Chapter 453 Don't Leave Me (5k)
On the plains, the hurricane whistled, the torrential rain fell from the sky, and the magic power fluctuations of the first fight between the two sides caused a devastating result.
In front of Grendal's fist, the liquid city wall released a large amount of blue light, rolling like an ocean, but this method of softness and strength in front of the giant did not have the expected effect.
The crimson light entwined the thunder fire, and the water flow of the mantra was violently evaporated at the moment of contact, and the airtight liquid exploded one after another.
Under the hurricane, the soldiers on the ground inserted their swords into the ground to fix their bodies, the tall horses were knocked to the ground, and the giant trees in the forest were blown crooked in an instant. The chaotic battlefield seemed to turn into a fight between two people. However, the fierce conflict did not last long. The liquid city wall of Cang gradually collapsed with the beating of Gurandal, and Berkeley had already distanced himself during this time.
In the successive battles, the duke, who consumed a huge amount of magic power, determined Roja's identity the moment he saw Gurandal, and the boy who summoned the gods to fight, this is information that even Berkeley attaches great importance to, and now Roja wants to He is also very clear about what to do, just as Berkeley was eyeing Alyssa at the beginning, the teenager also wanted to win the war by directly defeating him.
Undoubtedly, this was the right choice, and it was the only way for this young man who came alone to turn the situation around. If it was the usual Berkeley, he might have accepted the challenge, but this time, the long-established Duke chose to leave, not just because he was in bad shape. , In fact, since Roja appeared, the source level different from the record caused him to be afraid.
Source level 3 and source level 4, these are two completely different concepts. If the youngest champion in the history of the Challenger Cup has not been promoted, then Berkeley is still willing to fight with it with a tired body, but became a high-ranking player in Roja. Nowadays, the general with a keen intuition has no intention of fighting.
There is only a difference of one level. For this genius who stood out from countless peers and won the laurel, there must be a means to cross the level to fill the strength, and therefore the Duke immediately issued an order to retreat.
The well-trained soldiers were surprised by the low sound of the horn, but they still began to retreat. In the low roar of the giant, the army led by Caesar quickly retreated towards the camp built under the cover of the liquid city wall, and the scattered water flowed. The residual heat was exerted under Berkeley's control, making the already difficult-to-move ground even more muddy.
"boom--!"
After holding on for a few minutes, under the constant attack of Gulandar, the blue liquid city wall finally completely collapsed. Among the falling raindrops, the black-haired boy looked at the people who had separated from the Akat army and retreated in an orderly manner. Caesar Jun, after thinking for a long time, still did not choose to continue.
After the fierce battle, the Akkat army was unable to pursue the pursuit. Although one person rushing over can cause a certain shock, but it takes unnecessary risks, and it is difficult to get close to cause a lot of damage. It is the enemy of the well-trained army. It is something that even high-level extraordinary people are unwilling to do.
The black-haired boy looked at Duke Caesar who was still vigilant in the distance, and couldn't help shaking his head and sighed at the enemy's keen sense of smell and quick response. Of course, the most important thing was the well-trained Caesar army.
It is easy to retreat, but it is difficult to retreat in an orderly manner under the pressure of Gulandar. It is better to say that the general army may have already evolved into a great escape under the pressure of fear. Comparable, or even better, the master of a hundred battles.
Due to the mud under his feet, the speed of the running horses slowed down a lot. The black-haired boy turned his head to look in the direction of the Akat army, and stared at the silver-haired girl in the distance. Relaxed.
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In the slightly dark forest, the black-haired boy looked at the Akart family general who reported in front of him, listening carefully to the casualties of the army, while behind him, the silver-haired girl wiped her arms with water. of blood.
After Caesar's army retreated, the Akart family's army immediately left the battlefield that gradually turned into a swamp over time. After that, the black-haired boy followed the team into the forest, and went straight along the winding animal road. Inside the forest, they began to rest in an apparently makeshift camp.
As for the resting place of his own army, Roja can be said to have no idea at all. After all, even an extraordinary person with talent related to animal taming is in awe of this forest that is obviously not managed by humans, although he dares to enter , but he never dared to rest easily, after all, neither the source substance nor the bloodline would be activated during sleep.
What's more, according to the information and what I saw through the [Silver Winged Eagle] last night, this forest still has a master.
Monsters that are powerful enough to rival high-level transcendents will generally become the masters of forests or grasslands in an area, and establish a relationship similar to that of co-owners with various monsters. In this forest, it is the eight-legged giant deer. For such a powerful The monsters that humans cannot tame, they can only sign contracts to help each other, but this will never include borrowing.
The territorial awareness of beasts is their biological instinct. Not to mention that the army is stationed, even stepping into it will provoke the opponent. It should be impossible to give in if it is not completely surrendered. How did Eliza communicate to achieve this? Yes?
