Children of the Holy Emperor Chapter 238

238. Sword Master (2)

thud! thud! thud! thud!

Fifty ice monsters lined up and narrowed the distance from all directions.

“iced coffee…….”

“Lord….”

There were helpless sighs here and there, but Lord Ilma could not even think of encouraging them.

Thanks to the power of the four Vinces controlled by Prince Mores, the numerically inferior force was being pushed back with evil force.

As their morale was high, their appearance was doubly fatal. The powerful force that had overwhelmed the enemy had turned into a force that was more than 10 times stronger and had come back intact.

“Okay, it’s over! It’s all over now!”

“How dare the Lord abandon Sigismund!”

The soldiers, very frightened, take a step back one by one.

Cheoldeokdeok! Tang Gang!

Some of the stupefied soldiers even slipped their weapons from their hands.

Sir Ilma, startled by this, came to his senses and belatedly raised his voice and shouted.

“Why are you looking at me so foolishly? Quickly reorganize your ranks! Glacher trolls are coming! Are you going to just watch your territory being trampled by them like this?”

But even her fierce cries were not enough to wake up the soldiers.

Why not?

“Captain! I guess this is….”

Even the Wolf Knights, who are said to be able to fly long, are so intimidated by the enemy’s majesty that their hands are shaking.

Crrrrr-

In the meantime, the Lycan Slopes, who had fully recovered their eyesight, readjusted their stance.

Clutter. Coo.

Over the wounds from cuts and stab wounds, heavily contracted muscles cover and the bleeding stops.

The soldiers’ eyes were filled with fear as they looked at the demonic beasts that quickly began to move normally. I was well aware of their regenerative power, but has it ever been so threatening to me?

‘Is that large number too much for me?’

Sir Oscar, who had been with Seongjin and his party at the Gorge Fortress, looked back with a despairing expression.

When Vince suddenly lunged at the enemy with terrifying force, I secretly expected the prince to show the same action as before.

However, the hope was short-lived, and now Vince has disappeared between the enemies and has not been seen at all. It was probably caused by enemies.

thud. thud. thud.

The Glature Trolls narrowed the distance with slow steps.

Of course, the reason was that it was difficult for the manipulator to specify the group goal at once, but to the Sigismund people who had no idea about this, it seemed like they were already showing off the composure of a winner.

The worst of them were by far the ones that appeared from the north.

The fist of the leading Glacher Troll is covered in traces of blood and finely chopped meat that cannot be hidden. The truth that this meant was one thing.

“…It looks like the Canyon Fortress has been completely hit, Captain!”

“We were wiped out in an instant without even having time to make contact!”

Even though sufficient troops were stationed, they were unable to stop their attacks.

Well, if Prince Mores had not been there in the first place, this fortress would have fallen long ago.

“As it is….”

Crack.

A rough grinding sound escapes from Lord Ilma’s teeth.

She now had to make a decision.

It’s not enough power to block the Glacher Trolls coming from the front, but if it doesn’t block other directions, it’s likely to collapse from the rear.

Right then.

“I’m coming, Captain!”

Suddenly!

Old man Vincent, who cut off the head of the Lycanslope that rushed at him, shouted in excitement.

In his eyes, whose red color was still not gone, a fierce fighting spirit that did not fade easily was burning brightly.

“The Wolf Knights must never leave this place. Once they are pushed back, they will get out of control! I would rather block the north alone, so the guard commander will lead his troops to the southwest now!”

It was thought that demonic beasts could never invade, so the southwest, where barriers and defenses were the most neglected, was a top priority.

Sir Sebastian, who understood what old Vincent meant, nodded with a stern expression and turned around.

however.

“…ok?”

The body of the old man, who was looking somewhere with wide eyes, suddenly became stiff in shock.

“What is it? Who on earth would have that kind of momentum….”

Old man Vincent mutters in a trembling voice.

At the same time, the fighting spirit that had erupted like a volcano clearly began to subside. Although it was something that could not possibly happen to him as a Dekaron Knight, the very intimidated old man looked as if he was scared.

“…Vincent?”

And they soon found out the answer.

Boom!

A chilling blue aura suddenly erupted from the direction the old man was looking.

It was a flash like dawn that tore through the darkness.

“……!”

That destructive light instantly pierced the heart of the Glacher Troll approaching from the north.

Kurrrrrr.

The ice monster, unable to even utter a loud scream, loses its shape and collapses into a small block of ice. A thick ice fog rose.

“…With one blow?”

“What is that?”

Surprisingly, the surprise did not end there.

Whirly, whirly!

With a sound that is infinitely light compared to its power, a silver-blue vortex rises, wrapping around the arm of another ice monster.

Fight! Fight!

After the storm-like whirlpool passed, the monster’s ice arm fell down in chunks, showing a smooth cross section.

“…Auror Blade!”

The group could not believe their eyes.

It was hard to believe, but it was clearly the vivid sword energy swinging from someone’s sword climbing the monster’s arm.

It had a strangely wide range that made it hard to believe that it could be swung from an ordinary sword.

