The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 252
Episode 252
Poop!
The blood splashed and spread a red mist.
“ha!”
Urge your horse to traverse the sea of corpses.
Most of the players who had already lost momentum turned their backs and ran away.
But I couldn’t ignore the situation.
This is a battlefield.
Until the winner or loser was completely decided, no let-up could be allowed.
“You damn bastards!”
Almost the last line.
30 players, who appeared to be a guild, were lined up blocking the road.
‘Hoo.’
When I took a quick look at the analysis plan, I found that the average level was over 60.
These are elite players whose equipment surpasses that of ordinary knights.
In the front, a wall is built layer by layer with a large tower shield measuring 1m 50cm, and there are windows in the back row.
Bow and crossbow magic behind him.
Finally, a therapist and a buffer.
They were building a standard and most powerful camp.
A person who appeared to be the guild leader had summoned a small flame dragon from his throwing javelin and was yelling at us…
‘He’s at least a double-digit ranker.’
The power of mana felt from the spear was unusual.
No matter how versatile the skill was, the power itself was often superior to the mana use of ordinary knights.
Like the window with the flame dragon engraved in front of it.
but.
“Dalton.”
“Oh Master!”
At Raoul’s words, Dalton kicked off his horse’s saddle and rushed forward.
Even if you were an expert driver, your instantaneous sprint speed was often beyond words.
What can I say about Dalton, who has reached the level of a master?
Dalton bends down and runs across the floor like a swallow filled with water.
He put the two swords in his waistband and prepared his sword.
bang! Wow.
The players who were standing awkwardly between the guild and the knights were hit by Dalton’s force field and were thrown in all directions.
“Kill!”
“Whoa!”
Attacks poured in toward Dalton from an unknown guild.
Grumbling.
The thing that stands out the most is, of course, the throwing spear with the burning flame dragon.
It flew in, burning the air like a real small dragon was spewing fire.
And just before the attack reached Dalton, his eyes flashed and a small cheer erupted.
“Tahat!”
Do it yourself!
Can hands move faster than light?
Dalton’s search speed was so fast that it went beyond common sense, and the Auror Blade that unfolded along with him literally tore up the space in front of him.
Click.
Dalton, who had already stored his sword again, turned and jumped on his horse that was running with the knights.
Patter. dump.
The guild that was blocking the front was ‘deleted’.
They were rolling around on the floor, looking dumbfounded, only to be trampled by the horses’ hooves.
Closer, closer.
Finally, the First Knights broke through the first row of 70,000 players.
“…hmm. “That was fast.”
Raoul muttered as he looked at the second line of the three princes’ army through the curtain of phosphorus.
The enemy camp, which had clearly appeared to be one huge mass, had changed.
“Wow, you also do some redoing?”
Josh said with a bit of admiration.
2nd line of the 3 princes’ army. Before we knew it, the 80,000 troops had split up and formed a new formation.
It wasn’t a big change, but the large cavalry line that had only been completed at the front line had already expanded to four or five layers.
‘Are you saying that the left and right sides are going to build a human wall by driving in poorly trained local forces and block the center with the highly trained central army and regular army?’
Well, this was the standard response.
The player’s unit was just too arbitrary, but the quick change of formation according to the situation was the flower of rotation and a criterion for judging the commander’s ability.
However, in such a fight, Raul was not pushed back.
“Change of ranks. Go sideways! “Prepare for a firefight.”
“Go straight! “Change armament!”
In an instant, the command was transmitted and the 5,000 knights changed their formation from a wedge-shaped formation to a long rectangular formation.
In a normal case, an assault would be forced because of the enemies left behind, but…
‘The player unit in the rear has already been destroyed, so there is nothing to worry about.’
Anti-cavalry line.
It was a mounted assault response force made up of stakes, long spears, and crossbowmen.
But that formation had a major drawback.
First, the soldiers are concentrated.
3 In order to lift a 4m long long spear, two or three soldiers had to stick to each spear, so the soldiers had no choice but to be crowded together.
Second, armament is limited.
Armament was limited as both hands had to be used to hold the spear.
Excluding the polearm lying on the floor, all that was left was a short sword with a blade of about 60 to 70 cm on the waist.
Such shortcomings inevitably lead to certain conclusions.
“Start shooting!”
Tudududududuung!
At Raoul’s command, the knights fired bows and crossbows from their horses toward the enemy camp.
The spearmen were astonished as they looked at the arrows and bolts flying across the sky.
“Oh, no!”
“Please…”
He just hoped that the arrow would miss him.
But the blind arrow had no mercy.
The spearmen at the forefront, who were holding spears to block the knights’ charge, had no ingenuity to avoid the shower of cruel arrows.
Patter-patter. Burbubbuk!
The line of long spears stretched out like a hedgehog collapsed in an instant.
Of course, the crossbow and long-range units behind the long spear line responded by firing…
Tuuk.
‘It doesn’t even tickle.’
In the first place, arrows fired by ordinary soldiers could not pierce the plate armor of knights.
Although the destructive power of crossbow bolts could pierce armor, armor reinforced with mana did not allow even that.
“Nonsense!”
“How many armor users are there?”
The mana arrows fired by the knights hiding in the enemy lines bounced off the ‘power armor force field’.
‘That doesn’t make sense. ‘How hard have you worked to prepare this…’
Raoul looked a little proud.
The front two rows of knights lined up in five rows.
A total of 2,000 knights were all wearing power armor.
There are a whopping 2,000 pieces of power armor that no matter how prestigious a family is, it is difficult to secure 100 pieces.
The reason it was possible was because of [First Magic Tower].
