The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 242

Episode 242

‘What a coincidence. ‘Am I lucky?’

Raoul was lost in thought as he walked through the dark underground passage.

The passage that Kane and his men secured was [Warhorse Palace], located on the eastern side of the five palaces in the royal palace.

It was where the 6th Prince Gerard, who was close to Raoul as a classmate at the academy, lived.

And perhaps by luck, the place where the surviving royals were imprisoned was the War Horse Palace.

With the execution of the 5th Prince Adrad and the 4th Queen, there are now four princes alive.

3rd Prince Herdian.

4Prince Jonas.

6Prince Gerard.

8 Prince Aenbad.

Considering that the 8th Prince was now 14 and not even an adult, the two brothers who could have been an obstacle to Herdian were Jonas and Gerard.

The reason the two brothers, who were likely to be returned later, were spared may have been for the victor’s leisure or to prevent intervention by the Duke of Templeton and others.

In any case, the three princes were currently imprisoned together in the War Horse Palace and under close surveillance.

“We’re all here.”

Kane stopped and said.

Next to a dead-end sewer passage, a newly installed iron ladder was hanging toward the ceiling.

“Attention everyone.”

The eyes of the companions turned to Raoul.

Raoul made eye contact with each member of the group.

Philip, leader of the First Knights and commander-in-chief of the First Territory.

Jake and Pierce, vice-captains of the Knights.

Kane, head of intelligence and head of the guard.

Even Dalton, the leader of the 1st Combat Team and in charge of the First Academy.

Five knights who had reached the level of master were with Raoul.

“Finally, I will confirm the operational goal. The top priority is rescuing the 4th Prince Jonas. 6Prince Gerard ranked 2nd. 8 Prince Aenbad gives up when the situation is not good.”

“Yes Master.”

The reason why the 4th prince was given priority was because of Count Rendal.

The Randall family, which had already declared support for the 4th prince, found it difficult to move as long as he was held hostage by the 3rd prince, Herdian.

‘That can’t be right.’

This is because the worst picture could come out where the Marquis MacNeill and the Earl Randall join hands.

The key to preventing that is the existence of the Four Princes.

In order to stop the 3rd prince’s dominance, an opponent was needed.

In that sense, 6th Prince Gerard was a kind of insurance.

‘In some cases, it may be a new alternative.’

First of all, the third prince had to be prevented from ascending to the throne like this.

“enter! “From now on, conversations will be conducted through guild communication.”

“Yes, Master.”

And so the six superhumans, including Raoul, entered the royal palace.

* * *

“Hwaaaam.”

A man jumped up from his cot and let out a long yawn.

“Are you here?”

After briefly stretching, he reached out his hand and grabbed something heavy.

Grumble.

It was two large battle axes connected by chains.

The ax blade reflected the moonlight coming through the window and was shining razor-blue.

The name of the man who appears to be in his mid-40s is Dellow.

He was the leader of the Marquis MacNeill’s ‘Hatchet Knights’ and one of the three new masters who appeared in the Marquis.

Jump and jump.

When he opened the door, about twenty knights were already fully armed and waiting for him in the hallway.

“It’s an intruder.”

There were no longer words.

As he walked, the knights followed him, and of course the place they headed was the room where the 4th Prince Jonas was locked up.

‘I thought it would come soon, but it happened to be when I was there. Sheesh.’

The three newly created masters took turns guarding the War Horse Palace.

It was absurd for the head of the family, the Marquis McNeil, to stand on the throne, and Hammond, the knight commander of the royal guard, was guarding the third prince, Herdian, 24 hours a day, so it was probably natural.

Anyway, they seemed to be quite capable people as they infiltrated the palace while avoiding the external security guards.

‘…Or maybe there were sympathizers inside. It doesn’t matter either way.’

Judging by the fact that there aren’t many people who are caught off guard, it must be a small minority or those who are good at infiltration.

