Plain Girl Hero of Darkness
Battle of Carnac - (4)

Claudia was not afraid, while Olivia smiled brightly. Ashton could not help but smile as he looked at the two of them. The old Ashton would never be able to smile at a time like this. Being with the two of them was one of the reasons, but the most important factor was that Ashton was already used to the war. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, it is a different matter.

The history of mankind is the history of war. If there were humans, there would always be war. After all, this is part of being human.

And all he could do now was think of a way to let those around him survive. Ashton would do anything for it.

“-It's almost time to go.”

On Ashton's orders, the unit switched to a wedge formation.

(Saw: a simple plane, technically consisting of two oblique planes, which are used to separate two objects, or parts of the object, by the application of force, perpendicular to the oblique surface, which is, which is produced by changing the force given at the wide end. Sc: Wikipedia)

"We will now attack through the center of the enemy formation!"

The Autonomous Cavalry Regiment began to attack, which shocked the Crimson Knight slightly. Olivia and Claudia used this opportunity to cover each other's blind spots, and open a path with their swords.

Anyone who dared to stand in front of them would be cut down. They slowly tore apart the gap in the middle of the enemy formation.

To avoid falling too far behind, Ashton advanced with his bodyguard and sword in hand.

"- Now!"

Seeing one end of the enemy formation rumble, Claudia immediately shouted. Olivia stood still and lowered her position, just like she did when facing the One Horned Beast. A moment later, the soldiers in his path suddenly started spitting out blood and fainted.

Olivia started slashing at the soldiers in her path, too fast for —'s eyes to see and broke through to the middle.

"Ashten!"

Olivia turned around and shouted loudly, then Ashton immediately blew his trumpet. After Olivia broke through enemy lines, the Autonomous Cavalry Regiment moved orderly into the fan formation. The vanguards strengthened their shields, and the rear guards prepared their bows with trained movements.

“This is the last phase of the battle! Destroy them at once !! ”

Claudia's clear voice resounded at the top of the bloody hill—

The table has changed, and it is the Listenberg unit that is being surrounded. Pushed back by the relentless arrow attacks, they were slowly forced to the edge of the cliff. Listenberg regretted not setting up the tower shield like the enemy did. After seeing the smooth movement of his opponents, he finally realized that this was all part of the enemy's scheme.

“Damn it, leaning their backs against the wall just for show. Whippersnappers and their dirty tricks!"

“Your Majesty! They'll push us off the cliff!”

Hynel continued to turn around to measure their distance to the cliff as he shouted. Listenberg said with a cynical smile:

“Then we will do the same. Switch to the wedge formation! We're going to break through the enemy center, and force them out of the cliff! "

"Yes sir!"

Upon Hynel's instructions, the unit quickly turned into a wedge formation.

- But.

“This is it! Fire arrows! "

A young officer gave a signal, and a large number of fire arrows descended from the sky. The troops were greatly shaken by this sight.

"Your Majesty!"

Hynel looked towards Listenberg with a pale face.

“Do not panic! The fire is not too destructive. Stay calm and keep going!"

Listenberg shouted furiously, and his men regained their composure, blocking the fire arrows with their swords and shields. At this moment, something unexpected happened. When the fire arrow hit the ground, the place was on fire. Even the veterans of Listenberg were startled by the flames coming out from those small flames.

This abnormal situation resulted in the soldiers being engulfed in flames helplessly.

“- !? Where did this great fire come from !? ”

(This smell ... So, they spilled oil onto the ground earlier.)

But it's too late now. Their tight formations strengthened the damage from this flame. Listenberg wants to use enemy tactics against them, and does not expect any dangerous plan (anticipation) behind it all. His men were either burned alive or fell off a cliff.

The top of the hill was now a living hell, and the cries of the soldiers echoed loudly.

“Fufufu..”.

"Y-Your Majesty?"

Hynel looked at Listenberg confusedly, but Listenberg did not mind.

"Great. I don't know who made this plan, but he's seen every move we make. He may be the enemy, but this is amazing— "

Listenberg did not finish his praise. The arrow hit his throat, ending his life there.

"Your Majesty !?"

Hynel who rushed to his side and the rest of the soldiers were killed was hit by an arrow shortly afterwards.

Looking at the sea of fire before her, Claudia said:

“Crimson Knight has stopped organized resistance. The commander and key officer may be dead. We won."

Olivia put the Chachamaru back on her back and nodded.

“I also think so, but we can't be careless until the end. The cornered rat would somehow bite the cat. Well, we can step on it flat if they keep trying."

Enemies can die in the fire or jump off a cliff into the water. The survivors were in chaos. They made desperate attacks against the Royal army, but were too disorganized to be effective.

“Sigh, in the end, we still haven't found where the enemy basecamp is.”

He planned to bring the enemy commander alive and find the location of their basecamp. It was a pity that he was killed, but the main goal of Ashton's plan was to minimize the losses of the Autonomous Cavalry Regiment. They also achieved a secondary goal of reducing the number of enemies, so it didn't matter.

Olivia understood that she should not be too greedy. This also applies to delicious meals and good desserts as well.

“Commander, we found enemy units near the foothills— Uwah, this is really something..”.

Gauss gasped at the fiery sight before him. The scouts sent have returned safely.

“Ya, good work. Let's take a break for lunch after killing the rest of the enemies. We need to find the next prey— Hey Ashton, please give me mustard bread with lots of jerky.”

“You want to make it again? I'm really tired now.. ”.

Ashton was tired of protesting.

"When I eat the food prepared by Ashton, I will be filled with energy."

Olivia flexed her muscles with a smile. By Ashton ...

“Olivia, you are always full of energy— Sigh, Olivia is the commander, so I will carry out your orders.

Ashton's expression softened, and Claudia smiled at him.

The Autonomous Cavalry Regiment enjoyed a peaceful meal that seemed unsuitable for the battlefield.

"Alright, it's almost time to go."

Leaving countless charred corpses and smoke rolling behind, the Autonomous Cavalry Regiment set out to hunt down the next target.

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...To Be Continue's...