Chapter 189: Miruam Elizabeth El Rath (1)
Ft4zTdThe Kingdom was in turmoil after an attempted assassination of the princess.isjOi
85dGPWyThe astonishing incident of the Saintess’s abduction was still fresh in the minds of the citizens, so something similar happening one after another warranted the royal court to take action.qYxe
oRtpIt was different from how Queen Maria died ‘by accident’ on the mountain 10 years ago.OHt9KJe
h5U“There has been a letter from the Alliance asking for our participation.”CK9U
gVqpW23Lunia brought a letter of cooperation which was declared by the royal court and signed by the Guardian Alliance. Anyone would immediately decide to follow the orders of the royal family unless they had a death wish but…NkxbA
DWh6o“We won’t be participating in it.”Rdv3bKh
aSp3“Yes. I did hear about it.”dyuHMu
BR1vGLunia replied while shrugging her shoulders.VjA3Km
P3lZDeQ“I am a part of your guild, so I can follow the Guild Master’s commands, but that is not so much the case for our household.”t85m
pyz5cu“Has a letter already been sent to the Ardens?”X1Tv
3mEhrP“The 2nd Princess was very zealous.”lbsKe
XZ4m3vhIt was fortunate that Lunia was officially a part of our guild.w4eO
UMpZS“Have a look at this, Miss Lunia.”PilY
c7T“Hmm?”VdyT
iVd6She appeared slightly confused by the document I gave her.XTNV
fDj4sp“A long-distance mission to the Duff City of the South?”cUHlRNo
TEoM“Yes. You and Alicia will be working with the security guard in Duff City.”l14j19z
OKUgLN9“Right now?”PEiKU
IUIV“All the other members are all busy doing missions at a distant location. How unfortunate! Looks like we won’t be able to respond positively to the letter of cooperation because we’re too busy.”qechzo1
izhR“Hmm~”cXnM7lj
cn8Looking intrigued, Lunia came closer and played with my hair.Q1tU7c
kvfZZSB“Are you really going to do it by yourself?”5GS0wS
fEItxX“Senior Marie will stay behind and help. Of course, I will be the only one on the front end, though.”38XGe
HzTQ“What a shame that I cannot view the valiant actions of my husband.”IS9As
yIOIt seemed that her way of calling me had evolved from ‘fiancé’ to ‘husband’…R46vRjv
JwlQRPX“You should go around with Alicia and enjoy some of the food there.”b7KRN
Xk0V9“Right. I will.”6d6
mlgS8We had a cup of tea together inside the office before parting ways. It would be difficult to see her for the time being until everything was over.3WtSuZP
Dt0Lastly, I put up a sign reading, 『Korin Guardians away on Long-distance Missions』 on the way out of the building.kzRR
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u3NgVuTThe assassination attempt of Princess Miruam ended up a failure and the Xeruem Order revealed information about the demi-human union.14j
8Zs6This was the biggest peril of history for Dana Shee.SvMCBk
Sblg“You stupid dogs!”vwOO
42W6L28Vampire Elder Glaistig shouted while glaring at the beastmen with bloodshot eyes.cHTr
DEPdNormally, the beastmen would have retaliated back, telling those mosquitoes to go away, but they weren’t thick-skinned enough to do that right now. Ku Shee heaved a sigh and sincerely admitted his mistake.d9Fro05
ngY“It’s my fault.”X83SSk
fyfcd65“Of course it is! If you were going to do it, you should have done it seamlessly! The Kingdom is now forming an army against us! How are you going to stop them!?”cdrId9
w3OLNO“…The entrance of Dana Shee is a heaven-made natural fortress. We can stop them on the small pathway.”9Qlc
ambar“It will be breached at one point! Unlike us, humans have infinite numbers!”CLhz
Akjk“We have hidden several wolves across the continent. While their army tries to squeeze their way in through the narrow entrance, we can carry out guerilla tactics and drain their munitions. If we pressure the South…”Qpf0qoL
JZJ46t“Enough.”jwGxgA
GGKqBooThe Chief Elder of Mound, Leprechaun, cut off Ku Shee’s words with a cold gaze. He was usually a benevolent elder but was currently glaring daggers at Ku Shee with a sharp light in his eyes.zX0MUb
S4E2KPw“You’ve been preparing for a war the whole time.”6rCA7
