The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 577

Episode 577 You Will Become a Legend (4)

dump.

Jiselle collapsed to the ground. Blood continued to flow from his mouth, nose, and ears.

I was able to cut down this black world with my will, but the backlash was just as great. It also consumed a tremendous amount of mental power.

But what was important was that we reached a new level.

Although the amount of mana was less than in the previous life, the level of enlightenment was higher.

Jiselle looked at Aiden’s body with a look of emotion.

“Aiden.”

Even when called, the corpse did not respond. The always confident Aiden was now just a cold corpse.

Jiselle muttered, exhaling softly.

“I finally caught you.”

As expected from a member of the 7 great powers of the continent, he was truly difficult to deal with.

As he grew, Aiden would have continued to grow as well. Surprisingly, that guy was also a guy who trained hard.

He was a man who loved himself so much that he made sure to take care of himself.

Still, he killed one of the persistent evil ties that had continued from his previous life. It was the one who had decapitated him in his previous life.

So, Jiselle’s heart couldn’t help but feel somewhat relieved.

“Phew… … But I couldn’t tear him to pieces.”

I have no interest in mutilating corpses. He was too high-level a person to be torn to pieces in the first place.

He even went so far as to imitate his own realm in the end. So he had to be satisfied with just killing him in the same way he died in his previous life.

“Your Majesty!”

“Daejaaaaang!”

“Wow! His Highness the Grand Duke has won!”

The Fenris Knights and the Mobile Force soldiers came running, cheering.

I fought that fearsome enemy and finally won!

Moreover, I couldn’t even understand what he did in the end. Even though he swung his sword very slowly, his opponent still hit him.

Even the knights felt relieved because they fought each other until they were exhausted.

“Anyway, we won! So that’s it!”

Gordon shouted loudly in joy.

Anyway, it was okay since we fought and won. Jiselle’s power was the greatest weapon that supported Fenris.

The knights all took out their potions and sprinkled them on Giselle. It was a regular event now.

“Chew chew chew!”

Everyone else was pouring it on her face again. Jiselle had no strength left so she had no choice but to take it.

Vanessa also ran over, clutching her wound, and shouted.

“My lord! Are you okay? Don’t lose consciousness! Concentrate on what I am saying. There are four times more chickens than ducks, and nine fewer ducks than pigs… … .”

“… … It’s okay. Don’t do that.”

Giselle didn’t want to solve that problem.

He got up with difficulty and looked around at everyone and said.

“Let go of clearing the battlefield. We need to move now.”

Vanessa stopped Giselle.

“Your Majesty, you need to get treatment and rest now.”

To that extent, Giselle’s condition was not good. The wound was treated with a potion, but some of Aiden’s mana still remained inside her body.

Since I was completely drained of energy, it was difficult to get rid of it all right away.

But Giselle shook her head.

“Count Biffenbelt will be moving quickly. You can recover as you go.”

Unable to resist Giselle’s persistence, everyone had no choice but to do a quick checkup before mounting the horse.

Whether she was very tired or not, Giselle spoke with her eyes half-closed and a sleepy voice.

“Let’s go. There’s not much time left.”

There’s no need to worry about the other side. All we have to do is take out Count Biffenveld’s legions.

Now the end of this war was truly in sight.

Doo doo doo doo doo!

Jiselle and the Mobile Force ran powerfully again.

There was a lot to be gained from the battlefield, but in order to move quickly, everything had to be abandoned.

The painters who had been watching from behind the Art Road Army had long since gotten scared and run away.

There was only one thing they took with them: Aiden’s precious white horse.

* * *

Count Biffenveldt, who was advancing quickly, frowned at the messenger’s report.

“You can’t contact me?”

“Yes, no trace was found. The location is unknown.”

Count Biffenveldt halted his advance.

I tried to meet the army led by the spy, but I couldn’t even get in touch. There was only one reason why I would lose contact with the spy.

“I guess you got hit first.”

Even if the spy’s identity was revealed, it was too soon for him to have been caught.

He thought deeply and then nodded.

“It seems that the army divided in half moved faster than expected.”

Surely the 9th and 10th Corps would have been dealt with by the Rutanian army. Since they were so sure of that, they went to attack the remaining Rutanian army.

Perhaps the Rutanian army, having defeated the 9th and 10th legions, moved quickly and dealt with the spy’s army as well.

“Tsk, what a shame.”

Even if he couldn’t bring the entire legion, he could at least bring an army led by a spy.

Then we could have used them as arrow shields.

“Still, sooner or later, one of the two, the Duke of Fenris or the Prince of Turian, will die.”

