Chapter 119 : Chapter 119

Chapter 119

Isaac bit his lip.

‘Hot.’

Sizzle.

The blood he had shed while fighting Killian Eurasia was evaporating.

Sizzzle.

‘It’s burning hot.’

He looked at the single sun floating above his head.

No, he tried to look, but then averted his gaze.

It felt like his eyes would go blind the moment he met it.

A sun made of mana.

‘Sun Magic. How is this guy...’

He could understand Killian Eurasia using violet mana. He had heard there were marriage talks between him and Sharle Cornelia.

Besides, Eurasia was an ally of Cornelia.

It was unlikely that Cornelia, having received support, wouldn't have paid a price, so it wouldn't be surprising if Killian used the Violet Magic Tower with Carpe Illusion.

But the magic before his eyes was a different matter.

It was a magic known to be used by Hegel Cornelia, who had reached the 8-star level.

‘Solaris.’

It wasn't a Shik that a 7-star being, and a knight at that, could imitate.

‘A situation that even I... cannot comprehend...’

While Isaac was confused, the Sun Magic was performing its role precisely.

Fwoosh. Fwoosh.

Fwoooosh.

The bodies of the hundreds of remaining Undead burst into flames.

And seizing that opening, a sword strike came rushing in.

Clang.

“……!!”

Isaac barely managed to parry the sword that had squeezed through.

A thrust like a flash of lightning.

It was a technique Killian Eurasia favored after abandoning his greatsword.

Ever since the man entered his domain and his level dropped from slaying the Undead, it had become something he could easily block.

It certainly had been.

“……”

His face hardened at the sensation flowing through the hand holding the sword.

Right now, the man's level wasn't diminished in the slightest. Rather, it seemed a part of his previously diminished level had returned.

It was because the Sun Magic was also affecting the Black Magic Tower.

‘This is impossible.’

The Black Magic Tower, which he could manifest with the help of the Black Duke, provided limitless mana just like any other magic tower.

Thanks to it, he could command a thousand Undead, and the summoned Undead were even afflicted with a curse that lowered the level of the one who destroyed them.

That wasn't all.

‘My Overlord is...’

His Carpe Illusion, a combination of mana, Evil Energy, and numerous Shik and Curses, was practically invincible.

Here, his body possessed the same regenerative power as a high-ranking monster. No matter how grievous the injury, as long as he had the mana to use ‘Overlord’, he could recover at any time.

A technique created to reign over countless lords.

But the Sun Magic was ignoring all those effects.

He knew it instinctively.

‘That magic nullifies the curses engraved into the Shik.’

No matter how many Undead were destroyed, Killian Eurasia's level wasn't diminished at all, and Isaac's high-ranking monster-like regenerative ability was also not functioning properly.

He was no longer invincible.

‘This is dangerous.’

At that moment, as if sensing the wavering in his heart, the sun began to fall.

And beneath the falling sun.

Clang.

The two swords clashed ceaselessly.

The Undead and the two knights weren't the only ones in the Sun Magic's sphere of influence.

Sizzzle.

The Black Magic Tower.

The shield surrounding the exterior of the tower, which was emitting black mana and Evil Energy, began to melt.

Claaang.

The remnants of the melted Shik scattered.

Claaang. Clang.

The two knights' swords became even faster.

The more they moved their withered bodies, the more their skin cracked and blood splattered.

The splattered blood repeatedly evaporated before it could even touch the ground.

‘This bastard...’

They were both drying out under the magic's influence, yet this bastard relentlessly aimed for his vital points.

Gritting his teeth, Isaac checked his adversary’s eyes.

A face covered in the dried tracks of blood that had burst from his veins.

It was like looking at a demon.

He hated to admit it, but the tide had turned.

“Mainz!!”

Claaaang!!

Parrying Killian Eurasia's sword, he shouted.

As if reacting to his Evil Energy, the Black Magic Tower spewed out mana.

The emitted black mana naturally formed a Shik, creating a gate.

Ssk.

Mainz Kimbel appeared.

One of his arms was half-severed, dangling precariously.

It was a fatal wound.

“What happened to you?”

“My apologies……”

Mainz Kimbel's eyes changed upon spotting Killian.

“That bastard is……”

“It seems we've been played.”

“……”

Killian muttered as he scanned Mainz Kimbel's condition.

“So you can even warp an opponent to the magic tower's coordinates.”

The image of the mage who must have been fighting him came to mind.

