105 Loyalty Unleashed (Unedited and Unreviewed)

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High Court
Central Plaza
The watchtower swayed violently in the storm.
Johnny at the top of the tower blew the Storm Lion Horn with all his strength.
Below the tower, Demon Mountain led a group of dwarves wielding weapons, hacking at the tower's supporting pillars. The tower was on the verge of collapse...
Exhausted, Johnny lowered his right arm holding the horn and felt the tremors coming from beneath the tower.
Time was running out...
Behind him, the fainted Snitch and the Three Rats Battle Banner swayed with the tower’s every tremble. Without hesitation, Johnny first tied the battle flag around his waist.
Then he hoisted the powerless, unconscious Snitch onto his shoulders. As the tower was about to fall, he reached out and grasped the edge of the tower's platform.
Looking down at the Central Plaza below, the defeat of the ratmen was almost inevitable.
Victor and Sharidi commanded the ratmen forces, fighting while retreating towards the eastern Walton District, where the field hospital was located.
On the Central Plaza, the human alliance continued to erode the ratmen’s lines. Many soldiers had already begun to abandon their weapons and flee. Morale shifted drastically, worsening the ratmen’s plight.
Boom...
With the collapse of the tower, the faith the ratmen had looked up to also shattered. The scattered rout was beyond salvation.
Johnny rolled to the ground with Snitch on his shoulder, skillfully absorbing the impact, then sprinted fiercely toward the closest battle group.
“Target him!”
Under Jin Li’s command, a group of human archers had been on standby for some time, locking onto Johnny’s position the moment he landed.
“Fire at will!”
A volley of arrows hurtled toward him. Johnny, carrying the battle flag and Snitch, grabbed a round shield from the ground to block.
Besides the incoming arrows, a host of humans with weapons pursued closely behind.
After evading wave after wave of arrows with extreme agility, Johnny finally reached the ratmen battle group.
“Victor!”
Johnny shouted at Victor, who was fighting desperately about five meters away.
Victor immediately recognized Johnny, shot with several arrows and carrying Snitch as he ran towards them.
“Aroo!”
Without hesitation, Johnny swung Snitch’s body and threw him over the heads of the human soldiers.
Victor and his younger brother, Viradic, caught the thrown Snitch by leaning back.
“Nurse! Nurse!”
Holding the bloodied Snitch, Victor ran backward wildly shouting, searching for a nurse.
This young commander, true to his mission, had passed the final baton and would do whatever it took to save her.
“Over here!”
Ivan, the fifth daughter of Old Shar, and Karen, the youngest daughter, rose from the pool of blood behind. The harsh battlefield life had slowly accustomed these juveniles to this hellish scene.
They dashed among the severely wounded soldiers, searching for those still salvageable, when they heard Victor’s roar.
Victor’s voice was distinctive, a magnetic tenor with great recognition.
Following the sound, they soon found Victor clutching the barely alive Snitch, whose body was covered in wounds, bloodied and battered, barely recognizable.
Karen froze, unsure what to do, but Ivan quickly took Snitch into her arms.
“You can trust us with him, Minister Victor. We will save him!”
Ivan said resolutely. No time for idle talk—the front lines were a bloodbath, and Victor was needed to command.
Though uncertain how to proceed, she would do everything she could.
Victor, meeting Ivan’s determined gaze, said nothing and strode back to the battlefield.
“Sisters! Come help! Hurry here!”
As Victor turned, Ivan called out loudly to her sisters for help. She and Karen were too young and weak to carry Snitch alone.
Soon, eldest sister Julie, second sister Olidia, third sister Vera, and fourth sister Lucy rushed over.
“Don’t panic, sisters! Stay calm! Breathe deeply! The commander-in-chief will be fine!”
Under Julie’s comforting direction, the six Shar sisters quickly carried the severely wounded Snitch away from the main battlefield. Though still underage, these daughters of the Shar family were beginning to show promise!
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“Everyone who can still breathe, grab your weapons and follow me! We swear to live or die with the ratmen!”
A deep voice echoed through the storm. Summoned by the King’s Horn, clan members took up arms from all directions of High Court, following Victor to the battlefield.
From a bird’s-eye view, after breaching the city walls, the human forces advanced along Sunset Avenue into the Central Plaza, crushing the ratmen’s main forces before pressing on to the eastern Walton District.
There they encountered ratmen warriors pouring in from all sides, responding to the King’s Horn, and a brutal street fight erupted in the narrow alleys leading to the Central Plaza. Most of these ratmen were first-timers on the battlefield, wielding various weapons and defending their home with fervent passion.
Though the Central Plaza had fallen completely, the two main avenues leading to the Walton District field hospital were scenes of fierce urban combat between ratmen soldiers and human invaders.
On these ten-meter-wide avenues, the two sides had become so entangled it was impossible to distinguish friend from foe. Weapons were wildly swung, blood splattered everywhere, corpses fell, and warriors replaced them endlessly.

