Player Who Became A Constellation [EN]: Chapter 172

The march of the Belette Kingdom army halted.

Though he was at the vanguard, leading the army from the very front required considerable courage.

Daliat, the vanguard, a royal who had received a divine artifact, lifted his head with an arrogant expression.

Yet, he was puzzled.

Who was this man before him?

A man carrying a greatsword.

Though only one man stood there, looking at him made him feel crushed by the pressure.

‘Could he be a warrior from Kartal?’

“What is that thing?”

Belette soldiers, sensing the pressure, were also agitated.

Daliat raised his spear high.

Clang-!

Divine power spread from the spear, emitting light.

The soldiers, who had been agitated, looked at Daliat with awe.

“Who is the being we serve?!”

“The Constellation of Light, Lord Mercury!”

“As long as we have His blessing, we shall never be defeated!”

Daliat pointed his spear forward.

“Everyone, prove the greatness of the Constellation-!”

Crack-!

“…….”

The eyes of the Belette soldiers widened.

Daliat, still with his mouth open as if shouting, only rolled his eyes. He could see his right hand, which had been holding the divine artifact, the spear, being cut off by the greatsword and flying into the air.

“Ah…. Aaaaaaagh!”

As Daliat screamed, Loki slashed diagonally with his greatsword, severing Daliat’s neck.

His head flew off and rolled to the ground.

Thud-!

The spear Daliat had been holding plunged into the center of the earth.

“Too much talking in front of the enemy.”

Loki slung the greatsword over his shoulder.

He reached out with his other hand, picked up Daliat’s spear, and plunged it down towards Daliat’s head.

He lifted the spear.

Daliat’s head, screaming in agony, was visible.

That blatant sight was clearly etched into the minds of the Belette soldiers who had come forward as the vanguard.

“…….”

Silence fell among the Belette soldiers who had been cheering.

It was Loki who broke that silence.

“Next.”

***

“…Re, reporting!”

A soldier reported to the Kartal nobles.

“Da, Daliat Belette has been killed in action, and as a result, the vanguard has retreated.”

Despite possessing a divine artifact, he was arrogant and was beheaded while giving a speech.

Was that all?

Three ‘Nord warriors’ appeared at the three entrances to Kanta Fortress.

They commanded Kartal soldiers and held back the Belette army.

“…….”

They were no ordinary people.

They had heard information that they were mercenaries who had occupied the fortress, but they were unexpectedly powerful.

There were many monsters in Asgard as well, but they were nothing compared to these men.

Meanwhile, questions arose about Asgard’s actions.

Asgard invaded Kartal, but now they were stopping the invading army.

What on earth were they up to?

“Everyone, get inside!”

The refugees who had seen the Belette Kingdom army no longer hesitated.

They all entered Kanta Fortress.

“Si, food!”

“Water!”

The refugees who entered Kanta Fortress were able to receive supplies.

They saw light in the midst of despair.

When the Belette Kingdom army arrived, everything had seemed bleak.

The man holding the spear emitting light was Prince Daliat, who was famous for his cruelty.

They had heard of his infamy throughout their escape here.

It was said that no Kartal person captured by him had survived.

But a mercenary from Asgard had cut off his arm and neck with just two moves.

He broke the morale of the Belette forces and made them retreat by sticking the spear into the head of that cruel villain and showing it off.

“Oh my god! We survived against Belette?!”

“…I heard that other Nord mercenaries repelled them at the remaining entrances.”

The refugees drank warm soup in front of the bonfire.

It was almost plain water, but it was a feast for those who were starving.

“The Nords. The Nords saved us!”

They spared no praise for the Nords, spitting as they spoke.

Occasionally, when the three Nord men came to distribute food, the refugees welcomed them.

“Thank you!”

The bear-like man from the Nord waved his hand and greeted them.

The Nord mage healed them, and next to him, the Nord female warrior distributed food.

Seeing this, Johan felt nauseous.

