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Chapter 211
The Only Hope
When Ruri's axe struck the floor, the ground heaved
And heaved greatly enough that even the bravest warhorse would stagger and collapse.
The monster-transformed horse's hooves had become beast's hands, and its sense of balance had strengthened enough to endure even such shaking.
-Child of Silverwind!
-Valdrova's dog!
Е n̂ ū ḿӓ
-A traitor who abandoned her own father!
The demonized knights mocked Ruri as they swung their swords.
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However, what they cut was only the afterimages Ruri had left behind; they couldn't even graze her form.
Even in the battle against the mindless demons, the situation was overwhelmingly favorable to Ruri.
The words the Heinckel King spat out while watching that sight seemed like he was watching a fire across the river.
"As expected...... so that is what a Dragon Spawn is."
En̈ũma . і̂ ď
He reached his hand into the air.
Then something took shape on his palm and became a black book that settled in his hand.
The Heinckel King reached his hand toward the knight guarding his side.
Then black energy poured out from every hole in his face and coalesced in the Heinckel King's hand.
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It was a disgusting light where both life and mana were mixed together.
Holding that substance, he extended it toward Ruri and chanted.
Е̇ ǹ u m̌ à
"Hindes Rule."
The Heinckel King's magic struck Ruri's body.
"Ugh."
Ruri felt her body grow heavy.
It was annoying, as if something invisible was grabbing hold of her body.
-She can't run away anymore!
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-Meet your death!
The demons charged at Ruri without hesitation.
"Ruri."
Ferda called Ruri's name as he prepared a magic circle.
It was an acceleration magic that could return her body, heavy from Hindes Rule, even slightly back to normal.
However, Ruri's eyes fiercely glared at Ferda.
Е̃ n̊ u̇ṁ ă. і̆ d̊
She didn't say anything, but he immediately understood what it meant.
This is my prey.
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She didn't want to be disturbed from the chance to vent even a little of the humiliation she'd suffered from the demons.
That was why Ferda withdrew his magic.
"Hmph!"
Even in a disadvantageous situation, she merely proved she was a descendant of Silverwind.
Ẅеb́n о̂v̄ èl Е́ ń u ḿ а
She quickly adapted to her slowed body, swept away the demons, and overwhelmed them again.
"Amazing...... truly amazing......."
The Heinckel King smiled faintly and exclaimed in admiration at Ruri's figure.
"She truly renders our forces meaningless."
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The Heinckel King's fingers drew lines through the air.
At that moment, the demon knights' movements changed noticeably.
W еb n̊ оvе̂ l̄ Е̄n̊um̄ӑ
They realized that focusing on fighting Ruri was meaningless.
-Attack the humans!
So they would take as many as possible as companions to the afterlife.
The demon knights turned their bodies toward where Urey and Ferda were.
There were three of them.
But even so, they were no pushovers.
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"Prepare for battle!"
But Ferda and his knights were no pushovers either.
Even if their tactics regarding humans and monsters were lacking, they knew more about monsters than anyone.
And Ferda was now a 5th Circle mage.
No matter how much the sun was above his head, shadows would not defy his will.
He used his politely clasped hands as an aiming point and locked his gaze.
Е̊n u m̄ a . і d̂
What he aimed at was the demon knight at the very front.
A blue brilliance swirled in Ferda's eyes.
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And when they entered range, Ferda clapped his palms together.
Kugugeung!
Black shadows rose up from beneath the knight like a Venus flytrap and swallowed the demon knight.
The demon knight who had charged bravely was trapped fast in that shadow's trap.
Е́n̄u m ā . ì d
But that was only for a moment.
No matter how excellent Ferda's magic was, the demons' power that surpassed humans was sufficient to tear through the shadows and burst out.
It was an expected outcome.
What Ferda needed was just a 'moment' anyway.
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A brief moment to draw another magic circle.
And a brief moment to bind them to the designated coordinates.
Ẃ е_ḃ ńо̃ v̆е l̃ Е́ n umà
Ferda drew his staff and condensed mana.
The magic he cast was a 5th Tier attack spell.
"Lightning Pile."
A magic that summons a single lightning bolt striking down from the sky.
The difference was that the red lightning didn't strike down from the sky.
Kugugeung!
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Kung!
Red lightning soared up from the ground and pierced the sky.
The demon and demonic beast that took that power head-on and leapt into the sky.
