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I frowned.

As I was about to ask him what he had done so far, Rupel woke up and sat down from my shoulders.

He stares at White dazed.

“Oh, Dad? ”

“It's been a long time, son. You're a young man! ”

He was a relaxed father who greeted me.

It's not been missing for 11 years, it's a reaction to going on a business trip for a month or two.

I felt bad seeing the white man like that.

I can't call him my biological father, but for now, he's the biological father of this body.

The mother, Yulicia, is killed, the First Prince Luan is cursed, and the Imperial Palace is turned upside down by vampires.

Nevertheless, he does not find the Imperial Palace.

I could never consider him a good father.

“Where have you been for decades? ”

White smiled bitterly at my question.

“I was looking for someone. ”

“People?”

White nods.

And as soon as I tried to open my mouth, there was a buzzing sound throughout the city.

Me, Tinya, Hans, Rufel and White turn their heads at the same time.

Far away, a raging flame rose from the sky.

I left the gate and looked outside.

A lump of greased stone crashes and rolls through the building.

Soon after, the trumpets and drums rang.

War?

There is only one army that can attack the city of Aslan.

“Is that the Palace of Justice?”

“No, I don't think so. ”

White approaches the side.

“The drums and the trumpets are not ours. ”

“Then?”

Tinya scratches her ear as she walks out the gate.

“This sound, this armada of Aslan. That, too...”

Her pale face pales.

“Father, it's the army of King Lahamma. ”

She stares at the blazing city.

I also looked at the city.

You can see Aslan's soldiers coming through the outer gate, far away.

“Why would Aslan attack their city? What, are you looting your territory because you're out of supplies?"

It was an occasional thing in history.

Foolish kings pillaging their territory to boost soldiers' morale and get supplies.

although, of course, the result worked the other way around.

Tinya shakes her head as if she didn't know my question.

“I don't know. How could you do such a horrible thing...! ”

“Oh, I have a little bit of a problem with that. ”

White folds his arms and mutters.

“Maybe it's because of me. ”

Everyone looked at White.

White smiles nervously.

“What is that? You're the son of the Holy Father. Besides, I left the Imperial Palace right after the Holy Father's succession. If you actually go back to the Imperial Palace, you'll be sitting in the Holy Father's seat. Looks like I'm the only one who thinks I can stop this war. ”

"..."

So you blew up the city to get a man?

King Lahamma seemed to have lost his mind.

“It's not a good time to chat and talk! ”

Hans brought a wagon.

“First, the identity card is ready. As a merchant, if you go out there and you bribe people and convince them...”

"I don't think that's a good idea. ”

White told me to stare at him.

“Attacking his city means he's determined to exterminate all the humans here. Even if you are a merchant, you could be in danger if you go outside. ”

That said, I have a forehead.

“I'm getting bored. ”

“There's no reason to run. There are two ways out. ”

White picks up the detector and stops.

“One is to hide. We wait for a chance to hide until they get tired. It's almost impossible, actually. The other one...”

White shrugs.

“Someone has become the bait to distract the army. He's been holding King Lahamma for a while. ”

“Who will be the bait? ”

In answer to my question, Tinya, Hans and Rufel kept their mouths shut.

Well, who would want to take on an army of Aslan?

“Well, didn't you kill him for something? We can take on the Aslan army, too, right? ”

Hans swiped it.

Unfortunately, it was quite reckless.

Of course, if you use Amon's artifact, you can defeat the armies of Aslan, but the problem is' time. '

As time passes, the burden on the artifact will come, and eventually it will remain incapacitated.

“That's hard. No matter how hard I try, it's impossible. ”

Hans drops his head.

White shrugs.

“Well, I'd rather be bait, actually. I was the one they were after in the first place. ”

“Can you survive? ”

White relaxed to my question.

“Not as much as my father, but I'm pretty good at it. Well, if the Emperor and the Empress come at once, we'll have to run. Alan, if you're good enough to summon an ancient mummy, can't you summon a Skeleton Horse or another Skeleton Soldier? ”

I nodded.

