Chapter 525,
Chapter 144. For a friend (3)
“…what is the size of the imperial army’s vanguard?”
“The Commander of One Thousand Wizards and Five Dragons is Kevin Ferrell of the Knights of the Dragon King. Featured Knights include Scott Harlow Marvin Fan of the Central Knights and Gloria Cenderer of the Knights of the White Spear. The commander of the mages is Loya Lilitha, and most of them are made up of the Lilithta Magic Corps binary.”
“War artifacts have been confirmed, including fifty lion-class cannons and three red dragon-class cannons, and a number of barrier amplification artifacts.”
Even if it was that much, there were not too many countries in the world that could not be conquered. Excluding the great powers, it is impossible to handle with the power of a single national family.
Besides, the lists recited by commanders are only the vanguard. The size of the main force to arrive later was incomparable.
“The size of the main unit has not yet been determined, but it is estimated to be at least ten times larger.”
The atmosphere in the conference room became heavy.
Those who guessed Ron’s condition renewed their resolve once more, and those who did not continued to think of the white stone.
“Three hours, faster than expected. Even the Emperor knows that Sir Lorne is in no condition to fight. So it must be rushing like this. The main unit will probably arrive within a couple of hours after the vanguard.”
It was as Shuras said.
jump-! Suddenly, Shuras split the long table in the conference room in half and walked between them to stand in front of Dante.
Then he got down on one knee and lowered himself.
“Shurath Helter, head of the Helter family. The knights of Helter who are not out of my control and I will share the fate of Hyran.”
As Shuras swore, the other knights knelt together.
“I will fight against Hylan on the Sellington Road!”
“If it had not been for Hiran, the Lofermo family would have been destroyed long ago. It’s weak, but it will help.”
“Traga will stand by Hylan’s side.”
“Even the Aclick…”
The 30 representatives of each family in the meeting room swore to Dante and Hiran.
And seven people remain. They were the ones who were most shaken by the news that Ron had lost consciousness.
Dante reciprocated by placing his sword on the shoulders of those who had offered the oath, then looked at them quietly.
“Kingsel, Felici, Metting, Baizering, Panega, Mitro, Ginion.”
“Sir Dante, we…”
“You have betrayed the trust of Hylan. I forgot that my family, my grandfathers and ancestors fought for your well-being.”
At Dante’s words, the representatives of the seven families couldn’t raise their heads.
The knights who were still crouching were ready to cut their throats at any moment if Dante gave an order.
“But I don’t want to think that you abandoned the faith of Hylan simply out of fear for your personal life and the survival of your family. I will assume that you chose to keep loyalty to the Empire rather than loyalty to Hiran. So before you leave, there will be work for you to do for the Empire.”
“Say… speak.”
“Help evacuate the people of Geomwang Castle. If you don’t even do that, you didn’t choose loyalty, so I have no reason to keep you alive.”
The seven knights who did not swear bowed their heads and left the meeting room.
“Sir Golo.”
“Yes Sogaju!”
“Evacuate all non-combatant vassals and subjects. If the seven families do not assist in the process, you may beheaded immediately.”
“I will accept it.”
“Also, all regular soldiers must be evacuated.”
The general soldier’s role in battle is the same as equipment operation and supply, and vigilance and follow-up control.
If the generals were left out, the lower knights would have to operate equipment such as cannons themselves, so there would be some power loss, but Dante didn’t want to make them take too harsh a responsibility.
If the war was lost, they would have their whole family slaughtered just for standing on the walls.
After the evacuation, only 3,000 rank knights, 1,000 senior knights, and 50 commander-level knights, including Dante, were left in the castle.
They could handle as much as the vanguard army, but it was far from enough to deal with the entire empire.
Dante and the commanders climbed the walls.
Restoration has continued since the last terrorist attack, but Geomhwangseong has not yet regained its original appearance.
Cracks were left everywhere on the walls, and there were not a few places that were completely empty.
It’s not a fight for Mercury anyway. All the regular soldiers were sent out, and more than half of the war equipment was damaged during the terror, so they couldn’t last long in the castle.
Regardless of the victory or defeat of the war, today is the end of Geomwangseong.
Dante climbed the rampart just to capture this landscape with his eyes one last time.
-I know what you mean. Then, what if the imperial family chooses Ziple and decides to end Hi-Lan with us?
-You know how to block that.
-I’m not the family head of Zipple, but the next family head? Do you have enough authority?
-Just kidding, Runkandel will join Hiran at that time.
Watching the people evacuate after the tents set up under the walls were pulled down according to the orders of the commanders, the voices of my friends suddenly came to mind.
When he and Jin asked Beradin to urge Jiple to press Hyran even more.
The three assumed the possibility of an all-out war of this kind to some degree.
However, it was a completely unexpected problem for Ron to lose consciousness completely and for the emperor to expose Hiran’s secret to the whole world.
Especially who could have imagined Ron being unable to fight.
