A Journey Of A Delusional Witch
Chapter 97: The Vampire and the Sun (1)

From the Port City that was north of Narsist Kingdom we moved towards the east. Along the way we have destroyed at least 3 ruins supplying cursed items to the Narsist Kingdom army.

Since we were moving silently, it was easy for us to get rid of the troops guarding the ruins undetected.

Then we burned the wreckage to the point that there was nothing left of it.

Of course the troops I lead are not the only ones sent to destroy the ruins. As we headed east, there was another army heading west led by a Captain who was a direct subordinate of Prince Draco of Drakon Kingdom.

"Captain, the fourth ruin is in sight"

Taking the binoculars from my subordinates, I monitored a complex of ruins that was in front.

Since our position was now right on top of the cliff, it was easy for me to know the true extent of the ruins.

It was a gaping hole wide above the open ground. I estimate the diameter is about 8 to 10 km.

If the ruins that previously had existed like a city or even an abandoned factory, this one ruins looks more like a mine area that I believe that the underground part is much larger and more complex than the ruins that are above the ground.

"How are the observations from Familiar?"

"Report, Magician (Mage) we said that they found several entrances leading to the mine area. All the cursed items came from inside there. The number of guards outside was approximately two dozen. What may be in the mine is unknown."

"Good, then how many explosives are left?"

"Report, the explosives are still as much as 3 \ medium size"

"Well, as the first team turned the attention of the guards, the second and third teams were tasked with setting off explosives at each entrance to the mine. Be sure to bury them all into the ground"

"Ready!"

Following my direction, we split up into three teams.

The first team I led immediately headed towards the entrance while the second and third teams moved silently towards the back.

Fortunately there were no guardrails around the mine area. So that the second and third teams could easily sneak in with the help of the dark night. While the first team I led would keep our whereabouts hidden until we arrived right in front of the entrance which was only guarded by a simple guard post.

Once all the teams are in their respective positions, the operation begins.

(Fire Burst) (Fire Pillar)

The Magicians (Mages) who were on my team started firing their magic towards the guard post. An explosion and a pillar of fire adorned the dark night. Because of our stark action, everyone in the mine became noisier.

"Enemy attack!"

"Hurry and find them!"

It seems they are still unaware of our existence. Good, let's make it even more festive.

"Don't stop, keep shooting!"

(Flame Missle)

At my command a total of five fire missiles were fired that swerved through the air searching for their targets. One of the opposing Magicians (Mage) moved quickly and managed to drop one fire missile and make it explode in the air. There are still four missiles.

Huuarrr...!!!

The big bang again colored this beautiful night.

Thanks to this striking barrage of attacks, our existence was finally known to the enemy side.

"That's them!"

"Quick! Finish those intruders!"

Ah, so that noisy person is their leader.

"Pull your swords!"

Dispelling the Rapier that was on my waist, I brought my troops to attack the enemy from the front.

"Groan!"

"""Aaaa...!!!"""

It didn't take long for the two armies to fight each other. In the midst of the chaos that occurred I slipped unnoticed and headed straight towards the person who shouted earlier.

"What's..."

Not yet had he acted, the neck I had stabbed to make him no longer able to talk. Pulling out my Rapier, the pungent scent of blood began to stimulate my nose. Holding back the appetite that started to flare up, I let her body fall to the ground while drenched in blood.

Good, with this no one else leads them.

After finishing off the other two people who tried to attack me, I returned to the back line which was the safest position.

More and more enemy troops began to arrive. As the situation became more chaotic, the moment I was waiting for finally arrived.

Booom...! Booom....! Booom...!

Three explosions were coming from a distance. Seeing the black smoke soaring high in the night sky, I smiled with satisfaction.

"Retreat!"

There is no reason for us to be here. Letting the Magicians (Mages) use (Fire Wall) to cover our escape, I immediately took my troops away from here.

...

It's been a week since that incident.

In total we have successfully dropped 10 ruins from large to small. And now, not far from us are the last ruins that are on the easternmost side of the Narsist Kingdom.

"It's a castle, right?"

"It's not wrong, it's a castle"

"Are you sure we didn't have the wrong coordinates and instead of the ruins we're approaching the enemy's fortress?"

