The Betrayed Devil No Longer Hides His Power

34 – Beginning of Destruction 12

Numerous soldiers lined up in front of me.

Looking at them all covered in hard armor and lined up according to strict rules.

The owner of them, the absolute monarch who rules this country.

Emperor Continus IV. Shouted in a confident voice.

“Look! Brave soldiers of the Empire!

Over the past several months, we have arrived at this place only by winning!

The demon king, the lord of evil, met death at the hands of a hero, and that gigantic demon kingdom knelt before our sword.

Towards us, those elves dared to commit dirty betrayal without knowing grace.

As the ruler of this country and ruler of all mankind, this is unacceptable!

As the only lord recognized by the gods, I now command you to wipe out all those filthy elves!”

The emperor declares war,

Then he stretched out his arms and shouted proudly.

“Go warriors! Go and show the elves what betrayal means! Take everything they have and burn it! As always, we will definitely win!”

“Wowaaa!!!”

“Long live the Emperor!”

“Long live the Utopian Empire!”

The Imperial Army responded enthusiastically in response to the Emperor’s speech.

After that, the imperial army immediately turned around and began marching.

Enormous army totaling 40,000 troops.

And at the forefront, the person appointed as the commander-in-chief of this war.

The continent’s strongest warrior,

An existence possessing absolute strength that slashed the demon king’s neck.

There was a hero, Elise Nocturne.

She is riding on a splendid white horse, and she is wearing a sacred sword, a sacred object given by God and a famous sword that saved the continent.

His imposing appearance gave countless soldiers more confidence than the emperor’s speech.

No matter what…

No matter how strong enemies come.

The certainty that they will definitely win.

Elise is a being who is receiving the expectation and mental support of so many people.

There was not even an inch of distraction in her appearance as she led the army from the front.

Elise fixed her gaze on the front with her face half covered by her usual helmet.

Looking at her,

A colleague riding next to her,

Dwarf Warrior Rabida…

Unlike the others who were giving me envious glances, I felt a sense of relief inside.

‘It’s good. Yesterday you looked bad, but today you seem to be fine.’

Elysee was seized with nervousness, as if she was nervous about something.

She even left her quarters at dawn with her holy sword and disappeared somewhere behind her.

She has never been shown even in the past expeditions to deal with the demon lord, an excessively impatient figure.

Her colleague Ravida, who was supposed to compete with her, felt her deep concern, but fortunately, there were no unusual signs of abnormality in her appearance today.

‘I don’t know what it is, but it seems to have been resolved, so there is no need to worry about it anymore. The important thing now is to focus on the war right in front of you.’

To be honest, the war with the elves was not very pleasant.

Although they had been estranged recently, the fact that they had to fight Frieza, who was a close friend of the elven kingdom, was still unwilling.

However,

Even so, Rabida had no intention of messing things up by being entangled in personal affection.

As the younger sister of the dwarf lord Balin, her brother had a duty to help.

Friendship with her close friends is important, but her family’s affection and loyalty to her country are more important than that.

Ravi continues her march with her bitter feelings in her arms.

However, due to this hesitation in her heart, she did not notice.

A hero riding a horse in front of her at this moment.

The cloudy shadows cast over her eyes…

‘Nothing to worry about… I am a warrior appointed by God… The only being who can radiate the light of the holy sword… There’s nothing I’m afraid of… ‘

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Hwangseong, where the expeditionary force left.

Sitting on the throne located in the center of the place, the emperor looked at the person in front of him.

A member of the warrior’s party, a female warrior characterized by red clothing.

Red Knight Shula.

Having been instructed not to participate in this expedition unlike the others, she bowed her head to the emperor with the same smile as always.

“Thank you for taking this extra time, Your Majesty.”

“No, aren’t you, like the hero, a hero who saved the continent? He seems fully entitled to an audience with me personally.”

“Thank you for saying that. If that’s the case, since this has already happened, can I ask you a question despite being rude?”

“Let’s try.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty. “

At the same time as the Emperor’s permission fell,

A ray of seriousness began to bloom on Shula’s face, which was still smiling.

“She knows, Your Majesty, that she likes horses. The most important thing in raising the horse, she says, is to provide her with her favorite carrots and a wide open field for her to romp on.”

“I guess so. No matter how excellent a horse is, it will not be able to grow normally in poor food and a cramped space.”

The emperor sympathized with Shula’s words with a quiet smile.

Looking at her, Shula asked him with more seriousness of hers.

