Player Who Became A Constellation [EN]: Chapter 107

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“Those guys are fighting pretty well, huh?”

The Node soldiers genuinely exclaimed as they watched the revolutionary army.

Even though they were driven by desperation, they were just a militia without any training. Yet, they were fighting on par with the Empire’s slave army, who were crazed on drugs.

If one faltered, two would rush in, and even with wounds all over their bodies, they wouldn’t back down.

“Well, it looks like we’ve managed to block this attack too….”

At that moment, the Node soldier’s gaze turned towards the other side of the outer wall.

The Imperial army used a large catapult to launch jars filled with oil and rags, setting them ablaze with torches.

With a rattling sound, the catapult launched its payload, sending flames arcing over the outer wall and into the city.

Despite the heavy rain, the oil burned fiercely, raining down on the revolutionary army, Node soldiers, and slave soldiers alike.

“……!”

A indiscriminate attack that didn’t distinguish between allies and enemies.

The Node soldiers and the revolutionary army froze in place.

“Are those guys crazy?!”

“…Ugh, do they not care about their own allies?”

The slave soldiers hastily pushed the makeshift battering ram and rushed towards the outer gate, colliding with it.

On the opposite side of the collapsing outer gate, the revolutionary army desperately leaned against it, trying to hold it up.

A more violent attack than before.

Moreover, this time, it wasn’t just siege weapons and slave soldiers coming forward.

A group of unfamiliar figures was approaching.

Their number was about one thousand.

Their equipment was distinctly different from that of the slave soldiers.

They slowly approached, wearing unpleasant masks that seemed to depict agonizing cries.

The speed of their advance gradually increased, and soon they sprinted with all their might.

They quickly drew bows from their backs and notched arrows. Then, they shot at the Node soldiers.

The swiftly flying arrow spun as it headed for the Node soldier’s forehead.

“……!”

Reflexively raising his bow, he knocked the arrow away, but the impact shattered his bow, and the Node soldier was knocked back, landing on his backside.

Blood trickled down his cheek where the arrow had grazed.

“…Heavy.”

Moreover, the accuracy was absurd.

“…This could be dangerous.”

Contrary to his words, the Node soldier was smiling.

These were the Imperial Guard of Trainers, personally created by the Emperor of Kron.

It was the participation of those called the [Immortal Legion].

The Kron Empire’s Trainer Imperial Guard quickly charged.

As they climbed the ladders, the slave soldiers lifted the ladders towards the outer wall as if they had been waiting for it.

Having reached the outer wall in that way, the Imperial Guard slaughtered the revolutionary army defending it.

“What, what are those guys…!”

“Stop them!”

Three members of the revolutionary army rushed at one member of the Trainer Imperial Guard.

A long spear blade flew, but the Trainer quickly dodged it and instead plunged into the narrow gap of the spear shaft, instantly cutting down all three members of the revolutionary army.

“……!”

The revolutionary army, who had been facing off, flinched in surprise and stepped back.

As the eyes behind the Guard’s mask moved, searching for the next prey, a Node soldier charged at him.

“Eeyah!”

“…….”

The Guard, who had blocked the swung sword, flinched in surprise and knelt on one knee.

He looked at the Node soldier with surprised eyes, astonished by the unexpectedly heavy attack.

“You blocked that? Are you distinctly different from the slave soldiers from before?”

“…….”

“Ugh… to have these guys swarming in droves….”

The Node soldier was sweating.

“…Help me out a bit.”

***

In the end, the outer wall collapsed before even a day had passed.

The revolutionary soldiers abandoned the city and prepared to barricade themselves inside the citadel of the Hubel territory.

Measures were taken to protect the ordinary citizens within the castle.

The city of Hubel territory was instantly engulfed in flames, and the sky was dyed gray.

Hans watched the burning city from atop the castle walls.

Citizens who had failed to evacuate were being captured as slaves or slaughtered by the slave soldiers.

They screamed and ran towards the citadel to survive, but the slave soldiers hunted them down.

“They’re enjoying the looting, and they’re not attacking this citadel?”

