Regressor Of The Fallen Family [EN]: Chapter 297

Logan frowned. He watched the enemy soldiers running away.

It wasn’t just that the Triad Alliance had come here instead of attacking Tria.

Even though they had more soldiers, they lost badly. This kind of loss could make any army lose hope.

But the better enemy soldiers were different. They quickly became calm again.

They ran away in neat lines, not like they were beaten at all.

And they weren’t running to the capital city in front of them. They were going east, to another castle.

“Is there a castle in Romen that’s stronger than the capital? For war reasons?” Logan asked.

“No, sir,” Caryl answered quickly, bowing his head a little. “There’s Taron Castle, but it’s not strong. The other allied countries are just to the east of it.”

Caryl Zamod was acting very differently now. Before, he had been casual and acted like Logan wasn’t important. Now, he was very polite, even bowing slightly. He acted like he was much lower in rank than Logan.

Even Caryl’s own men, who always followed him, didn’t think his new politeness was strange. That’s how amazing Logan, or Gyle as they knew him, had been in the fight.

Everyone thought the same thing, even if they didn’t say it out loud: ‘Grand Duke Gunther himself couldn’t have done what Gyle just did.’

The commanders all agreed in their minds. They knew it now: Gyle was the strongest person in the kingdom.

Logan didn’t care about people staring at him. He just frowned, listening to Caryl.

“So, why are they running east, not to their capital?” Logan asked.

“We think they are going to join the other allied soldiers who are still alive,” Caryl said. “The one who ran away from you, Gyle-nim – sorry, from *Gyle* – was a man named Kaltoon from Romero. They probably want to gather all their soldiers under him.”

It sounded like it made sense.

“…But something still feels wrong,” Logan said, thinking aloud. “Why did these allied countries even attack us here in the first place?”

“We are finding out now, sir. We will have news soon,” Caryl replied.

“Good. Tell me as soon as you know,” Logan said.

“Yes, of course,” Caryl agreed.

Listening to them, you couldn’t tell who was really in charge.

‘Even after winning a big battle, he’s already thinking about what to do next. Just like you’d expect from him,’ the commanders thought.

They were very impressed by Logan. Everything he did seemed amazing to them now.

But as the Liberty army, now winning, marched into Romen’s capital, Logan felt even more worried.

“The king and his family are gone. They’ve disappeared,” someone reported.

“And all the food and supplies are gone too,” said another.

These reports came one after another. It meant the Romen royal family had already thought about fighting a big war somewhere else, or losing this battle.

But they had a large army. Losing this battle seemed unlikely. So, there was only one answer.

“So, the soldiers we fought yesterday weren’t all of them,” Logan said. “There must be more soldiers coming. These ‘Weak Four Nations’ don’t seem so weak now.”

The soldiers they had defeated were only about one-third of the enemy’s total army.

Their spirit would be low, but they still had almost as many soldiers left as Liberty. If more soldiers were coming, winning wasn’t guaranteed yet.

But Caryl didn’t agree.

“More soldiers? The only country that could send more is Calon. But Calon’s army on land isn’t strong, even if they have a good navy. It’s probably just a small group, just in case.”

Caryl thought that because the Duchy of Tahiti was in trouble, the enemy had already used most of their strength in this battle.

Caryl was sure that Romen and Romero, the two main countries, had used almost all their soldiers already.

Caryl added, “Also, the other three countries, except Calon, don’t have any *special powerful warriors*. As long as you, Gyle-nim, are with us, we will win for sure.”

Caryl smiled confidently.

He thought to himself, ‘If only that powerful warrior hiding in the capital would come and fight, this war would be over even faster!’

Logan looked at Caryl’s smile. He wanted to say what he really thought, but he stopped himself.

The king caring too much about staying safe had almost made Liberty lose. But no one was saying it was a bad thing.

‘Is this just stupid, or are they really loyal?’ Logan wondered.

Maybe because they had won because of him, no one wanted to say anything bad about the king. But to Logan, who wasn’t from here, it just looked sad.

“Okay, well, I won’t argue,” Logan said.

“Sir?” Caryl asked, confused.

“Nothing. What about news from Tria? Everything is messed up there. Still no word?” Logan asked.

“We are asking them to send news quickly, but…” Caryl said, looking worried.

From Caryl’s face, it was clear there was still no news.

Logan sighed quietly. There was nothing to do but wait.

Luckily, news finally came the next day.

But it was worse than they thought.

News Report: A sudden and strange attack happened in Tria’s capital city. King Ramon I of Tria is dead.

News Report: Tria’s government is not working. Their army that was moving forward is now going back.

It’s the Empire, Logan thought instantly.

He knew it in his gut. But he couldn’t say it out loud here.

His anger and frustration showed clearly in his next words.

“…This is nonsense! You’re only telling me this *now*? This is important news!”

“It seems the Tria royal family was hiding it,” the reporter said. “King Ramon I had many children, so it’s hard to know who will be the next king…”

The people listening to the report looked away, sighing.

Logan, who was now basically the army leader even if it wasn’t official, spoke with a cold voice.

“The enemy knew about this *before* we did. They even made plans and alliances because of it. But we are only finding out now? Is there anything else wrong with our army that I should know about?”

Caryl Zamod wouldn’t look Logan in the eye either. No one else dared to say anything.

…Or so Logan thought.

“Teroran is also having trouble,” an aide said happily. “Isn’t this good? If we take this chance to defeat the other three countries, Liberty could become the strongest country in the alliance!”

