Chapter 161 – The Last Fight
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The main palace, where the emperor resides, is located in the center of the imperial palace.
The imperial palace is at the very center of the ecliptic, and of course, as the capital of the empire, it is located in the middle of the continent.
In other words, the place where the emperor is located is in many ways the center of the empire.
The soldiers guarding the outside of the imperial palace were whispering.
“Is it today?”
“How many times have I asked you? If not today, when?”
“Fuck… I’m fucking scared.”
“Shut up. Me too.”
Like the soldiers always do, they were nothing more than beings that would be attacked from above.
And the superiors are always selfish and do not look after the circumstances of the inferiors.
They had their time as imperial guards, so they got used to the irrational.
However, it was too much to hear that the Grand Duke of Siberia would enter the palace today.
The Grand Duke of Siberia is the ruler of the western part of the empire, and he is a man of power worthy of being called the second-in-command of the empire.
An iron-blooded heroine who confines herself to her own estate and stoically devotes herself to hunting beasts.
Anyone in the Empire must have heard of the story of the entire lake being evaporated by the beast.
Originally, a commoner like them was a high-ranking person who would never even meet his eyes.
It was possible to know its authority just by seeing that it was granted an audience with the emperor in a short period of only a few days, when it was difficult to pass the procedure after going through the process for several months (usually it did not pass).
This is an exception among exceptions.
“Do we really have to go through us in the first place? To be honest, we’re just decorations.”
“Hey, hey… If anyone hears it, they’ll get fired.”
“It’s true, but what can I do? If a guard is really needed, there’s no way the imperial palace would be so poorly defended. According to rumors, we’re just folding screens, and there’s a real guard on the side of the main palace…”
“Stop talking nonsense and think positively. I heard that the Grand Duke is an amazing beauty again.”
“Crazy bastard. I’m going to try something good? Arthur, Arthur. Then my eyes are plucked out.”
“If I don’t rationalize like this, where will my heart be still… Wait, what is that? No way…”
The main palace, where the emperor resides, is truly a different world where only the chosen enter, but many ordinary people also live outside the outer walls of the palace.
Of course, those who could afford the high price of land in the imperial kingdom were the richest in the empire, and the imperial palace area naturally established itself as the best downtown area in the imperial capital.
The main street of such downtown is empty.
And in the middle of the empty road, a large carriage was running.
“I must have lost some strength to control it.”
“I wouldn’t. I’m going to block it because it’s passing through the Siberian Grand Duke, but what kind of crazy guy will fight?”
It was a colorful and beautiful 7-part carriage like a work of art.
It was like a scene from a fairy tale as it glides along without a coachman.
Is the grand duke of siberia
The guards swallowed their saliva.
“Wow… Mr. It’s rolling without a coachman. With that wagon, several wagons will play and eat.”
“Hey, but you have to obey the Grand Duke too, right? I learned that the authority of a sentry is inviolable while on guard duty.”
“Fuck. Stop stop stop!
“I didn’t do it, but then I said, ‘If I’m the one who wants to harm Your Majesty, why don’t you even follow me?’ If that’s the case, it’ll be even worse.”
“I don’t know. I wish I could tell you if there is an answer.”
Between the gossips, the wagon came almost in front of me.
The guards closed their eyes, lowered the bar, and jumped out and shouted.
“Stop! Stop!”
– Kiki…
No matter what technology the carriage used, there was no noise even when stopped.
While the guard was breathing heavily and wiping away his sweat, he heard the sound of the wagon door opening.
“You’ve done a lot of work. Do you need a permit? Here it is.”
“Okay, Your Highness the Grand Duke! Confirmed!”
The Grand Duke of Siberia, who got off the carriage, was, as I had heard, a great beauty.
Her fiery redemption was impressive.
She works as a sentinel in the imperial palace and if it weren’t for her memories of often encountering nobles, she might have froze and stuttered her words.
The papers she hurriedly looked through were undoubtedly genuine, and even stamped with the chief of security’s seal.
She said, ‘Is she not as scary as I thought anyway?’
She felt intimidated, but not that she looked down on them.
