Chapter 80: Overflow (4)

“What did you say just now?”

Benjamin frowned .
He put an expression to show that he was displeased and angry .
However, there was delight in his two eyes .

‘Done . I will have to get rid of this thorn first . ’

He knew that most of the merits done by the 7th corps were thanks to Roan .

‘If I can’t have him, it will be better to break him . ’

He opened his two eyes abruptly and put on a threatening expression .
However, Roan was quite calm and composed .

“I can’t follow your orders on chasing the enemy’s army . ”

A look without getting dispersed .
He continued saying with a calm voice .

“Our chasing troop suffered a blow close to annihilation . On top of that, we are already near enemy’s boundary . If we chase them now, it’s difficult to give them a big blow . ”

It was quite a reasonable and appropriate words .
Aaron and some commanders nodded and then looked at Benjamin and cleared their throats .

“Thi, thi, this…… . ”

Benjamin’s face became red .
Roan stared at Benjamin for a moment and then turned to look at the 7th corps .
And naturally, the sight of everyone followed Roan’s .

“Mmm . ”

Some commanders and staff officers exclaimed .
The 7th corps wasn’t in their normal state .
They were barely alive but the soldiers that suffered severe injuries, the suffering soldiers that were looking at their deceased comrades, soldiers screaming for having their limbs cut off, etc .
Roan looked at the soldiers and got a firm resolution .

‘I will at least save them . ’

He turned to look at Benjamin again .

“There’s no commander that lays an order to a corps that’s close to annihilation to keep chasing . Lay down your order . ”

An earnest voice .
Some soldiers started to tremble .

‘If I make a mistake, the atmosphere will change . ’

Benjamin felt urgent .
He opened his eyes abruptly and yelled .

“You! You dare to disobey the orders of a superior!”

The atmosphere turned serious .
Roan clenched his fists
. He felt so stifled as if there was a rock in his chest .
The fire essence in his mana hole twitched and roamed in his body .
Roan looked at Benjamin fixedly .

“Commander . It’s not disobeying . ”
“Shut up!”

Benjamin yelled with a red face .
In the end, even Roan couldn’t hold it anymore .

“Commander!”

A voice that shakes the mountain .
The mana that was inside his body exploded outside his body through his voice .
An amazing spirit emanated with Roan at the center .

Hiiiiiiiing!

The war horses burbled and the commanders and soldiers put surprised expressions .

“Thi, what is… . . ”

Benjamin even staggered because he got really surprised .

‘This **** even knew how to use mana?’

His face turned pale and his eyes trembled .
Roan looked at that Benjamin fixedly and slowly moved his feet .

Gulp .

Everyone gulped dry saliva and looked at that scene .
Roan stood in front of Benjamin and continued saying in a calm voice .

“Lay down a proper order . The war has ended . Commander . ”
“……”

Silence fell in an instant .
I silence that clogged your breath .
Even when there were tens of thousands of soldiers, you couldn’t even hear a breath .

‘Da, **** it!’

Benjamin got a hold of himself late .

‘I’m the commander of the eastern region! I’m the superior in the eastern region!’

He looked at Roan fixedly .

“Impudent bastard!”

He barely managed to yell .

“All the judgements and decisions are done by me . You just have to follow my orders!”

He continued saying .

“The 7th corps will continue to chase the enemy’s army . That’s my decision and order . ”

Benjamin didn’t back down .
Roan shook his head .

“Commander . Can you……”
“Shut up!”

Benjamin yelled with all his strength .
In the first place, he didn’t think of holding a normal conversation .

‘Benjamin…… . ’

Roan ground his teeth .

‘My past life also got messed up because of you . ’

But even this life was getting messed up by him .
He wanted to kick him in the chin once .
But he couldn’t .
He was a noble with the title of viscount and the commander representing the eastern region .
He wasn’t someone a normal person, and a mere troop commander at that, could do something .

‘If I face him, I may get imprisoned or get exiled, to say nothing of becoming a monarch . ’

Because of that, he endured the nonsense orders and kept enduring .

“Hmph! If you continue not wanting to follow my orders… . ”

Benjamin snorted lightly and shook his right hand .
5 staff officers that were behind him came running quickly .
They were the closest people Benjamin had and they all knew how to use mana .

“Arrest Roan and detain him in the rear of the camp . When the war ends, I will clearly name your sins and lay down a punishment . ”

The order has been laid down .
Benjamin planned to overthrow the thorn like Roan in this opportunity .

‘Next is Aaron . ’

His forehead got carved .

“Yes . Understood . ”

The officers replied in one voice and moved .
Then .

“You can’t do that!”

The soldiers of the 2nd rose troop that were behind Roan blocked them .

