27 Battling a Magic Knigh (1/2)

”That boy was right. It is a trap.” The soldiers couldn't believe his eyes. The enemies were appearing out of thin air and there was nothing they could do about it.

Akai, from his famed mare, was overlooking the scene in front of him. He had faith in Kinoya, but the matter regarding imperial edict made him helpless.

He couldn't do anything about it, but Chanakya's arrival relieved him. Akai was relieved that empire didn't lose such a good seed. He assembled the force and was prepared to take care of any of the attacks.

But the situation looked grim. The number of the enemy wasn't something to worry about, but the fragmented empire's army would have a hard time facing this well-organized force.

”General there is a message.” The shout broke the train of thought.

”From whom?” Akai frowned.

”We don't know captain, an arrow shot down an enemy, there was a cloth attached to it.”

Akai took the cloth piece. It was written in blood. With each word, his face was losing its color.

”Go to Vaicus, tell him to clear the city as soon as possible. Break the

gate, and evacuate the city, kill anybody who dares to bar the path.” the soldiers left with a nod, ”Tell Korai to meet the commander-in-chief and… just give him the cloth, and if he doesn't believe it, leave the city as soon as possible.” Akai handed him the cloth. ”Tell other to clear the enemy around the city center and, evacuate the city as soon as possible. Remind everyone there shouldn't be a single soldier of Red Crops left in the city after half an hour. That's an order.”

Akai took out his long saber and move to the vanguard. ”Ahhh…” with one vicious roar, he charged into the enemy.With just one swing he had cut down 13 enemies.

All those heard the roar felt the heat inside their body. The blood circulation increased, all their stats went up considerably. They were under the skill of Akai, [Raging Blood]. They didn't know that, but all they heard was, ”Kill, whoever dare to stop you, kill him. Let the blood of our enemy make us red again.”

Akai led the charge. Defending wasn't the specialty of Red Corps, they showcased their effectiveness when it comes to offense. It was like a human train. Whatever came in front of it was blown away. With General Akai lead, it didn't even take much time to reach the city center.

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”The White freak was talking about you, right?” The voice was young but there was a lot of weight in it, ”You are a child and have a talwar at the back, but he said you are blind by your left!”

”White freak? What is a White freak?” But Kinoya was surprised for a different reason. The man was oozing of a huge amount of magical energy, something he had never felt before.

”Its official Nus I am talking about.”

”Is he the one who planned the whole thing?”

”Yes, and he had sent me to kill the little devil.”

'So he came to kill me. Have I already been marked? That White freak is better than I thought.' But he was more curious about the person who was standing in front of him, 'by the amount of magic this guy is leaking, this guy must be something like Magic knight.' He activated the [Extrasensory Vision], ”If that guy meant this as blind by left then I am the one you are looking for.” His right eyes lit up with a blue but nothing was in his left.

”Who are you?”

”One that is going to die doesn't need to know. Formation.” His last word was very loud. Within a moment the soldiers around them created a circular formation. Each of them was armed with spears and shield. The archers created another circle around them.

”How nostalgic!” The black smoke encapsulated him, and only blue flame flicked inside the smoke. In a blink, the smoke dissipated in the thin air.

The man took out the claymore with a swift motion but it was already too late. He jumped back, but it was in vain; a cut appeared in his check. The pain created a smile on his face, ”I am Fret Mervic, the one who will kill you today.”

The acknowledgment put up a smile on his face too, ”Do you really think you can do that?” Even before he had finished his words he vanished again.

Speed was his biggest weapon, and he used it well, but before his claw could touch him, it was deflected by the claymore. He snooped down to escape the second swing of the claymore and attacked from behind.

His claw was stopped before reaching Fret, again. Kinoya was shocked; Fret didn't miss the opportunity. A single punch was enough to send Kinoya flying.

”A magic shield!” Kinoya had the basic idea about the magic knight, but having the idea and utilizing it was two different things.