156 Chapter 156: Impalemen (1/2)
The troll prince didn't understand anything of what Caesar was saying, so he just continued mindlessly charging in his direction. He swung his axe horizontally and couldn't help but smile with disdain whilst looking at Caesar. He felt as though the man in front of him was all bark and no bite.
The axe wafted up a strong wind as it swung towards Caesar, fluttering his clothes and long hair, however, Caesar's expression didn't contort in the slightest. Instead, his eyes squinted as he reached for his belt and pulled out an inconspicuous dagger.
Using his past experience when training with Musashi, he coated the blade in his rich mana and easily deflected the troll princes axe, sending him back a few inches from the sheer force. He then proceeded to take a step forward, and before the troll could even react, he kicked him in the knee.
Crack! A loud cracking sound resounded throughout the forest and a scream sounded soon after. The obnoxious wailing nearly blew out Caesar's eardrums before he kicked the troll prince in the abdomen and shut him up.
Caesar, by no means, held anything back. The troll prince arced through the air and hit a thick tree stump. His mouth started foaming and his eyes rolled back, effectively entering into an unconscious state.
Once that was complete, Caesar used his ice magic to dowse the nearby flames… he didn't want to start a forest fire after all. His calm and composed figure shocked the nearby soldiers and they couldn't help but admire him even more. He took out the troll prince with a mere dagger, within seconds at that.
To Caesar, however, this was not a shocking feat. The troll princes strength was roughly on par with a clan head, let alone being his equal, who defeated 13 clan heads at once. As such, this outcome had been long expected by Caesar.
The only two thatCaesar fretted about was the troll king and the mysterious helper behind him. Musashi had once stated that the troll king was on par with himself, causing Caesar to dread him. Caesar knew better than anyone how strong Musashi truly was.
Thinking to here, Caesar raised his head and inspected the heavily breathing Akari. She was still shocked by the outcome and didn't expect Caesar to come and help her. Apprehension, fear, happiness, and even embarrassment flashed across her face before she finally bowed, ”thank you!” she said loudly, garnering the attention of all those present.
”There is no need for your thanks, saving citizens, warriors, and allies is the duty of a king. Being praised for merely completing my job is quite distasteful” Caesar replied humbly and gestured to the many burnt and injured trolls.
”Thank yourselves for accomplishing such a feat… this would not have been possible without your guys' assistance. Unfortunately, our task is not yet complete, we must first confirm the kills before celebrating” Caesar praised the soldiers and started to cut the fallen trolls at the neck.
Caesar was not someone who condoned doing things sloppily, as such, any survivors would be unacceptable. Following his lead, the many women and men started to check each and every burnt body on the ground. Some squirmed when pierced, others screamed, but they made sure none of them would be capable of opening their eyes once again.
Since the trolls were very disrespectful to all races of women alike, they held a special hatred for them. This caused the many women to relish in the feeling of killing the trolls. To them, It felt as though the hunted finally became the hunters.
Caesar didn't pay this much mind, in fact, this was one of the main reasons he brought the women along. If there was anything he had learned in his long and grand life, it was that hell hath no fury, like a woman's scorn.
Once this was done, Caesar clapped his hands and gathered everyone. The crown atop his head seemed to glisten even brighter than normal, unfortunately, his current attire didn't match the crown, thus, he looked somewhat goofy from the neck down.
As if he didn't know how laughable his current appearance was, he gave stern orders, ”Akari, I want you to lead your troops to point A, inform them that I'll be there tomorrow at dusk” Caesar ordered.