Chapter 428: The Battle Begins
<em>Editor: Tseirp</em>
At 9 AM. The war horn resounded.
Here we go.
Yeah.
Zack Cooler muttered and Scotty Cobook nodded in response; both in the central vanguard of the Kingdom Army.
The Djinn Army made the first move.
Theyreing!
As Zach muttered, a voice echoed through the entire Kingdom army.
The enemy charging at us consists of Phantom Soldiers. Vanguard, stand by. Monk squad, advance!
Thismand was conveyed using rion Barahas magic .
Theres no magic more convenient formanding arge army.
It can deliver instructions across the entire battlefield.
While Wind-attribute magic isnt inherently difficult, using it in a battlefield setting is challenging.
Magic spells run rampant, and magic powers are chaotic in such ces.
Of course, its still before the battle began, so its manageable
But even after the battle starts, only a few people in the Kingdom can use it.
Following themand, the Monk squad from the temple advanced.
They were positioned a thousand each in the center, right nk, and left nk.
In terms of numbers, it wasnt consideredrge.
The iing djinn Phantom Soldiers were roughly sixty thousand.
Thats twenty times more!
But the Monks didnt flinch.
To be a Monk, one must embrace an unparalleled faithpared to regr priests.
They dedicate everything to the Goddess of Light and willingly risk their lives to protect the Goddess and her followers.
Now, they were prepared to risk everything to protect the Kingdoms people, who are believers.
The front lines of the Monk squad shed with the front lines of the Phantom Soldiers.
The Monks wielded their weapons, the Holy Blessed Staves, risking their lives as they engaged the Phantom Soldiers.
It was a striking blow.
Just a touch of the staves, and the Phantom Soldiers vanished.
Witnessing this scene, High Priest Gabriel and Folklore Officer Rashata nodded approvingly.
As expected, seeing it work out as nned brought them satisfaction.
For the Kingdom Army, the Monk squad against the Djinn Phantom Soldiers was almost the only strong point, and they were proving to be remarkably effective.
Against the tide of Phantom Soldiers surging like waves, the Monks fought on without fear.
Of course, they werent unscathed.
They were facing twenty times their numbers.
While they defeated enemies in front of them, they could also be attacked from the sides.
But they were Monks.
Warrior monks.
Each one of them was also a practitioner of Light-attribute magic.
Mother Goddess, bestow upon us your great healing hands.
They cast healing spells on themselves and theirrades
Avoiding fatal blows, they continued fighting.
They understood.
Against the Djinn Phantom Soldiers, they were the Kingdoms trump card.
Conversely, without them, the Phantom Soldiers could overwhelm them with numbers.
So, they couldnt die yet.
To protect the believers who were Kingdom citizens, they had to keep fighting.
They couldnt afford to die for that reason.
There was no one to rece them.
Boldly exposing themselves to danger.
Carefully avoiding fatal blows.
While discerning between the two, the Monk squad leader, Captain Gwain and Vice Captain Chase fought whilemanding.
The timing for a total retreat woulde from the main camp.
So until then, they had to hold firm
Perhaps the most troublesome enemy for them wasnt the Phantom Soldiers.
There was no one to rece them.
Meaning, they had to keep fighting until the Phantom Soldiers stoppeding out.
Perhaps their biggest enemy was endurance.
Captain Gwain fought while surveying his surroundings.
It seemed the Phantom Soldiers were reinforced and more wereing out.
The Monks continued fighting, but they still seemed to have some leeway.
(We trained hard for this.)
Gwain smiled faintly as he continued wielding his staff.
It was during the turmoil in the royal capital.
Captain Gwain and Vice Captain Chase, serving as the central temple monk squad leader and deputy leader, were facing off against the monsters continuously emerging from underground.
At that time, under themand of the current queen, Rihya, who happened to be in the temple, they managed to avoidplete annihtion but were in a disadvantageous position.
Just when things seemed hopeless, the current king, Abel, arrived with reinforcements.
And a bitter, that astonishing magician also joined the battle.
From then on, it was apletely safe defensive battle.
The magician adjusted with ice walls while Abel and the hero continued their shing.
It was understood then how amazing Abel and the hero were.
