Chapter 372

My Villains Chapter 372

61. The Art of War (14)

Lord Ankir brought out a dog’s slap – no, the sight of the holy relic emitting white flames was certainly surprising.

Like dirty water being sucked into a drain hole, the miasma that permeated the wet ground coalesced darkly and swirled toward the flame. Most of the cavalrymen crossed themselves at the mysterious appearance.

However, even the shinbone of this ‘white shepherd’ had a limit to its power. Although the surroundings were being purified, whenever the swamp of death pulsated silently, the white flames consumed it, and the miasma was rising again.

That’s also true, ‘Asag’ was as huge as three or four counties put together. Of course, it was impossible to purify that vast land with only a span of holy oil.

In the end, turning a radius of about 230 meters into a temporary safety zone was the best the white shepherd’s shinbone could do.

“...A normal priest would do this much. If this was the case, I should have just brought Father Gospatrick.”

Lord Ankir, who had been elated, began to grumble upon realizing the limits of the holy relic he had obtained.

I was a little dumbfounded and burst out laughing.

“Kyung-do is quite greedy. Even this much is great enough... And reconnaissance is definitely a war activity, so you’re going to bring in a priest?”

“What is it about? It’s not like you’re going to charge into the enemy camp with a priest attached. I just want to pave the way.”

It was only words, Lord Ankir was well aware that his grumbling was meaningless.

Prior to the war with the Empire of Mittergerand, a fellow country of the Cult of Light, Prince Eulkar restricted all priests to work only in Andal-Biren. It might be for rear support or relief, but he couldn’t bring a priest to a reconnaissance mission like this one.

“This is so stupid.”

Lord Ankir swung his shinbone, which was burning white, as if estimating the range of the safe zone.

“It was Father Gospatrick who immediately awakened the power of this monster. The priest himself came here and pierced the road, and the thing he touched pierced the road. What are the two of them so different?”

“I’m blindfolded, but I can’t help it if I have to do this to survive.”

You may think that it is foolish to choose means and methods during war. However, if the priests were directly mobilized in the war between the Gwangmyeong Church, they could be excommunicated by both the El Ganore and Calandari denominations.

In addition, it was obvious that the enemy would be far superior to this side in terms of the number of priests. Considering the vast territory owned by Al Cenberg’s father and the duke of Topal, and the number of churches attached to it, it was a matter of course.

Under these circumstances, it would be a great disaster if the priests were recklessly moved and the enemies were given an excuse to mobilize the priests.

“Still, I don’t think the relic will go out anytime soon.” A prayer was written in Supakht (-語) on the paper wrapping the holy relic. Right after Lord Ankir stuttered and read the prayer, divine power, which he did not know where it originated from, was surging wildly.

“I think it will last longer than most of the priests... I’m not sure, so you’re satisfied with just experimenting today, right?”

“You don’t have time to relax, Sir Phoynix.”

He shook his head very resolutely.

“Isn’t it a situation where the enemy could attack even tomorrow? I’ll take this opportunity to check the maneuvering route. There is no need to worry about the dragon knights scouting, so it would be perfect.”

“Wouldn’t that be dangerous? What if that white flame goes out in the middle?”

“If you feel like it’s going to go away, you have to come back.”

“What if the relic goes out before you get out completely?”

“I have an antidote prepared. With that, you will be able to hold out until you return to Andal-Biren and receive treatment from the priests

.”

“....♦.Hmm.”

I thought for a moment and then scratched my eyebrows.

“No matter how much I think about it, it seems too dangerous.... For now, let’s be satisfied with the experiment and report it to the prince to find a better way.”

Lord Ankir contorted his face before I could finish my words.

“I thought that such a goddammit would agree to my ingenious plan.”

“What is the ingenious plan? After all,

you want to fill it with your body, right?”

“Aren’t we originally like that?”

“yes? What do you mean by that?”

“It is not the fate of knights like you and me to run into danger with your whole body.”

“...When I was appointed by the prince, I hadn’t heard anything strange like that.”

“It’s common sense that doesn’t need to be said. Also, having looked back on your past, I think you have an understanding in that area, Aoman.”

“Am I? Not at all. I’m the type to use my head rather than my body.” As Sir Ankir and I continued to argue, the other knights who had been standing in silence came forward. These were Sir Hendry and Sir Volsom, whom Prince Ulkar had picked up while passing through Alvivton four months earlier.

