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𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟓𝟖: 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐠𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 (1)
Oswald immediately pulled out his magic communicator and began to request support from the CID. He reported that he had discovered the Chaos of Truth dungeon below the mansion of Marquis Starbion, and that there were more than Chaos of Truth legions inside.
The news that the Chaos of Truth legion was under the imperial capital was absurd even for the CID. The CID immediately notified the Central District, Hecaton, and the Central Military District, and quickly dispatched agents to the mansion of Marquis Starbion.
However, upon receiving the news, Hecaton, perceiving an opportunity to potentially conceal and suppress this revelation, assembled an assassination squad to raid the mansion.
“Who dares!?”
The knights of the Earl’s family, the territorial soldiers, and the officers of the Sword responded, but. . . Hecaton’s assassination squad quickly dealt with them. Then, as they were about to enter the mansion, the door of the mansion was smashed and two spears flew through the air.
Shuak! Shuak!
Two of Hecaton’s agents were unable to avoid the sudden surprise attack and were pierced by the spears and died.
“Are you seeds of chaos?”
The person who finally appeared was none other than the 1st Prince Valentine. He was wearing a uniform with the double-headed eagle emblem of the Taigon Imperial Family on his chest.
Thanks to that, Hecaton’s agents were able to recognize that the one who killed their colleagues was the 1st Prince Valentine.
‘𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 1𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦?’
And then gunfire began to come from the roof of the mansion.
Tang! Tang! Tatatang!
They were mercenaries hired by the 1st Prince. They fired at the attackers, and Hecaton’s agents, who were hit by the gunfire, had no choice but to endure the attack.
‘𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥’𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥. . .𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦.’
In fact, the 1st Prince had received a request from Oswald, asking him to lie in wait there, saying that Hecaton might try to cover up the danger to the empire for political purposes.
‘𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘏𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵. . .𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘶𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘴𝘰 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘮.’
With that thought in mind, he, as the first prince, sought out the Mercenary Guild and hired an exceptional mercenary unit.
In the end, Hecaton’s agents, who were unable to counterattack the mercenaries’ attack, tried to turn around and run away. . . but CID agents who had arrived in the meantime blocked their way.
“They are chaos cultists! We must capture them!”
At the 1st Prince’s cry, CID agents began to attack Hecaton’s assassination squad. Agents of at least Gold Rank or higher rushed at Hecaton’s assassination squad and began a fierce battle. The assassins were also skilled individuals of Gold Rank or higher, so they showed a close match.
However, as the officers of the Sword, who had heard the news and set out, joined, Hecaton’s assassination squad began to be pushed back. In the end, they began to commit suicide to prevent their organization from being exposed.
The assassins were drawing their swords and cutting their own throats one by one. The 1st Prince watched the assassins and turned back time. In an instant, 10 minutes were rewound. . . and the 1st Prince went out himself and subdued the assassins one by one.
“These guys must be the seeds of chaos, so please take them to the CID for interrogation.”
“Yes, sir.”
No matter how many agents they are from Hecaton, they will not be able to withstand the CID’s interrogation, and Hecaton will probably be exposed.
The 1st Prince only hopes that this opportunity will allow him to shake up Hecaton, weed out the malicious elements, and make the organization cleaner. . . Well, he also has to put his own people in Hecaton.
Soon after, priests dispatched from the Chronos Central District arrived at the scene. They performed a consecration ritual on the entire mansion, and then the officers of the Sword, who had received the contact and set out, evacuated the nearby civilians.
Of course, the arrest of Starbion Marquis by the security department within the Sword also took place at the same time.
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“It will take some time for the Central Military District’s forces to gather, so let’s focus on our studies for now.”
Gilgamesh had a face that said he didn’t like it. . . but as academy students, it was inevitable that they would have difficulty participating in the dungeon subjugation.
Upon hearing the news, the emperor immediately called in the Central Military District’s forces, as well as the Imperial Knights, the Golden Lion Knights, and the White Dragon Knights and Black Dragon Knights of the Imperial Regular Knights.
One by one, the elite forces. . . Among them, the Golden Lion Knights were the best knights in the empire.
‘𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘴 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘴 𝘷𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵, 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘒𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴.’
The only Grandmaster of the current empire and the fiancé of the 3rd Princess Violet. He was three times older than Violet, but he had rejuvenated himself to the appearance of his prime, in his 20s, by undergoing a complete makeover and half-life transformation.
Furthermore, as he had lived a life dedicated to the sword, he was a very pure person in some ways. Of course, from the point of view of the 3rd Princess, who was scheduled to be married, it was not to her liking to have a wedding with a man who was so old. . .
“Rather than that. . . It will be late to find the shield for Dominika.”
Oswald was thinking that it would be bad if she got upset for nothing.
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Five days passed quickly. Since the news spread that a huge Chaos Gate had appeared in the capital, classes had not been conducted properly.
Even some lower-ranking nobles were busy fleeing the capital, spreading rumors that the empire was going to perish. As a result, many students who had been at the academy left. . .
