Forgotten Legend of the Bloodied Flower

Clang! Clang! Clang!

‘A bit heavy.’

Trading a few blows with General Jue, Nan Hua was a bit surprised that General Jue was also quite fast. Even though she’s faster, but he could still react in time to block her attack at the precise moment.

Though, there were some of her attack that reached him slightly.

It was all just skin wound in the end.

She couldn’t hit him fatally and ended this battle.

Nan Hua could still faintly hear the yell of her twin brother behind her, ordering the other soldiers to raise the flag and make sure that the other commanders could prepare the backup they needed.

They were at number disadvantage.

General Jue’s soldiers numbered more than 5000 men. On the other hand, Nan Luo only brought along 2000 men with him and even then, some of them were already wounded because of the long battle today.

The best course of event would be for them all to retreat.

But in this situation, would it be possible for them to retreat?

General Jue’s soldiers definitely wouldn’t give them the chance needed for them to run away.

𝑜𝓥𝓁xt.𝗇𝓔t

And whether the one who will come was the reinforcement or enemy also remained unknown.

This was the first time Nan Hua was placed in the pivotal point on the battlefield where her action would determine the lives of so many people. How long has it been since she was placed in danger where her fate was handed in the hands of others.

Place her life in the hands of others?

It was something that Nan Hua couldn’t do.

Nan Hua looked at General Jue in front of him as her body moved rapidly, avoiding the axe’s movement and launched the proper counterattack. Her body was in the state of total concentration, focusing on the battle in front of her solemnly.

‘Don’t back down.’

The battle Nan Hua had with her grandfather back then flashed in her mind. For a moment, she began to think of that battle back then and how her grandfather showed to her that he didn’t step even a step back.

Even though her attacks sometimes made it hard for her grandfather not to move, he stayed still.

At that time, she thought it was simply to stand firm at the frontline and not back away because if they back away, the cost would be big. But being at the frontline and fought a battle herself, Nan Hua felt that it was not just that.

‘Don’t back down because if you step back, what you lost is not just one step but your men’s life.’

In normal battles, it was impossible for Old Master Nan to make such a move because he didn’t want to burden his old body.

But that one battle… was done in order to teach her.

Taught her that there were times when even if at the cost of their own body and health, they could not back down in the slightest bit.

Just like in this situation.

She’s not allowed to back down.

She can’t escape.

She had to fight.

Because if they retreated now, only a few of them would be able to survive.

So they had to hold on.

Hold on until the reinforcement arrived.

And if it never arrived?

Just hold on until their last breath.

Because a soldier had to be ready to trade their lives for the sake of the kingdom, the people behind them, their families whom they wanted to protect.

Many people become a soldier for various reasons, but at the very end when they were at the crucial moment, the most important thing was their desire to protect. The desire that would allow them to keep moving forward and not stepping back.

Fight until the end.

Everyone had their own reason to fight such a battle, but for Nan Hua, the most important thing was the thing that she wanted to protect.

Protecting everyone?

She was not such a saint.

But her family, her friends, the people she cared for, were all behind her. Thus, Nan Hua knew very well that she will keep on moving forward.

She will not allow these people to touch the people behind her!

Clang!

General Jue’s eyes narrowed. During the last attack, he could faintly sense that there was something that changed within the youth in front of him. It was something intangible, but his instinct was telling him that the opponent in front of him was someone who could pose a threat to his life.

It was as if there was a caged beast that was about to unleashed.

The previous Nan Hua had already made him almost overwhelmed, but at this time, General Jue only felt that the threat he felt was even stronger.

Nan Hua focused on General Jue’s figure and her body moved faster.

Clang! Clang! Slash! Clang! Slash!

The repeated attack from all sides began to overwhelm General Jue. The attacks that previously never truly harmed General Jue began to make him shed blood. Countless scars appeared on his arms, legs, and many other parts that was easier to target through these attacks.

The irregular attacks made it harder for him to guess where Nan Hua would move. Her feints, moves, speed, and power all increased by a little bit.

But for those at their rank, even a little bit of increase was hard to achieve.

Clang!

Pushing General Jue’s back, Nan Hua’s eyes were focused completely on him. At this moment, she was not attacking General Jue as an assassin.

She’s attacking him as a soldier.

A soldier who choose to fight for the people behind her and will never allow General Jue to harm them in the slightest bit.

A soldier who fought on the frontline and was determined to win for the sake of herself and the people who were important for her.

A soldier who had to force him back at all cost in order to protect the people behind her.

Swish! Clang! Clang!