I Became a Retired Warrior Who Suffered NTR in the Novel

92 – War

A few days after news spread that the hero had collapsed and was unconscious…

After that, with no news about the hero, the Eritre Imperial Army began its advance towards the Argen Kingdom.

The sound of footsteps made by the large army was already reverberating around the world to the extent that it resonated with the heavens and the earth.

All the villages, castles, and fortresses I heard were evacuated, and only empty houses were full.

“Demon King, this is strange. Even though we have already entered half of the kingdom of Argen, we have never fought a single battle.”

The new warrior, the Four Heavenly Kings, Balak, came to the Demon King, who was the high priest of Radbod, and delivered the current suspicious ship as it is.

Fort Brighton, the first fortress across the border between the Eritre Empire and the Kingdom of Argen, collapsed in vain,

Until now, they were heading towards the second fortress, Camar Fortress, without any resistance from the Kingdom of Argen.

“Shouldn’t we stop the march and investigate the situation?”

“There is no news about the hero yet. If he had woken up, he would have made some moves by now, but he hasn’t even gotten out of his room yet, has he?”

“Yes, but…”

“Even if they ambush us in the middle, heh… will you be my opponent with that injured body?”

The Four Heavenly Kings, Balak, who had as much combat experience as demon kings and warriors, were anxious no matter how much they thought about the current situation.

The Demon King didn’t even think about stopping the advance, perhaps because he had a different opinion from Balak.

From the information he himself found out, it was certain that something was wrong with the hero, but why he was still lying down was a mystery.

It is the strong body of a hero that does not die even when using explosive magic circles as well as strategic class magic…

I just couldn’t understand why Seir, who was weak among the Four Heavenly Kings, had been lying in the explosion magic circle for so long.

“But… Lord Maou…”

“What are you so anxious about? Ballack. Not like you.”

“Anyway, this is suspicious. I am a warrior who was safe even with the devil’s strategic class magic. Doesn’t it make sense to lie in a single explosion magic circle for so long?”

“Even warriors are human after all. Sometimes even a careless attack can cause serious injuries.”

No matter how much I tried to talk to the demon king, the demon king was already intoxicated with victory and didn’t think to listen to Balak’s words.

Maybe that’s what he’s most concerned about.

If this…

If it’s a hero’s strategy…

If you lure the Imperial Army and yourself into a surprise attack, even if there is a demon king, you cannot guarantee victory.

Above all, while he was worried like this, the Imperial army was heading towards the second stronghold, Fort Camar.

*

Meanwhile, Emilia was in deep trouble on her carriage heading to Argen Kingdom…

Having already concluded that the High Priestess Rad Board was not normal, she was working her way out of this situation somehow.

If she continues like this, she herself will be manipulated by the High Priest Rad Bode, just like Illuen.

It was because he thought that if the hero was safe, he would attack himself along with the imperial army here.

“Emilia, you have been acting strangely since the past few days.”

Lydia, unaware of all of this, approached Emilia with an innocent face and started talking to her.

Emilia wanted to tell her the whole situation, but she couldn’t even bring her words out because she was afraid that the High Priest Rad Bode might be watching.

“Uh… Yes.. Ah.. No..”

“By the way, the hero collapsed… And he’s still unconscious?”

“Ugh… Yeah…”

“I heard that even monkeys have days to fall from trees… Who knew that a hero would be so easily defeated?”

She brought news that Emilia already knew and was talking like it was fun.

“Ly… Lydia? Shall we not go back to the empire?”

“What? Why?”

“Ah.. No… Gee… Judging from the current situation, it seems that the Imperial Army alone here will be enough to end the war… I was wondering if you and I don’t have to be here…”

She decided to use Lydia because, as Emilia now, even if she told High Priest Radbod that she would return to her empire, she would only be suspicious.

If she followed along as she returned to her empire, she could have naturally sent…

“Why? Now that we’ve come this far, should we go to the kingdom of Argen and take the spoils?”

“You, the princess, don’t really need it… So, let’s cut our teeth, shall we? Huh?”

“Isn’t it necessary? Shouldn’t King Jeremiah take me back if I take this loot? It costs a lot of money just to restore the kingdom.”

“Lydia… That’s not the problem now! If we do something wrong, our lives are in danger!”

In the end, Emilia couldn’t stand it and screamed out, and seeing her like this, Lydia put on a puzzled face.