Their limp fall was unmistakably death in a single blow.
Two demon knights remained.
"Attack!"
Ѐ n ũm̃ ӑ
"Death to those damn demons!"
The honor guard roared and charged in.
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After a fierce battle, the remaining two demon knights also became corpses sprawled on the floor.
The battle with the honor guard ended with only three seriously wounded, and the fight was over.
"Monster-like bastards......."
"If things like that swarm in droves, we'd really die helplessly, wouldn't we......?"
Ѐ ňů m а .іd
"Right."
While saying that, they simultaneously shifted their gaze somewhere.
There was something even more monstrous.
That Dragon Spawn who fought and won alone against these demons, against whom even one was a handful.
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Despite her small frame, her figure standing tall alone on the hill looked like a giant.
In one hand she held a blood-soaked axe,
W еb̆ñо̃v̊еl .Еn̂ u mа
In the other hand she dragged the Heinckel King by the hair as she walked here.
"Lord Ferda. I've captured the enemy commander."
"Well done."
Ruri forced the Heinckel King to his knees and grabbed his hair, making him look up at Ferda and Urey.
His expression was calm to the point of being hard to believe he was a king who had lost all his soldiers.
"Sigmund......."
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Duke Urey muttered his name as if he still couldn't believe it.
"Peri. It is truly regrettable that you do not stand with me."
The Heinckel King laughed heartily.
Duke Urey's hand trembled with betrayal.
His gaze turned toward the Heinckel King's neck.
"Cutting my neck now would be meaningless. For I have become the kingdom itself."
W̃ ėb̀nо́v̄ еl̊ Е ǹ u̇m̃ à
Duke Urey wondered what nonsense this was.
But Ferda immediately grasped the meaning of those words.
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"Did you turn the kingdom into a Legion?"
"Knowledgeable, aren't you, Regent Ferda. That's right. I made it a Legion."
"What is that, Regent?"
"It means cutting your friend's neck would be meaningless. This is Sigmund Heinckel, yet not him."
Е̇ ńum̆ а̊
"That's right."
The Heinckel King laughed heartily.
"But to make that Legion, you'd have to connect everyone's minds as one...... How did you do it?"
"That's right. Everyone made up their minds to become the Legion. To protect our territory, to stop the greed of the foolish."
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"Elly and Sigmund II too...... did they become like you?"
"Of course. They became the Legion too."
Еn̊ u m̄а. і d
Duke Urey felt his mind going blank.
He couldn't believe his beloved wife and proud son were referred to as 'them'.
"It's not too late even now, Peri. Weren't you like a brother who shared half my life?"
"......."
"We can become complete. Let us protect the Heinckel Kingdom."
The Heinckel King reached his hand toward Duke Urey.
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But that hand fell to the floor.
Duke Urey had cut off his hand.
"You always said I wasn't fit to be king. At those times, I promised to be your eyes......."
Duke Urey's sword pierced the sky.
"That you became like this is my fault."
Hot tears flowed from his eyes as he looked at his king, now twisted beyond recognition.
Ëň ŭ m̄ а̌. i̇ d̃
"I shall...... follow you soon."
Duke Urey's sword split Sigmund Heinckel's body.
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The Heinckel King's hollow eyes helplessly lost their light.
Then the Heinckel King's form became that of an unknown commoner.
Duke Urey's gaze quietly looked down at it.
"Regent Ferda."
Е nů m̊ а̇
"Yes."
"That Legion thing...... what exactly is it? What is this Gamigin's ideal or whatever?"
"It is a magic that replaces someone's death with the life of another belonging to the Legion. The conditions are so difficult that even the Great Demon Gamigin couldn't realize it."
"Simply put, until everyone in the kingdom dies, Sigmund won't die......."
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"That is correct."
Duke Urey knelt.
Е ñ uḿа. ï d
"Regent Ferda."
Despair tinged his voice.
"When I lost my son...... I thought I had lost everything."
"......."
"But there was still more to lose. I've lost my friend and king. Just how many have I lost due to my foolish judgment? It is a shame that cannot be washed away."
Duke Urey lifted his head to the sky.
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And he twisted the sword he held and brought it to his own neck.
Ferda watched that sight and spoke calmly.
"You will regret it."
"How do you know this is something to regret?"
"There are still people remaining in your territory."
Only then did the overwhelming sorrow subside.
