The villain's journey from the Type-Moon world

Continuous bombardments echoed, shields turning into scalding hot metal, and the heavily armored Ursus shield guards were completely blown away by the powerful foehn wind. The barely assembled shield defense was completely destroyed in an instant.

"kill!"

At this time, the sound of fighting was heard outside, the ground began to shake, and thousands of people were attacking this side.

"Damn it, how is this possible... Where did these thousands of enemies come from? How did they cross the battlefield and get here! Everyone, shrink the line! Quick! People from the Fifth Regiment, take the lead!" Faced with the fierce enemy, the commander could only make the most conservative choice and shrink the front line backwards to concentrate his forces to deal with the enemy's charge.

……

On the other side, Tallulah stared in amazement as Wang Chong stomped his feet, causing the ground to shake, and used his mouth to force out hundreds of roars of fighting.

"Ahem, it's time to retreat. While they haven't reacted yet, let's pretend to escape from the north, then circle back to the south side of the camp, so that we can get away." After Wang Chong said this, he pulled Tallulah and started running according to the route that had been planned long ago.

After being dragged away, Tallulah finally came to her senses and quickly said, "A Chong, what did you just do?"

"Oh, I'm good at some ventriloquism. Want to learn? I can teach you." Wang Chong replied.

"Really? Then I... am not asking that! I'm not asking about that. I'm asking about your Originium technique. Why is it... exactly the same as mine? How do you know my Originium technique?"

Tallulah's thoughts were nearly sidetracked by Wang Chong's response, but she immediately reacted and asked. She was incredibly familiar with the workings of her own Originium Skill and the power within her. When Wang Chong wielded his Originium Skill to create a massive flame, not only were his movements strikingly similar to her own, but even the Originium fluctuations emanating from that flame were incredibly familiar to her. It was clearly the same Originium Skill she was using.

"Remember the chains from before?" Wang Chong asked.

"Chains...you just said that I will be able to see the effect of this chain soon...could it be?" Tallulah immediately connected the two things together, and her eyes lit up in an instant.

"Well, just as you thought, I can copy your Originium skills through the chains." Wang Chong said.

"Could this also be the Demon King's ability? Rumor has it that the Sarkaz brought Originium, and now all Originium skills can be traced back to the Sarkaz. And as the king of the Sarkaz, he can master all Originium skills. At first, I thought it was just a myth, but now that I've seen it with my own eyes, I know that the so-called mastery of all Originium skills actually means this: directly copying the skills and experience of others for one's own use."

Tallulah couldn't help but sigh.

"You've truly arrived at a correct answer from a flawed deduction. The Demon King's power does have this method, but that's not how I replicate Originium skills. Whatever, let it be a misunderstanding; it's not a big deal."

After Wang Chong finished his thought, he immediately instructed, "Xiao Lu, we need to speed up. We can discuss anything later when we get back. Those people seem to have realized what's going on."

After hearing what Wang Chong said, Tallulah stopped asking questions and followed Wang Chong, quickening her pace and circling the camp on the northwest battlefield.

……

"Why is there suddenly no movement? Are they trying to lure us into an attack? But that's not right. We've already unleashed that series of Fire Originium skills, so why bother?" At the camp, the Ursus commander, noticing the lack of movement, immediately ordered several scouts, "You guys, go check what's going on up there."

"..." Several scouts looked as pale as death. They knew that there might be a large number of enemies waiting outside. Wouldn't it be courting death to let them go out to gather intelligence?

But the military order was as strong as a mountain, and they had to obey. So a few of them bravely went to investigate. However, after a short while, several scouts hurried back.

"Why did you come back so soon? Where is the enemy? What's going on?" The commander was not happy to see that the scouts had returned safely. Instead, he had a bad feeling in his heart.

"Huh... Huh... There are no enemies at all! We only found two sets of footprints there, and there were only two people at most!" A leading scout was panting, and it seemed that he realized the seriousness of the problem, so he ran back quickly!

