CH 258

night of slaughter (1)

late night.

Rascal's commander, Count Pablo, was looking down at the map of the continent, relying on the light of the lantern.

In eastern Kronos, there were two outposts, including Rascal, and eight defensive positions directly facing the enemy border.

At present, Kronos was gathering troops to the outpost.

As soon as the troops are rearranged and the attack begins, the Cairo and Dmitry coalition will experience despair at the imperial forces approaching across the border.

There was no chance of defeat.

I looked at the map several times and calculated the power, but this battle did not make sense with common sense.

'What was Roman Dmitry thinking? Considering his progress on the Southern Front, he was by no means a war-ignorant kid. Then, knowing how dangerous an all-out war with Kronos was, he declared war... . Is there a loophole that I am not aware of? No, it can't be. There is no way to fill the overwhelming difference in strategy no matter what the improvement is in the wide plains in the east.'

Kronos is a war country.

As it is a country where wars never end, wars on the continent were used as a textbook for the future.

Especially Roman Dmitry.

He wasn't a typical character.

His strategy shown in the war against Hector was worth analyzing, and people studied how Roman Dmitry made such a choice in an emergency.

It is not simply a judgment based on instinct.

He accurately understood Edwin Hector's strategy and chose the most aggressive choice, and eventually found that Roman Dmitry's bold strategy and the force that supported it were the main factors that turned the face of war.

such a person

Would war have been declared without any thought?

Suspicions arose in his head, but the spies planted in each country reported that there was no special move to help Dmitry.

Fortunately, Hector and Redford are actively moving.

Even if Dmitry's apparent power was actually several times stronger, this was not a win-win.

Dmitry and Kronos.

It was a battle between a goblin and a dragon.

Even if a goblin is a great goblin who has experienced everything before and after birth, death cannot be avoided with just one blow from the dragon's breath.

It's not that the kingdoms of the Salamander Continent were stupid and didn't rebel.

From the theoretical calculations, it's not at all comparable, how the hell did you wage war with Kronos?

immediately after the declaration of war.

The orders were issued from the imperial court.

"A small country did not know the subject and showed its teeth to the empire. The Empire will not allow any precedent to rebel against it, no matter how trivial. Gather your troops now. Cairo, Dmitry, and all the factions that joined them will have their names removed from the map of the continent."

The fall of Dmitry.

It was the future ahead.

According to the information, I heard that Dmitry was preparing for war on his own, but it was only a meaningless move against the Empire.

It won't take a few days. If the main force arrives at the outpost, Dmitry will burn with the flames of destruction.

That was then.

As I was about to get up from my seat, a knight came rushing into the office.

"Commander! There's a fire! Now all over Rascal, the fire is spreading!"

what?!

I opened my eyes.

Fire!

Count Pablo hurriedly ran outside to grasp the situation.

* * *

It was as the article said.

As I stepped out of the building, a sight covered in red unfolded.

Hwareuk.

gurgling gurgling.

scorching heat and smoky smoke.

Count Pablo frowned.

It wasn't just that one or two buildings were burning, but it was a fire that would devour the entire Rascal at this rate.

"Move your troops and put out the fire quickly! Loss of material must be prevented somehow! Secure a spot where the fire has not yet spread, and extinguish the fire from there to stop it from spreading!"

squealed.

At the command of Count Pablo, the soldiers were busy moving, and some carried water and sprinkled it on the flames.

Quang!

Quiet rumble.

"Great."

Ouch!

Those who were spraying water were engulfed in an explosion.

Moisture in the fire caused a huge explosion, and Count Pablo had an ominous thought for a moment.

'Oil?'

It was certain.

It was not a simple fire accident, but it was estimated that the fishy smell was a fire using oil.

Then the problem was not that simple.

Inadvertent fires can be extinguished, but intentional arson is the cause of the fire.

And in the current situation, it was clear that the existence was Roman Dmitry.

'Is this the intention to attack Rascal?'

it didn't make sense

In order to reach Rascal, you have to avoid the surveillance of the front-line defensive positions, and even if you hide here, it is impossible to defeat Rascal with a small number of troops.

That's why Rascal's power is so great, what was Roman Dmitry's intention to set fire to this place?

First.

Extinguishing the fire was a priority.

From the moment he was convinced that it was an enemy attack, he was not in a position to choose the means and methods.

"I'm going to the warehouse right now. After securing all the magic scrolls necessary to extinguish the fire there, the fire will be extinguished at once. Soldiers, follow me!"

changed the operation.

In a situation where the fire had spread so far, it was necessary to utilize the power of 'magic' rather than the usual method.

It was an appropriate decision.

Even if it was until I saw that the warehouse was on fire.

Oh, no!

Fortunately out of misfortune.

The fire did not spread completely.

Because part of it was burning, it seemed that the contents inside could still be saved.

"Enter the inventory right now and secure the magic scroll! It's an order! Before the entire building burns and collapses, risk your life to secure the magic scroll! If anyone hesitates even a little, I will decapitate myself."

Shh.

drew his sword

At Count Pablo's turbulent momentum, the soldiers rushed into the building all at once with terrified faces.

As he said.

There was a gap through the fire.

But the moment they go inside.

evil.

rumbling rumble.

A fire broke out.

A being appeared through the flames and blew off the neck of a Kronos Empire soldier as it was on fire.

Moment.

Count Pablo was stunned.

presence in front of you.

He was Roman Dmitry.

* * *

this operation.

