The Hero Party Couldn’t Kill Me

Chapter 4: First Revenge (1)

After a while, I gathered the main characters in Speth and briefed them on the current situation of the Imperial Army.

Rafaela floated the view of his summons in Sordon on the wall to show his situation changing in real time.

“As you can see, the Imperial Army is now concentrating on Sordon.”

“They are still advancing into the White Forest, aren’t they?”

“Yes. It doesn’t seem to be there yet.”

“Then the time given to us… how much?”

“If we prepare as quickly as possible, it seems that we can gather in about two days.”

Perhaps by now, not only Sordon, but also the portals in nearby provinces are fully operational. If it’s really close, they’ll gather at Sordon on foot.

But even so, the portal can only teleport a small number of people at a time, and if it continues to operate, it will become overloaded, so you won’t be able to assemble soldiers as quickly as you think.

“Here, it will take three or four days for them to get to Speth, so I don’t have much time.”

Swan said.

This fact has been overlooked by the opponent using teleportation and flight magic, but the distance between Sordon and Speth is quite large.

And moving a large army of tens of thousands by teleportation is impossible even if all the wizards of the Mage Tower rush at it.

Therefore, the Imperial Army will have no choice but to move all the way here on foot. Cavalry would also be put in, but even cavalry would have a hard time picking up speed in dense forests.

Most of the normal soldiers can’t use magic, so they won’t be able to speed up with high-speed movement magic.

“First of all, we should ambush the soldiers near this river. Even after that, please continue to surprise me day and night.”

The most suitable place to inflict the primary damage was the river I had noticed before. Swann and Leon seemed to agree.

“Your primary target is mages. Wizards will be easy to identify because they dress differently from soldiers. Focus on them.”

“But don’t wizards use all kinds of magic to dodge arrows?”

“Of course, killing a wizard is not easy. But even they can’t use magic indefinitely. If you attack without giving them a chance to rest, eventually they won’t be able to withstand it either.”

Most magicians’ actual physical abilities are no different from those of humans. Rather, pure physical fights are pushed back more than mediocre soldiers.

Even a wizard belonging to the Mage Tower is no exception. Rather, they are far from combat because they are usually immersed in their own research.

So as soon as they run out of mana, they will be reduced to walking targets.

And you have to take away the magicians’ power as much as possible to suppress their reconnaissance and detection as much as possible.

“The winner is this empty lot.”

Above all, it was important that they were as dead or exhausted as possible for this time.

“Here, Rafaela and I are going to draw a big magic circle. So, the moment I lure the enemies into the magic circle, Rafaela will activate the magic circle.”

Rafaela demonstrated the effect of the magic circle with her simulation.

It was a magic that shook the ground and went down about 1 meter.

“… Edmund, do you know how to use earthquake magic?”

“This is a magic I learned to defeat multiple enemies. I have already used it when fighting demons.”

Of course, I conceived it with Pesima even then. However, she only served to fill the mana, and the magic circle itself was entirely drawn by me.

So, it is possible enough to recreate it with Rafaela this time.

“To get to the space quickly, you have to cross this clearing. You might also consider it a suitable place to relax at night. Either way, if we manage to get half of the Imperial Army, even 30%, into this vacant lot, we can actually see it as our victory.”

The most ideal scenario is to make them spend the night here. And in the morning, it will be attacked by surprise.

Especially if everything goes according to plan, most mages should be in a state of exhaustion at this point. Therefore, boundaries will become even more neglected.

“I have a question for you. How are you going to deal with the hero?”

Swan asked at this point.

“Since the Imperial Army crossed the river, I will appear and disappear from time to time. So I will continue to induce Calia and her small elite unit to pursue me. In some cases, teleportation will lure them to a location I prepared in advance.”

By now, Calia must have been blinded by her vengeance. So when she sees me, she’ll jump like a deugdal and try to kill me.

Besides, you never know when the holy sword will disappear, so when the opportunity arises, she will want to kill me quickly.

If they pursue me like that, they will fall into the trap I prepared in advance.

You can get rid of the debris quickly, so you only have to deal with the remaining Calia somehow.

‘Of course, Calia is practically invincible until she loses her holy sword, but it’s a problem.’

So I also want to delay the fight against Calia as much as possible.

Fortunately, the current situation of the Imperial Army seems to be helping me.