"I've checked it many times, it's where it belongs"

So it is not just tangible like a factory or even a mine. Their ancient ruins are also in the form of a castle.

Using binoculars, I found that the castle was heavily guarded. Even from the outside alone I have found at least a hundred warriors standing guard there. Unbeknownst to him how many soldiers there are, I do not dare to launch a striking attack like before.

"Did you find an unguarded path?"

"As being attempted. Our Magician (Mage) is sending Familiar to look around the castle"

Recently also talked about, the person we called finally came as well. But what he brought was not good news.

"Report, the Familiar I sent was shot down at a distance of 300 meters from the castle"

Tch, not good.

"Back off, we'll pass this one wreck"

Bringing my troops away, I will only return once I get more information. In the meantime, I will destroy more of the ruins.

...

While Allucard and the others began to walk away from the ruins in the form of the castle, the people who inhabited the castle seemed unhappy.

"disappointing"

After days of waiting, what he was waiting for instead went away after watching the castle from afar.

"Do I have to reduce the number of guards?"

Tidying his long hair red like embers, Oriens picked up a communication device lying on his desk.

"Consider to all the Ruins around the Sun Castle, the Intruders will likely be heading your way. Please always be vigilant"

Putting back the communication device that was as tangible as the crystal board onto the table, Oriens heaved a heavy sigh.

The General of the Sun of the East, Oriens El Orientalis.

Due to the rampant reports that the ruins site that supplied the items to the Narsist Kingdom had been destroyed or even taken over by the enemy, His Majesty then ordered him to guard the remaining ruins

while his partner, the Wind General from the North, Borreas El Borras was in charge of taking over the ruins that had fallen into the hands of the enemy.

Together with his army, Oriens personally guards this castle which is the most beautiful ruins and the most suitable for him. Meanwhile, the Captain who was under his orders he told him to guard the other ruins.

As for the other reports that now look shabby because he has read many times.

"I still can't believe that the Occidens and Auster have fallen"

Mentioning the two names of his comrades who had died in the war, Oriens expression turned grim.

The Four Great Generals were not a title that could be taken lightly.

To get it you have to be the best of the best. Even for Oriens alone must try hard to practice the sword early and do not forget to hone his skills every day just now

he can get this title.

Even after obtaining this title, he still could not let his guard down.

Many people are eyeing his position and do not stop to always think how they can remove him from his current position.

Especially as the only Female General of the Four Great Generals. Countless how many cover letters were thrown at his face. Of course he rejected all of those proposals because he knew that the man who

proposing to her is nothing more than a predator aiming for her position.

Although her initial goal of taking a career in the military was to prevent her from marrying a strange man she did not know, for some reason he even continued to rise in rank to become one of the Four Great Generals which instead made more and more men crowding to him.

However, his age which had almost reached the head of three prevented him from always rejecting the proposal that came to him. The pressure from his family alone was enough to make his head dizzy seven circumference.

Once this Mission is complete Oriens will surely find his family at home will introduce him to a man he may never have seen before.

"I would love to stall this Mission, but His Majesty will definitely not allow it"

Unlike the rest of the Narsist Kingdom, his loyalty to his Kingdom was shallow and almost non-existent. Even if there was a chance Oriens would not hesitate to move to another Kingdom that was much freer and much more 'Normal' than this Kingdom where he was born.

Leaning his back on the luxurious chair, Oriens sighed deeply hoping that this Mission would last a very long time.

...

A week has passed since we first landed our eyes on the ruins of the castle.

Since then we have visited the other ruins around the castle and found that they are also very closely guarded. It was no longer necessary to mention that this was an action that the Narsist Kingdom took after finding out that there were intruders in their Kingdom territory who had come to cause trouble.

I have even received word that the army led by Prince Draco's confidant is now forced to retreat after they face off against one of the Four Great Generals of the

Narsist Kingdoms.

Although his name was the Four Great Generals, but their number was now only half that as two of them had already fallen on the battlefield.

Although now they only have two, but their strength still cannot be underestimated. Even from the info I got, one of the Generals who died on the battlefield had turned into a Dragon figure from the water and

overwhelmed the Alliance forces.

