◈ 468. [Side Story] Forgive me not
Kurung Kurung… .
The dark clouds that had been hanging over the ecliptic since morning gradually thickened and then
shot aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa… … !
Soon after, the rain started pouring.
Under the pouring rain, the appearance of New Terra, the ecliptic, was unrealistic.
Civilians and Aegis task forces clashed all over the city.
Citizens struggled to destroy the Shutdown Protocol magic circle set up under the city, and the task force tried to stop it.
In the center of the city, black thorn trees were proliferating like a nest, and a large trunk was rising in the middle.
It gripped the entire imperial palace in the form of a giant hand and wrapped it around.
“It’s not even a fuss.”
and outside the ecliptic.
Being surrounded by the Imperial Defense Army and the Imperial Army’s 2nd Corps and 3rd Corps, Dusk Bringer let out a laugh.
“I never thought I would see a landscape like this after living there.”
Black smoke billowed from all over the burning ecliptic. Even with the pouring rain, the fire was not easily extinguished.
The black thorn tree that rose up in the center of the ecliptic engulfed the surroundings with terrifying force.
Screams and shouts echoed throughout the city.
It seemed that the end of the world had come.
“To think that New Terra would end up like this… .”
Dusk Bringer’s small mouth sighed and smiled.
“It’s something to live for a long time to see.”
“… .”
Around the carefree Dusk Bringer, the other kings of the World Defense Front looked very nervous.
Currently, the World Defense Front has declared surrender.
He had put down his weapon and had been imprisoned. In all directions, the imperial army’s bloody spears and knives were aimed.
“Am I really okay… .”
“What if they get twisted and try to kill us… ?”
Except for a few, everyone was terrified and shivering. But Dusk Bringer was carefree.
She surveyed the opponent’s command center.
The captain of the Imperial Guard and the commander of the 2nd Corps of the Imperial Army and the 3rd Corps commander were having a heated meeting.
“We must obey His Majesty Fernandez’s orders!”
“What are you talking about? Didn’t you hear what His Majesty really said earlier?!”
“If you make a mistake here, you will become a weightlifter! Behave right!”
‘indeed.’
Dusk Bringer chuckled.
It was so funny to see them still looking for comfort and protection even in this situation where the world seems to be coming to an end.
But things didn’t go so smoothly. The Imperial Defense Army and the rest of the corps commanders drew their swords at each other.
“This weightlifting bastard dares to disregard Your Majesty’s orders!”
“Who is your Majesty? Fernandez is a traitor! You guys are weightlifters!”
“Drop your weapon! If you surrender, I’ll make it happen!”
When the commanders drew their weapons, even the subordinate officers drew their weapons in unison.
Then, even the rest of the Imperial Army, who had been aiming their weapons at the World Defense Front, turned their weapons at each other in embarrassment.
The tense situation was resolved in an instant.
The 2nd and 3rd corps of the Imperial Army agreed and aimed their weapons against the Imperial Defense Forces supporting Fernandez.
The forces of the 2nd and 3rd corps were far greater than the Imperial Defense Army, which had already been cut in half.
In addition, the 2nd and 3rd corps, which had heavy knights, were much stronger in this close-quarters situation than the Hwangdo Defense Army, which was a light cavalry unit.
“shit… ! These damn weightlifters… … !”
Conversely, the commander of the encircled imperial defense force closed his eyes tightly and raised both hands as the spear tip was thrust into his neck.
“… surrender.”
“Conquer! Catch all the Imperial Defense Forces!”
Things started to get weird.
The Imperial Guard, who were in charge of one axis of the siege, were all tied up and knelt on the floor.
And the two corps commanders of the 2nd and 3rd corps walked towards the headquarters of the world defense front.
Sureung-
As the two corps commanders drew their swords, the kings of the world defense front all swallowed dry saliva.
and
thump.
The two commanders freed the kings from their chains with their own swords.
“… ?”
“what?”
Among the many perplexed kings, Dusk Bringer calmly relaxed his wrists.
To Dusk Bringer, the two corps commanders showed respect.
“It’s been a while, Dragon Lady.”
“hmm. It’s been a while. How are you?”
The Principality of Bringer was originally a brother state of the Everblack Empire.
Until the sudden deterioration of diplomacy and the outbreak of war, the two countries had been in close exchange.
In addition, Dusk Bringer had a wide network of contacts within the empire as much as he held the title of duke of the empire.
Also, unlike the 1st Corps, which directly invaded the Principality of Bringer, the 2nd Corps and the 3rd Corps had no direct conflict.
Now that the war between the two countries had stopped fizzing out, there was no reason for the two countries to be hostile to each other.
“… I would like to ask for your advice, Archduke.”
The two commanders looked back toward the ecliptic in cold sweat.
“What should we do?”
“Whoops, in this situation, do you dare to seek advice from Gwain?”
“Hasn’t the Grand Duke been Your Majesty’s guardian for a long time? Besides, you are now in the same power as His Highness, Prince Ash… … .”
“I thought that if you gave us a little bit of confidence, we would be able to move more easily… .”
The two corps commanders hesitated. Dusk Bringer narrowed his amber dragon face.
Even in this situation, the fact that he could not move without an order given by someone and tried to create a corner to escape was in a sense truly soldier-like.
“No, Guwain will not give you any advice.”
Dusk Bringer shook his wrists and stood up.
“You must choose and act for yourself.”
“yes?”
“Think for yourself. What are you guardians of? Is this an order from the emperor? Or is it the life of the citizens?”
The two commanders looked at each other and nodded heavily.
