I Became a Mythical Knight King

Chapter 69: Artois County (3)

After hearing Yoo Seong’s explanation, Jillian blinked in a daze.

It was understandable.

“Wait, could that really be the plan?”

Unconsciously asking again, Yoo Seong nodded seriously with a serious expression on his face.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Indeed, it seems possible.”

Rene slowly nodded in agreement with Yoo Seong’s words, and Jillian widened her eyes in surprise.

Possible?

She said it was possible?

Well, it wasn’t completely illogical.

She had already tunneled through the ceiling with the assumption that they might be captured, so it wasn’t exactly out of the question.

But she couldn’t help but ask.

‘How does this become a plan? Am I the only sane one here?’

Her inner voice wasn’t enough, so she tried sending a desperate look, but neither Yoo Seong nor Rene reacted.

They were just discussing their crazy plan, looking at each other.

“Jillian, your role will be crucial.”

“Right, without the Saintess, this plan would be impossible.”

Having said that, Yoo Seong and Rene looked at Jillian, who sent a desperate look, as if this was her only opportunity, but it was in vain.

“Sister, this is the best option.”

“Please, Saintess.”

Jillian bit her lip and looked as though she might cry, but neither Yoo Seong nor Rene reacted.

“Is this really the only way?”

“Yes, as Rene said, this is the best option.”

A lie.

How could such a crazy thing be the best option!

And how is this even assassination?

Killing someone in front of everyone isn’t assassination!

“Sister.”

“Saintess.”

“Sister.”

“Saintess.”

As Rene and Yoo Seong both attacked her with their eyes, Jillian finally slumped her shoulders and spoke.

“Sniff…I will do my best…”

“Thank you.”

“Thank you sister!”

Jillian, who slightly glared at the smiling Yoo Seong and Rene, soon returned to her role as the tragic heroine and swallowed her tears.

Valter couldn’t immediately understand Yoo Seong’s words.

“Yes?”

What are we going to do?

When Valter blinked in confusion, Jillian, realizing this was the normal reaction, quickly turned to Yoo Seong and Rene, but it was of no use.

“As I said, so you two must immediately head to Baron Robert’s territory and deliver this letter.”

Yoo Seong handed over a letter, and Valter, who received, hesitated and looked at Jillian.

“The High Priestess…No, Saintess?”

Is what I heard just now real?

Is the Saintess really going to do it?

Seeing the meaning clearly in his eyes, Jillian nodded with a sad expression, and Valter, still hesitating, nodded as well.

“Ah, yes. I will follow your orders. I wish you good luck.”

“Thank you. May luck be with you and the soldiers as well.”

Valter flinched at Yoo Seong’s unexpected gratitude, then turned emotional, bowed to Yoo Seong, and left the village with his soldiers.

So now, only two madmen and one sane person were left.

Madman 1 asked Madman 2.

“Rene, where are the enemies?”

“They’re not far. They’ll pass near this village in about half an hour.”

At Rene’s answer, Yoo Seong swallowed a dry gulp and opened the status window, making some adjustments.

Fortunately, it seemed like the timing was just right to carry out what he had planned.

“Rene, and Saintess Jillian. Thank you for joining me.”

“I’m the King’s magician, after all.”

Rene answered firmly to Yoo Seong’s words, and Jillian simply smiled with a complicated smile, feeling both amused and troubled.

And half an hour later.

The Ratmen army, led by Red Eye, appeared.

The society of the Ratmen operated under a strict class system.

From birth, one’s status and occupation were predetermined, and they could never escape that fate.

However, to the Ratmen, this was a very fair arrangement.

After all, they were born with differing abilities.

The Red Eyes, born with magic power that was at least dozens of times greater than that of ordinary Ratmen, belonged to the highest class of Ratmen.

From childhood, they were trained as magicians and became the leaders of Ratman society while also developing various magical tools and magical items.

Red Eye Morrow sat in his personal palanquin and squinted his eyes.

He was concerned about the light bird that had been destroyed about half an hour ago.

Although he wasn’t particularly skilled in combat, being a powerful mage, Morrow had learned a lot when the light bird was destroyed.

The enemy was a strong mage too.

At least in terms of magic power, they were superior to Morrow himself.

So he couldn’t ignore them.

Powerful mages were dangerous and troublesome, whether inside or outside the barriers.

That was why Morrow slowed down his advance and changed his formation.

The 5,000 Ratmen surrounded Red Eye in a circular formation.

Eight gigantic Ratmen, the product of horrific biological experiments, guarded the area with large shields, while hundreds of Ratmen slaves, bound by their eyes and hands, followed behind Red Eye.

But they weren’t the only ones.

There were also Blue Eyes, who, while weaker than Red Eye, could still use powerful magic, and various monsters and Ratmen infantry, all of which formed a barrier by their very presence.

Seeing the 5,000 troops surrounding him, Morrow felt a bit more at ease and looked up at the sky.

Unlike the gray sky outside the barrier, the sky inside the barrier had various colors.

It was black now.

But the moon and stars were visible, adding a few more colors.

‘There’s no time.’

The crack in the barrier was growing bigger.

Thanks to that, even the great Rat Lord could cross over, but if the crack grew any larger, the seven kings would also be able to cross.

So they had to move ahead as much as possible.

Only one race would be able to obtain the fire of civilization that humans had stolen.

‘Those useless Dark Elves.’

Remembering Lushen’s failure, Morrow became displeased again and looked around.

