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 255: Changing Hands
Translator:
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“Watch out for his attack!” Wya’s voice sounded beside his ears. “Just hold him back!”
The blade fleeted past the top of Kohen’s head, emitting a searing sensation.
When he thought of the weapon’s ability, Kohen did not even dare parry the attack, or make a counterattack.
He could only frown before he bent his back, turned to his side, and rolled on the floor to evade the Rising Sun Saber.
It was the third time he had to dodge the attack in an ungainly fashion.
His nose detected a burning smell from his hair.
‘Damn it.’
Frustrated, Kohen clutched the Load-Bearer in his hand. He felt that he had never been in such a humiliating fight.
Even when he was up against the gray bastards in the desert, who were more than two meters tall, the police officer, with his huge build and excellent arm strength, could risk getting injured from a few blows to create opportunities for his comrades to launch attacks.
While he was facing that weapon… which was capable of destroying anything…
“Watch out!”
As Kohen was still deep in thought, the Fire Knight of Black Sand Region, one of the Five Generals of Eckstedt—the brawny Romel Tolja lunged forward!
The police officer’s pupils contracted. He then dodged the saber’s slash once again in a disheveled manner.
‘How is he so quick?’
The blade slashed the wall over his head and a horrid sizzle sounded.
But this time, after the slash, the Fire Knight delivered a firm punch, striking Kohen’s sword handle as the latter lifted it!
*Thump*
The latter’s chest ached due to the tremors running through his body as a result of the blow. He lost his balance and his feet slipped!
Before he could process his shock over his opponent’s crazed attacks, which only focused on the offense and not defense, the heat wave from the Rising Sun Saber washed over Kohen’s cheeks.
Nevertheless, Kohen was currently in a predicament where he had just regained his balance. He could not readjust his position in time, let alone defend himself!
Kohen shuddered.
‘Sh*t.’
The battle-seasoned Kohen immediately realized what was going on.
“Remember, the battle is not a game in which you take turns attacking, and it is definitely not a boxing match in which men compete to see who can receive more blows than the other.” It was advice from his teacher. “Every time you give up on the chance to further an attack, counterattack, or defend, and choose instead to retreat or evade, it is akin to turning yourself into a wooden dummy.
“It also means that your opponent is given a chance to attack without the risk of being interfered. He can control his pace, adjust his position, launch a move readily, double his attacks, and deliver more destructive blows—each step back you take results in two advancing strides by you enemy. The outcome of the fight will mostly be determined in that instant.”
Kohen gritted his teeth. ‘True, no turn-taking is allowed in a combat.’
He was too aware of the advantage that the opponent’s weapon held. As such, he could only keep evading the attacks. Defending himself or counterattacking was out of the question. Hence, Tolja experienced no obstructions to his attacks, and each slash from him was more vicious than the last.
In the end, the police officer completely lost his upper hand. He could not fight back, and could only wait to be sliced by his enemy.
Unlike a game of chess, in a battle, turn-taking could mean death!
Kohen was overwhelmed with regret. He could only watch as the Rising Sun Saber drew closer and closer to him.
“Hey!”
Seeing Kohen in grave danger, Wya roared and raised his single-edged sword. Only two-thirds of the blade remained, and it was aimed at Tolja’s back!
The Edge of No Return filled his right arm, releasing the purest bloodlust amid sharp stabs of pain.
Wya was determined to force Tolja into a defensive stance.
In that critical moment, a shocked Kohen noticed that Tolja’s torso, which was leaning forward, experienced a slight jolt. The Rising Sun Saber did not advance further.
A fierce look flashed in the Fire Knight’s eyes.
The police officer felt a chill in his chest.
“Watch out!” Kohen instantly realized the most important aspect in the situation. He could no longer care about his well-being and could only shout at Wya in exasperation, “His target is…”
Before Kohen finished, Tolja turned around swiftly.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
*Clink*
Wya’s broken sword was hacked again. A third of the blade dropped to the ground.
*Clunk*
Wya widened his eyes, watching the Fire Knight hack off his sword blade, stretch out his left hand, and grasp Wya by the neck!
He lifted him and gave him a shove.
*Thump*
Wya felt a sharp pain at the back of his head—he was slammed against the wall by Tolja.
*Clunk*
Overwhelmed by immense pain, his single-edged sword, snapped into half, and fell to the ground.
Astounded, Kohen watched Tolja subdue Wya in an instant.
“Getting into a fight means risking your life, Young Master…” Tolja lifted his bloody left arm. He stared coldly at the prince’s attendant, who was being seized by the neck and was struggling in vain.
