I Picked Up a Saintess from the Ruins

44 – 7. Recapturing the City

Except for the great pitchfork technique, which is said to be able to defeat a knight by stabbing it with a pitchfork with the wishes and earnestness of its colleagues,

The widely known raid method for knights is generally like this.

First, if you are on a horse, start by pulling it down.

You can dig into the ground and break the horse’s legs, create a wall with a dozen spearmen and stab them all at once, or at the very least, grab them with your hands and pull them out. Without completing this, we cannot discuss the next steps.

It is extremely arrogant to claim victory over a knight based on that alone. Once the knight is dropped, phase 2 begins.

A knight who has lost mobility but has both arms free transforms into a monster of close combat.

Attack patterns vary depending on the article. There are many different movements, such as swinging wildly, throwing sand, and throwing weapons, so there is no word to abbreviate them.

However, there is one thing in common: they are mostly immune to cutting attacks with blades.

Therefore, the standard method of attacking Seok was a very long and cumbersome method, such as putting it in the mud to block its movement, beating it with a blunt weapon, and stabbing the gaps between its armor with a dagger.

If you really wanted to kill it with a single strike, all you had to do was bring a siege weapon and hit it.

So, according to medieval common sense, that should not have happened.

It shouldn’t exist.

“Why is it there?”

Marcus muttered inadvertently.

It seemed like he used some strength to cut it, but wasn’t it because he was wearing chain mail to avoid getting cut like that in the first place? This is a scam.

In fact, he didn’t know much about Raven.

It is not because he did a cursory investigation, but because his only activity was defeating bandits in a small village.

There are only a few eyewitnesses, and their testimony contains some exaggerations, so it is difficult to filter out accurate information.

The only other useful information is that he often shows off a shining sword, so he is ignorant about military force.

This is clearly an unexpected situation. But he can’t back down from here.

The question of my authority is minor. If it were for the greater good, I could have put that down again and again.

Even more than that, if he got his hands on Philach and the compass, everything he had planned was on the verge of collapsing completely.

It might be possible to run away alone. However, the life of being nothing but a fugitive was not worth living.

All those who feared for their lives remained in the church and at home. However, no human being would give up their own safety and comfort, jump into the fiercest battlefield, and then tolerate such an outcome.

In addition, he was armed with armor, weapons, and relics that were carefully stored in the church.

Also, it is advantageous in numbers, so it is worth comparing… I decided to think about it.

“Are you not planning on surrendering?”

“That can’t be possible.”

There were countless variables on the battlefield, so you don’t know whether you will win or lose until you fight.

I didn’t come here just to surrender.

I had to stop him here to obtain the territory and relics.

Furthermore, at first I was only planning on targeting the compass, but now I see that his glow-in-the-dark sword would also be an equally valuable trophy.

The instinct of a plunder artist inside me was whispering about the value of that sword.

“Are you the glow-in-the-dark sword, Raven?”

“Oh, I know. But why don’t you introduce yourself?”

“I am Marcus. “He leads the bandits that have taken over this city.”

“So the reason I’m telling you that… “You’re not trying to give the cliché answer that you don’t have any intention of letting me go alive, right?”

“… “You will become the foundation for my success.”

Marcus drew his sword. Although it was not as bright as a luminous sword, it glowed slightly, which meant that it was a relic of considerable power.

Instead of raising his sword straight against him, Raven held something in both his hands.

“I was also thinking the same thing.”

“What?”

“Among the free knights on the battlefield, who is not thirsty for success?”

As soon as Raven finished speaking, three pine cones flew into his face.

And if that is what I think it is.

“Raise your shield!”

“Yes, yes?!”

-Kwakwakwaang!! Pop!!

With Marcus’ desperate shout, the fruit containing the power of destruction exploded violently with a deafening sound.

*****

When I realized that we couldn’t communicate, I decided to hit the player.

It was a tactic that could only be used at this time. The moment it was discovered that there was a pine cone, it was likely to be counterattacked by a prepared enemy.

A dry cough came out from where the colorful fireworks had passed.

Where the dust had settled, the bandits were crouching and groaning in pain.

“Keluk! “Knock, knock!”

“He’s still alive.”

Anyway, considering the state of their armed forces, I did not have any hope of wiping them all out from the beginning. Pine Cone was to take advantage of the chaos in the meantime.

I rushed at the guys who were distracted by smoke and light.

I wonder if the sacred pine cone was really effective, as the first two were cut down without even being able to react.

But Marcus, who was their leader, was different.

“-Where!”

-Kaang!

I jumped over the body lying in front of me and before I could reach him, I raised my sword to block the attack.

He tried to cut it into pieces by applying force, but his sword also had a faint light flowing upwards.

When I think about it, they cut off their right to freely plunder the church for 10 days.

Of course, there would have been sacred relics that the general public could not even see. And if he was a captain, he would have been wearing very good equipment.

