Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83 - Cry-Baby And Ugly-Faced Woman
Chapter 84 - The Situation Took A Turn For The Worst
Chapter 85 - The Blood Clan’S True Form (One)
Chapter 86 - Blood Clan'S True Form (Two)
Chapter 87 - Your Blood Is Quite Nutritious
Chapter 88 - Awakening (One)
Chapter 89 - Awakening (Two)
Chapter 90 - Awakening (Three)
Chapter 91 - Return
Chapter 92 - Sin Of Hell’S River
Chapter 93 - Don’T Do It, It’Ll Hurt
Chapter 94 - All The Blood In This World Belongs To Me
Chapter 95 - The Charm Of That Shield
Chapter 96 - I Definitely Will Not Let You Suffer
Chapter 97 - Our Inland Sea
Chapter 98 - Arracca Murkh
Chapter 99 - Uncertain Fate
Chapter 100 - Ramon (One)
Chapter 101 - Ramon (Two)
Chapter 102 - Eckstedt’S Welcoming Ceremony
Chapter 103 - Gamble (One)
Chapter 104 - Gamble (Two)
Chapter 105 - The Kingdom’S Wrath
Chapter 106 - The Failed Bet
Chapter 107 - Mystic Gun
Chapter 108 - Chapman Lampard
Chapter 109 - Remnants Of Magic
Chapter 110 - Paid Homage
Chapter 111 - Kaslan’S Tavern
Chapter 112
Chapter 113 - The Intersection Of Fate
Chapter 114 - The People In Hell (One)
Chapter 115 - The People In Hell (Two)
Chapter 116
Chapter 117 - Star Killer
Chapter 118 - The Unexpected Guests
Chapter 119 - A Marquis From Camus
Chapter 120 - Bait
Chapter 121 - Clue
Chapter 122 - Until Dawn Came (One)
Chapter 123 - Until Dawn Came (Two)
Chapter 124 - Queen Of The Sky
Chapter 125 - The Female Warrior
Chapter 126 - Heroic Spirit Palace
Chapter 127 - The Born King (One)
Chapter 128 - The Born King (Two)
Chapter 129 - A Duel
Chapter 130 - The King And His Archdukes
Chapter 131 - The Strange Swordsman
Chapter 132 - Who Are You?
Chapter 133 - Hunt And Chase
Chapter 134 - Little Rascal And Alex (One)
Chapter 135 - Little Rascal And Alex (Two)
Chapter 136 - Stabs
Chapter 137 - Kidnapping The Archduke?
Chapter 138 - Numb Hands
Chapter 139 - A Unique Welcome Banquet
Chapter 140 - The Red Witch
Chapter 141 - Reunion
Chapter 142 - Who’S There (One)
Chapter 143 - Who’S There (Two)
Chapter 144 - The Sword Of Baptism’S Death
Chapter 145 - The Wait
Chapter 146 - The Culprit
Chapter 147 - The Northland Road
Chapter 148
Chapter 149 - Not Even Worth Half A Penny!
Chapter 150 - The Beloved Former King, Nuven
Chapter 151 - Veteran
Chapter 152 - Shadow
Chapter 153 - Have A Drink
Chapter 154 - The Secret Of ‘Triumph’
Chapter 155 - A Bargaining Chip You Cannot Refuse
Chapter 156 - Horrifying
Chapter 157 - The Death Of Soria
Chapter 158 - Betrayal
Chapter 159 - The Fateful Night
Chapter 160 - The Invitation
Chapter 161 - The First Mystic Declaration
Chapter 162 - Letting Go Of A Suspicion
Chapter 163 - Monster And Monster
Chapter 164 - Chaos Begins
Chapter 165 - Just Speak
Chapter 166 - Surprise
Chapter 167 - Flee
Chapter 168 - The Tragic End Of Weaklings
Chapter 169 - Air And Blood
Chapter 170 - The Desperate Dash
Chapter 171 - The Outcome Of The Civil War
Chapter 172 - Elimination
Chapter 173 - The Blade Of Purification
Chapter 174 - The Truth About Elimination
Chapter 175 - Same Kind (One)
Chapter 176 - Same Kind (Two)
Chapter 177 - Sudden Entrance Into The Battlefield!