‘To push Mainz Kimbel this far……. You’re better than I expected, Sharle Cornelia.’

If he had his way, he'd want to summon Sharle too, but it was impossible to use any more magic with the Violet Magic Tower.

In the end, he was in a situation where he had to face two people alone, without Aether.

Isaac raised his thin sword with his withered body and pointed it at him.

“Before the Sun Magic completely falls, we finish that bastard here.”

“……Understood.”

Having grasped the situation, Mainz Kimbel stepped forward and unleashed his Sword Energy.

‘Two against one.’

When Killian parried it, Isaac exploited the opening.

Where two domains mingled, beneath the falling sun, three Superhumans exchanged blows.

Eurasia Style, Wave.

Blood flowing from his torn eyebrow stained Killian's vision red.

He swung his sword, unconcerned.

Eurasia Style, Thorn.

One of Mainz Kimbel's arms, which had barely defended, fell to the floor.

“……!!”

As he spun to take his neck—

Slice.

Isaac intervened and slashed Killian's leg.

In the meantime, Mainz Kimbel's arm began to regenerate.

Two Superhumans sharing mana and Evil Energy through the medium of the Black Magic Tower. His heart pounded from the pressure of their coordination.

“Not bad!”

Contrary to his shout, his mobility was greatly reduced.

He gradually started to fall behind in speed.

Resisting the heat of the sun, the Empire's knights poured out their Ke.

C-c-crack. Crack.

Claaaaang.

Killian, who was sent flying, immediately got back up.

And then.

‘I’ll bet everything on this.’

He gathered all his remaining mana and enhanced his body.

Time seemed to stop, flowing slowly.

Mainz Kimbel was rushing him from the front, and behind him, Isaac Kimbel was preparing something.

It was the first time they were aligned in a straight line.

In the slowed timeline.

“……”

As if letting out a single breath, he thrust his sword.

Eurasia Style.

“Black Flash.”

In a momentary flash, his red vision turned dark.

Thud.

He could faintly see the body of Mainz Kimbel, whose upper torso had been blown away, crumbling.

He heard the cry of Isaac Heinrich, mixed with pain and fury, his left arm and leg blown off and unable to regenerate.

And then.

A black palm filled his vision.

“I must kill you here.”

An old man, who had appeared from somewhere, was already holding out a pitch-black hand right before his eyes.

‘The barrier is already...’

The moment the Black Duke's hand was about to touch Killian's face.

Fwoooosh.

A light that suddenly illuminated the area brightened his vision.

“To break the pact at the risk of damaging your level. You've made a reckless move, thinking you might lose a prince.”

Hegel Cornelia.

The man called the Flame Emperor blocked Killian's path and extended his index finger.

“Solaris.”

Fwoooosh.

The sun, resonating with his mana, split into two.

Unlike Killian, who couldn't fully control the Sun Magic, he moved the two suns above the Black Duke's head.

Black mana enveloped the Black Duke, who was supporting Isaac.

“Hegel Cornelia.”

“It wouldn't be so bad to settle this here.”

“We will meet again.”

Dimension Gate.

Ssk.

The figures of the Black Duke and Isaac disappeared.

Killian lifted his drooping eyelids and scanned his surroundings.

“You've worked hard, Fourth Prince.”

“Sharle is……?”

“I've already rescued her.”

“That's a relief……”

She was a smart woman.

Without her, he wouldn't have been able to achieve such a result.

Gush.

Killian belatedly threw up a mouthful of blood that had been welling up.

The backlash from forcibly using the Shik and Ke had arrived.

His vision was dark.

He felt a stabbing pain as his Mana Heart refluxed. His heart throbbed.

Fortunately, unlike before, he didn't faint.

Looking down at him, Hegel opened his mouth.

“I've prepared a long-distance Warp stone. With this, they won't be able to do anything for now.”

You went through a lot.

Hegel praised Killian's military achievement.

‘No.’

That wasn't enough.

“Now is the chance.”

“……?”

Now that the Black Duke and Isaac Heinrich couldn't intervene on the battlefield.

“It's the perfect time to end Cornelia's war.”

“……”

“……”

The two Superhumans' gazes met.

“Let's do that.”

Son-in-law.

Swallowing the rest of his words, Hegel’s eyes gleamed fiercely.

***

Leaning against a tree, Serena wiped the blood from her sword.

The other members of the Annihilation Squad also took a breather on the battlefield where enemies lay fallen and scattered.

