Saving What Is Worth Saving (2)

*** Bonus Chapter ***

We've hit the milestone once again, thanks to all you readers I hope you enjoy :)

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- - Lunan Remnants POV - -

Zeff had insight to fight by looking only ahead, and he specialized in one-on-one combat and surprise operations like the one he had just performed, but he had no commanding qualities in a confrontation like this.

"He told me!"

However, he was more faithful than anyone else in fulfilling Julius's orders.

"If Lunan Castle falls, I want you to lead this iron cavalry to Voltaire Castle!"

Zeff shouted as he came up to Elheat's side, slashing down the enemy soldiers he came across.

Elheat looked at the iron cavalry again at his words.

It was a well-trained iron cavalry, he could see that at a glance.

"Kuh-hah-hah-hah!"

That's why he couldn't help but laugh at the situation.

After all, Julius is a single-minded man, just as he thought.

"I see. Count Julius was raising such troops!"

Lunan Castle had already fallen.

He had given up everything when he heard the news, but as soon as he saw the Aquitania crest, he grabbed his weapon with the last of his strength.

If Julius were here, it would be a different story!

But still, he wondered if it would be unreasonable for him to lead his troops.

However, this was not the time to be talking about that.

No matter how he looked at it, they were without a proper commander, as the one he saw leading them Zeff had already attempted to hand over command of his men to Elheat.

Regardless of what else was going on, the Iron Cavalry had been sent to help him.

It would be even more unreasonable to neglect the lives of those cavalrymen.

In the end, Elheat climbed up on his provided horse, exhausted.

His mana was almost completely exhausted, but not to the point of being unable to command.

Of course, he had some pretty deep wounds here and there, but he had been motivated.

"Aquitania's Iron Cavalry, listen up!"

Elheat mounted atop his horse shouted to the scattered Iron Cavalry who were still fighting the fleeing Visigoth's.

"I am Elheat Demasin, Hero of was once the Lunan Kingdom. I'm going to command you for a while as per the will of your Lord. Will you follow me?"

There is no one from Lunan who has not heard the name of Elheat Demasin.

"Waaahhhh!"

When the soldiers of the Iron Cavalry heard his voice, they let out a battle cry in unison, all 10,000 men let loose shouts as if they were lions creating thunder on earth.

Power Level 96, intelligence 70 and command power 97!

His power has been built on the battlefield throughout his life.

Elheat's commanding power was different from the high commanding power born from Yuri's attractiveness.

It is a command power specialized in the battlefield, one that provided an unseen buff to all those under his command.

"Soldiers at the gate, listen up! Give up the barrier now and join with the iron cavalry! The iron cavalry will attempt a single-point breakthrough, so gather in the center! All right! Zeff, you buy us some time up front!"

In the blink of an eye, he instructed the soldiers at the barrier and the iron cavalry, then gave Zeff his orders as well.

After Elheat took charge of the iron cavalry, Zeff, who had been told to follow his orders, nodded foolishly.

Istin and Lucana are part of the Ten Warlords.

It's not that they're not good at commanding, but they are not at Elheat's level.

The moment Elheat became the commander, Aquitania's Iron Cavalry became a completely different group, they went from a force to be worried about to a force they should fear.

"If I can't get you guys to retreat in one piece, I won't be able to face Count Julius!"

Elheat shouted.

"When they're all here, we'll charge all at once!"

The Iron Cavalry, who had gathered and hunkered down for a while under his command, broke through what was left of Kediman's dithering troops and charged toward the encircling Istin troops waiting behind them.

Istin's troops, who had intended to surround and annihilate the Iron Cavalry scattered here and there, were unable to cope with the sudden change in movement.

Their formation to box them in was sadly to thin due to the distance they had to stretch their lines to box in the enemy army.

The morale of the Iron Cavalry was further boosted by Elheat's command, and the infantry of Kediman and Istin's troops had no way to stop such momentum and the encircling force was quickly defeated, as a gaping hole was torn through the invaders formation.

What's more, the one standing at the spearhead was the war demon Zeff!

The Visigoth soldiers in the path of the Iron Cavalry's assault were blown away by the power of the cavalry like bamboo shoots after the rain.

Zeff activated his mana skills launching countless Earth blade careening through the air reaping dozens if not hundreds of live each time.

The Visigoth infantry, discouraged by the tremendous force of the Iron Cavalry, began to hesitate and the Iron Cavalry started to escape from the barrier at high speed.

Since their objective was to retreat, their current composition was almost invincible.

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- - Visigoth Kingdom POV - -

"I didn't expect them to break through so quickly, did you?"

Lucana grabbed his chest with a frustrated expression.

"No chase?"

Lucana asked Istin, but he shook his head.

"We've already lost momentum..., are men are exhausted how are we supposed to chase the retreating cavalry?"

Lucana groaned and crumpled up his hair as he continued to intuit his Master Generals thoughts.

"Our original objective was to seize the barrier and join the supreme general at Lunan Castle, so we have accomplished our mission, huh?"

On the surface, yes.

But for some reason, Lucana felt like he had lost a lot.

Lucana was frustrated by the thought that Fran might question him, but Istin was unconcerned.

"You're looking forward to the day when you'll have to face that man on the battlefield. And now you want to settle it fair and square?　Good grief..."

Lucana shook his head in dismay.

Without changing his expression, Istin finished communicating in a way that only Lucana, who had taken care of him since he was a child, could understand, and began his assault on undefended the barrier.