Those Who Flee in the Face of Battle Shall Die! (1)

Athena mistook Qin Chu's stiff body for anger, and she immediately panicked, thinking that Lord Jello Wrath because of her probing. She quickly supported herself with her hands, letting her chestnut hair fall over her chest, her slightly messy appearance having a unique charm.

"Lord Jello, are you... are you angry?"

'Jello' suddenly laughed: 'Little Sina, what are you thinking? Why would I be angry with you?'

"You did the right thing, you know, Little Sina, that's how you should remain skeptical."

"Think about it, if I weren't Jello..."

"If all of this was a conspiracy by that bastard Qin Chu..."

It feels a bit strange to be cursing yourself.

"How much suffering will you endure? I can't even imagine what it will be like. It's too cruel for you and Ekaterina."

Hearing Jello's words, Athena's heart finally calmed down a little; it was good that Lord Jello wasn't angry.

"But my Little Sina..."

"There's one thing you must remember. Although I can't appear often, at least when I'm in front of you, at least right now, I am Jello!"

"So, trust me now. Whatever worries or troubles you have, feel free to tell me."

"Yes!" Athena nodded her little head vigorously, keeping Lord Jello's words in mind.

After a while, Athena blushed again.

She felt something was off, perhaps because it was such a pity that Jello's rare appearance was ending like this.

She wanted to hold onto this hard-won happiness.

Judging from Lord Jello's current condition, he seems capable of holding on for a while longer, perhaps allowing Jello to recover further.

Athena left Qin Chu's tent in the early hours of the morning.

She didn't want Qin Chu to see her after he regained consciousness, worried that it would arouse Qin Chu suspicion.

After this period of time, the doubts that had been weighing on Athena's mind finally disappeared, and a smile spread across her face.

On the other side, Qin Chu also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

A girl as clever as Athena is really too difficult to deal with.

Even the slightest clue could arouse Athena's suspicion, and a slight misstep could expose her. This time, she managed to get away with it by sheer luck, which even made Athena more convinced that she was Jello. But she might not be so lucky next time, and she should be more careful in the future.

Just as the morning sun began to rise, the team, which had rested overnight on the grass, set off again.

You can start seeing dead bodies on the road; those must have been soldiers who couldn't withstand the fear brought on by the Magic Creature' attacks.

Lacking food and water, and with their minds and bodies utterly exhausted, some even suffering severe physical injuries, they could not escape far from the battlefield, as the scorching sun overhead would soon claim their lives.

The closer you are to the front lines, the more corpses like these you'll find.

By noon, the dilapidated camp was fully revealed to everyone.

When they saw the scene in the distance, they couldn't help but gasp, their faces turning solemn.

For those who had never appeared on the battlefield against Magic Creature, the scene before them was enough to make their souls tremble.

Magic Creature roamed the dilapidated camp.

Densely packed, dark and overwhelming, covering the sky and the earth.

The Magic Creature roared and howled, sweeping forward like a raging tsunami. The bodies of the human soldiers could not withstand the Magic Creature's claws and fangs and were instantly reduced to fragments.

The sounds of rampaging magic, whistling arrows, the wails of the wounded, and the screams of those on the verge of death... all these sounds blended together, making this place as terrifying as hell!

A strong stench of blood permeated the air.

A large area of land ahead had become muddy.

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Chapter 206 Those who desert in the face of battle, die! (1)

The bright sunshine could not block out the blood mist drifting in the sky, and the whole world was shrouded in a scarlet and gloomy color, like a heavy boulder pressing down on everyone's heads.

The ferocious roars of the Magic Creature blended together, forming a continuous sound like muffled thunder rumbling across the ground. Just hearing that sound was enough to send chills down one's spine and make one's scalp tingle.

There are many kinds of Magic Creature: Ogre, Troll, Minotaur, Goblin, Demon Wolf, Werewolf, Brain-Eater monsters, Marrow-Sucker, Giant Cockroach thirty centimeters long, giant earthworms half a meter in diameter, Harpy with wings that can soar through the sky, and Demon Crow...