Martap, which was acquired around August of last year, succeeded in producing its first power armor before the year turned.
And as of June.
Raoul focused most of his territory’s production capacity on power armor production, and as a result, he was able to secure 2,000 armor users.
‘Of course, the power armor level is a bit low.’
Most of the power armor produced directly was F-grade and E-grade.
However, since it was created with upgrades in mind from the time it was first produced, it may be possible to raise it to an intermediate level if further research and development progresses.
Anyway, no matter what grade it is, power armor is power armor.
The existence of a force field was nothing short of a cheat that turned the knight into a weapon rather than a human.
If the armor users had not been at the forefront of the breakthrough at the outermost edge, there would have been casualties even among the First Knights.
“Go forward at a slow pace.”
“Go forward at a low speed!”
The knights, who had stopped for a moment and engaged in a firefight, began to slowly advance.
Tung toung!
Of course, while continuing the mounted shooting.
And the results were devastating.
“Ahh! “Shield soldier!”
“Arrows fly all the way here, be careful!”
The ambitiously prepared large cavalry formation was exhausted one after another and collapsed meaninglessly, and the soldiers’ agitation worsened.
Master Dellow, who was commanding the troops, also realized this and bit his lip.
‘damn. As it is, there is no answer.’
Who would have thought that the enemies who were expected to rush in with momentum would suddenly switch to a firefight?
If the strangers had held out even a little, the outcome would have been different.
“Shield soldiers advance! “The archers continue to fire back, and the spearmen rebuild their formation from behind.”
In the end there was no choice.
First, we had no choice but to reorganize our formation while the shield soldiers were blocking the enemy’s fire.
And Dellow continued to command.
“Knights ready to go! “Prepare the cavalry for a diversionary maneuver!”
The enemy commander was bolder than expected and was a strategist who knew how to exploit loopholes.
There was little chance of missing the moment when our formation changed.
‘The moment the shield soldiers form the front line, they will attack.’
This side also had to respond at the right time.
Otherwise, if the shield row collapses, the previous damage will only be repeated.
The knights have already joined the second line at the main base.
And behind the second row, the unlucky imperial bastards seemed to be preparing something.
“The enemies are charging!”
I knew it even if the adjutant didn’t tell me.
“The knights go out! “Follow me!”
Master Dellow, who had handed over command to his adjutant, finally sortied to the battlefield, and Master Gervainan also rode toward the enemy lines with the knights.
‘These guys! ‘I’ll give you all the food.’
Dellow ground his teeth as he summoned an aura to his axe.
* * *
“Have you finally arrived?”
I can feel the energy of enormous mana in the enemy camp.
Officers gathered around Raoul, who was adjusting the speed of the knights.
“Philip. “I will leave Master Dellow in charge.”
“Yes Master.”
They had already crossed swords once during a prince rescue mission.
For Philip, it wouldn’t be that difficult to deal with Dellow alone.
“Jake Pierce. “Take care of Master Gervainen.”
“Please leave it to me.”
“Hmm. “It’s enough on my own… Oh, I understand!”
Jake stepped forward and grumbled after receiving Philip’s glare.
Of course, Raoul also knew that Jake alone was enough to handle the one-armed Master Gervainan.
But what he wants in this battlefield is an overwhelming victory without any gaps!
Whether it be other noble families within the kingdom or the player alliance that opposes him.
I planned to clearly show what the ‘level difference’ is through this battle and the final battle that will take place in the capital.
Philip Jake Pierce broke out of formation and ran toward the enemy knights.
Raoul shouted, looking at their backs with cold eyes.
“We will break through like this and head to the enemy base. “All troops charge at full speed!”
“Follow the Master!”
“Wow!”
The knights’ ranks formed a wedge-shaped march again and began to accelerate.
* * *
‘…hmm?’
From the enemy camp, three knights charged towards this group of knights alone.
Master Dellow wondered what kind of crazy people they were, but his face hardened as he saw them gradually accelerating.
“…Gervainan!”
“Yes, you are a superhuman.”
It hasn’t unleashed its power yet, but it can be felt as the distance gets closer.
The enormous mana hidden within them stirs.
“Retion! “Detour and block the enemy’s path.”
“Yes, Captain!”
At Dellow’s order, Retion, vice-captain of the Hatchet Knights, led the knights and cavalry to take a detour to the left.
And only Master Dellow and Gervainan ran out to meet the three masters.
Ugh.
Guuuung!
A yellow Auror blade from Philip Jake Pierce’s great sword.
A dark blue Auror blade rose from Dellow Gervainen’s axe.
“Ha!”
“Duuljeorat!”
bang! Kugwagwagwang!
As the five masters clashed, a tremendous collision sound and waves of mana spread out in all directions.
And the cavalry under the Marquis McNeil’s Hatchet Knights, which had bypassed the battle, clashed with the First Knights.
“Punch through!”
Vice-captain Retion was brave.
He rose to the top level of Expert and raised his temporary Auror, and several knights also deployed their temporary Auror and went out against the First Knights’ ‘Assault Curtain’.
bang! Bub bub buk! Ssukkung.
“…Turn it off.”
And the brave Retion was unable to block Raoul’s single blow and fell from his horse with a hole in his heart.
“Ahh!”
“Retreat!”
“Damn it…”
As soon as the knights and cavalry of the three princes, who had rushed forward with great vigor, collided, they collapsed in an instant like a sand castle swept away by rough waves.
In front of 2,000 armor users, the knights were no different from ordinary people.
“run!”
And the First Knights easily broke through the enemy’s second line, as if running through no man’s land.
(Continued in the next part)