The Returned Sword King Decided To Become a Tyrant Chapter 216

The Returned Sword King Decided to Become a Tyrant Chapter 216

Prophecy (7)

“Oh no! I’m trapped!”

Esteban’s troops blocking the retreat and the golems pressuring the rear.

A situation that is literally like a trap.

But even so, they could not focus on that. The eyes of the Federal Empire troops running across the plains could only see a dot of magic floating above their heads.

“Artificial sun!”

“no way!”

Meteor Swarm… … !

They know the identity of the ancient magic that has engulfed Esteban’s civil war.

The power that cut Duke William’s forces in half even though the orbit was off!

The fact that it is a killing magic that cannot be resisted by mere soldiers.

It was at this moment that the intentions of the men blocking the retreat were finally revealed.

“Eww!”

“We’re all going to die!”

That alone caused the soldiers’ confusion to grow out of control.

It was only natural that that came to mind in the first place, as it was also the same as the fact that the Archmage was here.

“Don’t be agitated!”

“Huh!”

“Your Majesty the Duke!”

However, the Duke’s expression upon seeing the newly appeared troops was surprisingly indifferent.

“Their numbers are small! And they have spread out their defensive line to block the retreat route, so it won’t be difficult to break through.”

“But their great magic… … !”

“You idiot! Do you think they can use it in this situation!”

“… … !”

The subordinate’s eyes followed the duke’s nervous gestures and turned towards the enemy troops.

As soon as he came to his senses, something strange caught his eye.

“Well, come to think of it, if the troops are going to be entangled like this… … .”

“Yes! If we drop a meteorite in a situation where we are about to face off, our own troops will not be able to avoid the impact either.”

Moreover, if the orbit changes as before, the disaster cannot be reversed.

In that situation, there was no way they could point their swords at our allies.

“That means it’s just a bluff to confuse the Imperial Army.”

The Duke calmly reviewed the situation and extended his sword.

“Oh! Indeed!”

Although he temporarily lost his senses due to anger, he was the Commander-in-Chief and Sword Master of the Federation Empire.

His one word calmed the soldiers and put an end to the chaos in an instant.

“All forces will break through the defense line! Also, once we get out of here, we will reorganize our forces and respond immediately to their pursuit!”

“Yes! I understand… … .”

Ddddddddd-

“… … !”

But then, all of a sudden, the ground they were standing on began to shake as if a bomb had exploded.

And then the air current changed abruptly, causing the hem of the cloak to flap as if it were breaking.

Hehehehe!

“T, why is this happening all of a sudden… … .”

At the same time, the horses that sensed the change began to run wild. Control was impossible.

The Duke stuttered, bewildered by the momentary abnormality.

“Earthquake… … In this situation, why would an earthquake occur… … .”

“Your Majesty! Look at the sky!”

“… … !”

At the shout of his subordinate, whose face turned pale, the duke slowly raised his head.

The duke’s face also lost its color.

Kugugugugugugu-!

“… … This is crazy.”

The sky where all the surrounding magical power was absorbed and only the original black and white remained.

Among the incongruous sights was a man standing with his back to the rising sun.

precursor.

It was a signal flare for the great magic that the man was about to use.

* * *

“Hmm! The Lord of the Tower has finally started to move.”

Edward looked at the churning atmosphere with admiration.

What a truly wondrous sight. How often in life can one be so purely amazed?

I was thankful that the killing intent wasn’t directed at Esteban.

Toodoodoodoo!

“Hmm?”

But the admiration didn’t last long.

Because he discovered a group of people brushing him aside.

“Where are you going in such a hurry?”

“What! When on earth did that happen!”

Phew!

Hehehehe!

“Ugh!”

Bam!

The fear of a meteor approaching at any moment. The Duke’s men, who were rushing to break through the defense line, rolled on the ground from the impact of falling from their horses.

The look of confusion was evident, as if he had not expected his horse to be attacked.

Even in the midst of all that, he quickly got up and found out the reason for the horse’s cutting.

“Ugh! You… … !”

“My name is Edward, of the Third Order of the Royal Household.”

“what?!”

The eyes of the subordinate who straightened his sword were distorted with suspicion.

The Third Order refers to the Knights of Argon, who dealt with intelligence and order.

Although they may not be experts in swordsmanship, they are not the type of people who would go to the front lines of a battle like this.

But, since the other person introduced himself as a member of the Third Knights, he couldn’t help but be unconvinced.

“Edward. Edward… … !”

But the subordinate who had been chewing on that name soon opened his eyes wide.

“You… …! Are you the commander of the Knights of Argon?”

“Judging by his appearance, he doesn’t look like a commoner, but he seems to be well-informed about the situation. That’s right.”

“I see! So you guys were the ones who were fine-tuning the situation!”

His seasoned swordsmanship and attitude proved that it was not a lie.

Likewise, the fluttering flags also proved that the Third Order had arrived here.

