Episode 156
Choi Hyun-seok quickly cleaned up the masked man.
Although they had considerable magical power, for some reason their fighting skills were greatly reduced.
“Hmm, I can’t really tell just by looking at your face.”
When I took off the mask of the fallen man, I saw the face of a common white man.
Since they didn’t say a word until the moment they died, no separate information could be obtained.
“Hero, hero!”
Then Rachel, who had been circling around, landed on his shoulder.
“It’s a bit random, but it reminds me of The Little Detective.”
“Little detective?”
“Yes! Wherever you go, there’s always a case. You’re the type of person who carries on a case like that little detective.” “Stop talking nonsense and listen.”
Choi Hyun-seok threw the Bobo he was holding.
Rachel was startled and grabbed Bobo.
“Gyah! It’s heavy!” “You have to hold on tight so Bobo doesn’t go anywhere.”
“Ugh, ugh…!”
“Huh! Huh!”
Rachel grabbed Bobo by the scruff of his neck and flapped her wings repeatedly.
No matter how small it became, it was still several times larger than Rachel, so it wasn’t easy to hold on to it and fly through the sky.
Bobo smiled and stuck his tongue out, as if he was enjoying floating in the air.
“If you use flight magic and take away magical power, you will die.” “Oh, that’s not true!”
Rachel, who was about to use instantaneous flight magic, suddenly stopped.
“Mr. Abelson. First, let’s go to where your father, the King, is. He is the most important person in the palace, so they will be after the King.” “However, I don’t know who did this. What if your father is the mastermind…?”
Abelson’s eyes shook.
She looked confused.
“Maybe what that fairy said was right.”
“What do you mean?”
“It means carrying around an incident.”
Abelson bowed his head.
“If I hadn’t come here, the palace wouldn’t have become like this…”
“Wake up!”
Choi Hyun-seok punched Abelson in the face.
Abelson was startled and grabbed his cheek.
“Even if they bring about an incident, it’s the fault of the person who started the incident, not ours. It doesn’t seem like this was an attack aimed at us in the first place.”
“What is that…?”
“The entire palace was involved. If they were only targeting us, they wouldn’t have done it this way.”
The scale of the operation was too large to have been carried out solely to deal with Choi Hyun-seok and Abelson.
Besides, there’s no way they’d send only this many people to Abelson.
“The goal is probably to turn the entire palace upside down. The target would naturally be the king.”
“so…”
“Yes. We must go to the King quickly.”
“all right.”
Abelson immediately came to his senses thanks to Choi Hyun-seok’s shock therapy.
They quickly headed to the king’s bedroom.
‘When did this happen…’
Choi Hyun-seok swallowed his breath as he looked around.
There were countless corpses piled up not only in the garden but also in the hallways inside the building.
They were all the corpses of palace guards, attendants, and servants.
It was clear that a one-sided massacre had occurred.
‘In the end, it was the Royal Knights who left that was the cause of the trouble.’
No matter how dangerous the necromancy was, the Royal Knights could not be sent away hastily.
I don’t know if they intended this situation to happen or if the timing was just right.
What is certain is that if the Royal Knights had been present, the defenses would not have been breached so helplessly.
At that moment, something caught Choi Hyun-seok’s eye.
‘Demon?’
Among the corpses strewn on the floor, there were some that were not human.
I went closer to check and it was clearly a demon.
‘Why is the demon here…?’
As soon as I looked in, I could see the corpses of demons everywhere.
Why are the demons here?
In this situation, the demon tribe is too unexpected.
In the first place, Choi Hyun-seok couldn’t even feel the magic.
With this many demons, it would be normal to feel the magic no matter how chaotic the situation was.
Kwaaang!
Just then, a loud explosion was heard from afar.
Abelson shouted in surprise.
“This is the direction of Father’s bedroom!”
Choi Hyun-seok gave up on the idea of the Demon Clan.
