■■■■■■■!

　The elephant let out a roar and began to charge at the allied forces.　
　Soon, the elephant was getting closer and closer to them.

　And the closer you get, the more you understand the enormity of the thing.

　"Holy shit, it's huge...
　Oh, you can't kill that thing...

　For the first time in their lives, the Adelnians are overwhelmed by the elephants they see for the first time in their lives.
　The elephant takes over the air of the battlefield.

　'Do not be dismayed!　You're a beast!　If you spear him, he will die!
　Isn't that right, captain?
　It's your captain!

　The centurion raises his spear and rushes at the elephant.
　But that would be a bit reckless.

　The elephant can run at 40 kilometers per hour. And this elephant weighs about 15 tons.

　The charge is not something that a human being can prevent.

　Crunch crunch crunch crunch crunch

　The centurion was trampled while making such a sound.
　All that was left was a red stain.


　''Wha, what is this monster?!
　Hey! Help me!
　Momma!

　In an instant, the soldiers on the front line were in a state of panic.

　''Die!''
　Hahahahaha!

　The battle slaves that had been pushed into the area a moment ago also came to life and attacked the Allied soldiers.
　The front line, whose formation has been disrupted by the elephant, has no power to stop it.

　



　''This is bad, it will collapse if it continues like this...''

　Bartolo sees a rampaging monster an elephant far ahead.
　Of course Bartolo has never seen or heard of an elephant before.

　Of course he doesn't know how to deal with it. But .........

　Contact General Tonino. You'll be in charge of the entire army. I'll be there to support the front line!

　As soon as Bartolo says this to the messenger, he kicks the horse in the belly and goes to the elephant.
　Then he shouts out loudly, "Calm down!

　'Calm down!　Don't challenge him from the front. Attack from the flanks and the rear!　Archers, shoot them down on the elephant!

　The front line slowly begins to pick up as Bartolo comes to the front.
　The soldiers didn't challenge the elephant head-on, but instead stabbed their spears repeatedly from the sides and behind.

　''■■■■■!!!!

　Some of the elephants went into a frenzy.
　And to escape the rain of spears, they try to turn back the way they came from.
　But the elephant handlers would not allow it.

　'It's time. Forgive me.

　The elephant handlers hammer the nails attached to the elephant's kryptonite.
　The nails penetrate deep into the elephant's vital points, killing the elephant.



　Confident that they have killed a few elephants, the Allied troops are once again motivated and attack the other elephants one by one.
　The war is once again turning to the allied forces........



　Come on, gentlemen!　Finally, it's time to go. All troops, begin the assault!

　Kryu kicks Guolong hard in the gut. Guolong heads towards the center of the allied forces at full speed.
　The Gallic soldiers under Kryu follow suit.

　''Die!　Hahahahahaha!!!!

　The kryu wielded a large sword as tall as he was and slashed at the allied forces as if to blow them apart.
　The Gallic soldiers followed suit and devoured the allied forces.

　If the Allied forces had been in a healthy state, Kryu's assault would have failed.
　But the Allied forces were exhausted by five thousand battle slaves, and their formation was also severely broken by elephants.

　No matter how huge and solid the wall was, it could easily collapse if you hit the cracks with a mallet.
　It's the same.

　Roselle's army under Krue pushed the allied forces into the area and gradually penetrated their bodies.

　........But Bartolo isn't naive enough to let them be quiet about it either.


　''Second line!　You're on. Hold off Roselle's army!

　With the order of General Tonino, who was entrusted by Bartolo with the overall command, the elite troops that had been preserved until now appeared.
　They were formed by gathering only those who were skilled in military force from both the Lossies and Domorgal armies.
　They are the trump card against the Cru.


　''Ho!　You're fine. This is going to be tough!

　Kryu smiles happily and wields the great sword. As Cru swings the great sword, people are blown away and blood rains down.
　Kryu is already drenched in blood. Of course, it's return blood.

　However, the only thing that stands out is Kryu.
　I'm sure you'll find a lot of people who have a lot more than 10,000 elite soldiers, but only Ryu has an extraordinarily human strength, the rest are just human beings.

　Even if the enemy was out of shape, it would still take a lot of energy to defeat them.
　That's where the elite that had been saving their strength clashed with them.

　Roselle's army stopped, albeit temporarily.
　Once it stopped, the rest was enough.

