Broken Sword

Broken Sword

In fact, striking the Sword Saint with artillery was impossible.

It was incredibly difficult to hit someone whose physical abilities surpassed those of humans with artillery. If the Sword Saint began waging guerrilla warfare, only the Southern Grand Duke, a ninth-tier mage, and his personal guards could subdue him.

However, this was not guerrilla warfare or a surprise attack, but a war in which both sides formed battle lines and fought.

And for the Imperial Army, which was being mauled by the Southern armored forces, the Sword Saint's presence was essential. That was why they could not send him to sabotage the rear.

They needed the mages led by the Sword Saint to hold the front line.

However, no matter how powerful the Sword Saint was, he could not invade the enemy camp alone.

Even a ninth-tier swordsman would have difficulty fighting alone against the Southern mages of seventh tier or higher and the Imperial Guards who had been knights of seventh tier or higher.

The Imperial Guards who had been seventh- and eighth-tier knights were especially troublesome.

A guardsman in the heart of an enemy position, receiving technical and fire support, posed a threat comparable to that of a knight one tier higher...