When I returned to the skies above the fort, I saw a swarm of zombies that must have exceeded ten thousand in number.
　I say hordes, but each zombie is so crowded that it looks like a giant monster.
　The density of the zombies was such that if their eyes weren't glowing red and eerie, you wouldn't even know they were a bunch.

　I froze in dismay for a moment, but quickly regained my composure and descended.

'Dad, I'm back now!'

　I find my dad and the others facing the zombie horde from the top of the gate, and I shout out.

'Temma, you're back safe! So what did the Guild say?

　With those words, I tell them what happened in Russell City.
　Everyone was discouraged when they heard that the Guild and Russell City would be providing support for them in three days at the earliest, but when I sent out a request to them, they found a little bit of hope when I told them that they would be able to come in less than three days.

'Speaking of which, Dad,' he said. I found the soldiers who escaped on their way back, so I used my magic to get back the luggage and weapons they took with them, which were stuck in the ground.

　They went downstairs to the center of the square and took out from the magic bag the items that were in the carriage and the armor that the soldiers were wearing.

　One villager shouted out in a loud voice as if he was excited to see the large amount of food and armor that came out.
　I was confused as people shouted out in rapid succession, as if they were caught in the act.
　My father saw this and said.

'Temma, you've come back at the right time! Actually, we had very little weapons and food left.

　And then he put his face in my ear and whispered.

"On top of that, many of them were on the verge of losing their minds due to that zombie horde. But when they saw the weapons and the food that Tenma gave them, they got a little bit of hope. And they're forcing themselves to get up to speed.

　He also laughed and said, "You can't fight a war if you're hungry.
　He seemed to be pretty well driven after only half a day or so.

'If the zombies are going to attack us, it will be after dark completely. We'll finish positioning and deploying our weapons by then!

　This fort is located on the side of the village as opposed to the forest when seen from above, and it has a square shape surrounded by a wall of about 100m on one side, about 4m in height and about 2m in width, and there is a gate in the center of each wall, and the buildings such as the dormitories are fixed on the north side.
　At present, the temmas are building a moat 1m deep and 2m wide, with the exception of the gate, which is about 2m apart.

　The forest half encloses the village and the fort, and is at most 200 meters away from the fort. The village is in the east and the south side faces the forest. The zombies come mainly from the south.

The warrior group is 20 people, including me, and the warrior group is basically an imitation of the archers, their main job is to fill in when the magic group changes places. And Temma, how many golems can you create?

'There are 40 of them, 5 large, 20 medium and 15 small. But the further away you get from me, the less powerful you are, but at twice the distance of this fort, you'll be fine, and I'll be able to listen to simple commands, Dad.

　and the number and distance they could be used in battle.
　Incidentally, the large ones are about 3 meters long, the medium ones are about 2 meters long, and the small ones are about 1 meter long.

''Then place one large one in front of the south gate and ten medium-sized ones inside the moat.

Okay.

　I reply briefly to my father's request.

'And at the east gate are Merlin and Temma, and ten of the magical group and ten of the warrior group. The golem is one large one in front of the gate, five medium-sized ones and ten small ones inside the moat.

There are 20 warrior groups to the west and 20 to the north, and I want a large Golem in front of the gate in these two locations. But let me know as soon as there are more zombies in the area. The lumberjack will be the replacement and backup in case of an emergency. Tenma, go to the golems as soon as you can. And those that can't fight, please treat the wounded and distribute food and water.

　As my friends follow my father's instructions, I throw magical stones outside the moat to create a golem. I gave the golem the following commands: "Enemies are zombies or demons," "Attack approaching enemies," and "Obey human orders.
　Perhaps because there were not enough rocks and stones, a part of each body was made of compacted earth, but it seemed to have no problem with its strength.

　Two to thirty minutes after the deployment was finished, when the sun had set and it was dark, the zombies started to march in, as expected.
　It is not possible to directly attack that horde of zombies, and since the number of arrows is limited, the main force will naturally rely on wizards.



