I Became the Guild Leader in Exile

104 – 6# The Remnants of the Past (2)

It was frustrating.

Isaac thought so inwardly. Zikfried, who was desperately trying to block his attacks up close, and Thor, who was firing lightning bolts from the sky to restrain him.

Thanks to that, Isaac’s physical strength was gradually decreasing. If this continued and he became completely exhausted, he might really die.

However, Isaac gritted his teeth and stood firm with his two legs. It was unthinkable to retreat just because of the possibility of death. Instead, he would grab on even tighter!

“How can this guy endure it?”

His strong will was conveyed to Zikfried, Thor, and even the numerous Einherjar. All of these were being held back by a single person.

He acknowledged the amazing strength, but if it wasn’t used in the right direction, it was just trash. Zikfried knew that.

He attacked Isaac with all his might, feeling certain. To protect the world, Isaac Silverter’s strength was necessary, so he would kill him and make him a part of Odin’s army.

“I feel something’s off.”

On the other hand, Isaac was feeling uneasy, not because of the fear of death, but because of Thor, who was firing lightning bolts from the sky. Isaac knew about Thor.

He wasn’t someone who would be satisfied with just firing lightning bolts from a distance. Especially in their previous battle, he had used his power to fight with all his might. Although I won, I…

“Can you spare a glance?”

“Of course, I have plenty to spare.”

In a brief moment, Isaac, with his hand on the hilt, restrained Zikfried, who was trying to close in. But it was a fake. Isaac had already read Zikfried’s intentions.

However, even a fake attack wouldn’t work if it was too obvious. Only when Zikfried truly intended to draw his sword did Isaac sense it, and Zikfried entered the fray.

In reality, if Zikfried hadn’t entered, Isaac would have drawn his sword. Thanks to that, Zikfried was forced to narrow the distance, and Isaac seized the opportunity to grab his sword.

“A finishing blow…!!”

“Just one piece of advice. That’s going to hurt quite a bit.”

“What?!”

Kwaaang!!!

A bolt of lightning from the sky struck Isaac and Zikfried without warning. Even with Zikfried’s speed, it was impossible to dodge the already fallen lightning.

Thor’s lightning had reached its limit, and Zikfried’s body was paralyzed in an instant. It was strange that Isaac, who had withstood Thor’s thunder until now, didn’t finish off the momentarily stunned Zikfried.

However, Isaac didn’t waste time and immediately leaped in the direction the lightning had come from. During the battle, a ominous thought had occurred to him.

“Damn it.”

And as Isaac jumped into the sky, he saw Thor’s figure, fixed in place, wielding lightning. If that was all, it wouldn’t seem strange at all.

But the current Thor was vastly different from before. First, the intense passion that seemed to burn his soul was gone, and most notably, Thor’s eyes lacked focus.

The implications were clear. Odin had turned Thor into his puppet. But why? Thor was violent, but he had always obeyed Odin’s commands.

“No, it doesn’t matter anymore.”

There was no time to indulge in sentiment. The moment Isaac faced the broken Thor, he realized what he had to do. He took a stance, gathered his strength, and threw a powerful punch.

If it were the Thor Isaac knew, he would have either dodged or defended against the attack. But the puppet Thor didn’t. To be precise, it tried to dodge but suddenly froze like a broken doll.

That was probably not Thor’s true intention. Isaac had felt the last remnants of Thor’s will.

“Well done.”

With those final words, Isaac’s fist pierced Thor’s chest, tearing his heart and lungs. For some reason, Thor was smiling at the end.

“Damn it, Thor got hit during that time.”

Zikfried, who had barely regained consciousness, was shocked by the catastrophic scene unfolding in the sky. Thor’s strength was something Zikfried was well aware of – the strongest warrior in the land, with overwhelming power.

However, Thor’s weakness was his battle frenzy. Once he entered combat, he became excited and lost sight of his surroundings. It would be better if Odin controlled him directly.

Odin’s strategy combined with Thor’s power would be a perfect combination, wouldn’t it? But the result was too easy, and they were easily suppressed. Why? In theory, it should have been sufficient.

“It’s the words of those who judge with their own standards.”

Greed, perhaps. It was like cutting open the belly of a goose that laid golden eggs. Thor’s strength came not only from his power output but also from his overwhelming battle sense and numerous experiences.

But he had abandoned that, and even ignored Thor’s will. It was inevitable that they would be easily suppressed.

Why?

There’s no one in this world who would treat those who betrayed me kindly.

As Thor’s body turned to ashes, the lightning that appeared was absorbed into Isaac’s hand, transforming into a hammer. It was the same one he had clashed with during his battle with Thor.

Thor’s authority and symbol of power.

Mjǫllnir

It had become Isaac’s weapon. As Zikfried confirmed this, he quickly tried to retreat with Einherjar. At that moment, Isaac’s Mjǫllnir unleashed a massive lightning bolt.

Kwazik! Kwazik! Kwaaang!!

The enormous lightning bolt engulfed numerous Odin’s soldiers. While its power was similar to Isaac’s finishing move, Mjǫllnir had the advantage of electrocuting and spreading to its surroundings.

In other words, Isaac could now face the army more easily.

It has become possible to easily counter Einherjar.

However, it’s not about destroying Einherjar, but rather suppressing and sealing them. That’s the most efficient way to deal with the immortal army.

What helped the most was Thor’s Mjolnir. By electrifying and destroying their internal mechanisms, it made them unable to move. Thanks to that, Isaac was able to suppress them without much difficulty.

When Isaac used the “One-Hit-Wonder Bloodshed” earlier, he had to deliberately avoid killing them, which led to a huge consumption of his physical strength. But with Thor’s Mjolnir, he only needed to adjust the power, making it much easier.

“Master!”

Meanwhile, Zik and the other guild members who had infiltrated Einherjar within Gideon also successfully joined Isaac. Most of the Einherjar had been suppressed.

“For now, we’ve gained some time.”

[But we can’t let our guard down.]

“This voice is… Loki’s?”

[That’s right.]

Fortunately, Loki had also successfully blocked the advance of the legal authorities. Since the top-ranked Einherjar and the White Knight Order were deployed in Gideon, it was an expected outcome.

However, we can’t be too relieved.

According to Loki’s assessment, only about half of the Einherjar used in this invasion of Gideon were suppressed. The remaining half were still stationed in the legal authorities. In other words, we need to crush them all.

“We can leave the suppression of Einherjar to Gideon’s allies.”

“Then, what’s left is to attack the main base, right?”

“That’s right.”

“This is going smoother than expected.”

Except for Zikfried, who had barely managed to escape with his life, half of the legal authorities’ forces were tied up here. Moreover, Isaac had acquired new powers. With this, it was more than possible.

“But for now, we need to take a break.”

We had just barely managed to block Einherjar’s attack, and we were exhausted from fighting off the internal invasion. Moreover, preparing for a counterattack would take at least two days.

We had to prepare for a counterattack, or else we would be in an even more desperate situation. If we rushed into things, everything would fall apart.

Isaac, who knew this better than anyone, decided to prepare as much as possible and then launch a counterattack on the legal authorities. At the same time, he would prepare for any potential counterattacks.

That was Isaac’s best decision. He let out a sigh of relief. Things were going well, but if it weren’t for that, they would have suffered significant losses.

“I’m glad Thor gave me his power.”

In the end, Thor was smiling. Perhaps he wanted to take revenge on Odin, who had done something to him. But that was just speculation.

What’s important is the present.

From now on, the battle would be unpredictable.

The goal was clear: to defeat Odin, the ruler of the legal authorities.