Chapter 94.2 (1/2)

Chapter 94.2

And so, the battle begins.

I ran to not get left behind.

In the middle, the cavalry was already colliding. Finally the war had started.

A battle of this size is unprecedented on the kingdom’s history. The biggest one had around 30000 troops on the kingdom’s side, and 50000 if you combined both sides’ forces. The number of deaths was over 20000. This one has more than double that much, so it will likely be marked in history.

Sounds of weapons and armors colliding are spread throughout the battlefield. One can also constantly hear screams, of both anger, sorrow and death. Even now, just looking at the enemy’s soldier, one can see a constant spill of blood.

Gyin!

I watched the scene as if I was not involved, but a sound suddenly resounded near me.

「Oi, Jou-chan1! If you aren’t in the right mind for fighting, retreat! You’ll only get in the way otherwise!」

A soldier wearing the armor of Soutinsu and an adventurer I saw several times on the guild, clashed swords. It seems like the adventurer protected me from an enemy’s attack.

…… Of course, this is a battlefield. I need to focus, I’ll die if I get distracted.

「I’m sorry, but I’m alright!」2

I swung my sword out of the sheath, cutting the enemy in half. A katana isn’t suitable for cutting armors, but being a sacred treasure actually made the job easy, I’m surprised. Thinking on it though, it could even cut a dragon’s scales, so a normal armor should be easy work.

「Huh? Guess I don’t need to take you out, but don’t overdo it, alright?. 」

The adventurer that protected me said it with a wide grin on their faces.

「Of course, survival is my top priority. Please take care of yourself as well.」

I told them in a light mood. That was the first time I cut a person down, even if I include my previous life. It’s not that different from cutting an orc of goblin though, I think my morals already adapted to this world’s…… Maybe I’ll feel guilty about it later.

Anyway, for now, I should try surviving on this hectic battlefield. And to do that, the best method is to defeat as many enemies as possible. The sooner they run out of troops, the sooner this ends.

「Ha-!」

I closed in to the enemies while laying low, and slashed them with a swift strike. I avoided using Qi, because it wears me out too quickly, so it’s not suited for prolonged battles. Of course, I used it when necessary.

The battle just begun, I fixed my posture and ran to the next enemy.

How many have I knocked out…?

The battle is too large, we quickly lost the chain of command things changed to a brawl.