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"And so manly he looked..."

"God..."

"I see. That's why he always looked so calm in the army showers."

'No, no, no. Since when is it normal to get an erection in the men's army showers? Does this guy swing to the other side?'

Conversations quickly spread and everyone talked about it, but through it all, no one doubted my words. It's as if his erectile dysfunction was the only explanation to understand General Hernan's abnormal behavior. How unsociable was the general that no one came out to defend him?

'Well, he asked for it. That's what happens when you reject all the women who approach you. Women are gossipy, you know? One day you turn down a confession and wham! The next day, the rumor spreads that you are gay.'

"Commander, there's no time to keep on doubting." Taking advantage of the atmosphere, I conveniently diverted the topic. "We must withdraw. At any moment, the enemy will command his troops into our pursuit. With the absence of General Hernan, the Tower Brigade has lost a key piece. We have to regroup to face the enemy's changes."

Rayan Alford: "..."

My words caused everyone to fall silent; even the commander felt a bucket of cold water fall on his future achievements.

"It is regrettable what happened to General Hernan, but General Armand Teninse is dead. We cannot stand idly by; we must defeat the enemy as a farewell tribute. Commander, I suggest that you call the nearest group of archers and ask them to move the general to a safe place."

'This damned traitor wants to lure our allies to kill two birds with one stone.'

Shaking my head, I said, "They also have orders to obey. We can't hand our problems over to them; we must solve them on our own. It's what General Hernan would have wanted."

"All you know is to talk about General Hernan. Don't you know how we would feel if we could do nothing to avenge General Armand? You don't even belong to the archer division!" Says the traitor with moist eyes.

Her last words were heartbreaking. It seemed that at any moment she would burst into tears at the loss of her general.

"Your opinion doesn't count, Golden Archer! General Hernan is still alive, but the dead cannot come back to life!" The vast majority sided with the traitor.

"Tower Brigade, support us! Your general also wanted to destroy the enemy. We are on the front lines of the war. If we leave, they will not allow us to return to this position!" To gain support, they decided to convince the Tower Brigade.

Because the traitor appealed to emotion in her speech, the others were swayed as well. Without delay, they all agreed to send General Hernan with the allies, and at this, the commander was relieved.

"Fire the magic flare," ordered Rayan.

"Yes, commander!"

After all, the only thing the commander wants is to add achievements to his military career; the rest doesn't matter to him.

*Smile*

While everyone felt their blood boil with excitement, I was the only one to see how the traitor smiled.

'Haa, if it wasn't for General Armand Teninse showing his hatred for me, then my word would probably have carried more weight in this decision-making-... Hm?! Wait a bit... I have the profile [Luck] active. Then why did my luck only serve to make them believe my lie but not my words of retreat? Don't tell me... Will I somehow benefit from it?'

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*Boom*

The magic flare was fired. The nearest group of archers will be here any minute.

*Swosh* *Swosh* *Swosh* *Swosh* *Swosh*

In their waiting, we continued firing toward the enemy. Even though the yield on my arrows decreased considerably, I didn't dare to deactivate the profile [Luck]. I fear that in just a second I might die without even meeting my assassin.

"Commander! Allies in sight!"

"Commander, the enemy is approaching! Estimated two thousand soldiers!"

At the same time, two completely opposite pieces of information were released.

"Keep firing! As soon as the allies arrive, our numbers will be enough to repel the enemy!" Commander Rayan ordered.

The commander didn't even think about pulling back to get closer to the allies and have more time on our side; he is blinded by the future achievements.

*Swosh* *Swosh* *Swosh* *Swosh* *Swosh*

The enemy group approaching comes prepared with knights holding tower shields in their hands; our arrows can do little or nothing to them.

'Ah, the arrows. I've run out.'

I still have hundreds of them in the storage ring, but I don't want to use them unless necessary. That's why I approached the nearest supply to replenish them.

Emir: "!!!!"

'Wait... What's the coincidence that the traitor also has to replenish her arrows at the same time as me? What's more, the man in charge of the wind brazier is on her way!'

"Watch out!!!"

Without hesitation, I shot the traitor.

*Swosh*

*Thrust*

But my arrow was too late. The traitor stabbed his heart as my arrow pierced her chest.

As soon as they both fell to the ground, the others noticed the situation.

"It can't be..."

"Catherine killed one of our men! From the very beginning... she was a traitor!"

"Worse yet, the man she murdered is the one who controls the Magic Brazier! We can no longer retreat!"

Thanks to my current luck, everyone could see the sword thrust into the man's heart before the corpses disappeared into golden particles, and no one doubted why I acted.

But the situation did not end there.

With the man's death, the aura that allowed us to float disappeared, and the Magic Brazier was immediately deactivated.

"Commander! Your orders!"

"Calm down! We still have the reinforcements!"

Commander Rayan's words quickly brought sanity to the desperate soldiers. After all, the allies also possess a Wind Brazier. It will be difficult for the man, but if he strives to control two magical braziers, the retreat is still an option.

Seeing that his men calmed down, the commander approached the Wind Brazier and kept it in his storage ring.

At that precise moment, the sun began to set, and with it...

*BOOM*

*BOOM*

Two white spheres burst into the sky, lighting up like two small suns. One in the center of the enemy army, and one in the center of the Castemira kingdom's army.

It seemed that peace had returned for a few seconds. It is reassuring to see how everything around us is as clear as day again.

"Commander! Enemy attack!!!!"

But the enemy took advantage of this light as if it had all been in their plans.

"What?!" The commander couldn't help but open his mouth in surprise.

"They are not knights... They are mages!!!"

The enemy group that approached our position are experienced mages who camouflage themselves in heavy armor so as not to draw our attention.

And as for their attack... hundreds of lightning bolts are about to strike our heads!!! But we didn't manage to see them in advance due to the two small suns in the sky.

"Tower Brigade! Raise your-...!" His words were interrupted midway.

*Tzz* *Tzz* *Tzz* *Tzz*

Lightning struck, electrocuting and destroying everything around it, no matter what material it was composed of. With brute force, everything was destroyed. Like running on water, the electricity used the blood accumulated on the ground as an electrical conductor, killing everyone nearby.

I can't describe the sound and the blinding illumination the impact caused. I can only say that when I open my eyes...

Luckily, I was the only one standing.

Seeing the soldiers moaning from the pain really made my heart twinge. If I had the strength to help them, I would, but the electricity is still on the ground.

This is why I will give myself priority and I will watch them die in front of me. Because, in spite of everything, they are strangers.

Once the magic completely consumed the mana, it disappeared as if it had never existed. It didn't even respect the laws of common electricity and vanished directly into thin air. That's right, magic may be similar to nature, but it doesn't respect the laws of physics.

*crack* *crack*

It was a huge surprise when I realized that several soldiers had begun to rise from the ground. Apparently, the Tower Brigade managed to shield many of them.

'I need one of those shields.'

[Tempered Steel Tower Shield] [(Magic Shield) (Physical Shield)]

'Hm? Only two runes were added? I thought all shields would be like General Hernan's-... Ah, right! He doesn't need a shield anymore... Hmm. Where will he be? I remember leaving General Hernan in the care of one of his men. He must be around here... Oh, God… How can he still be alive?! Is he a cockroach?!'

In front of me is General Hernan lying on the ground. It only took me one look to understand how this whole situation happened. He has his shield covering him like a blanket. And thanks to the fact that he is unconscious, the shield stole his mana and activated automatically when it came in contact with the magical electricity.

Who left the shield on him?

Of course, it was someone with 60 points in luck.