I was accidentally injured by God and I just want to be an ordinary person

"Is that so? Looks like I miscalculated. If the enemy commander flees because of them, Lord Linglan will lead the assassination team to capture him. This kind of battle is completely uninteresting."

"Yes."

Shortly after Camisia finished speaking, a commotion was heard from the enemy camp a kilometer away. They were frightened by the shining light on the heavy infantry and cavalry. Although these people who were temporarily captured as soldiers did not understand what the light was, this unprecedented phenomenon was undoubtedly an ominous sign for them.

Camisia could even see their commander roaring with his mouth wide open from afar. After the roar, the soldiers standing in the front inserted their spears diagonally into the ground, while the soldiers behind them moved the one-meter-high wooden barriers behind the spears. This was a common tactic when facing cavalry.

Ironically, even though there were soldiers and an "indestructible" stone monster standing in front of him, the commander-in-chief was retreating frantically.

The first to arrive were the heavily armored cavalrymen, wrapped in a cyan light and cast with the "acceleration" magic. When these cavalrymen rushed to a position within a hundred meters of the stone monster at full speed, khaki defensive spells lit up again on all the knights. At this time, the coalition's advance attack arrived.

The pitch-black rain of arrows that covered the sky mercilessly rained down on the knight and the horse under him. It was certain that if any other monster was standing here, it would have been shot through and turned into a hedgehog long ago. However, when these arrows that made sharp sounds in the air hit the knight's armor, only a clinking and funny groaning sound was emitted.

As for the knights, they completely ignored the arrow attacks. You know, in order to maximize their combat effectiveness, even the horses equipped by these knights are horse-shaped monsters with excellent endurance, called "Giant Horses", not to mention the "Giant Horses" are armed to the teeth with armor. It can be said that unless the arrows are at the level of a city defense crossbow, these knights will never be hurt by the arrows.

When the distance was only twenty meters, the knights in the first row raised their greatshields in unison, while the knights in the second row thrust their lances forward—a black light that seemed to devour everything flashed from the three-meter-long lances.

The demons' violent magic power was destined to be unable to chant defensive magic and acceleration magic. This was a conclusion known to everyone. However, the inability to chant did not mean that it could not be used. If it was a magic weapon, it only needed to be injected with magic power to be effective. The cyan "acceleration" magic and khaki "fortress" magic on the knight were the result of the magic equipment. This was also the reason why Linglan said that their military expenditure was second only to the magic chanter legion - all members were equipped with magic equipment.

The twenty-meter distance passed in an instant, followed by contact without any delay.

boom!

Without even the time to react, the slow-moving stone statue was instantly crushed by the torrent of steel wearing knight armor. The five-meter-tall stone body was not knocked away, but was dissolved by something. After falling to the ground, the entire body quickly dissipated.

The cause of all this was not only the impact and trampling of the equally heavily armored "giant horse," but also the magic previously attached to the knight's spear. The black color covering the knight's spear was a dark magic with a corrosive effect.

Even the stone statues could not stop the impact, so the low chevaux de frise and spear quilts were of no use. Even the excellent tactics specifically designed for cavalry could only be shattered into pieces or broken like branches in the face of unreasonable violence.

Easily, a gap was torn open in the coalition forces lined up in a row.

Camisia couldn't help but sigh.

"At this rate, the princess's puppet won't have a chance to appear. Never mind, as long as I can leave a trace of fear, that's all that's needed."

After finishing her soliloquy, Camisia reached out to the black ribbon that bound her crimson twintails and pulled out a crystal the size of a fist.

"Because it's so large, it can only be contained in a disposable space crystal... Then, let me see your power."

Using magic to attach the crystal to the arrow, Camisia pulled the longbow-shaped Sword of Disorder into a full moon, aimed at the open space between the two armies, and gently released the bowstring.

呲.

The sharp sound of breaking through the air resounded through the sky, but the arrow did not gouge a hole in the ground as its mighty momentum would have suggested. Instead, it dissipated after the crystal shattered. Then, when the first ray of sunlight on the horizon shone on the earth, the crystal also emitted a bright blue light.

"What exactly is this artificial puppet that Camisia-sama is talking about?"

Chapter 67: Praise of the Devil

Linglan couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Dean calls it 'The Demon King's Tribute', but I feel that such a ferocious appearance is unbecoming of the princess. If possible, it would be best to let the princess name it herself—let's begin."

Camisia looked at the dark behemoth in the formation with anticipation. This product, called an artificial puppet, did not have a human-like appearance like an ordinary puppet, but was a large magic device with eight sharp claws and a spider-like appearance. In other words, it was driven only by magic cores and did not require external magic injection.

