Episode 146. Timing to Kill
“...!”
Morris chanted a short ancient spell.
Then, red ancient words began to spread across Leana’s white skin.
“Ouch! What are you doing!”
Leana screamed, grabbing her skin in surprise.
Morris grabbed her chin and made her look at him.
The ancient words had not yet been engraved on her face. Leana’s silver hair and white face were especially dazzling and beautiful among the red letters.
“I told you. This is a gift for you. It is my consideration to save you by preventing you from using magic in the future.”
Leana’s face turned pale.
“This is a gift for you. It is my consideration to control your power and save you. But if you go against it...”
Those were the exact words Morris had said in her dream.
“Abandon the Emperor and obey me, Leana.”
“Shut up, you crazy bastard!”
“If you go against me and use magic, this ancient language will come to life. It will devour your flesh and tear you apart.”
Were these the last words she had forgotten in her dream?
Leana could not hide her terrified face. Even while traveling through countless battlefields where death was rampant, she was always able to remain confident because she had Christine and her comrades. Because she believed that they would save her.
But now, this situation was something she had to go through alone.
And she despaired at herself for being so helpless in the face of such powerful magic.
“Ugh, I’ll kill you! You son of a bitch...”
“Leana, you really have forgotten everything. You were my prisoner for three days, and we did so much together.”
At that moment, Leana’s hair stood on end.
“For three days... your prisoner...?”
His hand sensually swept up her chin and caressed her cheek and lips.
“Yes, you were a very obedient captive. You were the one who helped me speak to the wolf clan in the ancient language. If it were me alone, I wouldn’t have been able to control it as perfectly as I did today. This is the work of the two of us, isn’t it pretty?”
“Shut up! Why would I do something like that!”
Leana cried.
If what Maurice said was true, then she had also helped create this situation.
However, she couldn’t deny what he said, because the truth was that she had no memory of the past three days.
The knights who had followed her had a hard time finding her when she suddenly disappeared.
And above all, that creepy dream that was so vivid...
“You probably erased your memories of that time yourself. You couldn’t accept it. But this ancient language in your body is proof of that. It’s like a memory of our time together?”
Maurice whispered in her ear as if he was going to kiss her.
“Leana, you were so obedient, you were so pretty. And your kisses were so sweet.”
“Ahhh! Die, Maurice!”
Leana raised her mana power like it was going crazy.
Then the ancient language that wrapped around her body dug into her skin.
“Poohak!”
Leana groaned, spitting out clots of blood, and fell down.
Blood flowed out here and there as if her skin had been cut by a knife.
Maurice clicked his tongue and got up.
“If that’s your choice, then I can’t help it, Leana.”
With a chilling voice, he drew up his mana and chanted a spell.
Taang!
In an instant, a bullet flew with a sharp noise.
He quickly dodged it by jumping out of the way, and dudududu...!
A carriage quickly raced toward Leana.
“Leana! Grab it!”
Leana raised her hazy gaze and saw Adele hanging on the carriage door, holding out her hand.
In addition, people dressed in black robes from head to toe appeared and surrounded Maurice. It was Kenny and the wizards.
As they chanted a spell softly,
Hwarr!
Red flames burst out around Maurice.
In the meantime, the priests in white appeared like ghosts and escorted Maurice.
As the magicians on both sides drew up their mana, flames and wind began to swirl like a whirlwind.
'Adele...!'
Meanwhile, Leana's eyes suddenly became hot when she saw Adele running to save her.
'Doesn't she know what I did?'
'Would she be trying so desperately to save me if she knew?'
But she wanted to hold Adele's hand.
It felt like she could be saved if she just held that hand.
If it were Adele, if it were Your Majesty, perhaps... she would forgive me.
"Leana, hurry!"
The carriage was getting closer.
Those who had turned into wolves also rushed towards the carriage from all sides.
Shh! Shh!
The knights escorting Adele continued to cut them down and followed the carriage.
'...I want to live! Save me!'
Leana cried in her heart.
And with all her might, she grabbed Adele's hand.
"I'm sorry I came back. I was worried about the world's strongest wizard."
In that warm embrace, in that worried voice, Leana collapsed without realizing it.
"Adele, Adele! Oh my! Oh my!"
Leana trembled pitifully and cried like a child.
"Yes, it's okay... It's okay."
That was it.
Crunch!
The carriage stopped as if it was going to bounce from the shock.
"What's going on?"
Adele shouted in surprise, and the desperate voice of the knights escorting her outside was heard.
"It seems we're surrounded!"
Adele, who was looking outside through the carriage window, covered her mouth in surprise.
