Episode 431
“It is said that the Aserian ships are moving in a strangely organized manner and are interfering with the transportation of military supplies. It looks like our dispatch will be delayed a little.”
“Are you saying that now?”
For a moment, cold sweat ran down Galen’s forehead as he reported on the thick murderous blood that filled the barracks.
A glance towards the head of the table.
The emperor wearing golden armor was still radiating overwhelming power, but the atmosphere was somehow different from before.
It wasn’t simply because he didn’t have a left arm.
It wasn’t like this before. Even under pressure, there was dignity and composure within it.
But now, all that was left empty was anger.
“The Western Legion is holding off well, so it won’t take a few days…”
Boom!
“I mean, even those few days felt bad!”
“…I will sort it out as quickly as possible.”
Since this is a movement that does not make sense through common sense, we need to dig into the background of the back alley thugs.
I couldn’t say that. Because the emperor’s bloodshot eyes did not allow for any counterargument.
“One day. I will give you one day. Don’t give the Western bastards any more time to invade the empire’s territory!”
“…Yes, Your Majesty”
“I don’t want to see you. Everyone get out.”
The emperor, who had sent away all of his guards, including Galen, sat quietly in the center of the barracks with a hard look on his face.
After the fatal defeat, nothing went his way. The irritation from earlier also came from there.
“That’s ugly…”
He was also aware that he was venting his anger in the wrong place.
But I could not shake off the shock of defeat.
While living as a prince, was there anything you set your mind to and couldn’t accomplish?
Although the competition to become the crown prince was fierce, he eventually achieved it.
In addition, the power of the tradition inherited from his father 20 years ago along with his accession to the throne gave him the confidence to feel as if he had in fact become a god who had descended on earth. It was so unfortunate that after 30 years on the throne, he had to hand over his power to his successor and disappear into the back roads of history.
So I prepared for my life’s work.
To engrave the name of Caesus van Ares clearly in history.
Conquest of the continent.
He has been preparing for it for nearly 20 years since his accession to the throne. The introduction of a peace policy was merely an intermediate step toward the greater cause.
That’s why I never even thought that the plan would fail.
But to be held back like this?
I knew it was ugly, but my anger could not be calmed down.
“Logan McLane….”
Crackling.
Especially him. The guy who couldn’t even handle an auror just five years ago has now become an auror master and stands in his way.
It was a growth trend that was completely incomprehensible. Hearing the false rumor that he was a God-given hero that was spreading around the world, he even thought for a moment, ‘Is it true?’
Then, when I realized that I had thought that way, I felt even more devastated.
“You’ve become weak, Caesus…”
As he was about to dry his face with a sense of self-destruction, he realized once again that the only thing that moved according to his will was his right hand.
“Huh…”
My left shoulder feels empty along with a faint phantom pain.
Soon, a fire burned again in his black eyes.
How can I forget my anger after experiencing such humiliation?
“A hero given by God? Haha, then I have to kill him, even if it means defying God.”
When the emperor’s eyes sparkle as if he has decided on something.
“Your Majesty! This is an urgent report!”
His expression became even more distorted upon hearing the report from the knight who rushed into the barracks.
* * *
“Kill them all!”
“Who cares!”
bang!
visor! visor!
Quaaaaaaaaa!
Rugenheim, a large city in the southwestern part of the empire, was under attack by the Gaia Kingdom army, which was usually a major trade destination.
The main battlefield was the western wall, but the attacks pouring in on the southern and northern gates were enough to distract the imperial army.
Sigh!
“Aaaah!”
“Stop it! Don’t let it go any further south!”
Balton Krassen, commander of the Western 5th Corps, was standing in the center of the western wall and shouting repeatedly.
A superhuman and brave man who has reached the intermediate level of Auror user.
Thanks to his hard work, Rugenheim was able, with difficulty, to block the Gaia Kingdom army, numbering over 100,000. Of course, the differences in the quality of equipment and training levels between the imperial army and the kingdom army cannot be ignored.
“As long as I’m here, Rugenheim will not fall! Everyone, attack!”
A red aura surging with a loud roar.
The sight of a superman holding a large warhammer was a symbol of victory for the Western 5th Legion.
But at that moment.
“The South is falling!”
“Strange Auror user! Corps Commander!”
“What!?”
Balton’s eyes wandered down the walls.
Clay Malone, the only superman in the Gaia Kingdom who had been keeping him in check the entire time, was still there.
He is holding his beloved axe and is looking for an opportunity to climb the castle wall to avoid himself.
Because of the difference in level, they were defeated throughout several fierce battles.
However, despite this, he was a difficult guy who could not even inflict a fatal wound, let alone kill him. This was because he boasted fantastic weapon skills, as his nickname was, the ax master.
So who is the Auror user at the south gate?
‘There are two superhumans on Gaia?’
– Argh!
– A monster.
The screams coming from the south gate could now be heard in his own ears.
‘If I leave this place, there will be no one to stop Clay…’
But if it stays there, it is obvious that the south gate will collapse first.
It was time to make a choice.
“Eric! Peterson! Royer! Risk your life to stop Master X! I’m coming to the south gate!”
“yes!”
“Leave it to me!”
“We will protect it!”
The three knights scattered around Balton responded almost simultaneously.
Balton looked at them with shaking eyes.
When you become a skilled top knight and become a ten thousand seal in the Imperial Legion, you learn the vision of not being shattered by an Auror’s blow.
Of course, even if you do that, you won’t be able to defeat the Aurors, but the three of you will at least be able to withstand it.
That too, if it were Clay Malone’s attack, which he had seen time and time again.
‘Don’t die.’
Crackling.
Words that might break morale were not spoken.
Balton tapped Eric, who was closest, on the shoulder and ran up the castle wall toward the south gate.
