My transformation into a beautiful girl started with a hemorrhage.

The Imperial Palace.

Kouta stood there quietly, and three red spears reappeared in his hands.

“Gangnir is back too. It seems the target is dead.” Kouta said calmly to the hero. “Now, it’s time to take care of you.”

Shimogaki Seiichi felt a chill run down his spine from that gaze.

"you--"

He's genuinely scared now.

"Hey, where did your arrogance go? Why don't you bring it on?" Kouta said disdainfully. "Show us what other tricks you have up your sleeve, or you won't have another chance later."

"Don't be so smug. Even if I can't defeat you now, you can forget about defeating me," Shimogaki Seiichi said defiantly.

"Oh, really? Your reliance is that immortality ability, right? Well, I'm intrigued. I wonder if you can be resurrected after I turn you to ashes."

As Kouta spoke, the [Gungnir] in his hand emitted a dazzling red light.

Such a blow is enough to obliterate the opponent into particles at the atomic level.

Seiichi Shimogaki stood there, stunned, but he was actually incredibly nervous.

He had no idea if he would survive. What should he do now? Should he run away?

But he is a hero!

How can a brave man run away when facing an enemy?

"Hmm?" Suddenly Kouta's expression hardened, but before he could react, an unparalleled force struck.

Bang——! !

Kouta felt as if he had been struck by a meteorite, his body flying backward like a nail, leaving a thin line hundreds of meters long before piercing the palace.

The ravine, stretching for hundreds of meters, was covered with fiery red molten material, a mixture of rocks and soil melted by intense friction at high temperatures, and the air reeked of burnt fumes.

A middle-aged man dressed in white clerical robes appeared where Kouta had been standing. He had shiny black hair, short sideburns, a medium build, and calm eyes like a lake. He was clearly a devout believer.

However, this seemingly ordinary man sent Kouta flying hundreds of meters away with a single finger.

This was the first time Kouta had been knocked flying.

If the Sky Knights from before could still see their movements...

The man who appeared now was completely out of Kouta's sight.

I saw this man.

Hundreds of meters away, a nobleman exclaimed in surprise, "That outfit is the priest's robes of the Holy Light Church! Could he be the Radiant Knight, the one the Holy Light Church sent to secretly protect the hero?"

“A Radiant Knight?! Rumor has it that there are three Radiant Knights in the Holy Kingdom. Judging from his appearance, could he be one of them, Carmen Asuka Mislch?” someone said.

A person next to him exclaimed in surprise, "Miselchi? That name... Could he be the prince of the Kingdom of Vahland five hundred years ago? He was a Sky Knight five hundred years ago, but something happened to him later and he disappeared. It turns out he went to the Holy Kingdom of Saints."

The man's flick of his finger sent Empress Dowager Geng flying, but he was not pleased; instead, he was very serious, because he too could not break through Avalon's absolute defense.

The man approached Shimogaki Seiichi and said gently, "Hero."

He had actually arrived long ago, but since the hero was here to gain experience, he couldn't handle everything himself.

But now, the hero is facing an insurmountable crisis, so naturally he has to step in.

"It's you, Lord Mislch!" Shimogaki Seiichi was somewhat excited when he saw Mislch.

Because Miselch is the Radiant Knight sent by the Church to protect him, and is now the strongest on the continent!

The Radiant Knight is a monster capable of reaching speeds exceeding ten times the speed of sound, with an arm strength of tens of tons, making it a true monster-level existence.

This is also why the church can feel at ease letting the hero venture to the mainland before he has fully grown up.

"Lord Mislch, it's so good to have you here. I need your help now."

“Hero, I know what you’re going to say.” However, Mislch interrupted him directly, “However, I’m not confident I can defeat him either.”

"W-what?" Shimogaki Seiichi took two steps back. "Not even you?"

Mislch shook his head: "No, that kind of defense can't be broken by mere strength. It's somewhat like a legendary domain. Only a paladin who has also mastered a domain could break it..."

"Paladin~ Well then, would you like to come?"

“I’ll take you away, right now! My hero, you are the savior, destined to become a paladin. Now is not the time for you to show off,” Mislch said.

"But if I leave, what will happen to the people here?"

“These sacrifices were unavoidable, so don’t blame yourself, hero. As long as you live, millions of people can be saved,” Mislch advised.

"Can we accommodate a few more people?" Shimogaki Seiichi asked, noticing the five women in the distance.

"No. I can only take you with me; the others will only slow us down. Besides, my hero, there are no shortage of beautiful women in this world, but you are unique. Please understand your importance!" Mislch advised.

