Weed Reincarnation ~ Carefully Raised in the Elf Village ~

Chapter 97-: No Engineering Soldiers Needed

(TL By GUST)

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"We'll have to fight outside the gate, but is that okay?"

After Sephi finished her speech in front of the east gate, I confirmed that with the general.

I don't know how General Fafnir intends to fight the Religious Army, but it's impossible for a mixed force of elves, werewolves, and dwarves to co-operate with the Vanaheim army.

Rather, it would be more efficient to make use of their individual combat abilities and move like a guerrilla unit――or rather, as our strategy, it would be troublesome if the church army approached the city walls of Bifrost. Therefore, instead of shooting arrows and magic from the top of the city wall, he intends to go forward to some extent and fight.

General Fafnir nodded with a slight admiration, "Huh?"

"That's a tough thing to do. I don't mind it, and I think it goes without saying... but it's dangerous, isn't it?"

"I know that. Of course, it's not like we're going to fight and defeat the Religious Army head-on."

According to the shogun, we are about 150 members of the "Forest Brotherhood Army". Even with the addition of the generals and the Vanaheim army, the total number of our camp will not exceed 1,200.

On the other hand, the religious country 

army is said to have thousands, possibly 10,000, plus undead sacred beast Basilisk. The difference in strength is actually 10 times. If you hit it straight, your win rate will be close to 0%.

"Well, basically, we aim to defeat the enemy commander and withdraw, but……"

"Fumu, well, it's normal as a tactic."

On the general's face was clearly written, "If you can do it, you won't have any trouble."

"Oh, so I thought I'd try it like this..."

I told the General about our plans for this war.

The general who heard that groaned with a very difficult face.

"If it's possible to do what the Spirit-dono says, then it's certainly possible... Of course, to make things worse, our army will also form two units and wait for the right opportunity... but the forest shrine and the spirits. It's a big burden on your lord, or rather, it's up to both of you."

"Ah, well, that's kind of nonsensical. Besides, it's not even me and Sephi who actually fight on the front lines, right?"

“Umu, but…is it really possible?

I know what the general wants to ask about what is possible.

That's why I nodded with confidence about that part.

"At least Sephi seems to be able to do it. Sephiria... No, Sephi said she was fine."

“Is that so…even though I inherited it not too long ago, is it true that God is a god?”

In that case, the general was reluctantly convinced.

“In that case, let’s work out a little more strategy in order to add a more effective follow-up attack.”

"Okay, then first, when the Religious Army comes, we'll go outside..."

"Do you mind closing the gate?"

"Until Sephi is ready, I intend to protect the space in front of the East Gate, so I don’t mind closing it."

"If it……"

And then, after working out the details of the strategy, about an hour laterーー,

"General, the scouts have raised their beacons!"

One of the soldiers who ran hastily told me so.

The scout corps was supposed to be monitoring Karad Fortress, which had been occupied by the Religious Kingdom, and it seems that they had ordered the signal to be raised in the event that the Religious Army resumed the invasion.

in short……,

"coming……"

The general muttered with a mysterious expression.

Suddenly, the area near the Bifrost East Gate became busier.

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We, the "Forest Brotherhood Army"... no, the Forest Brotherhood Corps, exited from the east gate of Bifrost and took up a position about 200 meters from the city wall.

The gate is already closed behind us. For the time being, the soldiers of Vanaheim, with the exception of "some", are planning to provide cover fire from above the city walls, but they can't expect much support due to the distance.

No, if you shoot from the top of the city wall, arrows and magic will be within range, but if it becomes a melee, we won't be able to support you.

"Oh! Temee and the others, are you ready!?"

"""Oooh!!"""

"Well then, let's go along with me!!"

"""Oooh!!"""

In front of us, there are about 30 dwarves lined up side by side with Elder Gordo at the front.

They kneeled and put their hands on the ground, increased their magical power all at once, and everyone activated the same magic at the same time.

It's earth magic.

Dwarves have a high affinity for fire and earth attributes, but everyone has earth attributes in particular. Furthermore, even among the earth attributes, earth magic is magic that can dynamically change the terrain. It controls the earth.

Elder Gordo releases a large amount of magical power from both hands.

The magic permeates the dry earth, and when it flows in front of them, it becomes a band that draws a slight arc, and the magic interference area is established. The area is about 90 meters wide and 20 meters long.

Within that area, the ground shook.

Immediately after that, the brown ground swelled like a living creature, or like the rippling surface of the sea.

The thickness of the pillars is 1 meter in diameter and the height is 4 meters from our point of view.

Since the pillar uses the surrounding soil as a material, the area around the pillar, that is, the ground within the area, is depressed by more than 2 meters. And the distance between the pillars is about 2 meters each, and it is quite dense.

On the spur of the moment, the dwarves created a grove of stone pillars and a moat at the same time.

Human soldiers who can move freely will be able to pass through the pillars and come out to this side even if they fall into a moat of about 2 meters. However, if there is an attack from the elves stationed on the pillar during that time, it must be quite difficult.

In addition, according to the information I heard from the general, about half of the nearly 10,000 religious national army were special golems that looked like undead. Whether undead or golems, those created by the caster usually do not possess a high degree of intelligence. There was no way they could take complicated actions, at least the undead golems should have been able to stop them quite a bit.

This stone pillar forest will be developed to surround the east side of Bifrost.