“Your Majesty. If so, why did you instruct the warden not to participate in this expedition? The warden is a member of the warrior party and a warrior. Doesn’t His Majesty know well that a field called a battlefield suits a warrior?”

“… “

Her question about taking her out of her expedition…

To be precise, Shula expresses her displeasure.

Regarding this, the emperor remained silent for a while…

Soon, he began to show a smile on his lips.

Such a smile that is calm yet sharp. .

“… Yes. As you said, just as a horse suits a field, a warrior suits a battlefield. If I had you participate in this expedition, I’m sure you would have shown good results, just like when you destroyed the Demon Kingdom.”

“If it’s not… “

“However, that’s what it means… It must be a story when you understand the owner’s instructions well.”

“!… “

With those words as a starting point, the emperor begins to express a cold atmosphere.

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But to this, Shula remained silent, still keeping the smile on his face.

“A horse is a very tricky creature. Usually, it dutifully carries its owner around, but there have been occasional accidents where the trainer kicked to death with his hind foot while trying to catch a fly sitting on his butt. Even beings like parents who have fed and raised me for years since I was a foal.”

“… What a pity… But how can this not be a simple accident? From the point of view of a mere beast, it must have been a counterattack against the target who attacked him for no reason.”

“Yes… It could be.”

With those words, the emperor erased a smile from his lips.

Then he looked at Shula with a cold gaze and spoke quietly.

“But let me tell you… Even if it’s an accident, I’ll kill the horse when it happens. Isn’t it a horse carrying this emperor, no one else? A guy like that… Kicking without even recognizing the person who raised it is unacceptable.”

With those words, the emperor slowly fingered the scepter he was holding.

Immediately after that, as the atmosphere in the room began to change, the knights who were seated on the side of the pillar slowly began to draw their swords.

“What do you think, Shula… no. Master. You who dared to kick at the owner. What would you like me to do?”

“…”

The Emperor, who began to show blind hostility,

Shula is silent about this.

Towards her, the knights in her room began to slowly approach.

The elite knights of the empire who protect the emperor’s battle.

They radiated magic power from their bodies and started working according to the emperor’s order.

Then…

“… After… Whoops… Whoop whoop.”

“… ?”

The next moment, Shula suddenly begins to laugh.

The emperor slightly frowned at that eerie yet cold expression.

“Has it already been abandoned? After all, he couldn’t have done the stupid thing of sticking his teeth into Jim if he wasn’t in his right mind. Execute.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Knights who follow the emperor’s order and raise their swords.

No matter how much the opponent is that red knight Shulara,

It wouldn’t be too difficult to execute her as she kept her unarmed for her audience.

With that thought in mind, the knights resolutely swung their swords.

But…

– BANG!!!

“!”

“Laugh!…”

The next moment, the knights were thrown to the ground with a sudden explosion.

In front of them caught in bewilderment by an unexpected situation,

I could see Shula holding a spear that I didn’t know where she had pulled it from.

“… You… “

“Couldn’t I have known that you would come out like this? I’m sorry, but I haven’t trusted you for a second since that day.”

“?… That day? What do you mean by that?”

The emperor questioning Shula’s words,

Towards him, the red knight Shula…

No, the Master, the leader of Kirks, said while straightening the spear with a smile that still did not disappear.

“Well, it’s something you can’t even remember. From the great emperor’s point of view, he wouldn’t even have to think about the death of one or two of his subjects. But… not me.”

– Perfect

With those words, Shula lightly snapped her fingers.

– Clink!!!

Right after that, a loud noise was made and the window burst open.

The moment I saw the huge head protruding from there,

The emperor’s face began to show embarrassment for the first time.

“! I… Could that be?… “

What it was, the emperor knew.

Red Dragon.

In the past, it was the strongest monster that was captured with difficulty, but in the end, it failed to be tamed and was entrusted to the master to kill it.

Seeing that guy break the window of the imperial castle and shove his face in, the emperor was astonished and seized with even deeper anger.

“What are you so surprised about? These are the ‘words’ you asked me to dispose of. I am just repairing and using a used horse that is scheduled to be discontinued anyway.”

“Damn it! Catch it! Cut that filthy b*tch’s head right now!”

The emperor giving instructions to the captains of the guards lined up on the left and right.

However, while smiling at the angry emperor until the end,

Shula drove the dragon and started to leave the ecliptic like a shot.

Thinking of how to drive a dagger into the heart of an empire that has become completely irreversible with this.