0.01 Second Sword Master Episode 125
“Geuuu”
After barely escaping through the portal, Karpel groaned as he touched his severed arm.
Then he turned his gaze to Tercana, who was staring blankly at him.
“What are you looking at? Do I look funny?”
“no. Didn’t you survive being hit by Aslan’s blade? The other Great Demons could not stand his blow and all died.”
“So you seem to want to praise Aslan for being great?”
“Doesn’t everyone on the continent know that he is a great person? It’s because they made the kingdom, the weakest on the continent, into the strongest kingdom.”
“Shut up!”
Karpel threw a knife at Tercana, then groaned again in pain.
Tercana grinned and approached Karpel.
“Shouldn’t you heal your wounds quickly? You must know how?”
When Tercana opened the portal, what was visible outside was none other than the Einsof Kingdom ruled by Karpel.
He bit his lip.
“I already turned the knights under my command into an army of monsters. But are you saying that the people of the kingdom are also made like that?”
No matter how much he became the owner of the demonic sword, it was Karpel who did not cross the last remaining line.
However, Tercana sent a sweet tempting voice to him.
“no. You don’t have to turn them all into monsters. Absorb them with your power. Then, this arm will grow back too, and it will have greater strength than before.”
“Shut up! Are you trying to kill all the people of my kingdom with flattery?!”
“I am not killing them, I am telling them that they should do their part. It’s your kingdom. Your people are there for you. Will it be only the people? If you need it, the knights and servants in Einsof Kingdom should also be your strength. You are the reason they exist. This is their destiny.”
“fate······.”
“That’s right. There is only one fate that can never be denied. But you’re denying it. For what reason? A humble conscience? In the face of the fate of conquering this continent, is that conscience important?”
“…”
“And first of all, shouldn’t we defeat Aslan?”
Karpel’s eyes widened at the name Aslan.
I expected it, but I didn’t know that there would be such a difference in skill.
Despite the attack that even that dragon was pushed back, Aslan did not back down even a single step, and as if dealing with a child, he subdued Karpel with just one shot.
After gaining the power of this demonic sword, I thought it was something I would never go through again, but then I realized.
that it is still too weak.
That’s why you have to get strength without covering the means and methods.
“…”
Karpel silently grabbed the knife.
And walked toward the portal.
“Who, who are you!”
“Yoris.”
The first person to find himself there was none other than his right-hand man, the Grand Knight Commander of the Einsof Kingdom, Lloris.
“You can’t…”
Lloris recognized Karpel without difficulty.
“O king! What the hell is this…! I will call the healers right away!”
Karpel grabbed the shoulder of Lloris, who was making a fuss.
“Yoris. Are you my faithful?”
“Yes? What are you talking about? I am a knight who is completely loyal to the king and kingdom!”
“yes. I guess so. I do not doubt your loyalty. So no matter what happens, you will be my strength. right?”
“My king. What the hell…… Keuheuk!”
Lloris let out a scream and his knees buckled.
It was because the magic sword Karpel was holding stabbed him in the stomach and pierced his back.
“Wow, my king, uh, why…”
“Be my strength, Lloris. Give your life to me.”
Kwaaa-!!
“aaagh!”
Lloris was sucked into the sword and its shape completely disappeared.
yet,
“town-!”
As Karpel’s arm, which had been cut off, regenerated, he got a new one.
Seeing that, Karpel started to laugh like a crazy person.
“Kuhh-. yes. This is real power.”
He said to Tercana, who hadn’t come out of the portal yet.
“What are you doing, Tercana? Send all troops here. Today, the kingdom of Einsof will become a sacrificial lamb for a great future.”
At Karpel’s sinister laughter, Tercana also smiled meanly.
Today, the Einsof Kingdom will lose its brilliant glory and perish.
* * *
Although they blocked Karpel’s advance, the kingdom of Omer, which suffered great damage, was busy restoring it.
