Betrayal Knight’s Joyful Faith - Chapter 431



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The Cheerful God of Betrayal Chapter 431

Chapter 102. The Beginning of Dawn

A night when the blessing of darkness descended.

A chilly night without even moonlight, enveloping the walls and plains, a time when even wild animals and monsters are holding their breath.

The tightly closed gate opened silently.

In the castle, which had already become the realm of the dead, a group of shadows slowly emerged onto the plain.

The red glowing eyes stared silently into the darkness.

It was to be on guard against uninvited guests.

“… … .”

But there was nothing around. Only then did a group of ghouls start moving quickly, without making a sound.

There is only one purpose.

It was to repay the humiliation suffered by God and make him the complete master of this world.

The Everlan Kingdom’s army’s camp was captured in the eyes of the ghoul leader.

As he gave instructions with a gesture, those who followed him split into several groups and dispersed silently.

Some of his subordinates followed him.

‘Tonight is the night… … .’

They will completely deal with the enemies who dare to block their path and establish a foundation for advancing to the next stage.

The area he was in charge of was gradually getting closer.

Even though we had gotten quite close, the enemy positions remained silent. It seemed as though they had not yet noticed the surprise attack.

“The darkness is on our side. Never make a mistake.”

He gave instructions in a loud voice and took out a magic stone with summoning magic engraved on it from his bosom.

They were helpless last time, so this time too, they will have no choice but to be trampled helplessly by the power of darkness.

Just when he was about to become confident of victory.

Something sparkling in the darkness caught my eye.

‘what?’

At that moment, he frowned slightly.

puck!

A thick arrow flew in without warning and pierced the leader’s head.

dump.

As he fell limply with his skull shattered in an instant, those following him stopped in bewilderment.

“What, what is it?”

Even if his head exploded, his body would not die. As if it was angry at losing its head, it clenched its fists and tried to raise its upper body.

however.

“Anyway, they seem like dull, ignorant failures.”

A silvery frost as cold as the voice that suddenly came over me covered my eyes.

That was the last moment the miracle soldiers could remember.

As soon as the enemies froze stiffly, Arthur and Licht’s swords naturally followed, reflecting the moonlight and flashing.

Clang!

Before they could even properly divide their attacks, the enemies were all turned into a few pieces of ice and fell to the ground.

Arendt spat out briefly, sharpening her frozen white sword.

“That’s not even funny.”

Narcissistic darkness takes no one’s side.

Only the stronger one would win.

“This is the magic stone used for summoning.”

Licht, who was searching through the ice shards, picked up a magic stone. There were a total of five magic stones recovered. It seemed like each person had one.

Arthur, who had gathered up all the remaining things, looked at Licht.

“I think this is it.”

“It’s bland.”

Arendt kicked a piece of ice rolling on the floor.

“Let’s go back. They must be quite confused, too.”

His gaze was directed towards the gate visible beyond the darkness.

The necks, almost dried and twisted, shook helplessly in the cold night wind.

* * *

First, Salem uses the spirits to determine the enemy’s location, then strikes first with Llewelyn’s artifact and Shekinah’s magic, and then the waiting knights and warriors finish them off.

It was a perfect match.

Ludwin was speechless for a while as he watched the men who had annihilated the lord’s forces and dealt a heavy blow to the reinforcements who were trying to fight against him fall helplessly.

And the knights who performed such miraculous deeds were just calm.

“It seems like they haven’t figured out yet that the Empire has sent reinforcements.”

Arendt shrugged her shoulders as she returned.

“It looks like they were planning to approach stealthily and release ghouls around here… … If they had known that the captain was here, they wouldn’t have resorted to such a sloppy move.”

“… … .”

Looking at Arendt speaking calmly, Ludwin was dumbfounded.

If they had been even just one day late, Ludwin’s forces might have been trampled without mercy.

Thinking about it made my bones shiver, but it was so absurdly disheartening that the outcome had changed so much just because reinforcements from the Kalion Empire had joined.

‘Even Captain Leo didn’t come forward.’

What a difference that is.

It was so absurd that I felt like I would fall into a sense of helplessness if I let my guard down even for a moment.

But Llewelyn just seemed familiar with this situation.

“By the way, those guys showed up with something strange again.”

Llewelyn stuck out his tongue as he looked at the magic stones inside the box.

Shekinah warned them.

“I put a sealing spell on it in a hurry, but it might be dangerous, so I recommend not touching it carelessly. It would be better to transport it to the Count’s laboratory as it is.”

“If I activate this, all the ghouls will come out at once?”

Shekinah nodded at Llewelyn’s question.

“Yes. It has a large-scale summoning spell engraved on it. It is not an ordinary magic stone, and it seems to have been made in a similar way to the fake spirit stone.”

Unlike ordinary magic stones, these had a bright red glow.

Salem nodded, frowning slightly.

“Yes. These smell bloody too. Luna and Ray say they’re disgusting.”

“Can it be destroyed?”

Shekinah looked ambiguous at Laius’ question.

“Well… … It’s unknown. If you apply shock to it rashly, the summoning magic might be activated, but it might be possible to destroy it with a holy sword.”

“Since there is such a thing as a one in a million chance, isn’t there a need to take a risky adventure for no reason?”

As Salem spoke anxiously, Lyos nodded.

