"Let's go."
Linde waved his hand and started walking forward.
Seeing this, Freya and the other four followed closely.
"Damn it, is he looking down on us?"
"There are only six of them, don't be afraid."
Facing Linde and his five companions walking towards them, the elite royal guards, who had long been standing by, were enraged.
"Kill!"
With a thunderous roar, the army began its charge.
"Anna, Setsuna, you two clear the way."
"Yes, Master."
Anna and Setsuna responded, a glint of excitement flashing in their eyes.
When they saw so many elite royal guards, they had already been unable to hold back.
In their eyes, these were all moving experience points.
And without their Master's command, they could only endure.
Now, they finally received permission.
It was a good chance to see how much their strength had improved during this time.
Swish! Swish!
Anna and Setsuna charged forward in a cross pattern, their figures leaping into the air.
Bright blades and ice claws unleashed fierce killing intent, swinging down suddenly.
Crack! Crack!
The ground was torn apart.
Several slashes surged towards the royal army.
Pfft! Pfft!
Countless elite royal guards were cut in half.
A foul-smelling, pungent blood flowed everywhere.
"We've gotten stronger."
Anna and Setsuna, feeling their power increase, became somewhat excited.
However, Linde frowned slightly.
Noticing this, the two immediately stiffened and cautiously looked at Linde.
"In situations with many enemies, avoid such high-cost moves."
Although he was there, there was no need to worry about that.
But he wasn't a babysitter; they had to pay attention to such things in advance.
"Yes, Master."
Anna and Setsuna nodded obediently.
They also realized that if they kept unleashing slashes like this, their magical power wouldn't last long.
They exchanged glances, then leaped up again, like two flashes of lightning, rushing towards the royal army ahead.
Longswords and ice claws swung, bringing forth a storm of blood and gore, and columns of blood, thick and thin, splashed into the air.
"Norn, try out your skill."
"Yes, Master."
Hearing Linde's words, Norn raised her hand, and an invisible force gathered in her palm.
Buzz!
The next instant.
A dazzling War Aura suddenly spread out, covering the entire field.
Anna and Setsuna, fighting in front, felt their bodies lighten by countless times.
The enemies before them seemed to have become even more fragile.
It felt as if they could tear them apart with a casual swing.
In this state, their slaughter became even more devastating.
"Indeed, the weaker the person, the greater the amplification of the War Aura."
Linde felt the almost negligible amplification on himself, his eyes glinting.
Besides that.
It should also have some relation to the user's strength.
"Master, there seem to be more and more enemies."
Norn looked at the continuous reinforcements of the royal army in the distance and reminded him.
"It's fine."
Linde waved his hand, saying casually:
"The distant enemies will be handled by Freya and the Star Spirit."
He tried not to interfere in matters that his Retainers/Subordinates could resolve.
Otherwise.
If he acted himself when he had no Retainers/Subordinates, and still acted himself when he did, then wouldn't having Retainers/Subordinates be pointless?
"Yes, Master."
The Star Spirit and Freya stepped forward, dazzling magical power blooming around them.
"Fifth-tier Magic: Meteor."
"Fifth-tier Magic: Earthquake."
Vast Magic Circles appeared in the sky and on the ground.
The next moment!
Huge meteors rained down from the sky, and the entire ground began to collapse.
The reinforcing royal army felt as if the sky was falling and the earth was sinking, all of them showing expressions of horror.
But before they could even scream, they were already engulfed by the two great spells.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Meteors crashed to the ground, and vast shockwaves swept in all directions.
The earth collapsed, and the ground fissure opened up like an abyss swallowing everything.
Within a thousand-meter radius, there were only dismembered limbs.
Swish! Swish!
But amidst the swirling dust, figures shot out from the dust.
Their numbers were not large, but they all exuded powerful and terrifying auras.
Several of them even had auras infinitely close to Hawkeye.
And what surprised Linde was a figure standing at the very front of the group.
It was a young girl with silver-white long hair and a playful cowlick.
On her exquisite and flawless face, her skin was delicate and smooth, as captivating as porcelain.
A tear-shaped mole at the corner of her right eye made her face even more vivid.
Her figure was tall and sharp, and even the pure white, tough leather armor could not conceal her full curves.
Her slender waist, cinched by the leather armor, was perfectly proportioned, outlining a flawless arc.
Her long, shapely legs, enhanced by black thigh-high socks, were particularly striking.
The only flaw was her empty right hand, as if she were a fallen angel with a broken wing.
The Kingdom's Sword Saint — Kleha.
As the highest authority in the kingdom's swordsmanship.
Facing the crisis, even though her sword-wielding right hand was gone, she still had to fight for the kingdom.
"You rebellious scoundrel, not only do you use evil arts to manipulate the kingdom's princess, but you also dare to rebel! I, Kleh, will not let you off lightly..."
Kleha gripped her sword in her left hand, staring intently at Linde, a surging battle intent emanating from her.
"Don't disrespect Master."
Setsuna, who regarded Linde as a god, could not tolerate it. With a swing of her ice claws, several visible slashes enveloped Kleh.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
With a flash of sword light, the slashes were torn to pieces.
Looking calmly at Setsuna, Kleha spoke faintly.
"At this level, don't bother attacking me."
The moment her voice fell, Kleh swung her left hand, and a mighty slash had already torn through the earth.
"Setsuna..."
Anna's expression changed, and she subconsciously swung her sword repeatedly, each slash tearing through the sky.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Deafening roars echoed continuously.
Anna's slashes were like tofu, easily crushed.
"No, the gap is too big. Setsuna, dodge quickly."
Without Anna's reminder, Setsuna had already leaped up with all her might.
"It's useless. Although I only have my left hand left, my sword is not something that can be easily dodged."
Kleha spoke calmly, watching as the slash drew closer and closer to Setsuna.
But just at this moment.
A figure appeared out of thin air in front of Setsuna, grasping the slash in his hand.
"Really, don't bully my cute Retainer."
To Kleha's astonished gaze, countless cracks had appeared on the slash, which was then forcefully crushed.
"With such strength, why don't you serve the Kingdom?"
Kleha looked at Linde, a hint of regret flashing in her eyes.
"..."
This woman, was she actually thinking about such things at this moment?
Shaking his head, Linde had already taken a step forward.
"Kill him."
Seeing this, all the Kingdom's powerhouses' eyes lit up, and they began to move.
"Are you treating us as mere decorations?"
"Really, don't disturb Master's battle."
Freya and the Star Spirit began to gather magic power, and a vast Magic Circle emerged on the ground.
"Fifth-tier Magic: Fire Pillar."
"Fifth-tier Magic: Death Vine."
Sound waves reverberated.
Scorching flames shot up into the sky.
Countless vines emerged from underground.
In just an instant.
All the Kingdom's powerhouses were completely engulfed.
Ignoring all of this, Linde did not stop for a moment.
His target, from beginning to end, was only this Sword Saint who made the contract glow...