Alive, or dead?

Whatever it takes, for now, get up first.

Weken pulled his leg out of the pile of corpses, his brow furrowed slightly.

The frenzied killing atmosphere on the battlefield has dissipated, and all that remains is the desolation and sorrow after the war.

In his hand, he still held Ron's long sword, which had been curled and the blade was badly damaged and bent. The right hand, which was "connected" to the hilt of the sword, had long been cemented with dried blood. When you let go of the hand holding the broken sword, you can feel a sense of disobedience as if the dried blood clot broke and tore apart.

Whatever one may say, this blood is not its own.

Standing up, Weken tentatively confirmed his situation.

The surroundings are safe, and the living people have left. I remember very well the scene of the decisive battle, and I also remember very clearly the scene when Freud was finally used as a scapegoat and killed by Pree.

It's all real, so real that people don't want to believe it.

"Now, what should we do?" Weken looked around blankly.

Among the scattered corpses, he could see his former comrades.

Either the body was pierced by a sharp blade, or the corpse was mutilated and lay in a pool of dried blood.

"Perhaps, who else is alive, and who else is alive......" Wei Ken held on to the last glimmer of hope and began to search for the sea of corpses.

Turning over the corpses of the enemy pressed against their comrades, disappointment ensued.

Disappointment, disappointment......

No one is alive here, all are dead.

"Should I go back to Forest Town?" Wei Ken frowned, "but will be sentenced to death for desertion, right? ”

So, do you want to go back to the barracks? If you make it back to the barracks alive, you may have to face Pres who wants to exonerate himself. The only ending is that he will be executed as a traitor.

He is a miscellaneous soldier, and the other party is a high-ranking and honorable knight.

Who would believe the words of this little soldier of his own?

"You can't go back, at least you can't go back with nothing on your hands. Weken took a deep breath, "Freud finally taught me how to kill magicians who are far more powerful and noble than themselves. I can't be so reckless, calm, calm ......"

It is absolutely not enough to rely on your own strength, there must be something external - preferably one strong enough to tear the enemy apart.

"Sword?"

Wei Ken laughed to himself.

What kind of sword must be so powerful that it can tear apart the social rules imprinted on this world? Perhaps, but I will never find it now, and I can't use it.

"Speaking of swords...... I must collect a relic......" Weken continued to rummage through the pile of corpses, trying to find a sword that he knew and had to bring back.

Floyd's saber, the long sword that symbolized the status of the general, was silently stuck in a pool of blood.

The blade was already showing signs of curling, but the sword still stood faithfully on the ground, waiting for someone to wield it to continue the battle.

"General, he's ......"

Looking around, Weken didn't find Floyd's body.

"Also, how can you execute the 'scapegoat' without bringing the corpse of the sinner back?" Wei Ken sighed, and thrust the long sword into the vacant scabbard at the back of his waist.

Let's check out your miscellaneous system.

I don't know if I don't see it, but I was shocked when I saw Wei Ken.

"One Hundred ...... One hundred and forty-three soul ......" Wei Ken secretly swallowed.

That's the number of souls that can upgrade a skill from proficiency to "grandmaster".

What's even more surprising is the addition of four new skills to the skill slot.

Dual-wielding combat (beginner): Shoot the bow left and right and use dual weapons to fight.

Battlefield Intuition (Beginner): Ability to perceive changes in the situation on the battlefield and conduct more effective operations.

Concealed Weapon Throwing (Starter): Able to throw concealed weapons

Eagle Eye (Starter): Able to observe enemy weaknesses for more effective combat.

......

Although none of the skills have been upgraded to "Grandmaster", after this fierce battle, he seems to have learned many useful skills.

"What, should you upgrade a Grandmaster skill first, or upgrade your newly learned skill?" Wei Ken frowned slightly, not knowing how to spend his soul points for a moment.

Dual-wielding combat? For now, let's use the slashing sword technique first.

Battlefield intuition, seems very useful. It seems that it should be the kind of skill that can only be exercised in a chaotic battle, one-to-many battle. But there should be no need to fight on the battlefield for the time being, but intuition and the like are still very important......

Hidden weapon throwing? It looks like a very tempting skill, how did you learn it? Could it be that I accidentally learned it when I threw it with a short sword last night? I'm really a little genius.

