The Prince Wants To Retire

17. Blood clots in volcanoes (4)

The resonance between the fire giant and Kariel went better than expected.

There was no overtime, and there were no major problems, so there was no problem with the contract.

However, the spirit was a problem.

The spirits forcibly created from the spirit king’s fragments were unstable, so it took time.

During that time, Kariel was unable to respond, and so was Surt, who coordinated the powers in the middle.

This meant that it was impossible to respond until Kariel completely finished the contract.

“Protect Your Highness.”

“Yes!”

At Akellio’s command, the Central Knights formed a defensive formation around the top of the volcano.

Then Tarion also quickly issued an order. After notifying the current situation below using the signatures written by the shadows, he helped escort Kariel with the bodyguards.

“They are enemies.”

“We shouldn’t let them disturb Your Highness in the slightest.”

After hearing Tarion’s words, Achelio blew power into the sword.

Then, the knights unleashed their swords and manifested magic.

In order to keep Kariel from being harmed by attackers appearing from all sides, they had to pull everything out of themselves.

And it was the same down there.

Those who arrived one step ahead of the Northern and Western armies were knocking on the imperial palace knights and the grand duke’s knights.

The curious thing was that Glenn stood at the forefront of them.

Even though he was the youngest, he was a genius who took the lead when he entered the real world.

As the part called ‘actual combat’, which had been lacking the most so far, began to be filled, his skills improved even in the midst of fighting.

Fighting in a trance, the troops centered around the genius growing in real time stopped those who tried to enter the volcano with all their might.

“Stop it! I must not let you go!”

After Kariel went up, the red light emitted as the pulsating magic stabilized.

Knowing that this phenomenon was preventing a volcanic eruption, the commander bit his lip.

‘At least we must hold out until His Majesty comes down.’

Declaring that he would risk his life to defend the mission, he commanded the troops and drew his sword and slashed the enemies.

However, as casualties began to occur in a state of exhaustion from successive battles, it was inevitable that they would be pushed back.

In addition, the damage was accumulated more and more because they had spread their formations widely to prevent them from entering the volcano.

Nevertheless, everyone clenched their teeth and blocked it.

“Brigade commander! More and more places are being drilled!”

“You can’t let them in beyond this! Go upstairs and block the main road!”

“Yes!”

At the command of the corps commander, everyone climbed the volcano and blocked the waves of enemies.

But that too soon ran into limitations.

As those wearing black robes began to appear, more and more lines of defense were breached.

If more time passed like this, the battle line itself could collapse.

It was then.

“uh?”

One of the soldiers looked up blankly at the sky and let out a stupid noise. And at that moment, the black spirits that filled the sky fell vertically, cutting and killing those wearing black robes all at once.

“… … You have come.”

The moment the corps commander muttered with a lifelong expression on his face, the black spirits multiply and kill the enemies.

Then Glenn, who had been fighting bloodied, stared blankly at the scene.

Glenn looked at him as if he could not miss the scene even for a moment.

If Akelio was in the form of taking a matchless shot with a huge sword, the countless illusions of the current sword were to kill enemies with elaborate sword attacks.

A phantom sword close to perfection that can only be achieved with extreme speed and sophistication.

“I’m sorry I’m late.”

“… … You came just right.”

When the corps commander bowed his head to bow, all the soldiers saluted.

The commander who guards the northern part of the courtesy to the imperial pillar nodded his head briefly.

“Where is your Majesty?”

“You are above. You seem to be stopping the explosion.”

At the report of the corps commander, Marquis Sicario looked at the bright red light from the top of the volcano.

“Your Majesty is blocking me… … .”

Marquis Sicario, who had been thinking for a moment, said while looking at the corps commander.

“I must go to His Highness. The northern army will come soon, so there won’t be a big problem in stopping it.”

“Yes.”

It was when Marquis Sicario was about to go up, saying as if not to worry.

A huge flash of light flashed from the bottom of the mountain, splitting the forest.

“No problem.”

“Duke David is here.”

The corps commander put on a relieved expression only when he saw the aura spreading like a flash of light.

“Please tell him that the command of the northern army is also entrusted to him.”

“Yes.”

