I Regressed to My Ruined Family Chapter 308

#When we returned, the family was ruined (309)

The soldiers’ faces were full of exhaustion. Even though he didn’t show any emotions, it seemed like he couldn’t help but feel tired.

‘I guess that’s a good thing.’

Normally, the morale of the defeated soldiers was close to the lowest. If his emotions hadn’t disappeared, he would have been commanding 20,000 soldiers in panic by now. But it was different now. Even though I had dark circles under my eyes due to fatigue, my morale didn’t plummet to the bottom.

Now I headed north, commanding a force that had been reduced to nearly 20,000. Northern coastline of the Southern Continent. The fleet was located there. Ethan’s plan was simple. After sending the soldiers back, check the situation in Dragonia.

‘There will definitely be a big change.’

Due to this war, Demon Dragon’s status as a war hero rose rapidly. As if that wasn’t enough, more than 80% of the monarch’s hands and feet were cut off. For the demon dragon, it seemed like there would be another better opportunity than this.

There will definitely be some movement.

‘If we do well, we might bump into each other.’

Right now, I was thinking about taking advantage of the opportunity. Since the deadline for the Demon Dragon’s oath had not passed, there was no reason to return to Heidern right now.

While I was pulling myself together and retreating.

An urgent message came from the scouts in the back.

“Your Excellency the Duke, it looks like it has a tail.”

“tail?”

Ethan tilted his head. He had completed the deal with the demon dragon before retreating. It was for that very reason that the shield soldier was thrown away as a sacrificial lamb. In that situation, the chase team got involved again?

“What is the scale?”

“About ten thousand.”

It’s just work. Ethan looked around at the soldiers. About twenty thousand soldiers. As if that wasn’t enough, he still had some of his power left.

At best, it would be impossible to sweep away all of this unit with just the Yongin tribe. This was certainly the case as long as the demon dragon did not directly participate in the chase.

“Is the ruler who fought me in charge?”

“The monster was nowhere to be seen.”

Ethan nodded at the scout’s words. It was something I had guessed. If the demon dragon had taken the lead, none of the scouts would have come back alive.

‘I don’t think the demon dragon is in command.’

Then why did you send it?

The chase team without the demon dragon was practically like a beehive without honey.

This means that the core power is completely gone. Even though he is the remnant of the defeated army, he has 20,000 troops left, and not only that, but he also knows that most of his strength is still intact.

‘Why did you organize a 10,000-man chase team?’

He then looked at the scout and asked.

“What is the momentum of the chase team?”

“…It didn’t seem like he was just driven by blood. “I was moving forward while carefully looking ahead.”

“is it.”

Originally, it would have been normal not to have sent such a unit. What is the reason to suffer defeat after sounding a perfect victory? After listening to the scout’s words, I felt like I was finally getting the hang of it.

‘I guess you’re asking me to handle it for you.’

I experienced a great victory in a battle a little while ago. As if that wasn’t enough, he was completely intoxicated with the scent of blood. It is a situation where it is not enough to chase them with a bubble in their mouth. Nevertheless, if the reaction of the chase team is cautious.

It was no different from the fact that the members of the pursuit team had a calm disposition. Being calm was the same as being able to see the situation from afar. Then it’s only natural to feel strange.

A demon dragon who appeared like a hero only after all the ministers had died.

If you think about it a little, there can be no scene more contrived than this. Originally, once doubt arose, it was bound to spread like an infectious disease.

From the Demon Dragon’s point of view, the people who formed the chase team were no different from impure elements.

‘I guess they threw it this way to dispose of it.’

Defeat.

If you think about it, even the chase team’s defeat was just one factor that raised the Demon Dragon’s reputation. Isn’t he included in that chase team? He achieved a great victory in a battle in which he personally participated. Bloody dragon soldiers took charge of the chase.

However, he was defeated by the duke. In the end, it was like setting a formula that he couldn’t deal with himself without the Demon Dragon. War heroes are treated as heroes because they are irreplaceable. If you think about it that way, the reason for throwing in a scapegoat was understandable.

‘If we come back after defeat, we can deal with it cleanly and that will be enough.’

The status of the Demon Dragon has long since changed to a whole new level. Dealing with the lost soldiers would be easier for him than breathing.

In the end, the chase team was just a victim. A sacrificial lamb who ruins the Demon Dragon’s reputation.

‘Hmm.’

However, it was something that could not be left alone. They won’t be able to go back empty-handed, so they will definitely attack. In that case, the soldiers who worked so hard to save their lives would have to be sacrificed again.

Unless it was an unavoidable situation, killing the dragons was much more agreeable than throwing the soldiers.

I looked at the mana inside my body.

‘There isn’t much left.’

Advent itself consumes a tremendous amount of mana. As if that wasn’t enough, as they wiped out the high-ranking dragons and even engaged in a showdown with the Demon Dragon, it was virtually natural for them to run out of mana. Still, it didn’t matter.