The aide’s happy words changed the mood in the room.

“Yes, that’s true…”

“Definitely…”

“That makes sense. Yes, it really would.”

Caryl Zamod looked at Logan, smiling widely. But Logan couldn’t smile back.

“Teroran is having trouble?” Logan asked, surprised.

“Yes. Calon’s *special warrior*, the Hail Sorcerer Gustav, is said to be unbeatable at sea. So, Teroran was only supposed to fight Calon from the beginning,” the aide explained.

The Hail Sorcerer.

Logan felt a quick worry for Aileen. She would be there. But he had already planned for this.

I have to trust Aileen. She is a special warrior now too.

“Yes, of course. If that happens, it would be very good for our country,” Logan said, forcing himself to sound positive.

But he didn’t believe it.

If the Empire wanted to cause chaos in the alliance, they wouldn’t just attack Tria, he thought.

Urgent Report! Enemy soldiers are attacking from Taron Castle!

It was like the report came to prove Logan’s thoughts were right. The unexpected news arrived right away.

“Are you sure you saw that?! Check again!” someone shouted.

“This is crazy! What are they talking about?”

“Have they lost their minds?”

The news was that the enemy, who they had badly beaten just two days ago, was now coming to attack them.

The leaders were angry and confused. They had just received a strange report that made no sense.

“All troops, prepare to advance!”

Pooo-ooo-ooo! The trumpet blared, announcing the order.

Two days was not enough time to forget the fear of the battlefield. Everyone still felt the stress of fighting and the nearness of death.

What made things even worse was that the leaders said they could not loot the enemy city. Soldiers often expected to take things from a city they captured.

The soldiers of Liberty usually dealt with stress by fighting each other or staying quiet and sad. So, the order against looting was a shock to them.

When they found out who they were going to fight, their anger changed. Now they were angry at the enemy.

“What’s happening?”

“Where do those losers think they are going?”

“Let’s beat them again!”

“The Silver Reaper will lead us!”

Their anger changed into excitement. The Liberty army marched from Lyle, full of energy and ready to fight. *‘I can’t stop them now,’* Logan thought. He knew the enemy commander was not stupid.

This army had won before.

Now, the enemy, who was about as strong as them, was coming out of their castle to fight in the open. There was no good reason to stop the army from attacking. It would be silly to make the soldiers lose heart just because of guesses.

But as the battle started again, Logan and the Liberty army quickly understood what the enemy was really trying to do.

Karyl said, “Lord Gail, please stay here to watch for any surprises. If we are equal in number, we are stronger.”

He explained, “An army that follows one leader is better than an army of allies.”

But then, strange things started to happen.

“Die!!”

“This is crazy…!”

*Wham!* Liberty Knights at the front suddenly turned and crashed into their own friends.

*Neigh!* Brave warhorses jumped and tried to run away in all directions.

Their lines broke apart. The Liberty Knights could not stop the enemy charge.

*Kawaaaang!* The front line of knights fell apart like a house of cards. It was a nightmare for the Liberty leaders.

“What is happening?!”

“The enemy is using some strange magic!”

“What is going on?!”

It looked like they were destroying themselves. No one understood why.

But Logan, who was waiting behind in case something went wrong, saw it clearly. A strange, grey light was moving the knights at the front and controlling their horses.

*‘It’s them!’* Logan thought. *– They use strange, unknown magic. Magic that controls minds and bodies. –* Viktor had warned him. *– It’s like dark magic from old stories.* Logan quickly looked around the battlefield, remembering Viktor’s words.

*‘Where are they? Where is the magic coming from?’* Suddenly, a golden light flashed in Logan’s eyes. Logan saw one source of the magic near where his own soldiers were attacking each other.

*Neigh!* “Lord Gail!” Karyl yelled as Logan rushed forward without a word. Karyl was also panicking. Seeing his own soldiers attack each other was unbelievable. He just watched as Logan rode away fast. Logan glowed with a silver light as he charged, and the enemy noticed him right away.

*[It’s him]* A voice spoke in their minds using magic. Hidden magicians in the enemy army all nodded. They raised their hands towards the silver-shining rider.

Logan could see the grey magic coming towards him. *‘Tch. Annoying,’* he thought. He easily blocked the grey magic that tried to grab him. But he couldn’t help the soldiers who were already controlled.

“Die!” A knight with the blue Liberty flag on his armor attacked Logan. His eyes were blank and white. Logan frowned, dodged the spear easily, and punched the knight in the face. He didn’t want to kill his own soldier in front of everyone.

*Bang! Plop.* The knight fell off his horse and hit the ground hard. On a battlefield, falling down often meant death.

But more of his own soldiers rushed at Logan. As Logan fought, a space cleared around him, like a path opening up.

At the end of this path, *scritch.* Logan’s silver sword, which had killed many enemy knights, touched a soldier’s neck.

“Huh?!”

“Ugh. Why am I doing this?”

“W-what’s happening!” Suddenly, dozens of soldiers in front of him woke up.

Seeing this, Logan rode across the battlefield, fighting enemy soldiers. As he did, more and more Liberty soldiers woke up.

“W-what is this?”

“Wake up!”

“The enemies are attacking!”

“Lord Gail! Lord Gail is stopping their magic!” Logan, fighting alone in the chaos, started to give the Liberty army hope again, even if it was late.

Then, in the middle of the fight, *[Die.]* Logan thought he heard a creepy voice. Suddenly, the grey magic, which was now stronger and darker than before, started to enter his body.