Chapter 145 : Chapter 145
Chapter 145. Once Again (7)
As soon as Roden's order fell, the Main Battalion troops who arrived at the scene immediately rushed toward the Imperial Army.
Dudududududu!
Dudududududu!
The surprising fact was that despite rushing in without organizing their formation even once like this, the Main Battalion was moving as one body.
“!”
Lidad, who was standing at the vanguard with the Hellfire Brigade knocking on Duren's wooden fence, belatedly grasped this movement.
‘Should I retreat now? If we attack Duren just a little more, we can change the composition to a siege warfare.’
After pondering for a moment, Lidad changed his mind and raised his voice.
“Throw the explosive crystal orbs to block the enemy cavalry's movement! We just need to stall for a little more time!”
The reason Lidad changed his mind was nothing else.
It was because the Main Battalion troops charging in were just slightly over the size of one company.
On the other hand, this side was almost the size of two battalions.
For that reason, there was no reason for Lidad to avoid this battle.
But in conclusion, this judgment became a mistake.
“Defend!”
“Defend!”
Because at the same time the explosive crystal orbs flew in, these voices burst out from the Main Battalion's side.
Hwiririk! Teong!
Hwiririk! Teong!
As a result, the explosive crystal orbs bounced off elastic and transparent walls and returned to the Imperial Army.
Lidad, who was watching this scene, shouted instinctively.
“Use the defensive crystal orbs! Quickly!”
However, there were not many soldiers who could react with their bodies upon hearing Lidad's voice.
Because of that,
Kwaaaang!
Kwaaaang!
The regular units lost their lives helplessly to the explosive crystal orbs bursting under their feet.
It was fortunate that a few commanders used defensive crystal orbs as per Lidad's order.
If not for that, almost half of the regular unit's troops would have been caught in the explosion.
“Damn it!”
Like that, while Lidad was flustered by the unexpected situation.
The Main Battalion troops led by Roden approached the Imperial Army.
And clashed with the Imperial Army as is.
Kuwung!
The Imperial Army, whose battle line was broken due to the unexpected situation, collapsed helplessly at the Main Battalion's charge.
There were some who held out somehow using defensive crystal orbs, but that only blocked the attack once.
This alone was insufficient to block the charge of the Main Battalion led by Roden, Michael, Chevalier, Olinto, Liviano, Heinrich, Günter, and Otto.
Even, the cavalry platoon closely following behind them consisted of knights who had reached the stage of 1-star or higher, every single soldier.
“Kkeuaaak!”
“No!”
Like that, the regular units were ground down in an instant.
It didn't even end here.
Kung Kung Kung!
Ppuuuuu!
Beating drums and blowing trumpets from afar, the rest of the Main Battalion troops were approaching.
‘Damn it! What do I do? Should I use the Berserker-type crystal orbs? No. The composition is already disadvantageous. I have to retreat.’
Like a capable commander, Lidad made a quick decision and resolved to retreat.
For now, the best course of action was to retreat first, grasp the problems, and not repeat the same mistakes.
‘Especially, I need to figure out how the Allied Forces are using magic artifacts and what kind they are.’
Like that, Lidad was about to raise his voice at the same time as organizing his thoughts.
“Retrea…….”
However,
“Silence.”
One step faster than him, Roden recited the activation word like this.
He cast wide-area Silence.
As a result, the surroundings became silent in an instant.
Naturally, they became unable to use mobility-type crystal orbs as well.
‘W, what is this?’
While Lidad was flustered by another unexpected situation that occurred.
The only person capable of making a voice in this place.
Roden recited an activation word once again.
“Bind.”
Because of that, this time, the movements of everyone, whether Imperial Army or Allied Forces, stopped.
This time, Roden used wide-area Bind.
It wasn't even just wide-area Silence and wide-area Bind.
Both were magic containing 7-star aura.
For that reason, no one except Roden could make a voice or move in this place.
“…….”
However, the expression of Roden, who actually created this situation, did not look relaxed.
The proof was that he jumped off his beloved horse Pierremant and started running straight toward the Hellfire Brigade.
‘Before the effects of the two magics disappear, I must reduce the numbers of the Hellfire Brigade as much as possible.’
That was right.
Roden prepared wide-area Silence and wide-area Bind just like at Gulahan to catch the Hellfire Brigade.
But this time, he deliberately raised the stage to the level of 7-star.
If he used the two magics at the 6-star stage, he could receive Michael's help, but he didn't.
Because he was conscious of the Berserker-type crystal orbs the Hellfire Brigade was said to use.
‘If they use Berserker-type crystal orbs and their stage temporarily reaches 6-star, the two magics might not be able to exert their effects.’
For that reason, Roden had no choice but to use the two magics at the 7-star stage.
And before the effect of this magic disappeared, he had to reduce the numbers of the Hellfire Brigade as much as possible.
Otherwise, a picture where allies receive damage due to the Berserker-type crystal orbs would emerge.
