I Became an Illegal Cheat User

38 – How to Break the Fortress (2)

Perhaps because I suddenly intruded into the battle.

The white soldier, who was on the verge of destruction due to the black soldier, looked at me with a bewildered expression.

Of course, despite looking human, with a golem’s origin, there was no change in expression.

Staring blankly at me without getting up simply meant surprise.

I reached out to the soldier but, considering the weight of the golem, withdrew my hand.

Instead, I let out a booming shout.

“Get up, soldier! How long are you going to sit there hesitating!”

– …! I apologize! I will get up!

The startled soldier quickly rose from his position in response to my shout.

However, perhaps moving too hastily.

Thud.

The soldier’s arm, heavily wounded and on the verge of breaking, fell with a thud to the ground.

Despite his other arm being unscathed, I bent down to pick up the spear lying on the ground… No, why is this so heavy?

Anyway, I managed to lift it and handed it over to the soldier, who was sprawled on the ground.

“Don’t give up, soldier! Victory is ours since I’m here.”

“…Do you really think we can win? Even though we’re so outnumbered?”

“Of course. So, go and fight. Fight valiantly even if it leads to destruction! All of this is for the White Queen.”

…

The soldier shivered at my assurance.

And in no time, he raised the spear high and shouted, “For our Queen!!” before rushing into the battlefield.

I nodded as I watched his departure.

“One down, two more to go.”

There’s a hidden element in this medieval theme.

It’s about rallying soldiers from the White faction under my command.

The way to do that is by displaying charisma just like I did moments ago.

Of course, to employ this hidden element, one must first participate in the battlefield.

Rescue the soldiers and uplift their morale.

When these three conditions are met, displaying charisma works.

The soldier’s command shifts to me, making me their leader in every sense.

However… the current battlefield is as the soldier described, overwhelmingly unfavorable for the White faction.

But this unfavorable situation is actually advantageous for me.

Being outnumbered means their momentum has been broken.

If I manage to reverse this disadvantage, overwhelm the enemies…

All the soldiers here will be under my command.

And once that happens, it’ll be easier to rescue people.

So… shall I begin the actual rescue operation?

Raising my rifle, I scanned the surroundings.

In various places, intense battles unfolded before my eyes.

And every time I discovered a soldier in peril.

Bang, tang!

Shot by shot, firing with precision, I brought down the enemies.

Afterwards, I approached the fallen soldiers, urging them to rise and fight, making them part of my entourage.

– Who do you think you are?

– Dare you resist the Black Queen, ruler of the foreigners!

– Pay for the sin of joining hands with the whites, pay with death!

Whenever the opportunity to defeat the soldiers was thwarted by the black soldiers and knights rushing at me.

Boom, kwang! Boom!

I injected explosives into my body using a teleportation skill.

Even so, as the core remained intact, I showered bullets upon those who refused to die.

And so, two, three, four… the number of subordinates increased.

When the shadow of defeat that had loomed over the white faction, thanks to me, began to fade.

A white knight approached me.

– Stranger, I am grateful for your assistance.

The knight tapped his chest with his right hand, bowing his head.

However, perhaps due to severe injuries.

Plop.

The hand that had tapped his chest fell to the ground.

Then, starting from the chest, cracks appeared and it crumbled down.

– …….

“…….”

The knight, who had unintentionally revealed the inside of his chest, was at a loss for words.

I was no different.

Although I had a hollow feeling due to being a skeleton, seeing the inside of my chest unexpectedly left me speechless.

But only for a moment.

The knight spoke with a solemn voice.

– Stranger, I appreciate your help, but I advise you to withdraw from this battlefield.

He urged me to leave the battlefield.

With a solemn demeanor, I questioned the knight.

“Why?”

“Thanks to you, we haven’t been defeated yet, but ultimately, we will be defeated,” the knight said, gesturing toward his own mangled body and the scattered soldiers around him.

“This is our current state,” he said, pointing at them.

This time, he indicated the enemies.

“There are many fallen foes as well. However, since they have the advantage, there are still quite a few of them in good condition.”

“That’s the state of the enemies,” the knight added.

With that, he drew the sword he had placed on the ground.

“Leave this place. And if you find our fortress, inform them that we valiantly fell for the White Queen.”

Soldiers gathered around the knight as he spoke.

They all displayed devastating scenes of being broken here and there.

And judging by the solemn atmosphere, I realized they all shared the knight’s thoughts.

But, I felt sorry. What should I do?

