The Strongest Gatekeeper – The Expelled Warrior With 9999 Defense Is Unmatched As The Gatekeeper Of

That night.

In Tomb of Sorrows, located on a hill north of the Royal Capital Astaroth.

Under the icy full moon.

Lich, who leads the Undead Army, stood on a towering hill with a grave marker. He looked down at the kingdom in the distance with a fearless smile.

“……This day has finally come. It is time for me to take the Orb of Light into my own hands.”

Lich was a powerful wizard who became undead to become immortal.

He was once a human and has inherited all the knowledge and experience of his life.

He was a great wizard, so great that the people call him a Wiseman.

That was several hundred years ago.

Wanting to master magic, he became enchanted by the power of the Demon King and became undead.

The Demon King had been sealed by the hero.

But…

Lich was convinced that one day, the Demon King would be resurrected into this world once again.

The only thing that stood in the Demon King’s way was the Orb of Light.

The Orb of Light was enshrined in the Royal Capital Astaroth. It was both a weapon to defeat the Demon King and a pillar used to seal him away.

Taking the Orb of Light and destroying it would bring the Demon King’s resurrection closer.

“The last time we attacked, we couldn’t finish the offensive. But this time will be different. We have been hiding underground to accumulate more strength……”

The last time they attacked, they attacked with 50 troops.

However, they were able to assemble an army of twice that size, a hundred strong, for this battle. This included the undead created from the corpses of the people from the Royal Capital.

“They haven’t been able to make up for their loss of strength. Unlike the undead, humans can’t be replaced easily. They need to be nurtured slowly over a long period of time to become useful. The undead can become excellent soldiers by just putting enough magical power into them.”

After all, being human was inconvenient.

It was much easier to live as an undead.

“Lord, we are ready to go to war.”

An undead soldier came to call out Lich.

“Hmm. What’s the situation over there? How many people are there?”

“Yeah, about that…… There are only three people posted at the front gate. There are no other guards in sight.”

“Hm? Three people? Did you just say, three people?”

“Yes, sir. That’s right. There are only three of them. A large man, a blond-haired woman who looked badly brought up, and a woman in revealing armor.”

“……”

Lich was silent for a moment.

“……Kuku! Fuahahahahah!”

He suddenly let out a high-pitched laugh.

“This is a masterpiece. In front of my hundred-man army, they only sent out three people to stand in my way! Have they already given up?”

“Maybe, there is a possibility of a trap……”

“No matter how many traps are set, it does not matter without numbers. We can push our way through with an army of a hundred.”

Lich said.

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“If they’ve gone to the trouble of sparing us some effort, we’ll attack them from there. We shall attack the Royal Capital Astaroth head-on!”
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The knight commander, Gregor, was on guard duty at the royal castle.

The Orb of Light was located in the treasure room of the castle.

It was the last line of defense in battle, so to speak.

Losing the Orb of Light would mean losing the battle.

Therefore, it must be absolutely protected.

“Knight Commander! An army of the undead has attacked the royal capital! About a hundred of them are rushing to the front gate at once!”

“They’re here. They’ve made a frontal assault. It shows how confident they are. So? How many guards are stationed at the front gate?”

Gregor estimated that there would be about fifty guards.

The royal capital was surrounded by stone walls. There were also warding and interception weapons available for use. The undead army would not be able to penetrate the walls easily.

If so, they could only come from the front gate.

The guards would be anticipating this, so they will be devoting the most men to the defense of the gate. They will try to defend it with all their might.

However……

“It is reported that there are four people.”

“…..Hm?”

Gregor gave him a quizzical look.

“Now, I wonder if I heard it wrong…… I felt like I heard you said, four people. As expected it shouldn’t……?”

“There are four people! It seems that only the four members of the 5th squad of the guard corps are arranged. The rest of them are located on the walls of the city.”

“!?”

Gregor’s eyes widened.

“Wh-what are they thinking! Are they just going to allow the enemy to invade? How can they hold back an army of undead with just four of them!?”

“But, Chief Bolton was adamant that [they would be fine if left to their own devices]. He refuses to listen to us.”

“Damn it! That’s why guards are useless! Call the knights! Tell them to get ready to intercept the enemy right away!”

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Gregor spat and punched the wall of the castle in anger.

What the hell can you do with just four guards? At this rate, the undead army will breakthrough and invade the capital.

The knights under my command would no doubt report back their loss.

When that happens, we have to protect the royal family and the hidden treasure.

Gregor thought that he would soon receive a report from his subordinate, ‘It seems that the undead army has broken through the gate and entered the capital’.

However, the report did not arrive at all.

Meanwhile, time kept ticking away.

“That’s strange. What the hell is going on……?”

Could it be that the knights have been wiped out?

But, I can’t move from here.

I sent one of my subordinate knights who had been waiting by my side to take a look at the situation.

After a while, he came back with a flushed face.

“What’s wrong? What happened?”

“Th-that’s.”

The knight under my command said in dismay.

“The undead army has not yet entered the capital. It seems that they are engaged in battle with the 5th squad of the guard corps at the front gate.”

“Wha—-!?”

Gregor was shocked as if he had been hit on the head with a blunt object.

The knight’s report was that unbelievable.

It has been well over an hour since the battle began.

And yet, they are still able to hold them off?

Only four people against an army of a hundred undead!?

Ridiculous! That’s simply impossible!

Did that Bolton lie in his report?

Was it to deceive the enemy, you must first deceive your side? — No. There should be no reason to do that!?

Thinking that he might be under some kind of illusion magic, Gregor banged his head against the wall. Naturally, it hurt a lot.

Then, that means…….

“No way, could they really be fighting with just four people……!?”