𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟒𝟑: 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (3)
“Wow. . . Oswald, what can you not do at all?”
“You mean, I can’t accumulate magic power?”
“. . . . . .”
Alicia, who was about to praise him for being good at everything, quickly became depressed when she heard Oswald’s words.
“Well, it seems I’m quite capable even if I haven’t awakened. . . Still, it would be better if I had it.”
That made her feel even more sorry for him.
Meanwhile, two people were watching the two of them with great interest: the Earl of Winchester and the Marquis of Valian.
“They make a perfect match.”
“Indeed.”
Although the Marquis of Valian had a higher rank, the Earl of Winchester was superior in terms of political power and the wealth. In the case of a territory that was not a margrave, the number of territorial soldiers was limited to 5,000.
In contrast, a margrave had a limit of 50,000, which made it a different level. In addition, the Earl of Winchester, who belonged to the Senate, had a higher rank. . . For these reasons, the Marquis of Valian did not treat the Earl of Winchester lightly.
“How about making a marriage alliance this time?”
When the Marquis of Valian took the initiative to propose a marriage, the Earl of Winchester nodded immediately. Oswald, who had no magic power and was currently a demon hunter. It was an opportunity for him to join a prestigious family like the Valian family.
Although they did not belong to a family in the Senate, they were not a bad family to be linked to by marriage, as they were known as the Explosion Wizard and had a magic corps.
“I welcome the idea.”
“Hahahaha.”
“Hahahaha.”
They hunted with Marquis Valian’s daughter and on the fifth day, they finally got the scores for the catches they had made so far.
To everyone’s surprise, the winner of this year’s competition was Oswald. He had simply turned the muzzle and pulled the trigger as he felt it. . . and he had won the championship.
Oswald then placed the”Iron Bear,”the highest-scoring game he had caught, on the altar and burned it as an offering to Minerva, the goddess of struggle, war, and hunting.
Of course, the archbishop of Minerva officiated this ceremony, and soon after, Minerva’s blessing descended upon their heads.
Another banquet was held that day, and many people began to eat, drink, and enjoy themselves.
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At that moment, in the unexplored northwest of the Winchester Nation, a large number of barbaric tribesmen were moving in.
They all had a peculiar symbol, the ‘??’ symbol.
A third symbol that combined the male and female symbols.
And there was a being who held this symbol as his own symbol and emblem: the Chaosl God Of Seduction, Lust.
Thinking about it, the barbarians were all slim and had smooth skin, unlike typical barbarian warriors. Even the faces seen under their helmets were quite beautiful.
“Lust-nim has commanded! He has ordered us to warn the Winchester family, who dare to interfere with our work!”
The most decorated and heavily armored barbarian among them shouted loudly, and the other barbarians roared in response.
“Uwaaaaaaa!”
“Uwaaaaaaa!”
“Uwaaaaaaa!”
The 3,000 barbarians headed for the Winchester Nation, and soon they came to a large gate. The leader of the barbarians greeted the seduction chaos demon standing next to the gate.
“I greet the Enchanting One.”
“Children of Enchantment, I have opened the gate that will make your advance smooth. Thank Lust-nim for offering 100 pure virgins as sacrifices.”
“Glory to the Evil God Lust.”
The enchanting barbarians began to pass through the gate, and soon they began to appear on the northern outskirts of Winchester City.
The ‘Black Gun Brigade’ observing this from the city’s outer wall began to ring the alarm bell.
The ‘Black Gun Brigade,’ which was responsible for the defense of Winchester City. They immediately prepared for battle when they saw the barbarians who had suddenly appeared.
The troops on standby and the troops on duty quickly climbed the walls, and the magic cannons also began to operate.
At that moment, a bolt of blue lightning shot out from among the barbarians and struck the wall directly.
Crackle! Crash!
Kwaaaaaang!
The wall collapsed in an instant, and the soldiers of the ‘Black Gun Brigade’ who were on it were swept away. The fact that the wall, which was clearly engraved with a great magic defense barrier, had collapsed all at once meant that the enemy had a powerful high-ranking wizard.
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Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
The sound of the alarm bell announcing the enemy’s invasion hardened Wilhelm’s face who was enjoying the banquet. He immediately informed the guests about the emergency and returned to his room to arm himself.
Soon, the Viscount Ain de Braun, the commander of the Black Hound Musketeers, came in and reported the situation.
“Barbarians from the north are currently attacking the wall, and one of the enemies is a high-ranking wizard, so the wall has collapsed. Fortunately, the Musketeers have been deployed and are preventing the enemy from crossing the collapsed wall. . . However, the enemy’s wizard is so powerful that it is unclear when they will be able to break through.”
“I will go there immediately. Prepare the equipment.”
“Yes, Lord Earl.”
“Lewis, you stay here and escort the guests.”
“Yes, Father.”
“And Oswald, will you help?”
“Uh. . . Yeah, I will.”
He didn’t really want to refuse. Besides, the fact that his holy power was flickering meant that chaos demons were involved in this attack.
At that moment, the Marquis of Valian, who had come here with other nobles instead of leaving the mansion, said.
“Earl of Winchester, it seems that you will need help. May I assist you?”
“If the Explosion Wizard helps us, it will be easy to solve.”
“Hahaha, then let’s go.”
