Imperial War (4)
Jeron, the capital of the empire that had been in peace for a long time, was in chaos due to a sudden uproar.
“A peaceful death to all—!”
“No, stop! They’re targeting the Count!”
Hans’s followers, including the warlock, were blinded and attacked their respective targets.
Those impure elements, including the oath of reversal, have been living a restrained life, literally unable to die, without being able to commit suicide under strict control…
This was the first order from the Immortal King to come down from such a situation.
Having already had a broken accident a long time ago, they disregarded even their own lives and moved only to complete the mission.
Even if they were to die, for them, death was only an escape from subjugation.
In places where they thought it would be a little difficult on their own, the Undead and their executives joined in and shook the game, and perhaps thanks to the advantage of the surprise attack, the work had been going smoothly until now.
[Hmm… This has been roughly sorted… Oh, are you there? Your next destination isn’t that way…? How stupid you are to be unable to properly follow the guidance of the ghosts… I wonder if it would be better to quickly throw away such a brain, but can the girl help me…?]
And leading them all was Hans’ trustworthy right-hand man, Olivia, the Banshee Queen.
She didn’t care about the battles and was only focusing on orchestrating the stage through the ghosts.
The barrier surrounding the capital weakened the ghosts flying within it to the limit, making it impossible to fight…
From the beginning, their role was to run around and be Olivia’s eyes, ears, and mouth, so there was no particular problem.
[Everything according to the king’s will…]
She caught a glimpse of the direction in which the air was fluctuating and returned to her work.
The time to see the advantages of a surprise attack has passed, and the counterattack of humans is gradually intensifying.
***
“Kheuk-!”
“Don’t overdo it! Our job is to buy time…!”
Dark magic that gathered in an instant.
It took on a certain law in the blink of an eye, and soon became a supreme mystery and manifested in the world.
Kurrureung!
As a fierce black storm with a curse swept across the area, some of the dozens of knights caught in it collapsed, vomiting blood.
[Hmm, maybe it’s because it’s next to the imperial castle, so the effect of the barrier is strong. No matter how moderately I did it, I thought it would be less effective.]
The fact that the knights were the elite knights of the empire who wore all sorts of magical tools and even received strengthening magic was not so important.
No matter what preparations are made anyway, those who are not worthy will not be able to do anything other than buy time.
Whoops— Kwaaang!
At that time, a huge golden magic circle was created on the surface of the barrier surrounding the imperial palace, and a wave of intense light emanated from there once again.
The light was blocked by the darkness that seemed to have formed an abyss, so it didn’t do much damage to the target.
The very small gap caused by that was enough to buy time for those in charge of close combat to approach.
“Haap!”
Like a lighthouse in the dark, the hero, Heinrich, is wrapped in a divine aura all over his body.
The halo of light flowing from his body gently embraced those who were continuously exposed to terrible energy, and it restored their bodies and minds and gave them the strength to stand up again.
However, his true value was not limited to those auxiliary abilities…
Hwaaak-!
His holy sword, blessed with the blessings of ‘Lightsword’ and ‘Increased Quantity’, was swung with the newly acquired realization of the ‘Path of Martial Arts’.
As if flowing, as if stopped. The sword, like the dawn that splits the dawn, slashed through the simultaneously activated dark magic and opened the way to the Immortal King.
“now!”
“Haap—!”
At that moment, the two imperial knights who were looking for an opportunity were crushed in an instant.
The captain of the imperial family guard who oversees the guards of the imperial palace and the leader of the Royal Guard Knights who protect the emperor.
Both of them were qualified to face the Immortal King directly beyond the extreme.
Another master in the imperial palace, the sub-captain, did not participate in the battle to closely guard the emperor, but the majesty of the captain was so great that it did not bother him.
Squak- seok-keol-
The sword light, cool like moonlight, cut through the numerous black snakes extending from Hans.
The swordsmanship that accurately cut through the veins of magic was so efficient and beautiful that even Heinrich burst into admiration.