“Then flee on a Skeleton Horse. If you're good enough to take down the fortress by yourself, you can outrun the scattered soldiers and break through the loose siege outside the city. How's that working out for you? I will deal with King Lahamma and his wives. ”

“Sorry to interrupt, but we'll have to do it quickly. ”

A Rupel wedges between me and White.

He points his finger at the city.

It was a fortress on a hill, so you could clearly see the inside of the city.

Soldiers are camped all the way out of the city.

And from all those exits, the Aslan forces have marched headlong.

Aslan's people were busy fleeing in terror.

It's like they're doing a beast's manor.

If you step forward like this, eventually.

“I'll come to this fortress. ”

In my words, everyone except White was pale.

* *

Lahamma's army was out of control.

“Push everyone into the square! ”

Their orders are to capture or kill the Crown Prince and the Crown Prince.

However, ordinary soldiers couldn't have known the face of the royal families in the Great Depression.

That is why the order is "hunt the beast."

Pushing all the people of Jebelium into the center.

And that was where we searched for the Crown Prince and the Crown Prince.

It was merely an order to bring the people together, but Aslan's forces perceived it as a ‘takeover’ and a ‘pillage'.

Killing people for sport, stealing valuables, stealing women, etc.

I was out of control.

“King Lahamma says he does not hold all responsibility! ”

“The people here are no longer a people! ”

This declaration was the same as the words of those who are in Jebellium, saying that they would no longer treat them as "people."

A city of slaves.

The identities of the slaves and commoners there are lower than those of other cities.

They were the soldiers of Aslan who had already been defeated many times.

His helplessness caused him to lose his mind, and exhausted stamina and anger caused him to lose his mind.

“Sa, please save me! ”

An old man hugged the child who saw his grandchild and trembled.

Aslan's soldiers groan at him.

They swing their swords and cut off the old man's back.

“Ahhhh!”

“Grandpa!"

The child grabbed his grandfather and burst into tears.

“D-Run! Come on!"

“Ha, but...”

The child could not leave grandfather's side.

It was time for Aslan's soldiers to raise their swords to even slaughter him.

A flash pierces Aslan's soldiers.

A headache explodes, and a late gunshot echoes.

The Aslan soldiers you were with were flabbergasted and stared at the direction the flashes flew in. But eventually, their heads exploded.

“Magic!”

“Everybody hide! ”

Aslan soldiers hide in the building as if they were well trained.

The child flinched.

But no flashes of light came upon him or the old man.

The mere plucking of her head pierces Aslan's soldiers.

They're protecting us! ’

A wizard was protecting them.

The child knew about it and turned his eyes away.

A flash flashes from the fortress and quickly defeats the soldiers.

The child grabs the old man and drags him down.

We have to get to the fortress! ’

“Grandpa, grandpa! ”

The old man's condition was already unclear.

A large amount of blood flows from the old man's body.

As the old man groans, a flash flickers through him.

The child was surprised and silent.

I thought they were supposed to protect themselves!

But shortly after, the child couldn't help but be surprised.

The old man's wounds are healing.

It was cleaned without a scar.

“Grandpa?”

“Body, body...? No, this is not the time! ”

The old man touched his back. Then I hurriedly picked up the child and ran.

“Grandfather! Go to the castle! ”

The old man turns his head to the child's cry.

Above the distant walls, a creature in white armor pierces the Aslan soldiers with magic.

“Well, let's do it! ”

It was not just the child and the elderly.

The people and slaves who were in Jebelium all headed for the fortress.

Only there was a light of salvation flowing out.

* *

I pulled the trigger.

[Sniper] Penetrated the Aslan Soldier's skull with a skill.

Above the wall, I breathed my breath into the musket.

“Oh, son. That sounds like a fun toy. A weapon developed by the Holy See? ”

White speaks friendly.

Why is he being so friendly about abandoning his son for 11 years?

Most of all, I was biologically a son, but that was just a shell.

Honestly, I could see that it was totally different.

I smiled bitterly and said.

“Just help the people who are coming here. ”

“It's a good heart. You'll make a fine spectacle one day. ”

“I don't want to be, and you can take care of that. ”

I pulled the trigger again.

