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 249: When Swords Cross (One)
Translator:
EndlessFantasy Translation
Editor:
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“Do you really know what you’re doing?”
Mirk pressed one hand against the wall, while he held his blade in the other hand. He panted in pain.
His clothes were torn, and blood was seeping out of a wound between his ribs.
“Trust me, father.” In front of him, Kroesch coolly shook the blood on his sword off. “I know what I’m doing more than any moment in the last twenty years.”
Mirk gritted his teeth and pressed on his wound. His brows were tightly furrowed.
‘I’m old after all, and am not a White Blade Guard anymore.
‘I’m out of practice with the blade, my hands are stiff, and the movements of my body are slow.
‘And I have no weapons or equipment that I can grab and use straight away…’
Mirk slowly moved away from the wall and sighed.
He held the hilt of his blade with a backhand grip and shielded his forearm with the back of his blade. He bent his waist and got into the conservative position for counter attacks, then said in a deep voice,
“Your mother wouldn’t want to see us point our weapons at each other.”
The swordswoman’s expression changed.
Kroesch’s expression was very complicated and filled with subtle emotions at the same time. She had a ghost of a smile, and her sword-wielding hand trembled slightly.
“I’m surprised that you still remember her.” Kroesch’s voice harbored fury. “Of course, for her, her man and her husband is everything…
“How could we dream of doing things that bring you harm?”
The moment she said that, Kroesch went forward. She mercilessly thrust her longsword at Mirk through the air like a viper!
Mirk instinctively raised his hand and deflected the tip of her sword away from his head.
“I know that I’m not a good father and that you’re very headstrong. But if this is to take revenge on me…” Mirk held off the blade of Kroesch’s sword and said with gritted teeth. “It’s not worth it.”
Kroesch looked like she just heard the biggest joke. She snorted coldly and said in a soft voice. “Don’t be too arrogant, father. You’re not that important.”
The next moment, Kroesch whipped her sword out of its sheath without hesitation and aimed straight at Mirk’s thigh!
With considerable effort, Mirk took a step away to dodge the sword, but his ribs were attacked again.
The face, thighs, between the ribs, the wrists… It was as though when launching every single attack, Kroesch had already predicted her next point of attack. She kept manipulating Mirk’s movements, setting an effective prelude for her next attack, saving her time, force, and effort adjusting her angle of attack to attack.
Mirk knew that he had fallen into Kroesch’s predicted rhythm once again. He could only defend himself, and would lose at some point, unless he made an unexpected move.
As expected, the next moment, Kroesch’s sword lacerated Mirk’s left shoulder. Blood flowed out.
Mirk rolled to dodge the next attack. Extremely flustered, he took five steps backwards.
Kroesch nodded. ‘Too bad.
‘For the next attack, I could have aimed straight at the throat without putting in much effort.
‘Should I say that he’s indeed a former White Blade Guard?’
“Then, why are you doing this?”
Mirk said furiously while Mirk’s face looked hideously drenched in blood. “Why are you standing on the traitor’s side, betraying the king and the creed of Northlanders?”
Staring coldly at her father, Kroesch shook her head in contempt.
“I was just promoted by His Grace to become the captain of his team of personal guards.” She said in a soft voice. “Of course I must be loyal and fulfill my duty with full dedication.”
Mirk’s gaze froze.
The former Imperial Administrator shook his head.
“Wake up.” He sighed slowly. When he looked towards Kroesch, his gaze was filled with disappointment. “Do you think that it’s because he recognizes your worth, and that’s why you repay him with loyalty?”
Kroesch subconsciously tightened her grip on her sword.
“Lampard won’t make a young maiden the captain of his team of personal guards for no reason.” Mirk said, enunciating each word. “I’ve been in the palace for many years, and know them way to well. They don’t care about your abilities. They only care about your status and connections… Whether it’s me or to the Tower of Eradication.”
Kroesch’s pupils slowly constricted.
There was silence.
“Thank you for reminding me of that fact, father.” Kroesch exhaled and gritted her teeth softly. She said indignantly.
“Just like you used to.”
Mirk frowned.
“Under him, you’re just an equipment that happens to come in handy this time, a tool that’s available for him to use, and a person whose value can be exploited.” Mirk continued. “The so-called position as the captain of his team of personal guards is just a bait.”
The swordswoman widened the distance between her legs and lowered her waist. She solemnly held her sword in front of her chest, as though she was facing the most horrifying enemy ever.
