Player Who Became A Constellation [EN]: Chapter 173

173

Radiant light swirled around the Belette soldiers.

Was it a blessing from the Constellation of Light?

Indeed.

But it was merely light emanating from their bodies, nothing more, nothing less.

It only served to illuminate the darkness.

However, they seemed to believe it was a ‘blessing from the Constellation of Light.’

The adrenaline surging through their minds invigorated them.

Their spirited shouts echoed.

“Waaaaaah!”

The Belette pikemen, armed with long spears, began to run.

“Oh, they’re coming! They’re coming!”

The Kartal soldiers cried out in fear.

“Damn it! We’ll have to fight back!”
The knights roared.

The borders of other countries were sealed, and the Belette soldiers were crazed fanatics of the Constellation of Light.

They wouldn’t spare any Kartal, so they couldn’t just stand idly by.

“Fight!”

Knowing this, the Kartal soldiers also shouted and drew their arrows, firing at the approaching soldiers.

A hail of arrows rained down.

The arrows pierced the Belette soldiers.

Clang!

However, most were blocked by the full plate armor they wore.

Even if they found a gap, they couldn’t inflict a fatal wound.

The Belette soldiers, struck by arrows and gritting their teeth, rose from their spots.

“For the light, for the Constellation of Light, Mercury!”

“A-Are they immortal or something?!”

“Is it really the Constellation’s blessing?!”

The Kartal soldiers were intimidated by their momentum.

The Belette crossbowmen reached the vicinity of the fortress walls.

“Everyone, shields up!”

They lifted the large shields on their backs and slammed them into the ground to secure them.

“Reload!”

They crouched behind the shields and reloaded their crossbows.

“Fire!”

They raised their crossbows through the gaps between the shields and pulled the triggers.

The Kartal soldiers on the walls were pierced by bolts and fell below.

The Kartal archers lowered their waists and hid behind the fortress wall’s railing.

“The archers have weakened!”

“Magic corps, forward! Magic bombardment!”

The mages stepped forward.

They raised their staves and chanted spells.

As they raised their staves, the air swirled in the void, and blades of wind erupted, striking the fortress walls.

Bang!

Bang!

The fortress walls cracked, and the Kartal soldiers hiding behind the railing screamed.

“Damn it! There’s no time to shoot arrows!”

Mustering courage, one archer raised his head, only to have it blown away by a blade of wind, his body pierced by bolts, turning him into a hedgehog.

Witnessing this, a comrade beside him screamed.

“Their fortress walls are empty!”

“Raise the ladders!”

The Belette infantry, clad in full plate armor, ran carrying ladders.

Ladders were placed against the fortress walls one by one.

“Haha! As expected, the Kartal guys are nothing!”

At the head of the Belette soldier climbing the ladder-.

“Huh?”

A large ballista [a giant crossbow-like weapon] was aimed.

The Belette soldier raised his gaze, looking at the person holding the large ballista like a crossbow.

A man with black and white hair.

“…….”

He pulled the trigger.

Bang!

The Belette soldier’s entire body exploded, and those climbing the ladder were all pierced by bolts.

Even the ladder shattered.

“…What?!”

The Belette soldiers below the fortress walls stared at Loki.

“Hoo….”

Loki inhaled and exhaled.

He reached out and pulled the ballista’s string, twisted with steel wire.

He loaded a bolt like a spear into it.

He lifted the ballista and aimed it at the crossbowmen below the fortress walls.

“O-Ooooooh?!”

The crossbowman who made eye contact quickly cowered behind his shield.

Loki pulled the trigger.

Bang!

With a deafening roar, the shield shattered. The Belette soldier cowering behind it exploded and died.

“Hoo-.”

He inhaled and exhaled again.

He reloaded the ballista.

“Magic corps, aim for that, that guy!”

At the knight’s cry, the mages waved their staves.

Wind blew in the void, and sharpened blades of wind flew towards Loki.

Loki ignored them and aimed the ballista at the magic corps.

Bang!

Crack!