‘That old man, isn’t it great? No matter how low the concentration is, it is so easy to make something made by combining the energy of the abyss. To think that such a strong person was hiding in the imperial palace, was it really an empire? Maybe it’s because of his age, but he seems a bit lacking in stamina…’
Conwell, the head of the Royal Guard Knights, a stout old man with a burly build that did not match the wrinkles, was someone who had reached transcendence as a swordsman.
At that level, he should be able to single-handedly handle not only Harley, but also Bisque Upersh, who was an intact Holy Blood.
‘Of course, it would be a different story if Heinz became stronger than normal Holy Bloods through all kinds of skills and [Mixed Blood Evolution].’
He was an earnest swordsman who seemed to be incomparable even to Heinrich without various corrections as a hero and an Awakener, if he was purely judged.
‘I can see why the Azerion Empire is the strongest country on the continent. Besides, the strong are not all of them here.’
“Uracha!”
At the moment of admiring their potential, there was someone who rushed like a beast to Hans’ gap caused by various attacks—.
Kwaaang-!
The one who strikes down an ax overflowing with dark red energy like chopping firewood.
It was Harley, a valiant barbarian warrior who had been in the Great War of Roselia and had come to support Jeron.
“Ha ha ha! I came here after hearing that I could break the Immortal King’s skull! I don’t know if this will break!”
[Oh, that’s quite right.]
Fall out!
The blade of the ax was blocked by black energy from a distance of just one finger.
Without regret, he flung his body backwards to avoid the serpent of the abyss penetrating space, and this time he charged again with a long fingernail on one hand.
‘I even called Harley to balance it out, but the empire’s potential is stronger than I thought.’
After sending support to various parts of the continent, the Holy Land had already spared power, so it was unreasonable to withdraw any more power from the great battle where even the saint was away.
So instead of the Church, Harley ‘voluntarily’ volunteered to support the Empire…
Now that I see it, I don’t see the need to do that.
That would be too.
Wheein-! Quarreureung!
Along with the strong people who dealt directly with him, the level of magic support centered on the barriers of the imperial palace was very high.
[Hmm, this is quite cumbersome.]
Hans complained, lightly blocking the lightning that fell from above.
Despite the fact that they moved steadily as the battle continued, the magic invoked through the imperial palace did not weaken in the slightest, as if it had the entire capital within range.
‘According to the information obtained in advance, there must be only one archmage left in there.’
However, when he received the assistance of low-level magicians through the barrier of the imperial palace, high-level magic was constantly pouring out as if there were five or six high magicians.
[Kwoaaa——!]
[Kiyaaak——!]
Wow!
Wow!
Even though the two Bone Dragons were still knocking on the barrier.
The barrier of the imperial palace seemed to shake dangerously, but when stable energy was steadily supplied from the inside, it was repeating that it quickly regained its appearance.
‘Looking at the flow of magical power, it seems that now is an opportunity and they are overdoing it and squeezing out their spare energy… Hmm, are you even using dragon hearts? You’re desperate.’
In any case, the effort was imaginary, so it seemed that this was all that was needed to aim for the imperial palace.
In the first place, there was nothing more than a greeting, and it was time to start planning for the first time.
[Come on, try harder. Aren’t you going to lose interest?]
Quadduk!
“Cheak!”
“Sir Timoths!”
One of the dozens of abysses extending from Hans bit off the nape of a tired knight.
Since the origin was the origin, it was an instant death if bitten in a vital spot unless the rank was quite high.
Based on the evil karma of beings who can see with the “eyes of the abyss” that have grown like that, it’s been a long time since those who held him back died one by one.
Their fight, which moved naturally, reached the point he aimed at before he knew it.
‘found.’
So Hans.
The Death Knight Lord Karam and Acrich Dwell and other undead forces faced those who were caught in their ankles.
Of course, the imperial knights who were fighting him also found them.
The captain of the imperial family guard and the head of the knights’ guards also looked at them with devastated expressions.
