512

Episode 512 Let's decide here. (3)

Darkness covered everything. The aura consumed all the particles of light that were spreading.

The eyes of those who had been staring into space regained focus. The horses shook their heads wildly, groaning.

In an instant, everyone came to their senses. The welcome had disappeared as if washed away.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Jiselle's body was surrounded by black energy. Hundreds of spears of magical power were created around him.

The defenders were rushing in front of Jiselle, who was running alone.

"Wow!"

They were coming with a loud roar. The Earl of Fenris's reputation as the strongest in the North had long been forgotten.

Because he believed that Ilois, the 7th Circle Master, would catch him.

The illusion was shattered by the movement of Giselle's spear.

Kwaaaaang!

"Eww!"

The bodies of the soldiers at the forefront were torn apart by the spears swung by Giselle. The spears of magical power spread out in all directions, destroying the formation of those who were advancing.

Like a wolf in a flock of sheep, Giselle moved about, blasting away at the soldiers.

There were too many to deal with alone, so many people passed by Giselle. However, the important thing was that there was no one to stop Giselle now.

Because Ilois, who had to stop him, was just shaking his hands in a daze.

"What, what is that… … What on earth is that?"

The soldiers ran forward oblivious to everything, but Ilois knew that his illusion had been shattered.

A huge, ominous aura burst out from Count Fenris' body, covering the entire battlefield and shattering the magic.

Even Ilois, the greatest wizard in the kingdom, did not know its true identity. When he encountered an unexpected situation and an incomprehensible being, his mind went blank for a moment.

Jiselle's scream echoed through the battlefield again.

"Charge!"

Heeeeeeling!

The horses of the mobile force neighed loudly at the powerful shout. The knights and soldiers also gripped their spears tightly again.

"let's go!"

As Lucas, the senior knight, shouted, the mobile force began to move again. The momentary pause reduced their momentum, but it was no problem for them.

Pfft!

From the front of the mobile force, the horses leapt high and stamped hard on the ground.

Kwaaang!

Using that power, they began to leap forward again. Now it would not be an exaggeration to say that the nickname of the Horsemen belonged not to the northern barbarians, but to the Fenris Army.

Doo doo doo doo doo doo!

The defenders were startled when they saw them running at high speed again.

"Ooh, it's moving!"

"What happened!"

"Weren't you caught in a welcome?"

They could no longer run and stopped walking. The ferocious smiles on the lips of the enemy cavalrymen were terrifying.

If you fight them, you will die. Your body will be torn apart in an instant. Even without the illusion magic, the soldiers who faced Fenris' army were consumed by fear and stopped dead in their tracks.

Raoul cried out in horror at the sight.

"Lord Ilois!"

Ilois was still not in his right mind. As expected of a wizard, he was only focused on understanding the current situation.

'How can something that isn't even a superhuman destroy this!'

It was expected that Earl Fenris would not be affected by magic. Superhumans are those who have established their own world. Mind control is almost impossible for superhumans.

But the others were not superhuman.

It was a trap that had been in operation for decades. It was filled with countless rune stones and huge magic circles.

The illusionary magic amplified through it can completely dominate this area. Only here, he is a being close to a god.

But the spell was broken in an instant. Due to an unknown force.

'That's ridiculous!'

He was not a military commander and had no experience in war, so he continued to focus only on the questions he had. It was an attitude that was not suitable for a battlefield where quick decisions were required.

Taking advantage of the gap in his hesitation, the Fenris Mobile Force quickly charged into the defenders.

Kwaaaaang!

"Eww!"

The defenders, who were all infantry, were swept away with astonishing ease. The shattered illusionary magic they had relied on had a major impact on their morale.

Above all, there was no one who could stop Giselle, who ran wild like a wild horse.

Jiselle laughed as she cut off the heads of her enemies.

'Yeah, you can't understand.'

In his previous life, Dark instantly destroyed the illusionary magic of Ilois, who had come to treat Edwin. Since he controlled the space itself, magic was rendered powerless.

As a Jiselle, I had to block Ilois' illusion magic. Most of the troops would be incapacitated in an instant. That was why I wanted to obtain Dark.

As Jiselle had expected, she was able to break the illusionary magic using Dark, although it cost her half of her energy in one go.

