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 449: Chaos of Armies
Translator:
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When Zakriel’s axe hit Barney Junior’s shield, the reactions of the prisoners were beyond Thales’ expectations.
Barney Junior took the lead in the attack. He blocked Zakriel’s attack with his sword and shield without making any kind of fancy maneuver, and also prevented the latter’s attack on Beldin and Bruley.
But the others…
The axe charged forward swiftly and Barney Junior’s sword flashed. Barney Junior, while engaged in a violent fight, blocked Zakriel’s slash, and pushed away the axe hilt Zakriel sent his way using the momentum of his axe swing. Barney roared furiously at Samel, who intended to approach the battlefield,
“Step back, Samel! I’ll take the first round! Naer, cover me!”
While Barney Junior roared furiously, Naer shot out from the group and joined the fight.
However, the other Royal Guards of Constellation did not rush forward. In contrast to the way they usually behaved, they stayed away from the battlefield.
Without offering any explanation, Nalgi and Bruley grabbed Thales and moved close to the wall on the left.
Barney Junior and Naer were the only ones on the battlefield, or rather, Barney Junior was the only one who dealt with Zakriel’s attacks head-on, which were sometimes nimble and quick, and at other times as fierce as a hurricane. Barney’s movements were rather clumsy.
Naer, who was supposed to assist him, stood a distance away. He held a small knife and a dart in his hands as he carefully watched the two people fighting against each other. He did not move at all.
‘What?’ Thales was rather puzzled.
*Whoosh!*
The calm Zakriel suddenly extended his arm to the side and took advantage of his position to push Barney Junior’s shield aside. He then swung his axe at the latter’s neck!
*Clang!*
Barney Junior grunted, turned, and clashed against Zakriel. They moved away from one another the moment they collided, to dodge the other party’s next strike. But it appeared that Barney Junior came out of the encounter worse than Zakriel had—there was a wound on his right arm.
As he watched their fight, Thales became confused. He finally gave up struggling, turned his head around, and anxiously asked the people beside him,
“What’s going on?”
But before anyone could answer, Samel, who was on the other side, found an opportunity to force his way through to join Thales and the other two guards. Right when he joined his former colleagues’ formation, he pointed at Barney Junior and asked in exasperation,
“What is he planning to do? Die?”
*Whoosh!*
Zakriel brandished his axe again, stirring up a gust of wind. The strike was defused by Barney Junior with a Counter Stance, executed at the perfect moment. But he was soon made to handle a flurry of Zakriel’s follow-up attacks, and seemed to be in great trouble.
In the face of Samel’s impolite question, everyone else’s expressions turned rather unpleasant.
However, Beldin did not mind. He looked worriedly at the two people in their violent and intense battle, paying attention to the stairs blocked by Zakriel, and said calmly, “Barney said that the first round is just testing waters. We will act as circumstances dictate. Our goal is to try to break through and reach the stairs.”
Samel furrowed his brow, seeming displeased.
While the sound of intense fighting rang in the air, Thales could not suppress his urge to voice the question in his mind any longer. He shot a glance at Quick Rope before he asked resolutely, “Why aren’t any of you helping him?”
The prince was extremely worried as he watched Barney, who was surrounded by never-ending danger.
“There are eight of you—”
But before Thales could finish, Beldin interrupted him with his hoarse voice and said falteringly, “Can’t… do it.”
Thales froze. ‘Can’t do it?’
He turned to sweep his gaze over the others, but found that all of them had the same expression—solemn resignation.
‘Why?’
On the other side, the duel between Zakriel and Barney Junior grew more and more intense. It was as though real heat and tension had been created in their fight. Their faces were savage, their movements ferocious, and their attacks became increasingly violent and unstoppable.
The moment Zakriel growled and withdrew his axe—a millimeter away from breaking Barney Junior’s skull—Barney Junior risked his life and carried out an equally sharp and risky attack.
Strong wind billowed against their faces. The sound of clasing steel and iron rang out.
“We have no way of helping him…” Nalgi sighed softly and spoke wearily as he stared at the fight between the two people. “Zakriel is not an ordinary person, much less a conventional supreme class warrior.”
‘Not an ordinary person?’ Thales and Quick Rope were both stunned.
Nalgi stroked the weapon in his hand as he stared at the two people, who were practically fighting with their lives. The space between his eyebrows was clogged with worry.
