A huge number of soldiers emerged from the horizon and began to engage the Allied forces waiting for them. Before you know it, the fierce battle between the 300,000 Imperial Army and the 450,000 Allied Army turns into a melee.
“Erna! How’s the situation?!”
“The Allied forces are making a slight push!”
I slashed and kills enemy soldiers right in front of me one after another. Erna also unleashed a Flame Bomb while dodging a dragoneut’s attack. In the turbulent battlefield, friend and foe were mixed and a large number of corpses were scattered on the ground.
The sound of weapons clashing, followed by yells and screams echoed in the area. The flowers that had bloomed were trampled and stained red with blood.
The dragoneuts, proud of their gigantic size, bravely wields their weapon to take on dozens of people. The opposing Allied soldiers were also pushing back in numbers while making use of their racial characteristics. Meanwhile, some of them were raging against the Imperial Army.
“Don’t get thrown off Freya-san!”
“Of course! There’s no way I would leave Pero-sama’s fluffy back! ”
Pero moves across the battlefield like a wolf. He carries Freya on his back and every time they passed by an enemy, Freya cut off the enemy’s neck with a spear. Moreover, there are two Mithril spears floating around them, if an enemy tries to approach them from behind, they will be skewered in an instant.
Boom!
An explosion occurred on the battlefield. In the center of the crater, a man stood up in a cloud of white smoke.
“Kuhahahaha! It’s so fun! Fighting really makes my blood boil!”
The Beast King who is wearing the gauntlet of the Flame God rushed nimbly and then he thrusts his fist into the middle of the concentrated Imperial soldiers. Just by doing that, the explosive flames emitted from the gauntlets blew off the enemy soldiers. As his fist slammed on the ground, the impact from the explosion formed a crater. Over powered by such overwhelming power, the enemy soldiers turned to their backs and began to flee.
“Lightning Thunder!”
Purple colored electricity runs from Erna’s wand. The enemy soldiers who were directly hit were charred and they fell to the ground.
“Buy me an hour!”
“Got it!”
I then cut down the enemy approaching Erna. A huge number of dragoneuts are surging towards us and I am holding them down all by myself. The Bull King sword cuts through the many swords that are swung down on us in an instant. As soon as the skill Dragon Beheading Slash is activated, there is a flash of horizontal slashing. Dozens of corpses with their bodies cut in half are mass-produced at once. The enemy soldiers, who were watching the situation, retreated all at once out of fear.
“Here comes! This is my original magic-, Pisces!”
About a dozen water sharks were created around Erna. It was about five meters long and had sharp teeth in its mouth. The shark slowly swims through the air and bites through nearby enemy soldiers in the blink of an eye. The sharks began to swim freely across the battlefield in search of prey.
“Is that original magic?”
With a stunned face, I asked Erna a question. Erna, on the other hand, replied confidently while sticking out her large breasts.
“The idea came to me from the sand shark I saw in the desert. My magic is amazing, isn’t it?”
“No, I was expecting a bigger magic…”
“Hey, I’ll tell you what!, magic is very hard you know. Pisces alone can take away a whole lot of my magical power and mental power.”
“Is that so? That’s not good then.”
While the two of us are talking, the shark continues to attack the Imperial soldiers. Before I knew it, the transparent shark had turned red due to blood.
“Rebuild your position, support the magic troops!”
General Luan gives instructions to his troops. The elves were good at ranged attacks and they continued to support with bows and magic. Knowing that the dragoneuts are vastly superior in strength, they continue to shoot arrows and magic to help the beastmen and dwarves fighting on the front lines.
“Oriyaaaaa!!! Thirtieth! The battle begins now, so don’t let your guard down!”
As General Gril slashes one of the enemy soldiers with his axe, he immediately calls out to his allies. The dwarves take advantage of their heavy equipment and short stature to attack the Imperial soldiers in dense formations. As expected, the dragoneuts were also struggling to attack from underfoot.