Their carriage was already surrounded by black wolves.
And in the middle of the wolves, a huge brown wolf was seen sauntering toward them.
It was Paul, transformed into a wolf.
Clang!
Adele got out of the carriage with a tense expression, aiming her pistol.
Kwaaaaang!
Meanwhile, on the other side, those who had been transformed into wolves were mercilessly attacking the fleeing people.
They flew swiftly and bit the people’s necks with their sharp teeth.
Before they knew it, the once green grass was stained with flesh and blood, and the water in the fountain had turned red.
“Your Majesty, for some reason, the number of wolves is not decreasing! What should we do?”
“We are at a numerical disadvantage!”
The WG knights who had been fighting alongside Christine continued to wipe the blood flowing down their faces with their hands.
The number of wolves they had killed must have easily exceeded a hundred.
However, there was no sign of them decreasing.
“The dead are coming back to life.”
Everyone looked around in fear at Christine’s heavy voice.
And they witnessed the wolves that had been struck by swords and fell a moment ago, wriggling and getting up again.
The wolf clan had excellent regenerative abilities. Even so, they couldn't come back to life after suffering a fatal wound.
However, this unbelievable sight was unfolding before their eyes.
“Maurice has made my clan undead.”
The knights groaned in despair at Christine’s words.
They had all experienced countless wars, but they had never imagined facing the undead.
If things continued this way, the allies would become increasingly exhausted, and the number of casualties would only increase.
Christine had to make a quick decision.
A way to save as many lives as possible with minimal sacrifice.
The sky he looked up at for a moment was clear and blue.
And the sun was hanging straight overhead.
‘The bastard should come on time.’
He made up his mind and shouted at the knights.
“You will evacuate the citizens and leave this place. I will take care of the bastards.”
“No, Your Majesty!”
“We will be with you until the end!”
The surprised knights shouted resolutely, but he simply ignored them.
“I have no intention of making any sacrifices. Go!”
With a firm shout, Christine jumped into the middle of the wolves.
His face gradually became sharper, and silver fur gradually grew all over his body.
After a while, a huge and beautiful silver wolf howled loudly toward the sky.
“Woooooo! Woooooo!”
Running through the dazzling midday sunlight, it looked like a divine beast descending from the sky.
The wolves scattered here and there rushed at once as if possessed.
Kwaaaaang!
Blood spattered wherever the silver wolf moved, and the wolf corpses made a path.
In the meantime, the WG knights quickly evacuated the citizens.
The cathedral building had an overall square structure.
There was a wide courtyard in the middle of it.
The silver wolf was luring the men there and running.
Before they knew it, hundreds of wolves had gathered in the courtyard.
A huge silver wolf was standing in the middle of them, panting heavily.
The beautiful silver fur was dyed red, and blood of unknown origin was flowing down.
However, the blue-gray eyes staring at his clan were more menacing and sharp than ever.
Frightened by the momentum, the wolves were unable to attack rashly.
But if even the slightest weakness was shown, they would growl as if they were ready to pounce and tear to pieces.
Since it was the law of beasts that the strongest would rule, the low-lying clouds drifted over the wolves’ heads, creating dark shadows.
Thump. Thump. Thump...
Even in the meantime, blood continued to drip from the silver wolf’s nape and pooled on the floor.
It had been bitten badly on the nape of its neck. Kwaaaaang!
One of them, noticing the weakness, flew up high with its mouth wide open.
“...!”
Morris chanted a short ancient spell.
Then, red ancient words began to spread across Leana’s white skin.
“Ouch! What are you doing!”
Leana screamed, grabbing her skin in surprise.
Morris grabbed her chin and made her look at him.
The ancient words had not yet been engraved on her face. Leana’s silver hair and white face were especially dazzling and beautiful among the red letters.
“I told you. This is a gift for you. It is my consideration to save you by preventing you from using magic in the future.”
Leana’s face turned pale.
“This is a gift for you. It is my consideration to control your power and save you. But if you go against it...”
Those were the exact words Morris had said in her dream.
“Abandon the Emperor and obey me, Leana.”
“Shut up, you crazy bastard!”
“If you go against me and use magic, this ancient language will come to life. It will devour your flesh and tear you apart.”
Were these the last words she had forgotten in her dream?
Leana could not hide her terrified face. Even while traveling through countless battlefields where death was rampant, she was always able to remain confident because she had Christine and her comrades. Because she believed that they would save her.
But now, this situation was something she had to go through alone.
And she despaired at herself for being so helpless in the face of such powerful magic.
