Becoming a Swordmaster by Reading

Chapter 182 : Chapter 182

Leon, who was quietly watching his sword blocked by Malena's sword, opened his mouth.“…Why did you leave the battlefield?”

“Because you left first.”

“If the Lord finds out, he won't stay still.”

“You're the one more mindful of the Lord's gaze, so what.”

Malena smiled as if he was worrying about everything, and Leon frowned as if offended by that expression.

“When did you notice?”

“Your thoughts are obvious. And that they won't change easily.”

“Then your thoughts must be the same.”

“Right. So I hope we don't end up failing to kill the enemy we absolutely must kill because we were busy squabbling among ourselves.”

Leon glared at Malena for a long time before withdrawing his sword.

Because as Malena said, fighting here would only drain strength and wouldn't easily lead to a conclusion.

What Leon wanted was to quietly deal with Roden's matter, not a picture like this.

Like that, after watching Leon sheathe his sword.

Malena also shrugged her shoulders and stepped back a beat later.

Leon spoke as he brushed past Malena.

“Remember. Your method won't save anyone.”

Like that, Leon left Roden's tent, and Malena watched Leon's retreating figure and muttered.

“You're the one starting to doubt your own method. Be a little honest now, Leon.”

Then Malena looked for a moment at Roden, who was sleeping on the cot as dead as a mouse.

Then she smiled brightly and continued.

“Sleeping well. Not knowing what's happening right now because of him.”

***

Because the castle wall collapsed due to the cannon, it was the 3rd Corps and the Glockner unit that gained the upper hand in the battle.

The initial momentum was so fierce that Leon and Malena's absence was not felt at all.

“Eliminate every single mage bastard without exception!”

“Protect the continent! The continent is ours!”

The cornered mages used mental magic like before, but it was useless.

Because now the 3rd Corps and the Glockner unit had a method to deal with it.

Adriel, who was leading the Transport Battalion and conducting the battle, stepped forward.

Then a powerful energy emanated from Adriel's sword.

He had used the secret technique of the Barrios family that blocked mental magic.

Like that, the eyes of the surrounding soldiers who had been briefly seeing hallucinations became clear again.

One of the soldiers bowed his head deeply toward Adriel.

“Thank you, Battalion Commander. Thanks to you, I lived.”

“Right. Survive until the end and grasp victory.”

Like this, the descendants of various families that had existed since the past Sword-Magic Great War saved the 3rd Corps and the Glockner unit from mental magic.

As a result, the war situation, which briefly seemed to tilt toward the mage tower, became advantageous to the Allied Forces again.

“Eek! Mental attacks don't work anymore! Disciples of the mage tower, pour out offensive magic!”

One of the skilled mages, who could be considered a commander in military terms, raised his voice.

Like that, mages poured out the best offensive magic they could use on the Allied Forces.

But even this didn't exert much effect.

If they didn't know the power of offensive magic, it might be different.

Because the Glockner unit, whose skill was at least 3-stars or higher, was prepared for this.

Especially the Blood Fire Wall, one of the three secret techniques mainly used by the Glockner unit, greatly reduced the power of offensive magic.

Because this wall, sticky like blood and hot like fire, had a defensive effect.

Furthermore, it wasn't just the Glockner unit that could block offensive magic.

The Main Battalion and the New Recruit Unit could also effectively block offensive magic.

In some respects, they were more skilled at defense than the Glockner unit.

The reason was that they could use both defensive magic engraved on shields and defensive secret techniques.

Like that, the Allied Forces, putting the Main Battalion, New Recruit Unit, and Glockner unit at the forefront, defeated the mage tower step by step.

Once the distance was narrowed, mages who were physically vulnerable fell like straw bundles.

In fact, it was the same for mages that fighting knights was a long time ago.

Of course, there were cases among them where offensive magic worked somehow, but they were merely a minority.

Mages who had peacefully confined themselves in the mage tower without knowing war couldn't cope with close combat.

“Use auxiliary magic that can exert physical force like Grease and Bind!”

One of the skilled mages shouted until his throat burst to inform them of countermeasures like this, but because their hands and feet got twisted, the majority of mages lost their lives futilely.

***

“…….”

Although the war situation was turning advantageous for the Allied Forces, Albrecht's expression was not very bright.

Because while mages were continuously falling, the intense energy felt from inside the capital was becoming thicker and thicker.

Now, even Albrecht felt his skin stinging from that energy.

“Over there.”

Albrecht's gaze, looking displeased as if offended, headed somewhere.

It was the place where mages were unfolding the thickest defensive formation, the Inner Castle.

“Underground.”

Albrecht, adding a word like that, drew the sword he hadn't drawn until now and swung it.

It was a light swing, but the result was never light.