For the answer to this question, Roja, as always, could not find it in Alyssa. If you think about it carefully, with the development of the girl's bloodline and extraordinary strength, related to
There are more and more unanswered questions, but Roja doesn't care about them now.
After listening to the reports of the generals with all his patience, the black-haired boy released the news that the reinforcements were about to arrive. With such good news, the morale, which had been a little low due to the unfavorable battle situation today, returned to the peak again, and the generals left the camp one by one. , and Roja, who had dealt with these, was finally able to turn his head and look behind him.
At this moment, in the lounge of the command post, the girl with silver-white hair was sitting silently with her head lowered, her eyes staring at the ground, not knowing what she was thinking. Even though the generals in the command post had already left, the girl did not seem to Come to Roja's side as before.
Obviously, Alyssa's situation is not right. This is what Roja discovered when they met before. The girl who saw Roja this time was extremely depressed, as if she was afraid of Roja's eyes. After saying hello. He kept his head down and remained silent until now.
Roja can be said to be at a loss for Alyssa's completely opposite attitude. This year, due to the trip to the East and a series of changes after that, it was the first time since Roja and Alyssa met that they did not welcome the New Year together. It's normal. Speaking of seeing Roja's return, the girl should be very happy, but why is this?
Difficult, could it be because of the bloody battlefield that caused some psychological problems? !
Thinking of this possible boy's cold body, he wanted to ask the question immediately, but he didn't dare to speak easily after seeing Alyssa's dodging eyes.
... If it is really a mental illness, is it better not to stimulate her for the time being?
The young man who thought so was anxious in his heart, but he could only maintain the appearance of nothing, until now that everything was arranged, Roja finally made up his mind to ask what happened to Alyssa.
The black-haired boy first waited for a while, and found that the girl had no intention of speaking. After thinking for a while, Roja stood up and walked towards the girl with a peaceful attitude.
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How am I supposed to face my elder brother?
The girl has been thinking about this question since her return from the battlefield until now.
In order to be able to be with Roja, the previous girl tried her best to get permission to go out from Katia, who was her father. The girl at that time really made the request to her father with the confidence of victory, because with the help of information The advantage of the department, Alyssa has long known that there is a wounded king of monsters in the forest here.
Although I don't know which step I can do, I should be able to win over this monster with the life energy brought by the bloodline. This is true for Alyssa, who has conducted experiments by herself when her elder brother is not around, and the fact The proof went even better than expected.
The King of Calamities is actually a monster that exceeded the girl's expectations at the beginning, but maybe it was because of the injury. After feeling the power of Alyssa, he was no different from other monsters, and his attitude became unusually gentle, and he gave the girl a guide. The Akat family has provided unprecedented help.
Now that I think about it, maybe it was because of the unprecedented smoothness at the beginning that I suffered the consequences of failure.
The girl who thought this way bit her lip in remorse. After the action during the day, the Akat army led by Alyssa was completely radicalized. Both the strength of the enemy army and Duke Caesar's battlefield judgment were underestimated by the girl. , and the result is that the enemy who sees through the tactics is fully entangled.
In a decisive battle, the side with insufficient troops will almost certainly lose, but due to the changed terrain and unable to shake off the enemy, the situation on the battlefield turned sharply, and at that moment the girl felt an unprecedented fear, not because of the possibility of death, but because of the possibility of death. Her defeat would destroy the most elite power of the Akat family, which in Alyssa's eyes was a more terrifying consequence than death.
Although Roja's appearance later restored the situation and even forced the enemy back, the occurrence of this series of events made Alyssa feel ashamed.
Made such a big mistake, if it was someone else, I am afraid that he would have been severely punished, but at the moment when she looked at the teenager, she knew that she would be fine, because Roja looked at her eyes, only to find important people. Peace of mind without incident.
However, it was because of this that the girl couldn't forgive herself even more.
"Alyssa, are you okay?"
After thinking for a long time, Roja, who approached, chose to take a positive attack and asked the girl softly about her feelings. However, when she heard the words of the boy's concern, the silver-haired girl felt even more ashamed in her heart. In the middle, it seemed as if something was blocked and it was difficult to answer.
"Alyssa, there is something you must say, what's the matter?"
"..."
Seeing that the girl with silver-white hair wanted to speak several times but couldn't make a sound, Roja couldn't help but froze for a moment, then widened his eyes the next moment, suddenly thinking of the aphasia caused by the battlefield stress disorder.
wait, no?
Thinking of this, the young man's heart suddenly hung up, and his brain seemed to be numb. He leaned down and stretched out his hand to caress the girl's cheek, and couldn't help but anxiously opened his mouth to confirm.
"Are you speechless? Why? Yes, because of the previous injury? Or because of the battlefield? In that case, I'll take you away immediately!"
