The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 800

Chapter 800: The Imperial Capital. (2)

Viscount Horrento swallowed thickly.
No matter how determined he tried to act, it seemed difficult to deceive a superhuman’s eyes.
After all, if he couldn’t even sense the tension in his opponent, how could he be
considered a superhuman? Count Braxian’s nickname suddenly came to mind:
‘The Brutal and Insane.’
Count Braxian was a descendant of fallen nobles.
Starting from the bottom, he pursued his rise by any means necessary. He
eventually ascended to superhuman status, amassing wealth and fame, but it’s said he killed enough people to fill a river along the way.
However, the nobles who used his background as an excuse to keep him in check had prevented Count Braxian from ascending any further. To him, this great war was nothing short of a chance for advancement.
There was no way such a man could be oblivious. He was the kind of person who would seize upon even the slightest hint of trouble.
‘I suspect. I suspect.’
Viscount Horrento wanted to ride out on horseback and distance himself. He wanted to attack the Yulien mercenaries.
But right now, there was a mad superhuman behind him. That was even scarier.
If he didn’t want to die, he had to somehow overcome this crisis.
He composed himself and feigned anger.
“It’s true that I’m a little nervous. With fierce armies lining both sides, how could I not be nervous? Isn’t that human nature? I’m not a military officer.” ”
…Hmm.”
“And the Imperial Army has failed their mission. I, too, will be held responsible. Wouldn’t it be strange if I felt at ease?”
Viscount Horrento poured his heart and soul into the performance. It was a desperate struggle for survival.
Of course, deep down, he wanted to immediately distance himself and shout for the Yulien mercenaries to be killed.
In any case, Viscount Horrento had a point.
Count Braxian nodded.
“I understand what you mean. But there’s something a little off.”
“Tell me quickly. Don’t you realize how serious it is to capture the Imperial messenger?”
“I understand. So let me speak.”
Count Braxian glanced at Viscount Horrento and the Yulien Mercenaries once more before continuing.
“Not long ago, I heard some interesting news.”
“What news?”
“A few years ago, our kingdom had cooks and servants kidnapped by dragons. They returned a few days ago.” “
…” “….”
“So, our kingdom has been able to obtain quite a bit of new information about the Yulien Mercenaries. And what a coincidence.”
“W-what do you mean, coincidence?”
Count Braxian pointed at the Yulien Mercenaries with a cold gaze.
“Except for the Viscount… it matches exactly the number of Yulien Mercenaries they saw.”
“What are you talking about? The number of Yulien Mercenaries that the Empire gave us is definitely…”
“No, the number of Yulien Mercenaries is different from what the Empire initially estimated. We know that.”
The number of Yulien Mercenaries that the Empire estimated was the number that excluded Marika and her men.
Because Darenz, fearing the Pope’s reprimand, hid the fact,
the Empire was unable to accurately determine the number of the Julian mercenaries.
However, the Kingdom of Snobur, which had recently received information, was different. They had already heard the exact number from their cooks and servants.
Of course, they didn’t consider it important information, so they didn’t share it with anyone else.
They assumed that regardless of the number, they would be captured and killed by the Imperial forces upon landing.
However, Count Braxian had managed to remember it and compared it.
“Ugh.”
Viscount Horrento hiccuped in surprise. He calmed his startled heart and said,
“Oh, that’s a guess! Does it make sense for the Julian mercenaries to be moving with me right now? Does His Excellency the Marquis of Farrington and ten thousand Imperial troops seem ridiculous?”
Common sense dictated that it didn’t make sense. Viscount Horrento pointed out that point.
Even though that absurd situation was actually happening.
Count Braxian’s mouth twitched.
“I know. It’s a ridiculous situation. But there are things in this world that I don’t know about, right? So, please wait here for a moment.”
“Wait! Do you dare to detain the Imperial messenger right now?”
“I will send my messenger to the Imperial army to find out the truth. It won’t take long if I send the knights.”
“Oh my! What do you mean, time is of the essence! Even if you are a superhuman, can you handle that responsibility?”
Viscount Horento was strong. Even a superhuman would have a hard time dealing with the Empire.
But Count Braxian was no pushover.
“I will take responsibility. Take the Viscount to safety.”
Clank, clank.
Several knights emerged from the ranks and approached Viscount Horrento.
Viscount Horrento looked at Giselle with a bewildered expression. Then, without realizing it, he muttered,
“Huh, what should we do?” Now
that the words were out of his mouth, it was over.
Count Braxian frowned and reached for his sword.
At the same time, Giselle said,
“Pierce.”
Kwaaaaang!
Giselle immediately approached Count Braxian.
His sword, drawn from his waist, swung towards Count Braxian’s neck.
Kaaang!
Count Braxian, already prepared, blocked Giselle’s sword. He grinned, baring his teeth.
“The Yulien Mercenaries?”
“Yes.”
“I’ve already earned a merit.”
Count Braxian was truly delighted.
The Yulien Mercenaries were a treasure trove, coveted by the entire continent.
Capturing them would earn him great praise from the Pope, and he himself would ascend to a higher position.
