Regressor Of The Fallen Family [EN]: Chapter 99

The defenders on the castle walls looked out, surprised. The strange arrows have stopped coming now.

“How likely is it a trick?”

“No chance at all. Even if it is a trick, they can’t have much left.”

“Good. They are trapped and cannot escape, and their food must be running out. They’ll destroy themselves if we leave them alone, right?”

“That’s right. I expect they’ll come crawling out in a week, or even three or four days.”

“Hmm. We just wait and crush them when they’re exhausted.”

This was a very good situation for them.

But Roger Bifrost, having already restrained his anger enough, had no intention of waiting those few extra days.

“No need to wait to catch a toothless, clawless mouse. Flanz!”

“Yes! I’ve been waiting!”

A voice brimming with fighting spirit.

The Maclaine camp wasn’t the only one stressed by the probing attacks and retreats of the past few days.

“Those rats dared to come onto my land! I will personally tear them limb from limb!”

With a declaration overflowing with murderous intent.

“All-out attack! Bring me the heads of the Maclaine father and son!”

“Yes!”

Tomodo Castle shook once more.

“They’re all coming! Enemies everywhere!”

Even without the soldier’s near-screaming words, everyone could see the enemy forces surging in from all directions.

Logan’s eyes twitched as he watched the enemies unleash their full force in a determined offensive.

‘I have to hold on. I have to hold on somehow!’

Something unexpected had happened, but Logan, who was relying solely on his past life’s memories and had hoped the enemy would buy him more time, was only filled with dismay.

Of course, he couldn’t just give up and die.

“Hold your fire as much as possible. Unleash everything when they get close.”

“Yes!”

A quiet response, and the order spread quickly in all directions.

They had deliberately refrained from firing the rapid-fire crossbows since the day before.

They had been trying to save some strength for a final counterattack.

‘I didn’t expect to use it this soon.’

Logan, having issued the order, was busy gauging the strength of the enemy knights scattered in all directions.

He was trying to pinpoint the locations of Aslan, Flanz, and the higher-ranking knights.

But as expected, it was difficult to find those who were deliberately hiding within this massive army.

Even the most conspicuous one was the same.

‘Did Aslan abandon that armor? Or did he really desert?’

But thoughts about the highest-ranking knight, who hadn’t been seen for days, didn’t last long.

– I’ll finish you! All-out attack!

With Roger Bifrost’s voice amplified by magic, the enemy began to crash in.

“Fire!”

Tap tap tap!

“Aargh!”

The last remaining magazines of the rapid-fire crossbows delivered at least minimal value.

The mages’ interference was still present, but because it was focused around the knightly order, the final volley, aimed at the cavalry and infantry behind them from the start, achieved better-than-expected results.

Of course, that didn’t change the overall situation.

“Die…….”

Crack!

Logan’s gaze, having instantly split the head of a knight who had just sprung onto the ramparts, quickly sought out the next victim.

Splat!

“Aargh!”

“If you’re out of arrows, grab a spear! Stab with the enemy’s sword!”

Logan shouted with a voice full of desperation, prioritizing the elimination of the enemy knights who were climbing up.

He moved, scanning all directions with his senses heightened to the maximum.

“Moon Knight! Stop him!”

The southern ramparts.

That eyesore had appeared where only intermediate knights were stationed.

But Logan couldn’t move.

“Maclaine! I’ll take your head!”

“This is Bifrost’s will!”

“Die!”

No fewer than five high-ranking knights, most of Bifrost’s remaining high-ranking knights, were rushing towards him.

In some ways, they were a greater force than a single highest-ranking knight.

This was no time to worry about the other side.

After all, there was someone who had agreed to take on Flanz.

“Just keep fighting! Don’t give up!”

Logan gritted his teeth and spat out the obvious words, swinging his golden sword.

“This time, I’ll finish you!”

Flanz swung his murderous sword fiercely.

The cold air pouring from his beloved sword, Glacies, added destructive power to the whip-like silver Force Blade.

As the silver whip, over 3 meters long, was swung erratically, the soldiers caught in its path were frozen and cut down without even knowing what was happening.

As Flanz was turning the southern ramparts into a wasteland, a red sword flashed towards him – Padric’s sword!

“Where do you think you’re going!”

Wham!

“Hmph. An unskilled fool…….”

Flanz scoffed at the appearance of Padric Maclaine, an enemy he had clashed with several times and confirmed to be inferior.

But only for a moment, as Flanz’s expression twisted the moment he saw the familiar sword in his hand.

“That sword……!”

“It’s a wonderful sword. It’s written as Velocitas. Let’s finish this once and for all.”

Padric gripped the artifact his son had given him tightly once more, drawing his Force to its maximum.

– It doesn’t suit me very well.

How could he not know that his son’s words were considerate?

Unlike his son, who had defeated a highest-ranking knight despite the difference in their levels, he was acutely aware that he was inferior to Flanz, who was of the same rank.

But with an artifact like this, he could crush at least one of the guys in front of him.

No, he absolutely had to.

That alone would be a great help in this unfavorable situation.

Padric drew up the power of the artifact to its fullest and charged towards the enemy with all his might.

Logan was fighting really well, even he thought so himself.

He was not only blocking the relentless attacks of five high-ranking knights of the same rank, but he had even managed to kill one of them.

However, his powerful sword strike, which had been effective when used as a surprise attack, was no longer working, and he was not in a state to use the Divine Sword Technique, which consumed a lot of energy.

The limit was simply enduring the attacks of the remaining four knights while using his Ghostly Shadow and his fast boots to the fullest.

Logan’s complexion was gradually hardening, but the same was true for the high-ranking knights attacking him.

