Chapter 162 - Chapter 31: Overwhelming #3 (2/2)

“Break!”

Once In-gong stopped in place, the nearby soldiers shouted and spread the command. The 3,000 soldiers sat down without hesitation.

In-gong looked at the mini-map. They had almost left the north-west area of Curtis. There was now only a little bit left. Of course, it was hard to feel at ease as it was obvious the enemies would plan something after adapting to the unusual speed of the central fortress defenders.

In-gong looked at the mini-map continuously as he moved from the front of the procession to the middle with Carack. It was to see Anastasia.

‘Surely, she hasn’t fainted.’

In-gong remembered Felicia’s and Daphne’s stats and hurried. Then he involuntarily let out a cry of admiration,

“Oh!”

Unlike his expectations, Anastasia had a fairly straight posture. She was sweating, but she wasn’t lying on the floor like Felicia or Daphne had done.

“Are you okay?”

Anastasia blinked at In-gong after hearing his words. Her expression was somewhat weaker than usual.

“You—do you normally make Felicia do this?”

Her voice was relatively restrained, but it was mixed with resentment, irritation and nausea. Instead of answering, In-gong just laughed. It was at that moment that In-gong heard Green Wind’s voice in his ears.

‘Master, there are enemies.’

The voice came from White Eagle which was floating in the sky. In-gong hurriedly shared his gaze with Green Wind while opening the mini-map. Like Green Wind said, a group of people were running this way.

There was approximately 500 of them. It wasn’t a large number, but the problem was that they were armed cavalry, and they were designed to grab the ankles of the infantry troops.

If they delayed too long here, they might be surrounded by enemies on all sides. After confirming the movement path of the cavalry, In-gong closed the mini-map and shifted his gaze. It seemed like there was a dusty place in the distance.

“Shutra?”

“There is a pursuit.”

After hearing In-gong’s words, Anastasia hurriedly turned in the direction he was looking at, and her eyes shone white as she used magic.

“They are cavalry. There are approximately five or six hundred of them?”

Anastasia frowned as she finished talking. After seeing the type and number of enemies, she thought the same thing as In-gong. Despite their physical strength having been maintained by magic, the central fortress defenders were mentally exhausted. They had no problem running forward, but fighting was difficult.

“I’ll stay here and buy some time. Noona should lead the troops forward.”

Anastasia’s eyes widened at In-gong’s words. In-gong shrugged and continued speaking,

“It is impossible to defeat them, but I can buy some time. I will fight in moderation and join you guys later.”

He had White Eagle and Black Eagle to protect him. If he mixed and matched techniques properly, he would be able to prevent any troops from passing by In-gong.

‘Wah, I have truly grown.’

He was thinking about stopping 500 cavalry alone. Although the scale was smaller than yesterday’s, they might rush toward the 3,000 troops, so he couldn’t choose the option of flying over the enemy heads like he had done yesterday. It was dangerous and hard work.

After In-gong’s words, Anastasia thought for a moment before making a determined expression. Then she replied in a quiet voice,

“No, I’ll stop them with you. I am the one responsible for the forces of the central fortress. It is unreasonable to make Shutra do this.”

It was a problem associated with her sense of honour and responsibility. The nightmares beside Anastasia gazed at her with an admiring expression. but In-gong was different.

“Well, yes. Then I’ll leave it to Noona. Let’s go, Carack.”

In-gong said lightly before turning around. Anastasia became confused. She didn’t think that In-gong would agree like this.

It was unreasonable for Anastasia alone to block 500 cavalry. She would be able to use various mental magic to get rid of them, but she was exhausted right now. Moreover, it was highly likely that mental spells wouldn’t work if they were surrounded with the red energy of war like the barbarians.

While Anastasia was panicking, Carack stared at In-gong and said in a loud voice,

“Prince.”

In-gong turned around at the call. He shrugged and handed the flag of light to Carack.

“Carack, please guide the defenders.

“Don’t worry.”

Carack grinned as he raised the flag of light. Due to the effects of the king’s flag, the defenders of the central fortress started to stand up.

In-gong looked at Anastasia and said,

“Did you think I was really going to leave it to Noona?”

Anastasia pouted at the playful question. Her expression was restrained, but he could feel the emotions behind it.

‘Looking at this, Anastasia is also cute.’

In Knight Saga, he had just thought of her as a bad girl.

‘Zephyr and Richard ruined her.’

In-gong moved to the rear of the procession with Anastasia. Anastasia looked down at In-gong from her unicorn and asked bluntly,

“Let me ask again, is it normally like this with Felicia and Caitlin?”

“Um, a little more severe?”

The two people had to experience this repeatedly.

Anastasia’s eyes widened at In-gong’s answer. She looked cute, but now wasn’t the time to flirt. In-gong equipped Earth Quaker on his right arm, and his gaze sharpened.

“They’re coming.”

Under Carack’s guidance, the central fortress defenders started to spring again. Their speed seemed slow enough for the cavalry to catch up with them. Anastasia drank a potion while staring at the cavalry. Anastasia’s nightmares, who followed her, were ready to fight.

“Shutra, let’s talk later.”

Anastasia said, and In-gong nodded. They charged toward the cavalry.