Chapter 527,
Chapter 144. For Friends (5)
I felt enemies taking their places everywhere. The knights standing guard were constantly reporting the size and dynamics of the enemy and screaming.
“Activate the defense equipment!”
“Helter, draw your sword!”
“Lofermo supports the back. Gather!”
Whoa-!
The defense artifacts installed in the Geomhwangseong were operating and vibrating and resonating. The blue protective shield of the artifact and the pure white sword shield spread by the knights seemed to envelop the entire Geomhwangseong in an instant.
Dante was watching the reinforcements appearing at the front door.
More than 5,000 knights and wizards and about 20 dragons. And more than four fifty gates of the Yellow Dragon class or higher.
Even though it is called ‘Empire’, it is evaluated that it can fall behind Runcandel and Ziple and now it can fall behind Kingelo.
No one denies that Bement is one of the four major powers. Regardless of the quality of troops, the Empire was the only power that could mobilize so many people in a short period of time.
Dante’s eyes looking at the emperor were dark with life.
Even though an army well over 10,000 was besieging Geomwangseong, Dante and the knights of Hiran did not lose their nerve at all.
Since the existence of knights and wizards appeared in the world, human warfare has never been more important than numbers.
In front of a superhuman, average knights of 5 stars or less are no different from falling leaves, no matter how many there are.
Although Dante was not yet a superman, he had a sword comparable to that. With the other knights of Hiran, including the Five Swordsmen, it was not difficult to subdue those countless rank knights.
What matters is the enemy commanders. If he slashed all the knights and wizards who could shake the battlefield alone, he could win even if the numbers were pushed.
And Dante expected that there would be about a hundred such people.
The main body of the imperial army at the main gate was entering the plain.
And among them was a huge cannon led by five dragons and a hundred knights.
“Sogaju that’s…!”
The main gun of the Imperial Guard.
It was the ‘Dragon Spear’, a war equipment dedicated to the emperor, which only existed in the empire. Originally installed in the center of the imperial palace, the cannon had a power comparable to that of Cozek’s ship’s cannon, the decisive battle weapon of Ziffle.
Since it has been removed from the imperial palace, the dragon spear cannot exert its full power.
However, the appearance of the dragon spear meant that the emperor himself had stepped forward.
“Check the dragon spear loading!”
The voices of the knights watching the dragon spear were trembling. It is only a matter of time before it can break through the current defense artifacts of the Geomhwangseong, which are less restored even if only the Yellow Dragon class is captured, but the dragon spear is of a completely different level.
Dante quietly gazed at the back of the dragon spear.
It seemed that he could see the emperor sitting in a palanquin somewhere across the plain, waiting for the news of victory with a face wet with greed and arrogance.
“Sogaju! Soon Yongchang…! Avoid!”
“To them.”
Dante slowly drew his sword.
Chiyiing…!
The moment Dante’s sword was wrapped in brilliance, the ominous noise of the dragon spear covered the battlefield. A weak earthquake occurred throughout the area, and those who fought instantly moved their gaze toward Yongchang.
“I will show you what the dignity of Hailan is.”
Aaaah-!
The dragon spear spewed out a huge magic bullet. The place where the shells landed was exactly on the top of the castle wall where Dante was standing.
The layered shields of the artifact burst like glass.
Those who hadn’t reached the level were so fast that they couldn’t even follow them with their eyes.
Dante did not dodge.
He swung his sword at the moment when the cannonballs of the dragon spear were right in front of him.
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Cheon Gong Il Island – Dante Hiran’s
Dragon Spear’s bullets were split in half.
Even the knights standing right next to him were completely unaware of the moment Dante swung his sword.
All he could do was watch the cannonballs split in half follow the trajectory of Dante’s swing of the sword, soaring into the sky and dissipating.
And like the name of Biggie, a long, shining sword left in the sky that started to turn dark.
Everyone on the battlefield looked up at the light for a moment.
The sword of Hiran, which everyone in the empire looked up to, was right there.
A few seconds of silence passed as if time had stopped. Those on the battlefield could only feel their pulse beating.
Awe.
Recalling the two characters that Hiran symbolizes in the Empire.
Wow-!
The knights gathered under the flag of Hiran shouted in unison. Then, as Dante jumped off the wall and stepped out onto the plain, the approaching enemies hesitated and stopped moving.
“I have no intention of showing mercy to those who have forgotten their honor. So if you’re afraid, run away. Hylan will not pursue those who back down.”
The knights gathered behind Dante.
“Sogaju… are you okay?”
The stormtrooper looked at Dante’s face and said. Blood was pouring from between her blue lips. However, Dante nodded his head as if it was rather easy.
‘It’s a secret skill that my grandfather improved to suit me, but it’s gotten to this point with only one use.’
Everyone is in awe, but Dante knew better than anyone else that the true power of the Sky One Island was nothing compared to what he had unfolded.
So close.