　''Come on, the enemy is trapped. Crush them from both sides!''

　Bartolo sends orders to crush Roselle's army as he rebuilds the crumbling front line.

　The flesh around him slowly fills the hole to close the stab wounds...



　And here comes the good news for the Allied Forces, and the bad news for Roselle's army.


　"We're long gone from the battlefield and when we get back we're in big trouble, aren't we?

　The Allied cavalry returned to the battlefield.


　Without waiting for instructions, the Allied cavalry swooped down on Roselle's army from behind.
　Thus, Roselle's army was surrounded on all sides, front and back.

　But.........


　Yeah, that's the idea. Now, here's the real deal. Get ready!　For every Adelunian soldier you kill, I will give you land and women!　All the loot is yours, too!　Whoever kills the enemy general Karon will be sealed to the lords. But I'm going after him too, so the sooner the better!

　Kryu shouts and swings his great sword.

　Kill, kill, kill.
　Blood, blood, blood.
　Death, death, death.

　Gradually, Krue begins to get drunk on the smell of the blood he has created.
　The 'Blessing of Madness' begins to bare its fangs.

　"Hahahahahahahaha!　Die, die, die, die!

　Kryu laughs like a madman, yet with his calm eyes, he slaughters the Coalition soldiers one by one.
　Little by little, the elite of the Allied Forces begin to be pushed.

　And the madness spreads to Roselle's army through the 'Enchantment Blessing'.

　''Die, die, die, die!
　'Hahahahaha!
　The head of the enemy!
　You're mine!

　Roselle's army is hit by the madness of the situation and gains momentum quickly.
　They are unstoppable. They are unstoppable. Their madness is unstoppable.

　That madness restores their physical strength, and even their surplus physical abilities rise temporarily.
　It's really only a small increase, but when ten thousand are gathered together, a 'small' becomes a 'large'.


　Roselle's army finally eats away at the elite of the allied forces.
　And all at once, they are approaching the main camp where Carlo is located.


　Seeing this, Tonino........

　You're losing.

　I've made that decision calmly.
　But it is understood by looking at the hand that it does not come out calmly in the heart.
　The fist which has been avenged and clenched.
　The nails are digging into the flesh and blood is flowing.


　It's a message!　General Bartolo has informed us. He advises us to retreat as soon as possible.
　Well, I guess I'm better than you now. Okay, we'll make a quick retreat. Let's move out!


　Thus, the Allied forces withdrew.
　It ended in a victory for Roselle's army.

　Allied losses were 3,000 dead and 4,000 wounded. 4,000 were wounded. 3,000 deserters. The cavalry lost two hundred.

　Roselle's infantry lost 4,000 killed. But the majority of them are combat slaves.
　The main body of the Tiger's army was four hundred dead and five hundred wounded. The small number of wounded in relation to the number of deaths is one of the effects of The Blessing of the Mad Battle.
　The cavalry lost about four hundred, but six hundred are still alive and well.
　The war elephants lost twenty out of fifty.


　That means 10,000 Allied infantry and 1,000 cavalry. Total 11,000.
　Roselle's infantry nine thousand one hundred and a thousand battle slaves and six hundred cavalry. A total of 17,700 and 30 war elephants.

　The total loss to both armies was 14,600 killed, wounded, and fugitives.
　That number tells us the intensity of the battle........





　'Great, General Clue!
　Annabella turns her respectful eyes to Kryu. Cru laughs with a gahaha and then replies.

　'Of course. Who do you think I am here?　It's the world's most famous general, Krue!
　'Well, this guy has lost before, too. In his speeches, he's been blowing a gasket...

　Mari cowered her shoulders and said.
　There are not many generals who are always undefeated. Normally, he or she loses and wins and becomes a great general little by little.
　The same is also true for Krue.

　By the way, can I ask you a question?　Was the slave corps necessary?　Shouldn't you have hit the elephant from the start?
　Hmmm, good question. Mr. Jingle Bells!
　''........Annabella. Or rather, the only thing that's right is 'be-'....

　Annabella hides her eyebrows.
　But ignoring Annabella's expression, Kryu continues to explain.

　The elephant has a weakness. The elephant has a weakness: its legs are weak. And it can't change direction. It's a very difficult weapon to use. If it goes toe to to toe with a well-disciplined army, it is likely to fail. Unfortunately, they are irreplaceable. That's why I hit my slaves to break the enemy's formation. The enemy's commanders were even better than I had imagined. If we had hit them from the beginning, there is a possibility that they would have returned fire.

