Episode 26 The shock wave that spread from the center of the collision turned the ground over and raised dust.
“Uweeeek.”
The knight with the great sword and the knight with the long spear that were attacking from the front rolled around in a similar manner and vomited blood.
In front of them, a senior knight with a pale complexion, Tethron, was blocking them with his complexion hardened, and the knights with short spears and long swords who rushed behind Padric were also pushed back and out of breath.
“The timing was just right.”
“…Logan.”
Padric, who was sitting down and coughing up blood, looked at his eldest son who had come to his side with shaking eyes.
‘How did we get here?’
I saw Logan appear at the rear with a mercenary force, but I had no idea that I would see Logan here, in the center of the battlefield.
‘To come all the way here from the rear…’
Naturally, Padric’s head turned and he saw an unbelievable sight at first glance.
The enemy’s back, which had a straight hole as if a monster had rushed in, had corpses scattered to the left and right.
There were many corpses not only of soldiers but also of Tethron knights.
The eyes of the remaining people around him were all directed at Logan.
I could clearly feel the wonder in the eyes of my allies and the fear in the eyes of my enemies.
It was only then that Padric felt that the atmosphere of the battlefield had changed drastically.
It meant that it was not luck or coincidence that my son was here now.
No, he didn’t see it with his own eyes. That Logan blocked the attack aimed at him.
“When did it get this strong… no, that’s not important right now.”
Padric suppressed a groan and stood up.
“I don’t know how the war is going, but…”
Padric stood up with a tired look on his face and grabbed Logan’s shoulder.
“Your presence here means we have an advantage, right?”
It was more of a wish than a cool-headed judgment of the situation.
Fortunately, Logan’s intense gaze was able to give him the answer he wanted.
“yes.”
“…Okay. Well done.”
My father’s hand patting my shoulder.
Logan found those awkward words and actions strangely pleasant.
* * * Thesron’s senior knight Raoul was shocked and tried to act calm, holding his trembling hands.
I could feel the internal and side injuries that had occurred since blocking Padrick’s lance charge getting worse, but it was not the time to worry about it.
“Rix Trombel. Get your bearings quickly.”
A growling voice caught the attention of the two subordinates, who were bleeding from the corners of their mouths.
Padrick McLane wasn’t too worried anymore.
Because of the accumulated injuries and the current collision, his condition is worse than mine, not worse.
“There’s no time! You four take charge of that guy. I’ll take charge of the Baron.”
What was important was that the enemy was able to deflect the attacks of Panan and Ramston, who were attacking Padric from behind, with a single strike.
Moreover, it was almost absurd that the enemy was a young man who looked to be in his early twenties at best.
‘Does this make any sense?’
The guy who deflected the attacks of two intermediate knights at the same time was around 20?
When he was that age…
he thought back to the time he had been fighting to death to become a knight 20 years ago, and shook his head to shake off all the distracting thoughts.
That didn’t really matter.
“That guy is going to die right here.”
The base jealousy that came out unconsciously became murderous and exploded.
And that killing stimulated the enemy’s speculation.
“You are sorely mistaken.”
Padric laughed at his enemy, who was spewing murderous energy with his whole body.
Of course, his injuries were not light.
My left side was covered in blood and it hurt every time I breathed, and the smell of blood continued to come out of my mouth due to the overlapping internal injuries.
However, even if that guy’s injuries are lighter than mine, his actual skills are better than that guy’s.
I was confident that I would not lose easily.
And above all, his son showed a power that far exceeded that of a middle-level knight.
I don’t know how he developed so much in such a short period of time, but…
‘I don’t think he’s an advanced level yet, but regular intermediate knights can’t handle Logan.’
That was definitely not possible with four intermediate knights, including two who had already suffered severe fatal injuries.
With that certainty, Padric took a step forward.
But Logan blocked his path. His thoughts were different from his father’s.
“I will take charge of the author.”
“No. It’s impossible.”
Padric grabbed his son with a firm voice.
No matter how much Logan grew, the limits of his abilities were clearly visible to Padric.
Even Logan, who seemed to be exceptional among intermediate knights, was not yet at the advanced level.
No matter how wounded he was, he could not fight against the enemy’s senior knight.
“At least it will be better than your father in this state right now.”
Kuuk.
Logan gently pressed Padrick’s messed up side.
“It’s big.”
Padric lost face and groaned at the sudden surprise attack.
“If this is the case, I will defeat my father as well. Just trust me and leave it to me.”
Logan’s eyes were hot and he never seemed like he would back down.
“…i get it.”
It was not the time to be stubborn and argue, so I backed off, but in the meantime, Padrick was quickly calculating.
Although the four intermediate knights were shaken, they were also injured.
Even if the severity of the injury is less severe than that of Padrick, the fundamental difference in level will not be overcome.
‘I finish first and help Logan.’
It was the opposite of what I had originally thought, but this didn’t seem like a bad idea either.
“Okay. Be careful son.”
“You said you wouldn’t be a child until the war was over.”
“….”
“So let’s finish it quickly, my lord.”
A joke that doesn’t fit the situation. No, Logan, who showed his back, grinned and raised the knife.
Padric laughed at that and also raised his sword and turned his back to his son.
A feeling of security that was unimaginable before the war passed through his back.
I felt like the pain in my side had eased a little.
“Okay. Let’s finish this quickly.”
The father and son’s sword swung towards the enemies in front and behind.
‘How dare you!’
Raoul’s eyes widened as he saw the enemy rushing to the front.
Unexpectedly, it was not the baron who blocked his path, but the young guy.
The power that blew away the intermediate knight was certainly useful, but it was not his opponent.
Raoul’s status as a knight who had reached a high level was also impressive.
‘At any rate, I am an intermediate force user. Although his physical abilities seem to be excellent.’
