My Students Regret It After I Retired - Chapter 87



86 – Heavenly Assembly Slaughter

Imperial Guard and Scarlet Guard

The collision of those who wield swords for the Emperor, and those who wield swords against the Emperor, was upon them.

“You’re sure that Imperial Guard Group 10 is far from the other groups?”

“Yes. I’m sure.”

When Benedict said this, Leos nodded as if to acknowledge it, and then levitated his Spirale. He also used various layered cloaking artifacts, for fear of detection. Of course, there was still a chance that they’d be caught by ability users, so they started acting as quickly as possible.

“Spirello pinpointed enemy positions. Deploying immediately.”

The Crimson Blades started moving rapidly towards the Golden Blades.

“It’s Leos! Enemies!”

Amidst the chaos, the enemies who noticed the intrusion yelled urgently and began forming ranks. In less than two seconds, they had not only formed ranks but also fired a support flare.

Bendict spoke to Leos, as if to reassure him, “At most 30 minutes. Kill them all and escape before then. Bartier, the squad leader of Golden Blades Squad 1, will handle the aftermath.”

“Alright, let’s move.”

Leos looked at Keltazar, who immediately began summoning undead. After days of relentless practice, Keltazar could summon nearly 300 undead at once.

These weren’t just aimlessly wandering undead; they could wield weapons. Leos used them as a shield before starting to cut down opponents from afar with his Five Swords.

[Sword Demon Soul]

[Allows you to use five swords simultaneously. From now on, your swords will possess a soul.]

[Warning: You can only use five swords simultaneously. The number of usable swords will increase as your ability strengthens.]

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Thanks to the Sword Demon Soul, the berserk Five Swords began to ravage the Golden Blades. Those who charged forward were instantly severed, and those who tried to flee were instantly killed as they flew away. While manipulating the swords with his power, Leos also monitored the overall flow of the Golden Blades.

Who was moving, who wasn’t, who was directing, and who was taking orders.

Normally, he would have done this to locate the commanding officer amidst the mixed-up enemies, but now his reasons were slightly different.

‘Celestial Society. Where are you?’

According to Bendict, out of the 170 members of the 10th Squad, 5 belonged to the Celestial Society and 165 were elite knights.

The knights’ combat power was irrelevant. No matter how elite they were, it was a struggle to deal with even one person with powers. In fact, Leos, though considered the strongest among humans, had been defeated by a Celestial Society member with powers when he himself lacked such power.

Of course, his condition was terrible, and he was also careless, among other factors, which led to his defeat, but even so, if his opponent hadn’t used powers, he would never have lost.

Leos knew it well. The unbridgeable gap between being able to use powers and not.

And the fact that the opponent was being so easily defeated meant that the Cheonsang Association members hadn’t even started using their abilities yet.

‘They’re trying to hide.’

After a few ability users from the Cheonsang Association were killed by Leos, rumors likely started spreading like wildfire within the association. Rumors ranging from Leos having awakened his abilities to the humiliating notion that they should run rather than fight him.

Some, of course, scoffed, claiming that Cheonsang Association members don’t run. They boasted that they’d split Leos’ head in two the moment they met him. But those same blowhards were now quaking in their boots, doing absolutely nothing.

“Goddamn it… Boss… did we just… get ambushed? Us, the Hwanggumdan?”

“Looks like it. Didn’t expect them to strike first. But how the hell did they even find our location?”

“I don’t know. The recon spyrel was just discovered a minute ago…”

“No use thinking about it now. There might be a spy among us. Anyway, that’s not important right now. Riel, can you use your ability right now?”

“Yes, Abarin-nim. I can use my bombardment ability. But the problem is…as you know, using my ability will also expose our location to Leos. My body turns bright red while the bombardment is active…”

“Shit… my lightning ability is the same. My body glows brightly, making my position obvious. What about the other b*stards…”

Abarin glanced at the remaining three Cheonsang Association members, sighed, and muttered.

“Fuck… defense-type ability holders… We need offense more than defense right now.”

Apart from Abarin and Riel, no one else was capable of offensive abilities. One might think that if two offense-type users were here, a simultaneous barrage could be unleashed, but that was only effective when Leos wasn’t around.

Abarin and Riel had just witnessed Leos wielding the five swords with his ability. Their destructive power was enough to slice through diamonds, and their speed was too fast to follow with the naked eye. If he was just some mad swordsman running wild, it would have been easier to deal with, but the five swords seemed to have minds of their own, tearing through the battlefield without any restraint.

