Chapter 42 - #42 Battlefield (2/2)

”*sigh* Because their leaders have yet to take any big actions. If any flank loses its advantage due to the Rebel's leaders taking any big actions, another flank will instantly also lose. We need to be ready to counter-attack those situations.” I sighed with a tired face and answered in Esdeath's stead.

...At least Suzuka is able to sit quietly but her expression is really frightening while she is looking at those soldiers getting cut down. At least try to hide your excitement and your flushed cheeks!

Esdeath glanced at Mez before she returned to observing the battlefield.

”Its exactly as Akashi said, so quietly sit down and observe the fight. I imagine you don't even want to fight weak opponents so you can wait until their leaders show up.” Esdeath said while looking at the battlefield with a calm expression.

”Hm?” Firearms to the right flank!” Esdeath shouted at the soldiers who were at the back waiting for additional orders. She pointed at the right flank with a stern expression and they immediately run there like rabbits.

Yes...even in this world, there are firearms. Although their mechanism is different from the guns in my old world, they still fire bullets. I would have never thought that guns would follow me even to this life...I never liked to use them but in this world, I at least have reason to not use them since they aren't that strong unless they are especially Teigu or magical artifact.

Hmm...As for Esdeath...Not only is she strong individually, but she is also a great leader and strategist.

I thought when I looked more closely at the right flank and noticed some of our men getting pushed back perhaps due to exhaustion.

She was able to see that much earlier than me...maybe she even predicted it just from observing the battlefield. I have never participated in such a big battle involving 2 sides with more than 2 thousand soldiers and definitely not as commander so I have absolutely no experience compared to Esdeath.

”What the hell is that?!”

Although the entire battlefield was loud, we still picked up unusual loudness on both, right and left flank.

When I looked at the right flank, I immediately noticed how our men kept on charging at one lonely man just to get cut into pieces by the thin air.

...Is he using some kind of metal wires? I can't tell from such a distance.

I thought with a slightly curious expression.

Esdeath instantly frowned when she noticed the disturbances on both flanks.

”You two go help left flank!” Esdeath ordered to Mez and Suzuka with a stern expression.

”Hmph! Finally!” Mez snorted and got off from her horse and stormed to the left flank with Suzuka.

”Akashi, we will take care of right flank.” She said and wanted to ride her horse there but I stopped her.

”No, you go help the girls. They are strong but there are only 2 stronger individuals on the right flank while there are more than 4 of them on the left flank. They won't be able to stop any further casualties alone so it will be better if you will help them, I will take care of the right flank.” I tried to convince her and she froze for not even a second before she nodded her head.

”Alright! Good luck.” She said and followed after Mez and Suzuka.

Hm, what a quick decision making, she is really something else.

I thought while riding my horse to the right flank.

I got off my horse a small distance away from the battlefield.

”Okay, go back Roach and don't you dare run off.” I said and gently slapped Roach's buŧŧ and she ran back.

By the way, that's how I named my horse after spending the entire day with it.

I leisurely walked inside our ranks and started to clap aloud while I also released a bit pressure on everyone thanks to my aura combined with my passive [Contempt for the Weak]. Although it isn't strong enough to have any strong effect on the enemy, they would still feel uncomfortable.

*CLAP* *CLAP* *CLAP*

Even though the battlefield was overwhelmed with the screams and clanging sounds of weapons meeting each other, my clapping was still louder than those sounds.

Both sides stopped fighting and retreated a few meters from each other while vigilantly looking at each other.

When I finally get into the first row, I took one step forward to show that I am the one who is commanding this flank right now.

”A kid?” The other slightly stronger man wielding a two-bladed axe muttered with a weird expression.

”Don't drop your guard down.” The man who was previously cutting our soldiers into pieces in mysterious ways advised the other man with narrowed eyes.

”Um...Lord Phoenix?” The soldier behind me muttered with a confused expression.

”Well, it looks like you are having fun here but Commander isn't very pleased by our losses.” I said while looking at the man who was previously shouting at me. He was the one responsible for this flank.

”...We have everything under control. Kids don't belong on the battlefield! Men, follow me, let's avenge our comrades!” He replied with a dark face and then shouted at the soldiers while rushing towards that mysterious man without any weapon in his hand.

Most of our soldiers wanted to follow him but...

”Anyone who will break the formation and follow that fool will be executed right here, right now.” I said with a cold tone and stoic face.

”W-What?! What do you mean-!” One of the soldiers stepped forward next to me to question my words but before he could finish, his head slid off his shoulders.

*Thud* His body has fallen down and my sword absorbed the blood so there was no need to clean it.

”*sigh* I warned you.” I said with closed eyes and a tired sigh.

”?!” Everyone was shocked by this and the enemy side wasn't an exception.

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'...I thought that he is just a normal kid but it doesn't seem like that...He killed his own man without any hesitation, as expected of the Empire.' The man wielding axe thought while glaring at Akashi with narrowed eyes

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”Hm? Why do you look like that at me? Don't tell me you feel sorry for your enemy. He broke the military order which is punishable by death and I even specified that anyone will be executed if they will break my order. I am sure everyone understands it, right?” I said to the man wielding an axe and then I turned around at ”my” own men.

*Gulp* Everyone instantly nodded.

”Agh!” I heard a scream coming from the man who was picking a fight with me so I turned in that direction just to see his limbs being cut off by very thin metal wires.

Well, as I expected.

Men on my side looked at him with a pity since no one was there to help him...The man using wires looked at him and when he saw me standing still, he stomped on that man's neck, completely breaking it.

I just smiled a little with my hands behind my back after seeing this.