Bone King: Welcome the Birth of the King.

Chapter 428 Operation to Annihilate and Capture the Four Horsemen Launched
Bang!
A black spear pierced the rain and collided with a thick, black shield that was half a person's height.

There was a "click".

The black curse energy spread across the surface of the shield, rapidly cracking outwards from the spear tip, like shattered glass falling from the shield's surface.

"……kindness?"

Renas paused, her grip on the spear tightening, and a glint flashed in her blue eyes.

"Hahaha!" Without moving the shield blocking his way, his thick eyebrows twitched as he burst into laughter.
"To counter your methods of destroying artifacts, I coated the shield with several layers of metal, although it did increase the weight considerably."

He was panting heavily, his voice smug but his eyes filled with seriousness.

I originally thought that with the power of the Rot Wolf entering the "Hero's Domain," it wouldn't be difficult to deal with Rena, the traitor of the Empire, in a two-on-one situation.

Who would have thought that this woman's strength was completely different from the information they had received!
Click!

Another crisp sound.

This time, it comes from the black spear in Renas's hand. The [Cursed Knight]'s ability can not only destroy the opponent's items, but also affect his own items.

"Now!" Bu Dong's eyes widened, and he roared with his mouth open.

"Ability boost, physical enhancement, shield impact!"

His still arms were bulging with veins, his thick neck was taut, and he raised two shields, each half a person's height, to his chest.

Boom!
The ground beneath my feet trembled.

It transformed into a black bull and charged towards Renas.

at the same time.

The lithe wolf's agile figure also turned into a blur at this moment: "Flowing Water Acceleration, Power Strike, Whirlwind Kick!"

Attack from both front and back!

Two figures arrived in front of Renas in the blink of an eye, exuding a chilling killing intent.

"Dark Wave!" Rena shouted.

Swish!
The black curse energy spread rapidly from its center.

The two attackers, Immovable and Rotten Wolf, immediately sensed the dark energy. Before they could react, their bodies suddenly froze on the spot!

Wow!

Renas's eyes were icy cold. She gripped the cracked black spear in her hand, exerted force, and suddenly hurled it at the motionless head.

"Move your body!!!"

His expression remained unchanged, but his body, though seemingly frozen in terror, had lost all control and he was completely unable to move.

Bang!
A black stream of light, infused with the power of curses, shattered the magic helmet first, and then the motionless head exploded in mid-air like a bursting watermelon.

As he swung his spear...

Renas turned around, looked at the Rotten Wolf, and activated the magical pendant on her chest: "Blazing Beam!"

Swish!
A blazing beam of light was released from the "Thorns of the Hair" pendant, transforming into a straight ray like a laser.

"Avoid!!" The rotten wolf's eyes were bloodshot, and under the aura of death, its stiff body tilted to the left at that moment.

Blood blooms!

The rotten wolf's right arm flew off and exploded in mid-air, engulfed by flames.

"I want you dead!" The rotten wolf's face twisted, and the moment he realized that his senses had returned, he vanished from the spot in a blur.

"……not good."

Rena's pupils contracted as the rotten wolf appeared before her.

"Heavy Strike Whirlwind Kick!"

The powerful legs kicked down heavily.

Suddenly, a pale red barrier was released from the "Thorns of the Head" pendant to form a protective shield, blocking the full force of the Rotten Wolf's attack.

Whoosh!
"Die!" Reinas took out a foldable black spear from her magic belt and pierced the rotten wolf's body.

Pfft!
Crimson blood mixed with rainwater dripped down the gun barrel from Renas's palm as she looked at the rotten wolf, whose eyes were filled with resentment.

"I won," Renas said, panting, her eyes filled with admiration.

This is a strong figure in the realm of "heroes," whose strength surpasses hers in any aspect. But a win is a win, and there is only one consequence for a loser.

Rena's tense nerves relaxed, and she suddenly felt a surge of power in her body. The vague bottleneck was broken through at this moment!

the other side.

"Huff... Huff..." Blood trickled from the corner of Gazef's mouth as he gripped the razor blade, his chest heaving.

They were respectively struck by lightning and raging winds.

The Four Knights of the Empire are all wiped out!
—Mid-Moon.

August 15th, intermission.

Night falls.