"T-this aura... No wonder even you, Camisia-sama, said we can only win if we unite with Dean-sama. I'm afraid even a giant dragon wouldn't be a match for us."

Even Linglan, who was extremely confident in her own strength, couldn't help but feel her heart tighten for a moment when she saw this behemoth that was enough to make ordinary people shiver.

At least sixty meters tall and stretching over a hundred meters in length, with red eyes raised high and a body made of steel, coupled with the terrifying magical fluctuations emanating from its body that were enough to distort the surrounding air. If this puppet monster directly crashed into the city wall, the entire city would probably be destroyed. What was even more terrifying was the densely packed black tubes on its long legs and body. If Linglan guessed correctly, it was probably the same type of existence as the magic cannon.

"According to Dean's report, the black dragons were also involved in the testing of this puppet. They felt that its existence threatened the dignity of the dragons, so they challenged Dean to a duel."

"What's the result?"

Normally, Linglan would never dare to use such disrespectful words, but now Linglan was so eager to know the result that she forgot about etiquette.

Of course, Camisia didn't mind. She could understand Linglan's anxiety and waved her hand, as if she was treating an innocent sister, with a smile on her lips.

"He was completely victorious against three black dragons, and had a slight advantage against five. Finally, it took eight black dragons to completely suppress him. This was the result of Dean only activating half of his magic cannons. If he had used all of them, the power would have been even greater, but the side effect would have been that they would have temporarily stopped functioning due to overheating."

"But how can we control it? What if it runs amok or is controlled by someone... and it doesn't seem to have the ability to fly? What if it's bombed from the air by a corps of flying magic casters?"

"Control was restricted from the outset. Only those with authenticated blood could gain control, and that control was divided into three parts, allowing only three people to have control. Among them, there was a setting for the highest authority. The immortal Dean and I each took a regular share, while the highest authority share was reserved for the princess.

As for the flight issue Lord Linglan mentioned, as long as there's sufficient mana within the magic core, the artificial puppet can achieve the desired rapid flight. According to Dean, the designs and semi-finished products provided by the princess far surpass existing technology, and the overall timeline is at least a thousand years. More crucially, the thick, piled-up drawings detail every process and principle, allowing them to be replicated even with existing technology. No, to be more precise, they can be copied step by step and then pieced together. There are still many details in them that are incomprehensible to current knowledge, including the division of control I just mentioned. This is a secret of our demon clan, Lord Linglan, please swear to secrecy."

"Yes, I guarantee with the demon blood flowing in my body that I will never reveal it to anyone else."

Seeing Linglan swearing, Camisia couldn't help but smile bitterly. In fact, she had never thought that Linglan would spread the news. The so-called oath was just a formality.

Unable to take his eyes off the artificial puppet with a spider's appearance, Linglan's eyes sparkled with excitement.

"Lord Camisia, the coalition forces are preparing siege crossbows."

In their field of vision, the coalition soldiers, along with the golems, surrounded the artificial golem, attacking it with spears, bows, swords, and a sprinkling of magic. But these attacks were like piercing a diamond with a toothpick, leaving not even a scratch. While the materials used to forge the artificial golem were from this world, the defensive magic array inscribed upon it was a product of F.Wing. Combined with the hundredth-tier magic core Ella had given them before their departure, it had no need to worry about damage from the battle.

"Don't worry. By the way, no wonder there's been no movement for so long. I forgot to give the order."

Destruction Golem

After giving such an order in his heart, the artificial puppet that had been standing still and enduring the attack of the coalition forces finally moved.

The spider's head, standing like a ship's bridge at the highest point of its body, twisted for a moment - it was certain that a living creature could never do a 360-degree rotation like this - and then, as if it had locked onto its target through observation just now, the spider slowly raised its four thick limbs. In the eyes of the soldiers who scattered in fear, even howling in their voices, the spider raised its huge, sharp legs and stepped accurately on the golem. It did not use any magic, but crushed it into powder purely by its weight.

As for the soldiers who were filled with fear and regret, their legs weak, and who were either kneeling or lying on the ground crying with their faces covered, they were miraculously not stepped on, as if everything had been calculated.

However, the act of spreading fear did not stop there. There were still dozens of golems on the earth. So, accompanied by cracks in the earth and earthquake-like sounds, the spider began to swim at a speed completely contrary to its weight. The coalition forces on the ground could only feel the sky darken for a moment. When they came to their senses, the stone statues in front of them had turned into powder, replaced by giant pits and spider-web-like cracks remaining on the ground.

