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Chapter 684
Chapter 684
Tell Him to Come Himself. (2)
The "new" mercenaries murmured as they watched the "senior" mercenaries of bandit origin step forward.
“Wow, those guys actually have loyalty. Loyalty!”
“So, people can be reformed, huh?”
“I used to be biased because they were former bandits, but today I realized I was wrong.”
Е ñu ṁа̇.і̃ d̀
As the whispers continued, the bandits thought to themselves:
‘You lunatics, that’s not it.’
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‘Unless Tyran himself came, this bunch doesn’t stand a chance no matter how many of them there are. They’ll never beat the Sub-Leader.’
‘If we back out here, the Deputy Captain will kill us.’
It seemed like every single member of the Ironclad Lion Corps was only holding blunt weapons. That clearly meant they had no intent to kill.
Sure, a few bones might get broken in the fight, but that was still better. They just had to be careful not to get hit somewhere fatal or end up crippled.
Wе b̂n о.v̆е l Е́n um.à
And so, they steeled themselves to fight. Because the one before them, Ghislain, was more terrifying than the Ironclad Lion Corps.
Ghislain stepped forward, then turned around and asked,
“Osval, aren’t you coming out?”
“Boss, the manly Osval… I think lunch isn’t sitting right.”
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Osval clutched his stomach with a pained expression. Ghislain clicked his tongue and shook his head at the sight.
“Tsk tsk, just like Claude, all bark and no bite.”
W ẽbñ о̀ v̈ еl̀ Ē ň u m а̄
Always going on about being a man and striking a dramatic pose, yet scared out of his mind and full of complaints, completely out of sync with his big frame.
Watching from the sidelines, Zark spoke with a sneer on his face.
“What’s this? That’s all? You think you can take us on with that few?”
Ghislain, Julien, Kyle, and ten mercenaries of bandit origin.
That was everyone who had stepped up. Deneb had stepped aside to prepare for treating the wounded.
In contrast, the Ironclad Lion Corps numbered one hundred. Unless the smaller group was overwhelmingly stronger, those numbers left no chance of winning.
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Yet Ghislain still replied with a relaxed expression.
“Did you come to fight with words? If you’re gonna come at us, hurry up and do it. I do respect the fact you’re trying not to cross the line, so I’ll go easy on you too.”
Ghislain spun his magic wand(?) in circles.
Just the fact he hadn’t drawn a blade was worth some praise. Though, of course, that bravado likely came from his confidence in winning.
Zark frowned at Ghislain’s condescending tone. He couldn’t stand hearing it any longer.
He changed his mind, originally he had planned to send only half of them in as a lesson.
Én̆ūm а̌
“Everyone, go and beat the hell out of those bastards!”
“Waaaaah!”
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The mercenaries charged in with menacing energy. At the same time, Ghislain leapt forward first.
As the mercenaries swung their clubs at the approaching Ghislain,
He, too, swung his magic wand.
KWAAAAANG!
Ẅе́ b̀n̈ о̆ v̇еl̆ Еn̈ũm̆ а̌
“…Huh?”
The leading mercenaries wore stunned expressions for a moment. A sound that shouldn’t happen when clubs clash had echoed.
Their clubs were already shattered. Before they could even regain their senses, something struck them.
Thwack!
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The mercenaries at the front collapsed before they could even scream.
Ghislain swung his weapon at their heads with astonishing speed. Each time he struck, a mercenary dropped.
Ẇѐ b́ ṅо̃ v́ е̇ l Е̇.ňǔmӓ
Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!
“Uwaaah! What the hell?!”
The mercenaries were in shock. They were veterans who had seen and survived many battles, but they had never seen someone move like Ghislain. He was operating on an entirely different level.
And Ghislain wasn’t the only strong one. Julien and Kyle were also knocking down mercenaries left and right with the hilts of their swords.
Logically, if a hundred men rushed at them, even thirty would be expected to get pushed back. But just three of them were overwhelming and driving back the entire group of one hundred.
Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!
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Among them, Ghislain stood out the most. Wildly swinging his magic wand, he as usual charged straight through the enemy formation by himself.
“Stop that bastard!”
Officers who could use mana sensed the danger and stepped forward.
Kaang! Kaang! Kaang!
This time, the sound of the clubs clashing was a little different than before.
But they couldn’t hold out for long either. Ghislain, who instantly blocked their charging attacks, struck the officers’ heads and legs, knocking them out with a single blow.
Ẃе̌ b n o v̊ê.l Еn ú m̈а
Zark stumbled backward in fear.
“Wh-what the hell is he?!”
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He hadn’t even seen a single spell cast. The mage was just swinging a rod, yet people were dropping like sacks of straw.
The other two too were merely tapping with their sword hilts, yet any mercenary who got hit collapsed on the spot.
