Trapped in Another World With No Magic

Chapter 179: Knights in Shining Lateness

"Incoming contacts!" shouts one of the Stalvaltan Guards equipped with a heavy shield and compact sub-machine gun. The weapon combo is easy to handle, even with his large tower shield, since it can defend him from arrows and spears, while also allowing him to fire barrages into those very same enemies.

And, since providing the firearms, Daniel has asked the soldiers of the Fievegal, and specifically the Stalvaltan elite warriors to use 'contacts' rather than enemies to keep anyone from firing instantly, before they've assessed who the newcomers are.

In this case, a veritable stampede of buckrokhs is charging up the valley road, mounted by knights with their swords already drawn. Some even have double-riders, which allows the second rider to focus solely on attack, including crossbows, or the most modern of weapons; firearms.

Though, even the Stalvaltan Guards can easily see many of the differences between the weapons the Fievegal provides and the much more simplistic single-shot weapons being employed by the East.

Captain Muindis, formerly of the advanced recon units Wyrm Eyes and Wyrm Gaze, jogs into formation as he shouts, "Fall in! Defensive line! Hold until the break line!"

"Hold!" repeat many of the soldiers, confirming they heard at least that part of the order, though the training they've been doing specifically with cavalries in mind is a rough gauge of whether or not the mounted soldiers intend to stop, and if they don't, to mow them down before any of the beasts of burden can tumble into the defensive line. War buckrokhs are obviously armored across their chests and have a moderate helmet, meaning the pistol-rounds used by pistols themselves and submachine guns have a rather high chance of deflecting, rather than penetrating, and the muscular bodies of buckrokhs would be difficult for a dampened bullet that does pierce to bring down.

The rifles should have no issue, but Muindis calls out, "Dragonslayers! To the center!"

He spots Helbeit and Resken, who are knighted Guardsmen who have catapulted virtually to the highest rank and prestige thanks to the mission against Yaulwembor.

To his understanding, Aramellianna and Yanidere both pleaded with Daniel and Hekate to remove the contracts from the advanced recon unit, including Muindis, which is how he's even able to serve to this day. Because he made several hasty decisions, including harming not only citizens of the Fievegal, but a highly-adored goblin Queen and mother of one of the two goblin princesses accompanying the delegation through a series of strange events, Aramellianna offered to punish the applicable groups by requiring them to obey any foolish commands Hekate gives, since the fox-eared sovereign of the Fievegal has a growing reputation for recklessness and immature actions. If she orders the newly formed 'Dragonborn' unit, which includes many of the affected Guardsmen, to wear humiliating outfits, or even to charge into a killbox, Muindis and his men are expected to obey, particularly if Hekate insists after only one question about her decision at most.

After what he is about to see, and a few other things he has heard rumors of, Aramellianna specifically granted this privilege to Hekate for a reason.

She's too kind for her own good.

A flash of light appears just above the ground and in front of the shield wall, blinking into existence that very precocious and simultaneously foolish young woman, who seems to simply shout the word "POW!". However, her presence alone, thanks to a goddes-like amount of mana would likely be enough, but her single-syllable cry was also magically empowered, generating a shockwave comparable to thunder striking between the Stalvaltan Guardsmen and the oncoming cavalry of Margrave Karthuodo kos Niulglodsa, given the banners being flown. Muindis doesn't know the field commander of the Niulglodsa forces, but he is familiar with the sigils, depicting two buckrokhs pulling a castle tower up towards a standing position.