The strange thing was that the enemies were not attacking the citadel.

Perhaps they were waiting to prepare for a full-scale attack.

Emperor Kashar would be preparing to enter from the Hubel territory.

‘For another day and a half, at least….’

Hans sighed.

It was easier said than done.

He never expected it to collapse so quickly.

Above all, he didn’t expect that vicious Kashar Emperor’s Imperial Guard to move…!

With them stepping forward, even the already exhausted Node soldiers struggled to cope.

Moreover, with siege weapons, it wouldn’t be a problem to capture such small walls and gates in just a few hours.

If they could hold out for even a day, it would be close to a miracle.

“I wonder how far Loki has reached by now?”

The Kron Empire’s slave soldiers began to move.

They were dragging siege weapons to the city, and the Emperor’s Imperial Guard was once again preparing to fight at the forefront.

The Node soldiers groaned as they watched them.

“Ugh… if it weren’t for those masked guys, it would be nothing.”

“Let’s hold out until the end.”

“Ah, let’s kill at least one more before we die.”

The Node soldiers seemed relatively relaxed, but the revolutionary soldiers had quite exhausted faces.

They were covered in wounds here and there and didn’t even seem to have the strength to stand.

Yet, they didn’t give up, refusing to let go of their weapons.

“They’re coming! Let’s bet on who lives the longest…!”

The soldiers drew their weapons and stood firm on the castle walls.

***

The rain gradually subsided, and even the wind began to blow coolly.

The sky gradually cleared, brightly illuminating the surroundings.

Nevertheless, the soldiers in the Hubel territory did not realize that the morning sun was rising.

However, those who had come to this place knew it well.

On a hill far from the Hubel territory, 6,000 soldiers wearing white armor stood in formation, each holding various weapons.

With a ‘thump!’ sound, eight hooves struck the ground.

Loki, riding the monster Sleipnir [a mythical eight-legged horse], looked down at the Hubel territory.

All the surrounding Node soldiers looked at him as if waiting for orders.

Their actions would change depending on what he said.

“It is the morning of the second day.”

Everyone quietly listened to Loki’s words.

“Everyone must be tired from running without rest.”

The Node soldiers, looking at their lord, took rough breaths and wiped away the sweat they had shed.

“But those in that place must be even more exhausted than us. Nevertheless, they will be struggling to live, swinging their swords at the enemy.”

The Node soldiers composed themselves.

They were enjoying a very short rest while their lord gave his speech.

“Then we must become the shield that protects their lives.”

Loki raised Gungnir [his spear] and pointed it at the Hubel territory.

Slave soldiers moving near the Hubel territory could be seen.

Watching that sight, Loki narrowed his eyes.

“Those are the ones. The foolish ones who bared their fangs at us and looked down on us.”

Loki grabbed Sleipnir’s reins.

Sleipnir’s roar echoed across the land, and its front hooves flailed in the air.

“Advance! Slaughter those foolish ones and clearly imprint in their minds what sins they have committed!”

“……!”

“Show the power of Asgard! Let the hunt…!”

Loki’s eyes widened.

“…Begin-!”

Asgard’s elite force of 6,000.

Participating in the battle of the Hubel territory.

***

“It’s over.”

Kashar was satisfied.

The outer wall had collapsed.

Moreover, it wouldn’t be long before even the inner citadel was captured.

The citizens hiding in the city had also been dragged out as slaves, and soon the head of the Stinger family, who had tarnished his achievements, would disappear.

Prince Eron would also be inside, but Ash King had said that there was no need to distinguish between life and death, so it didn’t matter.

Or it might be fun to use that royal boy as a slave.

‘…Come to think of it, I haven’t seen the face of the Stinger head. Well, does it matter?’

Once they’re dead, they’re all the same.

Emperor Kashar boarded the palanquin heading towards the Hubel territory.

The majesty of the palanquin, lifted by 50 slaves, was splendid and magnificent, but the problem was that it was such a huge palanquin that even they had difficulty lifting it.

The slaves strained their entire bodies as if their backs would break.

