"And maybe even becoming a great knight isn't impossible."
...
On the battlefield, Baron Barthon's troops were stirring. Their knights lined up in tight formation, ready to charge, while the rcenaries of the Sabertooth Tigers took up position behind them.
But Maxi waited no longer.
"Andrew! Erwan! Lioran! With !"
With a fluid movent, he drew his sword and ran at extraordinary speed towards the enemy camp. Behind him, so fifty of his rcenaries followed in a lightning charge.
Not a single one fell behind, showing off the physical prowess of each rcenary.
Then, behind them, Baron Irut raised his sword and gave the order:
"Follow the captain of the Sabertooth Tigers and break through the enemy lines!"
The highest-ranking among the leaders, mostly apprentice knights, began to shout:
"For our territory, for peace and for our family!"
"For our territory, for peace and for our family!"
"For our territory, for peace and for our family!"
...
The soldiers also began to shout, removing so of the tension and nervousness, and slightly improving the morale of the whole army.
Baron Irut glanced at Ron.
"Let's go too."
Then the two began to run, but much more slowly than the Sabertooth Tigers so as not to force the soldiers behind to sprint and exhaust their stamina.
It was a two-pronged attack, and it was going to do so serious damage to Baron Barthon's camp!
And indeed, the first clash between the rcenaries and Baron Barthon's troops was brutal.
The rcenaries leapt over the small palisade with disconcerting ease.
The enemy front ranks didn't even have ti to react before Maxi and his n hit them head-on. Cries of pain and the clash of weapons echoed across the battlefield.
Kaite and Langus, for their part, had already infiltrated the right flank. Taking advantage of the chaos, they cut through the enemy lines like a hot blade through butter.
But never too deeply into the enemy lines, thus eliminating any possibility of venturing too deep into the enemy camp, encircling and annihilating them.
But a plan was still a plan, and it was impossible to foresee everything in advance without having all the information at one's disposal.
A lack of information that would lead to heavy losses for the Sabertooth Tigers.
"Co on guys, it's our turn to intervene," announced the young captain of the Las Foudroyantes.
The 19 n of the Las Foudroyantes wore all kinds of expressions, from slight smiles to excitent to seriousness...
Then they seed to disappear in a flash of lightning.
When their silhouettes appeared again, they were already alongside the Saber-toothed Tigers, followed by the sound of lightning, as if lightning had struck the battlefield.
The shock was instantaneous, taking many Saber-Tooth Tigers by surprise.
A bolt of lightning flashed less than five ters from Maxi, forcing him to briefly interrupt his attack to parry a lightning blow from one of the mbers of the Las Foudroyantes with the back of his sword.
"What speed!" he thought, surprised, after fending off his new adversary.
Then he observed the particles of lightning escaping from his attacker's body.
Seeing this, he opened his eyes wide and glanced at the battlefield.
Seeing that there were nearly 19 n displaying similar peculiarities, Maxi was shocked.
"That would be...a magical talent!?"
It was the first ti he'd seen a magical talent with an active effect in Eternity since he'd started living in this world!
And that wasn't all!
All around him, his n were being overwheld. Lightning Blades, each with a level comparable to that of a knight, struck with impressive strength and coordination.
Saber-toothed Tigers fell one after the other, despite their training and skill. In just a few seconds, five bodies were already lying on the ground, staring at each other blankly.
Maxi gritted his teeth.
"I've got no choice. If I let them go on, they'll break all our montum."
He concentrated his energy, his muscles tensed, his eyes narrowed, and in one breath, he charged.
His target: the source of the magical talent, the captain of the Lightning Blades.
As the possessor of a magical talent with active effects himself, it wasn't hard to guess.
The latter, alerted by the magical power emanating from Maxi, turned towards him.
But Maxi's speed was so fast that the young captain barely had ti to react when their two swords clashed so violently that a shockwave swept away the surrounding dust and blood.
But the young captain escaped without too much difficulty.
"You must be Maxi." said the captain, having stepped back slightly from the impact.
"Indeed, and who are you?" asked Maxi, very curious.
"Adam, the captain of the Las Foudroyantes.
"Les Las Foudroyantes?" thought Maxi with so doubt.
This rcenary group na didn't ring a bell.
"Could it be a knight's order or sothing?" he tried to guess.
But in the short term, it didn't matter what he guessed, he wouldn't guess easily.
anwhile, the fight went on in a series of lightning exchanges, where Maxi's brute strength seed to rival the supernatural speed of the enemy captain.
