< Chapter 72 - The Royal Road #2 (Revised) >
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“Hahahahahaha!”
The first sword burst into flames. It was because he couldn’t control his current emotions with just a smile.
be pleasant.
be pleasant.
I’m so happy I’m going crazy.
The best sword was the sword.
He was good at swordsmanship.
I liked the fact that I was born with a talent for swordsmanship, and I also liked the way I wielded the sword.
fence.
Happy swordsmanship.
Funny swordplay.
Beautiful women are good, and delicious food is good, but a sword is the best.
There is nothing in this world better than a sword.
“ha ha ha!”
He displayed his swordsmanship to his heart’s content.
It was different from honing one’s skills on wooden dolls and such.
It was different from swinging a sword while imagining a fictional enemy that didn’t even exist.
There is an opponent.
That’s an opponent you can’t let your guard down against.
This is also an opponent I have to risk my life against!
Kwagagagagagagagagagagaga-!
A tragedy was added to a tragedy.
A sharp trajectory of light cut through the air again and again.
It happened so quickly and naturally.
The sword strikes, which seemed to have been unleashed simultaneously, merged into a net of light that covered the front.
Tsuhwaa-!
A strong wind blew.
A strong wind that rose with the sword strike twisted the atmosphere and distorted the net of light. The violent sword energy that unfolded in succession broke the light.
Tsapak!
But I couldn’t shake it all off.
No, to be exact, the moment it was shaken off, a new light was added.
The Sword of Light.
Owner of the dazzlingly fast sword!
Kwagagagagaga-!
It flashed before my eyes.
The sharp sword energy accelerated and accelerated again.
Can’t stop it.
That is why Count Bayer became the wind.
I surrendered myself to the flow of dark energy that was advancing and the air that was splitting accordingly.
Tsapak!
Blood spurted out. There was a large cut on his side.
But it wasn’t a fatal wound.
Count Bayer used his chi to block the wound and kicked the ground at the same time.
He showed off his skills as a whirlwind fighter with strong kicks.
He advanced fiercely and unleashed the sword of wind.
A fierce and rapid advance.
The teeth of the wind that break through everything that stands in its way!
Quagagagaga!
Broken and shattered.
Swirling black energy tore through the floor and ceiling. Wild, raging winds tore through the air.
A fierce charge.
The first sword knew that it could not be easily stopped.
But I didn’t even think about avoiding it.
Bump into something.
They clash head-on and compete against each other.
“Wow!”
The first inspection of the sword is the first sword.
What unfolds are wings of light.
Light wings flying in the sky!
A pure white light burst out from the entire body of the First Sword. The tip of the sword energy that had been extended as it charged split and scattered, as if it was spreading wings of light.
The wind and the sky are shining brightly.
The Sword of Wind and the Sword of Light.
The blue wind and pure white light collided. They entangled and exploded, and the shock wave alone was enough to shatter everything nearby.
Quagga River-!
The pillars collapsed. The walls shattered. The nearby windows were all shattered, and the ceiling and floor were deeply dug out around the point of impact. No, it was virtually destroyed.
And in that tremendous clash, swords clashed once again.
The first swordsman looked at Count Bayer through his sword.
Count Bayer also saw such a first sword.
The first swordsman laughed.
He shouted with a face as if he had tasted the ultimate pleasure.
“That’s awesome!”
The swordsman.
The Sword of the Wind.
“Why did you return it? You are worthy of the name of Sword Master!”
There were four swordsmen in the Kingdom of Seilun.
From the perspective of one of them, the First Sword, Count Bayer’s skills were considerable. He was by no means someone who could not use the title of Sword Master.
“Was it that shocking to lose to the Sword God?! Just how strong is the Sword God?!”
The Empire’s First Sword.
The strongest swordsman on the continent, known as the God of Swords.
It was an unofficial match, and there were many stories that the fact that there was a match at all was nonsense, but Jeilgeom knew.
The fact that Count Bayer, who was known as the Wind Sword Saint, fought the Sword God himself.
Count Bayer did not answer. He just concentrated and concentrated.
It was unfortunate, but I had to admit it.
The best swordsman was a genius.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that his swordsmanship talent reached the heavens.
‘It’s getting pushed.’
The First Sword’s sword was faster. It was also more powerful, and unlike himself who was already at full strength, the First Sword was becoming stronger as if it was going to start from now on.
But even so,
Count Bayer’s sword shook once more, becoming a fierce gale that knew no retreat.
Instead of giving in and breaking, he became even more violent.
‘Sword.’
It’s been nearly ten years already.
But I could still remember it clearly.
His sword.
The sword of heaven he unleashed.
Couldn’t reach it.
The rough gale never crossed the sky.
But now.
At least just one move!
Kwagagagagagagaga-!
The moment Jeilgeom faced Count Bayer’s continuous attacks, he felt goosebumps.
‘Coming.’
Something huge.
A different move than before.
My heart was pounding. My breathing felt like it was going to get ragged.
miss you.
I want to compete.
And I want to break it.