With trembling legs, they slowly moved step by step.

Due to the slow movement, the Emperor’s Imperial Guard whipped them to pressure them.

As Kashar was heading towards the Hubel territory, he suddenly felt a chill and turned his head.

Not only Kashar but even the slave soldiers who had abandoned their positions and were heading towards the Hubel territory turned their heads.

It was in the opposite direction from the Hubel territory, a place overgrown with forests.

From there… a roar that shook the earth was heard.

Shortly after, thousands of soldiers wearing white armor poured out like a wave.

“……!”

Kashar was speechless the moment he saw it.

The number was about 6,000.

A force mostly composed of cavalry was sprinting with all their might.

Reinforcements?

It was truly absurd.

With only 6,000 against an army of 30,000?

Without any strategy or tactics, just charging…?!

Kashar said a word as if bewildered.

“…What kind of crazy group is that?”

He even had the question, ‘Are they soldiers on drugs…?’

There was something that caught Kashar’s eye.

It was the unidentified flag they had.

A flag with a snake and a wolf intertwined, which he was seeing for the first time.

‘A flag I’m seeing for the first… time.’

Could it be the Asgard of the North that he had only heard about?

The ‘sense of incongruity’ he felt from that ignorant advance was quite unpleasant.

Even though it was only 6,000, he was sweating, and his skin was tingling.

When he realized that it was ‘anxiety,’ Kashar’s eyes widened, and he urgently shouted.

“…Stop them!”

Startled by the somehow anxious voice, the Imperial Guard whipped their whips.

The slave soldiers hastily used long spears to form a pike formation.

Thousands of slave spearmen raised long spears, and behind them, archers formed a line.

“…….”

The Kron Empire’s proud Trainer Imperial Guard led the cavalry.

The number was 1,000.

The Guard holding lances charged.

Hooves struck the ground.

One thousand elite cavalrymen formed a wedge formation and charged towards the 6,000 enemy soldiers.

The Kron Empire Emperor’s Imperial Guard, Asgard’s elite cavalry.

Those two forces rushed to kill the enemy.

The distance between them gradually narrowed.

As over a thousand hooves struck the ground, the earth shook, and a roar spread.

The Kron Empire’s Guards shone their eyes and prepared to stab the Emperor’s enemy, taking rough breaths.

But the moment they looked at the alien existence at the forefront, they couldn’t help but be surprised.

They felt a chilling sensation as they watched the ‘demon’ riding a monster horse with eight legs and armor so hideous it gave them goosebumps.

“……!”

The Guards were startled, and at that moment, Loki’s eyes flashed, and he uttered a chilling word.

“…Devour them. Jormungandr [a giant sea serpent]. Fenrir [a monstrous wolf].”

An ominous shadow emanated from Loki’s body.

Under the clear sky, the shadow of a huge beast swirled.

It ascended high as if to cover the sky and then fell back to the ground.

Dozens of snake and wolf shadows shone with red eyes, opened their maws, and flew straight at the Guards.

‘…Illusions?’

Through pupils dilated by drugs, the shadows of beasts flying through the air were reflected.

The majesty and ferocity felt from their size caused even the Guards, who had no emotional fluctuations, to be dyed with fear.

‘That is… an illusion! An illusion! An illusion!’

He must be seeing things because he was on drugs. It was the enemies’ trick. There was no way such large-scale magic existed among real magic!

Even as the Guards thought that, their bodies stiffened with instinctive fear.

They gritted their teeth and raised their lances.

They tried to calm their emotions as they watched the beasts flying in with tremendous momentum.

‘Fake. It’s fake. It must be… fake. Is it really… fake?’

The hand holding the reins trembled.

As the gaping maw of a huge snake seemed about to devour them, they hastily turned their reins in a moment of fear.

The speed decreased, and they collided with each other.

Even their horses were stained with fear, snorting and raising their front hooves into the air.

“R…un…!”

It was the first word from the Guards, who had been silent, but before that word could end, a black shadow covered them.

The center of the wedge formation of 1,000 collapsed.

“……!!”