Each blow bore the mark of an expert. Sparks flew with every steel contact.
"He's really strong." Maxi thought, after the umpteenth exchange.
Yet the young man in front of him looked no older than himself.
It had to be said that Maxi had beco just as strong thanks to the advantages of being a gambler, and of being able to grow stronger thanks to gold coins.
However, the youngster opposite relied on talent, hard work and no doubt a few resources to achieve such strength at such a young age!
It was totally different, and far more difficult!
But since Maxi had obtained a new class, he wouldn't be content to risk his life foolishly against a monstrous genius from the world of Eternity.
Especially as the longer he dragged on in this fight, the more likely it was that the rcenaries of the Las Foudroyantes would turn the battlefield upside down.
He raised his left hand briefly.
"Maria."
A shrill roar split the sky.
All combatants, allies and enemies alike, stopped for a mont. A gigantic silhouette broke through the clouds before landing heavily behind Maxi.
The wyvern's scarlet eyes blazed with intensity.
"A wyvern? But how could it appear so suddenly?" murmured one of the nearby mbers of the Las Foudroyantes, taking a few steps back.
The attention of Baron Barthon's soldiers and the rcenaries of the Las Foudroyantes was now all focused on Maria and the young man standing in front of her.
"It's not just this wyvern that's the problem, across the way there are several ferocious n too," added another, backing away after sparring with Andrew for a while.
Adam also finally stepped back, shouting:
"We're retreating, guys!"
He was aware that even he couldn't defeat a creature of this scale without the help of his rcenary group.
Especially since, as it stood, the captain opposite possessed a strength similar to his own, and he knew he wouldn't be able to get rid of him easily.
But seeing his opponents wishing to flee, Maxi didn't hesitate for a second and whispered:
"Frozen weather."
No sooner had these words been uttered than space and ti around Maxi froze completely.
When ti resud, Maxi was holding Adam by the throat, before the stunned eyes of the Lightning Blades who had already begun to beat late.
"You..."
Adam couldn't believe what had happened.
Let alone react, he'd seen absolutely nothing coming!
Maxi smiled slightly.
"It's a good thing I bought this skill on the dinsional battlefield, otherwise that monstrous genius would really have escaped from here." he thought with satisfaction.
For a few seconds, a heavy silence reigned over the western battlefield.
Suddenly, however, cries began to echo to the north and east of the camp.
On hearing this, Maxi smiled slightly, knocked Adam out easily and then handed him over to Andrew.
"The plan's working even better than expected."
Andrew barely had ti to react and retrieve Adam, before Maxi had already jumped on Maria's back and started shouting:
"Surrender! It's only a matter of ti before Baron Barthon is captured! Baron Irut's troops and my Sabertooth Tigers have defeated you in the west and will soon defeat you in the south! Barons Terquan and Kenepis and their troops and knights have just arrived to the north and east of your camp, and will take little ti to break through to the center of your camp!"
"Resist and you will have a aningless death!"
Maxi's words were very convincing. Or rather, Maria's silhouette in itself was enough of a deterrent.
Everyone knew very well that unless they had a great knight in their camp, it would be difficult to defeat a wyvern.
Shortly afterwards, Baron Barthon's first soldiers began to drop their weapons and kneel before the Sabertooth Tigers.
The Thunder Blades gritted their teeth at the sight, but most were still ready to fight.
"Suddenly, a voice ca from one of the n of the Las Foudroyantes.
The 18 remaining knights watched the person who had just spoken, kneeling on the ground, head slightly bowed and hands behind his head.
"Carl..." said one of the n from the Las Foudroyantes.
But he couldn't finish before Carl, who was kneeling, said:
"We've all beco renowned knights thanks to our leader, and in this situation, my honor won't allow to run away after failing to protect him."
His firm voice echoed in the hearts of the Lightning Blades.
Then one after the other gritted their teeth, and also began to drop their weapons and kneel.
It had all happened so quickly that Baron Irut's n to the west had only just arrived at the side of the Sabertooth Tigers.
Just in ti to observe the entire surrender scene.
Even Baron Irut couldn't believe what he'd just seen.
He was also asking himself a question shared by many.
"How did he make his wyvern appear out of nowhere?"
Then he shook his head and grinned happily.
"Does it really matter that I know? As long as I remain his ally, then in this life I could probably die of old age and not on the battlefield."
Then he ordered:
"Soldiers, go and tie up all the soldiers and rcenaries who have surrendered."
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