I Became a Dark Knight the Empress Is Obsessed With

207 – Side Story: Afternoon in Freesia – (15)

Tiring.

[ Ending #56 / “Sephia, the Corruption Family” ]

＞ Avoidance

＞ Survival score + 1

“… … .”

A translucent gray window appears before your eyes.

I was quite flustered as it was the first time in almost two years that I had seen a system notification.

He opened his eyes wide, but didn’t show it.

The disappearance of Dead End named Sepia. This meant that she no longer existed in this world.

I muttered, rubbing my chin.

“Is he dead?”

There’s no other way to see it.

I felt really uneasy. At least Sepia didn’t seem to have any intention of harming Lincia.

The image of Milia holding Sepia’s corpse and grieving is already vivid in my mind. I sighed, trying to hide my complicated feelings.

Then I looked up at the sky.

Heavy snowfall.

The weather was still shit.

“You have time to look around, and you seem very relaxed?”

Hilda snickered as she looked at me. She seemed to have finished communicating with the guild, as if she was conveying a message to the attendants far away through hand gestures.

I took out Ernst without saying a word and looked at him.

The place is densely packed with hordes of demons. The giant demon standing behind them comes into view, strengthened by blood magic.

Whether I live or die, I have to catch that devil and become food or death.

“So how do you plan on catching that monster? Hey, look at those legs. That’s a living thing, right?”

Hilda asked. She checked the appearance of the demon through the telescope and cursed.

Its gaping mouth is filled with mana, and its four deformed legs have thousands of eyes.

I answered, holding the scabbard in my other hand.

“You have to cut it and tear it.”

“how?”

“Just approach it. Then, something will work out.”

But in exchange for such incredible destructive power and sensing capabilities, it sacrificed mobility.

If you approach it, it will probably just spin its head around and fall over in its own pool.

“How are you going to approach that?”

“Yes. That’s the problem you need to solve.”

“… … .”

Hilda’s left eyelid twitched.

But she suppressed her anger without raising her voice.

“You keep your promises, right?”

“Of course. I’ll give you exclusive rights for a while. I swear it on my position.”

Hilda was silent for a moment, then shook her head and sighed.

“… … Haa. How did I end up in a place like this?”

“That’s true.”

I also felt wronged.

I had heard from Seira that there were subversive elements in the north, so I came here, but I never expected there to be such a large group.

It’s ridiculous to expect someone to bring an army and single-handedly defeat an enemy that could be a match for them.

“I knew this would happen, that woman.”

I slowly stepped forward, swearing at Seira inwardly.

Hilda quickly followed and explained the situation.

“At the same time, our children will use signal flares and flash magic scrolls to attract attention. There is a deep forest to the north from here, so you can approach through there. Do you understand?”

“roughly.”

“It won’t work if you’re just being vague.”

I chuckled as I watched Hilda mutter in disbelief.

Then he lifted Ernst up and coagulated the blood flowing through his body. He covered the blade with blood and strengthened the blood flow.

Strengthening through blood magic is more efficient and stronger than using regular mana. With this level of strength, most demons won’t be able to penetrate the skin.

“Are you ready?”

“okay.”

Without listening to the answer, I jumped up, planting one foot on the ground as hard as I could.

*

“Perfect. Even the palace walls could easily be destroyed with this much power.”

On the steep cliff, Regien raised the corners of his mouth as he looked at the scene of destruction his creation had wrought.

What is before your eyes is a demon in the shape of a dolphin, writhing and moving its huge body.

Designed as a siege weapon to break down thick walls, this demon was demonstrating its effectiveness to its master perfectly.

One of the six magical beasts that Regien and his alchemists and magicians have painstakingly tuned over the years, commonly known as the Zodiac.

With the full moon flower adding an overwhelming amount of mana that had never been seen before, the Zodiac became a disaster worthy of its name.

“With this power, the empire, the renegade demons, and the guardian angels are all finished.”

“Yes. It is all thanks to the wisdom of Lord Legion.”

“No, it’s not just my wish, it’s the wish of all snow elves.”

Not only did they make Eisenward independent, they also took over the capital of the empire. That was Legion’s goal, and although there were various obstacles, they were nothing to worry about.

In other words, it was a situation where success was imminent.

Regien waved his arms, raising the corners of his lips in satisfaction.