Kwaaaaang!

In an instant, half of the defenders were annihilated. Only then did Ilois come to his senses and fly towards Giselle.

"You bastard! Stop!"

Mind control doesn't work well on superhumans, but that doesn't mean magic itself doesn't work. Even if it's not at the level of mind control, it's possible to show illusions with strong magical power.

Jiing―!

The 7th Circle Master's enormous magical power was shot at Jiselle. It lowered Jiselle's cognitive abilities and distorted her perception.

Charrrrrr!

Jiselle's surroundings began to distort. Shapes like broken mirrors filled the surroundings. Her sense of balance and direction collapsed, and unknown beings appeared around her.

In the meantime, both the Fenris Mobile Force and the Delphine Defense Force had disappeared. Only Giselle and them remained on the battlefield.

'As expected from a 7th circle master.'

A 7th Circle Master is someone who is on the verge of reaching the 8th Circle. In terms of both the amount of magical power and the quality of enlightenment, they can be said to be superior to any other magician in the kingdom.

Ugh... … .

The black masses that had appeared around them began to make strange noises and gradually changed into human shapes.

They were the ones who remained painfully in Giselle's memories.

"Your Majesty… … ."

"Why have you abandoned us?"

"Please save me… … ."

Jisel looked at them. Those approaching him were his subordinates who had died in their previous lives. Those who had died fighting the Duke's army and the priests of the Salvation Church.

It wasn't just them.

"Ughh ...

Those who died in Ferdium also appeared. Father and his men, Belinda and Fergus.

Everyone came to him, weeping sadly.

Illois's magic makes the target face their own abyss. It shows them their most painful and sad memories, thereby disturbing their minds.

This causes confusion, enchantment, and frenzy, ultimately leading to either fighting the illusions or being consumed by their memories and ending one's life.

If one was of a lower level than him, he would suffer greatly. This was the fear of illusion magic, which was different from elemental magic.

Dark said as he watched the beings approaching like zombies, grabbing Giselle and hanging on.

- Master, should I get rid of it?

As expected of a 7th Circle Master, an enormous amount of magical power was concentrated around Jisel. As Dark, he had to consume a considerable amount of energy, so he had no choice but to ask.

But Giselle shook her head.

"No, that's fine."

Jiselle deliberately did not resist. She wanted to see for herself what Ilois' magic was like, and she was confident that she could destroy it.

And there was another reason.

There was a hint of longing in his eyes.

"I see you all like this."

He had gathered back many of his former subordinates. They had become knights, mobile forces, and mercenaries in other regions.

However, there were still many subordinates that I had not yet met or collected, because as the future changed, so did their situations.

Jiselle looked at them with longing eyes. She hoped to meet them again someday, if she had the chance.

"I hope everyone is doing well?"

That must be it. Aren't the subordinates you gathered again doing well now?

So Giselle could smile.

"Ughh ...

"Lucas, what are you doing here?"

Seeing Lucas approaching like a zombie, Giselle finally burst into laughter. Wasn't Lucas fighting hard right next to her?

Belinda was the same. She was now at her father's side in case the Salvation Church came to attack.

The others were no different. They were all alive and well. So Ilois's welcome had no effect on Giselle.

Because his memories and reality are now completely different.

Yes, wasn't it to protect them that he came back?

Jiselle smiled and closed her eyes. The illusion held him and stretched, but his expression remained calm.

Clang!

The mirrors that filled the entire area shattered. The mirror shards began to float around in strange ways, mixing with the surrounding environment.

It was a sight as if time had stopped.

And from a crack in the broken space, Ilois emerged. He was the only one moving in this illusionary space.

"You got caught."

Unlike a moment ago when he had been relaxed, Ilois' face was filled with anger.

He, the greatest wizard in the kingdom, did something he couldn't understand. He made the trap he had prepared for decades useless. It was a huge blow to Ilois's pride.

So he poured all his magical power into it at once. Even if he was a superhuman, he wouldn't be able to move properly for a while.

We must kill that dangerous guy now.

Ilois reached out his hand to Giselle, who was closed-eyed and surrounded by welcome.

"Die!"

His hand was tinged with purple energy. Now this hand will pierce that bastard's heart in one breath.

At that moment, Giselle opened her eyes.

Flash!

