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“Your Highness, you must hurry!”
Bahrain’s urgent expression.
The prince hurriedly ran to the library placed in one corner of the room with his clothes still on.
Then, the prince rummaged through the book and took it out.
What are you doing in the midst of busyness that you have to avoid right now?
“It was about this…”
Watching the prince take out the book nervously, Bahrain was also restless. With
a rattle-
a sound as if one of the books being taken out was caught on something,
a coo-gu-gung…
With a faint noise, the entire bookshelf rotated at an angle along with the wall.
A secret passage revealed at the same time.
“I see!”
The prince shouted and hurriedly ran into the aisle.
‘This is the royal family’s secret passage…’
It was the moment when Bahrain witnessed the truth of the secret passage, which was considered only as a secret rumor of the imperial palace.
However, Bahrain did not even bother to get wet in sentiment and chased after the prince.
Because that wasn’t the case now.
And soon after the two of them entered, the bookshelf rotated back to its original state.
A hidden secret passageway.
At the same time, the aisle went dark without a single light.
“light.”
At that time, the prince shouted the start word, and light emanated from the ring on his hand and began to illuminate the front.
Then the two of them run straight away.
Bahrain asked.
“Your Highness, but where does this passage lead?”
“It connects to the outskirts of the inner castle.”
“Um…”
It was a situation where the entire castle of the imperial capital might have been occupied by the rebels.
‘It’s very dangerous if it’s only close to the resistance.’
However, now was not the time to cover the hot water with cold water.
‘Once you go out, get out of the outer city by the shortest route.’
rebellion has already occurred.
He had to escape the imperial capital, which would have been occupied by the rebels.
‘And…’
Bahrain’s mind quickly flashed the candidates to rely on.
‘The Bismarck duchy is absolutely not allowed…’
The prince’s maternal family is none other than the Bismarck duchy.
For this reason, Duke Bismarck was acting as regent using his position as the emperor’s maternal relative.
However, the fact that the Duke of Bismarck stepped forward so directly meant that he would ascend the throne himself after slitting the prince’s head.
‘…Even elves and dwarves can’t be trusted.’
Originally, the Duke of Bershael and the Duke of Big Hand, who were on the side of the emperor and the prince.
However, it was difficult to say that they were clearly on the side of the prince, as they were the two races that had recently been entangled in business and maintained a close cooperative relationship with the Duke of Bismarck.
The only thing left was the margraves who were silently defending the barrier in their seats.
However, it seemed difficult to fall in love with the Duke of Bismarck, who encompassed the entire empire by fleeing there.
‘…No, there is Duke Raven.’
Return of the Empire’s Guardian Sword.
I hadn’t seen his face yet, but for some reason I thought I’d have a chance to win that way.
And did Prince Hardin have the same thoughts?
I was panting and screaming while running.
“Lord Bahrain! Let’s get out of the castle and head east!”
If it was east, it was in the direction of Raven’s territory.
It seemed that Prince Hardin was also determined to have some hope for Duke Raven, who had never met him.
“All right.”
As soon as Bahrain answered, he followed the prince by his side.
“Your Highness, excuse me for a moment. It’s okay.”
The slow movement of the prince who took the lead was frustrating.
He clamped the prince’s body around his side and
began
to run down the aisle at breakneck speed.
* * *
Late night.
Another bedroom in the Imperial Palace.
A man and two women entwined like snakes.
It was the time when the white jade-like skin of the three people was shining in the soft light of the mana lamp.
Among the three, one of the women’s unusually long ears suddenly pricked up.
“Um… Huh?”
upset woman.
Her stiffness passed to the other two.
“No, what happened?”
the man asked in a low voice.
His golden hair, representing the sweaty bloodline of the imperial family, draped along his head.
He was the 7th Prince Gerdin.
“There is a commotion outside…”
Anila muttered.
As an elf and the second wife of Prince Gerdin, her expression began to grow serious.
“It’s a rebellion honey!”
“what?”
“I beg your pardon?”
The prince and her young wife, who was entangled with him, also looked surprised.
“I don’t have time for poetry!”
Stuttering uncharacteristically for an elf, she hurriedly got up and began to pick up clothes that had fallen on the floor and put them on.
Is it because they are a natural species?
His gestures were surprisingly expressive and quick.
And Prince Gerdin, who had never seen Anila so impatient.
Although he had always lived in pleasure, he quickly got up and started putting on his clothes.
“What’s going on, sister? A rebellion?”
Melaria, Gerdin’s wife, who had not yet grasped the situation, asked.
“Get dressed! We have to run!”
Anila hastily warned.
However, by then it was already too late.
bang-!
In an instant, the floor of the prince’s residence exploded.
“Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
It was when all three of them were coughing in panic in the dusty mess that swirled around the room as if a bomb had exploded in the room.
Shuaaaaa –
Dark shadows rose through the hole in the floor.
at the same time.
Push Shoot –
Something shot out of the black shadows at an invisible speed and hit the three people.
“Eup….”
“Kuhhh…
..”
The three people who were overpowered by the authenticity of that something.
Their condition was not good.
“…Cool….”
Prince Gerdin, leaning on the bed, coughing up blood.