Chapter 178 - True Form
Chapter 179 - Silence And Darkness
Chapter 180 - Knocking On The Door
Chapter 181 - Phantom
Chapter 182 - A Gentle Kiss
Chapter 183 - The Cost Of Victory
Chapter 184 - The Paradoxical Assassin
Chapter 185 - Thunder Rumbles In Winter
Chapter 186 - End Of Arc: A Good Name
Chapter 187 - The Night Ends, The Day Breaks
Chapter 188 - It Is You
Chapter 189 - Symphony Of Blood (One)
Chapter 190 - Symphony Of Blood (Part Two)
Chapter 191 - Stop Meddling Into The Matters Of Elders
Chapter 192 - Six-Fifty
Chapter 193 - Choose Who You Want To Become
Chapter 194 - Ice-Cold
Chapter 195 - Spirit Of The Contract
Chapter 196 - The Manipulator (One)
Chapter 197 - The Manipulator (Two)
Chapter 198 - Price
Chapter 199
Chapter 200 - Encounter
Chapter 201 - The Prince’S End
Chapter 202 - Really Bad Luck (One)
Chapter 203 - Really Bad Luck (Two)
Chapter 204 - Understanding
Chapter 205 - Execute On The Spot
Chapter 206 - Guest From Barren Bone
Chapter 207 - The Prince’S Doubts
Chapter 208 - The Black Prophet From The Other Side
Chapter 209 - Code Name: Dragon’S Blood
Chapter 210 - The Importance Of Dragon’S Blood
Chapter 211 - A Gamble In The Dark (One)
Chapter 212 - A Gamble In The Dark (Two)
Chapter 213 - The Curse Of The Witch
Chapter 214 - The Scorching Blade
Chapter 215 - Stall
Chapter 216 - The Latecomer
Chapter 217 - A Very Big Problem
Chapter 218 - The Blade And The Wing
Chapter 219 - Trust And Loyalty
Chapter 220 - Nicholas’ Bargaining Chip
Chapter 221 - Shelter
Chapter 222 - A Critical Decision
Chapter 223 - Failure
Chapter 224 - Little Rascal’S ‘Consolation’
Chapter 225 - Save This Country
Chapter 226 - King Slayer
Chapter 227 - Creating Trouble For Ourselves
Chapter 228 - The Strongest Chess Piece (One)
Chapter 229 - The Strongest Chess Piece (Two)
Chapter 230 - The Strongest Chess Piece. (Three)
Chapter 231 - Lampard’S Plan
Chapter 232 - The Archduke’S Fight
Chapter 233 - It Has Been A Long Time
Chapter 234 - A Great Threat
Chapter 235 - Contention
Chapter 236 - The Inextinguishable Starlight
Chapter 237 - The Virtuous King
Chapter 238 - Centuries Of Strategic Planning (One)
Chapter 239 - Centuries Of Strategic Planning (Two)
Chapter 240 - Centuries Of Strategic Planning (Three)
Chapter 241 - Genuine Patrols
Chapter 242
Chapter 243 - Seize Control
Chapter 244 - Chad Vlad
Chapter 245 - Severing Souls With A Slash!
Chapter 246 - A Game Of Chess
Chapter 247 - A Chance Encounter
Chapter 248 - I Am Very Honored
Chapter 249 - When Swords Cross (One)
Chapter 250 - When Swords Cross (Two)
Chapter 251 - Arduous
Chapter 252 - I Am So Relieved
Chapter 253 - I Can Help You
Chapter 254 - The Black Knight’S Death
Chapter 255 - Changing Hands
Chapter 256 - Counter-Attack
Chapter 257 - Check
Chapter 258 - Checkmate
Chapter 259 - A Speculation
Chapter 260 - The Reason For Battle (One)
Chapter 261 - The Reason For Battle (Two)
Chapter 262 - Twist Of Fate
Chapter 263 - A Child Who’S Not Able To Drink Alcohol
Chapter 264 - You Northland Barbarians!
Chapter 265 - Two Minutes
Chapter 266 - What A Shame (One)
Chapter 267 - What A Shame (Two)
Chapter 268 - We Won
Chapter 269 - The Archduchess
Chapter 270 - The Blood-Stained Crown
Chapter 271 - The Day Before The Bitter Cold Winter
Chapter 272 - Yc
Chapter 273 - End Of Arc: The Destiny They Missed
Chapter 274 - The Quiet Prince
Chapter 275 - A Game Of Chess (One)
Chapter 276 - A Game Of Chess (Two)
Chapter 277 - First Lesson
Chapter 278 - The Truth Brothers
Chapter 279 - Traitors
Chapter 280 - Target
Chapter 281 - An Awkward Dinner
Chapter 282 - Upset
Chapter 283 - Riot
Chapter 284 - The Familiar Guest
Chapter 285 - The Honor And Humiliation Of The Great Dragon (One)
Chapter 286
Chapter 287 - The Mystery About Putray
Chapter 288 - The Dragon’S Blood Has Yet To Dry
Chapter 289 - Dragon Breaker (One)
Chapter 290 - Dragon Breaker (Two)
Chapter 291 - Meryl Hicks
Chapter 292 - The Boundaries Of Governance (One)
Chapter 293 - The Boundaries Of Governance (Two)
Chapter 294 - What Is Magic?
Chapter 295 - An Unforeseen Invitation
Chapter 296 - The Game In The Carriage
Chapter 297 - The Former King’S “Present”
Chapter 298 - The Prince’S Shackles
Chapter 299 - Friend And Foe
Chapter 300 - Victory And Defeat
Chapter 301 - A Duel
Chapter 302 - Not Too Bad?
Chapter 303 - Leave
Chapter 304 - A Storm Is Coming
Chapter 305 - The Creation Of The Two Empresses
Chapter 306 - Raven Of Death
Chapter 307 - Ian The Nuisance
Chapter 308 - Collusion
Chapter 309 - The Writers Of Legend (One)
Chapter 310 - The Writers Of Legend (Two)
Chapter 311 - The Day Of The State Affairs Hearing
Chapter 312 - The Hatred For Stealing His Sister
Chapter 313 - The Beginning
Chapter 314 - For Dragon Clouds City
Chapter 315 - The Archduchess And Her Vassals
Chapter 316 - Plan
Chapter 317 - A Romantic Story
Chapter 318 - Are All Of You Coming?
Chapter 319 - Not According To Plan
Chapter 320 - Releasing In “Installments”
Chapter 321 - The Price Of Saying “No”
Chapter 322 - The Moral Of The Story
Chapter 323 - Good Morning
Chapter 324 - Returning The Favor
Chapter 325 - Send Reinforcements
Chapter 326 - Five Archdukes
Chapter 327 - The Prince’S Whereabouts
Chapter 328 - Just Like Chapman Lampard
Chapter 329 - The Final Journey
Chapter 330 - Assassinating Lampard?
