– The assassin will come. They will never leave the culprit behind their plans unattended. Even if it’s royalty.
It was a warning from Countess Hermery.
And even if it wasn’t her words, Leo knew better than anyone else that retribution would come.
‘How many times have I fought against the Casein Guild? Of course I know about those guys’ tendencies.’
Countess Hermery has to pretend to be self-sufficient for the time being.
Due to the misinformation she gave, the plan to assassinate the Emperor failed and the Catsane Guild became an enemy of the Empire.
It’s not entirely her fault, but she can’t say she’s not at fault either.
That’s why I was worried about the strict surveillance of the empire, so I went to the position of cutting off contact for now.
Because of this, I didn’t know exactly when the attack targeting Leo would be.
So Leo has been preparing for the past few days.
With the idea that you don’t know when and where the enemy will appear.
“You are finally here. The process of waiting for you was more arduous and difficult than I thought.”
Suffering from death threats is quite draining of the mind.
Even when I slept, when I ate, and when I went to the bathroom, I felt very uncomfortable because I was wary of someone targeting me.
That’s why I was rather glad that they appeared coolly.
“… … .”
“… … .”
The assailants looked at each other in bewilderment.
That attitude that I knew in advance.
Isn’t it too different from what they expected?
“… My head is soaring I made a prediction.”
“But nothing changes.”
-Sud.
One of the assailants rushed at Leo like a thunderbolt.
The dagger he wielded was tinged with a blue sword.
Sword Expert. It was also a very good skill.
Leo just stared at the dagger flying toward him.
At that moment, someone jumped out of the wagon and cut down the assassin.
-Chack!
“Cheuk… .”
Even on this dark night, a knight among knights who sprinkles sword steel that shines like the sun.
“Your words are indeed correct. It’s good that I’m escorting you.”
said Sir Hanson, brushing off the blood from his sword once.
Of course, the cut was so fast that there was no blood on it.
‘I don’t have a lightsaber.’
Looking at the sword steel, the crystal of destruction, Leo admired it.
It always contained a terrifying beauty.
He looked at the assailants.
There were 8 people in total, and one has already died.
“Why? Are you upset? Are you quiet?”
Leo chuckled.
He, a 5th-class mage, and Hanson, a sword master, were together.
In order to lead the raid as quickly as possible, the escort force was deliberately limited to mediocre knights, except for one Hanson.
With these two together, what does the number of attackers matter?
Even if 80 people came, not 8 people, I was confident that I would win.
“… You knew we were coming. Prince Leo.”
“then. i’m not stupid Rumors spread that it was thanks to me that the last raid was stopped, and of course I guessed it.”
“… … .”
Among the assailants, the man who seemed to be the leader seemed to be thinking about something for a while, then pulled out the sword on his back.
“Does not matter. Just kill it and that’s it.”
“Is that a decoration on the neck? Can’t you feel the power difference?”
Leo clapped his hand.
A cold chill flowed around him.
Freezing magic was starting to freeze the surrounding space.
That was the moment.
The assailants drew their weapons in unison.
Except for one person who died in the first blow, the remaining 7 people.
Four of them pulled out their daggers, and the symbolizing sword expert flowed out.
It was fine up to that point, but the problem was the other three.
In the sword of the raider Leo talked to, a huge sword steel similar to Hanson’s.
From the sword of the assailant and the other assailant, a huge sword river similar to that of Hanson gushed out, and the other emanated intense magic power that controlled the surrounding space.
“what… ?”
Leo was taken aback for a moment.
Thinking her eyes were wrong, she looked straight at her again, but it was still the same.
Two sword masters… One rank 5 mage?
wait for a sec.
‘No, even if it’s the Casein Guild. You’re using that kind of force to attack me?’
Are you at the level of an executive or a semi-executive?
Leo’s head rolled quickly.
From numbers to power, this side is pushed.
he made a decision
“I don’t think today is the day, but come back next time. I will deal with you properly then. I’m busy with work, so I have to go quickly… .”
“Strike!”
“Oh, wait!”
You’re talking!
Like Leo’s urgent tone, the battle broke out urgently.
* * *
– Quaang!
Hanson’s sword collided with the raider leader’s sword.
‘what… . Is this guy a criminal?’
Hanson, who saw them sword to sword once, was greatly surprised.
It was an opponent that I could never easily see the pressure I felt.
“Big… !”
Hanson put on an urgent look.
If he gets blocked by just one, Prince Leo has to bear the rest.
As an escort, it has its face, but I could never have let it go that way… .
-bang!
-visor!
The battle between Hanson and the raider leader was unexpectedly persistent.
In the meantime, the remaining 6 assailants moved to aim for Leo.
“Sigh… . Then it is. It was easy to go.”
Leo sighed.
I liked that this project went smoothly as planned, but I never thought I would run into difficulties like this.
Leo concentrated.
You can complain later.
Now was the time to kill the approaching enemies.
‘A sword master. One rank 5 mage. There are four sword experts.’
Simply put, it’s a level that can never be won.
But who is Leo?