Her tone was surprisingly friendly and caring.
She was different from the other nobles who didn’t even speak to them.
She didn’t even seem to feel uncomfortable being served by the guards.
She said this was a natural reaction, but there were too many people in the world who didn’t.
The tension was relieved just a little bit.
And as much as the Grand Duke of Siberia was considerate of them, the guards were also planning to repay them with a more polite attitude than usual.
“Can I enter the palace now?”
“There will be a brief investigation before you pass, Your Highness the Archduke.”
“Investigation? What kind of investigation?”
“It’s a very simple procedure, so don’t worry. There are some items that cannot be brought into the palace due to regulations. As Your Highness knows, items with space warping magic are typical.”
“I see. It doesn’t matter.”
At the polite request, the Grand Duke of Siberia nodded her head and took a step forward.
Just like putting it out of the way to make it easier to investigate.
Damn this is noble
The moment the guards, moved by the gentle response, approached the wagon…
The Grand Duke of Siberia raised her arm to stop them.
“Your Highness the Grand Duke? I have to do a formal investigation, so would you mind stepping back for a moment?”
“Ah, I’m sorry. I know that you guys only worked diligently. So I’m sorry.”
“…Did I hear that wrong?”
The guards blinked their eyes at the Grand Duke of Siberia.
She was still talking softly.
“It seems that my words were misunderstood. I didn’t mean that by saying it didn’t matter. I meant to break through head-on from here anyway, so it wouldn’t matter if they were found out.”
“His Highness the Grand Duke?!”
“So I’ll say it again. I’m really sorry. I won’t take your life.”
“Dragon war… Gagging!”
Realizing that something was wrong, the guards were about to draw their weapons, but the eyes of the Grand Duke of Siberia shone.
At that moment, intense magic power emanated from her body, and the guards felt their vision go dark.
Not only those who approached the wagon and investigated directly, but also those who glanced at each other from inside the outer wall.
The word “Fucked up” Flashed through the mind of the guard who collapsed helplessly on the floor.
There was clear hostility in the black eyes of the Grand Duke of Siberia.
Enmity toward the emperor.
“Everybody come out.”
As the Archduke said, five people burst out from inside the carriage.
Looking out the window, there wasn’t a person like him inside.
‘The whole wagon… It must have been space-distorting magic…’
The guard lost consciousness at the last thought.
The princess, who was looking at her with interest, smiled.
“You’ve already started. What have you done, Mother?”
“The heat was adjusted to eliminate the oxygen going to the lungs. If the heat itself is not resisted with magical power, the moment you breathe in, you will lose consciousness due to shock.”
“As expected, it’s amazing. It’s hard to imagine with normal precision…”
“Do the gilding later. Isn’t there something more urgent than that right now? I would have liked to start after opening the gate… I guess I’ll have to go through a lot to lift that door.”
“Your Highness, back off a bit.”
“Okay.”
As soon as the Grand Duke of Siberia finished his words, the King of Fair Wheels stepped forward.
She took out her broken sword from her belt and gave it a big swing.
– Booung!
Immediately after the sound of a gong that sounded more like a blunt weapon than a sword, a large vertical line appeared at the castle gate.
The gate, which was cut at an angle along with the 25m high wall, could not withstand its own weight and soon began to collapse.
The castle gate collapses with a loud noise and blowing dust.
“…”
“Let’s go, Mother.”
As the princess went ahead with a wink in one eye, the King of Parryun followed him as if he had lightly relaxed.
Was her ruthless destructive power from just before her nothing to her, just warming up her body?
The Grand Duke of Siberia, who couldn’t hide his astonishment at the indifference, finally calmed down.
“I’ve heard a lot of rumors that the King of Parryn’s prowess is about to pierce the sky, but… Sometimes the reality is even worse than the rumors.”
“Mom, you’ll do the gilding later. Don’t you have more important things to do now?”
“…Jun, while you really haven’t seen me, your speaking skills have reached a tipping point.”
There was no shadow of a person in the imperial palace, which was strange enough.
It might have been inside the main palace, but since the imperial palace is a place to do business, it would require a lot of work.