Why were people this skilled working as mercenaries? Shouldn’t they have joined a noble house ages ago and lived in luxury?
Zark wasn’t the only one stunned. Even the rookie members of the Julien Mercenary Corps watching from the sidelines had their mouths hanging open.
Eñum а . i̇ d̈
‘W-what? What is that?’
‘They’re moving in a completely different way than when they were beating us!’
‘I knew they were strong, but that strong?!’
The Ironclad Lion Corps was known as the best and strongest mercenary corps in the region. Even regular members were said to be able to handle three ordinary mercenaries on their own.
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Only those with proven skill were recruited hence, their top-tier reputation.
But those mercenaries were dropping like flies. Just by looking, they didn’t seem any different from ordinary people.
W е̃b̄ń о̂v̄ е̄ l̀ Е ñ ù m̂ ā
The rookie mercenaries had fought Ghislain before and knew he was strong. But they had just assumed he was fairly strong, better than them, but not by much.
Now they realized just how wrong they were. It wasn’t that Ghislain hadn’t shown his full strength, it was that they were just so weak, he hadn’t needed to.
Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!
The former bandits were teary-eyed with emotion as they watched Ghislain’s dazzling skills.
‘This is why you have to pick the right side!’
‘That guy’s a demon no one can beat!’
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‘If you wanted to take on the Sub-Leader, you should’ve brought everyone! Arrogant fools!’
They didn’t even have to fight. All they did was follow behind the trio, shouting half-hearted battle cries.
Since the three at the front were taking down everyone, there wasn’t much left for them to do. They simply hit a few of the fallen enemies once more for show.
“You bastard! How dare you lay hands on the Julien Mercenary Corps!”
“You thought you could win with just this many people?”
“Thought you were the toughest around, didn’t you?”
W̌е b n̈ ŏ.ṽе̃ l̆ Еń ù m а̃
Despite not doing anything themselves, they strutted around full of pride.
In any case, even being the first to get beaten up was a kind of talent - they, more than anyone, understood Ghislain’s true power.
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Thud!
“Guuhk…”
Thanks to the trio’s efforts, the hundred mercenaries didn’t take long to fall.
The bandit-origin members struck down any who still looked remotely okay, making sure they stayed down.
Е̇ n̈ ū mа̊
At that moment, Deneb called out to them with a wave.
“Alright, bring the stretchers and some bandages. And herbs, too. Geez, look at all these cracked heads.”
“Understood, ma’am!”
“Don’t call me that!”
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“I’ll correct myself, ma’am!”
The former bandits bowed politely to Deneb, then helped her with the treatment.
Ẽ n ú m̄ а̌
Deneb used divine power on those with the worst head injuries. The rest were roughly bandaged up by the bandit subordinates.
Having once lived in the wild, they were at least familiar with emergency first-aid. Working alongside Deneb, they were able to stabilize the wounded quickly.
Meanwhile, Zark, the Deputy Captain of the Ironclad Lion Corps, still stood there in a daze.
“Am… am I dreaming?”
It had to be a dream. How else could the region’s so-called strongest get beat up like this by just three people?
He pinched his cheeks several times, but there was no sign of waking up. It seemed he was trapped in a full-on nightmare.
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As Zark stood there, spaced out, Ghislain slowly approached him.
“So? How do you feel?”
“……”
“You went around boasting about being the strongest with that bunch?”
“……”
“Man… back in my day…”
Еńǔḿа . i_d
Ghislain trailed off mid-sentence, tilting his head in confusion.
His mercenary corps had truly been the strongest on the continent. But in his memory, that was not the past yet in this era, it was still the future.
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How should he even describe that? It was a story of the past that… wasn’t really the past.
As the headache crept in from overthinking, Ghislain shook his head a few times and spoke.
“Now it’s my turn to talk.”
“W-what?”
Еnùm̈ă
“Tell Tyran that he should come ‘pay his respects’ himself.”
“W-what? That’s… no, that’s…”
Zark recoiled in alarm. Tyran was a man with a lot of pride.
How was he supposed to deliver a message like that?
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Ghislain tapped the end of his rod lightly on Zark’s shoulder and said,
“All those guys lying there? They’re going to prison.”
Wе̌ b̌ n̄_ôv е ĺ Е nu̇ m ā
“W-what? Prison? But this was just a clash between mercenaries!”
“You thought saying, ‘we lost,’ after attacking first was going to be the end of it? Do I look like an idiot to you?”
“……”
“If you don’t want them to rot in prison for the rest of their lives, you’d better deliver that message exactly as I said.”
“……”
Baron of Nodehill would definitely comply if the Julien Mercenary Corps requested it. With a territorial war looming, having a hundred men imprisoned would be a critical blow.
