Imperial Guard - Chapter 96



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Rael ran through the dark alleys.

When everyone was crushed by the enormous weight of the imperial edict, he alone escaped from that place.

He grabbed the mask in his arms with his hand.

If he has a mask imbued with dragon magic, he can avoid being detected.

Thump- thump-

My heart is pounding.

The thought that something, something was strange filled Rael’s head.

‘···No matter how much I think about it, it’s strange.’

Rael thought of Simon and Gideon speaking the imperial command.

At that moment, he couldn’t think properly because of Gideon Garcia’s presence and the weight of the imperial edict that Prince Simon had spoken, but Rael belatedly felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

‘Why were the Knights of Carmen waiting there?’

Even if their words were true, there would be no reason for the entire Kamen Knights, who were ready to go, to be waiting there.

Even the fact that the Second Prince Simon and the Knight Commander appeared seemed to be because they expected to face the forces of the Second Princess Yuriel.

‘What are you hiding, Gideon Garcia…’

Rael chewed his lip.

At some point, the Knights of Carmen changed from the original.

A traitor emerged from the knights loyal to the empire, targeting the princess, and those who were supposed to defend the empire continued to evade their posts.

No, it was only once or twice that I saw smoke coming out of the chimney, and I couldn’t believe it so foolishly any longer.

‘We need to check on the people at the orphanage.’

Rael’s goal is to protect the orphanage.

I have trustworthy guys waiting, but you never know what’s going to happen in this world.

Whether it’s a Nagorno, a warlock, or a demon.

If you mess with Rael’s people, I have no intention of letting you live gracefully.

Tadadadadot-

Rael moved his feet even faster.

Some people call him the hero of District 4, but I don’t think so.

The reason he cleaned Area 4 was solely for the safety of the orphanage, and the reason he moved in defiance of the imperial order was the same.

‘I should have said something before I came.’

By now, Yuri and Eric must have noticed that Rael is gone.

However, Rael felt more comfortable with this.

Second Princess Uriel and Archduke Eric Grace.

When Rael saw the two’s reactions when he heard that ‘Sector 4 was under attack’, he felt relieved without realizing it.

Yuri and the Archduke were truly angry at Rael’s words.

The mere fact that the people he chose were different from other nobles gave him strength.

‘So… it’s better for me to handle it.’

If you ask the Yurina Rain Knights for help, things will definitely get easier.

However, this must not cause any harm to Yurina or the Grand Duke.

Obviously, the other guys who stayed still will benefit.

‘There’s nothing more annoying than when a bunch of do-nothings take advantage of someone who did the right thing.’

It made me mad to think of a future where they would be told nonsense by fake nobles.

“Since when did I accept help from others? Shit. I’m comfortable with this.”

In a world like this, the distinction between good and evil was meaningless.

From the time I learned to fight alone in the orphanage, to the time I waited for a sweet life in the guard unit, to the time I wore a mask and cleaned District 4.

Rael had only one goal.

It’s about protecting your people and reaching your predetermined happy ending.

‘But in a world where happy endings are expected, what’s the point if I’m a piece of shit?’

Even Rael, who has completed higher education, sometimes wants to think in a medieval fantasy style.

The sword hung on his waist still felt heavy.

‘If someone hits you on one cheek, turn the other.’

That’s all I’ve learned on the streets of medieval fantasy, so I guess I’ll just have to do what I’ve learned.

Rael stopped thinking and ran down the quiet night street.

As he entered Area 4, his steps became more hurried, and as he approached the orphanage, his legs soon felt strong.

‘···I smell blood.’

Rael crossed the orphanage’s main gate nervously.

As we passed the battle traces surrounding the main gate, we felt the presence of people.

I quickly scanned the nursery’s yard.

The remnants of the battle, like motionless corpses and pools of blood, remained intact.

“Carlson! Lucas!”

Rael discovered people lying in front of the orphanage building and immediately approached them.

I knelt down and carefully checked his pulse.

“Hey, hey. Carlson! Are you okay?!”

Rael felt a faint sense of divine power and checked his surroundings.

Carlson, Lucas, and four knights of the Knights of the Rain Order.

All of them were serious injuries, but they were treated with divine power.

Fortunately, there seemed to be no danger to his life.

“Sigh. Ra, Brother Rael.”

“Carlson! What the f–k… I’m sorry. I should’ve come earlier.”

Lael slowly laid down Carlson’s body as he opened his eyes.

He took a deep breath and smiled faintly.

