The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations

Chapter 292: Chapter 291: It’s Coming to an End (1)



A knight wielding mana exhibits power on a completely different level than a regular cavalryman, especially if they are elite knights serving a great lord.

Thud, thud, thud, thud!

The 50 Royal Guards charged forward with a storm-like intensity radiating from their approach.

Desmond's soldiers swiftly stepped aside as the Royal Guards advanced. It seemed they had been trained for such scenarios.

"My lord!"

"Captain!"

Fenris's knights, startled by the overwhelming force of the opposing knights, prepared to rush forward. But Ghislain lowered his spear and shouted.

"Pay them no mind, keep pushing forward!"

The battlefield, except for the area surrounding Ghislain, was still packed with Desmond's soldiers. Killing even one more would make it easier to advance.

Hearing his resolute tone, Fenris's forces stopped worrying about Ghislain and focused solely on the enemies in front of them.

Rumble!

The Fenris knights, too, felt their bodies straining as the battle dragged on. They had no capacity to divide their attention.

In such moments, trusting the lord and focusing on their own fights was the best they could do.

This indifference, however, grated on the nerves of the Royal Guards. Their captain, Lenos, shouted with irritation evident in his voice.

"How arrogant!"

They were Desmond's finest knights. No matter how skilled Count Fenris was, even if he were at the level of a high-level knight, he couldn't possibly handle 50 of them alone.

And yet, here he was, intent on facing them by himself. It reeked of overconfidence to Lenos. Whooom!

The Royal Guards unleashed their mana in full force, intent on crushing Ghislain.

Ghislain, in turn, spurred black king forward, charging ahead.

Thud, thud, thud, thud!

Alone, he charged toward the 50 elite knights. To onlookers, it seemed a suicidal move. Desmond's soldiers were certain Ghislain wouldn't last long.

But their assumptions were shattered with the very first clash.

Whoooong!

Lenos, at the forefront, swung his halberd powerfully. Ghislain didn't slow down, ducking under the swing and galloping straight ahead.

Two knights immediately behind Lenos simultaneously swung their halberds at Ghislain. Boom!

The halberds were deflected mid-air. Ignoring the two knights entirely, Ghislain pushed forward.

Boom! Boom!

One after another, the Royal Guards swung their weapons, but none managed to land a hit on Ghislain.

Ghislain, undeterred, deflected their halberds as he continued his relentless advance. 'Just a bit more.'

In mounted combat, failing an initial attack often made follow-ups difficult. Turning their horses required time, and with so many riders behind them, they had to advance further before circling back.

By the time the Royal Guards turned their mounts, Ghislain had already broken through and moved far ahead.

Seeing this, Lenos turned pale and shouted.

"S-stop him!"

The Royal Guards' dramatic entrance had forced thousands of heavy infantry to part ways to clear their path.

The soldiers stationed in layers at the center had already shifted to the flanks, trusting the Royal Guards to handle Ghislain. They were repositioning to attack the remaining Fenris forces.

But with the Royal Guards failing to subdue Ghislain, Desmond's forces had unwittingly opened a path for him.

Realizing this, the soldiers frantically tried to reassemble their formation. But Ghislain moved faster than they could reclaim their positions.

Boom!

"Aaaaaargh!"

With his red eyes glowing and teeth bared, Ghislain unleashed another overwhelming surge of power.

Even layered defensive formations couldn't hold against him. In their disarrayed state, they had no hope of stopping him.

The Royal Guards, turning their horses around, tried desperately to chase after him, but they got tangled with the reinforcements pouring in from both sides.

"Move! Get out of the way!"

Hearing Lenos's shout, the soldiers tried to step aside. However, with incoming reinforcements clashing with those retreating, the formation devolved into utter chaos.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

"Aaaaaargh!"

While the soldiers scrambled in confusion, Ghislain plowed through them, sending enemies flying in every direction as he advanced.

'Just a little more.'

Boom! Boom!

Crunch!

He could feel his bones groaning under the strain. His third-stage core had nearly reached its

limit.

Swallowing the blood rising in his throat, Ghislain gritted his teeth.

'Just a little more.'

The defensive line ahead had thinned considerably, and the Royal Guards were still lagging behind. There wouldn't be another opportunity like this.

Ignoring everyone except the enemies directly in his way, Ghislain pressed forward with unwavering focus.

Boom!

When he finally broke through the last layer of the central formation, Ghislain's eyes locked

onto his target.

"Found you."

Not far ahead, surrounded by heavy infantry and knights, stood a formation unlike the others

-a distinct, foreign-looking cluster.

Willow gazed at the sky, detecting the mana rising from afar.

The red and blue currents, like shimmering heatwaves, swirled in the air, appearing heavy and ominous as they ebbed and flowed.

It was as if these energies, which should not exist in this world, were ripping through space to

manifest.

Willow followed the unsettling, unnatural currents with his senses, his hand slicing through the air. This was magic-the world as seen by mages.

While their methods varied slightly, all mages perceived mana as tangible objects.

By detecting and correcting the warped flow of mana back to its natural order, the world regained stability. Left unchecked, these anomalies would take shape and become real.

Vanessa and Willow continued to counter each other, both intensely focused.

'Vanessa must be holding her own.'

Watching Willow, who was so preoccupied with blocking Vanessa's magic that he couldn't

spare a glance at him, Ghislain gave a devilish grin.

