Regressor Of The Fallen Family [EN]: Chapter 299

Kalon was a kingdom built by the sea, the only one in the Minor Kingdoms Alliance. This alliance was a group of smaller countries, not as strong as the Three Great Kingdoms that ruled much of the world. But Kalon was proud, especially of its navy. They believed their ships and water mages made them as powerful at sea as any of the Great Kingdoms.

The alliance generally agreed that if they only had to fight a defensive battle at sea, rather than a land invasion, they could hold off any one of the Three Great Kingdoms.

Indeed, shortly after the war began, Kalon proved its pride by repeatedly defeating Teronan’s naval forces. People said Gustav Clement, the Sea God mage, was responsible for about thirty percent of their naval strength. A Sea God mage is a powerful magic user who controls water.

However, an Aura user suddenly appeared in Teronan’s naval battles. An Aura user is someone with special inner power. Because of this, Kalon’s navy was slowly being pushed back into its own waters.

Naval warfare in this era typically involved ramming enemy ships with the front of the ship to sink them. They also shot arrows or used magic from a distance before boarding for close combat.

Therefore, when assessing naval power, the important things were skilled helmsmen who could smoothly control the ship, and strong soldiers for fighting on the swaying deck.

But Kalon’s navy fought in a unique way.

Their main force was water mages. These mages changed sea currents to trap entire fleets. They also used seawater to exert unbelievable physical force, overturning ships from far away and stopping anyone from getting close.

They were, in effect, absolute rulers of the sea. And at their center was the Sea God mage, Gustav Clement.

But here and now…

There was another superhuman, breaking the balance of naval warfare in a slightly different way from the Sea God mage.

“He’s coming again!”

“Stop him!”

“How are we supposed to stop him? Damn it!”

Kalon soldiers screamed as they watched the brown-haired man ‘running’ across the sea.

Following the screams, arrows rained down, and some ships unleashed magic such as water arrows and ice barrages.

The dense red Aura rippling around the superhuman running across the sea easily deflected any attacks from the enemy forces.

“Is that even possible?”

“Damn it all!”

“What the heck is that!?”

Judging by the lucky red light enveloping his entire body, he was clearly an Aura user.

But what Aura user in the world could walk on water and easily deflect the attacks pouring down on him?

Even ‘Iron Wall,’ known as Teronan’s only superhuman, didn’t seem to have that much defensive power. Of course, he couldn’t even stand on water in the first place.

“Waaah!”

The faces of Kalon soldiers twisted at the cheers erupting from the Teronan ships approaching from behind the superhuman.

Now, that superhuman would simply board their ships as if climbing a hill and mercilessly massacre them, unable to even resist.

And while the shattered fleet was in disarray, Teronan’s fleet would quickly close in and start close combat with their superior numbers. That was the driving force behind Teronan’s recent push against Kalon.

But then…

Kawaaaang!

The surface of the water that the approaching enemy superhuman was stepping on suddenly surged upwards with a deafening roar.

The superhuman, who had ignored all attacks and approached like a calamity, was helplessly thrown back like a small boat in a rough storm.

And the Kalon soldiers, seeing the ship with the Sea God’s flag approaching from behind them, simultaneously burst into cheers.

“It’s Gustav!”

“The Sea God mage!”

“Waaah!”

The two superhumans, who had been changing the tide of the war in three sea routes from the continent to the Kalon Islands, had finally met.

And the result of that initial clash was, to anyone, the Sea God mage Gustav’s advantage.

However, the mage who intercepted Teronan’s superhuman didn’t look pleased.

‘That easily?’

The middle-aged man frowned. He had tanned, coppery skin as if he had been scorched by the sun, unlike a mage, and a muscular physique.

Originally, his intention was to shock the enemy Aura user running on the water with a bizarre technique, disrupt his balance, and then sink him deep into the sea to drown him.

But the enemy was completely blown away by a light attack that could be considered a feint. For a moment, he even wondered if he had used too much magic.

However, Gustav immediately dismissed that thought when he saw the enemy, who had been flying into the air, gliding down as if riding the wind and landing on the flagship.

He didn’t know exactly what trick he was using, but it seemed to be one of the techniques to make the body infinitely light.

Fortunately, he knew that some Aura users occasionally had abilities so unique that they defied understanding, so he wasn’t too flustered.

They say there’s even an Aura user in the neighboring kingdom who flies on the wind, so just falling diagonally is cute, isn’t it?

Moreover, as a water mage who had awakened the 6th Circle and even gained the wind attribute, he was truly a combat mage specialized in naval warfare.

Gustav believed that no one could defeat him on the sea.

“No way!”

With Gustav’s confident shout, the enemy who had been flying in staggered and crashed.

The moment the enemy’s body fell close to the water’s surface, the seawater transformed into a giant spear, soaring up as if to pierce the enemy.

Kawaaaang!

Gustav’s face broke into a smile as he watched the enemy bouncing back irregularly, seemingly unable to control his body at all.

However, he soon realized something was wrong.

‘Bouncing back?’

Not being pierced and shattered, or exploding outwards?

The moment Gustav’s expression hardened again, the enemy who had been bounced back gently landed on the sea as if he hadn’t been attacked at all.

Then, he began to charge back towards the flagship where Gustav was.

It was a somewhat slow speed considering he was a superhuman, but the massive warship couldn’t avoid the superhuman who was sprinting across the sea at a speed similar to that of an ordinary cavalryman on land.

It seemed that the superhuman had some ability to reduce the impact or ride the force.

