"Rules must be followed. They're for the protection of our compatriots! But, well, even so... I should have tried to save you! At least I should have stood by you, even if you refused!"

"Tsk, you're so long-winded..."

Shock. Shock. Shock. Intense shock waves continued to occur, causing the atmosphere to appear distorted.

Bones shattered, pain shot through his gut, and his vision blurred. Even so, Balfe refused to fall. Because...

"Even little human brats can tolerate you!"

In fact, when Meredith first came to the Republic, Balfe had already realized that she was the child at that time.

At that time, Balfe deeply realized that his ability and determination to protect were far inferior to others.

That's why they clashed with each other over Mel's situation. But Balfe is different now. This time, Balfe will definitely shoulder the responsibility of protecting his people. He wants Hugh to understand this.

"I'm sorry I couldn't save you then. I'm sorry I ignored you then."

"I told you to stop nagging!"

"My country and I will never reject you again!"

“──!!”

Seeing Balfe looking straight at him and approaching him step by step, Xiu Xiu's mind, which was filled with the smoke of revenge, became confused.

The image of a much younger Meredith emerged in his mind. Unlike the one who had completely dominated Xiu Xiu back then, Balf before him looked incredibly frail, like a candle in the wind... But for some reason, Balf's current appearance reminded Xiu Xiu of Meredith.

Suddenly, Xiu Xiu felt an unbearable headache, and her dull heart seemed to be ignited and regained her emotions.

The first emotion that comes to mind is guilt.

“Ah, ah… How could this be… I, I actually…!”

"Hai Xiu!"

Finally, Balfe reached Xiuxiu's side. Amidst the confusion, Xiuxiu continued to unleash shockwaves. Even so, spitting blood, Balfe held her in his arms. "Ah!" Xiuxiu cried faintly.

"It's okay, forget it." Balfe's words made her release herself from her "rejection".

This is probably the best time to take action.

"Warrior-Captain!" one of his men yelled, and at the same moment, a rifle shot through Balf's body, piercing through him and the girl he held in his arms. It was as if it was lacing their hearts together.

They both knelt on the ground at the same time, forehead to forehead, supporting each other's bodies.

“I’m sorry… I’m sorry… I’m sorry…!”

"...Didn't I tell you? Never mind. Let's take a break."

The men around them were gradually being swallowed by the crowd. The enemy seemed to have no interest in the dead, ignoring Balf and Hugh as they passed by them one after another.

Despite the desperate situation, the two people's expressions were extremely relieved, and their hearts gradually stopped beating.

On the other hand, in front of the roots of the big tree, Bart and Marshall led the orc warriors to fight to prevent the enemy from invading the palace.

"Don't massacre me this time—Aegges!"

Bart raised the scythe above his head and spun it, firing small, dark arcs. He could fire a hundred magical blades per second, draining the magic power of ordinary people and causing them to faint.

However, the regular army is not so easy to deal with.

In addition, most of the warriors have not yet returned to the team, and the gap in numbers between the enemy and us is too great.

Bart continued to fend off the torrential downpour of arrows, inevitably one of the hundreds piercing his flank. Even with his exceptional skill blocking hundreds of waves of attack, the few hundredths still gradually chipped away at Bart's body.

"Marshall! Anyone with a girlfriend is not allowed to die before me!"

"Stop talking nonsense! You're such a jerk that you can't even confess!"

In the heat of battle, verbal exchanges are used to confirm each other's life or death, as there is no time to look away.

Both knew that if they were defeated, everyone who had taken refuge in the palace would be killed. Even with Creed and other guards guarding the rear as the last line of defense, it was only a matter of time.

Therefore, all the two could do was fight and fight again, devote their whole body and soul to the battle, and even forget about time.

The two continued to fight, and no one knew how long it took.

Perhaps it was one or two hours, maybe five or six. He didn't even know if he was breathing. But he kept moving, desperately. Because behind him was a place that the woman he loved cherished.

The difficult thing is that even though the soul is as passionate as fire, the heart is helplessly cooling down.

"...Miledi, have you found the possibility of godslaying?"

Bart continued to fight and suddenly began to talk to himself.

He wasn't crazy. He was leaving a will so that anyone who came back here could understand it through the lens of the past.

"Sorry, we'll stop here."

Bart had a frivolous smile on his face, just like he always did. Another arrow hit his shoulder, the nth one he had lost count of.

"As the second-in-command of the organization, I should be telling you to 'absolutely kill the god.' But... if there's really no other way, running away is fine."

The heat ray shot through his thigh and Bart fell to his knees.

"At this point, I really shouldn't say such foolish things—you would say that, right? Haha, I'm really sorry. What I want to say is that our fate is the result of our own choices, and you don't need to bear any responsibility for it."

At this time, Bart failed to block one of the "Wind Blades", and a gap was cut on his neck, causing him to lose a lot of blood.

"As an adult, I'm so unreliable. I'm so sorry. If possible, I hope you can survive."

Consciousness began to wander back and forth between the kaleidoscope and reality.

"Is Ryu there too?"

He felt two slight impacts on his chest, and two more arrows were stuck in his chest. But Bart seemed unconcerned and continued to fire non-lethal magic blades.

"Actually, I like you. As I said, my family are priests who worship the Ur elves. When I first saw you, I thought you were an elf. It was love at first sight, I guess."

Bart chuckled twice and, with one blow, broke the legs of ten soldiers who rushed over. But he also paid a price, his left arm was completely severed. Bart was powerless.

