Fantasy System (1-200)

Chapter 196

Bard and Audun rode with their armies, targeting the unsuspecting enemies . But, the collective movement of 60 . 000 human beings made a lot of noise . Someone had to notice . Some of the soldiers in the rear turned around one by one after hearing the incoming army .

"Enemi-" Just as one of them tried to warn his fellow soldiers, an arrow killed him . Then the one next to him, and the next one and...until at least 30 people died . Anyone that turned their head, found themselves lying on the ground next . Bard made sure to leave some for Audun, who reached the enemies first . His halberd in his hand, infused with QI, Audun started decimating the enemies . Each swing of his weapon claimed dozens of lives . The soldiers conscripted into his army shouted as they followed their leader's charge .

Bard didn't like to be the one losing in the kill count, so he started charging his weapon as well . His bow shone in a blue-ish aura that intensified more and more . Just as he was about to release the arrow, the aura mixed with it . Like lightning, the arrow killed anyone it made contact with . As soon as it hit the ground, it created a big explosion claiming even more lives . The two armies that planned to use a pincer attack on Hayato ended up being the victim to one themselves .

"Retreat!" As the armies held no chance at coming out on top, they chose to retreat and cut their losses . Some of the leaders used flags as a way to communicate, and the soldiers of the first army started marching backward . The other two armies escaped to the side as they bore with Bard and Audun's attacks on their rear .



"Where do you think you're going?" Two figures appeared in front of the escaping armies . One for each army . The soldiers at the very front didn't stop as they tried to kill the two figures . However, a flying slash claimed the lives of a whole row of soldiers . More and more people started dying at the hands of the two figures, Ed and Gobuta .

"Is THIS all you have, Blood sect?" As he continued his massacre, Ed flew up and looked towards the area where the commanders of the Blood sect army would be at . He provoked them more and more as their soldiers were mercilessly killed as they escaped .

The three central armies continued to retreat until no one pursued them anymore . Noticing this, the armies on the side broke off their engagement against Leonard and Dean and retreated as well . The coalition army felt proud at their accomplishment and shouted in victory . It was still an hour or so before sunset, but the soldiers felt like an eternity .

Although they were the winners in this first day, they lost many soldiers as well . Many other soldiers remained behind in the battlefield, looking for the bodies of their comrades . Those found were stored in a spatial ring to preserve their bodies .

By night, provisions were passed around for the soldiers to eat . It was much better than normal provisions, but it wasn't the best . The injured soldiers were transported and classed according to their injury . Suika, Merry, Alicia, and some others proficient at using Healing magic spread around to do some healing . Those with the most severe injuries were healed by Suika's Hatsu .



People cleaned themselves up from blood, and the higher-ups met at Arthur's tent .

"The enemies lost around 150-200k soldiers . It's a big number considering our disadvantage . We'll continue to press them this way . " Arthur gave a general review of the first day . He chose not to disclose how many soldiers they lost and focused on the enemy losses .

After finishing with Arthur, Ed and the others left the place and headed towards their own tents . But, before Ed could leave, he was stopped by Emilia and the others .

"What's wrong with you today? It's not how you usually act . " Emilia asked him and he could see the worry in the eyes of his comrades . They referred to the way he provoked Blood sect in a weird way during their retreat .

"It's just to raise morale, don't worry . " Ed dismissed their worries and left, leaving them confused about his attitude .

The second day started, and they could see that Blood sect improved their armies . More and more Heavenly Establishment soldiers filled their ranks . Hayato and the others couldn't score as many kills as they did yesterday and lost more . But, they didn't lose morale as Ed and Hayato managed to kill many of the leading figures in the enemy lines . Ed continued on provoking Blood sect while killing the soldiers .

By night, the soldiers were healed again by Suika and the others, and they couldn't feel more grateful . Another meeting was held in Arthur's tent, but this time no one asked Ed about his actions .

People went to sleep and some watched out for surprise attacks . However, unbeknownst to any of them, a small force arrived near Avalon . Their leader was Immortal Establishment level 2, and most of his followers were at Heavenly Establishment . They smiled as they rode, targeting the gates of Avalon city .

The third day of the war started and the Blood army cheered loud . Ed looked towards them and squinted his eyes, as he could feel many strong people at the front of the army . The commanders of Blood sect had shown themselves . Still, Ed didn't think the supreme commander was present, as he couldn't feel as big of an aura as what should be his . The strongest he could feel was Immortal Establishment level 4 standing in front of the central army .

"The Blood sect army knew they couldn't keep losing to us, so they sent their strongest!" Hayato organized the army and did a little pep-talk .

"However, no matter who they send, we will decimate them all!" The two armies rode towards each other, and the Blood sect army seemed more bloodthirsty than usual . Before the two leaders could clash, Ed appeared between them and engaged the enemy . Hayato seemed reluctant for an instant, but rode away, leaving the enemy to Ed .

"So you're the little sh*t that's been playing around the army?" The man noticed Ed's appearance and some of his veins bulged out .

"No . I'm the one who will murder everyone in your army . "