HEpS“…I’ve simply been preparing for the worst.”Tv4xA6p
DPYv“Have I not told you time and time again, that violence gives birth to nothing but more violence?”RYckoz
qRGEV33“However, it was only a matter of time until the Deadlands became aware of our presence. It just happened slightly earlier.”cVFJe
2DyI“Haa…”boxyLwy
ma8xRz1Leprechaun let out a deep and exhausted sigh.UCP
lMi“I would still prefer to avoid a fight if possible.”3Tgyb
g9iJa“Is there a way, Chief?”k8C4hCg
o1WSP“That would be me.”WcwWaS1
KyFB9kAThat was when an outsider’s voice started to echo across the union’s conference hall.TaWG
uhSaO“Korin Lork…!”HrQKYuK
L7JrJnR“Illusan! How dare you bring an outsider in here!”dsWtK
eWuBehind the young man brought by Ednar Illusan, hiding from the viciously hostile eyes of the beastmen, were a pair of blonde-haired siblings.Ab9
84J“It’s our first time seeing each other but you know me right? I’ve reached out to you guys once through Ednar.”kckU
nTU“You bastard…!”l4T
YSfbHESeeing the appearance of the one who ruined their plan to assassinate Miruam, the beastmen were on the verge of pouncing at him but Ku Shee stopped them before they could.Xr8N
9ll8“You stopped the assassination of the Princess, so why are you deciding to help us now?”DEQ1
3ct“Come on. I stopped the assassination but I didn’t help her kill you guys, did I? Just because I wasn’t an ally doesn’t mean I’m your enemy.”GIHR8i
jRhU0“…”vid
emwmKu Shee didn’t say anything after that. He deemed that he didn’t have much say in this hall after the failed assassination.cFk
SXuContinuing on was another elder, Glaistig the vampire.EPCufn
P7WDnep“Korin Lork. The guardian of the new vampire of Dunareff, huh?”sXDj7pD
89v1Xu“Not a guardian per se.”yge92e
sfUfMqN“Should I say a partner, then?”NS3BG
wRD6“I guess that’s better.”o3Qq
jQkY“Marie Dunareff was supposed to join us as one of our comrades.”N0Q
7Bu“That’s only for people without a background or a place to go.”IWn40
R1W“That’s true too. We are very poor after all.”bcEJTS
vnHGlaistig thought to himself as he gazed at the young man, who was like a guardian to the newborn vampire girl.OIt
XUcHe was very much aware of the intense blood-sucking impulse of a new vampire. It was like a curse – just like how werewolves under a Full Moon couldn’t control themselves, the urge to suck blood was the same for vampires.RMEv5y
mDuAt least one person should have died at her hands.ZsBNPIy
kSdCdq‘But no one did. And he’s the only one that girl’s sucking blood from, huh?’O8kiVwI
HMMqlAs someone who knew just how painful it was for a vampire to go through their first blood-sucking impulse, he couldn’t help but empathize with Marie Dunareff and Korin Lork, who helped her push through that.MFV
syzXx3FBecause he understood the pain unique to vampires…y5mH9Oc
HKpPw“Good. I will agree to your offer.”sbEBm1B
uvKZaal“Glaistig?”I1EXpSe
UdoIl“What are you thinking!?”nqASQD
GYKoHe was met with voices of disapproval but Glaistig already made his decision.fEVphpo
SHCWwJ“That is the most viable option left for us at this moment in time. Old Man Leprechaun. I agree.”ZqvRX8
qcWVY20“What about the rest?”NQeSP
f2hqNce“…”twx9Y
UlqL“…”0oEgnEt
aWzNo one replied. It was natural because no one was stupid enough to risk the lives of their entire village on a single outsider. Therefore, a long battle of discussion was normal but Korin Lork had no plans to wait for them.dXag
SeEf“I have received documents from Ednar Illusan. Everything is going well already.”a0uK
kJvZWd“What?”Bkf
SbPrO0I“Of course, it won’t pass without your final consent. This is quite a risky fight of justification, so you have to make a decision. Right now, right at this moment.”KWu67E
2KvU-War? Or gamble?8R6HQQ
XEFG9eThe conference hall was clustered with noisy discussions. Although Ednar Illusan and Glaistig had already demonstrated their agreement, there were still many who couldn’t readily come to a decision.9wOql
ntLEJH“What’s the need for a long discussion? You can prepare for a war or prepare to evacuate. That’s up to you; you just need to give me that one reason to move.”N2CnS
