Chapter 383

Chapter 383: Central Plains Unification War Arkland Great Battle: Part 2

Translator: Nat

Aegir POV

Finished with the attack on the enemy siege weapons, I followed the army back inside the city of Arkland .

I checked briefly and found out we suffered casualties which cant be considered insignificant .

Because the enemys reaction was fast, we could not conduct a flawless withdrawal from battle .

They stopped their assault on the city though . They will be unwilling to use their siege weapons next time and will naturally keep a distance when they attack so we can expect both their accuracy and power to drop . There are enough reasons which justify the deaths of those few soldiers .

Sekrit takes large gulps of water as she leans against my back .

How impressive that she can ride a horse facing the opposite direction . Also, dont throw your canteen after youre finished drinking, the soldier you hit is staring this way .

I have returned .

Umu . Then please set out for the west gate next .

Erich declares right as I come back to headquarters .

I thought I could at least rest a little and embrace a woman, but my silent protest doesnt bear fruit .

I didnt get to wipe the blood off my armor either .

The enemys central army is challenging us to a field battle . If we leave them alone, they will circle around to the rear and theres a possibility the capitals logistics will be severed .

A continuous attack?

The southern army may have pulled back their siege weapons, but they are still maintaining an offensive position . They should come at us again before the field battle is over Im prepared for wave attacks . Ill repel them all .

Erich smiles fearlessly as he gives out orders to the other commanders .

Thats why Ill use everyone I can . Youre a valuable asset after all . If youre available, Ill make the most of your talents .

Erich puts a hand on my shoulder and whispers to me .

Now that you have slept with a woman of mine, Ill need you to go along with my requests . I dont want to hear you say no after going so far as releasing your seed inside her now go .

Im sure the others only heard the last two words .

It cant be helped, I guess . I embraced Erichs woman and most likely got her pregnant too .

I stuff my mouth with some of the dried meat and fruit-flavored water there .

Eh?

Then I put my arm around the waist of a young woman doing chores in the headquarters .

Tell me if you dont like it .

Fueh? Eh?

I steal the womans lips and slip my tongue in her mouth .

Nnnh!! Nn, nnh! N uunh . Hamu, haahu chuu . Nnchu, mmchu, ahuu chuu~

She resisted at first, but when I asked for one more time through my eyes, she consents by giving me a kiss and relaxing .

I was able to refill myself with the minimum .

My tent is three away from this one! Three away from here!

I raise a hand to acknowledge the imploring woman and leave headquarters .

I have to head to the frontlines before Erich and the other staff officers get upset at me .

Nn .

Sekrit opens her mouth and sticks out her tongue so I throw her a piece of dried meat .

Cheh .

I knew what she wanted, I just thought it would be more fun if I hold off until after the battle .

Hearing her click her tongue a second and third time, I once again depart for the front .

Enemy totals 50 000 no, theyre divided into two! 30 000 are heading straight while 20 000 are in the rear theyre circling around to the west gate!

Our forces consists of 30 000 from the Royal army and 20 000 of the feudal lords armies have 15 000 of the Royal army meet the enemy at the rear . The rest of the Royal army and the feudal lords armies will defend this place!

A man who appears to be a commander makes a prompt decision .

I dont have much to say . Erich told me not to say anything which would interfere with command .

Thats the correct choice . The feudal lords armies of inferior maneuverability and cooperation cant be used properly . To make the most of them, the only way is to assign them to a defensive mission of protecting a single point .

Unaware of that, the feudal lords get excited .

Its time to show our true worth! Display the glory of our finest Porcupine Knights .

At least their name is suited towards defense .

What are you on about, our Exploding White Tigers will earn all the achievements .

I dont know how they came up with that name . In my head, all I can see is a fox in a bloody mess with guts splattered everywhere .

The last thing to say is loyalty to the king and current lord . Also, I pledge loyalty to the family head, the son-in-law of my granduncles cousin

What a distant relationship . Im worried for him, he seems to be the type written in Erichs notebook .

Then I hear three familiar voices .

Our Starved Dog army will not fall behind!

Like a wild dog dying to eat, we will similarly defeat enemies with the same ferocity!

Not Starving Dog? It feels like our name changed a bit .

The poor trio is also participating in the defense .

Before I knew it, their proud squad is lined up next to me .

Theres no time to talk .

Not long after Sekrit warns me, I could hear an order from the enemy army .

The start of attacks should come shortly .

The enemy is here . Gentlemen of the lords armies, Id like you all to get into a box formation . A messenger will be used to relay orders to advance or retreat

The Royal army commander really has it hard .

There are plenty of feudal lords who have higher standings than he does, plus not all feudal lords can work well together, so orders must be given to each lord and their army separately .

As Erich said, they are truly not good for anything besides for livening up the atmosphere .