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They were the ones who started it. Even if it was just an excuse, the Julien Mercenary Corps had every shred of justification on their side.
Ghislain grinned as he continued.
“You can’t just walk away either, can you? Let me help make sure you get the message across.”
“Wh-what are you—”
Crack!
“Gyaaaah!”
Wе̃ bn̊o v ė l̂ Еǹ u̇ mȧ
Before Zark could finish his sentence, Ghislain’s rod came down hard on his shoulder.
The bones shattered, and Zark collapsed with a twisted expression. More than the pain, it was the shock that shook him.
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‘Th-this guy isn’t a mage! We were all fooled! Just how skilled is he to pull this off…?’
Zark could use mana too. While his talents leaned more toward administration than combat, his fighting skills were on par with an average knight.
That’s why he was qualified to be the Deputy Captain of a major mercenary corps like the Ironclad Lion Corps.
Yet even he couldn’t see how Ghislain had moved the rod. Despite being able to wield mana, his body couldn’t withstand even a simple strike.
Ёnu m̂а̊ .і̂d
‘It feels like when I saw the Captain. Could it be… this guy is on the same level as him?’
That was as far as Zark’s mind could process.
But at the very least, he had realized one thing for certain.
‘We messed with the wrong person. I should’ve approached this more cautiously, maybe tried to win them over.’
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If he’d known they were this powerful, he never would’ve picked a fight like this but now it couldn’t be undone. After being humiliated like this, there was no way the Captain would just sit back.
One of them would have to die to settle this. Tyran was that kind of man.
Еň umà . і̄ď
‘This is going to cost us dearly… We might not even be able to participate in the territorial war.’
Clutching his shattered shoulder, Zark stood up. The only thing he could do now was deliver this shocking news.
“…Understood. I’ll deliver the message to the Captain… exactly as you said.”
The anger and mockery were long gone from his face. All that remained was bitter resignation.
Ghislain nodded and said,
“Feel free to bring a little gift when he comes.”
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“……”
Zark gave no further reply and walked away. Compared to his bold swagger when he first arrived, his solitary retreat now was utterly pitiful.
Even after Zark left, a heavy silence lingered. The only sounds were the groans of the fallen mercenaries and Deneb’s voice teaching the former bandits how to treat the injured.
The rookie members of the Julien Mercenary Corps could only dart their eyes around in disbelief.
‘Wh-what the hell? How are they that strong?’
‘T-they’re not human. No way. They’re monsters.’
Е̃n̆umа
‘Just how powerful are they?’
They weren’t just strong, they were absurdly strong. There was no doubt. The Ironclad Lion Corps, unlike them, was made up of truly skilled mercenaries.
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They might lack judgment due to their own inexperience, but they’d never imagined things would be on this level.
It wasn’t just the Deputy Captain who was strong. Even the Captain, Julien, and the supposed Second Deputy Captain, Kyle, were beyond belief.
At this rate, it was fair to say that the three of them might be on par with Tyran.
Even if they weren’t quite his equal, this side had three people at that level.
Wе b̀n оv е̇ l Ѐn ûm̃ а̃
The mercenaries now fully understood whose side they should be on. There was a reason those former bandits had stepped forward.
But the problem was they had already backed off in fear. It was too late now, and they had no excuse.
Just then, Osval suddenly shouted and dashed forward.
“Yaaaaah! That’s our bosses! The Julien Mercenary Corps is the strongest in the region!”
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Shameless as ever, Osval was the first to jump in. The other mercenaries didn’t miss their second chance.
“Wooooaaah! You’re the best!”
Е̇ ṅ û m̊а . і d
“As expected of our Captain and Deputy Captains!”
“We won!”
Cheers erupted instantly. Ghislain squinted at them with a crooked stance, eyes narrowing. Sensing this, Osval hurriedly raised his massive hammer and roared with dramatic flair.
“Boss! I, the manly Osval, shall fully support your grand endeavor! I will always charge at the front lines to crush your enemies!”
“…Yeah, sure.”
Ghislain was so dumbfounded by the transparently fake enthusiasm, he just let it slide.
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Still, thanks to this event, the resentment from the mercenaries who had previously followed half-heartedly had largely faded.
That was because Ghislain and the other two had clearly demonstrated their true strength.
While the Julien Mercenary Corps was rebuilding its internal morale and cheering,
BOOOOOM!
Tyran, having heard a full report from the returning Zark, slammed the table in front of him into splinters and roared.
“Gather everyone! We’re going to wipe those bastards out completely!”
Е n̄ǔ m̆ǎ
It had started as a trivial matter. But now they had suffered an unforgivable humiliation.
“I will never forgive this.”
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Rage burned in Tyran’s eyes like a blazing fire.
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