“His Power of Eradication is called the ‘Chaos of Armies’ and is a rare mutation of ‘Pegasus’ Music’. The key to this power is in its incomparable perception of the user’s surroundings.”
When they heard Nalgi mention this, the Royal Guards of Constellation became a little absent-minded.
‘Pegasus’ Music…’ This sounded quite familiar to Thales. ‘Wait, I heard from the real Wya that this is Miranda’s Power of Eradication.’
When he thought of this, Thales became serious.
“The Chaos of Armies? Perception? What do you mean by this?”
This time, Beldin was the one who answered him, “Attention.”
Beldin’s voice was hoarse. He also spoke incoherently. It was as though his voice had been baptized by a sandstorm.
But this did not stop Thales from sensing the anxiety in his voice, neither did it stop him from seeing the hesitation in Beldin’s gaze.
“A person’s energy and attention is limited. They cannot do two things at the same time. Even when paying full attention, they can only take notice of one or two things at once. If we focus on more things, we will not be able to pay enough attention on our target; we will not have the ability to care about all of them at the same time.
‘Attention…’ Thales mulled over this word.
On the other side, Barney Junior, who was on the losing end, finally made a somewhat successful counter-attack.
At the price of being hit by the other party’s knee, he managed to slash into Zakriel’s shoulder. The wound was only a millimeter away from the latter’s vitals. Thales thought that it was a pity.
“But Zakriel is different.” Beldin’s words became graver and graver. His voice was filled with pride for his fellow countrymen’s strength, but it was also filled with the pain of being betrayed by an old friend.
“The ‘Chaos of Armies’ takes the perception, observation and rhythm emphasized in Pegasus’ Music and develops it to the maximum, towards another direction. Zakriel can effectively divide his attention without losing his focus within a certain range, multitasking and being in control of all the variables in a fight. We don’t know the limit to his power.”
‘Multitasking?’
Thales glanced at Zakriel who was skillfully swinging his axe, and then at Barney Junior, who was doing all he can to fight back. Puzzled, he asked, “What do you mean?”
Samel snorted coldly and cut in, “It means that the Knight of Judgment possesses countless eyes, and can observe numerous targets at the same time.
“He no longer fears being surrounded, and no longer dreads group fights. The attention he has on each person when he has to fight against ten people in one go is no less than when he is only fighting against one person. He will never attend to one thing and lose sight of another just because he is attacked by a crowd.”
Samel tightened his grip around his sword. His gaze never left the battlefield at all, like he was ready to attack at the next moment.
His words made the prisoners cum former Royal Guards look even more worried. Bruley even grunted and pointed at Naer, who was still holding the dart without letting go.
“No, Bruley.” Tardin shook his head, as if he understood what the other party’s indecipherable hums meant.
“Naer cannot rashly take action unless it’s at a critical moment—it could be disadvantageous to Barney.”
‘…will never attend to one thing and lose sight of another just because he is attacked by a crowd.’ Thales carefully deciphered the meaning of that sentence. His expression immediately changed. ‘What is this? A knight does not die even when he battles alone[1]? He has no weaknesses even when someone tries to attack him from behind him?’
He recalled the scene earlier when Zakriel faced five Shadow Shield assassins. The unbeatable Knight of Judgment had attacked continuously in a few seconds and perfectly eliminated the five of them.
Another dull sound arose. This time, Barney Junior only managed to force Zakriel back with an almost suicidal crash, because Zakriel seemed to have some qualms about something.
The prince turned to look at the battlefield and asked anxiously, “So, it makes no difference to him whether he is up against one opponent or many opponents?”
This time, Tardin’s bleak and resigned voice, which made him sound as if he had seen through everything in the world, rang out, “Worse than that.”
Tardin shook his head. He seemed to be rather emotional and also seemed to be in anguish.
“Zakriel is a genius rarely seen in the world. He exploits the advantages of the ‘Chaos of Armies’ to the maximum. His ability to multitask is not only used on his opponents; everything that happens on the battlefield is within Zakriel’s knowledge, that means both his and his opponents’ bodies, weapons, intentions, and their movements. He pays attention to the positions, environment, terrain and conditions around him and his opponents. He can focus on factors as great as the increase and decrease of force during the fight, and even ones as minor as the sand and obstacles beneath their feet, he can also take note of sudden accidents. He will even take it a step further and perfectly transform all these things into his strategy against his opponents.
“Then, with his skills, which are not inferior to his senses at all after he trained it through thousands of battles…”
Tardin’s expression was taut. He stared at Zakriel, who again forced Barney Junior into an extremely flustered state with the terrain, the length of his axe hilt, and even the weight of Barney’s own shield.
