Whiteflies. A swarm of whiteflies covering the battlefield.
Where did it go wrong?
We bulldozed through villages, towns, and cities, suppressing and trampling them.
Even the low-ranking soldiers were no match for the enemy.
That was the atmosphere, it’s true.
We… the superiors giving orders, did not let our guard down.
We issued commands to efficiently annihilate the enemy.
“And yet…”
Waaaaaaaahhhh!!
The death cries of soldiers being swarmed by whiteflies.
And shouts to attack and drive them away, as if they were being swarmed.
“Pepe, you were treated as a nuisance by Ovai-san~ ♪”
Pesword should have gone as reinforcements for Ovai and the Kongou Group.
But he returned, saying he was driven back by Ovai.
What the heck.
We can barely see our allies as it is.
Ovai, you have to be careful not to friendly fire with Pesword’s ability transfer (Paint), don’t you?
“That was a lot of trouble.”
“No, it’s nothing for you to worry about, Older Brother.”
As the two of us discussed how to turn this battle around,
Gnosia, Kuhaku, and Cannibal retreated temporarily.
In the swarm of whiteflies, both large and small techniques were equally prone to friendly fire.
It seems the whiteflies have a fixed damage property.
If you get swarmed, you die.
So we couldn’t push in.
We could only attack from the outside of the thinly spread whiteflies.
The enemy army had already moved from their starting positions, and it was unclear where they were hiding.
My possession ability and reconnaissance via astral body were also useless.
Damn it.
“We’re the ones who are decreasing in number.”
“There are so few enemies!”
“If I had more time. I could have turned this battle around with my special ability (Charge).”
We shared the information we had gathered so far,
and brainstormed about how to help Ovai and the others.
Waaaaaaaahhhh!!
Fugaaaaaaahhh!?
The death cries of the low-ranking soldiers.
And Ovai and the others… instructions from the Kongou Group to fight, not run.
I could picture them struggling to fight fiercely within the pure white swarm of whiteflies.
“I’ll save them. Losing any more combat power would affect the entire war effort.”
“Yes.”
We moved.
To save our friendly forces, including Ovai and his crew.
“Here I go. Charge Charge Charge Swing!”
A horizontal slash of the sword.
An unimaginable wind pressure from it pushed the swarm of whiteflies back towards the enemy lines.
“Next, it’s my turn to shine~ ♪”
Gnosia’s special ability, Gluttonous Mutation (Hanguk Paranoia).
Transforming into a giant dragon.
“Guaaa, Dragon Breath!!”
From Gnosia’s face, a single blast.
As the whiteflies tried to cover the cleared battlefield.
“Pepe, Transfer (Paint) ♪ Illusion Curtain.”
Pesword’s special ability painted that blank space black.
The whiteflies, without hesitation, entered the black space according to the caster’s and owner’s instructions.
“Last one here ♪ High-Speed Action (Accelerate).”
Cannibal, for the finishing touch.
Against the swarm of whiteflies trying to paint the black space white.
With high-speed, optimized movements, he hurled an oil pot that had been prepared.
The employees who prepared the oil pots, and the other families…
*Pakyan!* *Parin!* *Gashan!*
As the smell of oil filled the air all the way to us,
Cannibal’s High-Speed Action (Accelerate) ended.
“I’m so tired~”
“Fufu, ignite ♪”
“Pepepe, fire arrows ♪”
“Ah, that’s cheating!? I want to too—”
“Everyone do it~ ♪!”
“Cannibal, wet your throat.”
Gnosia transformed her right arm into a dragon.
And fired a fireball from her mouth.
Pesword had his Family shoot fire arrows.
Kuhaku, in his haste, snatched a spear from a spearman and threw it.
I handed a canteen to Cannibal, who had finished his work.
I don’t know what was inside.
*Hyuuu───……* *Bo* *Nnn!!!*
*Buhh?!!!*
For the first time, the whiteflies showed signs of panic.
But it was too late ♪
The sky was a sea of fire.
Starting from the area Pesword painted black.
The battlefield was engulfed in flames that burned fiercely.
We can only hope Ovai and the others dug holes in the ground and strengthened their backs to defend themselves.
“We did it~ ♪♪ We did it, we did it~ ♪♪”
Not magic or special techniques, but pure fire.
The fixed damage accumulated, and they couldn’t simply die or disappear.
The hypothesis was correct.
The flames, fueled by oil and air, burned more and more, incinerating and steaming the whiteflies to death ♪
“Hahaha ♪♪”
Now, the master of the whiteflies, was he called the White Knight? ♪?
Your tactics have been broken ♪ Take that. Take that!
Waaaaaaahhhhh!!!!
“What is it?”
“Older Brother?”
Shouts from the rear?
“What the?!”
While we were focused on the whiteflies in front… the white spaces…
The White Knight’s enemy army had flanked us and was behind us.
“The supply lines were the target from the start—”
“Pepe, Family charge! Make Older Brother’s victory absolute!”
“Yes, Boss!”
“We’re going too! High-risk, high-return!”
“Yes, My Lord! Victory to Empress Gnosia! Victory!”
“What a blunder! Don’t fall behind the others! Turn the unit around! Crush the enemy behind us!”
“Roger, Young Master! Follow the Young Master and us!”
“WHOOOOAAAAAA! WE’RE DESPERATE!”
“Gck, gck. Kongou Group! You know that no more foolishness will be tolerated, right!? Debuff! Muscle Chariot! Trample the enemy!”
“VOOOOOO!”
The McGillis Army was being toyed with by the White Knight Unit.
Even with their supply lines cut, they fought fiercely.
But the morale of the soldiers dwindled, their magic power depleted.
They were forced to retreat.
“Damn it, you better remember this!!”
Exclaiming their parting words,
the McGillis Army… only the name of their affiliation remained as a unit… routed and retreated to the dominion of the Sharshar Kingdom.
The [White Knight] Valen = Silgiltan did not pursue.
He established a front-line base a short distance away.
With a gap between them, the two armies faced each other again.
“Whiteflies again…”
Next time, I won’t let you outflank me!
If the ground is no good, then underground! This time, it’s our turn from the tunnels!
An eye for an eye.
If we were flanked, this time we’ll launch a surprise attack from behind.
McGillis and the others put on a feint battle on the ground.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
