530

Episode 530 It's been a really long time. (1)

Kaaaak!

There were a lot of crackers. Most of them burst from Elena's hammer blows, but a few survived and clung to her body.

Kwaaaaang!

But they were also blown away by the hammer she swung. Elena's body was not even scratched.

Having divine powers meant that the density and structure of the muscles were different from that of ordinary people. As the divine powers increased, the endurance of the body also increased.

Even though she had mastered the Mana training method, the crackers couldn't even properly wound her.

"Eww!"

Elena didn't like learning delicate skills. Strangely, she had little talent in that area.

She also knew now that her body was quite special. So she swung her hammer, taking most of the attacks without any problems.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Every time the giant hammer was swung, the crackers would burst and fly away like crazy.

Even though it was a place where a destroyer tank had passed, it didn't feel out of place.

Even the knights of Fenris, who had been through thick and thin, could not help but be amazed by its wondrous destructive power.

"This relieves some stress!"

As Elena shouted fiercely, the knights who had been fighting around her looked fed up.

Elena looked at Arel and smiled faintly.

'How is it, Sister? Isn't she cool? She's so strong?'

Arel lowered his eyes and slightly distanced himself. He felt a little scared.

As the days passed, Elena's fighting style became more and more like Parniel's. Parniel smiled at her with satisfaction.

Belinda shook her head as she watched Elena.

"Annette didn't fight like that."

The divine power went to Elena, but the fighting sense seemed to have gone to Giselle.

If one person had taken both, he would have truly become the strongest on the continent. That part was really disappointing.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As always, the Rutanian army easily pushed through the cracks. As Elena grew stronger, the Rutanian army's power also increased.

As the battle ended, the knights of Fenris surrounded Elena and shouted.

"Destruction Princess! Destruction Princess!"

"Don't call me that!"

Everyone ran away when Elena shouted with a vicious expression.

Elena had always dreamed of being an elegant lady. But now, she had been given a strange nickname and was very far from her dream.

Instead, Rachel took that elegance.

Gillian's daughter, she was no longer a child who was always sick. Years later, she had grown up and become a knight as good as any.

The sight of him fighting in shining white armor resembled an elegant swan.

That's why he got the nickname 'Swan Knight'.

It was a nickname that really suited her, as she had a good personality and always had a quiet smile on her face.

"Swan Knight! Swan Knight!"

The knights looked at Rachel again and shouted. She waved her hands with an embarrassed smile.

Elena, the 'Princess of Destruction', looked down gloomily at the sight.

Unlike Elena, Rachel had no divine powers. So what she lacked in strength, she had to make up for it with technology.

So Rachel practiced even harder. Fortunately, she had a talent for flexibility and was able to acquire some very excellent techniques.

"Hey, as the saying goes, like father, like daughter."

Jiselle was also very pleased with Rachel's performance.

Rachel's skills grew day by day. It was possible because she had the passion and talent, although it was also influenced by her environment.

Giselle generously taught Rachel advanced swordsmanship and mana training techniques. Her father Gillian also checked her posture whenever he had time.

Giselle shook her head as she looked at the sullen Elena.

"Oh my, there's no way a body like that can look like that. Who on earth does it resemble?"

Elena's ability to learn skills was the worst. However, it was creating a strange synergy effect with her divine powers.

He struck without thinking and indiscriminately, and his force alone could be said to be comparable to that of the Saintess of War, Parniel.

There was no need to stop worrying. I just thought about it and got rid of it. My fraudulent body made that possible.

It would be difficult to deal with enemies of a higher level than himself, but he had no advantage in mass murder.

"Destruction Princess! Destruction Princess!"

"Swan Knight! Swan Knight!"

The entire Lutanian army called out the nicknames of the two men. It was a shout of praise for their accomplishments and celebration of their growth.

Not only Elena and Rachel, but also the knights and soldiers were getting stronger with each battle.

And as they became stronger, the cruelty they displayed also increased.

As they annihilated every single enemy that attacked them, the enemies began to call the Rutanian army the devil's army.

Kwajik!

"Kurururuk… … ."

