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Instant","bear-school-astartes-chapter-645",645,"\u003Cp>With Sean’s noble and tragic words, the surrounding advisors and commanders all nodded as if this deeply resonated with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They seemed to be the most fervent patriots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But amidst this atmosphere deemed sacred, one question was intentionally or unintentionally ignored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These honest and loyal officers and advisors present, even during a counter-charge, would likely remain at the rear, wouldn’t they?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after a possible defeat, they would probably be among the first to withdraw from the battlefield, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for those ordinary soldiers fighting on the front lines... May the Great Sun Wheel redeem their heroic souls!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meno Kuhorn knelt mournfully on the woodland ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his ear was the sound of those once respectful, eager, and clever young officers discussing the battle situation in a tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senior officers don’t want to implicate themselves in the army’s defeat, so they might let tens of thousands of Niflgaard’s regular troops charge at the enemy in an unorganized manner!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sean spoke of ’bearing all consequences.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what consequences could he possibly face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slave trader association behind him is the most vicious batch, even within the cannibalistic merchant association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He once conspired to marry the vice president’s daughter by framing her original husband—an ambitious treasury secretary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who ultimately lost his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Sean fails, those dissatisfied members who long resented his resource hoarding in the slave trader association will eat him alive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meno Kuhorn sees this clearly, but he is powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he cannot overcome their greed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the stakes are laid out plainly on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breaking through and retreating signifies complete failure of the battle, meaning these senior officers will lose their past status and resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if they gamble and bet the lives of fifty thousand Niflgaard regular troops... what if they win?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they lose, they won’t die, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the cost doesn’t touch the bottom line but the reward is extraordinary, who could suppress their gambling instinct?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least among this group, none.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Meno Kuhorn can only watch helplessly as this group of senior officers leads fifty thousand Niflgaard soldiers to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he can change nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your madness truly broadens my horizons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the dead winter woods, a voice both admiring and chilling emerged from behind the shadowy branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the lively and vibrant discussions of the young senior officers seemed doused with cold water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything froze in that moment, including the expressions on the faces of these senior officers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep within the forest, a figure towering beyond the ordinary walked out from behind the dead branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tough sharp twigs parted before him like air, with a faint metallic scraping ’sizzle’ against his armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sound scratched everyone’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unlike the alluring whispers of club hostesses... this sound nearly froze the blood in one’s veins!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this instant, the pupils of those senior officers dilated uncontrollably, their breathing quickened, and their facial muscles trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A unique sound, unforgettable and daring to forget, like a cathedral bell!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dark, ominous greatsword flew horizontally a meter above the ground from the dead twig woods!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rising winds tossed a layer of forest detritus from the ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy greatsword flashed with dark light, then red blood was drawn up into the air, before falling back to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... ah!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The delayed cries of agony came from those who were now parted from half of their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this dead forest, it was like the dying cries of crows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those senior officers who had just impeached their marshal’s command, the ones hoping to lead fifty thousand into a desperate charge, were now reduced to almost nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Turbulent] greatsword finally sliced several limbs before spinning into the trunk of a sturdy tree, wedged there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood and flesh slurry dripped down its dark blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ’snik’ sound came, from the direction the greatsword had flown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant figure, beyond ordinary size, surged with unparalleled pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a heavily armored knight’s lance charge wouldn’t appear more terrifying than Lann now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even draw his sword; he simply stomped his boot, plated with metal armor, onto a survivor’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opponent’s solid, black glazed armor was crushed like a war hammer’s blow, denting immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An armored brute flew backward, hitting a tree trunk, causing its branches to sway with a ’swish-swish’ sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thick, meaty blood gushed uncontrollably from his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the bold Sir Sean, who moments ago was like a war hero about to turn the tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without even reacting, was pressed on the helmet by Lann’s large hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Lann twisted his helmet backward...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crisp ’crack,’ leaving a limp body sprawled on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than two seconds, the command echelon withdrawn from the original command post, leaving only Meno Kuhorn kneeling on the ground... annihilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the fervor and scheming vanished with the body’s death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meno Kuhorn stared blankly at the dismembered limbs and corpses before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having experienced too many changes in a short period, his seasoned battlefield mindset struggled to process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched as Lann approached the sword lodged in the tree trunk, and single-handedly withdrew the horrifying greatsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His other hand wiped the blade, ’sizzle,’ the armored metal on his glove scraping against the sword’s metal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearing the blood, flesh slurry, and fat from the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How... did you find us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meno Kuhorn, unsure of his sanity now, wondered how he dared to ask such a question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But surprisingly, the Demon Hunter answered him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wasn’t difficult to deduce your retreat direction, after all, I calculated the few options you might have.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once you left, I headed this direction. And earlier, you let that pretty capable Female Warlock send one last message.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",950,"2026-06-06T10:40:25.444Z",1,"novelbin.me","a028b3a858e2c55090e01cd33e01f2a337ed30ad77fdc4fab77ce28cb30840ef","bear-school-astartes-chapter-646","bear-school-astartes-chapter-644",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]