Chapter 378: 378

Aegir POV

Having a major blow dealt to their right wing, the enemy decided to temporarily distance themselves from Zan Dora and regroup .

On the other hand, with minimal damage and Leopolts ability, we were able to reorganize our army quickly .

And now, after confirming the sun has set, we slowly start to take action .

Leopolt declared right at the end of battle that a night attack would come soon .

The enemys objective, after defeating us, is to capture Zan Dora . Not only have they achieved neither, they lost a large portion of their forces .

The battlefield is littered with corpses of enemy soldiers . It is definitely not an insignificant number .

Beating us is not the only reason why the enemy sent such a big army, they want to move from Zan Dora to Rafen, then hope to invade Goldonia from the east . In other words, the enemy does not have time or troops to waste . They will try to defeat us with a forceful method if they have to .

There just so happens to be a new moon today .

Myla and Luna strain their eyes in the darkness in the direction of the enemy .

They cant seem to see anything .

South Yugurias army will move rationally . A night attack might be irrational considering their casualties and fatigue of their soldiers, however its a rational tactic when looking at the bigger picture .

In any case, it appears there will be a night attack .

If theyre coming, we will have to defend .

Dismounted bow cavalry and infantry are taken out of the campgrounds slowly .

Of course, torches are not being used .

Not much has changed several kilometers away from Zan Dora, where the enemy base is .

Naturally they are not going to attack us with torches lit .

Will they really come? If nothing happens, then we will unnecessarily exhaust the soldiers .

The one who answers my whispered question directed towards Leopolt is Brynhildr .

Come, you mean those fools covered in black cloth and sneaking around?

Brynhildrs red eyes narrow slightly and she points to a particular spot with her finger .

I cant see anything besides darkness though .

Prepare for attack . Get ready . Wahaha mmgh!Please keep quiet!

At the same time, the shoulders of the archers are tapped and something is whispered to them .

That woman was sent over there .

Kifil, who was assigned to monitor me, followed along .

To a vampires eyes, a night with a new moon is as bright as day .

By the way, Kifil told me her name on her hands and knees when I asked her as I was kicking her roughly .

Brynhildr seems to have ordered her not to say anything unless I treated her violently .

So that means I have to hit Kifil whenever I want to do something? How troublesome .

Loose .

I hear a quiet order .

The sound of bowstrings being pulled taut and then released tells me arrows were fired .

Gyaa . Gueh . Dont make a sound calm down .

I think I heard someones voice .

No enemy rushed out though .

Did we miss?

I ask Brynhildr .

No, most landed roughly where they are . Several of them died too Hmph, this is a surprise . They are changing their route without breaking formation .

If what she says is true, then we should be surprised .

Their night attack was detected and arrows were shot at them . Not many soldiers can stay calm after that .

Seeing how we didnt run after them or light any torches, they must think that our arrows were a lucky shot in the dark and merely meant to intimidate . They appear to be going around our defense camp and continuing the attack .

That is some impressive training, but it wont do them any good .

The place those guys are heading to is

Fire .

Kifil is probably advising on the timing and positioning .

In the darkness, large arrows are launched from lined up chariots .

Guah!Higyi!

Bolts which would kill instantly if they hit rain down, causing the enemy to shout .

Cannons were not used because the smoke given off after firing would be seen .

If our position was revealed, its possible the enemy would come at is with an all-or-nothing charge .

To that point, shooting arrows and bolts without the use of light will keep the locations where they are being shot from unknown .

O-our position is compromised? Can they see us!?

No way, this is a night with a new moon and no torches are lit . Even if they are aware of our presence, they shouldnt know our exact position! They must be shooting in a general direction! Spread out .

Unfortunately for them, we can see .

Now they have split up into two groups . One is moving slowly in front while the other is circling around from the west .

They purposely left half of the group behind to attract our eyes while the other half rushes in .

Obviously, Leopolt should know what is going on .

Aim!

An ally soldier shouts the order loudly with no intention of hiding .

At the same time, multiple tiny flames appeared in the dark . All of them were used to light the tips of arrows on fire .

W-weve completely been foiled!? Everyone, stand up! Its a total failure!

It was already too late by the time the enemy commander yelled .

