Chapter 99
99The Strongest Holy Grail Knight
In this reenactment of history, there were three changes..
The first is Leon and Zerea, who eventually intercepted the pursuit of the Orc army and succeeded in defending the canyon. Thus, the survival of the Holy Grail Knight Zereah continued for a long time..
The second is the existence of Yapi, who fell from space orbit but succeeded in landing without burning..
The third is Beatrice, who protected the convoy from being annihilated by the electors according to the original history..
Compared to these three points of change, Koo Dae-seong, who received the holy relic after a chase and frantically ran towards the Lionheart border, would be only an extremely small factor compared to all these miraculous points of change..
but.
"Huh... Heo Eok…!
His desperate escape was clearly──
"stop!"
"We are the Knights of the Burning Sword! who are you!"
It was a decisive move that changed history..
* * * *
There is silence.
There are many eyes and mouths in this place, but the only one who moves them is the Red Knight..
"You guys……."
Vulcan checks the surroundings..
Knights and riders of a dying kingdom.
A message from Yapi who fell from the sky.
Koo Dae-seong and Han Ha-ri finally meet in the middle with the holy relic..
everything becomes clear.
The empire betrayed the kingdom,
that they are their enemies.
Fluttering,
My armor trembles. Shaking with anger The gaze inside the visor of the helmet caused a cold fear..
"Make an excuse."
"What… go?"
"Before I burn every last trace of your soul, so that you can be ‘forgiven’ just by dying.."
"under…!"
Wolfhard stared at Vulcan with a dumbfounded expression. His sword is filled with flowing blood..
"You're still so cocky. God's dogs. Don't you know that your arrogance has brought about today's crisis?."
Wolfhard.
Commander of the Imperial Guard and one of the 13 Elected Lords.
A person who made a contract with Knua, the great evil of destruction and slaughter..
Originally a giant comparable to Vulcan, it has now expanded to three times its size. It's not just about getting bigger..
The power of destruction and slaughter is extremely simple..
Simply strong and destructive. It is a being that specializes only in killing..
"You will surrender today to the power of the Empire.!"
"joy…!"
Vulcan recognized the empire's long-standing inferiority complex..
Although they are several times larger than the kingdom, their influence always lags behind the kingdom..
It's natural. Those who are humanists and call for independence as a divinity can't be better than the glorious Lionheart who receives God's protection..
But Vulcan knew. Is the Empire not following God's code and teachings?.
They just don't want to give up their rights..
I'm just afraid of risking my life to serve my people and protect them..
Because the upper heads are so profligate, the empire's shackles look like this..
I never thought they would use such things as independence from God or human-first principles as an excuse..
"Is that all it is?."
"At best? You face this absolute power──!?"
-Quang!
Vulcan's sword struck Wolfhard. His heightened reflexes barely responded, but the striking sword was too heavy..
'wow, what kind of power…!'
Are you saying that you, who have descended on evil, are losing power? What kind of superpowers do you have to have to do this??
The weight that was weighing you down becomes less. This is because Vulcan raised his sword to swing again. Wolfhard was aiming for that moment, but the sword struck again without any time to counterattack..
"Big…!"
"Do you know why you guys were able to call it an empire??"
Vulcan struck repeatedly with the great sword he held with one hand. In contrast, Wolfhard was busy blocking even with the sword he held with both hands..
"That's because we tolerate your presence.!"
-Quang!
A bursting sound like a meteor hitting the ground, not a collision of iron with iron. With just the shock wave alone, the Imperial Guards were shocked to see their bodies being pushed back..
"You guys are so arrogant and shouting for independence.!"
-Quang!
"You guys were able to expand your territory unnecessarily.!"
-Quang!
"entire! entire! entire! Because we tolerated it.!!"
-Wow!!
The moment the blow is received, the ground on which Wolfhard stands collapses, creating a crater. The terrain collapses as if a huge bomb has exploded, and shock waves echo everywhere..
"Ugh…!"
Wolfhard was completely devastated after only receiving Vulcan's sword a few times..
The armor is broken and the proud greatsword is cracked..
Wolfhard believed that his power could surpass that of the Holy Grail Knight..
He had that much power now..
Strength, agility, brute force, and endless magical power. A level that has already surpassed human limitations.
But how did this happen?.
Why is he being pushed out of power, and why is he being treated so cruelly?.
The opponent doesn't even have full power. The Holy Grail Knight of Flame, said to be the strongest of his time, is the strongest man who wields two swords and has been gifted with two holy swords..
