My Students Regret It After I Retired - Chapter 88



87 – Waterfall of Blood

After finding the members of the Celestial Assembly, everything was swift and brutal.

Leos’s sword shot towards them, like a projectile, immediately piercing one through the heart.

“Sh…shit! Deploy the barrier right now!”

Abandoning any pretense of concealing their abilities, Abarin immediately activated his. His body flared with light, crackling with lightning.

An immense light poured down from the sky.

Abarin’s subordinate, Rier, wasn’t idle either. His body began to glow red, and a barrage of explosions rained down from above.

Of those with defensive abilities, one was just killed, leaving the other two to deploy the barrier. Now Abarin and Rier could fire ranged attacks with no risk. Or so they thought.

-Clang!

A sound of something shattering, and the two defensive ability users were dead.

“R…Rier! I’ll attack the enemy, you block Leos’s sword!”

Abarin immediately unleashed bolts of lightning toward Leos’s companions, trying to draw Leos’s attention away.

‘We’ve got to get him out of here.’

The top priority was to get Leos far away. If they could just buy time to escape.

But, as if refusing to let Leos flee, he started forcing his way through the area, bare-handed, even as Riel unleashed a barrage of explosions.

“You crazy b*stard!”

*Boom boom*

The sounds of explosions hammered around them like mad, but Leos’s swords were deflecting all the major attacks and shrapnel, assisting Leos as he charged forward.

“Riel! Increase the firepower!”

The moment Abarin gave that order, with a *swish* sound, Riel’s head fell to the ground.

Defense, explosions – nothing worked.

“Why… How… How is it possible to cut through abilities with a sword…?”

Normally, the abilities of an esper wouldn’t be cut by a normal sword. But each of the five swords Leos wielded, powered by his own ability, were slicing through every ability they faced.

An overwhelming sense of despair began to take hold. But there was nothing the man could do.

Abarin had no choice but to redirect a bolt of lightning towards Leos.

The result was predictable.

“Kh… Khurgh…”

Right after Abarin’s lightning was nullified by Leos, a sword pierced through his body. Abarin, bleeding, muttered.

“To… to fight us all… alone… is… impossible…”

Leos severed his neck and replied,

“I’m not alone.”

After killing Abarin, it was all over quickly. He slaughtered every soldier in the 10th Division of the Golden Swords. Not one was spared, not one was taken prisoner, all were killed.

If it were a normal war, maybe they would have left some survivors, but these were the figures who protected that trash of an emperor more fiercely than anyone, and moreover, they were forces cooked up to the Heavenly Council’s liking.

Leos eliminated them all, thinking there might be trouble if any were left alive.

“It took longer than expected. We need to start pulling back.”

Lacart spoke, and Leos, seemingly regretful, looked at the distant enemies and answered.

“I’ve only just finished off the 10th Division. If we kill the 9th coming behind, things will be much easier going forward. How long until others besides the Bendict 9th arrive?”

“We only have 10 minutes. Considering our retreat, that’s 5 minutes… It’s impossible to kill them all in that time.”

“Five minutes…”

Leos checked his sword, which had grown stronger after killing the Heavenly Council members.

[Blood-Soaked Sword] [Mythic] [Taken from a Heavenly Council member]

[A legendary sword forged from the lives of countless people. The more people it kills, the more powerful it becomes, absorbing immense energy.]

A new ability has been added to the Blood-Soaked Sword.

Blood Waterfall: Sweeps away all enemies within a certain range with a blood waterfall infused with the power of the five swords. It cannot be reused until enough blood is recharged after one use.

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The Blood-Soaked Sword not only strengthened itself with each kill but also amplified the user’s abilities. Now, it had even granted an additional ability.

In a way, it was inevitable. He had slain over a hundred people with the sword, and had even executed Heavenly Council members with it. It would have been filled with tremendous energy, and it was only normal for that to lead to the sword’s growth.

‘I want to test the ability.’

Blood Waterfall.

An ability that could only be used when the Blood-Soaked Sword was charged with enough blood. Right now, it was overflowing with blood. Leos was eager to take advantage of the chaos and eliminate even more enemies if possible.

After escaping this time, the enemies would hardly ever move alone again.

But continuing the fight here was too risky. He had to rely on Blood Waterfall, but he didn’t know how powerful that ability was.

‘If the Blood Waterfall ability hadn’t been unlocked, I wouldn’t have even thought about it and would have retreated immediately. But… I can feel it. This ability is definitely not ordinary. I can feel an immense energy.’

Leos decided to trust his gut, and finally made the call.