Stop.

At that time, Dellow stopped walking.

“Come out.”

He raised his ax and chanted.

“I have a good feeling. “Well, a master should do that much.”

A voice was heard in the darkness and a man walked out from behind a pillar.

About 2m tall.

A golden body with visible lines even when wearing night clothes.

And the sharp eyes revealed through the mask.

His identity was none other than Philip, the leader of the First Knights.

Tadadat!

Two knights wearing armor with an ax symbol on them rushed towards Philip, who looked relaxed.

Chop rock.

The trail of a yellow sword flashed along with the cheerful sound of cutting through the air.

Shake it off.

The two knights couldn’t even utter a groan and fell apart, their bodies splitting upwards and downwards.

Dellow’s eyebrows twitched as he watched the scene.

Ta-da-da-da-da.

The moment the knights were about to rush towards the intruder again, Dellow raised his arm and stopped them.

“Where do they come from? Templeton? Randall? Ashton?”

But Philip didn’t answer and just slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

“Does it matter?”

Dellow said, hoisting one ax over his shoulder.

“Because you will die by my hands anyway.”

Buuuuung!

An auror blade with a cold atmosphere, almost indigo blue, formed on the ax blade and flew towards Philip.

Boom, boom, boom!

What blocked the heavy ax was an ordinary long sword.

A yellow Auror blade was sticking out of the end, but Dellow was not particularly surprised.

Unless he was a fool, there was no way he would have stood in front of the Master on his own.

‘You said you have confirmed that the Duke of Templeton, Earl Randall, and Earl Ashton are all in the estate… Is this the emergence of a new hidden Master?’

I heard that there may be hidden masters in other families, but I never thought I would meet them so soon.

visor! Chat! Quagwagwang!

Two battle axes and a long sword came together, and the hallway was becoming a mess with loud noises and Auror fragments.

And in less than a minute, the two masters who had competed for more than a hundred games briefly widened their distance while pointing their weapons at each other.

“…What are you?”

Dellow couldn’t help but ask even though he knew the other person wouldn’t answer.

Because the opponent’s swordsmanship.

This is because it was a common sword technique used only by imperial knights.

In the First Viscounty, Philip was the one who knew the most sword skills after Raoul.

Although it was a sword technique used to hide his identity, his skill level was unusual.

‘Why is the master of imperial swordsmanship here now? The Empire isn’t like us… no.’

It didn’t matter who the enemy was.

Because that wasn’t the problem.

Kuuk.

He grabbed the handle again and rushed forward.

Whoa! Quagwang!

This time, as if he was going to do his best, a larger and denser auror blade formed on his axe, and his movements were much more agile.

But nothing changed.

The opponent was still able to block his ax using only the Empire’s high-level common sword skills, and not even the sound of his breathing was disturbed.

‘…I can’t believe it. How dare you go easy on me? Against this Dellow?’

-Not all masters are the same.

-Even if the ability to use an Auror Blade is the same, the skills vary greatly depending on the way to use it or the ability to use it.

The words of Clifford de MacNeill, the matriarch of the Marquis MacNeill, passed through my mind.

And that this was true was confirmed through the confrontation with Master Metaor that took place not long ago.

Although he had a numerical advantage of 4 to 1, it was not the case that the four of them faced him.

They took turns confronting him one by one, and the results were overwhelming.

Even though he was at the beginner level of the same master, the later masters almost played with him.

This was due to the use of Aurors that Marquis Clifford had taught them and the use of Aurors that they had become accustomed to through sparring with each other.

But what on earth is the interest in front of you?

‘The amount of power I feel is definitely not different from mine, but why?’

He was able to block his own axe skills with only the common sword skills of the empire.

That was absolutely unacceptable.

For his pride and for the honor of Marquess McNeil.

“this guy!”

Chrralak rumbling!

The battle ax that had been held and swung so far flew towards Philip.

