Regressor Of The Fallen Family [EN]: Chapter 153

Sword Master thought to himself, frowning, ‘If we fall, the next target will be the neutral forces. They’ll use our cooperation as an excuse. The Third Prince won’t be spared either.’

‘Insolent brat. Blaming others for what he started…’

Sword Master’s lips twisted into a bitter smile as he recalled his disciple’s almost threatening request.

But the reason behind that threat was a real reason to act.

The only problem was that there was not enough time.

Louis argued, his voice full of worry. “Just the Esperanza Knights and cavalry? That’s too dangerous! Even gathering all the neutral forces wouldn’t be enough…”

“McLaine might be finished by then.”

“It’s the same even if you go! McLaine won’t last a day! Only our family’s forces will be crushed, Your Excellency!”

Sword Master thought, “We can hold.”

His aide, Louis, offered realistic dissuasion, while his disciple showed confidence without proof.

Why did he choose to believe his disciple? Was it because he liked him? Or was it his Aura sense, a feeling deep inside? Sword Master was proud of his training over many years. But even he knew his own heart was hard to understand.

Sword Master decided to focus on the reality before him, rather than finding excuses for what he had already started.

In the distance, he began to see a messy mix of soldiers and wagons, like spilled toys.

“Spearhead formation!” Sword Master commanded, his voice ringing out clearly.

“Yes!” the knights roared back, their voices full of fierce energy.

Tap tap tap. The sound of thousands of hooves beat against the ground, growing louder and faster. Two hundred and fifty knights, the elite Esperanza Knights, and three thousand cavalry charged forward. Sword Master rode at the very front.

Ahead of them, the enemy army stretched out like a dark, endless sea – tens of thousands strong. Their own force was tiny in comparison, like a small wave about to crash against a massive cliff.

But Sword Master was confident that his knight order was the strongest in the kingdom, even though they were fewer in number than the Valterheim Knights.

To be a formal knight, you needed to be a Force User at the intermediate level. He had forty superior knights, two top-tier knights, and himself, an Aura user.

Even though Louis and some of the elite were protecting the Third Prince, it was still a force he could confidently call the strongest in the kingdom.

Also, nearly 300 trainee knights, who would have been formal knights in other territories, were leading the cavalry.

The timing was also perfect.

The enemy’s elite were busy with the siege at the front, and they were focused on attacking.

The faces of the enemy’s rear guard went white as ghosts when they turned around at the sound of hooves. Sword Master saw it all.

“Break through in a straight line and crush the enemy’s center!”

“Yes!”

This was a sure way to end a war with a small force.

Sword Master pointed his blade towards the Second Prince’s main camp.

The moment his master’s sword turned to the front, most of the knight order members of Baron Mo, who had bravely rushed forward, were lifted into the air.

It looked like magic, but Logan, watching from afar, understood how it worked.

‘He’s using Pressure Sword like that…’

The charging horses were stopped by an unseen force, stopping suddenly and falling over.

Then, for a moment, a flash of red light, like a razor slicing through the air, appeared in front of the knights floating in the air.

In a shocking sight, the twenty knights who had been thrown into the air were sliced in half along the red line.

‘Sonic Blade.’

It was one of his master’s secret techniques, which he hadn’t taught him because he didn’t need it.

But seeing that amazing sight, he really wanted to learn it. He felt awe and excitement.

The knights who survived the attack were quickly trampled by the Esperanza Knights who charged in behind their master.

It was a complete destruction, with no resistance.

The rear of the Second Prince’s camp began to be torn apart, starting with the destruction of the Baron’s knight order of about 50 members in an instant.

Crack!

He couldn’t really hear it, but the sight of the Second Prince’s army being torn apart was so impressive that he imagined the sound.

It was overwhelming. The expression ‘no match’ seemed right.

Of course, it was a more dramatic destruction because most of the faction’s elite were at the front of the earthen fortress. But it looked like a ray of hope in a war that was going badly.

‘Thank you, Master!’

