Betrayal Knight’s Joyful Faith - Chapter 449



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The Cheerful God of Betrayal Chapter 449

Knock. Knock. Knock.

In the quiet office, the only sound that could be heard was the occasional tap of the Crown Prince’s fingers on the desk.

Cantares’ gaze did not leave the report in his hand. After a long while, he opened his mouth.

“Have you verified the authenticity?”

“……yes.”

Jereon swallowed dry saliva and answered calmly.

“Since it was an investigation conducted directly by Arch-Chief Lumiel, I believe the possibility of manipulation is slim.”

“ha…….”

Cantares let out a deep sigh and pressed his forehead. It was to calm the migraine that was surging. Jereon, who was about to say something more, simply shut his mouth. He intuitively sensed that the crown prince was in a very uncomfortable mood.

“Why didn’t I know this until now?”

Cantares spoke again in a subdued voice. Although his voice was calm, the cold anger was clearly visible.

“Jen. What do you think? Does this make sense right now?”

The report got crumpled because I unconsciously put strength into my hands. However, Cantares didn’t seem to notice it.

“I don’t think I’m that incompetent. I guess I overestimated myself.”

“… … .”

Cantares’ words were blatantly filled with sarcasm directed at someone.

The aide, who was about to answer, closed his mouth again. Jereon was equally confused by the situation.

The contents of the report, and also this appearance of Cantares that I haven’t seen in a long time.

‘That’s what kind of person he was.’

Cantares was never a soft person.

It was a fact that could be seen just by looking at his ability to handle war, as he was already in charge of all affairs of the empire at a young age.

It was a fact that I often forgot because I was used to being on friendly terms with the Crown Prince.

“after.”

Cantares let out another short sigh and ran a nervous hand through his hair.

It was only later that he realized that he was taking his anger out on his aide for no reason.

“… … Sorry, Jen. I didn’t mean to say that to you.”

“No, don’t worry about it.”

As Jereon shook his head, Cantares groaned and slumped back into the chair.

“So… … . How should I take this now? Since the information leaked to the temple first, it’s impossible to stop it.”

“I think it would be best to double-check the truth. As Your Majesty said earlier… … .”

Jereon, who had been silent for a moment, continued speaking slowly.

“I do not think it is something that can be overlooked if Your Majesty has not been aware of this until now.”

“… … .”

The aide was not talking about the Crown Prince’s incompetence. Cantares also easily figured out the hidden meaning in Jereon’s words.

Cantares sighed as he wiped his face.

“So that means there’s another reason I didn’t notice.”

Someone had intentionally blocked the Crown Prince’s eyes and ears.

There were only a few people in the Kalion Empire who would dare to do such a thing. It wasn’t difficult to pick out suspects among them.

Cantares, who had been keeping his mouth shut for a long time, opened his mouth.

“First, contact the Khan Union. Tell the Union Leader to come to the palace as soon as possible. Oh, and the Vice-Chairman too.”

“all right.”

Jereon answered neatly.

Although he looked no different than usual, Cantares could see the shadows cast over his face.

“… …Can I ask what you’re thinking about?”

Although it was not my intention, a somewhat prickly question was asked.

There was even a distrust in it that he had never expected to be directed at Jereon. It was the aftereffect of the report he had just received.

Jereon answered with a bitter smile.

“I am worried that Your Majesty might feel betrayed.”

“Betrayal… … .”

Cantares, who had been humming along with his words, burst into empty laughter.

“Is that so? I guess so.”

Jereon had already seen through the emotions that he himself had not yet fully grasped.

What tore through Cantares’ mind was a sense of betrayal.

The target was once considered a traitor, then an object of curiosity, and now is the palace’s biggest headache, but it would not be an exaggeration to say its strongest ally…

It was Arendt von Eckhart.

* * *

Kuuuung.

Another homunculus has fallen.

Lyos took a slow, even breath, still holding his sword in his hand.

“Gasp, gasp… … .”

His stamina was gradually depleting. Even for him, it was by no means easy to defeat several homunculi by himself.

Lyos quickly caught his breath and tried to straighten his posture.

But he lost his balance for a moment and ended up staggering in place. Glenn, who saw this, cried out in surprise.

“Captain!”

“It’s okay.”

But Laius raised his hand and stopped him from running towards him.

Laius looked up at the sky.

Time was slowly running towards daytime.

‘Not yet.’

Before leaving for the army, Arendt, who had come alone, spoke quietly.

When everything is over, Lyos will naturally come to know.

But so far, no such signal has been heard, which probably means that the operation has not been carried out yet.

A considerable amount of time has passed.

Although they tried to minimize the damage somehow, Prince Ludwin’s forces were slowly starting to lose casualties one by one.

‘A little more… … .’

If we finish the fight here first, we can go help Arendt and her group.

