Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 2038 2010. Losses and Retreat
Mongot leaped up to dodge Ratahn's counterattack after he was seriously injured.

However, behind him, a group of Rodel Knights who had been drawn together and squeezed together by the first phase of [Battle Ash - Star Summoner] and had been used as a springboard by Mongot were directly hit by the gravity wave!

Metal is twisted, flesh is torn apart!
Amidst a chilling commotion, the Rodel knights, who had been huddled together just moments before, were now spewing out large amounts of blood, flesh, and mangled limbs from the city gate!
Mongot didn't even bother to look back; his eyes, hidden behind the large horns on his face, remained fixed on Ratahn, who was gushing blood from his chest, mouth, and nose.

Since the red-haired demigod sent his more than 10,000 red lion knights down on Rodel with the commotion of an orbital drop, and personally smashed half of Rodel's city gate, the advance inside the gate lasted only a little over two minutes.

But just two minutes later, the previously seemingly invincible, heroic and valiant [Shattered Star General] Rataen suddenly became a severely wounded soldier pinned to the ground.

In just two minutes, the situation changed dramatically.

And the dramatic change happened in just a moment!

If normal demigods were to fight each other, given their immortality, the battle would be endless.

However, Mongot and Round Table Two Fingers did not intend to fight Rataen in the normal way from the beginning.

He had been accumulating power for so long, all for the sake of defeating Rataen in an instant and reducing the damage that demigod's gravity magic would cause to Rodel's power.

Now, with the breaking of the Elden Ring, not only are the underlying natural rules of this world becoming increasingly bizarre, but the world's power structure is also undergoing a major reshuffle.

In order to protect the Golden Dynasty, to have the strength to rebuild the land, and to restore the Golden Law, both Montgomery and the Two Fingers of the Round Table cherish Rodel's power.

In this world that has been transformed back into a 'primeval forest', those without power will be the first to be eliminated; there is no room for luck.

Neither Montgomery nor the Two Fingers of the Round Table could accept this outcome.

Ratahn's gravity magic is similar to his brother's in terms of large-scale destructive power. However, he also wields it to an unparalleled degree in close-quarters one-on-one combat.

Look at that meteor shower that blasted across the sky for a full half hour!
When Mongot witnessed this scene, his determination to kill Rataen became stronger than ever before!
He absolutely could not allow this red-haired demigod to have even the slightest chance to make a move in Rodel's city!

He can destroy everything in an instant!
In fact, he's already half-destroyed.

Ratan said as soon as he stormed through the gates of Rodel that he had thrown two hundred meteors onto the front lines of the Volcano Mansion.

He spoke casually, but from Montgomery and Twofinger's perspective, it was a bolt from the blue!

Without the defensive capabilities of the Rodel's walls, what kind of destructive power would a legion in the wild suffer from Rataen's orbital projection?

Two hundred meteors, and you'd blast the mountain to pieces!
The legion sent out to fight the Gemir Volcano is now basically considered useless.

No one expected Rataen to arrive so quickly. Mongot was planning to take advantage of his temporary military superiority to kill the Volcano Mansion, so he sent out most of the Rodel Knights' forces in the city, hoping for a quick victory.

But now, this idea has caused him to lose even more power at once.

Mongot's face was cold, and he didn't even glance at the Rodel Knights behind him who had been blasted away and shattered, but his heart was bleeding!
In the instant after Ratahn was attacked, then seriously injured, and then retaliated, the Red Lion Knights immediately realized the instinctive taboo they had felt upon seeing the Child of the Ominous. One group rushed towards Mongot, while another group swarmed to drag Ratahn's heavily injured and massive body away.

The Red Lion Knight is known for his bravery, but he is not stupid.

They knew exactly how they had managed to break into the gates of Rodel so quickly, and they were also well aware that their more than 10,000 knights had no advantage against Rodel.

They dared to advance into the city from inside the gate because their knightly lord was invincible.

Now that their lord is seriously injured, the group immediately changed from their advancing formation to a covering formation.

On the contrary, the remaining Rodel Knights who were not caught up in Rataen's [Summoning Stars] attack were still in shock.

From the perspective of the Red Lion Knight, this suddenly appearing Child of Omens is clearly an enemy, and there is no difference in the Child of Omens' stance from the perspective of the Golden Tree People.

But from the perspective of Knight Rodel, who could discern whether this ominous child was friend or foe? And even if they did, who wouldn't have reservations?
But at that moment, it was the son of the ominous sign who immediately roared in a deep voice.

"I am the Ominous Demon Markit! Since my escape from the royal city's sewers, I have pledged my allegiance to His Majesty the Blessed King! Now, Knight Rodel, join me in the crusade against the rebels!"

Clearly, Mongot, who made his appearance and took action this time, had already planned out a false name and identity.

If Rataen hadn't come, Mongot would probably have preferred to hide his form behind the sealed light barrier.

