The Academy’s Weapon Replicator - Chapter 172
Academy’s Weapon Replicator Episode 172
Chapter 55 Plan (3)
Sylvain confirmed the appearance of monsters on the wall.
The monsters that came close could be clearly identified with his eyesight without the need to hold a telescope.
“…Those guys. “They are pitch black monsters.”
Sylvaine looked at the black monsters with low-set eyes.
Their colors and shapes were things I had never seen before. The sinister force could be felt from afar, but the same was true for other monsters outside.
If Sylvain’s sense is correct, the danger between the black ones and those outside will not be much different.
However.
‘…What is that?’
A few black monsters mixed in among the monsters outside. Every time they touched another monster, the black color spread across their bodies.
It gradually spread, like spraying ink into the sea. As if it were contagious through color.
‘I should pay more attention to that contagious phenomenon than to the single object of black monsters. ‘You have to be cautious until you know what it is.’
When Sylvaine finished thinking.
“Archer deployment has been completed.”
A knight approached and spoke to Sylvaine.
Sylvain nodded and looked around the barrier.
A formation that has always firmly guarded this barrier. And soldiers with that much experience. The offensive of monsters is about to begin and the unexpected appearance of black monsters. Nevertheless, the soldiers’ eyes did not waver.
“They aren’t moving. “I was secretly worried that it would pour in before the leader arrived.”
When a soldier first discovered a black monster,
the knight was worried that the monsters would attack before reporting it to Sylvain.
But that didn’t happen, and even now that Sylvaine and Ampere arrived, the monsters were still watching from afar.
He was relieved, but Sylvain shook his head.
“It would have been fortunate if that were the case.”
“yes?”
“In a siege, if both sides are unprepared, the attacking side is at an overwhelming disadvantage.”
It is often said that for an attack to win a siege, it needs three times as many troops as the defending side. In addition, the necessary preparations must be more than three times greater.
“…But, Captain, even if there is a wall, fighting monsters is not like a siege.”
“yes. So far it has been just a war of attrition. Although many monsters and humans died, there was no change in the area. The monsters outside are intelligent, but they have no leader. Because it’s a wild space where you never know when people might kill each other. “The monsters flocking to the wall were a temporary combination of disgust and hatred towards humans.”
After speaking, Sylvain focused his eyesight and looked closely at the monsters.
Clearly, nothing has changed as far as I can see. There are only a few that can’t stand being still and stamp their feet or bark.
“If the monsters attacked right away without us having time to prepare, we could have responded accordingly. It has been like this all along. Even if the response was a little late, the barrier protected us, and in the meantime, the completed formation annihilated the monsters. “But this time it’s the opposite.”
“…Giving us time to prepare means they are also preparing?”
Sylvaine nodded in response to the knight’s question.
“Until now, they only wanted to kill humans. As if I would be willing to die for that. Many people died from its viciousness and cruelty. And I killed that many monsters. Across this barrier. But I have a feeling this battle will be different.”
Sylvaine still focused his gaze on the front as he spoke.
There was no change in what he saw, but he was seeing something more than met the eye.
Even if you can’t see behind the wall full of monsters, the monsters are filling up even more. No doubt it will.
An overwhelming number of monsters are accumulating behind them, far greater than what can be seen with the eye. This strange preparation period is definitely for that.
“Surely they are trying to ‘win’ this time?”
“You can find out by watching.”
The knight’s face hardened at Sylvain’s words. After thinking for a moment, Sylvain looked away from beyond the barrier and turned around to walk.
“Where are you going?”
“I have to tell the head of the family this news.”
As he walked, Sylvaine continued speaking.
“This fight will probably go beyond what I can handle.”
* * *
Helheim.
Helheim is a region ruled by the goddess Hel in Norse mythology, and originally, Helheim was also called ‘Hel’.
To avoid confusion with the goddess Hel, the name Helheim was later added, and the game Etius also adopted this setting.
