Let's just provoke him for now.

　I take out the loudspeaker and inhale heavily.

''Humanity of Nanto Fort, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Theon of the Astor Empire. I don't want any needless fights or needless deaths. If you surrender meekly, I promise to treat you accordingly!

　An all-around advisory to an opponent is contemptuous and leads to provocation.

　So, how does the enemy operate?

　...............................

　The enemy's response - seems to be to ignore it.

　At the very least, I wanted some kind of response.

　Do we have to use force?

"The Iron Legion is now marching forward with the Iron Legion.　Sarah's troops, deploy defensive magic!
(This!)
Ri!

　With his shield at the ready, he begins to march at the speed of a bull's-eye, wary of flying arrows.

　Slowly, slowly advancing. As we enter the range of the arrows released from the Nanto Fort, arrows rain down like rain, and the deafening collision sound of arrows bouncing off the shield continues to echo.

　Almost.........almost.......they are within our range.

　Due to the advantage of the ground, the range of the arrows will be defeated but if we're on the same ground the range of Sarah and the others' magic and Chloe's arrows should be unbeatable.

　--All forces halt!

　All troops to stop on the spot as I command.

　--Iron's troops, man the defensive positions!

　--Flora's troops deploy defensive magic!

　--Sarah and Chloe's units, go on the offensive!

　After giving a flurry of orders, Iron's troops completed their defensive formation, Sarah and Chloe's troops began their attack.

　Countless arrows and magic crossed between us and Nanto Fort.

　The arrows and magic released from us are sucked into the humanity shields positioned in front of Nanto Fort, and the arrows released by humanity are sucked into Iron's shields.

　Can't we break the stalemate?

　If we get a little closer, my magic and Sarah and the others' even more powerful magic will also reach us. But that also means that the enemy's magic can reach us as well.

'Sarah!　Call off the attack and cover Takahar and Kotetsu's forces!
Ri!
Takahar, Kotez's troops, move forward!
Yes!
Yes, sir.

　I give the marching orders to Takahar and Kotetsu's troops, who have superior speed and strength.

　First of all, I will disrupt the ranks of the Phalanx troops in front of me.

　

''Let's go!　Ora!
Cottagers, here we come!
"A gust of wind, the Astorian empire of Qhufrin!　I'm guessing it!

　The bloodthirsty Takahar and Kufrin charged ahead. Takahar and Kotetsu's unit charged in after them.

"We'll take care of you!　--Windshield!

　The wall of wind deployed by Sarah's troops flicks away the rain of arrows that fall on Takahar and the others.

　But it's impossible to flick all the arrows.

　One by one, one by one, they fall down on the spot, falling prey to the falling arrows.

''Hibiki!　Mobilize your units and rescue the injured!
'Yes, sir!　All right, pigs!　We're supposed to take the pain!　Let's go!

　Heavily armed orcs, led by Hibiki, rescue their fallen comrades with arrows.

　The distance between the charging Takahar and Kotetsu troops and the Phalanx troops is almost fifty meters.

　However, the Phalanx troops are holding their shields and long spears at the ready and are not moving even slightly.

　At the time when I was prepared to make some sacrifices, I wondered if it was impossible to catch them.......

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!

　The Beast King--Takahar's roar made the atmosphere tremble.



　Takahar's angry voice echoes through the air.

　Then..........

Hi, hi...
Charge.　Charge!
Monster!　Avenge that monster!
Oh, calm down!　Don't you calm down!
Do not break ranks!

　The ranks of the Phalanx troops were disrupted as a part of humanity, pushed by Takahar's killing spree, fell into a state of panic.

''Opportunity!　It's Cu!　Charge!　--Blade!
Yes, sir!　--The Wind Chaser!

　Kotetsu fired a shockwave blade into the disordered ranks, and the wind-clad Kufrin rushed into it.

''Whoa, whoa!　Koros!　Koros!　Massacre!

　In the midst of the phalanx troops, Takahar rampaged around like a storm... the rain of arrows pouring down from the fort weakened as a disruption in the chain of command occurred.

'Charge!　All hands, charge!

　We must not miss this opportunity. I took my subordinates and launched an all-out attack on Nanto Fort.

　The air on the battlefield was flowing at an accelerated rate, and it had turned into a melee.


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　It has been three hours since the invasion of Nanto Fort.

　I wonder how much damage our allies have suffered. Fortunately, all the officers are still alive.

　Should we continue to attack until dawn should we prepare ourselves once more?

　Humanity will return to the fort for those who are fatigued or damaged and bring in new forces.

　In contrast, we will continue to fight without a break.

　It is the time to draw back.

　If the leaders disappear, they'll be lost.

　Can we get a little more.......can we get a little more?

　I'm wielding my spear and assessing the drawback.

　 The one who is most tired is Takahara, who is misallocating his strength?　The equally belligerent Kufrin is moderately admonished by Kotetsu to moderately retreat.

　That's when I set the decision-making criteria for whether to consider a pullback based on Takahar.

'Theon!　It's from canon!

　Lina runs to me with a sword in one hand and a phone in the other, unbalanced.

'I'll call you back from my phone!　Lina, you need to focus on the battle!
Okay!

　Lina put her phone away and ran out to the battlefield again.

　I backed up a bit and checked the screen of my phone. The screen had accumulated more than 20 notifications announcing an incoming call from canon.

'It's Sion!　What's going on!
I'm gonna turn on ... on ... yeah.
I can't hear you!　Send your requirements in a brief email!

　I couldn't hear Kanon's voice due to the intense noise around me.

　I disconnected the call with Kanon and waited for a moment before a text message arrived on my phone.

'Demon King Motoki retreat. 70,000 humans in Toyama City have headed to Fort Nanto.''

　--!

　Huh?

　d*mn it!　That pig...!

　-- Withdraw!　All hands, stand down!　Iain and Hibiki will take care of the Lord!

　The first day, in which both sides inflicted heavy losses on each other, ended with the withdrawal of the Astor empire.