Chapter 173 – Chapter 173 – Invasion of the Capital

About 200 years after the country was founded, the Kingdom of Netia faced an unprecedented crisis.

This is because the pirate nation founded by Grid, the Desire Empire, appeared.

Taking advantage of the bloody civil war between the princesses to occupy the throne, the Desire Empire began to invade the kingdom.

The Kingdom had no way to defend against the Empire, which had a fleet of mighty steel wires and monsters, weapons that should not exist in common sense. No matter how much they fought to the death, they were all useless in front of the overwhelming difference in power.

Eventually, numerous archipelagoes spanning the south and west fell into the hands of the empire.
With the fall of Elf Island and Ice Island, the capital of the kingdom was also put in a position where it could be attacked at any time.
As the fall of the kingdom became a fait accompli, the lords even began to show signs of switching to the empire.
The princesses barely accepted the seriousness of the situation and decided to stop fighting and join forces in the fight against the empire, but it was too much to overturn the already tilted battle situation.

At such a moment, good news came.

[The Great Demon Grid has fallen!]

Grid, the great evil that no one dared to face, has fallen.

[Arwen, lord of Siren Island, has defeated Grid!]

Arwen, the lord of Siren Island, defeated Greed.
Using the power of the same monster, he gave Grid the humiliation of defeat.
Grid, mortally wounded by Arwen, fell into a coma, and the empire began to shake.

[Now it’s our turn to strike back!]

The kingdom decided to take advantage of this opportunity. He was determined to regain the lost territory and pay for all the humiliation he had suffered so far.
They vowed to wipe out all the pirates who had given them all kinds of humiliation.

To this end, all the forces of the kingdom began to gather around Arwen.
Gather all the power the kingdom can gather and destroy the empire in one blow.
Everyone in the kingdom was thrilled to finally be able to achieve a dream they thought would be impossible.

And then I realized that it was just a fleeting dream.

Because,

[Emergency, emergency! The imperial army invaded. All ready for battle!]

Because the Empire Strikes Back has begun.

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“Gunners, go ahead and load your shells!”

The captain of the defense on top of the wall shouted at the top of his voice.
Following that cry, the soldiers busily prepared to fire their cannons.

“Captain, all batteries are ready to fire!”
“Okay, everyone aim at the target!”

Following the captain’s instructions, the soldiers turned the cannon’s head toward the target.
The target they need to knock down is,

“Let’s show that monster that we are not forgiving!”

It was a monster. No, it was a giant. It was a huge knight armed with silver armor and a helmet.
A huge white cloak fluttered across his back, and he held a rectangular shield in his right arm and a double-edged sword in his left hand.

Behind that knight, the elite troops of the Empire, the Iron Legion, were advancing.

‘Wasn’t Grid the only monster?’

According to the information I heard, Grid turns into a black monster.

But, what the hell is that silver monster? Are you saying the information is incorrect?
The appearance of the new monster was perplexing to the captain of the defense, but he did not panic.

‘I have a weapon against him. With that, even that guy can break through!’

All the cannons on the walls were loaded with long missile-type shells.

A decisive battle weapon created with the assumption of a great grid battle.
It’s the first time I’ve used it in real combat, but it should be fine since it’s the latest weapon made by the Mage Tower.

“Prepare power…”

When the monster almost reached the range of the shells, the captain of the defense raised his hand,

“Shoot!”

Swung vigorously.

– Bang, bang, bang, bang!

Missiles fly with an explosion.
Numerous missiles flying at high speed flew in a straight line towards the monster.
The moment a missile warhead touches the body of a monster for the first time,

-Kwagagagagagang!

Black smoke rose with the gust of wind.
Black smoke soared high into the sky, instantly enveloping the area.

“…”

The captain of the defense did not look away.

“Dead… Me?”

Yes, he would be dead An explosion like that would have left it as powder.
Hey, look at the Iron Legion. Didn’t everyone stop marching because their trump card was down?
Because they fell down, they are also terrified…

It was then that the black smoke cleared.

“What, what!”

The captain of the defense was greatly astonished.
So did the soldiers.

“Uh, no matter how you hit it…”

The monster was alive.
There were only a few scorched marks on the armor, but there was no sign of being hit.
Even though it was hit by hundreds of missiles, it was fine.

“Everybody reload, reload!”

The garrison commander gave the order again.

“Don’t be dazed, hurry up and reload! Reload…”

However, the captain could not continue his words any further.

“… ?”

All of a sudden, the surroundings brightened, my ears went deaf, and my vision went dark.
I couldn’t even feel that something was touching the soles of my feet.
The screams of his men could be heard from here and there, but the captain couldn’t figure out why.

