Chapter 284

Episode 284: Tell me (14)

Günther couldn’t believe his eyes for a moment. This is why the scene of blue-green hair fluttering and blood splattering everywhere was very unrealistic.

No, actually, the scene itself is not unrealistic. It was normal for Lord Emerald to shed blood while slaughtering demons.

But but....

“Father...?”

It’s not the devil who’s dead now.

Tuk.

The head of the person who had risen fell to the floor. It didn’t break like a watermelon, but part of it caved in and blood splattered out again. The color of the hair flowing in all directions was navy blue.

“It’s treason!!”

“Lord Seong!”

“Sir Emerald!”

In an instant, the air filled with screams and cries became somehow distant.

Gunther’s knees bowed reflexively. “Knight Ki, why—” Lord Emerald’s squire, who was wondering, could vaguely be seen vomiting blood, but as the field of vision went further down, he could no longer be seen.

Instead, what he saw was someone’s head flying in front of him.

“Ah, father.”

He stretched out his hand towards the face with navy blue hair. However, the trembling hand eventually stopped without being able to reach.

A face that had not realized until the end that he was dead was staring at him fiercely.

“Ah, father.”

Is that expression unfamiliar? That’s not it. Seongju made that kind of expression every time he saw the devil. The same thing happened when I expressed my disappointment in him.

Therefore, it was more familiar than unfamiliar, and it was a face that Gunther did not like.

“Father...”

But, I have never imagined dying with an expression like this on my face.

I thought that if he had to die, it would be him, not this person.

why?

“Lord Xiaocheng, step down! you guys! Protect Lord Little! And you should immediately report the situation to the White Jade Knight...!”

why...?

“Kaaak!”

“Everyone, get back, get back— gag!”

“Were you hiding your power...!”

Günter raised his head in confusion. One body lost a head, two people fell with their chest stabbed, three people had their limbs cut off, and four soldiers had their heads pierced or their chests or limbs cut.

There is once again a knight standing at the center of it all.

“Emerald! Why, why, treason—!”

“Ah... Is this treason?”

Those who managed to form a circular formation shouted with blood vessels standing on their necks. Then, the smile on the knight with turquoise hair became even deeper.

The face that used to look like a doll or a mask finally looked like a person. I didn’t mean it in a good way.

Her languid ridicule shook people deep inside their hearts and instilled anger in them. This happened because it was a smile that completely ignored the anger, sadness, embarrassment, and betrayal that people felt as a result of his actions.

“I don’t think much of this, but call it what you will. Whether it’s treason or betrayal... those words won’t change your fate. “I will provide you with at least some freedom of speech on your final journey.”

“Emerald!!”

“But I will no longer tolerate you calling me that.”

It even seemed to deem the damn Topaz Knight and the countless elite soldiers who rushed over after realizing the situation to be worthless.

He acted as if they were never considered a threat and that this situation was nothing more than a trivial incident.

“You traitor!”

“Lord Topaz, if you attack too hastily—!”

“Do not refer to me as a title given to you by a lowly person. “It is an insult and contempt for me.”

Ah, how arrogant. How arrogant you look.

“I am the commandment of this land.”

Günther defined the other person’s true appearance through that vagueness.

That was neither an ally nor a human being, but an evil that was a branch of original sin and one of the types of sin.

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Even though the soldier had a stern face, he did not leave his position. It seemed that Pia thought that keeping uncertain wizards in check would bring more safety than adding one more soldier to the castle walls.

Well, even if it was an Archmei, if you gave it time to memorize the spell, it would be able to destroy at least a building, so it wasn’t an entirely incomprehensible decision.

If you are not sure whether you are friend or foe, it is safer to remain cautious.

“Is this a sign that demons are attacking?”

“...It’s not a marching signal. “This means that residents should be prepared to evacuate because the probability of that happening is high.”

“Is that so... Anyway, I hope there is no major damage.”

That’s why I also gave up the idea of moving. It was by no means expected that the battle that would begin now would not cause great harm to people.

“sorry.”

“...What does this apology mean?”

“Don’t worry, it’s not a final apology of conscience or anything like that. “I’m just sorry that I can’t participate in the war.”

I gave up intervention for me. Even though I knew that many people would die as a result of this fight, and even though I knew that a mass of magical energy comparable to the Great Devil was approaching.