Jiselle's axe decapitated the rebel leader.

In this kingdom, too, the Salvation Church priests were hardly visible. No, the rebel forces were also gradually dwindling.

"Gisselle muttered, sweeping her blood-stained hair back.

"What are these guys thinking?"

I had a rough idea that the Salvation Church would unite their forces. The information from my informants also said so.

But it makes no sense for the rebel forces to be reduced. Ironically, the rebels have to hold out while the Salvationists gather their main forces.

Because the Allied forces will have an easier time gathering strength as they reclaim territory held by the rebels.

Even now, the Allied forces were moving faster. With the Salvation Church and the rebels reduced, it was much easier for the Allied forces to head to other areas to end the civil war.

"Are you aiming for a quick showdown?"

That is not an easy task either. Now that the situation has grown to the scale of a world war, it is not something that can be resolved with just one or two fights and victories.

Withdrawing all of our troops because we were slightly behind now would actually be putting us at a disadvantage. After all, we would have to retake areas that could be strongholds and create new supply routes.

It would be better to let the rebels hold out and gather the main force to support other regions.

"Whew… … I'm sure he'll do something stupid."

Originally, Jiselle was in a position to challenge them using information from the future.

But now the future has changed. Having lost badly to Giselle, they have become challengers.

This time, it is up to Giselle to stop their schemes.

"Let's move to the next kingdom. Let's wipe out the remaining guys a little faster."

Since we still don't know the enemy's true intentions, it was best to eliminate as many Salvation Church forces as possible.

If we gather allied forces, we will be able to strike their bases with large numbers of troops.

The increasingly stronger Rutanian army moved quickly to eliminate rebels from various kingdoms.

And surprisingly, the Turian Kingdom army was also moving at a speed that was no less than that of the Rutanian army, thanks to Yulien's efforts.

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The Kingdom of Sardinia was also in a state of crisis due to being pushed back by rebels. As it was a kingdom close to the center of the continent, the Salvation Church was also paying considerable attention to it.

Meanwhile, Giselle's Rutanian army attacked the rebels from behind.

The rebels who had formed a front line to avoid the cracks were helpless against the Rutanian army that had appeared through the cracks.

The Sardinian rebels eventually gathered in one place to avoid the Rutanian army.

Marquis Aldred, the leader of the rebels, ground his teeth.

"Profit, it was almost over! Who would have thought those crazy guys would come through the cracks!"

The Salvation Church's superhumans suddenly withdrew, but he thought it was no problem. This was because his forces were the most powerful in this kingdom to begin with.

But the problem was that I was so focused on the civil war that I was oblivious to the surrounding news. I heard rumors that the Rutanian army was running wild, but I didn't think much of it.

The result was disastrous. All fronts were pushed back in an instant, and now only a small fortress remained.

"Your Majesty! You must retreat!"

"The Salvation Church has brought news to the Kingdom of Arthrod!"

"With our current strength, we can't handle the Rutanian army!"

After hearing his advisers' words, Marquis Aldred decided to flee. Although he still had 80,000 troops left, he simply did not have the courage to fight the Lutanian army.

There were too many superhumans on the other side. The one superhuman that Marquis Aldred had was not enough to stop them.

Marquis Aldred made a bold decision.

"I will escape from this kingdom with 10,000 elite soldiers. The remaining troops will stop the Rutanian army here."

They decided to run away, sacrificing as many as 70,000 soldiers.

If 70,000 people held out around the fortress, they could buy time to escape. They thought that they didn't care whether others died or not, as long as they survived.

70,000 troops who did not even know English remained in the fortress, and Marquis Aldred escaped from the fortress under the pretext of intercepting the enemy.

Doo doo doo doo doo doo!

They rode furiously on their horses to avoid the Rutanian army that appeared from the east.

Fortunately, the Kingdom of Atrode was located to the southwest of Sardinia. It would only take a few kingdoms to get there safely.

A day after Marquis Aldred fled, the Lutanian army surrounded the fortress.

"Just break it."

