Overgeared

‘Was he called Duke Lucilliv? The commander of this army is pretentious.’

The procession of 100,000 Eternal soldiers. The golden armor of the soldiers in the lead flashed in the sun. Tung! The relentless sound of drums shook the sky. This was the momentum of a great army. Anyone would be overwhelmed by the greatness. But it was just their appearance.

Most of the soldiers, apart from the ones in the lead, were wearing old leather armor, and their uneven marching was masked by the sound of the drums. The reason was simple. Half of the 100,000 soldiers weren’t professionals. More than half of them were rabble who hadn’t even completed basic training.

“How rotten... Why are we supposed to be involved in a battle between nobles?”

“What type of noble would attack the king? Shouldn’t the people unconditionally listen to the king?”

"What does it matter if the king is betrayed if we starve to death?”

The lowest class. They were always poor and hungry. They weren’t educated and didn’t have a lot of patriotism. Their purpose in life was just surviving.

“Hah... Who will take care of my family without me? My pregnant wife is caring for our kids alone...”

"Geez, wearing armor and carrying a spear is really difficult at this age...”

The ordinary people. They labored all their lives for their family.

“Sob sob... I want to see my mum. I’m scared.”

“My legs hurt too much... I can’t endure it anymore.”

Young boys who hadn’t reached adulthood yet made up more than half of the 100,000 troops. The role of all these tired and struggling people was to die.The vanguard. Once they arrived in Bairan two days later, they were destined to swap places with the golden armored soldiers and stand at the forefront.

‘But at this rate, they can’t be used.’

Ars was in the same ranks as the vanguard. He had unusually bright blond hair and was cynical.

'The golden armor flashing in the sun was a burden on the eyes and the drumming sound was just a noise that increased fear. Their mental state will reach the limit before they arrive in Bairan.’

But Duke Lucilliv didn’t know this.

The position of soldiers wasn’t something that could be understood by nobles. A noble wouldn’t think that such a marvelous march could put pressure on the soldiers. In the first place, they believed that people would give thanks just by receiving food.

It was hard to call them incompetent. It was a very aristocratic way of thinking.

'Was I the same in the past?’

Ars thought as he barely managed to chew the hard barley bread.

‘Well, there will be a massive desertion at the next campsite.’

Then the first chance would come.

***

The giants of the Eternal Kingdom referred to Marquis Steim and Duke Lucilliv.

Marquis Steim was a pioneer who revived the barren north, while Duke Lucilliv knew how to use his natural lineage. It was due to the power of Duke Lucilliv that he managed to gather the powerful armies of Baron Duka, Earl Red, Earl Carrion, and Marquis Bera in one place.

great territories in Eternal, they were great swordsmen and led large armies. Prince Aslan, who was

duke himself

Lucilliv’s barrack. Earl Red admired the 2,000 golden armored soldiers and 5,000 cavalry that were brought. It was admiration, not flattery. He thought the procession of troops following the golden soldiers

amount of money plating the soldiers’ armor... And isn’t it a waste?

his wine and his shoulders shook as he

Plating? My soldiers are wearing pure gold armor. The army led by Duke Lucilliv can’t be ordinary. Isn’t that

“Yes...?”

the nobles in this place, including Marquis Bera, were amazed. The golden soldiers at the head of the procession. In other words, Duke Lucilliv had at least 10,000 soldiers. They were all wearing pure gold armor? How much

is just decoration and their defense is lousy.

will your soldiers be safe from enemy

be in danger? Isn’t it possible for the thousands of other soldiers to finish the war in an instant? Will my

merits in this war. It was shameful if they didn’t participate in the war. They planned to occupy the rebel bases in an instant by directing the

can trample on and slaughter the rebels with our troops. The soldiers of Duke Lucilliv will increase the morale of

trying to make the war more advantageous by raising the morale of

the duke

They could be used as sacrifices in the vanguard. It would be enough to exhaust Earl Ashur’s

the supplies area. That’s

a state of insecurity. The soldiers who had a tough march all day. Their physical strength was exhausted beyond the limit and their complaints soared to the sky after receiving their ridiculous meals. They were

“Duke! Troops have deserted!”

entering the barrack and Duke

"No, why?"

for their kingdom. Why would they desert? Marquis Bera ordered the

execute all of them! Show the soldiers how terrible it

“Yes!”

immediately left. A total of 1,831 soldiers were captured while trying to escape and then executed. They were lower class citizens forcibly conscripted. They tried to beg for help, but ended

trying to escape. At least our Partu

you run away, you’ll end up dying like that. If you want

happier now that you can chew on dry

“Private Ars. I understand."

gaze was fixed on Duke

move, so there’s no

below the empire’s Black Knights, but there were too many of them. Above all, the biggest problem was the other nobles around the duke. They could exercise considerable power and Ars

wait for the

hearts of the soldiers. The morale

***

was in

from all the gates. The arrows fired by the Overgeared members were no longer as

parents are suffering from poor circulation! Go home and blow on your parent’s hands and

were no longer effective in disturbing the enemy. As the number of enemies decreased to 10,000, Eternal no longer had any place to retreat and managed to damage the gates and walls of

“This is serious.”

Kuuong! Kung!

siege weapons kept striking the gate, the durability was rapidly falling. Yura became anxious

moment that we allow the

with thousands of enemies at once? They would slaughter the Overgeared

outside and kill the enemy’s momentum. However, the enemies will just enter if I

was already on the verge of being depleted. He wouldn’t be able to use any skills if

troops and

caused a backlash with