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“Everyone, push forward with me! Break through their last line of defense!”
“Roar!”
At this critical moment in the war, Xue Hui and his officers could no longer sit idle.
They seized weapons and charged to the front lines with the soldiers. It was unfathomable why the ratmen, who should have collapsed long ago, still fought fiercely without retreat.
On the main road to the field hospital, the only remaining general, Scar Johnny Campbell, faced the Hill King head-on, exuding sharp battle intent!
Hiss!
Johnny, pierced by multiple arrows, grabbed his weapon and charged at Muradin again!
“Get lost!”
With a heavy hammer blow, Johnny was knocked flying, crashing into a wall and falling down.
Bleeding all over, he struggled to rise and charged at the Hill King once more. His weapon broken, Johnny clenched his fists barehanded and struck his bloodied fist against the coming giant axe.
“Hah!”
With fearless resolve and burning rage, he let out a final roar against fate!
“Johnny!!!”
Victor, behind him, watched the tiny yet imposing figure fighting to the death without retreat. He was so moved he choked back tears, trembling.
The enormous axe came down with a roaring wind, merciless and swift.
Ah!!!
If a miracle had a color, it would be red!
The instant the giant axe struck, all seemed destined to end...
But unexpectedly, Muradin heard no sound of the axe biting into flesh. It was as if it had hit an iron plate, rebounding back.
Incredible!
A fist could repel a giant axe?
...
Victor could not take his eyes off Johnny. Everything felt like a dream, an unending nightmare!
Johnny’s body emitted black smoke, his outer layer pitch black as if clad in metal.
The smoke thickened, making it hard to see Johnny’s figure clearly.
“How is this possible!!!”
“That ratman!!!”
“He’s the Legendary Form!!!”
Feng Wanqing stared at a nearly hysterical Xue Hui. It was unimaginable that usually calm and composed Xue Hui would lose control like this.
But what was this “Legendary Form” Xue Hui spoke of?
Feng Wanqing did not understand!
Only beta testers like Xue Hui knew—this was a living legend!
A mighty existence capable of sustaining an empire singlehandedly!
“Muradin, kill him quickly! He’s awakening!”
In truth, the black mist’s arrival meant it was already too late, but Xue Hui could not give up. His inner turmoil and anxiety were uncontrollable.
Pfft!
Overcome with rage, he spat a mouthful of blood!
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At that moment, a warm ray of sunlight pierced the gray sky and bathed Scar Johnny’s body...
[Notice from the Continent of Knox! Johnny Campbell, warrior of the Andes wild ratmen tribe, has awakened and broken through, becoming a Legendary Hero!]
The announcement shook the entire continent’s lords!
Only beta testers understood what breaking through to legend truly meant!
...
Bathed in holy light, Johnny felt warmth unlike ever before!
His wounds rapidly healed, vigorous life force surged within, arrows embedded in his back fell out one by one, and bleeding wounds gradually closed.
The half-broken bloodstained spear in his hand began to transform, lengthening, thickening, sharpening incredibly!
It finally became a two-meter-long razor-sharp greatsword, firmly gripped by Johnny.
On his shoulder appeared a blood-red cloak faintly visible, bearing a ratman’s head emblem that gradually solidified from nothingness. The crimson cloak fluttered in the wind!
Above his head, a black triangular hat appeared without anyone noticing—dashing and solemn.

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The black mist dissipated. Scar-faced ratman Johnny, bearing the greatsword and black hat, stood tall at the forefront of the dwarf battle formation.
His fierce glare pierced forward! The blood-red cloak embroidered with a black rat head billowed in the wind!
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Name: National General, Scarred Butcher, Johnny Campbell
Race: Andes Wild Ratman
Rank: Legend
Loyalty: 97
Special Skills:
1. [Fight to the Death]
2. [Burning Fury]
3. [Piercing Shot]
4. [Whirlwind Iaijutsu Slash]
Hidden Potential:
1. [Stand Firm with Sword]: Unmatched fighting will, unwavering loyalty, able to unleash powerful combat strength in adversity, never turns back on an opponent, never retreats from a strong enemy. (Awakened)
2. [King’s Dominance: Armament]
Black mist envelops the body, forming an incredibly hard black substance on the skin’s surface, indestructible!
Duration limited, requires constant energy consumption. (Awakened)
3. [Power of Space: Wave]
Concentrates magic to cut through the laws of space!
(Awakened)
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Not far off, the Hill King Muradin Copperhammer sensed a formidable enemy. This unremarkable young ratman was a strength he had never encountered before.
“Heh, finally a worthy opponent!”
In an instant!
Battle intent surged like a gust of wind!
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Gazing over this blood-soaked land, the newly awakened Johnny was free of all distractions, fighting to the death without rest!
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Green robes, my heart longs
With mutual devotion, etched in memory
You are like the mountains, I like the pine and cypress
Grateful for your recognition, with no way to repay
Enemies invade, the country falls and the mountains bleed
I,
A mere two feet of life
A humble warrior,
Do not covet the great path
Today, I wash away the dust
Stand firm with sword and horse
For you,
To protect the nation’s future!
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A dazzling white light gathered at the greatsword’s edge, space laws rapidly condensed!
Hiss!
White breath expelled!
Gripping the greatsword’s hilt with all his might, Johnny swung a horizontal slash aimed at the Hill King ahead.
“Single Sword Style: Great Storm!!!”