The Mythical Path of a Princess from a Destroyed Kingdom

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Jon is a veteran who has fought many battles with the legion and is very fortunate to have survived to this day.

Because of his age, he considered himself a seasoned veteran in the army, and even some generals respected him and asked him questions about war.

Having participated in countless battles, he had seen disgusting monsters, terrifying vengeful spirits, and witnessed countless cruel scenes on the battlefield. He had seen all sorts of terrifying and disgusting things.

At this moment, as a member of the Coal Corps, he was fighting a junior soldier in the guard. With his skillful techniques, he led the guard away from the chaotic battle and ensured that the fight could be maintained in a one-on-one situation.

He didn't kill the soldier in front of him, but instead engaged him in a prolonged fight, occasionally observing the situation on the battlefield, ready to make a run for it at any moment.

However, at that moment, he noticed a girl shrouded in crimson mist charging wildly toward the side of the castle, getting closer and closer to them.

At first, Jon was very curious and felt sorry that such a beautiful girl was going to fall into the chaotic battlefield. In the chaos of battle, if your strength has not reached a qualitative change, you are very likely to be surrounded and killed.

But he was wrong, terribly wrong. Jon had always thought he had nothing to fear, but what he saw in this battle became a nightmare for the rest of his life.

The red mist behind her suddenly dissipated, revealing an enormous, flowing skull that drew everyone's attention.

Flames rose from its eyes, covering the entire skull in blood-red "flames." It slowly opened its jaws, which were filled with sharp teeth, and a terrifying aura burst forth from it!

Eight seasoned veterans of the battlefield, able to sense the "malice" and "bloodshed" emanating from the skeletons.

He recalled that he seemed to have experienced this imagery before, just like the statues worshipped by cultists.

This skeleton is filled with evil intent!

Roar!

The silent roar reached the ears of the nearby soldiers. Jon's pupils contracted as he saw the scene of his own gruesome death. Not only that, he also saw the dead bodies of his entire family!

A flash of black light disappeared in an instant, and unparalleled fear rose from the bottom of his heart. Old Jon collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.

Get moving, get moving... Run!

His subconscious survival instinct made him run, but his body was too frightened to move. Three seconds later, he regained his sense of self and immediately scrambled away from the giant skull.

Not only him, but none of the soldiers around him survived. They had all lost their will to fight and only wanted to get away from the blood-red skeleton.

The effect is really good.

Looking around at the fact that none of the soldiers around her could withstand the fear, Maginus looked up at the blood-red skeleton she had conjured.

The mere imitation of his aura was enough to instill such fear in people, proving that the evil god truly lived up to his name. Of course, the aura of fear also played a part, and the combination of the two created a situation similar to the might of a dragon.

Before rushing downstairs, the girl removed the skull to prevent Catherine and the others from being affected. She controlled the range of the fear aura to a certain extent, so that those outside the range did not suffer as severe psychological trauma as those inside.

Running downstairs, Maginus leaped onto the room, his hands and feet moving in unison. Looking at the maid and the still-sleeping Sleeping Beauty, he decisively picked up Lenia and turned to let the maid wrap her arms around his back.

Once Catherine had a firm grip, she leaped out of the window just like she had done in the movie theater, stepping down the wall as if walking on flat ground.

He led Lenia and Catherine out of the battlefield under everyone's gaze, behaving very arrogantly. Benedict and Ronald's expressions became somewhat subtle when they saw this.

They were disappointed that Maginus couldn't participate in the main battle, but upon closer reflection, it wouldn't have made a difference even if she had. The method she just used seemed to be an indiscriminate attack, affecting both sides.

Yes, that's their guess, and although it's pretty accurate, even now, both of them still believe that Maginus and Lenia, representing Elliott, are on their side.

Chapter 215 This really is the last time we'll meet for now.

"Why is Lenya still sleeping? Did you give her another sleeping potion?"

As Maginus, carrying one on his back and fleeing the battle zone, casually asked, Catherine, perched on the girl's back, nodded:

"Well, I hope that when Princess Lenia wakes up, everything will be basically over, so that her pain and guilt towards Benedict and Ronald will be lessened."

"I guess reading my letter will serve that purpose. As for my letter, I'll revise it a bit more once it's handed to me in a safe place."

Once they were out of the main battle zone, Maginus put Catherine down, handed the young lady in his arms to a maid, and then drew his longsword to guard the surroundings.

The three quickly passed through the war-torn streets and finally arrived at a room that appeared to be intact and was cleaned daily, but was actually uninhabited.

Catherine took out a large bunch of keys from her bosom, tried them, unlocked the door, took off the key separately and put it in a separate pocket, pushed open the door and led Maginus straight to the bedroom on the first floor.

"Mine, please help me move the straw aside."

Pushing aside the haystack and lifting a corner of the floor, a very narrow door appeared before them. Maginus lifted the small door on the ground and walked in with the two of them into this underground secret room.

Looking at the somewhat familiar layout, the girl couldn't help but ask, "Does this secret room have a secret passage leading to the outside world?"

"Yes, this one happens to have one. The secret passage in the secret room leads directly to the sewer, so you won't be blocked at the door and unable to get out."

