096. Union and Empire (2)
Barkat’s kingdom was turned upside down by the crown prince who appeared full of wounds.
“The Empire occupied the mana stone mine and attacked the Crown Prince!”
The Philerium Mountains were a natural frontier that nobody owned but claimed.
It is absurd that the Empire claimed such a place as its own, but he dared to hurt the Crown Prince.
It was like a declaration of war. Or are you looking down on the union that much?
“You can’t lose the mana stone mines to the Imperials!”
The Kingdom of Barkat dispatched the Knights and Wizards, and at the same time sent envoys to all the countries of the Union.
In an instant, the union began to shake.
‘Wait, you bastards of the masked empire…!’
I’ll definitely tear you apart with my two hands.
Pablo Barkat, who raced to the mines with the Knights, strengthened his fighting spirit.
* * *
The Jespine Empire, a knight of the Blue Griffin Knights, shouted at his comrades who had gone through the bushes.
“come fast!”
“Goes.”
A fellow knight came running.
“You went to the bathroom, didn’t you take off your helmet?”
“Written again.”
“Is the boat okay?”
“It got a little better.”
“yes? Your voice is a little…”
“Hurry up, get together! There is no time!”
“Yes!”
Fryon, who had tilted his head, hurriedly ran. The advance team, which had already gathered the Knights and Wizards, miners and mine experts, had finished preparing to start again after a short break.
Frian went to his seat. A colleague with an upset stomach stood next to him.
“Don’t relax. Don’t be nervous. This is Philerium. If I did it just one more time, I would be terrified.”
“Yes!”
Frian nodded his head in the eyes of the vice-captain. When I got angry with myself because of my motives, I got a bit annoyed too.
The imperial advance squad set off again.
The monsters that came after smelling the smell of humans pushed in their greedy teeth.
However, the knights and wizards included in the search party were elites of the Empire.
buzz-
A magical wind cut through the ogre’s body. The knight’s aura cut out the troll’s heart.
The corpses of the monsters built up a mountain and brought in more monsters.
Nevertheless, the search party marched silently. Walking the blood path drawn in blood, we finally arrived at the cave.
‘What is this, Phil Lai, you seem to have suddenly improved your skills?’
There were numerous fights, and Frian admired his teammates’ fluid moves.
He lightly dodged the spear thrown by the Lizardman and cut his head at once. They trolled and killed the trolls, and were not pushed against the ogres.
‘Obviously, until recently, I was on the same level as myself…’
I didn’t show everything, but I got some room to move.
‘Has there been any progress?’
Strangely, the spirit also seems to have become more pure.
It was strange, but I couldn’t even say it wasn’t Philae. This is because the sword that he used was a dragon sword.
A vision handed down only to the top knights of the Empire that has never been leaked so far.
“What, did you practice every night by yourself?”
“Did you suddenly improve your skills?”
Perhaps because of that, the other knights were only surprised by Philae’s performance, and didn’t say any more.
‘No, it’s kind of weird. It was as if I had become a different person…’
“It’s a cave!”
“Everyone be quiet! Enter slowly! Don’t be vigilant!”
The doubts that had raised their heads up vanished without a trace in front of the tension.
The Imperial Army entered the cave and encountered hundreds of kobolds that had colonized in a small cavity.
“For the knights!”
“Do not use fire magic!”
The knights built a wall of shields. The kobold’s sting could not penetrate the shields of the wizards. Rusty weapons were intercepted by armor and shields. One-sided massacre ensued.
“Move forward.”
Repeated to go and stand. The monsters came pouring out every hour, and it really satisfied the reputation of Philerium.
Fryon swallowed sweet saliva.
‘Damn, when will this cave end?’
The captain didn’t even tell me what the hell he was in this damn place for. Annoyance surged in the endless battle.
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My lips dried up at the sight of the search crews dying.“stop.”
It was then that he discovered a huge cavity, filled with purple light sources.
mana stone. It was a mana stone that was very pure and beautiful at first glance.
“…it was real.”