But on the other hand, it was clear that the man blocking his way was not specialized in combat.

“This is a good thing, I have to kill you and get out of here.”

“Welcome bye.”

Swish!

visor!

The subordinate leaped forward with his eyes flashing and stabbed with his sword. Edward quickly raised his sword and blocked it.

“… … Segeom?”

The eyebrows of the subordinate whose attack was blocked twitched.

It was a rapier full of sharp predictions.

“How dare you use something like that!”

Buck! Buck!

visor!

“… … !”

But at that moment, after several rounds of attack and defense, the sword pierced the seam of the subordinate’s armor.

Crunch!

Chomp!

“Huh?!”

The guy who let his guard down at the sight of the shallow sword allowed an unexpected blow to hit him.

Of course, it was also because the opponent’s skills were better than expected.

“I let my guard down.”

“Hah! Even if I am a captain-level knight, how can someone like me, a member of the Knights of Argon… … .”

“Are you curious about that?”

“What!”

Edward smiled noblely and pointed to my armor.

Then, Suha was able to discover something strange where his fingertips were pointing.

“… … Magic circle?”

A magic circle added over and over again on top of the armor.

It wrapped around my entire body naturally, as if it were part of my armor.

“Surely that magic circle is all… …!”

The subordinate’s eyes widened.

“That’s right. These are all magic that enhance the body’s abilities.”

A strengthening magic that has sufficient influence even when used alone.

But there were several of those things overlapping. That alone meant that the opponent’s strength was far superior to my own!

‘That’s ridiculous! Could Esteban’s magic tower have created something like that?’

I raised my head in a hurry and looked around. The duke’s knights who had been moving together to break through the defense line were falling from their horses one by one.

Facing them were the Argonian Knights, who wore similar armor.

‘Damn it! I made a mistake! I don’t have time for this!’

The servant’s lost eyes wavered.

Who would have guessed that there were numbers hidden from them?

Even if all the enemies here were wearing the same armor, penetrating this place would have been nearly impossible.

From the beginning, this place was like a wasteland!

‘I have to convey this fact somehow… … .’

Phew!

But the body that was trying to step back seemed frozen in place and did not move.

Gulp-

“Ugh… … Uh, why… … .”

A dagger pierced through the neck in an instant.

Was it because I knew it would be the last?

Using all his strength, he turned his head and was soon able to confirm the identity of the person who had attacked him from behind.

“Assassination… … Okay… … .”

The Duke’s first subordinate lost his life in such a vain way.

dump-

As the body eventually collapsed to the floor, the ‘assassin’ was seen shrugging his shoulders behind it.

His attire was a suit that was completely out of place on the battlefield.

“Oh, were you planning on getting information from him?”

“… … .”

“Then I made a mistake. I apologize.”

“That’s not true.”

Edward looked at him with a disapproving look.

A bandage covering the face without leaving even a single gap. And a unique, rough, and strange voice.

“… … I just still don’t understand why you went to war.”

That’s right, the achievements of the Argon Knights who came to this place leading assassins and mercenaries.

It was John Hedwig, the head of the underworld.

“Hmm. I understand that you dislike me.”

He soon let out a sigh and opened his mouth, wiping the dagger.

“I moved for profit. Was that not enough of an explanation?”

“Are you saying the obvious?”

Edward’s expression hardened.

Of course, he also knew about the relationship between the man in front of him and the king.

But that’s that and this is this.

It was difficult to see how participating in this war would benefit him.

It was, in a way, an occupational disease that I developed while taking on such a mission.

At that moment, I thought the eyes hidden behind the bandages had widened.

“It’s simple. Just to stamp his eye. That’s all.”

“… … If it’s a snow stamp.”

“If you say you participated in the war to prevent the enemy’s attacks, shouldn’t you be appropriately rewarded for it?”

John Hedwig stretched out both arms, revealing his true feelings without any embellishment.

Then, he quickly pulled my arm towards him as if he was holding something precious.

There was nothing there, but it was moving as if there was a mountain of gold coins.

“You… … .”

“It doesn’t matter what it is. However, it would be unwise to not step into this gold mine.”

“Well, is that worth risking a battlefield for?”

“Haha, isn’t that obvious?”

He nodded without hesitation.

“Isn’t this a fight that was clearly going to be one-sided with nothing to complain about?”

For John Hedwig, this war was an unconditionally profitable one.

It was only natural that they would fall, and all they had to do was raise a hand.

‘I was sure of it the moment I saw it.’

The first prince and the northern front are thoroughly having fun!

Yeah. From the moment I saw it.

The idea that the Federal Empire would win the war was something that had never existed in his mind from the beginning!

“… … if that’s what you think.”

“yes.”

Edward eventually turned his head in displeasure and looked at the situation at the front line.

The relentless mercenaries and Esteban’s soldiers blocked the enemy’s movements as if they were blockading them. As time passed, their forces gradually appeared to be trapped in a net.

