Chapter 240: The Outcome Is Settled

“Blazing Flame Slash!!”

The military saber in Kaiso’s hand burned with vigorous flames as he and his warhorse charged forward.

While the warhorse was running, he pressed the tip of the blade against the ground, carving out an aggressive line that pointed straight at Stella.

“Water Pattern Arrow!”

Stella took out the staff carried on the back of her warhorse, circulated water-attribute magic, and guided the free water-attribute mana in the surroundings to gather around her body.

Ripples rose one after another in the air. From behind the ripples, water pattern arrows shot out and struck the raging flames raised by Kaiso.

Under the strikes of the water pattern arrows, the speed of Kaiso’s charge slowed. The high temperature turned the water vapor into white mist that swirled between the two of them.

“Hah!!”

After closing in, Kaiso swung his military saber and launched a storm-like series of slashes at Stella. In an instant, the chaotic blade light cut through the water mist.

Stella used her staff to summon magic shields to block the attacks coming from the other party.

However, under Kaiso’s continuous pressure, her magic shields were still broken through.

Kaiso brought down the final slash. “It’s over!”

Stella hurriedly pulled on the warhorse’s reins, making the horse raise its front legs. At the critical moment she performed a dodging motion and avoided the extremely dangerous strike. Immediately afterward, she turned the warhorse around and ran toward the rear.

Kaiso could not help but click his tongue. “Tch!”

The continuous attacks just now had somewhat exhausted his energy. After breaking through the defense of the magic shields, the speed of his final strike had slowed a little, giving the other party an opportunity to dodge.

“Retreat, retreat!!”

Stella issued the order to retreat to the New Imperial Army.

Under the offensive of the imperial army, the New Imperial Army was clearly somewhat unable to hold. The battle line was continuously forced backward. After receiving the main general’s order, the New Imperial Army soldiers one after another threw down their weapons and retreated in the direction of Posi City.

“Lord Kaiso, they want to withdraw and defend inside Posi City!” Kaiso’s subordinate came over to remind him.

“Do I need you to say it? Of course I can see that. This bunch of rebels who don’t know the height of the heavens and the depth of the earth still delusionally thought they could clash with me. Now they have finally recognized reality.”

Kaiso stared tightly at Stella’s back and coldly laughed. “Pass down the order. Launch a pursuit against the rebels and annihilate them all!”

“Lord Kaiso, but…”

“There is no but. Pursue for me! If you delay the opportunity for battle, I will use your head as a substitute!” Kaiso said sternly.

The subordinate who had been so frightened no longer dared to say a single word of objection and immediately issued the pursuit order to everyone in the imperial army. “Yes!”

The high-morale imperial army tightly bit onto the rear of the New Imperial Army, not intending to let them go.

“Stella, let’s see where you can run! Today I will definitely take your life!!”

Kaiso’s warhorse was very fast and immediately caught up to Stella.

“He’s already caught up?”

Stella turned her head and glanced at Kaiso who was about to reach her back, furrowing her brows.

The surrounding New Imperial Army soldiers approached, wanting to block Kaiso, but all of them were knocked aside by him.

This young imperial prince could be considered an outstanding genius among his peers. In combat he not only possessed considerable talent but also had quite a bit of courage. If not for the previous emperor Gustav deliberately suppressing him, he would probably have already shone brightly long ago.

Now that he held military authority and had stepped onto the battlefield, it was simply like a fish entering water.

“Die! Stella!”

Kaiso launched a fatal strike at Stella. His military saber trembled, cutting through the air itself. The terrifying airflow blew all the surrounding soldiers away, and the blade wind cut the sand and stones into powder.

At this moment, flying arrows broke through the air, carrying dark purple fluctuations, and easily shattered Kaiso’s slash.

“What?”

Kaiso revealed an expression of surprise.

He raised his head and saw a young girl standing on the hill ahead, holding a bow and still maintaining the posture of shooting an arrow.

“Charge!!”

On both sides of the hillside, ambushing troops appeared and charged downward, flanking the imperial army from both sides.

“Counterattack, counterattack!” Stella shouted loudly.

The New Imperial Army that had originally been retreating turned around and, coordinating with the ambushing forces that were flanking from both sides, once again launched a counterattack against the imperial army led by Kaiso.

The imperial army that had just been in the advantageous position now faced enemies on three sides.

“This is bad, Lord Kaiso! We have been ambushed!!” Kaiso’s subordinate shouted.

“What are you panicking for? These rebels are all trash. Their army cannot be more powerful than ours. Moreover, the number of the other side is not that exaggerated!”

Kaiso immediately took command.

“Concentrate all forces and break through from the left side. Tear open a gap in the other side’s ambush. They cannot stop us!”

“N-no, that’s not right, Lord Kaiso. Our army is being suppressed!” Kaiso’s subordinate continued to report.

“How is this possible?”

Kaiso turned around and saw an unbelievable scene.

Only after approaching did he discover that those ambushing troops were not ordinary humans. They were actually demonkin!

The leader of the demonkin army was someone he still recognized. It was the rather famous great merchant of the southern region, Alef.

The demonkin soldiers were each incredibly valiant. In terms of combat ability they had already completely crushed the imperial army. Kaiso’s soldiers were beaten until they could not even fight back.

The New Imperial Army blocked the imperial army’s path of retreat, allowing the demonkin soldiers on both sides to continuously nibble away at the imperial army. Very quickly, the situation reversed.

“Damn Stella, you actually colluded with the demonkin!!” Fire almost shot from Kaiso’s eyes.

“Colluded? That sounds far too ugly, Kaiso. This is called an alliance.” Stella smiled. “Moreover, didn’t you people also do the same? Joining hands with the Holy Land, harming Father, and killing Damian.”

For a moment Kaiso did not know how to refute. “You…”

“If I did not throw myself into the situation, how could I have lured you into the trap?” Stella smiled. “You are still the same as before, looking down on everyone. In the end, arrogance has killed you.”

Kaiso gritted his teeth. “Damn it!”

Under this situation, he could only think of one method, and that was to kill Stella, make the other side lose its main pillar, and throw the army into chaos.

This might be the only chance to turn defeat into victory.

He intended to use all of his trump cards to kill Stella.

However, Via would not give Kaiso any opportunity. She had long seen through Kaiso’s thoughts. Before the other party prepared to act, she had already made preparations, accumulated mana on the arrowhead, and shot out a second attack.

The arrow that left the string flew in front of Kaiso’s warhorse. The unstable mana exploded. The violent energy blasted Kaiso off the warhorse and injured him with the explosion, causing him to heavily fall to the ground.

Soldiers of the New Imperial Army rushed over, raised their long spears, and surrounded Kaiso in a circle.

“Kaiso, how do you feel now?”

Stella controlled her warhorse and slowly walked forward. Against the light, she looked down from a high position at the thoroughly wretched Kaiso, already displaying the posture of a victor.

“Now, the outcome is settled.”