219 "Inversion"

219 "Inversion"

When I - Ehrman - heard about the attack, I ran out of the room unexpectedly.

From outside, the sounds of sword fights, screams and shouts can be heard from everywhere.

Clearly, there is a battle going on.

I cluck my tongue inwardly.

The effect of Stanislas's magic tool made it impossible for me to notice anything unusual outside.

When I looked out of the corridor window, there was even fire.

'Do you know who the enemy is?'

I asked the holy knight who had come to inform me, and his reply was immediate.

"It's Durzain."

...Dersain?

To be honest, the first thing that came to mind was Oratorium.

I thought maybe he was trying to keep his mouth shut about Marslan, but... another mouth? Nnêw n0vel chapters are published at novelhall.com

Or is he connected to them?

Not enough information.

Anyway, now we have to deal with the enemy.

"Stanislas!"

"I'll take overall command in the office building. You..."

"I'm going on the run and gathering information on the enemy. It's as if you've seen it coming. I want to check it out."

Stanislas nodded broadly.

"Cristela's probably already on the move, so you'll have to align yourself with her."

"Ok. The enemy must have a good chance of winning if they come at us head-on. Be on your guard."

Without waiting for a reply, I start running.

The destination is downstairs, in Cristela's private room.

I'm sure she's heading this way because she's that young lady.

If you do well -.

A little further down the stairs, we bump into that Cristela.

I knew it. Good call.

"Knight of the Cathedral of Hermann! The situation is..."

Her expression is unusually impatient.

This is the situation. Is it not unreasonable?

"I heard just now. It's an attack by Darzain, isn't it?"

"Yes. And the Knights of the Holy Temple of Stanislas?"

"The Holy Knights and the Knights of the Temple of St. Stanislas are all working together to rebuild. They're all on tenterhooks after the surprise attack."

"I understand. Then I'll go forward and hold them off."

"Please. I'm a ranger. I'm a ranger. I'm going to scratch and claw my way through the enemy..."

Suddenly, there was a shock and a heavy bass sound, as if something heavy had fallen. More than one.

...Shit! What the hell is going on one after the other?

I leaned out of a nearby window to check outside.

"Hey, hey, what the hell is that..."

I muttered unintentionally.

A full-body armour that seemed to have fallen from the sky and was glowing here and there was going wild.

The design of the armour gives you some idea of where it was made, but the people down there are all wearing armour of completely different shapes and ...... wait, is that armour?

It's hard to see in the rain and the dark, but if you look closely, the armour pulsates like a living creature, what's going on?

...Could it be some kind of cursed armour?

Cursed Weapon.

It is treated similarly to magical tools and armour that have been given effects, but the more powerful it is, the worse it is.

In exchange for their great power, they make their owners pay a price of some kind.

There have been cases of physical illness with light items, sight and the five senses with heavy items, and even whole parts of the body being taken away.

I've heard that in the case of armour, for example, you can never take it off again.

Their equipment looked like that kind of thing.

...because from the looks of it, it's not normal.

As reported, there are also scattered black-robed men from Darzain.

Looking at their movements, they don't look like they are used to fighting...

Are they not pure combatants? If so, are those armoured men the main force?

I still need to investigate a little...

Suddenly, I am grabbed by the collar and pulled backwards.

At the same time, a green flame-like object cleaves the place where my neck used to be.

A cold sweat runs down my back.

If it had been too late, I would have been in danger.

"Thanks for saving my life, girl."

I turn and thank Cristela for pulling me, but her eyes are looking towards the end of the corridor.

Perhaps that is their ideal form.

Is it their own way of equipping themselves with the equipment of the knights of the cathedral?

...It's not important, is it?

Rather than the shape, etc., it is whether it is useful or not.

All I want from them is usefulness.

I am sure that is also the case with Herr Rothfeld.

The name "Revenant" seems to unify the two.

According to Mr Rothfeldt, the origin of the name is "he who returns", but why?

Is it because the Holy Knights came back here?

It doesn't sound bad, and it would be unwise to go into too much detail.

The number of Revenants is less than 20.

I think we have been able to deploy them effectively, but it is time for the enemy to regroup.

...So let's surprise them again, shall we?

I'm going to instruct Riley on the comms.

--Set up a trap, he says.

Riley, who had been hiding nearby, waited and led his men to the enemy.

He gleefully attacks the Holy Knights.

A little later, the second group of Congamatoes reached the skies above and dropped Jevordan and his mounted Monos.

Shrigala and Jevordan are particularly useful in these situations because they move fast and do not choose the terrain.

Shrigaras in particular are easy to get into towns.

They are humanoid, so if they are lightly disguised, they can move around the city without problems.

It was late in the day, so there would not be many witnesses.

The heavy Revenant and the prominent Gevaudan and the slow-footed Monos took the form of air transport, but with the Congamato, slow footing is not a problem.

After all, it is easier to do a lot of things when you hold the skies.

...Although the expense of the magic tool of invisibility used at the time of the airlift is quite painful.

The enemy's strength has also been studied in advance.

First, there are three cathedral knights with the highest threat level.

Christella Albertine Marguerite.

They are probably the most well-known in the vicinity.

I've heard that she has defeated bandits, fought off demons, and has usually taken care of major incidents in this neighbourhood.

Rumours have a way of following one another, but what is the real story?

If I were to describe my impression of her in person, I would say that she is "a dreamer who is all ideals and no reality who enforces her good intentions".

At least she didn't seem to be familiar with the subtleties of profit and loss, but that was simply because she didn't have any experience.

He must have led a very unusual life to have been able to live up to that age without being involved in such matters.

Or was it deliberately created that way ?

Then there is Herman Abekasis.

This man is troublesome. I was convinced he was a troublesome opponent at first sight.

I have ordered my men to kill him as soon as they find him.

It was a pity that Dylan and Alex only knew Dylan and Alex by name, as they had hardly ever visited this neighbourhood, and that we had insufficient time to examine the capabilities of their equipment in detail.

Finally, Stanislas Etan Althusser.

He seems to be the man in charge of the Muslim Reishan, but I didn't know much about him other than that he often imitated a priest and that he was more magic-oriented in terms of combat.

These are the highest priority targets to be disposed of.

The next threat is the Knights of the Holy Temple.

The total number of people packed here is just over four hundred, but around a hundred have houses in the city.

Finally, the Holy Knights.

This is between six and seven hundred. If you subtract those who commute from the city and those who have houses, it's around five or six hundred.

If you include the apprentices, there are a bit more, but that seems to be about the quantity.

The rest are non-combatants, like priests and nuns.

This one will not be a problem.

In contrast, there are 20 Revenants here.

Shrigala, Gevaudan, Monos and others total six hundred.

Kongamatos are valuable and will basically be used for airlift only, and will be deployed into the battlefield as required.

The rest, I would say, are just under two hundred DARZAINs.

They have done their job of distraction, diversion and impressing the other side, so let them rampage as they see fit.

When Mr Rothfeldt had something to do, he went downstairs with the Rebennants.

I don't want him to do anything too dangerous with his precious body...

...I've got Trust and Savage on my escort, and it looks like I've got two of Durzain's guys with me, so that shouldn't be a problem.

But I don't think I can stop worrying.

If it were true, I would have liked to go with them, but my role is to take command here.

I can't leave my post.

...It's a bittersweet feeling, isn't it?

With this in mind, I continued to look at the battlefield below.