“What? Your Highness the Crown Prince? Up to the 5th princess?”
“Huh—Earl Garfield and Viscount Pristine, too. To think that you are still in this dangerous place while taking care of the two royal descendants…”
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More than 100 elite troops in disarray, probably already in the middle of a fierce battle.
The two members of the royal family and the archmages, who had kept their distance between them, made awkward faces.
“…Lord Cornwell!”
“Whoa, we can’t help it either…”
Naturally, they also tried to avoid it.
However, after twists and turns, they eventually joined and while they were moving to the Great Hall, the immortal army and its executives appeared and clung to it as if they were determined, so what would they do?
They were the ones who could not escape even though they knew that the immortal king’s presence was approaching because of them who clung to them relentlessly no matter how much they pushed them away.
“Kuh, I don’t have time to be like this right now!”
“…the undead are coming!”
Taking advantage of the temporary lull in the battle due to that encounter, the Imperial side hurriedly joined…
They did not have much time to regroup.
Just in time, the undead army that had stirred up the city stopped fighting at once and began to gather around this place.
[For the great king of death!]
[Despair in this world— constant fear for the weak—!]
Due to the barriers in the capital, the undead summoned here were all high-class soldiers.
And they are led by the officers of the Immortal Army, who were the protagonists of the previous great war.
Kwaaang-!
The human side was immediately pushed back by that sudden attack, but it was not to the point of collapsing immediately as long as the help of the barrier and the magic support of the imperial palace were together.
It’s just that it’s become a frantic mess, and it’s just that it’s harder to pay attention to each other.
[Ah, after all, it is the capital of the empire. It seems that it will be difficult to break it down quickly this way. Ummm… Maybe it’s because there are a lot of hindrances there, so it’s not as fun as I thought.]
And finally.
Hans began to start the engine by rhyming first.
“Immortal King, poor king of the dead! Are you enjoying what you are doing now? To follow the whispers of the abyss, cover the world with death, and fight those who would stand against it?”
[Khufu—It’s been a long time since I’ve overcome such base wandering thoughts. would you have said that before? All I want is the intensity that comes from the collision between life and death!]
What followed was, of course, a fraudulent play targeting the entire continent, which was created by the cooperation of the hero and the demon king.
When they stopped fighting and started talking, those who dealt with Hans along with Heinrich also stopped attacking and added their strength elsewhere, watching the situation for now.
The Immortal King, who could be said to be the greatest enemy, took care of himself and withdrew from the fight, but there was no need to provoke him.
[What I wanted at first was power, but in return, I lost my life and just existed as if flowing. Losing the meaning of existence and pursuing only power and death according to inertia.]
The Immortal King’s recollections flowed quietly.
Even in the midst of a noisy battlefield, his voice filled with magical powers resonated clearly without diminishing at all.
so that anyone present can hear it.
[But that’s when we met! In the body of a mediocre paladin, he burned his own life, faced death, and pierced the sword into the heart of this immortal— my antagonist. Yes, Heinrich St Landgard. I mean you!]
building a narrative
The opportunity that started from the meeting between the Immortal King and the Hero and the changes that occurred as a result.
From then on, he began to prioritize personal interest over the ambition of destroying the continent, which he continued inertia.
Rather than pursuing extreme destruction, it would be fair to say that they started to walk a relatively moderate route.
Of course, it didn’t stop the movement itself, such as opening the abyss, causing madness, and destroying the principality, but that was far from the purpose of destroying the world.
If you have to ask…
“The scale of the method of attracting attention is also large.”
It was an act of messing around with a madman with power asking to see him.
Of course, the world-class devastation was largely influenced by the fundamentally inherent heinous nature that could not be changed with even a small change.
It’s a setting called ‘… A madman’s way of thinking can crush his lack of persuasion.’
Anyway, the conversation between the two was the main topic.
“The Immortal King, Hannibal. Then why not make a bet with me?”
To be precise, it should be called a one-person play rather than a dialogue.