“Ugh, I’ll kill you! You son of a bitch...”
“Leana, you really have forgotten everything. You were my prisoner for three days, and we did so much together.”
At that moment, Leana’s hair stood on end.
“For three days... your prisoner...?”
His hand sensually swept up her chin and caressed her cheek and lips.
“Yes, you were a very obedient captive. You were the one who helped me speak to the wolf clan in the ancient language. If it were me alone, I wouldn’t have been able to control it as perfectly as I did today. This is the work of the two of us, isn’t it pretty?”
“Shut up! Why would I do something like that!”
Leana cried.
If what Maurice said was true, then she had also helped create this situation.
However, she couldn’t deny what he said, because the truth was that she had no memory of the past three days.
The knights who had followed her had a hard time finding her when she suddenly disappeared.
And above all, that creepy dream that was so vivid...
“You probably erased your memories of that time yourself. You couldn’t accept it. But this ancient language in your body is proof of that. It’s like a memory of our time together?”
Maurice whispered in her ear as if he was going to kiss her.
“Leana, you were so obedient, you were so pretty. And your kisses were so sweet.”
“Ahhh! Die, Maurice!”
Leana raised her mana power like it was going crazy.
Then the ancient language that wrapped around her body dug into her skin.
“Poohak!”
Leana groaned, spitting out clots of blood, and fell down.
Blood flowed out here and there as if her skin had been cut by a knife.
Maurice clicked his tongue and got up.
“If that’s your choice, then I can’t help it, Leana.”
With a chilling voice, he drew up his mana and chanted a spell.
Taang!
In an instant, a bullet flew with a sharp noise.
He quickly dodged it by jumping out of the way, and dudududu...!
A carriage quickly raced toward Leana.
“Leana! Grab it!”
Leana raised her hazy gaze and saw Adele hanging on the carriage door, holding out her hand.
In addition, people dressed in black robes from head to toe appeared and surrounded Maurice. It was Kenny and the wizards.
As they chanted a spell softly,
Hwarr!
Red flames burst out around Maurice.
In the meantime, the priests in white appeared like ghosts and escorted Maurice.
As the magicians on both sides drew up their mana, flames and wind began to swirl like a whirlwind.
'Adele...!'
Meanwhile, Leana's eyes suddenly became hot when she saw Adele running to save her.
'Doesn't she know what I did?'
'Would she be trying so desperately to save me if she knew?'
But she wanted to hold Adele's hand.
It felt like she could be saved if she just held that hand.
If it were Adele, if it were Your Majesty, perhaps... she would forgive me.
"Leana, hurry!"
The carriage was getting closer.
Those who had turned into wolves also rushed towards the carriage from all sides.
Shh! Shh!
The knights escorting Adele continued to cut them down and followed the carriage.
'...I want to live! Save me!'
Leana cried in her heart.
And with all her might, she grabbed Adele's hand.
"I'm sorry I came back. I was worried about the world's strongest wizard."
In that warm embrace, in that worried voice, Leana collapsed without realizing it.
"Adele, Adele! Oh my! Oh my!"
Leana trembled pitifully and cried like a child.
"Yes, it's okay... It's okay."
That was it.
Crunch!
The carriage stopped as if it was going to bounce from the shock.
"What's going on?"
Adele shouted in surprise, and the desperate voice of the knights escorting her outside was heard.
"It seems we're surrounded!"
Adele, who was looking outside through the carriage window, covered her mouth in surprise.
Their carriage was already surrounded by black wolves.
And in the middle of the wolves, a huge brown wolf was seen sauntering toward them.
It was Paul, transformed into a wolf.
Clang!
Adele got out of the carriage with a tense expression, aiming her pistol.
***
Kwaaaaang!
Meanwhile, on the other side, those who had been transformed into wolves were mercilessly attacking the fleeing people.
They flew swiftly and bit the people’s necks with their sharp teeth.
Before they knew it, the once green grass was stained with flesh and blood, and the water in the fountain had turned red.
“Your Majesty, for some reason, the number of wolves is not decreasing! What should we do?”
“We are at a numerical disadvantage!”
The WG knights who had been fighting alongside Christine continued to wipe the blood flowing down their faces with their hands.
The number of wolves they had killed must have easily exceeded a hundred.
However, there was no sign of them decreasing.
“The dead are coming back to life.”
Everyone looked around in fear at Christine’s heavy voice.
And they witnessed the wolves that had been struck by swords and fell a moment ago, wriggling and getting up again.
The wolf clan had excellent regenerative abilities. Even so, they couldn't come back to life after suffering a fatal wound.
