Chapter 1300 – The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated Into The Baek Family
“Aaaaaaaah!”
The slave soldiers screamed in terror.
One by one, slave soldiers gave up on the charge and tried to flee the battlefield. Of course, there was no intention of allowing the slave soldiers to desert. The fleeing slave soldiers were hunted down by allied soldiers.
The slave soldiers had only two choices: charge or be killed by their own side.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
After about 10,000 slave soldiers had died, the magic mines that had been continuously exploding finally quieted down.
Despite the magic mines, the enemy army looked disgusted at the sight of the slave soldiers continuing to charge. They looked like they were staring at madmen.
“My lord, please allow a magic bombardment.”
“Already?”
“Even so, being unilaterally attacked is not my style. We took one hit, so they should take one too, shouldn’t they?”
“You’re right. Start the magic bombardment. But don’t do it towards the rear. Duke Daycard must not be harmed.”
“Understood. I will direct the magic bombardment towards the enemy vanguard. There is a high chance that our allies will be caught in it, but that’s a minor issue.”
Scarlett gave orders to the officers. The officers moved busily.
The allied mage unit prepared their magic in unison. The surging mana could be felt even by me, who was standing far away.
‘We have the Archmage Sharnel.’
Mana surged in the enemy camp as well. They were preparing for the magic bombardment. I looked at the enemy and raised the corners of my mouth.
“This won’t do much damage.”
“Pardon?”
“There’s an Archmage on the enemy side. At Sharnel’s level.”
“…Count Halgeris, I presume. The Archmage of the Solfmed Kingdom. He was a neutral noble… It seems he has joined Duke Daycard’s ranks.”
Count Halgeris’s presence could be felt among the enemy mages. He was an old man with a white beard. He was holding a magic staff and deploying large-scale defensive magic.
Count Halgeris was an old man with an impressive white beard. Just by his appearance, he was comparable to Sharnel. In this case, Sharnel, who became an Archmage at a young age, was incredibly amazing. She was probably the youngest on the continent.
The allied magic bombardment began. Countless attack spells flew across the sky towards the enemy. The magnificent sight was like hundreds of missiles being launched.
However, the enemy was not idle either. The attack spells were either shot down mid-flight or blocked by defensive magic and neutralized.
‘There’s no Hellfire. Where is Sharnel’s magic?’
It was at that moment that I felt a sense of bewilderment. Dark clouds formed in the sky, and the surroundings instantly darkened.
‘The dark clouds are only gathering above the enemy’s heads… It’s Sharnel’s magic.’
Red flames fell from the dark clouds to the ground.
It wasn’t a rain of fire.
It was a rain of lava. In some ways, it was worse than fire. The temperature would drop rapidly as it fell to the ground, so it wouldn’t be hot enough to melt armor instantly… but it had a heavy mass, unlike rain.
Not all of the enemy soldiers were wearing steel armor. It was the worst kind of magic attack for soldiers wearing leather or wooden armor.
“Magnificent. I never thought Ms. Sharnel could use magic of this level.”
“Didn’t you tell her to use that?”
“Ms. Sharnel doesn’t listen to my orders. She only cooperates if I say that my lord told her to do it. She probably used that magic to end the war even a little faster.”
“How will the enemies respond?”
I looked at the enemy with keen interest. I didn’t think that the tide of the war would change with just one large-scale magic attack. They had an Archmage too.
Craaaack.
A loud sound rang out. It was a sound that seemed to freeze the air.
I touched my ear and frowned at the sudden sound. Then, I looked at the enemy and widened my eyes. A huge ice shield had been created in the air, blocking the rain of lava. As soon as the lava touched the ice, it turned into rock and rolled down the ice shield to the ground. The place where it fell was, of course, where there were no enemies.
“Oh. So Halge-whatever is an ice-type mage.”
“He blocked it more easily than expected. The enemy’s casualties are… about 7,000. We should give meaning to the fact that we used large-scale magic.”
Even if they were Archmages, they couldn’t just use large-scale magic all the time. For the time being, we didn’t have to worry about large-scale magic.
Scarlett called the officers and gave them orders. She was giving orders to the officers next to me… To be honest, I couldn’t understand even half of what she was saying. There were a lot of technical terms, and she was giving instructions using code, as if she was conscious of the ears listening. She was a thorough woman.
“My lord, please move with the Golden Rose Knights.”
“I was going to do that anyway. Where should I go?”
Scarlett pointed to a certain spot with her finger.
“To the right. Do you see that place?”
“I see it. It’s swarming.”
“We will force a path. Charge in a wedge formation and capture Duke Daycard in the rear. If that’s impossible, just stirring up the enemy is enough.”
“……You don’t think it will be decided in one go.”
“The scale of the war is too large for that.”
I nodded and got on my horse. I summoned Stormbreaker and made it into armor. After completing my full armor, I prepared for a frenzied charge with the Golden Rose Knights.
I looked back at them. They were all female knights who had shared a bed with me. They had sworn their loyalty by kissing my ass.
“Floy, are you all prepared?”
“Yes. We have given space-movement scrolls to everyone. As long as they are not instantly killed, they will be able to leave the battlefield using the space-movement scrolls.”
“You won’t be instantly killed wearing the armor made by the dwarves. If you think you’re in trouble, tear the space-movement scrolls. Your lives are more important to me than hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Don’t forget that.”