Eagle Eye ...... This skill should be more useful when fighting one-on-one, and observing weaknesses or something, is a huge improvement in battle. Let's take this to proficiency first.

After a while, Wei Ken first spent a hundred soul points to upgrade the slashing sword technique to the grandmaster. Then upgrade Hawkeye and Battlefield Intuition to proficiency. It costs one hundred and twenty souls here.

The savings from last night's battle now only have 23 soul points left.

With two swings of the long sword at will, Wei Ken experienced the improvement brought by the Grandmaster-level slashing sword technique.

"Hmmm......"

When swinging the sword, it seems to have a feeling of flowing water.

"You still have to fight formally to feel the ascension of the grandmaster level. ”

I don't know if the grandmaster-level slashing sword technique can defeat Preeis?

Weken didn't know the bottom of his heart, and felt that this was far from enough.

"Keep searching the battlefield. ”

Looking at the corpse of his comrade, Wei Ken sighed.

I'm sorry, but I don't have time or the power to take you away right now. If the legend of the Aeolus Garden is true, I hope you can sleep well in this place.

"I don't know who I'm going to take revenge on in this end. But I'll go back to Forest Town and take care of all the things that need to be taken care of. Now, let me deliver this sword to Lizlit's hands...... Protect her and her mother to live in a new place. Weken set a goal for the time being.

Desertion? After settling Lizlit's mother and daughter and taking care of the families of his comrades, he has to hide in the shadows and find a way to kill Pree.

The enemy fought for victory, and there was no way to condemn them himself. But only Pres -

"Absolutely unforgivable. A furious glint flashed in Wicken's eyes, but it was only for a moment.

Calm down...... Be calm.

Freud taught himself more than just swordsmanship.

Constantly replenishing the weapons on his body.

Picking up two short knives that could still be used, Weken fitted them under his ribs. Three more short javelins were removed along with their harnesses and equipped on their backs. The medicines and dry food found from some of the corpses were replenished by Weken into a storage bag in leather armor that he had entrusted to others. Then I turned out some of the hydration bags I found and replenished the hydration bags I was carrying a little.

Once that was done, Weken was ready to find his way away.

To the north, you can't go there, there is the camp of the Vichy Empire. The south must go by itself, but must bypass the army of the kingdom of Raldor, which guards the entire southern part of the Stormy Forest.

Now he has no comrades-in-arms, just a lost dog, an outlaw who wants to survive.

"The battle has not been established, but everything has been lost...... Weken looked bitterly at the dead battlefield, "I ...... the end"

Rumble!

In the distance, what appears to be a wreck in the north collapsed.

"Ahh

"Hmm-" Weken hurriedly crawled to the ground, his brow furrowed.

A woman's exclamation?

There shouldn't be women on the battlefield, right?

"All in all, touch it first and see how it goes. Weken took a deep breath.

If it's an enemy, then kill her.

With a short sword in his backhand, Wei Ken was ready to throw a hidden weapon at any moment.

......

And the other side.

"What the hell is going on!?Why is there a princess here who is here, and she is-defeated!?" the richly dressed girl had a little frustration on her face. She inadvertently glanced at the devastated battlefield, the corners of her lips twitched slightly, and then—

"Vomit ——!!"

She simply held on to the blown carriage and threw up.

"Come, come...... Princess Fumoto, go back...... Amber!Where are you!can't you be dead?" the girl wept and looked for something depressedly, "Is anyone there? escort this princess back, and you will definitely let your father reward you!"

......

Weken: "......"

This is......

The princess of the Vichy Empire??a walking feat!!

"The road to the sky—"

"Enough to hold up a piece of heaven for me, enough to make me glorious, to get the same height of merit as Prey!"

Wicken looked at him with a fierce look and walked towards the young girl.

Her long silver hair, gently fluttering in the breeze, made people go crazy.

Of course, it is the madness at the level of "military exploits".

"You—" The girl seemed to sense something, and hurriedly looked behind her.

At this glance, she almost fainted without being frightened.

If there is an evil spirit in the world, it must be the figure dyed black and red in front of you, right?

"Y-don't come here!"

"Princess, I wonder if you want to go and sit in the barracks?" Wei Ken smiled slightly, revealing a sinister smile.