Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1952 (1924) Siege and Siege
From the moment Griffith arrived at the walls of Rodel and confronted Gideon Ofnir, who had come out to confront him, and then suddenly saw Laqad, who had also arrived with his troops and was equally aggressive, standing behind him, Griffith knew what the Grand Justice was up to.

After all, he was a figure who had guarded the border region of Ningmgfu for hundreds of years and had managed it to become increasingly stable and prosperous.

Such a person cannot be a fool.

But what if we see clearly Laqad's actions of pushing him to the forefront as a target?

Does that mean he wouldn't assert his right to the Golden Dynasty if Laqad didn't put him at the forefront?
Could he possibly relinquish this immense power and status, and even the immense power that the King of Elden could gain?

Or perhaps, as a member of the Golden Clan and a descendant of the War King Gefulei, he was about to have the dynasty established by the Golden Clan taken away by someone of unknown origin.

Totally impossible.

It's fair to say that even with or without Laqad backing him up, Goffia would never have backed down at this point.

Therefore, Griffith himself knew that Laqad was using him as a figurehead, a target and a pretext for his own succession. But he was also using Laqad, borrowing the power and authority of this high-ranking demigod relative, in order to solidify his own right to succession.

How to fight against the ambitious demigod relative by marriage is a matter for later.

If we can't get through this hurdle now, what can we talk about in the future?

So now, under the dim, heavy light of the day, amidst the knights and soldiers advancing like a torrent of steel, Gofia straightened his body.

His cloak, embroidered with exquisite golden trees, was pushed down from his back by the unusual, twisted bulge beneath it.

At this moment, Gevya's body finally appeared in the sight of Rodel, and even the Volcano Mansion army.

“That is…” On the walls of Rodel, someone uttered a whisper filled with disgust, apprehension, and a trembling heart, “[Limb Extension] Gavya!”

The knights' every step beneath the city walls was like a heavy hammer striking the ground! Every movement felt like a river of iron advancing!
And on the 'surface' of this iron river, a monster suddenly rose up!

A dozen strong and long arms were attached to Ge Fuya's back! Down to his waist and back were several equally strong and high-quality legs!

His menacing appearance made him look just like a terrifying giant spider!

The twisted bulges and disturbances under his cloak were caused by the joints of his arms pushing up the fabric of the cloak!

Given such a massive, redundant, and superfluous body, it's no wonder that Gevya's head is disproportionately small compared to his body.

The attached arms held all sorts of weapons.

However, Griffia's original two arms only wielded a double-edged axe that was exactly the same as Griff's King Axe.

As Gougher raised his arm, the great axe pointed directly at the towering Rodel Walls, which resembled skyscrapers!

Lakad remained standing behind Gavya, a demigod whose power surpassed Gavya's, now standing only in the deep shadows behind him.

The golden, blessed light in those eyes was cold and cruel.

"attack!!!"

Beneath the dark clouds, Gevya, resembling a demon god, pointed his axe at the royal city and roared!

"Beep beep~~~"

Among the soldiers, the bugler immediately raised his golden trumpet and blew the horn of attack with all his might.

The well-trained knights, whether they were knights of the Volcano Mansion or knights of Nymgford, always moved in unison and remained silent.

Meanwhile, the mountain trolls who came from Ningmgefu to the Yatan Plateau let out a long roar to the sky in high spirits.

The oppressive black clouds in the sky, as thick as volcanic ash, spread toward the airspace behind the walls of Rodel, with Laqad's very enthusiastic cooperation.

But then.

"Om~"

A layer of golden light unfolded from the walls of Rodel, and a colossal circular emblem of the golden law flashed across the wall.

After the flash, it seemed that nothing had changed on the city wall.

However, as if by some invisible force, the gloomy black clouds seemed to encounter a clear dividing line, and no matter what they did, they could not cross the city wall and cover the city of Rodel.

"Heh." Lakad's cold eyes stared at the towering city walls in the distance, and he let out a sneer. "As expected of Rodel, the unyielding capital of the Golden Dynasty."

At this moment, Ge Fuya, who had planted the axe back on the ground, truly displayed an unwavering composure and a sense of overall responsibility.

He even turned to comfort Laqad.

"Even when it was at odds with all the forces in the entire border region, this royal city never fell. Although this might be a bit discouraging, it's unlikely that either an ancient dragon or a demigod could force their way in with brute force."

"Your power is isolated from Rodel, which is perfectly normal and expected."

Ultimately, we still need to rely on our overall strength to break in!

"That so-called Blessed King can only hold out in one city! As long as Rodel is isolated, after a few hundred years of siege warfare, all those traitors and rebels will have to come out on their own!" In fact, this was the general who led his troops from Ningmgefu after a series of changes in the Golden Dynasty.

Gavya was probably the first among the Golden Clan to become aware of the prosperous and glorious Golden Age!