“… It is both.”
“Then do it. If you drew a sword, wouldn’t you have to cut something?”
Dusk Bringer pointed to the southern gate of the ecliptic.
“Go and open the door!”
A mischievous smile tugged at the corners of the dragon’s mouth.
“And keep what you want to keep.”
***
New Terra West. plain.
Gii-i-!
The flagship Geronimo landed slowly in a rain-drenched field. The huge aircraft landed on the ground and the two propellers slowly stopped spinning.
Chiik –
Cheolkkeong!
Through Geronimo’s hatch, the dwarf pilot – Kelly Bay escaped.
“after.”
Kelly Bay brushed her wet beard and looked up at the sky.
Tutututututu!
I could see more than 10 airships surrounding Geronimo floating in the sky.
Kelly Bay lashed out at them.
“Our fight has no meaning anymore!”
The airships did not budge. Like it or not, Kelly Bay continued.
“The world is going to end, friends!”
Everyone in this room heard the emperor’s speech and saw the situation the emperor was in.
That is why the entire Airship Fleet did not block the sudden declaration of surrender and landing of the enemy ship, but only watched.
“Your job now is not to catch me and shoot me down!”
Kelly Bay pointed with a thick finger at the emptiness in the air—no, toward the ecliptic behind it.
“I’m going to right the wrongs you’ve done!”
***
Under the ecliptic.
Patter Patter… … .
Took. Took. Took.
Rainwater also leaked into the basement cavity.
Reina lit a cigarette in her mouth as the raindrops dripped onto her coat.
“Whoa… .”
When you light it, the smoke spreads out.
The smell of damp sewage mixed with the strong smell of burning tobacco. Reina, who had been chewing on a cigarette for a while, slowly raised her head.
coo goong coo goo goong… … !
The endless sight of the palace of thorns could be seen in the distance.
“… Things seem to be coming to an end.”
As soon as the words ran out, an urgent voice came through the walkie-talkie worn around Reina’s waist.
“I will report from the Special Task Force Headquarters, Sir Reina! The current shutdown protocol’s external magic circle damage rate has exceeded 30%!」
“… .”
“Furthermore, the Imperial Army’s 2nd and 3rd corps and even the airships betrayed them! Currently, all magic troops on the wall have been neutralized by them. The war situation is extremely bad!」
“… .”
“Successors are appearing one after another in both the Special Forces and Magic Troops! This is the end! We have to set up a roadblock!”
“… .”
“Sir Reina! Are you listening?! Hurry up and tell His Majesty Fernandez! We need an order-”
“Noisy.”
Beep.
Rayna turned off the walkie-talkie.
“If it was an order, I gave it to you in the first place. just keep it Is that difficult?”
Reina, who was chattering, roughly stepped on the cigarette that was left behind, extinguished it, and then turned around.
“Then I’ll smoke all the cigarettes too… Shall we fulfill the order we received at the beginning?”
Initiation of shutdown protocol.
That authority belonged to Reina.
‘Is the damage rate over 30%? But what?’
It is such a huge magic circle.
Even if it’s a bit broken, it still works. It’s power will be reduced and you won’t be able to exert half of the original effect, but what is it?
It doesn’t matter anymore.
‘Execute the received command. Because that’s my job.’
That’s it.
Success or failure, those things had long since left Reina’s hands.
complete the assigned task
As a soldier, that was enough.
So Reina tried to move to the central magic circle of the Shutdown Protocol that was placed in front of her –
Crack.
got caught
ankle.
“… after.”
Reina let out a light sigh and slowly looked back and down.
“haha… kuh… !”
Junior was there.
Falling on the floor where rainwater started to collect, with a bloody appearance that was horribly smashed. But only the eyes are still shining fiercely.
He was grabbing Reina’s ankle and trying to stop her.
“… I told you, Junior.”
Reina, who clicked her tongue, slowly pointed her fingertips at Junior.
“If you want to preserve what is left of your life, stop fighting.”
“… .”
Junior glared at Raina and gritted his teeth.
was no match.
He had been trained rigorously on the monster front for the past two years, so he had some pride in his skills, but… … He couldn’t even touch Reina.
“Certainly, your talent as a wizard might be one or several orders of magnitude higher than mine.”
After chanting, Reina shook her head slightly.
“But your skills as a murderer… I think I am superior to you.”
person-to-person combat.
The ability to ‘kill people’ that Reina has accumulated throughout her life as a soldier is overwhelming.
In addition, since she worked as a member of the dark side and dealt with numerous allied wizards, her combat skills as an archmage were also amazing.
On the other hand, most of Junior’s combat experiences are monster battles.
In terms of how to kill people, the level of Reina and Junior was the difference between heaven and earth.
After the battle started, Junior was cornered after a few workshops, and Reina mercilessly tore him apart with her magic.
And- so it happened.
Raina is standing still, and Junior is miserably collapsed on the floor.
Tsk, Reina clicked her tongue.
“Above all, you have no intention of killing me.”
“… .”
“So how are you going to stop me?”
Junior didn’t say a word and put strength in the hand holding Reina’s ankle.
Raina shook her head.
“This is reality.”
“… .”
“A guy like you who is so weak that hesitating and can’t choose either side… You couldn’t survive as a wizard from the beginning.”
The wind blew into Reina’s fingertips.
“It’s good because you won’t be able to live long as a wizard with that attitude anyway. I’ll finish it for you.”
“… .”
“Say hello to your mother.”
Tuhak-!
A wind magic bullet was fired from Reina’s fingertips, aiming at Junior’s head.
