The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 571

Episode 571: Don’t Let Any One Escape. (2)

Half of the Artrode Army wizards have already disappeared due to Vanessa’s magic.

As the magic field weakened, other Fenris wizards joined the attack one by one.

Kwaaaaang!

Fire and lightning poured down and a wall of rock rose up around them.

Jiselle also joined the fight and began to slaughter the enemies.

“Eww!”

Artrodegun had no choice but to scream and die.

The order to flee had already been given. Even those who were determined to fight to the end had lost their will to fight.

Their only goal now was to relay the news to their allies, but the enemy’s attacks were so fierce that they could not even escape.

All sides were blocked. The Artrode Army collapsed in an instant.

Count Zyrus just watched the scene, shivering.

“Ugh, ugh… … .”

He himself could not escape. Red flames were billowing around him.

I made a mistake. I should have waited for the 2nd Corps and then went even if it was a little late.

The Duke of Fenris and the Lutanian army that I experienced firsthand were very different from the rumors.

I’ve heard that he’s strong, but I never thought he’d show such overwhelming power.

Dagger, dagger, dagger.

The Duke of Fenris approaches, riding a black horse with a fierce air.

The allies were now virtually annihilated. There was no one left to protect them.

Those who remained were just dying helplessly.

There is no escape from death. Count Zyrus, who realized his future, calmed down.

I wanted to at least solve my curiosity before I die.

“Duke Fenris, why are you here?”

He must have been fighting in another area. How did he know they were here in the first place?

Then Giselle smiled and said.

“Why? Can’t I come here?”

“… … .”

“You’ve planned a pretty complicated strategy. You’ve deployed spies and even fooled your own troops. You’ve set the game up so that you can catch me no matter what I choose. Isn’t that right?”

“… … .”

Duke Fenris was right. If he did not respond to him until the end, he really intended to leave the Kingdom of Grimwell and cause chaos throughout the continent.

If we did that, the war would become protracted and we would become increasingly disadvantaged, but we could buy time since the Allied Forces would be divided again.

A new strategy had also been prepared for that time.

But the best thing was to get rid of the Duke of Fenris here.

This was because he was confident that he could win even if it went into a long war if he could just eliminate the Duke of Fenris and the Rutanian army, even if it was a bit difficult.

chin.

Jiselle placed the spear on Count Zyrus’ shoulder and continued speaking.

“But you guys are mistaken.”

“Wh, what are you talking about?”

“You are slower than me.”

It was a very arrogant statement, but Count Zyrus could not refute it.

They laid traps everywhere to ensure that the Duke of Fenris would be dragged along. Nevertheless, he moved ahead of them and came this far.

I don’t know how they figured out their strategy or what they did to get here.

“Did you think I’d be dragged around like you guys? You could’ve just run up to me first and destroyed everything.”

“How, how did you know?”

It’s a strategy that’s been twisted over and over again. I’ve even created a means to counterattack based on the opponent’s movements.

But the opponent knew all about it and came all the way here. If they make even one mistake, it could affect another place.

Jiselle slowly moved the window to the side.

“I know Count Biffenveldt well. Well, you may not understand.”

Earl Zyrus bit his lip. It was a well-known fact that the Duke of Fenris was quite good at talking nonsense.

Count Zyrus, who thought he was being ridiculed, glared and said.

“How confident. Don’t you think that if the Duke is here, the others will be in danger? It seems like you came here out of necessity.”

No matter how much I thought about it, there was no other way to explain the current situation.

The Duke of Fenris was also known as a warmonger. It was highly likely that he would rush to find the main force and fight, regardless of whether his allies died or not or whether the Allied forces were divided.

With the arrogant thought that he could kill them all by himself.

Jiselle snickered and opened the window a little further.

“Okay, think of it that way and go with peace of mind.”

“Don’t be so lax! The rest of the legions are different from us! Your arrogance will ultimately… … .”

Phew!

The spear, wrapped in red light, passed by and slit Count Zyrus’ neck. It was not even a spear blade, but the spear itself that caused it to burst.

Kuung!

Jiselle muttered, looking down at the corpse on the ground.

“They’re all going to die anyway.”

Because I will definitely make it happen.

Jiselle looked around. The battlefield was perfectly clear.

Not a single person in the Artrode Army escaped.

“You finished one. I knew this would happen.”

