Betrayal Knight’s Joyful Faith - Chapter 388



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The 388th episode of The Merry God of Betrayal

“… …Why do my premonitions always turn out badly?”

Lexion clicked his tongue.

“What is this tiny palace worth?”

A bright red gaze was staring into the darkness.

Urrrr.

The ominous sound of thunder was heard again from afar. The weather was cloudy, but not the kind of weather for thunder and lightning.

If so, there was only one thing that could be the cause of this unpleasant noise.

“Crazy old lady… … .”

Lexion muttered irritably.

‘It seems like the right answer was to concentrate all of our power in this direction.’

The elven commanders have a fair number of elven warriors following them, plus the hero and his entourage of knights, and even Lexion himself.

They were even more splendid than those who had been mobilized for the battle at the Great Temple of the Kalion Empire.

‘So does that mean my guess was roughly right?’

Lexion frowned slightly and looked at the situation from the air.

‘The apprentice knights and their party are luring the enemy out.’

Salem was entering the palace, leaving the priests blocking her way in the hands of her warriors.

The elven legions led by Jakkar, Shekinah, and Ragnold were all gathering towards the palace, but each encountered enemies.

‘And the hero is… … .’

A group of priests blocked the path of Leo’s party, but they were no match for them.

Not only the hero, but everyone else was in a hurry, so they just cut down everything they could get their hands on, and the priests were all torn to pieces in an instant.

A few tried to block the road again, but they were unable to even hold back the others and simply died away.

Lexion felt a bitter taste in his mouth as he thought that each and every one of those corpses would become a hero’s achievement.

This was especially true given that it was an outcome that Leo did not particularly desire.

‘From the perspective of someone who has passed on everything, it would be presumptuous to even think that way.’

Arendt von Eckhart proved her worth by crossing the line of death. This time, the hero of the cause was no different.

And if there is even a slight possibility that the end that the hero of this generation will face may be different from that of the hero Khan… … .

Lexion was willing to take a gamble with extremely low odds.

Lexion slowly closed his eyes and opened them.

The pupils in his blood-red eyes were sharply slit vertically.

“It’s my job to drag that damn old woman out.”

Black scales sprouted on his arms in an instant, and sharp claws grew out. Lexion swung his arms without even turning his head.

Kwaaaaang!

A thunderous noise shook the air, and a strong burst of light etched itself into the black sky.

Only then did Lexion turn his head.

I noticed a strand of blonde hair fluttering in the aftermath of the explosion.

The hair that seemed to glow in the dark and the green eyes, ironically enough, seemed to resemble the god Luce at first glance.

“You’ve gotten a lot more nimble than before, Lexi.”

The dragon of light that brought thunder smiled brightly. Lexion responded by drawing a twisted curve to his lips.

“Hey, old lady. Let me ask you one thing.”

“Your speech habits have gotten quite bad. Is it because of the lover by the hero’s side?”

A cold word was met with laughter.

But Lexion paid no attention. He simply looked at Nikepor with cold eyes and muttered a short word.

“What on earth is your purpose?”

“Purpose, is there a need to say it again?”

There was madness in the green eyes that gave off a smile.

“Praise Him. That’s all.”

“You crazy fanatic bastard.”

Nikepor burst into laughter as Lexion spat out a curse.

“I don’t want to hear that from you, who claimed to be the right-hand man of a past hero.”

Woodduck.

Scales also grew on Lexion’s remaining arm.

Lexion, ready to attack, swung his large claws at Nikepor.

But Nikephor simply dodged by stepping back.

“Let’s have some cozy time together, Lexi. Just like we used to.”

“That sounds good.”

Lexion burst into laughter.

Boom, boom.

The flesh burst and the physique of Lexion, who had been pretending to be human, swelled up in an instant.

“Let’s have a cheap fight, biting and scratching.”

After a while.

The dragon’s roar tore through the dark night sky of the Kingdom of Lucain.

* * *

Kieeeek!

An indescribable vibration burst from the sky and shook the ground. Even Arthur and Licht, who were concentrating on shaking off the enemies pursuing them, stopped in their tracks.

“……what’s this?”

As Arthur muttered in a dazed manner, Licht followed suit and licked his lips.

“Thunder? No, this is… … .”

In the meantime, lightning-like lights flashed in the dark sky several times. Occasionally, the sound of thunder reverberating to the ground was a bonus.

“Is now the time to look away?”

At that moment, a nervous voice pierced into their heads. The two reflexively turned their heads toward the voice. Arendt spoke briefly.

“The damn reptiles are starting to fight. Don’t worry about it and just focus on our work.”

“… … I’ve seen all sorts of things in life.”

Even as he started walking again at the urging of the apprentice knight, Licht let out a tired sound. Arthur also muttered something like a groan.

“What the heck is really going on.”

Even at this moment, lightning-like lights continued to flash in the sky.