Dealing with multiple enemies was simple.

To create an environment in which the enemy cannot take advantage of the numerical advantage.

Roman Dmitry had his soldiers set fire to Rascal, and the intentional arson spread quickly.

And.

Hwareuk.

gurgling rumbling.

Roman Dmitry set fire to the warehouse himself.

Burning flames wrapped around her body, but after accepting the flames of fire, she showed an overwhelming affinity for 'fire'.

Such was the present scene.

To others, it looks like it's burning, but it's just the aura of flames that have assimilated with Roman Dmitry, and it's not actually burning.

Count Pablo was astonished.

At that time, when his mind was still unorganized, Roman Dmitry jumped out and attacked the soldiers.

"Great!"

"Stop Roman Dmitry!"

There was a riot.

The soldiers fell in an instant, splattered with blood, and Count Pablo, who came to his senses belatedly, shouted at the whale and ordered an attack.

The only enemy he could see was Roman Dmitry.

I was very embarrassed by the unexpected situation, but I still believed that if there was only one enemy, I would be able to subdue it.

Kwareung.

Curly rumble.

Knights of Kronos.

They all raised an aura in unison.

With the flames rising from all sides, they rushed towards Roman Dmitry, pushing the flames away with their auras.

flash.

The neck flew away.

When the knight of Kronos, who was rushing at the front, fell, Roman Dmitry exploded his aura, slashing the enemies that followed.

It was an attack that could not be counterattacked as expected.

Even though he reacted as soon as he saw his colleague fall in front of him, his vision was distorted by the sword that cut his neck.

It was fast.

While engulfed in flames, Roman Dmitry slaughtered his enemies.

Besides.

Quang!

Quiet rumble rumble.

Explosions kept happening.

With the flames raging from all directions, the soldiers of the Kronos Empire could not properly utilize their numerical superiority.

It was no different with the aura swordsmen.

He had succeeded in protecting himself by raising an aura in a hurry, but it was very difficult to find the figure of Roman Dmitry in a space shimmering in flames.

And that moment.

evil.

gurgling rumbling.

Roman Dmitry rushed through the fire.

For beings that were too heavy to just stand in the flames, there was no way to stop the attack that came in.

It was a massacre.

Hundreds of troops accompanied by Count Pablo were unilaterally slaughtered as they could not defeat a single Roman Dmitry.

It was a horrifying sight.

It was hard to accept the fact that he attacked Rascal directly, but the way he crossed the flames and faced the Imperial Army couldn't be considered the same human being.

Quiet rumble.

The building collapsed.

As the fire engulfed the building, Count Pablo clenched his teeth.

'If this is the case, you will have no choice but to be swayed by the enemy's intentions.

The opponent is Roman Dmitry.

A monster that exposed its teeth to the Empire.

From now on, it was time to take advantage of the home ground advantage.

* * *

Looking at the continent map.

I tried to read Roman Dmitry's intentions.

Dmitry counted all the options he could take, but there was no option to attack first.

'You bastard. Do you really believe that you can defeat Kronos?'

Rascal's leaders said.

Roman Dmitry's walk.

He made an extreme choice because of what had happened in the meantime, but he asserted that he would definitely try to end this situation through negotiations.

Other than that, it was incomprehensible.

The commanders in charge of Eastern Kronos exchanged the opinion that this was not a big deal through communication.

By the way.

crossed the border

As if there was no room for compromise, Roman Dmitry appeared at Rascal.

'OK. This is the last time I've run wild without knowing that the sky is high. The guys you've been dealing with may have been swayed by your boldness, but entering the chambers of the Kronos Empire is an irreversible mistake.'

He boldly abandoned the warehouse of goods.

Count Pablo, who fled the scene, immediately connected the magic loudspeaker after reporting the current situation to the superior.

[Notify Rascal's soldiers. Roman Dmitry and his crew infiltrated Rascal. Arm your soldiers and kill them as soon as you find them. let me know once again Roman Dmitry and his forces infiltrated Rascal. Declare a red alert and respond accordingly.]

Wow-

A beep sounded.

Rascal is a place where war is commonplace.

The response system for a situation like today was perfectly prepared, and as soon as Count Pablo gave the signal, he himself was armed.

There was one thing Roman Dmitry misunderstood.

Rascal's system could be disrupted with just a small number of elites if they set fire to further chaos.

That was just an illusion.

This is Kronos.

As Count Pablo stepped outside, a group of groups that heard the alarm appeared.

"The 7th Knights of Kronos have gathered."

"Just give me orders."

The seventh sword of Kronos.

The knight commander was a 5-star aura swordsman, and all 100 swordsmen who followed him were made up of 3-star or higher aura swordsmen.

It wasn't just that.

The wizards of Blue Island, one of the magic towers in Kronos, reside here.

This was a secret that was not known to the public, and considering that the wizards of the Blue Islands dealt with 'water', it was against Roman Dmitry's plan.

Finally.

About 10,000 troops are stationed in Rascal.

Roman Dmitry's plans were firmly wrong.

You'd think he had put Rascal in jeopardy with a surprise attack, but it wasn't him.

"Roman Dmitry entered the limb with his foot. You must use this opportunity to kill him."

Okay.

troops moving in unison.

The imperial army swarmed around.

Rather than the flames spreading through Rascal, their momentum burned fiercely.

Count Pablo had a ferocious expression on his face.

I guarantee that Roman Dmitry will not be able to escape alive once he sets foot in Rascal.