A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius - A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius chapter 351

351 – Golden Sun, Silver Moon (6)

From noble mtl dot nete

Warhorse, carriage, magic automatic ship, airship.

Although it is true that anything can be used to move quickly, it has one thing in common: it costs a considerable amount of money to create.

And spending such a huge amount of money means making it with the intention of not using it for a short period of time, but for at least 10 years.

What is 10 years?

Rather than living creatures with a fixed lifespan like horses, means of transportation such as carriages and ships are objects intended from the beginning to be used for over 30 years.

It was not created to be used briefly.

It was not made for one-time use only.

But, if necessary, I can use it that way.

‘How much did it cost?’

When you add up all the material costs, labor costs, etc., I think it would have been around 200 million thaler.

If the research funds, or the gold and gemstones used in the materials, are called investment assets and used somewhere else, capital that would have been several times more than 200 million thalers could be created.

What happened to the golden ship that cost so much money and time?

“Your Excellency the Margrave. Is this okay?”

“It will go down in history.”

Sir Robert lands lightly next to me and glances back.

“Not only did it break through the second gate and destroy seven imperial airships with its inertia and weight her her, but this golden airship slid right in front of the first gate of the canyon.”

“…”

To summarize the result in one line, I crashed the golden airship into the canyon.

Like a water buffalo charging at a herd of wildcats with its horns raised.

Like a wyvern descending, slapping a flock of crows with its wings.

In this way, the 50m-long battleship struck the center of the imperial guard stationed in the canyon.

We jumped off the deck and what happened after that.

“Big, big!”

An Imperial officer who was crawling out of the ruins of the collapsed wall of the second gateway was decapitated by our knight who was checking the nearby area.

If he had been quietly hiding in the crevices of the collapsed rocks, he would have had a high chance of survival, but the environment inside the collapsed castle walls is not easy for such cool-headed thoughts.

“Ugh, wow!!”

The imperial soldiers guarding the first gate scream and some run away.

Although they were elite soldiers, the officers and executives who would lead them were crushed to death first-

“Whether it’s Nostrum or the Empire, the places where people live are the same.”

Since I saw the parties hurriedly boarding the airship and fleeing towards the empire from below, I tried to hurriedly flee towards the empire.

“I will chase you.”

“No. Those on earth are rats in a poison.”

I pulled out my sword and lightly cut the back of my hand.

“The second gate has collapsed, but it seems that the gates at both ends are still reacting to Gibraltar.”

Weeeing.

The magic that reacts to the blood of Gibraltar is still maintained.

The second gateway, which we destroyed ourselves, was also trying to react by flashing a red light, but since the middle of the gateway itself collapsed, only the light was shining.

“Close.”

Goo goo goo.

The gateway to the canyon is firmly closed.

Imperial soldiers who were trying to escape through Gate 3 toward Gibraltar, as well as Imperial soldiers who were trying to escape to the Empire through Gate 1, all quickly hastened their steps toward the slowly closing canyon gate.

“Sir Robert. It’s the same as the gateway, but it’s strong because there’s a magic barrier in the direction of the empire, right?”

“I don’t know about Gate 3, but what I’m saying is that those escaping through Gate 1 can break the gate and escape.”

“That’s it.”

Gugung.

The castle gate closes.

“aaah!!”

One person was trying to get out in a hurry and got his arm caught between the gates, but the gates simply followed Gibraltar’s command to ‘close’.

“Gibraltar. From now on, we will clear out the remaining imperial forces in the canyon.”

“Is it annihilation?”

“We are not a Nostrum, but we are not an Empire either.”

“I understand.”

Sir Robert goes forward and clears his throat.

“Knights of Gibraltar, listen! Kill those who resist! Soldiers of the Empire! If you want to live, put down your guns and surrender!”

Sir Robert’s voice rings out in the canyon.

The sound, filled with mana, soars above the canyon and heads towards the airship that narrowly avoids our charge and flies through the sky to escape.

“They won’t listen…Oh no.”

To-doo-doo-doo.

A barrage of musket bullets falls from the sky.

“…!”

It’s not just a bullet, it’s something huge that can be seen from time to time.

For a moment, my hand was strained by something the size of a human head.

Suddenly.

He stretches his sword wide towards the sky.

The Auror’s slash flew into the sky like a half moon, splitting the huge sphere flying towards Sir Robert in half.

Wow!

Two lumps falling to the left and right of Sir Robert.

It seemed like they were just ignorantly focusing on increasing the weight, but the magic power was spinning around like a tiny windstone was attached to the end of the sphere.

“…I was determined to kill you.”

“If you’re a master-level knight, you’ll end up with a brief concussion, but it’s clear that even advanced knights are dangerous.”

Boom, boom, boom.

Lead bullets and cast iron lumps that look like dozens of lead bullets falling.

It’s probably a ‘cannonball’.

“Hey, I’m crazy…!”

Sir Robert deflects a cannonball with his shield

Now, it is not a big problem to deflect a cannonball falling from an airship that has risen to a height of almost 100m with a shield, but even a knight like Sir Robert stopped in his tracks for a moment.

“Ugh, ugh…!”

The imperial soldier below looks up at the sky with a scared face.

His gaze filled with fear and anger was not at the Sword Master of Gibraltar in front of him, but at the imperial airship that abandoned them and escaped beyond the gateway.

“Whether it’s Nostrum or Empire, humans are all the same wherever they go. It’s just who has better responded to and developed the malice between humans, that’s all.”

