371 362 Intentional behavior causes confusion (1/2)

Another side

If you want to defend your village, it's simple enough, but if you want to actually do it, you'll need a certain amount of equipment, manpower, and know-how.

Although the village is surrounded by a forest that could be considered a home for dark elves, the village itself is only a poorly constructed wooden wall and fence for a fort.

Although there are guards patrolling the perimeter of the village, built in a location where it is less likely to be attacked by magical beasts, it is still inadequate if you think of it as a defense facility, a substitute for a fort.

Of course, if you want to equip every town and village with the same level of facilities as a defense facility, it would cost a lot of money and the maintenance costs would be too much.

In addition, there is only a limited amount of land that can be used for a fort if the location is considered.

Therefore, it is not the fault of the villages attacked this time.

It was just bad luck that we were the target of an attack.

!

The first person to notice something unusual was the Tree King Lunaria.

With a gasp, I noticed something and slowly got up from my seat and walked out of the tent.

”Joo-oh-sama? Is there something wrong?

Outside, staring off into the distance, Lunaria's entourage asks what's happened, but...

.........

Lunaria is so focused on sensing something that she can't answer the question when she leaves the tent.

It takes a few seconds for her to close her mouth and encourage what she is doing, one by one, so as not to interfere with that concentration.

Arrange your men evenly in all directions. Mobilize the resting troops and ask the guardians of the village to help, the enemy is coming.

”Ha!

Her mood changes abruptly, and she begins to take on a stabbing atmosphere, from her calm demeanor.

The soldiers, sensing that this change is not an ordinary occurrence, quickly move in without question.

All that remains in the tent are the messenger soldiers and Lunaria's entourage, and in the midst of the flurry of activity around her, she moves.

Where are you going, my lord?

”Going to the front

”! Are you a good enough partner to make a move?

When her aides asked her a question, Lunaria answered simply and unhesitatingly: ”Send the message, Adora to the west, Sert to the north and Mars to the south.

Send a message to the west commander with Adora to the north and Mars to the south. They will be able to minimize the damage. I'll go to the east where there's room left. And tell them to defend themselves exclusively until I arrive.

””Ha!”

Then, in order to select the best person to bring in, I will send out a message and only his entourage will be left.

”You will take a few of your men and order them to return.

”Do not! I'm here to protect you. I'll send word to two of the dungeon testers to send another one.

The aide also tries to remove the aide from the side, but as expected, the aide objects to the instruction.

Go. That's an order.

But the aide couldn't say another word as he was confronted by the strong tone of voice that urged him to hurry.

The only thing he can do is to finish the job he's been given and join the Lord in his service as soon as possible.

After bowing his head once to express his approval, the entourage rushes away.

Now, I hope this move will give us some information about the other party.

Move people away from their surroundings and even go to the front lines.

The actions taken by Lunaria, the chief executive of the field, would be a failing grade if she were to act as a chief executive.

If it was a ploy to bring down the power of the current demon king's regime, it was an action that could be considered fatal.

Although this is an everyday occurrence for the demon king and dragon king, there is no need to do such a thing and should not do it unless there's something extraordinary about the two people mentioned above.

Despite the fact that such things should be common sense, Lunaria stepped up without hesitation.

I'm going to go to the soldiers gathered in the east.

The arrival of Lunaria in front of your troop, which now numbered about a hundred men including those who followed, causes a stir among the troops, but the captain's shouting calms them down.

”What are you doing here, my Lord Tree King?

I'll lead the charge here.

Then the subdued captain steps forward and asks why Lunaria is here, but she doesn't seem bothered, only answering in a nutshell.

Normally, the sudden appearance of the highest-ranking commander might cause some confusion.

But.

”Yes, sir!

The captain raised his voice to the clear sound of Lunaria's voice and took a careful stance, and the soldiers lined up behind him made a noise and straightened up in unison.

Good, then.

Nodding with satisfaction at the move, the Lunarian, instead of waiting at the rear, did not hesitate, and, having determined that the enemy would come from this direction, he took the lead of the squad and said, ”Let me know who I am going to fire the bow and arrow at.

”Let it be known to whom I was going to fire the bow and arrow.

The magic in his body has been unleashed.

The amount of magic in his body is unparalleled even among generals.

Then, with a cool face, Lunaria opens her normally closed eyelids, letting her magic power waft through them.

The eyes that appear from the closed lids are golden eyes.

And to top it off, they're not just any eyes.

It's not just a pair of eyes.

A special pupil sent to those deeply connected with spirits by their chief.

The eye itself is a pseudo-magic furnace and proof of a contract with the spirits.

In the blink of an eye, the magic around it was repainted and made denser, and although Lunaria herself didn't care, the being controlled by Dasulo, whose instincts warned her of the danger, manifested itself at her command.

No .

'Spirit of the earth, show yourself to my enemy.

That's all she murmured to herself.

With those words alone, an earthquake occurred, and something flew out of the earth, forcing it to appear.

Astridrake!

A serpentine dragon with rough, sandpaper-like scales, more than thirty meters long.

It has huge fangs like scissors in its mouth, no limbs, and its eyesight has degenerated as it moves through the ground with its elongated body, and other senses have evolved instead of sight, such as temperature sensing and smell.

Also known as the subterranean hunter.

A ferocious dragon that usually hides until its prey arrives in its territory and then pounces on them as soon as they are directly above it.

These dangerous beings have even preyed on dragon species larger than themselves in the past.

One of the soldiers calls out the monster's name, but that's not the only surprising thing.

The first ones to emerge were simply spit out of the ground from a ”shallow” area.

The earthquake is still not over.

One by one, two by two, three by three were ejected from the ground.

The soldiers were so upset by the number that they could not hide their agitation.

”......... ten Astridrake”.

The sound of someone spitting from the ground was drowned out by a high-pitched whine, not unlike that of a dragon, as it threatened the person who had spat it out.

With this number, only an ordinary soldier would certainly be able to wipe out an entire army and even a village!

Much!

But that was if it weren't for Lunaria's presence here.

I'm sure I'm getting a discount too.

The reason why the troops were not in a state of panic is because she was there.

The strongest of the Demon King's army is the Demon King, but he is one of the most powerful generals in the Demon King's army.

The tree king, Lunaria, each general also has various names, but on the battlefield, Lunaria is the only one that is fixed.