I see emperor stats-Chapter 119
Storm of Mercury
“… … !?”
Whoa!
The new soldier played the flute and Julius noticed the suspicious sign almost at the same time.
Because he did not know exactly when the attack would come, he was also staying at the guard post near the outer wall.
'It seems to have come.'
He jumped up from his seat and spoke to Victor, who was waiting with him in advance.
“As I said before, I will be responsible for the defense of resistance alone.”
“… … .”
Victor had a subtle look on his face as he stared at him as he quickly walked out of the post. As expected, seeing that the enemy deliberately caused a disturbance, there was a high possibility that the main force of the enemy would invade the inner side of the confusion.
"It's a little strange for me to say this, but please take care of yourself."
Julius turned his head and smiled at him.
“Isn’t this a temporary alliance anyway? If you're really worried, take care of that side quickly and come to help me.”
“… All right."
Julius had firm confidence in his resistance defense this time around. But when he arrived and greeted the enemy, he couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.
'No matter how you look at it, he looks like a kid, but he's an archbishop?'
In fact, no matter how sudden it was, the man in the mask allowed his attack too easily.
Seruk.
However, after seeing that the wound on the man's chest healed in an instant, Julius changed his mind.
'Is there a corner to believe in? It has more regenerative power than a troll, and its body is as hard as steel.'
The blow he had just delivered was more than enough to cut the man in half, but it unexpectedly cut through his chest.
Seeing that the wounds healed in an instant, there must have been some other ability.
'Isn't this a bit difficult?'
The masked man was also slightly surprised. The Archduke and Julius are frantic about not being able to kill each other, so how is he waiting here?
He was able to observe the situation in the Great War through the knight of the abyss the other day. It seemed that Julius' skills weren't to the extent that he couldn't handle it, but he wasn't an opponent that could easily be defeated.
'I'll have to revise the plan a bit.'
Seruk.
While he was thinking that, Julius disappeared like a ghost again in front of the man's eyes.
“… … !?”
The moment I noticed, the blade was already touching my neck.
Kwaaang!
It had been a surprise attack earlier, but this time it was a blow that Julius used almost all his might.
Staggering back, the man's neck is cut in half and rattles. In general, even if a spirit beast or monster had regenerative power, it was impossible to restore it if the head was blown off or a certain part of the body was lost.
But the guy wearing this mask seemed a little different. Even after his throat was cut, not even blood flowed out and he had a calm expression.
"ruler… eww… … .”
The man in the mask had his throat torn, so all that came out of his mouth was a whimper.
hooked!
The man raised his hands, grabbed the dangling hair from his neck, and pressed it against his torso.
"ok?"
Julius involuntarily gasped out of his mouth at this bizarre sight.
"under! done. now i can say wait for a sec!"
“… … .”
Surprisingly, the wound healed in an instant just by the man holding on to his wobbly neck and fixing it.
Dduduk!
The man in the mask, who turned his head several times as if nothing had happened, finally opened his mouth.
“I’m asking just in case, do you have any intention of stepping down?”
The guy who killed a soldier and suddenly invaded the castle was so brazen. However, Julius unexpectedly accepts the words.
'There might be something to dig up.'
“Why should I?”
“In the first place, Gladius and you must have been enemies? He and I were just trading partners. If you quietly step away from here, I may not accept requests that could harm you in the future!”
“The Grand Duke is already dead, so what are you going to do in the castle?”
"hmm… It's a business secret, so it's hard to reveal?"
Still, the masked man didn't look too nervous. But when he backed off, he seemed genuine here saying he meant no harm.
[???]
Occupation: Merchant, Archbishop (Heimdall Order)
Current Status: Annoyance, Embarrassment
“Anyway, I hate losing business. I might not know later, but I don't want to fight a superhuman-class soldier here.”
“So you helped the Archduke and sent suspicious monsters?”
"It's a request anyway. Unlike the other guys, it’s not because I have a specific grudge against you.”
Seeing the way he waved his hand humorously as if he was really unfair, Julius put on an expression of absurdity.
"Oh yeah?"
Chew!
His sword now cuts the man's waist in two. The upper body and lower body were separated in an instant, and the man collapsed.
However, Julius did not think that he had been defeated with this. However, the reason he dared to accept such an absurd question and answer was for a reason other than digging up information.
'I must have had enough time. Now I just need to catch this guy... … .'
“… … !?”
* * *
Sussuk!
At that time, more than a hundred black shadows were crawling up the wall one after another.
Their goal, flying their bodies with agile movements, is the outside world! It was their job to destroy all evidence relating to them and the Archduke.
“… … .”
After exchanging opinions with a glance, they dispersed in groups of dozens each.
Soldiers and knights who were already on the lookout jump out due to the sound of the flute, and the castle is noisy as if a beehive has been disturbed.
"what's the matter? Is it an enemy invasion?”
“Where did Victor go at a time like this?”