"But you definitely look down on me. Because there's no way I could ever scold you or step on you."

Facing death, Bart's mind was inexplicably calm, but his body suddenly surged with strength for no reason, and he swung his partner hard.

In this state, it would be unreasonable for him not to die, but he swung a huge magic blade, knocking more than a hundred people unconscious at once.

Even though their minds were dominated by fanaticism, the expressions of the federal soldiers still showed some fear.

"Haha, are you surprised? Ryu, I've known for a long time that you're a woman with unique quirks."

Imagining her surprised reaction in the future, Bart had a mischievous smile on his face.

"H-Hmm... Besides, what else is there to say? Oh right. If Aeggess doesn't fall into enemy hands and we can't find the next user, please throw it into Lake Ur and let it sink to the bottom. It would be very dangerous if we leave it alone."

The originally fierce and dark aura of Eggjess quickly dissipated.

It was as if the user's life flame was being extinguished.

"Then... well... that's all. Well, I have nothing more to say."

Bart squeezed out the last bit of his strength to cut off and absorb the huge fireball.

However, Eggers' aura did not increase. Bart's eyes gradually lost their luster.

He did not fall. The liberator with the scythe remained standing with his back to the tree.

"A man who doesn't know how to give up will continue to struggle. Go ahead and experience it."

Until the last moment, Bart still smiled frivolously and resisted the swarming army.

──The Kingdom of Astron Dragon.

The day before the whole world went crazy.

On the bridge of the Magical Ship Melkine, docked in the mountains south of the Dragon Kingdom.

"The atmosphere this evening is quite bad..."

Sarus muttered to himself while looking at the sky from the window.

"I haven't seen such a red moon in a long time."

It was Mikaela who spoke. Even though she was blind, her soul's eye could tell that the moon tonight was a terrifyingly red.

The atmosphere that night was strangely eerie, and the crew members on duty felt strangely uneasy. Sarus smiled bitterly, reflecting on his own thoughts.

"What about the information on Meteor?"

Sarus perked up and asked the young communications officer in charge of Skynet.

"No, I haven't received any news yet. No news about the new Pope either."

Sarus frowned and sighed.

A few days ago, reports of sightings of a silver meteor in the sky were reported from various locations.

When it comes to silver, there's only one thing that comes to mind. Naturally, the comrades lurking in various locations are extremely nervous, without exception.

As early as ten days before the new Pope was decided, the intelligence team had already been lurking in the capital.

It is an intelligence unit led by Jinx, a former member of the Esperade branch, and Cui.

However, they haven't reported any news. After the decisive battle, the Divine Capital was under martial law, so contacting the outside world was certainly not easy. But...

"It's really not good. I'm going to assume the worst no matter what."

There was a lingering uneasy feeling in my chest.

With Meredith and his companions grasping the clues to overthrowing God, the world begins to distrust the Church, and people begin to use their heads and hearts to determine what to believe. The tide is firmly turning towards the "Liberators."

However, the old Sarus had seen many storms and waves, and his intuition kept urging him to hurry up. A sense of anxiety kept urging him to speed up.

"Coordinator! The intelligence unit has finally contacted us!" At this time, the signalman brought good news.

"Connect immediately!"

The long-awaited intelligence finally arrived. More importantly, it indicated the intelligence unit was safe, and Sarus finally put his mind at ease. However, it seemed too early to make such a judgment.

"Tsui!? Are you...are you okay!?"

The picture shows Cui, who is covered with wounds.

She leaned against the wall, breathing rapidly, her head bleeding, one of her rabbit ears missing, and there were also wounds on her shoulders and sides.

Cui ignored Sarus' question and seemed to have no time to talk about it.

"Warn all your comrades now. Do not approach any towns or villages. Those in the towns must flee immediately, seeking refuge in the forests if possible. And call His Majesty back as soon as possible!"

"Wait, Tsui! What the hell happened!? Where are Jinx and the others!?"

"Except for me (Cui), the entire intelligence team was wiped out."

Cui's expressionless face and the way she conveyed the facts briefly made her look particularly tragic.

However, the reality does not allow everyone to spend time mourning the death of Jinx and others.

"Listen carefully. Those guys, through the apostles, are telling the whole world—"

Just as Cui was about to report the details, a sudden, violent explosion and impact erupted from the ship. Sarus was knocked to the ground, and Michaela and the others couldn't help but scream.

“W-What’s wrong!?”

"I don't know! The impact might have come from within! Internal communications... switching to all-ship communications now!"

Then, the ship-wide broadcast sounded. The announcement was—

"Report! Skynet is damaged! Damn it, how could they...!"

It was Tim who spoke, his tone sounding extremely urgent. He quickly turned his gaze to the screen, only to see Cui desperately trying to express something, but there was no sound at all. The image was also filled with noise and was very unstable.

“Tim! Who are ‘they’? The invaders!?”

Sarus roared. However, instead of a reply, the broadcast came with screams and a second explosion.

The one who answered the question was Michaela, who saw it directly.

“How could this be…”

"Mikaela! What did you see!?"

Michaela was speechless for a moment, with an expression of disbelief on her face, as she described what she had seen.

"It's the Dragonites. The Dragonites who came aboard as guards are attacking the ship!"

Sarus' eyes widened and the hairs on his body stood on end.

"Send the alarm! Can you contact Reagan? I need to know what's going on in the Dragon Kingdom!"

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