The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 276

Episode 276:

Kwasik.

A large battle ax split the body of an imperial soldier in half.

“What a monster!”

“Where are the knights?”

“Don’t approach, surround!”

In contrast to the flimsy-looking bone walls, a sizable fortress was built inside.

Soldiers’ barracks were set up in a row, and several sturdy-looking stone buildings were visible in the center.

Raoul’s intrusion was discovered immediately.

The soldiers on the castle walls were wiped out, but it was midday to begin with.

It was natural that soldiers were active inside the fortress.

And Raoul’s goal was not to quietly escape the captured orcs.

Quagwagwang! Kugwang!

“Stop it!”

“How do we stop that?”

Two battle axes with mana blades the size of a human body flew in all directions, destroying and cutting down everything in their path.

The barracks, which were made of wood, collapsed like a piece of paper.

The moment the stone wall collided with the battle axe, it shattered as if it had been hit by a cannonball, and fragments were scattered in all directions.

And Raoul, who was on the back of Wolf Gale, straightened his back proudly and slowly advanced towards the center of the fortress.

“Wow!”

“Shoot!”

Soldiers with long spears rushed in and archers fired arrows.

Sseokkeong kkwajik.

The spear was cut off before it could even get close to Raoul.

And the archers’ arrows all skimmed past Raoul’s body as if they had been designed.

In the first place, Raoul’s attack range was longer and wider than a 3m long spear.

This is because Raoul did not swing the battle ax by holding its handle.

There was a tough monster leather strap attached to the ring at the end of the handle, and it was connected to Raoul’s bracelet.

In other words, Raoul was holding the monster’s leash and swinging the battle ax in all directions.

It was thanks to Raoul’s telekinesis that this kind of weapon use was possible.

To those who don’t know it, it would be an ax technique that is almost magical.

In any case, not only ordinary soldiers but even low-ranking commanders could not stop Raoul’s advance.

Raoul reached the center of the fortress, destroying everything within a 10m radius of the Battle Ax’s Mana Blade.

“this guy! “Where are these insignificant monsters?”

At that time, someone shouted and jumped from the roof of a five-story stone building.

‘hmm.’

Raoul retrieved the two battle axes and countered the sword swung by the falling person.

Kwagwang!

The intense wave of mana generated by the collision spread around.

And the knight in black armor who jumped down used the rebound force of the collision to flip over in the air and land on the railing on the third floor of the building.

It was a fancy move, but the results were clear.

The Black Knight was pushed back by the force.

He must have realized that too, and immediately frowned.

“joy! It’s quite powerful. It would be a very good test subject. Hit them all!”

He gave an order right away, as if he had no intention of having a long conversation with an orc or something like that.

“Die, you monster!”

“Orcs are so arrogant!”

Then, the knights of the empire that were surrounded on all sides rushed at Raoul, each raising their mana blades.

But there was no sign of tension on Raoul’s face.

‘What a shame. I thought there was at least one superhuman….’

The level of the imperial knight who appears to be in charge of the fortress is roughly the highest level, from expert level.

And the thirty or so knights who rushed at him were also roughly intermediate level.

If they activated the emperor’s engraving and power armor, they would display more skills than felt, but…

they were far from enough to pose a threat to Raoul.

There was a good reason why superhumans were called superhumans.

Puhwa hot!

A brilliant Auror blade exploded from Raoul’s battle axe.

“Now wait a minute! How could an orc…!”

“Daejeonsa level…?”

The eyes of the imperial knights were wide and their expressions of confusion were evident.

But it was already too late to retrieve the sword.

Quagwagwang!

* * *

Crash.

Someone hurriedly ran down the hallway and kicked in the door.

“We’re in big trouble! “Fortress Bertien has fallen!”

As the pale-complexioned messenger shouted, the eyes of the imperial officers in the conference room gathered together.

“What are you talking about? “The fortress has fallen?”

“Are you saying the orcs did a surprise attack? But I don’t think there are any tribes nearby that can overcome the fortress.”

“It’s not even a joke. “How could a forward fortress with 2,000 soldiers and 50 knights fall?”

The officers all looked like they did not understand what the messenger was saying.

To be honest, there were only 2,000 soldiers, but there were quite a few horse soldiers made from monsters.

Since there was a research institute, it also had some level of magical power.

It had been concluded that at least 30,000 Orc troops would be needed to capture the fortress.

And the Empire’s intelligence network was not so lax that it missed the movements of the Orc army.

“No, let alone anything else. There are other forward fortresses around, right? “There was no request for help?”

In response to the officer’s question, the messenger read the report while sweating profusely.

“…The fortress was lost in an instant, without even having time to call for support…”

Boom.

“therefore! “What on earth was the fortress commander doing?”

“So where is Commander Lord Kedmain now? “I want to hear what your excuse is.”

The messenger bowed his head and answered.

“They say that commander was killed in action.”

“…!”

For a moment, the conference room was filled with silence.

Everyone spoke incoherently at the shocking news, but they had no idea that even the commander had been killed.

‘Lord Kedmain was harmed…?’

He was a top-level expert knight, and if he activated the Emperor’s protection, he was a strong man who could surpass the strength of a superhuman.

The fact that such a person died and the fortress fell in an instant was not an easy thing to think about.

“messenger. Don’t be nervous and report calmly one by one from the beginning. “What on earth happened at Fort Bertien?”

Choi Sang-seok in the conference room.

The red-haired knight, who had remained silent, asked.

His identity is Sidious Puskar.

He was one of the strongest magicians in the empire.

He was also the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force responsible for the current conquest of the Geumyeok Monster Forest.

The messenger swallowed his saliva and answered cautiously.

“According to the reports of the survivors, he appeared…”

The messenger continued with a detailed report, and surprise appeared on the faces of the imperial officers.