When the knights were confused, the place where Joe, who was at the forefront, secretly hid was the grand duke's mansion in the center of the outer castle.
Those low-ranking knights who couldn't detect their own stealth were not even in their minds in the first place.
Due to the long absence of the Grand Duke, the mansion was wrapped in pitch-black darkness. His family lived elsewhere, and since it was a space normally used by the Grand Duke alone, there were no special guards.
profit.
“… … .”
After opening the door, they permeated into the room in an instant, and each took a small bottle from their arms.
Instantly, the smell of oil that stings your nose spreads throughout the room.
Since ancient times, isn't the surest means of destroying evidence to be burned with fire?
But just as they are about to light the fire!
Charrrrrrrr!
There was a dull mechanical sound coming from the wall.
“… … !?”
Surprised, they opened their eyes and stared at the wall. The wall lifted slightly to the side and pushed aside, revealing a passageway.
Wedge love!
It was the knights who jumped out of the aisle. The ruthless blades they wielded cut through the assailants' bodies.
"omg!"
“Aagh!”
It was the same elsewhere. In various bases of the castle, damage from intruders continues, such as secret passages opening or climbing stairs leading to secret rooms that are good for surprise attacks.
The place where they were hit the hardest was when they raided the lodgings where the officers of the Knights Templar resided.
The most power was put in, but the people who were waiting for that amount were also very hard on their hands.
Chow!
Victor's sword cut through the assailants' bodies mercilessly. Here, the whole ceiling of the upper floor collapsed, and the knights who jumped from above attacked them by surprise.
Victor laughed inwardly as he swung his sword.
'haha… It's been over 30 years since I've been in charge of managing this castle, but I never imagined that the day would come when I could start operating the machinery.'
Originally, Heavenguard Castle was a defense base called a fortress. Naturally, the main facilities inside had numerous devices to welcome (?) intruders from the time of the fortification.
However, there were many times when I complained that it was almost useless and costly to maintain, but this time it did its job.
Even if the main forces of the Archduke were almost wiped out, the remaining elites and the Sharnos Knights' support, plus the existence of an engine device that maximized the effect of surprise, caused the enemies to suffer great damage from the beginning.
* * *
The masked man lifted his upper body from the ground and stared at Julius. He still couldn't erase the smile from his lips, but his first ridiculous gesture was gone.
“Were you waiting for this from the beginning?”
The screams of the subordinates connected to him echoed in his head.
“Unlike information, the number of opponents is not formidable. Urgent support!”
"owner! It's a trap. It is difficult to take control of the outer castle with our forces... Kuck!”
This time, Julius shrugged.
“So I ambushed you from the beginning, didn’t you ask to talk first?”
“… … .”
The masked man thought for a moment. Who could have thought that the forces that were fighting so hard just a few days ago would join hands?
He hadn't even dreamed of digging a trap in advance and waiting for it.
'It was a mistake to bring only the poor kids to come quickly.'
As the man thought, he brought little power to his full potential in order to come as quickly as possible. But since he knew that, didn't he come himself?
'Shouldn't this plan be completely changed instead of just a little bit?'
match!
He tapped his palm lightly, and three shadows jumped into the inner sanctuary again.
“… … !?”
Julius put on a puzzled expression for a moment. It was because the four of them who suddenly appeared looked exactly like the man in the mask.
I couldn't see his face because he was wearing a mask, but his clothes, body, and body shape were exactly the same. Lastly, even the stats are the same!
[???]
Occupation: Merchant, Archbishop (Heimdall Order)
Strength: C+ Quickness: C+ Intellect: S Spirit: A Dark Holy Power: SS
Alignment: Greed, Fanatic
[characteristic]
???
'They're suspicious even by the looks of them. I can't just trust the stats and be vigilant.'
One person lifts the upper body of the man who first appeared and fits it into the lower body, and the separated wound heals right away.
"under… … .”
“Once it happened like this.”
“You should definitely take care of it too.”
“You won’t see me from now on?”
The four men opened their mouths in order. It is like watching a puppet show.
The grand duke's words flashed through his mind.
'Come to think of it, didn't the Grand Duke say he was a clown?'
The men in masks shrugged their shoulders and drew swords from their waists. At the same time, their bodies began to be dyed with a subtle black light.
'Judging from my experience so far, it's dangerous to let these guys use something like technology.'
Julius took the lead without delay.
His intangible sword instantly stretched out and cut through the first man who appeared.
But this time the results were not so good. The man's flesh split and blood splattered, but he couldn't break it into two pieces.
Chew!
“… … !?”
Surprisingly, other men he did not attack suffered the same wounds in the same areas. And, of course, the wounds that were split by the regenerative power healed in an instant.
Julius bit his lip with a surprised expression.
'Could it be that four of them share the damage?'
Then it was understandable why his stats were so low. Considering its regenerative power, it met an extremely annoying adversary.