The blades of wind collided with Loki’s body and dissipated.

Even if the blades of wind collided with the ballista, it only scratched it, not breaking it.

“What?!”

“M-Magic doesn’t work?!”

Not only his body, but the weapon he was holding didn’t take much impact.

“D-Does he have a protection spell or something?!”

They had no choice but to think so.

Loki pulled the trigger, and a mage was skewered by a bolt, hanging in the middle of the battlefield like a kebab.

“Uwaaaaaaack!”

The mage comrade next to him fell on his butt.

The Belette soldiers and Kartal soldiers watched the scene, frozen.

“Good heavens….”

The Kartal soldiers looked at Loki and swallowed hard.

“…How did Lord Johann hire those guys?”

“K-Kill that guy!”

The Belette soldiers who succeeded in climbing onto the fortress walls ignored the Kartal soldiers and rushed at Loki.

Loki lifted the ballista with one hand and swung the other hand in the void.

The void split, and a greatsword was drawn from the intangible space.

“……!”

He swung the greatsword with ferocious momentum.

The bodies of three Belette soldiers who were running towards him were cut in half.

Their corpses were scattered around.

…What are we looking at right now?

The Belette soldiers and Kartal soldiers widened their eyes.

He was wielding a huge weapon without any restrictions.

The ballista was like handling a toy crossbow, the greatsword like swinging a tree branch, completely freely.

The ferocious momentum of those weapons was enough to stop the Belette soldiers’ shouts.

“If there’s anyone who wants to fight.”

The red eyes between the black and white hair stared directly at the Belette soldiers.

“Come at me.”

His momentum froze even the Belette king, who was watching from the rear of the front lines, unable to move.

Silence fell on the battlefield.

That was only for a moment.

The first to come to his senses was a Kartal knight.

The knights in this Kanta Fortress were veterans with a lot of battlefield experience.

They knew how to read the atmosphere of the battlefield and raise the morale of the soldiers.

“Look!”

The Kartal soldiers turned their gaze to the knight.

“We have a great warrior brought by Lord Johann!”

The Kartal soldiers’ eyes widened.

“The one who wields the divine artifact, and even the 7th Prince, who was said to have been chosen by the Constellation of Light, was killed by his hand. The great hero who even killed the apostle of God is now protecting Kartal!”

Until now, countless knights had gone out to stop the 7th Prince Daliah, but all had been defeated.

The Kartal soldiers recalled.

Loki’s appearance, easily defeating Daliah in just two moves.

“Praise the hero!”

“Waaaaaah!”

The soldiers’ shouts echoed from Kanta Fortress.

“W-We have a Nord warrior brought by Lord Johann!”

The Belette soldiers, overwhelmed by the soldiers’ shouts, had no choice but to be suppressed by the momentum.

Light was emanating from their bodies with the blessing of the Constellation of Light, but the appearance of a single hero seemed to reverse the tide of the battle.

“N-Nord warrior?”

“That…?”

“I’ve heard that they use ridiculously large weapons….”

The Belette soldiers frowned.

“No matter how you look at it, he’s not a Nord, is he?”

The man with black and white hair didn’t look like a Nord.

“The atmosphere has been reversed?”

The Belette king felt perplexed.

The eyes of the Kartal soldiers, who had been dying just a moment ago, were filled with hope.

This was a really bad sign.

‘Damn it….’

In a siege, siege weapons were essential.

However, the mountainous terrain was too rugged to bring in siege weapons through back roads.

The steep mountain roads and the muddy ground due to the rain made it difficult to even move the siege weapon parts.

‘I thought that ladders alone would be enough to capture Kanta Fortress….’

「Unpleasant.」

At that time, the Belette king raised his head at the voice he heard from the sky.

A constellation with six wings, scattering brilliant light and proving its greatness, looked down at him.

He was wearing golden armor and a helmet.

Looking at the shining golden eyes visible between the eyeholes, the Belette king quickly lowered his head and said.

“Great Constellation of Light….”

