Chapter 192 - 37

Fornius inspected the battlefield area from corner to corner. He saw that his thunder soldiers had mainly disappeared and looked for the cause of all that. But however he checked, he couldn't find the person responsible for it.

"Did that person finally show himself?" Fornius muttered. The person he was referring to was Ziel, the one who defeated Leviathan. But Fornius was utterly unaware of the sign of his appearance or knew how he had defeated his thunder soldier. The people he saw most active on the battlefield were Princess Cordelia, Clara, and the other girls. He didn't see the black-haired man Oillet had told him about.

"Are you just going to hide like a turtle after you come!?" Fornius' screams echoed throughout the island. King Redis and King Raghnall were confused by what Fornius had done. They never thought that anyone else on the island could put Fornius on such alert.

Princess Cordelia knew who Fornius was referring to. He glanced at Ziel, who was fighting desperately (pretend) against a low-level magical beast. He seemed to ignore what Fornius had said.

"Ooh, so you still don't want to come out? If you still don't show up, then I'll kill everyone on this island one by one until you get out!" Fornius pointed his palm towards the soldiers of the Cirlus Kingdom.

"Stop it!" Princess Cordelia screamed from deep within her lungs. She desperately wanted to stop Fornius, but he ignored it and fired his attacks anyway.

[Divine Thunder Beam]

The golden laser beam shot towards the crowd of Cirlus Kingdom soldiers. They couldn't do anything because of Fornius's sudden and fast attack.

"Help us!"

"No!"

Booooooooommmmmmmm!

Fornius didn't stop there. He keeps attacking the crowd of other Cirlus Kingdom soldiers with the same attack. Luckily the academy students had already been gathered elsewhere by Merlick.

Booooooooommmmmmmm!

"Stop it!" Princess Cordelia tried to stop Fornius' attack, but she was too late, and dozens of her soldiers died instantly in front of her eyes. Fornius seemed to ignore it and charged to another location.

Booooooooooooooooommmm!

"You bastard!" Princess Cordelia charged towards Fornius full of fury. Her eyes were red with sadness that her soldiers died before her eyes.

"Lia! Stop it!" king Raghnall tried to prevent Princess Cordelia from acting rashly. But unfortunately, he was one step slower than her daughter. Princess Cordelia was already in front of Fornius and thrusting her sword. 

Fornius waved his hand covered in golden lightning at Princess Cordelia's attack. The sword Princess Cordelia was using broke, and she was blown away hundreds of meters until she hit the cliff wall.

Booooooooommmmmmmm!

Fornius' earlier flick of the hand was enough to injure a Saint or Mage. No one knows what the fate of Princess Cordelia will be, whether she is alive or dead.

Clara and the other girls were shocked by what was happening in front of them. It happened so fast that they didn't have time to react, let alone try to stop the angry Princess Cordelia. Not only them, but Princess Rinne also wanted to stop her sister but couldn't say anything at that time. She felt her body freeze after seeing the death of those soldiers.

"Lia!" King Raghnall flew as fast as possible towards Princess Cordelia. He did not see his daughter because the rocks from the collapsed cliff buried her body.

King Raghnall quickly removed all the stones on top of Princess Cordelia's body. After he lifted the last stone on top of her body, he was sad to see his daughter's condition. With just a flick of his hand, Fornius could make Princess Cordelia covered in blood like that. King Raghnall also felt that all the bones in her body were crushed. He was afraid that it would take months for Princess Cordelia to heal.

"Lia! Lia! Please wake up! Summon a mage here and quickly heal her!" King Raghnall shouted to his soldiers. Not long after, a mage came and cast a healing spell on Princess Cordelia.

On the other hand, Ziel just looked at Princess Cordelia nonchalantly. He hasn't done anything to her yet, and Princess Cordelia has already got her punishment. Even though she got it because she couldn't control her emotions and attacked Fornius blindly without thinking the difference in their strength was too great. Under normal circumstances, Princess Cordelia would think rationally and wouldn't dare attack Fornius. Unfortunately, she had been swallowed up by her anger and sorrow over the death of her soldier. Ziel suddenly raised his eyebrows because someone contacted him through the communication brooch.

(Ziel, can you heal Princess Cordelia?)

Kalya's voice sounded inside Ziel's mind. From the tone of her voice, he could tell that Kalya was worried about Princess Cordelia's condition.

(I'm sorry, but I can't cure her now)

Ziel firmly refused Kalya's request.

(Eh? Did something happen between you two?)

Ziel must have had his reasons for refusing her request. Kalya is not angry with him, but on the contrary, she feels bad for him. Kalya knows that Ziel is not unreasonable and will let people he knows suffer like that.

(Hmm...you're right. She's done...)

Ziel explains what happened to Kalya. He explains that Princess Cordelia gathered Clara and the other girls and used them to force Ziel to eliminate the thunder soldiers throughout the battlefield.

(She dares to do such a thing!?)

Kalya gritted her teeth in anger after hearing Ziel's explanation. Even though Princess Cordelia's intentions were good, Kalya couldn't accept what she had done. She didn't expect Princess Cordelia, who looked like a true knight, to use such a method.

Princess Freya and Princess Aishia are like friends to Kalya. Clara and Princess Iris are not students in her class, but they are students at the academy where she teaches. Even though Lilith and Ziel secretly protect them, Kalya is afraid that unforeseen danger will happen to them. She did not accept that Princess Cordelia took advantage of their hearts.

