Chapter 1053 - 154: Brutal Victory and the Power of Legendary Level Weapons (Part 2)

Chapter 1053: Chapter 154: Brutal Victory and the Power of Legendary Level Weapons (Part 2)

"Liars! All liars! Manan has abandoned me! Even the ancient heroic spirits have forsaken me!!" He cried hysterically, tears and mucus streaming down, looking deranged. The carefully maintained noble demeanor and composure shattered completely in the face of utter defeat, leaving nothing but fragments.

He saw below the castle, the remaining soldiers of Blue Mirror Territory desperately laying down their weapons, kneeling before the Hesse soldiers, hands raised high. He saw the blue ripple flags symbolizing Blue Mirror Territory being violently torn down one after another, thrown into the mud like garbage, replaced by Hesse Territory’s bright red Bauhinia Battle Banner!

"It’s over... everything is over..." The last desperate sob squeezed out from his throat as Baron Grant, drained of all strength, slowly slid down the cold stone wall to the ground. He curled up in a corner, his body still convulsing unconsciously, eyes staring blankly at the ceiling, as if a soulless shell. The victorious cheers below sounded like a funeral dirge to him.

The stark, cruel contrast between the victor’s ecstasy and the defeated’s despair formed the most vivid scene at Rapids Castle by Brienne River. A new era had arrived, accompanied by blood, smoke, and thunderous cheers. The old glory of Blue Mirror Territory, along with its fallen lord, was buried beneath this blood-soaked land.

Amid the earth-shattering cheers, Su Li walked along the bloodstained road, surrounded by countless armored warriors, slowly ascending the heights of Blue Mirror Castle. Although the castle had not yet been breached, the garrison had lost all courage and morale; castle gate guards had abandoned their posts, banners toppled by fleeing soldiers, buried in the filthy ground.

Baron Grant lay hopeless and broken amidst the chaos, like a puddle of mud.

Su Li’s face showed signs of fatigue from battle, but his eyes were bright with sharp light. Holding a legendary level weapon, he looked down at the already collapsed baron and clearly stated: "Grant, you, as a crown-appointed baron and lord of Border Prince’s Territory, instead of defending your land and ensuring peace, have waged reckless war, brazenly provoking conflict, seeking to invade Blue Mirror Territory, resulting in devastation and scorched land. Your crimes are evident and unrecordable!"

"According to the Empire’s law and the Border Prince’s Territory legacy," Su Li’s voice was cold: "I, Su Li Zijinghua, Lord of Hesse Territory, legal conqueror of Border Prince’s Territory, hereby sentence: Baron Grant, crimes of desecration, anti-humanity, war crimes! Unforgivable! The sentence is — death! Execute immediately!"

"No... don’t... mercy..." Baron Grant seemed awakened by the final judgment, mustering his last strength, struggling to lift his head, tears and mucus streaming, looking at Su Li with the most humble plea in his eyes, "Lord Su Li... Bauhinia... I... I’ll give you everything... Blue Mirror Territory... wealth... secrets... spare me... please..."

There was not a trace of emotion in Su Li’s eyes, as if looking at a lifeless object. He slightly raised his hand to halt Grant’s incoherent pleas.

"Perform the execution."

The cold words fell. Two Champion Knights stepped forward, holding him down; Tiberus’s tall figure approached him, looking down, took away the Deep Blue Sword, a symbol of Manan’s power, from him, then raised the massive war axe in his hand high.

The cold axe blade shone with a sharp light under the gaze of the three armies.

"Manan... witness... my... loyalty..." Baron Grant gave a final, meaningless whimper, closed his eyes in despair.

Thud!

The heavy war axe swung down with the fury of vengeance and cold judgment. The next moment, the head flew off, a large amount of blood spurting from the broken neck.

The hero who had rampaged in Border Prince’s Territory for years finally bid farewell to this stage.

Su Li could never have spared him; in this battle, Hesse Territory had suffered severe losses of elite troops, and the blood feud between the two sides could not be resolved, only ended with blood.

In the battle with the Green Knights, although Hesse Territory achieved a glorious victory, it also paid a staggering and grievous cost.

Over 350 dwarf warriors died directly; counting the lightly and severely wounded, dwarf casualties exceeded half! Most had to rely on hard resistance, as there weren’t nearly enough potions.

The casualties numbering over a thousand nearly overwhelmed Hesse Territory’s medical capabilities.

But Hesse Territory’s losses weren’t just these; 11 powerful Half Griffin Knights were killed! This pained Su Li almost to the point of convulsion.

This was the strongest and most iconic troop type of Hesse Territory. Even among them, there were 4 Champion Knights. To train a Champion-level Half Griffin Knight might take years or even decades for a regular Empire territory.

Even for Hesse Territory, it was nearly two years’ effort. Yet in this battle, they lost a third in one fell swoop.

However, it was precisely because Hesse Territory possessed such strong combat power and troops that they could win this arduous battle.

Had it been any other Pioneer Territory or Baron’s Territory, they absolutely couldn’t win two consecutive bloody battles with the Green Knights.

Those fearsome Green Knights were simply the epitome of a perfect human knight. For this victory, over 400 elite knights, nearly a thousand formal knights, and apprentice knights of Hesse Territory died on the battlefield.