A hundred warriors in armor.

In the end, they failed to break through Esteban’s defenses.

Meanwhile, the limited time they had was gradually running out.

‘… … Then, what’s left is the completion of the magic.’

Raise your head and look at the sky.

The giant magic circle was almost complete and was spreading brilliant magical power.

Swish!

And at that moment.

Something began to fly among their troops.

That’s right, it was the enemy wizard who was trying to stop the completion of Meteor Swarm.

* * *

Save me!

Aaaah!

I don’t want to die!

“… … .”

The soldiers’ screams ring in my ears like tinnitus.

The peacock heard the scream and stopped in his tracks without realizing it.

It was because I suddenly realized that the hands holding the reins were sweaty.

“Oh, the defense line is not breached!”

“Your Majesty! The magic is being completed! Your Majesty, you must get out of here at least!”

“… … .”

The commanders were urging them to get out.

No, it seemed like he wanted me to quickly deal with that archmage.

‘If Your Majesty is the Sword Master, then it is possible!’

‘Please kill him and stop the magic!’

Last hope.

Before he knew it, his inner thoughts were turning towards himself, who had lost his strength. However, the Duke shook his head with a miserable expression.

“f*ck, shit.”

“dismissal?”

But the Duke remained unmoved ever since their magic was activated.

He is obsessed with something and cannot come to his senses. He looks like a weak, ordinary soldier.

They couldn’t understand it.

The commanders, who had finally given up on persuading the Duke, gave urgent instructions.

“First of all, we must somehow stop that archmage!”

“There is no one who looks like his escort! We must at least block the magic casting!”

“Oh, I understand!”

The wizards nodded with tired expressions.

My body was in terrible condition because I had overdone it several times already.

But wouldn’t it be more reasonable for them to collapse from excessive consumption of magical power rather than die from a meteorite?

Woohoo!

“Cough!”

“Coolook!”

“Ugh… … .”

While the magicians who tried to manipulate their magical powers were coughing up blood and collapsing, some succeeded in flying by stepping on the mana.

The expressions of the commanders watching this brightened.

“Okay, okay!”

“If you are casting a spell, you will not be able to block the attack!”

Woohoo!

Papa Pot!

Formulas are formed and magic is fired from all directions.

I had no doubt that they would interfere with the use of magic.

but.

Crunch-!

Choaack!

“… … !”

It was at that moment that the bodies of those wizards fell.

And then countless drops of blood scattered into the sky!

Phew!

At the same time, the magic spells that were fired were blocked by something and began to disappear.

“this!”

The wizards jumped out in confusion at the change. However, the protagonist who created the change quickly crossed the air and chased them.

Only then were the wizards able to confirm its identity.

“Oh, kid?”

Crunch!

“Kwaaak!”

Was he about twelve years old?

A small-sized swordsman covered in robes cut down the magicians. Also, as the sword filled with aura cut through the magic, the magical power lost its strength and disappeared.

The only thing that got in their way was one person.

“Oh, you destroyed the magic?”

The wizards froze at the unbelievable sight.

“This is ridiculous… … There’s no way that magic can be destroyed with an aura… … !”

“In the first place, how could the inspector… … .”

“Wake up! He’s not a detective, he’s a wizard!”

“What, what did you say?”

Looking at him with puzzled eyes, it turned out that what was burning above the inspector’s rapier was not aura, but magic.

So I couldn’t understand it even more.

Strengthening a sword with magic was a story that was difficult for them to understand with their common sense.

“It’s the end.”

“… … !”

And at that moment.

A firm voice, like a death sentence, was heard from them.

I missed my last chance to stop casting.

Kugugugugugugu!

“Ah, ahhh… … !”

“This can’t be happening!”

The price is catastrophic.

All the magical power burning in the air is concentrated into one point, and the magical formula is finally completed.

The magic circle soon disappeared into thin air.

But it didn’t disappear, it just scattered.

It has served all its purpose, has served all its usefulness, and then it disappears!

Kwakwakwakwang!

A meteor approaches, calling from across the sky.

It enters the atmosphere’s orbit, leaving behind a long tail, as if welcoming them.

“Uh, uh uh… … .”

But that wasn’t the end.

One. Two.

The meteors that gradually appeared were different from the previous ‘experimental works’.

“……oh my god.”

Yes. The ancient magic, reinforced since the civil war, no longer repeats the failures of the past.

It only fell towards the exact target and showed its original power.

Phew-!

Also, a brilliant light burst out from Esteban’s formation and an impenetrable barrier was created.

Absolute Barrier.

It was another great magic that Esteban had created.

“Leave a final greeting.”

And the great wizard who had completed the magic spoke coldly.

“Accept the price for daring to attack his land.”

“… … .”

──────!

A loud noise rings out, beyond human hearing.

And then a blinding flash of light appears there.

A large force of two hundred and fifty thousand men.

This was the place that would become their grave, without even a corpse left behind.