Klaus gritted his teeth as he heard the news of the death of the most senior knight and master of command. Topaz also gave up the sword that wouldn’t move and took a sword from a nearby soldier – snatching half of it – and continuing a new attack.

“Did this bastard even use poison?”

“...After the betrayal, it was a cowardly and petty move. “I don’t know where you fell!”

However, he felt a little uncomfortable in the process.

He poisoned the White Jade Knight. Even so, it is a bit strange that he left the senior knight and Topaz alone to target an ordinary knight.

“How can using poison be cowardly and petty? “If you had been wise, this would not have happened to you.”

It is understandable if the reason why he did not poison Seongju was because of the culture of Seongju eating every single piece of food before eating it.

So Seong-ju had been starving since yesterday, but he would never have dreamed of poisoning himself.

“Isn’t that so?”

It is also within my understanding that they did not poison all the knights.

After all, Munmund has such tight security that even the chief engineer’s baggage is inspected, so how much poison would they be able to bring in if they had to break through him?

Even the traitor was someone who returned yesterday. Since they wouldn’t have even been able to gather poison in their spare time, it makes sense to prioritize killing them. Yes, it was reasonable up to that point.

It was not at all reasonable to leave the two senior knights alone and kill the less powerful general knights first.

“Traitor...”

Or is it that all the knights saved were those who joined the traitor’s side?

No, that’s not it. Still, there is no change in the fact that the chief engineer must be excluded first. This is even more so because if you see Topaz running wild like that, she probably isn’t on the traitor’s side.

“Wait, no way...!”

“Oh, did you notice?”

In the end, there is a reason to kill the general knight before the chief knight.

And if you think about the biggest difference between the dead White Jade Knight and the two surviving people...

“Evacuate the damned Little Lord immediately!”

“As expected, you are wise in your own way.”

It was the ability to lead with a broad view of the battlefield. The dead knights would probably have been killed first, with those with superior leadership skills first.

“At the same time, you’re so foolish that you can’t save them.”

“Lord Topaz, leave this to me and protect Lord Soseong...!”

If there is no one to understand the situation of the entire castle wall and adjust accordingly, the future will only be destroyed by the demons outside the castle even if that traitor is killed.

Klaus realized this and immediately shouted, but the other person was one step faster.

“You have that hope even though there is no way you can stop me.”

Pow! The opponent’s leg kicked him in the chest. Wow. I didn’t die, but I felt like my ribs were broken.

“Please don’t borrow this.”

Along with that, his waist became lighter. The spare dagger he was carrying just in case was taken away.

“...! Lord Soseong! Avoid!”

This is not a situation where even topaz can bounce off and stop the opponent. Klaus urgently looked in the direction where the owner of the small castle was.

Soseongju was located quite far away, perhaps because it was being evacuated to a safe area by soldiers.

“Do you know that?”

But will that distance really protect Soseongju?

“Soseongju, I always didn’t like you.”

The one who narrowed the distance to the spear-wielding elite drove Mangosh’s blade into his eye and tore it open. It accurately intercepted a hole that the helmet could not cover.

Sigh!

One after another, the blades of the daggers splattered blood. What it skimmed over was another soldier’s neck.

The sword that penetrated the gap between the helmet and the chain armor cut blood vessels and split bones.

“Avoid! Lord Xiaoseong!”

Of course, Klaus and Topaz followed suit right away. However, the reason the traitor went out of his way to kill the soldier was not simply to break the siege.

The dead fell and collapsed among the living, causing them to hesitate moment by moment. Even if the living soldiers got out of the way, they couldn’t prevent the delay.

The traitor killed the soldiers and moved on faster than the soldiers could recognize the situation and get out of the way.

“Go die. It will be of greater help to the world.”

The sword of the person who broke through the siege in an instant reached in front of Soseongju.

“Keep your words.”

The sunlight shining from the east cast a shadow on the castle walls.

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「❖ Munmund number_」

「❖ Mun_」

「❖ #@**@#...」

「❖ $%...」

「❖ %#$......」

「❖ . .....Sorry

∎ Reward for eliminating the threat to Münmund

: The truth”

Kaaang!

Mangosh and the longsword clashed.