Chapter 128 - Brogen the Barbarian

Cale raised his massive heavy sword and tapped his feet on the ground. In midair, he did three slashes in succession which produced three blazing sword winds that traveled swiftly towards the Goblin Generals. They hastily raised their axes to block the searing sword winds. 

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Three huge bodies were thrown away from the shockwave caused by Cale's attack. Blood trickled down their lips as they glared fiercely at Cale. The chill visible in the depths of their pupils were enough to cause one to feel terrified. But Cale was still nonchalantly smiling as if unbothered by the gazes of the three. If it were any other person, they would have trembled from fright already.

Cale pointed his heavy sword at the three Goblin Generals, taunting them to come forward. 

The three Goblin Generals were furious for being mocked by the tiny human. They emitted loud bestial roars that shook the entire plain.

Cale smiled and imbued his heavy sword with the time element. Cale's aura drastically changed after he used the element of time. This was a very rare element, even rarer than the space element. 

The air of profundity around Cale thickened by several degrees. He propped up his sword and dashed towards the Goblin Generals. 

He slashed their thick bodies wildly and he did not even bother putting up a defense. Every slash of his sword contained the power of time and the moment his sword touched the bodies of the Goblin Generals, the wounded part would age significantly, making them weaker. 

The Goblin Generals were horrified. They could not even block Cale's attack anymore.  

Releasing the element of time consumed a lot of Cale's elemental essence. He hovered in midair while looking down on the three Goblin Generals kneeling helplessly on the ground.

"I guess I have to end this now. The fun time is over." Cale said regretfully. He planned to use the Goblin Generals to practice his sword skills, but he knew that he shouldn't waste time. 

He returned his heavy sword in his storage space and took out a black sword with archaic carvings. A savage wolf head was depicted on the sword's hilt. It looked even more menacing than Alucard's demonic sword. The malicious aura it produced was enough to cause one's hair to stand on end.

Cale walked slowly while hefting his Void Wolf Immortal Sword on his shoulder. As long as he doesn't equip a full Saint level set equipment, then everything should be fine.

He casually slashed his sword thrice. 

"Slash!"

"Slash!"

"Slash!"

Three massive heads rolled on the ground. Their headless bodies dropped lifelessly, and blood flowed without end.

The Goblin Generals were about the same level as Faramis. Even the latter did not last long under Cale's Void Wolf Immortal Sword. 

Alucard's mouth turned agape after looking at the scene. Wolf King effortlessly killed three Goblin Generals like he was merely slashing three normal goblins to death. 

Although the Goblin Generals no longer had the supporting buffs from the Goblin Shamans, their bodies were still strong and resilient enough to block powerful strikes. But Wolf King made it look very easy when he decapitated the heads of the three Goblin Generals.

As someone who was on the verge of breaking through towards the Immortal-Class level, Alucard did not want to be outdone by Wolf King. The two Goblin Generals that he was facing were already severely injured. He sped towards them with his demonic sword in hand.

He then jumped in the air when he was only a few meters away from the two Goblin Generals. He slashed his sword twice which produced two ghost-like heads aiming directly at the injured Goblin Generals. The two ghost-like heads were wailing balefully. They then opened their huge mouths and devoured the two Goblin Generals. Blood splashed like a torrent.

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Brogen charged fiercely at the center of the hobgoblin army with his shield, knocking countless hobgoblins in his wake. He then pulled out a giant mace and swung it savagely. A merciless grin was plastered on his face.

'This is like my life in Gallantos. A life of endless war and bloodshed.' Brogen was like a war god slaying enemies with a casual swing of his mace. He killed his enemies so easily as if he was stomping on ants.

No hobgoblin could go near five meters from him or they will immediately be killed by his vicious mace attack.

Brogen's fearlessness ignited the valor of the hired vagabonds and mercenaries. Their attacks became even more frenzied as they hacked the hobgoblins charging towards them. 

Amelia, Zarinvienne, and Nocturna also did heavy casualties on the hobgoblin army as they bombarded them with elemental attacks. 

A huge number of the hobgoblin army was being pushed back by less than a thousand vagabonds and adventurers. Anyone who would see this scene would surely be stunned senseless.

