The Second Son of The Marquis Runs Away from Home ~ Lacking Talent, He Abandons Everything and Becomes an Adventurer ~ - 21

Chapter 21: Flash

When we arrived at the fortress on the border, we reunited with Aria and Shurin who were out scouting. Shurin pointed in a direction from the fortress, and looking through the telescope, we saw an army with Ozma’s flag advancing towards us across the plain.

The soldiers at the front of the army were clad in armor, but beneath their helmets, their eyes were murky, their skin bluish-black, and their teeth irregular, resembling the undead.

“Those are the Yomigami soldiers. Who’s their commander?”

“Over there, that guy riding the horse at the back.”

Following Shurin’s gesture, we saw a man riding a horse towards the rear of the army, smiling cynically at those around him.

It seemed all human soldiers were positioned at the rear of the army, leaving the fighting entirely to the Yomigami soldiers while they focused on plundering, judging by the commander’s demeanor and those around him.

“So, what’s the plan?”

“Firstly…”

I explained the plan I had thought up to Aria and the others. Upon hearing the plan, Aria and the others nodded in agreement.

“Let’s go then. In this battle, we need to convince the skeptical Gomon troops of our strength.”

With that, I transformed Hiend into its sword form and informed Aria and the others.

“To achieve that, we must achieve an overwhelming victory.”

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As the Ozma army, which had marched to the foot of the mountain where the fortress stood, came into view, I stepped forward.

Behind me, the Gomon soldiers led by Raigou looked at me. Despite feeling many gazes on my back, I enhanced my vision to spot the Ozma army’s commander.

“Kuno… I will use your soul to empower me.”

Muttering so within Chaos Crusader, I closed my eyes. After a brief exhale, I raised my hand and shouted powerful words.

“Armor deployment: ‘Black-clad Holy Army Chaos Crusader.'”

A black storm swirled, forming into armor. With Hiend in hand, I sheathed it into the jet-black scabbard hanging from my waist.

“What’s that…!?”

Ignoring the voices leaking behind me, I calmed my mind. Suppressing Hiend’s light within the darkness of Chaos Crusader, I mimicked the movements remembered from Kuno’s soul.

Lowering my center of gravity, I gathered strength in my legs. Twisting my upper body while tightening it around my waist, I gripped Hiend.

It felt like Hiend and Chaos Crusader were perfectly aligned. Immediately after, I swiftly drew Hiend and swung it in a reverse diagonal slash.

The light suppressed by darkness was released, becoming a massive slashing light aimed at the Yomigami soldiers of the Ozma army. The light, which cut through the Yomigami soldiers in an instant, reached even the commander standing in its straight path.

A moment of silence. The commander, with blood flowing from his mouth, saw his body slanting diagonally from the waist to the shoulder, his upper body falling to the ground making a sound that echoed around.

Suddenly unable to move, the left and right of the Ozma army were blocked by earth walls. Immediately afterward, Aria and Shurin jumped over the earth walls on the left and right, sending wind and flames towards the Ozma army.

The flames unleashed at the center of the Ozma army, raging wildly due to the wind, attacked the Yomigami soldiers. With no escape route due to the earth walls, the Yomigami soldiers were in total disarray against the approaching flames, while the human soldiers were still confused by the sudden turn of events.

Summoning Garma and mounting it, I aimed my sword at the Ozma army, urging Garma forward with a voice carried by the wind.

“Charge, all troops!”

Following my words, the Gomon soldiers echoed.