A flash of light passed through his eyes. For a moment, a chill ran down Ilois' spine.

'You didn't get caught...?'

His eyes were filled with sincerity. There was not a single trace of hesitation.

That doesn't make sense. How can he look at me like that when he's poured all his magic into it!

How strong is your mental strength!

Scratch!

Before Ilois could react, Giselle's spear moved smoothly.

Paaaaaaaaaaah!

The surrounding environment began to change again. The fragments disappeared as if they were being sucked into a rift in space.

The sky and the earth fell into place, and the scene that had been visible before Ilois's attack unfolded before Giselle's eyes.

"Waaaaaaaaaah!"

The Fenris Mobile Force was slaughtering and wiping out the defenders. No one even glanced at Giselle.

The time that Jiselle was in the illusionary space was only a moment. No one knew that he was under the illusionary spell.

This was also the scary part of the illusion magic, because you had to fight endlessly on a completely different time axis.

And the one who unleashed that terrible magic was… … .

"Hmm, it was pretty good. But the method was wrong."

Jiselle looked down from her seat on the Black King. Ilois's decapitated head rolled on the ground.

If Ilois had used a different method, the fight might have taken quite a while.

But he unleashed the most powerful magic he had. Unfortunately, it was also the easiest magic for Giselle to deal with.

"Hey, Ilois is dead!"

Someone in the garrison discovered Ilois's neck and shouted.

No one knew when Ilois died. They couldn't feel any symptoms and they didn't see him fight.

I just closed my eyes for a moment and when I opened them, I saw Earl Fenris dead with his head cut off.

"Okay, it's over."

"We lost."

"There's no stopping it now."

The morale of the defenders was completely destroyed. Even the 7th Circle Master they had trusted was dead, and they were unable to stop the enemy's advance.

Raoul had already fled to the castle. There was no one left to lead them.

Although lower-ranking commanders encouraged them hard, they could not turn the tide of the battle.

But not a single one of them surrendered. Even in a state of fear, they fought to the end like the elite of the Duke's family.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Again, Giselle ran towards the enemies. As he joined them, the defenders fell faster.

The last troops guarding Eclipse were thus annihilated.

"Wow!"

The mobile force cheered. The castle was now within reach. There was no one to stop them.

"Let's get right in! Let's catch that peacock and cut off its throat right now!"

Lucas shouted, his face flushed.

On the southern front, the Allied forces and the Delphine forces were fighting fiercely. If we could just capture the Duke of Delphine, everything would be over. We had to capture him before he escaped.

That's right. That's what Giselle was trying to do too.

Until Dark brought news.

Dark, who was watching the surroundings from the sky, said.

- Master, we're almost there. I think we'll be there soon.

"Everyone, rest on your horses and prepare for battle. It looks like we'll have to fight again."

At Jiselle's words, the Fenris Mobile Force formed a formation. They took advantage of this brief moment to eat combat rations and drink water.

I didn't even ask what was going on. When Jiselle told me to prepare for battle, it really meant that the enemy had appeared.

Doo doo doo doo doo doo!

After a while, the sound of loud horse hooves was heard.

"It really is the Kingdom's greatest sword. I didn't expect it to come this quickly."

Even though they had made a detour and the Delphian army had advanced straight south, it was faster than expected.

It meant that he came running right away without hesitation as soon as he heard the news. I had to acknowledge his judgment and determination.

As Jiselle had expected, the ones who showed up were Cayenne and 40,000 cavalry. They were all covered in dust and panting, as if they had never rested.

Coincidentally, we met while both of us were exhausted.

Cayenne ground his teeth at the sight before his eyes.

"This guy really did something."

The ground was littered with corpses. The defenders had been annihilated, and the Fenris Mobile Force was in formation, ready for battle.

That meant that somewhere out there was Ilois's body.

Who would have thought that one of the Duke's greatest forces would be lost so meaninglessly, and in this place so full of traps?

Cayenne felt her head heat up. She had never been this angry in her life.

He roared like a lion.

"Giselle Ferdium―!"

That cry was filled with endless anger. It was also filled with murderous intent to kill the opponent.

Jiselle rolled away from the window with a cool smile.

"Let's decide here who is the best swordsman in the kingdom."

Now, it's time to push the boundaries again.