HPDBC Chapter 188: Attack on Fortress LaPolca (3)
Chapter 188: Attack on Fortress LaPolca (3)
chapter 188: attack on fortress lapolca (3)
i told the elven general, “please take care of the battle here,” and returned to the mountain path we had come from.
(well, it’s been a whole day since our march and both the north and south sides of fortress lapolca have begun to move firmly.)
i had a better grasp of the situation around me because of e-rank bird.
first of all, to the south of the fortress lapolca, magical beasts were coming out of the cities, which had been intentionally abandoned and occupied by the demon king’s army, and they were forming a mass. this was probably to use the outer wall of the fortress to pincer the elven army attacking from the south from behind.
and to the north of the fortress, the magical beasts that were within the range of the day’s gathering had already entered the fortress. on top of that, an even wider range of magical beasts were gathering.
the north and south would reach fortress lapolca in a few days.
(they’re acting fast as usual. but the demons need to come to the front.)
ellie was still hiding in a large building inside the fortress lapolca, but there was still no conversation or atmosphere that the three demons were about to come to the front.
“the demon king’s army is moving fast as usual. so far, though, they’ve stayed within our expectations.”
“yes.”
while walking along the mountain path, i informed my friends of the situation.
(oh, there it is. it’s a long way back, but it’s just right, isn’t it?)
“cecile, formar, keep an eye on our surroundings. if you see any flying bats, shoot them down.”
“”all right.””
(okay, mogusuke. you’re up!)
i summoned a g-rank beast, which was about the size of a medium-sized dog and had the appearance of a mole.
although it couldn’t speak, it seemed somewhat happy that its role had arrived.
“you want it to dig but allen, the ground here is pretty hard.”
i had told my friends that i would dig a tunnel in the ground to create a passage and capture the fortress lapolca.
i kept my mouth shut to the elves until the last minute, because if the information leaked out, we would fail.
(is the ground hard?)
there was almost no soil or humus on this mountain, and the surface was rocky and very hard. kurena wondered if it was possible to dig a tunnel in such hard soil.
“moguske, [dig].”
“...”
g-rank beast looked at me for a moment, and then used its special skill [dig] and tried to dig up the bedrock near the designated large rock. however, it couldn’t dig the rocky soil because it was too hard.
even mogusuke’s awakening skill [burrow] had no effect.
“look, it can’t. allen.”
“kurena, mogusuke’s speciality is digging. there’s nothing written in the grimoire about its limitations. don’t take the liberty of narrowing down the effects of your skill.”
“what?”
after saying that, i strengthened mogusuke. the claws on its hands grew larger, and its [attack] increased by 1000. mogusuke began to dig with tremendous force.
mogusuke used its awakening skill [burrow] and accelerated the pace of digging. i used
“awesome.”
“don’t assume you can’t do something that isn’t written down. if you do so, you’ll never be able to do it.”
there was also a way to fight the demon king’s army in a long-term battle while cutting down the number of demon beasts in a straightforward manner.
as for the pincer attack from the demon king’s army from the south, we could return to the mountain road and fight them while defending ourselves. furthermore, reinforcements from tiamo were still available.
however, in a long war, we would not have been able to compete with 4 million reserve troops.
(i never thought they’d be moving 4 million reserve magical beast units all at once. do they want rosenheim that badly?)
i was able to find out that the demon king’s army would be attacking nest city with an army of 3 million from the north by land and 1 million from the south by ocean, using ellie that had infiltrated fortress lapolca.
we didn’t have much leisure time. we had to capture fortress lapolca fast.
i shared the movements of these reserve units of the demon king’s army with the generals.
“haha, we are totally cornered in this situation, but we have no choice. master allen.”
“yes.”
“we’ll follow master allen’s plan. tomorrow, we will capture fortress lapolca.”
“thank you, sir. now, let me tell you the detailed strategy. first, the placement and infiltration route of the demon king’s army....”
me and my friends and the generals coordinated our plans late into the night. the general knew about the characteristics and strengths and weaknesses of the elven troops better than i did.
and the next morning came.
(hmmm... i’d say we defeated 10,000 magical beasts.)
when i woke up, i checked the results of the night raid that my summons had conducted.
my summons had been attacking the fortress all the time. even while i was discussing the strategy with the generals.
while i was awake, i sent out reinforcements based on the damage, but while i was asleep, if they got defeated, no reinforcements would arrive.
as i was getting ready, the soldiers, who had woken up much earlier than me, were already starting to form their ranks.
“well then, master allen, i look forward to working with you.”
one of the generals greeted me.
“i look forward to working with you too. let’s leave on time.”
“yes.”
the general said he wanted us to take our time getting ready. i knew everyone had been fighting for rosenheim, even cutting down on their sleep so i decided not to rush them.
i finished my breakfast with my friends, talking about the last collaboration.
(was this how the sun was positioned?)
check the position of the sun and confirm the exact time with the magic tool.
“then today is the day we take back fortress lapolca!”
“”oh!””
tens of thousands of troops began to leave at the same time as the day before.
however, 5,000 or so elves remained waiting at the departure point.
a general was organizing their ranks.
they were a separate unit that was going to work with us.
this was how allen and his friends entered the second day of their attack on fortress lapolca.