The 2nd and 4th corps moved together. No matter how strong the two men were, they would not be able to overcome the joint attack of these two corps.

I had a feeling that good news would come soon.

I’m worried about the remaining 3rd Corps, but they just need to buy time.

“Let’s go. It’s unfortunate, but there’s nothing we can do.”

Anyway, I had planned to use the army led by the spy as a shield. I was confident that with just the 1st Corps, I could defeat the Rutanian army that had lost its main force.

Doo doo doo doo doo!

The 1st Corps was advancing at an unreasonable pace.

It was a huge army of 30,000 people. Even if you tried to move quickly, there was a lot to take care of.

Still, they moved quite quickly. It was because of their skill that Count Biffenveldt boldly attempted to win the battle through mobile warfare.

At this rate, we should be able to arrive on time, barring any other interruptions.

“Stop for a moment!”

The 6th circle wizard of the 1st legion shouted urgently.

He unleashed his magical power before anyone around him could say anything. Other wizards followed suit and unleashed their magical powers as well.

Count Biffenveldt, seeing this, gave a hurried order.

“Stop! Everyone stop!”

Heeeeeeling!

The ranks of the fast-moving troops were thrown into disarray by the sudden order to stop.

The wizards were busy continuing to spit out magical powers, regardless.

Soon the ground in front of me began to shake slightly and sparks shot out.

Phew.

The flames were extremely shabby. They seemed to have been significantly weakened from their original power.

Such flames came out from many places.

Count Biffenveldt frowned and asked.

“What’s going on?”

The wizard clicked his tongue and answered.

“It’s a trap. A considerable amount of magical power has been detected underground. It seems that the trap was set using rune stones.”

“then…….”

The wizard looked around with sharp eyes.

“That’s right. The wizard is hiding. The one who activated the spell must be nearby.”

“Search the area immediately! Check to see if there are any more traps!”

The wizards and soldiers carefully looked ahead. There were so many runestones embedded that they were all over the place.

I was busy at the time, but I ended up getting caught up in something useless.

Count Biffenveldt ground his teeth.

“These guys are really determined.”

The only place that uses runestones like stones is the Rutanian army.

It was obvious who had set this trap.

“That guy, Jerome.”

It was so blatantly obstructive that I felt like I had let it go for nothing.

There was no need to search for the hidden wizard.

“There it is!”

“Catch him!”

“Unleash your magic field!”

As expected, the culprit was Jerome.

As soon as his location was discovered, he ran quickly. After gaining some distance, he even used teleportation magic to escape.

Count Biffenveldt and Gattros bit their lips.

He really is a pitiful fellow. He was quite annoying and a nuisance.

As much as the 1st Corps was annoyed, Jerome was also suffering as he ran away.

“Ugh, ugh… … . Ah, it’s hard.”

He looked at his long, swollen chest and frowned.

“Wow, this really took a long time.”

The chest that had been cut off by Aiden was finally recovering. The mana remaining in the wound was running wild to that extent.

I had to conserve some magic power, so I only gave it first aid.

He had reached a level where he could recover magical power just by breathing, but the enemies he had to face were too strong.

“I think I should rest for a bit and then go.”

Jerome’s mission was to stall the enemies and buy them time.

The problem is that I wasn’t told how long it had to be done.

He had no idea how the war was progressing, so Jerome just kept doing the same thing over and over again.

Fortunately, he was now used to such things. He had become a persistent man while working on artifacts.

“Okay, let’s go again now.”

After taking a short break, Jerome moved again. He moved first in the direction the 1st Corps was heading and worked hard to dig a trap again.

There were still a few more rune stones left in the subspace. It was possible to absorb the magical power contained within the rune stones, but it was still easier to use the rune stones to set traps.

He hurriedly carved the spell and buried the runestones in various places on the ground. Now, when enemies appear, he can cast the spell again.

As he waited, hiding nearby, the 1st Corps appeared. Jerome measured the distance and activated his spell.

Now the runestone will explode after some time.

“Are you going to release it again?”

It doesn’t matter if you fail. You just have to kill time.

But the enemy’s response has now changed.

Kwaaaaah!

In the lead was Gatros. Every time he moved, a black aura dug into the ground.

Kwaaang! Kwaaang!

The runestone began to explode as it collided with Gatros’s energy. He sensed the magic as he got closer and blasted black energy in all directions.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The trap that was dug with great difficulty was rendered useless in an instant.

Jerome watched the scene, his lips licking with regret.

“… … Ah, you really are handling it so ignorantly.”

If you move like that, you’ll be quite exhausted by the time you get to the battlefield. But the fact that you’re expending that much strength means that you’re confident that you can win even in that state.

