Episode 556 You appeared in my dream. (2)

"...."

Ghislain, who had woken up, looked dazed for a moment. Then he soon started to snicker.

"What the hell was that dream ."

No, why would Julian come out of there? That doesn't make sense.

He knew better than anyone what kind of life Juliane had lived. So it would be absurd for him to appear in a past war of some unknown date.

"This necklace is a monster."

There was still no guarantee that the dream this necklace showed was true. It could have been a lie mixed with one's own memories.

The reason Ghislain carries the necklace around and dreams is simply to get clues to solve his curiosity.

Because he wanted to know the true purpose of the Salvation Church obsessed with relics and the disappearance of Ernheart.

"I plan on watching it a few more times ... but if it continues like this, my trust will only decrease."

Even if I see this dream through to the end and get the answer, it is meaningless if I cannot believe that it is true.

I thought about discussing it with someone else, but I gave up on that idea because of today's dream.

- Julian, you appeared in my dream.

If you keep talking like that, you'll be seriously misunderstood. Especially the knights who were mercenaries would tease you all the time.

Claude didn't even have to say anything. He might use this to his advantage.

Besides that, Kaor and Alfoy won't stay still either. They're all crazy guys who want to make trouble for themselves in some way.

"I can't do it even though I know it. Absolutely not."

Even Ghislain, who lived without caring about his reputation, couldn't do that this time. There were too many people around him who were crazy.

― Puhahaha! Master, what is it! Why is that guy in your dream! Why is Juliane in your dream!

"..."

Look at this. One has already popped out.

- That priest isn't something the master created in his dreams, is he? Huh? I haven't seen his real form, but he looks so much like the one who used me.

"..."

― So why did you two meet in your dreams? Huh? Why did you meet as enemies? Because that's more fun? Huh?

"...."

― Even if it's a dream, isn't this too much? Puhahaha! Ah, if you want to see it, you can just go and see it yourself. Maybe the owner's taste is… … Kkiyaaaaah! I was wrong!

Dark, who had been nagging, was trapped in the prison of Ghislain's consciousness and suffered for a while.

Ghislain shook his head and got up from his seat.

'It's not important, so don't worry too much about it.'

I'm digging into a problem that I didn't need to know in the first place because of this damn curiosity.

And as I kept watching, it became more and more interesting. I also wondered what kind of story would come out next.

So, you can just look at the dream whenever it comes, and get information by beating up the Salvation Army.

'Well, I can't help it if I get more confused later because of my dreams.'

It didn't matter because that wasn't the main goal. Ghislain's real goal was to eradicate the Salvation Church and organize the continent.

Ghislain stood up and gave orders to the entire army.

"We're leaving now."

The Mobile Forces and the Ruthanian Forces, who had been well rested, finally took action.

The operational plan was delayed a bit because of Helgeniek, but it wasn't bad. In the meantime, more troops had joined the Allied forces.

A large army of 300,000 men marched towards the Kingdom of Arthrod. Excluding the Ruthanian army, the allied forces were divided into four legions of 50,000 men each.

The legions were formed by combining the forces of several kingdoms. Only the 100,000-strong Lutanian army was operating as a single force.

"We dig into the center."

The Ruthanian army took the route where the most intense fighting was expected.

No one opposed it, because the Ruthanian army was the strongest in the Allied forces.

Julien was absent because he had to be with the Turian army, but there were many strong men in the Ruthanian army besides him.

"Occupy all bases. Think of it as catching every single cockroach hiding inside the house."

Ghislain had clearly warned Ernheart that he would wipe them all out, leaving not a single one behind.

Now it was time to make that warning a reality.

The Kingdom of Artrode also knew that the Allied Forces were coming. They prepared for battle at their front-line fortress.

Ghislain spoke first as he encountered their fortress.

"Execute Operation Meteor."

It was the first time that the main force of Ruthania had gathered together and used their power against humans.

The Ruthanian army numbered a whopping 100,000. Their speed was slower, but they had an incredible number of weapons.

