Survival Story of a Sword King - Chapter 175

Chapter 175

Allendia Civil War (1)

Screams were echoing all over the villa of Count Sangturmin in central Allendia.

“Argh!”

“Argh!”

About a dozen warriors and Magic Swordsmen were active among about a hundred knights and soldiers.

Each time, blood and flesh were scattered all over the place.

Despite their superiority in numbers, the soldiers fell without any resistance.

That much was inevitable, considering they’re up against monsters around level 100.

“Oh, how long has it been since I felt this pleasure reward?”

“I feel better.”

With giggles, Akhtarun’s Aliens killed everyone in sight in front of them.

The Lord of the estate, Count Sangturmin, cried in despair.

“You demons! Heaven will punish you! The Goddesses will punish you!”

His throat was cut off.

The Alien, who sliced the Count’s neck open, laughed at him.

“You’re a funny guy. You’ve enslaved the blood of your citizens. How can you say that?”

The Aliens of Akhtarun were stationed on territories likely to be attacked by the Holy Punishers.

In other words, the lords in those places were all corrupted.

“Of course, if you were a great lord, I would’ve still cut your throat!”

“Exactly!”

Laughing, the Aliens savored the pleasures of murder to their hearts’ content.

“But why was the ban lifted all of a sudden? What happened to the Transcendental?”

“Regardless, it’s clear that we’re finally free.”

“Well, what do we do now?”

Surrounded by a mountain of corpses, the Aliens considered the future.

The 6th Corps of Allendia Army had been stationed in the territory of Count Sangturmin.

Although Aliens killed Commander Bileson and the other high-ranking knights who had stayed in the villa, the main troops remained outside the compound.

“It would be troublesome if they came, right?”

Although their levels were much higher, the 6th Corps was a battalion that had mastered group battles.

There was no guarantee that they would be safe when surrounded.

“Let’s escape!”

“Yeah! I’ll kill anyone who gets caught on the way!”

Leaving behind the bloody Sangturmin mansion, the Aliens fled in unison.

They left only a murderous laugh behind.

“Hahahaha!”

* * *

At the Allendia palace’s main hall, a handsome blue-haired nymph young man sat on the throne decorated with elegant stones, golden leaves, and blue crystals.

It was Roflan Strauss Allendia, the Fairy King of Allendia, who turned 209 that year.

With his forehead scrunched, Roflan groaned.

“What the hell is this…”

Urgent news reached him from all over the country.

“The 5th Corps has been attacked!”

“The 6th Corps Commander, Lord Bileson, has been found dead, and the territory of Count Sangturmin is in a state of destruction.”

“The 8th Corps was attacked…”

“Baron Absend has been killed, and his family has been exterminated!”

“The 9th Corps, which was stationed at the territory of Duke Quillius, is now retreating to Aranea and recovering its forces.”

“The commander of the 12th Corps, Sir Crater, deputy to Sir Sendien, has temporarily taken command and awaiting instructions!”

Except for the 1st Corps defending the capital, the 2nd Corps protecting the Ice-Flame Forest Hithran, and the 3rd Corps suppressing monsters in the southern countryside, all the others had been dispatched to Allendia.

They were to prepare to protect the aristocracy from the Holy Punishers.

All the main forces of the kingdom were attacked.

The attackers weren’t the Holy Punishers.

“The Aliens of Akhtarun have rebelled?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

As if they had a meeting about it, the Aliens who had been stationed in each Corps betrayed the kingdom all at the same time.

“It has been reported that they ran away and hid immediately after a brutal slaughter.”

The enemies hidden within their ranks were more frightening than the ones blatantly showing themselves outside.

They were powerful as well.

All the Corps suffered fatal damage and were unable to respond properly.

“We lost a lot of troops, but the death of most of the commanders is the biggest problem.”

Roflan looked as if he couldn’t believe it.

“How can that be? Weren’t they under the control of the Queen?”

“Well, yes…”

The servant who was responding blurted the end of his speech.

Aliens were evil spirits of the devil who could never be trusted.

The only reason why they could relax around them was because of Queen Hollien’s ability.

“Nevertheless, the fact that this happened…”

Looking down at the hesitant servant, Roflan sighed.

“What happened to the Queen?”

* * *

There was a bloodstream in Allendia, where public sentiment was just being recovered.

The royal family of the Fairy King was turned upside down, and people were terrified.

Then Holy Punishers declared extensively.

-The Transcendental, the sinner who disobeyed the Goddesses, was punished! The Goddess has stripped her away of her powers, and the Holy Punishers is now in charge of her!

At first, people thought it was just a false rumor.

It gradually revealed to be true.

The Allendia army, led by the Fairy Queen, was defeated by the Holy Punishers, and the prisoners also saw Hollien had been overpowered.

Besides, the six churches, which had been cautious and kept quiet all the time, quickly set their attitudes.

– The Goddesses’ oracle was true! Justice is with them!

All the Templar Lords of each denomination returned.

The Templars that disobeyed orders were also killed.

The Althea Church’s pope made a declaration throughout the Fairy Kingdom on behalf of the six Churches.