The police officer let out an enraged roar, straining to get on his feet, only to find it was too late.
Wya watched resentfully as the Rising Sun Saber in the Fire Knight’s right hand radiated extreme heat, stabbing him in the chest!
At that very moment, a hand appeared before Tolja abruptly.
*Thud!*
The Fire Knight’s weapon was seized by this hand.
The Rising Sun Saber sliced through the hand as the palm touched the sword handle.
The point of contact between the blade and the palm emitted terrifying sizzles. The flesh was charred and even let out sparks.
“I’ve caught you, Fire Knight,” a young and calm voice, accompanied by faint panting sounds, rang.
Kohen and Wya turned their heads in bewilderment.
Raphael Lindbergh stood before Tolja with an emotionless expression. His charred right hand was outstretched, ignoring the threat of the fiery blade. His fingers were wrapped around the sword handle tightly.
He did not seem to care about the flame in his palm.
Tolja was slightly astounded.
He did not even sense him…
‘Is it because the opponent’s good at sneaking around, or he just had great timing?’
With his left hand, Raphael clung onto Tolja’s saber-wielding wrist. His hands, one position at the front while another at the back, forcefully positioned the Rising Sun Saber at his side. He then said softly, “When you lose the Rising Sun Blade, Romel Tolja, will you still be the Fire Knight?”
Tolja’s pupil contracted, peering at Raphael’s severely burnt right hand, which was still holding on to the sword handle and blade tightly.
Staring at Raphael’s torn and charred but intact hand, no one was more astonished than Tolja.
Although it appeared to be in a very wretched state… the extreme heat of the Rising Sun Saber could melt metal and even gold!
Tolja was shocked. ‘This fellow’s hand. There’s something wrong with it…
‘Who is this person… No, what is this thing?’
Raphael, who made his sudden appearance, took a peek at Kohen, then said to Tolja coldly, “In a game where you bet with your lives, the lives of those in the supreme class, or the lives of ordinary folks are no different than the other!”
At the next second, Kohen bellowed with rage and channelled his power! After all, Kohen had formed a great rapport with Raphael for many years.
The Glory of the Stars shone a cluster of starry light on his skin and sword. Seizing the opportunity created by Raphael, he drew closer to Tolja!
Tolja’s left hand still held on to the struggling Wya. He tried to forcefully withdraw his right arm, only to realize it was still in Raphael’s grasp—the young man’s arms emitted a strange scuffling sound and was trembling nonstop in an eerie manner.
The knight furrowed his eyebrows.
His right arm only managed to move a few inches, but it was then suppressed by the young man as he applied pressure on certain spots from a strategic angle. Due to that, he was completely overpowered!
‘Something’s off!’
The Fire Knight could not hold back his shock. ‘This degree of strength is impossible—it doesn’t fit his build!’
The second he took his next breath, a vicious expression appeared on Tolja’s face. His turned his right wrist, attempting to force Raphael to retreat with the Rising Sun Saber.
As he twisted his wrist, the blade came swinging!
However, Raphael, who was clutching the enemy’s arm, merely adjusted his posture and slipped to the outer side of the enemy’s forearm, the blind spot of the Rising Sun Saber.
A piece of cloth was sliced off by the blade and burnt into ashes.
Tolja felt a chill in his chest.
‘Shit.’
Both his left and right hands were restrained. The Rising Sun Saber could not be wielded.
He could not move. He could not evade.
His weapon was constrained, could not be used to parry off attacks.
‘Did this young man set up such a strategy?’
As he was thinking, the Fire Knight felt a chill at the center of his back—behind him, Kohen raised his saber, the Load-Bearer. With a merciless and firm expression, the Power of Eradication filled his arms.
Aiming the back of Tolja’s neck, the police officer roared with fury and delivered a shocking, vicious slash!
*Slssss*
The blade sliced Tolja’s neck open.
Fresh blood squirted out.
…..
“Although this girl is of Walton’s blood,” Lampard said coldly, “She is merely a woman. She has no right to inherit the seat of Archduchess of Dragon Clouds City, let alone stand here and interrogate us!”
The Archduke of Black Sand Region shot Saroma a fearsome glare. The girl shuddered slightly and touched the Triumph on her finger instinctively.
“Keep your unnecessary sympathy and habitual formalities, my fellow archdukes,” Lampard said flatly with an authoritative voice. “She is not us. This girl has no right to decide for the future of Eckstedt.”