YYzWgF“…”lcaB
Nt6QHe was right. It was an offer where Mound had nothing to lose since a semi-Unique Grade knight was offering to help for basically nothing in return. All they would be doing was giving him a traditionally acknowledged justification while losing practically nothing.k8vq
hNLtb“Why… are you doing this?”XcVWpy
X97HKu Shee, who ended up lighting the fuse on fire, couldn’t understand Korin Lork.A4o
fpyHe helped Miruam and yet he was now helping Mound. It was hard to consider him a selfish traitor since he had nothing to gain from either of them.M9mmyhF
HKYXDQ“What is it that’s going through your mind? What are you doing this for?”LAy9Y
ofrThat was why he had to ask that question. He needed to ask why this young knight was risking his life for this.GIAXY
jAAX0d“Peace. An end to the repetition of revenge.”IoN5fH
tWJow“Do you think that’s possible?”Y6jv6
zpCL5Ik“It is. I’ll make it possible. Fewer people dying is always the best option.”W6ug
0zHF『Let me raise an offer. If you beastmen join the ranks of Sir Valtazar, then we will invite your union into the new world.』5vwQ
5nWRyI“…”LF9DOri
Nu7MqIt sounded similar yet completely different to the offer given by the old druid who visited them quite some time ago.MswKdE
cEDpNKu Shee blankly looked at the ceiling in deep thought.Tm5nXq
yaqbvhtNot killing was better than killing.VoY6PML
fYQ5iHIt was an obvious truth.pHFMWRr
qVNXgb………n7XXfS
cEq……NwwMP
UEK5I2…RG7x
m4AM—We will now elect Korin Lork as the ‘Fairy King Finvarra’, the leader of the union of five Dana Shees. Raise your hand if you are against it.Jf82
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w5twuAwThe army to annihilate Mound was formed in less than a week.yMNcL2
5TP12O9It was only possible because it hadn’t been long since the army against the Steel Archipelago had been disbanded. The guardians, who could not contribute much to the fall of the Tower of Mages, were eager to do something this time around.lPPWy0
jxtxqTDMost importantly, the biggest factor was the active participation of the Xeruem Order, one of the two biggest religions of the Kingdom.2bVOVwO
5tBpPXKShouting out loud that this war was for the lord, they printed out thousands of indulgences, saying that those papers could grant them a path to heaven.KLp
29RAnd how three papers of indulgence could erase the sin of murder.aw8Wh
JKGMe“Your Highness. We are almost there!”lBUwpjp
vVSiDsOne of the future cardinals, Bishop Gress was one of the ones who had escaped to Xeruem from Estelle’s religious revolution. He decided to use the attempted assassination of Princess Miruam as his ticket to success and sold information about Dana Shee and Mound without holding back.CeP2M0
QobKMound, despite their secretive connection to the New Faith, was designated as the culprit behind the attempted assassination of a member of the royal family. They were a group of vagabonds, who weren’t even a citizen of the Kingdom in the first place, so they didn’t even have the right to rely on legal measures.2GI
f6dWjC‘We can definitely wipe them out.’9fUXw
JnCLThere were thousands of soldiers from the Kingdom, alongside hundreds of knights and mages. Including the crusaders actively gathered by the Old Faith, their numbers reached 20,000.TKr9sC0
iq1kTTheir goal was the underground city of Dana Shee and the complete eradication of Mound, which would fulfill her lifelong wish.Ce6mk
JKMOX4c“Just wait a bit more, everyone. I will soon give a burnt offering for all of you.”Zp8pVa
G4WTylThis was her destiny. It was this moment where she would fulfill her desire, which had been promised by Lia Fail.osR2
5WmEven though one person was missing from the destiny she saw, that didn’t change anything because she was desperate to achieve her goal, regardless of what she had to do.Xkut1BE
yzrOp4“Y, Your Highness…!”sX6S
tsiHThat was when a messenger arrived in a hurry at the central encampment. He was a part of the scouts, and after landing his wyvern at a slight distance, he had sprinted all the way to her in one breath.lXFAWV
