I Noticed That It Was an Academy After 10 Years

202. That’s Not How War Works (8)

“What? “What do you mean you’re breaking something?”

“What’s important is the message. A message that we will crush Harpas’ army no matter what the loss.”

I walked up to the map and traced the first line of defense drawn with a black line.

“Even though Harpas is stronger now, his essence does not change.”

Harpas is a demon who presides over war, destruction, and death. He is a natural among demons, so you have to outwit him in ways he doesn’t expect.

In a direction that prevents our blood from flowing as much as possible.

“So…Does this mean you are going to destroy all the fortresses?”

Archbishop Pierre met my eyes with a puzzled look.

Okay. It must be embarrassing. But for now, it is the most efficient method. Normally, if you collapse the fortress, the fortress will disappear, so you can’t try this…

I am there now.

I can restore the fortress within a few hours, even if it takes a long time.

Of course, it’s not like I can restore the fortress in an instant, and it would take quite a bit of stamina.

“Originally, it would take a long time to repair it after breaking it… But you can leave that part to me. “I will tear it down and take it away as a show of pride.”

No matter how strong the monsters are, they are just mere creatures in the face of disaster.

“That’s hot! Do you like it! Let’s get started right away!”

“First, we need to gather troops.”

“We will go first. Archbishop Pierre can gather and reorganize his troops as quickly as possible and come to this point.”

I pointed behind where the black line was drawn. A crossroads where you can cross the second defense line and re-enter the first defense line.

“Principal Merlin. Please ring the signal now…And send a message to gather at this fortress.”

“Okay.”

“And are there any soldiers who were in the first line of defense? Soldiers who had served for a long time.”

“There must be a few people.”

“Could you please call me? “I have to ask them something.”

Even if you destroy it, you can take it down more easily if you know the structure of the fortress. Archbishop Pierre readily accepted my request.

“Okay.”

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“I’ve been thinking about this since the Academy, but are you human?”

“There are no moles in this one!”

“Even if I call a company to do the digging, I think it will be slower than this.”

“This is what happens if you just dig in for 10 years.”

“If this was going to happen after 10 years of digging, there would have been a mole platoon in the imperial army by now.”

Well, if you have been shoveling for a long time and can shovel as well as me, you will be a human being. If they gathered just one platoon of guys like me, they could eat it all day long, war and all.

You can infiltrate by digging underground tunnels, collapse the city itself by collapsing the ground, and create underground transportation routes to secretly transport supplies.

“Anyway, I think it’s roughly around here.”

“Here?”

The senior officers looked around at my words. At best, I could only see the dirt reflected by the lighting magic… But in the end, the three people looked at me with puzzled eyes and asked.

“How do you know?”

“I know it when I see it. Just install a powerful fire spell here.”

“You are the expert on this, so you are probably right. Now, we need to draw a magic circle to make everyone step back.”

At those words, we immediately stepped back.

There is no danger in using the magic after leaving the tunnel anyway, but there was no need to snoop nearby and interfere with the drawing of the magic circle.

“It’s done.”

“Then let’s take a step back.”

We all got out of the tunnel and looked at Fort Gustav in the distance. We were roughly 500 meters away, so they hadn’t found us yet. I took the beef jerky out of my pocket and tore it into small pieces.

“Would you like some beef jerky?”

“Jerky is good!”

“Give me some too.”

“I am done. “It’s because eating salty foods while using magic gets in the way.”

Is it? Well, that’s what the archmage is talking about, I guess. I put beef jerky in my mouth and looked up at the moon rising above the fortress. Is it a crescent moon?

Now that I think about it, is there any lore related to the moon in this world? There is Kalon, the sun god and light god, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard of the moon god.

I mumble the beef jerky in my mouth while thinking about useless things. When all preparations were complete, Principal Merlin raised his right hand and spoke with his index finger and thumb together.

“Let’s get started.”

You can hear the sound of fingers snapping.

And, a loud roar rang out so loud that it could be heard 500 meters away.

“It’s hot!”

“It was a sight to see that huge fortress completely collapsed.”

Well, it’s not at all common to see such a large fortress collapsing entirely. We watched the scene leisurely, and only got up after the dust that had risen to the point of obscuring the moon settled.

“Then, how about we go take care of the remnants?”

“Let’s join like that.”

“I want to get some rest.”

“I wonder if it’s so cheap that I can use it!”