“Don’t continue to sink into depravity, Kroesch.” Mirk shook his head sadly. “Your mother definitely wouldn’t want to see…”
“Don’t mention her anymore.” Kroesch firmly cut him off. “You don’t have the rights to.”
Mirk’s expression became dark, but he immediately raised his head.
“Then, how about Madam Adele?”
Kroesch’s expression changed.
Even though Mirk’s voice was very steady and calm, it carried a strange kind of grief. “After your mother passed away, she kept you by her side, raising you and caring for you like her own child…”
Kroesch lowered her head and hid her face in the darkness. She slowly grabbed the hilt of her sword with her left hand.
“She didn’t sponsor you to go to the Tower of Eradication so that you can serve some suzerain with your life,” Mirk continued speaking in a dreary tone. “And become their tool without being aware of it…”
Before he could finish, Kroesch suddenly shot forth and swung at him with her sword!
*Clang!*
Mirk pushed his left hand against the back of his blade and parried the attack.
The expression of the swordswoman before him was crazed. Holding her sword with both hands, her attacks became more powerful and steadier than before!
“Adele?
“She’s a good person.” Gritting her teeth hard, Kroesch fixed her gaze on her father. “But she couldn’t even save herself.”
Mirk felt a pang in his heart while he had a contest of strength against his daughter.
Mirk gritted his teeth. His hands started trembling.
“That was why she sent you to the Tower of Eradication. So that you have the ability to protect yourself and neither need to rely on others nor be controlled by others. So that you can live freely and happily,” Mirk said in pain. “So that you can be far away… far away from the kind of darkness and misfortune she went through.”
Out of his expectation, Kroesch inhaled slowly upon hearing that.
At that moment, she revealed an expression which Mirk could not tell was taunting or scornful.
“You never changed at all, huh, Byrne Mirk?”
Kroesch said calmly and in disappointment. “Just like everyone else.”
Mirk was a little startled. “What?”
The next moment, Kroesch suddenly activated her Power of Eradication and moved her longsword away.
When Mirk felt the resistance on his blade fade away and found that he had a difficult time regaining his stance, Kroesch had already twisted her sword around Mirk’s blade. As if by miracle, the sword returned to its position just now and head straight to Mirk’s throat.
But at this moment, a longsword that glimmered with cold light extended out from behind Mirk and hit the back of Kroesch’s sword.
*Cling!*
A soft sound rang beside Mirk’s ear. Kroesch’s sword barely missed his left ear, and he could feel a tinge of coldness.
Instead of stopping, the longsword continued moving towards Kroesch’s wrist.
Kroesch immediately withdrew her sword and took a few continuous steps backwards to avoid the longsword’s attack.
The three of them distanced themselves from one another.
Still in shock, Mirk looked behind him.
“You?” he asked with difficulty.
With burning eyes, Kroesch fixed her gaze on the newcomer who threw a wrench into things.
The newcomer brandished her sword and said softly,
“Go.” Miranda Arunde stood beside Mirk with a solemn expression. “Go and help the others. There aren’t many enemies, but they’re very widely distributed. They’re trying to stop us.”
Miranda fixed her gaze on Kroesch. “Let me deal with her.”
Kroesch sneered.
Mirk glanced at his daughter, and then at Miranda. He had a torn expression. “I…”
Miranda cut him off.
“You can neither make up your mind nor make an enemy of your daughter,” she said flatly, still staring at Kroesch. “By staying here, you’ll only make the situation worse.
“That’s why you should let me do it.”
Mirk froze.
He stared at his daughter, but Kroesch did not look like she had any intention to pay him any heed. Instead, she kept staring at Miranda.
In the end, Mirk let out a bitter sigh and turned to leave.
Mirk’s figure retreated further and further away from sight.
Miranda slowly took a step forward.
Kroesch walked towards her too.
The two swordswoman stood face-to-face in silence.
“You’ve changed a lot, both of you.” Miranda broke the silence. She softly uttered her friend’s nickname, “Esch.”
Kroesch’s expression changed slightly.
“You, and Raphael.”
Kroesch stared quietly at her good friend from her cohort.
“Not everyone remains the same forever like Kohen.” Kroesch flashed a smile after quite some time. “Mira.”
Miranda shook her head.
“You’re wrong.”
“Kohen was very cheerful and optimistic in the past.” Miranda said flatly. “And he’s a far cry away from his current self, with his intentional and exaggerated actions.”
Kroesch’s expression froze.
Miranda continued saying in a soft voice. “He changed too, trying to hide and deny some things that he isn’t willing to face with that nitwitted smile of his.”
Miranda raised her gaze.