It wasn’t regret that he couldn’t unleash a better sword, but he suddenly regretted the fact that he couldn’t devote himself to his grandfather and the knights and followers of Hiran again in this land.
‘For some reason, my body feels lighter…’
Maybe it’s because he’s carrying everything his ancestors and grandfathers cultivated and kept on his back while preparing for death? Dante is now in a state of awakening.
It seemed that he would be able to keep the best sword he could use, risking his life until the end of the war.
“First, I will destroy the dragon spear. I will break through to the front, so the stormtroopers follow me.”
At the moment when the knights of Hiran started rushing in, the emperor was being reported on the whole situation in real time from the rear of the battlefield.
“Oh oh…! After all, he is the successor of Lord Lorne. How amazing!”
Standing next to the emperor was John Cena Ferrell, the leader of the Dragon King Knights of the emperor’s army and the commander-in-chief of the emperor’s army. Unlike the emperor who was very excited, he had a dark face.
John Cena Ferrell was the reason Emperor Kevin Ferrell appointed him as commander of the Vanguard Army.
It was because he thought that the death of a blood relative was necessary to alleviate the guilt of this upright man.
“You must have just heard the report, Sir John Cena Ferrell. Dante Hilan killed your brother and killed even the ordinary knights who tried to keep his faith in Hilan…”
John Cena nodded heavily.
he’s not stupid
The reason why the emperor put his younger brother in the vanguard, the fact that Dante couldn’t have killed the average knights, and how absurd this purge was. John Cena never knew.
“Jim definitely gave Hi-Lan a chance. However, what has returned is your brother’s betrayal of trust, so if we don’t end it today, that poisoned wolf will plunge the entire empire into death and fear.”
Still, John Cena following the Emperor is not for the Empire. It was precisely because it was the way for the people of the empire.
“your majesty.”
“Tell me, Sir John Cena.”
“Keep your promises. Also, please make sure they keep their promises…”
At that, the emperor smiled brightly.
“Surely!”
As John Cena stood up and headed for the battlefield, the emperor waved at her back. And as soon as John Cena disappeared, he erased his expression.
Dante and the knights of Hiran were already moving toward the dragon spear with blood all over their bodies. All of that blood belonged to the ordinary knights who threw themselves in their way.
Except for the vanguard, all the knights of the main force believed that Dante had killed the knights who were trying to keep the faith with Hyran.
There was no time to correct misunderstandings and reveal the truth in the midst of brutal and brutal battles.
The hundreds of rescued knights eventually did not survive the rain of swordsmanship and magic. In the new battle that started as soon as the main force arrived, the knights of Hiran couldn’t afford to carry them all. It was because the main unit arrived earlier than expected.
In the eyes of the main body of the emperor’s army, it seemed as if Hiran had indiscriminately slaughtered the vanguard army.
If disobeying the emperor’s order was death and fighting against Hiran was death, the latter was better. In order to avoid a future in which all of their flesh and blood are executed as traitors later.
Blood and war make madness like that. The average knights who stood in the way of Dante while facing death with a single sword only chose madness instead of fear.
So did Dante, who was cutting them.
The right way.
The words that summarized the humanity of the character Dante were dyed red and dark.
‘How many cuts have I already made?’
Even at the moment of sudden doubt, Dante’s sword dropped the necks of those who rushed. A feeling of guilt, heavier than blood, weighed down my back, but I couldn’t quite realize it.
As is often the case with those who have been pushed into war.
Dante was naturally replacing that huge guilt with hatred.
‘I can’t turn back now. Me and my family and grandfather never betrayed the Empire. Why are you guys trying to stab us…!’
Slow-!
When Dante stopped once to catch his breath, the distance to Yongchang was about 500 steps away. Until then, all of the stormtroopers who had followed Dante were unharmed.
But just as they were about to move forward, someone dug into their flank.
“Ouch!”
“Stop!”
It was the Imperial Guard in golden armor. As soon as they appeared, they cut down two Hiran knights in the rear.
Dante stared blankly at the dead knights of Hiran for a moment.
“There is no such thing as a devil, Dante Hiran. Were all the appearances so far faked? I never thought I would be so accustomed to killing innocent people… Breath!”
Dante leapt at him and thrust his sword. He showed a counterattack without panic, but as soon as Dante increased his speed, his arm was cut off.
The knights of the Imperial Guard, who appeared with great vigour, had no choice but to flinch at the scene.
The knight whom Dante crippled in mere seconds was their third leader.
“Shut up. I have nothing to say to trash like you.”
Dante lowered his head and spoke in a cold voice.
“You bastard!”
“We will take over here in Sogaju. Go to Longchang!”
Without hesitation, Dante stepped forward, leaving the knights of Hiran behind.
He realized that if he hesitated even a little, the knights of Hiran would die faster.
Also, it seemed that he could catch the spirit that was on the verge of going crazy if he continued to cut down those who stood in his way.