yQZQd“U, urgent news! An ‘enormous Sun’ has appeared in front of us. A gigantic Sun!”nBMlY
OEK“A gigantic Sun?”Iq236
jDkUMWhat did that even mean…? But before long, Miruam made sense of what was happening.Pohj
4Vr2Her skin had been prickling for a while and the air was way too dry for an autumn day like today.HQNwYrq
uv3Qkw“Don’t tell me…!”LqOBG
VPvLgu5There were more than 30 kilometers of distance between the scouts and the central encampment so this level of heat didn’t make sense unless…sB8983
cgy87xyMiruam immediately hurried to the wyvern that the scout was on, and soared into the sky.dZwfLe
jIKwUnRAnd she found a large sphere off in the distance.92Jd7fm
OWq“Korin Lork…!”u32
oQSLUGAA large sun… was blocking the path.Je2jzcW
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DM9ZFOThere were more than 15,000 troops in place. Considering the number of knights, mages, and priests included in those numbers, their sheer amount of power was hard to fathom.3vu
cPE7jATAnd yet stopping an entire army, the likes of which were only visible during the final battle, was one single man.3jK
wCmYqKorin Lork.shlsD
oaFFm3dThe Hero of the Kingdom.4GMI4h
8Y8N0RlThe knight who crushed the Tower and defeated the Tower Lord, who had been praised as the hero until just a few weeks ago, was stopping the army in its tracks by himself.7OnGe
NqhrnYBehind him was a scorching sun.ogTEEW
NGs4zhb-Guwooooo—!!OU1Q
4oHuMHeat rays of the sun were mercilessly scorching the ground beneath. Every living creature concealed their drying tongues, and instinctively protected their eyes and body from the sun.jbpcy3
w1E“Uhht…!”jz40Eu
pkGZIts overwhelming weight was mightily suppressing everyone on earth, making their faces turn pale. All the soldiers understood that the fall of that sun could only mean their death.lGpeKGN
cBSTOb7That was the Sun.nIl9myy
DzuPfThat was Korin Lork.hF7p84
mOQThe Hero of the Kingdom and one chosen by a divine artifact.mMJ
RAjLtooWho could possibly stand their ground without being breath-taken in front of that might?jmKY6q
Sji“That much mana… Impossible.”RNS3
2IQ“Is he really human?”lDLZ2tR
JpROThe sphere of heat floating intensely in the air threatened to scorch everything in existence, and the amount of mana they could feel from it was unfathomable.za7mv
K0CtIs that really a feat possible for humans?0h9
Bs1X“Korin… Lork!!”1yh
3kzqA0Miruam clenched her teeth seeing the Sun and the Champion of the Sun after arriving at the front on a wyvern.5xTLx
TRZWhy?ja1h
HeyYEIlWhy is he interfering with her goal?zE9FWYL
qd2p“What are you all doing…!”CPCka
bLW6The reproachful voice of the princess urged the knight captain of the Kingdom to set up an example.hoT
RaCtONn“Sir Korin Lork! My name is Rendal, captain of the Third Knights! We have come here under the stern commands of the royal court, to eradicate the heinous criminals that attempted to assassinate Her Highness the Princess!”uyv
ZgZM“…”yK3
foW1Despite the sonorous shout of the knight captain, Korin stayed his ground like a large, immovable boulder.ejQ
UjLHowever, it was obvious that it was a moving boulder. Proof of that was the scouts who were all lying unconsciously on the ground. It was fortunate that none of them were dead.2YHkhX
jZ4wq“Why are you blocking our path, Sir Lork?”SmSvt
ZxRZo“So noisy.”3b5G
djUiya4“…!”59j6j
uNSF6SHearing that insult, Captain Rendal gave a deep frown.59of2x
ZQB1“It cannot be helped. If you so wish to accept head-on the sword of the royal court.”smfEbex
wzUQyp3“B, but Captain. Behind him is the Sun…”WRD
TO5L94T“Don’t worry. If he wanted to kill us, he would have killed the scouts first. I am not sure what he is thinking, but regardless, I must follow my due duty as a knight.”tUc
cBnCaptain Rendal dismounted his horse and unsheathed his sword. His post as one of the knight captains of the Kingdom wasn’t for show, and he was a powerhouse at the level of Grade 1.nId
if8wyZoKorin Lork was officially a Grade 1 knight of the Alliance, which meant he was on the same level as him.7rWvTPZ