White looked at me for a while, scratched his head and went down the wall.

Tinya and Hans evacuated the people into the fortress.

We can protect tens of thousands of people in fortresses, basements, prisons, etc.

“I've really been through a lot in my life. ”

This time it's war.

It protects its people and kills its soldiers in enemy countries.

This is ridiculous.

“Angel! ”

Tinya calls me.

I looked down at the wall.

There's a wagon, and there's Rupel, Tinya and Hans.

“I'm ready to get out! ”

I climbed down the wall.

Then I summoned the Skeleton Horse and attached it to the wagon.

I turned my gaze to White.

He decided to stay in the fortress.

White single-handedly agreed to act as bait to get King Lahamma's attention.

“Well, I'm their purpose. If you fight outside the castle, the people of Aslan will be safe. ”

“What would you do if King Lahamma and the Emperors came? ”

White shrugs.

“Like I said, I'm going to scatter in a fight. No matter how hard I try, King Lahamma is a tough opponent. If Lahamma can stand a fight with his father, so be it. ”

White smiled bitterly and put his hands on my head.

“I've been wanting to talk to you for a long time. Here we go again. ”

“Let's meet alive at the Holy See. Let's talk more about what we couldn't do then. ”

White smiled softly.

I watched him sleep and climbed into the wagon.

“Safe travels.”

“Yes, be healthy. I'll see you back home."

Skeleton Horse tours with his front foot up.

The wagon begins to run.

I looked at White in front of the escalating gate and turned my gaze away.

Suddenly, his appearance disappears and the wagon enters the alley.

Skeleton Horse ran roughly through obstacles in front of him.

“What?"

“Skeleton Horse?”

“Stop. Your commander-! ”

Aslan's soldiers aim for the spear, but the Skeleton Horse runs over them.

I smiled bitterly.

Apparently, my father is my father.

Watching you leave me alone to protect your two sons.

Skeleton Horse has left the alley.

Running a wide city street.

At that moment, the black shadow moves nimbly on the roof of the building.

Something is following us.

I raise my head in horror.

Unidentified hordes in masks.

They have been chasing them ferociously, leaping off the roof of the building.

“Oh, my God. What is that? ”

You can chase a Skeleton Horse through a human's legs? Does that make any sense?

When I look in horror, Tinya looks up at them.

She said their identity with a stiff face.

“Hassansins!”

Sons of King Lahamma.

A special unit of Aslan specialized in assassination with a versatile skill set.

The masked men roll their eyes out and look at Rufel.

Soon, he concentrates his magical power in his hands and shoots it up into the sky like a flare.

Is that why?

The Hassansins who had been scattered around the city began to gather over time.

Demihumans in black leather and metal masks. They have chased us fiercely.

By the time we had about 100 of them,

They have begun their attack.

You shoot a crossbow, and the bolt pierces the wagon.

“Aah!”

Rupel and Hans wrap their heads.

Tinya quickly creates a protective shield.

I counterattack with a Musket.

Christmas seems to pierce the Hassansins, but they dodge swiftly.

“Forward! Forward!"

I turned my eyes away.

The Hassansins' signal seems to have reached the Aslan soldiers.

Aslan's army lies ahead.

Soldiers block a narrow path.

“Alan, what do we do now? ”

At Rupel's words, I flicked my finger.

What can I do?

“We have to break through!”

Bones protrude from the ground around the running wagon.

Skeletons were combined, skull horses, and skeletons were summoned.

Dwarf items that were engraved with light on their bodies in the item window.

Barding, armor, helmet, and handheld Lance were summoned.

- Kuoooo!

Skeleton Heavy Cavalry sprints.

Aslan soldiers raise their spears with their shields raised, terrified.

But it was meaningless. The soldiers step back, terrified by the Skeleton Horse's front foot.

The progress is distorted.

Their spears do not pierce Skeleton Horse Barding and Skeleton Armor.

Instead, the dwarf's armor shatters the spear and the hoof breaks the shield of the Aslan soldier.

The undead cavalry marches on them.