Did the emperor, who felt uncomfortable with the excessively timed visit, use his hand?
Anyway, ordinary soldiers are not helpful in stopping the Siberian Grand Duke.
It will only add to the confusion.
Are the plans already out?
‘No, at this level, is it just insurance? If they seriously doubted me, they would have fought back from the front door.’
Of course, the emperor must have noticed by now, as he had broken down the main gate and entered.
That the Grand Duke of Siberia is no longer a subject of the Emperor.
That she came here for her treason, to bring down the Emperor.
The distance from the imperial palace to the main palace was nothing.
They crossed the most important administrative work in the empire and headed for the cradle of the emperor.
Soon the walls of the main palace came into view.
Even if you look left and right, it is so wide that you cannot easily see the end.
There were enemies at the end.
Six enemies and a green-haired woman behind them.
The Grand Duke of Siberia never forgot even for a moment the shameful memory of him being turned into the emperor’s dog.
She knew who they were.
‘Is it ten fingers? You called all the people on the front lines… Did you use Gray’s teleportation magic? And the one standing behind it…’
“I can’t believe it. Is it the emperor?”
“That face definitely belongs to the emperor. But really… The emperor is so defenseless…?”
As Eleonor muttered, the emperor raised his head.
He had a frown on his face.
“I’m also surprised. Cain Siberia! You really thought you would betray me. You’ve overcome the influence of my blood? Since when the hell? What relationship do you have with the princess to help him!”
“Princess… Master Siberia is my own son. And that’s all I can tell you. To be honest, I don’t want to talk to you.”
“…Iik! Then, was it a lie to say that you loved me! Yes, you bastard! You promiscuous woman!”
“Shut up! My love belonged to only one person from the start. You are neither my lord nor my master. You are just a tyrant to be defeated.”
“Ugh…”
The emperor seems to be truly heartbroken.
She turned her head this time to Eleanor.
“To think that even the Earl of Greypoint, whom I heard was taken prisoner, would be with us. Very surprising indeed. I thought you were an example of a loyal nobleman!”
“Your Majesty, I cannot abide by your ways of forcibly dominating the people and usurping their will.”
“So you dare to point your sword at the emperor? You dare me?”
“Because this is also the duty of a nobleman.”
“You’re foolish. Noble blood runs through your veins. You don’t even realize that even that is just a name given to you by me! Are you going to stand up to me with such thin faith!”
“…”
Eleanor gave no further answer.
True nobility does not come from bloodline or family name, but from a person’s choices and actions.
Eleanor knew it, but he said nothing more and he would not reach the Emperor.
She was well aware of it.
“Say something!”
“…”
“Ugh! Count! How dare you…!”
When Eleonol shows no reaction, the emperor stomps his feet and disintegrates.
That moment.
-Bang!
A sharp gunshot rang out.
The sound of the iron being pulled and the ball hitting the detonator.
‘Dancing with Wolves’ pulled the lever of the rifle and opened fire without hesitation.
The bullet pierced the Emperor’s forehead and flew through the back of his head.
However, neither blood nor brain was spattered.
It seemed like nothing was right in the first place.
“Dancing with wolves,” He muttered indifferently.
“I thought he was too defenseless. He wasn’t a real emperor after all.”
“…You rude bastard! You look at my clothes and I’m a commoner! How dare you point a gun at me when I’m a commoner? I’m real! This is my hologram video!”
“Hologram?”
“Heh, I don’t know if I have to tell you the technology of the ancient civilization. And what’s the use even if I know? They’re going to die anyway. Don’t be relieved that you’ve come this far. What I’ve prepared is from now on! Live in fear! “
At this, Emperor Akmun meets Gongjuin’s eyes for the last time.
The only two poison users in the world looked at each other without saying anything.
It was the emperor who turned his eyes first.
She raised her hand.
The emperor can extract and use the magic of the people at any time within the ecliptic.
It was because the 10 million citizens of the ecliptic were affected by miasma.
-Kurrureung!
The emperor gathered an enormous mass of magical power in his hand.