Ghislain intended to use it to properly shock and terrify both her enemies and allies.

Clank! Clank! Clank! Clank!

The Mobile Corps created and deployed a Galvanium mobile catapult.

Boom!

And the large Dwarven catapults, led by the 100,000 strong army, were assembled at the rear and moved to the front of the formation.

When everything was ready, Ghislain smiled and extended her hand.

"Break it all down."

At his single word, hundreds of catapults rained down stones on the fortress.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

No other army on the continent possessed so many catapults, for they did not have the funds or production capacity to support them.

Only Fenris, who had poured all his power into the war for years, could produce this many. Even Ghislain had scraped together a lot of catapults from other domains.

The enormous number of catapults gathered in this way began to destroy the fortress in an instant.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The front line fortress of the Kingdom of Arthrod has gradually become less and less of a fortress.

The fortress commander, Count Gaillon, was astonished by the overwhelming attack power of the Ruthanian army.

"Hey, what should I do with this?"

There was no way to counterattack. The troops guarding the walls had already retreated.

It wasn't just a matter of stepping back. Everyone had to avoid the stones pouring down like rain inside the fortress.

"Why do these rocks keep flying at me? How many of them did you bring?"

Unless an army of 100,000 men had just dug up stones from a quarry, the stone-pelting attack couldn't have lasted this long.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

There was no place to hide. The stones fell indiscriminately, destroying even the buildings inside the fortress.

"Your Majesty! You must evade!"

Count Gaillon was no exception. Because his command post was destroyed, he too had to move around like the other soldiers.

The only difference between Count Gaillon and his allies was that he was escorted by knights.

"Crazy… … How many catapults are there! Shoot them too! Shoot them too!"

Count Gaillon's words were nothing more than empty rhetoric.

At first, this side also counterattacked with catapults. However, for every stone thrown from the fortress, over a hundred were thrown from the other side.

These catapults were completely destroyed before they could be used even a few times.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Count Gaelan clutched his head as he watched the stones smashing all around him.

"Ugh, ugh… … . That's ridiculous."

Where in the world is there such an attack? If it is this one-sided, there is no point in fighting.

As Count Gaillon was frantically running away, at some point a light began to flash in the sky.

Dismissed!

The flash came and went repeatedly.

Boom!

Lightning began to fall from the sky.

"Eww!"

We was barely able to avoid the catapult stones, and with magic hitting us on top of that, I couldn't handle it.

Count Gaillon shouted in panic.

"Hey, wizards! What are wizards doing!"

As this was a front-line fortress, there were quite a few high-level magicians guarding it. And they had clearly successfully sealed off the magic.

But why is the opponent's magic being cast!

After checking with the wizards, Count Gaillon found out why.

"Get out of here!"

"Stop it for now!"

"The magic shield has been released!"

The wizards were also in chaos because of the rocks falling like crazy. Naturally, they couldn't concentrate on their magic.

The number of magicians in the castle was smaller than that of the Ruthanian army. If even a few lost focus, they would not be able to handle the opponent's magical power.

In fact, the Lutanian army's magicians could have broken through it with force from the beginning, but they just didn't.

Vanessa said, directing the wizards.

"You don't have to push yourself too hard. You have to get back to work right after you finish. Jerome is the only one making it right now. Just do it moderately and get out."

"...yes."

As the magic field was released by the stone attack, the magic troops led by Vanessa easily injected magic into the fortress.

Boom!

Pillars of fire rose and lightning struck from all over the fortress.

The magicians of the Artrode army fell without even being able to fight back properly. As expected of the smart ones, many of them quickly ran away.

Count Gaillon ground his teeth. There was no way to deal with them.

"I should have just gone out and fought."

I may not have won, but it would have been better. I wouldn't have been beaten up like I am now, helpless.

The wizards all scattered and fled. The 30,000 troops stationed in the fortress were struck down by rocks and magic without even being able to fight.

Ghislain snickered as he watched the fortress crumbling in vain.

