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Former General Is Undead Knight (Web Novel) - Volume 4, Chapter 7: Holy City Raid①
Volume 4, Chapter 7: Holy City Raid①
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「…Yeah, I guess that’s better since we really have no other choice. I can rest assured now that she’s in better hands.」
Lambert was running around Heinstia while muttering those words.
Around ten sorcerers from the inquisition squad chased after him from behind.
After entrusting the daughter of Baron Dibelt to the acquaintance of the blind minstrel Alvana, Lambert attracted his chasers by showing himself in the middle of the main street. He lured the inquisition squad away toward the opposite direction of the city to allow Alvana’s acquaintances to take the girl to safety.
Since they left the building along with Lambert, he expected they had already left the city if everything went according to plan.
What he didn’t expect was the fact that the sorcerers of the inquisition squad were a bunch of persistent people.
Originally, he wanted to throw them off and resume gathering intelligence, but they kept appearing out of nowhere, interrupting Lambert.
It seemed the news about Lambert sending the armless man Matai, who was also one of the Four Great Sages, flying with a kick at the execution platform had already spread throughout the entire city.
「O FLAME, BURN!」
Thanks to that, the sorcerers of the inquisition squad were in hot pursuit of Lambert. They kept shooting fire magic at him, burning everything in their wake.
Since there were many talented sorcerers in this city, the other sorcerers used water spells to prevent the fire from spreading even further, but a single mistake might cause a spell to hit the citizens of the city.
「I wanted to buy a bit more time to gather information, but it can’t be helped, I guess.」
Lambert turned around and drew his greatsword.
「This is the only way out in this situation, I guess. Sorry folks, I’m gonna knock you out for a little bit.」
At that moment, a humongous giant appeared on the rooftops far away from Lambert.
It had porcelain white skin and three gaping holes on its face.
It had no lower body. Only its upper body floated in the air.
He had seen it once before in Tetomburgh—the gigantic spirit of the realm of light.
Standing in front of the spirit was a masked man, the summoner of the spirit.
「Johann-sama is coming.」
「Archangel-sama has descended.」
The sorcerers of the inquisition squad spoke calmly.
Lambert couldn’t see their emotions since they covered their faces.
The citizens of the holy city and the ordinary believers escaped from that place as soon as they saw the humongous giant.
「Are those people… gonna fire that magic right in the middle of the city?」
The moment Lambert said that, a huge, blazing red cross appeared high in the sky.
Lambert rushed at once toward the man called Johann.
A while later, the blazing cross chased after him from behind.
「I thought this magic missed in that abolished capital, but it seems I was too naive.」
Lambert had met Johann in Tetomburgh a while ago. That time, he stopped the inquisition squad to give Alante and the other kids a chance to escape.
Although he cornered Johann and his subordinates to the point that they collapsed from exhaustion, the fight stopped because Lambert escaped.
「…I guess they did so to prevent me from taking a hostage. Okay, as you wish, I’ll kick your ass again.」
Lambert rushed even faster toward Johann.
「He’s coming. Prepare Phalaris formation.」[TL: Bronze bull, one of the most infamous torture devices.]
A sorcerer of the inquisition squad spoke to their comrades.
The other sorcerers moved at once, forming a double-row formation in the shape of a half-circle, heading toward Lambert.
「O Earth, Change Your Shape!」
Three sorcerers in the back formation raised their canes and chanted their spell at the same time.
The paved road rose up, and like a giant jaw, it was trying to swallow Lambert.
It was a large-scale cage to stop Lambert, who could move around at high speed.
The earthen cage quickly turned into a sphere.
Three sorcerers in the front raised their canes, pointing at the earthen sphere.
「O Flame, Arise!」
A brilliant red light shone from the inside of the earthen sphere.
The sorcerers of the inquisition squad trained every day in group fighting to triumph against enemies who were more powerful than themselves.
「He is a terrifying monster. Don’t let your guard down. He might survive this a—」
Lambert was already behind the man before the latter could finish his words.
A metal gauntlet struck the side of the man’s head before he managed to turn around.
The man was easily sent flying, crashing against the wall and passing out.
Lambert didn’t waste anymore time, sending the other two flying as well with his kick before he rushed toward Johann again.
Maybe none of the inquisition squad sorcerers knew what happened just now.
Although their bodies and minds were tempered by their harsh training, they were still dumbfounded. Not one could react to Lambert’s attack.
A while ago, when the ground rose up, Lambert used the debris and soil to hide his figure. Entering the sorcerers’ blind spot, he moved at high speed.
The sorcerers thought that a spell of this size was enough to stop Lambert. No one could blame them for that blunder since it was near unbelievable that someone could move that fast in full-plate armor, thus creating a psychological gap.
Although Lambert had terrifying swordcraft, that was far from enough to make him a man who embodied the ideal philosophy of a general and swordsman that survived the Eight Countries Unification War.
His current state could be said to be the sublimation of his skill, which survived many dangerous wars in his era.
His footwork, stance, and the usage of his surroundings to avoid spells by using waves of magic and obstacles were among the basics of his skills.
Lambert glared at Johann, who was looking down at him from atop the roof of the building.
The giant spirit with three holes in its face was also looking at Lambert.
