Chapter 197
The Blood army got a second wind after their commanders joined them . What felt like fighting a single soldier, switched to fighting a single giant organism connected by its head, the commander . The commanders of the coalition army needed to work even harder than before . They needed to worry about the commanders and about their soldiers" morale .
Hayato stopped charging in, and instead, switched into strategy . He split the army this time into five 20 . 000 or so men battalions under the lead of him, Bard, Audun, Eric, and Griffin . After Ed got locked into combat with the strongest commander, they retreated back to study the change in the enemy lines . Both sides did the same thing . After splitting his army, Hayato led the charge with his central army charging first . Then the right and left wings followed . As the enemy focused first on him, they didn"t react in time to the other four armies" synced charge .
At least it seemed that way . It was, in fact, a bait, to get the commanders locked in combat at the front . The enemy commanders started killing them from behind . They could have succeeded, if not for the existence of Gobuta and Raikou who instantly killed two weak enemy commanders . The others noticed this and killed as many people as they could before retreating .
Ed and the enemy commander were locked in aerial combat . Neither one of them holding the advantage over the other . Each time they crossed weapons, they caused shockwaves similar to thunder sending both of them dozens of meters farther each time . After a couple of minutes of combat, they ended up on the right battlefield .
"Edward…" Emilia noticed him and frowned . She was worried about him and his behavior lately, but she couldn"t spare him much thought as she was locked into combat . The right and left armies had it worse compared to the central one . In the first two days, they needed to fight monsters mostly, so they could manage . But on the third day, the soldiers of Blood sect switched, and now it was a mix of Beastmen and Oni .
Emilia was worried about Ellie at first, seeing as how she needed to fight her own kin . However, she didn"t need to worry as Ellie could see the big picture . A certain Oni female blocked Emilia"s path while saying, "Remember me?"
Emilia didn"t care about this, but she did remember the face . It was the Oni that fought against her in the tournament back in the academy . She also remembered how troublesome her barrier was .
"I don"t have the time for you . " Emilia unsheathed her white rapier that reflected the light of the sun . In one gentle thrust, a glacier emerged out of nowhere, trapping the Oni girl, her barrier, and dozens of soldiers behind her . Emilia didn"t want to use this a lot, as there was a risk of hurting her own allies .
"Oooooh!" The soldiers cheered as they saw how Leonard managed to best one of the enemy commanders . He was hurt in the process, as the enemy had a higher cultivation, but Alicia supported him by using Healing magic . The left army was going through a similar process where they managed to kill many of the stronger foes . But still, everyone had an uneasy feeling in their hearts .
Ed told them that the enemies would have many Immortal Establishment fighters . But, they only encountered a handful of them . They were all worried about when the true a.s.sault by their enemies will start .
They also worried about Ed himself, as they could no longer see him due to how far he and his enemy traveled .
They also worried about Ed himself, as they could no longer see him due to how far he and his enemy traveled .
"Kuh!" Emilia noticed how Ellie got blown away by someone . She had dismounted, as she needed to since she fought barehanded . She looked towards the one who sent her flying, and it was a Beastman as well .
"You traitor . Look at you, the only beastmen in this army of humans . You bring shame to the n.o.bles of our kingdom . " The beastman had two pointy, grey wolf ears and seemed to be in his late twenties .
"I"m not a traitor, your royal family is . The fact that you would side with these murderers brings shame to our whole race, not just our kingdom . " Ellie didn"t take his words lying down . Instead, she retaliated as she looked at Emilia .
Emilia understood that Ellie needed help and didn"t need a second confirmation . She descended from her horse and joined her friend . The two of them started fighting against the man, who seemed to be a prince of the beastmen kingdom .
Similar to Ellie, he seemed to have an enormous physical power, and on top of that, he could use magic . The three of them flew high as they could fight freely in the sky . The man was at Immortal Establishment level 1 . Similar to Snake whom they fought back in Scale kingdom . Back there they needed to fight with so many people, but now the two of them felt like they could take him on . From the start of the war, they felt their cultivation increasing abnormally .