“Do you know the formula contained in that magic circle? An ordinary wizard would have taken hours just to draw that magic circle! “I can’t even dream of it!”

“Stop fighting.”

“Principal Merlin, please take a break. We will wipe out all the remaining remnants.”

“I understand. Have a nice trip.”

We headed to the fortress, leaving behind Principal Merlin, who sat on a suitable rock and began to doze off.

Naturally, horrifying groans came from the completely collapsed fortress. As the distance became shorter, the sound grew louder, so we each took out our weapons.

“I don’t know how long I would have survived.”

“Everything left is mine!”

Hey. It’s completely ruined.

Of course, when I saw what we had done, I was once again amazed. The fortress that had stood in place for hundreds of years had disappeared without a trace, leaving only dust scattered.

“I’m getting a little confused…”

“It can be restored quickly, so you don’t have to worry.”

“I will only trust you.”

Step on the remains of the fortress and climb up. Seeing the foul smell emanating from the place, it was clear that many monsters had fallen to their deaths here.

It was a good thing for us. As the number of monsters decreases, it will be easier to deal with them.

“Then let’s begin.”

Light a fire above your head. A minimal device to secure visibility and a bait to attract monsters. I extended the shovel and looked for monsters crawling out of the rubble.

No matter how strong it is, I can’t come to my senses because the entire fortress is collapsing.

“I will take the right side.”

“Then I left!”

“I will proceed head on.”

We spread out and branded our weapons efficiently. It wasn’t that there weren’t monsters attacking back, but most of them were trapped in the rubble and couldn’t even move.

We killed the monsters mechanically, like suffocating a prey that had stepped on a trap. To the point where you quickly get used to the unpleasant smell of blood and the unpleasant feeling of having your whole body soaked in blood.

[Contractor, right!]

“Ooooo!”

Is it a troll?

I dodged the surprise attack of a troll swinging a half-torn arm by leaning to the side. The bad arm fell towards me so slowly that it wasn’t that difficult to avoid.

When the troll looks up, a piece of clothing is seen near the mouth. Did they eat people?

I put the flame of the phoenix on the blade of the shovel. The blade of the shovel burned, and the scorching heat warmed the night air.

“Production.”

Where are you going to get away? The remains of the fortress become shackles binding the troll’s feet, preventing its movement. The troll was unable to control his body and fell down, scattering his dust. I immediately climbed onto the troll’s body and plunged the shovel blade into his torn off shoulder.

There is the sound of flesh being grilled.

Cutting it wasn’t that difficult. Finally, I stuck the blade into the troll’s throat and lit the flame.

“I’m a little busy so die quickly.”

“!@*ㅕ(#&!($&!(*$(*!!!!!”

[Ugh! My ears!]

It’s so noisy. I pulled the shovel out of the body of the troll, whose throat had burned out and had stopped breathing, and set out to find my next opponent.

Because the fight is not over yet.

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“It looks like there is no one alive.”

“I’m losing my excitement because there are only boring guys.”

Geren, who had been killing the monsters the hardest among us, sat down on the rubble and yawned as if he were bored. Kalinz clicked his tongue when he saw that, then looked at me and said.

“How long will it take to fix it?”

“It only takes a few hours.”

I got up and looked around the fortress that had once boasted its grandeur. Now, everything is covered with broken debris, including the castle walls.

I recalled the appearance of the fortress that I had heard from the soldiers and had seen on the map, and began to restore the fortress little by little with my skills.

“Produce. Produce. Produce. Produce. Produce. Produce. Production…”

Normally, it wouldn’t be strange if my voice was hoarse, but I don’t get hoarse even when I shout the starter word. It was thanks to the power given by the Phoenix’s protection.

“…What a minister.”

“When did you come?”

“You just arrived. “Is there anything I can help you with?”

“Could you please cast a purification spell? “I feel unwell.”

“Okay.”

With the opening word ‘clean’, my body became soft and smooth as if I had just taken a bath and changed clothes.

I feel a bit refreshed now. I glanced at Kalinz and Geren asking me to use magic on them as well, and then got back to work.

The knights led by the Archbishop will arrive in roughly two days, so you can create a garrison by then.

“Production, production, production…”

Next time, let’s ask the empire to pay for reconstruction.

Thinking nonsense, I set about rebuilding the fortress.

Elisa’s design is complete!

But the school uniform is not finished!

The academy symbol and additional designs will be added!

Thank you D.Kefo!