After a while, Isaac and Lucifer came out. Lucifer turned to Cordero and said, "You don't need to watch that guy. Leave it to the people below. Don't let him die."After eating a bit in the morning, Isaac began meditating in Lucifer's tent. A rich, golden spiritual energy completely enveloped his body and flowed slowly.As the sky grew darker, he emerged from the tent and flew up into the air. He saw the overwhelming mass of soldiers ahead already forming formations and preparing to march.Madd and Yuvin flew over to Isaac. Looking at the vast, formidable group before them, Madd said solemnly, "Now, we're handing over the command to you."Tell us. Should we go straight south, or..."Earlier, Madd wanted to extract some information from Remus. However, when he finally saw Remus, he realized that the latter's legs had already been severed and that Isaac had already interrogated him."Head southwest quickly. Don't stop for any reason. Have the scouts been sent out?" Isaac asked, loo
"Transform!" Isaac roared, swinging his longsword. A surge of intense spiritual energy erupted behind him, forming a massive golden dragon stretching a mile long.The dragon swung its tail and struck at Elon's relatively small figure."Ten Thousand Swords!" Elon squinted, holding his sword. Purple-red spiritual energy surged rapidly from his chest and infused into his sword.At the same time, Elon rapidly flew backward. But in front of him, the purple-red spiritual energy had already formed thousands of shadow swords in place.From top to bottom, the shadow swords hovered in mid-air and arranged like a well-disciplined army.Elon swung his sword again, unleashing thousands of purple-red shadow swords that shot toward the five-clawed golden dragon.Their spiritual energy attacks collided mid-air, unleashing a series of explosive booms that resembled the sudden crash of thunder.The night sky above the entire battlefield was enveloped by their spiritual energies.As the spiritual
"Retreat!"Shouts erupted one after another amidst the chaos of the battle.Tens of thousands of Purple-Blue soldiers started retreating rapidly.Elon didn't pursue further. Suspended in mid-air, he twisted his face fiercely."Order the entire army—don't pursue the enemy!" Elon growled. Then, he turned and swiftly flew down toward the camp below.After dawn, when the Purple-Blue soldiers had retreated roughly ten miles from the battlefield, Isaac, who was flying ahead, turned to Madd and said, "Let's rest here for two hours. Take a head count and report on the battle achievements."A bonfire was lit on the ground. Two lieutenants somehow got hold of some raw meat. They used their swords to skewer the meat and roasted it over the fire.Lucifer approached from behind excitedly and whispered to Isaac, "We've probably lost about 5,000 people, but the reports indicate that we've killed at least 40,000 enemies."It's a huge victory! Everyone is wide awake right now in excitement."I
Madd and Yuvin both looked incredulous. They had won the battle. Why were they still being punished and dismissed from their positions?Before they could react, Zeno's guards rushed forward with spiritual energy-suppressing ropes and tied them up.When the other two guards moved toward Isaac, he suddenly waved, and two flashes of golden light struck the guards' abdomens.They screamed in agony as they were thrown out of the tent.Zeno abruptly stood up, his aura surging. Pointing at Isaac, he exclaimed, "Are you planning a rebellion?"Isaac turned to look at Barlow mockingly.His gaze fell upon Madd and Yuvin. Pointing at them, he said coldly, "As the saying goes, 'When a general is in the field, he doesn't always follow orders.'"You're safe here. But over there, it's full of dangers."If we head directly north to meet up with you, we'll fall into the Black Tiger Legion's trap. The entire force of 100,000 soldiers will be annihilated."By then, how many people will you have l
As the shadow sword descended, spiritual energy erupted. Instantly, over 100 soldiers in front were torn apart, with many dying on the spot and their bodies flung far off to the sides."Barlow Loughty, you beast!" Madd's eyes turned red with rage. With a furious roar, he erupted with spiritual energy. He seized a long sword and charged directly at Barlow to strike him down.Yuvin followed closely behind with reddish eyes as well.They finally resisted because Barlow killed the soldiers who had been following them for many years."You traitors!" Zeno shouted. Gripping a long sword, he leaped forward and charged directly at Madd.Isaac never anticipated things would escalate to this point, but he couldn't stand by and watch as Madd and Yuvin were killed by Zeno.With a shout, he flickered and suddenly appeared in front of Zeno. Wielding the Skyrend Sword, he unleashed a golden beam of light straight toward Zeno's chest."Perfect timing!" Zeno shouted fiercely as he unleashed a pow
Below, the 200,000 soldiers simultaneously looked up at the sky. They watched as Zeno rapidly fell from the air and crashed heavily onto the ground."Commander Schmid!" Barlow roared hoarsely, leaping to Zeno's side.Seeing the blood hole in Zeno's chest, he reached out to check for the former's breath. The next second, he froze, staggered back, and fell to the ground."You wretched criminal! How dare you..."Kill him!" Barlow's eyes were bloodshot as he pointed at Isaac, who was floating in mid-air.The surroundings were completely silent. Nobody dared to respond, let alone take any action.Unlike Barlow and Madd, who had different paths, Barlow was promoted step by step from within the general's mansion in the Kingdom of Vriweth.Whenever Zeno took a step forward, he followed right behind. He was Zeno's most loyal subordinate.In Barlow's mind, Zeno was the strongest person in the world apart from Eldorado. But he ended up dead in Isaac's hands.Madd, Yuvin, and another comm
Isaac then added, "I suggest you guys go out and take good care of your troops. March southeast into the Kingdom of Northwing and return to your homes."Of course, at least half of the soldiers might die on the way."Upon hearing his words, the three of them felt a jolt in their hearts. It'd be a disaster if they returned in such a defeated manner. Their commander also weighed heavily on them.It was unlikely that Eldorado would wipe out their clans. But at the very least, their families would be implicated.Madd and Yuvin were well aware that the soldiers outside had followed Isaac to victory and had witnessed Isaac slay Zeno.Everyone was now shouting and hoping for Isaac to become the commander. Apart from Barlow's 60,000 subordinates, the remaining hundreds of thousands of people were all cheering for Isaac."Mr. Garten, as you said, 'When a general is in the field, he doesn't always follow orders.'"Right now, our most important task is to resist the Black Tiger Legion."I
Madd explained to Isaac that military intelligence was transmitted in a special way to Northsnow City, the closest military intelligence office to the Kingdom of Northwing. From there, the intelligence was forwarded to the general's mansion in the Royal City, where the deputy general responsible for internal affairs would then pass it on to Eldorado."What's the fastest time it can get to His Majesty?""About three days, and the latest would be within five days.""Alright, take down the next part of my message carefully and relay it to Northsnow City," Isaac nodded and said.Beads of sweat subtly rolled down both sides of Madd's cheeks; he seemed to have a sense of foreboding.Isaac slowly began to speak, "I am Isaac. Zeno is dead, and only 200 thousand soldiers remain in Black Desert. If you don't want Elon to break through the Kingdom of Northwing and march south with his army, we must act now."Within ten days, safely escort my mother and the others to Earl Beischel's mansion