Chapter 526,
Chapter 144. (4) Puck for a friend
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There was a dull noise as Kevin’s body sank to the ground. After falling, he convulsed several times before dying.
The ultimatum to accept the emperor’s edict became Kevin’s will.
The commander of the seonbongsa, who came to attack the geomhwangseong with a single sword, met death.
The emperor’s vanguards couldn’t take their eyes off Kevin’s corpse for a while. It was hard to accept his death even after seeing it with my own eyes.
It wasn’t because there were many people who usually respected Kevin, or because he had a deep friendship.
More than 90% of the vanguard army did not understand why Kevin died.
‘What just happened?’
‘Is the commander dead? really…?’
At the moment when the rank knights had doubts, two beams of light flashed on the walls of the Geomwang Castle again.
The second sword shot spread wider than the first, slashing both wings of the red dragon and leaving a glowing trail in the sky.
[Kyaaaaaagh-!]
Eventually, even the red dragon lost its wings and fell to the ground. All the vanguard soldiers realized that it was Dante’s swordsmanship that killed Kevin.
“Has the dragon not heard me? I told you not to dare look down at Geomhwangseong.”
It seemed to be speaking in a low voice, but the voice filled with energy spread throughout the plain.
Now, everyone looking down at Geomhwangseong has disappeared. Instead, Dante looked down on all of the vanguard from the top of the ramparts.
It was only then that the vanguard soldiers could feel it.
The fact that the place they came to hit was Geomwangseong.
At that terrifying awareness, the average knights froze for a moment. A certain instinctive fear stemming from the name ‘Hairan’ was piercing their brains.
“From that distance… you shot a sword sword? With this speed and power?”
When Scott Harlow of the Central Knights said this, the other major knights shook their heads in disgust.
“It’s not a joke. Is it really the sword emperor’s successor?”
“Dante Hiran. I only remember how he was always dignified and gentle, but looking at it like this, there really is no beast…” Not only the
rank knights, but also the commanders felt chills running down their spines.
Dante was one of the most famous figures in the Empire because he skipped generations early and was confirmed as the minority of Hiran.
From the moment he became Sogaju, Dante was always followed by all sorts of rumors. Elements such as a small body, weak physical strength, and a beautiful face that do not look like a naturally boneless character made people doubt Dante.
Moreover, Dante did not often compete in swordsmanship competitions within the empire. Most of them were closed sparring, so few people knew Dante’s real skills.
However, those who have seen Dante’s sword at least once at the speed at which he grows said this in unison.
The next World’s Greatest Sword is already decided.
In the midst of the cold silence, only the screams of the fallen red dragon filled the plain.
Wizards hurriedly spread healing magic and tried to attach wings to it, but it was not enough.
“I am Dante Hailan, the lord of Soga of Highlan and the acting lord of Geomwang Castle. Emperor, please be polite again and explain why you came to Geomwangseong.”
Scott Harlow stepped forward.
“Scott Harlow of the Central Knights! Sir Dante Don’t do this. You are on a path of no return. Your Majesty has ordered that the war be stopped as soon as Hi-Lan returns the White Stone!”
“Such a stone does not exist, Sir Scott Harlow. Even if there were, the emperor could not treat Hilan like this.”
“Sir Dante! You still have a chance. As a warrior who has longed for Hailan, I hope that the Emperor’s Castle will return to the arms of the people and His Majesty!”
“opportunity? Do you not know that the emperor is blinded by power and intends to break the pillars of the empire? If so, I will give you one last chance. Drop your sword immediately and surrender. Then I’ll save everyone. However, if you know the emperor’s intentions and still join in…”
Dante continued to talk behind his back, raising his spirits.
“Not a single one of those who put their swords into Hiran will survive. The fact that you are merely compelled to obey orders is no extenuating factor. You are all… knights.”
Even if it was an ordinary person, he couldn’t afford to fight against 1,000 knights.
Rather, the next battle will be less burdensome if you annihilate them as quickly as possible before the main force arrives.
From the moment the emperor’s purge began, Dante was determined.
Both to their own death and to driving others to their deaths. Even if he had to kill 10 million or more people, Dante did not have the heart to stop before the emperor.
‘Damn, I don’t know Sir Ron, but I thought Dante Hiran would give us a little room for conversation. There will be no answer to this. In the end, do you choose destruction…’
It was then.
One of the average knights standing in the ranks dropped his sword on the floor.
Limp-!
In an instant, everyone turned their heads toward it.
“I… I can’t fight Hilan. If Hiran didn’t step up in the battle of Shuka, our entire family would have been annihilated.”
“What is this…!”
Crunchy iron!
Starting with him, the average knights were dropping their swords on the floor as if greased paper caught fire.
“I can’t fight Hilan either. The reason I was able to become a knight as an orphan was because of Hiran’s knight scholarship support.”
“I also want to support Hiran’s scholarship…”
“I also give grace to Hilan…”
More than half of the average knights dropped their swords like that. It happened in less than a minute.