From her imperial point of view, if she breaks away from her battlefield, it will most likely stop her as it will be her great loss, and Calia will not be able to act like her lone general like she did before.

“… Then, couldn’t the warriors keep putting off the match?”

“By the time the battle breaks out in the clearing, they’ll run out of patience. By that time, there is a very good chance that they will no longer be able to bear it and will pursue you.”

From Calia’s point of view, the more you delay the match, the more disadvantageous it is. She, the few elite Mage Wizards who will accompany her, and her combat priests will also make a decision to catch Edmund before they get tired.

“That’s why our role is important.”

Leon heard the story and said. I nodded.

“Yes. Take advantage of the archers and avoid frontal encounters as much as possible. Instead, harass them constantly. So they can’t rest.”

“That is our specialty. Trust me and leave it to me.”

It seems that everyone agreed on the strategy to some extent.

All that remains is to set as many traps as possible before the Imperials arrive.

***

“Did you hear the news? It is said that Calia’s evil deeds have been exposed.”

Meanwhile, Duke Rossier called Iris.

She knew, too, because she had received a message from Edmund. She has nothing to say about him.

It’s just that the damn b*tch finally caught on. There was only a little impression.

Nothing to do with her.

“On the contrary, it is good for us. Now the prince has no choice but to break off the marriage with that b*tch. So, I will give you an order. Approach the prince.”

However, upon hearing Duke Rossier’s instructions, Iris’ face turned white.

“Ha, but the duke doesn’t support Her Highness?”

“Yes. It will be so in the future.”

“Then why should I be betrothed to the Crown Prince?”

“Are you asking because you don’t know? Since the four years failed to have a child from another world, we are coming up with the next best solution.”

Iris’ body trembled.

First of all, the age difference is well over 10 years. Aside from the fact that she didn’t want to be engaged to her prince, who hadn’t even gone through her transformation yet, this was about completely abandoning her.

Calia was lost, but the prince was also virtually eliminated from the emperor competition.

The actual benefits of marrying such a prince… Virtually none Except for the degree of symbolism that the Rosie family and the imperial family continued.

“If I do that, will I be able to become the next head of the family?”

Of course, Iris would be happy if she could become the next head of the family, but…….

“Well, I will think about it if you restore the fallen prince so that he can enter the emperor competition again.”

Duke Rossier’s answer was in fact a refusal.

“It would not be impossible at all. Because the prince still has legitimacy. Here, Her Highness, the princess, has a conflict with the Etoile Church, so we might be able to take advantage of that.”

“But don’t you think the duke will support Her Highness….”

“Did you think it would be so easy to assume the position of head of the Rossier family? If you want to become the head of the family, you have to do that.”

“Really… Isn’t that too much?”

In the end, Iris couldn’t stand it at all.

“Then, do you think it’s right for Fleance to take over as head of the family? He’s only 5 years old yet! He can’t even read properly yet!”

“Are you ignoring your little brother? He is a clever kid Even though he is still young, he has qualities that are more suitable for the next head of the family than you. Besides, do you look like I’m short-lived? Until the child becomes an adult, he can hold out.”

“In the world, why are you so ignoring me, who is in the same position, while supporting Her Highness?”

“The reason I supported the princess was because the unqualified hero was by her side. The reason I still support the princess is because the prince has irreversibly fallen. The situation is completely different from four years ago.”

“Then, what are you so dissatisfied with? Didn’t I do everything I was told to do, except for having a child from another world this time? Just, Duke. No, can’t you acknowledge me as your father’s daughter?”

When Iris appealed, even shedding her tears, Duke Rossier kept his mouth shut for a moment.

“That is a matter of four years.”

“… ….”

“I said it without hesitation. Why are you not suitable for the head of the family? Making hasty judgments based only on short-term gains. Not taking initiative and only catering to others. But have four years changed? No, I’m just obsessed with the position of head of the family.”

“… ….”

“I am tired of talking any more. Get out now. And don’t bring up the issue of Dangju again.”

Iris could no longer argue with Duke Rossier’s firm words and she retreated.

But she still didn’t understand, and her hands were shaking.

Entering her own room in her mansion as she is, Iris looked at the stone statue of the goddess Etoir placed in one corner of her room.

She looked at the goddess smiling benevolently, Iris closed her eyes and thought.

‘Goddess. I am about to commit a sin.’

She was determined to do what she had long cherished.