Radiant Dragon’s Otherworldly Reincarnation - Chapter 264 : Chapter 264
Chapter 264. How Absurd (2)
The situation changed dramatically.
A force of 10,000 led by the Salamander Princess and the Spirit Knightly Order.
In addition to that, the forces of the three 7-star knights who had once been famous in the Flame Kingdom joined and attacked the Kaisar Kingdom’s encirclement.
It was like….
“Ugh… Uwaaaaah!”
“Block them! Block them, I say!”
“How are we supposed to block that! You crazy bastard!”
It was a sight like a steel carriage charging, crushing insects.
The soldiers cursed at the knights urging them from behind and scattered in all directions to flee.
The enemy’s strength was that overwhelming.
Telling ordinary soldiers to block that was no different from telling them to just die.
Count Edwards and Count Kaikara, who arrived late, tried to stop them, but….
“Keuk….”
“These damn bastards….”
As soon as the two approached, Clabin Taerion and Vector Bridges responded immediately.
They intended to tie up their opponents with fellow 7-star knights.
Clabin Taerion, facing Count Kaikara, shouted.
“Princess! Go on ahead!”
“Thank you. Master.”
And the Salamander Princess ran forward without looking back.
Count Kaikara saw that and immediately tried to block her, but….
Chwaaaak!
A sharp blow flew, aiming for his neck.
An attack that would have taken his head if he hadn’t immediately retreated to dodge.
Clabin Taerion approached him, whose blood ran cold, and said.
“You’re underestimating me too much. Count Kaikara.”
“Marquis Taerion….”
“Well, I’m not a marquis anymore.”
“I thought you were dead, but you were alive?”
“It just so happened that I am.”
“The Hegemon King’s soles must be quite sweet, I see?”
At Count Kaikara’s provocation, Clabin Taerion sighed and said.
“As I’ve lived my life, I’ve learned that you never know what will happen.”
“……”
“Besides, is it alright for you to be chatting so leisurely like this? It doesn’t matter to me, but I think you’ll be in trouble.”
At those words, Count Kaikara frowned.
If he let the forces led by the Salamander Princess break the encirclement like this, the Hegemon King might survive.
That would be troublesome.
Grind.
Power flowed into his entire body, and he raised his aura, saying.
“I’ll kill you!”
“If you can, that is.”
Kwakwakwakwang!
The two knights clashed with all their might.
Simultaneously, in a distant location, Count Mateus Edwards and Vector Bridges also began to exchange breathtaking blows.
***
“Out of the way!”
A woman who raised her sword, from which flames erupted as if exploding, struck down.
Then, from her sword, fierce flames burst out as if a volcano were erupting, blowing away everything that blocked her path.
Knights, soldiers, none of them mattered.
Before her, everything was equal.
“What are the mages doing? Stop the Salamander Princess!”
The mages of the Kaisar Kingdom, having received the commander’s order, each cast ice-based magic and launched it at her.
“Ice Arrow!”
“Cold Frost!”
Cold ice spears and a blizzard of frost covered her.
But….
“A hindrance!”
The flames she emitted melted all the cold ice and blizzard.
To deal a shock to her, who could wield the flames of a spirit in a human body, with magic, a mage of at least the 6th floor of the Tower of Truth had to come.
There were no such skilled mages among those belonging to the Kaisar Kingdom.
In the end, no one could stop her, and eventually….
Kwwaaaaang!
She reached the center of the encirclement where the Hegemon King was.
As soon as she arrived, the first thing she did was to unleash a fierce blow of flames at Count Crawford, who was fiercely pushing her fiancé.
“Keuk….”
Count Crawford, who blocked her attack by covering his shield with aura, had to retreat significantly.
And she, who stood proudly with her back to the Hegemon King, said.
“You’re in a sorry state.”
“Hahaha. You are even more beautiful.”
“……”
“Armor suits you better than a dress, after all.”
