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What the heck? Those guys?"

The barbarians snickered as they watched the army rushing behind them. There seemed to be quite a number, about three or four hundred men.

But what does that matter?

There were six tribes united here, and over two thousand warriors gathered.

They left their horses some distance away because of the siege, but they were not afraid at all.

You can just block it with your body like a man.

They had no fear at all, having fought in this manner many times against other tribes.

"Pick up the axe! Let's kill those bastards first!"

"It's better if we fight openly! Hahahaha!"

"Today is a festival of blood!"

"Woooooooooooo!"

The barbarians raised their voices in protest, for large-scale clashes on the plains were their preferred form of war.

Giselle smiled faintly as she looked at the cheering savages.

Because this is exactly the kind of confrontation he likes the most.

Jiselle's eyes slowly began to glow red. The spear he held began to become engulfed in red mana.

Doo doo doo doo doo!

The horse of Giselle, who was in the lead, started to run faster. The distance between her and the knights following behind gradually increased.

Red flash.

No expression could have suited him better at the moment.

Giselle didn't say anything. She just leaped into the midst of the savages like a ray of light.

Kwaaaaang!

"Eww!"

The bodies of the savages who were trying to cover them with their bodies exploded in an instant and scattered in all directions.

Even in the previous life, the first assault of the Mercenary King could not be easily stopped by even the seven powers of the same continent.

Die or flee.

For the enemies of the Mercenary King, there were only two options.

Gagagagagaga!

Jiselle cut straight through the barbarian army, completely dividing it in half.

The barbarians were too overwhelmed by the destructive power to rush forward. While everyone was panicking, the knights of Fenris rushed in after Giselle.

Kwaaaaang!

"Kwaaah! What are these guys!"

"There were guys like this in the northern fortress?"

"Where on earth did you come from!"

The barbarians were so shocked that they lost their souls. The ones who came in after them all had their spears wrapped in blue mana.

Hundreds of knights? This is ridiculous. Never before have we seen so many knights pop out during the fight at the northern fortress.

"We outnumber them! Everyone, come on! Come on!"

At the shouts of the great warriors, the warriors rushed back without fear of death. The characteristic belligerence of the barbarians began to appear everywhere.

"Die!"

The speed of the knights who were charging at the warriors' reckless attacks slowed down. However, since they were all knights who used mana, it was not difficult to deal with the warriors even though their speed was slowed down.

And there were some particularly outstanding ones here.

Pubber pubber pubber!

Every time Giselle swung her spear, the barbarians' heads were pierced without them even knowing how they died.

Boom! Kwaaang!

Gillian and Kaor slaughtered countless barbarians. As they rampaged, the battlefield fell into complete chaos.

Kaor laughed loudly as he cut off the savages' necks.

"Hahahaha! Old man! I'm going to kill more people today!"

"… … ."

Gillian ignored Kaor's quibbles. He didn't have time to talk to the guy.

"Eww!"

As the knights continued to fight, the screams of the barbarian warriors echoed endlessly, and their ranks became a mess.

"Kuaaah! Don't back down!"

"Hold on somehow!"

"We can win!"

At the shouts of the great warriors, the warriors clenched their teeth again and gathered around the knights. However, it was not only the knights of Fenris who were present.

Zwalter shouted loudly as he saw the ranks of the barbarians break apart.

"Open the gates!"

Kuuung!

"Wow!"

The knights and soldiers of Ferdium rushed out of the fortress shouting, their morale rising higher than ever at this moment.

This is because the situation where one had to just endure helplessly changed in an instant with the appearance of Jiselle.

"Kwaaaaak!"

As the Ferdium army advanced, the barbarians began to fall one by one to the attacks coming from the front and rear. Since they were suddenly attacked, there was no way they could properly respond.

The Ferdium army fought with all their might, even the strength they had not had before. The most excited of them all was Skoban, the captain of the forest guards of the Demonic Forest.

"Die! Die! You little shit!"

He returned to Ferdium and came to the fortress to report on some matters and deliver supplies, but unfortunately, he was caught in the barbarian invasion.

I used to think that I had no luck, but now that things have turned out this way, my thoughts have changed.

'It feels so refreshing!'

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The people living in the North have a tremendous amount of hatred towards the barbarians, especially the people of Ferdium.

It was natural that he had lost many of his comrades and fellow citizens to the barbarians and was living in pain.

When a siege breaks out, they are only anxious to stop it, but they have never killed such a large number of barbarians. Even if they kill a few raiders, it only calms them down.

But who would have thought that something so refreshing would happen!

Even though it wasn't a proper field battle, but rather a siege, and we came out with Giselle's help, we were still beating up the barbarians.

'It would have been better if they had just killed them all right from the start.'

Most of the Ferdium army had similar thoughts, but they also knew that it would never happen. Ferdium, who had to conserve power, absolutely could not do that.

So, I have no choice but to be satisfied with this.

"Retreat for now!"

"Scatter! Scatter!"

Even the warlike barbarians were helpless in this situation. As those who feared for their lives began to flee one by one, the ranks that were already in disarray completely fell apart.

The knights and soldiers of Fenris and Ferdium gritted their teeth and chased the barbarians, trying to catch and kill every last one.

Only when the corpses were piled up around the fortress and the sun was setting did Zwalter shout.

"Stop! It's over now! There's no need to chase after them any longer!"

Except for a few savages who managed to escape, there were no survivors.

The Ferdinand army had no intention of surrendering, and the barbarians had no intention of surrendering either.

They have been fighting each other for a long time and their feelings have deepened to that extent.

"Wow!"

"I won!"

"The Archduke has arrived!"