Of course, when it's 200 meters away, even if it's only on the east side, it's a considerable length and area. However, it is not necessary to cover all of the eastern side. It would be fine if the Religious Army coming from the eastern highway thought it would be a little troublesome to detour, and if they tried to detour, they should attack the flanks with all their might.

The military power for that purpose is borrowed from General Fafnir.

There are 200 magicians on standby a little behind us, and they should give a painful blow to the enemy army who tried to bypass it. Of course, not only that, but I and Gou-kun's unit also intend to participate in the attack on the enemy forces that bypassed them.

"Okay! Then let's go next!"

"""Oooh!!"""

Guided by Elder Gordo's brave voice, the dwarves use the same magic over and over while moving from place to place. The resulting stone pillar forest stretched out in a gentle arc about 20 meters long and 540 meters wide. It took less than 30 minutes for these to be completed.

"what's this……"

"Oi oi, you don't need engineers, come on..."

Behind us, a shudder mixed with shudder arises from the waiting magicians.

Even though it was about 30 members of cooperative magic, it was a dwarf's admiration for his skill. Of course, we knew in advance that this was possible, but the impression we got from seeing it in action and being told, "Oh, we don't have much time to spare. Leave it to us!" is completely different.

To put it bluntly, I was so surprised that I was also terrified.

But still.

As expected, there is no way that magic power is enough to modify the terrain on such a large scale. The only one among us who would be okay with this would be Sephi.

Naturally, the dwarves were on the verge of running out of magical power. Still, the dwarves who have finished building the stone pillar forest and are returning here are making steady progress.

“Grandpa, how are you?”

“Thank you for your hard work, is your magic okay?"

If you ask Elder Gordo at the head,

"Umu, my magic is fine. I have plenty of time to finish the finishing touches."

"Oh, that one was good"

"Well, thanks to this guy."

Elder Gordo waved it around and showed him an empty pottery bottle.

The contents are the leaves of the spirit tree――in other words, the leaves of my body are used as raw materials, and the elves who are staying at home in the village spend the night making them.

The Gordo elders were using magic while recovering their magical power.

and.

"Then, the finishing touches. Are you ready?"

"Bacchishi!"

If Elder Gordo confirms with Sephi, Sephi nods without even thinking.

"Umu. Then stand there. Keep the others away."

Everyone keeps their distance as Elder Gordo instructed, and the dwarves form a circle around Sephi. Gram was the only other person to enter this circle as an escort for me and Sephi, but...

“Hohohoho, shall I join you?”

In the end, the elder who really followed me this far said so while handling his proud beard.

I was startled by that, but Old Gordo frowned,

“What?

"What are you talking about! Unlike you, I'm still not defeated by a young monster! Even my waist is sharp!"

The elder countered with the feeling of buying words for selling words.

But isn't that the word grandpa tends to say? Is it uncouth to worry about such things?

I don't know what the elder is going to do with me, but it might be safer to have him with me.

"Okay, Elder Gordo, please finish it anyway."

I restrained the two of them, who seemed like they would continue arguing forever if I left them alone, and urged them to continue the work. There is not much time left until the religious army reaches here.

"Mmm, well, yes. Are you sure you want to go?"

"Oh!"

Sephi responded, and Elder Gordo, who was convinced without being particular about it, put his hands on the ground together with the other dwarves.

Magic power begins to flow without delay, spreading inside the circle. Under our feet, the ground changes from dirt to flat stone.

A single stone pillar is created as a finishing touch.

The next moment, the ground shook, and our viewpoints moved higher and higher.

A huge stone pillar is born from our feet, and it stretches upwards together with us who ride on it.

Eventually, when the vertical movement ended, we were at a height where we could overlook the surrounding area.

"Whoa! I'm looking!"

What was completed was a huge and sturdy stone pillar with a diameter of 3 meters and a height of over 10 meters.

This time, in order to activate the trump card, Sephi's Divine Art, it is necessary to know in detail where to activate it. Therefore, I had a stone pillar made for a role like this watchtower.

That said, if you're alone in a place with no cover, you might be targeted with long-range attacks. An escort is necessary not to interfere with Sephi's magic activation. That's what Gram is for.

“So, please, Gram.”

Speaking to the demon-faced Gram, who was standing silently, he nodded with a solemn yet confident gesture.

"Your will. Leave it to me, my lord. No matter how many people's attacks, they won't go through here."

As the saying goes, Gram should be fine. I have to focus on what I have to do.

From the top of the pillar where the dry wind blew through, I glanced toward the eastern highway.

Then, the elder who noticed almost at the same time as me muttered quietly.

"Hmm... you're finally here."

A large amount of dust is dancing in front of my line of sight.

Ahead of them, I could see the figures of the army walking towards me in a disorderly manner—not in an orderly manner.

When I turned my life force, which I didn't need to preserve, into fighting power and strengthened my eyesight, I could clearly see the strange group gathered in front of the army.

Most of them are unequipped, dressed like ordinary people, and their complexions are bloodless blue. Most of them seem to belong to the Sand Lizard tribe, but even if I'm mistaken, they aren't allies. They are pitiful dead people who were used by the religious country even after their deaths.

And a little behind that is a gigantic lizard that makes you wonder if the scale has gone wrong. As long as I can see the white cloudy eyes, I can't live either.

Through telepathy, I told my companions below me so that the soldiers of Vanaheim in the city behind me could hear me.

"Here we come! ! It's the religious army! !"