My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 155

#155

Rebellion of the Empire (5)

[Ho-Oh? Hehehe— That’s interesting. For now, just listen to what I have to say.]

The point of what he said afterwards was… that

if a large-scale war broke out in the direction of the Principality of Rohan, even he, a saint, would not be able to focus entirely on the Immortal King, so he should put the war aside for now and decide the winner in another way. .

[Ah—what a boring story. You probably didn’t think I would accept such a simple offer, did you?]

The Immortal King’s cold reply was the reaction everyone else who was listening to their conversation expected even in the middle of the battle.

The prerequisite for this proposal was that there had to be an element that would interest him, so if that proposal was not presented, the conversation could not progress any further.

The moment Heinrich opened his mouth again…

[…No, I guess it wouldn’t be bad if it was a little entertainment. Ugh, an interesting idea just occurred to me.]

And the interesting idea he came up with was this.

It was a kind of board game that used the entire continent as a board.

When the Immortal King attacks a specific place, the warrior blocks that place.

If you fail to stop it, it will naturally lead to the loss of humanity, and if you succeed, you can individually destroy the forces of the Immortal King that were attacking.

The victory condition for the hero is to stop the Immortal King’s continuous attacks and head to the Demon King’s Castle to defeat him.

Defeat was, of course, the destruction of the continent that had been the battleground.

[Of course, since this side accepts the offer, there must be a penalty on that side, right?]

Instead of stopping there, Hans, with a sinister smile as if he had discovered something, slowly added.

[There is no notification of the first time or place. Because I just plan to destroy the place I feel like whenever I feel like it. If you are a saint in name and appearance, shouldn’t you be able to deal with that on your own?]

“Hmm…!”

Also about the time limit of this ‘play’.

[The second four tricks are allowed for up to three years. I don’t want to drag on a boring bet for too long! Haha, I’m looking forward to seeing if I can kill myself in there. The wait will also be a unique pleasure!]

Hans bursts out laughing as if he is intrigued by the new topic of interest.

Thus, a bet was made between a warrior who wanted to prevent a large-scale war and somehow reduce the damage, and an evil immortal king who only sought his own pleasure.

Anyway, on the condition that there is nothing worse for humanity.

…the moment everyone thought that and let down their guard.

[And the third time…]

His afterword continues—.

The gaze that seemed to capture the abyss returned to a corner of the battlefield.

***

When the 5th princess and the crown prince joined.

“It’s been a while, Riley. You seem to have had a pretty comfortable time while I was away. “I gained a lot of weight in many ways.”

“Brother, did you have a good time at the meeting? I feel so sorry for the church members. “It’s the same this time as well. Seeing that troubles occur wherever you go, I think you’ve been cursed by the Lord.”

As soon as they met, they criticized each other with smiling faces.

The crown prince did not hesitate to do all kinds of dirty tricks to keep in check Princess Riley, who was slowly growing and threatening his position at every moment, and she had no choice but to become more aggressive in order to fight him…. The

relationship between the two was already irreversible. It was as if it was completely ruined.

However, given the situation they were facing right now and the presence of members of the neutral Capital Defense Force, there was no more open antagonism.

Because it was the royal family’s job to consider the political aspect of even situations like this.

It was a while before I headed to Daesinjeon, accompanied by such reluctant companions.

In the end, they ended up being stranded by the immortal army that was chasing after them.

…That soon resulted in an encounter with the Immortal King.

‘Should I have taken Riley out anyway?’

Ugh—!

The magic power swelled from Isea’s body as if it were boiling over.

It continued continuously without stopping even for a moment…

Damn it!

That enormous energy, bound together according to certain laws, eventually became a miracle of polar ice and swept through space.

[Whoa! How dare this human kid!]

Kwazijic!

And Acrich Dwell, who barely managed to block the attack, burst out in anger, gritting his teeth with frost covering his entire body.

Even though she had somehow been able to block direct hits, she ended up permanently losing numerous undead due to her non-stop magic.

They were all high-ranking, useful subordinates!

‘When I was with Karam, he was a guy who was just wasting his time and only paying attention to me, but to deal with him directly like this is killing me!’

Karam was so busy stopping an old knight that he didn’t have time to worry about anything else.

The other executives are also busy in their own way.

The only thing that was free on this battlefield was the Immortal King and the warrior, who were chatting peacefully.

‘Let’s admit what we must admit. That kid is superior to me in terms of ability as a wizard.’

Considering her youthful appearance, I had no sense of pride left, but it was still a problem that could be overlooked as she was a genius of the century.

Above all, what Dwell cannot understand is….

‘What kind of magic is there in human subjects! I’ve used high-level magic several times so far, but it’s still as fresh as the first time!’

