< Chapter 68 - National Foundation Day Ball #4 (Revised) >
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Adelia and Gail, who were sharing a sweet kiss while facing each other, suddenly got up from their seats and looked out the window.
In the direction of the royal palace.
I didn’t mishear.
There was definitely a huge noise.
But there was no time to figure out why. The two had no choice but to turn back to the opposite window.
Beyond the outpost.
Higher than the walls surrounding the royal capital.
A horde of hundreds poured down, accompanied by a rain of sparks.
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Chilsalgeom Seryu, who had been crouching on the wall, raised his head.
She was startled by the loud noise coming from the palace. But instead of running to the palace, she had to draw her sword.
The main gate of the royal capital.
The door, which would normally close as the sun sets, was open.
And then there were those approaching from beyond.
What happened?
No, who is approaching?
Seryu looked back at the palace and made a decision. Instead of the palace, he flew towards the main gate of the royal capital.
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Scarlett, who was sitting on a high spire watching the street play unfolding on the boulevard, looked back toward the palace.
Most people couldn’t hear because of the noise of the festival, but not Scarlett.
A loud noise was heard coming from the palace.
And at the same time, shouts began to be heard from the castle walls.
What could it be?
What on earth is going on?
“Pink bomb.”
Scarlett, who had been humming without realizing it, kicked the ground.
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Koros stood at the main gate of the royal capital, his arms hanging open. He smiled sinisterly as he watched the Seven-Slayer Sword Seryu rushing towards him.
The east and west gates were opened.
It was an internal action, not an external one.
Mion and Baras, officers of the royal guard, did not stop at opening the gates, but also set fire to the gunpowder depot and food storage.
As a disciple of the Guardian King, he did the work that should have been done by the Black Moon.
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Flames rose up all over the capital.
The demon followers who rushed in through the East and West Gates soon joined up with those who had infiltrated beforehand.
When all those who had visited the capital under the pretense of attending the founding ceremony revealed their true colors, their number reached as high as one thousand.
Grow things.
The plan to cause terrorism in several places on the royal capital was abolished, and the royal capital itself was attacked.
Blue Moon Guild Master Jupe, who was attacking the Black Moon branch, sensed the change in the situation. He gave his subordinates the order to retreat and looked back at Jennifer.
“Let’s go.”
Leave the fighting to the knights.
Jennifer didn’t refuse.
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The main palace collapsed.
As the devil’s hand expanded the work, so did the guardian deity.
Destroy the banquet hall.
It forces the royal family into a situation where they must absolutely hide.
And at the same time blocking.
Those who care.
Even the King himself cannot easily do anything about the strong men.
“Whoa!”
“Save me! Help me!”
“I got it!”
Screams could be heard amidst the dust and smoke. So the Guardian closed his eyes for a moment and waited. What he had prepared for was not a simple collapse of a building.
“Kwaaak!”
A scream of a different kind than before erupted.
The screams continued, and finally the concrete terror burst forth.
“Joe, it’s a zombie!”
“Don’t touch me! Run away!”
Infected the palace servants.
Released in time with the collapse, they became rabid beasts as expected, causing panic and chaos in the grand hall.
Since they were not proper undead monsters, but living people turned into beasts through disease, they were able to move freely even within the palace where the guardian circle was spread out.
“Protector of the nation! Protector of the nation! This way! Protector of the nation!”
At the earnest call, the Guardian King smiled faintly.
King Henry II was looking for him.
Just as planned.
“Your Majesty the King!”
The Duke of Hoguk shouted loudly and walked towards the royal family.
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Emma Pikus thought about death.
That’s understandable, since a huge boulder fell from above his head.
But he didn’t die.
Not only was his head not broken, but not a single drop of blood was shed.
“Cordelia?”
Cordelia didn’t respond right away to the blank voice. Only after shaking off the rock with her telekinesis did she turn to Emma and shout.
“To the center!”
The center of the banquet hall.
Emma, who reflexively followed Cordelia’s words, could understand.
Count Chase was standing there.
Huge stone pillars jutted out from the floor, supporting the collapsing ceiling and forming a safety zone.
Of course, it was usually much safer to go outside the palace.
But not now.
The garden was burning, and the roars of zombies could be heard from here and there. The outside was more dangerous than inside the collapsing palace.
“Fuck.”
It was a shitty thing.
This was something that could not have happened originally.
It was normally impossible to set up magic circles and explosives to explode in the palace, hide zombies throughout the grand ballroom, or even scatter incendiary materials in the garden.
The royal guard was on patrol.
But the patriot was able to do it.
He enjoyed the absolute trust of the King, and was able to fool the royal guards into doing the same thing he did.
I made preparations, such as giving a hint to Princess Daphne, but it was still impossible to completely block it.
Searching the palace was not something that Uther and Cordelia were permitted to do.
“hurry!”
Cordelia shouted again, but Emma did not get up and run.
It was because my legs had lost their strength.
But she had a fiancé. Trembling, he somehow managed to carry Emma on his back and ran toward the center guarded by Count Chase.
“There is no sword!”
Someone shouted, and Lucas sympathized passionately.
There was no sword.
The only people allowed to bring swords to a ball attended by the King were the Royal Guards and the Ten Swordsmen, the pride of the Kingdom of Cailun.
“Give me the sword!”
He shouted at the knight guard who was fighting the zombies with his sword, and he pulled out a spare sword and threw it to Lucas.
There were only a few traitors within the Knights Templar, but the zombies had already swelled to dozens.
Lucas stopped thinking for a moment. He swung his sword and cut down the zombies in front of him.
“Uder!”
Cordelia screamed.
And Uther knew what Cordelia was talking about.
Instead of running towards the center where Count Chase was, I cast a sharp gaze.