The search commander murmured. Prion realized that the mana stones were their purpose.
‘A mana stone mine?’
crazy.
“Set up a camp.”
The Imperial Army moved in a hurry. A tent was set up and the defenses were strengthened. That was then.
A number of popular chuckles were felt on the other side of the aisle. When they came in jointly with a subtle living, everyone in the Empire instinctively drew their weapons.
“Southern ants?”
“You bastards of the Empire!”
‘Oh my God, he sleeps…’
The leading angry bull was obviously Pablo Barkat. One of the great stars and the spiritual leader of the Confederacy.
Why is he here?
When the tension reached its peak, the search leader stepped forward.
“Long time no see. Prince Pablo Barkat.”
“Austin Croin?”
The Blue Griffin Knight Commander, Austin slowly lowered the sword he had raised. Pablo also killed momentum in his actions.
“Prince Pablo, why are you here?”
“You’re doing what I’m going to say. Why are the dogs here? ”
“Isn’t it strange for an empire to exist in its territory?”
“Who wants the empire’s territory?”
Pablo exclaimed. The cavity shook.
“The Philerium Mountains are the realm of the Confederacy. Therefore, this place belongs to the Union.”
“Sounds nonsense. Philerium has long been and always will be of the Empire.”
“Let’s try this, right?”
“Be good for the front and back. The moment you swing that sword, it’s war. Can you afford the Empire?”
“It’s the Confederates that came together to rule the Empire, you bastard.”
“Do you think the gathering of sloppy ants can handle the wrath of the Empire?”
Pablo snorted at Austin’s pomp.
“So did you surprise me?”
“surprise attack?”
“Are you going to get rid of the trash you sent me to surprise and play with me? Swinging a sword is war? It was you who chose war first!”
He rekindled the momentum that Pablo had killed.
“No, wait. We never sent anyone apart.”
“Then did I fight the ghosts?”
Austin looked at the officers of the search party. But they didn’t know either.
“We are the frontline. I never planned anything to follow.”
“That’s right. As far as I know.”
“gibberish!”
Pablo growled.
“I’ve been deceived by the lies of your empires once or twice.”
“What do you mean by surprise the prince?”
“Yeah, you must have coveted this mine. I found it first, but to take it away.”
“After all, he’s an ant bastard, so the sound of dog shit is really new.”
The voice came from behind Austin. The ranks of the Blue Griffin Knights that were built behind them.
“Fila?”
Frian was taken aback by his colleague’s sudden action. Phil Lai got out of the ranks and hurriedly moved to the side of the leader.
“The first to discover this place was me and my colleagues under the command of the general manager. You swung your sword to usurp it, and you were defeated by us and buried in the ground. You were able to live nonetheless because you were a prince. It was because of the commander’s instructions to avoid possible conflicts with the Confederacy as much as possible.”
“You bastard…!”
Pablo’s eyes widened. He was wearing a helmet, so he couldn’t see his face, but he couldn’t forget his eyes and voice through the cracks.
“But you saved your life, and you are so shameless.”
“Shut up!”
“Shut up you!”
The knight drew his sword.
“Chief, as a knight of the Empire, I will teach the greatness of the Empire to that ignorant bastard!”
“No, wait a minute. When will I…”
Without Austin to stop, the knight rushed to Pablo.
The sword drenched in red energy unfolded the swordsmanship of the Imperial Dragon.
“When you go to the underworld, reflect on the greatness of your empire.”
blah-
The red flash was blocked from reaching its target. He didn’t give the prince a single scratch. However, the series of actions was enough to provoke the wrath of the kingdom army.
“The scum of the Empire has attacked Your Majesty!”
“Protect Your Majesty!”
The blades of the Barkat Kingdom army were poured on the knight.
“They are attacking our allies!”
“Tell the ants who has the upper hand!”
The Imperial Army rushed forward to protect the knights.
From the beginning, it was an antagonism relationship. Once opened, the murderous intent to kill each other took over the entire joint.
A battle took place. A war broke out.
