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Episode 502: Breaking It? (3)

Fiote closed his eyes tightly and thought.

'Ugh… …Why does this territory always have to do this kind of operation?'

He was able to nullify all attacks thanks to 'Juana's Protection'. Even the powerful Equidema could not inflict a single wound on Piote.

Of course, the stronger the attack, the more divine power is consumed, but Fiote's divine power has now become so strong that even Parniel is surprised.

So, he decided to take on the role of a stand-in(?) so that Jiselle could focus all her energy on running away.

While Cayenne paused for a moment, Jiselle immediately reached out her hand.

Kwaaang!

"Ugh!"

A strong impact hit Cayenne in the stomach. Giselle took advantage of the moment when he stumbled and jumped forward again.

Gatros spared no effort in firing at the fleeing Giselle. The other priests of the Salvation Church did the same.

He had planned to kill Giselle here and now, somehow.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Black energy flew like light and struck Giselle's back. However, it was all blocked by Fiote, who was hanging on Giselle's back.

"Hey, what's that guy!"

Gatros had an expression of disbelief as he chased after him.

His attacks were so powerful that even a superhuman would not be able to easily block them. This was because he had been living by sucking out more life force than anyone else in preparation for fighting the Shadow Knight Commander.

But what on earth is the identity of the woman(?) hanging from Count Fenris' back that is so nonchalantly taking my attacks!

Of course, Piote was hanging on Giselle's back, holding her hands together as if praying, with his eyes closed.

'Please save me… … .'

I'm ready to die for God at any time, but honestly, I didn't want to die like this.

The incoming attacks were so strong that every time I got hit, all my divine power disappeared.

"My lord… … If this continues, I'll die… … ."

In the past, I almost died from overwork at work, but now I feel like I'm going to die from being beaten.

Jiselle laughed as she ran.

"It's okay, it's okay."

Every time she blocked or dodged an attack, Giselle herself had to expend a significant amount of mana.

But now, thanks to Fiote, I can focus all my energy on escaping.

"No, I'm dying… … ."

"It's okay, it's okay."

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Jiselle confidently said she was fine and just focused on running.

Just a little further on. Fiote will be able to hold out until then.

Thanks to Fiote's ridiculous defense, the enemies were confused and hesitated a little. The distance between them widened.

Cayenne chased after Giselle again with a stern face.

'It was definitely divine power. Is that the saint who joined this time?'

It was widely known among the royal army that Parniel had joined the Northern Army. Naturally, the Duke also received the information.

But I couldn't be sure because the information I received and the appearance were completely different. The fighting style was also different.

After it was revealed that Piote was a man, Raul lowered the importance of the information, which only caused confusion.

'But it won't last long.'

It was an incredible ability, but there was no way it could continue like that. Cayenne gritted his teeth and chased after the two.

Gatros was the same. He was momentarily bewildered by his opponent's strange ability, but quickly came to his senses.

"Don't miss it!"

In the end, if this person chases, he will win. Just chase until he gets tired. If he doesn't get tired first, he can catch him.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The chase continued without a moment to breathe. However, thanks to Fiote, Giselle was able to maintain a certain distance from her pursuers.

Soon after, another person appeared.

grasp!

"master!"

Suddenly, darkness spread thickly and Belinda appeared, running beside Giselle.

She threw over a hundred daggers at the pursuing people at once.

Swaaaaaaah!

All the daggers had aura blades attached to them. They zigzagged through the air, aiming at those who pursued them.

Cayenne's eyes widened at this ridiculous technology. It was an amazing technology.

As expected of the best swordsman in the kingdom, he swung his sword with a lot of mana.

Kwaaaaang!

In just one move, more than a dozen daggers fell. There were still many daggers floating around, but he took advantage of the brief gap and quickly escaped from there.

However, the priests and knights of other Salvation Churches were not able to break through as quickly as Cayenne.

"Hurry up and hit me!"

Kagagagagaga river!

Their feet stopped for a moment as they fought off the daggers that flew at them like living snakes.

And Gatros felt his heart drop as he watched Belinda's technique unfold, so he gathered his strength excessively.

Kwaaaaang!

Black energy burst out in all directions, causing all the daggers to fall.