King Henry II shouted something to the Duke of York, who nodded. At that moment, a bright light enveloped the table.
‘Royal Teleport!’
An emergency escape plan, exclusive to the King, that allows for a quick escape to the hidden underground shelter of the main palace.
But only some could move together.
Only the King, his three queens, and his immediate descendants, Crown Princess Daphne, Prince Dion, and Princess Darian, were permitted to move.
The concubines and their children, Henry II’s cousins, were forced to depend on the Dukes Protector and their disciples.
“This way!”
The Duke of Hoguk led the royal family. Perhaps he had made arrangements with the King to meet again at the refuge.
‘Like the original.’
To annihilate the royal family there.
“National Defense Minister!”
Uder shouted in a resounding voice.
The shout that carried the story was extremely loud and majestic, but the rocks that fell just in time drowned out Yuder’s shout.
The Duke of Hoguk and the royal family left the banquet hall through a secret door.
Instead of running towards Count Chase, Cordelia ran after the Guardian, and so did Uther.
No, to be exact, he charged at a man who was on the path.
“The best sword!”
Although it was a call that omitted even the polite language, Jeilgeom faced Yuder with a serious expression instead of showing his anger.
“Do you know something?”
“This way!”
There was no time to explain.
Uther simply appealed, and Jeilgeom didn’t waste time. He nodded immediately and started running after Cordelia.
The screaming continued.
There was another loud noise, and part of the palace collapsed again, burning the garden and spreading the fire to the main palace.
Thanks to the efforts of the knights, the number of zombies was quickly reduced, but the situation was still chaotic.
“National Defense Minister!”
Cordelia screamed again and kicked open the secret door. She swallowed a scream at the pungent scent of blood that tickled her nose.
The royal family was lying in the secret passage.
Not only the concubines, but even the children.
Moreover, the deaths were extremely gruesome.
Some had their necks cut off, while others were split in two at the waist.
Irregular and rough scars, as if struck by the teeth of a beast.
As soon as he entered the secret passage, the Guardian King killed the royal family.
After killing the young and weak with rough swordsmanship, he left this place.
To kill more royals.
To massacre the royal family members who are hiding in the shelter.
Had to stop it.
We had to catch up with the Guardian and stop him.
Cordelia summoned her magic. As she transformed into a witch, she unleashed a powerful magical force that destroyed the secret passage.
Beyond that wall.
The place where the patriot passed by.
Uder took the lead.
Cordelia and Jeilgeom followed.
Outside the secret passage.
The main palace’s corridors were left in shambles by the collapse and explosion.
The back of the patriotic prince was seen.
Uther called out to him, and Cordelia swung her black magic blade.
Kaang!
The Guardian turned around and swung his sword. As soon as he deflected the black blade, he saw Uder, Cordelia, and the First Sword standing next to them.
Uther clenched his fist.
Stop it here.
Stop the patriots from this place.
Uther himself and Cordelia.
There’s even the first sword there.
There was enough power.
It was possible to stop the defenders of the country and even subdue them.
Rather, what we should be worried about is the escape of the Guardian King.
And the disciples of the invisible Guardian King.
Where did he go? Did he get there first? Or is he plotting something else?
I couldn’t figure it out.
That’s why I focused on the Guardians.
Stopping him was our top priority.
“National Guardian, you traitor.”
Uder said. He caught the Duke’s attention by spewing out harsh words. Cordelia also took a step forward and shouted.
“I know all about your plan! You plan to cut off the royal blood and nullify the barrier of the royal capital!”
It worked.
The Guardian looked at me with surprised eyes. Instead of immediately turning around and running away, he showed interest in Uder and Cordelia.
“Are they really demon hunters?”
One of the nicknames given to Uther and Cordelia due to their activities in the North.
“You can’t do that! I’ll stop you here!”
Cordelia shouted again and unfurled her angel wings. This was partly to transform into a fallen archangel, but also to attract the attention of the Guardian King, even if only a little.
And it worked.
The patriot let out a small exclamation of admiration at the sight of the pure white wings unfolding.
‘About 30 meters.’
Yuder raised the aura of the black dragon and measured the distance between himself and the Guardian King.
‘All it takes is one blow.’
A blow that grabs the foot instead of knocking him down.
‘That’ll do.’
Because I have the best sword.
Because his light-like sharp sword will deal with the Guardian King.
“Is this the Holy Cross?”
The Guardian asked, and Cordelia nodded again. She silently composed her magic.
And the Duke of Hoguk laughed.
It wasn’t because Cordelia’s words were funny.
Not knowing about Uther and Cordelia, he could not help but think that the Holy Cross had seen through all of his treasonous actions.
“It’s the end.”
Living under the name of a patriot.
Now all that’s left are just traitors who betrayed the royal family.
No, was it going to end up like this anyway?
It took a lot of effort to create the current situation.
The Guardian hunched his shoulders. Instead of raising his sword and taking a fighting stance, he sharpened it.
Why.
Have you given up?
Is this an admission that there is no chance of winning?
No it wasn’t.
It wasn’t like that.
The Guardians thought that there was no need to fight.
That’s why I put away my sword.
Why.
For what reason.
“Uder!”
Cordelia shouted like lightning, and Uther urgently used his Super Wind Trust.
Sword attack.
It was cut.
No, I didn’t get stabbed. I just thought I got stabbed because of the terrifying murderous intent.
Uther’s breathing became ragged.
Cordelia, too, could not hide her emotional turmoil.
An ominous feeling.
A feeling of unease that arose after the sword banquet.
Now I know.
Why did I have such feelings after the sword banquet?
“That’s what I told you.”
The first sword.
Light Sword Rune Proud.
“Because of you, I decided to stay.”
He smiled and drew his sword.
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