Episode 1110 The Great Offensive (6)
The former king’s four closest aides—it is highly likely that the First through Fourth Commanders possess distinct egos and judgments of their own.After all, the Second and Fourth Commanders confirmed in Delharun certainly did.
Gareth described him as an arrogant bastard.
Adrian knows very well how to deal with arrogant people. This is because Adrian himself is of that kind to begin with.Although his personality was corrected to some extent as he reached a higher level, his fundamental nature could not have changed.
In that case, provocation works.
Adrian pointed his sword at the other commander while his eyes turned toward the Second Commander. He displayed a sharp presence, exuding an overbearing aura that suggested he would kill everyone no matter what they chose.
Even though they were far apart, they were staring at each other as if they were within a stone’s throw.
Swoosh… … .
The Second Commander, lifting his chin slightly, leisurely raised his right arm. Pointing at Adrian, a voice flowed from his gaunt head.
[9th Commander.]
The humanoid undead that had been staring at the tip of the light sword flinched.
[Bring me Adrian Chambers’ head.]
The figure of the entity named the 9th Commander blurred in an instant and appeared at close range to the World Alliance’s advance unit.A belated current of air raged along the path the creature had taken, raising a cloud of dust.
Leonhardt narrowed his eyebrows.
‘fast……!’
Even with his dynamic vision, he could not grasp all of those movements. It is dangerous. If they fall behind in speed, the advance unit could suffer heavy casualties in the blink of an eye. After all,humans have vital points.If a blade enters the neck or major blood vessels, it is difficult to survive unless one is a transcendent being. Therefore, they must protect the archbishop-level clergy capable of healing even fatal wounds.
Reading the situation, Leonhardt took two steps to the side with his body to protect the full power of the Ruas Theocracy from all directions.As he did so, he sent a message to Adrian.
If the Second Commander shows any signs of intervention, I will step in immediately. I will do my utmost not to interfere with the battle.
Do as you please.
The commander’s battle was established.
───Since he won’t even have a chance to intervene anyway.
Adrian lowered his light sword to the right and observed his opponent.
A body with its skin peeled away, revealing the texture of its muscles.A slender frame.Two short swords held in both hands.Six blades separately attached to the arms and legs.
An entity specialized in speed. Like me.
I heard that the 6th Commander, whom we dealt with in the southern part of the Eastern Continent, was an adventurer who died long ago, so the 9th Commander might also be a figure from the past resurrected as an undead.However, since he has absolutely no facial skin, I have no idea who he is.
“It must be clear that souls were used. If so, does that mean you can resurrect all the deceased of the past on the continent without a single corpse? Could it be… Master Raymond, too?”
Adrian recalled his master, who had perished in the experimental heart of the Lord of the Bohemian Magic Tower.He remembered the scene where, not only had death not been the end of it, but even the corpse was used as material for human experimentation to replace the missing arm of the Transcendent Sandir Faen.
Longing cannot be erased.
Even if he has become undead, it is his heart’s desire to meet again. However, even if he looks back, he will not back down in the pursuit of his ideals.
If Master stands in my way as an enemy, I will gladly cut him down.As the First Phase of Eon.
“Ss
Adrian steeled himself and put all his weight into his front legs. In response, the 9th Commander also lowered his upper body, letting both arms hang down.
I won’t waste time.
It is advantageous to decisively reduce the strength of the undead army before engaging in an all-out battle, rather than simply waiting for the main force to enter.We must anticipate an enemy intrusion.It makes no sense to trust the undead bastard watching over this place. The best option is exactly as I told Leonhardt.
Eliminate the 9th Commander before the 2nd Commander intervenes.
The bleeding that occurs during that process is… … .
Endure.
Extreme
The moment Adrian pushed off the ground, several afterimages lingered behind him.A purple energy surged.It was a formidable speed, even though he wasn’t running at full speed to change direction at any moment.
[Hot.]
The 9th Commander maneuvered to the left, slammed on the brakes, and immediately brought down the short sword he held in reverse grip on Adrian who was chasing him.
────Boom!