W̌ ӗb̄ n̈ оvëĺ Е n umа̇
As Ferda said, the territory people, the lord, and the knights remained.
There was still hope that they had not yet been touched by the despair the Heinckel King spread.
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Duke Urey dropped his sword and stood up.
He saw the plains stained with the corpses of the knights who had become demons.
Whether that gruesome sight inspired something, he opened his mouth again.
"Regent Ferda."
Еnů m ӓ_
"Yes."
"It's a shameless request to my savior, but...... I have one favor to ask."
"Please speak."
Duke Urey spoke, and Ferda listened attentively.
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It was a request Ferda could not refuse.
* * *
Ŵӗ.bn̄.o ṽе l̂ Е n̄umӓ
Duke Urey's Castle.
The castle interior, always filled with tension, became noisy.
Duke Urey is returning.
Upon hearing that news, the lords and knights gathered at the castle to prepare to welcome him.
"His Grace the Duke arrives!"
"Your Grace!"
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"You've returned safely! Your Grace!"
"How much you must have suffered, to become this thin......."
Overcome with emotion, the lords even shed tears.
Duke Urey received their welcome one by one, but wore a bitter expression.
"Everyone listen."
When he took his seat, he opened his mouth with a heavy face.
Wе̌b́ ǹ о̆ v́ еl̇ Е n ūm а̄
"Yesterday, I pointed my sword at my longtime friend, my king Sigmund Heinckel."
The festive atmosphere instantly turned into a funeral house.
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"Wh-why did you do such a thing?"
"Because he fell for the demons' temptation."
"The demons' temptation...... you say?"
"Is that really true?"
W̃е b̆_nо̌ v е̇l̂ .Е n úmа
Duke Urey wasn't the type to make jokes.
Yet it was unbelievable.
That King Heinckel joined hands with demons.
Duke Urey left behind the shocked faces and continued.
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"It seems he uses the lives of everyone in the kingdom as his own magical power. He has become the same kind as a necromancer who contracted with Gamigin."
"......."
Е̂n u ḿа̀.і̃d̆
"He says he did it to protect the kingdom, but I don't think so. You all will think the same."
Everyone kept their mouths shut with solemn faces.
"The king has begun walking the wrong path. It is my fault."
Duke Urey showed his tightly clenched fist.
"I promised to stay by Sigmund's side during his hardest times, but I couldn't keep that promise. So I drew my sword and cut him. And......."
He drew his sword again.
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"Once more, I will point my sword at my friend."
"Those words mean......."
"Are you saying you'll attack the Heinckel Kingdom?"
The lords and knights were horrified.
They'd barely caught hope in a situation like a lit fuse, but what returns is civil war preparation.
"Just in case...... is there any chance of winning?"
Е̌ n ǔ mа
"None."
Duke Urey left not a shred of hope.
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"We won't return alive from this war. What we must face are monsters and demons."
"Then how can you make such a decision?"
"Because that is the only way to live as humans, and the only hope we can hold."
He pointed out the window and said.
W̃eb̂ ñ о̇vе́ l Ӗ n ů m̄ а̊
"What do you think will happen if we ask for help out there? Greedy bastards like goblins will make toys of your wives and daughters, and work your sons to death until they die on the streets."
"......."
"But if we draw our swords first, if we resist the evil demons that bewitched the king, if we perish first, we can prove our pride as humans. We can secure the justification to protect your wives and children."
They walk into a dead end, but create new hope.
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The knights and lords bowed their heads with complex faces.
"Those who don't wish to may step back. You bear no sin. The petty loyalty of protecting as subject and lord is just an excuse for rebellion anyway."
Ē n̆ u m̄ a
The lord was the first to place a hand on his chest and kneel.
"Since our lord intends to keep the loyalty between subject and lord, how could we withdraw?"
"There would be no greater shame than surviving ignobly without knowing honor. Our ancestors would surely laugh at us."
Following that, the knights also knelt.
"Our lord resolves to die, how could knights turn their backs!"
"Even if I die, my son will avenge his father's humiliation, so what is there to fear?"
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"Your Grace the Duke! Your sword awaits your command."
Thus everyone knelt on the floor with swords raised.
"Please, your command!"
Duke Urey commanded.
"Prepare to deploy. At dawn tomorrow, when the sun rises, we will depart for the Heinckel Kingdom."
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