Countless flaming arrows sliced through the night and rained down at the enemy .

Guwaaah!Dammit, we dont have shields!?I-its a night attack, so anything heavy and would make noise

Small columns of fire extended into the sky, showing us the figures of the enemies as well .

They stand up and throw off the black cloth covering themselves .

Another volley of arrows came pouring down .

Kifil had been indicating where to shoot vaguely thus far, but things were different this time .

The bow cavalry sighted the enemy with their own eyes and fired arrows with a precise target in mind .

That would naturally lead to a rapid increase in accuracy .

And the enemy chose not to carry shields with them to improve their stealthiness .

As they are being shot at, their numbers visibly decreased .

Now that its come to this, our only option is to charge!

Follow me!

Some courageous commanders draw their swords and charge at our ally soldiers who emerged from the dark after shooting their flaming arrows .

Do it here .

In sync with Leopolts command, the ground between our allies and the charging enemy bulges out .

Ally infantry who removed the black cloth over them appeared seemingly from nowhere .

Charge!!

Our ally infantry cry out as they intercept the enemy .

Having the tables turned unexpectedly and getting attacked when they were ready to die in their charge accelerated the enemys collapse .

Eventually, soldiers on the opposing side began to scatter .

Alright, stop the attack!Dont give chase! Let them run!

Commanders hold back the energized soldiers .

I really wanted to pursue and whittle down their numbers a bit .

It cant be helped . The reason why the enemy didnt send help to their night raid squad is because they cant distinguish between friend or foe . If we ran after them, we would have been severely counterattacked without a doubt .

What a waste .

Ill endure by rubbing Celias ass .

Chief thats my butt youre touching .

Damn Gido, why are you in such a confusing spot . Its dark and easy to mistake you .

If you dont stop it, Ill jam something in you .

Chasing them is impossible, however a method to deal damage to the enemy has been prepared .

You still have some tricks up your sleeve? The soldiers are going to be tired from the consecutive battles .

Sure, we won comfortably the first time so its been forgotten about, but fatigue has definitely accumulated in their bodies .

If we want to fight longer, we should not overuse the soldiers anymore than this .

I am only going to use the cavalry who have yet to play a part . They will be attacking the enemy at night .

Huh? A night attack?

I question him unconsciously .

The enemy might not think we will attack right after we repelled them, but its still

Myla tilts her head .

To begin with, cavalry are noisy and not suited for a night attack .

On a day like today when the moon is dim and footing is unclear, itll be hard to utilize the speed theyre proud of to the fullest .

That part has been taken care of somehow . If things dont go well, blame Leopolt-san . Im only helping .

Tristan pops up after disappearing again .

He seems sleepy from not being able to take a nap .

Fumu, lets see what you got then .

Just so you know, Im not responsible for anything . Well, since I have nothing more to do, Im going to sleep first .

If we are successful, Ill have a few nymphs pay a visit to Tristans sleeping place .

If we fail, itll be some sexually deviant men who visit him instead .

Tristan happens to be more popular with those guys than girls . Hes slender and feminine so it makes those guys want to dominate him .

Having failed their night raid, the enemy scurry back to their camp in shame, flames of varying sizes wavering in the darkness .

Thirty minutes later, about the time when they have pretty much settled down, the plan was carried out .

Dont trip, maintain your distance . Keep the times you use light short . Dont let your horses make a sound .

Wahahahaha! My arm is itching to kill . Irijina-san, youre being too loud!

The cavalry squad is silently making their way to the enemy camp trying to anyways .

Uwa, its sunk in here!Im going to light a torch briefly . Achoo!

This is awful

It is as Myla said .

Horses bump into each other and let out a short neigh, mounted soldiers make a fuss at the sudden shake, and then a torch illuminates the area so a more stable foot path can be secured . Its laughable that this group is supposed to be a night raid squad .

Nevertheless, it is a part of Leopolts plan .

The enemy doesnt particularly react as we creep towards the enemy camp .

Only the flames of the campfire flicker .

When we reach a point not far from the enemy, I raise my voice .

Alright, charge in!!

Uoooooh!!

Our cavalry roar altogether and light from torches multiplies .