Pardon me, Margrave Hardlett, I also need your squad

Im the only one in my squad so you dont have to worry about me . Ill watch what our allies are doing and move accordingly .

The commander is surprised yet slightly relieved .

He must have thought I would grumble and make things difficult for him .

An especially loud roar comes from the enemy side .

I think the commander just yelled out an order and the soldiers shouted in response . Theyre charging in .

For loyalty and pride

Our powerful

And glory

The feudal lords are still reciting useless prologues .

As I was about to say something, the leader of the three poor nobles, Count Monashi, stops me .

The Starved Dog army doesnt belong to me, so its not my place to order them, well the little details shouldnt matter .

I hop on Schwartz and draw my longsword .

The enemy is coming . Kill

I point the tip of my sword at the enemy and inhale .

Kill them all .

Schwartz runs forward at the same time as the shout .

The Starving Dog soldiers are staying back for some reason .

I guess its normal for them to conduct long speeches .

Whatever . My first order of business is to frighten the enemy .

Kill the enemy, kill, kill, slaughter them all .

I charge as I let out a low-pitched growl .

Not long later, the vanguards of the Royal army and feudal lords armies engage each other in close combat .

We will bring victory to our fatherland and Her Ma gabuh!

See ya .

Passing by an enemy cavalry, I slice off the top part of his head above the nose .

Tear the enemy camp apart . Dont stop until your heart gugh!

Good bye .

I thrust my sword through the chest of the enemy commander leading the charge, then toss him to the side .

Gradually, no more enemies are left in my vicinity .

T-that guy is dangerous!

Man, I was relieved after hearing the demon would be in the east too!!

The entire line is disturbed when the three poor nobles and I dug into the attacking enemies .

All thats left is for heavy cavalry to penetrate the ranks from somewhere and get out through the back and then the formation will fall apart in an instant .

Ooh, Lord Hardlett set a great example!

The Monashi faction went along too! If we dont go, our reputation will be negatively affected .

Onward, show them the strength of the Flame Dragon Manglers! Charge!

The feudals continuously shout to their armies, telling them not to lose to me .

Idiots

Sekrit muttered and I couldnt help holding my head in my hands either .

Uooooh!!

I applaud them for being brave and letting out enthusiastic war cries, but Ive left a messy melee behind me . They should have aimed for an area which was defended more sparsely .

Nothing will happen by just saying it . Were going on foot .

Sekrit and I dismount from our horses .

Well make ourselves targets if we ride in the midst of clashing soldiers .

Ill also cut allies along with enemies if I use my longsword .

Carry it and stay in the back .

I rest my longsword on Schwartzs back, and he resignedly trots off with a sigh .

What kind of horse doesnt show a trace of concern for his master?

Isnt he a little similar to a certain someone?

Who might you be referring to? Anyways, we dont have time for idle chatter .

I pull out my Dual Crater and hold it in front of my body with both hands at a slight angle .

Fuu!

I exhale deeply and take a step in .

First, I swing my sword down on the enemy soldier occupied by another ally soldier and cut him in half, then I immediately bring the blade back up and slice open the torso of a second enemy .

Wielding this after the longsword makes it feel so light .

After swinging the sword back down again, I thrust at a third enemy, narrowly grazing the enemys neck .

Because I missed the center of his throat, his carotid artery was cut instead . Then, as my blade continues forward, I sweep my sword to the right for a horizontal slash to decapitate a fourth enemy .

Shit!

When the fifth enemys sword comes down, I cut the fragile weapon in half right in the middle and then sever both of his hands with a return swing of my sword .

This guys fast!

I deliberately refrain from cutting the sixth, parrying his horizontal sweep and letting his momentum carry his body off balance before circling around behind him for a deep slash to his back .

I glance over to my side .

Sekrit is fighting bravely with her dual swords .

This bitch!Darting all over the place agyah!

She blocks the first enemys sword with her left blade and then cuts the second enemy with her right .

After both she and the first enemy takes a half-step backward, she knocks the first enemy off balance before simultaneously thrusting with both her swords .

Gegoh!

Although the sword she aimed at his throat was deflected, the enemy couldnt do anything about the other sword which stabs diagonally into the side of his body .

Sekrit twists the deeply buried sword to finish him off .

Kiieeeh!Prepare yourself!

Seeing an opportunity, two spearmen thrust at her from either side .

Their spears dont come close to scratching her brown skin, rather they cross each other in the airspace where she would have been .

She disappeared!?Is she a user of black magic!?

You guys are just too slow .

Sekrit bent her body low to the ground, almost like she was crawling, to avoid the spears and then stabs both enemies with one sword each .

GabhHow mortifying

Her twin swords accurately pierce through the windpipes of the two soldiers .

Of course, she gives an extra twist for good measure as soon as the blade stabs into the neck, granting her opponents an instant death .

Fuu

Sekrit doesnt bother wiping off the blood and looks for her next victim with eyes narrowed as thin as