-People of Allendia, sons, and daughters of the Goddesses! Foolish and insensitive, we have remained silent until now. But since the true will of the Goddesses has been confirmed, how can we stay still? In the name of the six great Goddesses, we declare the beginning of the holy war!

The aristocrats of Allendia, who secretly supported the Holy Punishers, moved as if they had been waiting for that moment.

They immediately issued statements and publicly declared that they would follow the six denominations.

-The will of the Goddesses has come to earth! I will protect Latna in their name!

Some aristocrats who were sticking to neutrality and even pro-Queen supporters changed their attitudes.

-I will reflect on my folly and devote myself to the light!

* * *

At Udar Molniya, the headquarters of Preleu in southern Allendia, a group of people gathered in the neat parlor.

Merdill, the Templar Lord of the Wind Church, and Han-bin’s party, finally took a rest after a long time.

“Declaring the holy war has a great effect. Noblemen are rising from all parts of the kingdom, and they’ll be joining the main force of the Church in three or four days.”

Kibie showed a slight concern for Merdill’s explanation.

“Are you okay? It’s not as I planned.”

It was hard to expect the Fairy Kingdom to surrender with white flags because they had defeated the Transcendental.

Logically, the Fairy Kingdom’s royal family shouldn’t dare disobey the Goddesses’ will.

However, they could deny that it was all falsehoods.

Even if the Churches informed the people that the Holy Punishers’ oracle was true, it was meaningless if they didn’t believe it.

The Fairy King was furious and proclaimed the entire six denominations as the public enemy of the kingdom.

-All the members of the Churches are crazy! I will use all the power of Allendia to save the Queen and punish those lunatics!

Hence, Kibie had originally planned to subdue Hollien and restore her divinity. Then she would give the royal family a massive dream oracle.

“They wouldn’t be able to stop themselves from believing it if the Fairy King and all the other members of the royal family received the same oracle.”

Ryu Han-bin, who was listening next to her, suddenly asked a question.

“Was it possible to give oracles to anyone just like that? You can only give it to the saints of each denomination.”

“Not necessarily. If I try, I can give the oracle to many unspecified people.”

Shaking her head, Kibie continued.

“But I don’t do that.”

“Why?”

“Those who serve without any doubt can’t go any higher.”

Oracles were ambiguous, limited, and had to be passed on to specific people.

That way, they could think for themselves and make the right decision.

“If I give direct orders to everyone, they’ll just follow me. If I think about the spiritual future of a species, I must avoid it.”

The Goddess’s wish was for her creatures to walk towards a bright future of their own volition.

She wasn’t trying to create slaves that would mindlessly obey her.

“Given the situation, I was going to do it at the risk of side effects.”

Regardless, that plan had already been scrapped away.

Kibie was still unable to handle the divinity of the darkness.

Therefore, she couldn’t avoid the war against the Fairy Kingdom.

But did they have enough power to fight back?

Merdill said that it was enough.

“Thanks to an unexpected

The incident in which the descendants of Akhtarun, who were serving in each Corps, betrayed their rulers all at once.

The main force was attacked, and the command system was paralyzed, and this alone cut into half the power of Allendia.

“There are quite many people who have changed their attitude among the regular troops.”

For each Corps attacked, the betrayal of Aliens didn’t just end in damage to their power.

Hollien had guaranteed that the Aliens wouldn’t be problematic. However, they just caused quite tremendous bloodshed.

Why?

As the Church had announced, didn’t that tragedy happen because the Transcendental was the demon’s lackey?

“Corps 4, 6, 8, 9, and 11 have joined our forces.”

That was almost half of the Allendia Army.

Since the 2nd and 3rd Corps couldn’t escape from their border defense duties, the Allendia Army forces alone exceeded the Fairy King’s forces.

There was also the main force of the six Churches, and above all, the Holy Punishers had returned to their denominations.

“Our victory is certain.”

Currently, Allendia wasn’t capable of dealing with the army of the Churches.

of at that moment was how quickly the war would end.

It was unexpected luck.

Merdill’s complexion dimmed for a moment.

“Of course, considering the casualties, I wouldn’t dare dismiss it as good luck.”

Thanks to Akhtarun’s Aliens, the war situation was advantageous to them.

But what about the Aliens themselves who had been freed from their chains?

Even at that moment, innocent believers were dying unjustly throughout the kingdom.

“We haven’t found the right solution yet. Right now, overpowering Allendia is our top priority…”

Kibie shook her head.

“There will be no more damage to innocent people.”

Compared to what he said, she didn’t look very bright.

“Garhan and Genovia will move soon.”

* * *

Hollien said that Akhtarun’s Aliens would make a disturbance at first, but they wouldn’t last long.

They were freed from their leashes because all of the Top Three that could control them were currently absent in Latna.

In other words, the influence of the ban would come back when the Thunder King or the Archmage, who were in the sanctuary of the darkness, returned to the secular world.

“Garhan and Genovia regularly communicate with their respective kingdoms and receive reports. They’ll soon find out what happened to me, and then they won’t be able to stay in the sanctuary anymore.”

Kibie frowned and asked Hollien a question.

“Then when is that?”

“I don’t know, but I’m sure it won’t take long.”

Hollien quietly continued.

“Perhaps they’ve already moved.”