“As Sir Phoenix said, it seems dangerous to enter Asag so carelessly.”

“I think so too. Putting aside the danger...

Sir Ballsom took off his iron helmet and leather helmet to reveal his shaved head, wiping away the sweat on his head.

“Even if you rely on that bone to find a byway in the swamp, it doesn’t seem like it will be a meaningful detour.”

“Shh.”

When the ponytail Fritz pointed at the faint figure with his horse’s head side by side, I quietly raised my hand and pulled out a javelin from the saddle.

Gidon, who was following, noticed that the situation was not serious and put a long arrow on the brain of the key chain that had pulled the string. The other knights also fixed their spears or drew their weapons.

Lord Ankir, who had lowered his face shield and pulled out his two-handed sword, whispered to me.

“Do you see anything?”

“well. I don’t know what it is...

I looked at the round shape with my eyebrows narrowed and got off the bicorn.

“I can hear you breathing.”

w O uh” —

“I’ll take a look and come back.”

It was a reconnaissance to secure a detour for the cavalry, so everyone brought horses, but the diseased swamp was not a very good terrain for horses to move.

Maneuverability was limited, and stealth was out of the question, as only hard roads were to be used between lands full of mud and puddles.

After quickly taking off my helmet and breastplate and hanging them on the saddle, I slowly approached in the direction where I could hear the sound of breathing with a lighter body.

Whoo- Whoa.

It was so small that it was hard to notice unless you raised your nerves. Apart from the low sound, it feels deep and heavy. Thanks to this, I was able to guess that the main character of the breathing sound was quite large.

His right foot stepped on the swamp and his left foot on the compacted ground. It wasn’t comparable to the bundle, but it was a secret movement, so it was worth taking pride in.

By the time the distance gradually narrows and you see that the vaguely visible shape is a huge mass of muddy flesh-

heheuh!

With the sound of heavy breathing, the flesh rose up.

Wow!

The silence in the fog was filled with screams that rang in the eardrums. My field of vision was also filled with a huge figure that could have been five or six meters.

Skin full of dead skin, belly fat that stretched long enough to cover the groin of the bent waist, nails sharp and black like an axe blade, rotting teeth on an aquiline nose, and eyes filled with black scars instead of white.

“That one!”

“Giant giant!”

As Lord Bolsom had shouted, the one who appeared was none other than a giant, among them a swamp giant.

The appearance of a monster with a connection to legend made them shudder, but none of the ten people gathered here were frightened.

“Huff” I landed on the solid ground and fired the javelin straight away.

Kkewong!

It was aimed at the eyes, but the swamp giant turned his head away with reflexes unsuitable for his size. But the javelin pierced his cheekbones and the giant let out a long scream.

“Gong-gyeo-billion!”

Even compared to the giant’s voice, the shout was not inferior to that of Lord Ankir. As soon as his shouting was over, the riders hit the reins without hesitation.

An ordinary villager would have run away after seeing the majesty of a swamp giant, but none of those gathered here did. In particular, the five knights, including Lord Ankir, charged the giant as if they were racing.

Tung/

A long arrow flew over the heads of the knights charging along the narrow road. It was a crossbow shot by Gidon. The swamp giant, screaming and fumbling for the javelin stuck in his cheek, lost his balance and staggered as the crossbow pierced the side of his neck.

“Huh!”

Lord Ankir swung his two-handed sword with great spirit. Disregarding defense, the attack slashed one of the giant’s thick legs to the extent that the bones were exposed.

The knights who succeeded him also left a series of large and deep scars on the swamp giant.

“X two arms!”

Fritz, who was riding a small horse compared to the knights’ war horses, was red-faced from the urgency of wanting to give the giant a bite to eat.

He took an ax from his waistband and threw it at the giant. The short-handled and small-bladed ax did not look threatening at all, but as soon as it was inserted into the giant’s thigh, it vomited a fierce current.

Jigsaw Jigsaw!

Just

before the giant, whose legs were hacked to pieces and electrocuted, I quickly drew my sword and threw myself.

“Ah Elo!”

My boots blew air at the starter word full of magical power, and I rushed at the giant, bouncing off like an arrow on a string.

A dark red blade sprouted from the black ice.

“Whoa!”

oh shit