The Sword Saint of Arknights [MTL/Machine Translation]

Chapter 37 | Battle

As the sun crossed the horizon, the mercenaries woke from their sleep.

They quickly cleaned up last night's traces and moved to their assigned positions as per their employer's instructions.

The ground began to tremble, originating from the heavily guarded landship. Now fully operational, it resembled an awakening giant.

The camouflage on the landship was removed, revealing its true form to Roy, who watched from a distance with great interest.

When the sun completely parted from the horizon, the landship finished its preheating and began moving southward toward the Rim Billiton area in southern Kazdel.

In his previous world, catching up with the landship would have required vehicles. However, in this world, people's physical capabilities far exceeded ordinary humans. Mercenaries could easily run as fast as a car not yet at full speed, and that wasn't even the limit for Terra's residents.

Roy recalled a book he once read that described some powerful individuals who could cover several kilometers in a short time, cut through mountains with their swords, and unleash catastrophic forces from their bodies. Though possibly exaggerated, the descriptions likely weren't far from the truth. Who knew if there were colossal creatures like killer whales among this world's "beastmen"?

"Be careful, the enemy is approaching!"

Upon receiving the scouts' information, Hedley's voice reached every Sarkaz mercenary. Almost simultaneously, everyone except the flag bearers drew their weapons.

The reaction wasn't limited to the Sarkaz mercenaries; others also prepared for battle.

In the next moment, numerous Sarkaz emerged from both sides of the road. From their attire, it was clear they belonged to Theresis's forces—the rebels!

Theresis now commanded more Sarkaz mercenaries than Theresis, especially after gaining support from the Confessarius, giving him a slight edge.

This situation arose because they were in Theresis's territory. In Theresis's domain, this wouldn't have happened.

Many mercenaries fell in the initial clash, indicating that these attackers were well-trained, not just random mercenaries. Among them were Confessarius!

"Hmph, die, runt!"

As Roy drew his sword, a massive Sarkaz with a giant axe targeted him. The brute's strength was evident at a glance.

Roy sidestepped the axe's swing, his blade glowing faintly. It sliced through the Sarkaz's armor without hesitation. As Roy attacked the breach, he heard a grenade launcher firing from behind.

Instinctively, Roy dodged the Originium explosive aimed at him. The explosion engulfed the Sarkaz mercenary in intense heat.

Roy glanced at W, who still wore her dangerous smile, though she seemed slightly disappointed.

"Such a vengeful person. Was it really necessary just because I showed off a bit?"

Roy muttered and re-engaged in the battle. These Sarkaz mercenaries, despite their training, were no match for him.

However, they posed a significant threat to the other mercenaries.

Since the battle began, several small Sarkaz mercenary groups were wiped out, and even medium-sized groups suffered heavy losses.

Even Hedley's group struggled against the assault.

"We need to deal with those Confessarius..."

Hedley thought, then looked towards W.