Catherine responded that as they went deeper, the space gradually expanded, and what came into view was a bed, enough food for two people to eat for more than a year if they saved every penny, as well as lighting supplies, etc.

While it is somewhat smaller than the secret chambers of those great counts, it has the advantage of having a secret passage leading to the outside.

After settling the two of them in, Maginus took the letter, rewrote something, and handed it back to Catherine. Then he took a scroll from Lenia's dimensional bag.

Just as the girl was about to leave, Catherine called out to her from behind: "Mine, wait."

"what happened?"

She turned and met the maid's gaze. The maid was silent for a moment before asking, "This is the last time we'll see each other, isn't it?"

"That will be the case for at least two or three years. I'm not sure when I'll come back to take everything back."

In Maginus's calculations, she would need to reach at least a high level of strength to be able to return and gather an army to reclaim everything. By then, she would have matured both physically and mentally.

"Then goodbye, Mine... no, Maginus Imperius, I hope we will meet again someday."

Catherine bid farewell to Maginus, nodded, and walked out of the secret chamber without looking back, closing the small door tightly from above.

Leaving the house where they were temporarily staying, the girl turned back and hurried to the battlefield, but when she arrived, the situation had already changed.

The battle was no longer confined to outside the palace, but had spread inside. She made the right choice; now the entire palace was engulfed in the fighting, and there was no safe place at all.

Strangely, Maginus did not see Benedic and Ronald anywhere in sight. They had disappeared somewhere, and it was unclear whether they were in the palace or had gone to some other open area.

In short, let's grab someone and ask them first.

Her eyes swept over the officers around her, and she finally focused on a wounded man on the edge of the battlefield. That area, outside the palace, was a blind spot in the fighting, where the wounded on Benedict's side who were unable to fight were being placed.

As Maginus approached, the soldiers guarding the wounded immediately raised their weapons in a defensive posture, but they were quickly stopped by the officer in charge and ordered to put down their weapons.

The person in charge walked up to Maginus, and before he could ask any questions, the girl spoke first: "Miss Lenya has been settled. Where are that bastard Ronald and Lord Benedict?"

By deliberately using both contemptuous and respectful terms to address the two individuals, demonstrating a show of genuine concern, the person in charge immediately and seriously explained the situation.

After Katheril held off the Rune Steel Golem, the battle became extremely intense.

Ronaldo's strength lay more in his physical prowess, while Benedikt's strength lay in his ability to buff his soldiers.

Since Ronaldo's military strength has not yet reached a transformative level, Benedic holds a certain advantage on the battlefield. The Coal Army is steadily advancing under Benedic's enhanced aura and is expected to achieve victory soon.

However, with victory seemingly within reach, the "evil" and "despicable" Ronaldo resorted to dirty tricks. He suddenly charged at Benedict alone and shouted:

"Benedict Cumberbatch, do you dare to duel me?!"

Immediately afterwards, the "great" Benedict could not contain his anger towards Ronaldo, picked up his spear and rushed forward to fight against all advice.

The moment the two met, the "damned" Ronald pulled out a very precious-looking spell scroll, tore it open, and the two vanished instantly.

According to the mage's speculation, Ronald must have used magic to teleport the two to a corner of the city for a one-on-one battle. If one of them died, the other side's army would likely collapse immediately.

On the main battlefield, the royal guards were not in much disarray because Ronaldo had given them advance notice, but the situation was different for Benedic. Without their leader, the Coal Army was momentarily at a loss.

The guards immediately seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack. Originally, the Coal Legion was going to temporarily withdraw from the palace, but their turning point had arrived.

Ronald teleported too far, and the Rune Steel Golem entered its automatic attack phase, locking onto Katheril and relentlessly attacking him. After realizing this, he lured the golem towards the guards.

The guard was immediately in trouble. Although the golem would not attack them unless provoked, and would turn to attack the coal legion when there were many of them, it would launch a fierce attack on Katheril without regard for losses when the number of guard soldiers was below a certain level.

Thus, the Coal Legion regained the upper hand and stormed into the palace, at the cost of significantly reducing the time Catherine could afford to delay.

The current situation is that if Ronaldo wins, the Coal Army will be destroyed by the Golem.

If Benedict wins, the control over the golem will fall into his hands. Even if the golem isn't stolen and used, once it's stopped, a recovered Katheril can turn the tables and destroy the guard.

The officer explained the situation to Maginus, and the girl nodded slightly. She immediately jumped onto the high building and gently clapped her hands to spread her psychic perception.

Chapter 216 Kill the Old Man First

Those two haven't been found yet, but after Maginus spread her psychic senses, she found another person who was written in the Death Note.

In the luxurious bedroom, an elderly man with waning vitality lay on the bed, while outside, a large group of formidable guards held off the ever-emerging elite coal corps.

Maginus was certain that the man lying in bed was the dying Tannte Faststone.

She turned her gaze toward the bedroom, raised her hand and gently pressed her neck, deciding to kill the old man first, and then deal with her two brothers who were nowhere to be found.

As for how to sneak in...