The entire fortress city of "Ye Lantier" was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Over the years.

The kingdom has always been at a disadvantage in its clashes with the empire, and every autumn, due to the empire's malicious raids, border villages are unable to harvest their crops normally.

No one expected that such a great victory would be achieved this time.

Even Mayor Panasol sat in his mayor's office for half an hour in a daze after receiving the news.

This was an unprecedented event in the entire Kingdom of Ri Yestize in recent decades; the renowned "Four Horsemen" of the Bahars Empire had been completely annihilated.

They even captured thousands of imperial soldiers!
If the "Warrior Legion" and the "Crimson Rose Legion" had not also suffered heavy losses, the number of captured soldiers would have been even greater.

But these are minor matters!

"We must give His Majesty the King a detailed report on this matter!"

Mayor Panasonic paced back and forth in the room with delight: "And the captured soldiers... we can ask the Empire for bail."

“Puff, hahahaha!”

Panasol burst into laughter without realizing it. This time, he could make a huge demand and recoup all his losses in one go.

when! when!
There was a gentle knock on the door.

"Please come in." Panasonic suppressed his excitement, sat back down in the meeting room, and spoke with a smile.

He usually doesn't like to be disturbed at this time, but he's happy today so he'll make an exception.

The door was carefully pushed open.

A blond, middle-aged butler, dressed impeccably, walked in from outside the door.

"what's up?"

"My lord, the envoy from the Slane Theocracy has arrived," the steward said respectfully, bowing his head.

The Theocracy?

Panasole's plump cheeks twitched, and he squinted.

now.

While the entire city was celebrating its great victory, a disheveled group of adventurers quietly entered "Ye-Lantir".

This group of adventurers is the expeditionary force!
The reason for sneaking into the city under the cover of night was that I had no choice but to do so.

When they were fighting the "unknown plant-type monster," many people knew that if news of their failure spread, it would inevitably cause great chaos.

and so.

To avoid attracting attention, the group of 【Blue Rose】returned to the city under the cover of night.

A pavilion gleaming with gold.

This historic and top-class inn usually caters mainly to nobles and wealthy merchants, but currently, adventurer expeditions are staying here.

Inside a clean and spacious room.

"Sustainable light" illuminates the entire room from the pendant lights.

Iver sat on the sofa, silent.

With bandages wrapped around his chest and left arm, Gegland sat casually on the red sofa on the other side, though he didn't look well.

Tina and Tia were unharmed and leaned against the walls on either side.

"Is she alright?" Tia glanced at Anri, who was sleeping soundly on the sofa, her voice tinged with worry. "Oh, I didn't expect you to care about people like this."

Gegrand chuckled jokingly: "Don't worry, it's just exhaustion and unconsciousness. That kind of explosive intensity... ugh, it was terrifying."

"It's normal for this kind of fatigue to occur."

Even so.

The thought of the terrifying power that Anri unleashed sent shivers down his spine, and his eyelids twitched involuntarily.

If it weren't for Anri, the number of survivors in the entire expedition team would probably be less than the size of a hand.

"Little one, can you deduce the level of that monster?"

Gegrand turned his head and asked seriously.

“The minimum is around 200…” Iver’s voice trailed off, then he spoke slowly in a rare solemn tone: “It is probably only powerful races like the Dragon King who can contend with it.”

Speaking of it.

Iverai couldn't help but turn his gaze to the unconscious Anri; that "outburst" was definitely not normal.

It's a power that no human could possibly wield!
The others subconsciously looked at Anli again.

The air returned to quiet.

Tia and the others wanted to say "impossible," but after actually seeing that incomprehensible being, they realized that what Iveria said was true.

"That's terrifying!" Gegland grinned, and after a long pause, he uttered a few words.

"asshole!"

Tia crossed her arms, her fingers clenching her forearms tightly: "Why would such a monster exist in the Tob Forest? I've never heard of it before?"

"Once that monster leaves the Tob Forest, the entire kingdom may face annihilation!"

Suppressed, fearful sounds echoed slowly in the room.

That is an existence that humans simply cannot contend with!

It's not just kingdoms; other countries may also face the risk of annihilation.

"Even if we gather all the steel-level adventurers from every country, we still wouldn't be able to fight them," Tina said in a low voice.