Their attacks were completely haphazard.

There was no orderly formation, and no coordinated command.

However, their numbers were simply too great. When hundreds of thousands of Magic Creature swarmed forward, it was like a storm-ravaged ocean, with a raging tsunami capable of swallowing everything.

Especially the Troll, though few in number, were terrifying in size. These enormous creatures were nearly ten meters tall, their bodies covered in half-rotten tumors. Their massive claws could easily grab a human soldier and stuff him into their mouths, taking half his body in one bite... The huge, bloated chunks of flesh were thus enjoyed as a delicious meal amidst the attacks of humans.

When had these distinguished Knight, who had traveled from afar from the Imperial City, ever witnessed such a scene?

They were different from those who needed to go out to fight, whether they were the clergy appointed by Augustus and Saint Monica or the Royal Guard led by Morton.

Whether they were nuns, priests, or Knight.

They were all people who stayed peacefully in the Imperial City, enjoying the peace. They were nobles, clergy, and members of the upper class, enjoying generous treatment.

In their eyes, war was so far removed from their own lives. They believed that lowly commoners would take their place in the war, and they only needed to stay peacefully in the Imperial City and enjoy peace.

They had heard countless times how brutal the battlefield was, but they had never actually been on it themselves.

They even looked down on war, believing themselves to be stronger than the soldiers returning from the battlefield, and that if they were on the battlefield themselves, they would be far superior to those lowly civilians.

He only refrained from fighting because he was a nobleman, and the battlefield, a place filled with filth, bloodshed, and squalor, was simply unworthy of his noble status.

But now, when they actually saw the so-called battlefield with their own eyes, they finally realized how ridiculous their previous thoughts had been.

They hadn't even actually fought the Magic Creature yet; just seeing it from afar was enough to send an indescribable wave of fear over them, causing their bodies to tremble uncontrollably.

All that can be seen is the endless cycle of life ending, human and Magic Creature.

Various kinds of blood flowed into rivers on the ground, and the originally dry land was almost turning into a muddy swamp.

Human strength is utterly inadequate when facing these powerful Magic Creature. Rusty swords cannot even tear through Magic Creature tough hides, and a human's mere touch of Magic Creature claws is either fatal or fatal, their cheap and tattered armor offering no protection whatsoever.

The sound of bones being chewed up by Troll sent chills down people's spines.

And then there were those terrifying Demon Wolf, moving with lightning speed, their sharp claws easily severing head after head.

There are also countless Giant Cockroach on the ground, enough to cover a person in an instant and devour all their flesh and blood in a matter of seconds.

And beneath the ground, there are Giant Earthworm that appear and disappear unpredictably... and Demon Crow in the sky...

Death, death, death...

Ah...

Finally!

A nun from the Earth Mother Church could no longer bear the terror of what she was seeing; she screamed and turned to run away.

Mother Goddess above, this is truly terrifying.

Does this mean I'm going to have to face so many terrifying beings?

No, no, no...

The nun's screams resonated with many of the other members. They were nobles, clergy, and upper-class people; they shouldn't be here fighting Magic Creature. This was the work of lowly commoners.

Qin Chu's expression was cold.

With a whoosh, the figure appeared beside the nun, whose strength was definitely not weak, at least much stronger than the ordinary soldiers fighting against the Magic Creature on the front lines.

His face was extremely cold, and he grabbed the nun's head.

Immediately, with a snap.

His head was instantly crushed by Qin Chu.

This scene immediately stopped the other priests and Knight who were preparing to flee. They looked at the Hero with disbelief, seemingly not expecting that Qin Chu, the Hero, would suddenly attack a human.

Onions and Inas, their faces grim, almost simultaneously shouted at Qin Chu, "What are you doing?"

They were extremely dissatisfied with Qin Chu's unauthorized killing of members of the Earth Mother Church.

Qin Chu's icy gaze swept across them. "Those who desert in the face of battle and disrupt morale... die!"

