Ataraxia Abyss
Chapter 57: The Simultaneous Attacks

The Holy Kingdom offered a treaty to Victoria after the successful capture of Wandermere. They said that they would leave Victoria if Victoria handed Wandermere to them and some strategic areas in Victoria, of course with the results of discussions with the chieftains and Regal,Victoria rejected the proposal. For them it is more like an ultimatum than a covenant...

In the end they organized the last war, a determination for Victoria and the Barbarian tribes on the island. They were now in the meadow, the meadow was vast but the Barbarian and Victorian troops would be squeezed by the thick, vast forest that was on their right and left. Regal is now on a tree branch with Kallen, this time Regal is a little worried, their forces are strong and have many advantages, he said,but during this time they attacked with tactics and avoided open combat where the Templars could make their flagship formation Testudo which makes them a walking tank with the front and the top robust.

This forest also squeezed their movement, they could not attack through the side but they did not have to worry about a surprise attack from the enemy. But Regal was still worried that if he had to face Testudo with this battlefield, the more they approached the enemy forces, the more they would be squeezed by the forest. Moreover, he and Kallen had spent a lot of Mana and stamina during their 3 months in Victoria, they could not help too much in these conditions. He finally went on a special mission together with Kallen to defeat the people of the Holy Kingdom. He opened the portal with his sword and said to Kallen. "We must win, but we must also keep our promises..." Kallen looks upset, but he understands Regal's intentions and in the end he enters with Regal into the portal.

Boudica's army of Barbarians from various tribes has now gathered. There are 120,000 more soldiers ready to die who are now motivated by their victory over 4 months has made them confident. Meanwhile, the forces they were fighting were the Legions of Roland and Astolfo. The two of them had the most trained Legions present in the Holy Kingdom standing at their forefront while they left the ordinary Templars at the very back of the line just in case,well that's even if they can go around the forest and attack through the back.

The two commanders motivated the troops, Boudica and Roland saw each other from a distance, they entered the ranks and eventually lunged at each other. Boudica's army, which had a horse-drawn carriage and a powerful light infantry, now crashed into the shield wall belonging to the Holy Kingdom. Boudica and his men were clearly shocked, even after being hit by a horse-drawn carriage, the Testudo line did not move in the slightest and instead caused Boudica to fall from her carriage. His troops who continue to crashing think they can penetrate the Testudo is now only crammed into each other because they are squeezed by the forest and also the Testudo. There was a commotion everywhere and horses were running on people. The barbarians could hear nothing but the cries of those who were trampled by the fall and the voices of the angry barbarians.

Boudica who saw his army chaotic clearly panicked. Moreover, the Templar troops that began to advance while stabbing their soldiers from behind the formation, making the chaos increase. Boudica tried to organize the troops but they did not listen to him in panic. Slowly, Boudica's men were killed either by being trampled or killed by the Templars. Their troops were pushed back bit by bit, making the Barbarians run in droves. Boudica who managed to get away from the chaos now saw his troops destroyed, little by little he saw the tribesmen die one by one to make his army suffer a great loss while the enemy did not,but he began to see the enemy's rearmost troops now flying, followed by a rumbling sound and also a loud vibration that made everyone difficult to stand, the Holy Kingdom troops were now attacked from behind. Roland and Astolfo who were in the middle of the army tried to see what happened there...

As soon as they got to the rearguard, they could see the Victorians attacking them from behind. It should have been impossible because of the forest holding them back, but Roland was again surprised once he felt a very strong earthquake, he looked ahead and finally saw the cause of the earthquake. It was Kallen, he went on a rampage and rendered the Testudo formation useless by making the Templars lose balance. Seeing that Roland was crashing into the Victoria army, the power of Roland was indeed terrible, he was a swordsman who could fight many people with his sword skills and magic were honed, he was a swordsman who could fight many people,it can kill dozens of people in a matter of seconds. Until he was stopped by one person, that person did not cover his face and let Roland know his identity at that moment as well.

"For a long time no see Princess Callen! Oh... I'm sorry, just Kallen right?" The one who confronted Kallen was Astolfo, seeing the Paladin Kallen was angry and wanted to kill him immediately. They hit each other and tried to attack each other, the fight they both made quakes whenever their attacks clashed, and on the other hand Regal and Roland were still fighting each other.

The two fought equally, although Roland was older and more experienced. Regal could still compete with him, until finally Regal swung his sword from top to bottom, making a gap seen by Roland. Roland who saw it directly lunged and stabbed Regal in the chest, saw the holy sword Durandal through Regal's body which was a Devil certainly makes him happy, he said,but Regal even pulled Roland's arm so that he could not release his sword. The strength of Regal's grip made the Holy Knight unflappable and panicked, not only because he could not move, but because Regal who was a Devil did not die exposed to Durandal.

"How can you not die?!" Regal smiled and replied. "Credicate or not... I'm holier than I look!" Regal swung his sword with his right hand and managed to injure Roland's chest. Seeing that his friend was in danger, Astolfo rushed off and picked up the badly injured Roland. Regal let that happen, he then pulled the sword of Durandal stuck in his stomach and threw it at Astolfo. When he caught it, Regal said. "Where is your Goddess, Paladin? I think you believe that Aria gives blessings and victories when her people fight for the truth. But where is he now...?" Hearing these words Astolfo was upset and wanted to attack Regal, but he realized that Roland was in critical condition.

"You'll see it, if you don't see it then I'll make you meet it..." Regal smiled and replied. "Between I die and go to Heaven or he picks me up in Hell... I can't wait to see the look on his face..." Astolfo ignored him and took a marble from his pocket, he then shouted before breaking it. "Retreat! The Legions are retreating!!" Hearing the command, the Templars took out the same marbles and broke them. One by one the Roland Legion and Astolfo teleported away from the battlefield. Astolfo and Roland who were currently on the verge of disappearing were now looking at Regal with gazes full of anger and hatred until they finally left to disappear.

Although some people managed to retreat, but it seems that not everyone carries the marbles. The Barbarians as well as the Victorian Knights captured the dying Templars and the Templars who did not carry the marbles. While everyone was busy holding back the surrendered Templars, Boudica approached Regal. He walked slowly, but when he was close to him, he hit Regal's face very hard with his fists...

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