CHAPTER 811

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Empire, the gate of the Second Castle of Hairan.

"What is that? Something is approaching at an incredible speed. Unless my eyes are not deceiving me."

"...A person? It looks like a person. No way, can a person run at such a crazy speed! It is the regent! Open the gate!"

The soldiers guarding the gate were taken aback and quickly adjusted their positions.

Dante was rushing forward at an insane speed. Due to the fatigue of the knights and dragons who fled with him, he arrived here alone first.

Whoosh!

As Dante passed through the gate, the soldiers' clothes and hair fluttered. At a glance, Dante's skin appears dry and cracked, giving him a ghastly appearance.

It was evident just how desperately he had been running. The mighty body inherited from Ron had driven to the point of exhaustion merely from running.

"Huh! Huff! Huff!"

"Your Highness!"

"Ugh!"

In a blink of an eye, Dante entered the fortress and finally stopped his steps, catching his breath for a moment and spitting out blood. It seemed like he could collapse any moment.

"Patriarch! Are you alright? What happened...!"

"I am, cough, fine, cough, contact Tikan, hurry, Hoo-wook."

"What message should I deliver?"

"Immediately, mobilize the Jin to Dragon Fortress. Sir Hedo is in danger. The Red Plutonian tribe's fleet has launched an attack! Estimated size is over a hundred battleships. Even the Great Battle King, Drek Hon, is there."

"Understood!"

"And contact the acting master of Hidden Palace too! I'll have to go back and fight again! Bring water and elixirs!"

Tikan immediately received the communication.

"Red Plutonian tribe attack? Sir Hedo is in danger!? Young master Jin is currently in the Garden of Swords. I will contact him right away. The acting master of Hidden Palace will arrive at your location within ten minutes."

{Understood, Your Majesty, Kashmir!}

"My muscle pig is in danger!? How can that be? Your Majesty, quickly inform my honey directly. Also, tell the acting master of Hidden Palace to stop by the Holy Kingdom and bring the Holy King! The Holy King can heal anyone if they are not dead!"

[Kashmir, I'll go with Syris as well. Maybe if I fight those guys, some old memories might come back. I remember Drek Hon; his unique abilities were quite dangerous.]

"Ms. Ameris, will my muscle pig be okay?"

[Sandra, your muscle pig, no. I tend to underestimate Hedo, but he is a human who cannot be defeated even by me with pure swordsmanship. So, don't even think of joining us, just wait. We will surely save him and come back.]

"Then take Bale with you, at least."

[I was thinking of that. It's rare to find someone more specialized for facing a fleet than Bale.]

The Garden of Swords also received communication right away.

[Dragon Fortress, understood. Young patriarch will be on his way within one minute.]

[Head butler, we will go too!]

[I will also send the Chief of the Black Sword Association, Chief of the Guardians of Law, and Chief Instructor. Runcandel will rescue Sir Hedo soon, so don't worry too much and wait, Your Majesty.]

{Understood, Head butler.}

From the Empire to Tikan, from Tikan to the Garden of Swords.

At that moment, the communication device obtained from the succession temple of Maliet came in handy. Each base of the Vamel Alliance quickly grasped the situation and sent reinforcements.

Runcandel's young patriarch and three former patriarchs, sword emperor, and acting master of Hidden Palace, and Bale and Great Serpent Ameris.

A party that could easily be called the strongest among humans set off to rescue Hedo.

[Kuhaha! I'll have a great time venting my frustrations. That Hedo guy should be holding up well, so you don't have to worry too much, great-grandson. Oh! Head butler is not here, right? Ha, I even have to be careful calling you great-grandson, even though you are my great-grandson.]

"We will depart, Ancestors. When we arrive, my great-grandfather and I, along with Sir Alpen, will start the battle immediately. Dame Tasha will join us after safely landing the Red Owl in the safety zone."

[Understood.]

"We will show them the steep price for daring to touch the Chief of Staff of the Vamel Alliance...."

Crack!

Jin spoke with clenched teeth. Since the Red Plutonian tribe awakened from the underground, today was a day when his anger reached its peak. Those bastards who had only aimed for Kinzelo and Zipfel had dared to directly touch the Vamel Alliance.

As the Red Owl soared with mana, the Runcandel party arrived at the Dragon Fortress in an instant.

As soon as the spatial jump ended, the Red Owl momentarily lost its balance due to the impact of the bombardment.

And Jin sighed in relief and wiped his chest. Beyond the glass window, he saw the Red Fleet firing wildly, which meant that Hedo was still alive. If it was just an artillery bombardment to break the fortress, Hedo should have been dead by now.

"Sir Hedo!"

[Kuhahaha! Hedo, Runcandel clan has come to rescue you!]

As Jin, Vallas, and Alpen jumped into the center of the bombardment and swung their swords. The three of their sword energies erased the massive arc formed by the bombardment in an instant, revealing Hedo buried within it.

"Ji-in...."

With a strained voice, Hedo managed to call out to Jin, lifting his head.

Fortunately, there were no severe external injuries, but he appeared internally injured. His unique and massive muscles were withered and shrunk (though still gigantic), and his excessively elevated muscle density looked eerie.

"Are you alright?"

"The mosquito... The mosquito sucked all my blood. Fortunately, the Sword Emperor called for reinforcements in time."

Hedo said with a lamenting tone.

If he had fought Drek Hon one-on-one like he had done so far, he would never have been pushed to this extent. Regardless of how absurd Drek's power was, he had definitely engaged in a proper fight. Hedo had been confident that he could win.

However, whenever they got close, the mosquito sucked his blood, and when he tried to get away, it chased after them. Amidst the tangled fight, the fleet's bombardment had precisely targeted only Hedo.

