Chapter 64 – Day 64

Day 64

The soldiers raised by Emperor had appearances that seemed to belong in a fantasy world.

5000 spearmen wearing armor and wielding long spears.
2000 archers with simple leather armor, quivers at their waists, and large longbows on their backs.
1000 shield bearers with sturdy plate armor and massive shields.

The rest of the soldiers were composed of assassins, magicians, knights, cavalry, and so on.

The number of such soldiers was exactly 10,000, which was identical to the maximum number of soldiers Emperor could raise.

In other words, Emperor was essentially telling the Sword Emperor that he would use all his power to kill him.

The Sword Emperor also hardened his expression as he saw the villains retreating from him, and their places being filled by the soldiers raised by Emperor.

Sword Emperor and Emperor.
Emperor and Sword Emperor.

The Sword Emperor was Zero Grade, while Emperor was 10-star. In other words, as a hero, he was a 1st-class ability user.

Naturally, the Sword Emperor was superior in terms of raw strength, but unfortunately, the compatibility between the two wasn’t in his favor.

The Sword Emperor, who demonstrated the divine skill of cutting through everything with a single sword, possessed overwhelming strength.
Unfortunately, he had no means of long-range attacks or area-of-effect skills.

The Sword Emperor had to cut down each of the soldiers raised by Emperor one by one.

That’s why he had let Emperor escape in the past.

“You’re still hiding behind your soldiers like a rat.”

“Haha, there’s no need to face a monster of an old man like you head-on, is there? And.”

‘It’s only natural to make the most of one’s ability’s strengths, isn’t it?’

Emperor said this with a grin.

The Sword Emperor’s expression hardened at Emperor’s smile.

Then.

“This time, I’ll surely cut off your head.”

“I’ll be looking forward to it.”

Towards each other, they opened their mouths.
And so, the battle began.

* * *

Kwagagak-!

Every time the Sword Emperor swung his sword once, then once again, a sharp blade of light flashed, and dozens of soldiers fell apart.

Anyone could see why the Sword Emperor was called the ‘Sword Emperor’ when they witnessed his overwhelming strength and sword skills that bordered on the miraculous.

However, the villain facing the Sword Emperor was also a great evil of the world.
The Emperor was a being no different from a one-man army, capable of raising ten thousand troops with a single gesture.

Whenever soldiers fell to the Sword Emperor’s swings, the Emperor would raise new soldiers to fill the gaps as if he had been waiting for it.

Moreover, the soldiers raised by the Emperor felt neither pain nor fear. They charged at the Sword Emperor like berserkers, intent only on killing him.

Pububuk-!

The Sword Emperor leaped back, kicking off the ground.
Dozens of arrows struck the spot where the Sword Emperor had just been standing.

Seeing this, the Sword Emperor’s expression hardened as he swung his sword again, unleashing a flurry of sharp slashes that swept away the soldiers with a flash of light.

It was a battle of evenly matched forces.

In the fight between the Sword Emperor and the Emperor, most people couldn’t easily predict the winner.

Yes.
If it were ‘most’ people, that is.

“Hmm, it seems the one called Emperor is starting to be pushed back little by little.”

“That’s right.”

Hurup-.

This time, taking a sip of black tea, Digester nodded and replied to Cheon Seoa’s muttering.

A battle between transcendents taking place in the ruined capital of France, Paris.
At a glance, the fight seems to be evenly matched, but in the eyes of Cheon Seoa and Digester, it was all too easy to see that Emperor was gradually being pushed back.

As time passes, the Sword Emperor’s sword moves faster and becomes more sharply honed.
In contrast, the quality of the soldiers summoned by Emperor was gradually decreasing. Furthermore, while hundreds of soldiers were being replenished at first, now only dozens were being added at a time.

Indeed, no matter how much of a 10-star villain one might be, the wall of Zero rank is high.

If time continues to pass like this, the Sword Emperor’s blade would soon be able to sever Emperor’s neck.

Emperor was well aware of this fact, but there was nothing he could do.

With both legs gone, he couldn’t flee from the Sword Emperor as he had in the past.

Emperor had only two choices left.

Either kill the Sword Emperor and become the victor of this war.
Or die by the Sword Emperor’s blade and become the loser of this war.

Of course.

‘I have no intention of becoming the loser.’

Emperor muttered inwardly, glancing up at the sky above.

Cheon Seoa, whose eyes met with Emperor’s, smiled and said.

“I see, I wondered why you invited me, but that was the reason.”