"You annoying fly!" The prince seemed to be fed up with Emilia, as she blocked his attacks with ice blocks every time . He switched his focus to her, which proved to be a mistake . Emilia conjured over twenty fire spears and manipulated them with her QI . The prince didn"t struggle with them, as he used his own QI to disperse them . But, he forgot about Ellie, who appeared at his right side, hitting him with her full power .
"You annoying fly!" The prince seemed to be fed up with Emilia, as she blocked his attacks with ice blocks every time . He switched his focus to her, which proved to be a mistake . Emilia conjured over twenty fire spears and manipulated them with her QI . The prince didn"t struggle with them, as he used his own QI to disperse them . But, he forgot about Ellie, who appeared at his right side, hitting him with her full power .
The prince lurched as he felt the pain go through his whole body . He flew even higher and brandished his claws . He swiped with both his hands a couple of times, sending tens of flying slashes . They couldn"t be blocked with Emilia"s ice glaciers alone, causing both her and Ellie to get injured . But, they didn"t remain injured for long as they brought out Ed"s potions and drank them .
The fight resumed, and the prince seemed to be losing as each second pa.s.sed .
"Wait! If you kill me! Your whole family back in the kingdom will be executed!" The prince seemed to beg for his life, as he knew what would happen to him .
"Don"t worry . After we win this war, I"ll go back there and kill your whole treacherous family . " Ellie approached his beaten and battered body .
"Do you really believe that you can win?!" The prince seemed to panic more and more as she approached him .
Just as she was close enough, he brought out a round ball . It was the same ball the man who attacked Scale two years ago used to teleport . But, before the prince could activate it, his hand froze along with the ball .
"Do you really believe that you can win?!" The prince seemed to panic more and more as she approached him .
Just as she was close enough, he brought out a round ball . It was the same ball the man who attacked Scale two years ago used to teleport . But, before the prince could activate it, his hand froze along with the ball .
"We won against you, didn"t we?" Emilia told him as she froze his whole body . Ellie then proceeded to shatter it and his body .
Just as the two of them tried to enjoy their victory, they noticed something . Ed"s monsters were nowhere to be seen . Just as they tried to search for them, they saw two figures coming from the distance .
Their hearts beat faster and the two of them could feel as if they were bleeding . The two figures flew above the armies and stopped above the central one .
"Is this all you have?!" The Immortal Establishment level 4 commander returned with a lifeless body in right hand, as his left one had disappeared .
"EDWARD!!" As his allies saw his body, they screamed as tears filled their eyes .The Blood army got a second wind after their commanders joined them . What felt like fighting a single soldier, switched to fighting a single giant organism connected by its head, the commander . The commanders of the coalition army needed to work even harder than before . They needed to worry about the commanders and about their soldiers morale . Hayato stopped charging in, and instead, switched into strategy . He split the army this time into five 20 . 000 or so men battalions under the lead of him, Bard, Audun, Eric, and Griffin . After Ed got locked into combat with the strongest commander, they retreated back to study the change in the enemy lines . Both sides did the same thing . After splitting his army, Hayato led the charge with his central army charging first . Then the right and left wings followed . As the enemy focused first on him, they didnt react in time to the other four armies synced charge . At least it seemed that way . It was, in fact, a bait, to get the commanders locked in combat at the front . The enemy commanders started killing them from behind . They could have succeeded, if not for the existence of Gobuta and Raikou who instantly killed two weak enemy commanders . The others noticed this and killed as many people as they could before retreating . Ed and the enemy commander were locked in aerial combat . Neither one of them holding the advantage over the other . Each time they crossed weapons, they caused shockwaves similar to thunder sending both of them dozens of meters farther each time . After a couple of minutes of combat, they ended up on the right battlefield . Edward… Emilia noticed him and frowned . She was worried about him and his behavior lately, but she couldnt spare him much thought as she was locked into combat . The right and left armies had it worse compared to the central one . In the first two days, they needed to fight monsters mostly, so they could manage . But on the third day, the soldiers of Blood sect switched, and now it was a mix of