Bone King: Welcome the Birth of the King.

Chapter 476 True Ability: Forced Deactivation, Battlefield of the King Empire
Deep in the valley.

Ruins were everywhere, with pits of all sizes scattered about, and rubble and crumbling rocks covering the ground.

"It really...it really hurts so much..."

He lay dead in the pit, his body arched backwards. A protruding rock between his spine intensified the pain. He tried to turn over, but found he had no strength left. His vision was blurred as he looked upwards.
"Although I was no match for them at all, this kind of battle was exhilarating...it was fantastic!"

click!
Tang Zheng's feet made a soft sound as he stepped on the gravel. He reached out and grabbed Jue Shi Jue Ming's calf, which was full and firm due to years of training, and with a slight pull, lifted it up.

Petite in size and very lightweight!

More of the weight comes from the full suit of armor.

"Ouch, ouch, that hurts!"

"You still have the energy to speak."

Tang Zheng spoke softly, twisting his wrist to hoist the Deathly Destiny onto his shoulder: "Treat this battle as an adaptation training for mastering new powers. Just get used to it slowly."

"cough."

Jue Shi Jue Ming leaned his entire body against Tang Zheng's shoulder, his face pressed against Tang Zheng's back, and the pain, which was excruciating all over his body, inexplicably eased.

He tried to use his hands to grab Tang Zheng's waist!
His arms, however, were completely powerless and hung limply in mid-air.

"Oh dear, what a pity..." Zesshi Zetsumei murmured weakly, her voice barely audible.

"What? What a pity?"

"...I tried everything I could but couldn't force you to use your trump card, oh well."

"Is this your real purpose? You're not good enough at your current level."

Tang Zheng made a joke and casually picked up the Dawn Wall Golden Shield and the Glorious Holy Golden Sword that had fallen to the side.

"Teleport!"

While activating teleportation magic to send Zesshi Zetsu back to the Theocracy, he was also recalling the trump card of the [Chosen Knight] that Zesshi Zetsu had just explained.

"Sacrifice is the bridge to redemption."

This is the name of our trump card.

According to the description of "Zetsu Shitsumei", it is a kind of "negation" power that can clear all negative magical effects, negative statuses and negative abnormalities from oneself and one's companions on a large scale.

Simultaneously removing all amplification statuses from the enemy side is a powerful trump card that "negates" both sides' negative statuses and amplification statuses!

"negative?"

Tang Zheng frowned as he pondered.

He didn't think the word "negation" could describe this trump card, and besides, the description of "absolute death" was not accurate.

As can be inferred from the name, this ability requires consuming a large amount of health points to activate.

therefore.

After suffering a series of attacks and unleashing her trump card, Zesshi Zesshimei had little strength left.

Tang Zheng easily defeated it with a few spells. The only slightly troublesome thing was the "Heroic Spirit Soul," but it only inherited the numerical values ​​and lacked various martial arts skills and techniques, so it was not difficult to deal with.

"If it only affects the buffs of both sides, then why did the summoned Cerberus and other monsters disappear as well?"

Tang Zheng didn't think it was a trump card, but rather a way to remove the buffs from both sides.

"The effect of dispelling? That doesn't seem right either."

"If it is 'dispel,' it should only be effective on summoned creatures, and I did not feel the 'forceful' effect of dispel during the process."

"...I see. It's not a denial, not a dispelling, but a release!"

Based on the situation during the battle, the word "disarm" quickly came to Tang Zheng's mind.

He has several special professions.

Those who have the deepest understanding of the trump card naturally do so. These moves, known as ace moves, are not complicated. In fact, the more powerful the move or skill, the simpler the information is!
It's like "instant death".

If you can block it, it's ineffective; if you can't block it, you die—it's simple and clear.

"The Soul of Heroes", "Death is the End of All Life", "Minor Calamity", "Kali's Sigh - Day of Elemental Annihilation", "River of Souls - Backflow", etc.

These killer moves he knew were all simple and brutal in their effects!
The Golden Rule is slightly more complicated.

It is nothing more than the True Dragon King's application of the true names and bloodline power he possesses, such as "Gold," "Platinum," and "Eternal Darkness."

Tang Zheng is not a true "Dragon King," but only possesses the heart of a true Dragon King, which is why he obtained the Dragon-type profession. Naturally, his development of this skill is slow.

According to the meaning of "utterly dead and utterly destroyed".