"Damn it! We've fallen into a trap! There aren't any thousands of troops attacking our camp! No wonder they were able to sneak through the battlefield and reach our camp without anyone noticing! It turns out there are only two bandits!" The commander's bad premonition was indeed confirmed, and he immediately ordered, "Quick! Go after them! There are only two enemies, and one of them sounds like the one who holds real power in that group of bandits. We must not let them escape!"

But no one took action immediately. There was no other way. The impact of the two giant pillars of fire was too strong, forcing them to not dare to pursue.

"Idiots! They would be killed by so many people, and if they were really sure that they could destroy us, why would they run away? Now, under my order, the Third and Fourth Regiments will immediately move out and chase them in the direction they are fleeing to the north! The Fifth and Sixth Regiments will start searching nearby! Anyone who neglects will be killed immediately!" said the commander angrily.

Upon hearing the commander's words, all the soldiers sprang into action, beginning another massive search. Unfortunately, due to their slow reaction and fear, they were destined to be unable to catch up with Wang Chong and Tallulah, who had already begun circling.

Chapter 191 News from the Southwest Battlefield

When the Ursus troops began their extensive search through the forest, Wang Chong and Tallulah had already begun climbing the rope and ascending the mountain. Of course, Wang Chong pulled back each section of the rope, leaving the Ursus soldiers no chance.

Wang Chong had already wiped out all traces along the way with the power of the black fog. It was a pipe dream for the Ursus soldiers to find their escape route in the dark.

"From now on, this will become a route for us to send people to disrupt the enemy camp. But to be honest, our preparations are still not enough. If we can dig a secret passage from the top of the mountain directly to the foot of the mountain, then at least I won't have to shout there, and it can also just clear out a wave of these defense lines surrounding the forest." Wang Chong said.

"We're ultimately running out of time. This is an isolated mountain, with no other escape routes. If we want to reach the depths of the mountain, we must open a new passage. Priorities dictate that we abandon this idea," Tallulah said. "How many days do you think this operation will last?"

"Have you heard the story of the boy who cried wolf? If we trick them once or twice, they will be fooled. But after the third or fourth time, they will no longer believe that we will really come to wipe them out. Even if someone on the other side can see through this and forcibly rebuke us with military orders. But once people become lazy and rebellious, they will not be proactive in doing things... and often a slight delay can be fatal to them." Wang Chong said.

"And didn't they ask for help? Then let them die with hope before the reinforcements arrive." Wang Chong said coldly.

……

At night, on the steep mountain road in the southwest, Faust did not continue to stay on the original mountain road. Instead, he tied a rope around his waist and slowly descended from the steep mountain wall with the help of his teammates.

"Here it comes!" The next second, Faust took action the moment he saw a round black shadow emerging in front of him. A crossbow arrow shot out from the air, and then a tragic sound was heard, and something fell off the cliff.

At that moment, Faust immediately stepped onto the cliff face and, using the force of the rope tied around his waist, began to walk quickly. Several crossbow arrows and spells struck the cliff face where he had just been.

Faust fired another crossbow arrow the next instant, his gaze fixed on the nail that had been driven into the mountain by the enemy he had just pierced. With a flash of purple light, the crossbow arrow blasted a hole through the mountain, destroying the nail along with it.

After that, several screams were heard. It seemed that the anchor nails were blown up, and the ropes on them fell off, and the Ursus soldiers tied to the ropes naturally fell down as well.

At this moment, Faust rhythmically pulled the rope tied to his body. His teammates above him also began to pull the rope quickly, allowing Faust to ascend quickly. However, the enemies on the mountain path below seemed to have noticed that Faust, like them, was also tied to a rope to climb the rock face. They then fired a barrage of arrows, attempting to cut Faust's rope as well.

Seeing this, Faust also fired several arrows, aiming at those crossbow arrows that would really threaten his rope, and shot them down one by one. Then, he seized the opportunity and quickly climbed up.

"Cover Faust!"

