Chapter 73 - It's None of your Business

'Hmmm, Your Majesty. It seems that the...' Lucy spoke up as Feihren interrupted her sentence.

'I know...' Feihren sighed as he continued...'Could you hold them off for me? Block their escape route, and pin down the leader. Hmmm... Leaders I mean. It seems that there is someone else leading the Imperial troops...' Feihren keenly stared at the scan as he continued.

'I'll try my best to hurry and be done in here'. Feihren finished up his instructions as he proceeded to leap towards the troop of the Garudia Kingdom.

Squashing most of those troops that have failed to retreat on time, Feihren then led the charge as the hundred or so soldiers of the Wolfenstein army finally reversed the situation. They were now the ones attacking.

Only a few thousand troops were left from Garudia as they were now thinning at a ridiculous rate. Although the 'Death God' on their flanks had suddenly disappeared and had now made a 'path' for them to hastily retreat, the sudden appearance of a gigantic Titan reignited the fear within their hearts as they ran for their lives.

Although Feihren was curious about how strong he would become if he continuously used the Messiah's Robes, it was utterly pointless if the enemies were retreating and not attacking him. Might as well change into the Titan Armor and have a little 'fun' with it.

At the start, the gap between the troop of a hundred versus the troop that amounted to thousands was highly evident, as the Garudia's soldiers were still eagerly resisting against the 'normal' soldiers when the gigantic Titan was far away from the scene of battle.

But as the time dragged on, the individual quality of the Wolfenstein soldiers showed itself as their enemies were getting pushed back, easily being defeated one on five, which was seemingly impossible, yet...

'Supreme General Skill Activate: "Ultimate skill, [Battle cry]'

A loud cry emitted from the Titan as the Wolfenstein troops' power was suddenly boosted.

'Supreme General Skill Activate: "General's Aura"'

The incredible prowess that each of the Wolfenstein soldiers were showing was terrifying beyond words. The one minute of the ultimate skill's duration might be a meager amount of time, but it was enough for a single soldier to kill at least 10 of the enemy with his minimum effort. The Garudia soldiers were also feeling a bit weakened from the terrifying 'aura' that the Titan was emitting.

"Supreme General is still the best class eh." Feihren smiled as he continued the battle.

...

"Move out of the way! Move! Move!" Louie yelled as he whipped his horse to move faster. He was rushing away from the western valley, heading his way home towards the Garudia Kingdom.

It was indeed a pathetic move for a 'king'. Although in truth, the one that started all this mess was never the Garudia's king in the first place... It seems that Louie would not care to what end the Garudia Kingdom would meet. As long as he could survive from all this and exact his next plot for revenge, one way or another he was satisfied.

The troops that remained on the frontlines were left for dead as they served as the meat shield and cannon fodder for the rest of the army to survive. It was indeed shameless... Although it seems that there was no other way they could do this than to let those people drag out the fight for them, so they could have enough time to retreat...

The Imperial troops from the Mejuzo Kingdom did not refute the decision. It seems that this would be in their best interest. The fact that the pathetic amount of people retreating were planning to try and hold a huge kingdom as their own was akin to a pig rolling around in spices to make itself smell better.

It would only take a little amount of time and effort for the Bainzen Empire to swallow the Garudia Kingdom after this.

As for the Wolfenstein Kingdom? What could a meager little kingdom do against an established empire? Although they might be the 'strongest' one within the Blaz Continent, the sheer amount of strength that an empire could muster was definitely something that a single kingdom could not hold out against.

"It seems that this king could hold us off by himself, eh? But still, not enough..."

Adrian arrogantly muttered as he tried ignoring the chaotic one-sided battle that was occurring as the Imperial troops started dispersing to the sides to make way for the Garudia Kingdom.

"Hmmm. But just in case, we'll have to retreat as well. It would be pointless to lose the lives of soldiers when we are getting nothing from it..." Adrian commented. Although he was still acting high and mighty, he was trying his hardest to keep his cool.

He had poorly gauged the strength of the enemy, and it seems that the respect the young Emperor Jason has towards this king definitely has a basis. Although he considers himself 'powerful', he was not going to risk his life here just for a mere quarrel between two kingdoms.

"Go follow suit with the retreating soldiers of the Garudia Kingdom. Hurriedly take the tunnel route and return to the Mejuzo Kingdom immediately. If the Emperor starts asking questions to any of you, tell him that it was I who started all this, and will explain everything on my return. I'll have to do something important..." Adrian then finished off his instructions, as he hurriedly rushed to the side of the battlefield.