His body had holes all over it, and he was melting, covered in something like green bodily fluid.
And his wife, Melaria, died on the spot with half of her head blown off, leaving only a scream.
The only thing that was fine was that he wasn’t an elf.
She was staring ahead, clutching her dying husband, who had lost an arm and was covered in green bodily fluid.
A scene that was finally revealed as the dust settled
.
two arms and two legs.
A bipedal, human-like appearance.
However, the appearance of ‘it’ covered in a strange outer shell that looked like an insect’s outer shell was not human.
“…Bugslayer…”
Anila murmured.
She felt Prince Gerdine’s breath stop in her arms.
At the same time
, Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
monsters rushed towards Anila.
and that day.
All members of the imperial family who stayed in the palace suffered similar incidents.
* * *
“Duke Bismarck, you treason… ghast!”
The knight, who had let out an angry voice, was pierced by green bodily fluid that flowed from somewhere and fell to the ground.
Flood-
The entrance guarding the Emperor’s bed.
Guardsmen guarding the place.
However, they were helplessly cut off by a group led by Duke Bismarck.
Kaga Gang –
A sword with an aura hit the body of one of the group.
However, even that black guy’s outer skin, which seemed like it could split anything, could not be penetrated and was blocked in vain.
“This nonsense…”
muttered the knight wielding the sword in a hollow voice.
And that became his last will.
Chow ah ah –
A monstrous creature that slashed the body of a knight by swinging its bladed arm.
At first glance,
in the form of a human with two arms and two legs, it looks no different from a human.
It was the ‘Bug Slayer’, a weapon developed by the Urencia Empire.
“It’s also useful.”
Duke Bismarck passed through the corridor of corpses with a pleased expression and opened the door blocking the emperor’s quarters. It
‘s
like an imperial palace.
The door opens quietly without making a sound.
And on the far side of the huge room, I could see the emperor’s bedroom draped in curtains.
Duke Bismarck approached the emperor’s bedroom with a smile on his face.
He blew the veil away with a single wave of his hand.
Chow ah ah –
And the appearance of the exposed bed.
The old and sickly emperor, who would not look strange even if he died right now, was lying on the bed as if he were dead.
“Long time no see. your majesty.”
Duke Bismarck looked at the emperor’s face for a while, as if he had a new feeling.
However, the impression was short-lived.
Just-
he snapped his fingers and
pak-
the emperor’s head shattered.
Along with him, a bedspread stained with dark red blood.
The emperor’s blood, which had been bedridden for a long time, was already rotten.
‘Even if I just left it, it wouldn’t have gone that far.’
Even if Duke Bismarck had not killed him, the emperor would have been short-lived.
‘I wanted to let him enjoy his heavenly life as much as possible.’
In the end, Duke Bismarck ended the emperor’s life with his own hands.
However, there were no regrets.
Now, the name of the empire called ‘Urencia’ will be lost and a new name called ‘Bismarck’ will come to mind.
“…my time will be opened.”
Pod!
Duke Bismarck’s body disappeared.
A duke who appeared at a banquet hall and a ceremony to watch government affairs.
In front of him was the ‘throne’, the authority and symbol of the emperor.
“Finally…”
Duke Bismarck looked at the prince with a feeling of emotion.
He walked without hesitation and entrusted himself to the prince.
Fluff-
A cold aura came from the throne made of gold.
And the wide space of the festival came into view at a glance.
This high vision and sense that encompasses and looks down on everyone.
At the same time, his people and soldiers began to gather one after another around the festival.
Chuck-
Chuck-
Chuck-
Knights and monsters kneeling silently and bowing to Duke Bismarck.
Seeing this, Duke Bismarck’s mouth opened.
“…I am the emperor now.”
It was the moment when the eternal sun set and a new sun rose.
* * *
A huge incident was taking place in the ecliptic, but Raven’s territory did not know the news.
No, on the contrary, he was in a state of excitement.
It was because of the movements of the newly sighted monsters.
-A monster wave is being created?
Sang-woo asked Nigel as if he was dumbfounded.
To that question, Nigel nodded with a serious expression.
-That’s right.
-Hmm… I thought it would be quiet for a few weeks since the area was definitely wiped out.
Raven also seemed puzzled.
That would be the case because he and Sang-woo almost ‘erased’ the area with a whirlwind of flame.
-I don’t know. Compared to the power of that Cranid race, getting rid of the Orc Corps won’t even show.
-Well…
a Tibern planet that is wider than Earth.
More than 90% of the place was occupied by Cranid.
And monsters are constantly pouring in from the cores of the colonized land.
To the extent of wiping out only one area of the Orc Corps, that near-infinite force was left unscathed.
– But this time, something is different.
Sang-woo asked.
-Hmm…it’s the first monster I’ve ever seen.
– What does it look like?
Sang-woo urged the answer.
Then, Nigel showed Sang-woo the mana communication sphere sent through the forward reconnaissance team.
– See for yourself.
Sang-woo and Raven looked at the video being played in the communication port.
The area where there used to be an orc army that became very unstable after the whirlwind of flames passed.
As a result, the video was blurry due to the dust wind, but a huge creature stood out in the middle.
It looks like…
– Is it a crayfish?
It was shaped like a crayfish.
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