The corps commander bowed his head and answered Marquis Sicario’s request.

When he looked up, Marquis Sicario had already disappeared from sight and was heading towards the top of the volcano in the distance.

And after a while, another master appeared in front of the corps commander with a flash of light.

“Meet Duke David.”

“Is Your Highness up there?”

“That’s right.”

“I will leave the defense of this place to you.”

As Duke David went up with the horse, Glenn, who was watching him from a distance, showed an envious look.

“Someday I will… … .”

Confidence that can only be shown by those who have attained mastery, and the awe shown to them.

I liked all of it.

The wall called master that has not been penetrated for a long time.

Glenn’s eyes burned after meeting all three Masters in a short period of time.

‘It must be reached.’

Glenn, who had grown rapidly through actual combat, gripped his sword tightly.

It seemed that he had made up his mind on something, but the eyes that had found calm again scouted the surroundings to do his job.

What you need to do now is to defend this path.

To that end, he calmed down the seething mana and refined his momentum.

The knights of the Grand Duchess, who watched Glenn like that, clenched their fists and cheered.

They believe that one day their lord will also become a pillar supporting the empire… … .

* * *

In this way, the top of the volcano was also cleared while the northern and western forces joined forces to safely block the volcano’s path.

The nearby raiders were all organized by Marquis Sicilio, who arrived before he knew it, and the black magicians who tried to use wide-area magic from afar were pulverized by Duke David’s flash and disappeared.

“… … This.”

“Awesome.”

The two masters who joined later exclaimed exclamation while watching Kariel resonate with the fire giant.

A sight so wonderful that even the two masters, who are famous for being cold-hearted, exclaimed in exclamation.

“That little ball of fire is controlling the massive firepower spewing from the volcano.”

“The power of that giant is also considerable.”

It was time for the two masters to admire the Fire Giant and Surt.

From where they appeared, the raiders crawl out again.

Was it because their feelings were disturbed?

The two masters stepped forward with an angry expression and swept them away.

“It’s a little uncomfortable.”

“I agree. I feel like this place is polluted by miscellaneous things.”

At the words of Marquis Sicario, Duke Dave frowned and said.

Then Akelio nodded as if in agreement.

The moment the three eyes met, the masters stood at the edge of the volcano, taking their direction.

As if even coming up to the top was unpleasant, the masters occupying each defense started killing each other as they climbed up.

“The world’s most perfect defense has been created.”

Looking at the escort formation created by the three Masters, Tarion smiled.

Then even the knights of the central army and the bodyguards showed admiration.

This is because the auras emitted by the Masters resonated with each other and created a solid barrier around the volcano.

What was curious was that the barrier did not move even slightly to the place where Kariel was.

how long has it been like that

Kariel, who was finally resonating in the barrier realizing her will to not be disturbed in the slightest, opened her closed eyes.

At that moment, a red light burst into the sky and the giant fire giant began to collapse.

[Congratulations on signing a contract with the baby spirit.]

[The unstable fire is stable and you have stopped the volcanic eruption.]

[As one fragment of the Spirit King fell asleep, another fragment woke up. Stop the eruption of Kapur Volcano.]

The moment the translucent spear appeared, the power of the collapsed giant gathered in front of Kariel and slowly permeated his heart.

Kariel was able to receive power while floating in the air by the red energy.

The enormous amount of power that made up the giant’s body permeated it, but it wasn’t too heavy because Surt stood in the way and coordinated the power.

When Kariel, who had been accepting power for a long time, landed on the ground, Surt spoke in a tired voice.

-… … it’s awfully hard I need some sleep.

As soon as Surt finished speaking, he said, and disappeared.

At the same time, the baby spirit also disappeared into a small fireball like Surt.

“majesty! Are you okay?”

Tarion, who had rushed to the door, asked worriedly, but Kariel nodded his head and said.

“Let’s go down.”

“A little rest… … .”

“I don’t have time for that.”

Another fragment awakened when one of the fragments contracted with Kariel.

I had to move quickly to stop it.

At Kariel’s urging, Tarion quickly headed down the volcano as if he couldn’t do anything about it.

As Kariel, carried on Tarion’s back as he came up, descended the mountain with the Masters, the troops temporarily commanded by the corps commander saluted all at once.