Archduke Trentida gave a slight shrug, seeming to agree with him.
At that very second, while facing the five archdukes’ gazes, Thales let go of Saroma and strode forward in a slow but determined manner.
“So you’ve finally said it, Your Grace.”
Thales said softly, “For Eckstedt?”
Lampard’s expression changed a little.
Meanwhile, Thales secretly tightened his fist.
Saroma used her position to create an opening for the dialogue. She had to seize the opportunity and advance closely, step by step.
With the only bargaining chip in his hand, he had to destroy them!
Thales took a deep breath, his eyes brimming with resolution. “As the Archdukes of Eckstedt, facing the huge threat of Constellation Kingdom, you have to stand together, don’t you?”
After he said that, the mood in the hall changed sharply.
Everyone’s breathing began to flutter.
The way the archdukes looked at him changed.
Archduke Roknee frowned slightly. “What?”
“Look”—Lampard snorted coldly—”he knows that better than we do.”
Archduke Lecco recovered from his daze and coughed faintly. “I cannot deny that our countries are adversaries—”
Unexpectedly, in that moment, Thales interrupted Lecco with a strange response.
“Yes!
“I cannot agree more with your view on this subject, Your Grace,” said the Prince of Constellation coolly. “To prevent the annihilation of Eckstedt by Constellation in the future, you are supposed to unite against me and my country—even if it violates the Joint Ruling Pledge, or your conscience.”
“Your choice is right,” Thales said firmly.
Once he finished speaking, Archduke Roknee frowned a bit, while Archduke Lampard’s gaze froze in the air.
The archdukes exchanged glances. Their eyes were filled with a mixture of confusion and surprise. They appeared to be astounded by what Thales had said.
Saroma shuddered behind him and tugged at his sleeve.
Thales ignored her. Instead, he stared at the only person in the room with no expression on his face—Archduke Lecco of Defense City.
A calm but conflicting emotion glinted in the old archduke’s eyes. It was a sharp contrast to the absolute coldness in Archduke Lampard’s eyes.
“But have you thought about it?”
Thales slowly adjusted the speed of his utterance, his breathing rate, and heartbeat. “Have you all thought about it?”
He knew his next sentences were the key.
“What benefits from your current actions is not your Eckstedt, Archduke Lecco,” Thales said softly, turning to face Roknee, Trentida, and Olsius. “Neither is it your Eckstedt, your Eckstedt, or your Eckstedt, Your Excellencies.”
Archduke Lecco narrowed his eyes slightly.
Facing the four archdukes’ complicated gazes, Thales continued to speak.
“All of you are standing here, making compromises, and fighting for his Eckstedt.”
In the hall, the boorish Archduke of Black Sand Region, who had a look of someone worn out by the vicissitudes of life, widened his eyes abruptly!
He cast a death glare upon Thales!
It was as if he wanted to tear Thales’ entire body apart.
However, Thales was unaware of it.
Thales took a step forward, gazing at the Archduke of Black Sand Region with a placid expression.
“It is the Eckstedt that belongs to Chapman Lampard, to him and him only.”
Lampard clenched his fist and returned Thales’ gaze. Infinite fury was surging within him.
‘That boy.
‘He is the biggest accident in this!’
The Prince of Constellation’s gaze was calm. He softly said, “Archduke Lampard understood with the greatest clarity that he would sacrifice anything for his own Eckstedt.”
He turned his head sharply and looked at the four archdukes. His voice was firm.
“From the beginning, he was ready to sacrifice those who once swore to form an alliance with him…
“…but were oblivious to his scheme. For instance…
“…his allies.”
The archdukes’ gazes froze momentarily.
*Thump*
Archduke Lampard’s sheath was slammed onto the ground with great force!
It immediately caught the others’ attention.
“I’ve had enough,” Lampard’s voice contained a barely noticeable anger. “Don’t you find this absurd?
“We have been standing here watching his performance like a bunch of fools from a moment ago.”
The other archdukes glanced at the Archduke of Black Sand Region.
Thales pursed his lips—he knew that the other archdukes’ stance would determine the development of this psychological warfare.
“Do not forget about the responsibility we bear, and the solemn future we still have to face.”
Lampard impatiently reminded the four archdukes with a warning tone, “Please remember that he is our enemy. Besides, judging from his performance, he may be our most fearsome enemy.”
The archdukes did not speak.
Thales felt Saroma’s grip on him tighten due to her nervousness.
Lampard leered at the silent archdukes and nodded.