From Serena to Gala, Portran, Aron, Zodiac, Miller, Philip, and Yulian, all members of the Annihilation Squad, except Haman, were participating in the war.

A moment ago, they had ambushed and annihilated Romero's supply convoy.

Unlike during the war with Brussels, their information network had greatly improved through exchanges with Hennessy and Absinthe.

Killian wanted them, the swords of Eurasia, to participate in the war and reduce the sacrifices of their allies.

He also wanted them to gain battlefield experience.

“But where did the Commander, who said that, go?”

“If it's the Commander, he's surely pushing forward with something absurd somewhere.”

“Seeing as he took Hazard, it seems he's working on detection.”

Aron and Portran said.

“Either way, it must feel like facing death for the enemy. He's someone who not only reached the Superhuman level at that age but also goes around hunting Superhumans.”

Gala replied.

“Thanks to him, our Carpe Illusion is also getting closer to its complete form, isn't it?”

“I agree. Our individual Carpes are already at a level the Commander would acknowledge.”

Killian trained them not only in swordsmanship and stamina as knights but also extensively in how to apply mana.

Thanks to that, the Carpe Illusion formed by the eight of them could now manifest about 70 percent of the power of the one operated by the previous generation.

It was all thanks to Killian's hellish training.

“We can't leave out Chamberlain Haman and Hazard either. Aren't they receiving special guidance from the Commander?”

“……”

At Philip's words, the group let out a groan.

In Chamberlain Haman's case, he was doing an excellent job as the Annihilation Squad's Apothecary, and rumors were circulating that he was the Head Apothecary's favorite disciple.

Despite that, Killian met with Chamberlain Haman from time to time to have him concurrently do stamina training.

“From what I've seen, its intensity is greater than that of a decent 2-star knight.”

“The Commander used to train the Blue Knight Order with that same intensity.”

Miller testified.

He knew that the Blue Knight Order, which had been a disorderly mob unfit to be called a knight order, had become a pillar supporting Eurasia purely thanks to Killian's guidance.

Not only that, but its commander,Julian, had also become skilled enough to be called a 4-star knight without any reservation.

“And what about Hazard?”

At first, they were confused whether Hazard was a dog or a wolf, but after shedding his coat a few times, the creature, now revealing a dignified figure, was displaying his mana detection ability without holding back.

Whenever they returned from a mission with Killian, all the members had grown significantly.

“Look at Yulian. Hasn't he already stabilized his 6-star level?”

Among them, Yulian had particularly reached the mid-tier of 6-star, and had now surpassed Philip to become the undisputed second sword of the Annihilation Squad.

Above him, there was only Serena, who had mastered the 6-star level.

“Yulian has been aiming for Sir Serena from the beginning.”

It wasn't just them.

Zodiac, Miller, Gala, Portran, and Aron were also approaching the 6-star level soon.

They said it felt like they were growing day by day after crossing swords with the Commander.

The atmosphere of the Annihilation Squad acknowledging each other's growth continued.

“Isn't that right, Sir Serena.”

“……”

At Philip's question, Serena gave a short nod.

She was a 6-star master.

Moreover, she could even use Haki.

She was at a level surpassing Fred Perry, the vice-commander of the Red Knight Order. Excluding the Superhumans in Eurasia, there was no knight stronger than her.

“At this rate, it seems Sir Serena will be the next Superhuman.”

“The important thing now is to annihilate the next supply unit. We've had enough rest.”

A silence fell at Serena's remark.

“Gosh, I had to go and say something unnecessary……”

Portran grumbled, and Philip scratched his head awkwardly.

Less than two minutes later, Yulian, who had gone out for reconnaissance, returned.

“I heard Cornelia won five battles today alone. The tide of the war has turned.”

“Is that so.”

Serena nodded calmly.

Everything was going just as their Commander had thought.

“We will continue to cut off the supply routes one by one like this. The break is over.”

“Huh? But I haven't rested.”

“Yulian, you follow slowly.”

“Hehe. Our second sword seems to be lacking in stamina training.”

“Sir Yulian, it seems I will be taking the second sword position soon.”

“Aren't you all being too mischievous with your jokes?”

“Isn't this the Annihilation Squad's culture?”

“I wish our numbers would be filled quickly.”

“Yulian, rest moderately and follow us.”

“……!!”

For a moment, Yulian stared blankly at his comrades who were abandoning him without any hesitation.

Ssk. Ssssk.

The stealthy swords of Eurasia hid themselves in the darkness.

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