‘If we attack Leos, he’ll definitely block it. Then should we target the others? No… if we manage to kill a few of them, we’ll be dead. Even if there were defense abilities present, I’m sure of it. We can’t block that. Those buggers’ abilities won’t even be able to stop one of those swords.’

After running through countless simulations, the best course of action was to wait for reinforcements.

Combine with nearby forces and attack Leos simultaneously. That was the only way to improve their odds. To do that, they had to hold out for about 30 minutes.

Abarin spoke.

“Riel, for now, stay as still as possible. While that b*stard is killing the others, we’ll lay low and look for an opportunity to escape.”

“We’ll still be caught even if we run. You know too, Abarin-nim, that the five swords floating in the air are ominous!”

“Our goal isn’t to flee all the way to the Imperial Palace. We just need to reach where the reinforcements are. Even now, other Imperial Sword members are coming to help us. We fired the signal flare, so our position has already been pinpointed, and they’ll be here in 30 minutes… no, maybe even much sooner. First, we’ll escape towards the northwest, where Squad 9 is. They’ll be the fastest to get here.”

Avarin looked around. Some were dying, ravaged by Leos’ Five Swords, while others were desperately killing or fighting back, clinging to life. Besides the five Cheonsanghoe members, the 175 had been Imperial Sword members for a long time, and if you didn’t compare them to ability users, their skills were outstanding.

Squad 10 Imperial Sword members quickly accepted their lack of power and changed their plan. To make combat annoying for Leos.

They started dispersing their concentrated forces as much as possible, and they made their fighting style as dirty as they could, throwing dirt or using artifacts that created fog. That was the only way to slightly increase their chances of survival.

But even with the fog and the distance they created, Leos’ Five Swords were killing Imperial Sword members with incredible speed, as if nothing had happened.

“Damn it! At this rate, we’ll all die! Retreat, retreat instead!”

– *Thwack!*

Leos immediately beheaded the superior officer who had given the order to flee. If over a hundred people scattered in all directions at once, even Leos would have difficulty catching them all. If there was enough time, he could have used the Spirels to catch them, but now, there wasn’t even 30 minutes left.

Leos wanted them to keep fighting as they were, if possible.

“Damn it! Squad 10 Commander is d…dead. Surrender… we surrender…”

Someone tried to surrender, but Leos ran forward and beheaded him himself.

“In a fight that ends when one of us dies, there is no surrender.”

Leos was definitely merciful to those who deserved it, but he was cruel to those who didn’t.

The knight who had just raised both hands to surrender was, just a few minutes ago, the one who had killed Lacart’s subordinate. Since an ally had been murdered, there was no way he would forgive an enemy.

“Either you die, or we die, there are only two possible outcomes.”

Leos floated four swords in the air, then grasped one of the swords directly in his hand.

[Bloodletting Sword] [Mythic] [Taken from a Cheonsanghoe member]

[A legendary sword forged with the lives of countless people. The more people it kills, the more powerful its energy becomes, making it even stronger.]

The Bloodletting Sword he had taken after killing Artan, a Cheonsanghoe member. Having killed so many people, a tremendous amount of energy had been absorbed into it.

Leos clearly felt it. The more energy filled this sword, the stronger his own abilities became. The Bloodletting Sword didn’t just become stronger on its own. It had an incredible ability to enhance the physical abilities and powers of its wielder as well.

“Well, with a sword of this caliber, it’s no wonder it didn’t vanish under the relentless mana bombardment.”

Leos, wielding the crimson-glowing blood-soaked blade, began the slaughter. Killing, and killing again, hacking down everyone in sight.

Who exactly was part of the Celestial Assembly, he didn’t know. But as he killed, those with abilities would reveal themselves, and those were the ones he sought. As Leos carried out the carnage, he noticed five individuals attempting to flee.

Someone running during a battle wasn’t strange, not usually. But the problem was, these five hadn’t been fighting properly just moments ago.

If they were terrified, they should have fled sooner. If they thought they could fight, they should have swung a blade, at least once.

But they had simply stood there, and Leos had been watching them. And now, suddenly, the five had started to bolt.

“Found them.”

Leos was certain. These five running now, they were members of the Celestial Assembly.