Unlike before, where the blade would dig into the blade if you applied too much force, his sword was harder.

It seemed like there was nothing he couldn’t cut if it was a long battle of strength, but he wasn’t the kind of person who would suffer an outcome he knew for sure.

The relics collided with each other, and white sparks flew out slightly.

Of course, while I was struggling like this, the knight and his servants who followed me were not just idle.

They were fighting with bandits coming from the other side. Although they were not as well armed as the side I was dealing with, they were quite elite.

“Ugh…… !”

“Step back! “First, stay calm and stop the bleeding.”

No matter how well you are armed, your physical strength is limited.

He screamed as a seed stabbed him in the abdomen. The blood was red and a little bit fell to the ground following his stumbling steps.

The soldiers who bravely volunteered to walk into the battlefield without any armor, like knights, also had wounds here and there.

No, one of them had already collapsed and was pressing his hand on his wound.

The situation on the driver’s side was not that good either.

I was confident that I could hold out for a while longer, but it didn’t seem like it would be that long. I think the fact that I didn’t have a seed when it split in two played a role in the loss of balance.

Of course, even if we continued like this, our victory was certain. It was probably effective because I was the one holding on to the leader of the thieves alone.

But in the process, several of our allies would die. So, I guess I’ll have to take care of everything first.

And the moment I glanced behind me to assess the situation, Marcus ran out again.

Is this a surprise attack aimed at an opening? Naturally, he did not neglect his vigilance, so it was not too late for him to raise a luminous sword.

Unlike the technique he just showed, his movements were linear. Even considering that it was a narrow street, his movements were obvious.

It was a strange thing to do in a battle that required careful consideration, but there was no reason to kick up a free opportunity.

First, to get rid of the weapon that bothered me the most, I struck his arm with the glow-in-the-dark sword.

A holy relic imbued with the most sacred power struck his arm, which did not change its path.

“Kwaaa!!”

-Changerang!

Kikikik, the metal was twisted and a creepy sound rang out. Because the armor was clearly a holy relic, it was not possible to completely cut him off, but it was obvious that his arms, which had been twisted together, would not be usable for the time being.

At the same time, his sword rolled on the floor. The sword, which had lost its light and darkened again, was slightly bent from the previous battle.

Such injuries in battle often led to defeat. To make matters worse, he even lost his weapon.

But Marcus’ expression was far from that.

I wasn’t distorted by the pain or afraid of the coming defeat.

His eyes, visible through the helmet, were full of enthusiasm. Marcus said in a rough voice.

“I understand. “If I just defeat you here, I win.”

“What?”

“If we can leave here together, there will be business left!”

-Titik!

And then Marcus ripped something out of his chest with his free arm.

I knew what it meant. No matter how much we were on the defensive, no way.

“Sacred pine cone…… !”

Marcus grabbed me with a force that I don’t know where it came from.

Perhaps it was his last struggle, but even when I tried to kick him away, he didn’t move.

It wouldn’t kill him, but the long-range explosion was enough to make the fight unsustainable. This is true for both the other person and myself.

And in this place still full of enemies, it was not that different from death.

Marcus was weighing the serious injury he would sustain and the surprise victory. It was a crazy act that put even his own life on the scale.

He closed his eyes tightly in case any fragments flew through the cracks in his helmet. Soon there was a loud noise and dust rose up.

A burning warmth was felt in his chest. At that moment, a tremendous force of repulsion struck my abdomen, sending me flying backwards.

“Kaaa!!”

“…… ?”

No, I didn’t fly.

Marcus was moving away. He shot backwards and stopped after knocking down his men like bowling pins who had not dared to join in a duel between armed warriors.

What is it?

Beogunga.

*****

Lysia listened carefully to Raven’s words.

She never left her tent and occasionally treated from afar the wounds of the critically injured who were brought into camp.

In a world where it is common sense to use healing magic with close hands.

So, this was one of the arts that was impossible unless you were a saint.

For some reason, the priests thought that healing magic worked well, but they did not go so far as to think that someone was casting magic on them.

Rather than thinking that the saint was with her, it seemed more plausible to think that she was in exceptionally good condition today.

If a young girl was seen entering a tent alone, she would have been branded as a human horse with a red stripe, so it was also effective that no one could see her using magic.

Of course, the red lines at this time meant lines formed on the body as a result of whipping for violating strict military laws and engaging in personal actions.

I wonder if it took half a day to concentrate on healing magic without anyone’s interference.

The sun was slowly setting and the siege was about to enter a lull as fatigue accumulated on both sides.

“… Uh?”

Licia felt an unfamiliar sense of heterogeneity.

She feels like the spell she had placed on her has been broken. She gave Raven her necklace with a protection spell on it.

“I can’t believe it was cut off… ….”

The girl immediately got up from her seat and went out of the tent.