Piiiiiing! Kwaaaaaang!

Because a bean-sized sword blast flew and caused a tremendous explosion.

“Kkeuaaak!”

“Damn it!”

Like that, a tremendous number of mages were swept up in the explosion, and naturally, the path to the Inner Castle was opened.

Albrecht moved his steps slowly and crossed that path.

“You bastard!”

“Don't let your guard down!”

Two skilled mages who were looking for an opportunity cast magic toward Albrecht like this.

They were 6th-circle and 7th-circle magic respectively.

However,

Seogeok.

Albrecht swung his sword as if it was natural and cut this magic at once.

The magic cut by sword energy exploded in mid-air and inflicted damage on their own side.

“Who are you attacking!”

“Fight properly!”

At the complaint-filled shouts, the two skilled mages had no choice but to be psychologically daunted.

Since they took the lives of their own side with their magic, it was a natural result.

And Albrecht swung his sword once again as if not to miss this gap.

Tuk.

Once again, tuk.

Like that, the heads of the two skilled mages who lost their bodies rolled on the floor.

Because both were strong people counted on one hand within the mage tower, mages watching this were astonished.

They felt the overwhelming superiority of power.

Like that, Albrecht advanced toward the Inner Castle without receiving any more interference.

And the Glockner unit following behind Albrecht attacked the astonished mages.

The purpose was to prevent mages from coming to their senses and blocking Albrecht's path ahead.

Deureureuk. Kung.

Eventually, Albrecht could proudly enter the Inner Castle and move underground.

And as the darkness of the underground deepened, Albrecht's expression changed worse and worse.

It was then.

That two figures suddenly made their presence known behind Albrecht's back.

But Albrecht wasn't surprised.

“The smell of blood is vibrating. What happened here?”

“Even though they said they hid themselves because the battle was in full swing, not a single presence of ordinary people was felt. Perhaps it's related to this.”

Because the two people conversed like this.

It was so.

The identity of the two people was Leon and Malena, who belatedly left Roden's tent and joined the battlefield.

Albrecht turned his head and looked at the two people.

“You're late. Where have you been?”

At Albrecht's question, Leon and Malena met eyes.

“Suddenly I needed the bathroom urgently…. It was a big one!”

“Time was delayed a bit dealing with skilled mages.”

The two people quickly laid out excuses, but Albrecht was naturally not deceived.

“Let's have a detailed conversation after the battle ends.”

“Yes….”

“Understood….”

Like that, Albrecht moved his steps toward the underground again.

In fact, the reason Albrecht's expression wasn't good was also because of the smell of blood.

Even considering they were in the middle of a war, the smell of blood was too thick.

The smell was so terrible that it felt as if tens of thousands of people had lost their lives here.

‘Just what happened.’

And a moment later.

As soon as a wide space appeared upon reaching the end of the underground, the three people could confirm its identity.

What was waiting for the three people was a reality hard to believe.

***

Easily tens of thousands.

That number formed a mountain of corpses.

And in front of it, Auguste opened his mouth.

“You're late.”

Late for what.

Such a question arose in the three people's minds, but more than that, Auguste's attitude was even more unpleasant.

Because he was welcoming the three people too calmly.

Eventually, Malena couldn't endure and drew her sword.

Even Leon was already holding his sword in hand, ready to rush in at any moment.

However, Albrecht maintained his composure and raised one hand to stop the two people's actions.

Then, looking at the transparent glass coffin behind the mountain of corpses, he asked Auguste.

“What are you trying to do?”

At this, Auguste burst into laughter as if amused.

“Kukuku. What else? I am doing a very great thing.”

“Surely, is it destroying the continent?”

“Continent destruction? Ah. It's understandable to misunderstand like that. Because you knights do not know the greatness of exploring the truth.”

It was then.

Kkul-leong.

The mountain of corpses moved strangely, and a tremendous amount of blood headed toward the transparent glass coffin.

Then it was felt that another corpse in the glass coffin regained vitality, albeit slightly.

Confirming that appearance, one word came to Albrecht's mind.

“Resurrection of the dead….”

And hearing that word, Auguste's smile deepened further.

“Right. You finally succeeded in roughly getting a sense of what history will unfold here. Then do you know? Who the person I am trying to revive here is?”

Albrecht shook his head.

Albrecht's knowledge about magic was too limited to guess this.

Auguste saw that appearance and clicked his tongue, tsk tsk.

“As expected, knights are stupid. I suppose that's why you bought magic artifacts from us without knowing they would become nourishment for this great person.”

“So who is it? The one you are trying to revive by committing such evil deeds?”

Auguste, having received Albrecht's question, licked his lips once with his tongue and answered.

“Yusupa. The greatest mage of the Penitudo Mage Tower.”