Drawing upon the last of his mana, his spear erupted in a blazing red light.

Boom!

The soldiers guarding Willow with unwavering discipline raised their shields.

Ghislain cut down the remaining enemies charging at him and pressed forward.

Thud, thud, thud, thud!

As the black king approached the formation, the soldiers suddenly parted their shields, revealing dozens of spears thrusting out from within.

At that moment, Ghislain yanked on the reins, twisting his body to the side. The black king, responding to his movements, also twisted its body.

Skrrrreeeeech!

The black king came to a halt, leaving deep gouges in the ground where its hooves dragged. Simultaneously, Ghislain leapt from the saddle.

Swish!

The soldiers instinctively tilted their heads upward, following Ghislain's trajectory. Before

they could react, he hurled his mana-infused spear directly at Willow.

Whoosh!

The spear tore through the air with a deafening sound.

Willow, startled by the sudden figure blocking his view, widened his eyes in alarm.

"Damn it!"

He had been aware of an enemy targeting him for some time but had trusted his allies to handle it while he focused on countering the opposing mage.

The fact that an enemy had gotten this close meant he could no longer trust in his allies.

He couldn't divert his mana now. He didn't know who the opposing mage was, but their mastery of mana far surpassed his own.

By all rights, he should have been overwhelmed already. He'd only been holding out due to occasional disruptions in the enemy mage's mana-perhaps thanks to his own allies or some other issue.

If Willow broke his focus now, the enemy mage's assault would follow immediately.

But it wouldn't matter if he died.

"Shield!"

In the end, Willow redirected his mana to protect himself.

A glowing mana shield quickly formed around him.

Bzzzz-!

BOOOOOM!

A deafening roar shook the ground, and a cloud of dust erupted around Willow, obscuring

everyone's vision.

Ssshhh...

When the dust settled, the scene left everyone slack-jawed with shock.

"L-Lord Willow..."

"A 6th-circle mage, killed instantly..."

"This can't be..."

Thud.

Willow's headless body swayed before collapsing to the ground.

Ghislain, who had landed, slowly straightened up and spat out the blood pooling in his

mouth.

The surrounding enemies remained frozen in place, unable to process what had just

happened.

Neighhhh!

Swish!

Seizing the moment while the enemies were stunned, the black king leapt over them and

stopped before Ghislain.

Ghislain mounted the horse, grabbed the reins, and used his mana threads to retrieve his

fallen spear.

"Phew..."

He reduced his core activation to the second stage. If he continued fighting at the third stage,

it would cost him his life.

Although his mana reserves had diminished significantly, he smiled with unwavering

confidence.

'It's over now.'

Thud, thud, thud, thud!

The Royal Guards, who had finally closed the distance, were bearing down on him again. AtNôv(el)B\\jnn

the forefront, Lenos roared with fury.

"You coward! Do you dare call yourself a noble?!"

"I don't know about that."

"You dishonorable wretch!"

"And jumping fifty men on one guy is honorable?"

"You bastard!"

Unable to contain his rage, Lenos swung his halberd mightily.

Clang!

Ghislain deflected the halberd and immediately drove his spear into the body of another Royal

Guard who had closed in.

Thwack!

"Guhhh!"

Whoosh!

He then swung his spear again, decapitating another Royal Guard nearby.

Moving with the black king as if performing a dance, Ghislain grinned as he wielded his spear.

"If you're so eager to play, I'll indulge you. I'll kill all of you and then go for Harold."

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

As Ghislain and the Royal Guards clashed, Vanessa, who had been countering Willow, sensed a

shift in the flow of mana and her eyes lit up.

"My lord succeeded."

Dozens of Desmond's mages were still nearby, attempting to suppress her, but with Willow

gone, their efforts were meaningless.

Vanessa had initially prepared a wide-area spell to strike Desmond's forces, but she changed

her mind. Using such magic would harm her allies as well.

Thud, thud, thud, thud!

Instead, she set her sights on Emerson's cavalry, which had been pursuing Fenris's cavalry

archers.

"Fire Lance."

As Vanessa softly incanted, fiery lances materialized in the air, numbering in the dozens.

The lances shot toward Emerson's cavalry.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

"Aaaaaargh!"

The cavalry, just beginning to change direction after chasing the archers, were caught off

guard and fell in heaps. Riders and horses tangled together, their tight formation destroyed.

Thanks to Vanessa's magic, the cavalry archers shook off Emerson and returned to support

Perdium and the Kingdom forces. Vanessa immediately turned to Kaor and shouted.

"My lord succeeded! It's time for us to move!"

"Got it, let's go! But hey, are you okay?"

Her face was smeared with blood from her nose and mouth, but she shouted back without

hesitation.

"Hurry!"

"Alright, alright, no need to yell. Jeez, you don't look like it, but you're kind of fiery, huh?"

Kaor mounted his horse and pulled her up behind him. Other hunters helped the remaining mages onto their horses.

The rest of the hunters moved to deal with Emerson's cavalry. Ten stayed behind to assist the

fallen mages and secure the rear.

Vanessa's movement changed the tide of the battle entirely.

She advanced toward Desmond's main formation and began casting.

"Explosion."

BOOOOOM!

The 6th-circle flame magic erupted across Desmond's ranks. Mages and soldiers caught at the

center of the explosions didn't even have time to scream before being obliterated. [T/L: Please support me and read 385 extra chapters: https://ko-fi.com/revengerscans]