“Huh?”
“Uh?”

Benjamin, Roan and even Roan had surprised expressions .
Austin, that was at the forefront of the soldiers, looked at Benjamin fixedly .

“You can’t take away troop commander Roan!”

Followed by him, the other soldiers added .

“That’s right!”
“It’s an unfair treatment!”

Roan raised up the clearest merits in the war against Istel kingdom, and more than anyone else .
On top of that, disobeying Benjamin’s order this time was because that order was just too unreasonable .
As the soldiers of the 2nd rose troop saw it, Roan didn’t make any mistakes .

‘He may be jealous of troop commander’s merits!’
‘Benjamin Doyle is originally this kind of person!’

The soldiers clenched their fists .
Resolution, they wouldn’t step back at all, was felt .

‘If troop commander Roan gets imprisoned…… . ’
‘Doyle commander will lay down an unreasonable punishment . ’

In the first place, it was important to prevent him from incarcerating Roan .
Austin bent towards Benjamin .

“Troop commander Roan has raised outstanding merits in several battles . Take that into account . ”
“Hmph!”

Benjamin immediately snorted .

“Impudent things . It’s not a problem mere soldiers can **** in!”

He looked at Roan and the soldiers alternatingly and shook his head .

“That commander and his underlings . Tch tch tch . ”

The sound of clicking his tongue was heard clearly .
Roan looked at the soldiers blocking his front .

“You fall back . ”

At those words, the soldiers shook their heads .

“We can’t do that . We will stay next to you until the very end . ”
“We can’t send you off like this!”

The tension rose up .
Then, Benjamin’s voice was heard .

“What are you doing! Are you just going to watch!”

At those words, the officers that were standing confused started to move again .

“No, no!”

Austin and the soldiers blocked them once again .

“Fuck off!”

The officers didn’t endure it anymore .
The officer that was standing at the front swung his fist towards Austin .
And it even had mana behind it .

“Kugh!”

Austin ground his teeth when he looked at the fist swinging at him .
Then .

Tuk!

One hand appeared abruptly and lightly blocked the flying fist .

“Ugh . ”

The staff that swung the fist ground his teeth .
But the fist didn’t move an inch .

“A fist that has mana behind it for a normal soldier . Don’t you think that’s too much?”

The person that blocked the officer’s fist .
He was none other than Roan .

‘Wh, what kind of strength is this……’

The officer got perplexed .
Roan pulled up mana and put strength in his hand .

Uduk .

The tips of the fingers carved in the fist of the officer .

“Uhhhhhhhhh . ”

The officer groaned with a painful expression .

“This son of a bitch!”
“Let go!”

The other officers yelled and approached .
They suddenly swung their fists .
Fists that also had mana behind it .

‘In the end it turns out like this . ’

Roan let out a short sight and slightly fell back .
At the same time, the fist of the officer he was holding in got pulled in to his chest .

“Huh?!”

The guy that loses balance and gets pulled forward .
The fists and kicks of the other officers fell on his body .

Pubuk! Puk!

“Kugh!”

A heavy hitting sound was heard with the groan .
Roan let go of the fist as if he threw it and charged forward .

“Uh?!”
“Hup!

When the four officers got surprised and fell backwards .

Pabat!

Roan’s two fists split the air .
The attack was so fast you could only see the remnants of it .

Pububuk! Puk!

The fists landed on their faces and stomachs .

“Grr . ”

They couldn’t even fight back once and collapsed .
Roan raised his head to look at Benjamin .
Casual eyes .
Benjamin trembled unconsciously .

‘Dman . I, I am afraid!?’

Humiliation surged up .
Then, Roan lightly kicked .

Pubuk!

The officers that were kneeling down on the ground got hit on their chins and fell like that .
A perfectly passed out look .
Roan let out a long sigh .
He wanted to endure it until the end .
There were plenty of methods to get out even if he got imprisoned .
In the worst of the cases, he was even thinking of leaving the army .

‘But I can’t endure looking my troop members suffering at all . ’

He couldn’t stand watching his subordinates getting hit because of something personal .
Roan looked at Benjamin fixedly .

“I will go to the rear of the camp as you wish . Instead, spare the fault of my troop members . ”

Benjamin just blinked at the sudden situation .

“Roan!”
“Troop commander!”

Aaron and the troop members yelled with a surprised expression .
However, ROan’s expression was still calm .

‘There are plenty of methods to pull down that **** to the bottom . ’

Even if he didn’t do so, he was gathering several information through Chris’s agency .
But for now protecting his troop members came first .
Then, Aaron butted in .

“No, if it’s responsibility we are talking about, I the corps commander… . . ”

But he couldn’t continue speaking .