“Raise your sword again now!”
“Do you think these madmen could defy His Majesty’s orders and survive!”
The commanders of the vanguard army were speechless at the sudden situation. The average knights who abandoned their swords even knelt down.
Dante had killed the commander with a single sword and completely demoralized the vanguard with a few words.
Commanders such as Scott and Marvin Gloria Roya had never imagined a case like this.
They didn’t know what to do, just looked at the knights who threw away their swords and the Geomwangseong.
‘I’m going crazy!’
Scott gritted it.
It was because they knew better than anyone else that if they showed this kind of appearance when the main unit arrived, the commanders as well as the regular knights would not end up with simple punishment.
Write-!
Scott struck the neck of a rank knight who had dropped his sword. it made a decision
“In front of the traitors, what kind of insolence is this? All those who have abandoned their swords will be immediately executed!”
The knights of the Geomhwangseong hadn’t even drawn their swords yet, but blood fountains were spreading all over the camp of the emperor’s vanguard.
The knights who abandoned their swords did not resist. That’s why it was difficult to suppress the confused mind of the swordsmen of the vanguard forces who killed them.
“You idiots, what do you think would change if you guys were like this? If the main force arrives, the Imperial Palace will end anyway…!”
In fact, the commanders of the Seonbong Army were in a state of anxiety in various ways from the time they visited this place.
Kevin of the Dragon King Knights lacked the skills and morals to take on the role of commander, and most of the thousand ordinary knights were composed of those who received the grace of Hiran.
What is the result?
Kevin Ferrell met his death while stepping out like a thunderbolt, and the average knights are offering their heads, saying they will not fight.
When the situation reached this point, the commanders could not erase the feeling that the emperor’s intentions were hidden from the beginning in the formation of troops and the selection of commanders.
“Pick up the damn sword…!”
The heads of about 50 average knights had already fallen.
The commander of the vanguard army and the generals who did not throw away their swords seemed like they were about to lose their minds.
The word “irreversible” seemed more appropriate to them than to Geomwangseong.
“Geomwangseong!”
When Dante shouted, the knights waiting in the castle climbed up the walls all at once.
“Rescue those who have not forgotten the grace of Hiran. Slash all who stand in your way.”
As soon as the order was given, the knights of the wall threw themselves into the plain.
At the same time, the castle gates opened and knights poured out from there. Those who came out of the gate and jumped out of the breakthrough formed a formation in an instant as if they were in charge of the siege.
Just as Dante was about to leave, Shuras Helter grabbed him by the shoulder.
“Kyung, don’t step out. The main unit will arrive soon, so you should save your stamina until then. Excluding the five swordsmen, the only one who can handle the best knights of the main army is Gyeong.”
body and mind.
Dante was barely keeping his cool. He tried to jump at the sight of those who remembered the grace of Hiran dying right in front of his eyes, but he, who was weak by nature, was already exhausted from the meeting.
And Dante was the strongest knight and the acting lord of the Sword Emperor along with the five swordsmen of Hiran, who are currently Ron’s henchmen.
“…All right.”
The five swordsmen of Hiran were not currently in Geomwangseong.
There is hope as long as they all return safely and Dante can fight at his best. All the knights of the Imperial Palace thought so.
In Dante’s place, half of the heads of the thirty families threw themselves to the ground.
The battle with the vanguard army was flowing into a one-sided victory for Hyran. Even though there are dragon and wizard war equipment, there is too much difference in the number of knights.
However, the knights of Hiran were moving with the first goal of rescuing the ordinary knights who had abandoned their swords, not annihilation, so the suppression did not come very quickly.
This tendency was even stronger because there were no outstanding knights who could overwhelm and stir the battlefield in the current Highran. If Dante played that role, it would be an instant, but considering the main unit, Schuras’ judgment was 100% correct.
“Glory to Hailan!”
“The emperor’s dogs dare not speak of honor!”
By the time the evening play was over, the suppression was coming to an end.
All that was left was a few major knights, a dragon, and about ten wizards including Roya.
On the other hand, the knights of Hailan suffered only five losses. About a hundred ordinary knights who abandoned their swords were rescued, and the battle with the Seonbonggun was a complete victory.
However, around that time, the knights who were guarding the side and back gates of the Geomwangseong Fortress were checking the main body of the emperor’s army that had begun to appear in the distance.
“The main force of the Imperial Army is reaching!”
“About 20 Yellow Dragon-class cannons have been confirmed! I will activate the defense equipment!”
In addition, the support of the main body of the emperor’s army was arriving not only at the back gate of the side, but also beyond the front gate.
It was indeed true that the commanders had previously reported that the main force would be at least 10 times the vanguard force.
At first glance, the number of knights narrowing the siege of Geomwangseong was well over 10,000.
“…The rescue operation is over. From now on, we will begin the annihilation operation.”
Dante looked at the newly appeared enemies and said.