The chain connected to the hilt of the battle ax was also permeated with a dark blue aura, making it feel like a huge marlin was rushing towards me with its fins raised.

bang! Quagwang!

* * *

「It looks like Captain WoW has made up a lot of things?」

「It’s been a while since you haven’t been to the battlefield to take care of the territory’s affairs.」

Jake and Dalton shook their heads and communicated.

It was also one of the reasons why Raoul sent Philip to capture the enemy master.

Of course, the biggest reason we sent Philip was because we believed in his skills.

‘Because he is the strongest except me and my father.’

Among the new adepts born in the Earldom of Ashton and the First Viscounty, it was Philip who showed the most outstanding skills.

The reason may be that, in addition to his potential as an S-ranked player, he has become accustomed to the ‘Connect System’ by assisting Raoul for the longest time.

Just three months after overcoming the master’s barrier, he achieved level 115 and surpassed the beginner master’s barrier again.

For reference, the level steps after master were as follows.

Master Beginner 100~114 LV

Master Intermediate 115~129 LV

Master Advanced 130~139 LV

Master Superlative 140~149 LV

And Raoul’s level is currently 126.

He was growing smoothly toward Master Advanced.

‘The Battle of the Wall and the subsequent high-level gates were of great help.’

Although it has not yet officially appeared, Raoul has discovered several B-class and A-class gates through knowledge from his past life.

He was hunting high-level monsters by taking advantage of the high-level gate’s characteristics of free entry and exit, and thanks to this, he was raising his level step by step, even if not quickly.

“I found it! “It’s over there.”

At that time, Ravel adjusted his glasses and shouted from the skill encyclopedia.

“Let’s hurry.”

Raoul flew the new model as if it was flying, and the companions ran after him.

The place they arrived was a warehouse-like room in the corner of the 6th floor.

“There is a barrier installed right here. “I tried my best, but if you get caught in my hand, it’s one hit.”

Grumble.

A small vibration erupted, and mana burned and sparks flew everywhere.

And the appearance of the room changed in an instant, as if a mirage had been erased.

Bang bang bang!

“Here, here!”

A prison was set up in a not very large warehouse room, blocked by iron bars.

And then I saw the haggard appearance of the three princes locked separately inside.

“You really stink…”

Was it a warning to his younger siblings?

The heads of the five executed princes, the Marquis of Admar, and Queen Ariella were decorated and rotting on a table in the center of the warehouse.

Wow. Cheer up.

The iron bars were cut by Raoul’s sword.

“Are you here to save us? “Who sent it?”

4th Prince Jonas asked with a suspicious look in his eyes.

As I experienced all sorts of things, my doubts seemed to increase.

But there was no time to talk calmly.

And I had no intention of revealing my identity here and now.

“You need to escape right now. I’ll tell you anything you have any questions about later. “Please forgive me if I commit any rudeness.”

When Kane spoke as a representative, 6th Prince Gerard was the first to take a step.

“Brother, now is not the time to worry and doubt. Now, even if it’s a trap, I’ll choose to get out. “Even if I stay here anyway, the outcome won’t change.”

Then Jonas reluctantly nodded and headed out of the room.

8 Prince Aenbad seemed to have no strength to move on his own.

He must have been unable to eat properly, as vomit was all over his clothes and the prison cell.

“excuse.”

Jake carried the 8th prince and the group quickly started running downward.

“Sir Philip’s operation is a success, so let’s join him on the escape route.”

“Yes, Master!”

He roared.

A loud noise erupted and the War Horse Palace shook.

“Ugh! this guy!”

Turning away from someone’s shouting coming from afar, the group had already arrived at the underground escape route.

“Please leave! I’ll take care of it.’

After confirming the presence of Philip approaching, Raoul entered the underground passage with the group.

‘That’s strange. It’s so easy…?’

A thought like that suddenly occurred to Raoul, but he hurried his steps.

(Continued in the next part)