Chapter 193 – King of War (8)
We are not fighting a losing battle.
This is what Terra said to me before leaving for the North, while I was looking around at the Holy Sword that I had held in my hand for the first time in a long time.
Save her saint, establish a council of princes, and turn the tip of Roshyar’s spear without taking her sword and shield.
If everything goes according to her plan, she has a chance of winning.
In other words, we were not fighting a war that was advantageous from the beginning, so that we could only win if all the conditions were met.
The reason was that the victory or defeat of all these wars depended on the warrior.
To me and the hero of the Holy Kingdom who will be summoned for the second time.
“Are you here?”
“Sit over here, Louis.”
There are three sources that maintain a hero’s power.
Trust, prestige, belief.
When I had all three, I killed the Demon King.
When maintaining an unstable half of two or even one, he destroyed three magic towers, defeated Carvius, and even defeated the Five-Colored Ball and the Ice and Snow Ball.
Although there was help from the unique magic created by Terra, it means that there was already no one on the continent who could compete with her even with half of her original power.
And the second hero to be summoned from the Holy Kingdom, unlike me, possesses two divine powers.
“A hero has appeared.”
The screen is transmitted through nearby telegraph lines that are urgently moving to the border area.
“The damage is great.”
The scenery there, reflected from afar, had changed to resemble Helzeb.
Dry earth and dead sky.
And countless soldiers fell without even being able to scream.
Erzsebet, seeing that scene for the first time, held her breath without even getting up from her chair.
“Six knights and two wizards were annihilated in just a few tens of minutes. “If it weren’t for the iron soldiers stationed at the border, even Aldran would have been wiped out in an instant.”
“What are you going to do?”
“We need to take measures. It came out sooner than expected… “It seems like it was a success as expected.”
Will Seongguk be able to properly summon the second hero?
If it fails, might the entire capital be blown up?
I had a hopeful observation, but looking at the man standing in the middle of the cracked earth, it seemed like there was no such luck.
Terra immediately halted his forces at the border and issued orders never to attack first.
And began to analyze the warrior’s power.
“There is no holy sword, but it is a sword made of at least grade 1 mineral. Ertel, or Kainium?”
“…”
“Seeing as the body can withstand the recoil that wipes out that much of the army, it seems like the dragon was saved as well. “I confirmed with the reincarnator that Sacreure was not stolen, and he probably received what was left from Carvius’ corpse.”
“What are the odds?”
“What do you think?”
I won’t fight alone.
Terra, Nova, and Hublett will be together, and it will be more convenient if Caroline also supports from behind.
And twelve unique magic spells that the second hero does not have.
The Holy Sword and Shield will also perform better than the sword that guy has, so that point should be added as well.
As for whether I can close the gap between Shingi and Shingi when I use everything I have now…
“I can’t kill you for sure.”
“… Also.”
Difficult.
Although the troops were scattered like that, the Holy Kingdom’s camp gathered together with the Wandering Missionaries who had been fighting before and the Kassel’s Cheonakdae, which had dropped the warrior from the sky.
If one of your colleagues is seriously injured and you are unable to kill him, you will have no chance of winning next time.
Terra also knew that.
“Still, you have no choice but to come forward. “No matter who we send now, it will be impossible to deal with the second hero.”
The hero has clear asymmetrical power.
If things continue this way, it’s obvious that they will pass through Aldran and the western forest all the way to Parenzia.
Cassel’s foresight, which immediately raised the stakes when the situation became unfavorable due to Caroline’s performance, was also unusual.
If that’s the case, then I guess I’ll have to put all my remaining power into it.
“How many unique magic spells can I use? 〈When the chains of 〉 were released.”
“Lewis, that’s not possible.”
“What do you mean?”
“It’s the only way to create odds that don’t exist. “Answer me.”
“…”
“Louis… ?”
Terra, who had been thinking about it for a while, spread out four of her fingers.
“In the first place, the useful limit of your body is up to three unique magic powers. 〈 If you release the chain of 〉, your soul will begin to escape to the original world, and from there, you can maintain consciousness for at most 5 minutes. And if you use one more piece, it will completely break.”
“It’s broken? Wait a minute!!”
A double wick lit up in Erzsebet’s eyes.
She glared at me and asked Terra for her explanation.
“What does that mean!?”
“Lewis cannot use more than two unique magic spells. His soul was brought to the continent as the empire’s secretary, and there is no way to return. If you lift the chains of 〈 and 〉…”
“What happens?”
“It will be like that.”
Terra pointed to her second champion.
When I looked at his eyes, which showed no emotion at all, beyond the telegraph wire, Erzsebet threatened me.
“Louis. “Don’t ever, ever think of doing something stupid.”
“…”
“That is correct. “The reason you were able to survive Baldur’s Nightmare using three unique magic spells was because it was in another dimension.”
The eyes of the two women looking at me sting.
“There is no guarantee that we will put your soul back in time this time.”
“When I die, I will never see your face again.”
When you die, you can’t see your face, right?
I have no intention of joining forces with that guy at the border right now.
I just checked it out.
In any case, the purpose of hiding his identity was achieved simply by taking out the hero card first.
There is a big difference between checking the enemy’s maximum power and preparing for it, and dealing with it without knowing it.
Even if you only have one arm, you can lead the war to your advantage, but there are priests on the other side as well.
Then–
“There is a better way.”
***
“Liv, do you have a moment?”
“Ouch! Te, Terra!?”
The Academy’s closing ceremony is just around the corner.
The library where students left in large numbers.
