Chapter 10 – An Outbreak of Civil War (4)

Viscount Madrane looked confused as he stared at the lips that were drawn upwards.

“That’s right. Arhan doesn’t want to start a war. That’s why they didn’t participate in this.”

“……They didn’t participate?”

“Yeah, I’m not with them. Neither are my comrades.”

“What does…..!”

The Viscount was unable to finish his words.

As soon as the hood was unveiled, sharp ears that were unlike human ears appeared.

“Do you understand what I’m saying now?”

“What are the mages doing! Hurry up and attack! Same with the soldiers and knights!”

Arelia spoke in a clear voice, a voice not suited to be heard in this type of atmosphere, and the second prince’s angry voice could also be heard through the battlefield.

His mounted party was dead and even his trusted Viscount was now hurt. The only thing he could do was order the rest of his troops to attack.

He was unable to contain himself any longer just to keep the casualties down to a minimum.

Ooo ooo oo ooongg!

Shortly after, the flow of mana could be felt from all over the immediate vicinity.

The mages were casting their spells, and those who had pre-casted their spells released them as an earthquake erupted.

“I, it’s the power of the spirits!”

“Block it! Hurry up and block it!”

The second prince yelled out in rage.

He knew at once who was trying to disturb him.

Hence the reason why he stared at Jade who was standing on the castle walls with killing intent.

However, even with the second prince’s glare, Jade continued to look down on the battlefield in an arrogant manner.

“We’ll do our best to block it!”

“You MUST block it!”

“Yessir!”

The earthquake, which grew worse, was now weakening.

And, at the same time, the mages who finished casting their spells shot their magic towards Lloyd’s party.

They had used fire and lightning magic as they were the most destructive out of all the elements, and what followed those spells were the advancement of the soldiers and knights from each faction.

Psshhhhh…..

However, the brilliant spells suddenly dissipated like fog near the walls of the castle.

Seeing this, the mages reflexively yelled out.

“D, dispel?”

“Even though they don’t have any mages?!”

They began to talk amongst themselves as they observed half their magic disappear.

However, no matter how much they stared at the castle walls, they were unable to identify anyone who appeared to be a mage.

Boom boom boom!

Half the magic had been dispelled, but the other half was still left and had precisely hit the castle walls and the soldiers.

“Agghhh!!!”

“Ugh!!!!”

The second prince’s knights began to charge forward at a raster rate as they heard their enemies scream.

Now that the opponents were on the receiving end of the attacks, their moral had risen and even the mercenaries who had been hesitating were now beginning to join in on the battle.

Crunch!

Watching everything unfold, Lloyd bit his lips.

It appeared as if they were winning, but as expected, there was nothing they could do about the numbers.

If they were to receive the same number of casualties as the other side, they were the ones that were at a disadvantage.

The War Elves were doing much better than he had expected, but they appeared to have lost their presence as soon as the mages stepped forward.

Pa pa pat!

Additionally, Viscount Madrane appeared to have thrown away his pride as he attacked together with the other knights.

He was quick to make the decision as he knew he wouldn’t be able to win against his opponent.

They all appeared to be struggling the same, but Lloyd could see that that wasn’t the case.

The battle was slowly beginning to tilt toward the second prince’s favor.

“I feel like we could turn this whole thing around if we can take the viscount down.”

“I also think the same as you. Only, we don’t have any spare strength to do so.”

Heinze’s words were dull.

He had thought the same thing as Lloyd but knew they didn’t have any spare forces to take care of the viscount.

“How do you feel about joining the battle sir Heinze?”

“I need to protect the both of you.”

“We have Steven as well as Jade. If you help Arelia, we should be able to break apart that tight balance. Furthermore, it’ll be possible to seize the second prince as well.”

No matter how injured or exhausted a Sword Master was, a Sword Master was a Sword Master.

They weren’t called Masters without reason.

Only Masters were able to block other Masters, so Lloyd was doing his part to persuade Heinze.

No matter how much the royal knights tried to protect the second prince, Heinze and Arelia would be able to seize the second prince.

“I cannot. We are already inferior in number so I must not separate from you two.”

“If we continue at this rate, the number of casualties is going to grow. They are still people of our kingdom, so we must end this war as soon as we can.”

“Mmm!”

Heinze groaned.

He was unable to refuse as Lloyd was correct.

However, at that moment, something strange caught Heinze’s eyes.

Amid all the arrows and spells being shot through the battlefield, he could see a group of people crossing through with ease.

‘Special forces!’

Seeing 11 figures with light armor making quick work towards the castle, an alarm rang out in Heinze’s head.

He immediately knew what their mission was.

“It’s those guys!”

“I think they’re the second prince’s secret weapon. The one at the lead is an expert at the highest level.”

Gulp!

Hearing Heinze’s words, Lloyd and Laney’s faces grew dark.

An expert at the highest level was someone even Heinze couldn’t look down on in his current condition, and his words did not stop there.

“The fellows following him are experts just one step behind the one in lead.”

“Where did he find….”

Lloyd spoke with a dejected expression as he fell into a daze trying to figure out where these figures came from.

“Crown prince!”

Even Aus yelled out with urgency as he had also noticed the special forces.

However, he was unable to move from his spot as he was busy dealing with the enemy.

No, it was the same for everyone that was currently on the castle walls.

“I’ll take care of you two.”

“Huh?”