No, you will never know.

It was because the monster had disappeared without a trace.
With just one swing of the sword, not only the fortress walls, but also the artillery and defenders guarding them disappeared without a trace.

Part of the outer fortress, the capital of the Kingdom of Netia, collapsed in vain.

[Steel Legion, advance.]

The huge silver knight, Iris, gave instructions.

[Exterminate them.]

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‘Is this the monster’s power?’

Even when he saw his achievements, Iris couldn’t believe it.

‘I never thought the moment would come when I would become a monster.’

He believed that only he could turn into a master and a monster.
He thought it would be impossible for anyone other than Master to become a monster.
Even if there was a catalyst called hump, it was thought that it would be difficult to have the power of a monster unless you were chosen like the master.

I thought so, but I never thought I would gain strength like this.
Iris couldn’t even imagine that she would turn into her ideal knight.

‘Knight…’

He must have abandoned chivalry already.
From the moment he was defeated by his master, he wouldn’t be a knight himself.
He is just a pig who is served only by his master along with his family.
It is only a situation where he is confined to a cage like a pig and only receives instructions from his master.
I swore to give up everything and live only for my master.

Have you still not abandoned your dream?
Couldn’t he have become a monster called a giant knight because he couldn’t give up his dream?
I don’t know why, but it was clear what Iris had to do now.

‘If I still have the qualifications of a knight…’

A knight’s duty is to lay down his life for the master to whom he has sworn allegiance.
And Iris has a master to whom she owes her allegiance.

‘Let’s fight for the master.’

So, I will become a knight for the master.
I will become a sword for the master’s ambition.
It will become a shield that cuts out all those who disturbed the master’s dream.

If you can,

-This, such a crazy, crazy guy like this!

-Stop talking like that and run away! It’s dangerous to stay here!

– No, stepped on…

You can do as much as trample the ants.
Iris trampled the crowd of soldiers blocking her path with her feet.
Kwajik, along with a popping sound, blood and flesh spread like paint in all directions.
When he lifted his leg, the gooey intestines clung to the soles of his feet.

Iris ignored it and continued onward.
The first princess, who dared to stab her master without fear, advanced unstoppably toward the royal castle where she resided.
Regardless of what lay beneath her feet, whatever screams or explosions she heard, Iris moved forward.

‘By the way, what are Sua and Perpone doing?’

The attack on the capital of the Kingdom of Netzia was made in three directions.

Iris is in charge of the west,
Sua is in charge of the south,
Perpone is responsible for the east side.

All three take responsibility and tear down the outer wall, creating an opportunity for the Iron Legion to advance.

You agreed so, but you still haven’t broken through?
Surprisingly, the resistance of the kingdom army is strong?

The moment I thought so,

-Kwagagagagang!

The southern outer wall collapsed with a large explosion.
No, it melted. The soldiers who were there also disappeared as black ash without leaving a trace.

[Sorry I’m late.]

A huge nine-tailed fox entered the interior through the melted outer wall.
Sua, a nine-tailed fox with a brown body, apologized to Iris.

[It’s late to deal with the wizards.]

[Work as late as possible.]

Iris did not show his displeasure.

[Move quickly before the princess runs away…]

It was then that the eastern outer wall melted.

[Sorry sorry. It took me a while to get out of the swamp.]

A huge venomous snake with green scales crawled.
Where the snake passed, purple miasma rose up,
People who inhaled the miasma died without exception.

Serpent and Perpone apologized to the two of them.

[I didn’t know the princess would prepare that much.]

Reaching the outer wall was smooth.

It was going well, but Perpone had to suffer because a swamp suddenly appeared.
Like Sua, whose advance was delayed by the wizards’ concentrated artillery fire, Perpone had to suffer from the soldiers’ concentrated artillery fire.

Well, the wizards and soldiers who had been bombarding it like that went to the Nether Road amicably.

‘Am I the only one who was lucky?’

Listening to the two of them, Iris thought so.

‘No, maybe I was also victimized.’

Her armor was hard, so she was a fool, but without the armor, Iris might have broken through later than the two of them.
If she had been the master instead of herself, she would have suffered even more.

[Come on, let’s stop chatting and go to the royal castle.]

Somehow she managed to get inside the castle.
Leave the work on the ground to the Iron Legion, and let the three of us do what we have to do.
In order for this retaliation to end successfully, securing the right loot is the first priority.
Iris, Sua, and Perpone marched toward the royal castle.

In the place where they passed, there were only pits that were human beings.