There would be no way high-ranking dragons would crowd around a tracking party whose head had already been cut off.

“To strengthen the rear guard.”

“yes!”

The knights answered loudly.

* * *

As the army moved north, the speed at which the pursuing troops closed the distance increased. It’s been half a day since the chase began. Now the distance between the dragon troops and the humans had narrowed to about 30 minutes.

-Are you really going to fight?

―Is there a clear way to avoid fighting?

―….

―If things continue like this without any results, no one knows what the outcome will be.

You sent a pursuit party, but instead of stopping the enemy, they came back after just reconnoitering?

If human troops had been sent like this, everyone could have been tied up and punished for mutiny. If you sent a chase team but couldn’t even properly tie the enemy’s feet, that would be nothing even if you were executed.

Not only that, he will be denounced as a coward by all the dragons. It was something that all friends and family could get involved with.

I couldn’t choose not to fight.

-…damn. Do you really think we can kill the duke? He is a monster!

I knew it when I saw him fighting the demon dragon. The duke’s skills were beyond anything one could imagine.

No matter how many internal injuries he suffered, his skills did not go anywhere. There will definitely be a massacre.

I could clearly feel the clear results with my skin.

That’s why they didn’t want to chase humans.

However, the problem was that if you did not do so, you would face death before you could even do anything.

-As I said before, there is no other way for us to survive. Am I wrong?

―….

―He clearly took pictures of all of us as if he was showing off. That’s no different from the fact that His Excellency Demon Dragon noticed our suspicions. We have already been marked as discarded.

-Whew….

-It’s better if I can’t kill the duke. Because it’s a monster with that much power. But at least! Causing harm to those damned remnants is something that must be done. A must if only for our survival!

―…Then let’s make a surprise attack. Right now.

―…My thoughts are the same.

The duke was a monster. As such, their resilience will be on a different level from that of ordinary humans. If time continues to pass like this, the only ones at a disadvantage are themselves. Not only will exhausted humans regain their strength, but the time it takes to prepare for the chase will also increase.

-Good.

Everyone’s opinions came together.

The raid continued that night.

However, on the human side, preparations for the surprise attack had already been completed.

Not only was the torch lit up, but the duke could already be seen waiting at the forefront.

‘Shit.’

‘I guess it can’t be helped.’

He is a human being with monster-like skills. I had no intention of approaching secretly in the first place.

There’s no way you wouldn’t notice. I saw the Duke’s cold eyes. But what was more frightening was the soldiers’ reaction.

There was no agitation or panic that was common among the defeated soldiers. Just like when they first fought, they are only filled with loyalty, willing to risk death and following orders.

Those fanatics were the most feared people in the war. Because I don’t know fear. Even if his momentum was broken, he would struggle until the last moment to bite off his enemy’s neck.

-Everyone rush in!

-Kill the soldiers!

Ten thousand dragons ran across the plains.

If I returned here without any results, my life would have been dead anyway. I don’t know about the Duke, but the number of human soldiers needs to be reduced so that he can at least save his face after returning.

So what can we do?

We have no choice but to continue moving forward.

The thing I most feared happened. The duke rushed in. White flames burned above the huge greatsword. All the dragon soldiers who rushed at each other with their swords were swept away by the fire. Death of over twenty soldiers.

It was a terrible level of helplessness.

However, one thing that was fortunate was that the duke’s strength had not yet fully returned.

The soldiers clearly remembered the situation when the duke invaded. As soon as I entered the group, an empty space appeared. As if a giant’s fist had struck.

The power was still brutal, but it was still not that bad.

-Kill!

-If you don’t kill it, you die! Don’t be scared!

The dragons did not back down.

A fierce battle continued from dawn until sunrise. However, there was a variable in this battle that the dragons had not even thought of.

That was a spiritist who dealt with the monarch. The duke was weakened, but instead, the spiritist who had reached transcendence began to intervene in the battle, and the situation of the war began to go awry.

Contrary to what was thought to be a landslide victory when the soldiers fought each other, a huge number of casualties occurred one after another. Of course, there were no casualties on the human side either.

This was because there were no shield soldiers to protect the line. As if that wasn’t enough, the dragons started rushing towards them without regard for their lives, so it was only natural that damage continued to mount.

But one thing was certain.

Compared to the sacrifices of humans, the sacrifices of dragons were overwhelmingly greater.

It may have been natural, as the two transcendents invaded every important strategic point and created chaos. The number of dragons killed by the two transcendents was well over three thousand. In particular, the duke’s military power was terrifying.

There was no solution to this as they were swept away five or six times by swords that were not even properly equipped with mana. The commanders, realizing that they could not win, decided to retreat.

When the battle ended like that.

The number of those who succeeded in escaping did not exceed two thousand. The other eight thousand dragons had long since turned into Gohon during this chase.

It was a huge defeat.