Chapter 109

Episode 109. Endeavor Fortress

Endeavor, the foremost fortress.



It was an iron-walled fortress towering like an isolated island right in front of the Great Forest.

Its reputation was so vicious that any man who was born and raised in the kingdom of Grandis would have heard of it at least once.

‘A camp for heinous criminals.’

‘Every day is a crossroads of life and death. A place where there are more dead than living.’

‘County of Endeavor? Endeavor is a county? I know there’s a hell called Endeavor, right?’

Of course, as with rumors, there were a lot of exaggerated words.

In fact, Endeavor Fortress was the place where most monster by-products were produced on the continent, and mercenaries who were confident in their skills gathered to have fun.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was the main source of income for the kingdom of Grandis and a resource that supported life.

Since it was such a place, the men born and raised in the Earldom of Endeavor had been proud of themselves from generation to generation, blowing away gossip and living faithfully every day.

“die!”

Pooh-!

Such Endeavor Fortress was showing such a horrific sight that it felt that the current rumors had been reduced on the contrary.

All over the place were piles of corpses that had not yet been cleaned up.

The moat was already filled with green and flesh-colored masses, and the walls of the castle were covered in blood thick enough to feel black instead of red.

– Aaaaaa!

The battlefield was a river of blood that hadn’t even cooled down.

The land was filled with sounds that could not be known whether it was human screams or orc roars, and the sound of weapons clashing.

“Fillion!”

“yes! dismissal!”

“Better than the class at Dongmun! Send reinforcements!”

“dismissal! There are no more troops to support! The troops sent to the north gate a moment ago were all.”

Dawson Endeavor, the owner of Endeavor Fortress and head of the Endeavor family that had ruled this land for generations, had a stern expression on her face due to her scars.

“Fillion! Then I will go directly to Dongmun! In the meantime, don’t hand over command.”

“No sir. I’d rather go.”

“Shut up and command! There is no time for arguing!”

Dawson, who handed over command to his son, ran down the wall towards the east gate, moving at an incredible speed. The orcs who stood in his way had their heads blown off by Dawson’s huge axe.

Fuck! Pak!

“Get out of the way!”

With a huge lion’s roar, the rugged orcs were turned into mush.

Even the soldiers fighting together with the overwhelming appearance quickly moved away.

Arriving at the east gate, Dawson twitched his eyebrows as he looked over the already half-occupied castle wall.

His eyes were on the corpses of soldiers and mercenaries who had lived together for a long time. Not to mention the chilled corpse, the shape was unrecognizable.

“Hey stupid guys. I told you to hold on a little.”

Contrary to what he said, his eyes were wet with unknown moisture.

Soon after, the soldiers from the East Gate, who confirmed that the huge Dawson had arrived, shouted with expressions that they were now alive.

“Wow!”

“His Excellency has arrived! Give me a little more strength!”

Dawson was strong.

Not to mention its gigantic size, its skills and mana, sharpened through numerous real battles, were at least unmatched by anyone other than an Aura Master.

With Dawson’s appearance, the Orcs who had occupied most of the East Gate also felt threatened.

It was a war that had been going on for quite a long time, so they were now feeling the danger of Dawson.

“Did you have some fun? Then it is our turn.”

Dawson’s ax flew.

His movements, which were so agile that it was hard to believe that he was a giant, crushed five orcs in an instant and removed the ladders from the castle wall one after another.

– Khumm!

An extraordinary-looking orc stood in front of Dawson.

It was an Orc Warrior, about two heads taller than a normal Orc.

Quaang!

As the orc swung his greatsword, Dawson struck back with his axe.

The sound of blocking the attack caused a huge explosion, as if magic had exploded.

However, Necromancers were very rare and rarely appeared.

Even though Luna was a renowned black magician, she couldn’t hide her regret.

The soldiers were also a little comforted by hearing the name of Luna Pendragon, but it was not such a happy news that their morale went up.

“You guys! Are those green monsters backing down just because they sit down like that? Move quickly!”

At the words of the brave commander who fought with them on the front line, the soldiers barely left to find what to do. But Dawson sighed secretly, knowing that the atmosphere was not very good.

‘I hope Luna and Pendragon are as strong as the rumors.’

The words of two people had long since disappeared from their minds.

* * *

Me and Luna politely declined Sean’s request to take a break and immediately headed for Endeavor Fortress, where the Orc Lord main force was stationed.

The scenery of Fort Endeavor, which arrived late at night with the military wagon given by Sean, was rather at night, so it was to the point of feeling that it was fortunate.

‘It’s serious.’

Outside the fort, bodies that could not be disposed of formed a mountain.

Knowing how important the disposition of the body was in the post-war process, it could be seen as a sign of the urgency of the situation.

‘I was pushed to the point where I couldn’t handle the body.’

Leaving behind some already decaying corpses, the drawbridge was quietly lowered through the back door of the fort, and we were able to enter.

“Welcome. I’m Lieutenant Commander Fillion Endeavor.”

When I got off the carriage, a man came up to me and greeted me briefly.

His gaze was focused on Luna, but Luna’s reputation seemed to work here as well.

“Hey Luna! Just Luna!”

“Barry Sanders.”

Luna and I each made our own statements and entered the lord’s castle following Fillion’s guidance.

He said that he was having a late meal and invited us to dinner, but he accepted his offer to ask about the situation.

“Dawson Endeavor. Sit anywhere.”

Upon entering the dining room, I could see the Marquis having a meal with some other people.

We sighed once more and found our seats.

As expected, their eyes were only on Luna.

It was difficult to tell whether it was admiration for Luna’s appearance or admiration for seeing a celebrity.

‘Come to think of it, he’s a person I’ve never met even in the game.’

If I had to visit Great Forest, I didn’t go back far because there was an easy way to go from Bayatra Fortress. In the first place, as far as I remember, there was no fortress named Endeavor.

“First of all, I would like to thank you for coming to support me. If you establish a major, I will report to Your Highness as much as I have established, and cooperate with you to obtain an appropriate reward.”

After saying hello, I immediately threw a question.

“I saw it on the way into the carriage and things didn’t look good. How is the war situation?”

“Tell me honestly. It’s a very tough situation. In fact, when you said you were coming to support, I almost cursed. We’re at a loss of head count right now. Besides, the problem is that the opponent isn’t giving his full strength. Let alone the Orc Lord, even the chieftain-level Orcs are just watching from behind.”

I’m curious to see how it would have been resolved in the game.

Given that I don’t remember Fort Endeavor, it could have been lost to the Orcs around this time.

‘The kingdom of Grandice is a kingdom that I don’t need to worry about, so I don’t know much about it.’

Of course, I knew the big events, but I didn’t know the details.

It was the first time I knew of the existence of the Oak Road, so it was natural.

Tak tok tok.

As we talked for a while and shared a meal, I felt a commotion outside.

The aides and commanders inside the cafeteria also turned their gaze toward the cafeteria door.

smart.

“Your Excellency, I have some urgent news.”

“come in!”

A soldier hurriedly jumped down on one knee, gasping for breath.

“There is no need to set up an example, so report first.”

“dismissal! An orc is now approaching outside the fortress.”

“What? But why didn’t the emergency bell ring?”

“There are only about 10 orcs that have approached.”

“Ten?”

A questioning voice rang out.

And the soldier’s words that followed immediately covered the restaurant with confusion.

“They are the Orcs Lord and Chief Orcs.”