End Of The War (1)
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All Ganev could do was retreat while protecting Bautor.
If he was not careful, he could be surrounded by tens of thousands of enemy soldiers and lose his life.
This was no time to be fighting the enemy.
Therefore, he had to concentrate only on breaking through the siege.
Bautor also had no choice but to give the order to retreat in order to save his life in the face of the tragic outcome.
The number of soldiers who fled with him was less than 3,000.
By all accounts, it was impossible to continue the war.
The situation was a sure sign that there was no way to go to another occupied territory with such troops.
Therefore, the retreat destination this time was their country, the Bridget Kingdom.
"...retreat. I'm going to go back to my kingdom and start over. I'll never forget what happened this time. Never...!" <King Bautor>
Bautor gritted his teeth and fled to his own country.
Naturally, the Royal Army of Roserun pursued him.
After such a chase, the army of the Bridget Kingdom barely managed to cross the border.
This was only possible because of Ganev's presence.
Even the Roserun army, who had been chasing them so persistently, did not cross the border as expected.
Bautor snickered as he looked at the enemy.
"They're not much to look at. They're so afraid of stepping on Bridget's land that they can't even cross the border! Kuh-ha-ha!" <King Bautor>
Bautor still believed that the defeat was caused by their own blunders, not that the enemy was superior!
So, with his ego as high as ever, he thought that he could reoccupy Roserun if he was careful.
"Isn't that right, soldiers?" <King Bautor>
However, the soldiers had different ideas.
In particular, they did not want to see Lunan's reinforcements, who destroyed them at every turn.
The soldiers, who had been filling their stomachs with only water, did not agree with Bautor.
"What's wrong? Why aren't you cheering?" <King Bautor>
Angry, Bautor slashed the soldier next to him.
"We can't do anything if we're losing our energy! Come on, let's have a cheer!" <King Bautor>
Seeing this, the soldiers around him began to cheer forcibly, not wanting to die.
But that was the worst thing he could do.
His command, which had been maintained by his charisma, plummeted.
His command, which had reached 97, dropped below 70.
Of course, he was unaware of this.
He led his soldiers in such a coercive manner that they arrived at the border territory and starved.
"Ganev, we're going back to Brosion, I'm going to prepare the army and then I'm going to kill the enemy." <King Bautor>
"Of course, Your Majesty! This enemy must be defeated!" <Ganev >
Ganev's eyes blazed, too.
This time, he was determined to finish it by cutting off my head immediately.
As they did so, Bautor and Ganev crossed the various territories and came within sight of the royal city of Brosion.
However, the gates of the royal capital were enveloped in silence.
Seeing this, Isenbahan exclaimed in surprise.
"How dare no one greet His Majesty on his return?" <Isenbahan >
It was only natural that all the nobles in the royal capital as well as the attendants and maids of the royal castle would greet the king.
When they were in the nearby territory, they sent a message beforehand.
As it was not a war to be won, it was natural for everyone to greet the king, even if it was not a grand welcome.
This was nothing but a challenge to the royal authority.
Bautor approached the castle gate, his face red with indignation.
For some reason, there were no guards or even gatekeepers at the huge gates of Brosion.
There was no sign of life on the main streets, and no one was walking around in the royal city.
Looking around at the quiet city, the soldiers who had entered tilted their heads.
The commanders did the same.
"What the hell is this...?" <Isenbahan >
Isenbahan also murmured with a doubtful look on his face.
As they all entered the capital with such doubts, the gates suddenly began to close.
At the same time, soldiers who had been hiding in the alleyways came running out from everywhere.
These soldiers were not from Bridget's army.
What suddenly appeared in the middle of the capital was Lunan's military uniform.
"Why are you here...? How the hell did you get here!?" <King Bautor>
Bautor clammed up at the unbelievable situation.
Naturally, Julius was at the head of the Lunan Kingdom army.
"This was the plan all along. From the moment you invaded Roserun! I will have your head for the slaughter Bridget committed!" <Julius >
Julius said and dismounted from his horse.
He left the soldiers behind and walked alone to the king.
"You ...! You're coming at me yourself. You look like you want to die. Okay, I'll play along!" <Ganev >
Julius's face was full of confidence as Ganev stepped forward.
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He's a really disgusting man but this is the end.
The gates of the castle were closed and they were surrounded by soldiers.
There was no chance of escape.
Even Ganev couldn't fight against more than 20,000 soldiers in a completely closed castle.
To make sure that no one would be able to escape using the castle walls, archers were placed on the walls without any gaps.
It was only in this situation that I walked in front of him for the experiment.
The situation itself was already overwhelmingly favourable and even if my experiment failed, it wouldn't affect many people, so I thought I'd try using [True Crush].
It would be best if I killed him with my own hands and ended the war.
He is a warlord with 98 power level, if I kill him directly the experience I gain will be substantial.
It's a good chance to level up so I didn't hesitate.
[Do you want to use True Crush?]
I used [True Crush] and then threw my Level 2 blade at Ganev.
As usual, it flew toward Ganev, emitting a white light.
There has been no change at all so far. I had no idea how to neutralize my opponent's skills.
"This skill again? You're wasting your time! It doesn't work on me!" <Ganev >
Ganev swung the sword using his own skill, the [Blade of Light], as a blue streak appeared on his face.
"Everyone, run to the sides!" <Julius >
I immediately ordered the soldiers.
There was no need for them all to be killed anywhere within the range of that skill. The [Blade of Light] is an S-class skill with a power of 103.
[Crush] can kill opponents with up to +5 martial force.
I could have killed Ganev, who had 98 martial force, but I couldn't because of this skill, at least until my recent power level gains due to levelling myself up.
- - Ganev POV - -
What in the world has changed?
It was an appalling situation, but I couldn't just sit there dumbfounded.
Ganev was alive and well, using his Blade of light skill the effect of [Crush] was diverted but not without injury as a slice into his leg caused him great pain.
If this continues, I have no choice but to assault him with the entire army to kill him.
But their all busy being slaughtered by the Lunan army.
With that in mind, I was about to set up in a suicidal final charge, but then! A sword suddenly appeared above his head.
And that sword flew towards Ganev.
It was so fast that he could not react not even this swordmaster.
The sword, glowing with white light, went straight through Ganev's body!
As soon as it pierced through, a blast of white light erupted, and even the enemy soldiers in the vicinity were completely engulfed and exploded.
An incredibly powerful skill!
As the white light disappeared, weakly raising his arm Ganev pointed accusingly at Julius, not moving any further.
Before falling to the ground facedown
He was dead.
The strongest enemy in this battle was dead!
And it was all too easy with [True Crush].
In other words, [True Crush] can kill even if the enemy uses a skill!
- - Julius POV - -
I ran over to the sword stuck in the ground.
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[Phantom Blade]
[Divine sword]
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Phantom Blade?
A surprising sword name.
I immediately tried to grab the sword, but the Phantom Blade disappeared just before my hand touched it.
So does that mean that extra blade will appear as an auxiliary effect when [Crush] fails?
In other words, [True Crush] is a joint attack by Heavenly Demon Rain and Phantom Blade?
Does that mean that somewhere on the continent, the real Phantom Blade is also lying dormant?
If so, I want to get my hands on it.
Because there might be some bonus, if I collect all three divine swords, I'll become even stronger!
"You think you can stop me? Impossible! I am the master of this continent!" <King Bautor>
That's when the Bridget King shouted at me.
A man I don't even see, just a butcher, nothing more, nothing less.