Fun Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord (Novel) - Chapter 99 - War 3 - The Result
Chapter 99 – War 3 – The Result
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Translated by Sylph
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While covering her ears against the dragon’s scream, Panamera confirmed the situation.
“We could do no more than inflict cuts on the dragon’s back, but we dealt sufficient damage to its eyes, mouth, and abdomen.
However, we could not kill it instantly.
It was fortunate where the breath turned, but it is terrifying to think what would have happened if it had turned this way.”
When Panamera coolly gave that impression, Bora turned around with a pale face while nodding many times.
“I-It is still moving, but is it all right?”
When he asked that, Panamera laughed through her nose and pointed at the battlefield.
“Dealing the finishing blow to the dragon is important as well, but so long as we pay attention to its breath, we should not suffer catastrophic losses.
In that case, cornering the enemy comes first.
If we let them escape like this, then taken as a whole, our country loses.”
At Panamera’s words, the instant Bora opened his mouth to say something, black shadows flew out from Scudetto.
There were five large shadows. The shadows spread their wings and came straight toward this side.
“Wyverns!? Five of them at once…!?”
“Have they grown desperate… Bora, can you aim?”
“W-We will aim! Everyone, they are coming! Aim a little ahead of them! Anyone who can aim the ballistas, aim with those too!”
Though flustered, Bora and the others quickly adjusted their angles and completed their preparations to fire.
The wyverns rushed in with the speed of wind, but there was no disorder in Bora and the others’ movements.
“You are ready, right!? Fire!”
At the order to fire, everyone activated their catapults and ballistas. The sound of earth shaking and air being cut rang out at the same time, and black boxes and ballista bolts were launched into the sky.
The black boxes shattered apart almost as soon as they were launched into the air, and countless silver plate-like objects appeared from within.
They were iron shuriken. In an instant they spread out and rushed toward the wyverns.
Like a rain of iron, the great quantity of blades launched by the catapults came flying while cutting through the air. They pierced through the wyverns’ torsos, wings, and legs.
Perhaps through wild instinct, there were no wyverns struck directly in the head, but even so, there was no individual that remained unharmed after having holes opened in multiple places of its body.
As the wyverns, their balance broken at terrible speed, came falling down, Bora deepened the furrow in his brow and shouted.
“Hide behind the tower shields! Hurry!”
Ignoring everyone who reacted to that shout and hid themselves, Panamera stepped one pace forward, laughing as if she were enjoying herself.
“It is the best possible result. Well done, Captain Bora. After this, leave it to me.”
Saying that, Panamera activated the spell she had already finished chanting.
“You all get back as well! Burn away the enemies before my eyes, Vermilion.”
The instant those words were spoken, a triple-layered magic circle rose before Panamera, and a lump of flame was born at the center.
The flames born in each magic circle mixed together as though each were devouring the others, becoming a giant fireball.
The fireball burst outward and gushed forth toward the wyverns falling from the sky. It was a colossal flamethrower. The sky was dyed orange all at once, and the wyverns’ great bodies were swallowed whole.
Terrifying as the heat itself was, the power of the flames that burned away the air in an instant also changed the angle of the wyverns’ fall.
Several seconds later, the burning wyverns fell to the ground, causing a succession of great tremors.
“J-Just barely…”
“W-We were saved, but…”
The wyverns fell to the ground just before striking Bora and the others, and a disaster was avoided.
At the sight of the burnt wyverns rolling on the ground before them and giving off a scorched smell, Bora’s cheeks twitched, and he looked at Panamera.
Panamera smiled fearlessly and raised her voice.
“Rejoice! The enemy’s main forces, both dragon and wyverns, have been annihilated! Victory is certain!”
At those words, Panamera’s knight order reacted first and raised a cheer. When Bora and the others raised their cheers a moment later, the voices gradually spread and became a great roar that seemed to envelop the battlefield.
That atmosphere inevitably broke the hearts of the enemy soldiers.
The battle line gradually withdrew. In the end, abandoning the fortress city with its gate destroyed, the Yerinetta Kingdom army retreated.
Cries of victory went up, and some began to show signs of pursuit, but at once voices were heard stopping them.
“W-Why…?”
When Bora tilted his head, Panamera snorted.
“They judged that explosive weapon more dangerous than the dragon or wyverns. If I were giving the order, I would issue the same one. After all, behind Scudetto lies a mountain road. Imagine if they threw that weapon while fleeing. Numerical advantage would mean nothing. It would only get soldiers killed for nothing.”
“I-I see.”
At Bora, nodding with a difficult face, Panamera gave a laugh that burst out from her and came closer, slapping him on the shoulder.
“Be at ease. It is an unquestionably victorious battle. And the ones who achieved the greatest results are surely you lot. You can report proudly to your master.”
Said that way with a laugh, Bora blinked once, then his face crumpled and he smiled.
The group watching from a distant place heard the cheers echoing far away, looked at one another, and laughed.
“In the end we watched all the way through.”
Muttering that with a sigh mixed in, Van stretched his body with both hands raised upward.
“It seems they won safely… I only hope no one was injured…”
At worried Till, Kamushin puffed out his chest.
“There is no way anyone would lose while using Lord Van’s weapons. It was a crushing victory. So surely there are no injured either.”
Kamushin, who had been excited ever since the war began, declared that through rough breathing. Van gave a wry smile at that and nodded.
“Probably. For the time being, I think Bora and the others are all right. With Viscount Panamera’s personality, she would stubbornly protect them no matter what.”
“If it is Lady Panamera, then without a doubt.”
Kamushin answered instantly to Van’s words. Watching that exchange, Arte opened her mouth with a laugh.
“Fufu. Then it is all right if I withdraw the dolls as well.”
“That is right. We will run quickly so it does not become known.”
“Yes. Then… hm? Ah, are those Yerinetta soldiers in retreat? It seems they were attacked…”
At Arte’s puzzled words, Van showed a manner as though thinking for an instant, but soon raised his face.
“For now, can you capture only the people riding horses? If they know the route by which the black spheres were obtained…”
“Understood. I will try.”