‘First, save the king.’
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There was no time to leisurely wallow in thought.
First, save the king, and then think about the next thing.
“I will run with all my might!”
Choi Hyun-seok kicked the ground while holding Abelson.
Kwajik, kuung!
The ground shattered with the tremendous force and Choi Hyun-seok’s body was shot out.
Rachel, who was chasing after him, cursed.
“Eeeeek…! Take me too!”
Rachel followed him, flapping her wings constantly.
“Huh! Huh!”
Hanging Bobo just had fun flying through the sky.
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Boom! Bang!
The building shakes with a loud noise.
Everyone hiding in the king’s bedroom trembled in fear.
“Damn…”
The Royal Knight Commander, Cardinal Balda, let out a curse.
He was bleeding from wounds all over.
King Balthair approached with a worried expression.
“Sir Balda. Are you okay?”
“I am fine, but I am sorry to have put Your Majesty through such humiliation.” “Never mind. The Capital Guard and the Knights of Scorpion will arrive in a moment. Let’s just hold out until then.”
Balda nodded, but his face was filled with worry.
‘There’s not enough time…’
The palace is located in the capital city of Skolborn.
Of course, aside from the Royal Knights and the Palace Guards, there are numerous soldiers and knights guarding the capital.
The problem is that it takes time for them to arrive.
I didn’t think I could hold out until then.
‘The magic has already begun to break down. There isn’t much left.’
The King’s bedroom is protected by powerful magic.
The enemy’s spirit was so fierce that it didn’t seem like they would be able to hold out for long.
It will probably be about a minute from now.
Balda clenched his teeth.
‘If only I hadn’t been fooled by such a cowardly trick…!’
Cardinal Balda is a top-tier hero.
But there was a reason why I was treated so helplessly.
Because he was poisoned.
Before the raid.
Soldiers from the palace guard approached Balda, saying they had something to report.
“Commander of the Knights. Would you please take a look at this?”
The soldiers held out something wrapped in a bundle.
As Balda lifted the curtain, a tremendous light burst out.
“Ugh, what is this…!”
While Balda closed his eyes in confusion.
Push push!
The soldiers stabbed him with something sharp.
He quickly surrounded himself with magical power to protect his body.
Thanks to that, it was only a shallow wound, but the problem was that there was poison at the end of the blade.
After that, the flow of magic power slowed down drastically.
It’s not that you can’t fight, but it’s difficult to use speculation in this state.
“These cowards!”
After that, the raid began.
Balda, who was unable to properly use his magical powers against powerful enemies, was bound to have a hard time.
‘If only the magic had worked properly, those guys would have been nothing special…’
The enemies wearing black hoods and masks were strong.
Each one of them possesses immense magical power comparable to that of the Royal Knights.
However, the only things that stand out are his physical abilities and magical powers.
Their fighting skills were not that great.
If Balda had been in good condition, he could have swept it away on his own.
He beat his chest, blaming his own complacency under the poison.
“Hit!”
Chae-Ang-!
“Kwaaaaak!”
There was a commotion outside the door.
The sound of clashing weapons can be heard along with shouts of battle.
“…”
After a while.
The surroundings became quiet and someone knocked on the door.
“Father! Are you okay!?”
The fourth was the voice of Race Marriott.
“Is it a race!”
“Yes. It’s clear here. Please open the door!”
The door opened and several knights came in with the lace.
It was the first time I saw this article.
As Balda took a guarded stance, Race blocked his way.
“Don’t worry, these are my personal attendants.”
At Race’s words, Balda nodded and stepped back.
King Balthair ran and hugged Race.
“Race. You’re alive!” “Yes. I’m glad your father is safe!” “Do you know what happened to the others?” “After the attack, I went straight to find Brother Hog, but he had already passed away.”
“I see…”
Balthazar’s eyes widened at the news of his son’s death.
I forcefully clench my trembling fists.