----East Gate SIDE

　Grandpa and I were the ones who would take the lead in the defense of the east gate and give instructions.
　It's only natural that everyone would agree with him since he's called 'The Wise Man', but I thought it would be unconvincing to get instructions from a 12-year-old like me too, but according to my grandpa.

The adventurers are in a business where ability is everything. And they know that he has actually killed B-class demons from the time he was three years old, receiving lessons that could be described as gifted education. Besides, I'll basically be the one giving the orders, so don't worry.

　So I guess that's it.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. I'm not sure how many of them there are, but I'll try to conserve my magic while I still can.

　And I started to find the zombies and give them instructions.
　I tried to use 'detection' to find out how many there were, but there were so many zombies that the radar in my head only had one big red response floating around, like the response of a school of fishfinders.

(By the looks of it, there must be 20,000 for sure.)

　As I was thinking about this, my grandpa gave me instructions.

'Release the fireball five times each with a time difference! I and Tenma will fire the fireblit 20 times in a row. The point of impact of magic is to be displaced. ...now, fire!

　and start attacking.
　The ball-type magic is the most widely used attack magic because it is a simple type of magic that consumes 20-40 magic power, and the Brit-type magic is about the same amount of power, but the penetration is high and the rate of fire is fast, so it is considered to be a higher level of magic than the ball-type magic.

　It's a good thing that you're not the only one, because it's a good idea to have a good time with your friends.
　The first group had a few ogre zombies in their midst, and I was focusing on their heads. The Ogre zombies crushed the zombies around them with a hole in the middle of their eyebrows, killing them instantly (although it's funny how zombies can die instantly).

''Looks like you managed to take out nearly half of them pretty well.

　Because of the high penetration power of the fireblit and the weakness of the zombies to fire, some of them were burned by the fireball's jumping fire when it landed on them, so it seems that nearly 250 of them were burned. And some of them are still burning to death.

I'm sure the zombies will come rushing in right now, so the real work begins now!

　Just as Grandpa said, about 2,000 zombies come rushing in.

Grandpa, they seem to be learning from what happened earlier! Each one of them coming towards you with a pause!

　That was unusual for a zombie. It was not normal for a zombie to take action immediately after being hit.

''It's possible that the master of these zombies is quite intelligent or a high-ranking being.

　Grandpa muttered.

'Anyway, next time me and Temma will take a shot at Firestorm. Then we'll take a look at the rest of the enemies and see what we can find.

　Me and my grandpa unleash our magic. But it's not as effective as I thought it would be, because the zombies are separated from the rest of the zombies.

It's not much," he said, "but it's about 500 including the first survivor. I'm going to try again.

　The second Firestorm only managed to defeat about 500 of them. Before long, the first survivor had approached the gate and was beaten to death by the golem.

''If you keep this up, you'll run out of magic sooner or later.

　And when Grandpa was blurting out.

Oh, my God! Another zombie horde has appeared at the north gate!

　And the message from the north gate came.

'What the hell! When did they move in, then they were on the move!

　The number of zombies that appeared at the north gate was about 3,000, and the number was likely to increase.

I'm afraid so," he said, "but Temma and I will go to his rescue. I'll send word to Ricardo that Tenma is heading to the north gate and the rest of the wizards are on their way to...

　Grandpa was about to say, when a shout came from the west gate as well.

Don't tell me there are zombies heading to the West Gate...

　Grandpa couldn't hide his surprise at the speed of the invasion.
　But he quickly regained his composure.

The two northern wizards will follow Tenma.

　I gave him instructions.

'That would make the defense here less than defensible!

　Other wizards will tell you.

If the zombies appear at the west gate, we must send all the waiting wizards over there to defeat the west gate's defenses. The north, south and east gates have wizards who can use advanced magic to keep the zombies at bay, but the west gate does not. Then we must make up for it in numbers!

　He admonished them. And.

"There is nothing to burn in front of the North Gate of the Temma, you must go in with all your might. We will do everything in our power to protect them and the north gate!

Okay, Grandpa!

　I said and activated my flight.