
Aldric and his kaka kakanya return to the iceokan morning blind and before Aldric went Lilim had a conversation with him even though not long, before leaving, until finally they separated Aldric who was willing to ride his horse carriage in sauti by Lilim "Aldric promised to return !" Aldric nodded before getting into his carriage "of course wait if I have time".
The horse carriage had started to walk silver lance making a formation as usual around the horse carriage Aldric Livia was also there with Aldric.
Aldric and Livia began talking to spend time traveling as usual it feels like this has become a habit if Livia is the bodyguard.
"oh yes Livia... Didn't you used to be my kaka companion ?" Livia nods "mister Credric can protect himself... The king and your kaka are worried about your safety so I will often be your bodyguard"
Aldric nodded in understanding "ah... That's so... What about my kaka ? He said he'd be king, right ? I've often heard rumors of when he's going to take over but I don't know for sure"
"if that is not known you can immediately ask Mr. Credric or the king directly I am sure they will answer... What is clear is that the time Credric will be king is near" Aldric nodded once again, after all he was not in the palace anymore of course if he missed the latest news is not his fault.
Not long before they reached the land of solantia and the air felt lighter and cooler the atmosphere was warmer, it felt Aldric had just come home from heavy work, he sighed with a relaxed.
Not long after Aldric arrived in his city he was greeted by Andy and Leier Livia and his kaka kakanya went back to the capital, but when they were far enough away suddenly a great energy emerged from the middle of the forest creating an isolation barrier throughout the city of Aldric.
Leier quickly evacuates Aldric in while Credric, Celestia, and Seraphina look out of the window of their horse-drawn carriage and they know what happened they went straight out right at the border of the isolation barrier.
Credric tried to attack the barrier but he crashed strong enough it did not hurt him or make him fall but the power of the barrier was not normal.
"abyss.." muttered Celestia worriedly, the king also came out and he looked angry and worried at the same time, "quickly we should go back to the capital and bring an additional army.
"i'll stay here and watch my father and the others go" Ujae Credric and the king agreed to leave with some of the troops he was carrying.
Meanwhile the situation inside became so chaotic that the city of Aldric was attacked by panic and Aldric who saw this could not stay silent.
"not to panic ! Refugee to the temple immediately ! And the brave ones come forward with the guards of this city !" when Aldric made this announcement in the middle of the city the panic subsided a little and people started moving towards the main temple of the city and some went to the nearby twr temple in their area of the city belonging to Aldric not so so large 3 temples can accommodate almost everyone.
For those who do not evacuate in the temple they are deacons in their homes a place that they consider safe and also some lucky ones have a basement, some soldiers were ordered to evacuate civilians quickly.
The guards were also told to evacuate the civilians "I didn't expect us to be attacked like this" said one of the men, who clasped his bow with cold sweat dripping from his face.
"the situation.... Like war.... Damn it's scary", "have you ever been in a war situation ?" asked his colleague while looking at people evacuating while running.
"no... But my brother was a veteran and his explanation is the same as it is now... Messed up... Confusing... And also scary... Even so he said do not panic and follow instructions from higher... Everything will be fine he said... At least put your mind there"
"we are not prepared for this much as we are obviously going to lose", "the opponent has not shown himself we have time to reassemble the defense and activate the fort, and stop with that atitute you'll make the others panic"
His comrade sighed deeply in "what about those mercenaries ? Will they betray?", "what do you mean ? They've officially become soldiers under Mr. Aldric's banner and orders"
"they're mercenaries, right ? They would be selfish the possibility they would sell this city to the enemy", "looking at the actions they did as long as Mr. Aldric left is likely not..." he said while holding his spear tightly from the movement of his body he was obviously very stressed.
Amid the panic and commotion, the city guards tried to steer the citizens towards a safe place. Some soldiers swiftly escorted groups of people towards temples and other shelters. There was little regularity in the chaos, as the well-trained guards and soldiers coordinated in emergency situations.
They did not realize that their part was finished and the citizens were fleeing the horsemen from the leier to come to them "what are you doing here quickly we have to go to the enemy fortress visible from the east", "ah ! B-well we'll catch up"
The fort was activated by a bluish white barrier covering the city after the barrier was raised the morale of the guards increased they could breathe a sigh of relief for now the archers and the soldiers above the fort had been on alert the silent but intense rumbling sound of the barrier fortress was the sound they could hear.
The army of the leier began carrying barrels containing arrows with variations in kekuananya, you percing arrow, explosive tip, poison arrow and arrows with five elements, and, the guards were shocked to see all kinds of arrows.
"since when have we had this many arrows?", "um... I don't know maybe Mr. Aldric is silent about producing it ?" replied his partner who also did not know what.
The adventurers also pacified their armor differently there were better and worse than the guards of the fortress all the soldiers in the city turned into archers even who could not use a bow, he said, leier's forces made it to the fortress after evacuating everyone and Aldric came along with the leier.
"how's the situation here ?" aldric asked the leader of the eastern fort "we got movement from the back of the forest... But the enemy still did not show themselves" Aldric saw the sky dark purplish even though the light entered normally only the color changed because of the barrier in pairs of opponents.
Credric from the outside who saw all this looked a little relieved the fort had been activated but the bitter feeling of his mouth and the pain in his stomach knew his sister was in danger within the city in the tambahlagi of his sister must be able to organize the whole city even he never did anything like this.
Aldric stood up bravely because he knew this could raise the morale of untrained guards and it worked, not long from the forest began to appear troops, he said, they were higher abyss shaped humanoid they used full armor and other war gear, they had a female-like posture yet they had no gender or face, either, they are simply abyss energies that are given consciousness and control.
