novelraw Chapter 192 : Chapter 192
Chapter 192 : Chapter 192
Chapter 192
Killian swung his sword toward the Emperor.
‘It doesn’t matter if the Emperor has mastered 8-stars or reached 9-stars.’
What was certain was that if he didn’t defeat the Emperor here, he wouldn’t be able to properly rewrite the Shik engraved on the Warp Gate.
To think that after reaching 8-stars, an opponent not easy to face would pop out.
“……”
The corners of his mouth went up.
It was because he wanted to test the level he had achieved as a knight.
Even in a situation where he should be afraid, Killian’s heart fluttered with a competitive spirit.
‘If I hunt the Emperor here, I can turn the tide of the war with the Empire.’
The Emperor of the Empire and the prince of a weak kingdom.
Originally, they were existences that could never be reached without visiting the Imperial Castle, without a battlefield reached after crossing several vassal states.
The distance with such an existence was now closer than anyone else due to the shimmering of space.
Although the fine-tuning was not yet complete, his 8-star level was stabilized for now.
Supporting him were two Night Walkers.
An opportunity like this would not come easily.
Pzzzt. Pzzzzzt.
At that moment, as their Haki collided, space shimmered.
Through the shimmering space, the Eurasian army at war was visible once again.
“For Eurasia!”
The shouts of the infantry and knights could be heard.
“I don’t want to die!”
The screams of those whose limbs were blown off by the magical bombardment struck his ears.
“We break through the center like this!!”
The Undead legion was seen being hacked to pieces by the gray Lancer Order.
“Do not allow them to approach the castle wall!”
“We will annihilate the enemy here!”
The Undead legion constantly regenerated, and the White Knight Order and the Black Knight Order on horseback were slaughtering them to prevent them from reaching the castle gate.
Even so, it was all they could do to stop the advance of the Undead.
In that gap, the Arch Mages and Sword Masters of Asran could be seen releasing their mana to break through the castle gate.
The knights of Eurasia and the mages of Cornelia were blocking them with all their might.
At that moment.
Kwajik!
A single warrior swung his sword and tore the barrier of the castle gate.
As Celot Cornelia and Kiel Cornelia tried to stop him.
“Get out of the way, small fry!”
The warrior emitted a great presence.
The magic made of Violet Mana was dispelled in a single blow.
The belatedly deployed Arch Mage, Bow Master, and Lance Master of Asran pressured Kiel and Celot.
The Sword Masters of Asran began to face the Superhumans of the allied kingdoms.
The Crown Prince of Asran finally enters through the castle gate.
The castle shook with his every step.
The army of Asran poured in through the path he had cleared.
“Block them!”
The numerous knights and infantry guarding the gate began to fall.
At that moment.
Escardo appeared, fluttering red mana.
Even though he had rushed from the east gate to the north gate in an instant, he showed no signs of fatigue as he unleashed a single blow.
Naskin Asran swung his sword and parried it.
They said something and simultaneously unfolded their Carpe.
And.
Somewhere on the battlefield, Simon Eurasia was seen fighting a middle-aged man with black hair.
Killian recognized that what the black-haired man was using was 8-star magic.
8-star magic was fired without chanting.
Simon dodged or blocked each and every one of them.
“Do you think you can cut me without closing the distance?”
Unconcerned by the middle-aged man's provocation, Simon slowly swung his sword.
“……!!”
In the blink of an eye, an invisible sword strike cut off the middle-aged man’s neck.
A new face shot up from the place where the middle-aged man's neck had been severed.
It was the face of the Black Duke.
As Simon swung his sword again with a deadpan face, the scales that were revealed on the skin blocked the sword.
The Black Dragon, spewing Evil Energy, swelled in size.
Kugugugung.
Simon suppressed the Black Dragon spewing Evil Energy with Haki to prevent it from flying, fighting the dragon alone.
Around Simon, magic made of black mana poured down.
With that scene as the last, the shimmering space closed.
All of this were scenes read in a fleeting moment.
‘This is a strange space.’
It was reproducing the scenery of a place so far away as if it were right next to him.
The Emperor's figure was caught in Killian's sight again.
“Your talent for reading space is quite something.”
An intonation as if it were possible only because he had allowed it.
Killian recognized that it was a scene created as his and the Emperor's levels intertwined.
This place and the battlefield of Eurasia.
‘And it must be a phenomenon that occurred because the place where the Emperor is is connected.’
Around them, Crimson Wolf and Orchid Owl were relentlessly cutting the mana lines.
Even though the two Night Walkers were doing their utmost to break down the mana, the path to the Emperor did not open.
In comparison, the energy emitted by the Emperor was transmitted all too well.
“One-way traffic is too much.”
Thump.
Killian stomped his foot and closed the distance.
A huge Evil Energy pressed down as if not allowing it.
Crimson Wolf, who had approached at some point, cut the Evil Energy.
“Just because it’s Evil Energy doesn’t mean it doesn’t form lines.”
His body, having used Memento, was dyed red.
He, who spoke with a face that looked like it would stop breathing at any moment, was quite reliable.
Thump.
Killian stomped his foot again and closed the distance.
A huge Divine Power held onto Killian's ankle.
Slice.
Orchid Owl cut the Divine Power.
Her body was faintly dyed violet.
“If you can’t see the lines, you just have to cut the dots, right?”
Kyarururu.
She cut the surging Divine Power dozens of times in the blink of an eye.
Crimson Wolf used a method like going berserk, and Orchid Owl used it by overlapping auxiliary magic.
The blows, with their physical abilities pushed to the limit by their respective methods, were comparable to those of a Sword Master.
Their efforts were not in vain.
Killian was neutralizing the mana, cutting the Evil Energy and Divine Power, and slowly opening the path to the Emperor.
