The 9Th Class Swordmaster: Blade Of Truth [EN]: Chapter 368

234. The Tatur Battle (1)

“Attack!!!!”

“Just one day!! We only need to hold out for one day!!”

The Tatur Free Army was desperately fighting on the walls, doing everything they could to stop the Empire’s advance.

With the Imperial Army blocking the upper reaches of the Ponaine River, Tatur could no longer be the impregnable fortress protected by the fierce currents.

Dududududu……!!

Led by the Imperial cavalry, countless soldiers rushed towards Tatur all at once.

[Kuaaaaaaaa—!!]

“Dragon is coming!!”

The Tatur defense forces trembled once again at the sharp roar falling from the sky.

“The 2nd and 3rd armies follow me to block the front! The Wyvern Squad focuses only on the Platinum Dragon!!”

Kaila Chang shouted, seemingly undeterred by the fear instilled by the apex predator.

“Yes!!”

The warriors of the Chang family shouted bravely at her command. In this disadvantaged situation, Ganes and she were the only ones who could command the troops.

Although she was the head of the Chang family, she had shown a weaker side compared to the other leaders until now, but through this battle, she had certainly grown as the head of the family.

“The remaining troops divide into squads to defend the walls and gates. Even if the currents of the Ponaine are gone, the mud will slow them down!”

Kaila shouted, raising her sword.

“Deploy the Fierce Fire Formation!!”

Dududududu……!!!

At her shout, the gates of Tatur opened, and the warriors of the Chang family poured out.

“Counterattack!!”

The commander of the leading Imperial army shouted.

Bang!! Kwaaaang!!! Kwagagagagang!!!

But the moment the charging horses reached the Ponaine River, a violent explosion erupted.

“Hiiiing!!”

The legs of the horses the knights were riding were caught in the explosion and broke, and the knights at the front fell into the Ponaine River.

“Ugh!!”

“St, stop!! Aaaagh!!”

The knights’ screams echoed as they became entangled with the hundreds of thousands of soldiers following behind, unable to overcome the speed and being trampled.

“Magic Corps!! Attack!!”

Thomson, after confirming that the magic traps he had planted were activated, shouted, drawing up his magic power.

The fierce flames pouring from the top of the wall engulfed the entangled Imperial army.

The moment the flames touched, a layer of hot air rippled over the Ponaine River as if oil had been poured on it.

“The enemy’s resistance is fierce.”

“They are only about 200,000 troops. Among them, the main force, the Wyvern Squad, is out to deal with the Platinum Dragon. The result will be out soon.”

Tiren said coldly, looking at the burning Ponaine.

“I’ll go. Consuming more knights than this is a futile waste.”

Kwell finished speaking and pulled on the reins of his horse.

“You guys follow me.”

“Yes.”

“Understood.”

Elan, Paiman, and Magto followed Kwell as if they had been waiting for it.

“I will go with you!”

Elliot, the third son, eager to make a name for himself, hurriedly followed him with the disciples of the Sword Manor.

“…….”

But Martman stood there blankly.

“Tiren.”

“Yes, brother.”

“I saw Randal in the canyon.”

“I received the report. He stood against Father, didn’t he?”

“Yes. And he lost an arm there.”

“He deserved it.”

At Mart’s words, Tiren didn’t bat an eye and instead spoke in a cold voice.

“An Imperial knight is helping the foreign tribes, so even if he repays with his life, it is not enough for the sin. Even if we don’t share blood, it is shameful just to be brothers.”

“Is that so.”

At Tiren’s answer, Mart muttered in a low voice as if something was empty.

“Where are you going?”

Tiren asked, turning to Mart, who was turning away. Then he smiled bitterly and replied.

“To the battlefield. Where else would a knight be?”

* * *

[Kreureureureureu……!!]

[Keeeek!!]

Blood poured over the heads of Tatur’s soldiers like red raindrops falling from the sky.

Thump!! Splat……!!

Shudder……!!

What fell from the sky was not just blood. The Tatur defense forces could only tremble in fear as they watched the bodies of the Wyverns falling repeatedly.

“Light the fires!! Don’t slow down the pace!!”

In the meantime, Kaila Chang was the only one leading the Chang family and struggling.