At that moment, many of the people of the ecliptic, old and young, and sick and infirm, would have lost their lives.
But, of course, the Emperor didn’t care.
The only thing that doesn’t make humans biologically extinct is the emperor’s mercy.
The lives of the people of the imperial capital belonged to her as the emperor.
It was her mind no matter how her rightful owner handled her own things.
What the emperor gathered was about 100,000 magical powers.
Even the King of Fair Wheels was an unstoppable force from the front.
The emperor threw it to the princess.
And the princess prevented it without difficulty.
Just by touching it with miasma wrapped around it, the mass of mana, like a natural disaster, was shattered.
The princess suffered no damage.
Since it was mana, it would have been the same even if it had been seven billion, not one hundred thousand.
The Emperor frowned.
After all, it seemed difficult to kill the princess.
“My servants. There is nothing more to listen to. Use the power and strategic magic I have given you to destroy them! Don’t let them set foot in my palace!”
“I will do as you command.”
“I will do everything according to your will.”
The emperor left only those words and disappeared.
The technology of the ancient civilization was only reflecting the appearance here.
In order to meet the real emperor, she had to break through her six fingers, as well as the defense plan and gray that she had prepared otherwise.
‘Did you use all your fingers from the beginning? Is it Gray’s work… As expected, he’s suspicious.’
She must have prepared in advance.
The place where the six of them stood was the center of strategic magic.
A state in which a huge amount of mana can be extracted and used at any time.
In addition, she received a portion of her mana from the emperor, making her firepower stronger than usual.
What they received is the amount that is no different from the dregs from the emperor’s point of view, but the dregs also depend on the dregs.
In fact, it was like having a well that could be used inexhaustibly.
‘Puppets of the Emperor who have been robbed of their will and humanity. Mighty but pitiful, my former comrades… Will become annoying enemies.’
She frowned, and her six fingers confronted each other.
All of them are powerful strategic wizards.
The one who summons an angel-like guardian beast to heal any wound.
The one who commands a huge golem like a mountain.
A person who handles all types of metal with his own power.
This one emits a sound with destructive power like a blade.
The one that spreads a deadly plague on a city scale.
Even the one that summons torrents the size of waterfalls.
It was a fight in which even the Grand Duke of Siberia had to be prepared to die.
“Everyone go ahead. These are my old companions, I will block them.”
“No.”
The Grand Duke of Siberia, who had made up her mind, voluntarily wanted to stay, but her king of charades stopped her.
Are you afraid of sacrifice now?
I didn’t think the others would stop it like she did.
“What are you doing, King of Fair Wheels?”
“…”
Seeing her quietly step forward, her six fingers send her sneer.
“The King of Fair Wheels! Seda Ratel! You defeated Baron Zadonis. Are you proud of that?”
“With a single body, it is said to exert the power equivalent to that of a strategic wizard! Will it be stronger than the six of us combined?”
“You guys are our enemies…”
After accepting the provocation for a moment, the King of Parryun moved his hand without saying a word.
Is it an attack?
The six fingers are also seasoned warriors.
They immediately set their sights on it.
-Visor!
It was the sound of a knife being stabbed.
The king of chaos put his sword into his scabbard.
Retracting the weapon without even attacking?
I was dumbfounded, but the king of Parryun turned his head and looked at the princess.
She said calmly.
“It’s over. Everyone passes by.”
“…What?”
“Hey man, what are you talking about? Are you finished?”
Six fingers talking absurdly.
The King of Fair Wheels turned his head to them again.
A cold gaze that looked down on an insect.
She expresses no sympathy.
Are you saying that to the King of Fair Wheels, we are such a pitiful enemy that we show neither anger nor sympathy nor any emotion?
Six fingers vaguely realized.
“The dead don’t talk.”
The moment the King of Fair Wheels gave advice, the necks of the six fingers flew into the sky.
He didn’t even notice that he had cut his throat.
Their faces were all stained with shock and amazement.
The body that lost its head belatedly collapses with its limbs staggering.
A line of black tattoos disappeared from the King of Fair Wheels as he gazed at it.
