Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

It was unbelievable. Yesterday there was a river flowing in front of us. There was no trace of it.

There were black marks where the river had supposedly flowed. It was as if the entire river had been sucked out by some devil or other.

Funai could not recognize the reality. It was as if he were dreaming. As if to bring him back to reality, a man's calm voice reached his ears.

"How much water is in the castle?"

It was His Highness Nomasa of the Army of El Salvador who opened his mouth. The friendly expression he had been showing so far was gone, and he wore a seemingly expressionless face. This was eerie to Funai.

"...... water?"

His Highness opens his mouth again. Funai's brain finally starts to spin. Yes, as I recall, there was no water in the castle. There was no water in the troughs that might have held it, and none in the canals.

"Oh ...... that ...... water is not ...... there. Yes, there was no water,...... no, but we had water that we originally had,...... no, yesterday we got water from the river, yes, from the river. So, all we had to do was to bring out the sake and ......"

"Well, how much water did you get yesterday?"

"Um, ...... that ...... sure, there's some in the barrels ......"

"Where is the water boiling around here?"

On top of the mountain, right?

"Now, gather as much water as you can from around here."

"Huh?　Huh?　What did you say?

There are a total of 25,000 soldiers in and around the castle. The water stored in the castle cannot quench their thirst. You must do your best to gather as much water as you can from the surrounding areas. Otherwise, we will not be able to continue this battle."

Before His Highness could finish his words, the men surrounding him scuttled away. Funai had no choice but to watch them with his eyes black and white.

As time went by, the situation became clearer one after another. All of them left them in despair.

Nomasa, however, did not lose his composure and continued to analyze the situation. However, the moment he heard the report brought by one of the scouts, a deep wrinkle appeared on his brow. It was that a high wall of earth had been built on Mount Linen.

It was hard to believe. It meant that the way out was cut off, but at the same time it was a deep valley, not a place where a wall could be built in a short period of time.

Nomasa did not believe the report at first. Rather, he assumed that the road had simply become narrower due to falling rocks. However, the soldier reported that a part of the mountain had been gouged out and that the mountain had probably collapsed. Furthermore, the soil that had flowed out of the mountain had been heaped up to a height of several tens of meters, completely blocking the passage of people. Moreover, the construction of the mountain seemed to have been done artificially, and he understood that the current situation was the worst he could expect.

Funai, on the other hand, had completely lost the blood from his face. His thoughts had completely stopped and he could do nothing but watch the exchange between Nomasa and his retainers in amazement. The same was true for the staff members he was leading, who were watching Nomasa and his men's movements with bated breath.

After a while, Nomasa waved his hand and sent his retainers back. Then he looked up to the heavens with a stunned expression on his face.

"I say!"

A man's voice rang out, breaking the momentary silence. A soldier ran in front of Nomasa as fast as he could and fell to one knee in front of him in awe.

"The mountains behind the ...... water source are fortified with Seifand's army!"

Nomasa does not react to the soldier's report. Silence falls once again.

"...... how many are there?"

Finally, Nomasa opens his mouth in a languid voice. At his question, the soldier looked a little timid, but then straightened his back as if he had made up his mind.

"I don't understand,......."

"You don't know?　Why?"

"The top of the mountain was so completely encircled by Safan troops that we couldn't even get close."

"Just because you can't get close to them, doesn't mean you can't get an approximate number of them."

"Haha ......"

"I don't care. Tell me.

"With all due respect, I have heard that 10,000 Safan troops were originally encamped on that hill back there. I believe that they are still encamped at the top of the mountain.

"...... for your hard work."

The man stood up with a huff at Nomasa's words, bowed, and turned on his heel to leave.

He turned on his heel and left. His army was now completely surrounded. Moreover, they were cut off from the water. If the situation continued as it was, this army would not last a week. He calmly decided that such uncertainties should not be taken into account, unless it rained.

The only way out of this situation was to defeat the Seifund forces in front of him. To remain motionless at this point would mean his own defeat. And the longer it took, the more likely it was to happen.

If they were going to attack, it would be with the troops positioned on the top of the hill behind them. It was no exaggeration to say that if they did not do so, they would be defeated. The scouts said that there was a spring at the top of the mountain. It was none other than the water that moistened the castle's water jars. If they could defeat the army encamped there and secure the water, they would be able to continue the battle, even though the retreat route was cut off.

However, if they attacked the forces on top of the mountain, it was more obvious than seeing fire that they would be swamped by the forces that were supposed to be the main army that were positioned downstream. If that happened, they would be caught in a pincer attack. The result was needless to say.

...... to launch a night attack.

Nomasa made this decision in his mind. Under the cover of the night, he would attack the forces stationed at the summit with all his strength. The geographical advantage was overwhelmingly unfavorable. Therefore, they had to attack with all their might. The strength of the Khaza Castle was 25,000 men. The army at the summit was 10,000 strong. They had an overwhelming advantage in numbers. There seemed to be no other way but to move through the mountains under the cover of darkness and strike the enemy like a gale ...... of lightning.

He turned his attention to inform the commander-in-chief of the NONO forces, Hunai, of his decision. But he quickly looked away. Anger welled up in Nomasa's gut.

He had come all the way here to rescue Karza Castle, so why should he be treated like this? Who is this man anyway? Does he not understand the situation we are in? If he does, why doesn't he propose a single plan of action? This man is beyond incompetent to ask for reinforcements and then do nothing.

Perhaps Nomasa's anger was felt, Funai's eyes wandered in the wrong direction, and his voice trailed off as he opened his mouth.

"Uh-uh, it looks like it's going to rain ...... soon."

"What?"

"Oh, it's going to rain. Yes, it's going to rain.

Nomasa turned his gaze to the sky. Sure enough, the sky was cloudy and the sun was not shining.

"Yes, the weather in the mountains is changeable. You can never be too careful, even if the weather is blue. It often rains suddenly. How many times did we encounter sudden rain while we were surrounding the Karza castle? ....... It really rains a lot around here.

Funai nodded repeatedly. Nomasa looked at the sky again and slowly closed his eyes.

A feeling of hesitation was growing in his heart.