“Your mouth is still alive and well.”
It was a rare sight.
The spectacle of the proud knight princess of the world and the legitimate heir of the spirit royal family, the Salamander Princess, blushing.
But her expression completely changed the moment she turned away from the Hegemon King and glared at the enemy.
“Do the knights of the Kaisar Kingdom not even know honor? For those who have pioneered the supreme realm to attack together?”
At her rebuke, Marquis Bereto Ziegler said.
“On the battlefield, one must aim for victory rather than courtesy. Besides….”
Marquis Ziegler glared at her with sharp eyes and said.
“You yourself are surprising. I did not know that a descendant of the honorable spirit royal family would come to the battlefield to help the enemy of your clan.”
“……”
“You have not forgotten, have you? It was that Hegemon King who trampled on your country and family.”
“……”
“If you turn to our side even now, I will give you the opportunity to avenge your enemies….”
Hwaaaaak!
Before Marquis Ziegler could finish his words, she fiercely ignited flames.
And she stated as if making a final judgment.
“Not content with a joint attack, now you resort to scheming? You are like a snake.”
“……”
“Come. You who know no shame. I will show you what a true knight is.”
And without waiting, she shot forward first and attacked Marquis Ziegler.
Kwwaaaaaaa!
‘Dammit….’
Marquis Ziegler cursed inwardly as he felt the flames that scorched his skin.
The Salamander Princess was a tricky opponent, but not one he couldn’t handle.
But the problem was….
“Count Pereira! I will be your opponent.”
Marius Shuraiman.
He, who had once been famous as the strongest knight of the Flame Kingdom, took on Stellon Pereira.
And….
“Now we can finally fight one-on-one.”
Matias Karvan, as if he still had plenty of strength left, fiercely attacked Count Bentley Crawford.
Marquis Ziegler, who was using all his strength to deal with the Salamander Princess, could not help those two.
The numerical advantage was no longer on their side.
Rather….
“Huuuuuuuu….”
The Hegemon King, who had found some breathing room, raised his sword in front of his chest.
And he composed his breathing and focused his mind.
Then….
Wooooooong.
Lord of Sword.
The sword he had realized in his confrontation with Patrick began to unfold again.
5 meters, 10 meters….
The sword of light, which grew larger without stopping, was visible even to the eyes of the Decator Kingdom soldiers watching from afar.
‘I’ll end it with this.’
“Block it! Block that thing!”
Marquis Ziegler shouted until his throat was sore, but no one could follow that command.
The other 7-star knights were each tied up with their own opponents, and the other knights also could not reach the Hegemon King’s side.
Since when was it?
From the moment the Hegemon King began to create the sword of light, the knights and soldiers of the Yusef Kingdom had surrounded him and were protecting him.
“No one shall pass to our king!”
“Uwaaaaaaaaah!”
They protected the Hegemon King with all their might.
Their heartfelt shouts were the driving force for Cierion.
A king.
One who stands alone, but cannot be alone.
Only when there are those who believe in and follow that king can the king be a king.
Grind…. Griiiind.
His body was a wreck, but now was the moment when he needed strength beyond his limits.
Hegemon King Cierion drew out everything he had to create a massive sword of light.
And then….
“This is the end!”
The finally completed, brilliant sword of light was so huge and majestic that it seemed a giant from legend could wield it.
“Dodge!”
“Everyone, fall back!”
The moment the sword of light was completed, all the allies in front of the Hegemon King got out of the way.
And the Hegemon King struck down without hesitation.
The moment the great sword of light fell towards the enemy…
Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwang!
A dazzling flash of light simultaneously engulfed the 7-star knights of the Kaisar Kingdom.
It was a blow that decided the outcome of the war.
“With the Hegemon King’s strike, Marquis Bereto Ziegler of the Kaisar Kingdom was killed, and Count Crawford and Count Pereira also suffered serious injuries.”
