NOVGO.NET Chapter 230 : Chapter 230
Chapter 230. Wipe Them All Out! (1)
The reason the Schneider fiefdom was able to fight in a situation of overwhelming advantage in the second and third waves was more than 90 percent due to the city walls.
The first wave was a given, and even the horde of beast-type monsters in the second wave would have been a terrible disaster if they had been faced on an open plain.
The reason they could endure and block them was because of the high and sturdy walls that had been built. And that precious and excellent wall was….
Kwaaang! Kwaang!
“Kwoooooooo!”
“Kahaaaaaaang!”
…being destroyed.
The large-type monsters did not climb the walls.
They tried to destroy it by striking it with their fists and giant clubs that were like logs.
The complexions of the soldiers standing on the wall turned pale from the powerful impact that caused vibrations under their feet.
“What are you all doing? Fire!”
“Aim for the head! Aim for the head and fire!”
Of course, the soldiers on the wall also did their best.
They diligently fired arrows to keep the large-type monsters in check. However….
“Krrrrrrrrrr….”
Ordinary arrows could not be a fatal threat to large-type monsters.
It would be a different story if one was lucky enough to hit an eye, but otherwise, the arrows were nothing more than the sting of an insect bite. What worked here was….
“Sylph!”
“O, Salamander!”
The arrows of the Elves, which could increase their power and accuracy by imbuing them with spirits, and….
“Fire Ball won’t do! Concentrate the power.”
“Yes, sir!”
“Fire Arrow!”
“Ice Spear!”
The magic of the mages.
Their attacks had enough power to kill even a troll or an ogre in a single blow.
Every time an explosion erupted below the walls of the Schneider fiefdom, the corpses of monsters piled up. But the problem was….
“Damn it, just how many are there?”
“Throw rocks! Throw them!”
There were more monsters clinging to the wall again than there were monsters dying.
And the beast-type monsters that had survived were also continuously climbing the wall.
It was a crisis situation incomparable to the second wave. And….
– Moooooooooo!
“Keuk…. A Golden Minotaur?”
“Block it. Block that bastard!”
A minotaur, about a head taller than the other large-type monsters, charged forward on all fours with its head leading the way.
Arrows were concentrated on it, and even the mages’ magic exploded, but….
– Mmuuuuuuuuuuuuh!
Kwaaaaaaaang!
The creature’s horn ended up lodging itself in the city gate.
The gate, too, was made of sturdy wood reinforced with iron, but it could not withstand the charge of the minotaur, which surpassed the destructive power of a battering ram.
In the end, the gate collapsed.
The gate of the Schneider fiefdom was wide enough for large-type monsters to enter easily.
The gate, which had been made wide to allow many carriages to pass through at the same time, became a poison at this moment.
The moment the Golden Minotaur stepped inside….
“Warriors of the Red Rock Tribe! Attack!”
“Woooooooooooooooo!”
“Ooooooooooooooooo!”
There were Orc warriors who charged forward even faster and more bravely.
At first, they had been stationed on the walls, but Baron Schneider had told them.
[The combat power of the Orc race cannot be utilized on the walls. Please wait in front of the gate.]
Turanta had obediently followed Baron Schneider’s words, and as a result, that had now become a divine move.
“Attaaaaack!”
“Woooooooooo!”
“Take thiiis!”
The Golden Minotaur, which was passing through the gate in a crouched position, was beaten senseless by the sudden attack of the charging Orcs.
Kwang! Kwaang!
Each and every blow was from the warriors of the Orc race, capable of denting even steel.
That attack was making even a large-type monster, and a large-type monster that had evolved to become a dimension stronger at that, step back.
“Wa… waaaah….”
“Were those old guys that strong?”
“Weren’t they retired warriors?”
Those who watched the scene clicked their tongues.
In fact, this was a misunderstanding.
It was true that all the young warriors of the Red Rock Tribe had followed Tutan.
Those who remained here were Orcs who had retired from the front lines, equivalent to humans in their 50s and 60s.
For humans, it was an age long past their prime. But Orcs were different.
“Wooooooo!”
“Push them baaaaack!”
The period of senescence for Orcs is extremely short.
If a human’s physical prime is about 10 to 25 years, the physical prime of the Orc race is at least 50 years.
Their lifespan itself is not very different from humans, but as a race of warriors, their bodies do not age unless they are on the verge of death.
They are a race that lives about 80 percent of their lives with a body in its prime.
The ones here were not Orcs on the verge of retirement due to old age.
Rather, they were the best warriors who had accumulated combat experience by surviving decades of struggle in the Great Forest.
Puuuk!
“Got him!”
– Umoooooooo!
An Orc warrior finally achieved a great feat.
Not missing the moment when the Golden Minotaur’s head was lowered after its knee was struck, he bravely charged forward and stabbed his Stone Sword into its eye.
The Golden Minotaur groaned in pain and was about to swing its hand, but the other Orcs were not just watching.
“Push iiit!”
“Wooooooooooo!”
“Dieee!”
All the other Orcs charged in to cover their comrade who had struck a vital point.
And the Orc who had climbed onto the creature’s head pulled out his Stone Sword and powerfully stabbed the other eye as well.
Kwajik!
-Umooooooooo!
The Golden Minotaur let out a painful scream and finally retreated.
And the Orc warriors stood guarding the gate and shouted loudly.
“As long as we are here, no one can pass through this gate!”
“Fight without worry, you humans!”
“Woooooooooooooooo!”
“Ooooooooooooooooo!”
Seeing the Orc warriors shouting in victory, the humans smiled.
