Struggling as a Villain

Jin has faced several situations where he has been in a disadvantageous spot. After all, before becoming the ruler of the Crimson Claw, he was nothing but a mere wanderer, trying to live his life on his own rules.

That's why, when the army of unknown beings appeared before him, he didn't think twice before shouting, "Attack!"

From the shadows, the elite soldiers of his gang emerged, striking with lethal precision, aiming to overwhelm the enemy from every angle.

Yet before Jin could blink, the blond-haired man disappeared.

He reappeared in the same spot a heartbeat later, his sword drenched in blood.

**THUD** **THUD** **THUD**

Bodies hit the ground, each severed perfectly in half. Blood spilled in grotesque streams, pooling like a crimson tide. The air thickened with the metallic scent of death.

Jin's breath caught in his throat as his gaze darted to the fallen. Over ten of his finest soldiers were carved apart as if they were nothing. Not a single wasted movement. Not even a sign of fatigue on the blond man's face.

"Huh?" It was all Jin could mutter as he realized the strength of the man. His body shook violently and his mind screamed for him to run away.

"Last chance, don't move and you won't be killed," Bennet warned again, as he raised his sword and pointed at Jin.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

However, "Leader, run!" Andrew threw a flashbang towards the soldiers, which caught Bennet off guard, and taking advantage, Jin dashed away from the lab.

"*Huff* *Huff*" His face was pale as he ran until he reached the landing zone and barked, "Open fire in the laboratory! Burn that place, now!!!"

The soldiers didn't need to be told twice as they pointed their guns and artillery toward the lab and wordlessly began shooting.

**GRRRRRRR**

The first volley of bullets ripped through the silence, the deafening roar of gunfire echoing across the field. Sparks flew as the rounds tore into the walls of the lab, shattering windows and ripping apart metal fixtures.

The artillery followed—a thunderous boom that shook the ground beneath their feet. Shells exploded upon impact, flames bursting forth and engulfing the building in a fiery inferno.

**BOOM! BOOM!**

The lab groaned as its structure began to collapse, the flames licking hungrily at its edges, consuming everything in sight. Smoke billowed into the air, dark and suffocating, blotting out the stars.

Jin retreated away, advancing towards the main building as the soldiers continued to fire.

After seven minutes of nonstop firing the soldiers finally halted, as nothing but broken rubble and molten fragments of the lab remained.

"H-Huh...?" The first soldier who witnessed the sight gasped as he saw that a huge barrier was erected around the soldiers of the opposing army, and not even a single of them was damaged by the assault.

"....what the hell are they?"

"How can a barrier withstand that much firepower?!"

"This is insane..."

The soldiers despaired at the sight as Bennet stepped forward and shouted, "Your commander has chosen to sacrifice you and decided to run away. I, as a commander myself, want to give you a choice. Drop your weapons, and I will let you all live-"

**SHLINK**

His words didn't even come to rest when a missile was shot in his direction.

Bennet growled as he shot into the air and grabbed the missile before twirling mid-air and throwing the missile back at the enemy battalion.

"BARRIER!" The commander of the battalion barked before several barrier mages erected several barriers to tank the attack.

Bennet dropped back to his feet before commanding, "CHARGE!"

The soldiers of Eldoria, who have been defensive until now, removed the barrier and unsheathed their weapons.

On their commander's call, they charged, their figures turning into a blur and targeting different units once at a time.

Meanwhile, Bennet frowned as he looked around, trying to find the Duchess who went ahead to deal with the greater danger

'I can't sense her presence at all...' Bennet grew worried as he jumped from his spot, the restriction of gravity didn't seem to be chaining him down, as he leaped far ahead and smashed the life out of one of the enemy soldiers.

Seeing the soldier getting squashed like a tomato, the nearby soldiers shakily raised their weapons to attack the demon, only to find their vision shifting.

Bennet drew his sword and slashed his weapon once—decapitating seven soldiers at once without moving anything but a single arm.

His eyes swept through the battlefield before he suddenly caught a sight that shocked him beyond belief,

"C-Commander..." Bennet couldn't believe his eyes as he saw Bellarine lying at one side, her arms burned and the lady looking extremely pale.

Bennet advanced towards her, wanting to help the lady who looked far worse than how she arrived here—when suddenly someone jumped to stand in his path,

"You need to get through me, to get her." It was a raven-haired woman with glowing crimson eyes that blocked Bennet's path.

The blond soldier narrowed his eyes—the energy coming from her..."You are an ether user yet you are siding the evil. Why?" He could sense the purity of her magic in comparison to the other varmints fighting around him. And Bennet could tell that the woman was a strong fighter.

"We both are following our beliefs, so let's not dwell on our reasons." Bella summoned a pair of flame lances around her as she stated.

She didn't hold back while releasing her aura since her brother asked her not to. Her only motive here was to delay Bennet as long as she could so her Brother could liberate Rena.

'Mom warned me about him...is he really that strong-ah!' However, soon she got her answer.

Bennet drew his sword, and the air around him shifted. His aura made the ground shake, and the huge, wide field seemed suffocating in his presence.

Locking his eyes with Bella's, the blond soldier muttered, "So be it."

The battle between two commanders begins!

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