< Chapter 105 - John Berelf #5 >
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Chotchotchotchotchotchotchotchot-!
As expected of elves, they fired their arrows first, and a rain of arrows covered the sky.
As the waves of air created by the opening of the sixth gate pushed away the arrows, Uder thought.
Thanks to the countermeasures prepared in advance, the emperor’s life was saved and he was able to escape somehow, but the situation was not good.
The rest of the party, excluding the Emperor – namely, Uther himself, Cordelia, Lucas, Kaisa, Leon, and other Royal Knights – were trapped inside the Red Gate, and there were many enemies. In particular, Uther did not miss the fact that this was after rescuing the Emperor.
‘I know.’
He knew about Uther himself and Cordelia.
Cordelia, who has already proven herself to be a great magician by being able to simultaneously fight the Sword Master Set and cause earthquakes, is by the Emperor’s side.
The fact that they dug a trap knowing that meant that they also had some countermeasures prepared.
This is a countermeasure to deal with Uther himself and Cordelia.
“Shield! Gust!”
Cordelia used both shield magic and gale magic to block the arrows.
Lucas opened a shield with his Aura Blade, and Kai’Sa swung her iron bars around, knocking back the arrows that were raining down on herself and the Royal Knights.
[Come!]
As Melissa shouted, the rain of arrows stopped and the elves attacked.
The elf knights took the lead.
And behind them, a number of elves cast nets.
It was to prevent the sorceress Cordelia from flying into the sky.
Moreover, Cordelia could tell.
Magic was pouring in from all sides.
Various spells that interfere with magic.
Elves lived long lives, and with longevity they had a lot of time to learn and practice anything. Although they were often lazy due to their long lives, most elves still showed at least mastery.
And it was still like that.
Even Cordelia had a hard time using magic because at least five wizards were using interference magic at the same time.
That’s why Cordelia didn’t use magic.
Even though elf knights were charging at him from all sides, roaring fiercely, he did not lose his composure.
Even when the tightly woven nets covered my head, I was quick to judge.
Like a beast.
With an instinctive sense.
“Spirit King Punch!”
Cordelia clenched her fists and raised them toward the sky. Instead of using magic, she focused her magical power and called out, and the Spirit King, who had been fond of the beautiful contractor she had created after hundreds of years, immediately lent her his power.
A huge golden fist rose into the sky, striking down the nets and creating a wave of energy that momentarily killed the momentum of the rushing elves.
And the effect is even greater.
The biggest reason Cordelia summoned the Fist of the Spirit King!
“Caesar!”
When Cordelia shouted loudly, Caesar looked at her reflexively.
And Caesar read it.
She was one step ahead of Cordelia when it came to her wild instincts, and she instinctively understood what Cordelia wanted, and instead of asking or questioning, she acted immediately.
“Unite!”
Caesar grabbed Cordelia’s hand. She swung the chains around in a big way, wrapping herself and all the Royal Knights around them.
“evil!”
It was strong because it was swung so quickly. Furthermore, all the people who were swept away like that gathered tightly around Cordelia, so Cordelia couldn’t help but scream.
But even in the midst of all that, Cordelia did what she had to do.
The Spirit King’s Fist was summoned, and the scattered interference spells dug into the gap.
“Tower!”
It could be said to be the exact opposite of Dig, a digging magic.
As soon as Cordelia shouted, the ground within a two-meter radius rose up vigorously. The height of the mound of dirt reached nearly twenty meters, creating a physical distance between the party and the elves.
You cannot attack right now.
It’s not easy to throw a net because it’s higher up here.
But something else.
An even bigger change than that.
Cordelia let out a breath.
At the loud noise behind me – coming from Uther’s direction – I suppressed the urge to turn around and looked towards the Red Gate.
The height was about right. The distance was quite long, but since there were few people here who weren’t superhumans, I thought I could do it somehow.
“Jump!”
