Chapter 244 – Battle to Retake Zenon Plains [Battle of Enakan Plains (8)] *Kayla Illustration*
Battle to recapture the Zenon Plain 〈Battle of the Enakan Plain (8)〉
“Big … You, you …?”
Tiruen, who was caught in the stomach by a sudden surprise attack, flew backwards for a while and was only able to stop after putting his sword in the ground.
“Huh~ Doesn’t the guy who is the commander-in-chief of Tesseito’s military even recognize the other country’s monarch? I guess it takes a few more hits for him to come to his senses… How… Can I give him a few more hits?”
Quang! Kwaang!!
Only after Yuno unleashed his powerful energy a few more times was Tiruen able to recognize Yuno’s identity.
“S-No way, the third prince? Oh, no, the emperor? The emperor himself came all the way here, in the middle of the war?”
Of course, Tiruen knew Yuno’s face, but according to his common sense, it was inconceivable for the monarch to come directly to the front line, so he widened his eyes as if it were absurd.
“Why? Did Jim come to a place he couldn’t come to? Some crazy guy is trying to touch my mother because his wife won’t sleep with him, but Jim shouldn’t be able to stay still.”
Despite Yuno’s attitude of mocking him, Tiruen calmly controlled his mind.
‘I knew that the Emperor of Balkan was a master… But he was so reckless… To come in alone in the middle of 5,000 troops… If you do this well…’
He smiled to himself and signaled to his men, looking behind him and then back at Yuno.
“This is… I didn’t mean to do that, but… I’m sorry that Your Majesty felt that way. Anyway, I would like to apologize for my rudeness, since it made His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress Dowager uncomfortable… But since the place is a battlefield, it’s a bit disappointing. We ask for your understanding.”
As Tiruen slightly bent his back, the hundred knights accompanying him caught up behind Yuno, and numerous cavalry units surrounded Yuno and Yuria.
“Hmm… I don’t think this is disrespectful to the emperor. Does Tesseito teach this to be done when dealing with the monarch?”
Haha! I will show you as much respect as I can for the monarch of an enemy country after I capture His Majesty. I knew full well that Your Majesty was a master, but… You had too much courage to come here alone!”〈 Br〉
Tiruen, who was taking some time to control the damage to his abdomen with a little conversation, once his insides had calmed down to a certain extent, he lifted the sword that had been stuck in his bottom and infused it with sword energy.
Slurp…
Yuno relaxed as if nothing had happened even though sword energy filled with mana hummed and rang out in front of his eyes, and numerous knights and cavalry surrounded him, blatantly threatening to kill him.
“Hmm… You’re single? I never said I came alone?”
“Hmm? If I’m not alone…?”
Hwii profit~!!
As soon as the whistle blew from Yuno’s mouth, numerous shadows appeared from the forest behind the Balkan Empire headquarters, and the screams of Tesseito cavalrymen were heard.
“Kaaaaa!! It’s a surprise attack!!”
And in the shadows, a loud roar rang out.
“Knights of the Guard! Protect His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress!!”
The identity of the shadows was the Guard Knights led by Liechtenauer.
Although there were only about 50 people, they slaughtered the cavalry with overwhelming force, as befits the Guard Knights protecting the Emperor, and reached Yuno and Yuria’s side. The Teseito Knights who were behind them were forced to step back for a moment due to the power of the Guard Knights. .
“What do you think? Now there are two masters, and there’s a knights’ bodyguard… Besides, reinforcements will arrive in a little while. Don’t you think that they’re at a disadvantage now? If you surrender now, your life will be spared? Hehe.”
When the knights who had been massacring their comrades retreated with the appearance of Liechtenauer and the Balkan Guard Knights, the surviving defenders began to gather in front of Juno with eyes burning with revenge.
Even though the morale of the defenders rose again due to the fact that the opponent’s strength increased significantly and the emperor himself came to save them, Tiruen’s attitude was still relaxed.
“Hmm… It’s a bit difficult, but… I don’t think there will be anything special about us being able to serve Her Majesty and the Empress Dowager.”
“Really? Let’s say you are dealing with Master Lichtenauer… Who will be dealing with Jim? Surely you’re not trying to catch him with ordinary soldiers? Well, if you risk the lives of the 5,000 troops here, you can catch him. But… How are you going to deal with the reinforcements that will come after that?”
Yuno’s words certainly made sense, but Tiruen did not lose his relaxed attitude as if he had something to believe in, and Yuno was able to sense that he was hiding something.
“You will understand that when you stick with it. You cannot miss the opportunity to capture the emperor prisoner and, as a bonus, to clash swords with the strongest master on the continent. All armies! Advance!! Make the Emperor of Balkan realize that he has entered into a deadly situation. La!!”
At the same time as Tiruen spewed out strong sword energy and rushed at Liechtenauer, his knights began to rush towards the Guard Knights.
Kaaang!! Kaaaaang!!
Swords clashed with each other, sparks spewed out, and the cavalry and defenders became entangled, and a brutal battle of slaughter began again.
