Battle Race in the Fantasy World

Battle Race in the Fantasy World – 59

EP.59 Is This the Main Story…?

In the distance, the academy and the cities surrounding it came into view.

Realizing they had reached their destination, the man gathered his companions around him.

“Remember, we have only 10 minutes. After that, we will become the glorious wildfire of the alliance, burning brightly before disappearing. Until then, let’s destroy everything the Empire holds dear.”

Reaching this point had required many sacrifices.

Some had lost their wealth, others their pride, and some even their lives.

Thanks to the pre-positioned collaborators, they had managed to get this far.

But beyond this, even those collaborators couldn’t help any further.

The Empire wasn’t foolish enough to let them pass through a critical area with just a pass.

“Our target is the academy at the center. The despicable imperial nobles inside it. However, there will be many obstacles on the way. It’s the Empire’s top educational institution, after all. Even if we go all out, 10 minutes is a tight window.”

“It doesn’t matter. Whether inside or outside the academy, just getting in will be enough. We’ll cause as much chaos as we can and then go out in a blaze of glory.”

The suicide squad from the Western Kingdom Alliance, prepared for years, nodded in agreement.

The alliance had shrunk to its limits and could no longer withstand the Empire’s pressure.

The choice was to either bow their heads in surrender or fight to the end and disappear.

At this crossroads, the alliance came up with the most dreadful plan for those cornered.

Even if they lost or died, they would leave a scar on the Empire!

“Let me say it again. This is our first and last chance. There will never be another opportunity like this. In this one chance, we will engrave the terror and devastation of our alliance deep into the Empire’s bones. Whether we die or not, if we’re lucky, the Empire might even fracture over how to deal with us.”

After saying this, the man took something out of his pocket.

He stared at it for a moment before swallowing it without hesitation.

Following the man, all the members of the suicide squad took out the same item and swallowed it.

Not long after, mana surged wildly within them.

No, “surged” wasn’t enough to describe it. It was like a kettle about to boil over.

It was more apt to call it a dangerously volatile state, ready to explode at any moment.

“Let’s go! Let’s show those imperial bastards the glory of our alliance!”

The man, now grotesquely veined and monstrous, roared.

A dozen or so people followed him, sprinting towards the city gates.

They had only 10 minutes. After that, there was nothing.

Within that time, they would execute all their plans and exact all their revenge.

Soon, a cacophony of explosions and screams began to engulf the academy.

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Psssh….

In the midst of the dust still settling, Kyle held Tisha in his arms.

“Cough, cough!”

“Are you hurt?”

“What, what?”

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

“Uh, I don’t think so. Probably not…”

Muttering a relieved “That’s good,” Kyle moved her to the side.

Even if she wasn’t injured, the sudden situation had likely left her muscles completely tense.

In a situation where they needed to get away quickly, carrying her was faster than holding hands and running.

“Wait a minute! What about the others…?”

“They’re on the other side. But even Ian did his part.”

Even in the face of death, a protagonist is still a protagonist.

When the carriage came flying, Ian had pulled Elga and Leto back.

Of course, he hadn’t done it gently. He grabbed them by the scruff, making both Elga and Leto yelp in surprise.

‘It would have been nice if he had done it a bit more heroically. But what can you expect?’

Thinking this, Kyle quickly assessed the current situation.

All that was visible was the wrecked carriage, but the aura he sensed carried much more information.

‘Intruders.’

What kind of madmen dared to commit such an act in the academy, directly under the imperial jurisdiction?

It couldn’t be the nobles within the Empire. They had neither the motive nor the courage.

Most of their children attended this academy; they’d be insane to attack it.

The only answer left was a surprise attack by external forces.

– Ding-ding! Ding-ding! –

Emergency bells rang out from all directions.

Guards, usually not seen, were now running frantically.

From afar, the sounds of explosions and screams faintly reached them.

This was supposed to be a romance fantasy. Wasn’t it all about sweet, everyday life? Kyle bit his lip as he realized that crises were an essential element of love stories.

Perhaps just moments ago, Ian had saved Tisha, and Leto had saved Elga.

In other words, all of this was likely foreshadowed.

