Episode 95
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The Death Knight, who was holding Saxon’s ‘Black Sword’ and the warrior’s ‘Peacemaker’, rushed forward. Projecting two thoughts onto a single sword, he headed towards the first seat of the Seven Swords of the Continent.
Even Master Baro will not be using his full power to fight Dale. He will only be testing Dale’s abilities and capabilities. The fact that he is not revealing his ‘avatar’ right away is proof of this.
However, that is by no means a reason to let your guard down.
Salgeom.
As his name suggests, and as can be seen from the blood-red aura blade embedded in his sword… …a sword of murder, without regard for knightly principles, and used to kill people thoroughly and viciously.
Kaang!
The blood-red Aura Blade and Saxon’s Black Sword clashed.
Phew!
Before I knew it, I was scattering a dozen or so dark weapons in a fan shape from my hand, just as I thought I had collided with them.
Each and every one of the weapons was imbued with an exquisite blood-red aura. To counter the blow, Dale quickly formed a shield of ‘Shadow Cloak’. It was not meant to be repelled.
“Hey, easygoing… … .”
All the scattered dark energy was literally swallowed up by Dale’s shadow cloak.
“Wow, it must be because he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth that the artifact he’s holding is just amazing.”
At the same time, the Death Knight, holding the Warrior’s Sword, charged towards Master Baro.
“And to be able to control the Death Knight’s sword at this level?”
Master Baro couldn’t help but be surprised as he clashed swords with Death Knight. Seeing the ‘Hero’s Agent’ perform swordsmanship that was on par with the Seven Swords of the Continent, without being pushed back at all.
“Heh heh, this is no ordinary kid.”
“… … .”
Each and every one of his actions were truly that of a third-rate thug, but at least his black rank was different. That was why Dale did not answer. He fluttered his shadow cloak disguised as a black robe, and he took it upon himself to protect the Death Knight from the rear.
Shadow bullets were fired along the shadows of the shadow cloak fluttering madly.
Bullets of scattered shadows. In front of them, Master Baro’s figure disappeared again.
“… … !”
Movement at the speed of light? No, it wasn’t. It’s not a concept that is so fast that it can’t be followed.
At the same time, goosebumps ran down Dale’s spine and up the back of his neck.
Immediately, the Shadow Lurkers in their shadow cloaks simultaneously unleashed their thorny tentacles. They were aimed at the assassin who was about to grab Dale’s back and swing his sword.
Choaack!
The spiked tentacles of the ‘Shadow Lurker’ that had been reborn as an adult were incomparable to those of the past. Those spiked tentacles swung around, and Dale quickly turned his back.
Master Baro was there.
He didn’t even flinch, not caring about the thorny hell rising from under his feet. And the thorny tentacles rushing towards him were twisted and cut off as if they were being ground in a blender.
‘The Shadow Lurker’s spined tentacles… … .’
It was never difficult to cut the shadow of someone as strong as Master Baro. However, what he just showed me was not a sword. The surrounding area was distorted, and as if by some unknown magic, the thorny tentacles were cut off.
Master Baro of the Sword of Murder has never directly crossed swords with Dale in his previous life.
At least, there is no one who has crossed swords with a warrior from a previous life and survived.
Still, I had some vague idea of his name and the abilities he possessed.
The thoughts projected by a knight who has reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship can possess powers that are indistinguishable from magic in themselves.
It wasn’t necessarily about telling the story of Avatar.
“Phase manipulation… … .”
There is no magic in this world that allows you to travel great distances, such as teleportation.
However, even if it is not on that scale, it is possible to temporarily close the distance by manipulating the phase of the coordinate system, or use it as a weapon to distort the opponent’s body itself.
The power of distortion.
The secret that would allow him to be reborn as one of the Seven Swords of the Continent, the greatest assassin of the Continent. At the same time, it was only a small part of the abilities of the sword.
“Hoo.”
Master Baro tilted his head in surprise.
“Did you know anything about my abilities?”
“I saw the movement and had a gut feeling.”
Dale answered.
“There really is no other kid more creepy than this one.”
“I’ll take that as a compliment.”
“If we fight with more power than this, we won’t be able to survive in the Supreme Court.”
Master Baroga said.
“What are you doing? To be honest, I don’t know what you guys over there are talking about.”
“… … .”
“At least I know that the stories they are telling about the eldest son of the House of Saxony are not lies.”
At the same time, the bloody aura surrounding Master Baro’s sword disappeared.
If the fight got any more intense, I was considering activating the ‘Power of the Peacemaker’ when the time came, but fortunately, I was able to avoid the worst.
“That very Duke of Saxony, and if the name of the ‘Black Prince’ is not a false one… … .”
Master Baro sheathed his sword and turned his head towards the new beak-masked assassins following him.
“You have achieved this level of skill at an age when your brain is still young, but your talent has not yet fully blossomed.”
Towards the assassins of the shadow court.
“Then what, is there anything to think deeply about?”
