Chapter 331: Variable (3) (2/2)
Jude awkwardly laughed at the remarks of the person who sounded like she was about to die and was extremely bitter of his fast recovery.
“Anyway… the effects are showing.”
Although subtle, small changes were gradually taking place on the battlefield.
The quick-witted Marshal Bartolein made a decision.
‘Retreat before we get caught.’
It was a situation wherein the demon follower army led by a top-ranking demonic human and had 7,000 troops were defeated and fled.
No matter how advanced their communication magic was, they would not exactly know the situation of the war, so the existences of Jude and Cordelia who were heading their way was incredibly taxing for Marshal Bartolein.
‘And these two are sending signals that they are heading there now.’
It was obviously impossible to tell from the red lights if it were Jude and Cordelia or just a light created by a wizard.
However, the light narrowing the distance from the direction in which Caravan’s army should have appeared was enough to intensify the anxiety of Marshal Bartolein.
“They will try to retreat after getting into a defensive formation.”
Suddenly retreating out of a battlefield where the battle had already started was impossible.
But such a move was possible for the Chancellor’s army because they had originally deployed their troops in the form of waiting for Karavan’s army to join them.
‘In short, they were in the defensive from the beginning.’
And the same was true for the kingdom’s army who would be on the defensive.
The existence of Karavan’s army would have been greatly troubling for the kingdom’s army.
“Well, it’s something to be proud of.”
“Haa… haa… What?”
“I mean, the fact that such a huge army is moving is because of us.”
At Jude’s words, Cordelia blinked her eyes before she began to laugh.
“Is that so?”
“Yes, I guess we’ve gotten seriously strong.”
A Sword Saint that could change the battlefield.
An Archwizard that could fight alone against a huge army.
“Ayee, my scammer Sword Saint.”
“Yes, my beast Archwizard.”
Melissa sighed as Cordelia and Jude looked at each other and exchanged warm words.
[Haa… seriously, ah, aaah, haa, haa, so good! Don’t tell me you’re going to say and do that again?]
This was not something that would happen normally, but these two were alone now.
Cordelia’s face blushed and pouted her lips at the anxious voice of Melissa who had seen many precedents of that eventually happening.
“D-do you think I’m a beast?”
[Excuse me, aren’t you the person with the nickname of beast…]
I’ve seen almost everything at this point, okay?
At Melissa’s fact bombing, Cordelia pouted again and pinched the cheek of Jude who was the culprit behind everything.
[Anyway, my successor, what’s your plan now? Will you be joining the kingdom’s army?]
“That’s what we should do for now.”
Jude briefly answered before taking a deep breath. After fixing the position of Cordelia who was still grumbling on his back, he sprinted on the ground.
***
The events of the battle went as Jude had expected.
The Chancellor’s army that had maintained a defensive formation used the demons as sacrifices for their retreat as they began to flee, and the kingdom’s army did not force themselves to pursue such a Chancellor’s army.
“Defeat the demons! That alone is a great achievement!”
Once the battle had begun, it was impossible for either side to completely withdraw.
In fact, the Chancellor’s army lost more than 10,000 demons in this battle, and also lost a considerable number of troops in the course of their retreat.
Nevertheless, Marshal Bartolein chose to retreat.
Because of the fear that the entire army might be completely defeated if the unknown force that defeated 7,000 troops led by a top-ranking demonic human would begin to seriously sweep the battlefield.
‘They must have calculated that they could somehow supplement the demons they lost.’
In any case, it was fortunate for Jude.
Even though he had managed to recover, it was unreasonable for the exhausted Cordelia and Jude, who were not in their top condition, to play such a decisive role that Marshal Bartolein had imagined.
‘Anyway, a win is a win.’
The kingdom’s army won and the Chancellor’s army lost.
And there was one more good news.
“Cordelia!”
“Unnie!”
Whether it was coincidence or inevitability, Gaël and Adelia were at the place where Jude and Cordelia had joined the army.
She had not seen them since their wedding, so it was a reunion after a few months.
“Aww, my younger sister. My baby.”
“Hehe, my unnie.”
Adelia was worried about her younger sister who had left and headed towards enemy territory.
Her emotions flooded and she welcomed Cordelia more intensely than usual, and Cordelia liked it as she buried her face in Adelia’s chest.
How long had it been since they shared each other’s body temperature and scent?
Adelia suddenly narrowed her eyes and said.
“Wait.”
“Huh?”
“No, something seems to have changed.”
“C-changed?”
“Yes, something. It feels like… you’ve become an adult?”
At Adelia’s words, Cordelia immediately turned red and began to profusely sweat.
As expected of unnie.
Unnie is also a beast.
It doesn’t make sense otherwise.
Even so, how could she tell by just looking at my face?
Adelia narrowed her brows even further in response to Cordelia’s suspicious reaction. And at some point, she widened her squinted eyes and said.
“Hey, Cordelia. Did you…for real?”
Instead of answering, Cordelia closed her lips and avoided her gaze, so Adelia let out a long sigh.
She turned her head towards the man who dragged her kind, gentle, and innocent younger sister into the abyss of corruption.
As for the culprit.
The deceiver and beast focused only on his front while ignoring the glare coming from behind him.
“I’m glad that you’re okay.”
“Yes, I’m glad that you’re okay too. My sister-in-law looks healthy too.”
Jude smiled at Gaël’s usual relaxed answer.
He was less playful and more mature than before, perhaps because he was now married.
‘It could also be because of the battlefield.’
Anyway, it was really nice to meet Gaël here.
“Older brother, father and father-in-law are…”
“They are somewhere else. Thanks to the pouch you left behind, they had a lot of things to prepare.”
“It looks like it was delivered well. How is Maja?”
“Well, she is fine.”
“Huu…”
Jude unconsciously sighed in relief after hearing about Maja’s well-being.
Because of the memories of the other Jude who had reached the sword horizon.
‘Maja…’
He had heard that she was fine, but he also wanted to meet her.
This time, he really wanted to protect her.
“Jude?”
“Eh? Ah, yes. Rather, older brother. I want you to tell me what had happened.”
They were still in the battlefield, and the battle had just ended.
But thinking about what could have happened in the past month or perhaps two months, Jude got impatient.
“I understand. But let’s talk together.”
Having said that, Gaël called Adelia and Cordelia before he began talking.