　In fact, we've lost about twenty elephants. They might not get through next time.

　It's a good thing, but the elephants trampling down the enemy is still a spectacular sight. The first time I encountered that thing in Gallia, I was quite taken aback by it, but...

　Originally, there was no soldier called an elephant soldier in the Roselle Kingdom.
　It was a branch of the Gaulish tribes in the north that used it.

　They defeated it and brought it under their control.
　Incidentally, the tribe now enjoys a high degree of autonomy in exchange for the supply of elephants and elephant handlers.

　"Well, Mister Balloon. "Well, Mr. Balloon, I've set the table. Now it's your turn to do the rest, okay?
　Merlin. Copy that. Well, I don't really have much to do.

　As Mari said this, she hurriedly rode the flying dragon (Ellie) in a great hurry and took off into the sky.




　''What do we do?''　Let's fight again.
　I don't think so. The soldiers are completely engulfed. We must barricade ourselves in for now. Wait for reinforcements. Yeah you got all this right, big mouth, huh?

　Bartolo sighed.
　Then he fueled his drink. When it's fun, it's booze, and when it's hard, it's booze. Booze is Bartolo's blood.

　''I misjudged Cru's assault power. Also, the departure of the cavalry early on - if only the cavalry had arrived a little earlier.
　'Also, it would have hurt to not have an explosive spear. With that spear, it wouldn't have been that hard to kill the hairy thing.

　Bartolo and Tonino hold a reflection session.
　People are creatures that learn from their mistakes.

　This time it can't be helped. I'll reflect on it now to make sure we win next time.

　"I mean, what is that hairy thing? That's a foul play.
　Well if you say that, you'll be foul of your bombed-out spear.


　We know that there is nothing cowardly about war, but when a substandard weapon is brought out, we are tempted to complain.
　Anyway, countermeasures and a call for reinforcements.


　"For now........do you want to drink a drink to boost morale?
　That's just what you want to drink.

　Tonino said with a dumbfounded look on his face.







　'Okay, we've won!　Yes! Yes!　Thank you, Lord Merlin!　Lord Krue!

　Aldo was overjoyed and shook Mari and Cru's hands.
　It's like a lie that he was worried about his life just a few days ago.

　Now he is almost ready to get the crown he once missed out on.
　Aldo is in a good mood.

　''I'm glad, Aldo-sama.

　Alice also congratulates Aldo.
　Aldo doesn't hit Alice while she's in a good mood, so it's a pleasure for Alice to do so.

　However, unlike Alice's expectations, Aldo suddenly looks unhappy.
　Tukatsuka approaches Alice and punches her in the cheek.

　Alice falls down with a flourish. The passivity is perfect.

　'You're King Domorgal, right?'
　'Yes, I'm sorry. King Domorgal.

　Aldo returns to his good mood when Alice reiterates this.

　'So, Merlin-dono, Lord Cru. I'll take it.
　Aldo says and leaves the room.
　Alice follows him at a trot, but.........

　Wait.

　Mari called out to me.

　'Why are you serving that thing?'
　Hmm?　I am a slave. Isn't it natural, then, that I should obey my master?
　But you've been beaten.
　'That was my fault. As long as I stay quiet, he won't hit me.'

　Alice replied with a blank expression. Mari has a puzzled look on her face.
　Now Kryu asks.

　'If you're up for it why don't you come to Roselle?　I can make you a centurion. Any births after that will test your ability as a general but at least it's better than serving that thing.
　'You'll get hit if you do that. I don't want it to hurt. I won't disobey.

　Alice refuses once and for all.
　She says she won't get hit if she comes to Roselle, but Alice responds that she can't go there because she's afraid of getting hit....
　It's absurd.

　It's scary that he doesn't realize the contradiction.


　'Yes, I'm sorry to hear that,'
　Sorry about that. Ask me if you change your mind.

　Mari and Kryu said in a hushed tone.
　Alice bowed quietly and left.

　After a while, Aldo's hysterical voice rang out.
　This time he seems to be angry at being late.

　'What do you think?'
　I don't care how ... no matter how strong he is, he's broken that badly ... well, it's up to him.

　Mari and Kryu looked at each other and sighed deeply.