“How about you, Esch?” The Arunde Family’s daughter stared solemnly into her good friend’s eyes. “What are you hiding and denying?”
They stopped walking at the same time. If they took another step forward, it would be within the range of attack.
Kroesch did not answer.
“Perhaps I should rephrase my question.” Miranda’s expression was calm. “Why exactly are you serving Lampard?
“Don’t tell me things like ‘honor’, ‘loyalty’, ‘reward’ and ‘ambition’.” Before Kroesch could speak, Miranda shook her head resolutely. “Based on my understanding of you, these things aren’t enough to make you betray your friends, your beliefs, and your pride as a Northlander.”
Staring at her former best friend, Kroesch’s expression was complicated.
A few seconds later, the Eckstedtian girl sneered. “This isn’t the correct stance you should take to ask questions.”
Miranda arched an eyebrow.
She shot a glance at Kroesch’s left wrist, which had a wound inflicted previously by Miranda herself. The wound was bandaged.
On the other hand, the wound inflicted by Kroesch on her stomach was also throbbing with pain.
“Very well.” Miranda chuckled. “Then, let’s have a chat.”
Standing in front of Kroesch, Miranda’s expression became solemn. Throwing her longsword aside, her eyes shone with cold light.
“Like how swordsmen do.”
…..
A strange rustling sound rang.
“The devil’s blood and flesh.” Furrowing his brows, Kaslan stared at Raphael, who was trying hard to struggle to stand from the ground. Kaslan’s gaze stopped on Raphael’s arms, which was squirming about non-stop. “It does recover really fast, just like what the legends said.”
Raphael slowly exhaled and exercised his arms. “Are you ready for the next round?”
Kaslan only stared quietly at him.
“It must be unpleasant, child.” After a while, the old man sighed. “There’s bound to be a price to pay for sharing the same body with those limbs that don’t belong to you.”
Raphael’s expression changed.
The next moment, the young man suddenly jumped in anger!
*Clang!*
He whipped his longsword out of its sheath, producing a metallic clanking sound!
It was almost impossible to react to his speed.
But Kaslan did not touch his Soul Slayer Pike at all. He simply made it lean against the wall and stared coldly as his opponent’s sword approached his face.
The next moment, the old man suddenly tilted his head and turned his body sideways, dodging the trajectory of the sword.
Raphael snorted in his heart.
At that moment, the Power of Eradication in his body was activated at the same time as that thing to let out a burst of extraordinary strength and speed.
Normal people would not be aware of the fact that the muscles and bones in Raphael’s entire body were subjected to massive pressure, and were groaning in pain.
It was also at that moment that Raphael’s speed and strength rose to a maximum. Doing the impossible, he quickly changed the direction in which his sword was moving!
He had to catch up with the route in which Kaslan dodged his attack and kill the enemy in one fell swoop.
This was an inspiration he got from the Pegasus’ Music. He forced the opponents out of the route in which they dodged, and then used his unique Power of Eradication as well as his physical advantage to suddenly change the direction his sword moved in a split second under normally impossible circumstances. He would then fatally strike the opponent out of their expectations.
It was simple, straightforward and most of the time, very effective.
But the next moment, Kaslan expressionlessly raised his leg and lightly kicked the Soul Slayer Pike on the wall.
The Soul Slayer Pike shook and slid down.
During the process of its fall, it spun slowly with the spot near the pikehead as an axis.
Raphael’s expression changed drastically!
There was no other reason—the blade of the Soul Slayer Pike was falling towards his new trajectory!
Raphael felt an inexplicable fear. ‘If I attack using this trajectory, before I get to fatally strike Kaslan, I would be hit by the pike, because I can’t stop my movements due to the momentum.
‘And that weapon… is the Soul Slayer Pike, to boot.’
At that moment, Raphael retracted his already activated Power of Eradication. It clashed forcibly with the thing inside his body.
Raphael took two steps forward in pain and put an abrupt stop to his change in direction.
The inertia hurt his bones, and Raphael almost wanted to vomit blood.
The blade of the pike grazed past his sleeve and tore it.
But Kaslan’s fist was already in front of his chest.
Raphael knew that it was a crucial moment of life and death. That thing in his body was unprecedentedly cooperative, blasting out energy regardless of all costs.
Strangely, his right hand grew larger under a strange rustling sound. His blood vessels expanded, and he blocked off Kaslan’s fist.
*Bang!*
But Raphael’s expression changed again. Kaslan’s fist was light, with no force exerted at all.
