Chapter 658

One Immortal hit by a blue light disappeared into ashes. Christina looked at Sabioline Tana with a puzzled expression. Sabioline Tana is known as the best swordsman on the continent, but what Christina saw was not a fight between swordsmen. The blue aura surrounding Sabioline Tana proved that. It was not even in the shape of a sword, but rather a shape that seemed to have sharpened magic. Those who can enhance their physical bodies with the power of magic are those who have reached the level of magic enhancement. If they can enhance their weapons with their own magic, they are called Master Class. Those who can create weapons with only their magic are called Grandmasters, a level that has never existed in human history. Sabioline Tana looked at the Immortal that she could not easily approach and Christina beyond her. "It's strange. It's been decades since I reached the level of Grandmaster, but why do they believe that I haven't taken a single step forward?" "Sabioline Tana has become a presence where the title of swordsman now feels strange. She doesn't need a sword. With the physical form of the sword, the aura of magic seems to have sharpened. Sabioline Tana has reached the level where everything is connected when she reaches the extreme. Those who have been hit by the magic spear and disappeared are all those who have reached the level of Master Class. Even such beings disappear with one shot of the aura. The mental control magic used by the Archmages also does not work at all. Anti-magic training to counter magic is part of the essential training process for knights. Therefore, it is natural that magical control methods do not work on Sabioline Tana, the pinnacle of knights. Swords do not work against swords, and magic does not work against magic. Christina speaks with a bitter smile, "Yes... I know you're strong. But whether you can handle it is another matter, you know?" Despite Sabioline Tana being a level beyond reason, there are still impossible things. The fact that she is now surrounded by enemies does not change. It is like a tiger being surrounded by a group of cats. But if those cats can keep attacking until the tiger gets tired and falls, the tiger will eventually die. So even if Sabioline Tana is strong, she is just a person who has entered the battlefield unarmed. The predetermined end will only be delayed, but it will come someday. The fact that the battlefield itself is limited is why Sabioline Tana can withstand it. The destruction of the research institute itself affects the existence of the Immortal. Therefore, she hesitates to intensify the fight because the entire research institute may be destroyed if the battle becomes rough. The fact that Sabioline Tana is stronger than known to the world does not change the fact that she entered the battlefield on her own two feet. But even with Christina's words, Sabioline Tana summons a few more magic spears. "You'll know when you try." With her arrogant confidence, Christina could only grit her teeth. * * * -Flash! With a flash, Ludwig reappeared on the battlefield that had been far away. The Immortal is gone. -Monsters are coming! The appearance of the allied forces, who were suddenly left without any reliable allies, is clearly visible to Ludwig. The collapse of the allied forces is imminent. The existence of the Immortal is important, but not absolute. The allied forces can fight even without the Immortal. But the collapsing morale will destroy everything like a domino effect. Christina was wrong. No, she didn't even try to find the answer in the first place. She boldly declared that she would do crazy things for revenge, knowing it was the wrong answer. Ludwig slowly takes out a crystal vial from his arms." Translation:

And then, he swallows the contents inside the vial.

"Ugh...."

A synthetic and bitter taste that cannot be explained, it is so artificial.

Ludwig wipes his mouth with a rough hand as he swallows the stabilizer.

-Kurung!

Ludwig has no army.

He only has his own body.

He cannot replace the Immortal who has disappeared.

He can do a lot with his stronger body than before. However, the fact that he only has one body remains unchanged.

In the battlefield where screams and roars are exchanged, Ludwig can kill the monsters in front of him, but he is still not related to the outcome of the war.

He just fights.

-Kung!

After a few leaps, the Aura Sword, which is a manifestation of black magic, is held in Ludwig's right hand as he lands in the middle of the monsters.

-Whoosh!

With just one ruthless swing, the torrent of the Aura Sword pours out, sweeping away the surrounding monsters.

Ludwig could clearly hear the soldiers' cheers from afar, admiring his overwhelming power.

However, it is still irrelevant to the outcome of the war.

However, Ludwig's role is undoubtedly important in this local battle.

Someone holding the pitch-black Aura Sword in the shape of a great sword advances on the battlefield without hesitation.

Seeing his overwhelming majesty, someone does not retreat but follows him.

They were not like this before.

Christina and the others who have changed.

The days when they could laugh and talk together have all become illusions.

Someone became a villain who had to be killed, and someone became a villain trying to kill the villain.