It was the amount of her magical power that overwhelmed him who had lived for such a long time.

Couldn’t he even indirectly receive a certain amount of dark magic through his subordination to the Immortal King?

I just couldn’t understand this.

“Whoa.”

Regardless of what Dwell was thinking in her mind, Ise-ah sighed lightly and brought up the magical power that had begun to build up in her body again.

In fact, there was no special secret to her endless magical power.

This was just an effect of her unique skill, “Infinite Power.”

Thanks to the skill that exploded the energy she could handle, the amount of magical power she could use was virtually infinite.

Since I am an archmage, output is not a problem, so if given a little time, I can literally fire out high-level magic without stopping.

‘When learning magic, most of the karma is invested in the status, so the level of enhancement of the unique skill is not that high.’

However, even at this level, it was possible to have a fighting endurance that an ordinary wizard could not surpass.

Of course, if the opponent is the level of an immortal king, such an advantage will not have much meaning.

She turned her head to understand the situation while preparing a new spell again.

[Coooooo——!]

[Kyaaaaa——!]

Coooooo!

The first thing I saw was two bone dragons pounding on the imperial palace barrier from afar and a magic circle trying to intercept them.

At some point, I thought Marquis Lawrence’s magic support had been cut off, but seeing that the brilliance of the barrier had dimmed, it seemed like they had overexerted themselves to the point where they could no longer provide additional support.

[Ignoring me…!]

Ignoring what Akrich was saying in front of her, she turned her gaze again and this time looked at the surrounding battlefield.

Of course, don’t forget to pour the magic you prepared on him.

Skaak—!

Cheaeng!

[Keuuu!]

“Ugh! “Something like a ghoul!”

On one side of the battlefield, Guard Knight Commander Cornwell was pushing back against the Death Knight Lord who had been giving her trouble, and on the other side, the Imperial Guard Captain was dealing with a Ghoul Lord charging at him with a mouth as wide as an anglerfish.

“Hahaha! Break down!”

In addition, there is a huge figure covered in dark red scales that grabs one undead in each hand and spins like a top, tearing through the enemy lines…

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmm!

[Is this a limit? I can sense your fear—!]

“Bullshit!”

After confirming that Count Garfield was resisting the giant Dread Phantom, Isea nodded quietly as if relieved.

The fights between the Imperial Knights and the Immortal Army that were taking place in various places were generally proceeding in a similar fashion, so there didn’t seem to be much to worry about.

‘Perhaps because the Immortal King is not involved, there is no significant pushback. ‘It’s a little uneasy over there, though.’

Her eyes turned again to where Count Garfield was.

As his skills and status were not corrected, he clearly looked exhausted, probably due to fatigue from the series of battles.

It was only natural that he and she were exerting all their might to buy time against the incredibly powerful Death Knight Lord.

But what was important now was not that battlefield.

Se-Ah Lee turned her head to the most important space in the area.

This is the place where the immortal king Hans and the saint Heinrich are.

Their conversation that had been going on since before was slowly coming to an end.

[…I’m looking forward to seeing if you can come. The wait will also be a unique pleasure!]

An unexpected development that neither she nor anyone else could have expected.

‘…What is that. Isn’t this really crazy? …No, you must be crazy.’

An immortal king who wanted to use the continent as a chess board just for play, and a saint who accepted it to prevent further damage.

‘No, the saint suggested it first? Anyway, I’m glad. I guess things will work out thanks to him being a crazy guy. … Surely you wouldn’t want to end this conversation after such a conversation?’

Then I realized that I had done well not to overdo it.

As I first thought, if the situation got a little difficult and she had left the battlefield with Riley alone, the 5th Princess’s political standing would have been greatly reduced after that.

‘Actually, it would be more dangerous to be caught up by undead executives while separated from the guards, so we couldn’t put it into action. Still, I’m glad the situation ended well… Huh?’

That was the moment when she relaxed slightly.

[And the third…]

Immortal King Hans spoke softly.

I turned my head this way.

A gaze that freezes your soul just by looking at it, as if it contains an abyss.

Moreover, no matter how I looked at it, the thought that the mask piece attached to the skull seemed to be part of the Hahoe mask was not a very important issue right now.

Blah blah blah—!

Kwakagagak!

Because I let my guard down, I realized it only a little bit late.

At that moment, dozens of abysses came from all directions, and the same number of sword lights struck them all, and conversely, a huge sword of light even cut through the Immortal King’s barrier at the same time.

“Hannibal!”

[Ah—calm down. It is only a briefly necessary procedure.]

As a huge shock wave swept through the surrounding area due to the sudden collision between the Immortal King and the warrior, everyone raised their tension and prepared for what might happen.

However, for some it was already too late to react…

“Whoops!”