With that in mind, Laius took up the holy sword once again.

‘I guess we need to move boldly.’

The divine light flowing from the sword restored his stamina.

Lyos swung his sword without even looking away.

Crunch!

The priest who had been quietly approaching him to cover him up was cut down helplessly.

The splattered blood blackened his uniform, indicating that he was a captain.

The sleeves and hems of his trousers were already a mess of the flesh and blood of his enemies.

But as if he didn’t see anything like that, Leo took a step forward.

At that moment, an unfamiliar voice stopped his steps.

“They say you are a hero chosen by the god Luce.”

It was an excessively low and cracking voice for a normal human. With a blank expression, Lyos turned his head to check on the other person.

“Do the people of the Holy Empire praise someone like you as a hero?”

Covering his entire body in black robes, he looked like other warrior priests of the Chernion Church. However, his overwhelmingly abundant divine power proved that he was no ordinary priest.

“Your current appearance would be more like that of a berserker. You show no respect for God in the way you approach battle.”

“Is that so?”

Laius dropped his sword and turned towards him.

“It’s nice to hear that.”

“… … .”

The priest kept his mouth shut. I couldn’t see his face because of the robe, but it wasn’t hard to tell that he was frowning.

“Are you the commander of the priests?”

Laius simply shook off the flesh clinging to his sword and took a step towards him.

“Stop talking nonsense and do what you have to do. Either attack me directly or summon a homunculus.”

There was an blatant murderous intent in his blue eyes.

“I feel a bit uncomfortable with spending too much time chatting.”

“……bouncer.”

The ghoul with a distorted face pulled out a dagger, causing a long wound on his arm.

Dduk.

Black, rotten blood poured onto the floor. And after a while.

Hwaaaaak!

A strong gust of wind blew, and a blood-red magic circle appeared between the priest and Leo.

“This is the end, Leo de Winfrid.”

The priest caught in the magical storm laughed bitterly.

Beneath the hood, which was flapping around without warning, one could see the gums and teeth that had almost completely collapsed.

“Even if I die, I will live forever in Chernion’s arms with my brothers.”

The wound on his arm, which was exposed to the bone, began to boil. At the same time, a huge black head emerged from the center of the summoning circle.

“Ku …

A terrible roar echoed through the blue sky.

The ground shook violently as if an earthquake had occurred. It was a stronger wave than any previous summoning.

“Captain!”

“Everyone, step back!”

Leos quickly responded to the rider’s shout.

It was a giant human being struggling to get out of the summoning circle.

A human with black skin, pitch-black hair, and swollen whites of the eyes as if in pain.

“Ahhhhh! Aahhhhh!”

A scream that sounded like a human’s burst out from its gaping mouth.

The homunculus, who had been turning his head like crazy, soon discovered the priest standing next to him.

The priest spread his arms as if he had been waiting.

“Miracle Soldier, take my body!”

Then, suddenly, the screaming stopped, and a thick arm suddenly shot out from within the summoning circle. A hand with five complete fingers shot out and immediately grabbed the priest.

Woodduck.

There was a bloody sound of bones breaking and flesh being crushed. But the priest didn’t even groan. He just smiled brightly, as if he was happy.

The maddening smile continued until the priest disappeared into the homunculus’ mouth.

Ugh. Ugh.

A terrible sound of a person being crushed by teeth was heard.

It was a sight that would make even knights accustomed to the battlefield freeze for a moment.

“What the heck is that… … .”

Glenn groaned, his mind wandering.

Meanwhile, the homunculus was completely summoned, including the lower body.

A black shadow gathered in the palm of the hand of the man who slowly raised his body, and soon a huge sword appeared, befitting the size of the giant.

By sacrificing the leader of the battle priests, a monster of all time was summoned.

Lyos, who had been glaring at the newly appeared enemy, opened his mouth.

“… …Everyone, go first.”

“yes?”

The surprised knights looked at Laius, but Laius did not withdraw his order.

“I’ll follow you soon. You guys continue to attack the castle.”

“No, but!”

Glenn, who was about to refute, ended up keeping his mouth shut at the captain’s cold gaze directed at him.

“Considering that the captain sacrificed himself, this homunculus must be the last one available for immediate use.”

Laius, who had silenced his men, looked at the giant homunculus again.

“So go. By any means necessary… … .”

The homunculus, standing tall on two legs, looked exactly like a human being.

This was especially true with his delicate muscles, long flowing hair, and well-shaped facial features.

This meant that it was a much more powerful entity than the long, shadowy entity that had appeared before.

Leo spat it out as if chewing.

“Retake this castle.”

“… … .”

The knights’ faces hardened. Glenn, who had been biting his lips for a moment, glared at the captain.

“If you get hurt even a little bit, I will be very angry.”

Lyos smiled faintly and answered briefly.

“That’s what I’m going to say.”