Published at 25th of October 2020 02:39:02 PM
Chapter 98
Chapter 98: Heroic Masterpiece
“…I feel bad . But, I had no choice but to excuse myself from the battlefield . ”
I sat down for a while . I had no choice . I felt as if my right arm tore apart the moment I tried to stand up . A nauseous feeling came out of my throat every time I felt this horrid pain .
I tried to awaken my sleeping legs and feet by force . I heard the cracking sound of my bones as I stood up . Great amounts of sweat dripped from my forehead, my mouth was dry and my lungs were still out of breath .
Actually, not so bad that all . I was fine if I could stand up .
Caria headed to the front lines to slay our enemies . But, I had a job to do as well . I just couldn’t sit by and do anything . There was no way that I’d just keep watching her back . An ordinary person like me had to work its limbs like a horse until the very end, or nobody would ever recognize my existence .
「…Are you breaking your promise, Lugis . 」
A voice reached my ears right when I finally stood up . Such a voice tangled the back of my ears as if it were playing a song .
Eldith’s voice, the Elf Princess, came from the unmistakable rear guard .
「Hey, hey . Why are you watching from this place?」
「Of course, I am here . I am the one in charge of this battlefield . I have a duty to see everything that happens here, and I must be the one responsible for my allies’ lives . 」
“You were actually the one who told me to fulfill my duty in the battlefield in the first place . ” My mind drifted . Then, Eldith intensified her gaze on me .
The Eldith I was speaking to was her illusion and not the real body .
Even so, I thought that this princess had a strong and fearsome personality . She clearly realized that it was her duty to foresee everything that happened during the war . She may have used an illusion of herself, but I didn’t think that many general commanders had the guts to come and see the terrible scenes of war by themselves . Eldith really wanted to fulfill her duty despite the horrors of it all .
From a tactical perspective, she used the better way to oversee the battle . Eldith, as the supreme commander of the rebels, stood in a remote area far from the frontlines . However, the usage of her illusion skill had some usefulness . In fact, her illusionary ability seemed to be sort of a commander-like technique that gave her a larger view of what was going on .
「Well, it’s actually convenient that you appeared here and now . I was about to send a messenger to report the current situation . In fact, Eldith you see…」
「…You didn’t answer my question . Did you just break your promise? …Actually that girl over there . I don’t trust her . 」
Eldith interrupted my words and spoke with a strong tone . I unintentionally rounded my eyes .
Her tone was strangely strong and intimidating . I felt as if strong chains wrapped around me, which I couldn’t remove . Even though her blue eyes now were just part of her illusion, I noticed they carried such deep emotions inside .
Did my promise had something to do with my conversation with Caria? No way . They were totally different matters . Besides, I didn’t understand why the princess was here in the first place . Was it to see the battlefield closer? But, there were certainly better spots for that than where I stood by .
「Of course not . I kept my promise with you, and that girl is trustworthy . Believe me . 」
I tried to reach my pocket to grab some chewing tobacco . I spoke while doing so .
That’s right . Caria was truly dedicated to her sword and skills . I wanted to prepare accordingly to the upcoming fight, but I was in no condition and Caria stepped in . Of course, it was humiliating for me in some way, as I didn’t want to sit by and held my head down .
But, the words Caria said to me before going to the battlefield . I firmly believed that she wanted to show those words through action . Sincerity . That’s how I described the hero named Caria .
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「That’s why I want to do anything I can…Eldith . In this country, do you know the escape route used by the royal family? Is there one? Where is it?」
I noticed that my words took Eldith by surprise .
Rather than not knowing what I mean, she clearly didn’t understand the change in context . I could easily read the flow of emotions that passed through her brain . However, thinking back in time, it would be hard to imagine that I would be able to read Edith’s “mind” one day .
「We must get ready to end Lagias breath now . We mustn’t be fools that run around in circles without hunting down the wolf . We have to accomplish something by the end of the day . 」
Eldith’s blue eyes opened upon hearing my words . Her eyes changed as if she responded to the name Lagias . However, her eyes still had that confusing look in them .
Her confusing look made me sneer in my heart . This was not the time to have doubts . My eyebrows shook slightly .