Giselle thought that Count Biffenveldt would definitely target her and Julian, who were in the pursuit.

Because his specialty was confusing his enemies and taking them down one by one.

“But you wouldn’t have thought of this.”

Jiselle moved in reverse to attack the main force of the Artrode Army. This was something the opponent probably did not expect.

For that to happen, Giselle would have to give up too much. You would think that she would abandon her allies and run to fight alone, like Count Zyrus.

But Jiselle didn’t simply abandon everything. She simply devised her own strategy and moved differently from what the enemy expected.

However, like Count Biffenveldt, Giselle also had to think and move faster than her enemies.

Jiselle said as she summoned Dark.

“Dark, keep going in the direction they came from. There must be more legions there.”

The Arthrod army that was just annihilated will never be able to stop him. A real army that will fight him will come.

Dark nodded and began to slowly fly up.

“What about Julian?”

“We are moving in the direction the owner said.”

“Yeah. If there’s a variable, just tell me right away. It’s a good thing Yulien can maintain your clone. After all, he’s a guy who can do all sorts of things.”

“Oh, that’s what I mean. It was really strange. But I wouldn’t betray my master. I’m more comfortable with my master. You know?”

“… … .”

“Oh my, Julian is so talkative. He seems so cold and unfeeling.”

“… … Okay, I understand, so go quickly.”

Dark winked one eye, spread his wings wide, and flew away.

Jiselle planned to wait here and deal with the remaining legions.

“Count Biffenveldt, Gator, Aidan, Leonard… … there was no one here.”

That means the next legion you meet will definitely have one of them in it.

A cruel smile crossed Giselle’s face.

“Now it’s time to go after the big guys. If possible, I’d like it to be Aiden.”

Jisel and the mobile force returned to the direction they had come from. Their intention was to wait and rest as close to the main force as possible.

And the commander of the 2nd Corps approaching them.

Aiden was leading just as Giselle had hoped.

* * *

Aiden was tasked with joining the 4th Legion.

I didn’t think it would be that difficult. If the two legions joined forces, they could easily eliminate any pursuers who were separated from the main force.

Whether it’s the Duke of Fenris or the Prince of Turian.

“I finally got to move. It was so boring.”

Aiden smiled pleasantly. He didn’t care what the strategic goal of this war was.

The Duke of Fenris and the Prince of Turian were on the rise in terms of fame these days. So was Parniel, who had been with the Lutanian army for quite some time.

Killing them only increases his reputation. That was Aiden’s sole purpose.

“I wish it was the Duke of Fenris though. I guess I’ll have to hope he’s on my side.”

He licked his lips. The Duke of Fenris’s reputation was the highest, and he did not want to yield to anyone.

Aiden immediately moved the 2nd Corps. No, he tried to move them.

Jiiing―!

At that moment, the space in front of him suddenly shook. Aiden, sensing something was wrong, immediately drew his sword and struck down.

Kwaaaaang!

A strong storm of magical power erupted around them, but there was no damage.

Those who were weak were kept far away, and only the Silver Knights existed around Aiden.

The knights took the shock in their bodies and stepped back.

Aiden frowned at the sight of the person before his eyes.

“What are you?”

“Oh, my name is Jerome. I’m here for a little while.”

“What? What are you doing? This insolent bastard.”

Aiden’s lips twisted strangely. Where the hell do you think you are, and you dare show up here alone?

But Jerome wasn’t interested in Aiden. He was just here to have fun for a little while.

“Well, before you go anywhere, you want to hang out with me for a bit?”

Jerome, who had caused chaos in the 1st Corps, appeared in the 2nd Corps as soon as he recovered his magical powers.

Here too, they tried to kill time.

But Aiden’s face distorted and he immediately swung his sword. How dare you say something like that when you came here to assassinate me.

Isn’t that an act of disregarding one’s noble self?

Kwaaaaang!

That’s how the fight between the two began. Of course, Aiden, who didn’t like one-on-one fights, immediately called his subordinates.

“Kill this guy right now!”

Four priests and a hundred knights also participated in the battle. Jerome stuck out his tongue as he faced them.

The 1st Legion’s Gatros and priests were also really strong. However, the fight was more difficult.

Aiden’s skills were exceptionally excellent, and the knights’ combined attacks were also quite threatening.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

So Jerome caused a fuss for a while and then ran away.