“That’s why I don’t want to listen to your requests, hyung. Haha, if I hadn’t had the Divine Power Sword, I would have really died.”

“What’s going on? What kind of guys came here to….”

Carlson and Lucas are mature graduate-level prosecutors.

The four Knights of the Rain that were with them were weaker than those two, but they were strong knights who used the sword.

This means that the force was not one to be defeated so easily.

Lael also knew that, so he went to meet Yuri and the Archduke with peace of mind.

“Lord Rael… I’m sorry. The black magicians and the demons….”

Lucas also opened his eyes late.

He squinted his eyes as he tried to drive out the magic energy that filled his body.

“Lucas. Don’t be so pushy. Were you attacked by a warlock and a demon?”

“Yes… They attacked us, but then withdrew, saying that the resistance here was too strong.”

“There were no desert warriors?”

“Yes, yes. There was none, Sir Rael.”

“Thank you. Thanks for your hard work. Lucas.”

Rael looked around.

The orphanage was filled with the corpses of warlocks and demons.

It was a sign of a fierce battle.

Sling-

Rael took out his sword.

And then he put his sword into the neck of the nearby demon.

“Ugh, ugh. Kyaaaak···.”

At the same time, the lower level demons who had been pretending to be dead began to freak out.

He was lucky to survive even though his throat was cut.

Rael looked at the demon with expressionless eyes and moved his hand.

“If you don’t completely cut off the head of a demon, it will slowly start to regenerate. If the head is even slightly connected to the body, it will start to regenerate.”

“They, they will move themselves. You guys… will absolutely not survive…”

Crunch-

Lael cut off the demon’s head without hesitation.

He shook off the bloody sword, put it back in its scabbard, and went into the orphanage.

“Ra, Rael···?”

Inside the orphanage, you could see shivering children and Ms. Sarah and Sister Rayzel hugging the children.

“Yes, Sister. You can rest assured now.”

Rael nodded briefly to Sister Rayzel and then looked at the children’s faces.

And then, biting his lips, he looked at Teacher Sarah.

“Teacher Sarah.”

“Ra, Rael. Are you okay?”

“Where are Nia and Harry?”

Nia and Harry.

They are the eldest sister and brother at the orphanage, and they just turned 10 years old.

Rael always told the kids to look after their younger siblings.

“Those kids… They said they were okay and evacuated the other kids first….”

I could tell what was going to happen next just by looking at Teacher Sarah’s eyes.

Rael immediately turned around.

“Okay, I’ll bring it over right away, so just wait a moment.”

“Rael! It’s dangerous!”

Lael came out into the orphanage yard without answering.

A figure clung to him behind him.

“Clara.”

“···huh.”

Rael turned his head.

Judging by the wounds all over her body, she seems to have taken part in the fight too.

“Found the base?”

“I found it.”

“Are you still alive?”

Clara swallowed hard at the momentum she felt from Rael and answered.

“···Yeah. The children must be the victims of witchcraft. They’re still alive.”

“Guide me. Oh, before that.”

Rael turned his head and looked at the orphanage fence.

After arriving at the orphanage, they found Lucas and Carlson injured, and Nia and Harry missing.

Now Rael’s head was cold, and his senses were sharper than ever.

I was confident that no one would miss it.

“You two, hiding behind the wall. Come out.”

“Ugh···”

“As expected, Rael. Your intuition is good.”

Two longevity bells walked out from behind the wall.

There were crazy elves and strange giants.

“Rael···?”

Reina felt a little afraid as she looked at Rael’s face.

I’ve never seen him so angry before.

What on earth does this orphanage mean to him?

“What are you guys doing? You finally escaped on your own. What if they follow you?”

“Don’t worry, Rael. Not many people know that we are on Yuri’s side.”

“No. That won’t work. I can hide my appearance, but you can’t.”

Lael has a mask, but Reina and Gent must not show their faces.

Those two must later serve as the close associates of the Second Princess Yuriel.

“Rael! We can handle that.”

“Raina. This isn’t that simple.”

The word imperial edict is by no means a light one.

As soon as Archduke, Rain, and Yuri heard the imperial edict, didn’t they give up on heading to Sector 4?

“Rael. You’re so greedy. You forced Reina, who didn’t want our help, to help you, and now you’re refusing our help.”

At that moment, Gent looked at Rael and smiled.

Rael couldn’t ignore those words either.

“···Ghent. Even if Reina doesn’t know, it doesn’t matter to you.”

“Rael. You are my comrade. And it is natural for a giant to help his comrade.”

Just as Rael helped Reina as much as he wanted, so did Gent.

