Star-Embracing Swordmaster - Chapter 146

A letter to Shoara

Crows flying from everywhere.

Even Dorothea’s magic sphere continues to sparkle even now.

One after another, ominous news was coming towards Bayezid’s army heading toward Deirmar.

“This is an urgent telegram from Bayezid.”

Dorothea, with the characteristic pointed ears of the beast people pricked up, looked at Rutger without being able to hide her worried expression.

“Oksana, a summons from the Vatican has just arrived…”

It was a mother’s effort for her sickly son, but from someone’s perspective, it just seemed like an evil act.

Oksana has been shaped by people who only see what they want to see.

Even though he wasn’t supposed to be like that.

“father.”

“…….”

Deermar is just around the corner.

Although it was only a half-day walk to reach the battlefield, ominous news was still coming in.

The Holy See and the surrounding feudal lords who are in contact with the territory are baring their teeth at the ganja that was sprinkled everywhere.

Everyone was warning in unison that something big would happen in Sturmma.

“I guess I should go back.”

Peter, who even received the raven sent from the farthest part of the North, opened his mouth with a serious look on his face.

“But, Count. “If we go back now, Josef will be left alone.”

When Rutger heard Peter say that he should go back, he began to strongly oppose it, saying that it could not go on like this.

“I don’t know about Deermar, but we need to get Josef out. “If you give me the military…”

Is it because the situation is urgent?

Although it was only a little, there was sincerity radiating from Rutger.

Although they were brothers destined to fight from birth, they were still the same Bayezid.

“do not worry. “I won’t leave Josef alone.”

“yes?”

Rutger’s eyes widened when he saw a faint smile on Peter’s face.

The count’s mistress had been summoned to the Vatican, and now that the central army was threatening Sturm, Peter only looked relaxed.

“The essence of war is to hinder what the enemy is trying to do.”

Victory in war largely depends on how many resources are pushed into the formed front lines.

That is why Sigmund and Dragulia had been using the same tactic to separate Bayezid’s main army from the Haynal army.

Through a serious threat that cannot be ignored.

“Now that we know clearly the enemy’s intentions, it becomes easier to respond.”

Peter neatly folded the last letter from the steelworker.

The anger that had been stored up until now began to appear in his dark eyes.

“I have to go back in a big way. “It might be a little late.”

After finishing speaking, Peter’s eyes were looking into the distance.

It was a slightly different direction from the direction we had been going in so far.

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“……For this reason, Joseph of Bayezid comes forward and apologizes for his rudeness so far! “I hope that Baron Alicia will show respect for the West through this marriage!”

A western knight running loudly in front of the castle walls while holding a white flag, which symbolizes a messenger.

Although I didn’t know Vlad’s name, I thought that the courage to confidently say bullshit in front of so many enemies was worthy of high praise.

“why? what?”

However, the soldiers around him did not seem to think so.

The soldiers of Hainal begin to look at Vlad one by one with dissatisfied expressions.

The expressions on their faces were as if they thought you should at least come forward and say something here.

“……Hmm. That guy to kill. “What’s that kid’s name?”

It wasn’t just because of a strange sense of pressure.

I said this because now, as a commander, I have to think about the morale of my soldiers.

“How dare you insult the Baron! Reveal your name! “You rude bastard!”

“Vlad is asking for your name!”

The words that started out as Vlad’s quiet muttering became waves and began to echo through the soldiers and the walls of the castle.

“I’m watching! Lady Alicia’s knight! you!”

“If we meet on the battlefield, I will separate your five bodies!”

Not only the knight who had come to declare war, but even Vlad, was taken aback by the soldiers’ sudden burst of swearing, as if they had been waiting for it.

I didn’t think it would catch fire this much.

I don’t know if it was my mood, but it felt like I could feel Josef’s eyes from far away.

“Oops!”

An arrow suddenly flew in, as if he thought that things couldn’t go on like this while looking at Deermar’s soldiers in anger.

Although there was no threat to his life, the arrow stuck in the horse’s butt was enough to embarrass the messenger.

“A bastard like me fell!”

“Go out and kill him!”

Gaidar’s intention to pressure his opponent by declaring war was shattered.

Gaidar’s knight runs towards the horse that ran away first.

The sight of him running after falling from a horse and twitching as if he had hurt himself just looked comical.

“…This is a very high dose.”

Josef, who was observing the battlefield from atop the castle wall under the most colorful flag, scratched his forehead as if he was troubled as he saw the Gaidar army starting to move at the far end.

