The Water Magician

"Do not retreat! If you retreat here, they will push us back all at once!"

The one shouting to maintain the front line is Captain Miran of the Seventh Guard Squad, Sue Koo.

The first wave of attacks from the raiding party has already taken down the captain of the retreat palace's defense soldiers.

Therefore, he is currently acting as a temporary commander, collaborating with the surviving guards to defend the main gate.

However...

(There are too many of them)

He barely suppresses the words.

But the situation is overwhelmingly unfavorable.

Each individual in the retreat palace's guards and the escort squad is stronger, but the sheer number of enemies is too great.

They are being surrounded and taken down one by one...

Captain Miran is also commanding while fighting.

He is already covered in cuts all over his body.

However, he has no time to drink a potion and recover.

"We are still holding since no mages or sorcerers have appeared yet, but..."

It is purely a battle of front-line fighters.

Both mages and sorcerers have the limiting factor of magical power in combat.

Once their magical power runs out, they can no longer fight.

Therefore, in the Bosunta Kingdom, they are often held back until the decisive moment when they can turn the tide.

Until then, they are conserved.

Conversely, this means that there are still reserve forces available.

Unless they can draw out the mages and sorcerers, true victory will not be achieved.

However, if they do appear, the front line could be broken through in an instant.

Group battles are indeed quite complex.

That said, when it comes to a chaotic battle like this, there are some things that can be ignored.

That is the long-range attacks from arrows.

Of course, even in the midst of chaos, magical long-range attacks can hit their targets, but as mentioned earlier, the mages are not coming out as reserve forces.

In other words, what should be paid attention to in long-range attacks is the arrows.

However, it is difficult to shoot arrows amidst the chaos... but...

"Ugh!"

At that moment, an arrow pierced deeply into Captain Miran's left shoulder.

"Captain!"

"Don't come! Maintain the front line!"

A subordinate from the Seventh Squad raises their voice in surprise.

Yet, Captain Miran shouts furiously to stop them from coming to him.

Currently, everyone is fighting on the brink.

If even one person comes to him, the section they leave could collapse.

Captain Miran clearly recognizes the person who shot him with the arrow.

It is the commander of the raiding party charging towards the main gate.

In the royal capital, anyone involved in martial matters would have heard his name at least once.

"General Feo Shu... Why are you, of all people, involved in such a violent act..."

Of course, he understands in his mind.

General Feo Shu is an ally of Lord Kan and, although he has stepped back from the front lines, is still an advisor to Lord Kan's army.

However, he was originally a capable general known as the "Shield of the Nation" under the previous king.

To think that such a man is involved in such a reckless deed.

Captain Miran's face twists with anger.

Even if he understands, he cannot accept it.

Even if a general has accomplishments and is said to be capable, participating in such a violent act makes him unworthy of respect.

"Hmph."

With the sword in his right hand, he severed the arrow that was embedded in his left shoulder.

Of course, the arrowhead remains in his shoulder.

It will be difficult to remove later, but it cannot be helped.

The long arrow that is stuck is too much of an obstruction to swing his sword.

His left arm had become almost useless.

However, it does not matter.

He absolutely cannot allow this place to be breached.

He will defend it even if it costs him his life.

Captain Miran's determination and actions invigorated not only the Seventh Guard Squad protecting the main gate but also the retreating guards with a new resolve.

However, another arrow that would crush that resolve was on the way.

"Ugh!"

In the chaos, the strong bow accurately began to diminish the defensive side's strength...