Whilick-

The Auror Blade quickly cut the ice monster’s arm into pieces and stopped moving for a moment when it reached the monster’s shoulder.

And I thought the vortex of sword energy suddenly narrowed to a single point…

Boom!

It penetrated right through the giant’s chest and shattered his heart.

The giant’s body, which had lost its power, stumbled and soon collapsed to the floor like a wooden doll with its strings cut.

Kukukuk!

A chunk of ice weighing tens of tons hit the ground, shaking the entire area as if there had been an earthquake.

“……!”

While everyone was dumbfounded and opened their mouths, there was someone who managed to recognize the owner of the auror.

“…No way, Prince Logan?”

A unique silver-blue aura completely combined with powerful divine power.

There was no way Masain wouldn’t recognize it. Isn’t this the Auror of my younger brother who has always been with me in the Blue Rose Labyrinth since childhood?

‘I don’t know how you’re here now… … !’

Masain quickly gathered his thoughts and shouted.

“Lord Ilma!”

Although he was worn out from the intense battle that lasted for a long time, the knight’s eyes were shining brightly like never before.

“Prince Logan is here! If he is here, we don’t have to worry about the north anymore. We just have to defend this place and defend the south thoroughly!”

“…yes?”

Lord Ilma asked in great confusion.

“How can the owner of that Auror be His Highness Logan? At first glance, he appears to have reached the level of Dekaron Knight.”

Yes. Unless someone is in perfect balance of Aura, how can they pour out such incredible external energy multiple times?

However, although Prince Logan is a genius, he is still a young boy who has not even reached the age of birth.

However, Masain’s face was full of confidence as he shook his head.

“Anyway, it is impossible for Sir Sebastian to block the south alone. No matter how many soldiers you bring, it will only be enough to slow down those magic beasts for a while. So, it is right for you, Vincent and Sir Sebastian, to block the south together!”

“…….”

“Trust me! That Dekaron Knight is definitely Logan.”

“but…….”

“Even if it’s just my imagination, it won’t change anything since he pointed his sword at the Glacher Trolls, right?”

There was nothing wrong with what he said, so after hesitating for a moment, old Vincent turned to the south with the guard captain.

“Let’s focus on protecting this place like this!”

Masain, who shouted like that, thought as he rushed towards the Lycan Slopes.

Could Logan be Dekaron Knight?

Yes.

It was difficult to explain, but Masain had a certain confidence.

Since childhood, Logan has always shown himself to be a great genius, garnering praise from those around him.

Nevertheless, Masain had a vague guess that that was not all, that her mature cousin was hiding something more.

It has to be that way. Didn’t she spend all her childhood with him, hanging out with him all day long, and hanging out with him in the labyrinth of the mayor?

The talent that this humble boy freely displayed to others was in fact nothing more than a smokescreen covering up something even more extraordinary hidden beneath it.

-Brother Masain. Haven’t I told you several times that it’s still too dangerous for you? ‘Aura explosion’ seems to be a technique that requires extreme auror control. Even if the operation is slightly clumsy, the aurors will explode from your grasp.

When Masain was clumsily imitating Seonghwang’s techniques due to his childish mind, his younger brother watched from the side and tried to dissuade him with a worried look.

Still, as he stubbornly kept vibrating the external air, Logan reluctantly sighed and tapped Masain’s arm and sword.

-Here, here, and here are also disheveled.

And then, like a lie, the Aurors would regain stability.

The fact that Masain was able to use Aura explosions more skillfully than other knights was probably based on Logan’s help.

Of course, Masain at the time couldn’t even imagine how great it was.

However, if I think about it now, Logan, who skillfully controlled other people’s auras from outside the body, has already far surpassed the current level of Masaine since then.

-your majesty! Prince Logan is a sword genius like no other in the world. Are you going to let that precious talent go like this? Director Bruno! Even though he is a Dekaron Knight, he is still not good enough to be the prince’s swordsmanship teacher!

I remember that Balthazar, the greatest knight on the continent, who recognized Logan’s qualities at a glance, appealed to the emperor several times, saying that he wanted to make the prince his disciple.

At that time, Masain clearly heard Seonghwang muttering softly next to him.

-Who teaches whom? Useless words. There is a clear difference in rank among sword masters.

At the time, it sounded like even Balthazar was not satisfied with teaching his genius son, but now that I think about it, it was probably not what he meant.

‘His Majesty has known from then on how extraordinary Prince Logan was. Rather than Mr. Balthazar, who enthusiastically interferes with his student’s training, Director Bruno, who has a moderately limited personality, is more suitable as his teacher.’

I guessed that there were many practical reasons why Prince Logan hid his true skills. That’s why, even though Masain knew, she was pretending not to know about him until now.

but.

‘His Majesty Logan has decided not to hide his limitations any longer!’

Just realizing this made Masain feel a shiver run through his body.

So what will the boy who cannot understand the depths show them?

* * *

‘It’s just as Lee Seong-jin said. These guys are very slow in reacting to identify attacking enemies.’