Rumbling from the galloping hooves echoes in the night .

The faces of the enemy seem to brighten up instantly .

Fools! Did you think we couldnt hear you!?

Your noisy clamoring was leaking from the start, you amateurs!!

We can return the favor for what you did earlier!

Lying in wait was a crowd of spearmen at the ready and crossbows positioned behind them .

Those poor horses get skewered and shot down by many crossbow bolts .

It worked perfectly .

Yes .

The donkeys, after getting punctured in the body and shot in the face, tumbled forward dramatically .

Barrels carried on their backs break open and spill the oil inside all over the enemy soldiers .

Eh? Just the horse?

Where are the soldiers

Ueh, is this oil? There is also some kind of sand

Horses and donkeys with torches attached to their backs fall over one by one .

Some horses died instantly, some packhorses rampaged while trying to run, and donkeys fell along with the cart they were pulling, flinging dry grass everywhere not a single person was riding .

The cavalry squad and I were watching from a distance .

No matter how poorly suited cavalry are for night raids, we wouldnt be that terrible in execution if we actually tried .

Everything was a deception .

Without the eyes of a vampire, they cant tell warhorses from packhorses or cart-pulling donkeys .

Adding the torches to their backs completed the disguise as foolish cavalry charging blindly .

I do feel a little bad for the horses .

Its a necessary sacrifice for victory, but hearing their painful cries hurts my heart .

Schwartz, whose feelings I expect to be more hurt than mine, is acting like it doesnt concern him .

I guess there werent any mares among those killed . Hes only thinking about females, huh? What a perverted horse .

Its about time .

It seems so .

Not really answering our words, the horse with a torch held in a bamboo tube on its back is pierced by a spear and flips over .

In the next moment, a dazzling light bursts out the vibrations of an explosion reach my chest .

Not long later, a pillar of fire erupts in the middle of the enemy camp .

More fire crawls underneath and spreads to other areas .

It clings to the pools of oil and dispersed dry grass to grow in size .

W-what is this!!?

Is this gunpowder!? But for it to burn this much gah, my body! Gyaaaah!!

This is what the gunpowder is for!? Shit, the grass is scattered everywhere too the fire is all over the place!

A little later, the enemy screams .

Even at a considerable distance away, I can feel the panic in their voices .

The enemies close by stand no chance .

So it seems the fire worked .

Yeah, its more flashy when seen in the night .

Sekrit wedges herself into my conversation with Leopolt .

Oh, thats the special gunpowder I told you about . You put all of that on the horses?

Sekrit smiles innocently like a child as she gazes at the enemies engulfed in fire and writhing on the ground .

heh .

When I touch her ass, shes wet enough to stain her pants .

This woman is really dangerous after all . It can be good in its own way .

Its time to go .

Go freely .

I hold my Dual Crater up high .

I dont know if it is simply reflecting the flames or whether its excited about the upcoming slaughter, but the blade appears redder than usual .

Come .

I run at full speed towards the enemy camp enveloped in the hellish flames .

There is no trouble with vision . My surroundings are as bright as day .

There is no wall of spears . With so many places on fire, there isnt a large enough space for soldiers to line up .

Hurry and extinguish the flames! We also have to watch out for the enemy

I swing my Dual Crater and decapitate the commander trying to restore order .

With a shing sound, his severed head rotates in the air .

Ah .

That was literally the last sound made by the head before it detached from the body .

Bastard!Kill him!

A spearman and crossbowman turn toward me .

I swing my sword up to slice the crossbowman from under his chin, while Schwartzs momentum empowers his kick on the spearman .

Gohoh!

After hacking blood, the spearman slides on the ground right into a burning pile of grass .

Although he lets out a terrifying scream, I ignore it and move on to the next enemy .

Were going too!!

Irijinas loud voice does not lose to the dying mans cry .

The cavalry squad under her command also run full speed at the burning camp .

Our cavalry assaults the enemy without fear of a potential anti-cavalry formation .

The fleeing enemy soldiers are chased down by the speeding horses and skewered one after the other .

Wahahahaha!! Hmp, hmp, hmp!

As expected, Irijina stands out the most as she easily impales everybody in her way on her horse .