To vent his frustration, he thought about crushing the heads of the slave rats or tearing their limbs apart.

But just then.

A sudden ominous feeling made Morrow raise his head and blink.

“Huh?”

From the black sky, something pure white was descending.

Three winged horses.

Heavenly cavalry, almost falling at a near-vertical angle.

“Lakakus!”

Morrow extended his palm and shouted like lightning.

At that moment, the heads of the following slaves exploded, and a crimson barrier spread above Morrow’s head.

The leading heavenly cavalry — Diana — also saw it.

But Diana didn’t stop.

Instead, she increased her speed.

“AAAH!”

When the invisibility magic Rene had cast was dispelled, Jillian’s scream could be heard from behind, but Diana ignored it again.

With all her focus on the lance, she activated her chivalry.

Dragoon Dive—Diana’s Shock.

-Crash!

The lance collided with the red barrier and exploded in a literal explosion.

The enormous shockwave shattered the barrier, and the Ratmen around the palanquin were either knocked down or pushed back.

Of course, Diana was not unscathed.

The lance was destroyed, and the tired pegasus couldn’t take off immediately after such a steep dive.

But that was the limit of the celestial cavalry’s role.

“Good work! Return!”

With a flash of light, the heavenly cavalry turned back.

At the same time, Jillian, who had almost collapsed on the ground, cried out like a scream.

“Omphalos’ barrier!”

Boom!

From the ground, translucent barriers shot up, forming a square.

Inside the barrier were Yoo Seong, Rene, Jillian, and Morrow.

Shocked by the impact of the barrier being destroyed, Morrow quickly summoned his magic and shouted.

“Block it! Block it quickly!”

The giant rats and monsters surged forward but were blocked by the Omphalos Barrier.

Of course, the time they could hold them off wouldn’t be long.

But the fact that they could hold them off was what mattered.

“Quickly!”

At Jillian’s shout, Yoo Seong and Rene rushed toward Morrow.

“Rapaka!”

“Dig!”

Morrow hastily released his magic, causing the ground to rise and form a wall, but almost simultaneously, Rene’s magic pierced a large hole through the earthen wall.

Rene, having immediately figured out what magic Morrow was using, cast the most appropriate spell in response.

“Yikes!?”

Morrow, surprised, slumped down when Yoo Seong charged forward.

In an instant, Yoo Seong passed through the hole in the earth wall and swung his sword.

It was so fast and precise.

Moreover, it was an attack that came at the perfect moment, right after Morrow had cast his spell.

He couldn’t avoid it.

He couldn’t block it.

But Morrow smiled faintly.

Kwah-kwang!

As Yoo Seong’s sword tried to slice through Morrow’s neck, the necklace around his neck shattered, and magic activated.

Close-range teleportation magic.

The Red Eyes were well aware that they were at a disadvantage in close combat.

That was why they always carried artifacts to block attacks that came from unexpected moments.

“Heh heh! You fools! You’re already dead…”

That was as far as he got.

Morrow, who had been mocking Yoo Seong and Rene, blinked in confusion.

He had teleported, but he had only moved about one meter.

“What, why!?”

When he shouted in confusion, Morrow realized the reason.

A barrier of magic that blocked teleportation had appeared.

It was a trick that the female mage before him could certainly do, but he couldn’t understand it.

Even the earth wall made sense, but how could this be—

“I knew it.”

I’m glad it’s just like Fantasy Monarch.

At Yoo Seong’s words, Morrow wore an even more confused expression, and that was the last thing Morrow saw.

With another swing of the sword, Morrow’s head fell to the ground.

And it was at that moment.

-Kakang!

With a sharp sound, the Omphalos Barrier collapsed.

Enraged monsters and giant rats screamed as they charged, and the Blue Eyes also furiously cast spells.

This was why Jillian had called it a crazy plan.

The plan of using invisibility magic to approach from above the enemy’s forces, then launching a Dragoon Dive with Diana to assassinate the enemy leader, sounded plausible, but in reality, it made no sense.

Assassinating the leader would be difficult from the start, but even if they succeeded in defeating—no, destroying—the enemy leader, there was no way to escape.

This situation was different from when they had defeated the Necromancer in Lothian.

The ratmen army wouldn’t disband just because their leader, Red Eye, was killed.

The enemy’s numbers were around five thousand.

Even if they called for Kate or Hector’s forces to resist, all that would do was increase the number of people who would die together.

But Yoo Seong’s plan wasn’t over yet.

Even though Jillian had claimed it was madness, she ultimately followed through because there was a way to survive.

“Omphalos Barrier!”

Jillian prayed again, causing a new barrier to rise, then stumbled to her feet.

Rene, holding Jillian’s waist, reached out her hand, and Yoo Seong, using the ground to reverse his momentum, rushed forward, nearly knocking Rene and Jillian over.

-Kakakang!

The new barrier shattered once again.

Dozens of magic attacks and assaults poured down on their heads.

Jillian tightly shut her eyes while Rene looked at Yoo Seong with her golden eyes as their hands touched.

The explosion of magical power began, and all sorts of attacks drew closer, but Rene stared at Yoo Seong with unwavering eyes.

Because of that, Yoo Seong was also able to remain unfazed.

With a faint smile, he pressed the button on the status screen that he had prepared in advance.

[Would you like to use the invitation to Yoo Seong Castle?]

[Yes / No]

The third invitation was activated by using the temple’s time-shortening function and with a golden flash, the three figures disappeared.