BXBX NOVEL Chapter 276 Sudden Attack (2)
*Warning: Violence!*
Governor Fidel acknowledged Grandmaster Andvari's orders and proceeded to lead the knights to hasten the subjugation of the territory.
He knew that the longer it takes to clean up the land, the higher the chances that the matter would be more complicated. Also, he had a nagging feeling that the creature was not a simple one. He may need to come back as early as possible to assist the Grandmaster.
"Men! Wait no more and punish the territory, all who resist must be executed! All who surrender must be restricted and sent to prison!" He made the orders and started to take action.
The Northern knights immediately went all out as they heard Governor Fidel's orders. They also knew what needed to be done. The greatest help they could give to the Grandmaster, who was now fighting a creature that was far stronger than any of them, was to not hold him back.
A battle of an S Class Mage needs to be cleared to avoid hurting the innocent. After subjugating the guilty, they had to take over and rally the innocent people living on the estate. There were many things left for them to do and they could only pray that the Grandmaster would succeed.
Their attacks became fiercer like how they were hunting the strong beasts in the northern territory. To the cursed army, they were the harbinger of death as they would surely die once the sword was pointed at their throats.
The members of the cursed army also died with shock on their faces, because even in their death, they couldn't understand why their cursed weapons and purple bombs were not able to deal damage to the enemies.
How were they supposed to know that the cursed weapon no longer scares the northern army?
On Grandpa Andi's side, he immediately swung his sword and charged to attack the cursed humanoid creature. The mocking and provocation he received earlier were not enough for him to lose his cool.
Judging by the fact that the creature was able to communicate through human language, it proved his guess that the enemy was formerly a person. Perhaps he was a product of how the curse was used.
Grandpa Andi couldn't help but lament in his heart.
How sinister could people be when they want something? They would be willing enough to give up their humanity.
Clang! Clash! Swoosh!
The two engaged in a fierce exchange. Grandpa Andi was extremely agile and was able to take advantage of his height to avoid the creature's blunt and straightforward attacks.
The silver broadsword looked mystifying because whenever Grandpa Andi swung it, it seemed that it was slicing through air and space. However, the enemy's sharp claws were durable enough to be comparable with the sturdiness of the broad sword.
From a spectator's perspective, it seems like the creature and Grandpa Andi was fighting on even terms. This might be something that would make the Northern Army worried.
However, how could Grandpa Andi be someone so easy to defeat?
He calmly engaged in close-quarter combat with the creature to carefully observe the enemy. There was not even a drop of sweat appearing on his face!
The moment he knew that he had observed enough, his momentum began to drastically change. It was so bizarre that even the laws of physics would be proven wrong by his movements.
With a leap in the open space, Grandpa Andi seemed to have stepped on a solidified air and suddenly propelled his body to dash towards the creature.
It doesn't matter if it was the creature's blindspot, he still dashed and moved his sword.
Swish! He raised his silversword and sliced through the creature's flesh like it was just a piece of meat.
Roar! A sudden cry of agony was heard on the battlefield. The creature was now feeling the pain of having half of its body sliced vertically.
"Painful… Painful… Painful!" Surprisingly, the creature was still able to talk as if his head was not sliced into two.
A flash of cold glint appeared in Grandpa Andi's eyes. This creature was really mysterious, the power of the curse was really something to be feared of.
Just as he was about to observe the next movement of the creature, he suddenly felt a strong killing intent coming from two directions. His body immediately moved to avoid the first one, and confront the other with his broadsword.
Another violent explosion was heard on the battlefield, which made the hearts of the Northern Army become nervous.
Their intuition did not fail them. For as soon as the smoke and dust cleared their vision, they saw another two similar creatures attacking the Grandmaster.
"This is not good!" One of the knights from the Northern Army shouted in panic.
But his fellow soldiers firmly held him and bellowed, "We have orders! If you want to help the Grandmaster, you will not go there to distract him! The only thing we can do right now is to follow our orders and pray for the safety of the Grandmaster!"
"But…" The knight was unwilling for he knew how fearsome the creature was as he was previously put under its spell.
"Do you think any one of us here could do something to those three creatures???" The other replied.
This made the insistent knight finally shut up. Even if they went there, they would not even suffice as a meat shield. That is the hard truth.
And so the knights could only grit their teeth and direct their frustration to their mission. Their eyes and observation skills became sharper, determined to catch and execute all the people who contributed to creating such a terrifying creature.
All of them knew that if the Grandmaster was not able to defeat those, many lives would be killed.
Their passionate drive to carry out their mission led them to extend their search through the most awkward palaces in the estate's vicinity. Sweeping every nook and cranny of the estate, even the cellars, and the dumping sites were not spared.
Soon enough their search turned out fruitful for they were able to spot a certain person, whom they know as the one who holds the greatest power in the household at this moment - Baron Viole.
Their hearts were sure that he was the one who released the monsters to distract everyone and create an opportunity for him to escape.
"Let go of me! How dare you all do this to the Vesala Duchy! The Emperor will not spare you, you sinners and traitors to the throne!" Baron Viole struggled hard to escape from their grasp, however, his strength was no match to the northern army knights.
"Whether who the real traitor was, didn't you know the answer for yourself? We're telling you, it is your punishment to remain alive! Death will be mercy you do not deserve!" The knight who was passionate earlier used up all of his mana to restrict and immobilize the Baron.
The accompanying knights also shared the same sentiments as the passionate knight. With all their might, they will never let this Baron have it easy and escape the rightful punishment for an evil person.
On the battlefield, Grandpa Andi immediately braced himself as he witnessed everything that happened firsthand.
Two similar creatures appeared to attack him from behind. Based on the pressure that they were emitting, they seemed to be a lot stronger than the first that had appeared. To make matters worse, there was something bizarre about the first creature.
"Painful… Painful…" The first creature cried continuously however, Grandpa Andi saw that the area which he sliced grew wormlike sprouts and immediately joined with the other half of its body.
The first creature was now whole again, and it was as if he was not even hurt by Grandpa Andi's sword!
"These creatures are troublesome…" Grandpa Andi mumbled, but there was no sign of panic nor discouragement on his face.
From the start, he knew that defeating the creature was not a simple task. Now that another two appeared, he had to be a lot more careful. He needed more information about the abilities of these monsters.
"A simple blade attack won't work…it seems…" He concluded as he went around the three creatures who were also looking at him as prey. "Then let's do this…"
As he charged toward one of the creatures, he clicked a mechanism on his sword, revealing a piece of a red mana stone. Immediately, fire mana flowed at the hollow center of the silver broadsword making it glow fiery red.
The creatures immediately sensed the threat coming from Grandpa Andi, so while one received his blow, the other two moved to attack him from his weakest directions.
Seeing their movements Grandpa Andi did not slow down and immediately sliced through the arm of the first creature. Then he twisted his body and moved to face the other two also dealing significant blows to make the two cry out in pain.
"Hmm.." Grandpa Andi observed how the severed parts of their body reconnected and concluded that injecting fire mana attribute to the sword also didn't work.
But just as he was about to change the mechanism of his sword, an angry roar sounded from behind, taking Grandpa Andi's attention.
As he turned around he saw that the first creature lifted one of his fingers and conjured a purple ball. Without warning, he shot the purple mana ball towards Grandpa Andi.
Just as Grandpa Andi leaped to avoid the first ball, he was not able to detect another trajectory coming from the two creatures, who also shot the same kind of curse power. "Not good!"
"Master!!!" Grandpa Andi heard a desperate cry coming toward him, it was none other than his beloved disciple and adopted grandson, Randel!