Seeing the enemies below begin to attack with spells and crossbows, the phantom crossbowmen on the mountain also began to draw their strings and shoot, directly attacking the attacking Ursus soldiers below. The shield guards and guards began to push the battle line forward, forcing the Ursus soldiers to shift their attacks towards them.

However, there were too many crossbow arrows. Finally, when Faust was still a few meters away from the edge of the cliff, an arrow successfully cut the rope. The rope had begun to break, and it was not enough to pull Faust up before it broke completely.

"Faust! Hold my hand!" At this moment, a crossbowman jumped off the cliff on his own initiative. His legs were grabbed by his teammates to ensure that he would not fall down.

Seeing this, Faust decided to give it a try. He stepped hard on the mountain wall and jumped high. At the moment when the last rope was cut by the arrows, he grabbed the crossbowman's right hand in time and was successfully pulled back.

"Shhhh-"

"Well--!"

However, just as they were pulling back, Faust's right leg and the crossbowman's vest were each hit by an arrow. Both of them groaned, held their breath, and forced themselves to come up. After hiding in the trench, they were barely able to breathe.

"Quick! Let the medical team come over and pull out the crossbow arrow." Another phantom crossbowman shouted.

Soon, the medical team arrived, and unsurprisingly, it was Faust's best friend, Mephistopheles, who came to treat Faust. However, Mephistopheles seemed to have become much stronger after experiencing the previous war. Without a word, he suppressed his emotions and calmly removed the crossbow bolt from his good brother Faust and began to treat him. The whole process was smooth and flowing.

"Sasha, be patient. You can't run fast now." Mephistopheles said.

"I know what's going on. I won't force it." Faust reassured Mephistopheles and told him to go treat another member of his team. Then he looked at the Phantom Crossbowman and asked, "How's the situation?"

"We blocked them. We retreated back to the pass without any casualties," the Phantom Crossbowman said bluntly. "Those guys are really cunning. The slowdown in their attack during the day was purely a facade. I didn't expect them to choose to sneak through the mountains and outflank us in the middle of the night. Luckily, Faust, you spotted them in time."

"It's not that I discovered it... After all, during the previous combat meeting, our intelligence officers intercepted information that these special forces, skilled in mountain warfare, would do everything they could to ascend. So we were on guard." Faust finished speaking and continued, "Now that the enemy's plot has been exposed, if we hold on a little longer, they won't continue their attack."

The phantom crossbowmen nodded, and continued to work together with the guards to defend the pass and not let these special forces land.

……

A night passed, and the atmosphere within the Ursus camp was now tense. They had suffered two surprise attacks the previous night. The first, when Tallulah and Wang Chong suddenly stormed into the camp, forced them to withdraw the War Warlock from the front lines. This attack had once again awakened everyone in the camp, each searching for the two men. However, in the end, they were unable to locate them and simply lost them.

The most infuriating thing was the second time. It wasn't so much an assault as it was a complete deception. Late in the night, the sounds of a Reunion charge and explosions rang out outside the camp again, waking everyone up. Suspecting it was a lone raider like last time, they charged directly towards the source of the noise.

But as they got closer, they noticed something was amiss. There were only slogans and explosions, but no real offensive activity. When they finally reached the scene, they were stunned. They saw a multitude of loudspeakers strapped to the treetops, which was why they heard so much noise.

"These damn Reunion bandits are treating us like fools!" At this time, a commander with a bad temper finally broke the silence.

"General, judging from the two night attacks yesterday and tonight, the bandits' attacks on the camp were fake, and their real intention was to harass the camp. They did this deliberately to prevent our soldiers from sleeping peacefully and to reduce our army's combat effectiveness, so they came up with such a harmful trick." Another commander followed suit.

"Yes, they know they can't break out with everyone, so they use this trick to disgust us." Another commander responded.

"Do you have any solution?" Ulrich suddenly asked.

"This..." Faced with Ulrich's question, some commanders were inevitably puzzled. After all, whether it was siege or setting up a defensive line, they had done everything they could after the first surprise attack last night, but they still came to the camp tonight. Especially since their real purpose was not to attack the camp, but to harass it. As long as they made a big noise, they would succeed, and there was no way to stop them.