“Those who duel against him will always be at the greatest disadvantage, because Zakriel will always be able to take note and observe all the elements and variables on the battlefield, thereby causing them to work in his favor, and he can use them as easily as how an arm controls the fingers. It’s as though god is helping him. These elements and variables will work with him flawlessly.
“It is not obvious under ordinary circumstances, but those who have fought him all feel something: the man has no weak points at all and is unstoppable.”
Thales thought of something. ‘Everything is within his knowledge, transformed into his strategy against his opponents… Always be able to take note and observe… all the elements and variables on the battlefield… as easily as how an arm controls the fingers… has no weak points at all and is unstoppable…’
Thales could not help but tremble. That bloody and nightmarish evening six years ago appeared in his mind again…
Together with it was another person’s soft murmurs.
‘”People who seize everything in their grasp, take the world into account in their hearts and are capable of observing the entire situation… Only these people are qualified to be called… truly strong”‘
Thales stared at this fight in a daze. While he observed Zakriel, who fought more and more boldly, he felt that he understood something.
He could see it now…
Barney Junior might seem as if he was attacking swiftly and fiercely, but it was hard for his normal attacks to be effective. Zakriel could always handle them easily with the most energy-saving, simple, and effective method.
Only those desperate attacks—in which Barney Junior had to pay a huge price for and be injured in order to hurt Zakriel—worked. Only those attacks managed to harm the Knight of Judgment’s body. But unfortunately, every single slightly effective killing strike looked like they missed Zakriel’s vitals by only a millimeter, causing others to sigh in agitation.
Thales, however, understood now that it was not as simple as Barney Junior missing by a millimeter.
Tardin sighed and said, “Under such circumstances, not only do sieges by many people not work on him… On the contrary, the more opponents there are in a chaotic battle, the more jumbled up the variables are, and the messier the battlefield is, the better Zakriel would be able to find the position that suits him the most. He will then be able grasp the opportunity and leverages that enable him to survive, and even win the fight by utilizing flaws and gaps in his opponents’ attacks that ordinary people cannot imagine… He will only become stronger the more he fights.”
The faces of all the Royal Guards became more and more unpleasant. Thales clenched his fists tightly, while Quick Rope—standing beside him—had a disbelieving expression.
Thales turned in disbelief and said, “So, in comparison to Zakriel when he fights against a single opponent, when he fights against multiple people by himself in a brawl…”
Nalgi nodded and finished Thales’ sentence while the worried look on his face remained.
“…He will only become many times stronger. If we rashly participate in the fight, we’ll only be increasing Zakriel’s leverages.”
These words made Thales extremely shocked. Beside him, Quick Rope even widened his mouth into an ‘O’ shape.
‘So… when Zakriel is up against eight opponents, it’s actually even more beneficial for him? He’s practically the human version of the Blood Mystic?’
“He gave me advice on how to use my sword before,” Samel said coldly beside them. “So, I know that when you face him, you are not only facing Zakriel. Instead, it is an entire battlefield known as Zakriel. The Chaos of Armies… chaos wrought by an army, and that chaos truly belongs to him.”
His words were strong and firm, but made the others feel heavy-hearted.
Thales furrowed his brow hard. “Just like a brigade?”
Samel fixed his gaze on him. He was silent for a second before he nodded. “Just like a brigade.”
A distance away, Barney Junior moved quickly and roared. He crashed into Zakriel’s body with a Dueling Stance that was executed without holding anything back, and without any fancy tricks, he crashed into Zakriel’s body!
*Thud!*
Both of them fell to the ground at the same time, they then leaped simultaneously and panted.
“Give up, Barney. This wouldn’t be the ending you want,” Zakriel said softly.
Barney Junior snorted coldly. “That year, why didn’t you give up?”
In the next moment, both of them moved, and their weapons clashed against each other once again!
Beside them, Quick Rope could not stand it anymore. “Isn’t this too much?”
The rookie mercenary rubbed his face and widened his eyes until they were as large as pigeon eggs. He pointed at Zakriel, who was fighting against his enemy in silence.
“Can he also fight one hundred opponents by himself, and challenge a whole army alone?”
In the face of Quick Rope’s rather disbelieving words, all the prisoners stared at him with unpleasant expressions.
Because of this, Quick Rope could not help but tremble. When he remembered the grudges he formed with them, he took a step back in embarrassment.