Their numbers started to increase as time continued to come out of the forest and they started to make combat formations, the abyss archers started to look from behind their lighter armor and the tip of their arrows was made of crystal.
The beast abyss stood 3 meters tall with two large arms and four small legs behind it its large head and several armors were seen fastened to the creature.
They were still out of range of arrows so the guards of the city of Aldric could not do any damage yet, the situation in the fortress became more intense as the number of enemies continued to increase until they finally stopped increasing and remained in their formation with the beast being in the middle of the fighter in front of the lower abyss on the left right and the archer/the witch in the back.
"how much do you think" asked Aldric to leier "probably under 6 thousand... Well definitely 5 thousand an.." hearing this amount of spirit of the fortress guards instantly reduced drastically the leier kanya troops were under 2 thousand and the city guards did not even reach a thousand.
But hopes rose when additional troops from the capital came the brand was seen in the quarter barrier "reinforcements are coming" Aldric said as he thought about what to do
"but their master cannot enter this barrier strong enough" said the leader of the eastern fortress "strong does not mean it cannot be destroyed we must be able to survive until they find a way to enter, I'll be here with you guys... So don't be afraid" hearing this morale of the troops back up even Aldric brought a bow to help, Aldric had also called for help from the Celestial beings and they should have come not long considering the Celestial beings' reaction speed was fast.
A female knight figure with full armor and a thorny and terrifying helmet stood in front of the ranks of her army along with the other female figures holding a large scythe it was Jugger knight and Lilithra, "I'm just here to watch okay so don't tell me to~"
"whatever... Just don't get in my way", "of course" Lilithra while smiling wickedly, "oh yeah... May I offer the offer to Prince Aldric ?" Jugger knight looked towards Lilithra "have I told you not to disturb" Lilithra nodded "good good...."
The advancing Jugger knight slowly approached the city seeing this the archers were about to take aim but Aldric held it "hold !"
"the enemy master is already within range and he must be the leader of them this is a good opportunity" the leader of the eastern fortress said as he pulled his arrows full.
"don't shoot him, he's obviously coming to negotiate... He dares to come alone I'll try to talk to him", "but master he's an abyss"
"he's definitely not like other abyssals who don't make sense... Maybe there's something we can negotiate... I'll go and talk to him" leier boldly "let me escort you master"
"no need... He came here alone and I'll deal with him myself... Think of it as being non-threatening", "if that's what you say... Alright" seeing the courage of Aldric increase the morale of the fortress troops even higher, plus Aldric yabg tough with everything he faced made his troops lucky to be able to fight on his side.
Strictly speaking, Aldric decided to go face the Jugger knight alone. The archers and guards above the fortress were anxious to see him, but they trusted Aldric's decision and chose not to release the arrows at this moment.
Aldric walked towards the middle of the road between the fort and the Jugger knight. As he approached, he could feel a powerful and terrifying aura coming from the figure. However, he remained calm and maintained a threatening expressionless face.
The Jugger knight stepped forward and stopped a few meters away from Aldric. His large and muscular body faced him with a tense attitude. A deep rumbling sound came out from his helmet as he spoke, "mister Aldric ? Right ?" Aldric nodded "and what's your name"
"my name is jugger knight", "it's not a name... That's nickname... Say your name completely" the people on the fortress were able to hear their conversation clearly and things were really tense.
the jugger knight kept silent for a while before answering "my name Durok" it was clearly a fake name Aldric thought while holding back the laughter of "good Durok... What's your arrival here"
"i came here to negotiate with you" Aldric was obviously surprised but still addressed his poker face "oh really ? because what I saw behind you was a full-scale assault on my city... And don't forget the barrier you put in to keep us out and out"
The Jugger knight dian briefly he looked back and looked back at Aldric. "just think of it as... Um... Threats"
"oh so this isn't a negotiation from the beginning ? You just want to attack us, right ?" the Jugger knight shook his head "there remains something I want to offer you"
"what is it", the jugger knight released black energy in his hand "this is the power this abyss can be yours... You will be able to use magic and even more powerful than ordinary people in general with this you will become strong, but you must join me... We and this power will be yours"
"and if I accept it what will happen to the citizens of this city ?" tanya Aldric kept her poker face.
the guards in the fortress began to worry they were afraid that Aldric would leave them for powers he did not have from birth, "they would I finish off of course... So how's ?" ask the Jugger knight.
Aldric shook his head "no... I refused" Aldric's reply made the Jugger knight silent before the black force in his hand disappeared and a sense of relief was felt by everyone in the fortress, "you know if you refuse you will die... Our numbers are more than yours and also reinforcements will never come"
Hearing the threat of Jugger knight Aldric just smiled lightly "I'd rather die with my people... Rather than living under your power" Aldric said this would be the final nail of the negotiation "well if that's what you want" Jugger knight at high speed returned to his position and Aldric again climbed to the top of the fortress.
leier's eyes glazed with his other pleasures as well as the people who heard the negotiations, even if they lost no problem... They died with the leader by their side.
On the other hand the jugger knight returned to Lilithra's side "seriously ? Durok?", "sounds I don't know a good name okay" Lilithra shakes her head "you suck at negotiating..."
"what do you mean?", "you got it when he spoke 'and if I accepted it what would happen to my townspeople' but you said the wrong thing"
"what do you mean ? I don't understand" Lilithra sighed "you should have said 'we're going to retreat and let your own town' she'll definitely accept it"
"but... I can't have fun", "whichever is more important have fun or praise from the queen" Jugger knight kept silent for a while before covering his face and shaking his head he looked disappointed with himself "wheat has become bread there is nothing more you can do.... Haaa... Let's get this town over with"