Even now, the battlefield was still in a crucible mess, and the outcome was unknown . Which side would the god of destiny favor? Was it possible to know? No, it was not . Nothing like this ever happened before, not even once in the scrolls of the ancient history .
Actually, in this moment, the situation from our side was overwhelmingly bad . Eldith was probably aware of this fact . Evidence showed that her eyes swayed somewhere restlessly, and her breathing had an abnormal rate .
“…But, for me, all of that doesn’t matter now . I don’t see the need to rely on the god of destiny . A god that never favored me once . ”
We had to win no matter what . We had the genius Filaret on the stage and the hero Caria in the front lines to grab victory for us .
Victory . I could not imagine any other result . The battlefield was a place where heroes and geniuses shined through . Moreover, fate often fell in the hands of heroes, and not in the hands of ordinary people .
Eldith put her hand on her mouth and slowly opened her lips . I felt some sign of hesitation up there somewhere .
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「I understand that . If you say so, then I must send soldiers to the escape route so that we can catch “him” . I wonder if it will work . 」
That’s why she’s here for . She was the commander of the rebel troops, so she had to act like one .
That was a nice call . It should work fine . Or so I hoped . If this approach worked, then neither the elves nor the people would have to die anymore .
We had to take this seriously and act promptly . Without a doubt .
「…No, I’m going with those soldiers too . I want to do the best I can . We must seize Lagias, because everything will be lost if we let him escape . So we have to do our best even if we have to break our backs . 」
「…Hey, you . I’ll be honest with you . Ordinary soldiers are more useful than you are now . Besides, I must tell you this . If Lagias plans to escape, then he’ll use an elite squad to go with him . You won’t stand a chance . 」
Eldith’s words had a pinch of anger in them .
In fact, she was right .
My right arm was totally unusable now . Not only that . Other parts of my body were severely injured . I didn’t know how much I could handle in a fight . I was originally an ordinary soldier type, and currently, I was even less than that .
Still . I would be entirely useless if I didn’t act somehow . There was an unsettling anxiety that even a cold liquid ran down my spine . Something muddy stuffed inside of my throat as well .
「Eldith, don’t be that rude . Your enemy is also my enemy, and Lagias is no ordinary enemy…Lagias is an unmistakable heroic masterpiece . 」
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I could definitely affirm that fact .
Although Lagias was a usurper, he put together a nation called Ghazalia in the old days . Even at this time, the operation of his soldiers was not mediocre .
Furthermore, he had a strong will to enter into an agreement with a human country . He was certainly unlike his predecessors . His leap forward in advancing the times was astonishing . There were many rumors about his character and about what he achieved . I felt a fearful conviction inside of me .
Undoubtedly, a conviction that Lagias was a heroic masterpiece .
A heroic masterpiece did not die that easily . No, it could not die at all .
Even amidst a million soldiers, heroic masterpieces could survive fierce battles . Their existence was ethereal as their name persevered in the scroll of history . Would they not perish at all? Their physical bodies could not survive an ordeal against the blade of death . But, their essence, name and history prevailed, and lingered on . Such existence certainly existed . I had a good understanding of such a thing because of my past journey .
That’s why I didn’t want to lose the grip of my hand . Not here and now . I didn’t want to have any regrets .
If Lagias was a heroic masterpiece, then he must understand how vital it was for him to survive . How important was his role and what he could accomplish still .
A heroic masterpiece was completely different from those bound by duty and integrity . These people were not general commanders, and so on . A heroic masterpiece was someone who grasped fate with its own hands . Someone who clearly believed on his or her survival . If a heroic masterpiece survived an ordeal, this astonishing person would definitely appear again as an enemy . We would definitely lose if Lagias survived this battle and confronted us again . Heroic masterpieces like him became much more powerful with time and difficult to overcome .
Therefore, we had no choice but to stop his breath here today . If we lose that opportunity, the shadow of Lagias will continue to be our concern .
I firmly believed that . I strongly grabbed the treasure sword with my left hand . The blade with a purple hue began to shine .
…The hero killer .
The engraved inscription gleamed as if it were alive . Thus, it gave me, its chosen one, the so-called desired fate .