The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

"Of course we'll fight our way out."

Looking at the chaos inside the hall, Vena spoke without hesitation.

"Those who don't want to die, follow me to cover His Majesty's escape and open the city gates. The Holy Knights' reinforcements have arrived outside the city; this is your only chance to redeem yourself!" Vena's voice boomed like thunder in the hall.

The same commands were issued, but the difference was that Wiener brought weapons to these fighting nobles.

With a wave of his hand, hundreds of weapons of all kinds appeared out of thin air and scattered at the feet of the nobles.

Although only a small portion of these were his practice creations, the rest were standard weapons prepared by Anna, which made a big difference in the battle.

With a thought, the Crimson Knights summoned by the Nite Palace Zena gathered around her.

He pulled Sylph onto the warhorse that had transformed into a spirit: "Hold on tight."

"Ok!"

Chapter 655 Lucien's Trump Card

Twelve Crimson Lotus Knights led the way, blocking all the surging demon soldiers.

The blazing spear tip, with each swing, was accompanied by the screams of the demon soldiers.

On their breakout journey, their offensive did not falter in the slightest. Vina protected Sylph, riding her horse through the demons, going in and out several times.

The noble ministers who had obtained weapons were unwilling to give up this rare hope and charged out after them.

But the inspiration brought by Wiener was only temporary. With the enemy outnumbering us, more and more people began to take the lead.

They were either besieged by demons or collapsed due to exhaustion, and the originally orderly team was quickly broken up.

Wiener noticed that the hand around her waist had tightened slightly, so she asked in a low voice, "Is it because you can't bear to?"

“They brought this upon themselves,” Sylph shook her head, revealing a calmness beyond her years. “If we pity them, how can we face those loyal people who were already harmed by Lucien?”

"They will wash away their shame with blood, and this debt will be settled properly with Lucien and the despicable demons."

Vena was surprised that the girl behind her had such awareness and couldn't help but sigh, "In this respect, you are probably even better than Adele."

“How can I compare to my elder sister!” Sylph blushed and buried her head in Vina’s back.

Vina didn't offer any further explanation, but instead focused on maintaining the power of the Crimson Knights, leading everyone to break through the city gates.

......

Teleportation arrays, especially those capable of teleporting an entire demon army, emit fluctuations that are impossible to conceal.

Even from a great distance, the allied forces could clearly sense the unusual fluctuations in magical energy.

Upon noticing this unusual phenomenon, Edel made a decisive decision, ordering the entire army to accelerate its advance and personally leading the cavalry ahead to the outskirts of the capital.

"Your Highness, there are constant shouts of battle inside the city, yet the city gates are wide open. There may be an ambush."

Feld spurred his horse forward, reminding his lord.

"Lucien suddenly led the demons into the capital, what exactly is the reason—" Edel frowned slightly, as if assessing the pros and cons.

As she hesitated, a familiar figure emerged from the city under the cover of a group of crimson knights.

The man was Venere, who protected Sylph as they broke through the encirclement, followed by a few surviving nobles.

Seeing this, Adele had no time to look at the scene any longer. She immediately raised her weapon and shouted, "All troops, charge! Retake the capital!"

At this command, the allied forces surged toward the city gates like a flood, engaging in fierce combat with the demon soldiers chasing after Vina.

In the midst of the chaos, Edel galloped on horseback and finally arrived beside Venus. Her gaze swept over him and she saw Sylph behind him, unharmed. The huge weight that had been hanging over her heart finally lifted. "It's good that you're all safe and sound."

“It’s too early to talk about that now,” Venerer waved away the Crimson Knights who were escorting them, then handed Sylph over to Edel. “This battle isn’t over until Lucien is killed.”

"Can you find his location?"

"Any later and it might not be possible."

Viner had sensed the activation of the mark left on Jeremy, but at the time he was busy protecting Sylph and was unable to spare any attention.

His only concern was that more variables might arise during this period.

"I'm leaving this to you," Viner instructed.

“You’re too slow on your own, I’ll go with you,” Jessica volunteered.

"it is good!"

Venus was troubled by his mediocre teleportation ability, and Jessica's help was undoubtedly a godsend.

“I’m not sure what Lucien has planted underground in the capital, but the last location is…” He quickly relayed Jeremy’s last known location to Jessica.

The next instant, Jessica grabbed Vina's wrist and activated a teleportation spell, and the two vanished from everyone's sight.

"There's something like this in the underground palace..." Edel frowned slightly, her tone grave.

She quickly made arrangements: "Sigurd, you're in charge of getting Sylph to a safe location in the rear."

"As ordered, Your Highness."

Sigurd nodded in agreement, then helped Sylph up, preparing to escort her away from the battlefield.

"If I enroll in St. Freya Academy, will I ever see Mr. Venere again?" the girl suddenly asked.

Edel wanted to tell her younger sister that the situation on the continent was changing rapidly and it was uncertain when St. Freya Academy would be able to reopen.

But when her gaze fell on the eagle crown ring that had slipped out of Sylph's collar due to the bumpy ride, she changed her mind and said, "Yes, I will. Even if I don't go to the academy, seeing Vena is a piece of cake."

“If I can’t find him, I’ll have to ask my elder sister for him.” Sylph smiled slightly.

After watching Sigurd ride away with Sylph into the distance, Edel turned her gaze away, a fierce fighting spirit igniting in her eyes.

