“My knights are taking care of it. “Thanks to Lord Reppenhardt’s haste, about half of us were able to survive.”
Baron Galin, with a gloomy look on his face at the horrors of the village, answered. And he clicked his tongue as he looked at the bodies of the dead Locust mercenaries.
“Anyway, Baron Chetas is poisoned. They even hired these evil bastards… … “It’s not like you don’t know what kind of people they are.”
Meanwhile, a knight of Antares brought two horses for Repenhardt and Siris. Baron Galin advised Leffenhardt.
“For now, go back to the camp. “My technicians will do the cleaning.”
“Let’s do that.”
As soon as Reppenhardt got on his horse, the others turned their horses and started to leave the village.
3
Baron Cetas was one of the influential nobles in the southern part of the Kingdom of Crovence.
Thanks to the produce from the fertile land and the trading city of Jarud, Baron Chetas was one of the wealthiest men in the Kingdom of Crovence for generations. His military power was also considerable, with seven hundred troops and fifty knights under his command. Although his title was low, he was related to the Auror user Lord Grandiad, so his power among the nobles was quite high.
He was also the long-time enemy of the neighboring Baron Galin.
Although the two families were neighbors, their relationship was never good. Baron Chetas, a traditional noble family, did not recognize Baron Galin, an emerging nobleman with a merchant background. Low-born people used to despise people for buying titles with money.
That atmosphere was passed on to their subordinates, and the two families were always involved in petty disputes. It only did not turn into a major war because Baron Galin, who was weak each time, retreated despite the humiliation.
It was after the War of Succession to the Crovence Throne that the problem arose.
Many nobles visited the royal capital, Krotin, to swear allegiance to the new king, Yubel II. And among them were Berlant, the successor of Galin, and Jacques, the successor of Cetas.
During the civil war, Baron Chetas believed in Lord Grandiard and expressed neutrality, but later joined Yubel’s army. On the other hand, Baron Galin supported King Yubel from the beginning and in return was proudly ranked among the meritorious subjects. As a result, the status of the two families is no longer the same as before.
Berlant thought after meeting his old enemy, Jacques, in the capital.
-Now there is no reason to be defeated by Baron Chetas anymore!
So, unlike usual, I treated Jacques with a confident and noble attitude.
But to Jacques, Berlant was still from a lowly background. I was very angry when I saw Berlant’s attitude change.
-This lowly bastard doesn’t even know the topic!
Of course, a fight ensued. An argument ensued, the atmosphere became heated, and it eventually led to a duel.
The problem was that Jacques, caught off guard, was stabbed to death by Berlant’s sword.
In fact, duels between nobles occur quite frequently, and it is polite among nobles to submit to the outcome of the duel.
But do things in the world follow logic?
-How dare that lowly bastard from Galin kill my son! I will wipe out all my Galin bloodlines from this land!
Baron Chetas, who lost his heir, was extremely excited and raised his troops. Yubel II tried to mediate, but to no avail. Now that he had just ascended to the throne, and the civil war had ended, the king’s authority was not as strong as before.
And Baron Chetas had his own justification. Since he did not recognize his opponent as a nobleman, he could not recognize the outcome of the duel.
Baron Chetas, who raised an entire army and hired over a thousand mercenaries by spending a huge amount of money, immediately invaded the Galin Barony.
No matter how much he rose to the rank of a public servant, Baron Galin’s power did not immediately increase. It was a bleak situation for Baron Galin, who had no time to increase his strength. Neither his wealth nor his military power was a match for Baron Chetas.
In less than a week after the territory war began, more than half of the territory was wiped out by Baron Chetas’ army. Other nearby nobles who had always been like brothers were of no help. Even when they asked for help, everyone just pretended not to see them because they were afraid of Lord Grandiard, the Auror user behind Baron Chetas. He tried to negotiate humiliating terms to preserve his family, but even those were rejected.
It was a desperate situation where every corner of his territory was being trampled upon and Baron Galin was seriously contemplating suicide.
A rope of salvation came down from an unexpected place.
It was a very large, thick, tough and hard golden copper rope.
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A field in the Barony of Chetas where a sharp wind blows.
Hundreds of mercenaries were being flown in all directions by just one man.
“Series of surprise bombs!”
Golden aura pours out, piercing the shield and crushing the armor. Huge mercenaries are falling in all directions like fallen leaves.
Rushing between the mercenaries, the man exploded the aura of his entire body.
“Hwaaaap!”
The golden aurors became a storm and pushed the mercenaries. A storm rained down on the mercenaries’ heads, accompanied by dozens or hundreds of punches and kicks.
Limbs were broken, muscles were torn, flesh was torn, and the whole world was dyed red. The screams became echoes, filling the field again and again.
“Gagging!”
“Ahh!”
“Save me!”
These were mercenaries hired by Baron Chetas. At one time, the Baron Chetas army was on a roll, ruthlessly trampling the Galin Barony, but now it was retreating again and again, and was pushed back all the way to the Barony of Chetas.
It was all because of that golden giant in front of me.
“King Reppenhardt!”
Garand, the knight captain of Baron Chetas who was standing in the rear, looked at him and gritted his teeth.
“Why did that damn bastard suddenly get involved in this!”
Garand looked around the battlefield. The morale of the mercenaries was visibly declining.
It was natural. Who on earth can maintain bravery against that overwhelming monster that spews out golden aura and is impervious to even spears and swords?