The Ferdium army finally shouted in victory. It was a completely different experience than when they had just watched helplessly as the barbarians retreated.

There was reason to rejoice, as the combined forces of six nearby tribes had inflicted near-annihilation on the enemy.

Zwalter approached Giselle with great joy.

"Giselle! What's going on? How did you come here so suddenly?"

Jiselle also greeted Zwalter with a smile.

"Isn't this the time for the barbarians to be active? I thought they would be more active because of the famine."

"Yes, it's good that you came. It's really good that you came. Thanks to you, we had a big victory. I was already thinking about asking you for help recently."

Ferdium, which was underpowered, had the disadvantage of having a greatly reduced range of activity when the barbarians united.

Up until now, this had been rare, but as the famine worsened and the barbarians began to struggle for survival, Ferdium's weaknesses became apparent.

Zwalter then seemed to remember something and continued speaking hurriedly.

"Now is not the time to be doing this. Their raiding party has already entered the kingdom. Other villages are in danger. We must move quickly, so let's enjoy the joy of victory later."

The role of the barbarians who came here was to hold back Ferdium until the raiding party finished their work.

The raiding party was small in number and had the ability to move quickly, so it was likely that they had already infiltrated several villages by now.

Jiselle nodded and answered, knowing that too.

"Let's move right now. I will also divide my unit and move."

"Okay then. I'll bring you the updated map."

Even though they were already extremely tired from the fighting so far, they all moved without saying a word.

Because they know very well that the longer they delay, the more the powerless will suffer.

As soon as he received the map, Giselle unfolded it and took pictures of various places.

"Gillian, Kaor, each lead a hundred knights and go here. The looting has probably already begun, so you must hurry as much as possible."

"All right."

"Just leave it to me. I'll make sure to take care of everything."

Gillian and Kaor left the fortress right away, and Zwalter also split up with Randolph and moved immediately.

Time was running out. We had to get there before the barbarians laid waste to the villages everywhere.

Zwalter gritted his teeth as he rode his horse.

'It might already be too late… … .'

The barbarians who came here did their job. Because of them, the Ferdium army was tied down here and delayed for too long.

Still, it was fortunate that I could move now. If Giselle hadn't come, I wouldn't have had this opportunity.

Zwalter shouted, repeatedly encouraging the knights and soldiers he had brought out.

"Let's go save the people!"

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"Hahahaha!"

"It's been a while since I've plundered!"

"What? These kids have some food, right?"

The barbarians laughed loudly as they burned a village in the north. It wasn't a very big place, so they didn't expect much, but there was more food stored than they had expected.

It was the food that Zwalter had distributed.

He didn't hold onto the food he had gotten from Giselle.

It was distributed to all the people of Ferdium without exception, and even secretly distributed to villages in other nearby territories. It was meant to build up strength to stand up to the threat of barbarians.

He thought that it was his responsibility to stop the barbarians, so even if it was a village in another territory, he should support it from Perdium in order to deal with the barbarians.

That was the reason why he was respected by people even though he was called the fool of the north.

But this time, the barbarians had planned to invade, even at the risk of suffering losses. Normally, such a raiding party would have been stopped by the fortress' pursuit party, but now even Ferdium was caught in the act.

So they were killing people to their heart's content and enjoying their long-awaited plunder.

"Gyaaaah!"

"Please save me!"

"Please, just the child!"

The screams of people echoed endlessly through the burning buildings.

The vigilantes who had been guarding the village were all dead, so there was no one left to stop the savages.

The barbarians displayed their madness to the fullest, shouting in triumph.

"Hahahaha! It's all ours now!"

"The northern bastards can't move now!"

"Those kids are always ignored by other lords, right? Why do they work so hard when no one helps them? You stupid kids! Hahahaha!"

"Come on! Kill all the women and rape all the men!"

Everyone turned to look at the shout of a wild savage intoxicated with excitement.

"Hey, you… … ."

"Oh, no. I just accidentally did it without realizing it… ."

There was a brief awkwardness, but everyone quickly forgot about it and enjoyed the long-awaited festival.

They searched every corner of the village, trying to kill at least one more person.

Bam!

The savages, who had been searching through every house, found a boy trembling and hugging his younger brother in one house.

"Ahhhhh, the cuties are still alive here?"

The barbarian warrior smiled, revealing his yellow teeth.

The boy spoke in a trembling voice as he looked at the fearsome skull helmet and the axe dripping with blood.

"Please, save me."

"Ehehehe!"

The savage simply let out a disgusted laugh. The boy spoke again, sobbing.

"Please, just spare my little brother."

"Keuhihihi!"

This time, the savage approached the boy, only letting out a strange laugh.

Thud. Thud.

The boy trembled and cried. The sound of the savage's footsteps sounded like the sound of death approaching.

'Goddess, please… … please help me.'

The boy closed his eyes in fear. He couldn't bear the thought that he would soon die along with his younger brother.

Thud. Thud.

'Please, someone… … . Please… … .'

Thud. Thud.

"Kihihihi?"

Phew!

Kuung!

There was a sound of something falling. The sound of footsteps was no longer heard.

The boy, puzzled by the silence, slowly opened his eyes.

The savage who had been approaching him was already dead, with the back of his head pierced.

A man stood at the door, holding a bloody spear.

The savages and the boy dressed differently. The boy instinctively knew that he was an enemy of the savages.

The inside of the house was dark, so the man's face was hard to see. The backlight from the flames burning the entire village highlighted only his figure clearly.

But the man's two red glowing eyes were clearly visible even in the darkness.

The boy asked with a trembling voice.

"Who, who are you?"

The man who had been silent for a moment opened his mouth in a firm voice.

"Giselle Ferdium. He is the one who will protect you from now on."