123 Episode 123: "The First Elusion Defense Battle (on the Plains of the Kingdom of Liestia) (1)" (1/2)

─ ─ In a town near Wangdu ─

”A demon! Here comes the demon.

A guard screamed at the watchtower.

The guard who finds the demon shadow rings a bell announcing the enemy's arrival.

When I rang it three times, I vacated between them, three times again.

It was indicative of an imminent threat beyond the control of a soldier.

”All residents are in the building! Soldiers, gather on the walls.

”Do you have a magician who belongs to the 'Magic Guild'!? Class B or C...... no, whatever the rank. Give me a hand!

”The guy who's flying is the target. But... the arrows go through? To a guy like that.”

The soldiers run around town.

Lunch schedule. Shopping. Job - Capture the residents who were out and evacuate them into the building.

When it was over, the soldiers took their weapons and ran up the walls surrounding the town.

There is a large strong crossbow (barista) above the walls.

It's a large, mounted bow that pulls strings by the principle of the object. It hasn't been used in a long time. After doing that motion check, the soldiers set the arrows.

Gun, gum, gum, gum, gum!

Again, the guard tower soldiers ring the bell.

It's a sign of enemy proximity.

The soldiers on the walls draw strong crossbows (baristas) in a few places and set their aim.

The enemy was already in sight.

”... big”

”... what is that? Are you sure it's a demon!?

”... where are you from? You're telling me you're out of myth!?

”KIEEEEEEEE!!

A demonic scream shook the walls.

At the end of the soldiers' gaze was a giant demon with wide wings.

The demon is rattling a giant couch and intimidating the soldiers on the wall.

The eyes of the eagle are staring at the soldiers.

The wings are about the size of a dozen buildings lined up.

Kaginail, a few soldiers are likely to be able to skewer together. The torso looks like a lion. That's what's flying through the sky, so the threat is immeasurable.

The demon - a giant griffon - was more than a dozen times the size of normal.

”Gee yee yee yee yee yee yae!”

”Let go, let go, let go!

On the signal of the captain, the soldiers fire a strong crossbow (barista) simultaneously.

An iron arrow flies towards the griffon.

Attractive enough. It's also big.

It wasn't supposed to come off, but...

”Gier?”

Buh.

Griffon's huge feathers blinked and a storm broke out.

An arrow in headwind deviates and falls. Arrows that have been lucky enough to reach Griffon are no longer powerful either.

He is bounced off by the demon's skin and falls.

”Don't flinch! Keep letting go of the arrows...!

Once again, the soldiers install arrows on the strong crossbow (barista).

In the meantime, the soldiers with bows release arrows.

We're close in time. Griffon didn't have time for wings and got arrows decent.

But it didn't work.

Most arrows were bounced without piercing the skin of the griffon. The stab won't pierce the skin either, and it won't stop the glyphone invasion in any way.

It just had the effect of pissing me off.

”KIEEEEEE!!

Griffon changed course.

From the front of the town where the soldiers concentrated, to the relatively thin side.

”─ ─ Chi! Everybody, turn west! Concentrate the attack!!

The soldier's captain punches his tongue.

From Griffon's side - there are few soldiers on the western walls.

The only way to counter the giant demons was to concentrate the soldiers in one direction.

On the side, he gathers soldiers who don't like bows and makes them set up shields. It's a giant iron shield.

It was meant to be a wall to keep the demons out of town, but I don't know how far it goes.

”Gigaaaaaaaa!!

Don.

Griffon's rear leg around the west kicked the walls.

The entire castle wall trembles and the soldiers scream.

The giant griffon stays intact.

”.................. Kier”

I flinched myself and left town.

”... eh”

The giant griffon flies away as the soldiers watch.

Straight (...), in the direction of Wang Du (...).

”You ran away...”

”Ours, our victory!

”Wait! He's headed in the direction of the king's capital. I need a message right away!

The soldiers lay down their weapons and scream at each other.

All boiling down to the welcoming that repelled the demon.

So they didn't realize that there was a cavalry sneaking through the opposite side of the street near the castle wall - where Griffon was rampaging.

”I cleared the last town. Only the King's Landing will remain.”

said the leading cavalry.

The ”Copy” answer echoes inside the helmet. Those around us already understand the operation.

The armor they are putting together is a replica of King's Ride.

However, it is more specialized in persistence, endurance and communication than in instantaneous combat capability.

Thanks to this, they were able to get here in a short time from the border.

”I'm curious that he acted differently from that one (...)... he's an imperial person. I don't understand the noble idea of our Church of the Sanctuary.”

I said, ”What's the risk of being robbed of the King's Horse?”

”That's no problem again. In early forms such as” King of Spirits Ride ”and” King of Beasts Ride, ”they are good enemies for that” King Ride. ”

”─ Indeed.”

”You just have to move flashy at best. 'Cause' that one 'just wants to fight the strong. It's something we don't understand...”

The cavalry looked up at the giant griffon.

The potion I brought in from the Empire seems to have worked brilliantly.

The Church of the Sanctuary, which dominated the Ancient Sorcery Civilization (Elusion) 200 years ago, found a potion in the fifth underground hierarchy to fortify demons.

The demon who incorporates it into his body becomes immense and obeys the instructions of those who potion him. This was also used in The Eight Kings War 200 years ago.

Of course, it is still in use.

Demons appearing in the 'Torrias' and border areas have also been fortified with this potion.

But we're already out of stock. That's the last one I gave that Griffon to drink.

”So we have to break into the king's capital at all costs and reach the fifth underground level. There must still be one in that place. The rest of the potion and the system to create it…”

”I know.”

”We're lucky.”

'- That's right. I was able to get past the side of town without being noticed, and I got that griffon, too.'

”Oh. Right.”

To the words of his men, the cavalry leader nods back.

”... but I doubt it.”

'- That's right. How could there have been griffons in those woods?