I see emperor stats-Chapter 113
Archduke's Secret
The inside of Daejeon has already been almost ruined with stone dust and fragments of structures, with no previous grandeur and splendor to be found.
In particular, the situation at the entrance where a large-scale battle took place was worth seeing, but the screams and shouts of the knights, and the sound of swords clashing, were creating a real mayhem.
Kwaaang!
“Hey!”
“Ugh!”
Every time debris flew towards them. Most of the servants who followed the emperor had to shrink their bodies in fright.
"your majesty! It's dangerous, so it's better to fall a little further... … .”
“I’m concentrating, everyone shut up!”
However, the emperor shouted and tried to concentrate his eyes as much as possible to see through the dust. The south did not have to worry much as its strength was overwhelming.
In the first place, Julius risked sending Nuada to the knights because the protection of the emperor was his top priority.
Of course, when the story was brought up for the first time, the emperor had no choice but to express disapproval.
“You think you're blocking the Grand Duke alone? Wouldn't it be dangerous?”
“I guess that's what it should be. You don't know what tricks the Grand Duke will do, so at least one superman has to pay attention to security.”
“Kuhm… … .”
The emperor agreed, but his expression was reluctant. The purpose of this ploy was to inform the subjects of the grand duke's treason. It is to show clear evidence that the aristocrats would not dare to even say a word.
In fact, the nobles who followed the Grand Duke were shrinking even more with contemplative expressions on their faces.
'I think I got on the wrong line. No matter how grand ducal highness is, what kind of situation is it that it's treason!'
'I'm crazy. Isn't this going to be a bloody purge again?'
However, the emperor was not in the mood to care about them. He was observing the center of the Great Hall where Julius was.
As it was a fierce battle between superhumans, it was difficult to properly discern with the naked eye, but looking at the two of them, it was clear that at least Julius was clearly being pushed back.
'It seems like he's still holding up well, but the archduke doesn't have a single wound.'
As he said, Julius allowed large and small sword wounds all over his body, and bloodstains were clearly visible around his mouth, as if he had received internal injuries, but the archduke was fine without any special trauma.
Because of this, the emperor's stomach was bound to burn. It seemed that it would take a little longer to subdue the other side and go to help Julius.
"hmm?"
The Emperor's expression changed slightly as he watched. The fierce battle in the center suddenly stopped.
As if Julius and the Archduke had made a promise, they both suddenly distanced themselves from each other.
* * *
“… … !?”
With a puzzled look on his face, Julius widened his distance and stared at the Archduke. The Grand Duke, who had been driving him without a chance to catch his breath, suddenly stepped back.
'What do you mean? You're not trying to surrender, are you?'
The grand duke, who had widened his distance, spat out words as though he was indignant.
“I admit I looked down on you. This situation was really unexpected.”
"so? Are you finally going to surrender?"
Julius pretended to be fine on the outside, but he couldn't help but feel sick to see the archduke without a single wound.
'Damn old man. After all, I didn't win the title of swordsman by gambling.'
The fact that he was briefly shaken by the unexpected situation was that the Grand Duke regained his pace like a seasoned knight for a while and then drove him back.
It was only thanks to his characteristics that he was holding on, and even if there were two of them, it was honestly questionable whether he would be able to defeat the archduke.
'But at this rate, it's enough to hold out until support comes.'
The reason why he forced himself to smile leisurely was to make the Grand Duke more anxious. Even if only one of the places where the fierce battle was taking place ended, the charter could be reversed at once.
'I have to drag some more time.'
Coincidentally, Julius had many questions about the Archduke. If he's willing to give up and talk, he's welcome.
"If you're thinking of stopping the fight, let's ask something."
“… … .”
But the Archduke remained silent for a moment and then slowly began to answer.
“If you have any questions, just hit me head-on and I’ll tell you.”
“… … !?”
He didn't say much, but he was now ten times as sick as Julius. This is because the current situation itself touched his inferiority complex. After staring at Julius with burning eyes, he finally made his last move.
'To think I'd use this kind of expedient to catch a kid who's less than half of the time I spent desperately training my sword... … .'
Wow!
In an instant, overwhelming momentum emanated from the Archduke.
"uh?"
Julius put on a puzzled expression. Because the state of the archduke was suspicious.
[Fried Wilhelm]
Alignment: Calm, ambitious
Current status: inferiority complex, anger
'What kind of inferiority do you have with an old man who was overwhelming me until just now?'
Well, since you're young, let's assume that's possible. However, the reason why Julius was really flustered was that the archduke's current state was similar to a certain [skill] he knew.
thud!
In an instant, the place where the Archduke hit the floor was hollowed out in a circular shape. There was such a menacing power in his movements.
There is not only power. His speed was so fast that he rushed toward Julius, leaving behind an afterimage as if his body had been stretched out in an instant.
'this!'
I was a bit flustered, so my reaction was delayed. It's already the wrong situation to shed or avoid! Julius had no choice but to defend with all his might.