“……”
“The Black Knight, Marquis Matias Karvan, finished off the two who were seriously injured. And the Hegemon King, having seized victory, led his exhausted body across the battlefield and captured the king of the Kaisar Kingdom.”
“……”
“In effect, the war ended that way, and the Yusef Kingdom came to swallow the Kaisar Kingdom.”
Patrick, who had been listening silently to Red’s report, spoke.
“I roughly understand how the Kaisar Kingdom collapsed.”
Whatever the process, it seemed that brat would win against the Kaisar Kingdom.
So that in itself was not very surprising.
But….
“What’s this about the Decator Kingdom being annexed?”
At Patrick’s question, Red continued his explanation.
“Well… that was something that happened after the battle. The Hegemon King captured King Georgia and returned to the main camp. And naturally, the atmosphere was extremely bad.”
***
The soldiers of the Yusef Kingdom who returned to the main camp were seething with killing intent.
Although they had captured the enemy king and effectively ended the war in victory, their bodies were still burning with fighting spirit.
And for a good reason….
“These traitorous bastards….”
Not a knight, but an ordinary soldier, gnashed his teeth while looking at the soldiers of the Decator Kingdom.
And for a good reason; this war was originally a war that the Yusef Kingdom had joined to help the endangered Decator Kingdom.
They had shed their blood and fought to protect another’s land, yet the owners of that land had betrayed them and stabbed them in the back.
What could be said?
The soldiers of the Decator Kingdom could not even dare to lift their heads and look at the soldiers of the Yusef Kingdom.
‘The worst possible outcome….’
Sword Queen Leona Maybus.
She let out a sigh.
Although she was trembling with rage at her nephew’s scheme, she had not expected to face such a disastrous result.
Despite the painful betrayal, the Hegemon King had achieved a magnificent victory.
What was she to do now?
How could she live and bear this humiliation?
‘Should I just die?’
She wanted to die and protect her honor rather than live with such shame.
But this was not something she could do.
It was not a matter that could be handled by her death alone.
To her, who was closing her eyes in despair, the Hegemon King’s voice was heard.
“King Arein, come out. And I want you to state your position proudly in front of everyone.”
Cierion called for the king of the Decator Kingdom.
Arein Hamut Decator.
He intended to call out the culprit of this whole situation and deal with this matter publicly.
The Hegemon King’s demand was just.
No, it was even merciful.
Honestly, if the Hegemon King were to lead his army and attack the Decator Kingdom right now, the world would fully understand.
He had been backstabbed by an ally in the most crucial final battle.
Because of that, the Hegemon King himself had almost died.
Yet here, he was trying to handle the matter with reason, not force.
At that sight, the subjects of the Decator Kingdom felt both admiration and envy.
Leona Maybus stepped forward before the Hegemon King, knelt down on her own, and said.
“I will send a messenger now to bring His Majesty the King. Please wait a moment.”
Sword Queen Leona Maybus.
It was rare for her, who had lived her life without anything holding her back, to be so extremely courteous.
That was how much her reputation was in tatters right now.
Kneeling, clenching her fists, and her body trembling with humiliation, she wondered if there could be a lower point in her life.
And a moment later.
A messenger who had run breathlessly delivered a single fact.
“Hi… His Majesty the King has taken his own life.”
There was.
A lower point.
“Ha…. Hahaha….”
A knight of the Decator Kingdom burst into a hollow laugh.
Their honor had fallen to the ground due to a vile betrayal.
But the king himself who had caused the situation had taken his own life and run away.
What were they supposed to do now?
If all 20,000 soldiers of the Decator Kingdom here took their own lives, would the current shame be lessened a little?
Even that could not be guaranteed.
It was that much of a worst-case scenario.
The Sword Queen, who had been clenching her fists, closed her eyes tightly.
And she opened her lips to say something, but….
“How absurd.”
The Hegemon King’s words came out first.