They only looked for them when they needed them, and when they didn’t need them, they cursed and denigrated them.

This was not simply the sin committed by his father.

The whole country was rotten.

Johan’s face grew darker and darker.

***

“…Ha!”

Aum sat in his office and looked at the letter he had received.

[80,000 troops of the Belette Kingdom army are heading to Kanta Fortress.]

Aum pressed his temples.

‘There’s no end to it.’

They were war-crazed bastards.

Or the Constellation of Light was crazy about war.

‘80,000 to destroy one fortress? These guys… are they trying to avenge Prince Daliat?’

Aum looked at another letter.

It was a letter from Loki.

[Stop looting the Kingdom of Kartal. I have received the price.]

“The price….”

What could it be?

And then he was able to confirm the next content.

[Johan told me.]

Johan was the young king of Kartal.

[All the people of Kartal-.]

“…….”

[Will become slaves of Asgard.]

The young king wanted to save his people.

Rather than being massacred by the Belette Kingdom army, he willingly surrendered and volunteered to become slaves of Asgard.

This was the way to save the people, and it was also a way to wash away even a little of the sins they had committed.

Probably… the people wouldn’t know.

That the young king had made this decision.

‘The Black Inquisitors contacted King Johan, but King Johan rejected them.’

It must have been to prevent the people from falling into cults and becoming monsters.

‘It’s not bad for us.’

Even if we loot, we can’t catch all the people who have run away one by one.

Above all, Asgard was short of labor and was receiving help from the Kron Empire.

There was no reason to be dissatisfied with the fact that we would have free labor.

‘It’s the perfect time to prepare for war.’

Aum read the next letter.

[Close all borders of other countries connected to Kartal. Do not allow Kartal slaves to find freedom.]

He wasn’t going to give them a way to escape.

[And show them. What kind of being their master is.]

Aum said to Perer.

“Perer.”

“Yes.”

“Have you taken enough rest?”

“Of course! I can go on an expedition at any time!”

“Then get ready.”

Aum put on his sword.

“It’s an expedition. The goal is the Belette Kingdom army advancing to Kanta Fortress.”

He wouldn’t fight on the battlefield separately, but he was thinking of taking some form.

“Slaughter all the guys under the Constellation of Light.”

***

How many days had passed?

The monsoon that had started once never stopped.

In the humid heat, Loki held the greatsword and looked ahead.

Beyond the fortress walls, torches could be seen on every mountain range.

Thousands of torches and the endless procession of troops connected to them.

“…They’re here.”

The Belette Kingdom army.

Their all-out attack had begun.

***

“Advance! Advance-!”

The standard-bearers of the military band shouted at the top of their lungs.

The sound of drums was magnificent.

Clang-! Clang-!

Heavy soldiers in armor stepped forward.

Weeds were crushed under heavy steel boots.

Torches flared up on every huge mountain range.

Thick darkness receded, filled with crimson lights.

The Belette Kingdom army was lined up at every entrance to Kanta Fortress.

There were a total of three entrances to Kanta Fortress on the west side.

There was one side path to the north.

“T, there are so many?”

Cancun, who was blocking one of the entrances on the west side, widened his eyes.

The number of troops was considerable.

It looked like at least tens of thousands.

No, it wasn’t just about the numbers, the quality of the soldiers also seemed different.

They were all armed from head to toe with steel armor.

Belette seemed to be a considerable power.

“Ha, but the form is a bit lacking. To think they’re mobilizing everything just to capture one fortress?”

It seemed that the entire military power of the Belette Kingdom had been mobilized to occupy Kanta Fortress.

“…Uncle and Shaman are guarding the entrances, but.”

Cancun clicked his tongue and made a disgusted expression.

“I don’t think they can block them all.”

Only about 300 Kartal soldiers were stationed at each entrance.

Kanta Fortress also had only about 1,000 soldiers and refugees.

Could they stop this great army?

Cancun turned his gaze.

