Volume 6 Chapter 79-2 Whenever This Guy Appears, It's Always a Digest
But...
The blow that shook the ground made Bruno's feet sink into it.
Bruno's whole body trembled as he took the blow from the battle axe.
One blow.
Just one blow took all his strength away.
It wasn't like the big wall he felt before.
The difference between them was like the Raumstark Mountains after the town.
Bruno was speechless at how strong he was.
Rolf, who easily lifted the battle axe in front of him, looked like a monster to Bruno.
His whole body was shaking, was it because he had no strength, or was it fear?
Rolf raised the battle axe high again in front of Bruno, who didn't even know that.
"What's wrong? Aren't you going to run?"
Bruno's body twitched at Rolf's voice.
Not his brain, but his whole body was warning him, "Run!"
But Bruno gritted his teeth and smiled his best, "I'll take it just like you!"
"Good for you."
Rolf smiled and slammed the battle axe down.
The impact ran through Bruno's whole body again.
Bruno was shaking, but finally, he couldn't take it anymore and leaned forward.
"This is...the strongest──"
Bruno slowly...like in slow motion, fell to the ground with a small tremor.
Rolf looked down at Bruno, who had lost consciousness, and smiled, "The strongest?"
"Maybe, but...I'm not the strongest."
A young man's face came to Rolf's mind as he shook his head.
The red-haired young man who defeated [Pilgrim of Truth] with him.
──Eh? You mean I, Victor, am the strongest? No way.
The young man laughed it off, and Rolf thought he was about as strong as Rolf.
He wouldn't lose, but he didn't know if he could win.
There was someone so strong that he could laugh at it.
"Lord Lance. The continent is vast."
When Rolf laughed out loud, the Knight Order seemed to have recovered from their shock, and screams came from here and there.
Since they lost the one-on-one fight, the Knight squad's defeat was certain, but maybe they didn't see losing as an option.
Confused and unable to gather themselves, the Knights faced Rolf pounding the ground with the butt of his battle axe.
When the knights looked up at the rumbling earth, Rolf shouted loudly, "Listen up───!"
"We, Waldner, are not in cahoots with the Empire."
Rolf's explanation began, but the Knights, seeing the imperial flags alongside Waldner's banner with their own eyes, couldn't just believe it easily.
Still, it was clear something was strange──why hadn't the imperial army shown up even after their leader lost?
As the Knights hesitated, behind them──specifically on the east side──appeared Irvin, holding what looked like the head of a man who seemed to be an enemy general.
"This is the head of the imperial force disguised as the Duke's army, the commander's head. If you don't believe it, go check the east gate."
Hearing Irvin's words, one of the Knights, probably the second-in-command, sent a few messengers rushing off as fast as they could.
"Father. As planned, the imperial forces have been completely destroyed."
When Rolf nodded, pleased with Irvin's report, a noisy man suddenly appeared from the opposite side, dragging a Knight who shouted, "Hurry, hurry, heal me!"
"What happened to Airen?"
"Yes, I'll report!"
Surprised, the Knight threw down the man and saluted.
"The western gate commander, Lady Airen, has fainted, so I've brought the Duke's army commander as her replacement."
The Knight dragged the man again and stepped forward, presenting him to Rolf and the others.
"It hurts... please, heal me quickly──"
The crying man's body was badly burned, in a terrible condition.
According to the Knight, Wayne was caught in the magic of [Pilgrim of Truth], and he was rescued because they thought a witness was needed.
"Wayne?"
"I see..."
Unknown to them, Wayne had sneaked in among the soldiers, and they both gave a small smile at the thought.
"Now, if you want healing, tell me everything you know."
When Irvin threatened the man, he quickly started talking about the plan, saying, "I will tell, I will tell."
The knights, having heard the man's plan, exchanged glances of shock and scattered in different directions.
They rushed to gather information to verify the truth of the story.
After a while, the knights returned with even bluer faces.
"We apologize for our rudeness this time──"
The deputy commander rubbed his head against the ground, and Rolf and the others exchanged glances, smiling bitterly.
Considering their situation, it was understandable.
They had fallen for the enemy's strategy and ended up attacking their own ally, Waldner.
And that wasn't all.
"An apology is necessary, but is the capital safe?"
Rolf was right.
Believing the north was the main battlefield, they had walked into the enemy's trap.
That meant the enemy's strategy had begun the moment they set out for the north.
The thinly guarded capital was in danger.
Once they realized this, they couldn't afford to rest.
They roughly loaded the unconscious Bruno onto a medical carriage, greeted each other briefly, and hurriedly turned back towards the capital.
Watching the carriage leave, Rolf and Irvin sighed and looked up at the sky at the same time.
"There's no way they'll make it in time, right?"
"Likely not."
The sun was just about to reach its zenith.
"Wayne needs a punishment for joining the war on his own."
"Indeed."
Contrary to their words, Rolf and Irvin exchanged smiles.
"Shall we be his sparring partners until the academy reopens?"
"Yes, that sounds good. Let's have Airen train him thoroughly."
Rolf's hearty laughter, "Gahaha," echoed through the peaceful sky.
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