Chapter 34

- Perspective of the Commander of the 1st Knight Regiment of the Empire of Empelus -

As I hurried down the corridor, a voice called out from behind.

"Have you heard?"

"Yeah."

Right now, the entire castle is enveloped in tension over this news.

The king, upon receiving the report, killed the knight who delivered it on the spot.

To me, it seems killing him served no purpose.

But if I were to voice even a single word of that, my head would roll or I would be reduced to a slave.

Either way, my life would be over.

The first anomaly in the forest.

The king probably saw it as the last resistance.

He tried to resolve the matter by strengthening his magic eyes.

However, the result was...

...

The composite magic eye spell is supported by a single magic stone.

A magic stone said to have been discovered in an ancient ruin.

The realization of the composite magic eye spell was made possible by the discovery of this magic stone.

The magic stone possesses an abnormal amount of power, and even magicians cannot analyze it.

I've heard that many magicians have lost their lives trying to do so.

Our king used this magic stone.

At first, he used the power of the magic stone to halt his aging.

No, not halt, but slow it down.

He is aging, albeit gradually.

Next, to become the king of the world, he used the magic stone to enhance multiple magic eye spells.

The magic stone was infused with the blood of over ten thousand sacrifices.

By these sacrifices and blood, the magic stone and the magic eye spells became even more powerful.

Everyone believed that with the forest in hand, he would become the king of the world.

That magic stone possessed such immense power.

...

A tiny crack appeared in that magic stone.

Just a tiny crack.

The magician who discovered it was pitiful.

He found something that would touch the king's sore spot.

And now.

It seems the 4th Knight Regiment has been called to assemble.

They will likely receive orders to investigate the forest.

That place still holds the power of the King of the Forest.

The surrounding areas of the forest seem to be under control.

But looking at the entire forest, less than one-tenth of it is secured.

Moreover, if they are to investigate, it will probably be the central part of the forest.

What will happen to the Empelus knights who venture into the forest?

However, what is happening?

I've heard that the magic stone has been significantly strengthened since its discovery.

The entity that damaged the magic stone.

The Kings of the Forest have been repeatedly counterattacking.

But they did not have the power to affect the magic stone.

Until now.

Has something awakened?

An entity more powerful than the King of the Forest?

Is there an existence above the king, a god?

Has a god awakened?