“Heuaaaap!!”

The sword wielded by Kaila Chang had killed so many Imperial soldiers that it was impossible to count.

Her sword was covered in blood, and it broke the moment it struck the knight’s armor.

“That’s far enough. Daughter of the foreign tribes.”

The knight standing at the end of the broken blade looked at her coldly.

“Th, that guy is…”

The warriors of the Chang family couldn’t hide their embarrassment at the knight’s appearance.

The moment Kaila saw his face, she realized that he hadn’t failed to block her attack, but had deliberately taken it.

“Kwell McGovern!!!”

She gritted her teeth and shouted his name.

“We, we have to retreat!! The enemy is the First Sword of the Continent!!”

“Chieftain!!”

At the warriors’ shouts, she bit her lip.

The bitter taste of blood passed over her throat, and she pulled out the sword lying on the floor and shouted.

“The First Sword of the Continent? So what!!!”

Kaila Chang raised her sword and struck with all her might. But her attack did not reach Kwell. Before that, Elan deflected her sword and pressed down on her waist with his palm.

“Keuek……!! Cough!”

A dull sound of three or four ribs breaking echoed, and a scream erupted from her mouth.

“It’s not a title to be uttered by the mouth of a dirty foreign tribe.”

“Bullshit……!!”

She wiped the blood flowing from her mouth and said.

“Why are you guys so discouraged!! Have you forgotten who your lord is! You morons!!”

But unlike her brave shout, Elan mercilessly stabbed his sword into her shoulder.

“Keuk!!”

Kaila grabbed Elan’s sword, which was pierced through her collarbone, with both hands.

“……!!!”

She tried to pull out the sword, but it wouldn’t come out due to the strong force, so Elan looked at her with a slightly embarrassed expression. Elan’s sword rattled as it caught on the chain of her armor.

“Don’t show such a ridiculous sight!!”

Veins bulged in both arms, and as she shouted and pressed down on the sword, surprisingly, the blade of Elan’s sword, filled with magic power, broke with a clang.

Even among the leaders of the foreign tribes, she was considered the youngest and weakest, but neither the Imperial army nor even the Free Army had imagined that she would show such martial prowess.

As if a crisis creates growth, surprisingly, she was not stopping growing even at this moment of risking death.

“We are the heads of the Five Great Families!! The Chang Family!!”

Waaaaaaaah—!!!

Waaaaaah—!!

The Chang family shouted, raising their morale as if their frozen minds had returned at her cry.

“Insignificant thing daring to……!!”

Elan twitched his cheeks and shouted as if he felt bad.

“The screams of the foreign tribes are making my ears rot. Elan, what are you doing?”

Saaak……!!

At that moment, Paiman, who was behind him, bent his sharp spear like a snake and aimed at her.

“Be careful!!!”

The shouts of the family warriors were heard, but his spear, filled with magic power, pierced towards her neck at an unbelievably fast speed.

“Chieftain……!!!!”

It was an impossible speed to react to. No one had time to stop him, and they could only watch until Paiman’s spear reached her neck.

Shuk-!!

At that moment, an arrow pierced through the small gap between Paiman’s helmet and armor, aiming for his neck.

“Keo…… Keok!!”

Paiman hurriedly lifted the soldier behind him and blocked the arrow. The soldier shuddered with a groan and then died. Paiman threw the dead soldier’s body on the floor as if nothing had happened.

“……!!”

Kaila looked at the soldier falling in front of her and quickly turned her head in the direction the arrow had come from.

But it was impossible to tell with the naked eye where it had come from.

However,

“You said that well. As the head of the Five Great Families, you must have that much courage. The kid seems to have become a little more of an adult now.”

She could only feel the voice brushing past her ear from behind as if whispering. At the same time, Kaila Chang’s hair fluttered lightly.

Tadadadadak……!!

The running steps did not stop.

The fluid blade was like creating wind, and in the place where the wind passed, red blood droplets soared into the air and scattered.

Digon Dual Swordsmanship 1st Form – Red Moon Wind

With each movement of the two swords, the number of Imperial soldiers’ corpses increased exponentially.

“And you, who doesn’t know how to cherish your subordinates, deserve to die.”

“……!!!”

