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13 The Welcome Army (9)
In the Agnes Empire, there are as many knights as the stars in the sky.
When people ask who is the strongest among such knights, they usually pick three or four.
2 The Gray Lions, led by Princess Iveline Agnes, have always been one of the knights on the list.
“ Hmm… … Did Prince Zion come all the way here?”
The leader of the 5th division of the Gray Lions, Charon slightly furrowed his eyebrows and looked around.
The place where he and the knights of the 5th Division are now, a long way away from Hubris, the capital of Agnes Empire, was an area that could be said to be the outskirts of the outskirts.
“ We still have a little more to go. You said you were in a village called Kurd.”
Adjutant Paulo stood next to Charon and opened his mouth.
“… … Why the hell did you come all the way here? You never know where the welcome army might come from anyway.”
A disgruntled voice came out of Charon’s mouth.
There is only one reason why Charon and the 5th Squad are on a country road like this now.
It was precisely because of the instructions of Evelyn Agnes.
‘ I want you to protect Zion.’
Upon hearing that Shion had left the castle with only one subordinate, Ivelin immediately called Charon and gave an order.
Of course, she also didn’t think Shion would find a welcome army.
Even so, Ivelin sent the 5th Squadron because she thought that other imperial families might be able to target Zion if Zion went out of the imperial castle.
Up until now, it would have been entirely possible, or certainly would have happened.
Therefore, she sent the elite of the elite, the Gray Lions, from the Imperial Castle without anyone knowing.
“ The gray lions of the world have to take care of the imprisoned prince.”
Although he would have obeyed Yvelin’s instructions, which he respected more than respected, Charon was very dissatisfied with the situation.
In the Imperial family of the Agnes Empire, which considered force as the highest virtue, it was a natural phenomenon that Prince Zion, who had no powers, was slaughtered.
Charon didn’t understand that Prince Zion was surrounded by Ivelin.
Even the half-brother.
“ Haha, it’s nice to see a quiet night view after I left the capital after a long time. Enjoy the scenery around Daejangdo Island.”
Unlike Charon, who complains like that, Paulo takes a deep breath and speaks leisurely.
“ Paulo, you don’t feel so comfortable… … .”
Charon, who had opened her mouth toward such a lieutenant with a raised expression, suddenly stopped speaking.
“… … uh?”
His eyes, which were looking ahead with him, began to widen.
What was reflected in his eyes was a huge barrier that covered the entire Kurdish village and the surrounding area in the distance.
“ That… … .”
Soon after, Paulo’s face hardened as he witnessed the same thing.
Such a gigantic and precise barrier was the first thing that even the Gray Lions had ever seen.
Normally, you would have wondered why such a barrier is in such a place, but the thoughts that came into their heads right now were different.
One of the Seven Great Disasters of the Empire, the Phantom Army.
Nothing was known about him, but one thing was known.
That is, there is always a large-scale barrier formed around the phantom army before it appears.
“ Captain, please… … !”
Towards Paulo, who looks at himself with swaying eyes.
“ For now, approach near that barrier.”
Charon opened her mouth with a firm voice.
* * *
The second condition to obtain Kronos’ Mythical Noble Phantasm.
It was that the one with the ‘coordinate’ had to directly kill the king of the phantom army.
In the chronicles, the hero kills the cursed king, but now he plays his part.
Wow!
Zion was replacing it.
Why these conditions were necessary to obtain Kronos’ Noble Phantasm was not detailed in the chronicles, so Zion was not well aware of it either.
Since the original name of the ring serving as a ‘coordinate’ was ‘Cronus’ Judgment,’ I could only guess that it had to do with the punishment Kronos gave to the king.
Whoops!
Before Shion, who was thrown backwards due to the first clash, could land on the floor, the cursed king who rode a skeleton horse and approached right in front swung his sword one after another.
A black-blue flame that burns full of such a king’s sword.
black island.
Shion, who somehow created a pose in the air, smashed the entire space and swung Iklaxia, a perfect sword spirit, towards the approaching king’s sword.
The moment the two swords collide.
blah blah blah blah!
With a huge wave bursting out, the surrounding atmosphere split apart and began to burn.
The earth can’t withstand the shock and can’t be crushed, so it turns to dust and explodes.
With him, the new model of Shion was bounced back once again.
But this time it seems to be different.
Stand tall!
As if violating the laws of physics, Zion suddenly stopped while flying and disappeared from the spot with darkness.
“… … .”
The king of black armor, who was watching him, suddenly raised his sword toward the empty space above.
That moment.
blah blah blah!
A wave that explodes with the sound of something crashing.
One step later than that, Zion, who was facing the king and sword, appeared from the darkness.
It seems it doesn’t end there.
Whirlik!
Zion spins his body in the air and digs into the king once more.
Such Zion’s sword is once again swung towards the king’s neck.
Did you think it was too late to pull the sword and block it?
The king, who was following the movement of Zion’s sword with his eyes, raised his opposite hand covered in armor.
Whoa!
A blue flame that covers the entire hand of the king.
As usual, the darkness of the Black Star that wrapped around Shion’s sword would have ate up all of that fire.
Kaga!
This time it wasn’t.
Iklaxia of Zion, unable to break through the blue flames, and is captured by the king as it is.
