Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1379

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Under Hans' command, the private soldiers didn't retreat. Instead, they fought increasingly harder. They weren't Yuvan's soldiers. Over 10,000 of them had been carefully selected by Nicholas over the years, trained through countless battles.

Many of them carried tragic pasts, lives marked by pain and loss. They harbored deep resentment against the world and saw this war as their chance to turn the tide of their fate. As long as someone was leading them, they would not easily surrender.

The Mystic Army would win, but it would not be quick, nor would it be without heavy losses.

Carissa knew that if they didn't surrender, the bodies would pile up-more lives would be lost with each passing moment. So she chose a team of elite soldiers, including the Meadow Ridge squad, with the mission to take Hans' head.

Without a commander, the enemy's forces would be much easier to defeat.

Carissa devised a plan-Bun and Travis would first break through their formation and clear a path. Then, she and Violet would advance swiftly, take the enemy commander's head, and retreat just as quickly. Taking the enemy general's head amidst thousands of soldiers was no easy task, especially since the enemy was fighting with bloodlust. A slight hesitation could lead to being overwhelmed by a barrage of strikes.

Hans was a battle-hardened veteran, and he quickly saw through Carissa's plan. He deliberately exposed a weakness to lure her and Violet in. What he sought was the same as what Carissa wanted to capture the leader to defeat the army.

Carissa wanted to take him out, and he wanted to do the same to her.

astonishing speed, his blade coming down in a deadly

chosen short-range weapons, designed for close combat. But to use their Lightfoot Skill effectively in this situation, they needed some distance, which gave Hans' large blade an advantage. In that split second, they moved in perfect synchrony. Violet charged forward, slamming

in time. One wielded a meteor hammer, the other

strike, both weapons slammed into Hans' skull. There was no grunt, no cry of pain-only the sickening splatter

Hans dead, the rebel army fell into chaos and began fleeing in

bleeding shoulder, shouted,

gates were locked, but the real fear was that they would seek refuge in the

had known of the planned action, which was why they had entered the palace last night to attend to Salvador. However, Salvador had not called upon them, so they waited in the Knowledge Sanctum, where the Ministry of Defense also provided reports on the

The officials at the Knowledge Sanctum were also summoned then. Upon seeing Nicholas tightly bound, they all sighed

in blood. He couldn't tell which was hers and which was from

hard, my loyal commander," he

replied, "It is

a wave of nostalgia. He was reminded of

his voice trembling as he ordered, "Summon the royal physician. Have them treat her injuries

gesture with gratitude. As Derek guided her, the officials present gave her respectful looks. She

in such a state, Helen's tears flowed freely. She hurried to carefully wipe

Carissa's face

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