The sound of clashing blades brushed past everyone’s ears after dozens of exchanges had already taken place.Before long, a metallic rumble tearing through the air raged in succession like a storm. The sounds could not keep up with their speed at all and hovered in the air like ghosts.
The two men’s weapons were sufficient to damage each other’s resistance. Allowing an attack would inevitably lead to a disadvantage in battle.
wild dance
Whenever their skills clashed with swordsmanship akin to skill, the air was shattered into a grid.Fierce sword energy rained down.They could not be clearly perceived with the naked eye. Only the flow of energy and morale, along with the scattering of dazzling flames, proved their existence.
The absolute speed itself is a difference that no single person can overwhelm. To change the tide of battle, someone must be the first to step into the line of fire.
In fierce battles, even minor injuries can immediately lead to fatal wounds, so the 9th Commander, being undead and relatively free from that problem, had to close the gap without hesitation, but…
It was Adrian who struck first.
The light sword [Silendar] thrusts its multiple blades down as if pushing.A shadow rushes in from below.The 9th Commander recoiled, spinning to rip through the Transcendent’s skin, leaving stab wounds on the forearm, abdomen, and shoulder. Blood splattered, but at best, they were merely abrasions.
Adrian did not stop digging.
Drops of blood stained the air whenever the undead’s blades dug into the flesh. Even the thin part of the armor, which G’harun had repaired after it was damaged in the battle with Gareth, was pierced, but that was all.
All the sword marks missed the bones and nervous system, and also avoided the vital points.
Combat senses refined through countless battles led Adrian into ‘immersion’.There was no need to think.His body found the optimal movement. The sword advanced along that path. The blade grazed his cheek, but instead, it preempted a quarter of a beat.
Sky-blue eyes that never close for a moment.
Although Adrian appeared to be losing on the surface, he had almost completely seized control of the situation with merely having his body defiled. Even the undead understood this fact.
No further access must be allowed.My senses from my life judged it that way.
[──!]
As sword energy clashed at close range, the 9th Commander unleashed an extreme technique, twisting his arms and legs to target different critical points with as many as eight blades, intending to force Adrian to retreat.It was an inevitable feast of sword paths that would tear apart lifelines no matter where one dodged, except by retreating.
and.
Adrian advanced without a moment’s respite, gripping his light swords firmly in both hands.
‘lack.’
The more I tried to catch up, the wider the gap with my liege continued to widen. Even after reaching the 8th rank, my liege, far from stagnating, actually expanded the scope of his growth.
Elemental Magic.Dark Magic.Magic Circle.Magic of Infinity and Destruction.Divine Power.
My Lord has a strong tendency to invite the greatest danger upon himself. This is because he judges that he is the only one capable of fully dealing with such risks.Adrian was seething with rage at the fact that he could not deny that judgment at all. He had sought to become a sword, yet in the end, the one being protected remained unchanged.
What is always needed is strength.
At the very least, you must be capable of holding your own against a being of the 8th rank. In order to share the heavy burden your Lord carries.
As Verden’s ideals soar, Adrian’s ideals also soar boundlessly.The purity of his madness is proportional to this.
──────!
Sword strikes repeatedly intertwined, centering on the ground they stood upon. Adrian stomped on the air continuously, confining a space with a radius of 10 meters into the frame of a battlefield.Whenever the 9th Commander touched that boundary, Adrian pulled him out and swarmed him; the light swords continued ceaselessly, unleashing their skills, which were sublimated into a secret technique.
Countless afterimages overlapped to the point where the main body could not be distinguished.Sword marks were etched into the atmosphere itself.
The halted purple sword strikes seemed to signify the spatial paths Adrian had severed. Dozens, hundreds. Soon, sharp rifts even greater than that enveloped everyone’s vision.Simultaneously, a loud sword roar echoed, and it was the moment when the traces of swords embroidered in the air and the storm of sword energy that had swallowed the space scattered in an instant.
Adrian Chambers pierced through a straight line with his light sword leading the way.
“next.”
The 9th Commander of the Xerion Empire was split in half.
* * *
Not even a death scream escaped.
There wasn’t even time for that.
