Chapter 94.2

And so, the battle begins.

I ran to not get left behind.

In the middle, the cavalry was already colliding. Finally the war had started.

A battle of this size is unprecedented on the kingdoms history. The biggest one had around 30000 troops on the kingdoms side, and 50000 if you combined both sides forces. The number of deaths was over 20000. This one has more than double that much, so it will likely be marked in history.

Sounds of weapons and armors colliding are spread throughout the battlefield. One can also constantly hear screams, of both anger, sorrow and death. Even now, just looking at the enemys soldier, one can see a constant spill of blood.

Gyin!

I watched the scene as if I was not involved, but a sound suddenly resounded near me.

Oi, Jou-chan1! If you arent in the right mind for fighting, retreat! Youll only get in the way otherwise!

A soldier wearing the armor of Soutinsu and an adventurer I saw several times on the guild, clashed swords. It seems like the adventurer protected me from an enemys attack.

Of course, this is a battlefield. I need to focus, Ill die if I get distracted.

Im sorry, but Im alright!2

I swung my sword out of the sheath, cutting the enemy in half. A katana isnt suitable for cutting armors, but being a sacred treasure actually made the job easy, Im surprised. Thinking on it though, it could even cut a dragons scales, so a normal armor should be easy work.

Huh? Guess I dont need to take you out, but dont overdo it, alright?.

The adventurer that protected me said it with a wide grin on their faces.

Of course, survival is my top priority. Please take care of yourself as well.

I told them in a light mood. That was the first time I cut a person down, even if I include my previous life. Its not that different from cutting an orc of goblin though, I think my morals already adapted to this worlds Maybe Ill feel guilty about it later.

Anyway, for now, I should try surviving on this hectic battlefield. And to do that, the best method is to defeat as many enemies as possible. The sooner they run out of troops, the sooner this ends.

Ha-!

I closed in to the enemies while laying low, and slashed them with a swift strike. I avoided using Qi, because it wears me out too quickly, so its not suited for prolonged battles. Of course, I used it when necessary.

The battle just begun, I fixed my posture and ran to the next enemy.

How many have I knocked out?

The battle is too large, we quickly lost the chain of command things changed to a brawl.

I was counting on the beginning, but I quickly gave up on that and am now swinging my weapon mindlessly.

I wonder how much time already passed. 2 hours? Maybe 3, considering my fatigue.

Find an enemy soldier, slash, kill, repeat. I kept on repeating this pattern.

I was bathed in other peoples blood, and also bleeding here and there. I dont mind the smell of blood though, my nose has already gotten used to it.

On my hands there is definitely a sacred treasure, even after this many clashes, the blade still has no blemishes and the sharpness is as good as ever. Without this, I would have already retreated.

I noticed that the area around me was full of dead enemies, but allies were still fighting a bit far from here.

I ran away towards it, as there was no enemy near me.

At dusk, we received the withdrawal order, the enemy seemed to be retreating as well. Todays battle had ended.

To fight all day long is truly taxing, both physically and men

tally.

Returning to the camp, I was exhausted, so I just sat down to rest. Some people are groaning in pain, others are moaning the loss of their friends. And others, like me, are just resting.

After a while, I moved to my tent with a towel and a change of clothes, I dont have a hobby of being bathed in blood after all.

Everyone else is giving priority to rest. But I used this time to bathe and remove the blood from my skin and hair, and then washing out the dirt out of my clothes and armor.

When I got back from the tent, I heard some people talking about todays battle, as well as sharing some information.

It seems like Soutinsu is holding back on using their mages, apparently, almost none of them appeared on todays battle. I heard it directly from the knights, so it must be true!

You sure its true? What reason would there be to hold back in the first place? Today was an all-out battle, as far as I heard, the biggest amount of deaths in a single battle was around 20000? And in today only, 5000 already died, not to count the injured ones. To hold back in this kind of situation, isnt it the same as saying you wish to lose?

Oi oi, Im just saying what I heard, I dont know what that means, if I did, Id quit being an adventurer and become a strategist.

You becoming a strategist? You need to join the military beforehand, and then youd compete with other knights, youd never get there.

I have no plans of becoming a strategist. Thats why I said I have no idea what meaning there is behind it.

I see. In other words, Soutinsu only has around 40000 troops, while our kingdom has more than 60 thousand. If things continue like this, the battle might end tomorrow, or in 3 days in the worst case scenario.3

It is weird that Soutinsu sent no mage though, there is definitely something iffy about it

I have a bad feeling about this I should be careful tomorrow