Beastmen and Oni . Emilia was worried about Ellie at first, seeing as how she needed to fight her own kin . However, she didnt need to worry as Ellie could see the big picture . A certain Oni female blocked Emilias path while saying, Remember me? Emilia didnt care about this, but she did remember the face . It was the Oni that fought against her in the tournament back in the academy . She also remembered how troublesome her barrier was . I dont have the time for you . Emilia unsheathed her white rapier that reflected the light of the sun . In one gentle thrust, a glacier emerged out of nowhere, trapping the Oni girl, her barrier, and dozens of soldiers behind her . Emilia didnt want to use this a lot, as there was a risk of hurting her own allies . Oooooh! The soldiers cheered as they saw how Leonard managed to best one of the enemy commanders . He was hurt in the process, as the enemy had a higher cultivation, but Alicia supported him by using Healing magic . The left army was going through a similar process where they managed to kill many of the stronger foes . But still, everyone had an uneasy feeling in their hearts . Ed told them that the enemies would have many Immortal Establishment fighters . But, they only encountered a handful of them . They were all worried about when the true a.s.sault by their enemies will start . They also worried about Ed himself, as they could no longer see him due to how far he and his enemy traveled . Kuh! Emilia noticed how Ellie got blown away by someone . She had dismounted, as she needed to since she fought barehanded . She looked towards the one who sent her flying, and it was a Beastman as well . You traitor . Look at you, the only beastmen in this army of humans . You bring shame to the n.o.bles of our kingdom . The beastman had two pointy, grey wolf ears and seemed to be in his late twenties . Im not a traitor, your royal family is . The fact that you would side with these murderers brings shame to our whole race, not just our kingdom . Ellie didnt take his words lying down . Instead, she retaliated as she looked at Emilia . Emilia understood that Ellie needed help and didnt need a second confirmation . She descended from her horse and joined her friend . The two of them started fighting against the man, who seemed to be a prince of the beastmen kingdom . Similar to Ellie, he seemed to have an enormous physical power, and on top of that, he could use magic . The three of them flew high as they could fight freely in the sky . The man was at Immortal Establishment level 1 . Similar to Snake whom they fought back in Scale kingdom . Back there they needed to fight with so many people, but now the two of them felt like they could take him on . From the start of the war, they felt their cultivation increasing abnormally . You annoying fly! The prince seemed to be fed up with Emilia, as she blocked his attacks with ice blocks every time . He switched his focus to her, which proved to be a mistake . Emilia conjured over twenty fire spears and manipulated them with her QI . The prince didnt struggle with them, as he used his own QI to disperse them . But, he forgot about Ellie, who appeared at his right side, hitting him with her full power . The prince lurched as he felt the pain go through his whole body . He flew even higher and brandished his claws . He swiped with both his hands a couple of times, sending tens of flying slashes . They couldnt be blocked with Emilias ice glaciers alone, causing both her and Ellie to get injured . But, they didnt remain injured for long as they brought out Eds potions and drank them . The fight resumed, and the prince seemed to be losing as each second pa.s.sed . Wait! If you kill me! Your whole family back in the kingdom will be executed! The prince seemed to beg for his life, as he knew what would happen to him . Dont worry . After we win this war, Ill go back there and kill your whole treacherous family . Ellie approached his beaten and battered body . Do you really believe that you can win?! The prince seemed to panic more and more as she approached him . Just as she was close enough, he brought out a round ball . It was the same ball the man who attacked Scale two years ago used to teleport . But, before the prince could activate it, his hand froze along with the ball . We won against you, didnt we? Emilia told him as she froze his whole body . Ellie then proceeded to shatter it and his body . Just as the two of them tried to enjoy their victory, they noticed something . Eds monsters were nowhere to be seen . Just as they tried to search for them, they saw two figures coming from the distance . Their hearts beat faster and the two of them could feel as if they were bleeding . The two figures flew above the armies and stopped above the central one . Is this all you have?! The Immortal Establishment level 4 commander returned with a lifeless body in right hand, as his left one had disappeared . EDWARD!! As his allies saw his body, they screamed as tears filled their eyes .