Because 'Hedo' was the one who had faced Drek Hon's fleet alone, he had managed to survive and endure until now.

As soon as the Red Owl appeared in the sky, Drek immediately put some distance between them.

"The mosquito's unique ability is blood-sucking. Within a certain distance, you can't prevent it no matter what you do. Your blood just flows out and gets absorbed by him."

"Understood, Sir Hedo. Step back and recover. Lady Syris will soon bring a healer."

[Haha! It's been a while since I swung my sword so freely like this! Come on, come! I'm telling you to come at me! Dying by the Sword of the Knight King is rare!]

Vallas swung his sword with one hand and showed an awe-inspiring presence, deflecting the enemy's artillery as if he were brushing off arrows. He laughed heartily, and with each burst of his aura, a ridiculously large sword wave surged.

[Don't be reckless from the start, 57th.]

"Oh, our 20th is complaining again! Or perhaps you forgot that Ms. Ameris extended our remaining time? We don't need to use our strength like when we had limited time, haha!"

-[Shortest is 6 months, longest is 1 year. That's probably the limit of how long we can exist.]

Tasha's words from when Jin became the young patriarch.

However, after Ameris joined the alliance, she delayed the demise of the former patriarchs using ancient spells. Thus, the former patriarchs had no need to fight with fear that exerting themselves might bring about an early end.

[Ha, I was worried that the 57th would get tired and perish due to old age.]

[Oh, this guy! That was a bold provocation.]

[What? Bold? This guy? Look here, 57th, even if I were younger, I am still your ancestor. A very distant one. Even if I were your ancestor, I refrained from mentioning your age, but this is a bit much, don't you think?]

[Haha, then let's make a bet, 20th. It's hard to see from so far away, but roughly counting, there are slightly over a hundred battleships in their fleet. Let's see who can destroy more battleships when the battle is over. The name of the victor, whether it's the Knight King or the Light Knight, will be higher.]

As Jin and the others engaged in the battle, their camaraderie and banter kept their spirits high even in the face of formidable enemies.

[Very well! No holding back.]

[Then, then. I won't hold back either.]

Half teasingly and half earnestly, the two of them looked at Jin's mood.

'That guy, I guess he's really fierce because he almost lost a comrade!'

'If the Head butler sees him like this, she probably won't dare to say anything....'

Even the former patriarchs were taken aback by Jin's bloodlust, realizing that he was truly the ruler of the Sword Clan.

"Once Dame Tasha joins and starts protecting Sir Hedo, I'll focus solely on that mosquito, Ancestors."

This meant not letting any others or battleships interfere in the fight. The former patriarchs nodded proudly and approvingly.

Until Tasha arrived, Drek kept retreating while picking off members of the alliance.

'Is that person Jin Runcandel? He does feel different from the Sword Emperor or Hedo.'

Should I retreat?

That dilemma crossed Drek's mind. Shimat had spoken about how Rakiman hadn't used teleportation in time and suffered because of that.

But retreating now would result in too little gain.

Above all, he is leading the Red fleet in his prime, and it is strange to retreat because few people were afraid of Jin. Moreover, he was not even the Battle God of the Blue Plutonian tribe.

'I even became stronger than before, after drinking Hedo's blood, so why not give it a try? If I can capture one of them and completely consume them as nourishment, becoming the next Battle god wouldn't be just a dream.'

The fleet was far enough away from Hedo now.

Fight first and, if he judges that he can't win, use the return technique. That's the decision Drek made. Besides, ensuring that all his compatriots could safely use teleportation required more catalysts than they had brought. Reducing the number of weaker compatriots was also a solution.

As Tasha joined the group, wielding her twin swords, Jin relaxed his body and looked back at his Ancestors.

"The fewer people who survive to use the return technique, the better. When Lady Syris and the reinforcements arrive, we'll annihilate that fleet together. We can conduct our research with the wreckage."

With those words, Jin swiftly surged forward, aiming directly at Drek. The ongoing bombardment couldn't keep up with Jin's increased speed.

In an instant, Jin pinpointed Drek's location and unleashed the Light-Speed thrust with Sigmund. In the flat plain, erasing the bombardment would leave no place to hide.

Crash!

Sigmund tore through the protective shield and struck Drek's forehead. Drek raised his spear to block the attack and smiled.

Jin knows that he entered the range of the blood-sucking ability on his own.

"Jin Runcandel, I never expected to meet you like this today. I am Drek Hon, the Great Battle King of the Red Plutonian tribe."

"Now is the time for your last words, not for introductions."

"You have quite the confidence, but it's best not to compare me to someone like Rakiman."

Jin didn't reply and continued his attacks. His plan was to first assess the danger of Drek's blood-sucking ability, as mentioned by Hedo, and then adjust the flow of the battle accordingly.

Drek responded with a defense-only approach, just enough to let some of the attacks land and draw blood.

However, after a while, both Jin and Drek became puzzled.

'Is he concealing the blood-sucking ability? I don't feel any blood being drawn from me. I can't even see anything.'

'...Why isn't the blood being drawn from him!?'

Soon, Jin figured out what was happening as he read Drek's flustered expression.

'Ah, his blood sucking must be one of those cursed abilities, right?'

In an instant, Drek's face lost its composure, and Jin grinned smugly.

"Why, what's wrong? Mosquito, it is time to pay the price."

As Jin spoke, Mort's cheerful cries came from the back of the battlefield. [Boong, boong!]

The members of the alliance, who departed from Tikan and passed through the Empire and the Holy Kingdom, had just arrived at the battlefield.

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