The 9th Commander, perhaps unaware of his own death, staggered and twitched his arms with difficulty before being completely separated into left and right.
Tsk.
As his left and right sides collapsed, the two short swords he was holding and the six blades attached to his limbs were shattered into pieces.
Was it only a few minutes after the battle began?
It was too early for a battle of transcendental levels to be decided, but reality was reality. One of the commanders symbolizing the power of the Empire had been brutally annihilated.
Layla held her breath.
‘… … I couldn’t see it at all.’
Her physical abilities, having drawn some power from the devil’s curse, exceeded the standards of Mithril grade, yet her movements could not be detected at all.If she had been an enemy, her head would have been severed in an instant before there was even a chance to react.
If I were to evaluate the previous battle while imagining that───
It is overwhelming.
Although there was some bleeding, Adrian sustained no injuries severe enough to weaken his combat power. It would be fair to say that he managed to capture a Transcendent being without any losses.
Provoked the enemy’s supreme commander to induce a one-on-one duel with their top forces, and slaughtered them.
Triton, the Archbishop, and others who knew Adrian during his wild days could not contain their astonishment.It was not solely due to his transcendent strength.
To think you provoke the enemy with sophisticated psychological warfare to secure a definite advantage?
Does pledging loyalty to Verden somehow increase one’s intelligence? It was a calculated and bold strategy, unbefitting of his past notoriety.
The members of the advance unit had each achieved their own level and boasted enviable reputations, but at this moment, overwhelmed by Adrian in many ways, they were unable to say a word.
Leonhardt smiled awkwardly, realizing just how high the level of the previous battle had been.
“You were quite lenient at the summit. More than I expected.”“Because that was just right.”
Adrian answered briefly and glared at the Second Commander, who remained motionless. He aimed his light sword at the man, just as he had done to the Ninth Commander.
“I told you it was next. Come out.”
[You are becoming arrogant just from severing a single corpse. It is true that there is a discrepancy from what I had anticipated. Therefore, I shall treat you accordingly.]
It felt as if the airflow had stopped.
That’s enough entertainment.
The undead elite troops moved.
You fell for the provocation and lost a commander, and now you’re afraid of being killed by me?
[Entertainment is entertainment because, no matter what you do, your fate does not change. Whether the 9th Commander is here or not, the outcome will not be different.]
The sixth apostle’s family rose to their feet.
[I, Second Commander of the Xerion Empire. The Apocalypse of Conquest, Lachdion.]
Lachdion drew the Sword of Conquest (Plague). A chill flowed down. It was another form of death, colder than the chill of the North.
[What kind of expression would the Destroyer of Fate wear if I chopped you up?]
“Who are you corpse bastards doing to me?”
Adrian bulged in his temples, but he did not charge at them.He prioritized his role as a legion commander.
“Leonhardt and I will deal with him. The rest of you, use all artifacts and magic items to establish a domain around the Gate of Death.”“Yes, Commander.”“Do not stray from my range, Leonhardt.”
Adrian extended his light sword to the side.
If you make a mistake, you die.
For a moment, he was confused whether he would be beaten to death by Adrian or the Commander if he made a mistake, but in any case, Leonhardt nodded and held the holy sword vertically.
“Luas.”
The undead army gradually increased its speed.
For the sake of innocent light.
Rakdion kicked off the undead monster, leaped, and charged toward them. That alone sent a tremendous sense of pressure through the entire area.
Boom!
Adrian and Lachdion soon clashed head-on in the air, and Leonhardt’s holy sword following Adrian aimed at Lachdion.
A loud explosion soon spread across the ground.
War began inside the Ternetian Federation.
* * *
Darkwarton Magic Tower of the Eastern Continent.
“…….”
With his eyes closed, Reindel Nexreon sensed every death occurring on the continent. It had been several days already. He had almost become one with the concept of death.
Eventually, his eyelids twitched, and he slowly opened his eyes.
So that was the place.
Reindel turned on the communication device. Although he didn’t go out of his way to tell others, he liked the new inventions of Eon because he greatly preferred change.
“Verden, I have located the Four Dragons.”