Even for Roden, using wide-area Silence and wide-area Bind twice at the 7-star level was unreasonable.
It was clear that he would lack aura after swinging his sword to cut down as many of the Hellfire Brigade as possible.
In fact, before starting this operation, Michael asked if it would be okay since the burden would become huge if they did this, after drawing the aspect of the battle in his head for this reason.
‘It has already started, can't help it! I'm going full force from the beginning!’
Like that, Roden ran toward Duren's wooden fence passing the frozen regular unit soldiers.
And as soon as the Hellfire Brigade came within range, he swung his sword.
Then,
Chwarreuk!
Chain-shaped black sword energy spewed out from the tip of the sword, and the chains unfolded above the heads of the Hellfire Brigade.
And the falling chains.
Chwarararak!
As a result, about 60 members of the Hellfire Brigade within the range of the chains were bound by the black sword energy, and soon, unable to withstand the pressure, their bodies burst.
Peoeoeong!
It was the terrifying effect of ‘Heavenly Chain Extreme’, one of the Glockner Swordsmanship's secret techniques Roden received from Michael.
***
“Cheer up! Duren is right in front of our noses now!”
Paul encouraged the Vanguard Battalion with his unique tone of speech and moved quickly.
Because of that, stragglers occurred in between, unable to overcome the harshness of the march, but he didn't even care about this.
Leaving the stragglers at that spot, he continued to run to Duren.
If he didn't do this, it was impossible to arrive at Duren on time.
As a result, the Vanguard Battalion was able to arrive at Duren much faster than the Hellfire Brigade's calculation.
“!”
However, what the Vanguard Battalion witnessed upon arriving at Duren was an unexpected scene.
The Hellfire Brigade and Imperial regular units, who seemed to be knocking on Duren's wooden fence until a moment ago, but somehow had no words and no movements.
The Main Battalion's cavalry unit that seemed to have appeared to block them, but similarly stopped at that spot.
In that place where the fierceness of battle should be unfolding, strangely bizarre silence was taking place.
Although the rest of the Main Battalion troops were moving toward Duren, since it still needed time for them to arrive, it was unavoidable that the current situation felt bizarre.
“What is this?”
When one of the Vanguard Battalion soldiers muttered unknowingly.
Chwarreuk! Chwarararak! Peoeoeong!
Suddenly, making these sounds, about 60 members of the Hellfire Brigade lost their lives.
The one person moving solely in the midst of silence.
It was the result of Roden using Heavenly Chain Extreme.
However, the only person in this place who could recognize that Heavenly Chain Extreme was Heavenly Chain Extreme was Paul.
Because of that, Paul was also the only person who realized that the one moving alone over there right now was Roden.
‘What kind of…….’
However, even if he realized this, it didn't mean the current situation wasn't surprising.
And while Paul was surprised like this.
Roden swung his sword once again.
Shuuuuuk!
This time, black sword energy didn't spew out straight from the sword.
Rather, the black sword energy gathered more and more toward the sword.
Like that, the black sword energy became darker and turned pitch black.
At that moment, Roden swung his sword once again.
Pishushushushut!
As a result, black sword energy shot out in the direction the sword was swung and cut down all the Hellfire Brigade members in that direction.
Above all, the shocking thing was the fact that Lidad was in that direction.
Like that, despite being a 5-star expert, Lidad couldn't even scream once and his body was severed on the spot.
The remaining one among the Glockner Swordsmanship's secret techniques Roden received from Michael.
It was the result of using ‘Decisive Killing Gate’.
‘How can you use Heavenly Chain Extreme and Decisive Killing Gate? No, more than that, why can't everyone except you open their mouths or move their bodies?’
Several questions filled the mind of Paul, who was watching that scene.
But in the meantime, Roden used Raging Current Wave, Earthen Pulling Formation, Vacuum Wave, and Dust Wind Strike in order, steadily reducing the numbers of the Hellfire Brigade.
***
When Roden dealt with 61 members of the Hellfire Brigade with Heavenly Chain Extreme, 44 with Decisive Killing Gate, 25 with Raging Current Wave, 23 with Earthen Pulling Formation, 16 with Vacuum Wave, and 8 with Dust Wind Strike.
“Wooooaaaaah!”
The rest of the Main Battalion troops started attacking the Imperial Army, and at the same time, the effects of wide-area Silence and wide-area Bind wore off.
Like that, they barely became able to speak and move their bodies, but.
Let alone the Imperial Army, there was almost no one in the Hellfire Brigade who could fight properly.
Because they completely lost their will to fight at the unbelievable reality.
At least a few knights of the Hellfire Brigade used mobility-type crystal orbs for escape or Berserker-type crystal orbs for revenge, but that was it.
It was meaningless survival and futile resistance.
Like that, the Main Battalion succeeded in perfectly suppressing the Hellfire Brigade and the Imperial regular units.
Only after the situation completely ended did Paul stand in front of Roden one step late.