Ron’s injuries during the Black Emperor’s Terror were never this severe. It was a normal injury that should be cured within a week at the shortest and a month at the longest.
Dante didn’t know why Ron’s injury had gotten so bad.
‘Since my grandfather hasn’t woken up yet, I don’t think I’ll be able to win this war even if you come.’
I thought that accepting Jin’s help was like drowning a friend in a pit.
Jin was not yet the head of Runcandel. And when evaluated objectively, Hiran without Ron was not worth acquiring even when Runkandel stood up to the Empire.
Dante received a pen and paper from the commander standing next to him. It was to send a letter to Jin telling him not to come to support.
“Send this to Tican immediately.”
The commander received the letter and went down the wall.
If Jin came, he would have a high chance of surviving. As he said in his conversation with Beradin, even if he can’t bring the whole of Runkandel, he will definitely bring enough troops to save himself.
But Dante was convinced that it would be better to fight and die together than to choose to escape and survive here alone.
Thousands of warriors risked their lives for Hilan and rebelled. It was never possible for them to prioritize their survival as the deficit of the Imperial Palace.
According to the orders of Dante and the commanders, knights began to be deployed throughout the castle. The eyes of the knights were heavily stained with the resolution of a desperate fight.
All that was left was to wait for the enemies to come.
* * *
“White stone? Are you saying that you want to get rid of the Darkness for this reason?”
Rosa looked at the report and twitched her eyebrows.
“No information about the white stone has ever been obtained. It is possible that it is just a lie for a cause.”
“It could be true. But it doesn’t matter. The reason why the emperor is moving like this must be because he is sure that he can defeat Ron’s Sword Emperor.”
“After the Black Emperor Terror, Lon High Iran almost stopped its external activities. And for the last 15 days, there has been no activity at all.”
“It could be that he can’t fight as expected before… It’s almost certain that the emperor has raised an army and there is no response.”
“There is no full-fledged movement yet, but Ziffle may be looking after the emperor.”
“If the white stone is worth as much as the emperor said, it will surely be.”
“Should I prepare the knights?”
Rosa thought for a moment about her youngest son, instead of answering the monk’s words.
“What about horseman 12?”
“It is certain that it is inside Tikan, but the detailed internal situation is unknown because of the order of the family head.”
“That child will definitely go to Geomwangseong. I think the fourth rider’s sudden request for vacation has something to do with it.”
“They lead the knights of Runcandel and go to the Geomwang Castle without getting permission from the acting head of the household…” “
You are saying something new. When did the youngest act with that kind of notice? Besides, the youngest has his own solid power even if there are no knights in the family.”
Moonsa lowered her head.
‘I don’t know exactly what kind of white stone Hi-Lan has, but there’s nothing wrong with having it, seeing as the emperor is so anxious about it.’
However, it was burdensome to step forward without any information or justification. If the white stone had no particular value, Runkandel would have been involved in the civil war of the Empire without any profit.
“First, let’s see how the youngest handles things. However, if we detect a situation in which Ziffle or Kingelo are actively stepping out, we will move accordingly. Keep an eye on their trends. Also, make a statement that Runkandel has nothing to do with the civil war in Hairan.”
That way, if Jin’s actions ended in bad results, he could naturally take the position that it was not the judgment of the entire Runkandel.
On the contrary, if it ended with good results, the ability and perseverance of Runkandel 12 riders were only highlighted once more.
“Yes, acting governor.”
* * *
The emperor’s vanguard army has arrived at the plains of Geomwangseong.
Dante stood in the middle of the wall at the gate and watched them.
Five dragons, knights, thousand wizards, 153 cannons and barrier equipment were pointing to the main gate of the Geomhwangseong. The back door and the side door noticed that there was no need to care because the main unit would be surrounded anyway.
“I am Kevin Ferrell, vanguard commander of the civil war riot forces of His Majesty Amir Viment, Emperor of the Great Empire! Lon Hilan, the lord of the Sword Emperor, come quickly and accept and follow His Majesty’s edict!”
Kevin Ferrell shouted as he looked down at Geomwangseong while riding on the red dragon.
Dante and the commanders did not answer him. Kevin was arrogant and raised his voice even more. I had heard from the Emperor beforehand, but I had just seen with my own eyes that Ron couldn’t fight.
“Is Lon Hylan absent? If so, Dante Hilan of Sugaju receives and obeys His Majesty’s edict. This is an ultimatum…!”
am!
He was about to shout that, but suddenly Kevin felt a cool sensation coming into his chest like a breeze.
“uh…?”
There will be a hole in your chest.
Kevin was completely unaware of that moment, but it happened right after something flashed on the walls of the Imperial Palace.
The light came from Dante firing his sword and shooting his sword. The sword that pierced Kevin’s chest had already gone back into the scabbard, and only a few people were aware of its speed.
Eventually, as Kevin began to fall off the dragon’s back, Dante said:
“There is no person in the empire who dares to look down on the Imperial Palace. Even if it is the emperor. So, if anyone wants to know the emperor’s will, defeat me and talk.”
