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Published at 9th of November 2020 09:14:07 PM


Chapter 258

RMSBS - Episode 258 . Divide and Conquer (8)
*WHIP*
The moment the wyvern army approached the ice barrier, Callithus noticed that the speed of their descent was alarmingly fast .
He soon discovered the reason .
A downdraft current was blowing . One so strong that it could not possibly be natural .
It was as if the current was trying to pin them to the ground .
“Huh?”
And thus, the tragedy began .
Right before the wyvern army arrived, the hundreds of ice shields that Adjest materialized started to shatter simultaneously .
One of those pieces grazed Callithus’s armor .
*CLANG*
Only a single fragment had brushed past him, but the Fourth-Circle magic that had been enchanted on the armor broke immediately .
It was strange . Even considering the acceleration, there was no way that a single ice fragment could be that destructive .
Callithus squinted his eyes . He quickly realized that the tens of thousands of ice shards rushing towards the wyvern army were all glowing faintly .
“Is that… … ?”
Callithus’s breath caught in his throat . He could not believe his very eyes .
If his knowledge was correct, there was no doubt as to what this was .
‘Aura… … !’
Magic lay squarely in the domain of magicians, and aura in the domain of knights . A man of mediocrity would have a hard time mastering just one of those domains .
But the woman in front of him had mastered both .
This was a feat only possible for Adjest Kingscrown, humanity’s strongest magical swordsman .
“KYAAAK!”
“HRAAAAGH!”
The sky, filled with a mixture of human and wyvern screams, quickly morphed into hell .
The wyvern army had flown into the field of aurimbued shards, and just like that, they were torn apart .
Rapidly increasing their altitude and then suddenly diving to avoid the sniper had led to their demise .
From their perspective, tens of thousands of blade-like shards, each infused with aura, had just come flying at them from nowhere . No knight or magician could withstand such an absurd attack .
Watching his troops getting torn to pieces, Callithus spoke in a dazed voice .
“This is absurd . ”
Those were his final words .
Swept away by countless shards of ice, Callithus was torn asunder along with the wyvern that he was riding .
From the sky rained not just the wyvern unit’s artillery attacks, but their blood and guts .

Pittsburgh’s Central Square .
Leaving the dragon-shaped fountain between them, the Side Guard and Janissaries confronted each other .
The atmosphere of the two groups was quite different .
While the Side Guard prepared for battle like cold robots, the Janissaries bore eyes of wild beasts that could not contain their excitement .
Raphaello swallowed a laugh at the absurdity in the stark contrast between the two groups .
The Royal Guard and the Janissaries .
Naturally, with the hundreds of years of war between Hebrion and Divide, the two groups had continuously competed for the position of the strongest on the continent .
These two groups were both knight-centric, serving the Hebrion Empire’s Imperial Family and Divide’s Royal Family respectively, making them the national pride and the symbol of strength for their countries .
This was a showdown between two groups claiming to be the continent’s strongest .
“Get ready for battle . ”
Starting with leader Brepon, the Janissaries all summoned their aura at the same time . The result was an extreme suppressive force bearing down on the area and its surroundings .
The Side Guard, apparently unphased by such a display, drew their weapons and aimed them at the Janissaries .
After a brief pause, they charged at each other with no regard to who moved first .
*BANG*
*CRASH*
The two groups collided into each other fiercely, causing deafening roars to ring out in all directions .
The spacious square was instantly destroyed as aura coated weapons clanged against each other and magic exploded .
It was a fierce battle .
The Janissaries only had a few dozen people, but these troops were all knights strong enough to be commanders of any regular formation .
On the other hand, the Side Guard’s knights were less powerful, but they made up for it with their outstanding teamwork with high-ranking magicians .