“What Salem says is correct. If so, I will store it in the barrier that Count Stadler created for me and dispose of it safely later. Arendt.”

“Yes. As soon as the meeting is over, I will set up a barrier with my seniors.”

Arendt nodded dryly, her hands in her pockets.

“older brother.”

Ludwin, who had been listening blankly, suddenly came to his senses at the sound of Llewelyn’s voice calling him.

“Hey, I’m listening.”

“I would like a place to store them. If possible, somewhere away from the soldiers’ living quarters. Just in case.”

Llewelyn, who had no idea what Ludwin was thinking, asked innocently. Only then did Ludwin regain his composure and nod.

“Let’s do that. I’ll empty one of the warehouses. I might need it later.”

“Thank you, Prince.”

Laius bowed to Ludwin.

Then Llewelyn naturally brought up the next topic.

“By the way… … . As Arendt said earlier, the enemies are too weak. It’s impossible not to have expected that support would come.

“Rather, it is more likely that they hurried because of that.”

Then Arendt answered bluntly.

“It looks like they were planning to first take over the barracks here with a minimal number of troops, and then take over the surrounding territories before reinforcements arrived. However, we arrived much sooner than they expected.”

“The main force will still be busy preparing for the attack inside the castle.”

Lyos nodded slightly and added his explanation.

“They were planning to head straight to the next territory, but… … If they soon realize that something has changed here, they will probably advance towards our camp.”

“… … Then shall we fight here?”

As Ludwin’s face hardened, Laius answered calmly.

“Yes, we will. We will meet the enemy and fight.”

“But if the enemies know that the captain is here, they will also be cautious.”

Arendt gestured to Laius.

“There’s probably no one on the other side who can stop this person right now. But it’s probably not a very pleasant thing for the enemy to wipe out all the homunculi they’ve prepared.”

“You shouldn’t point to your chin in front of the prince, Arendt.”

“It looks like it takes quite a bit of work to make a homunculus.”

Arendt continued to speak, completely ignoring the director’s comments.

“But if they run off in all directions, it’ll only bother us… … .”

“If we’re going to do it, it’s better to bring it this way. Is that what you’re saying?”

Llewelyn took Arendt’s words and said:

“No one who can be called a commander has appeared yet, but Jiklin will definitely appear sooner or later… … It would be better to resolve this before then. Is that what you want to say?”

“Well, I got about half of it right.”

Arendt shrugged.

“But it’s a hassle to lure them on purpose, and there’s no need to waste time waiting.”

“… … There’s still some time left until the sun rises.”

Laius, who had been listening quietly, checked the time. He had already figured out what Arendt was trying to say.

“Prince Ludwin. How many troops are available for movement right now?”

“Yes? That’s… … . I came here to supplement my troops, and since we haven’t engaged in a proper battle yet, you can consider us to be in good condition.”

Ludwin, who had been absentmindedly watching the conversation, gave an answer without thinking. Then Arendt nodded indifferently.

“Good. Then let’s move at sunrise. There’s still a couple of hours left, so shouldn’t that be enough time to prepare for deployment?”

Arendt looked back and forth between Ludwin and Laius.

“Perhaps this is my last chance. I am only a trainee knight, so the decision is up to you two commanders.”

“Last chance? Ah.”

Ludwin, who had been humming without realizing it, suddenly realized something and let out an exclamation.

“If we don’t do it now, we may not be able to rescue the survivors inside, brother.”

Llewelyn spoke forcefully, as if to confirm his guess.

After all, from the very beginning, Arendt and they were talking with the rescue of the survivors inside as their top priority.

Shekinah added a word.

“The moment the members of the Broken Heart Sword join, it will be somewhat difficult to carry out the rescue operation.”

“okay.”

Ludwin nodded with a stern face. As the conversation flowed like that, Salem cautiously stepped forward.

“Then I will send Luna and Ray back to look around the castle again. Of course, if Commander Leos and Prince Ludwin give their permission.”

“… … .”

Lyos just looked at Ludwin as if he didn’t need to be told twice.

Things were progressing at a rapid pace. If only Ludwin himself would nod, they would immediately begin the operation to save the people of the territory.

“… … I will prepare the soldiers and knights.”

“We must deploy within two hours. We will launch a surprise attack from this side before the main force moves.”

Laius gave a strong command.

“Shekinah and Prince Llewelyn, please move together to provide cover. I will leave the placement of the elf archers to Shekinah.”

“all right.”

As Shekinah nodded, Laius directed Arendt.

“And Arendt. You, Arthur and Licht, rush inside and save the people. I will lead the knights and deal with the enemies.”

“Yep.”

“And your Majesty, while we dig inside, please move your soldiers to surround the castle and intercept any who try to escape.”

Following Arendt’s dry nod, Laius gave a word to Ludwin.

“And when Arendt rescues the people and gets them out, you immediately protect them. Is that possible?”

“… … .”

Ludwin was silent for a moment.

At this point, I had no choice but to admit it.

These are geniuses beyond comparison and clearly have the qualifications to be heroes.

And the youngest brother, who was considered a fool and a rascal, naturally blended in with them.

He himself dares not order Llewelyn to step down.

“Of course, Commander Leo.”

A somewhat stiff voice came from the prince.

I felt like my mind was being blown.

He realized that it was not Llewelyn, but rather himself who might become a burden.