And a confidant of Prince Draco to the point of being repulsed by one of the remaining Generals certainly makes me have to be on the lookout for their existence.

Moreover, now I have to deal with one of them.

In total there are six ruins surrounding the ruins of the castle. Four of them we have managed to destroy with great difficulty and we have also succeeded in extracting information from existing soldiers.

The castle-shaped ruins, which they refer to as the Sun Castle, are reportedly guarded by one of the Four Great Generals. General of the Sun of the East, Oriens El Orientalis.

As the only Female General in the Four Great Generals, her reputation was certainly not a bit.

The news of her beauty is what I always hear first from the soldiers I interrogate. The other news is about his sword ability which he said made him able to split a large rock with just one swing.

And that he managed to achieve with just his sword ability alone without any magic working.

No matter how rudely I interrogated them, just that much information I got.

Either because they were indeed loyal soldiers or General Oriens only had that much reputation. Although I did say that he had a lot of reputation but that was only limited to his level.

Information about his success on the battlefield is counted as little or even nil.

Even so, I still cannot underestimate him.

"First team, go forward"

Making use of the dark night, we moved in the shadows avoiding the sight of the guards. By the time we finally reached within a radius of 100 meters, we began to slow down our pace. Looking ahead, the number of guards standing guard was seen to be less than half that we saw a week ago.

Whether they were sent to other ruins, or this was a trap.

I don't know that and even though I do, I still have no choice but to move forward.

Drove slowly and carefully, we ended up less than 10 meters away from the castle walls. Giving orders, one of our Magicians (Mage) began using (Aero Control) to manipulate the wind and successfully blew all the torches and lanterns that lit up.

"Infoiler!"

With all the lighting suddenly gone out, of course this would make them wary. Taking advantage of this situation, we immediately accelerated our pace to be able to enter the castle area.

In this dark situation, of course, there were guards who did not remain silent. Not a few of them had directly used [Light Magic] and [Fire Magic] for them to see around. But the guards who dared to do that were immediately shot with a Crossbow that instantly claimed their lives.

Different from the guards who went blind. Those of us who have [Night Vision] can still see easily even without a light source to illuminate our path.

"Where is the intruder?!"

"On the North side!"

"There's an intruder on the South side!"

"The intruder is also on the West side!"

"Damn, they're a lot!"

Of course it is not just our team that goes attacking. The other two teams have also advanced from two different directions.

With this the guards had to deal with the intruders from three sides in the dark of the night.

With the guards scattered and in a state of panic we were able to easily enter the castle through a window on the second floor.

Again all our lighting is off.

Passing through the long hallway, we began to split up to comb through all the rooms.

Entering into one of the rooms, I found that this place was a room for the guards evident from the three level mattresses that filled this room. Looking at the empty room and the messy mattress, I suspected that the occupants of the room had come out to fulfill their duty to repel the intruders.

Since I did not see anything of value in this room, I immediately went into the other room.

"Infoillers exist..."

Almost caught, I managed to silence him with a throwing knife that landed right in his throat.

"Captain, the weapon room has been found"

"Burn it right away"

"Ready"

Back down the castle hall that was not in the broadest expected, I finally arrived in front of a double door that looked very luxurious because it was coated by carvings of gold.

I was eager to avoid it especially because my [Danger Sense] was shouting that there was only trouble behind the door. At the same time, I also felt I could not ignore it.

"Captain..."

"You go on combing the other room, if it's an enemy strategic room, just destroy it"

"Ready!"

After telling my men to leave, I stayed alone and opened the double door that was in front of me.

What I found behind the door was a very spacious hall. From the looks of it, I think this is a dance hall of nobles.

Standing in the middle of the hall was a beautiful woman with red hair and eyes like embers. Wearing a Gold-plated Light Armor and gems, and in his hands was a Greatsword

that was much larger than his body and of course that Greatsword also did not escape the gold and gems that decorated it.

Just a step away I set foot, a heat began to feel as if it wanted to burn my skin.

Under his gaze, I immediately knew that there was no such thing as retreat.

Sucking out my Rapier, I saw him smile.