She spurred her horse to catch up with Feld in the vanguard and shouted, "Vina and the others have already gone underground to search for Lucien's whereabouts. Leave the demons on the surface to us. After suppressing them, we'll dig three feet into the ground to find Lucien!"

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As soon as Jessica and Vina appeared in the underground tomb, they were met with a nauseating stench of blood.

Before they could even take a good look around, a crimson beam of blood shot out from the shadows and headed straight for the two of them.

"careful!"

At the last second, Jessica tore open a portal in front of her, thus transferring the attack directly to another dimension.

"Is this what lured you here?" A cold voice came from the darkness.

Lucien walked out slowly, tossing a pocket watch that gleamed with gold in his hand.

That was the pocket watch that Wiener had given to Jeremy.

"Since you know this, you still dare to carry it with you. It seems you are quite confident." Vena suppressed her anger.

He knew that Jeremy would most likely meet with misfortune as the price for exposing Lucien's location.

"I just want to see who's behind my misfortunes."

Lucien casually tossed the pocket watch to the ground and stomped on it until it was smashed to pieces.

"It's no wonder that you can turn my empire upside down by wielding the power of a holy sword that even heroes cannot control."

“The Empire has never belonged to you; it belongs to Edel,” Venere retorted.

"Say what you will, I don't need it anymore anyway." Lucien shrugged.

“You don’t really need it, because I’ll end things here for you.”

Vena pointed the sword at his opponent, its blade radiating a scorching heat.

“Then let’s give it a try.” Lucien snapped his fingers.

The once dark tomb suddenly became bright, revealing the huge pool of blood behind him.

The scarlet liquid churned in the pool, restless and agitated as if it were alive.

"I once missed the throne because my emblem awakening level was insufficient. But now, I have new power."

Lucien slowly raised his right hand, and the emblem on the back of his hand began to emit an eerie light, resonating with the blood pool. A violent and evil aura rose from the blood pool.

“Vina, be careful, that’s the emblem of Vendaru!” Escudo’s voice suddenly rang out.

This was the first time that Venere had sensed panic from her.

Chapter 656 The Right Hand of God, Vendarulu

The Right Hand of God, Vendaru, was an attempt by the Demon God after witnessing the power of the emblems.

If Gondolaf symbolizes the possibility of exploring the unknown, then Vendarulu represents the most primal bestiality.

Unlike Gondoraf, it doesn't exhibit different effects depending on the type of weapon and emblem it encounters, yet its power remains unaffected.

"What abilities does it have?" Viner frowned slightly.

"Control of all beasts".

"It doesn't sound that impressive."

Even if Lucien could control multiple ninth-tier magical beasts, he posed a limited threat to Vena.

"But these beasts also include humans and demons!"

Before Vena could process what he meant, Lucien had already raised his right hand, and the Wendaru emblem on the back of his hand suddenly lit up with a scarlet light.

A cruel smile crept across his lips: "In the name of Vendarulu, I command you to commit suicide here."

Just as Vena felt the urge to raise her weapon and retaliate, Gondoraf on the back of her hand immediately released a cool energy that covered the Word of Power cast by Lucien.

However, Jessica was not so lucky. Her eyes instantly became empty, and she stiffly pointed the Hyōrinmaru in her hand at her throat.

"not good!"

Realizing the terrifying nature of this power, Venere's pupils contracted, and without hesitation, he used his hand to stop her from committing suicide.

The sword's edge sliced ​​through Vener's palm, and blood slid down the blade.

As the blood was gradually absorbed by Hyōrinmaru, Jessica's eyes regained some clarity.

"What...what just happened?" Jessica looked at Vina blankly.

“You can’t handle this person. His emblem can directly control the consciousness of living beings.” Viner quickly told him what he knew. “You leave first and hand him over to me.”

"Trying to leave? Too late!" Lucien made no attempt to hide his murderous intent.

Although he was slightly surprised that Vinar was able to break free from Windarul's control, this was his first time trying this power, so a slight mistake was to be expected.

However, what he summoned next was not so simple.

"Samuel, I order you to kill them!"

Lucien let out a low shout, and the blood pool instantly surged.

The demonic blood soul, which was originally immersed in the blood pool, frantically absorbed one-third of the blood in the pool.

The demonic blood soul rapidly expanded and deformed, eventually transforming into a tall, pale-skinned man.

"Samuel the Blood Demon... give it to me!"

Jessica acted decisively and activated the forced teleportation spell without hesitation.

With a flash, she disappeared into the tomb along with Samuel, who had just appeared.

"It's not over yet!"

Lucien waved his hand again, seemingly intending to summon more terrifying beings from the pool of blood.

However, Venerer was not about to let him have his way. He fired the Flame Blade Gun in quick succession, the scorching bullets tearing through the air and heading straight for Lucien.

At the same time, several streams of water suddenly shot out from the blood pool, appearing as if they were living things and blocking Lucien's path, thus neutralizing the attack of the Flame Blade Gun.

"You think you can stop me with this?" Lucien scoffed.

More blood gushed from the pool, tumbling and coalescing in mid-air, gradually forming several blurry human figures.

These blood-soaked figures are not ordinary summoned creatures, but rather ghosts forged from the resentment and hatred of the sacrifices.

Each blood-red figure exuded intense magical energy fluctuations, their aura so strong it was comparable to that of an eighth-tier emblem wielder.