Magicless Extra: The Villain’s Survival Method – Chapter 94.1

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟗𝟒: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐫 (3)

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“Indeed, the steel fortress is incredibly sturdy.”

Having managed to seize Mjolnir and withdraw the Valkyries and Einherjar from the battlefield, Oswald and his army set out to conquer Windhelm.

Despite being battered by Tiger Tanks and Oswald Cannons, the walls of Windhelm remained largely undamaged.

‘𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴. . . 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥.’

That said, there was no time to continue battering away here. What’s more, this was a place where winter raged all year round, and they had arrived during the coldest season, so a protracted battle would do them no good.

Unless they could secure reinforcements from the Air Force. . . Breaking through those steel walls seemed like a remote possibility.

‘𝘈𝘭𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦.’

Using the Blood Daemon to create a railgun, Oswald immediately began firing rounds at the enemy’s steel gate. After taking about three railgun shots, the steel gate finally gave way, and the Tiger tank unit, seeing this, began their advance.

With that, Oswald took his leave.

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Democratic Republic, somewhere.

There, individuals clad in crimson robes etched a massive magic circle and created an altar for human sacrifice on top of it.

Numerous people who had been kidnapped from the surrounding area amid the widespread chaos and unrest. . . All of these were to be used as sacrifices for the upcoming ritual.

“Soon, a large-scale bloodbath will erupt between the Empire and the Republic. We have already laid magic circles to gather blood magic from both fronts and send it here, so we shall begin the ritual when the bloodbath occurs.”

“This time, we must open a truly grand gate to recover all the damage we suffered in the last great desert war. And we must track down and kill the demon hunter who stole our sacred relic, and take it back from him.”

“We have already confirmed the location of that demon hunter. His name is Oswald, surname Winchester. He is the youngest son of Marquis Wilhelm, and is currently a student at the Academy and a paladin of the Order of the Holy Knights. He is also the wielder of the sacred ‘Moonlight’ sword.”

“The wielder of Moonlight. . .”

“For now, we have commissioned various organizations, including the Kronen family’s assassins.”

“We will launch an attack as soon as his location is confirmed.”

“Yes, Master.”

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Having used his jetpack to make a supersonic flight straight back to the capital, Oswald attended the Peacemaker meeting. And there, he received unexpected news: namely, that several individuals had commissioned Oswald’s assassination or capture.

“Hmm. . .”

“For now, we’ve put someone on the case. The location was Bordeaux City in the Democratic Republic, which was recently occupied.”

At those words, Oswald fell into deep thought about who else might be after him. He had been fighting all over the place and had made many enemies, so it was difficult to say for sure. . . But as he looked at the two artifacts he was wearing, he had a feeling that it might be one of these two.

“Looks like I’ll need to borrow the Order’s strength.”

“The Order?”

Royman reacted with surprise to Oswald’s words. However, Gilgamesh immediately realized who was after Oswald when he mentioned the Order.

“Is it Chaos?”

“Well, there aren’t many people who would be after me at this point in time other than them.”

Within the Empire, Oswald was an extremely valuable asset. The Empire’s Maesterium desired him greatly, and as such, Hecaton had designated him a top priority for protection.

“What’s your evidence?”

“Either one of these two is after me, or perhaps both.”

As Oswald pointed to his bracelet and ring, Gilgamesh immediately nodded in agreement.

“The cursed Plague Grimoire and the cursed Blood Daemon. . . Those are certainly weapons that Chaos would need if they were to invade Century.”

For the Demon Prince of Plague and the archduke demon of blood to exert their full power in this world, they required these two weapons.

“Oh! Come to think of it, there was this too.”

As Oswald pointed to one of his eyes, Alicia spoke up.

“At this point, aren’t you an archduke demon yourself, Oswald? You have three of the five sacred relics of Chaos.”

“. . .”

Excluding the cursed sacred relics possessed by Diablo of Sin and Lust of Enchantment, Oswald certainly had the remaining three in his possession.

‘𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘺𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘴. . . 𝘎𝘦𝘦𝘻. . .’

Just then, Prince Valentine, who had been silently observing the situation, stepped forward.

“Instead of waiting for the enemy to come to us, why don’t we lure them into a trap of our own making?”

“A lure, you say?”

“Royman, didn’t you say that they had commissioned the Kronen family to assassinate or capture Oswald?”

“Yes, that’s correct, Your Highness.”

“Then, wouldn’t it be best to inform them of Oswald’s movements and wait for them to attack?”

“We don’t know which of the Chaos guys will make a move. . . But they’ll probably come at us with everything they’ve got. We might not be able to handle it on our own.”

“I’ll mobilize as many of my connections as I can. You too, do your best to get as much help as you can from the Order.”

After that, they worked out the details of their plan. . . and made every preparation to ensure that the enemy would approach Oswald without suspicion.

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