Count Bayer’s move.
The strongest move ever made by the Wind Sword Saint to reach the sky!
But it was at that very moment.
Apart from the ecstasy before my eyes, I felt a sensation running down my dark spine.
His thoughts, which had been focused solely on the Wind Sword Saint, expanded, and a bitter smile appeared on his face.
‘That’s amazing.’
How did this result come about?
The patriot has died.
I thought things were going well since the ominous aura of the Guardians that always covered the royal capital was momentarily weakened, but it wasn’t like that at all.
‘Is it time to step down anyway?’
Because I was only focusing on Count Bayer, I felt things that I hadn’t felt before, all at once.
It’s coming.
Another strong man.
But he was not a prosecutor.
Count Chase.
A powerful wizard known as the Red Storm.
It was impossible to deal with that while dealing with the Wind Sword Saint.
It was a shame, it was so heartbreaking, I thought I was going crazy, but it was time to step down.
Quagga River!
The wall came down.
A cloud of dust rose, and at the same time, a powerful ripple of magical power enveloped the space.
Count Chase.
And Count Bayer before my eyes.
Count Bayer was about to make his best move. That was why Jeilgeom was one step ahead.
As the Sword of Light, he unleashed the fastest sword in the Kingdom of Seilun.
One day.
Count Bayer barely managed to parry the nameless attack. At that moment, Jeilgeom took a large step back and unleashed his sword energy again.
A piece of scale from the sky.
Hundreds and thousands of lights will cover the world.
The pure white sword energy that arose from the first sword’s blade split into hundreds of pieces and scattered.
It spread out in an instant, covering the entire room, and then it emitted an enormous light that obliterated not only the First Sword but everything else in the room.
A technique for attacking multiple enemies, rather than a secret technique that kills with one blow.
But its current purpose was different.
Fool the eyes of Count Bayer and Count Chase.
First Sword creates an opening for himself to retreat!
Kwakang!
Suddenly there was a loud noise. And then it rushed in.
A gale-force magic attack.
The blue wind’s black energy swallowed up all the flying light’s black energy.
I extinguished the light that filled the room.
“Alex!”
Count Bayer let out a breath at the call he heard amidst the continuous roar of explosions.
The swords of light disappeared, and the first sword was no longer in sight.
“Could it be the first sword?!”
Count Bayer looked back at Count Chase, who had come running in a hurry, and nodded slowly.
“The Guardian King and the First Sword have betrayed us.”
“What?!”
The shock was brief. Fury spread across Count Chase’s face.
“Those guys who will tear you to pieces.”
Dozens of people died in the Grand Ballroom alone in tonight’s accident.
If the scope had been expanded to the entire capital, it would have been impossible to even guess how many people would have died or been injured.
“Arthur.”
So Count Bayer calmed Count Chase. Putting away his sword, he continued speaking with a ragged breath.
“I have to go to the kids.”
There were still some national heroes left.
Given the circumstances, it was highly likely that he was attacking the royal family right now.
Uther and Cordelia.
There were probably two people blocking the Guardian King.
So I had to hurry.
Although he was weaker than before, he was still a member of the Ten Swordsmen and a Guardian of the Nation.
No matter how strong the children became, they were no match for them.
They had to go.
“Okay.”
They had worked together several times on the battlefield.
Count Chase, who immediately understood Count Bayer’s words, suppressed his anger and lifted the magic weapon he had received from Yuder. After determining the exact location, he immediately began moving.
“ha.”
Count Bayer took a moment to catch his breath. His heart was pounding from the pressure he was under, but he had no time to rest.
After taking a deep breath to quell the urgent complaint, he immediately kicked the ground again.
The very center of the palace.
He flew towards Suhojin’s room.
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“Haa··· ha······.”
Scarlett sat on the floor, breathing heavily.
Not only my shoulders but also the hand holding the sword was trembling.
It was a side effect that consumed too much energy.
“Ha······.”
It was so hard I almost cried.
So Scarlett didn’t resist any longer. She just laid down on the floor and even put down her sword.
“ha······.”
No thoughts came to mind.
I just closed my eyes and gasped.
Completely defenseless.
But Scarlett didn’t care.
Because it wasn’t just Scarlett herself who was here now.
Because, unlike himself, who was panting as if he was bathing in sweat, there was a sword monster standing there without even shedding a single drop of sweat.
Maximilian de Abyss.
A man called God’s mistake.
‘It was real.’
I had only heard rumors so far and was skeptical, but it was true.
‘God’s mistake.’
A monster born with an abundance of talents that are beyond imagination, and which are impossible to imagine as being the same human being.
He approached Scarlett.
Scarlett, who was breathing blankly with her wet hair hanging down, forced herself to open her eyes and looked at Maximilian like that.
I felt like I was out of breath, but I squeezed my lungs together and managed to speak.
“thank you.”
First of all, he was the same age as Maximilian.
I don’t have enough breath to speak politely.
Maximilian simply nodded in response to Scarlett’s gratitude and looked around.