He turned around. “Guards…”
Thales felt his chest tighten!
He looked at the other archdukes as anxiety brewed within him.
‘Quick.
‘Quick!’
At that moment…
“Chapman!”
An old and muffled voice—to Thales it was practically the voice of an angel—interrupted Lampard just in time.
Archduke Lecco rubbed his bald head, closed his eyes, and exhaled slowly.
“Chapman, Chapman, as a suzerain of a Northland territory, your courage, wit, and ability are rare among your peers. I am very impressed and I respect you for that,” Archduke Lecco said slowly. “I believe even Shawlon the Third, ‘The Whisperer’ could not have done better than you.”
Lampard did not speak. He had a feeling that something bad was about to happen.
The next second, Archduke Lecco opened his eyes, which were initially murky, but bright and clear now. He looked at Thales. “But, why are you so afraid of him?
“Is it because of Constellation backing him, or his inborn intelligence?”
Lampard was slightly startled.
“We are not blind, Chapman,” the old archduke sighed and said.
“Since this boy arrived in this place, everything you have said, regardless of your stance, aims to silence him.”
Lampard turned to look at the old archduke in disbelief, then shifted his gaze to the others.
But they were all gazing at Lampard coldly and silently.
In that instant, Thales’ pounding heart, which felt as though it was about to hop out of his chest, calmed down and returned to its original position.
“Is the presence of this child really that horrifying?” Archduke Lecco’s voice was faint, but loud enough to echo throughout the hall.
“Can he squash all five of us to death with just one sentence?”
Thales raised an eyebrow.
Thales took a deep breath, recalling the options given to him by Asda, and internally said, ‘As a matter of fact, you’re indeed right about that.’
“Or…” Like a wise elderly man in a village, Archduke Lecco’s lips curved up. A smile resembling a grimace emerged on his wrinkly face. What he said next was shocking.
“Will he really say something that will spark our interest?”
Lampard’s face darkened.
Never had he felt so strongly about how the other archdukes before him were morons.
“If you want to hear him out, you may take your time interrogating him when he is in prison,” the Archduke of Black Sand Region replied coldly. “We however, have an urgent matter to attend to. Do not forget that Dragon Clouds City is still in turmoil! Do not forget about Prime Minister Lisban—”
Archduke Lecco interrupted him loudly. “Prime Minister Lisban will understand!”
The old archduke’s gaze was stern and sharp. “The question is, Chapman, as our ally, why can’t you understand our concern?”
Lampard gritted his teeth. He glanced at Thales who appeared composed, then back at Lecco.
“What about you?” The Archduke of Black Sand Region turned his head to face the others. “Do you wish to allow this madness to continue as well?”
The person who replied was Olsius.
“For the past six hundred years, the Olsius Family has been warning its descendants to never underestimate a Jadestar, despite how pitiable, meek, or weak he is.” The Archduke of Prestige Orchid peered at Thales with a strange gaze.
Thales gave him a helpless, innocent expression.
“So”—Olsius changed the topic of the conversation—”I would rather listen to what he has to say before hanging him.”
“I am very supportive of you, Chapman.” Standing behind Olsius, Trentida sighed. “But, instead of having disagreement, I believe we need to be united and agree on the same thing at this time.”
In that moment, the expressionless Lampard tightened his grip on his saber.
He turned his head, noticing that Archduke Roknee was eyeing him closely and flashing him a malicious smile.
“Keep talking, child…” Archduke Lecco ignored Lampard’s reaction, and decided on the next subject of their discussion in an authoritative manner. “Particularly the part about sacrificing allies.”
Thales smiled.
He knew from that moment onwards, the person in charge of the game had changed.
The balance tilted once again.
As he softly patted the back of Saroma’s hand to comfort her, Thales turned around and nodded slightly at Archduke Lecco.
“First of all, we need to know a fact.
“The assassin hired by Chapman Lampard, Bannette Charleton, has been hiding on the Cliff of the Sky.” Thales took a deep breath, recalling the conversation he overheard on the carriage, and describing it, word by word.
“He planned to infiltrate Heroic Spirit Palace to assassinate King Nuven while the White Blade Guards were sent away.”
Lampard closed his eyes.
For first three seconds, the archdukes did not react.
But soon enough, the four archdukes looked at each other.
They exchanged astonished glances.
“Yes, in Lampard’s original plan, King Nuven would mysteriously die here, in this heavily guarded Heroic Spirit Palace,” Thales’ voice was calm but filled with solemnity and grief.
“He would have died by your sides.”
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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