In that case?

“I’ll crush you completely.”

Magic vibrated according to Gustav’s prideful will, and soon the seawater itself, which the enemy superhuman was stepping on and running, became his weapon, enveloping the enemy from all sides.

“Die!”

With a clenched fist, the seawater surrounding the enemy squeezed the enemy at the center with powerful pressure.

But…

“…Huh?”

To his dismay, the mass of water that had trapped the enemy in the center was still charging towards the warship, although it was definitely slower than before.

“Tch. How dare you!”

Gustav’s face flushed red.

Kwakwakwakwakwa.

Suddenly, the sea around the enemy ships exploded upwards. Water shot into the sky, making a giant pillar that touched the clouds.

Gustav had only used this powerful magic, the Wrath of the Sea God, a few times in his life.

It worked perfectly, just as he planned!

“Whoaaa!”

“Grab the rails!”

“We’ll be swept away if we’re not careful!”

The huge warship, filled with the shouts and screams of his soldiers, fought against the rising waves.

“No, no way!?”

“What is that?”

“That’s something a person created!?”

The Calon soldiers cheered, full of joy. But the Teronan soldiers watched in horror, their faces pale.

The waves calmed quickly. Gustav looked around. The enemy was gone. He raised his fist in victory!

“The enemy’s strongest warrior is defeated! Defeat the invaders!”

With Gustav’s loud shout, the Calon ships began to move forward.

The Calon fleet often attacked from far away with magic. But now, they felt sure they could beat any army on land.

But just as the Calon ships moved forward, a new danger appeared.

“Damn it!”

“We’re charging too!”

“No retreat!”

The Teronan fleet was scared, but they had to attack straight on.

‘We need to get close quickly, so that the magician has to think about our soldiers and can’t use magic.’

They had more ships and soldiers than the enemy.

“All ships, full speed ahead!”

The Teronan commander, Marquis Calip Bros, shouted his orders.

“Huh!?”

Some of the Calon soldiers, feeling confident as they raised their sails, saw something strange.

A streak of red fire tore through the sky, falling like a burning star.

“What is that?!”

Just as the Calon soldiers looked up,

Wham!

The red flash crashed through the deck of a Calon ship, loudly announcing it was there.

Then.

Boom.

The Teronan super warrior burst out of the side of the ship, showing he had returned.

“Waaah!”

“Armored!”

“Armored Hassen!”

“The Guardian of Teronan!”

The Teronan fleet cheered again. The Calon fleet, which had been attacking fast, quickly tried to turn around, led by the ship at the front.

“Keep charging! Are you going to mess up the line because of one enemy!”

Gustav shouted, and the ships started to get back in order. But they moved much slower because they had turned sharply twice.

The Teronan fleet used this chance to gain speed and attack the enemy head-on. The big, sharp points on the front of the ships shone brightly.

‘Ugh. This is going to hurt.’

Armored, or Aileen, shook from the crash that went through her whole body.

When she suddenly flew high above the clouds with strong pressure, she almost thought she would die and her mind went blank.

But she held on, and it made her feel even more confident.

‘This is how I should use my special power.’

Her special power, Indomitable Fortress, meant that many layers of thin aura covered her whole body, giving her strong defense all the time. Also, when she used it fully, the shaking auras made the shield even stronger.

When Aileen and Logan first woke up this power, they thought they should try to change it into a very strong, attacking swordsmanship that didn’t worry about defense.

But they soon saw the problem.

Aileen’s power had both strong and weak points.

Because the aura was always working, she couldn’t become as strong as other aura users. Also, because it had a set shape, it wasn’t very flexible.

She could barely cover her longsword with aura.

Even then, the sword didn’t have a very strong cutting power like other aura blades. It just became very strong.

– In this case, even if you are good at swordsmanship, you can only block attacks when fighting other aura users.

– Are you going to wait for the enemy to get tired first? That’s a bit…

Logan was annoyed, but Aileen smiled.

Because the good points were also clear.

– Now, you’re almost impossible to hurt for people below a certain level. Even if they attack you all at once, you won’t get hurt.

Also, the Sword Master, who was like a teacher to them, taught them a smart way to make the most of the good points.

– The most important thing in a fight is footwork, movement. If you use this well…

The Sword Master said they should add the shaking that happens when Aileen fully uses her aura to the Ghostly Shadow skill.

So, Aileen created her own footwork, Feather Step, which lightly bounced off outside hits.

Of course, there were some problems when she switched to attack. But when she focused on defense, even Logan, who was two levels higher, had trouble defeating her.

Also, after she had made the most of her power, she could glide on the wind from high places or move on wavy water at about half the speed of flat ground. This gave her some unexpected new skills.

– Impossible to beat for enemies below the aura user level, and very good against magicians, at least most of them. I’ve created another monster.

The Sword Master was very impressed and wasn’t ashamed to say so.

‘That’s why I came here. To catch that guy, the Tide Magician.’

Of course, there were some dangerous moments because she was on the sea.

But Aileen saw Gustav’s face turning pale in the distance and knew that he wouldn’t use that magic again in this battle.

And that day.

The Calon navy was beaten, and the Tide Magician Gustav barely escaped with serious injuries.

It was the moment when a new star, the aura user ‘Guardian of Teronan’ Armored Hassen, who first appeared in this war, became famous in the Eastern Continent.

At the same time, news came from the mainland that Liberty’s ‘Silver Reaper’ Gail Slayer had defeated the main force of the Three-Nation Alliance. From then on, the Allied war began to end quickly.