The emperor warned such nobles. It was a warning that those who did not trust the empire and abandoned it would pay the appropriate price.
As a result, those who had initially intended to flee but were terrified by the emperor’s stern words had remained. However, those who had only received ranks such as knights, squires, or sub-knights simply ran away. They figured that, having money, they would be able to live comfortably even without such titles.
Of course, if the empire were to subjugate the dungeon and close the gate, they would have to flee abroad. . . but they judged that it would be better than staying.
“Wear this.”
“Are you asking me to disguise myself as a demon hunter?”
“Yeah.”
“Hmm. . .”
“At the very least, someone of your caliber would be more of an asset than a hindrance.”
The other friends needed to improve their skills a bit more.
So Gilgamesh put on a black long coat, a mask, and a tricorne hat, just like the regular uniform of the demon hunters.
The two, who had finished their preparations, left the academy with the help of the headmaster and headed straight for the mansion of Marquis Starbion, which had become a battlefield.
Fortunately, Oswald and Gilgamesh were able to pass through without any particular checkpoints thanks to the common attire of the demon hunters.
“Well, well. We meet again, young friends.”
As they were crossing the street, they came face to face with a familiar old man. He was none other than Jupiter’s champion, Minos Delalynn.
“It’s been a long time, Minos-nim.”
“If I recall correctly, Oswald and Gilgamesh, was it?”
“Yes, sir. But. . . I guess you were nearby?”
“Oh, yes, indeed. Well, nearby for me, that is. More precisely, I was in the desert three days ago.”
“Have you been in the desert since that day?”
“Yeah, there were some tribesmen who had been tainted by chaos, so I cleaned them up with an old friend I met again after a long time.”
Then, a being descended to the ground, fluttering a brilliant golden armor and a red cape in the sky.
“Am I late?”
“This crazy senior suddenly disappeared all by himself, what am I supposed to do?”
“Well, I thought you’d be able to clean it up by yourself.”
“Oh. . . Do you know that this senior will kill people and let them survive on their own later?”
“Hehehe. . .”
“Anyway. . .are you acquainted with these two?”
“This young man right here is the one.”
“Oh, that guy? Nice to meet you. I’m Golden Wizard Valerian.”
Oswald and Gilgamesh were surprised at the words Golden Wizard.
“Oh, but. . .this young man is no slouch either. I wouldn’t be surprised if he becomes a Grandmaster in no time.”
“You flatter me. . .”
“But are you a demon hunter too?”
Gilgamesh denied that.
“I am only temporarily disguised as one.”
“Really? That’s great. Would you like to join our fraternity?”
However, Gilgamesh had already joined the fraternity in the previous game. Despite that, he had failed to prevent the apocalypse and ultimately met his demise.
‘𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘥-𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯. . . 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.’
“I’m sorry, but I plan to create my own organization and work.”
“Hmm. . . What if your organization ends up against us?”
“Probably not. The organization I’m going to create will only fight against chaos-related things. . .”
“Do you have a grudge against chaos?”
“Well. . .”
“In that case. . .very well. Let us be on our way. The subjugation forces will be entering soon.”
The first to enter would be the strong ones. They would first enter and fight to buy time, and then the troops would enter and support them in turn.
As they walked, they soon came across a wasteland where all the buildings had been cleared away.
The empire had cleared away everything around the mansion just in case. At the same time, it also served as a garrison for the troops of the Central Military District.
‘𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵, 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘋𝘶𝘬𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘥?’
Gracas von Janen Solcrushid, known as the Guardian of the Empire. He had not reached the Grandmaster, but he had already been in the realm of Master for 10 years.
‘𝘋𝘶𝘬𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 600,000 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘳𝘮𝘺. . . 𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯? 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺. . . 𝘏𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦?’
The emperor had lent him the Golden Lion Knights and was currently taking refuge in the Central Military District.
At that moment, a procession in gray robes passed by Oswald and the others. . .
The flag they were holding had a tower drawn on it, and Oswald knew very well what that meant.
‘𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳.’
The most militant group among wizards was the Grey Magic Tower. It was also the only magic tower that was recognized by the emperor of the empire and allowed to raise troops. Of course, the condition was that they would participate in any war that the empire mobilized. . .
‘𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘺’𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘴. . .’
The sight of about 300 mage corps marching in unison was quite impressive. Moreover, they were all wearing platinum armor under their robes. . . Judging from the bright light they emitted even in the dark, it seemed to be armor made of mithril.
‘𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵. . . 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥?’
Exceed.
To be exact, the word Exceed Suit might be more appropriate.
It was a magical weapon that was usually in the form of a chest plate, but when the activation phrase was spoken, it changed into armor that protected the entire body. It was a weapon that increased the wearer’s power and speed and assisted them in using magic more easily.
‘𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘱𝘶𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘵.’
Of course, later on, an Exceed for knights only was created and released.
‘𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴. . .𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥.’
Originally, the Exceed was supposed to appear much later than now. . . but this time, thanks to Oswald, it was released early.