Chapter 429

I went through the rear of the Demon King’s army near Levien with an improvised flying dragon paratrooper for about a week, and the success rate of their mission was surprisingly high even to me, an outsider.

This was the result of a combination of quite a number of reasons and conditions, such as the enemies not realizing that they were different from existing flying dragon knights and being slow to respond, thinking that they were normal flying dragon knights and getting scared, or people leaping out of flying dragons. I didn’t expect it to come down, so everything worked in my favor, including excessive anti-aircraft defense.

However, among those conditions, the highlight is that all of the flying dragons in the airborne unit are flawed.

Being a flying dragon knight, the physical ability of the flying dragon is as important as the ability of the rider, the magic knight. However, given that they were born as living beings, there are bound to be differences between individual flying dragons, and just as they are managed from head to toe for the finest warhorses, flying dragons are also classified into combat flying dragons dedicated to flying dragon knights and transport flying dragons according to strict procedures. If you roughly classify it easily, you know that it is divided into strength, intelligence, endurance, speed, and size.

In other words, all the dragons that do not receive a passing score in these five for any reason are judged as having ‘defects’ and are not suitable for combat dragons. And the guys here were the guys who didn’t get a passing score from 2 to 3 at the most.

Strength, endurance, size.

Unlike battle drakes, which cannot withstand the weight of the armor that all drakes have to wear for a long time because of their lack of muscular endurance, and maintains a size that only one person can ride, reducing the area to be hit and increasing mobility, they are bulky. Instead, speed is a passing point, so if it flies without armor, it shows much faster and nimble movements than normal combat drakes.

Compared to what I saw and experienced at the last Oak Gate, I wonder if it is about 1.5 times faster than a normal flying dragon knight. And the difference, which was not a big deal to the flying dragon knights who had to pursue perfection, came as a huge advantage for us.

It is useful not only when attempting an assault, but also when keeping an eye on the surroundings while splitting into two groups and robbing supply units. Being able to fly fast means you can travel farther in the same amount of time, and it also means you can run away faster.

-Piik! Piik! Piik!

Once long, twice short. A whistling sound from the sky warns us that the enemy’s main force is approaching. Among the knights whistling sporadically in case someone couldn’t hear it, I also blew a whistle to call the flying dragon waiting in the sky.

Funny enough, now this has become a signal for quick communication. At first, the demons who only responded to me, saying that we were flute drivers, nicknamed us the flute troop.

– Pip!

As if they had been waiting for it, a flying dragon flew in, and other flying dragons that had been roaming the sky like crows followed him and came down to the ground. Perhaps because I took turns sweeping the captured supply units day and night, the flying dragons seemed to regard my flying dragon as a leader.

Come to think of it, I decided to raise it, so I had to give it a name. If you blow the whistle, it follows on its own, so naturally I forgot about it.

“The remaining supplies!”

“Leave it alone! It splatters!”

The Demon King is not an idiot either. Few troops prepared thoroughly for the rear unit to be attacked, but the units that were attacked quickly got used to our surprise attacks. Additional troops, who had not arrived even after destroying supplies, began to arrive within an hour after the signal flare went up, and now it has reached a point where the situation has to be sorted out within 20 minutes after the signal flare goes off.

I didn’t do it to enjoy the attention, but it was a procedure that was created because it was annoying to get on and fly again if there was an attack by a short distance after landing at most. It is said that the defense line was pushed back a lot, but as we were aiming for the rear, the Demon King’s army made a similar attempt through the land, so there were not a few cases where it sortied again like that unexpectedly.

While admiring the newly added supplies and non-combat agents every day after landing, the dragon managers dispatched from the capital skillfully grabbed the reins of the dragons we rode and opened their mouths.

“You worked hard. Brigadier Alt left a message to take a break after posting the report.”

“The brigade commander?”

“Yes. Because it’s an exhibition, I can’t allow excessive drinking, but I also said that a glass of wine is allowed.”

Maybe it’s because he’s a nobleman who has risen from the bottom, so he sees through the knights’ hearts very well. Aside from the lamentations of the knights from behind, me and the squad leader looked at each other and burst into laughter.

It was because the brigade commander, who had never been allowed to drink until now, had a vague understanding of what it meant to allow even one drink. The squad leader, who sent the other knights to the bar the manager had told him about, said while stroking his ragged beard.

“Honestly, I never imagined that this recapture operation would be so easy.

“I’m not sure of victory yet... but I agree.”

“You have worked hard.

“Thanks to everyone’s hard work and the determination of the royal family.”

Breaking through the outer fortress in two days and improvised airborne troops achieving significant results were a contributing factor, but the fact that the kingdom had completed all preparations and immediately acted as soon as the opportunity presented itself gave the impression that it had definitely hit a wedge. It was a heartfelt answer.

Today, the Marquis of Levien is crowded and hectic with troops, merchants and laborers from all over the city.

The castle walls that were destroyed by magic were quickly restored by the power of wizards and dwarves, and the sounds of carpenters hammering ceaselessly between the streets and buildings collapsed due to urban fighting. Needless to say, all of this was thanks to the royal family’s bold decision.

It was a very good result, except that the aftermath caused Ragnis to have very dark circles due to being burdened with all kinds of paperwork as the head of the city.

Maybe it’s because I can’t look in the mirror, I’m sure dark circles are no joke. So does the squad leader right next to me.

“Now you can get some rest.”

“I won’t wake up tomorrow.”

After exchanging light jokes, we headed to the introspection to write a report as soon as possible.

Our steps were much lighter than usual, perhaps because we realized that we were on the verge of reclaiming the city.

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