He calmly assesses Dale’s situation and continues speaking calmly.
“What are you doing, not bowing down to their new boss?”
“… … !”
At Master Baro’s words, the assassins in the new beak masks all held their breaths.
“He who will reap the last flame of this world and bring about the Empire of Shadows.”
Suddenly, the shadow saintess wrapped in black bandages opened her mouth.
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“Apostle of Black, Lord of Shadows.”
In front of Dale, everyone in the Shadow Court kneels simultaneously.
“Please bring down the Empire of Fire and Light and lead us to your Empire.”
In front of them, Dale nodded silently.
“Your faith will be rewarded.”
As they say, to bring down the empire of fire and light. They used what they could, and that was it.
Not a puppet of God, but entirely of Dale’s own will.
It didn’t matter whether Dale believed in God or not. If necessary, he was willing to become their god, even if it was a fleeting god.
To live up to their expectations and gain their loyalty in return.
Shadow court.
The successor of the ‘Shadow Church’ who had previously avoided the White Tower and hid in the shadows. As long as they were moving according to Dale’s will, there was only one thing left to do.
“The Black Market will soon open, and voting to decide the next City Master will begin.”
The law enforcers of Guild City, and by extension the continent’s greatest assassin organization.
“I need the power of the Shadow Court to decide the next City Master with my own hands.”
The black apostle and shadow lord opened his mouth to his new followers.
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The city of the Calimala Guild. In front of the Guild Master’s Hall.
When the ‘Dale of Saxony’ showed up there, it wasn’t hard to predict their actions.
The prime suspect in the attempted assassination of the Guild Master.
“Get on your knees now!”
The city guards pointed their spears at Dale, and Dale answered.
“Can you stop me with just a few spears?”
“… … !”
The guards’ expressions shrank in the face of such blatant intimidation.
Dale was right. The Death Knight holding the Black Sword of Saxony was standing behind Dale. The darkness of the ‘Shadow Cloak’ fluttering in the windless place. In front of that, there wouldn’t be much that a single city guard could do.
“But don’t worry.”
Dale continues, as if to say that there is no need to worry.
“Fortunately, the ‘shadow court’ found me innocent and innocence… … .”
Taking out one of the documents in his bosom.
“This is their guarantee.”
The documents contained the verdict and signatures of the ‘Shadow Court’, recognizable to the people of Guild City.
‘Innocence’.
There is no doubt about their signature. At least within Guild City, there are no fools who would carelessly impersonate the name of the ‘Shadow Court’.
“Along with my innocence, I have something very important to report to the Master of the Kalimala Guild regarding the current situation.”
Dale continues.
“Please get out of the way.”
For a moment, a moment of bewildered hesitation passed through the city guards, but the hesitation did not last long.
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When he heard that the ‘Black Prince’ had come to see him, the Master of the Kalimala Guild felt as if the sky was falling down.
But he is also one of the seven great guild masters. In this lawless land where gold justifies everything, he has experienced his life being threatened more than once.
Moreover, isn’t it the ‘Shadow Court’ that guarantees his innocence? That’s why the Master of the Kalimala Guild welcomed Dale, accompanied by several trustworthy escorts.
“Things are not going well.”
And right there, Dale opened his mouth.
“The representatives of the Empire and the Red Tower have moved ahead.”
“The Empire and the Red Tower… …!”
Hearing that name, the Master of the Kalimala Guild held his breath. Who would have thought that the Empire and the Red Tower would be participating in this fight? They are in a different class.
“It appears that we have already made contact with one of the seven major guilds.”
“… … I never thought things would get that big.”
The Guild Master of Kalimala quietly bit his lips. Even so, his mind was quickly moving the scales of gain. It was not that he did not desire the position of City Master. A person’s desires were like a bottomless jar, and even the Master of the Seven Great Guilds was no exception.
Yet the Empire and the Red Tower are moving directly.
“It’s truly unfortunate… … .”
The guild master continues speaking.
“I think we need to reconsider our alliance.”
Even if you have a fortune worth a thousand gold coins, it cannot be more precious than your life.
And since the agent of the empire, the Red Tower, is moving directly… … As the Seven Guild Masters, being more greedy is an excessive desire that invites death.
In that respect, Ray Uris’s warning was truly effective. He knew the power of fear more than taking lives.
“Are you afraid?”
So Dale opened his mouth.
“To confront the guild master, who is the agent of the empire and has the red tower watching over him.”
“Isn’t there any other way?”
Because I can’t just let Ray Yuris play with me like this.
“The Master of the Calimala Guild will become the next City Master.”
Dale said.
“And this is not a request or a favor.”
As Ray Uris once did.
“It is a matter of decision after all.”
An irresistible force.
As long as the Red Tower was using the Black Tower’s ‘Fear’ as a card, Dale also had no reason to refuse the Red Tower’s method.
A clash of red and black.
In the face of the battle of those whales, the long-sightedness and the weighing of profits of the Kalimala Guild Master no longer had any meaning.