Traveling by foot or by horse against the rampaging Titan was just waiting for a ticking time bomb. And it seems that Duke Adrian had arrived at the same conclusion... His horse galloped forth in haste as it approached the Dragon Fortress of the New Dragon Empire.

Making eye contact towards the figure of Destrian, an immediate 'mutual' agreement was made. It seems that these two had known each other from way back. Adrian hopped off his horse as he made his way inside the dragon fortress.

"It seems that an old friend was involved in all of this huh... Hahahaha and it seems that he bit off more than he could chew this time." Destrian laughed as he gazed the figure of Adrian who was coming towards the doorway of the fortress.

...

A dark figure descended in front of the Garudia troops that were evacuating the battlefield. Closing her mighty wings, Lucy inspected the one who was leading the retreating party...

"Oh, it seems that a parasite had made his way to another kingdom... and it seems that you have destroyed it all by yourself? Bravo! Bravo indeed..."

Lucy's gentle voice that was mixed with the coldness of her tone instilled fear in the hearts of those that could hear her.

Although it seemed like she was spouting nonsense, Louie could feel a sense of familiarity from all this. It was as if she was talking to Louie instead of King Ivan, who he was 'wearing' for now.

"Who are you...? Well, it does not matter. Move out of the way and no one will get hurt!" Louie acted bravely as he started inspecting the dark figure in front of him.

"Hmmm... You might not know me, but I know who you really are... You're just another pathetic descendant of that Louie. Ah! Such a useless puppet back then." The dark armored lady knight replied as she shook her head multiple times...

"No wonder this Garudia Kingdom was led into such a pathetic state... Don't worry, I'll be merciful to you and end all your misery."

...

The dead bodies of the enemy were then piled up in heaps as the Titan Armor dispersed each and every single one of them into thin air. Although some might not have been his 'kill', most of the General Exp gained within this battle was still merited to him.

"Your Highness, should we not give chase towards the enemy?" One of the soldiers inquired as he cupped his hands around his mouth so Feihren could hear him from the height he was at right now.

"No need to yell, I can hear you clearly" Feihren laughed as he continued "That's not necessary, I have it under control, Just clean up this place and make an intensive report to the Senate. Let them decide as to when we're moving in to seize the Garudia Kingdom."

Switching to the Titan Slate, Feihren then left the initial battlefield as he burst forth towards the direction of where Lucy was doing her 'clean-up'.

The red dots within the [Battlefield Scan] were all over the place. Multiple imperial troops were scattered towards the north-west as they hastily retreated, the other half were scrambling towards the opposite direction with the same panicked pace.

But as for the remaining group of the Garudia kingdom, they were thinning out by the second as a single green dot was wiping the red smudge clear...

"Damn... She's... Too strong?"

It did not take long before Feihren reached Lucy. Heaps of dead bodies with chopped off heads were the only thing that greeted him as the floating figure of Lucy hurried towards Feihren.

"I am done with the task, Your Majesty. I also have something important to report. I have discovered that..." Lucy hadn't finished her sentence as she was alarmed by the sudden movement she saw on the horizon.

"The dragon fortress is moving..."

"It seems that the other 'leader' for this attacking party is comfortably sitting inside that fat dragon's fortress huh?"

Within the illusory radar of the [Battlefield Scan] was the red dot of Duke Adrian that was highlighted within the grey colored ones.

"I'll then give chase Your Majesty!" Lucy immediately replied as she hastily opened her wings.

"There will be no need for that... They are trying to take something that technically belongs to us, so I'll be taking something away from them..."

Feihren grinned as the Titan Armor changed into a fiery red armor... Blazing with death and a fearful aura, the [Hades Armor] congealed on Feihren's body, as a mechanical looking eye covered half of Feihren's face.

'Equip>>> [Samuel's SC-76 Thunderbolt]'

Aiming down the scope of the sniper... Feihren carefully pulled the trigger as a single bullet traveled through the air, immediately covering the distance between them and the hard skull of the gargantuan dragon fortress.

*Boom!

It did not seem to work as the fat dragon was still steadily floating for a few more seconds.

But then, the 'tiny' wings of the fat dragon suddenly stopped flapping as the fortress started wobbling out of control.

The colossal fall of the dragon fortress shook the entirety of the plains such that even the ground below Feihren trembled from the impact of the chunky dead dragon.