In just a breath of time, all the golems distributed on the battle line were wiped out.

Witnessing all this, Linglan swallowed.

"Can something like that really be subdued by human power?"

"Ah, this is the first time I've seen it move, too. It seems I have to take back my words about a chance of victory. The only one in the world who can subdue it is probably you, the princess."

Unconsciously, Camisia clenched the Sword of Disorder.

"The coalition forces began to retreat, no, they were disbanded."

"Well, our goal has been achieved, Lord Linglan. Now it's up to you. Don't be discouraged by the puppet issue. Lord Linglan's efforts so far have been meaningful. Your own strength is the strength of the princess."

"Yes, I will follow the instructions of Lady Camisia."

After hearing what Camisia said, Linglan's eyes, which had been troubled by the puppet's strength, regained their confidence.

Camisia took a deep breath, turned to look at the towering walls of the capital of the Kingdom of Kumheim behind her, and stretched out her hand to block out the morning sunlight.

"So... I wonder how things are going with the princess—hmm? This aura... Linglan!"

As she shouted, Camisia hugged Lingran in her arms. The next second, a strong light that burned her eyeballs and seemed to turn the whole world into white swept across the earth along with the heat.

Chapter 68: Desperate Battle Situation

*创世纪6187年11月6日 上午06:27分 库米海姆王国

The suburbs in late autumn looked like winter, with most of the plants withered and the air extremely dry. The bleak morning breeze blowing across the plains and hitting the skin made people shiver uncontrollably, especially for the soldiers standing on the city walls. When their hands touched the metal armor, they would probably feel the chill as if they were falling into an ice cellar.

The premise is that these soldiers are normal creatures.

As Jinghua, who wrapped himself tightly in his cloak, saw, most of the soldiers standing on the city wall were Kumi holding spears. Even if there were people of other races, they were all rare races in the East Continent such as harpies and dwarves. According to the conversations Jinghua overheard, these people were the type who regarded Kumiheim as their own homeland. Not only that, even creatures that could be considered monsters served as defenders.

For example, the flower fairy standing next to Jinghua, who had met Ella once before.

"Don't worry, my lovely Kagami-chan. Even if the enemy attacks, I will drive them all away."

"No... Before that, weren't we too close, Flower Fairy-san?"

In order to resist the cold wind, Jinghua held on to her cloak tightly and took a step back in the opposite direction of the flower demon. Although Jinghua was very curious about how the flower demon could dig its roots into the solid city wall, she was more concerned about the vines behind the flower demon that were wriggling like tentacles. Jinghua could not accept it physiologically.

The flower demon, whose only eyes were red and whose skin was green all over, covered her mouth and pretended to be very surprised.

"Ah, Kagami-chan found out, but this is really rude. I'll be sad."

"Hmm... Why is even Miss Flower Fairy here to defend the city? Isn't she going to leave with the people escaping the city?"

While changing the subject, Jinghua looked around. On this nearly twenty-meter-high city wall, there was a soldier standing every meter. In addition to the soldiers responsible for patrolling, there were also seven large city defense crossbows. Before coming, Jinghua felt a little uneasy, but when she saw the magnificent city wall, she couldn't help but feel at ease.

"Let's not even mention that I've developed feelings for this city. First of all, even if I wanted to escape, I couldn't. The flower demon needs many people to move, and hiring adventurers to carry me to a safe city would cost at least five gold coins, which is absolutely unaffordable."

"But Miss Flower Fairy isn't a soldier, is she? As long as she stays within the castle, the enemy won't do anything to her..."

At most, he was just forcing Miss Flower Demon to do something she didn't want to do, but compared to losing her life, it was more or less acceptable. Moreover, according to Jinghua's knowledge, monsters like Flower Demons had the habit of hunting strong men.

The flower fairy sitting in the middle of the petals laughed with her mouth half covered, as if she had heard something funny.

"Pfft, it seems Kagami-chan doesn't know that the enemies this time are the Harry Kingdom and the Rigrist Theocracy. The Harry Kingdom is a country that believes in the Rigrist Religion, and combined with the Theocracy itself, a non-human monster like me will definitely be sent to the stake. The Rigrist Church's doctrine is that humans are supreme, and other races must be expelled. Since there is no compromise, the only choice is to resist. Well, having said that, I haven't used my innate magic in a long time. I hope the peaceful days haven't worn away my combat skills."