“The remaining five demons, prepare to move. If the Zodiac is this good, the rest should be able to release it as well. Bring forward the plan.”

“I will follow your orders.”

After giving orders to his subordinates, Legion looked at the demon army with a satisfied expression.

If his eternal master, Aranion Elderheart, were alive, he would probably admire this sight.

Although he lost his life to the treacherous Empire, Regien decided to accept its legacy.

It was at that moment that I was thinking that.

Kookookookook!

The forest to the north began to collapse with the vibrations.

Legion opened his eyes wide. Then he saw a figure passing through the forest.

A knight in silver armor. It was undoubtedly Iscobal.

“… … Ha. Are you going to commit suicide? How foolish.”

The Zodiac’s artillery fire is powerful enough to burn down that forest. There is no way to protect yourself with cover or anything like that.

“Then I guess I’ll have to do as you wish. Zodiac, hurry up and get that fool… … .”

Regien, who had been mumbling like that, frowned.

Signal flares were slowly rising here and there in the snowfield.

Naturally, the demon is sensitive to light. And also to loud noises.

If the Zodiac was extremely reinforced, the aftereffects would have been even more severe.

[Growling]

The Zodiac’s legs twitched and reacted to all the light around it. It flailed its body around, preparing to intercept, but its movements were too slow.

Meanwhile, Iscobal is getting closer to the Zodiac by the minute.

“This is… … .”

I saw it once.

Wasn’t it the deception that the Thieves’ Guild and Fried Iscoval used against the Empress during the Winter Duke’s invasion of the capital three years ago?

The exact same sight was unfolding before Regien’s eyes now.

“Damn it! Send in the troops! This is no time to worry about being attacked by a demon! Stop that guy!”

Regien turned around with a loud shout.

It was to call up the subordinates who had just given the order.

however.

“… … .”

There were only cold corpses rolling around there.

The severed head of a snow elf rolls to my feet. Blood spreads and soaks my shoes.

He is an attacker.

Intuition moved his body faster than Legion’s awareness.

“Huh!”

He draws a sword from his waist and holds magic in his left hand.

The magic that was revealed eventually formed into a flower.

It was a legendary flower and artifact, the full moon flower.

At the same time, due to the manifestation of the full moon, the surrounding mana concentration increased to the point where it was difficult to breathe. If it weren’t for the magical power circuits engraved separately in the blood vessels, Regien would have also become addicted to mana and died.

“Come out! Your silly magic won’t work here!”

Legion shouted proudly.

No magic or mana can be used around the full moon. Knights become nothing more than trained swordsmen, and magicians become idiots who can’t even hold onto their own bodies.

Within this space, the Legion can be seen as omnipotent.

however.

Again, again, again.

Contrary to his expectations, the attacker walked out of the darkness without any resistance.

She was a blonde woman. A beauty with impressive blue eyes.

The sword hanging on his waist caught my eye.

That means he’s a knight. A wizard would be powerless, but a knight is a threat with just his body.

That’s why Regien didn’t let his guard down and spoke up.

“Did you do this, four years ago? How did you get here?”

“Well, I came on foot.”

“… … .”

The blonde woman walked slowly, as if even mixing words was unpleasant.

Legion quickly unleashed his magical power. It was a silent warning to not come near.

Pavabak!

But the attack was instantly repelled by a black curtain that had emerged.

“… … What?”

Legion frowned.

I just couldn’t understand what was happening right now.

You use magic within the realm of the Manwolhwa?

No, to begin with, the woman was maintaining her breathing without any wavering even in this suffocating concentration of mana.

This can only lead to the idea that women are beyond the realm of humanity.

Legion stepped back, but his heels soon reached the edge of the cliff.

A desperate situation.

“… … You, what are you? What on earth are you! How can you use mana here!”

Finally, he screamed and swung his dagger.

But that attack was also blocked by tentacles that shot out of the air.

“……tentacle?”

Regien muttered in a dazed voice.

I’ve seen something like that.

“How do you use mana?”

“… …the devil of foreign news.”

“I know. It wasn’t mana in the first place.”

The blonde woman, Milia Liantour, said, scratching her cheek with an annoyed expression.

“So-called… … power, the power of the outer dimension. Honestly… … I don’t like it.”

At the same time, dozens of tentacle bundles extended from behind her and rushed towards Regien.