Episode 220
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It was a split second before the decision was made and the troops began to move, as if they had known this would happen from the beginning.
“His troops set out from Viscount John Lancaster’s estate.”
“What is the trend of the Red Tower?”
“Officially, there are High Purifier units that have been revealed to be moving to support ‘Ray Lancaster’, but it is difficult to know the exact number of those who are secretly working behind the scenes.”
Grave Walker, who was on a scouting mission, reported back, and it was at that moment that Mistress Titania responded.
“From five hundred to one thousand men, light cavalry disguised as squires of the Rosicrucian cavalry commanded by John Lancaster.”
“… … Is that what the blue whisper told you?”
“No matter how hard the magicians of the Red Tower try to hide their identities, they cannot hide the movements of that many people from the imperial palace to here.”
Hearing that, Dale nodded silently.
“This is a battle involving high-ranking Purifiers and large Purifier units. Facing them with conventional combat doctrine would be suicidal.”
“As expected, you are Prince Dale.”
Hearing those words, Mistress Titania, who called herself the Shadow Lord’s strategist, laughed.
“But please note that not all of the towers participating in this fight are red.”
“… … .”
“As a loyal subordinate of the Shadow Lord, may I dare to speak of the plan?”
Dale remained silent in response to Titania’s words. After a moment of silence, Dale opened his mouth.
“Please speak.”
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Wars don’t start overnight. But when a war starts, it’s the quick fight of one morning that determines the direction of the war.
Viscount John Lancaster and his collateral Lancaster line, as well as the Red Tower troops supporting Leigh Lancaster, began to gather and move.
An army of countless forces began to move.
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Amid the tyranny of the Red Tower, people’s stories about the silence of the Blue Tower were varied.
Some say that the Red Tower is just a coward who keeps silent because he is afraid of it, or that they are plotting some kind of scheme in silence, or that the Blue Tower has no interest in worldly battles in the first place.
But from the beginning, the Blue Tower was never silent.
──The night was deep, and John Lancaster’s troops had set up camp near the Duke of Lancaster.
“Isn’t the Saxon side’s cub showing any other movement?”
At that moment, the barracks where high-ranking officers including John and Ray were gathered.
“It is reported that York’s forces are moving towards the Duke of Lancaster’s castle and that they have issued a mobilization order throughout the territory. However, since they have gathered their forces at the castle and have made no other moves, I suspect they will be deploying a long-term defense strategy within the castle… … .”
“Huh, you’re going to take the Mercury strategy against the Red Tower? Even the world’s ‘Black Prince’ is just a novice who doesn’t know the ways of the world.”
John Lancaster snorted at those words. As he said, Dale of Saxony was a bloody lump that hadn’t even been born during the Empire’s war to unify the continent, and he would never know the role that the Empire’s Red Tower played in that war.
“No matter how great the genius of the empire may be, he is still a rookie who cannot overcome the wisdom of time.”
As a veteran warrior during the Unification Wars, John Lancaster spoke. Upon hearing those words, Ray Lancaster remained silent.
“You’d better not make fun of the Black Prince too much.”
After a silence, Ray Lancaster spoke.
“Don’t worry, Ray Lancaster. I’m not stupid.”
As he said that, John was about to continue speaking.
“… … !”
For a moment, an absurd sense of pressure seemed to weigh on his consciousness.
“Be careful, Ray!”
The high-ranking purifiers supporting Ray all accelerated his circle and generated bloody magic. At the same time, when they ran out of the barracks, they were speechless at the sight they saw there.
The scenery that unfolded there was not that of the Duke of Lancaster.
The land of correction stretched endlessly beyond the horizon.
It was a land where a freezing cold wind swept through, and right there, the soldiers preparing to camp were panicking and running around in confusion.
“Don’t panic! Get out of the barracks and go to your units immediately! Build a phalanx!”
The voices of officers were echoing everywhere.
But in reality, the enemies were nowhere to be seen.
As for the surprise attack, most of Saxon’s troops are already stationed at the Duchy of Lancaster. No matter how strange his powers are, it is impossible to move his troops in a few seconds after hearing the report.
“Remain calm! The enemy’s main force is still stationed at the castle! Even if it is a surprise attack, the enemy’s forces are extremely small!”
And yet, this was a unit that the Auror Master’s Rosy Cross Knights and the Red Tower’s Purifier Unit had joined. They were not a ragtag group that would crumble like autumn leaves at the hands of two or three elite enemy soldiers.
“Excuse me, over there!”
Just then, he appeared over the horizon. Even though he was quite far away, it wasn’t difficult to recognize him.
A garment engraved with the night crow symbolizing death. It wasn’t even armor.
“Hey, Black Prince… …!”
“Keep calm.”
Ray answered softly upon seeing that sight. The high-ranking Purifiers supporting him were all condensing their bloody magic and waiting for the order to fire.
In the midst of the confusion, no enemy movements were visible. The soldiers who were running around in confusion had already formed a square, and even the knights were armed with armor and were joining some of the squares.
