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Sarah couldn't even breathe and looked at Ethan's face blankly. The corners of Ethan's lips curled up gracefully. Then he lowered his hand that was gently stroking her lips.

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The sky wept and the earth shook. Birds got up in groups from the monster forest and started flying somewhere. The sky was darkened by flocks of birds.

"Kkieeek!"

The monsters who were facing the swords of the soldiers and knights all looked up at the sky and screamed. Then they all turned around and started running away.

"......Huh, huh?"

"What's wrong with them all of a sudden?"

The humans who were dealing with the monsters looked around with a bewildered voice. A war that seemed like it would never end came to an abrupt end. Even the nobles who were in charge of the soldiers couldn't figure out what had happened, so they just stared blankly at the backs of the monsters.

"Hey, the magic circle is gone!"

Someone sensed a change and shouted. Then everyone looked at the place where the magician had blocked their sight using a magic circle a little while ago. It was the place where the First Prince went wild, exploding his evil powers. It was also the place where Duke Ethan Ambrosia and the magician, who tried to stop him, were locked together with the First Prince in the magic circle. The Ambrosia Knights tried constantly to penetrate the magic circle, but it didn't budge like an iron wall, and it was gone at this moment.

"......Duke Ambrosia-nim is alive!"

Everyone's eyes turned to Ethan Ambrosia, who stood tall alone. He was standing alone on the charred ground around him, holding someone in his arms.

"My Lord!"

The Knights of Ambrosia, who were closer to the magic circle than anyone else, ran with contemplation. The energy of the earth, which had been vibrating from before, was spreading uneasily. Everyone knew that something unusual was going on inside that magic circle.

"Are you okay? Do you hurt anywhere?!"

Jade was the first to run and check Ethan's condition. Then, over his shoulder, he looked at Kazer, who died in a miserable state. A sigh of relief escaped Jade's lips. With Ethan and Sarah together, he knew it would work out somehow. However, he was worried that the two of them would fall victim to the First Prince, who showed power beyond common sense. He was fortunate enough to see his Lord standing safely, and he was barely reassured. Of course, seeing the First Prince who died like that gave him a headache because of the situation in the Crombell Empire that would soon turn into a battlefield.