Episode 266
EPISODE.133
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“Kuaaa!”
A knight clad in Imperial conquest sprinted frantically, brandishing his sword.
Not only high aggression towards the enemy, but also a death-defying attack that ignores one’s own life!
Follow me—!
Swords collide with swords and sparks fly out.
The knight of Endymion, who was facing the mad attack, hesitated and stepped back.
He then shouted with a tired expression.
“Why are these bastards doing this! Did the Empire go crazy as a group!?”
For a knight who has been learning swordsmanship all his life, it is unbelievably poor and beastly skill.
Even the guards who guard the county in the countryside wouldn’t use such swordsmanship.
However, the level of murder and intimidation that dwelled in it was truly ignorant.
Eyes that turned white, revealing the whites.
In addition to the crab foam flowing out of the mouth, the blood-red skin and the bright red steam gushing out of it are quite impressive!
Even compared to the undead, there was no big difference.
No matter how you look at it, it didn’t seem normal.
It has to be.
Right now, the majority of the Imperial Army was caught in one of the cultist magics, Madness.
Strengthening of muscles, strengthening of mind, strengthening of reaction speed, etc…
There were countless ways to strengthen the body using magic.
There are dozens of things that come to mind right away.
In front of that number, there would be no need to differentiate between ‘Aura’ and ‘Magic’.
However-.
‘Gwanghwa is an exception.’
It is the principle of general enhancement system magic to pay magic power and get increased ability in return.
In the process, there was no case of side effects such as loss of reason or strong instincts.
However, Gwanghwa Magic, on the other hand,…
‘literally drives you crazy.’
A magic that makes you crazy and loses your intelligence instead of greatly increasing the range of ability increase.
That was the essence of Gwanghwa Magic.
In addition, the large increase in ability was not just a good thing.
‘It consumes life.’
Because all the abilities that were raised like that were produced by burning the original life energy of humans.
The proof is the blood-red skin and the bright red steam created by the evaporation of the blood.
The pumped heart beyond its limits increases the speed of blood movement and thereby boosts the body’s capabilities.
‘Why are you using this method?’
——In the end, it was magic that only ran toward death.
Win or lose, in the end, most of the imperial army under the madness magic will die.
The time left until that happens is about an hour at the most.
If so, can the result obtained by sacrificing hundreds of thousands of soldiers be called a fair victory?
This is a method no sane commander would choose, unless he wanted to annihilate all personnel, regardless of enemy.
‘Why the hell?’
Before answering the question that popped into his head, Russell’s body moved.
It was an unsolvable question, but it was not a question that could be answered right away.
Even at this moment, the enemies affected by the madness magic were rushing like waves.
If left as it is, the battle line will soon collapse.
In that case, it would be better to lend a hand to the allies.
“….”
The scar left by the fierce battle with Marquis Mason. As a result, Russell spits out the blood in his mouth and raises his mana.
Compared to the perfect state, the magic power is less than half, but what started from now was a one-sided massacre, not a match against those who were on an equal footing.
Koo Goo Goo Goong -.
Hundreds of fiery arrows embroidered the sky as the sound of the eight circles spinning echoed in my ears.
“good!”
It fell toward the ground like a meteor shower.
Wedge liquid perberbubbung-!
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The battle that followed lasted only about an hour.
However, the number of damages incurred during that time far surpassed that of the previous several hours of fighting.
“…Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
One of the imperial soldiers, who had grabbed a spear and sword with his white hair exposed, vomited blood bubbles and collapsed on the spot.
Due to the Gwanghwa Magic, the life force that started runaway showed the floor and faced death.
The number of Imperial soldiers killed that way is comparable to the number of those killed by spears and swords.
If you add the damage from Endymion on top of that, the number of people who died on this plain during this day would be over 100,000.
“What would you like to do?”
One of the staff asked Daria with blood all over her body.
At that question, Daria sighed briefly.
“Umm….”
She knows that the end of Gwanghwa Magic is death. That’s why he also knew that if he waited, Endymion would eventually win.
However-.
‘Isn’t the damage to the allies too great?’
Should we continue the battle and achieve victory, or should we retreat and gather our troops?
Over a few seconds, dozens of thoughts quickly cross my mind.
“I will reorganize the battle lines. Let’s retreat for now…!”
Daria, who came to a conclusion before long, was about to shout something—!
“It’s the Emperor of Fire!”
One of Endymion’s soldiers shouted hysterically.
“It is the flag of Emperor Hua!”
Why is the Emperor of the Empire here?
At the out of nowhere shout, the commander-level figures turned their heads in unison.
Russell was no exception.
‘Why is the Emperor of the Empire here?’
It was the Endymion army that had pushed through the war to quite a depth of the empire.
However, that did not mean that the tip of the spear reached the ecliptic where the emperor was.
The distance from the plains, where the fierce battle is being waged, to the imperial ecliptic, where the emperor is located, is over a thousand kilometers!
But now the emperor has appeared here.
why what for
Before I could raise my head, the emperor’s flag came into my eyes.
It was too slow and leisurely to see that it was approaching the battlefield.
Surprisingly, it wasn’t just that.
Boldly enough, the emperor appeared on the battlefield unaccompanied by a single knight.
Dalgrak Dalgrak.
The only one following him is a skeleton holding a flag.