The 【Chosen Knight】trump card can accurately remove all negative buffs from your own side, remove buffs from enemies, and dispel summoned monsters.

Too complicated!

After all.

The true effect of "Sacrifice is the bridge to redemption" is that it causes all enemy skills and spells to automatically cancel out!
Whether you are a magic caster or a warrior, you can choose to dispel magic and skills after using them.

This trump card grants the user the right to "dispel," allowing them to dispel all magic and skills cast by the enemy.

"Forced cancellation!"

After Tang Zheng understood how the trump card worked, his expression became more serious, and he made an internal assessment:
"Truly worthy of being called... a special class of tank!"

This is not an offensive trump card, but a purely supportive one, and it is not even suitable for use in the early or late stages of a battle.

This trump card can only be unleashed during intense battles against bosses or other players.

of course.

Similar to the battle between Ainz Ooal Gown and Shalltear, Ainz Ooal Gown prepared a series of amplification buffs in advance.

Having this trump card at this point allows you to activate it directly, removing all of the opponent's buffs and wasting the consumed mana!

However, such situations where you can just watch someone stack buffs are rare; more often, it happens in skirmishes.

As for the clash between two trump cards?
Tang Zheng couldn't be certain, and could only speculate based on the timing of the activation of the trump card and its own mechanism.

……

The moon falls on March 28th.

The frozen snow and ice have shown signs of melting slightly, but the cold north wind has not subsided at all.

On the battlefield at the border between the kingdom and the empire, a dense crowd of people had gathered.

The biting cold wind clashed with the gleaming weapons, producing a chilling hiss, and the atmosphere over the entire battlefield was desolate.

The royal capital, "Rie Yestege"

The Third Princess's Bedchamber.

A soft crackling sound came from inside the fireplace.

Waves of heat flowed into the room, insulating it from the cold outside and infusing the air with the subtle scent of pine.

Snow-white velvet curtains draped naturally along both sides of the huge glass windows.

"The princess's metaphor is really interesting."

Tang Zheng sat on the soft sofa, leaning back lazily, and let out a soft chuckle.

Is this a compliment?

Princess Lana stood beside the cupboard, her long, golden hair flowing and glossy. She took the magic thermos from the top and turned around.
"Doesn't Your Excellency Tang think that it's like wild beasts in the forest, testing each other's strength and weaknesses?"

"It's just a simpler and more effective way to evaluate a country."

da~
da~
Princess Lana walked over, her white high heels gleaming, her skin fair and healthy, and her lips curved into a smile like cherry blossoms.

She walked to the sofa opposite Tang Zheng and sat down gracefully.

"What would you like to drink?" Princess Lana asked with a smile in her deep blue eyes.

"Plain water is fine." Princess Lana lifted the magic thermos, unscrewed the stopper, and tilted it toward the teacup on the walnut wood round table.

Wow~
Clear, warm water flows out.

It seemed that warm water had been prepared inside the magic thermos flask beforehand.

"I've heard that Miss Anri sent a large quantity of 'Regeneration Potions' to the Adventurers' Guild through the port city of 'Rie Lobel'."

Princess Lana lowered her head, watching the water level in her teacup rise, and spoke softly:
"Does Your Excellency Tang dislike this war?"

Princess Lana didn't think the rule that adventurers couldn't interfere in wars between nations applied to the man before her.

How could someone who uses the Adventurers' Guild as a tool to conceal their identity care about the rules set by the guild?
After seeing the legendary Dragon King in person.

Deep down, she felt that the man in front of her was even more terrifying!
tick~
The spout is lifted, and a drop of warm water ripples in the teacup.

No response was heard.

Princess Lana didn't mind. She put down the magic thermos, withdrew her hands, sat up straight, and asked with a slight smile, "In this confrontation, which side will win?"

"What do you think?" Tang Zheng didn't remain silent this time, but instead asked in return.

"kindness."

Princess Lana made a thinking gesture, pondered for a moment, and then shook her head: "I can't guess."

"So," Tang Zheng replied calmly, taking a sip of warm water.
"I'm also looking forward to that answer."

"The kingdom's nobles will give His Excellency Tang a satisfactory response." Princess Lana smiled charmingly.

Tang Zheng: "I originally thought these nobles would resist."

"When faced with external choices, nobles will always want to refuse them at first glance."

Princess Lana's eyes crinkled into a smile as she said, "When they actually make their choice, their nature will make them want to kiss the Dragon King's toes more than anyone else."

—Border battlefield.