Did you say that since the person controlling them is grouping them and moving as a group, it would be difficult to respond to rapid changes in the target?

It was difficult to fully understand the explanation that Seongjin gave him, but anyway, following his advice, Logan was able to take down the three Glatzer Trolls in the front row in one go.

Ooooh-

The remaining Glature Trolls are confused and hesitate.

While leisurely looking around at those guys, Logan raised Arjuna toward his next target. Then, at the sight of a familiar figure approaching from behind, I turned my head and smiled for a moment.

“Ah, Archduke Sigismund.”

“Logan… you! How on earth….”

Orden’s face was gaunt.

He was the first to witness Logan’s inaction, as the Glacher Trolls appeared from all directions and ran blindly north.

And the sight was so amazing that it was terrifying.

‘That’s Prince Logan’s true skill!’

Only then did I feel like something clicked into place.

That inexplicable sense of discomfort he felt every time he faced Prince Logan.

It felt like I was looking at the surface of a calm lake, but the moment I stepped into it, I was afraid of being dragged into the deep sea with no end in sight.

‘Prince Logan was a Dekaron Knight!’

He always maintained a slightly lower level of Auror activity than his own.

okay. Of course it has to be!

Since the Auras have already been completely balanced, isn’t it natural that you can create them as you wish!

“I’m glad I met you at the right time.”

Prince Logan, who soon smiled, looked at Orden, who was engulfed in an internal storm, and spoke.

As the inertial laughter disappeared, the slightly drooping eyes gave off a strangely cold impression.

“Could you help me with the nearby knights? I heard that the Wolf Knights work in groups when dealing with Glature Trolls.”

“…Yes that’s right.”

A heavy sense of intimidation that he had never felt from the prince, who was much younger than him, or even from his grandfather, was conveyed.

When I answered with some sense of discipline, Prince Logan nodded.

“Good. I’m trying to clear this place as quickly as possible. I’m planning to leave one or two Glacher Trolls behind. Can I leave it to you?”

“of course!”

“Yes. You are trustworthy. Then I will trust you.”

Logan, leaving Orden behind, leaped forward and rushed towards the next Glature Troll.

Oooooh!

Jumping lightly to avoid the swinging fist, he scattered his sword energy and instantly turned the monster’s fist into ice powder.

Kwakwakwakwa!

The sharp auras overlapped quickly, and at once a large silver-blue flower appeared to have bloomed on the guy’s fist.

-Listen carefully, Logan. Now you are the only one here who can sense and track his demonic energy.

While slaughtering the demonic beasts, he slowly repeated in his head the words that Seongjin had advised him to do.

-I almost caught the devil, so he’s probably on high alert by now. There is a high possibility that he hid himself somewhere else from the previous location. He won’t be able to come to the forefront again without suffering some serious damage.

It was not unusual for the hands holding the sleeves of my clothes to tremble. But regardless of his condition, Seongjin was busy emphasizing to Logan what he had to do.

-First of all, let’s reduce the number of glare trolls as much as possible. Then, if you happen to catch his presence, then you chase after him, even if it means making all the sacrifices. If things don’t work out, I’ll help you.

-you?

-huh. Unfortunately, it looks like Bingsu No. 1 has been completely destroyed by them, but the other Bingsu are still under my control.

Vince? what is that?

-Shaved ice! This is a Glacher Troll that I am raising, and I will give one to you later.

-… No, that’s okay.

Logan couldn’t understand what Seongjin Lee was saying.

I just felt a little sad, wondering if I couldn’t rest comfortably even at this point.

-You idiot. Who is helping whom with this situation?

Seongjin Lee must have felt the sadness in Logan’s voice, and he raised the corners of his mouth. Even during this time, she was so overconfident that her smile became even more sinister.

-Don’t worry about me at all. It was like this before, but my father completely corrected it.

This bastard is saying that now!

Stop talking nonsense and lie down like you’re dead!

Although he pressed Seongjin’s head down like that, Logan felt a little relieved for a moment as if his words were not in vain.

Come to think of it, I heard that something like this happened when a monster appeared in the imperial palace. Then maybe Lee Seong-jin can recover!

Only after being so forcibly convinced did Logan manage to take a step that did not fall.

And soon I came to a realization.

‘If I hadn’t thought that Seonghwang could completely heal Seongjin Lee, would I still have moved like this while leaving that guy behind?’

When I thought about it, I found myself relying on the Emperor of Delcross for a surprising number of things.

Because I don’t want to take responsibility for Ortona’s destruction. Still, I don’t want to be indebted to him for not being able to be his real son.

So, I unconsciously tried to keep some distance from him. I thought he had a pretty strong emotional wall around him.

‘Am I a fool…? … .’

There was laughter.

Did you not know that pocket money has been secretly increasing recently under various pretexts?

Have you not noticed that when something big happens that you cannot handle, Seonghwang’s face is the first thing that comes to mind subconsciously?

If this isn’t foolishness, what is it?

fantasy,