But that didn’t mean I couldn’t back down from here. According to the rules, Garand, the leader, would have to step in and break the power of his opponent, but to be honest, he is also very scary.
‘How can we deal with such a monster!’
Instead, he threw bait to the mercenaries.
Everyone listen! “If you cause even the slightest injury to the author, I will give you a thousand gold coins!”
A thousand gold coins is not a small amount of money even for the wealthy Baron Chetas. However, Garand ended up ranting about a topic over which he had no authority. Anyway, now was not the time to dwell on such details. All you have to do is stick out your flippers later.
“A thousand gold coins?”
“As long as it only hurts!”
If you think about it calmly, there’s no way you wouldn’t know it was a lie, but the mercenaries’ expressions quickly changed when they heard that it was a thousand gold coins. As expected of people who live on a knife-eating diet, their thoughts seemed shallow.
Several mercenaries on horseback rushed towards Reppenhardt with their spears flashing.
“Hey!”
No matter how famous the Auror user or the King of Powers is, the opponent has both feet on the ground. If you push with the force of a charging horse, there’s nothing you can’t do, even a small wound!
“Die!”
Mounted soldiers come from all directions with spears, kicking up dust. Reppenhardt glared at them and muttered coldly.
“Those who trade life for money… … .”
Repenhardt dodged the stabbing spear sword and dove into the cavalry. It was truly a perfect evasion technique. He had been working hard against Russ, Tashid, and Atilka. Now, if you put your mind to an attack like this, you could easily avoid it.
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“You can’t feel wronged if your life is taken lightly!”
Leppenhardt shouted and launched himself.
He immediately reaches eye level with the mercenaries on the horse and straightens out his fist. A strong hook loaded with aura crushed the heads of the mercenaries all at once.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak!
The horses carrying their headless owners began to howl and run away from place to place across the battlefield. After them, mercenaries wearing heavy armor appeared holding axes and hammers.
“one!”
“All it takes is one hit!”
“Then it’s a thousand gold coins!”
The mercenaries attack all at once with eyes filled with greed.
“You idiots!”
Reppenhardt climbed over the mercenaries’ heads and planted a kick into the ground.
“Avalanche Kick!”
Along with the explosion, the ground where my right foot was stuck shook.
Coo thump!
The wave of aura spread in a circle, breaking the ground. A huge wave of earth covered the mercenaries as if an avalanche had occurred. Dozens of mercenaries who were stationed around were buried in a pile of dirt and swept away.
After pulling out his buried right foot, Reppenhardt raised his fist in the air. A loud shout erupted towards the mercenaries.
“Did you think you could harm this King to that extent?”
It was overwhelming, truly overwhelming force. A mercenary struggling in a pile of dirt let out a scream.
“Damn it! “You never said anything like this!”
Eventually, the terrified mercenaries abandoned their weapons and began to run away. Seeing this, Reppenhardt raised his right hand and gestured. Immediately, a group of cavalry appeared behind him. It was the Knights of Antares led by Lord Asreil.
“Knights of Antares! “Take care of the remnants of the enemies!”
As soon as the command was given, Asreil drew his sword and shouted.
“Everyone charge! “Show your valor to your lord!”
“Waaah!”
With the loud sound of horses’ hooves, thirty knights rushed at the back of the mercenaries. That wasn’t all. To the left of the mercenaries, another group of knights was charging furiously.
“Do not fall behind, knights of Galin! This is our war!”
“They are dirty people who trampled on families! “Kill them all!”
His territory had already been trampled upon and he was filled with resentment. Everyone was full of revenge and attacked the side of Baron Chetas like wild beasts.
In an instant, the camp of Baron Chetas collapsed and turned into chaos. Garand, now in a hurry, turned his horse’s head and shouted.
“retreat! “Everyone retreat!”
Leppenhardt returned to his camp, leaving behind the retreating army of Baron Cetas. Siris approached him and handed him a large vest and cloak.
“Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Leffenhardt. Now put something on. “Everything I see makes me feel cold.”
It was the middle of winter, when the lake was frozen, but now Reppenhardt was exposing his bulky upper body.
Leppenhardt looked sheepish and took the clothes.
“Oh, yes. “That’s how it should be.”
“No matter how disciplined you are, you don’t know the cold, but why are you walking around naked like that? “It’s the middle of winter.”
Siris pouted her lips as she watched him putting on his clothes. Reppenhardt scratched his head.
“No, as I live, I find this more convenient… … .”
Repenhardt sighed deeply. As I spoke, I felt a sense of self-destruction.
‘Ah, it just so happens that I am perfectly following the path of Jim Unbreakable’s successor. But what about something that’s really comfortable?’
As I lived, I was able to realize this. It’s not for nothing that previous Jim Unbreakable warriors walked around wearing only vests and capes even in the middle of winter. It’s easy to take off and put on, the price is cheap, and it’s easy to repair even if it rips, so my taste naturally goes towards this.
Siris grumbled as she put the cloak on Repenhardt, who was wearing a vest.
“No matter what, just wear something to wear. “It’s ugly.”
“Whew, it’s ugly… … “Isn’t that too much?”
Leffenhardt was in tears. As expected, did Siris prefer to be skinny rather than muscular? Well, most women have that kind of taste.
“joy!”
Siris stuck out her tongue and looked the other way. Reppenhardt, who was putting on a cloak, suddenly asked me if I remembered anything.
