Chapter 133
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Chapter 133: Blood Aura
Hawk Brigade.
This was Midi’s ultimate trump card.
Though the Golden Branch Legion boasted elite members and iron discipline, worthy of being Belmar Duchy’s First Legion, it had one major weakness: being "long-established."
As the most prominent Legion in the duchy, the Golden Branch’s troop strength, unit composition, average level, equipment, and even the habits of every commander had been thoroughly analyzed over the past decade. Any hidden core secrets could hardly stay concealed from the masterminds who’d infiltrated the Hamilton family.
Since these shadowy forces specifically targeted the Hamiltons, they undoubtedly possessed countermeasures against the Golden Branch. Blind faith in its power would only lead to defeat.
Moreover, in Midi’s strategic layouts, the Golden Branch Legion served as bait requiring them to confront enemies on two fronts—a situation amplifying risks in the chaotic battlefield.
Thus, Midi never planned to crush his enemies using the Golden Branch.
In contrast, the newly formed Hawk Brigade remained hidden, its true capabilities unknown to outsiders.
Though Eagle’s Nest City swarmed with spies, only those who passed strict evaluations by Midi, Fina, and Alice could join the Hawk Brigade. Every member underwent rigorous screening of loyalty, strength, and character, leaving no openings for external intelligence.
Even if investigated, what did it matter? A Legion composed entirely of adventurers was a revolutionary concept only Midi—with his twenty-year reincarnation—could fully grasp.
To others in this era, even military geniuses struggled to imagine how such a force might operate in battle.
Now, Midi would deploy this unprecedented Legion to deliver a decisive strike in the three-way conflict, securing victory!
White fog suddenly blanketed Graka Plain, blinding all combatants.
Seizing the moment, Midi ordered his Heavy Knights to scatter into small teams.
A thousand-strong cavalry unit made an easy target—even with fog cover, stealthy retreat proved impossible. But splitting them into numerous teams allowed them to slip through enemy gaps with minimal losses.
Meanwhile, Light Cavalry at the battlefield’s edge swiftly withdrew from the mist under Midi’s command.
After brief skirmishes, only the destroyer cavalry remained trapped in the fog.
The enraged cavalrymen charged blindly, but instead of escaping, their formation dissolved into chaos.
Unbeknownst to all, Alice’s power had quietly grown. Her control over the Fog Demon’s "Feast of Night" now surpassed her noble war capabilities. The mist not only obscured vision but also warped senses.
The destroyer cavalry, their Blood Awakening driving them into beast-like frenzy, fell victim easily. Coordination crumbled as they staggered directionless like headless insects.
Witnessing his disciplined army descend into confusion, Domingo felt rising dread.
He knew of this strange fog.
Intelligence from the Asreks family’s noble war revealed Midi’s tactics of conjuring white mist and black rain to enable impossible victories. This fog wasn’t natural weather—it signaled Midi’s trump card.
But so what?
Fog alone couldn’t stop the destroyer cavalry!
This trump card, forged at great cost by the Scroll branch and Queen Skadi, surpassed even the Golden Branch Legion. How could mere mist hinder it?
Stopping these cavalry required brute force, not tricks!
Domingo snorted, clutching a glowing blood-red agate as he chanted guttural spells.
Crimson light erupted from the gem, rippling across the battlefield like bloodstained waves.
The crimson ring gradually faded as it flew, yet each time it touched a group of destroyer cavalry, its glow reignited. Repeating this cycle, it eventually expanded to envelop the entire army. After being bathed in this aura, the nearly shattered coordination between the cavalry swiftly recovered – like broken glass reassembling through time reversal without a single crack remaining.
This too was a Berserker skill: Blood Aura. However, the destroyer cavalry weren’t true Berserkers. This ability wasn’t theirs to control, but rather activated by their commander Domingo. The enhanced version’s name was "Blood Aura"!
The aura dramatically strengthened connections between all destroyer cavalry members. When sufficiently close, they could share damage and pool lifeforce, becoming an ironclad unit. This tactical skill for destroyer cavalry carried heavy costs, yet delivered exceptional results. Once activated, the pressure from the white mist’s "Feast of Night" plummeted to nothingness, now merely obscuring vision without its sensory-disrupting effects.
"Unexpected that they possess Berserker power and can convert personal skills into group abilities!" Midi thought with mild surprise. Though the Golden Branch cavalry had withdrawn, he remained hidden in the mist. Everything here was under Mist Sorceress Alice’s control, and with the messenger crow on his shoulder, he grasped the situation completely.
He instantly detected the army’s transformation when Domingo activated Blood Aura. Whole-army skills remained rare in Arad Calendar 985, mostly limited to basic defense or strength boosts. Advanced abilities like damage-sharing and enhanced synchronization only emerged years later with adventurer legions in Midi’s past life.
That such skills appeared during Belmar Duchy’s civil war now – could this be his reincarnation’s butterfly effect? Midi had no answer, but knew these enemies were extraordinary. Both the Hawk Brigade (fully adventurer-based) and skill-sharing destroyer cavalry represented "new-era armies" conceptually ahead of their time.
"Fight now or wait for redhead’s conclusion?" Alice’s voice came through the crow.
"We fight," Midi answered instantly, smiling. "Isn’t conquering strong foes Hawk Brigade’s purpose?"
Fina’s side might take time – a starved camel still outweighs a horse. Even disadvantaged, the Sais family army remained formidable. With Alice controlling the mist and her Summoned Beasts ready, they held the advantage. Fear had no place here.
As Midi, Fina and Alice’s handcrafted elite force embodying Arad’s future trends, the Hawk Brigade existed to claim victory. Only through fire and triumph against powerful foes could an army gain its soul. Facing level ~30 enemies with group skills? Midi couldn’t ask for better.
This Grinding Stone would forge the sharpest blade!
"Order: Full Hawk Brigade assault. Annihilate all mist-shrouded enemies!" Midi commanded.
Over 4000 troops emerged silently, penetrating the battlefield like a sky-cleaving axe through white mist towards destroyer cavalry!
"Finally action after days waiting," grinned Dickson (Iron Blood Mercenary Corps ex-leader, level 40 Paladin), leading 1000 frontline troops.
"How many contribution points for destroying them?" mused the ex-Hurricane Mercenary leader, directing flanking cavalry.
"Our debut demands caution. Find weaknesses, then killstroke," advised Kelvin (Mountain Wolf ex-leader, level 40 magic scholar), adjusting glasses.
"Fight well. Survive." Odel patted Alyn’s head before the dual-pistol sisters vanished into fog with assault teams.
Once-famous mercenary groups and renowned high-level adventurers now flew as Hawk Brigade’s wings, ready to soar.