The flower demon stretched the vines behind him in front of him, observing carefully like a soldier inspecting his weapons. The original frivolous atmosphere suddenly turned into tension before a battle.

The flower demon glanced at Yan Hua.

"Wouldn't you like to come over a little? Although my body has no temperature, it can still keep you warm. You look cold, don't you?"

"No...thank you, Miss Flower Fairy."

Although he was very grateful for the flower demon's concern, Jinghua still rejected the flower demon's suggestion. The center of the pistil where the flower demon was sitting was covered with sticky liquid, and even the petals were stained with some. If they stuck together, Jinghua was really worried that the mucus attached to his body would interfere with his battle. Of course, fear of being laughed at by the surrounding soldiers was also one of the reasons.

When Jinghua expressed her gratitude to the flower demon for her care like an older sister, she suddenly felt someone touching her shoulder. When she raised her head, the flower demon had already picked up the backpack from her shoulder with vines.

"Is there something important in here? Kagami-chan has been holding it tightly since we reached the city wall."

"Ah! That's a return gift for Ella!"

Jinghua hurried forward and snatched the backpack back from the flower demon's vines. The flower demon didn't seem to have any intention of teasing Jinghua anymore, so she let Jinghua take it back.

"Oh, Ella... I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before? Is it a girl?"

"Yes, she's the first friend I met after coming to this world. Although she's small, she has a very impressive status. Her fate is completely different from mine. She was born into a noble family, has a great talent for magic, and has countless people around her who I don't know whether they are friends or lovers."

"envy?"

“No, no!”

Jinghua's loud shouting attracted the attention of the nearby soldiers, but when the flower demon waved to them to indicate that everything was fine, they returned to their posts.

According to Oz's arrangement, all the soldiers around, including the flower demon, are under Jinghua's jurisdiction, but now there is a feeling that the flower demon is the real commander.

Realizing her own loss of composure, Jinghua lowered her head with a red face, and awkwardly clutched the hem of her cloak with both hands. The flower demon just touched Jinghua's head with her vines with a helpless expression.

"Are you jealous, actually?"

"...It's impossible not to be jealous. Why was that guy born higher than me? But there's nothing I can do about it. After all, I've accepted my unequal birth from a long time ago. The jealousy I feel now is simply because someone lucky happened to appear before me."

During the unified government era, there were many people who stepped on me since I was born. At that time, I just took it for granted. Now that I think about it, the reason why I didn't have any thoughts was probably because those people were out of my reach at that time. If they appeared directly in front of me like Ella, I would probably have turned into a despicable villain out of jealousy.

It was not until now that Jinghua realized the dark emotions in his heart.

"But why did we become friends again?"

The flower demon asked while using vines to comb Jinghua's white hair.

"That guy hid his identity from me. If he had revealed himself as the Demon King from the beginning, I wouldn't have been jealous."

When it comes to people I'm not familiar with, I just take it for granted.

"But then Kagamika wouldn't become friends with her, right?"

"That's right. If we consider ourselves to be from two different worlds from the beginning, of course there won't be any jealousy. Well, I will consciously stay away from Ella because of my status."

"That little girl named Ella has a really good personality."

"Ah, yes, the reason I'm standing here is because of her."

Jinghua couldn't help but take out the night ribbon that she had been searching for for a long time from her backpack. After processing it herself, a circle of white lace was added to the border of the night ribbon.

"It took a long time to make it like this, but I still have to wait until the battle is over before it's delivered to me..."

Jinghua muttered a few words in dissatisfaction in his heart.

"Did the Demon Lord help Kagami-chan with anything?"

"Of course. Not only did she save my life, she also released my slave contract. On the way here, she even helped me level up. Even my journey to becoming a Saint was assisted by Ella. More importantly, she cared for me and comforted me like a family member..."

What she remembered most clearly was not Ella helping her become a saint, but the friendship she had with her during the journey, which made them feel like they had no distance at all. This feeling was very vague. If Jinghua had to describe it, she could only say that everyone could sit at the same table to eat and play some excessive pranks on each other.

Although there was an insurmountable gap between their identities, Ella and the others looked at him without any prejudice. Even if he did something that would embarrass Ella on the road, such as picking up discarded monster materials, no one blamed him or glanced at him with disgust. Jinghua thought that if it were him, he would never be able to do the same. At least he would stand in Ella's perspective and throw a large sum of gold coins to the other party, asking them not to pick up monsters and damage their reputation. Such behavior would undoubtedly be a great humiliation to the other party.

Jinghua's voice became smaller and smaller, until it became almost as soft as a mosquito's. The flower demon sighed.