(You don't need to think about that problem. You need to think about the situation around you and focus on your enemy. You have to be careful and don't be careless, Leya. I think this fight will last quite a while. About Princess Cordelia, you can rest easy because I won't let her die. At least as long as I'm here)

Ziel answered all the worries that were in Kalya's heart. Even though Kalya was angry with Princess Cordelia, Ziel could tell that Kalya didn't want her to die. Seeing Princess Cordelia's condition like that, maybe the mages in the Cirlus Kingdom can only maintain her condition, so it doesn't get worse. Other than Ziel, maybe only Megumi can heal her. But even that is not instant and will take at least a dozen days.

(Ah, yes. Thank you, Ziel. I'm sorry to keep bothering you)

Kalya was surprised because Ziel seemed to understand what she was thinking. She felt warm in her heart with the care that Ziel gave her. But on the other hand, she feels guilty for troubling Ziel with her selfish request. Moreover, the request was for people who wanted to take advantage of Clara and the other girls.

(Don't you think I'm your fiancé? Then there's no trouble as long as I can do it)

Ziel spoke flatly, but Kalya could sense that he was saying sincerely. Kalya's face reddened after remembering that. On the other hand, she feels delighted because Ziel also recognizes her as his fiancé. Unknowingly she smiled very beautifully in the middle of the battlefield.

(Hmm...I see. I love you!)

Kalya quickly cut off her communication with Ziel. Beatrix and Ashley were confused by Kalya, who suddenly smiled broadly with a blush on her face. They even had time to be fascinated by the rare smile on her face.

"Miss Kalya, are you okay? Your face looks red." Beatrix asks Kalya worriedly.

"If you are tired or unwell, you better rest first. We will take care of the students here." Ashley also feels the same way with Beatrix. She felt that Kalya's condition did not look fine.

"Ah, maybe I'm just tired. But this is not a problem. My condition will get better soon. I can still keep the students with you." Kalya smiles shyly at Beatrix and Ashley. She tried to calm her heart which was beating very fast.

Beatrix and Ashley glanced at each other but then breathed a sigh of relief after knowing that Kalya was fine. Then they continued their duty of guarding and bringing the students slowly out of the island. Not all academy students are with them. Some of the students were together with merlick, and others scattered on the battlefield. The students who were still on the battlefield were Clara and the girls whom Princess Cordelia had gathered as well as the heroes.

Back to Princess Cordelia, who was being cared for by the royal mage, King Raghnall looked at her with a worried face. Luckily the soldiers of the Cirlus Kingdom quickly helped restrain the magical beasts and thunder soldiers while the mage tried to heal Princess Cordelia. Not long after that, Princess Cordelia's eyelids twitched.

"Ugh! Father? Why are you crying? What happened to me? Why can't my body move!?" Princess Cordelia slowly opened her eyes. She tried to get up from her father's arms, but her whole body ached, and she couldn't move at all. Princess Cordelia seemed to have lost all the bones in her body.

"You better not move first! Did you forget? You rashly attacked that person and got injured instead of receiving a counterattack from him. Why are you being careless like that!? You're not like the usual you!" King Raghnall scolds Princess Cordelia. He felt angry and sad to see her daughter's current state. Right now, he regrets having accepted King Redis' request. If he hadn't bravely accepted King Redis' request from the start, things wouldn't have turned out like this. His soldiers wouldn't be killed much, and his daughter wouldn't be so severely injured.

"I'm sorry that I couldn't control myself, father. I can't let the Cirlus Kingdom soldiers who were always with me since I was young until I became a general right now die right in front of my eyes. I can't stand it when that person kills the soldiers one by one…cough!" Princess Cordelia forced herself to speak at length, but it only worsened her condition. She coughed up blood several times and almost lost consciousness again.

"You'd better not talk to her for a while, Your Majesty. Otherwise, Princess Cordelia's condition will only get worse." The mage in charge of healing Princess Cordelia reminded King Raghnall. Her face was covered with cold sweat as she tried her best to stabilize Princess Cordelia's condition.

"I understand. Is there no other way to heal her quickly? At least make my daughter's condition better." King Raghnall quickly obeyed the mage's words. He no longer invites Princess Cordelia to chat. His heart ached to see one of the daughters he was proud of lying in his arms with a pale face and a body covered in blood.

"Maybe there's one way we can do it at this point. I heard that one of the heroes had mastered an innate skill that can be used for healing. I think we can give it a try. However, they also seem to be busy fighting those monsters and thunder soldiers." The mage quickly found a way that might help Princess Cordelia. But when she looked at Hikaru and the rest of the heroes, she could tell that they were currently overwhelmed against the combined thunder soldier and monster horde.

"I will help them and bring the heroes here. You must take care of my daughter!" King Raghnall intends to leave Princess Cordelia to the mage. But Fornius' voice froze him.

"Have you forgotten that I am still here? It's a very touching father's love. However, it was appropriate for an ant trying to challenge a god. And you, did you think I'd let you go? I will make you have the same fate as them." Fornius points to King Redis and Queen Triana. The two of them lay unconscious in a pool of blood. King Raghnall widened his eyes after seeing their condition. He had only left them for a while, and they were already in such a state.

Fornius slowly approached king Raghnall. He released his power little by little and made King Raghnall tremble and step back involuntarily. When he came to his senses, Fornius was already in front of him and punched him right in the chest.

King Raghnall didn't have time to defend or fight because Fornius' movement was fast. He could only resign himself to Fornius' attack and hope his armor could withstand the blow. King Raghnall was blown away hundreds of meters by Fornius' blast and stopped in collision with a mountain.

Boooooooooommmmmmmmmm!

Clank!

There was a shattering sound from where King Raghnall was. It was the sound of his Saint Armor breaking. The artifact he used couldn't withstand Fornius' attacks.

"Father!" Princess Cordelia screamed hysterically after seeing what had happened to her father.