209 Hwasugak.
“Aaaahhh!”
Logan’s sword destroyed the enemy knights with great force.
There was no one who could properly receive a single attack, but since the horse charge had already begun, there was no one who could stop it.
If Logan stops because he is afraid, he will be crushed by our cavalry charging from behind.
As the enemy knights were helplessly falling apart, at one point, three red force blades rose up and attacked Logan from all sides.
But Logan’s expression didn’t move at all.
‘These guys expected it.’
Armor without a pattern. The top knights who were hiding in free knights or soldier’s uniforms were already caught by Logan’s spirit.
It was surprising that there were three more top-level knights, contrary to what was known, but their appearance was too late.
However, the foreign energy that suddenly pressed on his entire body was something that even Logan could not have predicted at all.
‘Magic?’
Wow.
The vine-like mana that started from the bottom of my feet bound my entire body, and the air around me also became a rope and put pressure on my whole body.
An attack that does not even detect the presence of the caster, as if a powerful magic circle was used.
But even that only surprised him somewhat and did not pose a threat.
‘Splitting flames.’
The moment his will arose, a beam of golden light instantly cut off the magic that was binding him.
And at that moment, the fate of the highest-ranking knights who came within his gap was decided.
Ugh.
“Aaaah!”
Enemies that collapse in an instant.
The Shinigami with a cold smile ran through them one after another.
The moment the three top knights, aided by magic, fell again at the hands of Logan, the rebels’ struggle was virtually over.
Ugh.
“It’s big.”
“We secured the three guys.”
Richard, who managed to escape to the rear despite suffering internal injuries, had his spine shattered.
After securing the guy, Logan threw him back like a piece of luggage, and there were two other top knights with their legs cut off, groaning and being subdued by the golems.
Over 500 rebel knights were destroyed in vain by the attacks of three superhumans, a small number of McLane Knights, and Liberatio.
The morale of the enemy troops was already at an all-time low due to the overwhelming bombardment in the beginning, and while they were naturally suppressed, McLane’s troops suffered almost no damage.
“I am…!”
Skag.
Degurrr.
Logan beheaded Viscount Penon, one of the fallen nobles and a member of the former First Prince faction, before he could even utter an excuse.
There was nothing to hear or ask from the fallen nobles who committed suicide after the rebels rose up.
“The war is over! Those who do not surrender will all be defeated!!”
As Logan shouted, announcing the end of the battlefield, most of the surviving enemies threw away their weapons and knelt on the spot.
A victory achieved with ten times the number of knights and a far shortfall in the number of soldiers.
It was an overwhelming victory that would have been immediately dismissed as a lie if someone who had not watched the war had only seen the numbers.
“This easy….”
“As expected, Archduke!”
“I was actually a little scared.”
“What did I say, that you only have to trust Prince Logan!”
“You peed last night…”
“What nonsense!”
Wahahaha.
The morale of McLane’s army, which entered between the collapsed walls, was high.
And Logan was the first to enter the castle.
I’m sorry.
“Hee hee!!”
A mansion in Daejeon, Naeseong.
I headed to the deepest part of the mansion that was once used as the Margrave’s residence.
“Oh, don’t come! Do you know who I am? I am…”
“I know very well. The royal grandson of Clavis von Grandia’s past. And…”
Sreung.
“traitor.”
Skag.
There the rebel’s nominal landowner passed his life into his hands.
The suppression of the rebels was easily completed, but clearing the battlefield was a bit of a pain. There were more than 7,000 soldiers who surrendered, and there was no way there would be a prison to accommodate them all.
In the end, a strange structure was created in which McLane soldiers spread out and watched over a larger number of prisoners than themselves.
Of course, that did not mean that the thousands of troops gathered together had no will left to counterattack MacLane.
The overwhelming defeat during the day had sunk their morale to the bottom.
Moreover.
“I know full well that ordinary soldiers have no power! As long as you don’t cause a scene, I promise to treat you as leniently as possible!”
The leader of the enemies who slaughtered the knights with terrible inaction even made such a promise.
“Master. But what are you really going to do with the soldiers? No matter how much they did as they were told, they are rebels.”
“Yes. The death penalty is the rule for rebels. Depending on the severity of the crime, the family will also be punished by association or not.”
Luther Kyle also responded to Victor’s concerns with a concerned expression.
It was worth it.
If you keep your promise, it will be like arbitrarily releasing people subject to death, and if you don’t keep your promise, you will be stigmatized as having made too many false promises and ultimately committed massacre.
Both choices were burdensome in one way or another.
But Logan’s answer to that was simple.
“You can say that they all surrendered to McLane and are credited with helping them easily defeat the enemies. For example, they opened the castle gate.”
As Logan said this, pointing to the gate he had cut down, the expressions of the knights following him turned astonished.
“Hahaha. Are you really planning to do that? I’m sure there will be someone who criticizes me, but is that okay?”
“it’s okay.”
No matter how you handle it, there will be people who will be dissatisfied.
Logan smiled bitterly as he remembered someone deep inside the capital’s royal palace.
If the pod is going to be caught anyway, it’s better to minimize sacrifices on this side.
It was not for nothing that he sold his name and encouraged surrender.
‘Now, Your Majesty. Now let’s see how it turns out. I won’t look at you any further than this.’