However, this unbelievable sight was unfolding before their eyes.
“Maurice has made my clan undead.”
The knights groaned in despair at Christine’s words.
They had all experienced countless wars, but they had never imagined facing the undead.
If things continued this way, the allies would become increasingly exhausted, and the number of casualties would only increase.
Christine had to make a quick decision.
A way to save as many lives as possible with minimal sacrifice.
The sky he looked up at for a moment was clear and blue.
And the sun was hanging straight overhead.
‘The bastard should come on time.’
He made up his mind and shouted at the knights.
“You will evacuate the citizens and leave this place. I will take care of the bastards.”
“No, Your Majesty!”
“We will be with you until the end!”
The surprised knights shouted resolutely, but he simply ignored them.
“I have no intention of making any sacrifices. Go!”
With a firm shout, Christine jumped into the middle of the wolves.
His face gradually became sharper, and silver fur gradually grew all over his body.
After a while, a huge and beautiful silver wolf howled loudly toward the sky.
“Woooooo! Woooooo!”
Running through the dazzling midday sunlight, it looked like a divine beast descending from the sky.
The wolves scattered here and there rushed at once as if possessed.
Kwaaaaang!
Blood spattered wherever the silver wolf moved, and the wolf corpses made a path.
In the meantime, the WG knights quickly evacuated the citizens.
***
The cathedral building had an overall square structure.
There was a wide courtyard in the middle of it.
The silver wolf was luring the men there and running.
Before they knew it, hundreds of wolves had gathered in the courtyard.
A huge silver wolf was standing in the middle of them, panting heavily.
The beautiful silver fur was dyed red, and blood of unknown origin was flowing down.
However, the blue-gray eyes staring at his clan were more menacing and sharp than ever.
Frightened by the momentum, the wolves were unable to attack rashly.
But if even the slightest weakness was shown, they would growl as if they were ready to pounce and tear to pieces.
Since it was the law of beasts that the strongest would rule, the low-lying clouds drifted over the wolves’ heads, creating dark shadows.
Thump. Thump. Thump...
Even in the meantime, blood continued to drip from the silver wolf’s nape and pooled on the floor.
It had been bitten badly on the nape of its neck. Kwaaaaang!
One of them, noticing the weakness, flew up high with its mouth wide open.
Kwaaaaang!
Then the other wolves all opened their mouths and charged fiercely.
Taang!
At that moment, a deafening roar rang out. Blood spurted out from the head of the one who had been charging at the silver wolf.
Bang! Bang! Tadang!
The sound of gunfire that followed made the air rattle, and acrid gunpowder smoke rose thickly. Soon, a hundred men with muskets appeared on the pillars and roof of the cathedral cloister.
“Hahaha! Aren’t you killing the timing?”
With a hearty laugh, a man waved his hand vigorously, his blond hair fluttering. It was the blond Jennifer. The silver wolf’s brow furrowed slightly. He didn’t like how they were so happy after seeing him. But since they came on time, he had no choice but to forgive them.
Jennifer and the musketeers had already descended into the courtyard and surrounded the silver wolf. Their guns were sharp as if they would fire at any moment. In the courtyard, Jennifer’s musketeers and the wolves were now facing off.
“Leave this to me.”
“You’re not late.”
“I thought I was going to die trying to make it on time. It was really hard to find the members who quit!”
Jennifer had been the leader of the WG 1st Knights in the past, and Christine had trained them as a musketeer unit. But when Jennifer resigned from his post as the leader, some of them moved to other units, and some were scattered.
“Oh, and here’s a message from Kenny. Their weak points are their ears. They’re controlled by Maurice’s ancient magic.”
“I see.”
“Oh, but are you injured?”
Jennifer then saw a small puddle of blood under the silver wolf’s neck.
“It’s nothing.”
“It doesn’t seem like it’s anything. You’re all injured. Can’t you lie about your age?”
“What?”
“Before you get any older, make Aaron a younger sibling. How lonely must Adele have been?”
“You’re crazy...!”
Was that the right thing to say in this situation? But Jennifer grinned and took a deep breath.
“Yeah, I guess I’m a little crazy. My heart is racing because I’m holding a musket for the first time in a long time. Hahaha!”
Ta-aang!
He laughed heartily and fired his musket without even looking. The bullet pierced the head of the wolf that was about to charge. Soon, the silver wolf safely escaped the courtyard under the protection of the musketeers.
Clank! Clank!
After they left, all the entrances to the courtyard were closed with iron gates. The wolf clan under Maurice's control was all trapped there.
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