I regressed and became the Sword Ice King-Chapter 193 - - Trip to the East 12

Malen couldn’t help but inwardly curse at himself as the horses galloped towards the wall of the Rocky Peak. It was one of these occasions where he would usually reprimand himself for taming his horses into submission to the extent that they would hardly think for themselves.

’Shit! Shit! Shit!’ he cursed as the distance between them and the stony, rocky wall began to decrease quickly.

Rodrick, seated next to him, suddenly stood up and pointed his longsword at the wall.

"Master skill: Sword Burst!" He said, and a loud siren noise echoed from his blade as a blue and white aura reverberated with the length of the metal blade.

BOOM!

A crackle-like thunder sound erupted as the aura shot out at the wall like a bullet, causing an explosion of rocks and white energy.

The wall caved in, revealing an opening that the horses galloped into.

Malen felt a wave of relief while Rodrick jumped off the carriage. He signaled for the others to go in while he charged forward at the incoming Demons.

"Rodrick!" Colyn cried out as he jumped out just as soon as he went in. "You found It!". He said.

"So much for stating the obvious" Rodrick muttered as Cruz rushed out from the cave with the orb and his staff in his hands.

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"We’re doing it now, right?!" he asked as he rushed up to them just as soon as the third carriage was next to them.

"Yes. Activate it" Colyn nodded in response.

The fourth carriage had just passed them, and the horde of Demons, or what was left of it were frolicking behind in what little strength they had left. Some had been injured and others were perfectly healthy. In all, they continued to chase after their targets.

Colyn and Rodrick charged forward while Cruz lingered behind to begin the preparations.

He threw the orb to the ground, causing a ball-sized crater that perfectly fit the orb and began to recite a spell.

The orb began to spin in response and slowly elevated upwards as a pulse of red energy blasted out from its glowing surface.

This continued for a while, as Cruz continued to recite the spell. A small red magic circle formed around the orb, spinning and rotating with it, and expanded in size, followed by a second with an orange color and then a third with a pink color. This occurred four times with the last being white, and it expanded into a dome, stretching towards the wall of the Rocky Peak.

"Activate! 4 Runic Master Dome"

A pulsating wave blast was followed by an explosion of sound as the dome solidified and sealed the entrance of the cave while giving enough room outside it for the three mercenaries to fight from.

"Colyn! Rodrick!" He called out as he clapped his hands, controlling the solidifying process.

His two teammates glanced at him and then themselves before rushing off towards him, abandoning the demons that were locked in a battle with them.

The demons snarled and charged, pushing their injured peers and fighting their way towards the humans as they rushed to their safe haven.

"Where’s the Captain??" Rodrick asked on their way to the Dome.

Colyn coughed up on his words, unable to find a reply and just kept running. "She went to find the Mastermind, No? She’ll be back" he lied, gritting his teeth as he did so.

Rodrick had noticed this, and his thoughts had begun to line in order. He could come up with a single conclusion, but he couldn’t bring himself to that conclusion. "You better be right," he said as they finally got to the Dome.

By now, the demons were a hair’s breadth behind them, and their scythe-like pedipalps were raining down at them like a guillotine, attempting to find solace in the flesh of the humans. But the humans struggled, and rushed, dodging the incoming blows as they did so, until they finally jumped through the Dome.

BANG!

The sound of flesh hitting metal echoed as the demons collided with the hard surface of the Dome, breaking and colliding with each other as they did so. They continued to charge in, some even climbing others to find a way to get into the Dome, but it was securely kept.

The three mercenaries panted haggardly as they fell to their knees, the fatigue hitting them in waves like a bulldozer.

"That shit was crazy" Rodrick commented with a chuckle.

"Yeah….wait till the Captain hears of this" Cruz said with a chuckle as he glanced at the floating red orb next to him.

Colyn and Rodrick turned towards it in unison, curiosity etched on their tired faces.

"The protection orb?" Colyn asked.

"Yeah, It works just as I imagined it would. Magic Arts and Crafts is truly a wonder". Cruz said with a smirk on his face as he adjusted his glasses. "Alright then, let’s get the other Mercenaries and check our losses. The Carriages will need repair too, so let’s handle that". He said as he slowly stood up while groaning.

Rodrick did the same, but Colyn remained in his position.

Amidst the loud snarls and screams from the Demons that attempted to fight through the Barrier, and the series of events that had taken place so far. He was listless.

His thoughts reeled in, as he recalled the sound of how the fourth carriage was smashed and the cries of the Coachman as his flesh was torn to pieces. He was far from the carriage at the time, but he could still sadly pick up the sound.

With a sigh, he sat down on the floor, ignoring the demons that salivated around him and looked up at his teammates.

"Cruz, Rodrick". He called and the two men glanced at him in unison, the fatigue evident in their eyes.

It wasn’t like they couldn’t fight again; they would if they were put on the battlefield, but at times when a moment of rest appears like this, the whole fatigue and soreness they ignored would come rushing back at them in an instant. It was evident from their appearance it was so.

They had expended Mana Points in trying to save themselves and the carriages and had fought demons they thought were too much for them en masse. But never in their whole lives did they think they would be prepared for Colyn’s next statement.

"The Captain is dead".

****

The surface of the earth was endowed with the warmth of the sun, and its dryness became a testament to the heat it was dealt with.

Dead trees and cactuses were seen riddled on the earthen dry soil, and at one point, was a Portal.

The red portal was opened, but nothing seemed to be emerging from It, and the demons that had emerged from it before the appearance of Raph were currently wandering around with no sense of purpose.

Raph was currently with the mastermind behind the incident, or at least the preparators. They were in charge of controlling the demons, but there was a chance they weren’t the Mastermind, and after facing them. Raph could tell they weren’t.

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He had been trying to get as much information as he could out from them, but they weren’t exactly in any way cooperative.

"Hah~, for damn sake. Just kill us. We don’t intend on telling you anything," Raja said with a yawn while Malicia glared at him.

"Please ignore this buffoon. He doesn’t understand what he’s saying". She said with a scowl.

Raph sighed. "He has a point though. I decided to spare you, and now you’re taking me for a joke".

"Well, you’ve shown us your strength, and we admit. We can’t defeat you but that doesn’t mean we will open up to you. You are not our friend". Raja said with a bitter tone in his voice while Malicia sighed.

"Yes, it’s just as he said. We don’t even know your name. Even if you think what we are doing has a just cause, we are not obligated to reply to you".

Raph sighed inwardly as his thoughts reeled in. ’I thought a fight would be avoided since I know the Eastern Frontiers, but they don’t know how I know them….’. It was always possible for situations like this to occur. ’Well then’.

He grabbed his sword and spun it. "Let’s just do this then. The two of you should fight me with all you’ve got and I will simply use sixty percent of my abilities….if you win. You go scot-free if you don’t. Then you answer my questions".

"Sixty per cent?" Malicia repeated as a bulge appeared on her forehead.

"Oi, Oi, aren’t you underestimating us too much?" Raja asked with an irritated tone as he picked up his dadao.

"Oh, trust me. I am the last person that would underestimate you" Raph replied with a chuckle.

"Fine then!" Raja repeated as a tense silence suffused the three individuals.

Their gazes fixed on their opponents as the brewing tension of a fight was about to break out.

Raph and Raja’s body suddenly erupted in a glow of blue and red energy that suffused their being and their weapons as they charged at each other with incredible speed.

BOOM!

An explosion of energy and wind blew, causing a deep crater beneath them as Raja glared at Raph, a murderous glint hiding beneath his eyes.