"That's the worst that can happen... If you hear this kind of shouting next time, just ignore it, right?" a commander couldn't help but say.

"Ignore? Haha, do you dare to ignore it? What if the camp is really attacked someday? Will we still be sleeping soundly and waiting to be slaughtered?" Ulrich glanced at the commander who spoke as if he was a fool.

Chapter 192 Overt Conspiracy

"Then... General, do you have any solution?" After seeing Ulrich reject that person's suggestion, the others asked.

"No solution..." However, Ulrich's answer surprised everyone present.

"This strategy of wearing out the enemy is precisely designed to take advantage of our fear of taking such a gamble. You all know that among the bandits across the way, there are several powerful individuals capable of killing us," Ulrich said in a deep voice. "We can't afford to gamble, let alone risk our lives. So, if there's any sign of trouble, we must be on guard immediately."

"Just like the first attack tonight, with that kind of Originium technique, if you hadn't built a strong enough defense and held on, I'm afraid those two would have already rushed in and taken our heads amidst the vast enemy force!"

"And this is the most dangerous aspect of this tactic of wearing out the enemy. They could switch from harassment to a full-blown attack at any moment! If our army slacks off even slightly, giving the enemy an opportunity, they will change their plans without hesitation! They can try countless times, and winning just once is enough. But we're different. If we slack off just once, we'll lose everything!"

“…” After hearing this, everyone fell silent.

"This is an open conspiracy. They told us their purpose nakedly, but we don't have any solution. We can only follow their noses, constantly strengthen our vigilance, and constantly disturb everyone's rest time at night to prepare for battle. Ultimately, it will lead to a decline in the front-line combat capability of our soldiers, making it increasingly difficult to achieve an effective casualty ratio. Even more seriously, it will completely shake the morale of our army." Ulrich said.

"General, in this case, we can only seek a quick victory and cannot drag it on any longer. If we continue like this, our army will only become more and more exhausted, and then we will be no match for those people." said the commander.

"A quick victory? The more anxious you are, the more you'll fall into their trap. Don't forget, they haven't yet unleashed their full potential. It took us an entire night to barely reach the second pass. But you should know exactly where those interspersed and surprise attacking troops came from."

Ulrich shook his head and said, "For now, all we can do is wait for reinforcements to arrive, then use the boost in morale to launch a powerful attack. Now...now we can only hope for a major breakthrough on the southwest battlefield and for us to catch something big tonight."

"Over in the southwest battlefield, yesterday the special forces wanted to open up a rock climbing route, intending to run directly around the mountain to the position above the enemy. Unexpectedly, we were discovered by that group of crossbowmen, and the route we opened was abruptly blocked. Now that the crossbowmen are on guard, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find another way up the mountain quietly." The commander in charge of liaison on the southwest battlefield handed the night's battle report to everyone, which was undoubtedly another piece of bad news.

"Keep going, and have people patrol the area near the foot of the mountain strictly." Ulrich said.

……

For at least three days and three nights, the Reunion and Ursus armies engaged in a stalemate battle on two fronts, the southwest and northwest. On the northwest battlefield, the Ursus army, at the cost of over 3200 dead and 7000 wounded, finally managed to capture most of the pass, now covering seven-ninths of the gentle mountain road. They were now close to reaching the third steep slope.

The sudden loss of life was so huge because yesterday, the Reunion Movement troops deployed on the cliff finally showed their fangs. A large number of crossbows and magic attacks were launched from the holes in the cliff, bombarding the Ursus team continuously. The two regiments were almost wiped out due to being caught off guard.

It wasn't until the war sorcerers at the back reacted and intervened in time that the five of them, working together to form a defensive wall, forcibly blocked the attacks from the left cliff, and barely saved the two mixed regiments. However, in terms of numbers, the two mixed regiments were almost dead in name only. Besides the dead, the vast majority of the remaining men were no longer able to fight effectively due to arrow wounds, and the remaining men had to be dispersed and assigned to other mixed regiments.