After checking the corpses of over a hundred zombies and the people cowering in fear in the dead-end alley, I looked at Scarlett again.
“You are a good person.”
“uh?”
“He’s a good person.”
Maximilian smiled faintly, and Scarlett felt her face turn red.
As expected, it was God’s mistake.
He’s handsome for no reason.
Plus, when the basically expressionless guy smiled, the charm that came from that gap was considerable.
‘Don’t be fooled by the looks of it. That guy Yuder may be handsome, but he’s a sly snake, right?’
Because it’s rare to find a guy like Lucas who is the same inside and out.
By the way, I wonder what happened to Lucas.
Is the pink bomb okay?
A look of concern spread across Scarlett’s face, but Maximilian did not see it.
Because I turned my head and saw the western sky turning green.
‘The magic of death.’
There was only one person on the continent at the time who could unleash such powerful death magic.
So Maximilian sharpened his sword. Instead of staying any longer, he turned to Scarlett to hurry his steps.
“I think you already know, but my name is Maximilian de Abyss. Do you know your name too?”
“Scarlett.”
“It’s a pretty name. It suits you.”
It wasn’t some made-up story. That’s why Scarlett couldn’t help but blush even as she gasped at the faint smile Maximilian gave her.
“Scarlett, I have to go now. The zombies around here have been wiped out… and it looks like the situation will be over soon, so there shouldn’t be much danger. Let’s meet again sometime when we have the chance.”
“Okay, wait a minute······.”
Scarlett didn’t really have anything else to say, but she felt that she couldn’t just let it go like that, so she tried to say something, but Maximilian had already turned around.
He turned west, and Scarlett chose to close her eyes rather than force herself to sit up.
‘Pink bomb.’
Stay safe and don’t get hurt.
Scarlett, who remembered Cordelia’s face, lost consciousness.
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The chaos in the royal capital gradually subsided.
The flames were still burning, but the march of death that had spread like wildfire had ended.
The royal guards, who had reorganized their command structure, began to overwhelm the zombies and demon followers, and the royal castle also regained order thanks to the activities of the royal knights.
“Is this really the royal road?”
The capital of the Kingdom of Seilun, one of the two continental powers.
I shook it quite hard, but it seemed like it was impossible to bring it down.
The first swordsman, who was looking at the royal road with his hand on his sword, turned his gaze to the side.
I saw Koros sitting on the floor and Solusia treating him.
“It failed.”
The Guardian King was unable to destroy the Guardian Line.
Koros and Solusia’s plan to open the gates of hell in the royal capital where the natural guardians were destroyed also failed.
Soluzia gritted her teeth at the first sword’s remark.
I wanted to snap at him to shut up, but I quickly stopped myself.
Because it didn’t make any sense.
‘It’s the end.’
It did deal a pretty big blow to the royal road, but that was it.
Rather, the damage suffered by the Devil’s Hand was greater.
Solusia herself and Koros lost almost all of their combat troops, as well as a powerful card called the Guardian King.
“My identity has been revealed, you know.”
The problem is the same.
Light Sword Rune Proud.
His identity was also revealed and he could no longer remain under investigation.
It was a total failure.
It was fortunate that Soluzia and Koros survived.
“Well, I guess it can’t be helped.”
The first blacksmith smiled brightly and approached Solusia and Koros.
Soluzia’s eyes sharpened for a moment as if on guard, but it only lasted for a moment.
Because the first sword passed through Solusia herself and Koros.
“Solusia.”
The first sword called out softly while turning its back, and Soluzia raised its head and looked at the first sword.
The blackest man shrugged his shoulders once and continued speaking while still showing only his back.
“As I said before, my identity has been revealed. I can no longer use the name Jeilgeom. So… I’m thinking of using my real name from now on.”
Soluzia understood the words of the First Sword.
As he said, he could no longer live as the first swordsman.
I fell into the hands of the devil and was forced to live the life of a mine.
That’s his name.
A name given to him by the leader, one that had been decided long ago.
“Duke.”
At Soluzia’s call, Jeilgeom smiled slightly.
I turned around and looked at the royal road again.
There was the Sword of Wind there.
There were two people who loved each other very much.
‘The fact that the Guardian King is dead means that you are alive.’
He was old and frail, but he was one of the Ten Swordsmen.
How on earth did they bring down such a patriotic hero?
How much stronger will the two people who defeated the Guardian King become in the future?
My heart pounded. I couldn’t help but laugh as I thought back to my confrontation with Count Bayer.
‘Not bad.’
Because now we are enemies.
Because we were in a relationship where we could kill each other at will.
It wasn’t just the Wind Sword.
Chilsalgeom Seryu, who has always wanted to stab someone with a sword.
The Golden Sword Saint, known as the strongest among the Sword Saints.
Here are the mighty men of the empire.
And two people.
Uther and Cordelia.
Two people who like each other so much that they want to destroy each other themselves.
The blackest- Duke laughed out loud.
I smiled as I looked forward to meeting everyone again.
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< Chapter 72 - The Royal Road #2 (Revised) > End