On the result of blood and corpses, screams and anger, what remained until the end was the Imperial Army.
The improvised Barkat Kingdom Army. The imperial army arrived with perfect preparations. In fact, the win or loss was already decided from the beginning.
The Empire suffered great damage in Pablo’s struggle, but the Confederates collapsed faster.
“Let’s see, you bastards!”
Pablo sharpened his teeth and retreated to collect the Kingdom Army.
“Shit···.”
Austin rubbed his forehead.
No matter how much the Imperial Army won, the sudden battle produced quite a lot of damage.
This battle wasn’t just going to end with a battle.
A manastone mine was at stake.
The Prince of the Union was intertwined, and the Kingdom Army and the Imperial Army were killed.
It was not surprising that war broke out. No, as long as it has reached this point, the Alliance will never back down.
“…that knight.”
Austin sharpened his teeth.
“Who is that knight?”
“I do not know. It was the first voice I had ever heard.”
“I was in the ranks of the Blue Griffin Knights after learning the imperial swordsmanship. Does it make sense to say you don’t know?”
“Filai, it’s pilai!”
Fryon exclaimed.
“Fila?”
‘That energy was different from that of Philai…’
It was hot and pure, like a flame.
Austin was the commander of the Blue Griffin Knights. He was well aware of the members he belonged to, and the Auras of Philae he knew were not so pure.
‘···no way.’
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My back became stiff from the ominous feeling.It stinged like a thorn stuck in his throat.
“Bring him!”
However.
“There is not!”
“Filai is gone!”
“There are no bodies!”
“··········!”
The faces of the search crews became pale.
* * *
“I think the Demon King is a better actor than me.”
“Don’t be silly.”
Frankly, I was terrified. He had no talent for acting and kept his mouth shut as much as possible.
There were times when I almost got caught, but I was lucky each time.
And in the end the purpose was achieved.
‘If that’s the case, I won’t be able to quit without going to war.’
It is not strange that a war broke out over just one mana stone mine, but each other’s armies collided head-on.
Any country that can get over it?
If it was an empire, I didn’t know.
In any case, the mines in which the mana stones were buried were occupied by them, and the battle was also won. Somehow, it must be the feeling of wanting to be here.
But what about Barkat and the Confederacy?
Would they let the imperial foes like their enemies eat the mana stone veins in the places they thought were their territory?
How much less was the battle started with their advance attack and suffered great damage?
It won’t end with a rug like before.
“I was glad that you knew the dragon swordsmanship.”
“It’s not me, it’s Kaede-sama. I just memorized the moves.”
Kaede has been practicing the various swordsmanship of the Empire. And Ernyan, who was bored, almost always watched it.
It’s rude to watch other people’s training, but Kaede didn’t care. And in return, if he made a contract with a new higher spirit, he decided to call him.
However, it was not that Ernyan had perfectly mastered the dragon swordsmanship. It was just a form, and the kernel was like an empty shell.
The bladeless swordsmanship is half-baked, and it may hurt the caster, but it didn’t matter. It was meant to show anyway, and unless they looked inside, there was no way they could even notice the operation method.
“I’m more surprised by the Demon King who sees it a few times and follows it naturally right away.”
“Because it is the Demon King. It is not for nothing that he was called the greatest chief of all time.”
“Awesome? That’s what you called it?”
You said something useless.
“..don’t worry.”
“The greatest senior ever?”
“Do you want to die?”
“If I die, Elena will be sad.”
“therefore?”
“Kaeden-sama will be sad too.”
“Are you that close already?”
“sure. It’s the same Four Heavenly Kings. A dark spiritist and a dark knight.”
“Does Kaede think so too?”
“Can I summon Nairuniel-sama?”
“You want me to hear nonsense?”
“Niruniel likes the Demon King.”
“You like stupid delusions.”
“It looks a bit like a hungry wolf.”
“That is disrespectful to the wolf.”
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Maybe it’s a hellhound that has starved for a year.Berger snorted.
Ernap laughed softly instead of having to bring out Nairuniel’s voice that was humming in his head.