He wanted to help Rael because he liked him as a good person.

“Rael. I, I’m okay, right? I’ll help you.”

“Tsk… You guys figure it out.”

Rael shook his head at the look on Ghent and Reina’s faces.

It was strange that he refused to follow me here and help me.

Besides, there was no time to persuade anymore.

“Let’s go, Clara.”

I will never let those who disturb the only place of peace in this fucked up world go by.

Rael turned around.

*

‘It is as Gideon said.’

Namaha, the commander of the desert kingdom of Nagor.

He looked at the children and corpses trapped in the witchcraft circle with curiosity.

The reason why such a thing could happen in the Millennium Empire Kamen was because of the cooperation of the Commander of the Kamen Knights.

‘Are they stupid nobles who don’t care even if they kidnap commoners…?’

Namaha smiled.

It is unknown why Gideon, the commander of the Knights of Carmen, who loves the Empire, cooperates with them.

But it didn’t matter what that monster’s intentions were.

‘If only he could give me just one day… that would be enough.’

A dust storm blew around Namaha.

The rage of the dry desert filled his body.

‘I’ll give you a proper treatment.’

It’s been a long time.

The days of desert kingdoms being ignored and persecuted by those who occupied the rich lands are over.

It was a chance to clearly show the continent that the spirit of Nagor still lives on.

Crunch. Crunch.

At that moment, a man with an ominous aura walked next to him.

He was the leader of the black magicians.

Behind him stood the black magicians who had greatly helped him complete this spell.

“The spell is complete, Master Namaha.”

“Is that so? Thanks for your hard work.”

“Haha, no. Thanks to Captain Namaha, things have become easier…. Thanks to you hiding the alliance with the Demons, the warriors of Nagor have been able to cooperate more easily.”

Even in the desert kingdom, the aversion to the demons still persisted.

However, things became easier thanks to Namaha keeping the story about the demons a secret.

“Never mind. Rather, you made the spell according to my instructions, right? In a way that we can activate it, and that it can be activated simply with magic power.”

“Yes. This is a spell that activates through the life force of the sacrifice. Now, all you have to do is infuse it with magic power. As promised, we will take half of it and give the other half to Nagor.”

“I see.”

Namaha nodded.

Chook-

And then, he raised his hand and cut off the head of the offending warlock.

“ah?”

dump-

The leader of the black magicians fell to the ground, leaving behind a short final cry.

The warlocks who saw that sight were shocked and shouted.

“Namaha! What, what are you doing!”

“You call it betrayal now!”

“Do we need a reason to kill useless trash?”

Namaha smiled and drew his sword.

A tremendous amount of magical power burst out from his body.

“Ugh, ugh···.”

The black magicians fell to their knees and collapsed under the sword master’s magical power.

Namaha shook his head, looking down at the trash.

“What do you think the pride of the desert is? I never intended to join hands with you from the beginning.”

Thud, thud.

Desert warriors who had been hiding on all sides stepped forward.

“Take care of everything.”

“yes!”

At Namaha’s command, the desert warriors charged at the warlock.

As his comrades were dying all around, the warlock looked at Namaha and shouted.

“What, you idiot. Namaha! Do you think you can attack the Empire without our help?!”

“Attacking the Empire? That’s strange. Why would you attack those who helped us? Do you really think that the reason the Knights of Kamen are sitting still is because of your superior abilities?”

Namaha smiled wryly.

That’s why it was easy to deal with the pseudo-religious people.

If you give them just a little space, they’ll be fools who think they’re really great.

“S, really… from the beginning…!”

Thud-!

Namaha struck the warlock’s head down.

‘How stupid.’

Since the moment we joined hands with the empire.

This was the fate of the warlocks.

Gideon Garcia.

He was thorough.

As soon as the warlocks created their spells, Nagor gave the order to deal with them.

While Nagor causes some chaos in the empire, dealing with the warlocks and demons.

The Kamen Knights follow suit and inflict damage on the Vanessa Kingdom and the Jeongcheon Alliance with the completed spell circle.

Finally, he hands over the blame for everything to the useless Princess Scaria.

It was a plan that would satisfy both the Empire and Nagorno-Karabakh.

‘Gideon Garcia. This was your plan all along.’

However, Namaha had no intention of stopping here.

The Empire could not be left out in showing the Continent the fury of the desert.

Gideon smiled at the shaman.

“Kamen Empire, you will be the first to be buried in the sand.”

The desert’s wrath grows stronger with time.

The first warlocks to be buried in the sand might have been lucky.