With a grim determination, Logan entered the inner chambers of Zahid Castle.
“I haven’t found any traces of the wizards you mentioned. I’m sorry.”
“No, that’s okay. That was expected.”
Logan, who was sitting at the head table in Zahid Castle, nodded to Viktor’s report.
‘I expected them to have definitely received help from magic tools, but they didn’t catch my intuition either.’
Although the result was expected, I couldn’t help but feel disappointed.
‘Derek Klang and Cooper Pearlson were originally part of the 1st Prince faction. But the rest…’
If you subtract those two, there were at least two top-level knights who had not even been rumored in the kingdom before and at least two uncaught wizards who were estimated to be at the level of the 5th circle.
His mind was filled with questions about where on earth they came from.
‘It would be nice if I could torture him to open his mouth.’
For some reason, I had a gut feeling that it would be difficult, and as expected, my ominous premonition was correct.
“They are a poisonous breed that does not even moan no matter how much they torture them. Unless they are at least a high-ranking wizard who can use mental magic, it seems impossible for them to open their mouths.”
“I guess so.”
As the experienced middle-aged knight in charge of interrogating them reported this, Logan calmly closed his eyes.
Those who reached the level of a top-level knight had great willpower, and there were often those who could block pain perception with the Force.
‘Mental magic is the exclusive domain of class wizards. Besides, you would have to be a mage to break down the mental barrier of a top knight. ‘It’s impossible.’
Of course, it would be a different story if there were professional torture technicians.
‘Should we recruit real torture technicians?’
Such people existed.
Demons that set everything on fire the moment they are captured.
These people are known to be more vicious and certain than any mental magic.
‘Torture technicians of the imperial family.’
They are the ones who made the Grandia Liberation Front adopt a policy of abandoning all hideouts the moment their high-ranking officers were captured.
‘They are people who take pleasure in torture. Well, there were a lot of rumors. ‘Where can you recruit guys like that?’
Logan couldn’t help but laugh as he thought of demons whose faces he didn’t even know.
‘No matter where they come from, one thing is certain. ‘The king bared his teeth at me.’
In the end, there was only one thing to do.
“Find out as much as you can. Until their names are attached.”
And one week later.
As expected, the expectations I had ended in disappointment.
“Logan. They all died during the torture. They didn’t open their mouths until the end. What are you going to do now?”
“…don’t you have one?”
“Yeah. Absolutely nothing.”
“Didn’t Ryan say something? We should check that out.”
“Isn’t it just speculation that he’s a mercenary?”
“…That’s all I have for now.”
The only result obtained in the meantime was the assumption that Richard, a middle-aged man with blue hair, looked like Maxim Gray, a special mercenary active in the eastern part of the empire.
That was only the opinion of Ryan, a new knight who had served in the Empire before requesting to be appointed to McLane, and it was not something that came out of the mouths of the guy or the other people he had captured.
“Then stay like this?”
“There’s nothing we can do, right? Let’s clean up the castle, Victor.”
“yes!”
“Please detain the surrendered prisoners and stand by. I will relay the royal policy as soon as it comes.”
“Yes, my lord.”
“Lord Luther.”
“Say it.”
“First, go to the capital with me, Eileen Henderson. Same thing. Follow me with your team.”
“Yes, Confucius.”
“I will follow your orders.”
“First, behead all the nobles and leaders who surrendered. Then, bring me the supply.”
“…yes?”
In the midst of the answers that continued obediently, a short question popped out.
However, the knights soon realized their mistake and bowed their heads.
“I will follow your orders.”
Just three hours later, Logan started riding toward the capital, Grand.
And for several days as he headed toward the capital, the kingdom was abuzz with rumors created by McLane.
“I heard McLane subdued the rebels’ mainland?”
“Oh, I heard that too. They said they won a landslide victory with less than half of the troops.”
“How already? I heard that the remaining nobles haven’t been able to subdue the remnants yet?”
“Well…”
There are various rumors spreading throughout the kingdom.
And the one that attracts the most attention is:
Superman Slayer Logan McLane has become a true superhuman. This was it.
A person who reached the level of a superhuman at the age of only 24. The youngest
Auror user on the continent. All eyes in the kingdom were focused on the young hero who seemed
to
follow in the footsteps of mythical heroes who are now only legends.
* * *
– Your Excellency, Count Logan McLane, please enjoy. As soon
as the knight’s voice rang out, the door to the great hall opened.
Soon, Logan appeared, carrying a large gray bundle on his back, and the eyes of all the nobles gathered in the hall gathered.
“…As expected. “Overflowing with spirit.”
“Amazing….”
“How could he be a superhuman at that age…”
Logan’s attire, wearing armor and carrying a bundle, seems to have the confidence of a genius with overflowing spirit, and the whispering voices are all filled with awe. It contained.
Amid those awe-inspiring gazes, Logan walked languidly without saying a word.
Then, in front of the king, ten steps away, he unfastened the bundle he was carrying.
Clap.
Clap.
Crash.
Dozens of heads tumbled down at the same time.
“Ugh.” ?!”
“What is that!?”
“How could you do it in the royal palace…!”
While everyone was surprised, Logan calmly got down on one knee.
“I subdued the New Logan McLane rebels and brought back the head of their leader.”
The battle grew
cold. The king’s gaze passed by the fallen necks and then turned to Logan.
