Raising Paladins

Episode 91. strike back (1)

The vitality of the underground city has returned after a long time.

All the residents were busy moving for their assigned missions.

The warriors are training for a while, and the arsenal makes weapons using red ore.

Sea lizards and young members of the clan who could not engage in direct combat were used to prepare armor and food.

The liberator who was looking down from the high place said to Carl.

“It seems like the city is alive for the first time in a while. To be honest, I didn’t expect that you, as outsiders, would bring about such a change… … thank you.”

“It was nothing.”

Before Carl’s party arrives.

There was no hope then.

With the appearance of the fish-men who were so powerful, it was difficult to even advance on land.

But the moment he saw that red ore could pierce the fishman’s scales.

The sea lizard clan began to gain strength.

There was hope that we could fight and win.

“But do you have any plans?”

The liberator who decided that it would be better to give him full authority if he believed in Carl.

It was after he handed over the full authority of this battle to Carl.

Everything from setting up operations to carrying out and commanding them.

It is very unconventional to entrust the full power of battle to an outsider who is not of the same race.

There, Tri-Garta, who commanded the invasion of Derdrang, played a large role.

It was because he conveyed the sword he saw and the bravery of the party as they were.

“It’s a counterattack operation.”

“A counterattack?”

“Since we’ve checked the passage through which they usually attack, we’re going to repel their attacks there. And I will push them and go into the tent village all at once.”

“Wouldn’t it be better to hit them first before they come? You said the cost was poor.”

“This requires a small number of people to launch an attack in the form of infiltration. That means captured prisoners are more likely to be in danger. It is also difficult to attack after the seawater has subsided into the aisles. Gnomes can’t smell, but they have keen hearing. The empty passages are like caves, and the sounds of soldiers clad in steel weapons and armor will reverberate as they advance. Then the attack can’t even start and there is a high probability of getting hit again.”

“indeed… … ! You are right. It seems that the priest is a veteran in combat. You look very young.”

The liberator nodded.

A young sea lizard came panting from below.

He was holding something wrapped in cloth in his hand.

“It’s a spear tip forged with red ore!”

He came running with a happy face.

It was the blade of a spear piled up in cloth.

A spear with a long reach is the best weapon for dealing with fish people who are much bigger than the sea lizard clan!

He ordered to forge red ore to decorate the tip of the spear, and finally the first item came out.

“let’s see.”

The liberator who received the item inspected the blade.

The vermilion-colored blade was extremely sharp and delicately cut.

“Oh oh… … .”

Sea lizard clans usually used blue ore in their weapons.

Because it was sharper and the particles were harder.

However, when he applied the new processing method of red ore that Carl had taught him, the true nature of red ore was revealed.

Red ore processing method practiced almost 200 years ago!

The liberator and the clan were once again greatly surprised that Carl knew exactly that.

Of course, Carl felt a little disappointed.

‘No, after diligent research and teaching me how to process it, did I forget it after 200 years?’

The processing method of the red ore was gifted by the sword of the previous life when the tribal agreement was successful.

But I forgot the precious processing method… … .

If the great warrior who was the leader of the clan at the time knew about it, the road would go wild and get angry.

“It’s amazing. With this, I think I can really deal with the fish people.”

“Please tell me to sharpen not only the spear blade but also the arrowhead. Would that be possible?”

“Of course! The red ore had no use at all, so it was thrown away. The resources are endless!”

The dawn shines on the future of the clan!

The liberator looked happy.

Looking at him, Carl felt curious.

‘How did a human become the leader of a sea lizard clan? I heard that his teacher was also human.’

There is something odd about it.

The same goes for the rat clan I met in the underground waterway.

‘Couldn’t the liberator’s teacher be someone from Derdrang?’

Of course, that was still just speculation.

“Let’s go check the ambush on the aisle side.”

“yes.”

Carl, Maysa, and Hanson moved.

***

Time passed quickly.

The people of the underground city prepared for battle as best they could.

Carl was also busy coming up with the best tactic for the situation.

The Sea Lizard Clan’s weapons are now fully stocked.

They were waiting for them to launch an attack.

“Is today also a waste of time?”

“I don’t know.”

Meisa, who was ambushing another passage near the break-in passage.

she sighs heavily

It was because I had been in an ambush for days without washing and sleeping on my side.

“Why don’t we attack first? The morale of the soldiers is dropping little by little.”

Tri-Garta is also impatient.

But Carl was adamant.

“Wait, they will definitely come.”

“… … yes.”

Tri-Garta seemed to be worried about the young clan that was being held captive.

Tira, who was with him, comforted him.

“Carl has never been wrong. Don’t worry too much.”

“Yes, Miss Tyra.”

Tira was put in to immediately treat any seriously injured personnel in the battle at the front.

In other words, he was a medic.

She was very proud of the white belt she wore around her left arm.

The pure white armband that symbolizes the medics!

The armband, which was initially pure white, was now darkened due to the tinkering with it whenever they had a chance.

“Tira, are you that good?”

Meisa asked Tira, who was also fiddling with her armband and smiling.

“hehehe, I think I’ve become a useful role in battle just like you.”

“It’s not that useful. The technique you showed us in the culvert before was really amazing.”

Holy Light, a technique that gathers the light of divine power healing in your hand and bursts it all at once!

Paralyzing an opponent’s vision is a tremendous ability that can turn the tide of battle in an instant.

Even while treating the sick, Tira diligently practiced the Holy Light, and now she was able to control the direction and size of the light more delicately.