The huge number of corpses and injured people around them told us how fierce the battle had been.

“Everyone suffered.”

The eyes of those who bowed at Kariel’s words trembled.

When the people, moved by the prince’s sincere words, chanted Kariel’s name vigorously, Kariel listened to their cheers with a shy expression.

Sharing the joy of victory with everyone, it was time to descend the volcano and move to the defense line in the northwest.

A messenger rushed towards Kariel.

“majesty! It’s coming soon.”

“Emergency?”

“Yes! It is said that the Confederacy is currently moving a large army.”

“The reason is?”

No matter how much the Confederacy may be, it cannot move its troops arbitrarily.

This is because if they did so while the warlocks were active, the damaged Iron, Empire, and Holy Kingdom could unite and wipe them out.

The cause was important because it could lead to the Continental War.

“There are signs that Kapur Volcano is about to explode. It is presumed that the black magicians did it, so it seems to have moved as a justification to stop them.”

“How big is the force?”

“It is an allied force of 7 legions, including all Masters of Talos and Roteon.”

The expression of the masters behind the messenger hardened.

Both Roteon and Talos only have one each, so they sent their prized Masters?

This was a sign of trying to pressure the empire, or trying to eat some of the empire’s territory in the midst of chaos.

“Marquis Sicario.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Marquis Sicario bowed his head and answered Kariel’s call.

“Please move with me for a month or so.”

“Your Highness, he wants the North… … .”

At Tarion’s words, Kariel raised her hand to stop him and said,

“It doesn’t matter if we send the Northern Army back. You just need to join us for a while.”

“You’re trying to put pressure on the South.”

Marquis Sicario understood Kariel’s intentions at once and nodded.

The Confederate forces are trying to step into the empire’s edge territory under the pretext of stopping the warlock.

Even after the confrontation is over, it was clear that it was an intention to preoccupy an advantageous position at the Continental Congress on the condition of defeating the military.

In order to prevent that, Kariel was going to the south with the three masters, including the northern margins.

It was an act that could endanger the North, but it would be silent because the Confederates would not like the situation in which only the Confederacy would benefit from the standpoint of the kingdom that borders the North.

Pressure on the Confederate forces with the tacit consent of Iron and Seongguk.

That’s what I came up with right here on the spot.

‘You’re still young… … .’

Marquis Sicirio looked at Cariel with admiration in his heart.

But Kariel looked at Duke David naturally as if he had done it for granted.

“If two Masters came from over there, we would have three Masters to go. Do you think it would be a good idea to bring a good present to your younger siblings?”

As if saying, ‘It doesn’t matter since I’m retiring, but I’m doing this for my younger sisters!’

“Your Majesty, please do as you will.”

At Duke Dave’s words, Marquis Akelio also bowed his head and said:

“Until you return to the Imperial Palace, your devotion will be the sword of your Highness.”

Duke Achelio replied as if he didn’t mind, and Glenn stepped forward.

“The Knights of Soshin and the Grand Duke also want to help His Majesty.”

At Glenn’s words, Kariel looked at him for a moment and then nodded.

I was happy to allow him to join because I heard that he had achieved tremendous growth through actual combat.

‘I’ll grow faster than in my previous life.’

Glenn’s growth will be faster because he has been able to fight the real battle quickly in the fear of the first grand duke.

In this way, the group of princes accompanied by three masters and future masters was completed.

The size of the troops is a bit lacking, but that was something that could be solved with the help of the Southern Margrave.

The important thing was that all members of the SS, including the Master Set, were headed south.

“Tell the center about this. It’s an urgent job, so use magic communication.”

“Yes!”

As if it didn’t matter if he was intercepted, the messenger hurriedly turned around at Kariel’s order to use magic communication.

Could it be because of the messenger who faithfully carried out Kariel’s orders?

Within a few hours, news spread throughout the imperial capital that the prince’s army was heading south.

Then, the Confederate army, which was advancing vigorously, stopped suddenly as if it were out of order.

At the same time, the peculiar shortcomings of the Allies began to emerge.

The characteristic of dividing according to individual interests when faced with a crisis situation.

It began to spread like poison through the Confederacy.