“That damn woooooo is really…”
“But it’s damn reassuring right now, isn’t it?”
“You’re right about that.”
In fact, one of the common complaints in the Schneider fiefdom was, ‘Please make the Orcs stop with the woooooo. It’s too loud.’
When they were happy, woooooo.
When they were angry, woooooo.
Just woooooo.
Normally, many humans complained about this.
But it seemed that after today, the number of such people would decrease significantly.
“Woooooooooo!”
It was to the point where even humans were starting to imitate it.
* * *
The Orcs’ activities were not limited to just guarding the gate.
They also went outside the gate and actively attacked the large-type monsters.
Of course, no matter how strong the Orcs were, a brawl against hundreds of large-type monsters was dangerous.
However, they were not the only ones here.
“Fire! Keep firing!”
“We have to cover the Orc warriors even a little!”
“We’re short on arrows. Bring more!”
The soldiers diligently fired arrows from the top of the wall.
Their arrows had little effect on the large-type monsters, but the arrows used by the Elves were a different story.
Their arrows, which used spirits, had enough power to blow away the sturdy heads of the large-type monsters. And….
“We’re going too!”
“Yes, sir!”
The power of the magic swordsmen who flew freely in the sky shone even at this moment.
They were like bees stinging a bear.
They flew freely in the sky and attacked the large-type monsters.
“Don’t back down! This is the turning point!”
“Protect our city!”
“Oooooooh!”
Everyone became one to overcome this crisis. Desperately.
* * *
The third wave of the stampede was dangerous.
The gate was broken, and there were large cracks in the walls as well.
But the Orc warriors fought bravely, and the magic swordsmen and Elven archers performed brilliantly, so they were able to hold on somehow.
By the time the number of large-type monsters had been reduced to less than a third….
“My lord, the fourth wave is coming.”
“Right…. Is that so?”
Baron Schneider bit his lip hard.
He had guessed that the third wave was not the end. Because the Alpha monster that instigated the stampede had not been seen.
So he did not let down his guard. But on the other hand….
‘Can we hold out?’
It was dangerous. The gate was broken, the walls were on the verge of collapse, and crucially….
“Hoo…. Come if you dare.”
“You damn bastards…”
“Damn it…”
Unlike the fighting spirit visible on their faces, Baron Schneider frowned as he saw the soldiers with trembling legs.
‘Everyone is exhausted.’
The ordinary soldiers were already exhausted, having used up all their stamina in the rough battle.
Even the magic swordsmen, famous for their efficiency in combat, seemed tired as they drank water on the wall and caught their breath.
The mages, apart from physical fatigue, had consumed a lot of mana and mental power and had entered a state of meditation.
He didn’t know how long it would take, but he had to assume there would be no magical support until they recovered.
And the one with the most damage was….
“Sir Turanta! Come inside the castle now!”
“I’m still fine!”
Turanta answered in a thunderous voice, but Baron Schneider bit his lip hard.
Turanta and the other Orc warriors were covered in red blood, and only about half of them were standing on their own two feet.
‘This is dangerous. If the fourth wave hits now, the Orc warriors won’t last even 10 minutes.’
Baron Schneider bit his lip hard.
“Sir A!”
“Yes. My liege.”
Oliver, who had arrived upon receiving Baron Schneider’s command, answered with precision.
“Lead the knightly order out, cover the Orc warriors, and have them retreat.”
“Yes. Understood.”
An ordinary human would have left them.
They would have left them without a care whether the Orcs, who were not their own subjects nor of the same human race, died or not.
Long ago, Orcs were a target of contempt and hatred for humans, to the extent that they were classified not as a race but as monsters.
But to Baron Schneider, the Orc warriors were trustworthy neighbors and steadfast allies.
Abandoning such people first was unthinkable for him.
That’s why he was dispatching the knightly order outside to bring them in.
‘The walls are crumbling, but it’s still a hundred times better than nothing.’
Baron Schneider’s judgment was correct.
However, that also depended on the opponent.
“The fourth wave is com… damn it!”
A curse escaped the scout’s mouth.
But the people could not blame him.
And for good reason….
“Wyverns? Gargoyles?”
“Damn it… There’s an Earth Dragon too.”
In the fourth wave, there were flying-type monsters.
What use were the walls now?
It would be one thing if they could focus only on the sky, but there were still large-type monsters remaining on the ground.
On top of that, the most troublesome thing was the existence of the newly joined Earth Dragon.
That monster, which walked slowly on the ground with the appearance of a giant crocodile, was a member of the dragon race, albeit at the bottom.
It couldn’t be compared to a real dragon, but the massive Earth Dragon, with its heavy weight and a total length of well over 30 meters, was a national disaster-grade monster.
‘Is that thing the Alpha?’
Baron Schneider guessed that the Earth Dragon was the Alpha monster. That was a silver lining.
First of all, it meant that this fourth wave was the last wave of the stampede. And if that was the Alpha, they could deal with the Earth Dragon first to make the other monsters retreat.
In a stampede, if the Alpha monster is dealt with, the gathered monsters are bound to scatter in all directions.
So if they dealt with the Earth Dragon first with a concentrated attack, there was a small chance of victory.
“All forces….”
Kuuuuung!
It was at that moment.
A heavy footstep that shook the earth interrupted Baron Schneider’s words.
And something slowly revealed itself, destroying the dense jungle beyond the Great Forest at will.
Kuuuuung! Kuuuuung! Kuuuuung!
With each step closer, the thing that slowly revealed itself from beyond the horizon was….
“Hy… Hydra?”
“Damn it…”
It was despair.