This time, the first one to understand was Kaissa. The distance between the dirt pile and the Red Gate was over 30 meters, but she jumped. The Royal Knights, including Lucas and Leon, did the same.
Recklessness itself.
That was indeed the case.
Kaisha, who boasts the strongest physical ability in Hero Chronicles 2, was able to reach the Red Gate somehow, but the rest of the group had a hard time. Even Lucas and Leon were barely able to reach the distance.
But behind them was Cordelia.
Instead of running together, she stayed behind in the dirt and used her telekinesis to push all those who were far behind towards the Red Gate.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Another loud noise erupted from behind. Kaissa, who was the first to settle on the wall, swung her chains at the bewildered elves, and Lucas and Leon, who had rolled around on the ground, stood up to help her. The elves, who were bewildered by the sudden turn of events, let out a roar and began to attack.
And that was it.
It was up to Caesar and the Royal Knights to escape down the walls. Cordelia turned around. She gritted her teeth at the sight she had expected. She shouted in her mind.
‘High-level minds!’
It wasn’t one or two.
As many as three high-level mines were attacking Yuder.
Whether it was the devil’s eye or the mind, they all had insect-like shapes somewhere on their bodies.
‘Virgo, Kairen, Paul.’
Cordelia, who instantly remembered their names, took up the Celestial Sword and Moonlight instead of the Magic Blaster.
The mound of dirt shook.
The elven knights were unleashing reckless attacks to destroy the mound of dirt.
Cordelia held her breath. She knelt down on the shifting dirt and looked back at Juder and Elio Lombardi beyond him.
The crown prince of the elves.
A good translation of the original.
Event with him.
His personality can be inferred through him.
Analyzing and reasoning was Uder’s way.
Cordelia just felt it.
Every time I saw Elio, I took instinctive actions based on the vague thought, ‘Ah, this is the kind of person he is.’
“Traitor! Why did you betray me? Why on earth! What was lacking?”
Cordelia spread her angel wings and shouted with all her might.
And once again, everyone stopped at that shout.
Cordelia, now transformed into an angel, had that much appeal.
And Elio looked up and saw Cordelia.
His eyes, with his sword extended, were like flames. It seemed as if he could kill Cordelia with just a glance.
But Cordelia didn’t turn her eyes away. Instead, she looked at him provocatively and shouted again.
“Why on earth did you take everything!”
“You have everything?”
Anger flowed from Elio’s mouth.
His voice was low and small, but everyone nearby could hear it. They trembled at his anger.
“What do you guys know?”
The reason why Elio himself joined hands with the devil’s followers.
Circumstances made it inevitable.
Everyone focused on Elio.
One of the men who had not heard the reason for Elio’s betrayal – Paul, who was a bit frivolous – even turned his head to look at Elio.
Temporary power outage.
Everyone, including Uther and Cordelia, is focused solely on Elio’s mouth.
Elio opened his mouth.
Born and raised as the crown prince, it was only natural for him to receive everyone’s attention and interest, so he tried to express his suffering and longing feelings in words.
“I am-“
Everyone became more focused and listened to Elio’s words.
Everyone except Uther and Cordelia.
“Fuck, bang!”
Cordelia burst into laughter.
A loud noise and light blinded everyone who was focused on Elio, and at that moment, Uther leaped. In one breath, he flew up to the mound of dirt and hugged Cordelia’s waist.
“Let’s go!”
Who cares why he betrayed you? He’s a traitor anyway!
Cordelia raised her middle finger while still being held by Uther, and Uther flew back towards the Red Gate.
But the elves didn’t just take it.
‘Red Gate!’
A red barrier rose above the city walls.
It was the Elven Gate’s unique defensive barrier that was already in preparation for activation when Caesar and his party were causing a ruckus on the walls.
“Hit!”
The elves opened their eyes with difficulty and shouted.
Uther focused the black dragon’s energy on his left hand, which was not holding Cordelia, but soon changed his mind.