Since the two of them had already agreed to a marriage, the Marquis could readily offer his help, and the Earl could readily accept the Marquis’ offer.
Soon, they mounted their prepared horses. . . They rode quickly, escorted by the Black Hound musketeers.
Meanwhile, Arios, the butler and head of the Shadow Hounds, began to fill the earl’s castle with Shadow Hounds. Showing his determination to protect the Earl’s empty seat.
Tatatatatatata!
Dozens of riders galloped quickly northward, and soon they came to a section of the collapsed wall. There, the Black Hound Musketeers were fighting, pulling the trigger over and over again.
The Earl climbed the watchtower next to him to grasp the situation and looked outside.
Thousands of barbarians. . . The Earl of Winchester could not hide his surprise at the sudden appearance of so many barbarians.
“I wonder why even the border guards didn’t know they were coming in. . . Could it be that all the border guards have been defeated?”
At that moment, a bolt of blue lightning shot out from among the barbarians once again and struck the collapsed wall directly. Several Black Hound Musketeers were injured by the attack, and the barbarians quickly rushed into the collapsed wall through the gap.
Oswald quickly loaded three explosive magic bullets and aimed them at the front of the collapsed wall.
Taang! Taang! Taang! Kwa-kwa-kwang!
An explosion occurred in an instant, and the barbarians who were about to cross the collapsed wall were swept away.
“Then I will leave it to you, Marquis.”
The Marquis of Valian then began to cast magic from the top of the watchtower. A tremendous amount of magic power gathered around him as if he was about to use a powerful spell, and soon six magic circles merged in his two hands.
“Fire Tornado!”
A whirlwind of fire erupted from the six magic circles and connected the sky and the earth, rushing towards the barbarians.
Then, the wizard among the barbarians used Lightning Wall to surround them with a wall of lightning, and the Fire Tornado and Lightning Wall began to compete for power.
‘𝘛𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯, 𝘢 7𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘥. . . 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯?’
However, no demonic power was detected there. At that moment! Oswald’s sensory level detected demonic power coming from the direction of the Earl of Winchester’s palace.
‘𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬-𝘪𝘯?’
Moving east while making a commotion in the east and attacking the west.
It seemed that they had waited for most of the Winchester family’s main members and those with high fighting power to leave before raiding the earl’s castle.
‘𝘞𝘩𝘺?’
Oswald, who did not know their purpose, found their behavior strange. However, if he stayed here, not only his family but also Alicia and the other nobles who were staying there would be in danger from the chaos demons.
Oswald, who had thought that far, immediately informed Wilhelm of this fact and used the Blood Demon to transform into a jet suit and flew straight towards the earl’s castle.
Puhahahahaang!
Oswald suddenly flew through the sky at high speed. The Earl hurriedly summoned Viscount Braun, the commander of the Black Hound Musketeers.
“The earl’s castle is in danger! Take two companies of musketeers and head for the earl’s castle immediately!”
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【It’s totally defenseless】
【Tch, I wanted a place where there were more powerful men. . . 】【Lyman-nim’s orders are to prioritize the elimination of those who use the Winchester name. 】【Yes, yes, I understand. But what about the rest of the trash? 】【If they get in the way, just take care of them. 】
Two seduction chaos demons appeared in the Earl of Winchester’s palace. At that moment, gunfire rained down on them.
Tatatatatatatang!
Since they were bullets infused with magic power, even seduction chaos demons could not ignore them. They spread out quickly, using shield magic to block the gunfire.
Soon, a battle ensued. A heavily armored incubus swung a large tower shield and took out a varlet who thrust a bayonet at him.
Purrr-euk!
The heavily armored incubus crushed the human body into pulp with a single blow. Unlike him, the succubus, who was wearing a dress that was either meant to be armor or to expose her skin, dealt with the Shadow Hound musketeers by swinging a whip.
The Shadow Hound musketeers fought against the two demons. . . but they were quickly wiped out because they were high-ranking demons. Only a few squad leaders who had reached the ‘Advanced Gun Expert’ level were able to survive their attacks.
【There are more annoying flies than I thought? I would have preferred it if they were handsome men. . . 】【Concentrate. 】
At that moment, five red magic circles appeared above their heads, and soon flames fell and caused a powerful explosion.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwaang!
“Reorganize the formation!”
Along with the explosion, Lewis Oswald appeared and quickly began to command the troops. Alicia, the wizard who had just given the two chaos demons a good hit, also appeared and was preparing to give them another powerful blow.
【Kyaaaaaaaa! They burned my hair! How dare you, you ugly bitch!! 】
The succubus let out a furious scream as she looked at her own hair, which had been singed.
【Let’s take care of the annoying wizard first. 】
Paang!
The heavily armored incubus kicked the ground and flew straight at Alicia, and at that moment of crisis, a bloodline pierced the incubus’ side from the air.
Shuaak. Puk!
【Keugh. . . Who the hell are you! 】
But instead of an answer, two more bloodlines flew in succession and pierced both of the incubus’ thighs. The incubus lost his strength and fell to his knees.
However, the incubus quickly recovered and tried to stand up again, and at that moment, a being emitting green particles fell from above the incubus’ head and punched him in the crown of his head.
Purrr-euk! Kwaaaaaang!