Along the way, his soldiers were wounded and wailing in the lake region of Lienia, yet they just wouldn't die. What used to be trivial matters that were completely insignificant during the Golden Law era had now become a real burden on the march.

There were also military supplies along the way.

Military supplies?

Even just hearing this term feels novel to young people who haven't experienced the Battle of the Titans!

In the Golden Age of the Law, who would have thought that people would have to worry about having enough to eat?
Even with a population movement on the scale of an army, no one thinks they will go hungry!
Considering the speed, routes, and losses of logistics and transportation... even for a veteran general like Ge Fuya, it took him a long time to adapt to such matters before he could finally dredge them up from his distant memories and use them with some difficulty.

Therefore, Gough was probably the first person in the military field to realize what the collapse of the Golden Law meant.

After all, he was the first person to launch a large-scale long-distance march after the French Ring was broken.

As the military mobilized, problems also began to surface.

Therefore, even though Gevya was well aware of how strong the defenses of the royal city of Rodel were, he still dared to come and assert his right to the throne!
For a city, if you want to defend it, aside from defensive capabilities, the most important thing is its ability to sustain itself.

Rodel has only two gates, block them!
Once blocked off, the surrounding area is quite large!

As long as he can block the two city gates, he can openly engage in the production and exchange of resources with other people in the border area. Even if he, Gefuya, establishes another royal city opposite the walls of Rodel!

What can the people of Rodríguez do?
The royal city has plenty of supplies, but Ge Fuya thinks that besieging it for a mere few hundred years won't exhaust them.
As people of the Golden Tree, those in the borderlands probably have a slight disagreement with Lan En about the duration of the siege.

However, it must be said that Gough's strategy was sound.

In any case, in the history of warfare, fortified cities are often besieged and attacked simultaneously, and most of them end up being besieged to death.

"Drink it!" *N
At the forefront, beneath the walls of Rodel, the fighting has officially begun.

A line of Nymgford knights, each wielding a large shield, were the first to charge forward.

As they shouted, their shields were suddenly enveloped in a layer of white light, like the afterimages left behind when casting War Ash.

At the same time, a crest of a winged eagle flashed by before the shield. It was the symbol inherited from the Storm faction's War Ash.

【Battle Ash - Iron Wall Shield Defense】!
As relatives of the Kalia royal family, most of Lacad's knights chose to take out a wand and slash it across their shields, staining the entire shields with a bluish-green hue of sapphire.

【Magic Shield】!
On the city walls, Rodel's soldiers rained down arrows, accompanied by golden flashes of prayer, golden lightning of dragon worship, or simply the white afterimages of ranged combat.

However, most of these attacks were blocked by the reinforced shields.

Beneath the shields that formed a small fortress, temporary defensive structures were hastily erected by the attacking army.

Then the knights, who had used their shields to withstand the fire from the high ground, withdrew and took cover behind the defensive structures.

They also began to take out javelins, crossbows, and longbows and retaliate against the city walls.

The mountain demons stood still in the distance, and the original version of [Battle Ash - Mountain Demon Roar], [True Mountain Demon Roar], burst forth from their ferocious mouths.

The shockwave and blast wave slammed into the walls of Rodel like a giant hammer.

The trolls were not as powerful as Aganti, the leader of the Flame Watchers, whom Lann had faced, but they were numerous.

The shockwave caused by the roar distorted the air in front of the entire city wall almost instantly!

That's because the high-density, dense shockwave has changed the air pressure in a large area of ​​the surrounding environment!
However, the walls of Rodel remained intact.

Neither Laqad nor Goffea expressed disappointment.

In fact, neither of the two demigods showed any intention of taking action during the first day of the siege, and no one of sufficient importance appeared on Rodel's side either.

Everyone knows that this is only the beginning of a long and arduous war.

As arrows, magic, prayers, war ash, and spears flew over and around the city, the two demigods, while observing the battlefield and discussing matters, spoke calmly and attentively.

“My brother,” Laqad said confidently, “is undoubtedly powerful, so he must lead the Red Lion Legion to the Altan Plateau in its strongest form. He will surely play a decisive role!”

“I told you, you’re too optimistic, Raccard.” Gevya frowned. “Ratan is known as the strongest demigod, but even he can’t break through Rodel’s walls. We still need to proceed cautiously and slowly, according to my method.”

“He’s different,” Laqad said with absolute confidence, even as if it were a matter of course. “This wall can’t stop him!”

Geffia didn't try to persuade him any further; after all, it was just that Rataen had arrived a little later to take care of the army.

He's been preparing for this siege for a hundred years, so why would he care about the reinforcements' journey of a few weeks or months?
“You go and oversee Rataen’s itinerary, but we still need to contact the Twin Trees.” Griffia didn’t try to persuade him further, but he didn’t change his mind. “We’ll bring everyone into the party. Rodel will only have one isolated city left; that’s how we’re guaranteed to win!”

(End of this chapter)