episode_0195

“Ugh!”

Wallenstein vomited blood and trembled as if he had been electrocuted.

A blow that pierced the lower abdomen. A red-stained sword body was sticking out from above the torn uniform.

“Marquis Wallenstein!”

“You guys, what are you doing now?!”

The astonished imperial knights rush towards the ambushers.

The two bug knights swung their black iron longswords at the approaching people.

A slash with power comparable to that of a master.

The imperial knight’s sword bounces away from the blow, and his head is crushed by the subsequent attack.

A series of slashes cleanly cut off the head of the knight standing next to him.

A head that falls without a trace. Shock and fear were clear on his distorted expression.

– Phew!

Meanwhile, another bug knight pierced the necks of two royal guards.

Four knights lost their lives in an instant.

swell. The knights who were running at the words that passed through their minds stopped for a moment.

Now that most of the knights had lost their lives, he was not an opponent he could beat by recklessly charging in.

To make matters worse, the culprit behind him was still alive and well.

The one who broke the ghost sword, the monster that eats people.

Hashar Ayshangiorga.

The knights gritted their teeth.

The Imperial First Sword that was ambushed. Two, maybe three, new master-level enemies have appeared.

Whether you advance or retreat, the only thing that awaits you is death.

In fact, there was no way for them to survive.

Therefore, what they chose was a better death.

“Protect the Marquis!”

“Even if they are experts, they are still humans! If they attack all at once… !”

The knights rushed towards the bug monsters all at once.

There was a high probability that everyone would die, but it was better to be cut to death than to be a piece of meat.

What was Wallenstein thinking as he looked at that scene?

He raised the sword in his right hand.

“Kuh… . I don’t know who it is, but if you wanted to kill me… You should have cut it, not stabbed it! Like this!”

A true silver sword that he swung while shouting excitedly even though he was bleeding profusely.

The blade of the Empire’s Best Sword flew towards the neck of the bug knight who stabbed his stomach.

The severed head rose into the air.

—-

‘No, what should we do now…’ .’

Even Hashal of the world could not hide his embarrassment at the self-destruction that unfolded before his eyes.

Even if the four of them attacked together, her life could have ended, but they suddenly attacked each other?

‘That old man, didn’t he join hands with the empress…? ?’

My head was heavy.

My brain, heated by heat and intense pain, took away my ability to judge, and my thinking speed was slow.

The inferences drawn by my dizzy mind were incoherent.

Either Wallenstein actually didn’t know anything about Isabella… .

Or maybe they knew it and took his hand, but Isabella threw the old man away after seeing the ghost sword break?

‘no. ‘That’s strange.’

Hashalr immediately denied his speculation.

If Wallenstein and Isabella are not on the same side, it means that Isabella was blocking Wallenstein from trying to kill or capture Hashall… .

It couldn’t have been that way.

Considering the usurper’s actions, she and Empress Isabella had a clear hostile relationship.

Wasn’t it Isabella who gave the arrest order in the first place?

Above all, there is no reason to attack Wallenstein at this point.

Even if the Empress had decided to abandon the old man, it would have been much more reasonable to do so after capturing Hashall herself.

If we fight each other now, we will end up helping Hashal…

‘no way… !’

The blood vessels burst and the red pupils trembled in shock.

One thing, a guess that could perfectly explain this situation passed through my mind.

—-

When Hashall was still young, one of the great warriors once gave her some advice.

One of them was that in order to defeat the enemy, one had to understand the enemy’s habits.

Did you say that when people come up with a plan, they unconsciously tend to have certain tendencies?

Especially the more capable they are.

Therefore, if you understand the enemy’s tendencies, you can predict and prepare for the plans he might use in advance.

It was advice that Hashal also sympathized with.

Prince Leopold prioritized justification in everything and was obsessed with rational judgment.

It was clear just by looking at them that they were taking losses and maintaining a defensive attitude because they were not prepared.

A character who does not move without sufficient confidence.

When he was superior, he could establish a stable situation, but when he was outnumbered, he was a person who would drag on and be defeated.

like now.

In Orhan’s case, he chose a strategy that focused most of the enemy’s attention on him.

Should I say it is a manifestation of the desire to show off, perhaps because he is absolutely confident in his own strength.

Hashalr himself placed great importance on controlling the atmosphere of the battlefield.

Fighting by instilling fear in the enemy and breaking their morale in a brutal way.

This was the alternative she chose to fight against multiple enemies, as she did not have the strength of Orhan.

And, Isabella.

The witch’s plan, as observed through the usurper, was consistent.

The annihilation of the Sigmil family was blamed on a woman named Ophelia.