“No matter how you look at it, that’s talent. “You moved 5,000 people with just one word.”

“…I’ll say something later.”

The Gaidar army begins to approach from the end of the meadow.

At first glance, the siege tower, built as high as the castle wall, was visible.

“You are well prepared.”

There were probably dozens of siege weapons.

The only consolation is that catapults cannot be used because it is a place without rocks.

“Light the arrow.”

However, Gaidar was not the only one who was fully prepared.

Archers bring arrows to torches and start lighting them on fire.

The Hainal army’s arrows were raised towards the sun that had finally risen.

“yet.”

Josef calmly measures the distance and checks the range.

Josef knew very well that when it comes to fortifying, there is no attack as sure as the arrow fired at the beginning.

Most definitely the most valuable opportunity.

“coming.”

“Not yet.”

The shouts of the Gaidar army can be heard from in front.

Western marauders running towards each other, each holding a shield.

Some of the quick-moving ones had already reached the bottom of the castle wall.

“now!”

The edge of the siege tower suddenly tilts.

Josef, who saw this and realized that the time had come, shouted loudly and gave a signal.

It’s a trap! The enemies have dug a trap!

Holy crazy! I crossed over just a little while ago!

A trap that is triggered based on weight.

The deep traps, like moats, had finally revealed themselves and were swallowing Gaidar’s siege weapons in one go.

Red-hot fire arrows began to rain from the sky.

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“……What is his name?”

“My name is Josef. “He is Bayezid’s second son.”

Sigmund sat on his horse, looked at the battlefield, and burst out laughing.

“That guy wasn’t in his right mind either.”

Argh! It’s an arrow!

The siege tower is on fire! Turn off the fire!

There are so many traps dug here and there that you might think you’re crazy.

Sigmund laughed as he looked at the traps that were packed so tightly that it made him laugh.

It was a tactic only a coward would use, but if he was truly stuck to this level, he had no choice but to acknowledge it.

“Now I see it was blindfolded.”

The reason Peter released a special unit to disrupt the rear was not simply to cut off supply.

Scouts who act like eyes on the battlefield.

Numerous western scouts who should have been spying on the battlefield long ago were unable to discover the current situation as they were chasing a detachment like Vlad.

“Just avoid the collapsed area and send it back. “It’s just a waste of time anyway.”

“All right. “Count.”

However, even though the damage was greater than expected, Sigmund did not lose his composure.

In any case, in a siege, damage to the attacking side is inevitable.

Sigmund decided to focus on the results rather than being pressured by the process.

“Anyway, all you have to do is get over the castle wall.”

Demermar’s walls are low and there is no terrain that blocks them.

Moreover, the difference in troops was almost 5 times that of 1,300 vs. 5,000.

Moreover, his soldiers were strong soldiers who had accumulated experience through many fights, so this battle was just a matter of time.

The frantic traps were clearly revealing the anxiety of the defenders.

“No matter how long you wait, the father you were waiting for will never come. “It’s really unfortunate.”

Any lord would try to prevent the capital from being taken away.

I will not give up Sturma just to protect Deermar, someone else’s land.

“The first siege tower. It landed on the wall.”

“okay. I saw.”

As Godin reported, a charred siege tower managed to get stuck in front of the walls of Deirmar.

Seeing the bewildered figure on the castle wall beginning to murmur, Sigmund simply smiled while stroking his thick chin.

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Siege tower is coming!

Shoot arrows! Kill it before it comes over!

“Huh…”

Vlad calmly took a deep breath and looked at the siege tower approaching right in front of him.

A huge body that was burning but would not stop.

The top of the siege tower filled with malice was full of Gaidar’s soldiers crouching with their shields raised.

“Vlad!”

“I know.”

Stefan, the mercenary leader, was assisting Vlad by making full use of his experience.

“Aren’t there any other guys nearby that stick around besides them?”

“yes yes! doesn’t exist!”

However, his superior, who was clearly inexperienced, was maintaining a much calmer appearance than expected.

‘…I was born with it.’

Sometimes there are people like this.

People whose blood is naturally suited to the battlefield.

There used to be people in this world who were too suited to the battlefield to be described as strong in actual combat.

“The siege tower has been reached!”

“You bastards! “Everyone die!”

Gaidar’s knight jumps out, kicking down the burning wooden door from the siege tower that finally reached the castle wall.

“I am Gaidar’s Hommel… Ugh!”