“The king is fighting on the front lines! We too are moving forward!”
At the command of General Jagi, the beastmen bared their fangs like unleashed beasts. It is no longer a fight between person to person. When a few beastmen cling to an enemy soldier, they aim at the artery and bite it. The nimble ones chopped with their sharpened claws, and those who are more confident in their strength clashed head-on with the dragoneuts.
“We’ve been given wings, we’re winged people, take advantage of it!”
The winged men, led by General Hisan, soared freely through the sky, swooping down and stabbing the enemy with their spears. Their attack range extended to the entire battlefield and they were able to finish the enemy off one by one while avoiding the ranged attacks coming from the elves.
“Assess the distance of all troops! If you get too close to the front line, you will be caught up in the three races and die! Maintain a medium distance as much as possible!”
Under Edner’s instructions, the human army continued to attack whilst keeping some distance. They were fighting with the beastmen against the enemy soldiers who have broken through the dwarven’ wall. With the help of the elves’ support attack, they were developing a strategy to crush the enemy with numbers.
“Tsk! Where did he go?”
“The one from earlier? You won’t get good results if you rush it.”
“I know.”
A duo with their hoods pulled up were dominating the dragoneuts. One of them grabs a sword and slashes the enemy at an unbelievable speed. The other skillfully manipulates a wand and exploits the opening then kills the enemy with magic. They are adventurers who have accompanied the kingdom’s army.
In general, adventurers are not prohibited from participating in war. Of course, their participation is basically unpaid. Adventurers are supposed to get a large amount of reward from the kingdom by improving their battle results though. In this battle, more than a dozen adventurers from the kingdom participated.
“I owe that guy something you see. I’ll definitely pay him back.”
“I see. I owe that woman a debt too.”
The two of them looked at each other as they raised the corners of their mouths.
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“How is it going?”
“Huu-, It seems that our army is gradually being pushed back, if this continues, the number of the wounded will reach 20%.”
After receiving the report of the Advisor, Gaen, who had his feet on the table, straightened his posture.
On this occasion, the eldest son, Gaen, and the second son, Grandal are both present. The eldest daughter, Rezena, and the fourth son, Nell, were also gathered here. All of them are expressionless while drinking wine.
“Big Brother is fully responsible for this operation. If we end up being annihilated, you wouldn’t be able to get away with it, right?”
Grandal spoke to Gaen as he placed his wine glass on the table. Gaen’s eyebrows twitched slightly.
“Then, am I going to be the first in line to inherit the imperial throne? Father would never forgive a son who came home defeated you see.”
Rezena murmurs as she looks into her glass. Gaen clicked his tongue slightly.
“That’s why I said I should command the whole army. You guys need to understand that I am the most suitable person to be the next emperor.”
Nell picks up the cheese on the table and tosses it into his mouth. Mad at the three people’s words, Gaen smashed the table with his fist.
“If you’re going to say that much, show off your military results! You guys should be the commanders of each army! Crush those Allied forces immediately!”
Looking at the shattered table, the other three looked as if they have crushed a bitter bug.
Yes they are brothers, but at the same time, they are rivals. And each of them thinks that they will be the next emperor. Being ordered around by Gaen was an unbearable pain.
“……Fine then, this time, I’m going to show you guys the difference in strength between me and big brother.”
Grandal then walks out of the room.
“Even if I take the role as a general, I won’t let my brother take the credit. My war achievements belong to me!”
Rezena also walks out of the room.
“I’ll make it clear that I’m the most suitable to be the Emperor. Oh- and, it may happen that my brother or sister will die if I accidentally hit them with my attack you see. But, it can’t be helped, right? Fufufu.”
Nell leaves the room.
“Everyone’s thoughts are only about the succession to the imperial throne. That is to say that if we lose the battle, that won’t matter at all. They’re all bunch of idiots!”
Gaen muttered in dismay. Seeing this, the Advisor opened his mouth.
“Your Highness, what is your next step?”
