Volume 2 - CH 338

Chapter 8-10. Observing the surroundings

At the time of Alena’s confrontation with the devil, …….

Two men and one animal were flying in the sky to get a full view of the Bamil territory.

“So, do you know which way they are going to come from?”

“If they are going to attack with an army of demons as they did then, they will probably avoid forests that are difficult to march through, but that may not be the case if they attack at night. But the monsters themselves are simple. If they are not under direct command, they will probably prefer to advance through the woods.”

“In that case, …… we should pay attention in two directions. ……”

Around Bamil territory, there are forests in two directions.

Both are vast and rich in nature, so hunting can be done there.

Therefore, it is not unusual for monsters to come out of the forests.

Though only wooden fences have been built, the forest side is reasonably well maintained and seems to be capable of being defended.

On the other side, there are no forests, but hills and plains, and there is a well-developed road to the kingdom of Garott.

From those directions, it would be easier to advance, but the possibility of being discovered would increase.

However, if our forces are outnumbered, there is a good chance that they will choose to march toward us.

I mean, the defense battles are so hard…….

Attacking is much easier than defending, you know!

One of the advantages is that you can attack from anywhere.

The defender has to be prepared for that, otherwise it is easy to collapse.

My knowledge of siege tactics and siege warfare from my previous life will not work in a world where magic is used, and I am wondering what to do.

The forest side is under control, so we might as well hurry up with the maintenance on the other side.

We need to make sure that there will be no problem no matter where they come from.

Dammit, in the Kingdom of Salettana, we knew which direction they were coming from, we had a good amount of time, and we had enough resources.

But this time we are lacking everything.

This is a disaster!

“So what do we do now?”

“Hmm …… there is still time, but no. We will have to set up the defensive facilities as soon as possible. Priority should be given to the other side of the forest.

“Do you want to make it easy with the land spirits?”

“That’s okay, but this kind of thing won’t make sense unless we let the territorial people build it.”

It is a place they have to protect.

Even though we can easily make it with our skills, Houen suggested that it would be better to let them take charge of it.

When I hear that, I certainly feel like I should leave it to them.

“Then what are we supposed to do?”

“We are outsiders. Except when we are fighting, we can only give advice to Satella and the others, don’t you think so?”

“Is that …… okay…?”

“It’s their home. If we give instructions based on our own judgement, there will probably be people who don’t agree. That’s why we find dangerous places in this city. I have to predict where it will attack.”

“That sounds tough. ……”

It would be the hardest thing to do.

Not to mention, those guys fly.

If they were to bring an army like last time, I might be able to handle that one, but I think only the devil would be able to get in easily.

Their capabilities, basically, are unique. ……

Just like these lump of blobs I saw.

It wasn’t completely in human form, and it was an enemy that had the skill of brainwashing, which is beyond nasty.

Though they might be weak in close combat since they were blown up by Uchikage and Reizen.

Whether or not they would come again this time, I don’t know, but we should be on the lookout.

It would be unfortunate if a magic crystal was buried there, so I might go looking for it.

When I went to the dungeon with Alena, I was able to see what was inside the ground with the land spirit. I’m pretty sure I can find the magic crystal in the same way.

Maybe Reizen was looking for it in the same way.

“Then I’ll look around to see if there are any magic crystals scattered around the area.”

“I understand. If there is anything else that you are concerned about, please let me know.”

“I don’t know if there is, but I’ll take a look.”

I won’t have any trouble if there’s anything, though. ……

Well, whatever it is, I need a clue now.

It would be troublesome if something was planted like in the Kingdom of Salettana, and I’ll check inside the Bamil territory later.

After I nodded my head, Houen went flying away.

He will do something in his own way, and there will be no problem even if I leave him alone.

Besides, he seems to be the most prepared for this kind of thing.

The question now is how long it will take for reinforcements to arrive.

I hope Satella has been able to tell the people about the Oni. ……

Well, I guess it will be alright.

I’m going to trust Satella, the lord of this place.

“Alright, Lacc. Can you get down on the ground?”

“Graah (got it).”

Alright, let’s check it out then.