A huge vortex of magical power surged forward, carrying the dragon’s malice. The storm-like flow felt terrifyingly ominous.

“I was once the subordinate of such a great hero, so what are you saying now?”

But Arendt spoke indifferently, as if she was not affected by such things at all.

Arthur glared at him.

“I’ll admit that you’re being generous, but can you please be a little sensible? Is there something really wrong with you?”

“It’s common sense enough. The seniors are just too new-hearted.”

But Arendt remained indifferent throughout.

“That’s what’s important right now. Roger and Ain are here, and even Nikepor has shown up. Then Jin will show up soon.”

“All the big shots are kidnapped.”

Licht muttered in a tired voice.

“With Crown Prince Victor’s escape, the attempt to seize control of the royal family is all but a failure. Why are you doing this?”

“Isn’t it obvious?”

Arendt stepped forward and responded.

“These kids have another purpose.”

“What other purpose is there? You little brat, aren’t you speaking properly?”

This time Arthur asked with glaring eyes. Arendt continued speaking quickly, even as she ran diligently.

“So to speak, the main purpose was not to seize power or expand power. Oh, of course, that was also something they wanted, so they went to such troublesome lengths… … .”

After catching his breath, he added:

“Apart from trying to deceive people or control the country, there is another ulterior motive.”

“So what is that?”

Arthur, unable to bear it any longer, shouted.

Woof woof!

The sky split open above them and eerie lights flashed.

Unlike ordinary thunder and lightning, it felt like it was slicing through my insides. It was even more so because I knew full well that the sound was the explosion of dragons fighting.

Arendt took advantage of the silence to continue speaking.

“Just think about it, Roger. That kid’s not a fool. There’s no way he wouldn’t have noticed that I was leading him out of the palace.”

“That’s… … I see.”

Licht answered in a trembling voice.

It was something I didn’t even think about because I was busy dealing with it.

“So, those guys also want to keep us away from the palace. Of course, Roger, that guy seems desperate to kill me.”

Arendt took a deep breath and quickly added:

“The king who had become a ghoul was quietly dealt with without even being able to show himself, and more than half of the palace’s supporters were killed, so the dragon himself is stepping forward. This land… … means that the palace itself has business to attend to.”

“Wait a minute, what do you mean by presenting?”

Arendt added to Richt’s question:

“It’s the perfect way to attract attention. A king who was punished by God and turned into a living corpse. This is what happens to those who don’t follow Chernion. There must have been an intention to show this to the public and grab their attention… … .”

But Arendt couldn’t finish her sentence because Richt quickly reached out and grabbed her by the back of the neck.

Ain made a surprise attack using teleportation.

Licht, who had pushed Arendt back almost as if throwing her, blocked Ain’s sword that suddenly appeared.

Kaaaaang!

A sharp crack tore through the air.

At the same time, Arendt discovered flames flying toward her.

A blanket of pure white frost swept over him, the fierce flames subsided in an instant, and Roger hesitated and stepped back.

“… … !”

Likewise, Arendt’s brow furrowed slightly as she distanced herself.

Since I received magical powers semi-forcibly from Lexion, I have never had any troubles due to lack of magical power.

Now, if we only look at the amount of magical power, there was no one in the 3rd Division who could compare to Arendt, except for Laius.

That doesn’t mean there were no side effects.

Lexion himself warned that it would be best to be cautious since he couldn’t predict what kind of side effects would come.

Arendt’s expression turned pale as she recalled it.

‘I don’t think that’s a very good sign.’

The fingertips exposed outside the gloves were blue.

‘The feeling is a bit strange… … .’

But there was no time to think long.

While Arendt was away for a moment, Arthur, who had been locking swords with Roger, was seen quickly putting distance between them before they could even square off.

It was because of the flames of the ‘Blessing of Karma’.

Before they knew it, Licht and Arthur had small and large burns all over their bodies, in addition to minor wounds.

Arendt clicked her tongue inwardly, then suddenly turned around and leaped up onto a nearby wall.

Arthur and Licht quickly raised their heads at the unexpected situation.

“Hey, where are you going?”

“Where are you going? You’re going crazy.”

Arendt responded indifferently to Arthur’s screams.

“We are now going to the safest place in the Kingdom of Lucain.”

Arendt turned around and climbed up to the roof of the store.

Licht and Arthur tried to chase after him, but Ain blocked their path.

“I can’t go.”

“Damn it… … !”

Licht quickly checked Arendt’s location. Arendt, who had jumped over several rooftops, was quickly moving away from them.

And Roger, as if it were natural, left the rest to his subordinates and was chasing after Arendt.

Richt chewed out a rare swear word.

“That fucking kid is really… … .”

In this situation, I had no choice but to deal with Ain as quickly as possible and join him.

An un-knightly murderous look appeared in Arthur and Richt’s eyes.

Kururung.

An ominous thunderclap once again engulfed the kingdom.