Sword Emperor Reincarnated as a Sword Master Chapter 217

Geomje reincarnated as a swordsmith (217)

“Boreas and Cybele have fallen?”

“They said so. “I heard that Captain Wade defeated Boreas, and that Captains Audrey and Uruka killed one and defeated another?”

“Looking at the way it was torn to pieces, it seems like Vulcan didn’t escape intact. “The same goes for Thetis.”

“It’s actually a great victory!”

The mood of the expedition members heightened as the record of defeating two of them and defeating them despite an attack by four kings became known.

The smell of the blood and potion that flowed from the wound made my nose tingle, but I could barely sense the smell of death or defeat. Although most of them were completely devastated, they still had the strength to fight.

There were no casualties due to the loss of airship ships, which could be said to be the biggest damage, as they were operated unmanned. No matter how many times they were cut down, the ever-swarming army of Spriggans and Treants felt like a nightmare, but for the elites of Cardenas, the strength of the enemy was something that fueled their spirit.

Above all, the news that most boosted the expedition’s morale was,

“… They say that a hero appears when the world is in turmoil. I never thought I would see that person.”

The news that Leonard had finally broken through the half nerve spread faster in the mobile fortress, where the distance from mouth to ear was physically tens of times shorter.

Regardless of whether they were the Blue Dragon Knights or the Green Dragon Knights, the knights talked about that topic during their 30-minute break. Even though blood was flowing from the wound, I couldn’t even feel it.

It was a topic so provocative that it made us forget all about the fierce battle on the Spriggan front.

“I wonder which knight order the special officer will be in charge of.”

“You may not be appointed as a knight commander. “Like the Blue Dragon Knights, the Green Dragon Knights will also have to consider merging with other knights once this mission is over.”

“Oh, I see. “There is now a non-aggression pact with the Elyos, and when the Spriggan issue is resolved, only the ‘Asmodians’, ‘Heoshin’, and ‘Foreign Powers’ remain.”

Although the expedition members said that, they did not realize it. Before I knew it, I was thinking that I had already won on this battlefield.

and.

“Heather.”

Leonard, who had become a hot potato among the expedition members, was facing Heather, who had her limbs wrapped in bandages.

A deep gash was visible through the gap in the bloody bandage, as if it had been grazed by the wyvern’s claws. This means that even though potions and recovery magic were used together, it was not fully recovered. If I had gone a little deeper, a limb would have fallen off.

Heather was cleaning her sword in the meantime, and her eyes widened when she saw Leonard who had fallen in front of her.

“uh?! “Leonard?”

She also heard the news that her motivation at the training camp had broken through her antipathy, and it took her dozens of seconds to take it seriously.

Maybe that’s why it barely felt real.

Within the Green Dragon Knights, Heather was also evaluated as a genius of the century, but because she knew Leonard personally, she tended to underestimate herself even more.

Heather suddenly saw Leonard and asked a question carefully.

“Weren’t you doing this with the leaders?”

“I just came from a strategy meeting. “Even if I stayed there for another 30 minutes, I wouldn’t have anything to talk about.”

“I see… .”

Leonard, who noticed Heather’s physical condition, became a little more serious.

“Did a wyvern come over? “There is no place that is clean.”

“Hmm, similar, but a little different.”

Just because it is a mobile fortress does not mean it is impregnable. No matter how well a defense line is constructed, one thousand losses can occur.

The number of them that could break through both the bombardment of airships and the defenses of mobile fortresses was less than three or nine out of a hundred, but when the number exceeds 100,000, the number becomes as high as 3,000 to 4,000.

As it was the center of the area, the average level of Spriggans above intermediate level was high, and the mobility of Trents with modified roots could not be ignored. This is a battlefield where even top level fighters cannot avoid serious injury if they make a mistake.

Among them, the most threatening being was a high-class Spriggan possessed by a large monster.

“A drake attacked the area accompanied by dozens of wyverns. “While I was tearing the wing membrane, five or six birds clung to me, so I became covered in blood in an instant.”

