Plain Girl Hero of Darkness
Battle of Iris - (8)

Claudia stood up to prepare for the attack, but Olivia pulled her arm halfway through. His incredible strength pulled the poor Claudia heavily to the ground, banging her face with the ground.

"Bleeah! W-What are you doing !? "

"Ahaha, your face is full of dirt."

Olivia pretends to be stupid.

"It's all thanks to you, Second Lieutenant Olivia!"

"Well, it's too early for us to move. Let's observe in a moment. "

"How can it be too early? Our allies are overwhelmed! "

This is not the time to watch in a relaxed manner. Claudia took care of her nose and cast an accusatory look towards Olivia. But Olivia replied without any tension in her voice:

"Claudia, it's bad to feel anxious in battle. This will stop you from doing your best. Instead, why don't you use this telescope to watch the middle row battle again? "

Claudia, who was offered a telescope, reluctantly followed his orders. He could not accept everything he heard, but it was true that a surprise attack would fail if he acted too anxiously.

"... Nothing has changed. Our troops have adopted a crane wing formation to defend against the attack of the Imperial cavalry. "

"That's fine. And don't you think that's weird? "

"Any? You mean what?"

Olivia's vague expression irritated Claudia, and she urged her to continue.

"Well ~ as you know, the penetration strength of the Empire's cavalry is strong, right? So why did our style adopt a crane wing formation, which has a relatively thin center? Normally, wouldn't they have to put more people in the middle to stop the enemy from breaking through?"

"... I just realized..."

As a formation aimed at besieging and destroying enemies, the weakness of the crane wing formation was its relatively weak center. As Olivia said, the enemy has a strong penetrating power. If the enemy broke through the middle before the wings surrounded them, it would all be over.

"Hey, isn't that weird? Even so, our allies are still taking on the crane-wing formation, so they must have a plan - Judging from the situation, they might set up some kind of trap. "

"guess... What kind of trap?"

Claudia asked, but Olivia just scratched her cheek with an anxious expression.

"Hmm ~ I don't know. But if the trap succeeds, the enemy will definitely falter. They seem to be an elite force in the Empire, so if we launch a surprise attack at the right time, it will shake the entire Imperial Army as well. It killed two birds with one stone. "

"......"

Hearing that, Olivia stretched her back, stood up, and dusted herself off. Claudia looked at Olivia and pondered her shallow thoughts.

(I was too concerned about what I saw, and neglected to consider the big picture. The pride of being given this important task has narrowed my view.)

To encourage herself, Claudia patted her cheeks, and suggested Olivia:

"Military Two Olivia. To immediately get a warning when a trap appears, let's deploy some scouts on high ground. We can then launch our surprise attack before the enemy can recover. "

"good. I don't know why you beat yourself up, but I'm gonna leave this to Claudia. "

"Yes, I'll make sure!"

In response to Claudia's respect, Olivia returned the respect with an awkward smile. He tilted his head briefly before returning to where the cavalry unit was hidden.

With all sorts of thoughts in everyone's mind, the battle on the plains of Iris was nearing its climax.

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As it rained, George grinned with a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, please slow down your steps! The enemy's movements are strange! "

Cyrus who rushed to his side shouted. George fended off the spear in front of him, and smashed the head of the spearmen with his spear. He brushed aside the brain stuck in his spear, stopped his warhorse and asked Cyrus with a sharp look:

"Weird move? Explain it succinctly. "

George scoffed at Cyrus' deduction.

"Hmmp. Continues to?"

"Huh? But if there's a trap... "

"Then we'll break through the trap. That'sthat's all. Or are you suggesting that the Full Metal Knight is a weakling who can be stopped by the weak traps of the Royal Army? "

As he said that, George placed his blood-soaked spear on Cyrus' neck. Cyrus said nervously:

"N-No, I didn't mean that!"

"Then everything's fine. Enough of your bullshit, and focus on taking out the enemy base camp. Don't give me any advice unless I ask for it. "

Before Cyrus could answer, George spurred his horse and attacked the enemy. He had no time for this nonsense, his honor and glory were ripe to be brought forward.

As the Full Metal Knight struck right in the middle, Neinhart returned her telescope to her waist.

"It's as His Majesty predicted."

"Isn't that true? They inevitably pounced on the bait in front of them. That is the nature of a sad animal. "

Lambert said in a gloomy tone. Neinhart could not help but laugh at that.

"Hmm? Did Aki say something funny? "

Lambert looked at him confusedly. It's funny - Of course Neinhart couldn't say that, and she shook her head.

"No, it's nothing. Since we are fishing for enemies, let's start. "

"Are our allies in their path already scattered?"

"Yes sir, no problem."

"Alright then-Start the operation."

As soon as Lambert said that, Neinhart pointed to an archer. He was the best archer in the First Army. After pulling his bow completely, he shot a fire arrow into the air.

The flaming arrow drew a beautiful bow in the sky, and pierced deeply into the ground in front of the Full Metal Knight. At that very moment, the ground was engulfed in flames.

- Fire attack.

Neinhart had poured oil all over the place where the enemy had entered. The Full Metal Knight who knew nothing was swallowed by the flames. The scent of charred bodies spread in the air, and the plains were transformed into a living hell.

At the same time, Olivia and Claudia were enjoying Ashton-made mustard smeared on bread. Claudia nodded as she looked in admiration at the bread Ashton had made for her. As usual, Olivia swung her legs while enjoying her meal. Suddenly, the scouts on the plateau barged into the tent.

"Reporting! The plains have been burned! This should be a trap by our allies! "

"understandable. Spread this news to everyone, and prepare them. "

"Yes Mdm!"

The scout left the tent quickly, and Claudia said in surprise:

"As you said, Second Lieutenant Olivia. But to use fire attacks in heavy rain ... "

"Impressive display of intelligence and guts. I wonder who thought of this plan? Thanks to this, our impromptu attacks will be much easier now. The main enemy forces are now stationed in the middle of the battlefield. "

Olivia stuffed the rest of the bread into her mouth, and stretched her back. He then left the tent. It was still raining, so the rain would wash away all the blood that splashed on him.

Olivia smiled as she thought of that, and the few soldiers who were looking at her averted their eyes. Olivia wasn't sure what scared them, and as she tilted her head, she heard Claudia yell: "Please don't leave me!"

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...To Be Continue's...