Protagonist? Antagonist? I Reject Both

Chapter 149: Death?

Chapter 149: Death?

A bit away from the gorge, a figure tilted his head.

The humanoid figure's expression while looking at the battle with the shared vision of the birds turned solemn.

Just as he was contemplating, whether to send additional troops for support or not, through the eyes of the bird he noticed something.

The man beating Germin to dust turned around and then looked up.

"Huh?"

"Where is he looking? At the bird."

Heavy gasps echoed due to the sudden realization and just then, the man made a cutthroat sign below after which the vision was cut off abruptly.

"Khum!"

A soft groan escaped from his lips.

"Damn!"

He cursed holding his head due to the sudden fuzziness in his vision.

"I didn't think there would be someone who could fight against Martial King this easily. If I knew it, I wouldn't have wasted my precious troops on this place."

"Though I accept my defeat here, this farce is too soon to be over."

His figure slowly started to melt in darkness as he muttered with a cruel smile.

''I will keep an eye on you.Hopefully you turn out to be an interesting piece good enough for me to use after I win this whole battle.''

Covered in darkness, his figure slowly melted into the shadow and moved away, disappearing from sight.

.....

[You have gained 5000 KP.]

[You have foiled the protagonist Avelin's plan and secured victory for your world by winning this small battle. You have gained 200 counter attack points.]

"Ohh!"

Leon's eyes flashed with madness and a ruffling escaped from his lips.

The KP points and counterattack points he received were quite good along with the pleasant surprise.

Moreover there was a protagonist here commanding the troops.

'Is there someone who transmigrated into a monster type protagonist?'

''Interesting!''

"What is interesting?"

Leon snapped out of his thought and stared at Thane who walked towards him holding Grave's head.

Noticing his gaze, Thane smiled and raised his hand holding the cut head.

"Every time you kill someone of high level from the enemy side, make sure to collect the head as a trophy as it increases the morale of troops and believe me, morale is one of the most crucial deciding factors in a war."

"I see," Leon muttered indifferently.

Not that he cares.

Thane paused for a moment and opened his lips to ask about the shadows but

"That greatsword.."

He changed his intention.

'Everyone has secrets and a few tricks in their sleeves.Lets not pry into them.

"It's a shapeshifting weapon that I can carry in my consciousness," Leon answered straightly.

Shapeshifting weapons weren't rare.One could buy them if he had enough money, however they weren't that of big deal despite the wonderful uses cause most of them were limited to earth tier.

Secondly, he didn't want to make things complicated so he spoke first before Thane hit him with a series of questions.

"I know that..but doesn't this look quite ordinary and bland? It is just like a piece of scrap picked somewhere."

"Huh!" Leon's expression changed upon hearing and he looked at the great sword.

It had a black hilt and black blade.

That's all...

Unlike other swords, it didn't have any guards or fancy wooden handles wrapped in leather.

Only then did he realize that his imagination was crude. He just imagined the shape but left the intricate details, like the shape of the handle guard, and the sharpness.

"Look at mine."

Thane mutters and snaps his finger.

A sword materialized before Leon. It was a double-edged sword, with a long metallic handle carved into the form of a snake.

Leon stared at the beautiful shining blade that can reflect his face along with the exquisite handle and then to his weapon.

'Mine is really a piece of shit.'

As if sensing Leon's thoughts, Exitus tried to protest by vibrating faintly but Leon ignored his small cries.

The weapon had miles to go before it can even have its own ego.

'Was I really using this? Holding this roughly shaped handle.'

Leon then looked down at his hand full of calluses and realized he didn't feel odd because he just clenched the sword tightly and rammed it into the opponent.

"I will keep that in my mind."

Thane nodded and patted Leon and walked away with praise.

"You did well kid. Your merit will be properly rewarded."

Leon just ignores the praise and gaze around. Unlike previously, humans didn't appear; his raven squad didn't find any suspicious humans.

As per the previous report of finding humans, it was a lie but it wasn't in a broader sense.

Moreover, he tried to chase after the summoner of the bird who might be the Protagonist but the person seems to have vanished or escaped using an unusual means.

Though they won, Leon didn't find any solace in the win rather a certain uneasiness crept in him.

Who were the humans?

Where did they disappear?

What were they doing by teaming up with goblins? Were the goblins, their slaves, that they used as fodder?

And who were the enemies they were facing?

And what kind of protagonist is this guy named Avelin?

The answer to these several questions in one way or another lay with the protagonist.

'Just what is this guy cooking?'

'I thought it would be boring but it seems like things are gonna be interesting.'

"Interesting."

Murmuring lightly, Leon waved his hands.

"Time to collect loot."

With a wave of his hands, several dark orbs started flickering towards him.

'Awaken!'

Swoosh!

The orbs burst but instead of taking shape, they entered Leon's consciousness waiting for the time to be called upon by their liege.

Then the squad started to clean up things and blew the horn to signify their win.

......

It took hours to clean up things above the top and since signal was sent via horns, most of the troops had already returned to camp.

When Leon returned, dead tired from the fight, he saw a group of soldiers forming a grave and mounds by carving the names of soldiers.

As per the monster, they were burnt to ashes by piling in one place while all weapons and valuable things were piled in place and left to be taken away after the monsters had been cleared.

A solemn group of soldiers worked in silence.At first they dug the ground over which the corpse of the dead wrapped in a plain sheet.

Then creating and carving graves for their fallen comrades. With a scoop of earth, they shaped mounds over the deceased, honoring their sacrifice with solemn reverence.

Leon learned that there were 77 casualties and it was just the beginning.

Who knew how many of them would be able to survive till the end?

Leon decided to offer his prayer to the deceased for their safe journey in the afterlife but just as he reached his eyes almost jumped out of his socket.

A few meters away, he saw three familiar figures squatting down and offering their prayer for the peace of the deceased soul.

And the name carved on the mound was

[Leon]

[An Ignorant soul who rushed forward to sacrifice his life and got killed brutally by the enemy.]

"You MADAFUCKERRR!"