Heather muttered bitterly that her injuries were nothing, and that three of her seniors had died.

The danger level of a high-level spriggan was that high.

Leonard defeated them both with a single blow, but knights who have not even reached the level of vice-captain should not be treated the same way. With ten or twenty people clinging to him, it was impossible to take him down unless he was prepared to make sacrifices.

“is it.”

I do not pity or sympathize, but just take a moment to reflect on the sacrifice.

It was respect for a person who did not neglect his mission as a member of Cardenas and fought bravely until the end.

After some time, Leonard opened his eyes and looked at Heather.

A girl who thought it was just a passing relationship at a training camp, was able to communicate with a wolf who had awakened her spirituality through her whim, and it was not enough to help her gain a clue to breaking through. The concepts of cause and effect and connection gained new weight.

“?Heather.”

Leonard explained his business before answering her question.

“I owe you a debt.”

“I? No, to me? why?”

“Because the reason I attempted to break through my half nerves was because of your internal qigong, or rather, your auror management method.”

It would have been difficult to come up with it on my own if I hadn’t seen the method of allowing the spirit to dwell in the energy itself and connect it naturally within the body instead of artificially manipulating the flow of inner energy.

The idea that ‘The Five Elements’ would be completed from the liberation of the messengers was a possibility that he had never thought of when he was involved.

“So, I have a suggestion for you.”

Even though it wasn’t what Heather intended to convey, she was taught something, and so was the way to return the favor.

Due to the characteristics of the Cardenas family, there were fewer knights with teacher-priest relationships, so there were no obstacles that would be a major problem.

“As soon as I return from this operation, I want to pass on my swordsmanship and auror management. Your method may be a path no one has taken before, but I have reached a new level by referring to that methodology, so the distance between me and Sim Deuk will not be that far.”

Even when I lived as Yeon Moo-hyeok, I had taught someone, but I never acknowledged the relationship between teacher and teacher. I didn’t want to claim to be someone’s teacher with just a few basics of swordsmanship and a few lines of mental techniques, and I felt like I wouldn’t be able to freely pursue nothing if my relationship got entangled that many times.

However, after dying once and being reborn, there were a few things I learned: that fate can hold me back, but it can also push me on my back.

If I had ignored all the kids at the training center and only focused on my own performance, I don’t think I would have gotten to a better level than I am now.

If I hadn’t gotten involved with Francis in Atlantis, I might have wasted years just trying to balance the imbalance.

“… “You’re saying Leonard will be my teacher?”

Heather asked with her eyes wide open. The emotions I felt from that gaze were truly burdensome.

“If you want.”

Heather raised one arm and responded immediately to Leonard’s confirmation.

“want! No, I want it! Shall I call you Master?!”

“There is no need to use honorifics from now on. Even after returning to the family, treat them with respect only when they are taught.”

“All right! “No, okay!”

Leonard smiled softly as he saw Heather fluttering around, forgetting the pain of her wound.

He felt it even when he was an instructor in the Black Dragon Knights, but from the day he decided to live as Leonard, his mentality was more biased toward this life than Yeon Moo-hyeok.

It meant that it was a bit burdensome to be treated as a superior by an older person or peer. I didn’t want to be a superior to my classmates at the training camp, as someone I wasn’t close to would know.

‘Once the subjugation of Yggdrasil is completed, the main mission of the Green Dragon Knights will disappear like the Blue Dragon Knights, so there will be no discord in changing affiliations.’

In addition, Leonard’s right to speak, who had become a reactionary, has now risen to the same level as the general manager. There was no reason for anyone to protest or object to his offer to accept one member as his disciple.

From Heather’s perspective, training as an imitation is like searching for treasure in the vast ocean. It would have been next to impossible for her to find a more suitable teacher than Leonard.

As a result, it was a relationship that was bound to benefit both sides.

* * *

Meanwhile, the knight commanders were recovering their strength as much as possible during the break and were only staring at Yggdrasil. A sacred tree that has been recognized as a god since ancient times. It is a being that has distorted the line between life and death for centuries with just its naturally overflowing influence.