“Hey, Emilia. You were the one who asked me to come here. But now, let’s go back? Are you kidding me?”

“I… I didn’t know it would turn out like this either. So, it’s not too late now, so let’s go back quickly.”

“What are you doing? Yes? Is something wrong now?”

“Can you tell me once you get out of here? Lydia?”

“What is it? Say it.”

Emilia eventually looked around her and started whispering in Lydia’s ear, even though they were alone in her carriage.

“There is something strange about High Priest Radbod and the new hero…”

“Strange, what is it?”

“I don’t know what he is, but… I’m sure he isn’t human.”

“Not human! What is that…”

“Shh…”

Listening to Emilia’s words, Lydia’s voice grew louder and louder, so she covered her lips with her index finger and silenced her.

Just in case, she looked out the window of the carriage once again and double-checked whether or not the Rad Board was nearby.

“Now… there are… undead in this army.”

“What?”

“Including Illuen…”

“Iluendo?”

“Yeah.. I met Illuen last time… I felt the energy of the undead… And for a very short time… He definitely asked me to save him.”

When I told the story of Iluen, Lydia put on a serious expression, as if she realized the seriousness of the situation.

When I even brought up the word Undead, Lydia, realizing her seriousness, began to listen to Emilia a little more carefully.

It was a time when I was astonished every time I heard about the things I had done so far.

Smart.

Startled by the sound of someone knocking on the carriage door, Emilia turned her head to see the High Priest Rad Board standing in front of the door.

“Great… High Priestess…”

While Emilia greets her high priest with the same face as usual as much as possible, Lydia’s face is not…

Everyone could see the high priest’s face, and he was so surprised that he looked like he was trembling in fear.

“What are the two of you talking about so much fun? Don’t you know if I’m here? Ha ha ha ha ha,”

“That… It’s not that…”

“Can I come inside for a moment?”

“Yes?”

After saying that, the High Priestess was recklessly entering the carriage, and Emilia approached the entrance to escape even now, but

A new warrior, Balak, was already blocking the wagon door.

“Now then, shall I listen to it? What are you talking about?”

High Priest Radboud spoke to Emilia with a deeper smile than usual,

The carriage door was slowly closing with Ballach’s hand.

*****

“Your Majesty, it is said that Fort Brighton has fallen and the Aerither Imperial Army is heading towards Fort Camar soon!”

“Your Majesty, a call for reinforcements from Fort Camar…”

“Your Majesty! It is said that the Demon King’s army has launched an attack in Horon Kingdom!”

In the temporary situation room made by renovating the meeting room of the royal palace, Edwin was directly managing it.

Due to reports from informants coming in from all over the place, work was rushing to the point of being paralyzed.

This whole incident started with rumors spreading that the hero was seriously injured and unconscious.

Without any warriors, now is the perfect opportunity to destroy the kingdom of Argen, so the Eritre Empire began to push in without prior reconnaissance or scouting.

At the same time, a report came up that the Demon King’s army had begun attacking in the Kingdom of Horon.

“There is no support for the Qamar fortress. All but the minimum number of people retreat to the palace.”

“Ha.. But… Your Majesty… If that happens, the outskirts of the capital will become a battlefield!”

Once the captain in charge of the royal capital’s guard shouted, the other nobles also started to stir, but Edwin seldom blinked an eye and didn’t even think about reaping his claim.

“Your Majesty! Think again! In this situation where the hero is unconscious, rather than recklessly making the area near the capital into a battlefield, we must use the forts to slow their advance!”

Even the old aristocrats, Edwin’s father, who had been in command since the time of the previous king, were talking about effective tactics and stopping Edwin,

Edwin listened to them, but didn’t reply.

“There is no change in my operation. We will designate this capital as our final line of defense and reorganize our army deployment.”

“Your Majesty!!”

At Edwin’s insistence, the nobles each called Edwin and expressed their intention to reconsider.

Edwin stubbornly refused their words and went ahead with his strategy.

“Your Majesty, there has been no contact from the reinforcements that Princess Cecilia was supposed to bring from the Fjord Empire…”

“Princess Cecilia is not coming. This war is between us and the Elves alone, and we can win enough.”

All the nobles in this room were filled with disappointment rather than surprise at Edwin’s remark so absurd.

Some people didn’t believe Edwin’s actions and whispered that he had another ulterior motive, but

Most of them were dissatisfied with Edwin’s decision.