Giselle gave the order without hesitation. Soon, hundreds of catapults were throwing stones.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Fenris's catapults boasted incredible range and power. The enemies inside the fortress were unable to respond properly and were only focused on blocking them.

That wasn't all. The wizards of the Lutanian army also casted their magic without mercy.

The magic could not be stopped because Marquis Aldred ran away with the wizards.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

"Eww!"

Inside the fortress, the screams of the enemies were constantly heard. They did not dare to go out and fight, and were only beaten unilaterally.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The fortress was destroyed in an instant by countless flying rocks and magic.

However, Marquis Aldred, who led the rebels, did not return.

Soon a white flag was raised over the fortress.

"Hmm, stop attacking."

The attack stopped at Giselle's command. After a while, the gates opened and all the troops remaining in the fortress came out, disarmed.

When they realized that they had been abandoned, they completely lost their will to fight.

Jiselle thoroughly trampled her enemies, but only those who fought to the end. Those who surrendered were thoroughly investigated, and if there were no problems, they were accepted as troops.

Those who have surrendered now will also be reorganized into the Sardinian Kingdom Army if there are no major problems.

"Send a messenger to the Sardinian Kingdom Army. Tell them to investigate and take the prisoners."

There was no need for Giselle to take care of all of them. She only had to watch them until the Sardinian Kingdom army arrived.

Although Giselle spared those who surrendered like this, there were also those who absolutely would not spare even if they surrendered.

They were the leaders of the rebels who had joined hands with the Salvation Church.

"I'm going to catch Marquis Aldred."

When Giselle heard that Marquis Aldred had already escaped from the fortress the day before, she immediately led a mobile force and set out in pursuit.

There is a time difference of about two days. The opponent will also move quite quickly, so there will be a considerable distance between them.

"Increase your speed! We must catch and kill them before they cross the border!"

Doo doo doo doo doo!

At Giselle's urging, the mobile force rode their horses with all their might.

As expected by Giselle, Marquis Aldred had run away quite far thanks to his bold decision.

If we continue like this, we will soon be able to cross the border. There are forces in that kingdom that have joined hands with the Salvation Church, so we will be able to relieve our worries as soon as we cross the border.

But he didn't know that the rebels across the border had already been completely suppressed.

And coincidentally, we ended up running into the 20,000 strong Turian Kingdom army that was clearing out that area and advancing towards Sardinia.

The two armies continued their standoff for a while, unable to tell if they were friends or foes.

Marquis Aldred stepped forward and shouted.

"Who are you! This is the territory of the Kingdom of Sardina! Reveal your identities!"

Marquis Gideon of the Turian Kingdom Army also stepped forward and shouted.

"We are the Turian Kingdom forces that have decided to join the Allied Forces! Where do you belong!"

Marquis Aldred frowned at Marquis Gideon's words. It would be a problem if they fought here and got caught.

The enemy's forces were also greater than theirs, so he lied.

"We are the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia! We are currently in hot pursuit of the fleeing rebels, so please open the way quickly!"

He said so and moved his troops without giving his opponent time to think.

Marquis Gideon panicked and tried to withdraw his troops because the enemy forces were advancing too relentlessly.

At that moment, Julian suddenly galloped forward on horseback.

Doo doo doo doo doo!

"Huh? Huh! Master Julian!"

Marquis Gideon shouted in surprise. The turian soldiers were also at a loss as to what to do.

Regardless, Yulien just ran forward with a cold expression. His sword was already covered in a chilling blue light.

"Hey, hey! Stop that crazy guy!"

At Marquis Aldred's words, the knight next to him ran out.

He was the only superhuman in the rebel army. He had sensed that Yulien's momentum was formidable and had stepped forward.

The two men advanced quickly towards each other. The rebel superman leapt from the saddle and unleashed his aura blade.

"Die!"

It was an attack designed to kill the enemy in one breath. It was so powerful that the air around the Aura Blade was visibly distorted.

But Julian didn't make any special moves. He just swung his sword elegantly once while riding on his horse.

Squat.

Kuung!

The body of the superman who was rushing at Yulien was split in half along with the sword and fell to the ground.