When the swords met, that thought turned to conviction.
Chaeeng!
The men's strength and speed were no big deal. If it was one person, it would be possible to lightly match his level, but the swordsmanship itself was intimidating enough and hindered him with various bizarre means.
'Isn't that the head?'
hooked!
Julius pierced one guy's head at once, but instead the pierced one smiled.
Quack!
"this?"
The one whose head was pierced grabbed his sword and refused to let go.
Quaang!
However, the power itself is not great, and Julius explodes the force forcefully, turning the opponent's hand and head into rags.
But thanks to that, the opponent's blood splashed on him for the first time.
Chii profit!
“… … !?”
As soon as the opponent's blood touched, the hem of the clothes and the flesh it touched burned. The sticky blood was hot enough to remind me of lava.
“Because my blood can get hotter than magma when it comes out of my body?”
"You'd better be careful."
“Take it!”
There is also a kind explanation. As if to show proof, one of them suddenly grabbed his arm and threw it at Julius.
Hwareuk!
Julius hastily had to pull himself back. This is because his opponent's arms flew and turned into a storm of flames several meters in diameter that engulfed him.
“Ugh!”
Feeling the hot heat overtaking him even after avoiding it, Julius finally realized why the man had entered the inner sanctuary alone.
'Are you planning to burn the entire resistance with this technique?'
And now, the subject has moved from the castle to Julius. As if reading his mind, the men giggled and attacked him again.
"answer!"
“Then what am I going to do from now on?”
Tring!
[You have been cursed by the swamp. The quickness rank is reduced.]
[You have been cursed with bondage. Movement is temporarily restricted.]
“… … !?”
One of the masked men cast a series of curses on Julius, and the three of them attacked him at the same time.
Roaring!
Quaaaaaa!
Moment! A flame storm on a scale incomparable to that of the previous one completely burned the front of the resistance. It was so hot that the walls of the inner sanctuary tens of meters away melted like cheese.
In particular, the center of the flame where Julius was was burnt black from the bottom, so it seemed like there wouldn't even be bone powder left if there were people there. No matter how superhuman he was, there was no way he could survive in the lava.
“Shit… I only caught one superman, but were three too many? I think the damage was too great this time.”
The man tried to move to the inside as if there was nothing more to see. But at that moment!
"ok?"
A single blue line rose from the center of the flame that I thought had turned to ashes.
Shut up!
And in an instant, the line cut through the last remaining masked man in a straight line and passed by.
Voices are heard in the heart of the storm, where the heat and steam still linger.
“You seem to really like this kind of method. However, this is the third time, and there is no way I will be beaten again.”
The masked man made a puzzled expression for the first time.
"uh? Are you alive?”
In addition, the blue line had just split itself vertically and passed through. The opponent seems to have the strength to counterattack.
'But there's no point in splitting me, who is regenerating, in half... huh?'
Great!
The mask first cracked vertically. The man was so startled that he couldn't even speak.
“Replay… doesn't it work?”
The man's body was split exactly in half with the mask still on, and in an instant it was enveloped in heat and turned to ashes.
At the same time, the voices of the knights jumping into the resistance were heard.
"majesty! How are you?”
"majesty… … !?”
It was Joe, who had the elite of the Sharnos Knights, including Victor, who quickly sorted out the situation outside and ran.
They were at a loss for words when they saw the pitiful state of the inner city.
The surroundings were covered with so much heat that even the knights themselves could not approach it unless they raised the force.
They looked at the devastation with bewildered expressions. With this much remaining heat after the storm has passed, will Julius survive safely?
Someone from the ranks of the knights was about to jump into the heart of the heat. Seeing this, Victor immediately blocked the way.
“It is dangerous. Even superhumans won't be able to survive in there for a long time.”
“I have to go.”
It was Beatrice who tried to jump into the heat. With a blue face, which is rare, she is ready to strike a knife with Victor.
But before the scuffle was over, someone jumped out of the flames.
[Still unfinished, hot, 30 points]
“Okay, please shut up. Cool!”
Julius grumbled as he continued to cough.
"majesty?"
"uh? I hope you came too. Has the outer castle been resolved?”
“… … .”
For a moment, the hall fell into a strange silence. Although he jumped out in the intense heat, to his surprise, there were no major injuries except for a small amount of ashes on his clothes.
“Why is everyone doing that?”
"her… … .”
Among them, Victor, who was the quickest to grasp the situation, turned his eyes away from focusing only on the heat. What he saw was the spot where the blue line had just passed. He looked at Julius and groaned.
"no way… Are you really done?”
Julius answered with a bewildered expression.
“It’s 30 points.”
"yes?"
"anyway… There is such a thing. As you can see, it has had some success.”
The place where Victor looked was the wall of the inner castle. One side of the wall, which had melted in places from the heat, was split vertically.
The blue line was made of a solid stone wall that was both high and over two meters thick.
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