The etymology of Hel, which we commonly call ‘hell’, is Helheim. In fact, it is not a place filled with boiling lava or suffering eternal suffering like the commonly imagined hell. It is simply a place where the dead live, that is, the afterlife.
In Norse mythology, ‘Valhalla’ is famous for the afterlife. Valhalla is a place where warriors who die in battle go, while everyone else goes to Helheim.
In other words, it is not a place where sinners go. Therefore, it is a much more livable place than the generally imagined hell, and there is a separate place that can truly be called hell.
[Fragments of Frontier Helheim were discovered.]
“Good job.”
I listened to Gregory’s report in my room.
For your information, training was a break. When I heard that it was not what I wanted and that monsters were gathering in front of the wall, everyone, including knights and soldiers, went towards the wall.
Naturally, I was confined to my lodgings by Ampere’s curfew order. Well, there’s nothing I can’t do if I put my mind to it, but there are a lot of eyes watching me here and there, so it means that metaphorically.
[It was enormous. It’s not called a lake for nothing. Is your artifact really capable of containing all of that?]
“I’ll have to trust you and Edwin about that.”
Additionally, Daoud.
However, after finishing the report, the crow continued to tilt its head, which was unusual. He looked restless, as if he was somewhat anxious.
“what’s the matter? Gregory.”
[It’s hard to say anything because you don’t seem to trust your father, but I saw the scale of the enemy while looking for the fragments of Helheim.]
Is that really why?
“How much was it?”
[To be honest, I’m worried about whether the wall can withstand it.]
From what Gregory says, it seems like it’s a huge number.
[The monsters outside are much more dangerous than those within the empire, and black monsters keep coming out of the debris. Just thinking about it, the number of troops has increased several times. [Plus]
“Plus, they’re not just attacking, they’re accumulating troops.”
[Yes. This is not something that extremely self-centered monsters would do. It is normal to not be able to hold back at any moment and rush into the barrier.]
If the monsters do not reduce their forces carelessly and gather enough troops to charge at once, it is clear that Yeranhes will suffer enormous damage.
There is only one thing that allows monsters to behave like this.
“After all, God intervened.”
[Could it be that it has already descended?]
“No, even if it has not completely descended, it may be possible to indirectly control it with the power of worship that has been accumulated so far.”
Edwin, a human, was also manipulated by Hephaestus. If it’s just giving simple commands, it would be possible for a god to control multiple monsters.
Nimue, the Lake Witch, did something similar in Tavern, where I went during summer vacation.
However, she only told them the timing, and the monsters knew how to attack, so in the end, they just followed their instincts.
It’s different this time. An attack by monsters completely controlled by God. And even using black monsters.
[After all, shouldn’t we leave now? With your abilities, even if it’s a little late, you will be able to sufficiently reduce their forces.]
“Did you forget? I already gave Penelope’s cloth to Selena. “Right now I can only protect myself.”
Right now, I can’t throw a ‘bomb’ with Excalibur or throw lightning with Mjolnir. This is possible because of the combination of Dragon Heart and Penelope’s Cloth.
Well, if I were willing to risk my life, I would swallow a dragon heart and do something similar for a while, but after doing that, I would definitely die.
[Even if you don’t go to that extent, you can still fight. I know that I used various weapons to shoot at those in the air.]
As Gregory said, that doesn’t mean I’m completely useless right now. I also played an active role in Tavern without a dragon heart.
However.
“are you okay. “I just have to wait.”
[Then, if Yeranhes is breached before Selena returns…]
“Hahaha.”
I laughed when I heard Gregory. But Gregory seemed surprised that I laughed. The crow’s already round eyes opened like a full moon.
[Frondier, that’s something to laugh about]
“It’s okay, it’s okay. “It’s because you don’t know.”
[You don’t know?]
“Yes.”
Is Gyeranhes breached?
If I had considered even 1% of that possibility, I wouldn’t have planned this strategy.
“It’s because I don’t know who Ampere is.”
People only in the center of the empire always have doubts about Ampere.