But that water-attribute magician who continued casting magic for hours in front of them was simply unbelievable.
And moreover, he didnt even break a sweat after it ended
After everything was over, Gwain sought guidance from that water-attribute magician.
At that moment, the water-attribute magician said this:
Keep training. Theres no other way. The human body, when continuously used, will be strengthened. I believe all of you monks have experienced this, havent you? The most important thing on the battlefield is survival. For that, you must continue fighting until the end, and keep standing. Endurance is what makes this possible. Endurance is something anyone can acquire if they train for it. Why not start from there?
The two of them continued training.
Gradually, other monks also began joining the training.
After the Liberation War, the monks sometimes trained by running outside the royal capital.
At that time, they saw that water-attribute magician firing icences at the city walls.
And then, he shed the rebounded icences with his sword.
Moreover, not just one.
Dozens, or even hundreds, of icences.
The water-attribute magician was appointed as the premier duke.
While understanding the difference in status, Gwain couldnt help but seek guidance again.
How about trying to run while continuing to use magic?
You mean using heal on oneself while running?
Heal is primarily used for healing injuries, but it also has a slight fatigue recovery effect.
When Gwain exined that, the water-attribute magicians eyes sparkled as he nodded.
Thats wonderful! You can prolong the training with that!
As Gwain became the overallmander of all the Kingdoms monks, he also included training while casting heal in his menu.
And right now, it was paying off.
The monks who continued fighting, when they couldnt move anymore, cast Heal on themselves to recover fatigue and continued fighting.
They chanted the spells rapidly, as if it were second nature.
This is, wow!
The king, watching from a distance at the main camp, muttered
The monks endured several waves of phantom soldiers.
Finally, themand echoed through .
The enemy has deployed substantial soldiers. Monk squad, retreat.
They endured it.
About time!
Yeah.
Zack eximed with determination, and Scotty nodded.
Then, Scotty turned around and shouted to his subordinates.
Im sure you understand! Its okay to get injured, just dont die!
Roger!
Uh, how in and simple
Zack said, shaking his head slightly.
Injuries can be healed with Heal, but theres nothing anyone can do if they die.
Scotty replied, shrugging his shoulders slightly.
Here theye.
The second round began.
Before the sh of mounted troops, magic artillery was unleashed from the Kingdom army.
Magicians were positioned in the center, right wing, and left wing.
From there, simultaneous artillery fire.
Fire-attribute, earth-attribute, wind-attribute
Each magician released a magic that split into five before impact, simr to a sonic de, to suppress the enemy.
However, the substantial soldiers of the Djinn
Theyre cutting through the magic.
Theyre strong, thats for sure.
Scotty replied in response to Zacks words.
Zack had experienced attacks from the substantial soldiers during the defense of Hafrena.
He made sure his subordinates avoided direct confrontation as much as possible and primarily engaged in attacks from the city walls.
Even so, he could catch a glimpse of their strength.
Although it was the first time Scotty had seen it, he had anticipated it.
Even when he saw them cutting through magic, he didnt seem surprised.
And then, the Royal Knights, the Carlisle Knights, shed with the substantial soldiers.
Almost simultaneously, the Rune Frontier County Knights engaged in battle on the right nk, and the Silverdale Knights on the left nk.
In any case, the core knight orders wereposed of strong individuals, but as the battle lines widened, naturally, even weaker knights were drawn into the battle.
With fifty thousand knights, it was natural for there to be variations in strength.
However, despite the variations in strength, their desire to protect what was important remained the same.
They understood that if they lost here, the country would perish, and their families would be affected.
Even if somecked the skills, their determination was the same.
The knights fought fiercely.
Dont back down! Even if were not pushing them back, absolutely do not back down!
If we back down, we lose!
Zack and Scotty shouted as they shed with the enemy.
And they continued giving instructions.
No matter what happens, dont back down.
That was the order given to the Royal Knights entrusted with the center.
Thats why the Royal Knights and the Carlisle Knights were stationed together.
Three hundred knights wieldingrge shields.
They hadnt taken a single step back from their initial position.
Their opponents were the minions of the Djinn.
In terms of strength, speed, endurance they were overwhelmingly superior to humans.
