Chapter 1001: Panic raid

Chapter 1001: Panic raid



Five Minutes Ago

SWOOOOSH

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"That foolish old fart, how could he not recognize such bad acting?!" Marshal Haros looked extremely annoyed as he flew ahead of what appeared to be a swarm of Imperial Guards. At any other time, he would have felt like he was in the safest place in the world, surrounded by seventy Imperial Guards, but now he was flying forward like an arrow, too afraid to slow down for even a moment.

"Marshal, was there really a need to leave like this?" The oldest of the imperial guards sped up slightly to catch up with the marshal. "We agreed to follow you because you saved our lives in the military square battle, but that doesn't mean we want to betray our brothers at your mere order."

"But here you are, betraying them and following me. Did I slap you on the hand to make you do it?!" the marshal shouted back.

"....." That imperial guard lowered his head slightly. In truth, he wanted to oppose the marshal and stay behind, but seeing Marshal Haros so panicked and fleeing like this made his feet move on their own to follow him.

"What's happened has happened, Marshal. Why don't we go back now to save them? We can say we were attacked and drawn into a distant battle or something like that," another

imperial guard sped forward to support his brother.

"There's no one left to save." Marshal Haros sped up slightly as he remembered Robin's terrible acting. "Am I the only one who noticed? He was acting as if everyone who went to him was already as good as dead and was just trying to lure more. He didn't even put much effort into his performance, as if to say, 'If you don't believe I'm defeated, at least come save them from me.' He just wanted more of us to come out! If I hadn't fled, we'd be dead by now- no doubt about it! Hate me all you want, but I just saved your lives for the second time in a row."

Hearing this, the imperial guards closest to the marshal looked at each other, then down, and continued flying behind him, trying to match his speed.

As for the marshal himself, he kept muttering: "...That human bastard has such an appetite. He wasn't satisfied with Snaite and 130 Imperial Guards; he wanted to lure us in as well. What exactly is he planning? Is he that confident in his power, or is he preparing some kind of trap? Damn it..."

"Damn it, their Overlord is ridiculously rich!!"

The Imperial Guards, who had spent most of their lives in the middle belt, knew well the value of such matrices in wars, their prices, and how rare they were. Seeing so many matrices deployed in a battle in the young belt was shocking.

"...Focus. The opportunity has arrived," Marshal Haros stood. "Their army's formation is very tight. Even in the absence of that human with the halberd and the Terra battalions, their army remains strong. We can't engage them head-on. Your mission is to attack the Warlords from the rear and open those gaps in the dark flame wall. All we're doing is helping the beasts break through to the other side, and then we retreat. Understood?"

"Understood!" The seventy guards stood in unison, then launched themselves toward the

battlefield.

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BOOOOOM

"Enemies coming from the rear!"

"Take caution! Aargh-!"

As soon as the Imperial Guards reached the battlefield, they followed orders, immediately attacking the breaches while ignoring everything else.

The martial emperors of the True Beginning Army-and technically all of the soldiers-were already engrossed in the battle, trying to maintain balance despite being vastly outnumbered. So when all those high-level martial emperors suddenly attacked, they didn't know how to

respond.

Clatter Clatter.

Feeling insulted that the army was attacked while he was present, he started showcasing his strength for all to see, Richard stood up and shouted at them, "Does none of you know the difference between life and death?!" The green flames in his hair erupted, roaring until they reached the heavens.