Isn’t the Empire being too kind to someone who isn’t a Zodiac?
How many times has Ampere ignored the empire’s requests to come to the center and insulted other nobles and knights in the center? Is he really capable of doing that?
As they suspected, Ampere is not the Zodiac. And in my eyes, the fact that Ampere is not the Zodiac is proof that he knows himself very well.
Ampere is not the Zodiac. He is not a person worth keeping in the position of the Zodiac.
Nicknamed ‘Iron Wall’.
When you witness Ampere’s power firsthand, the term ‘iron wall’ feels overly trivial.
* * *
The moment the sun rose at its highest, the monsters began to move.
It wasn’t like he always started running when he saw a barrier. They formed a formation and walked at the same speed without disturbing the front line.
That alone was enough to make the faces of the people on the wall frown.
“…What is that?”
An even more horrifying sight leaves them speechless.
“It never ends…!”
A procession of monsters walking in line.
Behind the monsters, there are monsters, and behind them, and behind them.
The huge and long procession that invades to slaughter humans in order to overcome the barrier still shows no sign of ending.
‘This is an outside monster trying to ‘win’…!’
The knight who heard Sylvaine’s story swallowed his saliva. Still, he was less agitated because he had heard it first. The articles around me have already been thinking for a long time.
“Ready to fire!”
A shout filled with Sylvain’s aura. The tips of the archers’ arrows all aimed at the approaching monsters. Most of these are not clumsy archers obtained from nowhere.
One arrow they shoot will penetrate the monsters’ aura and tough hide and pierce between their eyes.
“…!”
However, the archers’ eyes momentarily wavered.
A change occurred in the ranks of monsters. The monsters on the outside that were infected by the pitch black monsters, that is, were dyed black, stepped to the front of the line.
‘…That black one.’
Everyone had similar thoughts. It was the same with Sylvain.
But to find out, I had to check.
“──Fire!!”
With Sylvain’s shout, the arrows were shot all at once and flew towards the monsters.
If the front row collapses, it also affects the rows behind it. Beyond simply slowing down the forward speed, the formation itself becomes disorganized, obstructs each other’s path, and becomes too crowded, making it a good target for wizards.
However.
Deukdeuk!
Several of the arrows aimed precisely at the monsters landed and a few bounced off.
‘Bounce…!’
This convinced the soldiers and knights. The blackened part boasts considerable strength. Even though it was fired in a straight line, the arrow containing the aura bounced off even after being hit directly. Some of them were able to pierce through, but at least their strength was similar.
“From now on, archers, aim for the sky! Don’t let winged things cross the barrier!”
Sylvain immediately changed his strategy and gave instructions to his archers.
You can’t see anything floating in the air yet, but just by looking at it now, there are things like wyverns and harpies waiting behind the procession of monsters.
They can fly in at any time. And they are still waiting behind the scenes to take advantage of that gap.
‘The enemy’s troops are too numerous. We will be attacked from all sides.’
Sylvain raised his sword. The eyes of all Roach knights who confirmed this changed.
“Knights, follow me!”
As Silva, he stood in the lead and raised the sword in his right hand. He led his horse and headed to the entrance of the wall.
On the way, Sylvain inadvertently looked at his right hand.
-Have you ever held a sword with your left hand?
I remembered a story the family head’s son suddenly brought up a few days ago.
Sylvain was shocked by those words, and he still remembered those words, but he didn’t know why.
“Sylvane.”
Then there was a voice that cut away his thoughts.
“Matriarch!”
Ampere on horseback came next to him.
Ampere had already taken out his sword Gram.
“You lead the knights and go to the right. I saw their troops gathering from there. Disrupt their formation and, if possible, block their gathering routes. Check where they are coming from.”
“What do you plan to do, matriarch?”
At Sylvain’s words, Ampere pulled the reins strongly.
The horse’s head turned to the left, which was the opposite of what was instructed to Sylvain.
“I’ll take on everything that’s left.”