Opening her dimensional pouch, Maginus took out the spell scroll she had just received from Lenya, tore it open, waited for a while, and then her figure gradually disappeared into thin air.

The invisibility scroll was used to conceal her figure; all she had to do next was climb up the wall.

Quickly darting into the battlefield, carefully avoiding combatants while silently replenishing her life force, Maginus arrived at the window of Tant's bedroom, raised her leg and covered herself with psionic energy, causing the sense of gravity to quickly distort.

Using the wall as a flat surface, Maginus quickly reached the closed window, gazing at Tant lying on the bed inside. Listening to the sounds of battle coming from outside, she slightly raised her hand to activate her life force.

The life force quickly entered the window, turning into liquid that continuously impacted the window latch, lifting it little by little until it was finally pried open completely.

Entering the bedroom with ease, Maginus revealed himself and looked directly at the dying old man, saying, "Since you're awake, there's no need to pretend to be asleep, Tantefastton."

The seemingly asleep old man suddenly opened his eyes. His bright eyes showed no sign of impending death, but Maginus knew that this was just a final burst of energy before death; the vitality within him spoke volumes.

The old man stared at the red-haired girl in front of him, as if recalling something: "I remember your name is Mine, and you are Lenia's bodyguard, right?"

"That's right, I have another name. I wonder if Your Majesty has guessed it?"

Looking at the girl's face, Tant slowly shook his head, truly unsure why he had provoked her. After all, as a king, he had far too many enemies.

If he had to remember them all, he would have to live in fear every day, constantly on guard against attacks that those people might launch in the shadows.

Maginus had anticipated this answer. She raised her hand and touched her cheek, and her face quickly changed, becoming even more beautiful. Looking at the new face that appeared before her, the old man did feel a sense of familiarity, as if he had just seen it recently.

Seeing that he still hadn't remembered, Maginus shook his head: "Forget it, I won't play riddles with the old man. I am Maginus Imperius."

Upon hearing the name, Tant's expression changed rapidly as he stared in astonishment at the girl whose demeanor had drastically changed.

He had seen the smiling princess in the portrait, but in just over half a year, she had changed into what she is now, something no one had expected.

How much can a person change? Only now did the old king understand the meaning of the question.

"You've changed so much," the old man exclaimed, showing no fear of his impending death.

"Yes, I also feel that things have changed a lot, all thanks to you. Otherwise, I should be staying in the palace right now."

Maginus nodded in agreement with his words, and Tant asked casually, as if addressing a junior, "After you kill me, what are you going to do?"

"Both of your sons will die by my hand. Don't worry, it won't be long. I won't let the two brothers kill each other."

The best way to prevent two brothers from killing each other is to speak kind and understanding words, and kill those two guys beforehand.

Upon hearing this, Tant lowered his gaze slightly, then casually asked, "And then? And what do you want to do next?"

Before he could finish speaking, a flash of sword light pierced his withered arm. Maginus drew his longsword and pulled back his blanket. Tant was holding a magical artifact in his hand.

She sensed the fluctuations of magic, pierced the object with her sword to render it ineffective, and without caring what it was, casually remarked as she examined the magical aura and faint patterns on it:

"Communication equipment? Let me guess, is it Ronaldo or one of the kings besieging our territory?"

Looking at the pierced hand and the communication device, Tant sighed softly and looked at Maginus, saying:

"Child, if I'm not mistaken, you were involved in the chaos in the capital, weren't you? Do you know how many civilians you've plunged into disaster? Do you know how many people in the Crystal Salt Kingdom will die after Ronald and Benedict die?"

"Isn't that just right?"

Maginus and Tant exchanged glances, and Maginus spoke coldly and calmly: "When your nation is weak, I will either be dead or have grown stronger, at which point I can better seize your territory."

Tant was about to speak when, unexpectedly, the girl drew her protector and pierced his heart. The last of his life force began to flow slowly toward Maginus.

Gazing at the dying king, Maginot tossed her hair, a flicker of joy and happiness in her eyes:

"Didn't you say that I am the offspring of an evil god, that slaughter and destruction are what I am meant to bring, and that tyranny and fear are my mercy? You should be grateful. Crystal Salt Kingdom is my first stop, and I am still very weak."

"Although your royal family has been destroyed, your kingdom has not been destroyed, and not too many of your people have died. When I become truly powerful, it will be much more than this."

Maginus sheathed her longsword and completely drained Tant's remaining blood and soul energy. Although she had only killed an old man who was nearing the end of his life, she did feel a sense of joy in getting rid of her enemy.

All the bards’ talk about “the avengers regretting their ways” was nonsense; Maginus just felt incredibly good.

Glancing at the soldiers still fighting at the door, Maginus jumped out of the window. Some people saw her, but no one paid much attention. The soldiers outside didn't know whose room it was.

Leaping out of the window, Maginus, now detached from the battlefield, closed her eyes and activated her life senses, searching extensively for Benedictus and Ronaldo, circling the center of the palace in her search.

Finally, about two kilometers away from the edge of the palace, the girl found the two who were still fighting.

At this moment, the two were arguing and fighting at the same time. Benedic underwent a subtle change, emanating a bit of black energy, but he was still being overwhelmed by Ronald.