Belette soldiers, who appeared to be a special unit holding ropes and mountain axes, were carrying ladders.

Perhaps they were trying to bypass the barriers placed at the entrances and head to Kanta Fortress over the mountainous terrain.

Also, the soldiers would be trying to build a bridge to cross.

‘If they do that, we’ll soon be breached even if we block this entrance….’

“Besides….”

Cancun looked at the person standing in front of the army.

“…Angel.”

Royalties holding divine artifacts, holding swords and shields of light, and winged angels holding similar artifacts stood among them.

As they spread their large wings and flew up, the Belette Kingdom army cheered as if their morale had risen.

“It seems like it’s no ordinary angel.”

An angel with four wings.

Wearing heavy sacred armor, he seemed skilled in battle.

“Is it just at the entrance where I am? Or….”

Cancun gripped the holy sword Brutgang in his hand as if nervous.

“Are there angels and Belette royalties with divine artifacts at the entrances where Uncle and Shaman are?”

If there were angels and Belette royalties with divine artifacts at every entrance-.

“Today will be a bit tough.”

***

“M, my god!”

“How many are there?!”

The Kartal nobles looked at the approaching army from the fortress walls.

One of the soldiers shouted to the nobles.

“The lower reaches of the river have been blocked!”

“What?!”

“…It seems the Belette soldiers have built a dam and blocked it.”

“Bi, damn it! Are they saying they won’t let even a rat out?”

“Also, the neighboring countries that requested asylum… have all closed their borders.”

“……!”

The nobles were blinded.

The place to escape had disappeared.

Perhaps it was a natural thing.

The entire military power of the Belette Kingdom was mobilized.

Roughly 70,000 to 80,000.

It may have been due to concerns about attacks on fortresses in other border areas as well as this Kanta Fortress.

“Why on earth are they mobilizing so many troops for this?!”

“…….”

Loki was standing on the fortress walls.

At the nobles’ shouts, Loki’s gaze turned to the Belette Kingdom army coming down the side path.

The Belette royalties were at the forefront.

And those wearing golden armor around them seemed to be the royal guards.

Among them, an old man stood tall at the head.

He looked to be in his late 60s, but his sharp eyes and the spirit emanating from his body seemed to indicate that he was no ordinary person.

‘Is that the King of Belette?’

The golden armor he was wearing, the warhammer and shield in his hand looked extraordinary.

Was that all?

Above the King of Belette’s head, an angel could be seen high in the sky.

Six wings.

Golden armor all over his body and countless weapons such as swords, spears, maces, warhammers, etc. were floating in the air around him.

The radiance emanating from his entire body.

Accordingly, light was also emanating from the bodies of the Belette soldiers.

“Ooooooooooo!”

The morale of the Belette soldiers rose.

“It’s the blessing of the Constellation!”

“Long live Constellation Mercury!”

“Prove the greatness of the Constellation of Light!”

Loki clicked his tongue.

‘So that’s right. Is that the Constellation of Light, the culprit of this war?’

“…….”

In response, the King of Belette raised his hand and clenched his fist.

Then the advancing Belette Kingdom army stopped.

“We shall not be defeated. My son, the 7th Prince Daliat, was killed in action by the Kartal and barbaric Nord’s ambush, who do not know honor! This is blasphemy against the Constellation of Light, Lord Mercury!”

It seemed that he was very upset that the 7th Prince Daliat had been attacked.

‘Well, I heard that all wars involving royalty are victories?’

He didn’t want to admit defeat, so he was trying to put a nuance that he was ambushed.

It was truly absurd.

“For the Constellation of Light, Lord Mercury-!”

The King of Belette raised his warhammer and slammed it down on the ground.

Thud-!

The earth rumbled, and the aftermath echoed around.

The bushes shook, and the walls of Kanta Fortress shook.

At that sight, the Kartal soldiers on the fortress walls began to waver.

“…He’s serious.”

Loki snorted.