Chapter 331 - Bumping Into A Ghost
Chapter 332 - Headquarters
Chapter 333 - Smooth-Sailing
Chapter 334
Chapter 335 - The Confusion While Going Back Home
Chapter 336 - The Veteran On The Wheelchair
Chapter 337 - Double The Amount?
Chapter 338 - The Point Of Contact
Chapter 339 - His/Her Eyes
Chapter 340 - The Magical Therren
Chapter 341 - You Son Of A *Censored*
Chapter 342 - Which Will You Choose?
Chapter 343 - Exterminate Them All
Chapter 344 - Black Track
Chapter 345 - Join Us
Chapter 346 - Silver Shadow
Chapter 347 - You Will Fail In The End
Chapter 348 - You Fell Into The Trap, Eh?
Chapter 349 - The War Of The Deceased Souls
Chapter 350 - Never Lost
Chapter 351 - The Pulse Of The Ground
Chapter 352 - God Knows
Chapter 353 - The First Rule
Chapter 354 - Pursuers
Chapter 355 - The Hardest Fight
Chapter 356 - Unique Only To One
Chapter 357 - Just Die Here
Chapter 358 - The Three-Second Fight
Chapter 359 - Surpassed Kaslan
Chapter 360 - The Raven And The Snow Blade (One)
Chapter 361 - The Raven And The Snow Blade (Two)
Chapter 362 - The Black Raven’S Eyes
Chapter 363 - Who Does Your Loyalty Belong To?
Chapter 364 - Turning Against One Another
Chapter 365 - Saber Or Crossbow?
Chapter 366 - Prince In The Desert
Chapter 367 - Sellsword
Chapter 368 - Dante’S Greatsword
Chapter 369 - Desert Threat
Chapter 370 - There’S Someone
Chapter 371 - Barren Bone People
Chapter 372 - Bloody Thorn Lizard
Chapter 373 - Young Cub
Chapter 374 - Foreign Blood
Chapter 375 - Coming-Of-Age Ceremony
Chapter 376 - Flag
Chapter 377 - The Destructive Army
Chapter 378 - Freaks
Chapter 379 - Welcome To Constellation (One)
Chapter 380 - Welcome To Constellation (Two)
Chapter 381 - Ghost Prince
Chapter 382 - My Home (One)
Chapter 383 - My Home (Two)
Chapter 384 - Age Of Mercenaries
Chapter 385 - Confrontation And Stalemate
Chapter 386 - Prince Versus Prince
Chapter 387 - So Many Tricks
Chapter 388 - You Have To Laugh
Chapter 389 - Shackles Of Power
Chapter 390 - Perhaps I Have
Chapter 391 - Happily Ever After
Chapter 392 - Technical Skill
Chapter 393 - Intention
Chapter 394 - New Guest
Chapter 395 - Shadows And Swords
Chapter 396 - The Dark Side
Chapter 397 - Emergency Mission
Chapter 398 - Alliance Of Traitors
Chapter 399 - The Mole
Chapter 400 - As Bad As Can Be
Chapter 401 - Affectionate And United
Chapter 402 - F*Ck You
Chapter 403 - H.N. Jadestar
Chapter 404 - Stupid Idea
Chapter 405 - Sinner
Chapter 406 - The Intruders
Chapter 407 - Head Towards Omniscience
Chapter 408 - Black Prison
Chapter 409 - Behind The Iron Curtain
Chapter 410 - Hallucination
Chapter 411 - Seven
Chapter 412 - People Whom History Has Forgotten
Chapter 413 - The Mourning Of The Guards
Chapter 414 - Where Is He?
Chapter 415 - Fall Out
Chapter 416 - Disaster Sword’S Battle
Chapter 417 - The Knight Of Judgment
Chapter 418 - A Different World
Chapter 419 - The Queen’S Dowry
Chapter 420 - The Greatest King
Chapter 421 - Knew Clearly
Chapter 422 - Nameless
Chapter 423 - Awaken
Chapter 424 - Loyalty
Chapter 425 - Peer
Chapter 426 - He Was Probably Old
Chapter 427 - A Stalemate
Chapter 428 - Dusk
Chapter 429 - The Man At The Proximal World
Chapter 430 - The Second Declaration Among Mystics
Chapter 431 - The Anchor Point
Chapter 432 - Taurus Mill
Chapter 433 - Decision
Chapter 434 - Correcting The Mistake
Chapter 435 - Malicious Flower, Malicious Fruit
Chapter 436 - Moriah Returns
Chapter 437 - Old Self
Chapter 438 - The Prince Is Not Here
Chapter 439 - Scheme Between The Thief And Bandit
Chapter 440 - Seven To Three
Chapter 441 - Missing One
Chapter 442 - Quick Wit
Chapter 443 - Not Just You
Chapter 444 - Someone Needs An Answer
Chapter 445 - A Forbidden Name
Chapter 446 - Three Calamity Allies
Chapter 447 - Enemy Of The World
Chapter 448 - 1 Vs 8
Chapter 449 - Chaos Of Armies
Chapter 450 - Two Hands
Chapter 451 - Xx Films
Chapter 452 - Fratricide
Chapter 453 - It Was Not A Coincidence
Chapter 454 - More Than Half
Chapter 455 - I Hated Him
Chapter 456 - Nothing At All
Chapter 457 - The Person Who Supported Him
Chapter 458 - Where The Sun Does Not Shine (One)
Chapter 459 - Where The Sun Does Not Shine (Two)
Chapter 460 - Rebirth (One)
Chapter 461 - Rebirth (Two)
Chapter 462 - Rebirth (Three)
Chapter 463 - Rebirth (Four)
Chapter 464 - Rebirth (Five)
Chapter 465 - Truth Swords
Chapter 466 - Beheaded
Chapter 467 - Revealed In Flames