"Is there a meteor? If rocks fall from the sky, that's a meteor. Isn't that right?"

That's why the operation was named 'Meteor'.

"....."

The wizard who had been standing next to assist Ghislain closed his mouth. He wanted to say no, but he had nothing to say.

Looking at the current situation, it really seemed like the 9th circle magic, Meteor, was falling.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The fortress has been battered by stone and magic, and is now a pile of stones too small to be called a ruin.

Ghislain raised his hand after seeing that the fortress was in ruins.

"Okay, let's sort things out."

As Ghislain ran out with the Black King, the Ruthanian army that had been waiting also ran out with him.

"Waaaaaaaaaah!"

There was no need for ladders or ramps. All we had to do was climb over the collapsed rubble.

Ghislain, who arrived first, jumped over the debris and swung his spear.

Boom!

The soldiers nearby died without even being able to scream. The fortress was already filled with corpses.

The Artrode army was powerless to stop the advancing Ruthanian army, as most of their men were killed by rocks or magic.

"Huh, retreat!"

"Run away quickly!"

"We can't win anyway!"

The Artrode army threw down their weapons and started to run away. They didn't want to fight that ridiculous army.

The remaining troops scattered in all directions and fled, leaving Count Gaillon with a bewildered expression.

"How could this be… … ."

I've heard many rumors that the Ruthanian army is strong. Still, I was ordered to buy time somehow.

Although they were smaller in number than their opponents, they were still a large army of 30,000 men. I thought they would be able to hold out in this powerful fortress.

But I didn't think I could even last half a day.

Slowly, slowly.

Count Gaillon turned his head at the sound of slowly approaching horse hooves.

A young man riding a black horse with a ferocious air.

The author must be the famous Duke of Fenris.

"Are ... are you the Duke of Fenris?"

"Yeah."

"I surrender. According to the customs of the nobility, I… … ."

"Bullshit."

Ghislain raised her spear and cut off Count Gaillon's words.

"Not a single one will be left alive."

Swish!

Count Gaillon lost his head before he could finish his words.

"Rest for a day and move to the next base. Leave some troops behind to clean up the area. And… …take good care of the rocks."

In order to completely annihilate the enemy, you must also completely control the surrounding area. You must not give the remnants any space to escape or hide.

They had to be killed and driven out and gathered in the Kingdom of Grimwell.

"Wow!"

As the battle ended in an instant, the Ruthanian army raised their weapons and cheered. With Ghislain by their side, war could not have been easier.

The knights who had followed Ghislain since long ago had expressions full of emotion.

"In the old days, they used to beat everything with their own bodies."

"We have made a lot of progress."

"There have been more than one or two times when I almost died."

At that time, we didn't have this level of power. We jumped down from the castle and charged, and we even made a surprise attack at night by riding in a hot air balloon.

Lucas laughed, slung the spear over his shoulder.

"It seems like he really went through all that trouble to end up like this."

I did everything I could to win, but now that I have this overwhelming power, I feel deeply moved.

The Ruthanian army rested for only one day and then moved straight to the next stronghold. They didn't exert much effort, so they weren't tired.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The next fortress was no different from the previous one. The Artrode army was just getting beaten and struggling.

Ghislain looked at the collapsing fortress with a calm expression.

"It looks like they took all the superhumans."

No fortress could survive Operation Meteor without superhumans. They would have to have a similar number of catapults or overwhelming magical power to deal with them.

However, no fortress could possibly have that many catapults, and their magical power could not possibly surpass that of the Ruthanian army, which was the strongest on the continent.

In the end, the only way left was for the superhumans to confront me directly. However, the main force of the Arthrod army had gone to the Kingdom of Grimwell.

So, the Artrode army was destroyed as soon as the Ruthanian army arrived.

While the occupation was progressing smoothly, new news arrived for Ghislain.

"The King of Grimwell has been captured! King Grimwell has been captured!"

That meant that Gator had obtained the relic he wanted.