Chapter 95.1 (2/2)

I shout to the soldiers around me, but barely anyone listens, they’re too busy running after the enemy. Besides, from my position, I can’t reach many people that were on the chase.

「Run away! Magic will come! You’ll die if you keep going like this!」

I need to help as many soldiers escaping, but I can’t do much alone. Then, I nee

d to find Prince Sedrim and Prince Edwil….

I ran towards the central unit with Qi strengthening my body, while I kept shouting for people to retreat. I don’t know if I’ll be able to find them, so I need to save as many troops’ live as possible. Otherwise, Sobyuuru will definitely lose.

「Prince Edwil! Send a retreat order immediately! The enemy is preparing a large scale magic! Right now, more than half of our soldiers are in its range!」

I finally found prince Edwil and ran towards him as quickly as possible.

「What?! Is that true?」

「The area in which we’re pursuing them is the center, a mage should be able to feel the overflowing magical power. There is no time, please hurry!」

Hearing my words, Prince Edwil instructed the nearby mage.

「Is this true? Can you feel the magical power?」

「……. Yes, as she says, I can confirm there is a lot of magical power gathered… But this much is…」

「It’s probably a ritual to cast a forbidden spell, so please withdraw immediately!」

Ignoring the magician who is blinking and mumbling, I approached Prince Edwil.

「……. Understood. I’m sending a complete withdrawal order! Hurry!」

When Prince Edwil instructed the mage, a signal flare was launched to signal the retreat.

「Prince Edwil, please retreat too, we’re also in the spell’s range….. So, where is Prince Sedrim?」

「Alright, you withdraw as well… Sedrim was leading the front charge, so probably…」

Prince Edwil’s line of sight looked at the frontlines.

The collected magical power should reach the critical point soon. Since the withdrawal flare should also be visible by the enemy, they must be hurrying the cast.

…… If things go like this, the prince and everyone on the frontline will be caught.

「Prince Edwil please withdraw… I’ll do something about that spell.」

「That’s stupid! You’ll just die!」

Prince Edwil was surprised by my words. He is probably right though, it is reckless to go alone against 100 mages on a ritual spell….

But, that doesn’t mean I have no chances of winning.

「I might be able to handle it somehow. I need to earn enough time to let Prince Sedrim flee.」

I hold my trump card and look at the center of the spell again.

My trump card is the sword that was blessed by G.o.d. If I put all my magic in it, and stab it on the center of the spell, I might be able to disrupt it. If not…

… Maa, I don’t know what will happen then.

I have no plans of dying in vain, nor do I wish to hasten my death, but I’ll regret not acting when I have a chance of doing something. Also, if I leave this be, Sobyuuru will lose the main chunk of its forces, I don’t know what will come of this war in that case…… And I have my reasons to not let the prince die.

「You absolutely must not fail…」

I leave him alone and rush to the battlefield with Qi strengthening my body.

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