Chapter 851 – 851. A Tyrant For You
Morgana stared blankly at the capital of the Grand Kingdom. The magnificent city of knights, which was said to be comparable to the capital of the Bellacarus Empire, was now covered in a red mushroom cloud.
Even from a distance, her skin tingled and she felt unwell. If not for the magic that enveloped her body, she would have been severely affected.
She didn’t know exactly what that mushroom cloud was. However, one thing was certain: it was something that was not magic, but was comparable to a dragon’s breath.
‘…How does the Emperor possess such power?’
Morgana clenched her fist tightly.
She had high hopes for Grand. She had steadily raised the level of the knights over time and even used the Witch’s Spring to give the power of the Holy Grail to King Leon Grand. She thought that with the power of the Holy Grail and Excalibur, they would be able to stand against the Emperor.
Especially Excalibur, which gave power to allies the more noble the owner’s beliefs were, would have made it easy to deal with the Empire’s army. And there were even two dragons.
‘To think that the card I was most looking forward to would disappear so futilely…. Surely the Emperor can’t use that power again, can he?’
She stopped the ominous thoughts. If that were possible, he would have used it much earlier.
‘The Grand Kingdom is finished.’
Although there were surviving nobles, an entire capital had disappeared. After seeing this, they would not even think of opposing the Bellacarus Empire. Their center, Leon Grand, was also gone. The Bellacarus Empire could leisurely enter and dominate the Grand Kingdom.
‘There are three cards left.’
The Slade Empire of the beastmen, the Mailord Kingdom of the elves, and those she had planted within the Bellacarus Empire.
Morgana could not easily control the Mailord Kingdom. Elves were fundamentally hostile to the witch race.
‘The most promising and likely is the Slade Empire.’
Morgana used magic.
She appeared in the desert, full of sand, in the west of the continent. It was a pre-prepared teleportation magic, but perhaps because the distance was too far, she felt slightly tired.
Morgana concealed her appearance with magic and moved to find the Sultan of the Slade Empire.
Numerous tents were set up in the desert. She headed for the most luxurious tent among them. Morgana secretly entered the Sultan’s tent using magic. However, she was immediately discovered.
“Oh, Morgana. To think you would come to my side so soon…. Have you decided to abandon that unreliable brat?”
Mehat Slade. A man with bronze skin, sand-like blonde hair, and strong features. He had lion ears on his head. He was the Sultan of the Slade Empire.
The Sultan, wearing only a light cloth, exuded a languid atmosphere, with two beautiful women with bronze skin at his side. They were concubines from the dancers. They had cat ears peeking out from their heads and were as naked as the Sultan.
Morgana released her magic and revealed her appearance. The Sultan’s smile deepened at Morgana’s voluptuous figure and undisguised allure. His eyes, filled with primal desire, scanned Morgana’s body.
“Sultan. Things have gone wrong.”
“What happened? Did the brat of Grand lose Excalibur?”
“The situation is worse than that. The Emperor appeared in the capital before we even mobilized.”
“The Emperor alone? Then the Emperor would have been in danger, wouldn’t he?”
“It’s the opposite. The capital of Grand has disappeared without leaving a single foundation stone.”
“What is that…. Tell me more, Morgana.”
The Sultan listened to Morgana’s words with a serious attitude and lamented.
“To wipe out even the two dragons…. To think the Emperor was that powerful.”
“Perhaps that unknown power is difficult to use twice.”
“It must be. Otherwise… we have no chance of winning.”
The Sultan considered retreating, but immediately dismissed the thought. Retreating here was meaningless. The Bellacarus Empire would eventually move to conquer the entire continent. The tyrant, obsessed with power, conquest, and women, would not spare him.
“Morgana. I have just had an ominous thought. An ominous thought that my army will be defeated by the Bellacarus Empire, and that my desert, my wives, and my daughters will be violated by the Emperor.”
“Sultan, you’re talking like a weakling.”
“That’s how strong the opponent is. Morgana, I believe you know better than I do….”
As the Sultan said.
Emperor Eugene Bellacarus was a formidable enemy. He was so powerful that it would be understandable if he were a god, not a human.
“What do you want to say?”
“I want to receive one of the rewards we agreed upon in advance if the Slade Empire succeeds in allying with Grand and Mailord and killing the Emperor.”
“You shouldn’t be talking to me alone about that, should you?”
Even though the King of Grand was dead, the Queen of Mailord was still alive and well.
“It’s fine. It’s something you can do.”
Morgana narrowed her eyes and looked at the Sultan.
“Are you going to deny it to the end? If we succeed in killing the Emperor, you agreed that I would become your woman.”
A sticky light of desire flowed from the Sultan’s eyes.
“Do I look cheap to you? Don’t play tricks. If you want to hold me, try killing the Emperor.”
“…Haha. I knew you would say that.”
The Sultan was not offended by Morgana’s words. Rather, his eyes burned even more.
“Actually, I would have been disappointed if you hadn’t said that. You are not a cheap woman, as you say. You are a reward that can be obtained with victory. I can wage war more enthusiastically to obtain you.”
Morgana frowned.
“The Emperor is one thing, but you’re not a good Sultan either.”
“But I’m better than the Emperor, aren’t I? I heard he started the right of the first night recently? And that it applies to everyone, regardless of whether they are nobles, commoners, or slaves.”
The right of the first night.
The right to take the first night of a woman who is getting married. The Emperor actually implemented this insane system. It seemed impossible, but the Emperor had done it.
However, the only women the Emperor actually slept with were beauties above a certain level, and the other women had to have their virginity broken with a specially made magic dildo modeled after the Emperor’s genitals.