An all-weather all-rounder with all sorts of experiences accumulated in the body of the ultimate talent!
“No matter how hard you count, you can only count on Uranus?”
Leo spread his hands out wide.
[Ice Light]
-Giying!
The atmosphere of the enemies was disturbed by the ice light that was blown for containment.
Taking advantage of that gap, he memorized great magic.
[Freezing structural formula – full plate mail]
[Waving Ice – Ice Golem]
To protect the sunfish-like body, they made armor out of ice and summoned golems to reduce the difference in numbers.
-thud! thud!
Ice golems rose from the ground and started charging towards the knights.
The opposing mage did not stand still watching all of this.
He began to open his hands to attack Leo.
At that time, Leo’s silver eyes flashed, and in the gap of the spell, he fired a magic arrow.
– Kwajik!
“What, what… !”
The mage was stunned at the sudden cancellation of her magic.
I’m not a kid who just learned magic, to be destroyed like this!
– Phat!
At that moment, one of the sword masters rushed at Leo like lightning.
As he hit the ground, the distance between the two quickly decreased.
Hanson’s sword sword was cool, but his sword sword’s light felt terrifying.
When it was swung around, Leo hurriedly deployed a spell.
[Freeze Structural Formula – Triple Shield]
Three ice barriers blocking Leo’s path.
-Quaggagak!
The Sword River gently tore it apart.
The tip aimed at Leo, but as he shook his head to avoid it, it passed by with a slight difference.
Because of that, the full plate mail helmet part made with the freezing structure was smashed, but I got a chance in the gap.
The sword master attacker’s eyes widened slightly.
Since the opponent was a mage, he attacked moderately, but could he avoid this?
The price of carelessness was fatal.
Leo’s cold hand touched him.
“Kuk!”
The guy hastily backed off.
Leo looked at him and clicked his tongue in regret.
“To block it with your arm in that brief moment. How great?”
It was as he said.
In that brief moment, he blocked Leo’s hand that was aiming for his heart with his left arm and retreated.
Thanks to that, his arms were covered in ice, but he was able to avoid fatal wounds.
“… what was that just A magic swordsman, not a wizard?”
“not really.”
“No way. With that body control ability, a mere wizard… ”
The guy was perplexed.
Leo wasn’t particularly fast, but he instantly moved his body completely according to his intentions.
It was a warrior’s talent that was never easily seen.
‘I wish I was a magic swordsman too, you bastard.’
Leo looked at the assailant who was wary of him and made an impression.
By erasing the ‘body size’ characteristic, his body control has become close to perfect, but he can only do this kind of surprise once.
From now on, he’ll attack without hesitation, at a speed that Leo wouldn’t even be able to react to even if he saw it.
‘That’s why I’m going to embarrass you more in this gap.’
The battle between a high-level knight and a wizard was quieter than expected.
It was because Leo preferred a blow that aimed for an opening instead of an attack that caused the ground to collapse and the sky to shake.
It was natural to say that it was not about catching large monsters.
[fairy walk]
Leo once again approached his opponent.
It was the posture of stabbing a sword made of ice.
“Kuh… !”
After repelling the attack with the sword steel, the assailant quickly retreated back.
It was because he was taken aback when he saw Leo suddenly appearing after moving the space.
Leo stopped and looked at him.
A mischievous smile crept across his lips.
“Can you go that far?”
“… … !”
The battle between knights and wizards is a street fight.
And since the distance was widened like this, I bought time.
[Bubbling Ice – Ice World Tree]
Enormous magical power rose from Leo’s hands.
A storm of cold raged around him, and a great tree began to rise.
A translucent tree made of ice was summoned to the center of the empire.
– Damn it!
The roots of ice erode the surroundings and steal the body heat of enemies.
Besides, it wasn’t just the body temperature that was stolen.
“This, this… .”
The assailants made faces of bewilderment.
From the moment she was exposed to the magical power of the World Tree of Hwan-Ice, her own magical power began to falter.
His control was not good and his sword spirit began to waver.
Leo’s enormous mana control is eroding the mana around him.
It was a decisive effect of the world tree of round ice.
“… … .”
“… … .”
The assailants glanced at each other.
Same with Hanson and Leo. Either way, it was difficult to deal with easily.
To make matters worse, time was not on their side.
It was a fairly quiet alley, but it was right in the middle of the capital of the empire.
Unless it was a raid in the slums, if there was a commotion like this, reinforcements would come quickly.
Even Leo created such a huge tree, so this operation could be considered a failure.
Eventually, the leader of the raiders muttered.
“… step away.”
“But!”
“I’m sorry to leave him too. But judge soberly. Any more is very unlikely.”
“… Keugh.”
The subordinate bit his molars as if he was unfair, but the leader was right.
Eventually they backed away.
“Who sent you?”
Leo reached out.
Dozens of ice swords covered the surroundings.
“When I came, I was free, but not when I left.”
If they were like that, they would be pretty central to the Casein Guild.
You have to catch everything here.
“Retreat!”
“Where!”
The roles of the assailant and the attacked were reversed.