Chapter 293: Power and Reverence for Power (4)

Chapter 293: Power and Reverence for Power (4)

C293 - Power and Reverence for Power (4)

How was he supposed to know HE would be in Bentica?

It was hard to see his face due to the distance, but it wasn't hard to recognize his friend.

Jin's heart began to pound, even though he hadn't landed a single sword strike. His instinct told him that Beradin wasn't his usual self.

Suddenly, he remembered the last conversation he had shared with Beradin.

"What are you going to do now?" Jin had asked.

"About what?"

"Leaving the Zipples."

"Ah, that. I suppose it won't be easy. The only realistic way to do it is to wait until you become a flagbearer and capture me as a hostage. But that could easily lead to a full-blown war. Plus, you never know how much your brothers might torture me."

"The Runcandels and the Zipples fight each other all the time, regardless of you."

"That may be true, but Jin, I also have my share of responsibilities. If my clan is going in the wrong direction, I should be the one to stay and correct it, don't you think? I will restore everything. I will make the Zipples the clan I have always been proud of."

It seemed like time had stood still. Beradin's words echoed in Jin's mind.

"I will stay and correct the clan."

Jin didn't trust Beradin's determination.

The evil empire that hadn't fallen even once in the past thousand years had gone too far to be corrected. The only way to set it right was to bring it down.

But it was so vast and sturdy that bringing it down seemed like an impossible feat.

More than half of the world was under Zipple's control, their alliances were strong, and countless people depended on Zipple's magic in their daily lives.

The most powerful clan in the world outshined the others by such a margin that even the alliance of the rest of the world couldn't guarantee its downfall.

That was the Zipple clan.

That's why Jin hoped that Beradin would run away, to live his own life far from the clan.

"No, if I were you, I would leave the Runcandel clan as soon as I was forced to live a life where my own will is gradually taken away without my knowledge," Jin had said.

Giant blade waves and Kozec cannons clashed with each other, and the collision of both forces created energy debris that covered the sky.

Beradin's red eyes flickered and trembled in the dark battlefield sky. He's not in his right state. Jin repeated the phrase to himself as he gritted his teeth.

Living a life with altered memories that slowly robbed one of their own personhood. Who would want such an existence?

Beradin looked like a madman as he entered the battlefield with divine fire powers evident in his red eyes. He seemed like a monster desperate to kill his enemies.

Boom, blam, bam! Spatial explosions erupted everywhere they met Beradin's gaze.

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Encountering Beradin on his first mission as a flagbearer was something Jin hadn't foreseen. But it had to turn out this way, with Beradin in this state. Jin wanted to curse the situation.

He wanted to grab Beradin and leave the battlefield, so he could do something to bring his friend back to his right state.

It was impossible, being realistic. Succumbing to fury wouldn't improve the situation at all.

For now, I won't be able to bring Beradin back to his right state anyway. It's probably impossible.

It was necessary to control his anger and make an objective assessment of the situation.

Countless fragments and spells rained down in the midst of their conversation.

Dyfus and Barton were able to constantly keep themselves away from the spatial explosion, thanks to their superior senses.

However, the rest of the guardian knights couldn't do the same. Spatial explosion was extremely noticeable, as it had the capability to kill without the slightest indication.

One of the guardian knights screamed. His arm had suddenly exploded. The spatial explosion originally aimed for his head, but the guardian knight instinctively moved aside and ended up losing an arm.

Even Dyfus and Barton had to sharpen their senses to the maximum if they wanted to dodge the spatial explosions.

To make matters worse, Beradin's spatial explosions were launched with a triple simultaneous release, meaning three explosions occurred at once.

Dyfus and Barton could protect the guardian knights from all other attacks, such as Kozec cannons, spells, and dragon breath, but spatial explosion was an exception.

It was only a matter of time before the rest of the guardian knights were incapacitated by the spatial explosion.

"Fourth flagbearer! What is the role of a Runcandel flagbearer? It is to lead and protect the clan knights. Will you lead them to useless deaths just to keep your mission record clean? Make the call."

"You filthy traitor, I know what you're thinking!"

Dyfus had to restrain his anger that was dying to escape his lips and shook his head.

If it had been any other black knight besides Barton, Dyfus would have easily agreed with his recommendation to retreat. After all, he was right.

But Barton was a spy, and Dyfus's mission was to secure Bentica and eliminate Barton.

"As you say, Sir Barton, ancient eversteel certainly doesn't hold much value. But Beradin's head does. We can't go back empty-handed. We'll take Bentica and the head of the Zipple successor."

"Then I will be the one to give the order to retreat."

"Sir Barton!"

"You may be the fourth flagbearer, but you have no authority over mine. This is your last chance. Give yourself the order to retreat. If you don't comply, I will fulfill my duties as a black knight and leave the area with the rest of the knights. You will be responsible for any casualties that occur in the process, fourth flagbearer."

"Why are you saying that? Do you think we would have another opportunity to kill the Zipple patriarch successor?"

As Dyfus contemplated his next move, he thought of the one person who hadn't yet joined the battle. Jin Runcandel, his younger brother. If it was Jin...

Jin might have a brilliant solution to turn this disastrous situation around.

He had a hunch that Jin would, and though thinking about it was humiliating, things were pretty dire for Dyfus.

'Damn it. How did I let things get like this? Humiliation is not the problem now. I must kill Barton. Right here, right now. I must do it!'

Jin continued to watch them from afar on the battlefield.

He couldn't hear Dyfus and Barton's conversation due to the distance and the explosions, but it wasn't difficult to see how things were going.

Barton would have suggested retreat. It would be foolish to risk the lives of Dyfus and the guardian knights in the face of the threat of a spatial explosion just to obtain some ancient eversteel.

But Jin wasn't going to let Barton get away with it.

"First, I must neutralize the threat of the spatial explosion."

Jin made his decision and began to walk toward the battlefield.

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