Paiman hurriedly stepped back from the blade flying towards him.

“Scream.”

The Imperial army’s formation collapsed in an instant due to the group rushing diagonally just before the gate was breached.

“Daring!!!”

Miliana stepped on Paiman’s shoulder, who was stabbing a spear at her, and stabbed her sword into his shoulder.

“Kuaaaak!!”

Even Paiman, who boasted tremendous speed, could not surpass her speed. As he knelt on the floor in pain, Miliana shouted, putting one foot on his head like a stepping stone.

“Digon has come.”

And as if answering those words, the soldiers of the Imperial army around her had already had arrows accurately embedded in their foreheads and become corpses.

“Advance!!”

With Beykan’s cry heard from afar, the Free Army of Kinu Mukari, with a bow slung diagonally across their shoulders, broke through the Imperial army’s encirclement.

Waaaaaaaah—!!!

The Tatur defense forces shouted at the sight.

“Open the gates!! Welcome Digon!!”

Anthem shouted as soon as he confirmed her. Miliana ran up the walls of Tatur and jumped over the walls before the gates were even opened.

“I received a rough report from the scouts when I arrived at the entrance of Ponaine. Old man Kamma is aiming for the rear, right?”

“Yes. The watershed moment will be today. This one day.”

“One day……. It’s only just sunset, so there’s still quite a lot of time left.”

“Yes. It will be a harsh time.”

Anthem twitched his lips without realizing it at the appearance of Miliana, who had arrived at the turret without any problems.

“Don’t worry.”

But unlike him, Miliana still had a relaxed face.

“The reinforcements are not just us.”

It was then.

Kwaaaang……!!! Kwaaaang!!

Black smoke soared from the 1st and 2nd lines, which were positioned on the left side of the Imperial army that had surrounded Tatur, and then an explosion erupted in an instant.

“Aaaaagh!!”

“Ugh!!”

With a series of screams, the Imperial army began to roll around, each grabbing their faces.

“Get out if you don’t want to burn to death in the darkness.”

Like the sea parting, only the corpses of the Imperial army remained in the place where the black smoke had passed, and the man who was stepping on them spoke in a pleasant voice as if he enjoyed the fallen darkness.

“It’s the Immortal Order!! The Immortal Order’s reinforcements have arrived!!”

One of the Bi Gung tribe warriors with good eyes shouted when he saw Nine Darhon.

Behind him stood hundreds of magicians wearing black robes.

“I saw them coming at the entrance of Tatur. So I sped up a bit and came separately.”

“Yes?”

“Miliana said that we can’t share the achievements together…….”

At Kinu Mukari’s words, Anthem looked at her as if he was dumbfounded.

[Kuaaaaaaaa—!!!]

The Platinum Dragon opened its huge mouth and roared at their appearance.

“The master of the battlefield is only Digon. We can’t have our eyes taken away by those guys. Hey, show them the gift!!”

“Yes!!”

In perfect order, the warriors of the Digon clan pushed in a huge cart.

The cart was covered with a thick cloth, and the warriors poured the cart into the Ponaine, which had become a mud pit due to the reduced river water.

Kukung……!!

Something covered in cloth fell into the Ponaine with a heavy sound.

“Drive in the stakes.”

[Keuak!! Kuaaaaak……!!! Aaaagh!!!]

The warriors of the Digon clan began to drive huge iron nails into the wings of the Cruaach [a mythical beast, possibly a dragon], which were chained.

The iron nails pierced through the wing ribs and were stuck in the floor, but when they were pulled out because they were not stuck in the mud, the warriors naturally pulled out the iron nails and started driving them into new places where there were no wounds.

[Kaaaak!! Keu……Keuaaaak!!]

Every time, the Cruaach’s screams echoed across the battlefield.

“The day that will be the watershed of the war is today, right?”

A fight to protect or not protect the day.

“Good.”

Everyone thought it would be a harsh time, but only Miliana was looking at that time differently.

[Kuaaaak……!!]

She nervously stabbed her sword into the Cruaach’s belly.

“Very good. The night is long. I’ll treat you terribly cute until the sun rises.”

Then she said to the Platinum Dragon in the sky.

“Come over if you can. I’ll make you the same.”