There was not enough time. It was impossible to completely destroy the shield with one blow at this moment. Furthermore, there was also the variable of the mines.
Uther changed his mind.
He ran over the barrier while blocking the mines that flew up in pursuit, spraying the black dragon’s energy behind his back. He kicked himself several times and leaped into the air, then acted like Landius.
Kwakang!
Charge through the air.
Uther, who was holding Cordelia tightly, accelerated in an instant. He was moving inside the Red Gate, not outside.
“Catch him!”
“Don’t miss it!”
The elves shouted, and the mines that had settled on the ground began to run in the direction that Yuder had flown from.
It was inside the Red Gate, so if you went that way, it would be the Orange Gate. If that was the case, you could still catch them. Up to the Orange Gate, it was Elio’s jurisdiction.
And at the sight of all this, Elio burst into unbearable rage.
How dare you insult yourself.
How dare you mock yourself for being the lord of all elves!
“Catch him! You must catch him!”
Elio gave the order once more and immediately stepped onto the Elven Steed his subordinate had brought, stomping on the horse.
I charged in the direction that Uther and Cordelia had flown away from.
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Why Elio Lombardi betrayed.
It seemed like Yuder had a rough idea.
Originally, it was considered a low possibility, but since there had already been a betrayal, that low possibility had to be the correct answer.
‘Johnverelf.’
An elf who endures and perseveres.
But patience varies from person to person.
Especially if you’re a hot-blooded elf like Elio Lombardi-
[Yuder! You didn’t betray everyone, did you?!]
Just then, Cordelia spoke with message magic. Even though they were right next to each other, she was worried that Yuder would not be able to hear her voice properly because he was moving so fast.
Uder also replied with a message.
[Perhaps. It might be safer if we get through to the Orange Gate.]
Although it was only a possibility, Uder took a gamble.
That’s why, when the Red Gate was blocked, they dug inwards instead.
And all these actions came to fruition when the reason Elio Lombardi betrayed was because of reasons that Juder himself had thought of.
The reason he betrayed.
It was simple.
It was clear that he couldn’t hold out any longer.
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Elio Lombardi was the heir apparent to the Elves.
But he was never young.
He was already three hundred years old, so by the standards of most elves, he was already a fully-grown adult with a lot of experience.
But he was still the crown prince, and his father had been crown prince for a full six hundred years.
The elves lived long lives.
They lived for a long time.
And the Lombardi clan – especially Vincenzo Lombardi, whose blood was thick with the High Elf royal line – had been promised a very long time indeed.
He is already over a thousand years old.
But even though he was old, he did not become weak.
He really seemed to have been blessed with longevity, as he now looked more hale and healthy than his own father, who was now in his old age.
Will my father ever be able to become king?
Is it possible for my father to inherit the throne?
Even if it was inherited, it would be a hundred years, no, two hundred years later.
And by that time, Elio himself was over five hundred years old.
It meant that only when ordinary elves reached the age where they would become famous could they become the crown prince.
‘Can I become king?’
It was bound to happen sometime.
But if my father lives a long life like my grandfather.
So how long will he have to wait?
It was a shame to remain crown prince for six hundred years like his father.
I didn’t want to become king until I was about to die.
Elves have certainly lived for a long time.
But that didn’t mean their time passed any faster.
A human’s day was a day for an elf too.
A year for a human was a year for an elf.
I can’t wait.
I can’t stand it.
A little faster.
Not in seven hundred or eight hundred years, but right now.
I didn’t even think about it being unfilial.
Change of government.
If even that is too much, then war with the Kingdom of Seilun.
The new territory created as a result.
A land where Elio himself can reign as king.
“Catch it, you must catch it.”
It wasn’t just Uther and Cordelia who were at stake. The runaway Emperor also had to be captured.
Elio looked towards the Orange Gate. He spurred on his speed.
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