Now all he had to do was kill the enemy Auror user who appeared at the south gate as quickly as possible.
“Everyone, get out of the way!”
Kwaaaaang!
Da da da da.
As soon as we arrived at the south gate, what we saw were the knights of Gaia climbing up the castle wall and slaughtering our knights.
However, it felt somehow different from the Gaia Kingdom army I had seen so far.
In a bad way too.
“Him, isn’t it now? Ugh. For the Kingdom of Gaia!”
“Hahahaha! Yes, for Gaia!”
“Down everything! Hahaha!”
Skag.
Sigh.
“Aaaahhh!”
The turtle-shaped pattern engraved on the chest of the armor was the same, but they were all laughing and slaughtering the soldiers as if they were excited.
At first glance, there seemed to be a dozen or so guys there, pouring out a gray or black force that Balton had never seen before in his life.
Of course, whether the force color was gray or black, it did not mean that they could deal with superhumans.
My anger just boiled over at the horrors they saw.
“You bastards!!”
Wow!
“100 million!”
The moment his warhammer swung, some of them turned into unrecognizable blood clots and flew away.
“It’s the corps commander!”
“Commander Balton has arrived!”
“Let’s drive them out!”
From that point on, the morale of the imperial army, which had been pushed back one-sidedly, began to rise in an instant.
After that, it is natural for the enemies to get scared and retreat.
The last war that Balton went through was definitely like that.
but.
That brief moment when he ignored the guys who were about to run away and turned his gaze to look for the enemy Auror user.
“He’s a superhuman!”
“The best offering!”
“He looks down!”
“Wow!”
The kingdom’s knights, with dark red lights flashing in their eyes peeking out from inside their helmets, rushed towards him as if throwing themselves at him.
‘These crazy people!?’
If the war is prolonged, even sane people can go crazy. However, this only applied to ordinary soldiers, and it was rarely the case for knights who had awakened the Force through penance.
Therefore, the frantic charge of the kingdom’s knights truly caught Balton off guard.
of course.
bang!
The unexpected blow did not pierce his auror-laced armor.
“Aaaah!”
Gigigigeek.
The weight of the rush of dozens of people was as light as a sheet of paper to him, who was able to demonstrate tremendous strength through his ‘compressed body’.
at last.
Wow!
“Aaaah!”
A warhammer the size of his body immediately swung out and tore them to pieces.
“Yes. I will send everyone I see to the underworld!”
Kwaaaaang!
Balton, who had let his guard down and almost allowed the blow, started yelling and running up the castle wall, and soon the enemies in Savaeng erupted in screams.
Skag.
It was a very small noise that passed near Balton’s ankles.
The attack even scraped off the aura of the armor, which would have seen blood if it had been a little deeper.
“Bitter. Was it shallow…”
“What a damn bastard!?”
Balton’s gaze suddenly turned to the dwarf who would not even come to his waist.
A two-headed dwarf wearing leather armor unsuitable for the battlefield and not even wearing a helmet. It was even difficult to guess its age because almost half of its round face, which was almost as big as its body, was covered in large purple spots.
However, the dark red light shining from the sharp dagger beneath that grinning, grotesque face was something that could never be ignored.
‘Dark red aura!?’
I didn’t even feel any signs of approaching?
“This old man is half-Johnny. This is the name that will send you to him, so remember it clearly.”
To the dwarf’s words that suddenly came out, Balton responded with a blow from a heavy warhammer.
Kwaaaaaaaa!
“I’ll break your bone, you dwarf!”
Van broke instead of Johnny . Fragments of the castle wall fluttered about.
A black snake sticking out from among the fragments grazed Balton’s cheek.
Scratch.
A shallow wound.
Originally, if you were to use a warhammer in a battle, a scratch was the equivalent of a medal.
Balton ignored the wound. He tried to swing the warhammer again.
Ugh.
The energy spreading inside his body through the wound caused an indescribable dirty feeling and hindered his movements.
The moment Balton stopped, the head of Van Johnny, smiling, appeared before his eyes. Appeared.
“It’s the end.”
At that time, the dark red aura rising from the dagger approached menacingly.
“This guy!!” Balton’s aura rising with anger crushed the contaminated energy, and at the same time, his fist
popped out.
!
Van Johnny was thrown back by the red auror-covered fist.
“Boo!”
But the dark red auror had already pierced the armor and hit Balton in the chest.
Van Johnny, who had barely stepped on the castle wall, was spitting out blood and grinning. .
“Your bastard is now…”
Wow!
As soon as he opened his mouth, a warhammer flew in and a part of the castle wall exploded.
Rumble.
“Oh, it’s impossible!!!”
Is it just spirit or bravado?
Face . This red-hot Balton stopped the blood gushing from his chest and rushed towards Van Johnny.
“As expected, he is the commander of the Empire’s corps… It’s not easy, right?”
Van Johnny laughed and walked away to avoid the Warhammer’s attack. He quickly retreated.
He had no intention of dealing with him any further. All he had to do was wait until his Auror, who had dug into the enemy’s heart, took his life away.
“Catch him if you can!”
Van Johnny grinned and glided away. He stepped back and swung his dagger. Following his movement, a dark
red aura flowing through the air like a black snake poured out, instantly sweeping away dozens of meters of imperial
troops
around
him .
Let them scream for a moment.
They soon looked puzzled as they realized that Van Johnny’s attack had only left a very shallow wound, unbecoming of the destructive power of an Auror.
But soon they sat down with blue faces, clutching their hearts.
“100 million!?”
“Ugh.”
“Off.”
Balton’s complexion hardened as he saw his troops falling in an instant.
“I don’t care if you don’t come after me.”
Smirk.
The day the dwarf sowing disaster began to run rampant.
Rugenheim fell and the empire’s borders began to crack.