The right of the first night turned the citizens of the Empire, who had been praising the Emperor, against him, and made all the nobles hostile to the Emperor.
“As a ruler who also governs an empire, I sometimes feel envious of Emperor Bellacarus. If I had that kind of absolute power…. Haha.”
“The Emperor is crazy. He’s spreading his seed to every woman.”
Morgana checked the magic dildo that the Emperor had distributed. The magic dildo was an artificial penis. Women who were subject to the right of the first night had to insert this dildo into their genitals and satisfy themselves. When the dildo was satisfied, the semen inside was released, and the magic power made the women 100% pregnant.
“That’s also a man’s romance, isn’t it? But romance is beautiful because it is romance. Morgana, what about the Witch Island?”
Morgana sighed.
“The witches have fled. It was largely because my mother died and I used up all the Witch’s Spring to fill the Holy Grail with energy.”
The witches had always been individualistic. They did not actively step forward even when the great witch they respected died, and when Morgana used all of the Witch’s Spring as she pleased, they became angry and left the Witch Island. Some of them even cursed Morgana. Morgana cursed those witches in return.
“Hmm. You’ve been through a lot.”
“How about you?”
“I am the Sultan. The warriors of the desert will kill the enemy for the Sultan.”
“That’s reassuring.”
Morgana decided to join forces with the Sultan. Originally, she had planned to manipulate the alliance from behind, but the situation was already at its worst. The best she could do now was to help the Sultan.
•••
I sat on the palanquin and stared ahead with indifferent eyes.
There was an army of the desert. The Slade Empire army. I heard that the Sultan himself was leading the army.
‘Well, in this world, it’s not unusual for a ruler to go to the battlefield himself.’
Most of the rulers in this world are people with special powers. They cannot lead the people if they are ordinary. The people do not trust the ruler.
“Your Majesty. The enemy’s numbers reach 1 million. It doesn’t seem like all of them are soldiers, but… it’s much more than expected.”
Luteon said. We only had 200,000. Five times. Saying five times is one thing. It’s a difference of 800,000.
Moreover, this was the desert, where the borders of the Slade Empire and the Bellacarus Empire met. Following my orders, we had abandoned the fortress and come out into the desert.
“You said not all of them are soldiers?”
“It seems they have brought all the desert tribes with them.”
“Why? Do they have a custom of dying together when they die?”
“The desert is more barren than the north. At the same time, the gap between the rich and the poor is severe. Historically, the Slade Empire has invaded the Bellacarus Empire the most. It is to take away the abundant resources and the vibrant land of Bellacarus.”
“So, they’re going to take my territory and make it their base right away?”
“That’s probably the case.”
“Arrogant bastards.”
I chuckled.
I didn’t feel any anger. They were going to be conquered by me anyway. Rather, I was looking forward to it. I would have all kinds of beautiful beastmen, such as cat beastmen and dog beastmen.
“Marquis Talmor.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
A gloomy bald old man wearing a black robe came before me.
“You’ve been wearing that robe since the first time I saw you.”
“This attire is comfortable for this servant…. If Your Majesty is uncomfortable, I will change immediately.”
“It’s fine. I don’t care what clothes an old man wears.”
I had no intention of going to this battlefield. The only reason I came here was to watch.
“Marquis Talmor, I command you. Show me the essence of black magic. I believe the black magic tower you built will not disappoint me.”
“Your Majesty’s grace is boundless. I will show you the essence of black magic here.”
Marquis Talmor stepped back. The black mages of the Black Magic Tower gathered around him. Marquis Talmor gave instructions, and the black mages nodded without answering.
Soon, Marquis Talmor used black magic.
The sky darkened, and a dragon with only bones appeared from it. It was the earth dragon I had killed in the Dwarf Kingdom of Toltos, made into an undead.
The bone dragon, with a blue aura, flapped its large wings majestically and flew towards the Slade Empire army, spewing out its breath. A sticky, viscous dark breath swept through the enemies. More than 100,000 enemy soldiers instantly rotted and fell to the ground as corpses.
Originally, the damage would have been more than double, but thanks to the quick actions of the Slade Empire army’s mages, who deployed defensive magic, the damage was reduced.
‘Compared to the lava breath that the earth dragon spewed, it’s not even half as powerful. If it had been lava breath, it would have killed at least 500,000.’
Considering that it was an empty undead dragon without a dragon heart, it was still a great power.
“Dead ones, rise! Hate me! Resent me! I will gladly receive the hatred and resentment of the dead, and you will become my loyal servants!”
The black mages raised red magic stones and unleashed black magic. The enemy soldiers who had died from the dark breath rose as undead. The undead rushed towards their former comrades.
‘Those red magic stones…. They’re magic stones that store life force.’
There was a pile of life force magic stones. The life force accumulated by killing hundreds of thousands of humans. Marquis Talmor had brought them to the battlefield with the intention of using them all.
‘Black magic. There’s a reason why it’s shunned. It’s very powerful.’
The undead did not fall easily. Moreover, the undead that absorbed the energy of death even evolved. Since the war was overflowing with the energy of death, the undead became stronger over time. Among the undead, there was a skeleton that fought well, and that skeleton killed enemies and absorbed life force, undergoing several evolutions to become a death knight, rampaging across the battlefield.
It was overwhelming.
‘This war is more boring than I thought.’
Just when I thought that, he stepped forward. A man with bronze skin and the tail and ears of a lion. I felt a huge presence from him.
‘That’s the Emperor of the Slade Empire…. The Sultan.’