I don’t know why the Imperial Army missed them and captured Viscount Horento,
but the Yulien Mercenaries were already dead when they showed up here.
Count Braxian swung his sword at Giselle and shouted,
“Kill them all! We don’t need to leave a single one alive!”
We could search the corpses for the Holy Stone. They must have it.
It wouldn’t make sense if we came all this way without it.
Kwaah!
Count Braxian and Giselle’s swords clashed again, sending out a shockwave.
The Snobur Kingdom army also immediately thrust their spears at the Yulien Mercenaries. They were already surrounded, so they moved incredibly quickly.
At that moment, black shadows rippled around the Yulien Mercenaries.
Paaaaah!
The Death Knights, suddenly summoned, blocked the Kingdom Army’s attack.
And Yulien and Kyle took the lead and swung their swords.
Kwaaaaah!
“Eaaaah!”
The soldiers blocking their path screamed and fell.
Erenes immediately summoned spirits, and Marika struck the surrounding area with dozens of daggers.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
In an instant, the path ahead began to open. The Yulien mercenaries ran forward without stopping, unwavering.
They didn’t care about the rear or sides. Giselle told them to break through, so they just had to.
Viscount Horrento was pinned to Osval’s flank.
He closed his eyes, trembling.
‘Please save me…’
He hoped someone would notice, but not this way. He hoped it would happen while he was still safe.
Count Braxian had ordered everyone killed. So now all he could do was hope the Yulien mercenaries would pass through unscathed.
The royal army swarmed in, blocking the Yulien mercenaries.
“Get them!”
“Don’t dodge, stick to them!”
“Block them with your body!”
Suddenly, they were swarming from all sides, and even the Yulien mercenaries wouldn’t have an easy time. That was if he hadn’t fully recovered yet.
Then, black smoke billowed from the air, and Naktura appeared.
“Haa… This damned mercenary group is really the best, isn’t it? Are you crazy?”
They fought nonstop. It was so much fun I thought I was going crazy.
The Yulien Mercenary Group must live long. Only then can they continue this joyful life.
Naktura extended her staff and pointed carefully ahead.
Kwaang!
A bolt of lightning struck the Royal Army camp blocking the Yulien Mercenary Group’s path.
There was a moment of space. Yulien and Kyle moved ahead again, slashing at the enemies.
Naktura’s lightning spells struck the battlefield one after another.
Kwaang! Kwaang! Kwaang!
With each lightning strike, the Royal Army soldiers were reduced to ash. The Yulien Mercenary Group’s speed only increased.
The Royal Army’s magicians hurriedly deployed a magic field, but unfortunately, they had fewer magicians than the Empire Army.
There were no 7th Circle magicians. 6th Circle was the best. Therefore, even if they unleashed a magic field, it only slightly reduced the power of the magic.
The Death Knights blocked those who came from the flanks. They didn’t care if they were wounded, so they focused solely on protecting the Yulien mercenaries.
Still, if there was an opening, the spirits summoned by Erenes would block the enemy’s advance.
It was a brilliant countermeasure, but the number of soldiers rushing in was so great. Therefore, several openings were bound to appear.
The royal army commanders and knights didn’t miss these openings.
“Aim for the horses! Kill the horses first!”
Heeheeing!
In the end, several of the mercenaries’ horses were impaled by spears and fell.
The mercenaries leaped to their feet and swung their swords, but were quickly surrounded by soldiers.
They had to chase after Yulien and Kyle, who had broken through earlier, but they were blocked by a wall of soldiers.
This was the true horror of being surrounded.
Therefore, Yulien’s mercenary group was also prioritizing avoiding being surrounded, but since they had walked right into the enemy’s midst, there was nothing they could do.
Naktura quickly cast magic on both sides, creating space. But in the meantime, a large number of troops had gathered in front of them.
“Tsk, I wish we could just wipe them out,”
Naktura muttered regretfully.
It was different from when they fought the Imperial Army. Now, they had to be careful not to let their allies get swept up in the magic.
One mistake and they might be trapped again. The new master seemed just as angry as the dragon.
And another problem was that their magic was gradually depleting.
“Oh… If I had known this would happen, I would have fought more sparingly.”
When fighting the Imperial Army, he openly fought against the magic field and spammed magic. He used even more magic to block the divine power. He
needed to replenish his magic for several days, but he couldn’t, so he inevitably ran out of it.
As time went on, other problems arose.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
A swarm of arrows flew from behind, striking Naktura.
“Ugh… These insignificant mortals…”
Naktura was furious. Every arrow hit drained his magic.
The wizards, perhaps realizing that the magic field was useless, were pouring all their magic into attacking Naktura.
Kwaang! Thud! Thud! Kwung!
With every arrow and spell he was hit, Naktura’s magic rapidly dwindled.
Enraged, Naktura shouted,
“You ignorant mortals who know nothing of fear! I will show you what true fear is etched into your soul!”
He shouted loudly, but there was nothing he could do.
In the end, Naktura conserved her magical power and focused on protecting the mercenaries.