"No... we can fight back!"

Iveriai's crimson pupils behind the mask flickered, and he silently thought to himself, "We can fight back by relying on the Dragon King's power."

"That monster was indeed powerful, but it was far inferior to the Black True Dragon King, whom I had once seen."

pity.

She had been activating the magical marks on her body for some time, but had not received a response from the Dragon King. She wondered what the Dragon King was busy with.

"Hopefully, the devilish team leader has made some progress."

Gegran sighed softly.

Upon their return, Lajus went to report the intelligence to the mayor and the adventurers' guild master.

It was 10:21 PM.

Footsteps sounded from outside the corridor.

Completely wide awake, Gegrand and the others immediately looked towards the door. As the door opened,

Lajus walked in from outside the door, looking tired and bewildered.

"How about that, you devilish team leader!"

Gagrange straightened his back and looked at Rajus expectantly: "What measures has the Adventurers' Guild taken?"

“Do nothing,” Lajus said.

"kindness?"

Everyone was puzzled.

"Tomorrow, the Adventurers' Guild will announce to the outside world that we have dealt with the monsters in the Tobu Forest."

A mocking smile flashed in Rajus's emerald green eyes as he shrugged.
"In short, it means that the problem has been resolved and will be publicized along with the good news of the victory in this kingdom-empire war."

“They’re insane!” Gregoran jumped up from the sofa, his eyes wide.

"what?"

Tina was also incredulous: "That's a monster that can destroy a country! Even the most foolish person wouldn't make such a decision!"

Upon hearing the words "annihilation of a nation," Iverai raised his head slightly, and spoke in a neutral voice:
"Have you found a solution?"

The key point is revealed in the words!

Panasore and Iinzak were neither fools nor the kind of people who would pretend not to see danger.

"kindness."

Lajus nodded: "The Slane Theocracy has already intervened. To prevent unnecessary chaos and trouble, they are publicizing the victory of the campaign."

"The Adventurers' Guild Master and the Mayor of the City have also agreed to the Theocracy's plan. The only thing I know is that the Theocracy should have information about that monster and a way to deal with it."

Lajus's slender arms hung limply at his sides, looking both dejected and unwilling to give up.

"The legacy of the six great gods?" Iver Ai pondered.

"hateful!"

Tina pouted unhappily: "I always feel like the people from the Church are looking down on me."

"Yes, yes!"

Tia nodded vigorously in agreement: "It sounds like you're helping, but it's more like looking down from a higher position."

"Team leader, pull yourself together!"

"Gegland comforted me," Gagland said.

"I still feel a little unwilling," Rajos said, raising his head again and clenching his fists to encourage himself.

August 16th.

It was 4:11 a.m.

The night was as dark as ink, and gold shone on the top floor of the Pavilion Hotel. A group of thirteen people, all wrapped in black robes, silently left the hotel.

Clementine was walking at the very back when she suddenly paused and turned to look at a room in the hotel behind her.

"whee."

Clementine licked her lips and grinned.

Are they adventurers?

The gaze was so intense that anyone with a keen sense of perception could easily detect it; she simply turned her head slightly to look at it.

The rest of the [Dark Codex] group didn't care at all.

Clementine turned his head again and met the gazes of the "Four Elements" who were also walking behind him, before looking away.

“This is getting more and more interesting.” Clementine’s eyes curved like crescent moons, and the corners of her mouth turned up.

Behind the glass window of a hotel room.

Lajus and Iverie stood together in the dark room, silently watching the team disappear into the darkness through the window.

"It's terrifying..."

Lajus's clear, emerald-green eyes narrowed slightly, and he parted his pink lips to offer a surprised assessment.

It was clearly through the darkness of night.

Lajus could still sense that as this mysterious group moved, the surrounding air seemed to be distorted by an invisible force.

As a steel-class adventurer, she has defeated many powerful monsters and demi-human warriors over the years, but her excellent intuition makes her realize the true nature of all the opponents she has encountered before.

They're no match for that group!
A group of powerful individuals of this caliber could never belong to a weak organization.

“...The Kingdom of God,” Lajus murmured to himself.

"Oh?"

"Humph."

"What are you two looking at?"

The voices of Gegrand, Tia, and Tia rang out respectively.

(End of this chapter)