「King Belette, I told you to prove my greatness. But not only a single defeat, but even with my artifact, the outcome is not easily determined.」

“…….”

「Are you mocking me?」

“……!”

The Belette king was startled and slammed his head on the ground.

“T-There’s no way I would do that!”

「…Show me the results.」

“Y-Yes, I will.”

「What happened to the western paths leading to Kanta Fortress?」

“I-It seems they are currently struggling.”

「Even though there are angels under my command and your bloodline to whom I gave my divine artifacts?」

“T-That is….”

「Truly disappointing.」

“…….”

The Constellation of Light, Mercury, turned his gaze and glared at Loki on the fortress walls.

As their eyes met, Mercury’s pupils widened inside his helmet.

「…That guy, a constellation.」

“Yes?”

「Damn it, I heard that Calib was defeated.」

Mercury clicked his tongue.

「Am I next?」

“W-What do you mean….”

As the Belette king looked at Mercury with surprised eyes, Mercury shook his head and scattered light again.

「No. We can’t know if that guy is really the one who will kill us. I can’t back down now that I’ve come this far.」

If he ran away, he would be ridiculed by the other constellations.

「I heard that in Calib’s case, those guys’ believers joined forces.」

Above all, Calib had been cursed by the Azelan Constellation to vomit what he ate.

Accordingly, there were restrictions on growing his power.

Against the weakened Calib, that constellation of the north must have barely managed to catch Calib by joining forces with his believers.

‘Then I have a chance of winning too.’

Here, there are apostles he has chosen.

And he had them carry the artifacts that he had the Constellation of Fire and Ore make for them.

As they possessed divine artifacts, they had the power to transcend humans.

If he attacked that constellation of the north with them, he could win.

‘But I can’t be careless.’

「Capture the western paths first. If you break down the barriers there, you can bring in siege weapons.」

“A, yes, I will!”

The Belette king nodded.

***

The Belette Kingdom army began to build encampments.

Also, some of the troops detoured and headed for the western paths.

It was to attack from the outside and inside to capture the barriers.

And the result came out in less than an hour.

The barriers collapsed, and the path to Kanta Fortress opened.

The Kartal soldiers all died in battle.

The three Nord people who were guarding that place like gatekeepers were currently being pursued.

“…There are more of them.”

Was it because the path had collapsed?

More of the Belette Kingdom army flocked near Kanta Fortress.

The sound of hammering echoed in the wide open space.

Numerous encampments were built, and the Belette soldiers were seen moving busily.

Also, huge siege weapons and battering rams were also visible.

“…….”

Looking at the scene, the Kartal soldiers’ faces turned pale.

Kanta Fortress was not a very large fortress.

If it were hit by such siege weapons, the fortress gates and walls would collapse in an instant.

“C-Can we stop them?”

At that time, Johann approached Loki and said.

“I wonder.”

“……!”

He wished he could have said that he could stop them, even if it was a lie.

Johann, who had relied on Loki like a savior, felt his heart ache.

“It’s impossible, right.”

Loki was only one person.

He can’t stop them all if they attack from all directions.

One part of the fortress will be breached.

Above all…

Loki raised his gaze and looked at the Constellation of Light floating in the sky.

The constellation scattering light, Mercury.

The moment he fought that guy, he would be tied up.

***

It was when Aum and Per were advancing.

The bushes rustled.

Aum turned the reins of his warhorse, and Per quickly came forward, drew his axe, and stood guard.

The Nord warriors stared at the front, their eyes widening in surprise.

“High Priestess?”

Aum uttered in a surprised voice.

Between the bushes, Kankun, Kudan, and the Shaman were seen tumbling down.

They were each holding a sack, and as they fell forward, the sacks spilled out.

Inside the sacks were the heads of the angel who had been chasing the three, and the heads of the Belette royalty.

“Ugh…. I’m tired.”

Kankun raised her head and met Aum.

“Ah! Lord Aum!”

She smiled and waved her hand.

“I came to tell you the way to Kanta Fortress!”