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Episode 840: I’ve Made Up My Mind (3)
Kwaaaaang!
An explosion shook the
barracks, ripping the tent apart. A storm of energy
surged
from
Kyle
‘s
body
,
sweeping
the
air
.
”
Eu
…
Although they lost one apostle, they had dispatched most of the remnants. Even the lost ones would eventually be captured with time.
And so, the war ended in a complete victory for the Human Alliance.
The Yulien Mercenary Corps became heroes who saved the world. Everyone thought only happy days lay ahead.
But what they received was… …
the deaths of their friends due to betrayal.
It was an unbelievably gruesome reality.
Ddddddddddd… … .
Soon, a terrifying murderous intent emanated from Kyle.
“I will kill them all. You filthy traitors.”
His eyes were bloodshot.
Even the tangible aura he exuded began to glow red.
Anger and sorrow were gnawing at each other, igniting a grotesque flame.
Kwaaang!
Before anyone could stop him, Kyle ran.
He immediately headed to the dwarf camp and shouted,
“Torvald—!”
“Kyle?”
Torvald appeared with a cheerful expression.
He had already been curious about Grondal’s whereabouts. With the warriors’ party back, he waited, thinking he’d hear news.
But before Torvald could continue, Kyle’s sword moved first.
Torvald was also a hero who had experienced the Great War. Having long ago attained superhuman status, he immediately dodged.
However, Kyle’s sword, known as the Greatest Sword on the Continent, wasn’t so easily dodged.
Crack!
Torvald’s shoulder was instantly slashed, and his arm fell off.
Gritting his teeth, Torvald leaped backward. Then, he snatched the halberd from another dwarf guard.
Kwaaaaaaaah!
Their weapons clashed, sending the ground spinning.
Torvald opened his mouth with a pained expression.
“This… what are you doing…”
Kyle’s eyes, tinged with madness, twitched and twitched.
“You knew, didn’t you?”
“What, what do you mean?”
“There’s no way you wouldn’t know, right? You, the heir to the dwarf king.”
“What on earth are you talking about…”
“You betrayed Yulien and Deneb!”
Kwaaaaang!
Kyle swung his sword again and cornered Torvald.
Torvald really had no idea what Kyle was saying. But if he kept going like this, he’d be beheaded in no time.
“Stop him now!”
His shout brought the stunned dwarves around him back to their senses.
Besides the dwarf captains Grondal had brought with him, there were many strong dwarves. They immediately raised their weapons and moved to subdue Kyle.
Kwaaaaang! Kagagagagagang!
Kyle’s sword sliced through the air in an instant, knocking away the dwarves’ weapons.
The dwarves couldn’t continue their second attack because Kyle moved faster than them.
Kwaaaaang! Kwaaaaang! Kwaaaaang!
With each swing of Kyle’s sword, dwarves lost arms, legs, and lives.
Even the most armored dwarves were nothing more than a block of wood before the enraged Continental Sword.
The dwarves continued to throw themselves at Kyle to block him. It was no exaggeration to say that a battle had now broken out between Kyle and the dwarf army.
“Yes, this is how it should have been from the beginning, you traitorous bastards.”
Kwung!
Kyle stepped forward with a murderous expression.
Crack!
The earth split open around him, causing all the dwarves around him to stagger.
It was truly an astonishing power. The world trembled in fear at Kyle’s every breath, every step.
He didn’t care even if all the dwarves attacked him. Already consumed by rage and madness, he was ready to kill them all.
Seeing Kyle’s rampage, the Allied superhumans rushed in.
“Stop!”
Kyle growled at the superhumans blocking his way.
“Get out of the way, before I kill you all too.”
“T-T-Let’s talk things out.”
“Talk? Since when have we ever talked things out?”
If they had talked, this wouldn’t have happened.
The traitors didn’t say a word, nor did they seek any agreement.
They pushed through the seal with schemes and force, ultimately resulting in the sacrifice of Yulien and Deneb.
In this situation, how could he possibly talk to himself?
Such talk would be unacceptable.
But more and more superhumans and knights swarmed in, blocking his path and surrounding him.
Commander-in-Chief Andrew also rushed in, and all the high-ranking nobles of the Allied forces hastily gathered.
“Calm down!”
“We need to know why so we can help!”
“Why on earth are you doing this?”
The Allied leadership was frantic with frustration.
The dragons and elves had suddenly left, and the rest hadn’t returned.
Even those who had returned, bloodied and battered, remained silent, leaving them completely baffled.
Of course, that was beyond Kyle’s control.
“Those traitors… I’ll tear them all to pieces…”
His eyes, as he grumbled, still brimmed with hatred.
He intended to kill everyone who got in his way and then go after the dragons.
“If you don’t get out of the way right now, I’ll really kill you all.”
The murderous aura emanating from Kyle’s body grew stronger. Consequently, the Allied superhumans began to tense up.
Then Astion appeared and said,
“Kyle, calm down for a moment.”
“Astion…”
Kyle’s crimson eyes weren’t just filled with madness. They were also filled with a sadness that threatened to spill over at any moment.