“Knights of the Guard!! Form a protective force to deal with the enemy!! If His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress Dowager get even a single wound on their bodies, they will return and all of you will be punished by me…!!”
Cheaeng!!
“This is this… I guess my abilities are still not enough… You care enough about the emperor while dealing with me… Maybe I should use a little more strength?”
Liechtenauer, who was trying to give orders to his knights to protect Juno and Yuria unconditionally, was unable to continue his words as he was busy defending himself from Tiruen’s sword strike, which was much stronger than he thought.
‘This guy… Is strong! Apparently, I was equal to Catherine until last time… But I have become stronger than then. I thought Yuno’s skills were at a standstill since he allowed an unexpected blow, but it looks like he really let his guard down a while ago!!’
When Liechtenauer looked surprised by the unexpectedly strong power of the sword, Thiruen smiled and pushed him even harder.
Kaang!!
Haha!! What’s going on? It’s not like you’re physically weak anymore because you’re older, right?”
When Liechtenauer was even shown to be pushed back in the next sword attack, Thiruen even mocked him and annoyed him.
Tiruen’s provocation was clearly effective, as a single vein appeared on Liechtenauer’s forehead, and he adjusted the sword in his hand and glared at Tiruen.
“You little bastard… I guess I’ll show you that you’re still a hundred years too young to deal with me!!”
As the sword energy on Liechtenauer’s sword became stronger and emitted an energy that seemed to overwhelm the sword energy on his own sword, thick beads of sweat formed on Tiruen’s forehead.
However, the smile on his lips did not disappear, and Liechtenauer began to push Thiruen with great force.
Meanwhile, Yuno was watching the duel between Tiruen and Liechtenauer while holding Yuria in his arms and being escorted by the Royal Guard.
‘That guy… He’s pretty? Of course, he is inferior to me in terms of mana, but the density, purity, and sharpness of his sword strikes seem to be almost at the same level as mine. It was definitely enough for the teacher to be embarrassed.’
Still, the flow of the duel was gradually increasing with Liechtenauer gaining the upper hand, so Juno analyzed Tiruen’s sword strikes without much worry and sent out a sword to support the Guard Knights whenever they were in danger.
‘Anyway, our troops clearly have the advantage here… Not only are the knights’ skills superior, but the enemy is exhausted from the day-long battle. However, our legionnaires have been trained not to become exhausted after just one day of fighting. Moreover, as long as I support our knights, I can’t see the possibility of our team losing… I’m sure he knows that… The composure he shows…’
As the sun set in the aftermath of an all-day battle, the Balkan army set fire to their barracks to secure visibility and continued the fierce battle.
The Tesseito army was overwhelmingly superior in numbers, but thanks to Yuno’s bursting fists and the burning barracks, the Tesseito cavalry’s movement was restricted, and they could only deal with the imperial army in narrow passages, which was due to the destructive power of Yuno’s fighting power. It was further raising the level.
Kwaaaaang!!
“Kaaaaa!!”
Every time Yuno’s fist stretched out, dozens of cavalrymen were caught up and lost their lives.
However, even though Tiruen glanced at him, he still did not order a retreat, so Yuno participated in the battle with only minimal strength, having a premonition that Tiruen had something else to aim for.
And Yuno’s premonition was correct.
When the sun finally disappeared completely from the horizon, pitch darkness fell on the plain, and Yuno felt something cold and instinctively lowered his head.
Pow!
As soon as Yuno lowered his head, a ray of wind swept over his head.
‘Mi, crazy!! No matter how much I am, if I get hit like this…’
Relief and astonishment swept through Yuno’s heart at the thought that he had avoided an attack that would have guaranteed instant death.
“Oh my, you feel good? Avoiding this… I was trying to be considerate of you and not let you feel like you were dying… But it ended up being a shame?”
As the sound of a slender woman’s laughter came from behind her, Yuno felt a ray of sweat running down her forehead and sent Yuria behind her to block her with her body, then to see her shadow shimmering in the flames.
I asked about her identity.
“Who are you? You’re hiding in the dark and trying to take my life! If you had come out and asked me to fight fairly, Jim… Ugh!!”
Yuno was confident that he would be able to block as long as he knew that the opponent was aiming for him, but he let out a groan as the punch cleverly penetrated his defenses.
“Oh my god!! You’re still okay after getting hit by this? Our son-in-law… He’s stronger than I thought, right? There was a reason why our Catherine was obsessed with him? Hehe”
Yuno’s eyes widened when he heard the sound coming from the mouth of the woman attacking him.
“Uh… Huh? Son-in-law? And if it’s our Catherine… No way?”
Hehe, that’s right. My name is Kayla. I will be the mother of your wife, Catherine, and your child’s teacher. In other words, I will be your mother-in-law and your father-in-law. Hohoho.”
Only then, through the light, did she see Catherine’s silver hair, big breasts, and strange martial arts uniform, so Yuno felt her lower body swell up, and Yuria, who noticed it from behind, pinched her side and had to be punished.
*Mother-in-law and founder. Kayla Illustration