…?

At Cheon Seoa’s soliloquy, Digester’s three eyes were tinged with curiosity.

What could that mean?

With eyes filled with such doubt, Digester looked at Cheon Seoa.
Cheon Seoa spoke with a gentle smile.

“Emperor, that child considers me as ‘insurance’. Because I’m officially an executive of the Villain Association, he thinks I won’t let him, who could be considered the head of the Villain Association, die. That’s the basis of his insurance.”

“Huh-!”

At Cheon Seoa’s explanation, Digester let out a hollow laugh.

At the same time.

Rumble-.

As the sky trembled, Digester looked at Emperor with three eyes filled with blazing anger and said.

“How dare you, you worm.”

You’re trying to use the young lady?

As if responding to Digester’s anger, dark clouds began to gather over Paris, France.

As thunderclouds covered Paris, villains and heroes fighting in various places became quite flustered.

What on earth is happening all of a sudden.

No one knows what’s going on right now.

However, despite this, all the heroes and villains waging war in Paris were certain.

Something.
That something ominous was happening here. No, that it was about to happen.

Meanwhile, Digester, who was looking down at Emperor with angry eyes, opened his mouth.

“Young lady.”

At Digester calling her with a heavy voice, Cheon Seoa opened her eyes as if to say ‘Why are you calling?’

“If you give me permission, I will offer you that worm’s neck.”

How furious he was, as Digester spoke, black magical energy overflowed around him.

Currently, Digester’s level is Golden Core.
And, a cultivator at the Golden Core stage can be called a transcendent being on the current Earth, possessing strength beyond words.

It may vary depending on the techniques learned or the magical treasures possessed.
Basically, if one is a Golden Core cultivator, they can erase a small country or a huge city overnight.

Cheon Seoa gently stroked Digester’s head, who was genuinely angry on her behalf, and said with a soft smile.

“I’m fine. So, please calm down.”

Following Cheon Seoa’s touch, the magical energy overflowing from Digester’s entire body disappeared in an instant.
At the same time, the dark clouds that had settled over Paris also vanished without a trace, as if they had never existed.

However.

“A monster has come.”

The Sword Emperor, who was alone cutting down the Emperor’s soldiers in the ruins, muttered in a heavy voice.

The Emperor also showed a surprised expression, as if he hadn’t thought that one of the ‘Nine Monsters of Illuminate’ would have come here.

Could it be that his thoughts were discovered?

As the Emperor unknowingly harbored such worries.

[Let’s head back now.]

Suddenly, Cheon Seoa’s voice echoed in the Emperor’s mind.

Head back?

The voice of Cheon Seoa that echoed in his mind was a ‘suggestion’, but to the Emperor who heard it, it was received as an ‘order’.

However, the Emperor refused that ‘order’ from Cheon Seoa.
No, I was about to refuse.

If it hadn’t been for Cheon Seoa’s voice ringing out once again.

[If you don’t retreat now, you’ll die at the hands of that child, not the Sword Emperor, but the Digester.]

Flinch-!
Could it be that the monster who came here was the Digester, that war maniac!

At Cheon Seoa’s voice, the Emperor’s expression hardened.

By the way, if he doesn’t retreat now, he’ll die at the hands of the Digester.

That means…

‘It seems she noticed that the reason for inviting Cheon Seoa was to take out insurance.’

Tsk.

The Emperor clicked his tongue softly.
It can’t be helped.
Now that the Digester knows everything, it was time to retreat.

Well, at least the original goal was accomplished.

By turning Paris into ruins, they were able to strongly impress the existence of the Villain Association on the public.

With that, as the Emperor recalled the soldiers he had summoned and began to withdraw, the Sword Emperor belatedly moved.

“Where do you think you’re running off to!”

Paris has been annihilated.
Paris no longer functions as a city.

If that’s the case, wouldn’t it make sense to at least kill the Emperor to balance the books?

With that thought, the Sword Emperor rushed to chase after the retreating Emperor.

No, he tried to rush.

Just as the Sword Emperor was about to push off the ground to advance towards the Emperor.

Kwagagang-!

A bolt of lightning strikes above the Sword Emperor’s head.
Instinctively dodging, the Sword Emperor barely avoided the lightning and looked up at the sky, where…

“I’m in a pretty bad mood right now. So, stop right there, little one.”

Digester, looking down at him with three eyes blazing with anger.
At Digester’s warning disguised as a threat, the Sword Emperor’s expression twisted.