“One guy? “The fortress was robbed by just one guy?”

“I knew that there were beings called ‘Great Warriors’ among the Orcs, but I never thought it would be like this.”

“I didn’t expect it to hit you right away like this. “I heard that the orcs are more warlike than I heard.”

There has been a lot of talk, but what is certain is that the skills of the Orc warriors are more powerful than expected.

It was obvious that he was a master or higher, but even so, I never thought he could destroy a fortress by himself.

‘hmm. ‘Could I have done it?’

Several imperial masters in attendance rolled their heads and clicked their tongues.

Aside from skill, jumping into an enemy fortress alone without any information was impossible even with a reasonable amount of courage.

“But why did a man as good as a great warrior go on a rampage? “What was there?”

When Commander-in-Chief Sidiust asked, the adjutant quickly answered.

“This is where the testing ground for converting orcs into horse soldiers was located. “I think his acquaintance may have been captured.”

“Tsk. “You were unlucky.”

However, despite all that, there was no particular emotion on the commander-in-chief’s face.

It was surprising that one fortress was devastated, but there were more than ten such small forward fortresses.

And the real main forces are the second line.

Because he was waiting for a large fortress or castle that was a restored ancient castle like the castle he is currently in.

‘It’s not time to move troops yet.’

They were so angry that they only lost a small fortress that they had no intention of moving their troops.

According to intelligence, the size of the orcs was considerable, and more than anything else.

‘There are bastards from the kingdom in the south.’

So now was the time to wait.

It was obvious that these were the moves of empty-headed kingdom bastards anyway.

If you find out that there is a fertile land and that it is only orcs that occupy it.

‘There’s no way those greedy pigs can stay still, right?’

So the conflict between the kingdom bastards and the orcs was inevitable.

When they’re busy fighting each other.

Just when we’re exhausted and eating away at each other’s strength.

All they had to do was wipe them out at once and open the way to the kingdom.

However, Commander-in-Chief Sidiust’s thoughts were quickly shattered.

By the messenger who rushed in right after.

“That’s urgent! “It is said that Fortress Reznai has fallen!”

“what!!”

The expressions of the imperial officers in the conference room were cruelly distorted.

And the armrests of the chair where Commander Sidiust was sitting turned into powder and flowed down to the floor.

* * *

“…Should we do this today?”

Hwiiing.

Raoul swung the battle ax and shook off the blood.

On top of the ruins of the collapsed headquarters building.

Gale and Raoul stood proudly on top of the piles of corpses of knights wearing black armor.

There was no one inside the fortress, which had been reduced to little more than a ruin.

The imperial soldiers occupying this place had either fled or were lying on the ground as cold corpses.

“Oooooh!”

Beyond the ruined fortress walls, a group of orcs were shouting and running towards him.

These were orcs that Raoul personally saved.

Those who did not dare to intervene in the battle but watched from afar gave shouts of respect and admiration.

‘…Three of these. I wish I could send you one more greeting, but…’

The sun was setting and the news would have been delivered by now, so there was no need to overdo it.

Anyway, the purpose was fully achieved.

‘I don’t know if it’s just one. Three forts have been robbed, so we can’t not do anything.’

There was a reason why they did not stop the imperial army from escaping.

That way, the scared soldiers will quickly spread the rumor.

And that will lead to a decline in soldier morale.

Because three fortresses fell at once to the Orcs, who thought they were just monsters.

And that too by just one person.

So the empire had no choice but to move.

‘At least we need to make the soldiers aware that the command center is alive and well. They may not move a large army, but they will try to take out at least one Orc tribe as an example.’

There was no way the command staff would be afraid of Raoul, even if it was just the soldiers.

How many superhumans are in the empire, and perhaps even demon commanders are dispatched?

The point was that there was no reason to be afraid of just one Orc warrior.

‘Now what are you going to do? ‘It would hurt my pride to just pass it up, so why don’t I move on?’

Raoul glared coldly at somewhere where the Empire’s headquarters would be, surrounded by cheering orcs.

* * *

“Warchief Chwiik. “The Bloody Fang tribe has proposed a warchief meeting, Chwiik.”

The meeting room of Castle Kalag of the Blackstone tribe.

There were dozens of people gathered, including the warchief Mauhagr, the chiefs of his tribes, and the great warriors.

“I see, Chwiik. “I already wanted to hear your opinion, but it worked out well, Chwiik.”

Even before the messenger arrived, the Blackstone Tribal Alliance was already holding its own meeting.

The reason is the humans of the northern forest.

It was because of a place called ‘Kranen Empire’.

It’s been a month since the barrier was opened.

I hoped to pay as little attention to the forest as possible, but things did not go as planned.

For some reason, the imperial army suddenly crossed the border of the forest and massacred a small tribe located in the north.

The northern small tribes came together and began a battle with the humans of the empire, and the scale of the battle gradually increased.

And most of the Orcs suffered defeat in multiple battlefields taking place simultaneously…

Most of the northern alliances, except for the small alliance centered around the ‘Dekend tribe’, lost their base and were pushed out.

If defeat continues like this.

So, if the humans of that empire establish a foothold in the plains.

‘It may become an uncontrollable situation.’

Even though it is a small-scale tribal affair, it is no longer possible to just watch it like this.

Even though the Blackstone tribe belonged to the moderate faction, they were not the ones to avoid battle even when they were invaded.

“I will attend the warchief’s meeting, Chwiik. Prepare the soldiers, Chwiik.”

And the Council of Warchiefs, representing the five great tribes, made a unanimous decision.

I’m going to show the humans in the north an example.

Buuuu.

The sound of horns echoed across the Monster Plains, and a large army of Orcs began moving toward the north.

(Continued in the next part)