Originally, the ancient spirit that escaped from the spirit world, the Yeolyang King, was supposed to disappear once it was extinguished. However, it became immortal because Yggdrasil subordinated the soul to itself and supported the return and restoration of the spiritual body, just like the spirit world.

It was a realm of power that could not be imitated even by level 9 magic.

“I don’t know how much more Vulcan and Thetis will be strengthened.”

The other three turned to look at Grace as she muttered to herself.

“If we were to do simple calculations, it would not be possible to reach the level of deification. “Even if we gathered all the power distributed across the four bodies, it was still not enough.”

“However, Yggdrasil’s energy supply may not have been at its maximum level. “It would be possible for both Vulcan and Tethys to take one step away from demigod level.”

“I roughly figured out the power of the magic kings. “There is one bigger problem left, and I have no way of figuring it out.”

As Wade concluded his opinion, the faces of the leaders who were looking toward Yggdrasil hardened.

An unknown that inevitably becomes an inflection point in all operational plans.

It was about the combat ability that the main body of the World Tree could demonstrate.

“According to the records of the old times, the main body of Yggdrasil does not possess combat capabilities.”

“That was before it was contaminated by [Nidhogg]. Even his powers have been distorted. “What I knew before that is of no value as a reference.”

“It is a variable that is completely impossible to guess, let alone calculate.”

Since this was the first time approaching Yggdrasil, there was no time to explore or pay attention to its heterogeneity.

The barrier train is intended to block Spriggan’s influence, and the mobile fortress is ultimately just a means of advancing to Yggdrasil.

The ancestors of the three families probably also knew this.

No matter how well-made a weapon is, it cannot overthrow the World Tree that has reached godhood. The same is true even if we assume that we are rotting away from the poison of foreign media and consumed by madness. The qualification to challenge a god is proven not by the scale of one’s power, but by the level of one’s power.

“The rules of engagement remain unchanged. Eliminate the two Witch Kings first, and then defeat Yggdrasil. “That would be best.”

“I agree.”

“Well, I guess I have no choice.”

After Uruka and Audrey finally accepted, the four people each began to examine their bodies.

Grace was close to perfect, and Wade, who had used up a bit when killing Boreas, still had some left to spare. Audrey also had more than 80% left, so there was no major problem.

however.

“Wow!”

Uruka, who was circulating auras in her body, suddenly vomited out fresh blood and fell to one knee.

It looked as if a magician had come to visit.

Grace quickly placed her palm on his back and infused her aura, and the power that had gone out of control immediately subsided, and Uruka stopped giggling.

However, the fact that the anti-shin level expert was unable to control his energy was a very fatal aspect. Even if all of the eight meridians were ruptured, I was at a point where I could freely manipulate the blood flow of my body and maintain the flow of internal energy.

“Can you hold on?”

Surprisingly, despite witnessing the grave situation, the knight commanders were not greatly shaken. It was as if he knew from the beginning that Uruka’s physical condition was in danger.

To Wade’s words with a heavier expression than usual, Uruka responded by straightening her knees again and standing up.

The blood stains around the mouth were clear, but the eyes were clear.

“I’ve been waiting for this day for so long. So please don’t tell me to step down.”

“… “Your body won’t get better if you step down.”

I couldn’t stop him any further because I didn’t know why he was so obsessed with Yggdrasil and Spriggan and why he was fighting at the cost of his own life.

Wade acknowledged by closing his eyes for a moment and then opening them.

“Perform your mission until the end, Captain Uruka.”

Uruka, who wiped away the blood stains, resolutely accepted the command.

“Yes, for Cárdenas.”

His singularity was designed to thoroughly subdue Yggdrasil and Spriggan, and in return, he even burned his own soul.

The flame of ‘extinction’ burning in the world of images was waiting for the enemy while burning even its owner. This was the reason why he went from being able to live for another 150 years to a time limit.

fantasy,