Even though he was a king, Elberstein went out to the field to help the people, and the knights and workers of the Kingdom of Eli arrived just in time to help.
“If what the king said is true, we must hurry and conquer the Einsof Kingdom before it is too late!”
“you’re right! If Karpel, the king of Einsof Kingdom, has indeed been taken over by the devil, he must be killed. You don’t know when he’ll gather his strength again and aim for this place!”
In the meantime, a serious meeting was going on inside the Omer palace.
I sat on the throne quite naturally, and Elberstein, the king of this place, stood down there along with his subjects.
It was a slightly odd composition, but no one, including Elberstein, found this sight strange.
“My king. The time has come to show the greatness of the king and the strength of the kingdom of Eli to the whole world. If you lead the knights to conquer the kingdom of Einsof and capture Karpel, the whole continent will realize the power of the king once again!”
Are these guys warlords?
All you have to do is fight.
In addition, they wanted me to stand in the vanguard and conquer the Einsof Kingdom. Originally, wasn’t it to prevent me from going anywhere well once I became king?
It seemed that I had been bluffing hard the other day, and that had turned into a snowball.
Usually, I have to convince the king to stay in the kingdom without going to war, but now they are not able to send me to the battlefield.
‘Am I going there because I’m crazy?’
Of course, I didn’t want to go and only sent articles, but-.
[The main quest, The Emperor’s Path is activated.]
– Go directly to Ainsof Kingdom.
-You get 10 gold as a reward.
“…”
This damn system also wanted me to go there myself.
And the rewards aren’t bad either.
Read at noblemtl.com
Giving me 10 gold just for going to the Einsof Kingdom myself.
It’s not even about conquering it.
Do you think this is worth doing?
Even if I go to war with the Einsof Kingdom, I just have to watch from behind, right?
‘This is the reason why I’ve developed my military power so far.’
In order to defeat the enemy with mighty military power without the need for me to step forward, I have been pouring in huge amounts of money and strengthening my military power.
You can see the results here.
After finishing the calculation there, I cleared my throat.
“I have no intention of forgiving Carpel, who dared to join hands with the devil. So he should be punished. However, just because Karpel is evil, even the people of that kingdom cannot be said to be evil. If my wrath strikes the Einsof Kingdom, all life there will die.”
“…”
It was an absurd bluff, but they were all listening intently to what I had to say.
“I will personally go out and conquer the kingdom of Einsof, but it is my knights that I am proud of that go into battle. So Aaron.”
“Yes, my King!”
“Make sure that the principal does not draw his sword. If that happens, everything in the Einsof Kingdom will disappear under the blade of my sword.”
“I will keep that in mind!”
Bluffing is good when this happens.
Because it can be seasoned very well.
If this is the case, all I have to do is sit back and watch the Knights conquer the Einsof Kingdom on their own.
I thought it was possible with the current military power.
Of course, it would be a big deal if Karpel brought more monsters.
‘Fortunately, there’s a workaround for that too.’
Wasn’t that the reason I came to Omer Kingdom?
To be picked as a deceptive mineral by gamers after Kalutan.
It is Albrenium.
* * *
“Hmm- that’s too complicated.”
Raphael looked around at the Albrenium and eventually put it back on the table.
“It looks like there is something useful about it.”
Raphael was still unsure of how to use the mysterious power contained in Albrenium.
I tried several magics, but there was no result.
Meanwhile,
“Raphael. Are you making any progress?”
Raphael shook his head at the question of Kellin, who had crossed over to Omer Kingdom with her.
“no. do not have.”
“Hmm. Then try again. According to the formula given by the king.”
“The formula the king gave you?”
“yes.”
A formula written on parchment by Aslan.
So far, whenever research has been blocked, Aslan has written down the formula and handed it to the two, and it has always been a success.
So among magicians, this was called the formula of truth.
“Let’s do it right now.”
These two and the mages proceeded with magic research according to the formula Aslan gave them.