“Like a monster…….”

“How can he be at that age!”

“We must kill him here!”

Ignoring the enemy’s words, Logan was only looking for a chance for a final reversal in the midst of the relentless attacks.

‘Just a little, just a little more!’

Most of the allied forces, which were significantly losing ground, were gathering around him, and now not only enemy knights but also enemy soldiers were climbing onto the ramparts one by one.

A desperate situation. But the light of hope had not yet left Logan’s eyes.

“Kraaah!”

A comrade fighting back-to-back with Ronian fell with a scream.

In that instant, Ronian reversed his stance and plunged his sword into the face of the enemy.

“Ugh!”

Sensing another strike, he rolled across the ground.

“You rat!” the enemy shouted.

“Thanks for the compliment,” Ronian replied.

Scritch.

He sliced the enemy’s thigh. The enemy thrashed wildly.

Ronian saw the enemy wasting energy. He took a deep breath, focusing on the next enemy.

His mind became still and sharp, like the edge of his sword.

Then, with composure, he thrust his sword into each visible opening of the enemy with just the right amount of force.

He did not move much. But his sword moved in every direction. It was like he could see everything around him.

Ronian’s movements were perfect for the messy battle.

‘If I hold out, we win. My brother said if we hold out, we win. I have to hold out with the determination to die!’

However, the battle was turning unfavorably for McLaine, not only on the eastern wall but everywhere else.

‘A little more! A little more! A little more!’

Viktor seemed to forget his fatigue, moving faster as he sustained more injuries.

The lord to whom he had sworn allegiance was fighting hard in front of him.

He wanted to help his lord, but he could only barely follow the movements with his eyes.

However, he could tell just by looking that his lord was at a disadvantage.

‘No!’

The thought of his younger sibling flashed through his mind.

Even if he was worthless, his sibling still needed protection.

Not from a useless older brother, but from the protection of this family and lord.

‘You absolutely cannot fall, my lord.’

So, Viktor wished with all his heart.

He wished to gain the power to join that fight, the power to help his lord.

‘A little more, a little faster!’

Fortunately, he had the talent to make that wish come true.

As the battle continued, his body began to gradually speed up.

Suddenly, a rush of warmth flooded Viktor’s mind, like a dam breaking inside him. He felt everything around him sharpen, as if a fog had lifted from his eyes.

At that moment, Viktor immediately joined his lord’s fight without even thinking about what that fact meant.

‘I can take one of them!’

Even if he could take just one of them away, his lord would seize the opportunity.

A gray aura, born from his desperate wish to protect his lord, flowed from Viktor’s sword.

“Taaah!”

He attacked the superior knight from behind, shouting with all his might.

It was a foolish act as a surprise attack, but it was an effective method to draw attention.

Parion, the superior knight of Bipros who was fiercely fighting Logan, momentarily focused his senses behind him.

And he immediately realized his situation.

‘This is a mess.’

A low-level guy had accurately targeted his back when he was being attacked.

It was luck that would happen once in a lifetime for the guy, and conversely, the worst situation for him.

Chwaaaak.

He felt a golden sword brush past his neck with a thrilling pain, and at the same time, strength began to rapidly drain from his body.

‘What rotten luck……’

The last thing he saw through his blurring vision was the sight of the impudent youngster being easily beaten.

‘Great, Viktor!’

He had eliminated one more superior knight with unexpected help.

It seemed the fight would become much easier, but from that moment on, Logan’s ankles were tied up by the swords of the enemies who were relentlessly targeting Viktor.

“Viktor! Fall back!”

“But!”

The guy was stubbornly refusing, for some reason.

But either way, he couldn’t maintain the battle any longer.

Looking around, the allies were already pushed to the center, barely holding on by forming a wall with their backs against each other.

It was time to use the last resort.

Logan, gritting his teeth, swung his sword fiercely at the enemies.

Taking advantage of the momentary gap, he infused his voice with force and shouted.

“All troops, retreat!”

The resounding voice echoed through the castle.

The McLaine forces, who still had some mental leeway, took Logan’s words and began shouting here and there.

“Retreat! The soldiers come first!”

“Knights, hold back the enemies!”

Voices that bewildered the Bipros forces spread around incessantly.

‘Knights sacrifice themselves for soldiers?’

‘What are they doing?’

Some of the Bipros knights laughed in disbelief.

But the McLaine knights were truly forming only a minimal barrier, securing the stairs leading down while sending the soldiers down the castle walls.

‘What nonsense are they up to?’

Similar thoughts crossed the minds of the Bipros knights.

But the enemies’ foolishness was only an advantage to their side, so they raised their voices even louder.

“The enemies are retreating!”

“Root them out!”

A solid defensive posture was, in other words, a complete disadvantage.

The Bipros knights formed ranks and drove the clustered McLaine knights even more fiercely.

And at that moment.

‘Good!’

Logan, confirming that most of the soldiers were running towards the inner castle, sent the final signal.

“Let’s end this!”

With those words, a golden giant’s sword surged fiercely above the raised sword.

Logan swung the sword down as it was.

“Not a chance!”

“Where do you think you’re going!”

Logan’s sword move looked big and powerful, but it wasn’t meant to end the fight right away.

All the superior knights evaded the trajectory and stepped aside.

Thanks to that, a gap was created in the concentrated fire that had been directed at Logan for a brief moment.

Logan, seizing the opportunity, grabbed Viktor and jumped out of the castle walls.

“What, what is it?”

The bluff using Earth Divide was just a signal.

Immediately after, along with the dense flow of mana running through the castle walls.

Rumble.

Then, with a deafening rumble, the walls of Tomodo Castle began to collapse.