I don’t intend to watch you all get destroyed.

“That won’t do.”

“What did you say?”

“That won’t do.”

You all have a lot to do.

Instead of me, go find people and bring them here.

So, don’t just think about destruction. Stay put.

I’ll take care of everything.

However, it seemed the knight had no intention of listening to me; he persisted in commanding the soldiers to charge.

“Stop all actions,” I commanded.

It had been a long time since the soldiers followed anyone else’s orders but mine.

The knight, realizing the soldiers followed my orders instead of his own, looked at me silently.

Then, after a moment, the knight asked me, “You’re just alone, aren’t you? But how do you expect to defeat so many enemies?”

Without saying a word in response to the voice, which seemed unbelieving, I loaded the magazine into my rifle. And with a click, I loaded the chamber and walked toward the fortress where the enemies were.

Watch closely, White Knight. See how I wipe them out.

I muttered to myself inwardly, narrowing the distance between me and the black forces.

But as the distance narrowed, I suddenly felt strange.

Although they were only skeletons, their appearance resembled humans, and they only held weapons such as swords and spears.

This feels exactly like… as if having a gun in the medieval era.

“You there! What confidence do you have to face them alone?”

“You must be crazy to want to die!”

“If you really want to die, let me kill you myself!”

Am I really facing them alone?

The black soldiers pointed their spears at me and charged.

But do they lack the ability to learn?

They surely must have seen many of their comrades destroyed by my guns and explosives.

And yet, they come closer to me on their own?

“Well, thank you very much.”

As the black soldiers entered the range of my teleportation skill, I placed mines in front of them, one after another.

Boom! Ka-boom! Boom!

The bodies of those who stepped on the mines exploded mercilessly.

Occasionally, those whose cores weren’t destroyed pulled the trigger of their guns, destroying themselves.

“Do you think I want to end up like them?”

A black knight came charging at me, zigzagging.

As shockwaves kept erupting from the ground, it seemed like he was trying to avoid the mines…

“Don’t like the mines? Then, have this!”

I teleported a grenade into the hands of the soldier trying to avoid the mines.

Kaboom!

The black knight shattered into pieces.

Unlike the soldiers who survived after stepping on the mines, the knight was completely destroyed, along with his core.

How much further did I walk? How much destruction did I cause?

– …It’s a disaster.

– A walking disaster!

– Everyone, retreat!

Before I knew it, I was being called a disaster by the enemy (災殃).

Well, in their eyes, just my walking alone made soldiers and knights explode like fireworks.

I must have looked like a disaster to them.

But… is it a bit much for them all to retreat just because of me?

I chuckled at the sight of all the black-clad forces rushing towards the fortress.

But I wanted to tell them something.

That it was the wrong choice.

“If I go inside the fortress, do you all really think I won’t be able to do anything?”

I smirked and looked back.

Then, I shouted at the knights and soldiers who were staring at me with stiff expressions.

“All troops, assemble!”

As if waiting for my assembly signal, the knights and soldiers who had stood like statues rushed towards me.

– A foreigner… no, a hero! Truly… truly amazing!

What’s this? I went from being a foreigner to a hero?

I chuckled again at my newly promoted title.

Despite my appearance, the knight gazed at me with eyes that would have sparkled if he were human and kept expressing admiration.

But now wasn’t the time for that, so I raised my hand to stop him.

“You can admire me later; for now, take this and place it in front of the castle gates.”

As I said this, I pulled out a box from my inventory containing grenades and mines and placed it on the ground.

Without hesitation, the soldiers with undamaged arms grabbed the boxes and ran towards the castle gates.

But what about the people inside the fortress?

They were just watching our actions from the castle walls, not doing anything.

“Idiots, if it were me, I’d have thrown a spear by now.”

The soldiers are placing ten boxes of bombs at the castle gates.

With that much firepower, they could easily blow up the castle gates and have some left over.

And even if they didn’t break, I still had an uncountable amount of supplies in my inventory.

So, there was no need to panic even if it didn’t break.

“Just place it there.”

– “What is that?”

As if curious, the soldiers inquired about the box of explosives the knights had placed.

In response, I pulled out a grenade launcher from my inventory and spoke.

“The key to the castle gate.”

– “Castle gate key? What is that?”

The knight asked with a voice indicating lack of understanding.

However, I didn’t answer.

I merely showed through actions.

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Roaaar──!!

Rumble, rumble, rumble…

“As I said, the castle gate key.”

– …….

At my words, the knight was at a loss for words.