And Ludwig, who watched it all, became a being who judged something and eventually dreamed of his own evil.

Those who loved have gone to a place where they cannot love anymore.

Those who survived have fallen into beings who are not worth loving.

However, there is one thing that never changes.

He fights for the people.

He fights to save someone.

Because he did not abandon that absolute path.

Because he cannot turn away from it.

"Kuh...uh...!"

-Kwakwakwang!

He fights.

Enduring the pain that feels like his right arm is burning.

Resisting the creepy sensation that black magic is invading his body and mind.

Ludwig swings his sword.

"Uwaaaaa!"

Like a beast engulfed in black magic.

The lost black beast slaughters the monsters and moves forward.

* * *

The Immortal left the battlefield.

Disappeared in an instant.

Most of the Allied forces know who the Immortal is. Even those who do not believe in rumors know that they are powerful allies.

They disappeared altogether.

"Where...where are they going!"

After the Immortal was deployed, all battles were planned with the Immortal in mind.

The Immortal has shown more power than expected.

Therefore, even those who know the identity of the Immortal did not question the absolute necessity, although there may be problems in the process.

Let's think about it later.

For now, it is necessary. Because it was necessary, we remain silent even though we know it is not right. The Allied forces recognized and relied on the Immortal's usefulness. I was the same. As I destroyed the monster's head with a magic wave in my fist, I could only watch helplessly as the Immortal's absence caused waves of monsters to rush in. Why did it have to be like this? I believed there would be at least some rationality left. Do they want me to die and be the culprit of the Gate incident? Where is the justification for going this far? The Immortal disappeared suddenly, even though many people had put so much on the line for them. The sudden disappearance of the Immortal caused the Allied forces to falter and retreat. The morale collapsed like a contagious disease. The Immortal's disappearance evaporated the morale. The commander and soldiers began to make fearful speculations. We can do it. Even without the Immortal, even without the Titans, we can still fight the final battle. It will be more difficult without the Immortal, but it is not impossible. More people will die, but we will not be annihilated. The Allied forces have enough troops to fight without the Immortal. However, the sudden disappearance of the Immortal was a betrayal and caused a huge blow to morale. If the entire Allied forces lose morale and collapse, it will be the end. The Allied forces are currently marching forward surrounded by monsters. If they collapse, there is no rear to retreat to. The soldiers' cries of "The Emperor has abandoned us!" have turned into screams about the Immortal's disappearance. The Allied forces, who are now filled with fear and terror, are being infiltrated by those who follow the Demon King. So those who think the Emperor abandoned the Allied forces were retreating and shouting. It wasn't the Emperor who abandoned them, it was Vertus. But it doesn't matter. It's impossible to persuade the soldiers who are filled with fear and despair and shouting anything. The protagonist is angry about the crazy act of retreating the Immortal. They have relied too much on the Immortal, so the vacancy left by the Immortal is dozens of times larger than the actual vacancy. There's nowhere to run. If they retreat, everything will be over. At the moment when the Emperor's betrayal is raging on the battlefield and driving the Allied forces into panic, cracks appear in the sky and dozens of spiderweb-like cracks that project darkness like a broken mirror occur not only above the heads of the Allied forces but also throughout the battlefield. The flashing rain pouring from the broken sky is a magic that has become a trauma for everyone. It's a cursed magic for all humanity since that day. The falling meteor shower is a magic symbolizing the Demon King for everyone who remembers that day. However, the voices shouting the magic symbolizing the Demon King are not desperate because it is pouring on the monsters, not on humanity. The protagonist takes off their helmet and returns to their original form as an Archdemon with a pair of horns and summons Tiamat in their right hand and Alsvinr in their left hand. They don't need to say anything. Everyone just needs to see. They can no longer disguise themselves as a demon king as a single soldier. They run into the waves of monsters and use all their strength. "The destructive power of corruption pouring from the cursed magic Tiamat, which spills darkness, tears apart the monsters, and the blue magic pouring from Alsvinr fertilizes the monsters. And the flames of the fire that the fire of the fire emits ignite the monsters and open the way. The words of the Emperor's betrayal disappear. -The Demon King... -The Demon King has appeared! People began to shout about the appearance of the Demon King. And there is such a hopeful resonance in the word that humanity calls the Demon King. Somehow, even in this situation, it felt ridiculous."