A hand tapped Liv’s shoulder while she was reading a book! The moment I was lifted up, the space changed and I found myself on the top floor of the Lighthouse of Horus.
“Didn’t you go to the royal road? “When are you coming?”
“Now.”
“Yes?”
“It’s 〈 transfer door 〉. “You didn’t think it was a magic that only Reincarnation Gong could use, right?”
〈Jeon Imun 〉 is a white magic sword corresponding to the 7th rank.
However, space magic is generally classified as top secret due to its high level of difficulty and the risk of abuse.
Therefore, in the 5th rank and above, Megrez, who handles summoning magic, and Merak Tower of the Buddha World had a monopoly on that knowledge.
“Is Adela back?”
“Yes, right now, he and I are taking turns guarding the canteen.”
“I’m glad. “There is something very important there.”
“?”
Terra sat her down on her fancy chair and took out a few of her crystal balls from her pocket.
And as the map of the continent unfolded before her eyes, she asked for a few favors.
“Look at the map carefully and let me know right away if there is a part that turns black.”
“What is happening?”
“The second hero has been summoned. “But it’s strange that there is still no movement from the demons.”
“Demons…”
After awakening the original magic power, the mysterious purple eyes turn towards the black painted north.
Liv, who looked at Lake Senrir, the Sandalfornia Desert, and even Aldran in an instant, also frowned.
“Is it impossible to invade the kingdom without breaching the border? Like the 〈 transfer statement 〉 you just used.”
“〈 Transfer Gate 〉 has the limitation of only being able to move a small number of people, and the mana consumption depending on the distance traveled is very large. And Parencia and Thessalon already have prepared measures to prevent large-scale spatial movements.”
“You mean magical interference.”
It is the same reason why Lehel had to walk to the Baltic Mountains during the Grand Council.
If you change the coordinates arbitrarily by disrupting the mana around you, something terrible will happen where your entire body will be shattered as soon as you move.
“Then Terra… ?”
“The Lighthouse of Horus. “Magic interference cannot block my sky.”
She opened her western window and began to draw upon her magic, extending her hands towards the sky.
“I came here because the lighthouse is still here.”
〈Terra Ernesten Unique Magic: Eye of Horus〉
〈Samramansang (森羅萬象) ⌜Hall of Creation⌟〉
〈Terra Ernesten Gojimado: Cheongwan (天貫) 〉
〈Target designation·Orbit alignment ⌜Target disjugnation⌟〉
Kwaang——!!!
“Tsk!”
From the top of the lighthouse, an intense beam of light shoots toward the west.
At that sight, Liv, who hastily used a telegraph wire to illuminate the Western Front, saw a familiar face.
“President… ?”
It was Lewis who was about to go into battle with a sword and shield.
The black-haired man in front of him.
It was not difficult to find out that he was the second warrior to burn down the Western Front.
“Terra! You can stay here now… ? We have to fight together… !”
“We all have our roles, Liv. Just like you are here now. And like Adela guarding the canteen.”
She took out a cigarette from her arms and asked.
Although it was his first time seeing this person, it reminded Liv of someone very familiar.
When their eyes met, Terra chuckled.
“I’m sorry, Louis learned a lot of bad things from me.”
“… “So what are you trying to do now?”
“What I’m going to do now…”
Terra asked her to send him to her battlefield, and she recalled what he had asked her to do.
It has 1,327 unique magic spells.
I was called a genius beyond genius by others and thought about it for ten years.
Even she hasn’t found the perfect way to win this war yet.
But as soon as Lewis realized that putting forth all his might wasn’t enough, he suggested another method.
“I’m going to create a unique magic island.”
That talent was a very special one that Terra did not have, even though she was not a warrior.
“A unique magic that will defeat the hero.”
Because Louis had never lost a war before.
***
Kantana region, east of Penheim.
In this place, which is classified as a dangerous area because the most adventurers in the kingdom have died or gone missing, there is a lot of debris floating around as if it were a weightless space.
Most of it was blood, flesh, and sharp pieces of metal.
This is because monsters hit by the chariot and parts of the chariot are summoned from all over the continent.
The abnormal phenomenon called ‘Blood Blade’ has the property of randomly attracting inorganic objects over a certain speed.
It doesn’t matter whether it’s an arrow fired on the battlefield, a brick dropped from the exterior wall of a building, or a piece of a plate broken when it hits the floor.
Thanks to this, access to the Kantana region was very difficult, and the Megrez Tower, one of the seven magic towers of Penheim located there, did not suffer much damage even during the great war.
However–
“Well, this guy is a bit tasteless.”
The huge snake’s body falls down helplessly.
The eyeball imbued with the magical power that had hardened the enemy into stone was already being chewed in the intruder’s mouth.
Not only was there a black mamba with its head cut off and its fangs were about to sink in, but the corpses of numerous phantom beasts were scattered around like toys.
The smoke-belching magic tower was full of victims.
“Four generations… Choi… Cough!”
Katreya, the gourmet ball who was looking vainly at the hole in the abdominal cavity, stretched out his hand to Antiope, who was calmly eating the precious phantom water right before his eyes.
The ring glowed and entangled the mystical sphere in her opposite hand, but only for a moment.
“No. “I can’t believe something so precious is stored in the Magic Tower.”
“…”
“Did you think you could protect it with just one archduke?”
Kuung——!!
The magic tower broke in half and fell.
Then, the magic power that created the bloody blade also dispersed.
“We will use this well.”
Terra Ernesten’s eyes will soon be on this side.
Antiope, who showed the warp gate’s operating device to Katreya, smiled calmly and left the scene.
