Free Web NovelChapter 163: Chapter 163: The Oath-Breaking Accuser
The Oath-Breaking Accuser carried himself like a commander who had won history by shouting louder than the dead.
His armor was black-red, but not Blood Sun. The color came from corrupted oath resentment. His spear dripped gray light, and every drop that struck the mud became a whisper.
Traitor.
Coward.
Deserter.
Oath-breaker.
The loyal banner captain trembled.
Not in fear.
In rage.
"He accused us," the captain said. "He opened the gate. He blamed our retreat."
The Accuser laughed.
"Retreat is betrayal."
The broken silver-blue commander at the oath pillar did not speak. His ghost remained kneeling, memory sealed by the spear in his chest.
Qin Yuheng’s eyes sharpened.
The structure was becoming clear.
The silver-blue army had likely retreated from the main line to protect civilians or prevent encirclement. The black-red commander may have betrayed the pass, then used accusation to rewrite the oath memory.
The mission was not simply to defeat enemies.
It was to judge the oath.
The Accuser raised his spear.
"New commander. Judge them. Condemn retreat."
A panel appeared.
[Judgment Offer]
[Condemn the silver-blue army as oath-breakers.]
[Reward: Immediate path to exit.]
[Warning: Truth unresolved.]
Qin Mo looked at the panel.
"Suspiciously convenient."
Qin Yuheng refused.
The Accuser’s expression twisted.
"Then share their guilt."
The battle began. fгeewebnovёl.com
The Accuser’s first ability was Accusation Spear. It did not only pierce flesh; it tried to mark the target as oath-breaker. Qin Yuchen blocked the first strike and was forced back, a gray mark appearing on his sword.
Qin Mo immediately used Vow-Cleansing Law Crystal to dissolve it.
"That spear writes lies!"
Qin Lian moved behind the Accuser, but the battlefield shouted her position through accusation whispers. Her stealth weakened.
Qin Yuheng activated Gate Thunder Command Field, but kept it narrow. The Accuser’s aura tried to twist command into blame.
If Qin Yuheng ordered someone to move, the battlefield whispered that he had abandoned another.
Commander’s Chosen Burden resisted, but the pressure was heavy.
The Accuser fought with strong battlefield technique. His spear strikes were wide but precise, each one aimed to force someone into a position that looked like betrayal: stepping away from an ally, retreating from a banner, refusing to block a strike.
Qin Yuheng saw the pattern.
"He punishes appearances."
Qin Yuchen nodded.
"Then we act by truth, not appearance."
The team adjusted.
When Qin Lian retreated from a strike, Qin Yuchen stepped in knowingly. When Qin Mo moved away from the formation core, it was because Qin Yuheng had already shifted the field. Every movement had reason, and the Team Path Anchor reinforced intent.
The Accuser weakened slightly.
Qin Yuheng pressed forward.
"Mo, accusation source?"
Qin Mo studied the battlefield threads.
"The spear is connected to the black-red banner behind him. Banner is tied to the oath pillar. If we cut the banner first, memory may unlock."
Qin Lian moved immediately.
The Accuser sensed it and turned.
Qin Yuchen blocked his spear.
Qin Yuheng stepped into range, forcing the Accuser to defend.
Qin Lian reached the banner and cut.
The first strike failed. The banner cloth was tough as old law.
She changed target and cut the banner cord instead.
The black-red banner fell.
The Accuser roared.
The kneeling silver-blue commander at the oath pillar finally moved.
A memory burst outward.
The truth appeared.
During the original battle, the black-red commander had secretly opened the side gate to enemy forces in exchange for survival. The silver-blue commander discovered it and moved his troops—not to flee, but to escort civilians and wounded defenders through a hidden route before the pass collapsed.
He returned to expose the betrayal.
The black-red commander killed him at the oath pillar, then declared his movement a retreat and his retreat betrayal.
The battlefield believed the louder voice because the dead could not answer.
The memory ended.
The mission updated.
[Original betrayal identified.]
[False accusation exposed.]
[Oath judgment available after defeating Accuser.]
The Accuser became enraged.
His level pressure rose.
[Oath-Breaking Accuser]
[State: Truth Exposed Frenzy]
[Danger increased.]
He charged Qin Lian first.
Qin Yuheng intercepted with Thunder Shadow Flash.
The spear struck his sword, and accusation force tried to enter his class.
You failed to protect.
You doubted your allies.
You refused burdens.
Qin Yuheng’s eyes became cold.
"I refused false burdens."
He pushed back.
Gate Thunder Command Field flared, strengthened by Commander’s Chosen Burden.
Qin Yuchen struck the Accuser’s spear shaft.
Qin Lian cut the exposed banner chain at his back.
Qin Mo activated Pure Vow Intention Crystal, sending golden light into the oath pillar.
The kneeling silver-blue commander rose.
He did not fight physically. Instead, he lifted his broken banner.
The loyal banner captain and surviving remnant spirits rallied.
The battlefield itself shifted.
Accusation whispers weakened.
The Accuser lost his greatest weapon.
Qin Yuheng advanced.
The Accuser thrust desperately.
Qin Yuheng stepped inside the spear line with War Thunder Advance, caught the shaft under his arm guard, and drove his sword into the Accuser’s chest.
Thunder erupted.
The Accuser cracked.
"No retreat can be loyal," he hissed.
Qin Yuheng answered, "A commander who saves the living may step back without breaking oath."
The sword pushed deeper.
The Accuser shattered.
[Oath-Breaking Accuser defeated.]
[False accusation destroyed.]
[Oath judgment pending.]
The battlefield quieted.
The silver-blue commander stood before Qin Yuheng.
His voice was tired.
"Judge us."
A panel appeared.
[Oath Judgment]
1. Restore the original oath and bind remnants to eternal defense.
2. Condemn all armies and end battlefield memory.
3. Release loyal oath, condemn betrayal, and let the dead rest.
Qin Mo read it and said softly, "Option three."
Qin Yuheng selected it.
Golden light spread from the oath pillar.
The silver-blue commander bowed.
The loyal banner captain smiled faintly.
The black-red ghosts screamed and dissolved.
The battlefield banners burned clean.
[Broken oath judged correctly.]
[Loyal oath released.]
[Betrayal condemned.]
[Dead allowed to rest.]
[Final Evaluation greatly increased.]
The battlefield began to fade.
Qin Yuheng looked at the broken oath pillar.
Another lesson.
Retreat was not always betrayal.
Standing forever was not always loyalty.
Truth mattered more than appearance.
Floor 39 was complete.
And the Fourth Gate waited next.