The worry in his heart made Roja's emotions rarely excited, but before the boy could take any action, the silver-haired girl grabbed his arm and raised his head gently.
Since Roja's return this time, Allie has
Sha met his eyes for the first time, but what was different from usual was that the girl's red pupils were full of guilt, and tears welled up in her eyes.
"...I'm sorry, brother-in-law, I'm sorry."
"Huh? What?"
"I lost, smeared the family, and caused so many casualties, I'm sorry..."
"..."
The hoarse voice was full of guilt. After a long time of patience, the silver-haired girl finally couldn't bear the remorse in her heart, and fell on Roja's chest and cried bitterly, but seeing such a girl, the teenager couldn't help it. He breathed a sigh of relief, and opened his arms to hug him tightly.
As long as it can be vented, it is better than being bored in the heart, there is no doubt about this, especially after the crisis of life and death and the cruel battlefield, Roja, who knew this, did not interrupt Alisha's cry, just hugged the The petite body, stroking her back, tried her best to soothe her emotions.
The two hugged each other tightly. After a long time, the girl's tears gradually stopped and her emotions calmed down, and it was only then that Roja finally spoke again.
"A little better?"
"......Um."
"That's good, I haven't seen you cry like this for a long time. The last time was when I was a child."
"I'm sorry, elder brother, I couldn't control it..."
"No need to control, at least not in front of me, but...Alyssa, there is something I have to tell you."
Touching the girl's beautiful silver-white hair, Roja who said so straightened up slightly, looking at Alyssa's red eyes and said softly:
"You didn't lose, and you didn't discredit the family, I can guarantee that."
"Thank you, sir, but this consolation..."
"No, this is not a consolation but a fact. You don't really think that anyone can do better than you? Who can drive a monster like the Calamity King except you?"
As the black-haired boy said so, he stretched out his hand and lightly pinched the girl's cheek. His eyes were full of doting and distress, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh.
Alyssa felt that it was her fault that she was dragged instead of defeating the enemy, but in fact, the lone army led by the girl had achieved results far beyond her imagination in this war.
Under the dual disadvantage of high-end combat power and military strength, he was able to gain most of the initiative in the battlefield. In the face of the famous Duke Caesar of the Austin Empire and the prestigious Knights of the God of War, he even achieved a similar battle loss ratio. It was a miracle on the battlefield.
If it were someone else, let alone achieve such a victory, Duke Caesar with such an advantage would probably not let the other party camp. In fact, according to the predictions of Katya and others, when Roja arrived, the Akart army may sacrifice nearly half , but under the leadership of Alyssa, the actual casualties were far less than this number.
"You were only at a disadvantage when I came. As long as you give up part of your troops, most of them can still retreat into the forest. By then Berkeley will never dare to chase in, so how can you count as a loser?"
"But my tactics were seen through, and the casualties were..."
"There is no problem with the tactics of disturbing the enemy. The reason for the accident is that the enemy has changed the battlefield environment. It is not your fault. As for the casualties, if it is not for you to drive the monsters to consume the strength of the enemy, our casualties will be far greater than this time. ."
Gently combing the girl's hair, the black-haired boy said in a firm but calm voice:
"You have done the best you can, accomplished your strategic goals, and tried your best to protect the soldiers. How can you discredit the family like this? It's better to say the opposite..."
The boy who said so gently lifted the girl's chin, looked at the red pupils and opened his mouth seriously.
"Both me and the family are proud of you, Alyssa."
"!"
The moment she heard Roja's unprecedented affirmation, the silver-haired girl opened her eyes wide, couldn't help but choked up again, and slammed into the boy's arms, and until this time, she noticed that Alyssa's knot was untied. Roja was also completely relieved.
In the end, what happened this time is that Alyssa is too demanding of herself. Of course, the more important reason is the problem of experience. Unlike Roja, who is used to seeing war and death in historical fragments, Alyssa has always been from childhood to adulthood. Having never really experienced a war, the casualties of her subordinates would cause her strong self-blame.
As the saying goes, kindness does not control soldiers, Alyssa is still too kind, girls who have been bullied since childhood can better understand despair and pain, so they are very sensitive to these. Thinking of this, Roja frowned slightly, and felt so distressed that she felt so much pain in her heart. I couldn't help but complain about my father's decision again.
"Alyssa, your task has been completed, leave it to me next, and I will send someone to take you back tomorrow..."
"don't want!"
"Hey?"
In order to send the girl out of the battlefield, the black-haired boy said his decision softly. Unexpectedly, Alyssa, who heard this, reacted extremely violently. In front of the surprised Roja, the silver-haired girl raised her head and looked directly at the young golden boy. With tears in his eyes, he said almost pleadingly:
"Lord Brother...don't leave me again."
"!"