Vulcan had been overwhelming himself with just one holy sword from a while ago..
"no! That can't be possible.!"
He is the leader of the Empire's most elite Imperial Guard..
He is a superman who is worthy of being called the strongest man in the empire..
You say you can't defeat a single Holy Grail Knight swarming the kingdom? I feel overwhelmed?
"Give up your strength, Knua! As your contractor, I will pay.!"
At that moment, blood-red energy surges from Wolfhard’s entire body..
Crimson light pierces like a blade across the red-stained sky..
Wolfhard's cracked armor could not withstand the expanding body and exploded..
After completing his transformation, Wolfhard finally lost his human form..
A horribly large body and goat's legs that resemble the great evil of destruction and slaughter. Sharp horns and ferocious teeth.
"From now on, this is my land.!"
<Territory Declaration - Skull Temple>
The power possessed by the devil of destruction and slaughter. Grants the caster infinite strength and killing power..
Wolfhard laughed..
The power that can destroy everything,
The joy conveyed by the boiling blood vessels,
A huge magical power that dominates space.
This is omnipotence. This is truly the power of the transcendent. I feel like I'm going to burst out laughing.
-Kuwaaaaaa!!
The whole world is filled with his noise.
Endless surges of power and magic fill the world..
Who can stand against this level of power? Now, the problem is not about the Holy Grail Knight. Even the gods will not be able to oppose this power..
"this…."
Wolfhard's eyes turned to Vulcan. he was shaking.
Ha, is he so arrogant and finally gives in to overwhelming power? They say you’re just a human after all..
But that ignoble satisfaction did not last long..
Because everyone realized that Vulcan's tremble was not from fear or submission, but from anger..
"How dare you… How dare you, you bastard. Are you declaring the land of the gods a realm of evil?."
My sexual power is boiling over. The overflowing red energy is already rising into flames. The air of the world is burning to the point where it's scary to even breathe..
"This land where you stand. Not just the kingdom, but here, there, beyond... entire! entire! entire!!"
Terrible heat rises through the two holy swords. A huge pillar of fire symbolizing seething anger was held in Vulcan's hands..
"──it's god's land!!"
The next moment, the red sword was swung..
In the flames of that catastrophe, the entire imperial land connected to the canyon was burned..
As if trying to purify the maliciously polluted atmosphere without leaving even a trace behind, endless flames burn the world..
Burned the elector of the corrupt empire and the declared evil domain..
Everything from the land, plants, creatures, and air..
just 5 seconds.
The only living creatures on this earth were Vulcan and Stella..
* * * *
With the power amplified by the Malic Advent, the two electors thought they had secured victory..
This huge amount of magic power, endlessly conveyed wisdom about magic, and a greedy lust that dominates space..
It's only a matter of time before I take down that arrogant bitch..
Of course, it was a shame to miss the convoy of the relics, but since Wolfhard went, it was no problem. In fact, if you can capture an archmage like this, it may be worth more than a holy relic..
"Cheeky bastards. Was there an empire behind this terrible incident?."
It was then. Beyond Beatrice, there is a golden light revealed from higher in the sky..
"Yes, you are…!"
"Le, King Leon!"
The two electors were shocked by the sudden appearance. Why is the Lionheart King, who should be in the royal capital, here?!
"Oh my, Your Majesty. You came on time.."
"I'm late because I had to send off an old friend. Can I join the luggage??"
Beatrice shrugs her shoulders at Leon’s words..
"Unlike your Majesty, I am not interested in monopolizing the honor or glory of knights.."
"……I'll have to discuss with you sometime the honor that is due and the glory of battle.."
Leon stepped forward to join the battle, holding a holy spear. But then, everyone witnesses a sky that turns red..
"What is that?"
A large-scale anomaly that would bewilder even the magician queen. The terrible heat reaches here, as if the sky is on fire..
Even the two Electors were astonished, wondering what kind of magical phenomenon this was and how its influence could reach here, but only Leon shook his head gravely..
"this. I guess there's no need for us to come forward.."
"your majesty?"
"He is as unforgiving towards evil as Jim.."
It was the next moment. A meteor fell from the sky. As if falling from space orbit and being enveloped in blazing heat..
"small, asteroid?"
"Who summoned Meteor?!"
The highest level of great magic that can only be summoned when ten great wizards perform a ritual for ten days and nights. Who on earth casted such a great spell??