He was distracted, but there was no crisis.

Logan wasn’t the only one who was impressed.

Wicken’s eyes, who was facing him, were also filled with shock, and the battle had almost stopped.

Logan looked back at Wicken and sent a faint stream of mana into the enemy’s ear.

The moment he flinched, Logan moved first.

Skick.

“Ugh! This bastard?!”

‘Damn it. Should I have used that now?’

“Too bad.”

Logan provoked the enemy with a bitter smile, hiding his disappointment. He was disappointed because he couldn’t use a special move.

But Wicken gritted his teeth and reacted in an unexpected way.

“You haven’t seen the last of me, brat!”

“Huh?”

Wham!

The enemy vanished like smoke in a strong wind as soon as he finished speaking.

Wicken Calia’s greatest strength was his speed. Even with Logan’s Time Acceleration, it was hard to catch up to him, like chasing a ghost.

‘There’s no need to catch up.’

Wicken was heading towards the south wall. The owner of the strange and powerful magic also felt from the south wall was moving in the same direction. Their goal was clear.

‘They’re targeting Master.’

– Woohoo! Sword Master?! Good. Better than these brats…!

Luther Kyle’s voice was far away on the opposite side and already fading. It seemed that at least three superhumans were moving to face his master.

In that case…

Logan quickly headed to the east wall with lightning-like movements.

‘Hmm?’

He was surprised to see his father, Viktor, and Ronian, sitting in the same spot, looking pale.

“The superhumans have left the front line! Use all the resources you have! Stop the remaining enemies and those turning away!”

Logan quickly defeated the few remaining enemy knights on the wall, who were panicking because the superhumans had suddenly left.

Snake Blade changed unpredictably with a range of 7-8m, and he had extreme reaction speed.

No enemy could block even one of Logan’s attacks, since he had been fighting against superhumans.

“No way! I’ll take you on…!”

Plop!

“Ack…!?”

“Too much talk.”

Harvey Miller, the knight commander of the Tritan Territory and a top-tier knight known as ‘Fortress of Steel,’ died trying to counterattack.

“Ugh… H, how…”

Harvey Miller couldn’t believe that his defensive technique, which he thought was unbeatable because he covered his armor and iron mace with a transformed Force Blade, had been so easily broken.

The battle had begun. And for now, Sword Master’s gamble seemed to be working.

The strong knight who fought the superhuman on the fortress wall was defeated. He died fighting McLaine’s men.

With him gone, all the enemy knights who had climbed onto the Aegis fortress walls were killed.

We heard the quick *tap tap tap* of someone running. Then, a loud *Boom!* Someone screamed, “Aargh!”

Below the fortress walls, where McLaine’s army was fighting back harder, screams echoed without stopping.

“Four squads of knights, put one squad at each fortress wall. The rest of the knights and crossbow cavalry, get on your horses! We will help the Esperanza Ducal House break through the enemy lines!”

“Brother!”

“Lord Logan!”

Squads 1 to 4 were made up of knights led by Ronian, Viktor, Aileen, and Henderson. They were the strongest of the intermediate knights.

Those close to Logan immediately protested the order.

“Defend the fortress walls! Only you can defend them with so few men!”

Logan shouted to stop their objections.

“Kai! Tell the regular soldiers and the militia what to do! If the enemy runs away, chase them!”

“Yes! Leave it to me!”

Kaisolon knew what Logan was going to say and stopped him quickly.

Kaisolon’s face was pale, and red blood stained his armor. He was badly hurt, but he could still give orders.

Logan simply nodded and jumped over the fortress wall first.

In that moment, his father, who was looking a little better, followed right behind him.

“Hurry, move quickly!”

Aileen, who had come down inside the fortress wall from the southern wall while encouraging the other knights, looked at him briefly.

Horses cried out!

“Grik, Enan! Open the southern gate! We’re going out!”

Logan, on his horse, quickly gave orders to Clayton’s disciples.

They followed the orders right away, but a doubtful voice came from beside them.