Then, just as expected, the next moment, Kaslan unfurled his fist and grabbed Raphael’s sleeve, pushing Raphael hard towards the direction from whence he came.
Raphael lost balance and fell towards the side.
What appalled Raphael was that Kaslan pushed him towards the direction in which the Soul Slayer Pike was falling.
The tip of the pike was pointed at him.
And with nothing to support him, it was already impossible for Raphael to dodge the pike.
The ferocious head of the Soul Slayer Pike approached his face.
At that moment, Raphael resolutely let go of him longsword in his left hand. The blood vessels in his left arm continued expanding, becoming darker in colour!
He withdrew his left hand in the blink of an eye and threw a punch at the Soul Slayer Pike.
He managed to send the legendary weapon flying before the blade could lacerate the tip of his nose.
*Plop!*
Lying on the ground, Raphael coughed out another mouthful of blood in pain. But he did not dare to stay there. In a disheveled manner, he rolled backwards out of Kaslan’s range of attack.
*Cling clang!*
The Soul Slayer Pike fell onto the ground and made a sound.
The metallic clank echoed throughout the corridor.
Kaslan sighed and shook his head. “I saw your expression. You’re probably suffering in pain every single moment, feeling their rejection and denial towards you.”
Drenched in cold sweat, Raphael gritted his teeth hard as he felt that thing in his body rebel. His hands trembled non-stop, and he was in great pain.
He stared at Kaslan in disbelief with his red eyes.
‘Impossible.
‘Do I really not have even have a sliver of a chance to win?
‘Could it be that what my teacher said was true…
‘That Kaslan Lampard is not an opponent who can be defeated in a direct fight?’
“You thought that you can control them, and that for you, they’re just insignificant ornaments and unimportant additions.
“But…
“They are like a rebellion that never comes to an end.” Kaslan continued saying with a dejected expression. “When you are weakened and start compromising to them, they’ll launch a massive attack against you, lashing at you and swallowing you whole.”
Kaslan raised his head and kicked up the Soul Slayer Pike on the ground.
He slapped his chest twice. Coughing, his voice was hoarse and grievous. “I tried it too… cough, cough… I know that.
“When you abandon your true self and compromise with reality, accepting things that don’t actually belong to you.” Kaslan raised his head with a pained expression. “This is the consequence.
“Sooner or later, you’ll become an inhumane being that not even you can recognize yourself.”
The old man stared at Raphael struggling and moaning on the ground, then said sadly. “Child, I apologize to you on behalf of Shao and the Tower of Eradication.”
Raphael’s expression changed.
“Apologize to me?” He gritted his teeth.
“You arrogant old man.” Raphael tried his best to raise his head while trembling and drenched in cold sweat. He sneered. “What would an ignorant person like you know?”
Kaslan sighed and shook his head.
“I know Shao.
“He’s a good person, and is always thinking about bearing other people’s mistakes for reparation.” Kaslan stared dejectedly at his opponent and coughed. “But a lot of times, the cruelest decisions are made by good people.”
Raphael stared at the old man with a startled expression.
“Don’t worry.” Kaslan managed to catch his breath. Raising his pike, he stepped closer to Raphael. His tone was very apologetic. “You’ll be out of your misery soon.”
The old man raised the Soul Slayer Pike and aimed it at Raphael.
At this moment.
*Step! Step! Step!*
Hurried footsteps rang from behind Kaslan.
The footsteps became increasingly near.
*Shoosh!*
It was followed by the sound of a sharp blade cutting through air!
With a calm expression, Kaslan turned abruptly and immediately waved his pike!
*Boom!* The pike hit the wall, causing debris to fly in all directions.
Kaslan furrowed his eyebrows. He did not manage to hit the opponent. The assailant had already dodged the Soul Slayer Pike’s semi-circular trajectory and slid towards Kaslan with his head raised.
The battle-seasoned old man’s expression became solemn. He rapidly stepped backwards and dodged two continuous slashes.
After forcing Kaslan back, the opponent did not continue attacking. He was originally kneeling on one knee on the ground, and then, he slowly stood up.
Once he saw the newcomer’s face clearly, Raphael widened his eyes.
“Why are you here? Where are the pursuers?”
Kaslan saw the newcomer too. His expression was complicated, and his Adam’s apple bopped up and down.
“I’m lucky.” The newcomer exercised his blade-wielding hand.
“As for you, it’s obvious that you don’t have much battle experience,” the newcomer said coldly to Raphael. His rude words were infuriating. “You don’t even know how to kill.
“Also, you don’t have to thank me.”
Raphael sighed and rose by supporting himself on the ground with his trembling hands.