Chapter 468 - The Silent Demon
Chapter 469 - So Naïve That You Are Adorable
Chapter 470 - The Fate Twins
Chapter 471 - The True Essence Of The Power Of Eradication
Chapter 472 - Leaving The Prison
Chapter 473 - I Am Not A Devil, After All
Chapter 474 - Much… Higher
Chapter 475 - The Warden
Chapter 476 - Life, Safety And Freedom
Chapter 477 - Something Lighter
Chapter 478 - Get Me Something To Eat And Drink
Chapter 479 - Exclusive Possession
Chapter 480 - Kill Them
Chapter 481 - A Different Way Of Living
Chapter 482 - Get Yourself A Girlfriend
Chapter 483 - Make Me Even More… Excited
Chapter 484 - You Are Good-Looking
Chapter 485 - Too High
Chapter 486 - You Are Good-Looking
Chapter 487 - Too High
Chapter 488 - That Night
Chapter 489 - Usurp Power
Chapter 490 - Do Something
Chapter 491 - Power Comes From Violence (One)
Chapter 492 - Power Comes From Violence (Two)
Chapter 493 - The Third Party
Chapter 494 - Destiny Is Like A Poem
Chapter 495 - Raven Leader
Chapter 496 - Never
Chapter 497 - His Majesty’S Blessing
Chapter 498 - Black Lion
Chapter 499 - I Have Come In Peace
Chapter 500 - End Of Arc: Duke
Chapter 501 - Everything Will Be Better
Chapter 502 - Six Divisions And Seven Attendants
Chapter 503 - Divided Western Desert
Chapter 504 - Only One Day Left
Chapter 505 - Protection
Chapter 506 - This Is Just The Beginning
Chapter 507 - Hometown
Chapter 508 - A Small Spark
Chapter 509 - Anxious
Chapter 510 - Fifteen Minutes
Chapter 511 - King In The Mist
Chapter 512 - Crazy
Chapter 513 - A Small Favor
Chapter 514 - Like A Fleeting Cloud
Chapter 515 - Timetable
Chapter 516 - Coincidence?
Chapter 517 - Went To High School
Chapter 518 - Discovered?
Chapter 519 - Let’S Fight
Chapter 520 - Not Just The Power Of Eradication
Chapter 521 - World Class Battle Worthy Of Being Written In Historical Poems
Chapter 522 - Continuous Fights
Chapter 523 - Mutant
Chapter 524 - Self-Reliant
Chapter 525 - Lustful Woman
Chapter 526 - Knowledge Of People
Chapter 527 - Holiness Exorcism
Chapter 528 - Fight Between The Eldest And Youngest
Chapter 529 - Privacy
Chapter 530 - Alien Star
Chapter 531 - Guest
Chapter 532 - The Young Kingdom
Chapter 533 - Calm On Iron Spikes
Chapter 534 - Sorry To Keep You Waiting
Chapter 535 - Polaris
Chapter 536 - Times Have Changed
Chapter 537 - Pretty Boy
Chapter 538 - Magnificent Scene Of Hell
Chapter 539 - Side Story 7: Joint Council
Chapter 540 - Never Kneel
Chapter 541 - A Piece Of Cake
Chapter 542 - Merciless
Chapter 543 - That Gaze
Chapter 544 - Watchmen’S Code
Chapter 545 - The End Of It
Chapter 546 - To Not Perish As Foes (One)
Chapter 547 - To Not Perish As Foes (Two)
Chapter 548 - To Not Perish As Foes (Three)
Chapter 549 - To Duke Thales
Chapter 550 - What Rationality
Chapter 551 - Better
Chapter 552 - Sacrificing A Pawn (One)
Chapter 553 - Sacrificing A Pawn (Two)
Chapter 554 - Sacrificing A Pawn (Three)
Chapter 555 - Unfulfilled
Chapter 556 - Chess Player
Chapter 557 - Relieved
Chapter 558 - Punishment
Chapter 559 - Eight Arteries
Chapter 560 - Imperial Style
Chapter 561 - Cannot Escape The Sheath
Chapter 562 - Want Everything
Chapter 563 - Cause And Effect
Chapter 564 - Blazing Blood
Chapter 565 - Of Course—Not
Chapter 566 - Crown Jewel Of The Kingdom
Chapter 567 - Head Over Heels
Chapter 568 - As Truthful As Possible
Chapter 569 - Hand In Marriage
Chapter 570 - What Do I Need You For
Chapter 571 - Defects
Chapter 572 - Heart Of The Guards
Chapter 573 - You’Re A Real Dog
Chapter 574 - Antecessors
Chapter 575 - The Years Have Caught On To Me
Chapter 576 - Shooting Yourself In The Foot
Chapter 577 - Lie
Chapter 578 - The Wine Merchant
Chapter 579 - Damn The Prince
Chapter 580 - The Prince Likes Them
Categories Genre: Action, All, Drama, Fantasy, Mature, Ongoing, Psychological, Seinen, Tragedy Status: Ongoing Alternative names: Wang Guo Xue Mai, 王国血脉, ______
Total Chapters in book: 580
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
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Chapter 190: Symphony of Blood (Part Two)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Under the morning rays of dawn, the densely packed army stood among one of the ruins and encircled the trio at the center so tightly that not even a single drop of water would be able to escape
Kohen stared at the unexpected girl before him, gaze filled with shock and disbelief. “Kroesch, why?”