But now that Ratahn has arrived, without his presence to keep things in check, no one can fight Rodel, a powerhouse of this caliber!

I had no choice but to come out.

Fortunately, this was originally part of his and Twofinger's plan.

Two fingers can provide support to suppress Rataen, but they are not good at direct offense and defense, so it is still Mengert who can deal the actual damage.

But in the end... why did he arrive so early?
The thought of the legions that perished at Mount Gmir still made Montgomery's heart clench with pain.

Mongot revealed his identity and stance under the name "Omen Demon" Malkitt, but the Knights of Rodel were still somewhat at a loss for words. After all, the Son of the Omen was... well, that was quite a figure in the Golden Dynasty.

"Attack!" But at that moment, Gideon Ofnir, his armor still stained with blood, stepped forward and roared the order, "With Malkitt! Attack!"

In Rodel City, any intelligent person with an understanding of the situation could basically guess what Doublefinger and the Blessed King had been so busy with for some time.

Lann is one, and Baizhi is undoubtedly another.

So now, in the blink of an eye, Ratahn was attacked and seriously injured, which was exactly what he had expected.

However, the fact that Twofinger would directly take action as support, along with the presence of the Child of Ominous Signs, had startled him just now.

Now that the Son of the Ominous Sign has made his stance clear, he certainly won't let things go awry.

The cries of Montgomery were difficult for the Rhodes Knights to accept, but Gideon Ofnir was different.

The Faded Hero was already in the command system, so his words were perfectly legitimate.

Immediately, the few survivors, now free from the threat of Rataen's presence, responded to Montgomery's call.

Despite some apprehension and repulsion, they still joined the powerful Child of Omens in pursuit of the Red Lion Knights.

"Give the general the Red Dewdrop Chalice Bottle! Quickly!"

"We don't have time!"

"I'll hold them off! Let's get out of here!"

There's a saying in the border region: There are no cowards among the Red Lions.

It seems that this is indeed the case.

Ratahn's chest was a mass of rotten flesh, visible directly from his back; he was severely wounded. But the Red Lion Knights who covered his retreat pressed forward relentlessly!
But now, they are facing an asymmetrical fighting force.

Using the name of the "Ominous Demon," Mongot did not hold back in his fighting prowess.

In the borderlands, all sorts of monsters and geniuses emerge one after another, and demigod-level combat power is not something that only the rare group of golden demigods can possess.

Among Gu Long's works, there are quite a few characters who can fight against the Gold Demigods. He plays an exceptionally powerful Child of Omens, which is rare but not entirely unreasonable.

The aftershocks of the meteors launched by Rataen that struck the walls of Rodel reheated the molten lava lake outside the city, keeping the Red Lion Knights closely pursued by their enemies.

But eventually, he found an opportunity to pour a few mouthfuls of the elixir from the Red Dewdrop Chalice into Ratahn's mouth.

Ratahn's body was stronger and his strength was greater. The elixir that could restore an ordinary person to their full strength with one gulp only barely repaired the large hole in his back, which was as big as an ordinary person's body, that was twisted by Mongot.

The internal organs are probably still a mess.

Not to mention he also felt something was wrong with his body... The cane that the Child of Ominous had stabbed into his body definitely carried other powers!

That power was so vile it was almost a curse. Ratahn couldn't understand how someone skilled in using the sacred golden power could possess such a vile power. After all, the Golden Law was extremely exclusive.

It can only be considered that the child of this ominous sign is inherently filthy.

Regardless, the filth had already affected Ratahn's body. He estimated that even if he used the Red Dew Holy Grail to heal his physical wounds, it would still take a long time to cleanse his body of the impurities.

But Ratahn is Ratahn; even if he was just putting on a show, it made Rodel's pursuers dare not pursue too far.

Even after leaving Rodel, Mongot dared not appear before him casually.

Both sides could only restrain themselves by chasing and retreating, as the Rodel Knights clearly intended to drive the Red Lions off the Yatan Plateau.

The trail of pursuit stretched for hundreds of miles.

Even hundreds of miles away from the city walls, one could still see cracks in the earth and collapsed mountains... Ratan unleashed tens of thousands of meteors in half an hour, and the entire Yatan Plateau trembled under his power!
However, after half an hour of shooting and two minutes of advance, the attack was ultimately reversed and severely damaged in an instant.

Ratahn's power was like that of a demon god descending to earth, but with the cunning intervention of the Round Table's two fingers that pushed the limits, the time he truly put pressure on Rodel was only a little over half an hour.

Even so, standing atop a broken mountain peak, watching the Red Lions army being cautiously driven away, Mongot could only let out a painful and regretful sigh.

"ended."
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"To be honest, even if it's over, I don't think I'll be going back to Rodel anytime soon."

In the small valley, Lann fiddled with the alchemical pouch on his back, rummaging through something, while talking to Marlenia.

(End of this chapter)