It felt like he was trying hard to suppress his emotional turmoil because it was an emergency situation.
“This is not the time. They have this place surrounded. We must get out before they close in.” “Yeah, yeah. Let’s get out.”
At that moment, Balda, who had been listening to the story, approached.
“It’s dangerous to go out now. The Capital Guard will be here soon, so it’s better to hold on.
“The defensive magic will be broken before then.” “If they go out, we have to block them from all sides. We don’t have the numbers to do that.” “Hmm, right. Sir Balda is right. Let’s hold out here for now.” “Whew… If that’s what Father and Sir Balda want, then I understand.”
Race nodded.
At the same time, swords flew from both sides of Balda.
Wedge- Brim!
Balda reacted instantly and struck out the sword, but was unable to block the sword flying from behind.
Push-!
The sword that stabbed him in the back pierced his heart and came out.
Balda looked at the one who had stabbed him with wide eyes.
His face, his mouth wide open, was filled with shock.
As if I couldn’t believe it.
“Tsk. You made me do this with my own hands. You pathetic bastards.”
“sorry.”
The knights bowed their heads at the words of the race.
He pulled out his sword and wiped the blood away.
“This monster is still a monster. He was hit by a poison that solidified his magic power and still moved. It would have been dangerous if we had delayed any longer.”
Even Balda was forcibly moving his magic to detoxify it.
If time passed like this and the poisonous energy disappeared, it was clear that there would be a major disruption to the plan.
“Re, Race… What is this…”
King Balthair spoke in a trembling voice.
Race did not answer.
He just held his sword and looked at the king absentmindedly.
“Answer me! Why! Why did you do such a thing!” “I am the one who wants to ask.”
Finally, Race Marriott opened her mouth.
“Father, why did you refuse Gatren’s request?”
“What…?”
“Traitor Abelson Marriott and warrior Choi Hyun-seok. If they had just handed them over, all the problems would have been solved.” “How could you…”
In fact, before Abelson and Choi Hyun-seok arrived, the Holy Empire’s Gatren had secretly contacted them.
The request was to hand over Abelson and Choi Hyun-seok, who were traitors in collusion with the Demon Tribe.
King Balthair refused and kept the fact a secret.
“It doesn’t matter how I know that. What matters is that my father rejected the offer, and that it angered Gatren, and the Pope.”
“…”
“In the future, the continent will be ruled by Gatren. This is an undeniable fact. That foolish demon race, the arrogant Dracaen Empire, and the tight-knit union of kingdoms will all kneel before Gatren.”
For a moment, anger appeared in Race Marriott’s eyes.
“You should be the first to become Gatren’s dog, and yet you refuse the request. Do you have any thoughts?” “Abelson is family! She’s your sister!” “Haa, that’s why our Mariott can’t escape from this small kingdom.”
“What…?”
“How can the country stand upright when a pathetic author who is only interested in blood relations is sitting on the throne?”
Race screamed as if he was spitting out everything he had been holding in for so long.
King Balthair trembled with rage.
“You pathetic bastard! Do you think you’ll have a future even if you bring in foreign powers? This is treason. It won’t be tolerated that someone without legitimacy sits on the throne!” “Don’t worry. Our Mariott Kingdom was simply attacked by the Demons who were in league with the traitor Abelson.”
“Ma, Ma…?”
“The situation will end when that Race Marriott thwarts the Demon’s plan and beheads the traitor.”
“…”
“So you don’t have to worry about legitimacy. I will make the kingdom prosperous, so Father can rest in peace.” “You have a mouth that’s open…!”
Race, who didn’t want to hear any more, swung his sword.
Crunch-!
King Balthair’s head fell to the floor.
“Whew, it’s finally finished.”
He wiped the blood off his sword with a relieved face.
“Father, Mother, and even my brother are all gone… so the only one left is that traitor.”
Now all we had to do was deal with Abelson Marriott and everything would be over.