Count Garfield, who was overexerting himself while keeping the Dread Phantom in check despite being exhausted, vomited black blood.

Before he knew it, several abyssal snakes rose from the floor, pierced his body, wrapped themselves around his entire body, and buried their mouths in the nape of his neck.

“Count Garfield!”

“What is this!”

The astonished crown prince and the imperial knights roared in anger, and Heinrich also distorted his face and raised his holy sword again.

But then.

Puhuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh –

An enormous amount of energy emanated from the body of the Immortal King Hans, covering the entire area.

A terrible presence that is rapidly gaining strength, as if it was just a joke until now.

It is not ordinary black magic, but a deep abyss energy containing death… The influence of the barrier that covered the capital was encroaching, staining the surrounding area with darkness.

It’s so hard!

Due to the repulsive force, sparks continued to fly at the boundary between the energies.

Even the undead within the range escaped the influence of the barrier and their presence began to grow stronger.

Thanks to Heinrich, who protected people by spreading his divine aura, the cursed energy did not have much of an effect on them.

However, he was momentarily distracted by the Immortal King’s power and did not pay attention to it.

[Of course, there has to be a prize in the bet.]

“Kukkeokkeok!”

When everyone came to their senses from the sudden change, the crown prince guarded by Count Garfield, who had died, had already fallen into the hands of the Immortal King.

“Your Majesty the Crown Prince!”

“You immortal king!”

The arena quickly became chaotic with angry imperial knights and undead blocking the way, but

Isea had no time to pay attention to it.

It wasn’t because he had always disapproved of the crown prince.

The eyes of the immortal king Hans, whose focus is unknown, turn in this direction and face the abyss of the eye sockets head-on.

A chill ran down her spine.

‘…Riley!’

Immediately after sensing the crisis, Se-Ah Lee’s mental power increased and her thinking began to accelerate.

In slow time, as her head slowly turned to the side where the princess would be, the magic power that filled her body moved like a roar, forming the magic she wanted in an instant.

‘are you okay. I set up a barrier around Riley before the battle, and I have magic tools in my possession at all times, so if it can buy me just a little bit of time…’ A

quick judgment of the situation, a search for a response, and a magic that is close to completion.

She decided on her entire policy and made up her mind in an instant.

Even if it means overdoing it, I decided to get Riley out of this place.

but.

When her head turned completely to the side.

[Uhuhu… Isn’t she a very beautiful girl…. Reminds me of my childhood….]

“Surp?”

Banshee Queen Olivia had already appeared there without any trace and was hugging Princess Riley from behind.

“…no!”

Magic power runs wild.

The structure of magic that was almost complete within the body is forcibly twisted and its purpose is changed.

“Whoa!”

Blood flowed back from Isea’s nose and mouth.

But this is okay. There is no problem using magic right now.

In an instant, a magic circle to save Riley from that ghost unfolds around her…

[Off—! How long are you going to ignore me, young human—!]

Pajjik!

Due to the sudden interference of black magic power.

I lost my function momentarily.

“ah?”

Although she only lost control of her magic for a brief moment, that brief moment was enough time for Olivia to take the princess to the Immortal King’s side.

“Ugh!”

[King… I’m here…]

[Hmm—yes, two is better than one.]

While Olivia was bringing the princess, Hans, who had clashed with Heinrich again, slowly backed away and nodded. .

Crown Prince Simon and 5th Princess Riley eventually became prisoners of the Immortal King.

Ise-ah, who was looking at them in bewilderment, turned to Dwell with a distorted expression like a murderer.

“You…you—!”

Unable to continue speaking, her body trembled with anger as her “infinite power” began to operate continuously, and an enormous amount of magical power began to flow out.

After glaring at Dwell for a moment, she turned her head again to stare at the princess. Her face was so pale that at first glance, you could mistake it for an undead.

In addition, blood was dripping from her nose and mouth as a result of excessive use of magical power…

But the reason she did not act rashly was only due to her strong reason that had been trained to the point of becoming an archmage.

Even though she was faced with a dizzyingly confusing situation with anger rising to her head, a part of her head was calmly assessing the situation and controlling her body.

If you rush into it now, it won’t help at all.

“no! Ko Cornwell! Cornwall! Save me now! Can not be done! “I, I, will become the emperor of this empire… Woo-eup!”

“Whoa whoa—.”

Simon struggles and gets his mouth shut, and Riley tries to keep his cool by taking deep breaths repeatedly.

[For now, I’ll be satisfied with these guys, no matter what. Just try hard. For now, I’ll keep you alive, but I can’t guarantee how long your human body will be able to endure.]

So, the two most likely candidates to be the next emperor of the empire are…

It fell into the hands of the immortal king Hans.