“Commander . ”

Roan interrupted him and whispered in his ear with a really low voice .

“Are you going to make the deaths of the several troop commanders and adjutants to become useless? You should remain here and lead the soldiers . ”
“Roan… . . ”

The end of Aaron’s words dimmed .
Why won’t he understand Roan’s words?

“If you start chasing, don’t chase them hurriedly but only pretend to do so . ”

Roan smiled faintly and then looked at Austin and the soldiers .

“You too, fall back . ”
“Troop commander……”

The troop members all clenched their fists and trembled .
Expressions they couldn’t endure it because they were angry and felt it unfair .
Roan and the troop members exchanged gazes .

‘Everyone, don’t worry . ’

Roan was confident .
He wanted to dig a deeper hole and lead Benjamin over there .

‘I will bury you so deep you won’t be able to get out . ’

Backing down once for the future .
Roan raised his head and looked at Benjamin .
Benjamin just smacked his lips as if it was regrettable .

‘It would have been good if I also got Aaron mixed up in it……’

The opportunity just now was regretful .
He looked at Roan and nodded .

“Good . I will do as you wish . ”

There was no need to imprison or arrest a normal soldier .
He only needed Aaron and Roan .
Right before he finished speaking, some soldiers approached .
Roan saluted shortly towards Aaron .

“I will see you later . ”
“I have no honor . ”

Aaron lowered his face .
Roan forced a smile and walked .
The soldiers of the 2nd rose troop looked at him with stifled expressions .
Then, Benjamin’s voice was heard .
He looked at the surrounding battlefield and let out a sigh .

“Whew . Anyways, this is really a mess . They got charred black . Tch tch tch . ”

Benjamin clicked his **** big way and continued saying .

“This is what they call a dog death . Because you only do what you are ordered to without thinking ahead, you die in such a way . If you are a person you have to know to think by yourself and lay your own judgements . Tch . ”

He spitted out and sent down an order towards the officers .

“Take care of the corpses roughly . We lack time to gather them all and… . ”

A fishy smile appeared on his face .

“They aren’t worth it . ”

A voice filled with mockery .
At that moment, Aaron’s and the soldier’s expressions stiffened .
Their entire body trembled .
They wanted to cleanly pour over curses .

‘If we make a fuss over here, Roan’s look will become funny . ’
‘Troop commander Roan chose to get imprisoned for us . We have to endure it . ’

Aaron and the soldiers clenched their fists .
They gulped down the surging rage for of Roan .
Then .

Paat!

Something appeared in front of Benjamin .

“Huh?!”

Everyone opened their eyes roundly and put surprised expressions .
But of course, the most surprised one was Benjamin .

“Kuk!”

A feeling his breath got cut off .
He looked at the guy that was grabbing his throat .

“Ro, kugh . Ro, Roa . Just what is……… . Kugh . ”

It was difficult to even speak .

“Co, commander!”
“You crazy bastard!”

The surrounding officers and commanders opened their eyes abruptly and approached .
Roan grabbed Travias spear with his left hand while still grabbing on Benjamin’s throat with his right hand .

CHeng!

The hidden blade of the spear showed itself .
At the same time .

Swush .

The spear became longer and then got stuck in front of the feet of the officers and commanders that were approaching .

Puk!

The ground was dug and rocks scattered with a loud sound .
Roan said in a cold voice while not even looking at them .

“Until there . The moment you cross that I will take Benjamin Doyle’s life . ”
“Kughhhh . ”

Benjamin struggled as if the strength behind the grip was painful .
At that look, the officers and commanders couldn’t approach anymore and fell back .
Roan looked at Benjamin’s eyes properly .

“Benjamin . ”

There were no honorifics anymore .

“It’s fine if you lay an unreasonable order . And it’s fine if you badmouth me . I can endure everything else . But…… . ” His voice lowered .
“I can’t endure you mocking the deaths of my deceased comrades at all . ”

Roan ground his teeth .
He tried to endure it but in the end, he couldn’t .

‘I can’t turn back anymore . ’

He took in a deep breath .

‘Now that I started it, let’s pull the roots . ’

He got resolved .

‘I was wondering whether I had to stay on the 7th corps after the war ends or leave…… . . ’

Thanks to Benjamin, he could stop doing so .

‘Let’s leave . I’m leaving after I clear things up cleanly . ’

Roan inserted mana in his fists .
A look that he would send his chin flying at any moment .
Then .
Sounds of the jing, drums and horn trumpets was heard far away from the gorge .
Roan saw through the smoke and looked towards the entrance .
He could see a huge flag with a flashy symbol .
The symbol in the flag was familiar .
He let out a long sigh .
He smacked his lips and a really low voice flowed out .

“Count Lancephil……”

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