides were glaring at each other, maintaining a tense atmosphere.

It was clear that the Duke of Fenris also wanted to reduce the damage and wait for his allies. The outcome would depend on which side arrived first.

Gatros exploded with anger.

“Jerome! That guy ruined things! How can I be so unlucky!”

If it weren’t for Jerome, we would have arrived long ago and taken the fortress.

No, even if we hadn’t captured the fortress now, it would have been okay. We could have gathered the priests’ energy and fought against Duke Fenris.

But because of Jerome, they couldn’t even capture the fortress and ended up using up all their desperate measures.

Count Biffenveldt shook his head.

“It’s not luck.”

“What?”

“That wizard has been harassing us from the beginning. That’s what the plan was.”

And the operation would have been planned by the Duke of Fenris.

It was a war where speed was of the essence. The Duke of Fenris was quick to move, but he was also quick to catch up with his own enemies.

As a result, they were delayed by a hair’s breadth.

“There is still a chance. The fact that the Duke of Fenris has appeared means that he has dealt with the 3rd Legion, which moved alone. The 2nd and 4th Legions still remain. If they arrive first, we will win.”

“Ugh… … .”

“You must restore the priests’ spirits as quickly as possible. Now only the final battle remains.”

“Okay.”

Gatros nodded. It would be difficult to recover quickly, but he needed to get some rest.

Gatros and the priests painstakingly created a makeshift magic circle, in order to absorb the energy of the dead.

However, the amount of energy absorbed was not as much as expected. This is because they use the energy that comes out when killing living beings.

There was little energy that could be extracted from those who were already dead.

Still, I had to recover my energy, so I struggled somehow.

As Count Biffenveld had guessed, Giselle did not move. She simply stood her ground and pressured the Artrode Army.

However, he sent Vanessa to Dark to check on Jerome.

Dark asked as he flew over carrying Vanessa.

“Isn’t the real owner really annoying?”

“… … .”

“You always make me do chores. Give me something a little more grand.”

“… … .”

“Is it true that my master uses me? Why don’t you just pour all of your mana into me? If I just become huge and wipe everything out by myself, my master can just lie down comfortably. I can just go around destroying everything like that, but you don’t use this? It’s really poisonous. Poisonous… .”

Dark was very impressed by the giant Gatros. It seemed that if he monopolized all of Giselle’s mana, he would be able to grow quite large, if not quite that large.

Of course, my combat sense is a mess, so I can’t even display half of my actual strength, but I just wanted to become huge.

“… … .”

Vanessa didn’t answer. She knew from experience that she shouldn’t talk carelessly to Dark.

“Do you want to run away with me? With Vanessa’s skills, wouldn’t you be able to steal my consciousness from the master?”

“… … .”

“Ha, should I ask Julian?”

“… … .”

“Why do women always not answer? Why do they always say they are busy and refuse? I think all women are like that. Are they embarrassed?”

Vanessa wanted to tell the truth, but held herself back with superhuman patience.

Artrode also saw Vanessa flying across the sky, but he did not touch her. He did not want to touch her now and start a fight.

So the fighting entered a lull. Both sides were openly waiting for reinforcements.

It was a brief moment of reorganization. The fort troops took a breather and focused on treating Jerome with Vanessa.

The Fenris Mobile Force, which had marched this far, was finally able to take a rest, albeit an uncomfortably long one.

Although Artrode was able to rest, he was not able to rest at ease. It would not have been strange for a battle to break out at any time, as there were enemies on both sides.

A day passed with everyone tense. Even the priests who had regained some of their energy waited anxiously for their allies.

And finally.

A group of troops appeared from one side.

“Wow!”

The fortress troops cheered loudly. The new arrivals were the Rutanian forces led by Gillian.

Next to him, Kaor screamed loudly.

“F**k you! I’m a superhuman now!”

Belinda covered her face in embarrassment and moved away from Kaor.

The Artrode Army all had bewildered expressions. In fact, the number of enemies had increased.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the odds of winning were now completely gone. Everyone was tense and clutched their weapons tightly.

Gatros asked Count Biffenveldt.

“Oh, what should I do! Aren’t the enemies increasing in number?”

Count Bipenvelt’s eyes twitched. In this situation, no matter how mysterious the tactics, he would not be able to win.

Still, the Duke of Fenris did not move. The newly appeared army was just waiting.

‘Are you trying to completely trample us?’

The intention was to completely sweep away the remaining one, blocking it all the way. They were doing it openly.

Ugh.

Count Biffenbelt gnashed his teeth and pondered whether he should escape through the open path now.

‘It’s impossible.’

It was meaningless. The enemies were second in speed on the continent. And they were resting.

Even if they run away, they will be caught anyway and most of them will die.

There is only one hope left.

Allies appear while enemies are still waiting.

Count Biffenveldt waited with such hope.

but.

“Waaaaaaaaaah!”

The cheering grew louder. On the opposite side of the force led by Gillian, the Lutanian army led by Tennant and Parniel appeared.

With this, the Artrode army was completely surrounded.

Kuung!

Parniel stepped forward, laughing fiercely.

“There are a lot of people to kill today.”

A brighter light began to emanate from her mace. At the same time, the Rutanian army led by Tennant took up a battle stance.

As if the saint’s light had served as a signal, the Lutanian army led by Gillian from the opposite side also prepared to charge.

The fort’s troops also gathered in front of the castle gate. They all knew what to do without anyone saying anything.

Jiselle slowly turned away from the window. Everyone’s eyes were focused on his movements.

“All troops… … .”

Heeeeeeling!

The Black King began to charge with a sharp cry.

A red light appeared from the tip of Jiselle’s spear, and in an instant, it enveloped the entire spear.

Jiselle’s voice resonated low and deep, clearly enough for everyone on the battlefield to hear.

“Destroy the enemy.”

With those words, the earth began to shake.