“There’s nothing we can do. We have no choice but to get along a little more.”

Kwaaaaang!

Jerome’s body shot out like light. Glowing mana blades shot out from both of his hands.

Gatros glared and shouted.

“You came!”

“Don’t go so fast.”

Boom!

The two men clashed without any further conversation. Priests flew in from the surrounding area and attacked Jerome.

Jerome, one of the seven great powers of the continent, fought brilliantly even in such a joint attack.

The injuries he received from Aiden had not fully healed, and he was quite tired from having to keep holding down Artrode’s ankles, but he was still able to fight a little longer.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

There was tremendous pressure coming from all sides. Jerome kept fighting, gaining distance, and then jumped to the side as soon as he got the chance.

And he shouted as if he was taking medicine.

“If you chase after me, you’ll be wasting time! If you don’t mind, just follow me!”

It was a life-threatening provocation, but it was worth the effort to buy time.

As he ran away like that, it became harder for Gatros and the priests to chase him.

The great army was continually held back by one person.

Jerome was difficult to catch because he didn’t fight properly and just ran away.

Of course, if you were determined to chase after Jerome and kill him, you could catch him, but even for Artrode, it wasn’t a situation like that.

“Ieeeek… … you son of a bitch!”

Gatros, unable to properly pursue, continued to vent his anger.

Now, Gathros, the priests, and the best knights were running in front. Even the magicians had advanced to the middle of the line.

Jerome returned a while later and tried to block his path several times, but it was becoming increasingly useless. This was because the Artrode Army also began to respond strongly.

In the end, Jerome had no choice but to retreat, his body exhausted.

“I’ve done enough.”

The battle will soon begin. You must recover your magic power properly to help your allies.

So he went to a secret place and rested.

Thanks to this, the Artrode Army was able to move quickly again. However, a considerable amount of time had already been lost.

Count Biffenveldt kept urging his troops.

“Run faster! We have to finish one side before the Lutanian army reassembles!”

That way, the war will end easily. Either the Duke of Fenris or the Prince of Turian, whoever encounters the Third Legion will come back alive.

Doo doo doo doo doo doo!

They ran at full speed and finally reached the most important stronghold of the Allied forces.

There was a reason why this place was important. It was the center of all roads, making it the most convenient place to receive supplies and reinforcements.

In particular, it was a route that led directly to the Kingdom of Sardinia, the center of the Allied Forces.

Supplies and troops from each kingdom are primarily gathered in the Kingdom of Sardinia, so the Allied Forces absolutely cannot afford to lose this stronghold.

If the Artroad Army had accidentally taken over this place, they could have cut off all support and swept through the surrounding area.

“If we just take this place, it’s victory!”

Count Biffenveldt shouted loudly.

If we could just capture this stronghold, things would be easy. We could either kill the remaining Allied forces or imprison them. So we had to take this place.

Of course, the remaining Rutanian forces will also be guarding this place. It was such an important stronghold.

I believed that and ran towards it.

“……why?”

The army in this stronghold was not the Lutanian army. It was occupied by a legion led by Margrave Gideon of Turian.

“What… why?”

Count Biffenveldt was lost in thought.

Marquis Gideon can never guard this place. All he can do is buy some time.

And yet you made such a risky decision?

If the other person is not a fool, it means that he or she has other intentions.

Count Biffenveld’s eyes twitched. If the Rutanian army wasn’t here, he would have to reanalyze the situation from the beginning.

“The 5th and 6th Corps, the 7th and 8th Corps, the 9th and 10th Corps.”

The Artro forces were divided into three regions and launched an attack.

One side would have been handled by half of the Lutanian army, one side by the Prince of Turian, and the other by the Duke of Fenris.

On the Allied side, two legions were annihilated by the Atrode army, and one legion was commanded by a spy. The remaining legion is Marquis Gideon, who is now in front.

then…….

Where on earth did half of the remaining Rutanian forces go?

An ominous thought occurred to Count Biffenveldt.

“If… … the entire Rutanian army had moved from the beginning… … .”

One battlefield remains. Whether the Prince of Turian has gone there or the Duke of Fenris has moved, one of those two powerful men will be free.

If that one person had moved separately and targeted the main force of the Artrode Army that had been waiting.

Count Biffenveldt, who had grasped the situation, shouted loudly.

“All forces! Attack now! We must capture this place as quickly as possible! And contact the other legions! Stop all operations and gather here!”

The 3rd Corps was moving alone, and it would take time for the 2nd and 4th Corps to join them.

I hope not.

By now, at least one legion would have been on the move and taken by surprise.