Gatros hardened his expression and broke out in a cold sweat.

'Shadow Knight Commander!'

I know this technique. It was definitely used by the Shadow Knight Commander.

Although Gatros had never met the Shadow Knight Commander in person, he had seen the incredible results of his skills. A chill ran down his spine as if the enemy he feared most had appeared.

'no.'

It was clearly the same technique, but something was lacking. If he had been the real Shadow Knight Commander, several people would have died in an instant.

'Could it be that you raised a descendant?'

Only then did I notice a new figure running next to Jiselle.

Boom!

Gatros chased after him again. He had to catch the author and find out his identity.

The distance between them widened again because of the brief moment of surprise. The other priests now had difficulty keeping up.

'These insolent bastards dare to do something like this… … .'

My head was seething with thoughts of those guys slipping away like loaches. I wanted to catch them somehow and tear their limbs apart.

Count Balzac is following along well. If he could just hold me back a little, I would be able to catch up in no time.

But someone blocked Cayenne's path as if they had been waiting for him.

It was Erenes and Vanessa.

"Okay. There's enough distance."

Belinda's attack gave us a little more distance.

Vanessa reached out her hand at Erenes' words.

Zing! Zing! Zing! Zing!

Her specialty, Multi-Spell, was cast. Dozens of magic circles appeared in the air and began to emit magical power.

Soon, a huge bolt of lightning poured out from the magic circle.

Kwakwakwakwakwakwang!

The lightning struck indiscriminately. Those in the front were all of high level, so no one died from being struck by it, but some of the priests of the Salvation Church were struck by lightning and fell down.

The others also slowed down as they tried to block or dodge the magic. Only Cayenne managed to keep up his speed while avoiding all the lightning bolts. Gatros just kept chasing after them, taking the hits outright.

'These guys… … .'

Cayenne was starting to get a little anxious. The others who had been hit by the sudden attack were chasing her at a slower pace.

Only Gator followed him at full speed.

Kururururung!

Suddenly, a huge wall of rocks rose in front of him. It was the earth spirit summoned by Erenes.

"Ugh!"

Kwaaaaang!

Cayenne put strength into the hand holding the sword and pierced the wall in one breath.

But as soon as he broke through the wall, a giant fire lizard blocked his way and started spitting fire.

"This kind of number!"

thud!

He was so angry that he stomped hard on the ground and swung his sword.

Paaak!

The fire spirit split in half and collapsed into flames. It was a power so great that it could even cut down the spirit.

But in the meantime, Giselle and her party had run away further.

As Cayenne followed them with his gaze, he saw something floating in the sky far away.

'Hot air balloon?'

It was a flying machine that he had only heard of through rumors. Although it was his first time seeing it in person, Cayenne knew very well what its function was.

No way. If you fly away on that, you'll miss it completely.

Cayenne gritted his teeth and poured all his strength into his sword.

Dddddddddd!

As he ran at incredible speed, sinews began to sprout from his forearms.

The sword engulfed in blue light trembled. He threw the sword at Jiselle's back.

Paaaaah!

The sword flew, tearing through space mercilessly. I had to slow down a little, whether to block it or dodge it.

However, Jiselle and her party ignored the sword flying from behind with tremendous force.

There was someone else who could deal with it.

Parniel, who had appeared before anyone knew it, breathed divine power into the mace in her hand. Tendons also began to bulge out from her thick arms.

Parniel swung his mace strongly at the flying sword.

Kwaaaaang!

The sword shattered with a loud noise that seemed to shake the heavens and earth.

Knock knock!

Parniel looked down at his own twisted arm and smiled ferociously. His mace was also shattered into pieces.

I didn't know it would be this strong. As expected, its reputation as the Kingdom's Best Sword was not in vain.

I wanted to run over and fight him right away, but I suppressed that desire. No matter how much she was, she couldn't face that many superhumans and 100,000 troops alone.

Parniel also immediately turned around and followed the group. As she spread powerful divine powers and energized everyone's bodies, everyone's speed increased.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Cayenne and Gatros gritted their teeth and chased after them, but as if to taunt them, an endless wall of earth rose up and lightning struck.

It wasn't powerful enough to pose a threat to them, but with each piercing or striking, the distance between them grew a little more.