88neTrusting his sword, Rendal confronted the spearman as they each raised their weapon.i9dLd
UOSc“Sir Korin! Prepare yourself…!”pQff
VpXFyqKnight Rendal widened his eyes into circles while racing forward. He created a gust of wind behind his trail, which lifted up the dry leaves on the ground.hqF
DO96RvrThe charge of a heavy-plated knight was as powerful as an explosive bomb.nCfD
sp77I-Kwang!jLQ8Z
K87SVIn the blink of an eye, the knight was gone. With his explosive kick, he was already flying forward, leaving behind a big hole underneath where he was standing.dyTu2En
VdXzLZ“Ohh…!”3tcv
NlZXghThe knights roared in admiration from the explosive burst of their captain. Rendal was so fast that his honest charge might even be taken as a surprise attack, and he arrived before Korin in a single breath.pWakZB6
oIUP5xW“Huhp…!”LPjJR19
s1H9BThe sword filled with aura struck down like a bolt of lightning. It was a deadly sword that could cut down ogres but… his sword failed to have any impact.FyQQ00
OWL-Tuhp!TDlk
MFCdjEWith just one hand, Korin grabbed Rendal’s wrists in the middle of his downward strike. He couldn’t move any of his hands, and all he could do was make them quiver in place.zIWiSt
e7Kdj“W, what kind of power…!”vRYTL
fN3[Herculean Strength]cpYIhBl
SXLE4H– Momentarily increase your Strength by 200%.XW5WrLf
0U8PNKorin overwhelmed his opponent with superhuman strength that a mere knight couldn’t contend against, and used his other arm to strike his face.JsKH
Qq5cPJF“Kuhk…!”gYuzrU
mLPaRendal took several steps back after having his nose crushed, but Korin followed through. Using one of his legs, Korin kicked Rendal’s left leg to crush his balance before hurling a fist at his chest.1P0MG
Fe5mom3-Kwang!nIh0K
gLBM9A deafening thud echoed across as Rendal’s body drove straight into the ground.MM03
YyqmGmHukk…! The knight gasped for breath.7vpZ7
QXBEtZ“C, Captain…!”lukdh1
RaD“You bastard…!”Lfzsz
KT6QT8wHis knights charged forward to make Korin pay the price for beating their captain. Each and every one of them was a strong knight and veteran master of group battles, which was proven by their immediate formation.HjhjK
FR4UwtOAnti-Unique Grade Group Hunting Formation Number 7.ZvCO9
VEGITfThere wasn’t a single person who had made it out of this formation alive.fdiD
di0ALl4“…”awACez
GtWyrThat was when a smile floated on Korin’s lips.qw307
hu2hAt that moment, the knights felt that something was wrong; it felt as if there was a gap in their unbreachable formation. The world surrounding them felt slower as their instincts warned them to be careful.z2Sv
lOZ❰Silver Spear Resonant Activation❱rzmu1XT
9Zyf“Run—!!”yk6QS
EvvDThe deputy captain screamed after sensing danger, but it only reached five of them in the span of 0.1 seconds that it took.D2pA
gEyFlames and storms soared out from the ground. The Rune Spells that had been prepared beforehand all exploded at once.pQM5F
6xotB5“Runes…!”1Wkduj
w2Q59CnMore than ten of their knights were immediately covered by those flames, making the deputy captain utter in confusion.5yhq6
fjkZ“How could Rune Magic have this much power…!?”BGehe
ACqjxtXThey didn’t know about [Rune Amplification] and were under the impression that Rune Spells were only as strong as low-grade spells, so they were taken aback by the flames roaring in front of them.utjo
zZPVDU“Hukk…!”l3u
gis0qogIt was then.smXR
45B4KZKorin dashed out from the scorching flames and smacked the deputy captain with the shaft of the spear.BfQ4b
GZDkf“Kuahk!?”lwWhX
yV3yAfter allowing an attack to his ribs, the deputy captain flew all the way across the side. Half of the squad was immediately neutralized; both the captain and the deputy captain fell powerlessly without lasting a single bout.IDcW
2kmdj“…”ywj
gKzOGrHe was in a completely different league.k2j35
8vULBvdThe Master of the Sun gazed down at Miruam’s army with a ferocious smile on his face.k5iT
gQ9HC“Is that all?”kwQ
cQDIt was the start of a rebellion.64NSk
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