But even against such opponents
They didnt flinch.
They didnt retreat.
They didnt allow any advances.
While the Royal Knights and Carlisle Knights held their ground in the center, the right and left nks began to gradually give way.
It was a frustrating sight, a sign of being overpowered.
Little by little.
After thirty minutes, both nks were pushed back, leaving the center protruding.
It was an extremely dangerous formation.
They would be attacked not just from the front but also from the right and left.
However!
This was the desired formation!
A voice that reached everyone fighting in the Kingdom Armys center.
rions could be heard.
Ready! Three, two, one, release!
At the moment of release, all the troops in the protruding center fell face down on the ground.
Of course, while still in battle.
While in the midst of shing swords with the enemy in front of them.
Wouldnt doing that get them killed?
Think about it.
If the opponent youve been fighting with swords suddenly falls face down, what would you think?
At that moment, would you stab the fallen opponent with your sword?
Unfortunately, that would be impossible.
Everyone would inevitably think, Whats going on?. Think. Look around.
You wouldnt just stab a fallen opponent out of nowhere.
Everyone knows that.
Something is going on.
It was the moment when the substantial soldiers looked around.
A green light appeared in two lines.
One from right to left.
The other from left to right.
They mowed them down.
Many substantial soldiers were mutted and fell to the ground.
Vaedra barrage, sessful.
At that moment, cheers erupted at the Kingdom Army main camp.
Even Abel nodded approvingly.
But he remained calm.
He immediately issued the next order.
Inform the priest unit. Field recovery.
In response, rion activated .
Priest unit,mence field recovery.
That reached the rear of the main quarters.
There, a particrlyrge carriage was ced, with alchemists Viscount Keh Hayward and Radden, awaiting orders.
Upon receiving the order, they pressed the switch on the device mounted on the carriage and said:
Activate Long-Range Diffusion Mercy of the Goddess.
Then, two secondster, a blue light lit up.
Its activated. Gabriel-sama, please.
Understood.
Keh said to the High Priest Gabriel.
Except for Keh and Radden, everyone around Long-Range Diffusion Mercy of the Goddess was a priest.
Of course, there was also Queen Rihya, known as a saintess.
All of them were holding dozens of ropes extending from the device.
Gabriel raised his right hand.
Then, after looking around at the priests once, he swung down his right hand vigorously.
At that moment, all the priests chanted the trigger word.
The priests magic reached Long-Range Diffusion Mercy of the Goddess through the ropes.
And spread a heal over the entire battlefield, although it was invisible
The entire Kingdom Army recovered.
It truly is a miracle of the gods
Perhaps its a miracle of alchemy.
A heal covering such a wide area, theres no record of human achievement like this.
Abel muttered, rion remarked, and Rashata marveled.
Through the moisture in the air, the alchemy tool delivered a Heal to the entire battlefield.
That was the Long-Range Diffusion Mercy of the Goddess developed by Ryo and Keh.
Also known as Panacea Breath.
Using water-attribute magic to deliver light-attribute magic over long distances.
It wasnt just an enhanced version of the AoE healing magic
Its notable effect was that it brought almost the same effect as a priest physically touching and healing everyone in the Kingdom Army.
Moreover, most individuals could receive multiple heals its effect was tremendous, almost fully recovering anyone as long as they werent dead.
And yet, the magic power consumption for the priests was the same as for a single .
The friend or foe identification tags worked, Ryo-san.
Keh smiled, thinking of his co-developer far in the western countries.
Every member of the Kingdom Army wore a pendant-like friend or foe identification tag around their necks.
Of course, it was named by Ryo.
In modern-day Earth, military personnel wear tags around their necks, so it was visually modeled after those
Naturally, the modern-day Earth tags dont have the function of identifying enemies and allies.
The light-attribute magic released from Long-Range Diffusion Mercy of the Goddess affected those wearing the friend or foe identification tag.
Because it would be pointless if it healed even the enemies
For now, everything was going ording to n.
Abel recognized this and gave further orders to rion at his side.
Its about time for the Djinn and high-ranking followers to reveal themselves. Inform the Ship. Once you have them in your sights, fire without hesitation.
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