Liberation of Loyts

Liberation of Loyts was third large scale battle in the Roble Holy Kingdom which was the start of the Holy Kingdom Liberation Army's retaliation against the Demi-Human Alliance.

Background
After Remedios Custodio and her diplomatic entourage having secured the personal assistance of Sorcerer King Ainz Ooal Gown to aid the Liberation Army to retake the Northern Holy Kingdom, it was planned by the leadership, at Ainz's suggestion to relocate their base as it may have been possibly exposed. To avoid a possible attack it was agreed that the resistance needed to make the first move and relocate. Though the problem however was not locating a new base, but the matter of provisions. Lacking funds to buy provisions from their neighbors and allies in the south at the coast, along with the loss of their queen, Remedios decided to use the Sorcerer King's idea to focus her forces efforts on attacking the prison camps and liberating the people. It was hoped that by liberating enough of the populace it would increase the fighting strength of the Liberation Army. At the same time acquire much needed food supplies from the enemy camps.

Battle
The Liberation Army's traveled by the shore of the Kingdom, taking Ainz's suggestion that it would be easier to hide their tracks by the sea. Their first target was a small village occupied by the the Bafolk. The human fighters utilized siege tactics, breaching the village fortifications in a two-ponged attack with angels from the air and infantry from the ground. The angels summoned by the Liberation forces were the first to reach the walls and proceeded to attack the watchtowers whilst the Bafolk archers tried to aim at Remedios leading the charge from the ground. Remedios easily cut down the arrows coming at her with her sword as she ran towards the gates. The angels swiftly killed the Bafolk archers at a watchtower. The paladins following behind the captain then brought out the battering ram and tried to use it to break open the gate.

One Bafolk at a watchtower held a human girl in his grip, and used her as a hostage to force Remedios to call of the attack of her soldiers and their summons. The demi-humans continue to brandish his human shield forcing the human attackers to further retreat from the gates. Ainz Ooal Gown arriving with Neia at the scene urged Remedios to resolve the situation yet Remedios refused to endanger the girl's life further. The Bafolk killed the hostage by cutting off her head as a demonstration of his leverage over them. To reiterate he brought a second hostage, a human boy, before them and demanded that the paladin gather her people on horses. Remedios caved into the demands much to Ainz's disproval as the demi-humans now confirmed that using hostages were effective against their forces, making their surprise attack on the village moot as the remaining Bafolk shore up the village's defenses. Remedios would not hear even when Neia pleaded to her senior to accept that casualties were necessary for the greater good. The paladin was obstinate as if any innocents died then there would be no justice. The Sorcerer King thought otherwise and proceeded to approach the Bafolk holding the hostage. When the demi-human tried to intimidate the masked magic caster, Ainz displayed his resolve to end the stalemate, holding that a single human life meant little to him. The magic caster casted [Fireball] blowing away the hostage and demi-human. A lightning spell at the fortified gates of the village blasted them open. The Sorcerer King urged the paladins to resume the battle and wiped out every Bafolk that still lived. Remedios angered by what she perceived to be an unjust kill, was distracted by the duty to continue leading her men. Though the captain was ungrateful to Ainz for making the hard choice, Ainz gained gratitude from Remedios's second Gustav Montagnés and the other sensible priests and paladins.

Ainz's actions were to illustrate to the demi-humans the pointless of using hostages and thus force the Bafolk to resume fighting than hiding behind shields. The Sorcerer King took the moment to carry the body of the deceased boy to a place where Remedios planted her banter. With the help of Neia they cleaned the body for a burial. As Neia spoke with Ainz, she sees more into how human Ainz really is when he speaks of making difficult decisions as a leader of a nation. Once the village was finally liberated, the Liberation Army found that demons were skinning the villagers for some unknown purpose.

Aftermath
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