But they soon noticed. That is not an asteroid, but a human wearing armor..
"Nonsense──!"
-Quang!
The meteor that fell in the middle of the battlefield was armor in the shape of a human. A knight like a burning flame. In his hands was a torn, tanned body..
"Bo, Wolfhard Division Commander!?"
The electors were shocked when they realized that it was Wolfhard with his upper body torn alive..
"These are the companions of this scum.."
Wolfhard's body was thrown away like trash. Even after treating one of the empire's 13 electors this way, the Red Knight glares at the two electors with a destructive gaze..
"You scum won't leave a soul behind!!"
Filled with anger, he did not even wait for the electors to open their mouths. It just focuses the embers of the world to incinerate the evil species in front of us right now..
Shinbeol <Flame of Battle>
The two giant swords swing as if they were giant pillars of fire..
"Oh, you idiot! Only by wasting so much power and spreading it out──!?"
-Kuwaaah!
A huge pillar of fire engulfs the imperial army and the electors whole. The electors, who instinctively felt the crisis, even implemented demonization and deployed a wall with all their might..
Among them, there was the power of the treasure to summon the barrier of pure concepts.──
"Grrrrrrgh?!"
My skin is burning. My blood vessels were boiling. Even though the flames are blocked from the front, the temperature rises rapidly and the entire body is cooked..
'This is ridiculous! How can we stop this spreading power?──'
There are limits to human power.
However, this knight of flame did not have that..
Shinbeol. It's truly a punishment.
It took less than 3 seconds for the two Elector Counts who made a contract with the Great Devil to completely burn down without leaving even ashes behind..
Overwhelming destruction. The trembling knight of God. Butcher Vulcan.
No evil species can survive in front of that overwhelming power..
* * * *
The battle of the canyon ended with the appearance of Vulcan. After burning everything down, he walked towards Leon, who had landed on the ground..
-thud! thud! thud! thud!
2The heavy armor, which is well over a meter long and probably weighs hundreds of kilograms, moves, but a loud sound echoes through the canyon..
In the visor, under the burning gaze, he got down on one knee.
"Representative of all gods! Master of the Lion Heart and guardian of the Holy Grail! Come see Lionheart!"
The way he spoke was somewhat against royal court etiquette, but Leon was willing to even do that. Considering his origins, this can be taken lightly..
"It's been a while, Lord Vulcan.."
"……."
Vulcan did not ask why the person he had met at the palace just a short while ago was here or why he was saying hello to him, saying it had been a while since he had been there..
"Yes, Your Majesty! How are you?!"
All questions are dismissed with a loud answer..
"your majesty."
At that time, Beatrice came to Leon's side. This is because there was movement of the gate..
[You have succeeded in the quest.]
[Help Lord Zereah of Twilight escort the Relic to the Lionheart border..]
-Side mission: Defend Lord Zereah's main army to the end..
Although the two survivors could not be seen, Beatrice, the person who opened the gate, understood the movement of the gate..
And that it is a closing phenomenon due to completing the quest..
"We need to get everyone together before the gate closes.."
"hmm……."
Leon looked at Vulcan and then made a decision..
"kyung. I have a lot to say to you, but the situation is urgent, so I must move first.."
"Who would object to the path the Okche is taking? Just do what you want and that's it!"
"kyung. Could you give me something that symbolizes you??"
"If you need it."
Vulcan stretched out his arms and immediately formed a ring of flame. What came out of there was cracked… It is a dagger that emits heat even within cracks..
"Thank you."
Leon, who knew what value this had and what kind of object it was to Vulcan, happily accepted the item handed to him by this knight of glory..
"Farewell, Lord Vulcan. We'll meet again someday."
With this, Leon soared into the sky. He thought as he looked at the dagger given to him by Vulcan..
In the paradise of the gods,
There is no Vulcan.
* * * *
Retrieving the scattered cadets from Field Station was a daunting task..
This is because their starting points were different when entering the artificially created gate..
However, thanks to Beatrice's tracking magic, she was able to find every single one of them..
"lung, majesty!"
"Are you here?!"
-talent… look.
Lastly, the Lionheart border. There, I met Hari, Daeseong, and Yapi who were with the knights..
"This is... It's a holy relic!"
Leon opened the reliquary that Daesung had offered. And he immediately recognized what it was..
"That's amazing. Could it be that this was the sacred object that was lost?……."
Is this also fate?.
Leon smiled as he stroked the sacred object..
"return."
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