“Can’t you talk properly?” the young man from the Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Department said in annoyance.
The newcomer snorted coldly and turned to face Kaslan.
“Get lost, Barren Bone boy.”
Raphael arched an eyebrow. ‘This man obviously doesn’t have the slightest bit of intention to “talk properly”.’
The Star Killer and the commander of the White Blade Guards, Lord Soray Nicholas, who was supposed to hold off the troops in pursuit at the palace door stood proud and aloof in front of Kaslan. His gaze was filled with fury and hatred.
“From now onwards, this is something the White Blades Guard will settle among ourselves.”
Kaslan met eyes with Nicholas.
The former had a complicated and strange gaze, while the latter’s gaze was cold and resentful.
Both looked like they wanted to see something out of the other’s gaze.
Raphael picked up his longsword and furrowed his eyebrows slightly. “You can handle him by yourself? This man is hard to…”
“Enough.” Nicholas let out an impatient, cold snort and cut Raphael off.
“He’s just an old man who’s around sixty or seventy years old and might die anytime.” Under Raphael’s curious gaze, the Star Killer said scornfully, “Whoever loses to him is probably an idiot.” (In some corner of Dragon Clouds City, a short person in a cloak who was eating a drumstick sneezed loudly.)
Hearing Nicholas’ deliberate dig at him, Raphael’s eyebrows became even more tightly furrowed.
Staring at their interaction, Kaslan flashed a bitter smile.
‘This brat is still as annoying as he used to be.’
Raphael coughed.
He then gave Nicholas a reminder without batting an eyelid while retorting in an ingenious manner. “I reckon that before the young and valiant Archduke Poffret engaged in a duel with the old and weak King Nuven…
“He thought the same.”
Nicholas turned, and it was followed by a murderous gaze directed at Raphael.
“Alright then.” Raphael raised his hands, took two steps back and arched his eyebrows. “Go ahead and talk. I won’t disturb the both of you.”
The young man from the Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Department disappeared at the turning point of the corridor.
There were only Kaslan and Nicholas left on the corridor.
Indistinct fighting sounds could be heard.
Nicholas quietly turned to look at Kaslan.
He opened his mouth to say something, but shut it helplessly in the end.
Kaslan swallowed his words at the same time.
The current and former commanders of the White Blade Guards stood looking at each other in this strange and tensed atmosphere.
Finally, Nicholas gritted his teeth.
“It’s been a while.” The Star Killer broke the silence. He tried his best to suppress his anger so that it did not show in his tone.
With great difficulty, he uttered a form of address that he had not used for years.
“Boss.”
Nicholas ground his teeth. His expression was complicated.
For twenty years, others had been calling him that.
He had almost forgotten the time when he called someone else that.
‘Boss.’
Kaslan sighed and lowered his head.
“Yeah.
“I was wondering when I would see you again,” Kaslan said gently. He too, uttered a form of address that he had not used for years. “You’re late, Spiky.”
Nicholas’ expression changed slightly.
He snorted coldly.
“I was held up in front of the palace door for a bit.” Nicholas shook his head. Staring at Kaslan, his gaze became increasingly unpleasant.
“Unfortunately, you can’t punish me by making me run around the field anymore.”
At that moment, Kaslan became a little absent-minded as he stared at Nicholas before him.
It was as if he was back in the the past.
“In front of the palace door?” The old man moved slightly.
“You blocked the soldiers’ path, didn’t you?
“You used that ability of the Severing Souls Blade…” Kaslan sighed softly. He said profoundly and his words contained a double meaning. “You know, ‘You Can’t Escape Now’.”
Nicholas nodded slowly.
“Yes.” The Star Killer’s face was pale, and his expression was cold. He replied with the name of the ability possessed by the Severing Souls Blade as well. “‘You Can’t Escape Now’, Ground-Shaker, the former leader of King Nuven’s team of personal guards, the former commander of the White Blade Guards.
“Kaslan Lampard.”
Nicholas took a step forward. His expression was ice cold.
There was another second of silence between them.
Kaslan felt an indescribable surge of sadness rise in his heart.
“Spiky.” Kaslan heaved a long sigh. His expression was lonely and full of grief. “Are you here to interrogate me?”
Nicholas stared coldly at him, at his former commander.
“No.”
The Star Killer answered curtly and firmly.
“That’s what His Majesty would do.”
Kaslan furrowed his eyebrows slightly.
“Don’t worry, boss,” Nicholas said coldly. There was a mixture of grief and hatred in his gaze.
“I’ll send you to him now.”
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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