“The south?! Towards the First Prince’s army? Sword Master Clayton is with the Second Prince’s forces right now….”

“This is our chance! We have to try to kill the princes now!”

“What?! Are you saying we should attack the First Prince’s main camp with just our knight order?!”

“The Ice Magician and Storm Sword have gone to fight Master. Now is the perfect time to kill the First Prince.”

The Esperanza Ducal House’s forces were able to crush the enemy because of the Master and his troops, but also because they surprised the enemy.

Normally, McLaine and the Esperanza Ducal House couldn’t fight both enemy groups at the same time.

So, even if McLaine helps the Esperanza Knight Order now, they will have to retreat later.

But Logan didn’t need to explain all of that.

He also didn’t need to say if killing the First Prince was really possible.

His feelings were clear in his face, and his father understood.

“Yes. If we kill the First Prince and start attacking the Second Prince, that will be like attacking from both sides.”

Patrick only talked about the best possible outcome, without thinking about whether it could really happen.

The knights jumped down from the fortress walls and quickly got into formation. The crossbow cavalry hurried down the stairs and got on the horses waiting inside the fortress walls.

And then…

Dddddd.

The southern gate opened a little, showing the faces of the enemies outside.

“Charge!”

McLaine’s best soldiers rushed out of the fortress like the wind.

Clayton was trying hard to use magic, fighting against the strange magical power that had been bothering him since the battle began.

He had already failed many times and was getting impatient.

His disciples were busy using golems to throw *Liberatios* (weapons) and stop enemy soldiers from climbing onto the fortress walls with extra magic. But Clayton couldn’t do anything, which made him angry.

Finally, he closed his eyes and stopped thinking about what was happening around him. He focused on his own inner self.

After using Gravity Control with the Staff of Atlan, he realized that his power, which was between magical energy and magic force, couldn’t easily overcome the power of a true magician.

He had two choices.

Either the other magician would lose the ability to interfere with him, or he would break through his limits and gain complete magical power.

He couldn’t make the first choice happen, so he decided to try the second, even though it seemed impossible.

It was almost like running away from the problem.

But surprisingly, this escape started to work.

The kingdom’s only magician’s magical interference showed him the possibilities beyond his limits, one by one.

Then, as if by magic, when the magical interference disappeared, his power fully accepted what he had learned and began to grow.

Ooooong.

A complete ring was added to the circle in his heart.

His power had completely changed.

He realized that he had gained another power and had become a true magician.

It felt like he had gone from being a chick to being an eagle, the king of the sky.

Clayton opened his eyes wide and shouted loudly.

“I’ll show you hell, Luther Kyle! Gravity Con… Uh…?”

But the superhuman who should have heard his shout was gone.

All that came back to his unfinished shout was…

“Master! The magician is gone! Throw bombs or something!”

It was Grik’s angry reply.

Clayton’s face turned red with embarrassment for a moment.

He quickly realized what he had to do.

Ooooong.

The six circles vibrated strongly, releasing magical power.

“Summon Golem! Move, soldiers of the earth!”

As he cast his spell, part of the earth inside the fortress began to turn into towering golems, taller than houses, made of rough earth.

The golems’ skin looked much stronger than the ones he had summoned before, like knights wearing armor. Their hands were shaped like blunt iron clubs instead of human hands.

There were 30 golems.

It was a miracle that he created without using any magic stones.

Moreover…

“Go! And fight! For victory!”

He gave even more aggressive orders than before, not even thinking about how the golem’s destruction would affect his mind.

His disciples looked at him in surprise, which made him feel less embarrassed.

“Master, are you crazy?! You were very clear that our circles would be shattered!!”

……It was a delusion.

“Shut up! It’s different now. Open the gate!”

“Master!!”

The disciples who had been trying to stop him finally stepped back only after Clayton showed them clear proof of his power.

But by that time, more than thirty minutes had passed since McLaine’s knights had marched south.

The new superhuman’s powerful magic made its debut to the world a little late.