Like a Death Knight or a Lich, it was an ordinary skeleton whose special powers were only felt by stars.
At that moment, the emperor opened his mouth.
…a sacrament.
Wooreungwooreung-.
A low but clear voice weighed heavily on the battlefield.
At that moment, all the master class strongmen, including Russell, flinched at once.
Goosebumps all over the body and a feeling of dread.
“This is…”
Daria muttered in the midst of this with a puzzled look on her face.
Because the energy contained in the emperor’s voice just now had the same wavelength as the strange power that dwelled in the magical power of Rodrick, who had just become an Arch Lich.
…There is so much blood shed and meat piled up for Jim.
Even at that moment, the emperor’s voice continued.
…I commend you for your hard work.
The face of the emperor, who had strode towards the battlefield, came into my eyes with a deep yet arrogant voice.
A face so pale that one could hardly believe it was human.
Grayish white aura flowing along the shoulder line dyes the area achromatic.
A presence as if all the despair that exists in the world is united in one place.
Time on the battlefield stopped at its presence.
The emperor stepped onto the battlefield while no one could easily open his mouth and no one could easily grab his sword.
Cheek-.
The splashed blood reached his cheeks, but he didn’t care at all.
No, rather, the emperor stuck out his tongue with a face that made him excited.
He muttered as he licked the blood on the Volga.
…They prepared such a grand dinner, so it would be disrespectful if they didn’t talk.
“Die!”
Could it be that his rationality was paralyzed by the despair and fear flowing from the emperor?
A nearby knight swung his sword in a fit of attack.
Paaah-.
Even though he didn’t reach the master level, it was an outstanding blow to the extent that he was surrounded by a deep blue sword!
But beware!
“Guk guk guk…!”
The man’s blow did not reach the emperor.
Before that, the tentacles of darkness protruded from the floor and pierced the man’s neck, shoulders and chest.
An attack with a speed that would not have been able to react unless it was a strong person who had reached the level of a superman!
But the real surprise was from now on.
“Kkeok kkuh…”
The shadow’s tentacles sway as if absorbing something from inside the man, and the man’s body begins to dry up rapidly.
hairy-!
It took only a few seconds for the man, whose entire body was drained of blood and vitality, to turn into a mummy and fall to the ground.
…pretty good for an appetizer.
He sighed carelessly and spread his arms wide.
Tzuzuzujw-!
Along with that, the tentacles of the shadow spread out in all directions like a spider’s web and cover the whole area!
Then, the blood that was soaking the floor was quickly absorbed.
It was the blood shed by more than 100,000 people as they died.
If you add a little exaggeration, even if you collect all the blood in this place, you can reproduce a huge lake or river!
That much blood dried quickly.
No, it was sucked into the emperor’s body through tentacles.
As if in response, the achromatic despair that flowed from the emperor increased in size.
Was it an illusion?
In that moment, I felt as if the emperor’s hair had turned black and returned to its own color.
‘Black hair?’
Immediately after, Daria shouted.
“All troops retreat!”
Gathering up the remaining mana, he roared with a voice that would shake the entire battlefield.
“What are you confused about! I mean go back You guys!”
A strong woman who had glimpsed transcendence in a human body, her instincts were whispering to him.
If you face that monster, everyone in this room might die.
That monster wearing the emperor’s shell has that kind of power.
“What are you doing! Hurry up, don’t move your feet!”
Shouting again, she poured fire at the emperor.
Whoops!
Dozens of lightning bolts that can pierce castle walls and tear down rocky mountains with a single blow of red lightning fall!
Cuquaaceae!
The whole ground the emperor was standing on collapsed and a cloud of dust rose high.
“Retreat retreat orders!”
“Retreat!”
A beat later than that, the commanders who came to their senses from the fear spewing out from the emperor scrambled and shouted.
Doo doo doo-.
The soldiers who received the order started to retreat all at once, and their boots resonated.
Meanwhile, there was one who went forward, going against the flow of those who were retreating.
‘Help. Someone should stay and tie that monster’s feet.’
Daria Snowwhite, the woman who noticed the emperor’s strength before anyone else and ordered a retreat.
The moment she blocked the emperor’s way, the moment she -.
The sound of someone’s footsteps followed her to the left.
“It’s useless if you’re thinking of pretending to be cool by yourself. Grandma.”
Hemingway Melville.
Jerk-.
“Kyahahaha! If you back down in front of a monster like that, it will be the shame of the Beast King!”
“If it’s to the extent of dragging out time, my mother and daughter will contribute as well.”
Along with Beast King Muyaho, the elves, Arain and Io, also accompanied him.
In addition to Nicolo and Amelia Merwin, the owners of the Royal Capital Magic Tower, there are several sword masters from the Endymion side.
Those who were prepared to die one by one began to step forward, cutting through the retreating soldiers.
chuck-.
A human figure flew in from somewhere and landed on Daria’s right.
Black hair fluttering in the dust and red eyes revealed between them.
“You crazy bastard. Why did you follow me when I told you to retreat? The future is bright…!”
To the teacher’s bruising that followed, Russell smiled awkwardly and replied.
“Several is better than one, right?”
Chuck Chuck-.
The strong men who appeared one after another among the retreating soldiers blocked the emperor’s path from their respective directions.
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