Even at that moment, Zion’s Black Castle was extinguishing the fire, but the amount of fire and fire emanating from the king was overwhelmingly greater than that.
The cursed king who pulls the hand holding Zion’s sword toward him to break the balance and at the same time wields the sword of the opposite hand.
Seeing this, Shion immediately put down the annihilation lightsaber and quickly retreated.
But at that moment.
– Don’t miss it.
The king’s sword accelerated once more.
blah blah blah!
bursting roar.
With him, the new model of Shion bounced backwards at such a speed that I couldn’t even see it properly.
Quang! Quang! Aww!
After breaking through two large rocks in a row and smashing the last one in half, it barely stopped.
A wave that bursts out late from where Zion has passed and devastates the surroundings.
Jureuk-
A stream of fresh blood flowed from the corner of Zion’s mouth, which had been embedded in the rock.
at that time.
– I expected it.
The king of the phantom army dismounted from his horse slowly approached Zion and opened his mouth.
– Because you were the first to stand before me with judgment.
– Maybe, really, maybe, I had hoped that this infinitely repeated punishment could end.
However.
– But why?
That hope was in vain.
Because the human power in front of him did not even reach his toes.
The light of deep disappointment in the eyes of the king.
– Why did you say you were so weak?
Even the anger could be felt in the voice of the king that followed him.
“… … .”
Sion looked at the king approaching him like that and checked his body.
Hands trembling as if they had received a strong shock, and a body that creaked and screamed here and there.
This was despite the fact that when he received the king’s sword a little while ago, he instantly covered his entire body with a dark curtain and hit the main point of the attack, draining most of his power.
If he had been hit correctly, he would have died at that moment.
‘ There is definitely a big difference in basic specifications.’
Even after amplifying the Black Star through Iklaxia, the difference in power was too large.
The situation in which Zion’s own attack itself does not work at all.
I don’t know if Heuk Seong-ha would go all the way to the 3rd floor, but for now, it was definitely an unreasonable opponent.
‘ I can’t ask for help from outside.’
The other soldiers of the welcome army were all protected by handshakes, so one-on-one was possible, but I couldn’t ask for any more help.
Riusina was unable to help because she had to control the entire force of handshakes.
Liam, who had just jumped into the battlefield, took a long time to get here.
‘ Then… … .’
tickle, tickle.
With a blue flame burning all over his body, the king slowly approached this way and the presence emanating from such a king was different, and Shion grabbed Iklaxia tightly.
‘ There is only one way left.’
The eyes of Zion sinking below.
Whoa!
The moment when the Extinction Lightblade absorbs all the light that exists around him and creates a sword god once again.
Thump, pound, pound, pound!
Shion’s heart started beating at an insane speed.
As a result, all the blood vessels in Zion vibrate to the maximum, amplifying the black stars flowing in it to the limit.
With him, the surrounding darkness shook beyond control.
-… … ?
The moment when the king’s doubts were young for the first time as he approached the sound of his heart beating so loud that he could even hear it in his ears.
drop.
It all stopped in an instant, as if time had stopped.
ensuing silence.
soon after
Good profit!
A strange sound broke the silence.
It sounds like a door that has been completely rusted open slowly.
The sound was coming from deep within Zion’s body.
With him, the darkness calmly descends around Zion.
– What do you do!
The new type of the king of the phantom army, feeling a certain eerie feeling from such a figure of Sion, rushed right in front of Zion at maximum speed.
The king who raised the sword straight above his head and slashed it at Zion.
Fuhwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
In such a king’s sword, a blue flame burning more powerfully than ever before was burning the surrounding atmosphere.
Shion, who ate everything like that, bowed her head without looking at the sword of flame that was approaching towards her.
Finally, the moment when the king’s flame sword is about to split Zion’s head.
Scratch!
The sound of something being cut echoed through the battlefield.
A moment of silence with him.
soon after
Koo!
Breaking that silence, the arm holding the sword of the cursed king fell to the ground.
-… … !
The light of embarrassment in the king’s eyes for the first time.
In the eyes of the king’s helmet, an ominous darkness slowly forming the shape of the moon was reflected behind Zion.
lunar meal.
It explodes all the black stars that exist in the body in an instant, raising all abilities to more than the limit in an instant.
The best amplifier and one of the best reverse electromagnets that Shion has.
soon after
Whoops!
The new form of Zion that triggered the lunar eclipse disappeared from the spot and appeared right in front of the king.
A speed that can’t even be compared to a little while ago.
At the same time, Zion swung Iklaxia, which he had previously lifted above his head, towards the king.
– You… … !
The cursed king who was surprised by the incredible speed but quickly switched to the other arm and lifted the sword he was holding.
The moment the two swords collide.
blah blah blah!
A huge shock wave erupted from it and once again swept the already devastated surroundings.
Gagging play!
In the middle of such a shock wave, Sion and the King’s Sword are touching each other and sparking enough to brighten the surroundings due to friction.
‘ Stopped… … .’
It was the moment the king thought so as he looked at the sword of Zion, which was not advancing any more.
“I have a question for you.”
A low voice came out of Zion’s mouth.
“ Who is weaker now?”
With him, the moment when Zion’s eyes curve like a crescent moon.
Tuquaah
The heterogeneous darkness surrounding Iklaxia swelled like an explosion, and fell down as it was, smashing the king’s sword.
Gagging play??? wtf is that?