Eventually, Jiselle and her group arrived safely near the hot air balloon.

Paaak!

"Catch him!"

Gillian shouted loudly and threw the rope from the hot air balloon.

The rope filled with mana quickly stretched out. As soon as Giselle and her party grabbed the rope, the hot air balloon started moving.

There were five captured sixth circle magicians riding in the hot air balloon. As they poured out their mana, the hot air balloon began to fly away at a very fast speed.

Gatros looked at the hot air balloon flying away at incredible speed, his expression blank.

"This can't be happening… … ."

It was too late to catch up now. They had failed to kill Earl Fenris and had lost all their belongings.

"That guy… … That guy… … ."

Gatros ground his teeth in anger. He had never felt such humiliation in his life.

Even when I poured all my energy into the past doctrine and was defeated by the Shadow Knight Commander, I was not this ashamed. I lost because my opponent was that strong.

But this time? He sneaked into the royal army in a strange way, confidently stole the goods, and ran away.

Even countless strongmen and a hundred thousand strong armies were of no use. No one could catch that crazy little bastard.

"Kkaaaaaaah!"

Gatros screamed with his eyes bloodshot. He had never been toyed with like this before, and he couldn't stand it.

Even for someone who had spent many years cultivating himself, he was so angry that he couldn't stand it.

All the priests of the Salvation Church looked at Gator's face.

Because I know that he is usually very easygoing and kind, but when he gets angry, he becomes more cruel than anyone else.

It wasn't just Gator who felt sick. Cayenne also stood and closed her eyes.

'Giselle Ferdium.'

Things kept going wrong because of one person. More and more powerful people were gathering around him.

'I should have killed him then.'

When we met at the previous banquet, I should have killed him somehow.

At the time, it was natural to want to take over the kingdom, so they wanted to avoid political risks, but that was a mistake. Everyone in the dukedom made a big mistake.

He has grown incredibly fast and is now my worst enemy.

"Let's go back."

Cayenne turned around with a heavy expression. There was nothing he could do about it. Instead of regretting it, he would have been better off thinking about how to catch and kill that guy.

Gatros asked with a fierce expression.

"The king?"

With the royal secrets gone, there was no reason to please the king. The short words contained the meaning of what to do.

"There's no benefit to us fighting right now."

There was no benefit to be gained by fighting the royal army or killing the king here. It would be better to use the royal army to attack the northern army together.

That wasn't the only reason it was better to keep him alive.

"The king is still useful. It is obvious that he will kill more people and exercise tyranny in order to survive. He will be of great help in eliminating the northern army and taking over the kingdom in the future."

The more the king goes mad, the more the people want a new leader. Then, when the duke takes over the kingdom, they will cheer and accept him.

Although the Marquis of Branford had been overthrown, there were still local lords and nobles who did not follow the king.

If the king's tyranny continues, they too will come over to the duke's side.

Gatros nodded after hearing Cayenne's words.

"Let's do that. I will somehow focus on finding the relics in other kingdoms."

"Okay."

The two people finished talking like that and went back. Berhem, who had been waiting, shouted in a frenzy when he realized that he had lost Giselle.

"I will kill him! This traitor! How dare you insult me like this! Spread this news to every region of the kingdom immediately! Marquis Ferdium and those associated with him are now enemies of the kingdom! Traitors!"

As if that wasn't enough, Berhem spoke to the Marquis of Domont standing next to him.

"Your Majesty! Tell all the commanders of the Allied Forces to attack the Northern Army immediately! It is not the Northern Army that has formed an alliance with them, but the Kingdom!"

"… … Yes, Your Majesty."

The Marquis of Domont's face darkened. The Allied Forces had originally formed an alliance with the Marquis of Branford and the Earl of Fenris.

Even if that problem were left aside, there was no way the Allied Forces would help them since they had joined hands with the Salvation Church. Right now, their kingdom has suffered a lot of damage because of the Salvation Church.

But now that Berhem was causing a ruckus, even spitting up blood, I couldn't say anything.

The commotion ended when Berhem collapsed from exhaustion. The royal army and the Delphian army had to return without any gains.

The 3rd Infantry Company of the 2nd Corps of the Royal Army had disappeared, but no one paid them any attention.