“My lord, we will not die.”
Floy and the other female knights said confidently.
This was war. Even with space-movement scrolls and dwarven armor, we couldn’t expect a 100% survival rate.
But I couldn’t stop them. They had chosen the path of a knight. To stop them because it was dangerous would be no different from me disregarding their dignity.
“Heeeeeigh!”
I fed the horse a potion and tore a magic scroll.
The potion enhanced the horse’s physical abilities, and the magic scroll removed the horse’s fear.
Zzzzt.
Scarlett’s voice came from the radio in my right ear.
-My lord, please move out.
Click.
I put on my helmet.
I turned my head and looked around. The Golden Rose Knights were all wearing helmets as well. They held the reins in one hand and a lance in the other.
“Let’s go. I’ll lead the way.”
I started running towards the enemy. The flamboyant red cloak on my shoulders fluttered. This level of flamboyance was just right. That way, they would follow me well.
“Kuaaaaaaak!”
Crack.
It seemed like the horse had stepped on an ally. It wasn’t just any horse, but a warhorse doped with potions and magic. A normal human would die instantly just by being stepped on.
Allied soldiers were trampled to death by the horses. It seemed like about a hundred allied soldiers had died. I didn’t care. Regular soldiers were only slightly more useful than slave soldiers. They weren’t much different as consumables.
-My lord, you’re slightly off to the right.
I immediately corrected my direction based on Scarlett’s radio message.
The enemies were in sight. They were mixed in with the allies, fighting. The smell of blood was strong, and the sound of swords clashing was like a somber requiem. The soldiers’ screams were so commonplace that they sounded like the chirping of insects.
“We’re going in.”
I lowered my upper body, holding the lance. I moved my aura. The blue aura blade enveloped not only the lance but also my entire body and even the horse.
Kwaaaang!
I collided with the enemy. The enemy soldiers’ bodies shattered like dropped glass bottles and flew in all directions. Blood splattered on my armor.
Starting with that, I and the Golden Rose Knights began to gallop across the land filled with people. There were so many enemies that it was difficult to get a sense of direction.
-My lord, it’s to the right.
Scarlett’s appropriate orders came down whenever I got lost.
Leona Daycard, the duke who was commanding the enemy, came into view at the edge of my sight. We were getting closer.
-…My lord. Could you go to the left?
“Left?”
-I apologize, but the 15th unit of our allies is collapsing rapidly.
“Do we have to go?”
-It is necessary for a perfect victory.
I turned around. The bloodied Golden Rose Knights were following me. If I focused my hearing, I could hear their rough breathing.
After a moment of hesitation, I decided to follow Scarlett’s words. I grabbed the reins and changed the horse’s direction. The Golden Rose Knights followed me without a word of complaint, even with the sudden change in direction.
“Block them!!!”
“Throw the nets for knights!”
“Just because they’re knights doesn’t mean they’re invincible!”
The enemies shouted and struggled. We laughed at them and charged.
Just because they’re knights doesn’t mean they’re invincible. That was true. Even if a group of superhuman knights were gathered, they would be overwhelmed if hundreds or thousands of soldiers charged at them at once. But if an aura master was present, the story was different.
The nets thrown by the enemy were torn to shreds by the aura I emitted. When I swung my lance at the enemy, at least five or more died. As long as I didn’t get tired, the enemy couldn’t stop me.
-The Balmut Knights are chasing after you, my lord. Their response is much smoother than expected. Leona Daycard seems to be a more outstanding commander than her reputation suggests.
I glanced back. Knights wearing black helmets were running towards us. They were the elite knights that Leona Daycard possessed.
-The Balmut Knight Commander is an aura master. You and the Golden Rose Knights are exhausted. I recommend retreating.
“No, we’re not tired enough to retreat. And we have two aura masters. Floy, is there a problem?”
“No, there isn’t.”
“Okay. Make a wide right turn and collide with the Balmut Knights.”
The warhorse galloped.
The regular soldiers and slave soldiers were terrified by the appearance of the knights and scattered in all directions. Thanks to that, the surroundings were quite deserted. There was some leeway, but I didn’t give the horse a break. Once we rested, the flow would be broken.
Clang!
I and the knights threw away our lances and grabbed our swords. When the opponent was a knight, a familiar sword was much better than a lance.
The knights collided with each other.
Kwaaaang!
With a huge impact, my vision was reversed. I had fallen off my horse, unable to withstand the impact. The horse I was riding had exploded and died. I focused and checked my surroundings. More than 80% of the allies and enemies had fallen off their horses.
The damage seemed to be greater for the enemy. We had reduced the damage due to the armor made by the dwarves and the warhorses that had been given potions.
Kwaaaang!
Before my body hit the ground, I heard an impact sound. Floy was fighting the enemy knight commander.
‘…The enemy knight commander is over there? Then who was the guy I collided with…?’
As soon as I landed on the ground, I looked for the enemy. The enemy I had collided with was running towards me with a greatsword. A red aura blade flashed from his greatsword.
‘Another aura master…?!’
I urgently raised my sword and blocked his attack.
Kiiiiiiiiing!
The aura blade and the aura blade collided, and a loud noise hit my ears.
“It’s been a while, Eugene Prukerus! Do you know how much I’ve been looking forward to this day!”
The opponent’s face was hidden by his helmet.
But I had heard this voice somewhere before.
“Dulibard…!!”