It wasn’t a very complicated magic formula.
Instead, it was written in detail what kind of magic to use on Albrenium and what kind of magic potion to use.
A study that lasted for several days, staying up all night.
After several days of trying, finally…
Chow-!!
A beautiful orange light emanated from the Albrenium, and a round film formed and gradually spread out.
“Oh oh-“
Kelyn exclaimed at the beauty.
“What is this?”
“Well.”
Kellyn fired a weak magic bullet at the orange membrane.
Then, it blocked the magic bullet and showed a solid enduring appearance.
There, Kellin realized why Aslan had given him this formula.
“It’s a barrier.”
“A shield?”
“yes. It is also a very high-purity barrier. Aslan-sama was trying to make this.”
“But how the hell does the king know that…”
“Whoops. The King is truly omnipotent. He knows all that we do not know, and he sees through in advance. This, too, must be one of his little knowledge.”
At the new discovery, Raphael and Kellin looked at Albrenium with eyes full of excitement. They took a larger albrenium than the one used for the study and tried the same formula Aslan had given them.
Then a much larger barrier was created.
“It is a really great mineral. With this, I can easily keep it anywhere.”
Then, a heavy voice came from behind them.
“Is the research going well?”
Startled by the voice, Kellyn and Raphael turned around.
Aslan and his knights were there.
“My king. Are you here?”
“I came because I wanted to know the results of my research. How did it go?”
“I made it as the king advised, and it turned out to be really amazing.”
Elberstein, who was next to Aslan, couldn’t hide his surprise when he saw the brightly spread shield.
“Are you saying this is really a shield?”
“If you want to test it, draw your sword, Elberstein.”
“Ah, yes.”
Elberstein drew his sword and swung it wide at the shield.
Turong-!!
There was a loud noise, but the barrier was not pierced.
As if he had heard something wrong, Elberstein blew his sword with great force this time and struck it down.
Turong-!!
This time, too, only the sound was noisy, and the shield was not even scratched.
As if the sight was amazing, Aaron and the other knights drew their swords one by one and struck down the shield.
But all the results were the same.
“Unbelievable······.”
“How can you be so strong!”
They couldn’t help but be surprised.
It was because they couldn’t do any damage to the shield despite injecting a lot of power into it.
“The advantage is strong durability, but the downside is that we can’t do anything inside the shield either.”
Originally, the shield created by wizards blocks external attacks and passes internal attacks to damage the enemy.
However, it seemed that this shield could not be easily penetrated from the inside or outside.
“That’s enough. There are enough manpower to dig up minerals, so let’s start production right away.”
Aslan gave the order and was about to return.
“At this level, no one on the continent will be able to break it!”
Kellyn said something that offended him.
“…”
When Aslan looked at him with sharp eyes, Kelyn was startled and let out a hiccup.
“Did you think that just because the knights here couldn’t break through this shield, it would be the same for me?”
“Yes? Oh no. That, I had no intention of doing that at all.”
Completely terrified by Aslan’s ferocious eyes, Kelyn’s complexion went pale.
And Aslan,
“It’s ridiculous.”
It didn’t matter much, I put my hand on the side of the shield and touched it lightly.
OK,
jjwoong-!!
“!?”
The defense shield, which had been fine until now, shattered with a sound like tearing. Along with that, even the minerals were split and turned into powder.
“…”
A heavy silence followed.
Aslan said in a dry voice.
“Make a stronger shield than this. If next time it breaks like it is now, I will have no choice but to doubt your skills then, Kellyn.”
“…”
“Why no answer?”
Kelyn, who had been frozen for a moment, suddenly came to her senses and shouted.
“Yes! I will do as you command!!”
Aslan nodded and went out.
Kelyn, who screamed at her throat to burst, finally gave up on her legs and collapsed.
Raphael ran to Kelyn and tried to help him, but
“Uh-”
It looked like I could barely get up after half a day.