Kays Translations
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Chapter 358: The Battle at the Fortress Walls
Shouts and screams erupted from inside the fortress.
They were the voices of their own soldiers — troops of the Kingdom of Iwood.
“Enemies!”
“The barbarians have breached the fortress!”
“Close the gates! If we don’t— AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!”
“OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH!!”
Barbarians had infiltrated the fortress.
A hundred… two hundred… their numbers inside kept increasing.
They moved with incredible speed — fast enough to rival magically enhanced soldiers, yet without using any magic at all. Their bodies slipped through the defenses with animalistic agility.
“This is bad… at this rate, the fortress will fall!”
From atop the ramparts, Rest clenched his teeth and shouted.
If things continued, the enemy would completely overrun the interior.
Friendly troops tried to shut the gates, but the barbarians’ interference made it impossible.
So Rest cast a spell to block the entrance.
“[Earth Wall]!”
A thick wall of packed soil rose before the gate, sealing the opening and halting enemy advance — though only for a moment before the attackers began hammering at it.
“Thicker… I’ll make it thicker! Or maybe drop a few boulders— yeah!”
If he summoned large stones, he could both crush the invaders and seal the gate at once — two birds with one stone.
He began chanting another spell — when suddenly, a chilling killing intent grazed the back of his neck.
“—!?”
“Hmph!”
A gleaming blade swung for his throat.
Rest instantly enhanced his body with magic and leapt backward.
When he turned, he saw someone standing where he’d been — a small figure gripping a dull-edged weapon.
(A human…? No, wait — are they really human?)
The attacker was small, hood drawn low, their body slender — like that of a boy. But whether they were human was uncertain.
Perhaps a barbarian in disguise.
“That was close… Who are you?”
“Die… sorcerer!”
“!?”
The intruder kicked off the floor and lunged forward with their blade.
They were fast — impossibly fast — as if under [Body Reinforcement] or [Acceleration] magic, yet no spell had been cast.
“[Hyper Acceleration]!”
Rest invoked a high-tier enhancement spell and narrowly evaded the strike.
At the same time, he unleashed an attack spell — several crackling spheres of lightning appeared around him and shot toward the assailant.
“[Thunder Orbs]!”
“Tch…!”
But the attacker twisted their body and dodged each bolt — movements so sharp and fluid they seemed almost inhuman.
“Die!”
“Guh—!”
The figure swung again.
Rest tried to leap back — but his back hit the wall.
He’d been cornered without realizing it.
With no time to raise a defensive wall, he made a split-second decision.
“Fine then…!”
He stepped into the attack.
“What—!?”
“Gh—!”
The blade sank deep into his upper arm.
Pain seared through him, but the wound was not fatal — he could heal it.
Rest grabbed the attacker’s hand tightly.
“[Lightning Palm]!”
“GAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!”
A surge of electricity blasted through the intruder’s body, making them convulse violently.
Their grip slackened, and they collapsed onto their back.
“Ah… guh…”
“Gods, that hurt… if only I could numb the pain with magic too.”
Rest yanked the blade from his arm and healed the wound.
With his near-limitless mana, even severed limbs could be regenerated — this much injury was nothing.
“Sorry, but… looks like you’re the one who dies here.”
He conjured a razor-sharp blade of wind, ready to behead his foe—
“…u…”
“Huh?”
Just before striking, he froze.
The attacker’s hood had fallen away.
Beneath the ocher fabric was a young boy’s face — still childlike — with small horns protruding from his forehead.
“A kid…”
He looked about elementary school age — if they were in Japan.
Rest hesitated.
He’d steeled himself for battle where age didn’t matter, but now, staring at an actual child soldier, his resolve faltered.
“Damn these barbarians!”
“Medic! Get a medic in here!”
While Rest hesitated, the battle around him continued.
The earth wall he’d created was being smashed apart, more enemies pouring into the fortress.
“No choice…”
Rest quickly cast a restraining spell.
Earthen ropes coiled around the young barbarian, binding him tightly — there’d be no escape.
“Now, to block the gate again… [Earth Sphere]!”
A single massive ball of earth formed in the air.
It swelled larger and larger until it reached a diameter of ten meters.
“Crush them.”
“GYAAAH!”
He dropped the sphere outside the gate.
The horde trying to break through was crushed beneath it, their screams muffled by the collapsing dirt.
As the sphere hit the ground, it shattered and piled up into a small hill, completely sealing the entrance.
“That takes care of the gate… Now to clear out the ones already inside!”
Focusing his magic inward, Rest rejoined the battle — determined to help his comrades reclaim the fortress.