Rather than enjoying the massacre like Sekrit, she is innocently enjoying the freedom of going wild .

Hngrah!!!

Ooh, two at once . Impressive .

Its so one-sided .

Or maybe not .

I hear Sekrits voice beside me .

She prompts me to turn my head toward the enemy cavalry emerging from the darkness .

They must have sensed the abnormality, although not many were sent, probably because of how sudden it happened .

Lets confront them .

Mm .

Understood .

Aside from Sekrit, Kifil is also here beside me .

She was told by Brynhildr to be my escort after all . Shes here because its night time .

Shes not riding a horse, but thats not a problem .

Uoooh!!

A spearman and I pass by each other .

I tilt my body to the left, dodging the spear aimed at my head and then swing my Dual Crater, cutting deep into his chest from under his arm .

Since both of us are running, a light touch is more than enough .

Are you the commander? I challenge you!

The next enemy comes at me with a sword and shield .

Sure .

I watch the sword carefully and avoid it .

My fist meets the shield slam which immediately follows his sword .

Uooh!

The enemy soldier reels backward when I punched his shield .

I dont miss my chance and casually slice his neck .

His head doesnt come off, but lots of blood gushes out before he falls to the ground .

Im getting warmed up .

Seeing the third enemy raise his sword, I bring my horse close for a pre-emptive attack and cut his arm off first .

I grab the fourth enemys spear and pull him off his horse, then punch him in the face right as he is falling .

For the fifth enemy, I swing down my Dual Crater on top of his head .

I cut through his sword and shield brought up desperately to block my attack and even slice open his helmet, however he probably shifted backwards slightly to escape a fatal blow . As his head is completely exposed after his helmet falls off, I deliver a blow to his nose and cave it deep into his face with the butt of my sword .

Yotto .

I dismount from Schwartz, seeing as how this is as far as I can fight while riding him .

He came down! Nows our chance!

W-wait, hes

My sword cuts both legs of the sixth enemy trying to call out to his friend, and he leans over about to say something in front of the seventh enemy, who I stab in the throat with my sword .

T-there he is, the demon! Its Hardlett! Hardlett himself has shown up!

Before the eighth enemy could finish speaking, I turn my body and slice him horizontally .

His screaming upper half slides off the lower half of his body standing in place .

Hey, theyre coming from all over .

I will obey my masters orders and protect him .

Sekrit and Kifil warn me .

The enemy reacts to that shout just now and more troops flood in .

Fumu, its getting more interesting .

I switch to dual-wielding my Dual Crater in my left and my longsword in my right .

I am Hardlett . If you defeat me, you win .

A-alright! Everyone, aim for Hardlett

I have no obligation to wait for a reply .

I jump in before the sentence was finished and cut off the head of the commander with my longsword .

Interrupting the screams of those around, I slice the torso of one with my Dual Crater, then turn my body and cut another two with my longsword .

Fufufu, this is the best .

Sekrit, who leapt boldly into the enemys midst, thrust each of her two swords into the throats of different enemies, then spins to widen the wounds before pulling her swords out .

One would not expect the amount of blood squirted out to have come from two people .

This is Hardletts woman!? Ill kill her!

Damn you, demons lover!

Kuku, this is only the beginning .

She blocks the two incoming enemies with her two swords and holds them off .

Sekrits strength is really nothing like that of a typical womans . Shes able to stand her ground against two men .

Hmph!

Sekrit disengages, then instantly jumps behind and raises her foot .

Guah!

Her steel boots hit one of the man straight in the jaw . I could hear the sound of bones cracking .

Sorah .

As graceful as a dancer, Sekrit leaps and her leg swings into the other man .

Her kick hit his shoulder lightly .

Eh?

The enemy soldier seemed confused by the unimpactful tap .

If he didnt realize by this point, its already too late .

Farewell, man . Kah .

Sekrit runs her sword into the mans crotch .

His scream was like a pig being castrated and it resonated throughout the battlefield .

This ones strong!

As expected of the demons lover .

Get the other one . Her body is more slender .

The enemy steps away from Sekrit and crowds around Kifil .

I dont think thats a wise choice .

It doesnt feel great to gang up on a woman

But blame yourself for being the demons lover!

