Swordmaster's Youngest Son

Chapter 709

c709

while the magicians were gathering, beradin gathered the researchers in kozec.

“dante, while the spell is being dispelled, you’ll have nothing to do. so, take the researchers outside.”

“there might be an ambush when you dispel the spell.”

“that’s possible. but why would they prepare an illusion spell to buy time if they didn’t expect that? besides, we need to find clues about large-scale teleportation no matter what. since we’re stuck, it’s better to divide and conquer. we need to find not only teleportation clues but also other fortresses.”

“i understand.”

“when the dispelling is done, i’ll give a signal, and then you can join us. if, as you said, we’re separated due to an ambush, let’s meet at the destination.”

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meanwhile, the western border of rikalton.

what was blocking kinzelo was a real military force.

“there are... so many enemies... grand duchess.”

“where did they suddenly come from? they weren’t there a moment ago.”

bianca and ranke spoke.

the previously empty sky in front of them was suddenly filled with a swarm of chaos forces.

it was impossible to calculate the number of aircraft and chaos dragons.

not only in the front but also on the sides and rear, it was the same.

“it must be large-scale teleportation or an ambush using illusion magic. probably the latter, as we didn’t observe any dimensional portals opening.”

it was as zephyrin had predicted.

the chaos forces had been continuously building a siege line since kinzelo entered rikalton.

however, the siege line was too extensive, and their vision was deceived by the illusion magic, so they didn’t realize it.

the executives turned their gaze to zephyrin.

since orgal had not yet returned to the fleet, the decision rested with zephyrin.

“our goal is not to break through to the target area but to annihilate the entire enemy force. this land is already cursed, so if we leave any remnants, we’ll face them again. prepare for a full fleet battle. our meeting might be delayed, but i don’t think anyone among our allies is unprepared for unexpected circumstances.”nôv(el)b\\jnn

“understood, ms. zephyrin.”

“sir owal.”

zephyrin stared at owal.

“it would be better for nameless and hidden palace to go to the surface. one side should search for the fortress and gather information about large-scale teleportation, while the other should rescue cold joe.”

“i understand what you mean.”

“cold joe is someone we must rescue from kinzelo's point of view. of course, in the worst case, we may have to give up, but i hope you pay attention to avoid such a situation. and sir berakt.”

“speak, ms. zephyrin.”

“it would be better for you to participate in the rescue of cold joe with these people.”

berakt wanted to shout, “are you telling me to save that guy?” but he managed to keep his mouth shut.

“...understood.”

“sir berakt, i’m aware that you despise sir joe, but he remains the most important figure for our great cause. i hope you won’t let your emotions interfere with your work.”

“our hidden palace lacks some members, so we should infiltrate the destination first. sir owal, it seems we’ll need to extract personnel even from the nameless.”

syris, who had been listening, spoke up.

“i agree with the opinion of the acting master of hidden palace. when jin is in danger, there’s no better contingency plan than the mort frog.”

zephyrin nodded.

“very well, then.”

the difference stemmed from the unique properties of the shadow blade, not just the magnitude of power.

“if it weren’t for the shadow blade, it would take an eternity to cut through it.”

“everyone, disperse. pay special attention to protecting non-combatants like dr. qwaul.”

“understood, my lord.”

“understood, young master!”

at jin's words, the group spread out.

and when they wielded their weapons, it was clear that the spikes only moved away from jin.

it seems the situation isn’t favorable enough to waste time, elder brother dyfus. besides, rosa is unable to move...

normally, jin would opt to proceed cautiously, adjusting more variables as time passed.

but now they needed to break through quickly.

every moment they delayed would reduce the number of potential prisoners they could rescue, and dyfus could recover.

even if dyfus had already fully recovered and this subspace was just a means to confuse them, breaking through remained the only option.

“let’s break through quickly. the others, stay at a distance where the spikes can’t reach you and follow me closely, making sure not to lose sight of me.”

“understood, my lord.”

“if their intention is to buy time to recover, they will undoubtedly try to separate us at some point. they’ve created this subspace to face us alone, as it’s burdensome for them. when that happens, even if they separate me from you, the pre-established members must stay together at all costs.”

in any case, once the group entered the central part of rikalton, their plan was to disperse at a certain point, even without those traps.

valeria and qwaul were to find teleportation clues, and the rest were to rescue the prisoners.

only jin and hedo were scheduled to confront dyfus directly.

however, jin decided to send hedo towards qwaul.

“sir hedo, if you must separate from me, please protect dr. qwaul. until someone like bale or orgal comes to support, i believe you should look after dr. qwaul for his safety.”

“understood.”

jin began advancing, cutting through the subspace.

countless spikes sprang forth, but not a single one touched even the hem of jin's clothes.

after cutting through about three hundred layers of subspace, jin began to feel he was approaching the end.

the counterforce transmitted from beyond the subspace was rapidly weakening.

finally, when he cut through the last layer, the strange darkness disappeared, revealing the imposing form of rikalton castle...

and around it, as huge as rikalton castle, were the towering trees that zipple and the empire had confirmed on the northern border.

moreover, the trees were violently shaking and scattering the fruits containing the captured prisoners in all directions as soon as the group exited the subspace.

even jin couldn’t help but be momentarily startled by the horrific spectacle.

'my companions! i must confirm my companions...!'

luckily, because it was jin.

of course, if the subspace trapped his companions, jin could simply cut through it with the shadow blade.

however, jin couldn’t wield the shadow blade in that direction.

it was because a great sword was falling like a lightning bolt towards jin's head.

[welcome, younger.]

it was the great sword of dyfus, volgar.

/shadowk

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