Chapter 210: Opening of Hostilities

Chapter 210: Opening of Hostilities

Divine Empire Sydnia and Triaria Kingdom’s Sanctuary invasion army was slower than expected, and that time was an advantage for us.

Their troops seem to have slowed down their pace to match the undead that they had brought along with them.

As the Trination build their field encampment, Lomaria Kingdom brought out catapults and even ballista.

Yggurle Kingdom erected many watchtowers for their archers, and the magic division had secured copious amounts of mana potions as a countermeasure for magic power exhaustion.

Valkyra Kingdom had also prepared a notable amount of all sorts of potions.

「Titan, are the Heavy Knight Golems equipped with large shields enchanted with magic resistance?」

「Yes, Master, golems deployed as arranged.」

「I see, please make sure the Archer Golems don’t run out of arrows.」

「Roger, Master.」

I left Titan and walked 500m south from the field camp to where Laeva and Kaede were setting traps.

「Ah, Takumi-sama. The installation of explosive traps is going well.」

「Kaede set poison traps too, Master!」

Laeva’s traps were the so-called landmine-like magic device. The general land mine and the directional anti-personnel claymore had been successfully reproduced.

Kaede laid threads on the ground which would then coil around the marching soldiers above it, even inflicting additional poison damage.

「Then, let’s have a meal once we’re done.」

The enemy army visible from the camp’s watchtowers was still at a distance that couldn’t be seen as anything but grains of rice.

「At the pace of their march, it would still take some time. Alright, everyone, prepare to intercept!」

「Archers to the watchtowers! Mages in charge of the barriers and attacks, hasten preparations! Rush the catapults and ballista preparations too!」

Galahad-san loudly issued orders after my prompt.

「As expected, they have been encroached by miasma.」

As soon as I thought I heard someone talk all of a sudden, there stood the Great Light Spirit Selene.

「Particularly the troops hoisting Sydnia’s flag, right?」

「Yes. It’s reasonable for the Undead to have it, but for living people to be encroached by miasma, they can no longer be called people.」

「Then that thing looks like it would be useful, huh?」

「Correct, and I shall allow Mimir to use Light Spirit magic. Its efficacy would be tremendous.」

Saying so, Selene disappeared.

In the battlefield, rather than soldiers’ warcries, Sydnia’s and Triaria’s allied forces raised monster-like roars and increased their marching speed.

When the invading troops neared the spot 300m from the camp, sounds of explosions could be heard all around.

A massive battle, unprecedented in the history of this continent, had marked its beginning.

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