Astion shook his head with a sad expression.
“First, let the others know. Revenge comes later.”
“…”
Kyle
gritted his teeth, his expression twisted into
a
grimace. His eyes were bloodshot and threatening to burst, and his
hands
continued
to
tremble with rage
.
“
Uu
…
“……The dragons used us as hostages to threaten Deneb. The Elven Chieftain, the Dwarven King, and the Pope agreed to it.”
As he told them about what had happened at the altar, their faces paled.
When they finally heard the news that Yulien had resisted to the end and died at the hands of the dragons, every single one of
them lamented. The more they heard, the more cruel it seemed. It was understandable why they had kept it a secret even from the Allied leadership.
Torvald, who had been listening, asked in a trembling voice.
“T-then what about my father?”
“……He died fighting to stop us.” “
T-
True.”
“Then, then why did the Elven Chieftain come out unharmed?”
“Because he changed his mind at the last minute and did not stop us.”
“…….”
“Even so, that doesn’t erase their sin of betraying us and agreeing to the seal. The elves will pay for it anyway.”
“…….”
Torvald’s face twisted.
My father, who had lived with the pride of a warrior, would do such a thing.
I wanted to deny it, but I couldn’t.
The elves had indeed fled, and the others hadn’t returned.
The dwarves, upon learning the truth, were all shocked.
“Our king would do such a thing…”
“I can’t believe it.”
“How could he abandon his warrior’s pride…”
Grondal made that decision for the sake of his race. But those who held the pride of warriors couldn’t understand it at all.
They had fought together for the world. Yet, in the end, they were branded traitors.
And for betraying the benefactors who had saved Valscrum, the dwarven sanctuary.
The dwarves all dropped their weapons, their expressions dejected.
Kyle’s rampage, seemingly ready to kill them, left them speechless.
Dwarves and elves, living in isolation, were races where everyone felt responsible for someone’s wrongdoing.
The shock wasn’t just the dwarves. After hearing the story of Deneb’s sacrifice for the world, the entire coalition stood in a daze.
Andrew, Leo, and the Marquis de Valesant
were particularly shocked.
Andrew stumbled, holding his hand to his forehead.
“Huh, why would you do something like that…”
Even if it was for the good of the world, what good could he do if he were forced to make such a sacrifice?
He should have revealed everything and found another way. Having won the war, he had plenty of time.
He was overcome with resentment toward those who had pushed ahead with such a major issue without consulting him.
The feeble Rio simply collapsed and wept.
“Ugh! Brother! Sister!”
The Yulien Mercenary Corps were more than just comrades to him.
They had reached out to him in the depths of despair, revived his family, and brought light to his life for the first time.
The deaths of Yulien and Deneb, the pillars of this group, were as devastating to Rio as the world collapsing.
The Marquis de Valesant took out a handkerchief and dabbed at his eyes.
“We should have gone with them…”
He was, in truth, a lowly nobleman.
It was the Yulien Mercenary Corps that had brought him wealth, fame, and even power.
To leave like this without even being able to repay their kindness
was utterly heartbreaking and regrettable.
All three of them had endured the Great War together, forging an even more special bond with the Yulien Mercenary Corps.
But the loss of two people with whom he had shared a deep friendship was so meaningless, and the grief was indescribable.
Everyone in the Allied Forces bowed their heads in solemn silence.
The warrior and the saintess were the two key figures who had led the war to victory.
Without them, no matter how strong the Allied Forces were, they would have been powerless against their adversary.
Their betrayal was shocking, but even so, a sense of awe lingered in the saintess who had sacrificed herself for the world.
In the heavy atmosphere, Astion spoke again.
“This isn’t the end. The Pope and the cardinals…were consumed by the demon’s thoughts.”
“…!!!”
The people again looked shocked.
It was hard to believe what had happened up until then, but now even the Pope and the cardinals were consumed by the demon’s thoughts?
Astion slowly continued, addressing the bewildered crowd.
“You all know. How the previous Pope became an adversary. Think of him as someone similarly tainted by darkness.”
This part was a lie.
But the simple truth alone cannot destroy the empire.
Before falling asleep, Giselle had told Astion what needed to be done immediately.
And Astion had agreed to destroy the empire.
Therefore, he had no qualms about lying.
“The Pope and the cardinals betrayed us at the last moment, but in a different way. They killed us and Deneb, trying to prevent the seal.”
“…”
“The war isn’t over yet. We don’t know how many such people remain in the empire’s upper echelons.”
The people forgot to breathe, concentrating on Astion’s words.
They didn’t consider his words a lie. Everyone knew that the previous Pope had become an adversary.
Even if they had doubted it, with the sacrifice of both the warrior and the saint, they couldn’t question whether it was a lie.
Astion spoke with a cold gaze, yet a crueler feeling than anyone else’s.
“We will now investigate the empire’s high priests. And… we will strip them of all their rights until the investigation is complete.”
First and foremost, destroy the empire.
That was Giselle and Astion’s first plan.