The Reunion Movement, on the other hand, had only suffered 107 casualties over the past three days, especially those in the cliff tunnel, who suffered virtually no casualties. Neither the enemy's magical attacks nor their crossbows were able to penetrate the over 10-meter-thick mountain and strike the personnel behind the tunnel.

Therefore, according to the original schedule, even with Ursus's slow advance, they should have taken the entire second section of the mountain road yesterday. However, now, facing the Reunion Movement's high-powered attack, they have made no progress. In fact, with this firepower output and limited manpower, no matter how many people come, they will just line up to die.

Besides that, and most importantly, the Ursus soldiers hadn't gotten a single good night's sleep during those three nights. They were either suddenly attacked or disturbed by all sorts of noises, which kept them awake.

It could be said that the Ursus Corps had long since lost the high morale they had before their arrival. Every one of them was listless, wishing they could steal some time to get some sleep.

"Damn it! Can't we just harass them too!?" A commander hadn't slept properly for a few days, his eyes were red as he was about to be driven crazy by the actions of the Reunion Movement.

But everyone else in the camp looked at the commander like he was a fool. Harassment? How? Their base camp was behind the hillside. They only needed a small number of men to guard the pass. They weren't worried about a surprise attack. And the night guards were supposed to be there all night, so they'd already rested well during the day.

Thinking carefully, the Ursus originally intended to leverage their numerical advantage and use this rotational method to wear down the Reunion Movement's energy. However, after these past few days of fighting, they were actually being drained to the point of either being sapped or driven mad.

"What's the situation on the southwest battlefield like now?" Ulrich was too lazy to mention the situation on the northwest battlefield. After learning yesterday that the enemy had dug through the mountain and were using the cliffs as an excellent firing point for their attack, he knew that further advancing the front would be almost impossible.

"Over in the southwest battlefield, they have lost more than 1000 people, including more than 400 deaths and more than 600 people who have lost their combat effectiveness. In terms of progress, they are temporarily stuck on the mountain road where they previously wiped out Colonel Nicholas's thousand-man army. There are Originium crossbows set up everywhere, which can be directly controlled by Originium skills. The most hateful thing is that they can actually become invisible, and we can only guess the location of those crossbows by their trajectory." The commander in charge of the southwest battlefield said gritting his teeth.

"After all, it's just a set-up repeating crossbow. It's impossible for it to have an endless supply of bullets, right? They'll eventually run out, right?" Ulrich said gravely. "Even if they've dug a secret passage on that cliff and can reload, it still takes time. During this period, use spells to target the crossbows you've located and destroy them immediately!"

"Yes, I will notify the troops on the front line right away." The commander said nothing and started to send the telegram.

"Alas... we are frustrated everywhere... General, when will the troop support you mentioned arrive? Also, is there any reply from His Majesty?" A commander sighed, then turned to look at Ulrich and asked.

"The troops will not arrive for at least tomorrow. As for His Majesty the Emperor... His Majesty the Emperor scolded us and ordered us to capture this group of bandits within ten days." Ulrich said in a deep voice.

"Ten days? How is that possible? If we have the help of the Internal Guards to resist those powerful bandit leaders, it might still be possible. But if there are no Internal Guards..." the commander said in disbelief.

"General, His Majesty is forcing us to resolve the battle quickly. He doesn't care about the casualties of our men at all... No, perhaps His Majesty no longer trusts our Fourth Group. Even if we submit a battle report, he thinks we are exaggerating and acting with our own strength." Oleg, the commander of the Third Division, also seemed very desperate at this moment. He felt that there was no hope of victory at all.

"Why are you all so panicked? We haven't been defeated yet, reinforcements haven't arrived yet, and it's not even the tenth day yet. Our strongest forces haven't suffered significant losses. Everything is still uncertain."

Ulrich rebuked him coldly, "Furthermore, don't forget, even if His Majesty doesn't trust us, don't the leaders we represent also trust the battle reports we send back? Our support is still waiting. The absence of the Internal Guard doesn't mean we won't have powerful reinforcements coming to support us."