“I might have something to use in today’s battle. Keep paying attention to the battles on the front lines while treating the wounded, Tyra.”

“Okay, Carl.”

Tira nodded with a determined expression.

At that moment, I heard a thud, a thump, from the entryway.

“The sea water is receding.”

The seawater in the aisle periodically rises and falls.

As the water receded, it meant that the possibility of fish-man invasion would increase, so the soldiers in the ambush were nervous.

The number of soldiers ambushed in the various passageways is in the hundreds.

If they poured out from the passage in the middle, they planned to immediately attack and create a beehive.

Soon after, the knife’s senses caught something.

“come.”

A terrible stench wafting from the aisle!

It was as if a colony of fish and shellfish had died en masse, giving off a rotten smell.

The other ambush team could soon smell it too.

“Shh, everyone hold your breath.”

The key to an ambush is to wait undetected until the enemy is completely ensnared.

Carl gave a hand signal to the ambush team on the other side of the passage.

It was a strategy that had been rehearsed several times, so the sword, the party, and the sea lizard warriors worked well together.

sigh… … .

Not long after, a group of octopus fishmen appeared, foaming from their mouths.

Those who move around giving off a terrible rotten smell.

They walked so confidently that they didn’t even think there would be an ambush.

The fish-men who do not hide their footsteps or the sound of clashing weapons even when they go to attack others!

It was like saying, “We’re going, so if you want to stop it, stop it.”

‘I was quite careless.’

A line that lasted about 5 minutes.

After the big guys in the lead.

When we got to the middle of the procession, we saw guys carrying thick sacks made of algae.

Bags and porters to use to kidnap the Lizard Clan.

Soldiers with low fighting power were usually placed in the middle of the procession, so Carl decided that now was the right time to attack.

Carl quietly raised his hand into the air.

And he drew firmly downward.

“Pour the oil!”

The soldiers waiting at the top of the aisle shouted in unison.

He poured the black oil he was holding into the procession in the lower aisle.

Because it was with the device prepared in advance, the oil flowed like a waterfall.

“Rurruleuk!”

Confused fish people!

I noticed the ambush and drew my weapon.

At one time it was already too late.

“Throw the fire!”

The moment the oil was poured, a torch was attached with a flint from the back!

As soon as it fell, the body of the fish-man covered in oil turned into a large fireball in an instant.

“Khehehehe!”

Flesh with red ore arrowheads rained down on the fish-men screaming in horror.

Do-do-do-do-do-do-do!

Burned with fire, pierced through the whole body like a hedgehog by arrows.

In the middle of the fish-man procession, it was a mess.

Around that time, a loud shout was heard from the underground city.

The goal of this operation was to set fire to cut off the enemy train, and then the warriors in the underground city would hit the warriors in the front, and the ambush team would drive the enemy behind the train.

“water!”

The ambush team poured seawater prepared in advance in a bucket.

Leading the sword, he bravely jumped into the aisle that had turned into a fire.

“Pour the water! Don’t let the priests get hurt!”

Kwa-kwa-kwa!

The aisle, which had been raging with fire, became quiet in an instant.

Carl, Maysa, and Hanson continued their attacks toward the fish-men who were still unconscious.

“Hanson! Push them on!”

“yes!”

Hanson inflates his body with divine power.

Hanson, whose proficiency has risen considerably, has been able to control his strength in an instant!

He thrust forward a steel shield as huge as his own body and galloped out.

Koo Goo Goo!

“Rurruleuk!”

The fish people who were hit by Hanson’s torso had expressions like, “What the hell are all these people?”

After that, Carl, Meisa, and the warriors of the ambush team followed and took the fall of the fish people.

“It works! The red ore blade really works!”

Red ore weapons that pierce the thick scales of fish-men and tear through their flesh.

The faces of the sea lizard warriors were ecstatic.

“Push like this without hesitation! Don’t stop until we’ve rescued all the prisoners!”

“Waaa!”

The ambush team responds to the call of the sword with a wild shout.

They attacked the fish people without rest.

***

“I can’t believe it, they were so terrifying, and we won!”

The underground city of the sea lizard clan.

The warriors who had successfully wiped out the fish-men at the head of the procession looked at the liberator with daunting faces.

The liberators also couldn’t hide their joy.

But the fight wasn’t over yet.

“The ambush team should come back safely… … .”

The core of this operation is the rescue of the young clan.

If that fails, hunting some fish people with red ore weapons won’t mean much.

At the words of the liberator, everyone captured their joy.

And then.

A young sea lizard emerged from a passage not far away.

“Dad mom… … .”

A young clan looking for their parents with tears on their faces.

Soon after, numerous young sea lizards appeared in rows.

Then the clan on this side dropped their weapons and ran there.

“It’s here! Dad is here!”

“dad!”

When the abducted young clan, whom they thought were dead, returned, the waiting clan burst into cheers.

“The kids are all coming back!”

“Let’s go meet everyone!”

A clan of sea lizards rushed toward the aisle.

The liberator also moved slowly with a flushed face.

and.

“Priest Carl has arrived!”

Like the parting of the sea, the crowd recedes.

In the middle of it, the knife, which had escaped from the passageway and was covered in the blood of the enemy, walked across.

Liberator facing him.

The liberator took the knife by the hand and lifted it vigorously.

“You are the hero who saved our clan!”

“Waaa!”

The underground city roared with cries of joy.