“What on earth are your intentions, going into this war alone?”
They are not unaware of the power of Saxon Dale and the Black Prince. However, no matter how powerful Dale is, it is impossible for him to overwhelm this force alone. Aren’t Ray and the high-ranking Purifiers here right now?
It was just then.
The bloody magic of one of the high-ranking purifiers guarding Ray’s side subsided.
“… … ?”
After it died down, his circle began to accelerate again.
Generates a cold blue magical energy along the ground.
“!”
Ray didn’t hesitate when he saw that sight. He was not someone who could be called the ruler of the empire. The young vampire kicked the ground and rushed forward, and his hand plunged straight into the heart of the high-ranking Purifier.
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Phew!
“Ugh, ugh… … !”
But that was just the beginning.
The high-ranking purifiers, who were supposed to be more trustworthy than anything else, began to have unfocused eyes, one by one, as if possessed by something.
Blue butterflies flew up.
“What, what the heck is this… …!”
At the same time, another shadow appeared beside the black prince.
They were wizards wearing blue robes.
The Sorceress Council, those who rule the blue tower of intrigue and lies.
In reality, they did not set foot here to wage this war. Even now, their bodies were performing their roles in their respective places.
However, when necessary, it was never difficult to unite the minds of the subjects and gather them into one place.
As the pinnacle of the Five-Colored Tower, Marquis Yuris, the Bloody Duke, can rewrite the history of this world through the Book of Blood.
Dale’s father, the Black Knight, has the power to manipulate death itself.
So what about the master of intrigue and lies, the Blue Tower Lord?
Ultimately, this is what her powers meant.
Mind Snatch.
It wasn’t just about binding the consciousness of the members of the Sorceress Council when necessary. She could do more than that when necessary. No matter how far away they were, she had the power to manipulate and play with people’s consciousness like a mayfly caught in a spider’s web.
“Hey, it’s a spider!”
At the same time, screams rang out among the soldiers.
“Spiders are covering me! Aaaah!”
Hundreds and thousands of baby spiders soon covered their bodies, burrowing into their throats, ear holes, and even between their eyeballs. The soldiers writhed and screamed everywhere, and hundreds of baby spiders fell out with a thud.
But Ray Uris could tell.
There was nothing like a spider.
It was just an incredibly cruel illusion performed by sorceresses.
The 100% power that made up the Blue Tower was gathered to eliminate the enemies of the Shadow Lord to whom they were loyal.
The five wizards standing at the top of the continent, the Five-Colored Magic Tower.
The fact that the Tower Master directly exerted influence on the war. Ray was not unaware of the meaning of this. He clearly remembered the power that his father, the Bloody Duke, had shown.
“The blue curtain… … .”
In shock, my heart froze.
At the same time, the ‘Black Prince’ began to walk among them.
In that place where the blue riders who follow the Shadow Lord are active, he stands alone and indifferently, leaving behind the activities of his subordinates.
“Ah, ahh… … !”
There was John Lancaster, terrified and unable to hide his astonishment.
“Ray Yuris.”
There, Dale opened his mouth. The high-ranking Purifiers were robbed of their consciousness and scattered everywhere. There were no subordinates to protect him.
“Unfortunately, I have no intention of losing to you.”
“… … .”
“But at least the fight between you and me is worth it, fair and square, without the power of blue.”
At Dale’s words, Ray laughed quietly.
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At that moment, on the top floor of the Blue Tower.
It was a gloomy, damp room, covered in dark cobwebs on all sides.
“Oh, poor mayflies.”
There, in the blue curtain, Arachne smiled quietly. It was at that moment.
Her sense of touch realized something and stopped.
Realizing the presence of an intruder across the tower and heading towards her workroom.
─ Don’t resist and let him into my room.
The blue curtain opened its mouth, and soon the quarrel downstairs died down. Soon the intruder appeared, heading straight for her web.
“Arachne, my old love.”
The intruder opened his mouth.
“… … Yuris.”
There are few beings that can fool her webs and sense of touch that stretch across the continent.
For example, the continent’s greatest enemy magician, Bloody Duke.
“Why did you break the agreement?”
The blood-red ball asked in front of the blue curtain. Arachne smiled happily upon hearing that.
“Wasn’t it Red and Gold who broke the agreement from the beginning?”
“Abandon the Sorceress Council immediately and withdraw from this battle.”
The bloody ball spoke. It was a voice without any formality or hesitation.
“Because I absolutely cannot tolerate harming my son.”
“Oh, don’t worry. Even I am not that unreasonable.”
Arachne said.
“But our blue has already broken the silence, and there is nothing we can do to turn back.”
“… … .”
After hearing those words, flames began to burn around the feet of the bloody ball.
“Oh my, have you forgotten that this is my web? Even if you are the bloodiest man in the world, wouldn’t it be difficult to guarantee your life if you fight here?”
Arachne laughed happily.
“At least it would be possible to focus your consciousness here.”
The bloody ball answered.
As a father trying to protect his son, it was a risk worth taking.