The knight of Gaidar let out his pent up anger and roared.

However, he was only pushed into the tower by a harsh kick without even being able to utter his own name.

“Stefan.”

“yes!”

“Close the door.”

“yes?”

A knight was pushed into the siege tower with a loud crashing sound.

Soon, Vlad followed him and ran into the tower, where his blue eyes turned bright red.

“Siege tower gate. “Hold it and lock it.”

Vlad stepped forward without hesitation towards the siege tower filled with screams, shouts, and clamor.

“Yeah, the guy who said something earlier. “What’s your name?”

Vlad decided to become the enemy’s uninvited guest even before the uninvited guest arrived.

Inside the siege tower full of flames, Vlad’s left eye was burning white.

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The smile of the rose in Shoara.

The red-haired madam there was finally picking up a letter that had just been handed to her and smiling, unable to hide it.

“Why did he say he was going to use it on a rocking boat? “He said he was too busy so he couldn’t write.”

“Vlad must have been like that.”

Haven scratched his head at Geminah’s sharp scolding and sat down in a chair.

A table on the 4th floor where only precious guests can sit.

There was already a glass of fragrant liquor on the table for the captain who brought the good news.

“Anyway, it’s true that he wrote it.”

“……joy. “Do I know?”

Contrary to her words, Jemina tears open the letter from Vlad with trembling fingertips.

Her headdress sparkling under the chandelier was gorgeous.

So much so that no one can look at Gemina now and think of her past self.

The knight’s letter to Lady Gemina began to unfold in front of the beautifully blooming smile of a rose.

The traces of someone I had missed were engraved in the crooked writing.

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To Jemina.

I am doing well.

-What is that crazy guy!

-Kill! Kill it!

It’s a little dizzy because it’s on a shaking boat, but it’s still bearable.

-The siege tower is shaking!

-That crazy guy broke the ladder!

Well, there were missions here and there, but they were all trivial, and there would be war sooner or later, so you wouldn’t have to worry too much.

Anyway, I’m like Josef’s escort, so I don’t think I’ll be able to go that deep.

That means it’s safe.

-Vlad! You must come out now!

-The siege tower collapses!

So don’t worry too much and see you later in Shoara.

Okay then.

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It was daytime, but on a field with a cold wind blowing around.

Bodies were piled up among the fallen flags everywhere.

While both the living and the dead were silent, there was one man who could only moan.

“Ugh! “Wow!”

“I ask again. “Where am I?”

A knight with impressive bright red hair.

However, Radu’s hair had turned a darker red than its original color.

“The North… It’s the North.”

“okay. “This is the North.”

Light hair color appropriate for age.

However, the northern lion’s expression is full of liveliness. Steelsmith Timur.

“But why did the North ignore me? Was I funny?”

“Bwak!”

Radu was once again thrown into the wet mud by a rough hand.

The back of his neck, which was turning white from not being able to breathe, began to tremble urgently.

“You red bastard, even though you were born with dragon’s blood, you only inherited half of it. listen carefully.”

“Woof! Turn it off!”

Timur’s arm just stands firm despite the aura that is powerfully emitted in order to survive.

A cruel smile began to form on the face of the lion, who was giving the one-day puppy the warning of death.

“I knew that the emperor who was lying there sweltering right now had already become a corpse.”

“…!”

Radu’s hands begin to vigorously grab the mud at Timur’s words.

His rough wandering hands were showing that he was reaching his limit.

“Phuap! “Wow!”

Radu finally got out of the mud when the heavy pressure on his head disappeared.

“Huh huh huh.”

The area around the hastily raised hill was filled with colorful flags of different shapes.

Flags representing the northern lords.

There was no mercy in the lord’s eyes as he coldly looked down at the dragon.

“Since when…”

Timur’s white teeth began to laugh at the dragon, who had finally grasped the situation.

However, even if you regret it early, it is too late.

The corpses of countless soldiers heading to Struma will never be able to rise again, despite Radu’s belated regret.

“I’ll spare your life. So go and tell your father.”

“Kwaaaaaak!”

Timur’s sword was drawn out so quickly that no one dared notice.

The tip of the sword pierced Radu’s palm and plunged deep into the ground.

“I will no longer be loyal to an empire without a legitimate emperor.”

A dragon crying in the face of death, and a northern lion laughing at the sight.

His smile, which had been hidden for a long time, was shining brightly.

This is the North, filled with cold silence and suppressed cries.

It was their own land where the laws of the empire no longer applied.