The short-haired girl only stared apathetically at him without uttering a word.
Kohen suddenly felt that a part of that girl had died a long time ago. She was no longer that cheerful, tough and happy-go-lucky girl who liked to play tricks on him together with Miranda. At that moment, Kohen felt a pang in his heart.
“Stop asking, Kohen.” Beside the police officer, Miranda watched the soldiers who inched towards them and exhaled. “Remember the Disaster Sword we met?”
While he stared at Kroesch, Kohen froze momentarily when he heard what Miranda said.
“Even though they’re the Tower of Eradication’s archenemy, they still uphold the dignity and pride of a swordsman,” Miranda said flatly. Holding the sword hilt in her gloved hands, she slowly raised her sword.
“But Kroesch said that a group of masked Disaster Swords ambushed her one night and ruined her right hand.
Kohen frowned. “Gu said that he had no clue that there was such a battle in Armor District.”
Miranda nodded and stared at Kroesch. Stood among the crowd, Kroesch did not move, letting the warriors pass her by on both sides.
“Besides, even though they’re hiding here, the Disaster Swords don’t give a damn about politics. They also look down on Mystic Guns,” the daughter of the Arunde Family said calmly. “Why would they use them to assassinate the prince?”
Kohen inhaled deeply. “So that means—”
Miranda finished his sentence without a break. “Yes, the Disaster Swords neither conspired with an archduke, nor tried to assassinate the prince—they were framed.
“The so-called Disaster Sword was only a guise. A trap set by Black Sand Region in the name of the Tower of Eradication to lure us from Constellation to Eckstedt!
Miranda narrowed her eyes and glared at Kroesch—whose expression was still apathetic—and said in a loud voice,
“And the source of everything… was your lie, Kroesch!”
Amid the crowd, Kroesch sneered a little. The expression in her eyes was indecipherable. “Last chance, I will spare all of you from death if you surrender!”
Without realizing it, Wya had formed a triangle with the two seeds of the Tower of Eradication. He faced Kroesch with Kohen on his left, and Miranda on his right.
Staring at the soldiers who were slowly moving in, Wya very anxiously said. “Erm, perhaps I shouldn’t interrupt you both, but… perhaps we should first solve the problem at hand?”
The soldiers clad in the patrols’ uniforms closed in around them, their eyes were fierce.
“Throw down your weapons!” a veteran at the front said fiercely, “Or we will be the ones disarming you.”
“Have you ever fought in wars, Disaster Sword boy?” As he leaned against Wya’s back, Kohen’s gaze was extremely solemn. He said in a low voice, “I am talking about those battles where the opponents number in the thousands, not silly sword fights.”
“Yes, once,” said a pale-faced Wya. He then realized something. “And I’m not a Disaster Sword!”
“Once is enough. We’ll be paving a path later.” Kohen quickly surveyed the one hundred-something opponents before him, ignoring Wya’s second statement. “Guard the rear and keep up with our steps.”
Wya glanced at the unconscious Ralf who lay within the ruins and sighed.
“How do we guard? They’re everywhere—”
“Use your brain,” Miranda cut him off coldly. “Use your sword flexibly. Aim for their legs, reduce them into burdens on the battlefield—”
Before the swordswoman could finish her words, Kroesch roared, loud and clear,
“Attack!”
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Hurried footsteps echoed and rapidly closed in on them.
Countless afterimages of swords and light from the blades sparkled in the ruins. Soldiers pounced on the trio fiercely. The tips of their swords were pointed forward, and they attacked them in rows.
They imitated the formation used by cavalier units and used the standard charge that would enable them to bring down their enemies. At that moment, Miranda recognized their movements.
They were not the patrols of Dragon Clouds City. Instead, they were the opponents she had faced almost every day at the border for the past three years. The only difference was that they did not carry weapons like spiked maces and triangle spears. Of course, perhaps it was to make their act seem more convincing.
Bang! Clang!
On the right, Kohen relied on his height to make a chopping motion with his sword, deflecting two incoming swords and forcing the third one to retreat.
Instead of retreating, the police officer charged forward, and with great strength, landed a kick on an opponent’s kneecap. While the sound of bones breaking echoed, he turned his body sideways and elbowed another opponent’s stomach.
The opponent grunted in pain. Kohen was prepared to take advantage of the opponent moving back to slash him one more time. However, the groaning opponent did not budge nor care. Instead, as if his legs were rooted to the ground, he raised his longsword and swung it again.
Clang!
A deep, dull metal sound echoed as Kohen defended against the enemy’s attacks.
While he deflected the opponent’s blade, the police officer felt his blood run cold. ‘Shit, this strength and fighting standard… He is, at the very least, a heavy infantry man! I wonder if he’s a heavy swordsman, or a heavy-armor axeman.
‘Fortunately, they only have the swords of patrol units as weapons, and are unaccustomed to them. Otherwise…’
Behind him, Wya activated the Edge of No Return, and in the blink of an eye, cut off the wrists of two enemies behind him. It was followed by the sound of two swords falling onto the ground.
“Damn it, save your strength!” Kohen carefully deflected the longsword that was brandished at him again. He scolded Wya brusquely, “Using your Power of Eradication like this will only cause you to die of exhaustion!”