Of course, I didn’t succeed in escaping with my body intact.

Jerome was not in top condition as he had already fought in the 1st Army.

Although I had been recovering my magical power little by little, my fatigue had not completely gone away.

In the end, he had to run away, bleeding from a long cut to his chest by Aiden’s sword.

“Hey, where are you running off to!”

Aiden, who had fought Jerome and suffered humiliation, screamed with disheveled hair.

He was seized with mad rage.

It was annoying that he came at me blatantly as if he was ignoring me, but I ended up losing track of the guy who was running away.

He had never been treated like this in his life. He was really shocked.

“I’ll kill that guy first and then move on! And bring me the mirror!”

Even though the wizard had escaped across space, he was confident that he could catch up. If he knew the direction, he could keep following him. He was that skilled.

All you have to do is catch the aftereffects of the remaining magic power. Since he was bleeding profusely, there should be bloodstains left behind.

I had to chase after it before its magical energy dissipated and disappeared. No, it didn’t matter if it disappeared. I would find it somehow and kill it.

In the meantime, Aiden, who had fixed his clothes and hair, rode a white horse.

“What are you guys doing! Get ready to chase after me!”

The staff members came running and bowed their heads.

“Commander, you can’t. We’re in the middle of an important operation right now.”

“We must first capture the Duke of Fenris and the Prince of Turian.”

“Anyway, he’s from the Rutanian army. We’ll be able to catch him and kill him eventually.”

Despite his staff’s dissuasion, Aiden glared.

“You want me to just leave the guy who embarrassed me alone?”

For the first time in my life, I was embarrassed in front of so many people. It was an unbearable humiliation.

There was no plan or anything on Aiden’s mind right now. Protecting his pride was more important.

While Aiden was gnashing his teeth, the vice-captain of the Knights of Baek came and said.

“Sir, if the operation fails, it will be a great blow to your reputation. The Duke of Fenris will become even more violent.”

Aiden glared at the vice-captain for a moment, then exhaled deeply.

“after…….”

This was his first time, so he was quite excited. He also knew very well what was more important.

If the operation fails, the Duke of Fenris’s reputation will rise, while his own reputation will fall.

If I continued like that, it was obvious that I would become even more embarrassed than I am now.

“chair.”

The maids waiting behind quickly brought a chair over.

Aiden sat down with a thud and said.

“Bring me some cold water. I’ll calm down for a moment and then we’ll go.”

Even though Aiden was a human who only knew himself, he was not stupid.

The men all waited for Aiden’s mood to change. Depending on his mood, the legion would come to a complete halt.

No one was too worried. Since the 4th Corps had set out first, they believed they would be able to buy enough time even if they encountered the enemy.

Moreover, the 2nd Corps was considered the most elite corps in the Arthrodian army. If they made up their mind to run, they could arrive at the battlefield in an instant.

After calming his mind for a long time, Aiden finally got up from his seat.

“Let’s go. We have to catch up with the 4th Corps, so we should set off now. If we keep up the pace for half a day, we should be able to catch up.”

Aiden, who had regained his composure, got back on his horse. Of course, he was determined to find and kill that wizard named Jerome.

The 2nd Corps began to move. Aiden led a few scouts ahead.

“Go to the 4th Corps first and tell them to wait for a moment. I think it would be better if we moved together.”

If the wizard went to the 4th Legion, it seemed like he would suffer a lot of damage. He was that strong.

The scouts set out and the 2nd Corps moved a little faster.

After concentrating on moving for a while, the scout who had gone ahead returned in a hurry.

He moved so quickly that even the horse was out of breath.

“Ouch, Commander! We’re in trouble, we’re in trouble!”

Aiden frowned as he heard the scout shout. Could it be that the wizard had already gone that far and was causing trouble?

“Tsk, so that wizard showed up in the meantime? How much damage did he cause?”

Although it was weaker than the 2nd Legion, the 4th Legion had four priests and quite a few knights. The size of the force was needless to say.

There would have been some damage, but it wouldn’t have been that serious, since the wizard was injured.

But the news that came out of the messenger’s mouth was shocking.

“The 4th Corps has been annihilated! All of them were found dead! Not a single one of them survived!”

“… … .”

At the unbelievable news, Aiden’s eyes momentarily became blank.