Brogen unequipped his shield and stomped his feet on the ground to jumped in midair. He held his massive mace with two hands and used his full strength to strike the central part of the hobgoblin formation. 

He planned to divide the formation of the hobgoblin army. It was a crazy plan but he was fairly confident that he could hold his own against thousands of hobgoblins. 

The strongest among these hobgoblins was merely at the Divine-Class level. Most of them were at the Emperor-Class level and the King-Class level, so Brogen who was a Saint will have no problem with slaying them effortlessly.

He was also an Earth Elemental, so he can control the element of Earth. His strike landed on the head of a hobgoblin before it struck the ground. His attack created a huge crater on the ground, cobweb-like fissures can be seen after his vicious strike. Many hobgoblins stumbled and lost their footing. Their bodies dropped down the huge crater were Brogen was waiting for them like a predator. 

Brogen swung his mace around like a meat grinder. Limbs and body parts scattered beneath the crater. The smell of blood permeated, causing him to feel nostalgic.

During his younger years in Gallantos, he had experienced countless battles before everyone called him Barbarian Emperor. His style of fighting was savage and wild, disregarding the orthodox way. His brute force alone would overpower the top sword masters of Gallantos, making them feel helpless.

But after becoming Cale's subordinate, he was transported in a world were cold weapons were but a matter of the past. He wasn't able to show his true abilities, but now... He was like a starved camel who had seen an oasis in the hot desert. 

All the hobgoblins that he had killed didn't have an intact body. Countless unrecognizable parts of their bodies were scattered on the ground. 

He jumped out of the crater after seeing that all the hobgoblins that fell inside the crater were already dead. Or to be exact, they were grounded into pieces.

They then finished off the remaining hobgoblins. 

The vagabonds and adventurers glanced fearfully at the towering Brogen as if he was a demon. They had seen how this person had killed his way into the hobgoblin army. It looks like he had even killed more than a thousand hobgoblins all by himself. Such a scary man would make anyone tremble in fright with his presence alone.

They then glanced at the other Saints who were finishing off the Goblin Shamans.

The vagabonds and adventurers sat on the ground while breathing heavily. They consumed a lot of origin essence in fighting against that army. They would have become goblin meals if not for the Saints. Their fighting prowess could truly change the tides of war. 

From the nine hundred and fifty-four hired vagabonds and mercenaries, only a little more than three hundred managed to come out alive. The rest were now lifeless and cold corpses.

Alucard took the three heads of the Goblin Generals that Wolf King killed. He would show this to the Mercenary Guild to report the completion of the mission. At the thought of the mission's reward, he was very excited. But he forced himself to look calm on the surface.

With the help of Wolf King and his subordinates, they finished the mission without any problem. Of course, aside from the heavy casualties among the people they hired. 

He then distributed the promised reward for the hired adventurers and vagabonds. He even added another fifty gold coins to each and everyone. This was merely a small compensation compared to the pill that he will receive.

Aside from that, he still hasn't thought of how he could thank Wolf King and his subordinates. Now that's quite troublesome. As he was thinking of ways on how to thank them, a robed figure wearing a silver wolf mask approached him.

Alucard nodded his head while giving the man a fist-palm salute.

"Thank you for your help, Wolf King. Is there any way I can help you with in order to repay this favor?"

Wolf King smiled and thought for a moment before he spoke.

"There is indeed something that I need your help with, sir Alucard."

Alucard smiled and nodded his head.

"As long as it is something that I can do, then I don't mind helping you, Wolf King."

"Actually, I and my subordinates really wanted to become mercenaries. Is there any way for you to introduce us to the Mercenary Guild?" Wolf King smiled abashedly.

Alucard was stunned for a moment and he could not help but laugh heartily.

"Wolf King, I won't boast... but my words have some power in the Mercenary Guild. Don't worry, I will help you with this matter.

I will recommend you and your subordinates become Platinum-Rank mercenaries. But as for becoming Adamantine-Rank mercenaries... You guys have to work on that."

Alucard patted Wolf King's shoulder. He thought that the latter would ask for something troublesome. He was relieved that Wolf King only asked for himself and his subordinates to become mercenaries. With his authority, he should be able to help them get the Platinum-Rank without problems.