“Your Excellency the Margrave! Now is not the time to be so sentimental!”

“Wait a moment. Let’s try to figure it out one more time.”

Spread the spirit.

Focus all your attention on your sense of smell and follow the scent of silver.

The smell of the main enemy must be felt between the smoke of muskets, the dust of a collapsed canyon, and the smell of blood from dying imperial soldiers.

Is this canyon the owner of the unique, decadent smell that seems to have condensed all the white silver on this continent?

Right now?

“…There is none.”

The emperor is not here.

“I guess the emperor’s whereabouts are on that airship.”

“Are you saying the emperor is escaping on an airship?”

“No. If there had been, it would have come out a long time ago.”

The canyon is a strategic point.

Even if there is an airship, the canyon must still be protected.

“If it were me, I would have run out even if I was lying in a hospital bed. So, I guess I should go and question those people who are running away.”

“How-“

“Like this.”

Gather your strength and run towards the canyon wall.

Jump while stepping diagonally across a sloping canyon.

Rather than stepping on the canyon and running, it soars by stamping its aura-filled feet into the canyon to the extent that footprints remain.

“W-what?!”

I made eye contact with the soldier on the deck of the fleeing airship.

He was looking down, but slowly the altitude difference with me began to decrease.

“A person is climbing a wall and running…?”

Thanks to the wind flowing in the direction of the empire, the imperial soldier’s muttering to himself can be heard.

This is something ordinary people cannot do.

This is only possible for those who have master-level stamina and mana, and those who have tried this once.

“Hey, that monster!!”

50m.

Jump diagonally up to the height of the castle wall.

“Shoot, shoot!” Stop them from chasing you!!”

80m.

Run faster than the speed at which I aim my gun at the location I want to run to.

“Uh, uh…?”

100m.

The height at which the airship flies-

‘It’s not enough.’

The moment you run about 30m, or even 50m higher, your feet reach the middle of the canyon.

Kwa-ang!

Put both feet together and jump downward.

He pulls out the sword on his waist, fills it with aura, and swings the sword sharply in the diagonal direction.

Cuts the stomach.

Swinging the sword is only for a short moment, but being cut by that single sword is not just one.

The aura in the sword body becomes a blade and moves forward, cutting everything it touches.

Not the ship, not the magic engine inside, not even the wrist of the imperial officer who had been unluckily keeping his hand in my path.

“Huh.”

The body falls to the bottom of the split stomach.

If the trajectory were just a little bit wrong, it would fall straight to the ground out of thin air-

Wow!

I land on another airship that I had seen beforehand.

As I fell straight onto the deck, the deck broke and I was thrown inward, but I released the aura on my sword and drove it into the wall of the airship.

Kigi Geek.

Scratching the pillars inside the airship, I suppressed the inertia of my body.

“Whew.”

He released the aura that filled his entire body and greeted the Imperial Army officer with a smile as his mouth gaped at the blade resting next to his neck.

“Where is the emperor?”

“Ah, ah, this is crazy…”

“Where is the emperor? If you answer, I will spare your life.”

“Oh, you think you’ll answer that? I’m a proud member of the empire.”

Phu-uuk.

I pulled out my sword and cut off his head

He puts a little bit of aura on the tip of the blade and blows off the opponent’s head, and gauges the opponent’s rank by looking at the insignia on their uniform

“If a minister-level person were to come here and lead, the emperor would not be here.”

Goo goo goo.

An airship splits in half crashes next to the window.

The officers on the airship desperately try to keep themselves together, but those who fall have no wings.

“If you have a foothold, you can reach the height of the canyon. Huh.”

I took the glass bottle out of my pocket and drank all the Caroline inside.

“…If there is no emperor, you can use mana.”

He tried to preserve his mana in order to take full charge of the emperor.

If there is no emperor, that mana can be used freely.

Rattling.

“General! What are you doing now-“

“Are you the captain?”

As I opened the door and opened the door to the officer who came in, I pointed with my eyes at the general who had collapsed, leaning against the wall with only his head to his left.

“Do you want to take me to the empire, or do you want to land quietly?”

“Uh, uhh, uhh…”

“Either die, or surrender.” If you surrender, I’ll spare your life. I’m different from the emperor.”

“…Are you really going to save me?”

“Of course.”

I am different from the emperor.

“You, too, are someone’s father. Oh, of course, if you want to die, I will kill you. You only get one chance.”

“…I surrender, I will.”

“Good choice.”

I lowered my sword.

“As long as you’re alive, you can think about the next thing. Either you really surrender, or you secretly betray and try to kill me. I already told you, you understand?”

“…”

“Okay then… “

As I watched the airships slowly lowering their altitude one by one, I took out a magic stone from my pocket.

“Ah. Are you watching, Astasia?”

Then, I applied my blood to the magic stone and lightly cleared her throat.

“This is Gray Gibraltar.”

The gates of the Gibraltar Gorge sparkle red.

The situation in this canyon must be visible more clearly than before.

“The canyon has been reclaimed.”

Even though we can say that we have lost a lot physically.

“Please tell Nostrum.”

We recaptured.

Gibraltar’s pride.

Drop.

Lowers the magic stone.

The red light of the canyon disappeared, and I pulled out my sword and turned to the captain.

“Emperor. Are you in the islands now?”

The captain did not reply.

“To fly to the islands by airship, the remaining fuel is-“

[Wait there.]

Through the communication device connected to the airship, a voice very different from usual was heard.

[I will go there directly.]

Drop.