“Kyle! Tisha!”

Elga hurried over from the other side, asking about their condition.

Tisha waved her hand to indicate she was fine, and Elga urged them to get up quickly.

“The bells signal an emergency. We need to evacuate immediately!”

– Boom!! –

Another explosion shook the earth. This time, it was much closer.

Worried that something might happen to the noblewoman, Leto urged Elga to take cover.

But instead of retreating, Elga grabbed Tisha’s hand.

“Kyle! Tisha! Hurry!”

“Yes, yes! Kyle! You too, hurry!”

– Boom!! –

Just as Kyle was about to follow Tisha, he sensed something strange and turned his head.

The first carriage had flown in from the direction of the city entrance, located on the outskirts of the academy.

The next explosion had come from somewhere not too far from here.

The sound just now came from even closer, almost right next to the academy.

‘The sounds are getting closer to the academy?’

In the city on the outskirts of the academy lived people who primarily catered to the students.

There were also guards, knights, and officials managing the area under the royal command.

But beyond that, inside the academy, there were only students, professors, and assistants.

Realizing this, Kyle bolted without a second thought.

“Kyle?! Kyle!!!”

Are these bastards really targeting the academy?

Damn it, I was just starting to enjoy my happy academy life!

Sure, there was the hurdle of the group project, but we managed to get through it.

We were about to give a perfect presentation and get good grades, and now this?

That alone was infuriating enough, but there was something even more enraging.

‘These bastards. Something’s off!!’

The aura he felt was undoubtedly that of a strong individual.

But within that strong aura, there was something peculiar.

No matter how much an ordinary person trained, they could never feel this.

A true strong person accumulates strength over time, becoming a crystallized form of power.

The strength he felt now was consuming and burning everything within it.

This wasn’t a normal method. It was strong, yet it couldn’t be considered true strength!

– Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud!! –

Something boiled inside him. It was anger. Uncontrollable anger!

Of course, he was furious that his enjoyable academy life was being disrupted!

But what made him even angrier was the abnormal method these people used to display their strength!

“Argh!!”

Up ahead, he saw a man slam a knight to the ground.

Considering that the knights stationed at the academy were exceptionally skilled,

the fact that this man could overpower a knight in one blow meant he possessed immense strength.

However, it was clear that he had obtained this strength through some grotesque means.

The man’s veins bulged so much that his entire body turned a deep red.

The aura emanating from his body was completely unrefined and unstable.

He looked like a bomb about to explode at any moment.

“Argh!”

“Ugh!”

The knights’ formation crumbled in an instant.

The man tried to take advantage of the opening to charge towards the academy again.

– Crunch! –

“Gah?!”

Until Kyle grabbed him by the collar.

“Hey.”

“Ugh?!”

“Judging by your condition, you couldn’t even take on 3 versus 500, yet here you are, impressive.”

The man struggled, trying to pry Kyle’s hand off his collar.

But no matter how much strength he used, he couldn’t budge it.

‘What is this young man? How does he have such strength?!’

Right now, he was in a state where he could momentarily exert several times his usual strength thanks to the mana berserk drug.

He had been easily tossing aside the Empire’s regular knights.

Though the cost was that his body would completely collapse in 10 minutes, leading to a gruesome end.

But that didn’t matter. Even his demise would become a fierce flame directed at the Empire!

– Squeeze! –

The man gripped Kyle’s wrist tightly once more.

Normally, this should have snapped Kyle’s wrist bone instantly.

“Ugh, ugh?!”

But the man couldn’t break free from Kyle’s grasp.

“What have you done to your body? What did you do to yourself?”

“Heh heh!”

The man laughed. Having resolved to die, he had nothing to fear.

“…”

Watching him, Kyle nodded.

What a despicable person. How could he try to gain strength through means other than effort?

Oh, how lamentable. Truly infuriating.

This was something that Jon Nassen could neither overlook nor condone.

“Excuse me.”

A line he had seen somewhere came to his lips naturally.

“From now on, I’m going to speak informally to you.”

– Crunch! –

Grabbing the man’s neck instead of his collar, Kyle asked in a serious tone.

“You. Did you use drugs?”