Three swords stick out at her .

Kifil deflects one with her sword, another with her shield and the last with her face .

Uuh?

iz thad it?1

Kifil caught the last sword with her teeth .

Its such an unusual scene, but the emotionless Kifil talking with the blade in her mouth is surprisingly cute .

Fugah .

Kifil transitions to attack .

Ogeh .

She sticks out her own sword, which hits one of the enemy soldiers in the center of his armor, and although the sword bends, the blade is buried into his body up to the hilt .

Gyii!

The shield she sticks out at the enemy soldiers face destroys his eyes, nose, and mouth .

Higyaaaah!

Running out of weapons, Kifil grabs the last enemy soldier and bites down on his neck, perfectly tearing open his carotid artery .

A slight smile could be seen on Kifils face after she licks her mouth and cleans off the blood, which spurted like a fountain, from the now dead enemy .

T-this ones a demon too

Hardlett is not a demon hes a demon king! Hes a demon king with demons under his command!!

Soldiers back away from the girls .

That was when a few flaming arrows shot into the sky .

Its the signal to retreat which Leopolt decided on .

Our night attack was ultimately meant to rattle the opponent, not to wipe out the enemy .

If we dont retreat before the enemy regroups, well end up being surrounded .

Were falling back .

I summon Schwartz, who was uninterestedly stomping enemies, and mount him again .

You ride .

Sekrit pulls the horseless Kifil up onto her horse .

Unwilling to risk riding together and slowing the horse down, Sekrit jumps on Schwartz instead .

This should be fine .

Umu, no problems here .

Schwartz, you better not get turned on from her ass . That ass is mine .

As we are retreating, I catch a glimpse of a red military uniform from the corner of my eye .

I couldnt see clearly from the weakening flames, but isnt that a high-ranking commander?

I want to target him, but theres no time to charge .

I can tell Irijinas boisterous voice is getting further away .

Our allies are also starting to withdraw . We cant stay any longer .

In that case

I take out a sword meant for throwing equipped to Schwartz .

Ill try to finish him off with this .

Meant for throwing? Thats a regular one-handed sword .

I ignore Sekrits remark and steady my aim .

Hmmh!

The sword spins as it flies in an arc and then a short groan could be heard .

I did it!?

Looking closer, the sword only stuck into the commanders shoulder .

That wont be enough to be a fatal blow . I knew I didnt have talent for acrobatic maneuvers .

Guguh damn demon, how dare you guwah!

As I was thinking about giving up, a shortsword stabs into the commanders chest .

Hows that!?

Celia is beside me .

I guess she came looking for me after I didnt return for a while .

Her attack might finish him

Abhbh!

Two more swords stab into the commanders face and throat .

Sekrit threw additional swords for good measure? That will do it for sure

Hngyah!!

When I thought he was finished off, half of a soldiers body which was carried from somewhere, was thrown at him and no more sounds came from the commander .

Kifil was the one who threw it .

The upper half of the enemy soldiers body can be seen lying around nearby . She ripped him apart recently so she could throw something .

time to retreat .

Im feeling a little miserable as I return to camp .

We fended off the enemys night attack while successfully carrying out ours .

Its safe to say we won completely .

It would be nice if everything else continued as smoothly as this .

I mutter to myself as I watch Celia and Sekrit fight for a spot .

Thats right, I have a feeling that things wont turn out well .

My premonition would turn out to be true when we returned to Rafen in high spirits and was greeted by an express messenger sent by Erich .

Protagonist: Aegir Hardlett . 25 years old . Spring .

Status: Goldonia Kingdom Margrave . Great Feudal Lord of Eastern Area . Mountain Legend . Friend of the Dwarves . Friend of the King of Aless . Dragon Slayer Hero .

Elf Mediator . Sex King of White City .

Escort: 150 men

Infantry: 13 000, Cavalry: 1350, Archers: 1500, Bow Cavalry: 6000, Cannoneers: 450

Total: 22 300 men .

Cannons: 60, Large Cannons: 30, Dwarven Cannons: 16, Field Cannons: 20, Chariots: 50

Assets: 200 000 gold

Sexual Partners: 775, children who have been born: 68 + 565 (non-human)