But even throughout that entire process, the Emperor did not draw his sword.
He did not use magic either.
He just watched.
As if insignificant things were struggling.
Drrrrrr.
The presence emitted by the Emperor became even stronger.
“This is my domain.”
Killian said as if warning, and swung his sword.
The six orbs forming the Total Solar Eclipse had neutralized the Emperor's Haki, and he shook off the rest with a single blow.
He didn't feel the same overwhelming pressure as before.
‘This is doable.’
Thinking so, he took another step forward.
The mana of the Violet Magic Tower enveloped Killian as if protecting him.
“It's not just a mere imitation.”
The Emperor showed a reaction of interest.
For a reaction shown to someone stepping forward to end his life, it was overly calm.
“But, to discuss a domain with a level of just that much.”
Radiance was emitted from his body.
Then, the branches of Yggdrasil that had passed Killian poured out in streams and blocked the Radiance.
As a Divine Tree where the will of a god had resided, it was not insufficient to swallow the Radiance.
Exactly twenty steps.
The distance it took to reach where the Emperor was.
Killian, with a pleased face, faced the middle-aged man standing in front of him.
And.
He opened his mouth with his characteristic smile.
“I’ve finally reached you.”
***
Gulp.
Crimson Wolf swallowed dryly as he watched the events unfolding before him.
Before he could even finish swallowing, his body, pushed to its limit, moved without rest.
‘What is this ridiculous situation.’
Beside him, Orchid Owl, showing no less movement, was bursting into laughter mixed with madness.
One mistake and their lives would be forfeit.
It was just like her to burst into laughter in such a tense situation.
He was the same.
How long had it been since he had swung his sword while maintaining such a precarious tension?
Moreover, not far away was the Emperor, known as the sun of the Empire.
Remembering that his every move was contributing to cutting down the Emperor, the tension once again reared its head.
His hands and feet felt like they were freezing under the Emperor's level.
If it were just him and Orchid Owl here, that would have been the case.
The Emperor's level was not something that two 7-star Master Walkers could handle.
Fortunately, his lord had also achieved a stage of growth.
The last time he saw him, he was clearly displeased that he couldn't break the wall.
He who had stayed in Elvenheim for a few months finally returned as an 8-star.
He hadn't just reached it, but had succeeded in stabilizing it.
A growth rate that was utterly incomprehensible by common sense.
If he hadn't seen the man named Killian Eurasia himself, he would never have believed it.
That was also why he had entrusted his life to him.
Just as he had received his teachings and mastered 7-stars, he did not doubt that he too would one day reach 8-stars.
Hennessy would become a new symbol along with Eurasia.
Such thoughts became the driving force to endure the pain that was reaching its limit.
And at that moment.
The space where the Emperor stood.
The Emperor's space, which had only been seen blurrily, became clearer.
He was standing on a Warp Gate.
He must have achieved at least an 8-star level.
The Emperor took no action and just emitted his presence.
The Evil Energy and Divine Power that a monster or a priest would handle were at a 7-star level.
The unidentified Radiance was being blocked by Killian with Carpe Illusion.
“I’ve finally reached you.”
His lord was using this mysterious domain to face the Emperor.
The Emperor of the Empire and a prince from one of the countless royal families across the continent.
Those who seemed like they could never stand in the same place were pouring out streams of Haki.
It was Killian who moved first.
He swung the sword he held as if to take the enemy's life.
Kaaang!
The sword swung at the Emperor's neck was blocked by something.
Unconcerned, Killian swung his sword continuously.
Kaaang! Kaaaang!
Even though each and every blow was like one that could split a great mountain, the Emperor blocked the sword without moving an inch.
It was as if space itself would not allow him to be cut.
“An Authority, is it.”
Killian, who had muttered so, emitted his mana once again.
The three Carpe Illusions began to invade the Emperor's domain.
Even so, the Emperor just quietly emitted his presence.
He showed no additional movements.
Killian, cloaked in three domains, began to offset the Emperor's domain.
His eyes sparkled.
It was because the Emperor's body looked defenseless.
It seemed as if he could cut the Emperor if he wanted to.
On the other hand, his cold reason warned him not to step in there.
It was as if it was warning that it was not a place for someone who had not achieved 8-stars to stand.
His other partner didn't seem to think so.
Kwaak!
“……!!”
Suddenly, Orchid Owl's neck was caught in the Emperor's hand.
She had been caught trying to aim for his back using stealth.
“Kuhk.”
Orchid Owl, unlike her usual self, gagged.
Her feet dangled as she was held up by the neck in the Emperor's hand.
Killian stopped in his tracks.
“Still soft.”
The Emperor sneered at him.
It was as if he was mocking him for not being able to take the final step.
Step.
Crimson Wolf stepped into the Emperor's domain.
His speed dropped by more than half due to the pressure.
He could tell that his mana through stealth was being read by the Emperor.
As he got closer, he could see the identity of what had blocked Killian's sword.
It was a surface made of countless dots and lines .
And a dense one at that, enough to block the sword strike of an 8-star knight.
‘At this rate, I’ll end up like Orchid.’
It would be troublesome to make the same mistake as that foolish woman.
“Memento Mori.”
Kigigigigi.
With a sound like scraping metal, his sword began to cut the lines that formed the area.
Orchid Owl's two hands grabbed the Emperor's arm.
“Die.”
The moment the blooming violet mana touched the Emperor's body.
Kwajik!
Her two hands burst as if they were twisted.
He could see the surface waver.
Crimson Wolf, not missing that gap.
Slice.
Cut the surface.
Kwajik!
The feeling of something piercing his chest and his consciousness faded at the same time.
In his fading consciousness.
He saw Killian Eurasia swinging his sword down towards the Emperor.