Thales looked at the group. He felt like they had something to say. As expected, Nalgi curled his lips.
“Do you know the battle that made Zakriel famous?”
‘The battle that made him famous…’ All the prisoners trembled in unison.
Quick Rope blinked and immediately put on a wary face that made him look like he was saying “I won’t be deceived”.
There was fascination in Nalgi’s eyes as he stared at the Knight of Judgment, whose expression did not change at all even when he was engaged in a violent fight.
“Zakriel once followed Prince Midier to Dragon Clouds City for a diplomatic trip when he was young. His Highness was so ‘eloquent’ that he offended the Northlanders who created difficulties for them with their military force.”
‘Midier… Dragon Clouds City…’ The relevant scenes appeared in Thales’ mind.
“Old Barney told me that, at that time, the seventeen-year-old Zakriel faced the enemies by himself.”
Nalgi clicked his tongue and said in a manner that made him seem proud but listless at the same time, “He took ten or so minutes… And by himself, he defeated forty White Blade Guards.”
Quick Rope froze for a moment. Thales’ train of thought also halted for a short while.
The next moment…
“What?!”
Thales opened and closed his mouth, not knowing what to do with it. He seemed like he wanted to scream, but was unable to. Thales finally finished digested Nalgi’s words. Endless shock and fear appeared in his mind altogether.
‘For… forty?… White Blade Guards?’
He remembered those fighters from six years ago, who had their faces covered and wielded blades. They were the elite soldiers who did not back down even in the face of death brought by Black Sand Region’s vicious attack. They fought a bloody battle until the end, and even dealt Lampard’s troops a bloody blow at one point, causing them to descend into a disorderly mess. Lampard’s troops had even suffered great casualties because of it.
There were even some of them who did not mind protecting him and Little Rascal from arrows with their own bodies.
The White Blade Guards… Nicholas, Mirk, Monty, and Justin…
‘He defeated forty of them alone?’ Thales’ expression became stiff. ‘How is this possible?’
It was obvious that Quick Rope was affected more greatly by Nalgi’s words than Thales. He stared at Zakriel in disbelief while the man remained a distance away. He then redirected his gaze at the prisoners who wore grim expressions. His face was contorted, and his speech incoherent; he looked like he wanted to laugh, but was unable to.
“Is this a joke? Forty… White Blade Guards? Those are all veterans…” Quick Rope blindly waved his hands in the air, as if he could toss his questions even further away by doing this. “It’s impossible… such a major incident…” Quick Rope’s mouth fell open in his daze, as though his outlook on life had just suffered a huge blow.
“Why didn’t Nicho… Why didn’t anyone tell me about this before?” At a loss, he stared at the ground. He found himself unable to accept this frightening news.
No one replied him. Thales sighed in his heart.
“Be prepared, Tardin,” Beldin said coldly at this moment. “Barney is about to step back.”
Everyone’s expression froze. Barney Junior’s attacks had become slower as he fought against Zakriel in the distance.
“So, it is not a problem even if he fights against one hundred people alone?” Thales frowned tightly.
The attitude of the prisoners when facing the prince was obviously a lot better than when they faced ‘Wya Caso’. Samel said softly, “You have to understand that no matter how many people there are on a battlefield, the number of people who can attack one person at a time is limited.
“Other than in special battle formations, even if a thousand people surround and attack one person, only the six or seven people in the innermost layer of the encirclement will be able to clash weapons against that person and attack him with all their might at the same time.” He stared at Barney Junior from afar and said sternly, “As long as he has enough stamina, and his mind is not exhausted, there is no reason for Zakriel to lose.”
Thales’ heart sank. ‘No… If that’s the case, there’s… no hope at all for us to win with just the Royal Guards present. What in the world are Barney Junior and the others doing?’
“You know, there was once someone among the Royal Guards of Constellation who got bored and made up a doggerel.” Nalgi shook his head.
Behind him, Bruley raised a finger and pointed expressionlessly at Nalgi.
“The last verse of that doggerel was…” Nalgi cleared his throat and said solemnly, “Tony stood firm, and none in the world could harm him…
“The Knight of Judgment attacked without regrets…
“…and all perished.”
Translator’s Note:
[1] A knight does not die even when he battles alone: Is actually this: A Knight Does Not Die with Empty Hands. From Fate/Stay Night. You can read more here: https://typemoon.fandom.com/wiki/Knight_of_Owner
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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