First of all, I raised the Baekho self-defense device to the maximum. Along with that, I also used Distortion, which changes the trajectory of the attack, to prepare for the shock as much as possible. Lastly, he fights against the Archduke's blow with an intangible sword.
The moment the two swords collided, a deafening explosion hit Daejeon.
Wow!
However, despite such efforts, the archduke's blow blew away Julius in one blow. Destroying the pillars of the Great War, he flew back several tens of meters and landed on a wall.
“Cool cool!”
Julius vomited a bowl of black blood. His desperate defenses saved his body from splitting in two, but the inside was a mess.
'My injuries are worse than I thought. It was an unexpected situation, so it was big that I was bruised for a while.'
But there was no time to relax. The Grand Duke rushed back to himself, wondering what was so urgent.
“Your Highness, First Prince!”
“Lord!”
It was such a fierce collision that all eyes in the war were instantly focused on it. Whoever could see it, Julius was in a desperate crisis.
Quaang!
A violent explosion erupted again. However, can Julius, who was unable to receive the archduke's attack even when he was in relatively good condition, be safe this time?
All of Julius' allies, including the emperor, turned pale.
Eventually, the dust created by the collapse of the wall cleared away, revealing the situation on Julius' side.
First of all, it was the Archduke staring at the wall where Julius was impaled. He was confident of victory in his heart.
'I mobilized even the unfinished secret machine, but at least my whole body must have been powdered to the point where I couldn't move.'
And if he threatened the emperor with the first prince as a hostage, he could return to his territory and aim for a chance to recover.
“Cool!”
“… … !?”
However, the Grand Duke doubted his own eyes for a moment. It was because Julius slowly walked away from the wall, coughing up blood again. Then, as if he had cooled down a bit, he grinned and opened his mouth.
“With this, I have one more question to ask you, Archduke.”
“… … .”
He was speechless. The energy he felt now from Julius was familiar to the Archduke as well.
[Skill Overheat is activated. Depending on the skill effect, the rank of the Force rises from S+ to SS+.]
[You are receiving the fusion effect of Sashinmu's unique energy. Duration slightly increased. Recoil after use is reduced.]
“How about you first prince?”
The Grand Duke, whose cold face was completely broken, asked in disbelief. But what I was more curious about was Julius. How is the Archduke learning this skill?
“What am I going to do? Are you related to the player in any way?”
“… … .”
In an instant, the archduke's face hardened as if an iron mask had been put on it again. And he quickly jumped at Julius again.
'We have to make a decision within the time!'
'No doubt.'
Overheat, which instantly amplifies force, greatly increases power instantaneously, but the side effects are so great that it is rarely used.
The reason he didn't use it this time was because he knew very well that he couldn't defeat the archduke just by temporarily becoming stronger for a few minutes.
Rather, severe internal injuries as a side effect were much more damaging in the long run. However, as long as the Grand Duke wrote such a technique first, the story is different.
The situation was the same as before. The skill that was presumed to be an overheat used by the Archduke was not perfect, but the amplification rate seemed to be slightly lower than that of Julius' skill, but the difference in basic skills was still large.
'However, I can maintain the composition that endures just like before.'
A few minutes passed like that. The Archduke, who was still overwhelmingly pushing Julius, suddenly stepped back.
'This is a bit of a bad situation. To make such a mistake here... … .'
The Archduke returned to his calm expression, but his complexion was already pale. Finally, the recoil that raised the force forcibly came. And the price was much worse than that of Julius.
"nice… … .”
Dduduk!
First, his whole body muscles and bones screamed. His secret technique, Geumgangsin, gains overwhelming strength and speed by enduring the force beyond its limit.
However, there was definitely a limit to strengthening the body. That's why the body that has been injected with too much force is crumbling down. Not to mention internal injuries, which were originally a side effect of overheating.
On the other hand, Julius still had plenty of time. Meantime. This is thanks to diligently raising achievements and collecting player legacy.
'You tried to deal with me quickly, but you dug your own grave.'
His judgment was wrong, but not wrong. The anti-aircraft offensive that amplified the previous force and rushed at it was really scary.
Had Julius not had the same skill, he would have been overpowered or killed in one hit by the two attacks that first blew him away.
However, the arrival of the recoil did not mean that the Archduke was completely incapacitated. I still couldn't bridge the skill gap with him.
[60 seconds remaining duration of Overheat]
Julius sighed while checking the remaining time on one side of his field of view.
'But how can I survive for the time being?'
Until now, only Julius had been squeezed out, but now it was like he had properly injured the Archduke. However, the Grand Duke seemed to have more energy left and rushed again like a gale, coldly arguing.
“Aren’t you being too careless just because my little mistake gave you a bit of an advantage?”
'No, I didn't intend to defeat you myself in the first place?'
Kwaaang!
Julius grumbled inwardly and raised his sword again. Because of the amplified force, it was easier to block than before. However, when the overheat is released, he now has to deal with the recoil.
'In one minute, the real crisis will come. I have to break through somehow.'
The Grand Duke was also not in a relaxed situation. The price of excessive force amplification was eating away at his body every moment.
'I can't fight for long. We have to make a decision at once.'
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