"This is a battlefield, not a place for you to play house."

"On the battlefield, there are no nobles, no clergy; everyone has only one identity: soldier!"

"Don't treat escorting Hero to the front lines as some kind of trophy-making process, so you can brag to your comrades about how great and brave you are... Here, you must fight with your lives on the line."

Because Qin Chu acted so ruthlessly, executing a nun, none of the remaining people dared to flee.

His gaze swept over the crowd, observing their reactions. The former members of the Hero's Party looked indifferent, with a hint of mockery on their faces, seemingly looking down on these pampered noblemen.

These people have actually been to the battlefield.

Natia's reaction was also very calm. After all, to Natia, the Magic Creature in front of her were not much more exaggerated than tens of thousands of Minotaur.

Inas and Shirley, one a saintess and the other a saintess candidate, clearly had never experienced such things before, and their pretty faces turned a little pale.

Angelica and Norma were slightly scared, but they were able to control their emotions.

As the princess of the Ice Grand Duchy, Antasia participated in training and hunting from a young age, so the bloody scene before her was not unacceptable.

What truly struck Qin Chu as odd was Carol, the princess of the Orwell Empire, daughter of Wadsworth, and a new member of the Hero's Party.

The girl, witnessing the bloody scene before her, showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, a faint excitement flickered in her eyes. Qin Chu could even hear the princess's breathing become rapid, her eyes filled with a burning light.

Her almost distorted behavior sent chills down Qin Chu's spine; he felt that the girl's personality had become so twisted that she was no longer human.

Another person who struck Qin Chu as odd was Onions. On his face, Qin Chu could sense a mixture of fear and inexplicable excitement.

Having never experienced a battlefield Onions instinctively feared the bloodshed before him, the sight of severed limbs flying everywhere. However, the mysterious threads entering his body were also igniting Onions's killing urges.

Although I'd love to study Onions in detail, now's not the time.

Qin Chu took a deep breath, and the next second he let out a thunderous shout:

"Kill!"

Buzz...

The moment Qin Chu's voice rang out, a violent roar immediately came from the side.

Ekaterina's fiery red body had already transformed into a streak of light, rushing forward at an extremely fast speed.

Halfway there, he pushed off with his legs, leaping into the air and forming a parabola as he plummeted forward. In mid-air, his hands were already raised, forming a loose grip, and the Flamebreaker Greatsword appeared in his palms, burning with crimson flames as it fell toward the ground.

Rumble...

The sword light, carrying flames dozens of feet long, descended from the sky. Accompanied by a violent roar, the scorching impact swept the yellow sand on both sides.

In an instant, a large area of the previously densely packed Magic Creature was cleared out.

The air was thick with the stench of burning Magic Creature corpses.

Ekaterina opened her mouth, revealing two rows of white teeth. The next second, she charged forward again, like a crimson dagger, tearing the dense army of Magic Creature in front of her apart.

"The Cloud-Piercing Arrow..."

Sylph, who had been staying by Qin Chu's side, also drew her longbow and aimed directly at a huge Demon Wolf. Judging from its appearance, it was probably the leader of these Demon Wolves, and its size alone made it the largest of all the Demon Wolf.

Buzz...

As Sylph's cold voice rang out, the bowstring vibrated violently in an instant.

The sharp, bluish-gray arrow pierced forward in an instant.

Puff puff puff puff...

Along the way, the heads of Magic Creature were instantly pierced through.

The Demon Wolf leader seemed to sense the danger as well. Its huge eyes widened, and it unconsciously let out a low, suppressed growl. It began to dart to the side, trying to avoid the deadliest arrow.

But at that moment, the arrow, which had been moving straight ahead, suddenly drew a smooth arc in mid-air, and then with a soft thud, it caught up with the head of the Demon Wolf leader from behind.

Even her hard skull couldn't withstand Sylph's arrows, and her life was ended instantly.

Aili's figure had appeared in mid-air at some unknown time, behind Harpy.