Quit being a knight and become a mercenary

150 – Battle of the Abe River (8)

A bewildered voice came out of Leon’s mouth after the fatal blow was struck.

“What the f*ck?”

When I heard those words, various emotions passed through my mind.

One is the sense of accomplishment that I have finally reached a level that I have never been able to reach before, or even though I thought I could reach it if I just stretched out a little.

The anticipation and thrill of being able to move forward, and the satisfaction of handling a powerful force that I could not control…

A different form of pleasure than what I get during s*x makes me fall into extreme ecstasy.

‘f*ck, you’re smiling while you’re fighting for your life?’

I laughed out loud while swinging my sword covered in flames.

“Leon Canester! “Now it’s my turn!”

Up until now, I was weaker than that guy, so even though I was pushed back, I had to hold on somehow and exploit his weaknesses…

Now, he and I are at almost the same level.

‘One-on-one combat when the level is similar and the skill level is similar… It’s a battle of momentum.’

Leon started emitting more aura as I attacked him.

As the force released by the aura gradually became stronger, a stronger wind spewed out centered around Leon’s sword.

‘That’s a human fan base, what is it?’

“Martin Mayer! “I’ll take your head!”

Leon continued his attacks so quickly that it was reminiscent of the wind whipping around.

I can feel the blows being struck once every 0.1 Seconds, targeting various vital points on my body.

Until just now, every time I blocked one of these attacks, I had to put some strain on my body or go through a dangerous situation.

Now that the level was similar, if I focused on attacking the enemy in front of me, it was enough to attack.

However, Leon Canester is not a weak person, so he did not fall down easily…

“Ugh, it’s hot…”

The fire is burning using the aura around my sword as firewood, and the fire is gradually causing damage as the attack and defense against it continues.

‘Look at this, bastard.’

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Until now, I am countering the wind-like attribute that only that bastard used, with the fire attribute…

Leon must be a little upset, right?

After clashing our swords more than a dozen times, the two of us backed away and distanced ourselves.

At this point, I want Leon to show his weakness by gasping for air, but he is still very fine.

Breathing is not rough and posture is upright.

I’m trying not to show it because I’ve been dealing with someone whose skills are one level higher than mine, but I’m quite exhausted.

So, I tried my best to be sarcastic with the goal of somehow making up for this guy’s loophole.

“If this is hot, what should I do later?”

“You talk a lot, you guy!”

“If you’re making a big fuss, cut off my head first.”

“Oh my goodness, I, Leon Canester, will do whatever it takes to cut down your poor tongue!”

I don’t know if Leon was lured by my provocation, or if he was trying to stop me from growing further.

He stomped on the ground hard once, created a very strong wind, and pointed his sword at my neck.

But it seems like he doesn’t intend to attack me directly like I thought.

“You come this time. “I’ll cut off that cheeky tongue.”

Leon, who was in a defensive stance, could not see any gaps.

I can’t help it, but there’s no other way to slit his head than to dig in headfirst.

‘Even a hard rock can break if you hit it with a pickaxe a few hundred times.’

“Then I’m going!”

After shouting that, I swung my sword at Leon.

As my sword, which became a sword spewing red flames, passed through the air, I could feel the heat from its traces.

Every time the wind from Leon’s sword collided with my sword, a hot wind that was incomparable to that of a sauna began to blow between us.

I was wearing armor and the scorching wind was blowing, so sweat was dripping down like rain.

“I feel like I’m going to die.”

Just continuing the intense battle would be exhausting, but with the hot wind blowing on top of it, it feels like people are going crazy.

‘I guess that bastard is just as hot, right?’

Leon shouted in a voice full of anger.

“Die, you bastard!”

Seeing how angry he is speaking, it seems like his physical strength is slowly reaching its limit.

‘Now, it’s not about who uses the sword better, but who makes mistakes first.’

In order to win, I decided to swing my sword more carefully.

“You are alone!”

I swung my sword at Leon with all my might, aiming for his neck.

“I can see everything!”

Leon also swung his sword and blocked my attack.

So, you need to immediately move on to the next attack and keep pushing at all costs…

‘I still have some free time, but this guy doesn’t have any free time, right?’

Since our skills are similar, let’s test our patience now.

With our swords facing each other, I released aura with all my might from my entire body.

With that, the intensity of the flame on my sword became stronger, and the area around us was now completely steamy.