On the other side, Miranda faced two opponents. One of them was wielding a pair of twin swords, but Miranda fought with even more skill and ease compared to her comrade.
The blade of her sword miraculously struck an opponent’s wrist. The opponent’s sword immediately trembled and pierced his comrade’s arm in a downward, diagonal motion.
The other opponent who wielded the twin swords stared at his comrade’s sword in shock. He had no choice but to wave the sword in his right hand to defend himself from his comrade’s attack. But before he could react, Miranda took the opportunity to thrust her sword and pierce his left palm. Then, she turned around swiftly.
While the enemy screamed, Kohen charged towards the right, ignoring the blade that slashed at his back, and switched places with Miranda. Utilizing inertia, his tall figure crashed into the dual-wielding opponent. The opponent staggered back for a meter before he fell into his comrade’s bosom.
Meanwhile, Miranda hunched and lowered her body calmly, grazing past Kohen’s chest and switching to the left.
The tip of the opponent’s sword lost aim for a moment because of the changing targets. Miranda took the opportunity to thrust her sword and stabbed a deep wound in the opponent’s stomach.
Miranda watched as her opponent bled, clenching his teeth in pain, but she did not take his life. Instead, she allowed the enemy to drag him back into their formation.
Miranda and Kohen took advantage of the situation and moved two meters forward. Wya followed after he parried a cutting strike with some effort. As if they were able to read each other’s minds, the two Seeds of the Tower of Eradication worked tacitly together. The attendant was stunned as he watched them.
Miranda leaned against Kohen’s back and said in a low voice, “Heavy swordsman, stable but not agile.”
Kohen deflected a longsword and gave feedback from his side. “Cavalry scout. Reacts quickly, but his physique is nothing special.”
“Black Sand Region’s regular border troops.” Miranda summarized.
“There’s no way for us to break through this directly.” Kohen gritted his teeth and swung his sword horizontally with great strength, forcing two opponents to retreat. “There are too many of them, and every single one is a veteran.”
“Find Kroesch.” Utilizing her Power of Eradication that enabled her to master the rhythm of situations, Miranda squeezed between two enemies. She chopped an opponent’s neck with the side of her palm while the latter slashed at her armor. The opponent immediately retreated while he braced his neck.
The swordswoman thrust her sword towards the right and forced another opponent to lower his head and evade. “Take turns to attack with me and distract her with words. Find a chance!”
Right after Miranda finished speaking, Kohen activated his Power of Eradication. The Glory of the Stars filled his entire body in growing waves, enabling the police officer to continuously strike with his sword at full power for more than ten times.
Clang!
The sound of metal clashing rang continuously.
In the blink of an eye, Kohen forced the soldiers of Black Sand Region to take a few steps back.
“Kroesch!”
Kohen attacked at full strength. His offence did not waver, and he was strangely confident. He roared angrily at the commander in the crowd, “For Lampard’s coup, you betrayed us and the Tower of Eradication?”
Wya followed closely behind Kohen. Even though there were already two injuries on his body, he stubbornly waved his single-edged sword and deflected two swords that were aimed for Kohen’s back.
Amid the crowd, Kroesch’s gaze was complicated. Calm and composed, she replied loudly, “Kohen, what are you trying to say? Are you accusing me of using the name of the Tower of Eradication to involve all of you in ill-intentioned political affairs?”
Kohen gritted his teeth. He shone with a blue light as the Glory of the Stars in his body kept growing. He continued to charge forward despite his injuries. Chop, slice, and stab. The police officer hurt three of the opponents by making three continuous attacks without defending himself.
Because Miranda protected his back, and she would always attack with her longsword at the crucial moment, turning it into the most fatal strikes.
“Keep disturbing her!” Miranda said in a soft voice, “Force her into coming forward to duel with you!”
Gritting his teeth, Kohen shoved away an opponent. However, his arm was injured. “How? I have never won an argument against that tomboy…”
But Miranda suddenly shouted, “Give up, Kohen! Your secret crush, Kroesch, has betrayed you without hesitation! You and her were never meant to be!”
Kohen was stupefied for a moment even while he fought among the enemy ranks.
‘What? That tomboy?! When have I ever been secretly in love with her…?’
Two meters away from them, Kroesch’s face twisted when she heard Miranda’s words. She gritted her teeth hard and glared at Kohen, there was only one emotion in her eyes: Hatred.
Kohen suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
The next moment, Kroesch suddenly charged forward to attack. She stormed past her subordinates, thrust her longsword forward… and struck Kohen’s blade.
Clang!
Kohen’s entire body trembled. He felt as though he could not wave his sword anymore.
“Lay down your arms and surrender now! For old times’ sake…” Kroesch seemed to be in an abnormal mood as she stood in front of Kohen. She gritted her teeth and said with agony, “I won’t hurt all of you!”
Stupefied, Kohen parried a sword that attacked him from the right.
“For old times’ sake? You still remember the past?” A thought came to Kohen. He growled in a low voice, “No matter who you side with or what benefits you seek, you should not have brought the Tower of Eradication into this—”
The momentum of Kohen’s attack was immediately disrupted; Kroesch struck the side of Kohen’s blade again.
“Stop being naïve, future Count Karabeyan!” said Kroesch, her tone filled with hatred. Her sword seemed to exude a strange aura. With just one swing of her sword, she halted the momentum of Kohen’s attack in an instant.