“We will immediately retreat once the wounded reached 30%. We cannot afford to reduce the number of troops entrusted to us by my father any further.”
“…….I understand!”
“Don’t worry, as those three come out, this battle is as good as won. They say that they are allied forces, but they are just a bunch of people after all. It will collapse as soon as the commander who leads them disappears.”
Gaen had already expected their victory.
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I was shocked to the core. I have never regretted volunteering to become a soldier in the Imperial Army this much. At first, I thought that I would get a lot of money if I became a soldier. Besides, it’s common knowledge that the dragoneut race is strong, thus I thought this war would end soon.
But in reality, it wasn’t that sweet.
With the exception of the Empire, five nations have formed a faction to oppose us dragoneuts. Even so, I and the other soldiers laughed at their thoughts of winning. We all thought we would win after all. But–
“We couldn’t win.…”
I was standing there with my sword in my hand. There were so many soldiers lying on the ground in a heap. There’s only two of them, it was just a man and a woman who created such devastation. One was a human man in a black robe, and the other was a very beautiful elf woman with a wand.
What scared me most was the human man. Silver hair and blood-red eyes. The black sword he holds asserts its existence as if it were sucking the soul of the person who was slain by it. He decapitated the approaching enemy without even looking back. There was no emotion on his face.
“Hiii-…”
Before I knew it, the man had come in front of me. He is one or two times smaller than me and he is just a mere human from any angle. However, his face was as cold as ice but nevertheless, he is a handsome young man.
I felt weak and slumped to the ground.
“Hn? What?, you don’t want to fight?”
“Aa- a-aa-”
I can’t stop trembling. Then warm water leaks out of my crotch. I regretted leaving my mother in the countryside many times.
I’m sorry mom. I’m going to die.
“Whoa-, this person is leaking…”
“Uh- Yeah… Killing him is unsatisfactory.”
The human man and the elven woman looked at me and smiled wryly. Maybe he is laughing at my unsightliness and then kill me. He is a devilish man after all. I was horrified from the bottom of my heart.
“Let’s not care about this guy. Let’s hurry ahead.”
“Got it~”
The two of them left me there trembling. Maybe I was saved. When I looked around, I was the only one who was alive and well. The corpses of hundreds of Imperial soldiers were strewn about, some of the people who were probably still alive were left there groaning. More discharge was released from my crotch. I thought I had put it all out, but it seems that I still had a lot left.
“T-That’s right! I need to get out of there quickly!”
I immediately get up and run out of the battlefield. I don’t want to be in this place for another second. I’m going back to the countryside and help my mom in the fields. I’m not going to be a soldier anymore.
“Hey you there, where are you going?”
I froze when I heard a voice from behind me. When I turned around, I saw a woman standing there with an axe. I immediately recognize the woman’s identity.
“Re-Rezena-sama! W-Why are you here!?”
“Wherever I am, it’s my choice, right? By the way, where are you planning on going?”
I start shaking again. In the Empire, fleeing before the enemy is a felony. Once you are found, you will definitely be imprisoned or put to death. Rezena-sama in particular, is notoriously harsh on rebels. No matter how I think about it, she is not someone who can forgive me for doing so.
“Uh- I, I leaked so I thought I’d change my clothes…”
“Eh? Ah-, you’re really soaked.”
“T-That’s right. That’s why I thought I’d go back to the tent and change my clothes!”
“I see, I understand.”
While I was saying, “Okay then-”, I tried to get away from Rezena-sama. But my vision spins around. When my cheeks hit the ground, a headless body collapsed in front of me with a thud.
“Eh-? I can’t move?”
“Are you an idiot? In a battlefield, where in the world would you believe someone who says that he will just change clothes because he leaked on it? If you’re going to fool me, say something better!”
In my field of vision, I could see Rezena-sama holding an axe. Blood is dripping from the blade, I couldn’t really tell what had happened though.
Gradually, my consciousness faded and in a snap, I died.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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