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They were two groups with vastly different compositions, but they both fought neck and neck .
They were locked in a tense battle where neither side indicated any willingness to yield .
However, the longer the battle continued, it was the Side Guard who would have the disadvantage . Their magicians would slowly run out of mana, and the Janissaries would likely triumph in a battle of pure swordsmanship . Even so, the Side Guard continued fighting calmly .
They could fight fearlessly thanks to the presence of a man, who was currently fighting at the forefront of the battle alongside them .
*CLANG*
Raphaello stared ahead as he rotated the aura that wrapped around Gram .
Five swords rushed towards him .
Strong teamwork multiplied the power that any individual held by several times . And if that teamwork was between the best of the best, there was nothing more to say about the power they could wield .
The Janissary knights moved, thinking that it would be impossible even for a King-Class swordsman to block this attack .
But instead, Raphaello took a step forward .
During the slight moment while the Janissaries were taken aback, Raphaello’s sword moved .
*SLASH*
The signature aura wheel of the Sword Grand Master easily shredded the knight standing before him .
“Huh?”
The knight that stood right behind the slain knight let out a stupid sound .
Raphaello kicked his abdomen . Despite having witnessed his colleague being slaughtered in front of him, his face remained stoic, with only one thought in his mind: victory .
*BANG*
Although he had focused on materializing his aura, that did not mean he had neglected the other ways of using aura . As he kicked someone with his body, which had been enhanced by his immense King-Class aura, nearby soldiers turned towards the sound of what they had thought was a bomb going off .
*BANG*
The half-folded body of the knight crashed into the fountain and exploded . There was no need to check if he was still alive .
“Th-This monster… … !”
As two of them had been overpowered in an instant, their formation had collapsed even before they could try further coordinated attacks .
Raphaello bent down as soon as he took a step .
*WHIP*
A Janissary knight attacked after estimating where Raphaello would advance . Unfortunately, his attack was to no avail .
Raphaello felt the sharpness of the blade as it grazed past his head . But without hesitation, he swung Gram sideways .

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The knight that had swung his sword at Raphaello was cleaved in half before he realized what had happened, long before he even had a chance to get back into position .
“Following attacks with your eyes? You’ve still got a long way to go . ”
From there, Raphaello did a half-turn and struck his sword down at the incoming stab aimed at the left side of his lower body .
*CRAASH*
As the ends of their swords clashed, a massive shockwave erupted .
*SPLAT*
Blood splattered everywhere . Just like that, the knight on the receiving end of the exchange exploded into scraps of meat .
Raphaello wiped the blood off his cheek as he levelled his sword at the last knight still standing .
*CLANG*
A sharp metallic clang rang out .
“Ooh . ”
Raphaello subconsciously let out an exclamation . Brepon, the leader of the Janissaries, had stepped in instantly to stop his sword .
*CLING*
Brepon pushed back Raphaello’s sword as he spoke .
“I would like to exchange pointers with the Sword Grand Master . ”
As soon as his words ended, aura rose from his sword in a threatening manner .
At the same time, three wheels formed on Raphaello’s sword and began to rotate .
*CRAAASH*
As aura crashed against aura, a massive explosion swept through the surrounding area .
The battle between the King-Class swordsmen was unlike any other .
Even amidst those explosions, the two did not stop swinging their swords .
It was a battle where a multitude of blows was exchanged every second .
In contrast to his position as the Empire’s shield, Raphaello was going all out on his offensive while Brepon was forced onto the backfoot, stuck defending against his onslaught .
*CLANG*
“Let me ask you one thing . ”
Raphaello said to Brepon as they were locked in combat .

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“Why are you following Divide’s orders?”
It was a simple yet deep question .
Brepon did not have trouble understanding the implications of his question, but he answered the question while ignoring its nature .
“… … Why, that’s easy . That’s because I’m a knight of Divide . ”
Brepon pushed back Raphaello’s sword . His instantaneous use of aura had caused his strength to surpass Raphaello’s for a second .
“As a knight who has sworn allegiance to the Royal Family, what more reason would I need to follow the country’s orders? I’m simply following my master’s orders faithfully . ”
Hearing that answer, Raphaello’s expression went cold .
“That’s the worst answer . ”
His tone had also turned icy cold . His attitude was sharper than ever .
The number of wheels encircling Gram increased as the rotations accelerated . The amount of aura that the sword held was menacing .
An overwhelming pressure .
“There’s no more need for me to continue talking to someone who’s stopped thinking . Let’s finish this quickly . ”
Soon, six wheels formed on his sword .
The sight of the six wheels, spinning as if they would swallow everything, clearly proved that Raphaello had reached a point where there was no doubt that he was deserving of the title Sword Grand Master .
Even faced with this overwhelming spectacle, Brepon silently raised his sword .
“It won’t be that easy . ”
Blue flames shot up and wrapped themselves around his sword . The vigor that he exuded did not fall behind Raphaello .
The strongest knights, from the Hebrion Empire and the Kingdom of Divide .
Once again, the two swords crossed each other .

Chapter brought to you by Kevin K .

ED: Purplemen101
TLC: N/A
QC: Nhan

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