‘Damn. When it comes to swordsmanship, Kroesch was one of the top four out of the eight seeds. She was only below Miranda, Ecklyn, and that Nedanese from the Eastern Peninsula!’
Kohen gritted his teeth, sheathed his sword, and turned to deflect another attack, but his right shoulder was injured at the same time. Kroesch’s longsword followed him like a shadow, striking him the moment his momentum was broken.
Clang!
Kohen defended with his longsword, parrying that slash with strenuous effort.
“‘The Tower of Eradication transcends politics?'” The short-haired swordswoman gritted her teeth hard and waved her longsword continuously. She moved with Kohen’s blade, the rhythm of her attacks was like a raging storm. “You should have abandoned this naïve fantasy the first day you left the tower!”
Kohen freed himself from Kroesch’s blade with all his might. His attacking momentum was totally destroyed.
“Shouldn’t the memories of us fighting side by side in the tower be something we all treasure? Shouldn’t it be something noble and unsullied?” Kohen waved his left hand and blocked off a soldier’s sword with his thick robe. “But you…”
Kroesch’s gaze turned cold and she suddenly activated her Power of Eradication, performing three strikes with her sword in the blink of an eye.
“Something we all treasure? Hahaha!” Kroesch’s words seemed to be filled with endless grief and madness.
The first attack was a piercing strike that took Kohen by surprise. Kohen leaned to the right to dodge the attack.
“I can’t believe that I once liked you… The adorable, pathetic and naïve Kohen!”
Kohen froze momentarily. The second slash came.
Kroesch sliced her blade horizontally without stopping. Kohen had no choice but to parry it with his longsword.
The short-haired Northlander said shrilly, “From the moment we were born, we were already branded by our countries and their politics, marked by our birth and our bloodlines, and we can never escape! We never had a choice!”
The third slash was an incredibly fast attack
“You won’t become pure and untouchable just because you entered some tower that claims to be noble and untainted! You won’t become a free person!” Kroesch’s tone was cold and threatening.
She held her sword in both hands and moved the entire sword in an arc with the spot Kohen had blocked as the pivot, then as she swung her blade, she directed the tip of the sword away from Kohen’s block and towards his face.
“Kohen Karabeyan, you are a damned idiot!” she roared, furious and bitter.
Her sword and Kohen’s sword produced a loud, scraping sound from the friction.
Sching!
She thrust her sword at the police officer’s face.
Kohen’s position was already unstable to begin with since he was swaying towards the left. He could not exert any force with his longsword and had difficulty breathing.
Kroesch’s third strike was like an impassioned symphony complete with an opening, a twist, and an ending. It had Kohen trapped in its fatal rhythm… unable to free himself.
This was a Pegasus’ Music exclusive to Kroesch, completely different from Miranda’s.
At this moment, Miranda’s longsword forced itself into the fight like a grave accent.
Clang!
She parried Kroesch’s fatal strike.
Unable to withstand her attacks, Kohen switched places with Miranda using the momentum of his movements, and he moved to help Wya, who was struggling.
Miranda’s black glove rubbed against the hilt of her sword. She interrogated her former comrade with a cold voice, “Kroesch, I used to treat you like my own sister. Teacher Chartier taught you for nothing!”
The next moment, the daughter of the Arunde Family drew back her vibrating longsword and thrust it towards Kroesch’s sword hilt.
“The Pegasus’ Music,” she said coldly, “Pegasus’ Music places emphasis on reaching a resonance with the rhythm of the world and the enemies around the user. It’s not a solo performance like what you are doing.”
Miranda’s sword tip slid down and, while scraping against Kroesch’s blade, she thrust towards Kroesch’s wrist.
She chose the perfect moment and the craftiest angle. No matter how Kroesch reacted, defended, or dodged, she found herself instantly in a disadvantageous position.
Before Miranda could react, Kroesch moved her longsword in the opposite direction. She neither parried nor dodged, but instead moved towards the tip of Miranda’s sword, pointing her sword at Miranda’s wrist.
“Solo performance?” said, Kroesch hatefully. “You must not have watched enough plays, Miranda Arunde!”
The two swords met in the air and moved in an arc, their friction produced a shrill sound. The two swordswomen, both masters of the Pegasus’ Music and shared the same teacher, listened to each other’s force and tempo along with the frictional sound.
They were prepared to snatch an opportunity to impede the other’s rhythm and deliver a fatal strike. Kohen then had an idea.
‘When it comes to a battle between masters of the Pegasus’ Music, it is better for outsiders not to meddle. Due to the ever-changing situation that follows opportune timing and rhythm, you never know who your actions would benefit.
‘However, when the enemies’ focus is diverted by the fact that their commander is preoccupied…’
Kohen felt the momentum of attack in front of him weaken and saw that the enemies were moving closer to Kroesch. He made up his mind.
‘A chance!’
He gave Wya a hint, then the tall figure charged forth to attack again.
Glittering blue light sparkled on his sword and skin. He had activated the Glory of the Stars, and with the fastest sword speed and strength, he launched a flurry of continuous attacks. Blood splattered everywhere, his blood and the enemy’s blood. Kohen shot past three people in the blink of an eye.
He had even cast Miranda and Wya behind him, and just as he was about to open up a gap in the encirclement—
‘I just need to create a rift, and then—’
With clenched teeth, Kohen charged forward with all his might.
An enormous fist appeared suddenly from within the crowd at that moment. Kohen subconsciously waved his sword in a chopping motion. But the fist was different; It changed directions midway and hit the side of Kohen’s blade.
