Become Tyrant On My Own Way
Chapter 172 – MEANING OF A GRAND MASTER
Flying monsters also rushed from the direction of the Arteik Continent towards the fortress of the Meglovia Empire located at the northern end of the Ernoa Continent.
The archer soldiers tried to hold him through the fortress, but most of the monsters did not suppress the attack so weak.
Only a few master swordsmen numbered no more than a hundred as well as a few wizards that proved their attacks effective to the monster. Even ordinary warriors, instead of attacking monsters with ineffective attacks, finally decided to focus on protecting the wizards as well as supporting the swords masters alone which proved to be effective against the monster.
Most swords masters were melee attackers. That was why when attacking opponents at long distances, they usually used a fighting style shooting their aura. However, it was actually a fighting style that confiscated enough mana.
Basically, swords master is different from the wizard and champion class, except for a magic swordsman. They have a relatively smaller number of mana pools in exchange for their stronger attacking power in a live fight. That was why the long-range fighting style that fired mana by utilizing the amount of mana pool within them was inefficient for the master swordsmen.
That was no exception for Albert.
Albert fought with all his body soul to defend the fortress and the soldiers who were under his responsibility. He gathered all his aura on his greatsword to then fire at the monsters that came charging over.
However, Albert tried, he was only able to hit one or two monsters at a time. However simple Albert thought, he could also immediately know that such a method of assault was ineffective with the limitations of his pool.
“What should I do?” Gasping for breath, Albert with his simple brain tried to think to find a more effective method of attack.
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A few years ago when Helios was still the leader of the city of Painfinn with Albert as his right hand.
“What's up, Albert? How come your expression is that?”
“Ah, Master. It's nothing.”
“You said it's nothing, but I can see you're thinking of a big problem.”
“Not as big as that, Master.”
Helios who was upset to see Albert who kept avoiding his question finally brought her face closer to Albert with a serious expression.
“So, now say what is it?”
After a long silence, Albert answered the question of his master.
“It's true it's nothing, Master. I was just thinking about how I could be stronger so that I could become a better Master Protector.”
- No.
“Ouch! Master, why hit my head?”
“That's because you're stupid.”
“I've known that a long time ago, Master.”
“If you already know, why bother using your brain as simple as that of a snail to think hard?”
Hearing the reply from his harsh master, Albert's guts momentarily shrank with an inexhaustible sadness. Albert was silent without being able to say anything.
“But even you fools have a special advantage, Albert.”
“What is it, Master?”
“You have a sharp instinct. So if there's a problem like this, instead of thinking about it, why not trust your instincts alone to solve it? Even if it's wrong, there's me near you who will correct your mistake.”
Albert was a little annoyed at being treated too like a fool by his master. No, he couldn't dodge it since he was indeed a fool, or rather, Albert was too innocent and simple-minded that he would not understand the hidden meaning and evil intentions of the people who were fixed on him.
But during that time, there will always be Helios who completes Albert's shortcomings.
Albert didn't matter against that, at least it was until four years ago. All this time he thought that his master had a fragile body despite being very great and talented in battle. That is what makes Albert's determination to be a shield for Helios in every fight.
But in the final war of the Meglovian Empire against the Vlonhard Empire where it was won by the Meglovian Empire, Helios went down alone without support as a key player in the victory of the Meglovian Empire by defeating the grand master, Emperor Ethanus.
That's where Albert realized he was wrong. His master was not as fragile as he had imagined. From the beginning, Helios did not need himself as his shield.
Disappointed Albert finally decided to become independent by accepting the mission of his master as the leader of the Lugwein region. But even in those days, Albert sometimes still got some advice from the master. It was because Albert was weak in strategizing, and Albert hated himself that way.
But in this battle, Albert had to stand alone leading hundreds of thousands of soldiers to repel the invasion of flying monsters without the help of the master.
At that time, the words of the master returned to Albert's mind.
“You have a sharp instinct. So if there is a problem like this, instead of thinking about it, why not trust your instincts alone to solve it?”
Albert concentrated his mind for a moment to reset the aura circulation in his sword.
Instantly, the astral size of Albert's sword aura extended until it reached into the air.
[Really. With this size, it will be able to reach the monsters in the air.]
“Hiyaaaat!”
Albert raised his sword into the air and slashed at the monsters. Evidently, Albert's attack this time more effective because it managed to drop many monsters in one attack that was in the straight line of his attack.
[No. It's not enough. My sword aura was too thin that it could not give enough attack impact to monsters further away. But if I increase the strength of his attack again, my body will not be able to withstand its momentum. Should I increase the amount of my aura protection?]
[No, it would instead be bouncing on the soldiers around me so that it was precisely they who would be in danger of being exposed to the momentum of my aura in my place.]
[What should I do?]
[That's true. If fixing it with aura protection is too dangerous, why don't I just absorb the momentum into my body? As long as I build up defenses in every important part of my mana circuit, I'm sure this won't harm my body.]
Thus Albert this time saummon the aura in his sword with a thicker size.
“Hiyaaaat!”
In a single slash, hundreds of monsters fell from the flames of Albert's attack. In an instant, through his instincts, Albert managed to find the most effective method for a swords master like himself to catch monsters that could fly in the air.
“Leaders have shown us how! Aren't you guys ashamed as a swords master, you're weak like this? Let's show the leader that we can too!”
The cry of one of the other swords master soldiers then awakened the determination of the other swords master soldiers to do their best. With Albert as their role model, their excitement on the battlefield instantly dissipated.
In a short period of time, the desperate situation on the northern border of the Ernesto Continent turned into a hope that was initiated by Albert's small steps.
Albert suddenly stared blankly at the sight.
“This?”
Perhaps in a daze, Albert did not realize that there had been some flying monsters that were about to ambush him from the direction of his blind spot.
But then before the monsters could attack,
- Tracks, trucks, trucks.
Several fire arrows pierced the heads of the monsters.
“Hey, Stupid! Why are you dreaming in this situation?! You want to die, huh?! If you die, who will protect the Master on his right side since I am the owner of the left side of Master?”
Albert immediately looked at the figure in confusion.
“Yasmine? Why are you even here? No, no, no. Where have you been all this time to make Master worry?!”
“I never once escaped. I just.. Ah, never mind! I'll tell you later after we defeat those monsters. You too! Why can you be so dumb in the middle of a fight?”
“Ah, it's nothing. I only just leveled up again after three years and that was instead of rising to the level 8 master swords, he said, I was promoted to the fourth grand master in the world since the last twenty years. Really nothing.”
“Hah, such a trivial problem alone makes you careless.”
Albert wants to bereufimismic. But hearing Yasmin respond with the agreement that it was nothing, somehow upset Albert.
That was because being a grand master was the greatest gift of any swordsman. But he soon realized that it was not the time to talk about it. Albert only snorted and entrusted his back to Yasmin.
Thus the fight went easier with the entry of Yasmin into the arena of battle. In an instant, the invasion of flying monsters from the Arteik Continent was successfully overcome.
Albert was proud to go home wanting to boast of his victory to the cunning nobles who had always bothered his master from behind. Moreover he had just managed to reach the peak of a swordsman, a grand master. But apparently, it was heartbreaking news that awaited Albert in the capital Megdia.
“Master?”
“Sorry, Albert. I should have gone alone to the battlefield. If so, you can definitely spend the last hours of Lilia's time together. Sorry... Sorry.. Sorry.”
Albert was unable to give any response to Helios who hugged him with sobs. His mind was empty.
Lilia is dead.