It’s still too much to beat myself, a senior knight.
But the moment when his golden sword and his own red sword intersect.
Quang!
“Oops!”
“Pfft!”
He was the one who received the bigger shock and was pushed back.
“what!”
I couldn’t accept it. The difference in level was not simply a difference in strength and speed.
The difference in level was that the same power could be exerted much more efficiently and much more powerfully.
Even taking into account his injuries, he could feel the level and power of the guy, and he was by no means an opponent for him.
‘He went overboard.’
That was the only conclusion that made sense. Raoul added strength to his sword and clashed with his opponent again.
Quaaaang!
However, the moment the swords crossed, the internal organs were shocked and blood spurted out.
However, Raoul could not show his weakness to the kid who was laughing bitterly at the subject of being pushed out by repulsion.
gulp.
The blood I forcibly swallowed aggravated my internal injuries, but I had no time to control them.
‘If you do too much, I will do it too.’
In the end, differences in level will lead to differences in results.
Gritting his teeth, Raoul increased his strength to his maximum power without thinking about what to do next.
But…
Chang!
Skag.
When the sword that bounced off quickly changed its trajectory and carved a long sword mark on my thigh.
Raoul had no choice but to accept the dark reality.
While his strength was gradually decreasing, his opponent was gradually becoming faster and stronger.
“profit!”
Even though I acknowledged the reality, I felt a sense of injustice. If it hadn’t been for the injury, this wouldn’t have happened.
However, Raoul, who could not accept the situation helplessly, moved differently.
‘Power and speed aren’t everything!’
I have more experience swinging a sword than that kid has lived.
Raoul decided that the only way to escape this crisis was through the gap in swordsmanship.
From then on, he strictly avoided clashing swords.
He gave up his pride as a senior knight and skillfully exploited the opponent’s gap with minimal movement.
visor!
Whick!
He changed the direction of the sword with a light flick and persistently targeted the loophole.
However, since it was impossible to completely avoid collisions in fights between force users, the internal injuries worsened, and the more they did, the more defensive they became.
Nevertheless, Raoul tried his best to seize the opportunity.
And finally, the moment he was aiming for came.
The golden color of the sword became darker, as if he thought he was using the blade again to cross the sword at an angle.
The will to destroy technology with great power was clear.
The corners of Raoul’s mouth slightly turned up. That was what he had been waiting for.
The red light surrounding Raoul’s sword became darker for an instant.
“Ugh?!”
Raoul used the Force to pull the guy’s sword and rushed forward.
As I used the opponent’s much-doubled power to break his balance, I felt the enemy stumble.
‘done!’
The center collapsed and the sword fell forward.
With a complete understanding of the enemy’s condition, Raoul struck a turning blow.
Sgak!
Clean cutting sound. But Raoul’s expression became dark and grim.
‘train?!’
During the battle, my body became slower than I thought and the enemy became faster.
Raoul’s fatal mistake was not thinking about the difference.
The enemy looked surprised for a moment, then smiled viciously and attacked again.
‘Damn it!!’
Raoul lamented missing the golden opportunity, but it was too early to despair.
The swords crossed again and Raoul gritted his teeth and used the same technique once again.
However, the opponent was not easy enough to fall for the same technique twice.
“Get lost!”
As golden light surged from the opponent’s sword with a ferocious smile, Raoul felt a sense of crisis and hurriedly backed away.
He quickly got out of range of the sword, but it was pointless.
From the enemy’s swung sword, four golden waves swept across the front and engulfed Raoul’s body.
“Nonsense…”
Quaaaang!
Shingeom’s vision type 1. Cut the waves.
The ancient secret weapon that appeared in the world for the first time in over a thousand years clearly showed off its power.
“The senior knight used a trick.”
Logan stumbled for a moment, then spat and raised his sword again.
He then cut off the head from the almost crushed corpse and placed it on the sword.
“I, Logan McLane, killed the enemy general!”
At the point where Padric couldn’t even finish the fight with the intermediate knights.
The shout that echoed across the battlefield determined the victory or defeat of the war.
* * * The moment Logan’s cry rang out in the center of the battlefield.
A rift occurred among the last forces of Tethron, who had been holding out due to evil.
However, the crack also included a profound misunderstanding.
“Is the Viscount dead?”
“no way!”
“Nonsense!”
“Now that I think about it, I haven’t seen the flag since before!”
The Viscount’s choice to lower his flag and hide the moment the battlefield became unfavorable came back at an unexpected price.
Logan’s actions, which he thought would have a sufficient effect with just the head of a senior knight, unexpectedly brought about a greater effect.
“Ha, let’s surrender!”
“it’s crazy?!”
“I have to save my life!”
The loyal troops who did not run away even when the battle became unfavorable but fought together until the end became confused when the object of their loyalty disappeared.
“Ha surrender!”
“Don’t attack!”
More than half of the less than three thousand remaining troops of Tethron declared surrender on the spot and knelt down.
And the first to be affected were the McLane soldiers who fought against them.
The enemies who had held on tenaciously finally let go of their weapons.
Even those who had been immersed in the madness or fear created by the battlefield could not help but recognize the changed situation.
And the one with the loudest voice among them was Rick.
“Long live Prince Logan! Long live Prince Logan!”
Rick’s attitude of screaming, even shedding tears, was clearly excessive, but many of those who were sighing with relief in the joy of having their lives safely preserved followed him and screamed.
“Long live Logan McLane!”
“Long live the Archduke!”
“The battle is not over, you idiots!”
Although there was a voice reminding them of reality along the way, even the remaining enemy troops had lost their fighting spirit.
It was just that I was afraid that I would die the moment I let go of my weapon, so I could not surrender like my colleague next to me.
However, the reaction of the few strong knights who survived was a little different.
