58 [1-58] Horseback ● Horseback King (2/2)
They say the Second Order has been infiltrated by Revenants. Have the priests at the temple identify them and exterminate them. After that, we'll collect the knights and priests who are being treated in the temple and retreat to the royal castle. ......
Easier said than done. We don't even know if we can outrun the oncoming undead, so how can we search for and exterminate the undead that have gotten inside? And escape to the castle with the wounded and non-combatants? That's absurd. I don't think it's going to work. At a time like this, I would have thought that the Lord Commander (Bertil) would have come up with a better plan, but no matter how many times I called out, the caller didn't answer. Maybe the undead had killed him, or maybe...
Everyone was in an extreme state, as if their nerves were being sanded.
Or like the belly of a deflated balloon rat that will burst at the poke of a needle. ......
”...... and wait!
The captain called out to his men. He noticed footsteps approaching from the side.
The clinking of armor, the metallic sound of footsteps.
It wasn't an army of undead, but another unit of the Second Order that appeared around the corner. The other side looked surprised for a moment, and then relieved.
”Are you all right, boys?
You too!
Well, I guess.
The more people there are, the more reassuring it is.
It was a moment when the tense thread of tension suddenly loosened.
But then...
”That's ......! It's undead!
The sorcerer who had joined the party pointed at one of the knights and shouted.
”...... What?
The knight who was named seemed to have no idea what he was talking about.
But the sorcerer's fright is not unusual.
”Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Don't joke about--
Get away from me! You can't fool my eyes! Everyone be careful!
And then the sorcerer held up his wand and immediately began chanting.
”You, you, you ......!
The knight suspected of being a revenant drew his sword and slashed at the sorcerer.
But then two other knights intervened.
You can't let that happen!
The two swords clashed and clanged together, but it was only two swords.
Two against one was an overwhelming disadvantage.
”Aaah!
I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not.
I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not.
Another knight chuckled.
When they heard this, they all became frantic and began to watch the others with their hands on their swords.
Somewhere nearby, from another place, a voice said, ”The Revenant is here! from somewhere else nearby.
I'll be back.
A fight has begun within the Second Order. ......
What?
Lawrence couldn't believe his ears when he heard the report in a hushed voice. The situation went beyond his expectations.
The man on the other end of the line was one of the captains of the Second Order.
”They're killing each other looking for the Revenant!
I don't know if they're really only after Revenant. I don't know if it's really just the Revenant that's being targeted. Everyone's on edge. ......! Or it could be that the real Revenant is making false accusations. ......
”Then why don't we just go to the temple and have the priests check it out!
”There's chaos spreading around the Temple! The Second Order was moving in platoons towards the temple, and the Second Order members were gathering around it! We'll have to go through the melee to get to the temple!
If I didn't, I'd be like, ”There they are! It's the Revenant! Aaaaah!
The screams, and then the voices died out.
Lawrence crushed the caller in frustration.
The second knight's order is ...... if the leader is the leader, then the members are the members. You idiots. ......!
After saying that, Lawrence reconsidered.
You have to assume that these idiots were never going to be a force to be reckoned with. In fact, it would have been better if they had disappeared before the final battle rather than opening a hole in the defense at the last minute.
But the disadvantage in numbers is now decisive. The undead, on the other hand, will increase in number.
There was no choice but to hope for a last resort.
”I will defeat him, my king!