Bang!
Even though Kohen was filled with the Glory of the Stars, he found it difficult to dodge the punch. His longsword stopped midway.
Like how an axe that was chopping firewood without obstruction suddenly hits an iron board; a great force came from the impact.
Struck by the hard punch, the blade of Kohen’s sword bent backwards with a shrill sound, hitting Kohen’s left cheek together with the enormous fist.
Kohen’s ears rang and his entire world shook.
Blood splashed from his face and his vision was dyed red. He fell back in a daze, but he had no more time to think.
‘That punch… That was… No… No!’
Kohen fell to the ground, feeling extremely despaired. He raised the sword in his right hand subconsciously, but an arm pressed forcefully on his hand. The enemy then pressed Kohen’s shoulder with his other hand and gave it a twist.
Snap!
“Ah!” Kohen grunted from pain, his right shoulder had been dislocated.
Clang!
Kohen’s sword, a family heirloom, fell on the ground.
Wya stared in shock at the scene before him. Kohen was totally defeated by the newcomer in an instant.
The police officer activated his Power of Eradication, trying to fight back one last time. But his enemy’s elbow was like the most terrifying weapon that struck the left part of his back viciously.
Bang!
A dull sound echoed. The hit dispersed the Glory of the Stars.
Kohen’s face froze, his entire body trembled, and he painfully spat out a mouthful of blood.
‘No.’
“Don’t move, lad,” the newcomer said coldly in a heavy accent. “The Glory of the Stars originates from the chest… I don’t want to smash your heart next.”
Wya watched in shock, then he was pounced by enemies who came surging from both sides
Dizzy, Kohen felt lighter—the enemy had hoisted him up onto his shoulder.
‘No.’ His vision swayed. ‘No.’
The figure stalked onto the battlefield… to where Miranda and Kroesch were having their duel.
“Miranda…” An agonized Kohen coughed up blood, there was no more energy in his body. “Run…”
In his daze, Kohen struggled and groaned out, “Run away… Such an opponent… We… Can’t…”
In the next moment, Kohen’s vision darkened, and he lost consciousness. Miranda glanced at Kohen from the corner of her eyes and saw him being hoisted on someone’s shoulder. She even saw the figure… and her entire body trembled.
Kroesch seized the chance and suddenly thrust her longsword out.
Clang!
A sharp, metallic sound echoed. The equilibrium between the two masters of the Pegasus’ Music ended there; both had struck in the blink of an eye.
Rip!
Miranda’s expression changed. She seized the chance to jab her longsword into Kroesch’s left wrist as the latter attacked and became unable to dodge.
Bang!
On the other hand, Kroesch spun the hilt of her sword to strike at Miranda’s stomach.
Kroesch clenched her teeth. Miranda staggered slightly and was about to strike back, but then a sword came into view without a sound, and without anything blocking its path. The blade of the sword pressed onto Miranda’s shoulder. It was Kohen’s longsword, held in an enormous hand.
Miranda felt a surge of massive, unparalleled power from the sword.
‘This is an inescapable stranglehold.’ Miranda thought.
Bam!
In the next moment, the swordswoman was pressed to the ground by that massive force. The Power of Eradication in her body was in chaos; the Pegasus’ Music had been disrupted.
Kroesch came forward with a cold countenance. She kicked away Miranda’s longsword.
Ka-clink!
Miranda’s longsword clattered onto the ground.
“Why?” Miranda could not endure the massive force anymore. She lay pinned down on the ground and spat a mouthful of blood. Still, she raised her head stubbornly to glare at the newcomer.
“Why are you here?” She glared at the robust and tall, white-haired figure and roared in fury and indignation,
“Kaslan Lampard!”
Before Miranda stood the pride of the Tower of Eradication, the legendary commander of the White Blade Guards who was also the owner of the Hero Tavern, and nicknamed as the ‘Ground-Shaker’.
The old man did not say anything. Stone-faced, he continued to press down on the long sword while still carrying Kohen on his shoulder.
It continued until the soldiers of Black Sand Region came to take the furious Miranda and the unconscious Kohen away. Wya’s angry yells echoed from afar.
Kroesch sheathed her sword with a poker face.
“The archduke just sent an order,” the swordswoman said coldly, “He needs help at his location.”
The old man turned and looked at Kroesch.
“There was an agile woman who broke into the battlefield and rescued that boy.” She calmed her breathing. “A supreme class.”
Flustered from the battle, Kroesch adjusted her outfit. The old man’s gaze was filled with sorrow as he watched Miranda and Kohen get taken away.
A few seconds later, a serene-faced Kaslan said slowly, “Don’t hurt them.”
His gaze was filled with a deathly stillness. Kroesch raised her head and stared into Kaslan’s eyes.
She said slowly, “Of course, Uncle Kaslan… Of course.”
Kaslan turned and disappeared into dawn’s fog. Kroesch, too, turned and gathered her subordinates. Soon, the soldiers of Black Sand Region left the ruins. It was as if nothing happened.
A few minutes later…
Creak. Creak. Roll!
The was a sound of rubble falling onto the ground. The sound became increasingly louder.
Finally, a hand shot out of the wreckage.
A silver-masked man covered in wounds dusted off the rubble that covered his body.
He held his fractured arm, and still in great shock, climbed out.
Eyes wide open, Ralf the Phantom Wind Follower panted heavily and looked towards where the people from Black Sand Region had left. He looked as if he could not believe what had just happened.
Total Chapters in book: 580
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
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