A Demon's Journey

Absolute contempt was visible in his eyes as the Captain continued, "I don't know about you, but I will die with glory! I will die with my head held high, looking down on the enemy who thinks they can slaughter us with their clever scheme! I will make them have nightmares about me! KILL!"

The troops of the Sinyalian Kingdom sensed something unusual. They sensed that they were in life-threatening danger.

And this danger emerged from the battered Glerian Kingdom's forces.

It was as if a spark had been lit in their souls that raised their spirits and morale to new heights.

Their faces had lost all traces of even thinking of giving up. It was as if they didn't know of the word flight. All of them had a single thing on their mind.

Kill!

Kill the enemy!

The Sinyalian Kingdom's troops found themselves dumbfounded as the Glerian Kingdom's forces launched a quick counter.

There was no rhythm, no elegance, no formation, and no refinement to their attacks. Instead, it had regressed to its primal state.

"Strength dominates all."

Humans devised plans, plots, tactics, and other clever battle tactics in order to challenge a stronger opponent. To bridge the immense chasm that stands between them.

However, throughout the beginning of time, there had been innumerable instances where pure strength had entirely dominated clever stratagem!

The Sinyalian Kingdom's forces were completely dumbfounded as they witnessed this instance.

Roman was busy fighting a fierce battle against the captain. He knew that this was the man who had lit up that fire. He was the torch! He had to be extinguished to quickly deal with the Glerian Kingdom's forces!

Meanwhile, the Glerian Kingdom's forces had seemingly become fierce beasts as they attacked the Sinyalian kingdom's forces.

The Sinyalian Kingdom's warriors were battling against the Glerian Kingdom's army while attempting to retain their formations. This made it impossible for them to fully concentrate on their opponent.

Through their battle formation, they had defeated countless foes. And this was the first time they felt that using this battle formation was detrimental!

It went without saying that not all soldiers were feeling the same. Thus, their coordination was off and the enemy easily managed to pierce their formation.

Meanwhile, some Glerian forces charged at the army led by Commander Celan! They had no idea that Commander Celan was leading rather weak soldiers.

Commander Celan personally intervened and tried to stop them, but how could he stop a bunch of crazy soldiers who had no care for their lives!

He could only stop a couple of them before the rest charged like crazy beasts.

As the Glerian Kingdom's forces attacked Commander Celan's forces, they realized the ruse in an instant!

"HAHAHA… Weaklings! These are weaklings! I will slaughter a hundred of them!"

"Just a hundred?! I will kill a thousand of them!"

"Hmph! Talk less and fight more!"

The soldiers loudly bickered, laughing wildly.

The other soldiers fighting Roman's forces heard those words and grinned. Their morale soared even further as they actually managed to push back Roman's forces by a couple of feet.

It had to be known that at this point, Roman's forces outnumbered them greatly. Even their primal way of battle, it should have been impossible for them to push back such a great force.

The impossible had just occurred, however!

Since ancient times, it was said that words held great power. The body was just a vessel; the mind held the greatest power.

Anyone who could tap into the mind's power would experience an incredible surge of energy rushing throughout his body!

The legend appeared to have proven true as the Glerian Kingdom's army's morale had been raised to such an extent that they had all surpassed their natural limits.

This situation didn't occur due to just the captain's speech. The speech was merely a catalyst. Or a turning point.

Their low spirits sparked this incident! It has been stated that the harder you fall, the greater you can rise. However, this required a single-minded focus and an obsessive devotion!

The captain's speech managed to trigger their mind into this state! He made them focus only on killing the enemy!

The devotion of these soldiers was so great that the current situation occurred!

There was, however, a flaw. This phenomenon could not last forever. The soldiers would eventually feel the consequences of utilizing their Ardor so wildly. And that would truly be the end.

There would be no walking out from that situation.

The commander of the Glerian kingdom's armies was aware of the issue. But it didn't matter to him at this moment. He believed that rather than waiting to be butchered, he should slaughter as many troops as he could before succumbing.

And soon, the moment arrived as the Glerian Kingdom's soldiers began to fall one by one. It wasn't the attacks of the enemy that killed them. Their minds gave out. The soldiers had overexerted themselves too greatly and it killed them.

The soldiers didn't even realize they died. Their bodies continued to flail around, launching an attack that was previously instructed by their brain!

There had been multiple cases that showed that even after death, the body would execute the final commands of the brain before it shut down.

The warriors of the Sinyalian Kingdom saw their adversaries fall one by one and were relieved. As they say 'Even the darkest nights come to an end and the sun will rise.'

At this time, the troops of the Sinyalian Kingdom related to this statement. Hope surged through them, raising their spirits to their peak point.

The battle continued into a stalemate.

On one side was an overwhelming side with a great number of soldiers who fought elegantly by using Battle Formations while on the other side was a smaller force fighting like crazy beasts!

It was a very delicate balance. The side whose tempo suffered even slightly would instantly be crushed by the enemy.

And this delicate balance was thrown into chaos by none other than Roman.

Roman launched a series of fist techniques that increased the power of his attacks steadily.

The captain of the Glerian Kingdom countered Roman by attacking him with his own Flame Fist Fighting Style. This was something he created personally.

And it perfectly depicted his bold and ferocious temperament!

However, as he continued to struggle, the intensity of his flames waned for a little while. This was the starting point of the repercussions of using power beyond his limits.

Perhaps he could have reached this level if he continued to train for the rest of his life. However, this question would be left unanswered as Roman managed to pierce his chest with his fist.

The Glerian Kingdom's forces' captain felt as though a herd of bulls was storming throughout his body, smashing everything inside him.

Roman suddenly sensed something frightening, however. When he stared at the enemy's face, he saw a poker face. No… As he looked carefully, he noticed a thin, unnoticeable smile on the captain's face.

'It was a trap! He intentionally weakened his flames to make me think that he was feeling the consequences of burning his life force. What a bold man! He dared to gamble with his life even in such a dire situation!'

"Bear Lock!"

Suddenly, the captain raised his arms and tightly clasped Roman. He pulled Roman closer to his body.

In response, Roman's fist emerged from the other side of the captain's body. But the captain ignored the pain as the flame around him lit brighter than ever.

"Blazing Dragon!"

The flame took the shape of a Dragon. This was a technique the captain created after witnessing the metamorphosis of a python into a flood dragon. He was merely an onlooker as the flood dragon fought a great warrior.

However, this transformation had given him great insight and assisted him in creating this technique!

The transformation had occurred after the python used the enemy's attack to break its limit and evolve into a flood dragon.

Similarly, this Blazing Dragon devoured the captain's as well as Roman's life energy in order to become even more powerful.

Soon, even the Gold Ardor protecting Roman's body burned out.

And, for the first time since the beginning of the battle, Roman showed a horrified expression.

He tried to pull out his arm and get away, but the captain was tightly holding him. It was impossible to pull his arm out.

His life force continued to burn for a few seconds before a few soldiers near Roman attacked the captain!

These attacks didn't even tickle the captain. In fact, Roman felt his bones crackling a little as the captain's hold became even tighter.

Roman struggled with all his might. Under this life-threatening danger, his mind was completely focused on getting away!

And soon, an idea struck him like lightning from the heavens!