Chapter 498 – Episode 497 – Raid on the Temple Kingdom Capital

“I propose to withdraw.”

Duna, the second daughter of the knight-king Clemens, told her mother not to advance.
Because she had used up a lot of her power while using hallucinations against monsters, her body couldn’t stop shaking.

“I don’t think they’ll leave like this.”

As to why she made such a blunt statement, Duna gave her own reasons.

“They are monsters. They have the same power as the robots we have. Although we were able to drive them out due to our large numbers, we must not be complacent. Unless they are fools, we will use a different method. It’s clear.”

The Temple Kingdom’s Centaur mounted robot unit was created with the assumption that people would ride it.

The combat power of one unit is somewhat lower than that of the red robot used by the mercenary king, but when united as one, it shows combat power greater than that of the red robot.

Watch the fight against the Desire Empire’s monster army right now.

In the first battle, didn’t the purple monster and the nine-tailed fox collapse without being able to properly exert their strength?

Although they had no choice but to retreat due to the appearance of the grid, it was a sufficient achievement to prove that they could defeat the monster.

And, the second engagement that took place today also achieved greater results than the first.

A purple monster, a nine-tailed fox monster, a black tentacle monster, a light blue tentacle monster, a bison monster, a giant snake, a red giant, and even a monster transformed into the corrupted revenge demon Arwen. It was a force that could not be compared to the first battle, but the King of Knights and the knights succeeded in forcing them to retreat.

Of course, the reason this was possible was because of Duna. To be precise, it was thanks to the wizard robot that Duna was on board.

“The reason they don’t come out is that they already noticed. They must have figured out that the reason they were cornered was because of their hallucinations. Now think about what the nine-tailed fox monster did. Why did it drag its comrades into the sea? Do you want to?”

Duna utilized the abilities of her own aboard robot.
Using a staff that causes hallucinations and a hat with a magic amplification function, he distorted the senses of the monster army. Originally, it shouldn’t have worked on anything more than human, but thanks to the modification by Prophet Averis, it was able to hallucinate even monsters.

In return, the depletion of mana was so severe that it was difficult for him to move his body, but since he was pushed to the brink of annihilation, it can be seen as a good result for the price.

If the nine-tailed fox monster hadn’t noticed first, better results could have been achieved.

“Duna, is this what you want to say?”

The knight king, who was silently listening to her daughter, asked.
It was on board a commander robot, and unlike other robots, it was very large.

“Do you think they will ignore us and target the capital?”

“Yes.”

The moment they heard this, the knights aboard the mounted robot began to be very upset.

They set out to repel a foreign enemy, but they must be embarrassed to learn that the foreign enemy may ignore them and raid the capital.

“Isn’t that too much speculation? Even so, how can we destroy the fortress capital?”

At this time, one article gave a counterargument,

“The opponent is a monster.”

Duna immediately refuted.

“Monsters are things that go beyond our common sense. They can easily tear apart defenses made by mere humans. If it had worked, would the Kingdom of Necia have perished in vain?”

No one could refute that point.

“They’re not going to back down just because they lost to us. They will definitely target the capital despite the risk. If the capital falls, we have no choice but to lose. So I have to go.”

“…”

Clemens thought deeply about Duna’s words.

‘It’s not wrong.’

The Temple Kingdom had already suffered from such a strategy once.

‘The previous king ended up raising a white flag because the capital was being robbed.’

In the past, when a war broke out between the Kingdom of Necia and the Kingdom of Temple.

Instead of avoiding combat with the Temple Kingdom’s main force, the Necia Kingdom immediately raided the Temple Kingdom’s capital. The previous king of the Temple Kingdom could not help but be embarrassed by the strategy of bypassing the enemy and attacking the main base.

In the end, the Kingdom of Temple, whose capital fell, had no choice but to raise the white flag and sign a treaty to cede its territory to the Kingdom of Necia.

There was a record of being ridiculously defeated by such a ridiculous strategy. Maybe the monster army chose that strategy.

Of course, Clemens did not sit still either.

Taking his defeat in the war as a lesson, Clemens strengthened the defense of the capital.

He did what he could to ensure that he would endure no matter what enemy came.

However, no matter how perfect your preparation is, does it mean anything if your opponent is a monster?

At least we can fight on equal footing by using robots, but how long can the capital survive without even robots?

Considering this, it is wise to follow Duna’s words.

‘It would be like breaking my promise to the crow guy.’

The mercenary king Raven, who the King of Knights despisely calls a raven, made a proposal to the King of Knights.

Let’s attack each other together. Let’s attack from both sides, west and east. He tells you that you have the means to defeat Grid, so trust him and come in. If successful, he offered to hand over half of the empire’s territory to the knight king Clemens.

At first, Clemens was skeptical, but after seeing the mercenary king annihilate the Empire’s main force, the Iron Legion, with a single blow, he realized that it was not just empty words. He said that just like them, a prophet had been there, and maybe that prophet had given the mercenary king a ridiculous weapon.

In any case, since the mercenary king had created a foundation for advancing, it would have been right to respond, but Clemens decided not to do so.

Even if the advance is successful, it will be nothing if the capital falls.