On the reddish-brown earth, the two armies stood facing each other, neither launching the first attack.
The empire's headquarters.

The atmosphere inside the tent was unusually oppressive and heavy. Several generals sat in their respective positions with gloomy faces, and no one spoke.

There was a long silence.

“The kingdom has not sent any envoys.” A deep voice broke the silence.

"As expected."

"They can't just back out now."

The war between the two countries has a long history, but before each war, both sides would send envoys to negotiate.

Call it negotiation.

In reality, it's nothing more than offering advice based on conditions that the other party would never accept, like a child's game, or what could be called the hypocrisy of war.

Every negotiation ends in failure, and then the two sides go to war—this has been the routine every year!

The fact that the kingdom did not send any envoys this time indicates that even the unrealistic possibility of withdrawing its troops does not exist.

To illustrate this point further!
The actual controller of the kingdom's army is the Azure Sky Dragon King.

"Did you win?"

"What nonsense are you spouting! This is demoralizing the troops!"

"But that Dragon King..."

"Shut up!"

boom!
A heavy thud on the table silenced everyone.

"That's not something we need to worry about. We're only facing the kingdom's army!" The imperial general, seated at the head of the table, his weathered face revealing a ruthless glint in his eyes, spoke coldly:
"What I need now is for you to come up with a strategy for this confrontation!"

The generals exchanged glances.

"...How about we wait in comfort for the enemy to tire themselves out?"

“That’s right, the usual practices from previous years are no longer applicable; we just need to wait for the kingdom to attack.”

at the same time!

Compared to the solemn and somber atmosphere on the imperial side, the atmosphere inside the kingdom's headquarters was much more relaxed.

Nobody wants to go to war with the Empire!
At least... that's what everyone thought at first.

After realizing they couldn't refuse the Azure Dragon King, many nobles began to understand that this war wasn't necessarily unwinnable!
The kingdom was unable to resist the Azure Dragon King.

Judging from their own experience, the nobles also did not believe that the empire could withstand the Azure Dragon King. If the empire was destined to be defeated, then the vast land, the achievement of destroying other countries, the spoils of war, and so on would be lost.

It will be a huge profit that exceeds everyone's imagination!
Figure this out.

The nobles' initial resistance turned into greed, and the army of only about 10 men included personnel from the six major ethnic groups and many other noble clans.

The commander who controls this army must possess sufficient prestige and deterrent power, having gone through a multi-party competition.

Marquis Raven, who is ostensibly a nobleman but actually a supporter of the monarchy, personally leads this army!

Listening to the whispers below.

Marquis Raven frowned, a feeling of distress swirling within him.

This group of useless fools, who only know how to fight for immediate gains, have no idea how troublesome this matter is!

His worries and anxieties were not about the war.

"The chance for the destruction of the Bahars Empire is right before our eyes, but we can't be happy at all."

Marquis Raven crossed his arms, a bitter smile playing on his lips.

Before this.

Seeing the empire grow stronger and stronger while facing the kingdom that was gradually weakening and becoming corrupt, he was always worried and pondered how to save the kingdom.

If the empire is truly destroyed by the Dragon King, what will become of the kingdom's future? Can it still maintain true independence?

Glance slightly to the left.

With an icy expression that gave off an aura of unapproachability, Renas stood fully armed to one side, like a black statue.

Marquis Raven thought so.

In the upcoming battle, the only ones who can truly discuss strategies are Renas and Gazef, along with his think tank.

It's not that I look down on other nobles.

Because of the entanglement of interests among various parties, the representatives sent were all from various noble families, such as the second son, the third son, etc. To describe them as good-for-nothings would be an exaggeration, but not an exaggeration.

What a fool who thinks he's a high and mighty dragon king who will solve all their problems!

wow~
The outer curtain was pulled open.

With the vibrations of the armor rubbing together, Gazef, his chin bristling with a beard and his weathered face, strode in from outside.

"Gazef? When will the war begin!"

"Honestly, we've been waiting for so long."

"Your Excellency Azure Sky Dragon King, when will you eliminate those villains of the empire?"

"........."

As Gerdov entered, a cacophony of disdainful voices erupted.

Veins bulged on Marquis Raven's forehead. The usually refined man was now seething with anger: "Shut up!"

His almost roaring tone drowned out all the noise.

The nobles looked at Marquis Raven with fear, and faced with his murderous, icy gaze, they shut their mouths and dared not speak again.

(End of this chapter)