"But, I..." Shimogaki Seiichi hesitated.

--rumble!!

Kouta crawled out of the mud. With the absolute defense of [Avalon], although he was knocked away, he was unharmed.

However, his opponent was no ordinary person either; he couldn't react to that speed at all.

“Hey, old man, what you just did—” Kōta called out from afar.

However, he saw the man vanish in an instant, along with Shimogaki Seiichi.

"..."

Kōta was stunned.

After a long while, he finally realized, "They... ran away?"

After confirming repeatedly, it was confirmed that it had indeed run away.

Not only was Kōta stunned, but everyone else hundreds of meters away was also stunned.

Chapter 519 Slaughter

The Royal Palace Square of the Kingdom of Altona was so quiet it was as if time had stood still.

Everyone stood there, stunned, as if they hadn't yet recovered from the scene they had just witnessed.

The escape of the Radiant Knight and the Hero surprised almost everyone. They thought they would see the legendary battle between the Radiant Knight and the boy, but instead, this is what happened.

There were still hundreds of people left at the scene, including royal relatives, nobles, and wealthy merchants. They were people who valued their lives and had not yet fled because they were hoping that a brave person could resolve the crisis.

As a result, the hero escaped, leaving them to face the devil.

King Middleton's already aged face turned ashen; the kingdom had lost all its Sky Knights in an instant, which was already shaking the very foundation of the nation.

But now he can no longer think about the future, because that devil is already walking towards him.

"What...what do you want to do?" His Majesty the King cried out in terror. "Guards! Guards, stop him!"

However, all the guards hesitated and stammered, like newlywed brides, too timid to step forward.

It's understandable that they were surprised, since they had all witnessed Kouta's prowess. He was an opponent that even the Radiant Knight had chosen to flee from!

Didn't you see that the knights and nobles had already hidden far away, and the Royal Guard Knights had also disappeared without a trace?

They were just guards, apprentice knights whose strength was only slightly better than that of ordinary people.

Letting them go is tantamount to suicide, isn't it?

"What are you doing? You dare disobey my orders! Are you planning a rebellion?" King Middleton shouted at the guards, but it was no use.

“Sophie, do you also want to leave me?” Middleton questioned Queen Sophie, who was moving away from him.

"Hey woman, stop right there! Who gave you permission to leave!" Kouta shouted.

Instantly, the young and beautiful Queen Sophie stopped retreating, looking at Kouta with a pleading expression, her eyes subtly alluring.

At this moment, Kouta still came to within two meters of King Middleton.

“You, I am the King of Altona, I am—”

"Kill him, Gungnir!" Kouta's cold voice rang out.

He has retrieved the Piercing Thorn Spear and the Piercing Flying Spear, leaving only the strongest Gungnir in his possession.

As he spoke, [Gungnir] transformed into a beam of red light and shot out, passing through King Middleton's body in the blink of an eye.

A moment later, Gungnir flew back into Kouta's hand.

Middleton lay on the ground, a warm red, viscous liquid slowly spreading beneath him.

...King Altona is dead.

Kouta walks toward Queen Sophie.

thump!

Queen Sophie knelt on the ground: "My lord! I have not offended you! It was all Middleton's order, it has nothing to do with me!"

“Raise your head.”

Upon hearing this, Sophie immediately raised her head, straightened her back as much as possible, and presented a large expanse of her snow-white chest to Kouta.

"I'm asking you, where is that Princess Kerry something-or-other?" Kouta asked coldly, unmoved by the glimpse of spring in Queen Sophie's eyes.

"Christine?! She, she~" Queen Sophie seemed to have grasped at a straw, turning around to look around, but she couldn't find Christine anywhere.

"Christine, my dear daughter, where are you? Your mother needs you now!"

Seeing that Kouta's eyes were getting colder and colder, Queen Sophie shouted in desperation to the surroundings.

"Christine, your mother needs you now! Come out quickly..."

Queen Sophie screamed hysterically until her voice became hoarse, but there was still no sign of Christine.

Seeing that the woman was no longer of any use, Kouta stabbed her to death with a single shot.

Then, he shouted a threat to the people around him: "Now, hand over that princess, or I'll slaughter everyone here!"

After saying that, the [Gungnir] in his hand turned into a red light, piercing the chests of several guys who were trying to escape, killing them instantly.

Killing these guys only requires a normal release of [Gungnir], there's no need to project it into the sky like the previous "True Release".

"Hmph, if the person isn't found, this is what will happen to anyone who dares to leave!" Kouta's cold gaze swept over everyone present.