“Prepare for withdrawal of all troops.”

The King of Knights gave an order.

“Finish it as quickly as possible. Don’t play with them!”

“””Yes!”””

Thus, the King of Knights quickly reorganized his forces following his second daughter’s advice and then withdrew to his homeland.

And, on the way back to the mainland, an urgent report arrived through Jeonseo-gu.

[This is an emergency situation. Monsters have appeared in the capital!]

The situation that Duna was worried about happened quickly.

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The capital of the Temple Kingdom fell into chaos.

-It’s the enemy! The enemy has appeared! Intercept immediately!

-Bring the weapons you brought from the Magic Tower! Pour it all at them!

-Request support from all islands, right now!

An army of monsters who were obviously supposed to be fighting His Majesty and the Knights suddenly appeared in the capital.

There was a fleet guarding the coast, but they were unable to inflict even a single wound on the monster and were all drowned in the sea.

The monsters that landed in the capital began to carry out indiscriminate acts of destruction.

No one expected to be attacked like this again, so it was natural to be confused.

Of course, it wasn’t that we weren’t prepared.

Since there was already a precedent of being attacked by the Kingdom of Necia, Clemens, the King of Knights, thoroughly prepared to ensure that there were no holes in the defense of the capital.

The walls were built in three layers to prevent the enemy from easily capturing the capital.

The latest cannons were placed on each castle wall to intercept enemies, and weapons purchased from the Magic Tower were also prepared to prepare for monster attacks. The walls were strengthened with magic to prevent them from easily collapsing, and wizards maintain them from time to time.

Of course, the King of Knights was not satisfied with just building a wall.

If the capital is attacked, we have even prepared a magic tool to immediately contact all the islands belonging to the Temple Kingdom so that they can come to the rescue.

And, just in case, the 9th, 8th, and 7th Crusader Corps dispatched from the Holy Kingdom were also deployed in the capital.

I don’t think the Pope sent reinforcements with good intentions, but the King of Knights still intended to use everything he could.

In this way, he made all preparations. In some ways, he can be seen as boasting a defense that is stronger than four teeth. No one would be confident that they would dare to capture the capital of the Temple Kingdom.

However, the opponent was a monster.

-Everyone retreats! Uh… Ahhh!

-How can this be? I poured everything I brought from the Magic Tower, but why…

-Don’t stand by and keep shooting, don’t give up! Hold on until His Majesty comes… Ahhh!

The triple wall collapsed in vain due to the particle cannon fired by the purple monster. Those caught up in the attack disintegrated without a trace.

-Ahh! Water, water, water!

-Smoke… I can’t breathe…

-Mom, I’m sorry…

The place was engulfed in flames from the blue flames fired by the huge brown nine-tailed fox. Anyone hit by such powerful firepower died on the spot, and those nearby also suffocated to death from the exhaust fumes.

-No, it melts. Body, body!

-Do not approach! Become addicted. Get back!

-Cluck, cough! This is ridiculous… I can’t die like this…

All the people were melted by the venom spit out by the giant green snake. Those who inhaled the gas emitted from the poison were also poisoned and died.

-No, what happened to that guy’s body? Even if you get hit, you won’t give in!

-Damn it, even if your robot is here, there’s at least one guy like that!

-Lure him this way! Drop it into a pit!

A huge golden bison roamed throughout the capital. The charging force was so strong that the soldiers had no way to stop it. Attempts were made to subdue the bison using geographical features, but each time they failed.

– Damn it! I can’t go because of that monster… Ahhh!

-That traitor! Have you ended up becoming the devil’s plaything?

-I came to help, but what is this? Retreat, retreat!

The monster, reminiscent of a torso and face, with the lower body made up of a tail, was sinking all the ships of the Temple Kingdom that had come to save it. The ship and the soldiers on board all exploded due to the high-frequency waves fired by the monster. Some people who realized that this monster was Arwen were angry at her betrayal, but before she could properly vent her anger, she was buried.

-That giant, doesn’t it look like the Dread Princess?

– That doesn’t make sense. The princess is dead. How does a dead person come back?

-If you have time to say things like that, shoot a bow! Now this is all that’s left!

A giant armed with red armor was trampling throughout the capital.

No one knew that this giant’s identity was the brainwashed Dread Princess.

If they found out, everyone would be shocked and scared.

-Shit! There is no end to cutting, cutting!

-You’re only targeting people, right? Hurry and stop it! Stop it!

-No, there is no end to this… Ahhh!

Black tentacle monsters and light blue tentacle monsters lay waste to the entire capital.

Soldiers, wizards, and people were all torn apart by millions of tentacles.

No matter how much I cut or how much I burned, there were more tentacles rushing in than the tentacles I knocked down.

At least the women are eaten instead of killed,

-Uuuuup, uuup, uuup, uuup!

-Si, I don’t like it, I don’t… Ugh!

-Pukkuk, Pukkuk, Pukkuk, Pukkuk!

All those who were eaten were sacrificed to the two tentacle monsters and were only humiliated.

In the end, within an hour of the invasion, the capital of the Temple Kingdom was in ruins,

“Damn…”

The only remaining forces were the Temple Kingdom soldiers and a few Crusader survivors.