Thump! Thump! Kwaaang!
Naktura muttered as she continued to be struck.
“We’ll see… I will never forget this humiliation…”
Everyone was exhausted, weaker than when they fought the Imperial Army. Consequently, the speed at which they were able to break through the enemy was gradually slowing.
As they were surrounded and the situation grew precarious,
Deneb’s ethereal voice, closing her eyes and praying, rang out.
“Goddess. Under your protection, we will fear nothing. Protect us firmly with a wall of light. Within it, our breath will never be extinguished.”
Paaaaah!
A brilliant light radiated from her body.
Divine power possesses the power to protect people. Therefore, allies under its protection can block attacks.
If such power were to spread widely…
“Wow, whoa! What is this!”
“It’s a wall! A wall of light has appeared!”
“It’s crazy, it’s crazy! Sister Deneb, it’s crazy!”
The mercenaries shouted excitedly.
A massive wall of light appeared on either side of them, blocking the Kingdom’s attack.
The light stretched endlessly. Unable to retreat, the Kingdom’s troops, trapped within the wall, fell to the attack without even realizing it.
Even the Death Knights guarding Yulien’s mercenary corps burned from the aftereffects of the light, their bodies gradually slowing.
The Kingdom’s troops beyond the wall panicked and recklessly attacked the wall of light.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
“What the heck! What the hell is this!”
“God, you can do this with divine power?” ”
This massive? How can this be?”
They knew divine power could block considerable attacks.
But they had never even imagined such a massive wall of divine power.
Kyle swung his sword in excitement and shouted,
“You see! This is the power of the Saintess! Everyone kneel!”
Not many Kingdom troops remained within the wall of light.
Yulien and Kyle dispatched them with incredible speed. The mercenaries, speechless, followed diligently behind them.
Although they were speechless, they were already mercenaries who had surpassed the level of ordinary knights. There was no problem in leaving this place immediately.
Naktura was startled and tried to rise further into the sky. The aftereffects of the overflowing sacred power reached him.
“Ugh… What kind of sacred power is that…”
Even in the great wars of the past in which he had been active, the only one who had displayed that level of sacred power was the Pope of that era.
“Is she really a saint? Wow… Shit! Those guys are really bothering you!”
Naktura could not rise further due to the interference of the magical field. Having expended a lot of magical power, he was now having difficulty even floating in the sky.
The opposing magicians continued to interfere with his magical power, trying to bring him down and attack him.
Eventually, Naktur also began to stealthily flee along the path of divine power. If this continued, she could have truly fallen due to magical interference.
“Ignorant mortals… Be grateful for the good fortune bestowed upon you today… I will return here someday to show you the horrors I have yet to fully unleash…”
He was the type who needed to speak his mind before he could feel his emotions.
The Death Knights had taken some damage, but thanks to Deneb, they were able to break through the encirclement of the royal army and advance.
The distance between them and the royal army grew in an instant.
Then, Deneb, her face pale, stumbled on her horse.
Whoosh!
Marika quickly snatched her from her horse and placed her on her own horse.
Even with Deneb’s rapidly increasing divine power, it would have been difficult to cause such a phenomenon.
The sudden use of such power had left her body unable to withstand it.
Marika hugged Deneb tightly as she lowered her head, then glared at Lionel.
“Lionel, come to your senses.”
“R-Right. I understand. I’m sorry.”
Lionel’s mission was to protect Deneb.
But even though he was closest, he couldn’t react properly. His mind was in a state of confusion, unable to focus on anything.
Marika sighed at the sight.
“I understand how you feel, but…”
She understood the shock. But even at such a crucial moment, he shouldn’t lose his mind. That would ultimately endanger everyone.
Why didn’t he know that such a mindset would only weaken him further?
Marika stopped nagging. Nagging wasn’t going to solve the situation.
“It’s meaningless if he doesn’t realize it himself.”
She held onto Deneb tightly and focused solely on riding.
Dududududududu!
The Yulien mercenary company gradually increased the distance between them and the royal army. The mercenaries who had lost their horses had already joined others’ horses.
If they kept this up, they would be able to escape safely.
The Death Knights, who were already powerless due to divine power, had been de-summoned.
But there was still someone who couldn’t escape.
Even as Erenes fled, he kept looking back.
‘Gisselle… … .’
Right now, Giselle was holding back the superhuman for the group. And the army that had failed to pursue the mercenaries would now target Giselle.
Erenes suppressed the urge to turn back several times.
‘Hold on, Giselle will definitely be able to escape.’
Exhausted as he was, going there would only be a hindrance, not help.
If Giselle told him to fight through, then that was the right thing to do. It had always been that way.
But even as the Yulien Mercenaries fled, they couldn’t help but worry about Giselle.
No matter how strong Giselle was, the situation was dire.
Giselle, who bore the brunt of everyone’s worry… … .
Boom! Kwaang! Kagagagagang!
“Oh, she’s doing pretty well? As expected, the superhumans of this era are really good at what they do.”
He was in a state of self-exaltation as he fought the Braxian Count.