“Everyone except Keltasar, flee now.”

Rakarth questioned Leos,

“What about you?”

“I’ll stay behind and thin their ranks as much as I can.”

“You’re only going to kill one unit of 9? Then we…”

“No. I’ll kill at least four units. Or rather, I’ll try to.”

“You’re insane. It’s too dangerous! Leos, stop, let’s just…”

Leos spoke to Rakarth who was trying to stop him.

“Rakarth. Do you think we can beat the Celestial Assembly using ordinary methods? We have to risk our lives. We have to seize every opportunity we get. If we back down now, the enemies will stick together more and we’ll never get another chance to pick them off one by one. And even if we do, there’s no telling when that chance will come.”

Paron, who was next to him, nodded in agreement.

“Leos is right. If we don’t whittle them down as much as possible when we can, we’ve got no chance of winning.”

“…”

Rakarth looked at Leos and asked,

“Do you have a plan?”

“It’s not precise, but I’ve gained a new ability. And I can feel the power of that ability coursing through me. I can do this.”

“Then we’ll help you.”

“No, your part is done. I’m not sure what the limit of my ability is, so you might get caught up in it, making it better for me if you retreat. If I need a human shield, I can just use Keltasar and his undead.”

Paron shouted from the side,

“Rakarth, you need to decide.”

“We’re retreating. We’ll hold position no less than 5km from you, Leos. Leos, once your ability is spent, fire this flare I’m giving you now. We’ll come back for you.”

“Get to the safe zone. I’ll make my own way.”

“No!”

Lakhart gripped Leos’ shoulder, his voice firm.

“You’re our hope. If you die, it’s all over. This is as far as I’ll compromise. There’s no more time to talk. Make your decision.”

“…Then let’s do it that way.”

Leos watched the retreating Red and Yellow Banner troops, then looked up at the clear sky.

Squad 9 was already approaching, and according to Spyrello, three more squads were entering the area.

A situation where they could face a total of four squads at once. A situation where Keltazar and he had to deal with as many as 800 men, if not more.

But he wasn’t afraid.

The energy boiling within the Blood-Soaked Sword was telling him so.

That if he used his ability properly, he could wipe out everyone.

“Keltazar, I will kill the Emperor in the end.”

*Grind*…

The sound of Keltazar’s teeth grinding reached his ears, and as he moved as if he would pounce right then and there, Leos shook his head and spoke.

“Think carefully. My ultimate goal is the Emperor, but that process includes eradicating the Celestial Council who are manipulating him like a puppet. If you kill me here? The Emperor will be nothing more than a living puppet for the rest of his life, doing only what they want him to do. You decide whether he will die honorably or live as a puppet forever.”

“…”

Bitter blood dripped from Keltazar’s mouth.

“His Imperial Majesty led our glorious Empire to its height with his own hands. Killing such a man is something I cannot allow under any circumstance. But what is more miserable than that, is the wretched state of his Imperial Majesty being used by those nameless b*stards.”

“…”

“I’ll use your ability only until I kill the Leos Celestial Assembly. And after dealing with them all, I’ll shove a knife into your throat.”

“Then, I’ll recover my ability from you, won’t I?”

“Even so, the Emperor will absolutely not die. Because I… I will protect him.”

It was something that wouldn’t happen. The Emperor’s death was already foretold. And Keltazar’s forgiveness was not part of Leos’ plan either. Use him, then kill him.

But Leos felt disgusted with himself, as if he was becoming the same as Keltazar or the Emperor. That’s why he laid it all out so blatantly. How he was going to act.

“Remember this, Keltazar. Just like you used me, I will use you to the very end and then kill you.”

“Wait, Leos. I too will use you, and in the end, I will cut off your arrogant neck.”

With those words, Leos commanded Keltazar.

“Summon all the undead.”

Keltazar summoned the undead, creating a barrier, and Leos checked their enemies.

Squad 9 was already there, but they were holding back, not approaching Leos, while Squads 8, 7, and 6 arrived in the meantime.

There were about 800 people in total, with 4 squads waiting at the same time a few hundred meters away from Leos. Upon checking what they were doing, it turned out all the Celestial Assembly members were using their powers. They were probably planning to settle it from a distance.

In less than ten seconds, this area would be in ruins.

Leos also stretched out his arm and used the ability he had just obtained.

“Blood Waterfall.”

The moment Leos activated his ability, an enormous energy began to discharge from the Blood-Slaying Sword. The released blood began to pour down to the ground as if it was a waterfall.

The waterfall poured down with insane speed on the 4 squads of the Emperor’s Swords who were clustered together below.