Chapter 78 (1/2)

Rody's legs felt nu pricked by countless needles

After running for nearly an hour, the horse finally collapsed It foaer stand Rody was forced to continue on foot

His sweat and tears o, he heard the screaitated He alether with his loyal soldiers

However, Andy constantly reminded Rody about his soldiers' resolution and how his actions of going back there would only court death If Rody died, everything would be over If the Duke of the Tulip Family was dead, there would be no Tulip Faion would immediately fall apart

If only I wasn't the Duke of the Tulip Fao back to my comrades and die with them

So, he kept on ht Finally, he realized that the ene The eneotten rid of h a majority of the Empire's soldiers had eluded the enemy cavalry due to the dispersion of forces, they could only retreat helplessly

Rody could no longer continue so, he looked for a place to sit down and rest He was out of breath as if a boulder was pressing against his body

In Rody's expedition, aers who had collaborated with the enemy After that, it was the battle at Watt Fortress where he helped repel Reuenthal's forces Unfortunately, his joy was short-lived He no longer felt joyful when he learned about the corrupt practices of the Northwest Legion In the last few days, he had raced all the way to the Great Moon Kingdoh he had ordered his men not to kill civilians,God's Whip' when they revolted in retaliation to their ho burned

No matter hoerful he was at that ht have been resolute but he was not ruthless Although his journey had been progressing s and killing

Lying on the soft grass, Rody thought of s

Was I wrong? Is war always acompassionate will only make the enemy happy!

When Reuenthal invaded, he killed everyone regardless of whether they were civilians or soldiers As a result, the entire Northwest region fell into shock and i force Reuenthal barely encountered any resistance In hindsight, Rody was too weak

When Rody thought about his loyal subordinates illing to sacrifice their lives just to cover his escape, he could only feel remorse

The Great Moon Kingdom's cavalry had more than 20,000 soldiers However, those cavalrymen were all initially civilians Who were soldiers? Who were civilians? That was sodom did not need to differentiate The cavalrymen were herders before the war but whenever the Great Moon Kingdoave an order, all of them could become soldiers instantly

He felt truly wretched due to his own indecisiveness and the fact that he was clinging on to his principles

The enemy could kill my citizens Why couldn't I kill the enemy's citizens?

When Rody thought of it, his blood started to boil He quickly wiped away the tears that started to for

From the start of the expedition until then, he had witnessed the tragic deaths of inally resolute, slightly glooone forever

After resting for a while, Rody cal airasslands He decided to head for the right direction and find a small tribe He would then steal or snatch a horse from the tribe

At dawn, Rody finally ca their cattle and sheep in the grasslands One was male and the other was fe fur-lined jackets and hats They used their long whips and special calls to s barked continuously to help their owners corral the herd

Rody hid aritted his teeth as he held his sword He crouched a little bit to stay hidden and moved quickly towards the herders

Before the herders noticed Rody's presence, the tolf dogs were already aware and they ran towards Rody, barking ferociously The stronger looking dog could ss at hi its head open The other dog shrank back in fear Without a glance, Rody raised his scimitar and cut it into two