Sweat is pouring down like a waterfall from inside the helmet and armor.

“Ha, ha. Martin Mayer, you crazy bastard…”

“Let’s see who can last long.”

In that way, I continued to swing the sword with the firepower increased to the maximum.

Then I felt Leon’s breathing getting heavier…

“Wow, you crazy bastard.”

Leon stepped back for a moment, pointed his sword at me, and shouted bitterly.

“I will kill you with the will that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Carnester family!”

It may be a special move that can kill the enemy in one go, but if you block something like that well, there will be a big gap.

‘If I just block, I win.’

Leon quickly ran toward me and stabbed me through the gap in my helmet.

I avoided the stab, but my eyes closed for a moment due to the wind blowing around the sword.

You fell asleep using a cowardly plan, you very smart bastard.

After complimenting myself, I listened to the sound of the wind moving.

Even if your eyes are closed for a moment, the wind will blow in the direction you swing the sword, and the sound of the wind will definitely be heard.

“Is it that way?”

I swung my sword to the right.

Then I felt the sensation of striking Leon’s sword in my hand.

“Tch!”

As soon as I said those words, my eyes opened, and what I saw in front of me was a figure turning counterclockwise to the left and trying to cut off my head.

It is too late to swing the sword to block or step back to avoid it.

“It’s over now!”

Instead of dodging or blocking, I jumped straight into Leon’s arms and knocked him down.

At the same time, he let go of the cumbersome two-handed sword and instead pulled out the dagger worn at his waist and held it with both hands.

‘Aim for the neck with one shot.’

If you’ve come this far, I’m in a situation where I’m crushing him, so even if my attacks miss once or twice, it won’t be a big problem…

‘Leon will also fight back unless he is a fool. Let’s end it safely with the first attack.’

Less than 0.5 Seconds passed and Leon fell to the ground.

“Ugh.”

At the same time, his hand also moved towards the dagger at his waist…

“I’m faster!”

I immediately stuck the knife into Leon’s neck.

The blood pouring out as I cried wet my hands, and only then did I feel the tension in my body dissipating.

“f*ck, I barely killed him. “You son of a b*tch, I’m so sick of my life.”

His skill level was one level higher than mine, so of course he had no choice but to lose his life, but I was the one who survived anyway.

I immediately cut off Leon’s head, held it up, and shouted loudly.

“Martin Mayer, the centurion of the Whitebeard Mercenaries, beheads Leon Carnester, a senior knight of the Baron Maurer family! You are done now!”

At those words, the eyes of the Baron Maurer family members who were flustered around them all focused in this direction.

“Lord Leon is dead?”

The other mercenaries could not hide their surprise when they saw this.

“It’s already been applied, but the expert intermediate level knight has been defeated?”

Although the one I killed was not the Baron, who can be said to be their general commander, what if the ‘second in command’ dies in a situation where any army is being defeated…?

Everyone thinks like this.

‘Ah, we really failed.’

Then, while they were losing their senses, I gestured with my hand and ordered them to raise a blue flag.

The blue flag is a signal to close the ‘hole in the siege’.

I deliberately pulled out my aura to the maximum to scare the soldiers, turning my sword into a giant pillar of fire.

Then he started cutting the waists of those who were struggling.

Perhaps because the firepower was so strong, those who were cut by the sword died while giving off a terrible smell.

“Ugh, wow!!”

As the black smoke dispersed with the wind, some of the soldiers nearby began to nauseate.

‘If you get hit by a fireball, it will burn quickly and you won’t be baked…’

“If you don’t surrender, I will kill you all!”

Then, many of our mercenary soldiers also aimed their spears at them.

“Surrender!”

For us, the minority, to ‘recommend surrender’ to the majority is nothing short of crazy, but…

If the enemy is scared, even a small number can make the majority surrender.

This is an order I gave, but if the numbers are wrong here, it becomes dangerous…

As they swallowed their saliva in anxiety, the soldiers under Baron Maurer threw their weapons to the ground.

“f*ck, I lived.”

When those words were uttered, even the flag symbolizing Baron Maurer went down.

This means that Baron Maurer felt like he could no longer do it, so he declared surrender.

“…… Captain Dalton, if this guy is lucky this time, he can become a real ‘Baron’?”

Then, I will become a legendary mercenary who turned the mercenary leader of my mercenary unit into a baron.