Chapter 193 Resonance and Broken Arm

After hearing Ulrich's words, the commanders calmed down a bit. Then, one commander said, "General, you're right. We're far from the worst of it. Instead of lamenting, we should think about how to resolve the predicament in the southwest and northwest battlefields."

"The battlefield in the southwest corner is relatively easy to deal with. Although there are more than 1000 casualties, the total death toll is only more than 400. They are only facing the automatic crossbow traps that have long been known and the secret passages that are very likely to be surrounded. As long as they prepare targeted strategies in this regard, it will not be difficult to reach the top of the mountain." said the commander in charge of the southwest battlefield.

"Also, while the southwest mountain road is easier to defend than to attack, we've roughly counted and estimated the number of troops stationed there. It's impossible to have more than a hundred. And even though they've only lost a dozen or so, the fewer people there are, the more difficult it will be to defend. If we take ten days, the southwest mountain road is the easiest direction to break through. Of course, that assumes no one from the northwest corner will be sent over there."

"Therefore, we must maintain adequate pressure on the northwest battlefield, and the same applies to the southwest. This way, we can create a two-pronged situation and make them lose their composure. I don't believe these bandits have such discipline and organization. Even at this point, they can still maintain their composure and hold on. If they truly have such ability and will, why would they resort to banditry? They are just a bunch of self-degraded rabble. Do you really think they can continue to resist at the risk of their lives? It's only natural that when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter."

Hearing the Southwest Battlefield commander's analysis of the current situation, everyone nodded silently. Yes, we'd almost forgotten that no matter how strong these bandits were, they were nothing more than a bunch of degenerate thugs devoid of will and honor. Even if their leader was noble and honorable, could that guarantee that his subordinates would also become noble? To put it bluntly, they were nothing more than pariahs. They were uneducated pariahs before, they were pariahs now, and they would be pariahs for the rest of their lives.

"Hmm... Pavel, it's no wonder I entrusted the situation on the southwest battlefield to you. You see it clearly."

Even Ulrich agreed with this view. He could overestimate the patriots, the demons, and the masters hidden in the shadows, but he would never overestimate the potential of the common people, born and raised in this land and submissive for their entire lives. He believed that the current resistance of these common people was only temporary; once the enemy's death toll mounted, morale would naturally decline. Then, with a few waves of aid from his own side, morale would naturally rise, and the situation would be completely reversed.

"Thanks to the general's promotion, I promise to completely conquer the southwest battlefield within 10 days." Pavel said with a fist.

"So, on the northwest battlefield, do you have any new ideas to try?" Ulrich continued to ask.

"General... I have a risky strategy. I wonder if we can give it a try?" At this time, the commander in charge of the artillery battalion came out and said with a fist salute.

……

On the northwest battlefield, Wang Chong counted the casualties. Those now incapacitated, including those who had died, totaled 270. Only 1630 remained stationed there, engaged in combat. Half were combatants, engaging the Ursus soldiers head-on on the main battlefield. The other half were stationed in hidden passages, firing and ambushing. There were also the Yeti groups stationed on the side of the snowy mountain, ready to charge at any moment.

However, more troops were stationed on the reverse slope of the third section, preparing for battle. Throughout the recent battles, they had essentially been rotating in with the frontline combatants. This third section of the hill had a hidden passage connecting the trenches on the front and reverse slopes, which had been the basis for the Reunion Movement's ability to engage the Ursus army day and night.

"A Chong, according to the latest intercepted information about the Fourth Army, another 10,000-man army is heading our way. If nothing unexpected happens, given their speed, they will arrive at the battlefield tomorrow. By then, with strong reinforcements, I'm afraid they will immediately launch a general attack." Tallulah handed the information to Wang Chong and said.

"Well, I'm afraid the aid will be far more than this. As Ulrich is the representative of the nobility, I'm afraid that the aristocratic forces will have to pay a heavy price this time. I guess they will have to clamp down on our high-powered personnel." Wang Chong said in a deep voice.