Chapter 281

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Side Story 4 Liloas Chapter 2: Mortus Castle

How dare you

With Arthur exposed, several horses quickly blocked his rear. As their speed increased, so did the distance between them and her. Still, the range was close enough.

Liloa soon came to her senses and fired one final shot.

Bang!

Her bullet hit the back of one of the enemies who blocked the Count. The rider bent his upper body, lost control of the reins, and fell off the horse.

At the same time, the sound of the imperial troops horns could be heard from somewhere beyond the lines.

Stop!..

Retreat!..

The cavalry unit pursuing the raiding army gradually slowed down and the federal cavalry quickly disappeared into the forest dimlitted by the moon. The surrounding Karabinae officers then looked sideways, as if they had belatedly noticed Liloa. Nonetheless, she continued to steer Koud Bhan towards the last fallen enemy. This mans war horse had already run off somewhere, so there was only a body lying on the dark forest floor between the sparse trees.

Glancing back, Liloa saw the rest of the officers dismounting from their horses and starting capturing prisoners. Still on Koud Bhan, Liloa looked down at the face of the man lying in a foetal position, grabbing his sides. His dishevelled hood exposed his eye and nose. It was an officer named Yousef who was often seen next to Count Arthur.

I remember him taunting me at the negotiating table Hell probably be a useful prisoner.

Get up.

However, the man remained motionless, even going as far as holding his breath. Liloa, who had no choice but to dismount and crouch down to his level, grabbed his shoulder and rolled him over, revealing the gun held closely to Yousefs chest. The muzzle of the obviously loaded gun was pointing directly at her. Liloa, however, was unsurprised and quickly slashed his wrist with her dagger.

Aaaaagh!

She then picked up Yousefs gun and fired it into the ground till it was empty.

It is suspicious if you are curled up like that when you were actually hit on the back.

..!

Liloa took out a rope and moved behind him.

Not wearing her gloves anymore, her bare hands chafed as she tied the mans wrists. Yousef seemed pissed and made remarks about her being a prostitute, but Liloa only wanted to laugh at him.

When her knot was tightly completed, she took off his hood and lifted him up by his hair. Lifting his heavy upper body was a challenge, but Liloa gave it as much strength as she could.

Go tell the Count

Yousef, whose upper body was raised at an angle, was shaking in humiliation, but Liloa twisted his head even more to show him the corpses strewn across the forest path his comrades had run down.

Look at what a woman can do.

Liloa lowered her body further so that her voice could penetrate Youssefs ears clearly.

You will be defeated by the woman whom you called a prostitute.

But?

But

..?

Liloa lowered her head and swallowed dry saliva. She didnt have the confidence to express her long-winded truth. After all, she knew very well that the woman in front of her would never accept it.

Im sorry. I made a slip of the tongue.

Annettes face, full of disappointment, flashed before her eyes. At the same time, she also heard people talking about themselves, but Liloa didnt doubt that her glory would come at the end of this momentary loneliness. This was because the honour given to victorious soldiers was an extremely common and traditional reward. She would be recognized for doing her part, and no one would dare to deny it.

When I can focus, I can forget those thoughts

As a result, Liloa participated in as many battles as she could. Her position started from the rear and gradually moved forward.

***

Whenever the enemys cavalry rushed out, the imperial armys frontline split sideways, allowing the Karabinae to race forward.

Unfortunately, there were so many horses in the North that there seemed to be a constant stream of new enemy cavalrymen on horseback. And considering the fact that the imperial cavalry had less than half of the enemys soldiers, holding out was an astonishing figure. However, federal cavalrymen used spears or swords. So no matter how powerful their cavalry was in terms of number, it would be useless if hit by a bullet outside the range of their weapons.

The colonel in front of Liloa shouted.

Not the breastplate! Aim for the head!

Liloa glanced at the uniforms of the charging cavalry. The federal cavalrymen were wearing breastplates now, possibly to counter the Karabinae. So instead of their torsos, Liloa redirected her guns muzzle beneath her opponents red fur-trimmed helmets.

Someone around her shouted.

Fire!

But Liloa had already pulled the trigger before that.

Once more

Bang!

After she finished firing, she grabbed another gun. Steering the reins to the right, Liloa turned and fired, resulting in another bullet lodged under the enemys helmet. The carabiners split behind both wings and the infantry regiment advanced.

Kill them!

Aaaah!

A battle broke out, consisting of a mixture of cavalry and infantry*.

Footnote:

Cavalry: Are soldiers who fight mounted on horseback. They mainly fight with swords, but do carry guns which can only be fired while standing still.

Infantry: Are soldiers who fight in ground combat on foot.

Karabinea: Are soldiers who fight while mounted on horseback and master the art of shooting guns while riding.