It was a trick to disguise Matthias’s death as the work of a monster, and when the truth was investigated, it was made to look like it was the work of Prince Leopold.

And this time, there was even a plot to blame the collapse of the imperial palace on Hashall’s side.

Her method was always to make a play and pass the blame on.

okay.

Self-made play.

“Keeek!”

A parasitic monster jumps out from the throat of the beheaded bug knight with a sharp cry.

“This is… !”

“It’s a monster! A bug monster that attacked the main palace!”

The moment the knights hesitated in shock, the two insect masters who were dealing with them headed towards Hashall.

They stopped about seven steps away from Hashall, turned their backs to face the imperial knights, and raised their swords.

As if he was going to protect Hashal from the knights.

‘Was it going to come out like this? !’

Hashalr ground his teeth.

An ambiguous distance that narrowly escaped her attack range.

Even if she approached to attack the bug knights, all they had to do was run up to the knights again and swing their swords.

Once they dig in and enter a melee state, Hashall will also be blocked by other enemies and will not be able to reach them.

Rather, it would be like slaughtering the knights along with the monsters.

“Ophelia’s parasitic monster… ! As expected, you were in league with the witch, Leopold! Wow… !”

Wallenstein cut down the bug that popped out with one sword.

He glared at Leopold and shouted as if he were furious, then bent over and vomited blood.

A bowlful of fresh blood poured out at his feet as he bowed his head.

“Marquis! You must avoid it first! Injury… !”

“Ugh… Are you telling me to retreat in shame with such monsters in front of me!”

The moment Wallenstein got angry and tried to hit the knight’s arm,

– Pow! Fuuu!

Two loud explosions sound from the sky above one side of the imperial palace.

The knights’ gaze turned towards the place where the explosion sounded.

—-

A sphere of flame shot into the air explodes brilliantly, lighting up the night sky.

“Request support?!”

“That place is clearly His Highness Ernst’s villa… !”

The knights, whose complexions suddenly changed, looked at Wallenstein.

3 Two signal flares fired from the prince’s palace. It was an urgent request for support.

In other words, the Empress and Prince of the Empire are currently under attack… This means that the situation is extremely unfavorable.

“Was it a bucket? !”

Wallenstein ground his teeth in frustration.

“Marquis Wallenstein! Empress Isabella is definitely over there… !”

“Ugh, all the Imperial Knights retreat! 3 Head to the prince’s palace! I will take charge of the rear!”

Wallenstein stood upright, clutching his sword, and shouted at the knights.

The bug knights began to approach Wallenstein.

“With such an injury, it’s impossible! I’d rather… !”

Clearly, Wallenstein’s condition, covered in blood, looked quite serious.

A sword wound diagonally across the chest, or a penetrating wound to the abdomen where the knife is still embedded, would be too much for an old body to endure.

However, Wallenstein’s expression was stern.

“If not me, who else can stop it! Don’t worry, go! Even if the ghost sword is broken, I am still the best sword in the empire!”

The bug knights’ black iron swords are aimed at the wounded old man.

Grasping a true silver sword that was shedding a pale sheen, Wallenstein struck back at their swords.

“Why can’t we just go! Are you going to leave Her Majesty the Empress in danger?!”

An attitude that protests will not be tolerated.

The knights who hesitated eventually turned around.

“… I hope you return safely! Everyone move! We must save His Majesty!”

The knights all ran toward the 3rd Prince’s palace.

—-

‘this! We have to stop them… !’

Leopold gritted his teeth.

It was clear that if those knights were allowed to leave, this tragedy would become known.

1 With the unfair accusation that the prince was in league with a witch.

So I had to stop it somehow.

However, Leopold ended up saying nothing.

I had to stop it, but the words couldn’t come out of my mouth.

That’s because even he wasn’t sure if it was okay to make a sound right now.

A cruel slaughter committed by Hashal, who woke up from a faint.

It wasn’t just the knights who were terrified.

Leopold also felt like a man-eating monster was walking around right in front of him.

It was unknown to him whether there was any reason left in the current Hashal.

‘What if I shout rashly and lunge towards me?’

I could clearly picture myself being bitten to death.

For the sake of himself, Lord Persval, and Princess Aishangior, who came to her senses, Leopold remained silent.

Hashal also did not chase the knights. He did not have the energy to chase them one by one.

Not only had a considerable amount of strength already been expended, but stopping the bleeding from the wound was also reaching its limits.

If you send it away like that, it will be difficult to clean things up later… .

‘The usurper and the prince will take care of it.’

… Because that wasn’t her concern.

—-

Soon, the presence of the knights completely disappeared.

Wallenstein and the Bug Knights stopped the play.