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After resolutely abandoning the small fortress on the border of the empire and giving up the perfect opportunity to kill Vargas, the commander of the Flame Dragon Corps, one of the four major armies of the empire, late that night and near dawn, Alvin and Hain , Liana, and the legendary magician Jessica who met them on the way finally arrived at the abandoned capital of the ancient Kingdom of Bardia.
And when they entered the Bardia Castle built next to the lake and were about to find the throne that sealed the holy sword with torches, the sky had already begun to darken.
"Master Jessica!"
"Is the Holy Sword right in front?"
After extinguishing the torch in his hand, looking at the morning light slanting in from the old castle window, and then looking at the quiet corridor in front of him, for some reason, Alvin suddenly had a bad premonition.
"Um."
"Originally it was in front, right on the throne..."
"But now, I can't guarantee it."
Looking at the fresh footprints on the ground, Jessica's heart gradually sank to the bottom just like Alvin.
After she discovered that the seal had been touched yesterday, she immediately informed Alvin and others, then met them on the way and hurried here, but she looked at the footprints on the ground, and saw that they were going in and out in the direction of her toes. It is not difficult to guess that what she was most worried about may have already happened.
And now, she still insists on going in and taking a look, just holding on to the last trace of fantasy.
"I'm still a little worried."
"Look!"
"There are a lot of fresh footprints on the ground. Although there are not many people, if Teacher Jessica guessed correctly, it is possible that the Holy Sword has been taken away not long ago."
Haien, who was following behind, studied the footprints on the ground and analyzed them logically.
However, what made him a little strange was that among the messy fresh footprints, he found a slightly smaller footprint that didn't look like an adult's?
Of course, he didn't find it that strange, and he didn't tell anyone about his findings.
Because those are probably the footprints left by some slender races. For example, in the Kingdom of Karsus, there are many natural archers, that is, those elves?
"!!"
"arrive!"
"look!"
"Is the Holy Sword still there?"
Arriving in front of the throne and looking at the huge sword-shaped decoration on the wall, Erwin subconsciously thought that it was probably the sealed holy sword and cheered directly.
"No!"
"Holy Sword, it is no longer there..."
However, before he could subconsciously go to the wall to try to pull off the beautiful 'Holy Sword', the great magician Jessica walked aside with a gloomy expression and walked to the person in front of the throne. In front of the stone pier, he looked at the fresh sword mark on it in dismay and in a daze.
There is no doubt that countless years ago, when the ancient Kingdom of Bardia was destroyed, the Holy Sword was sealed by her and the last royal family in front of this stone pier, and the rebels at that time just snatched it away. It's just a replica of a holy sword.
After that, the Holy Sword was kept here in a very humble and inconspicuous manner.
Although countless bandits or careerists have come here to search for countless years, they have also tried to dig up the ruins of the entire Kingdom of Bardia's capital and snatched away many hidden treasures. However, The holy sword has been well preserved here.
"A few years ago, because I sensed the resurgence of the dark power, before I prepared to use the method of reincarnation, I personally came here to make sure it was still there."
"But now..."
Stretching out her hand, she groped for the sword mark and the magic remnants on it. After discovering that there were no traces of violent cracking, Jessica couldn't help but sigh again.
The facts are before our eyes, the Holy Sword has indeed been taken away, and judging from the changes in the seal and the remaining information on it, the other party took the Holy Sword easily, and there is only one person who can do that. Those who are of this species are—descendants of Glory!
As far as Jessica knows, there are currently only three glorious descendants who know about the Holy Sword and are determined to win it. They are: Alvin, Princess Shirley, and...Leon, the leader of the Empire's Blue Dragon Knights!
Alvin and Shirley were in their team on this trip. It was impossible for them to take the Holy Sword. So, it is not difficult to guess who took the Holy Sword.
"well……"
"We are too late after all."
“I don’t know what kind of future this land will lead to?”
Thinking that both the Holy Sword and the Demonic Sword have been acquired by the empire, what else can Jessica do besides sighing again?
After all, she has just completed the art of reincarnation now, and it is when her magic power is at its weakest. Let alone snatching the holy sword, she is afraid that she will not be able to even her former students and the leader of the empire's black dragon magister group. Even Gebert can't beat him!
But now, the only thing Jessica is lucky about may be the dark wand.
I don’t know what happened to that thing, but the seal became extremely strong. Neither she nor her student Egbert had any way to remove it from the seal. Therefore, it is foreseeable that even if the future empire The emperor is holding a holy sword and a magic sword, but the seal of the evil magic sword cannot be broken.
Naturally, the seal of the Holy Sword might not be able to be lifted without Jessica's guidance. In that case, maybe the worst situation wouldn't happen?
"..."
"Magic Jessica, what should we do next?"
"Do we need to recover the Holy Sword immediately?"
Seeing that the holy sword Langulisa that originally belonged to him was snatched away, Alvin said in his heart that it would be impossible if he didn't feel sad. Therefore, unwilling to accept it, he prepared to encourage the person in front of him. Let this legendary magician see if the other party has any good ideas.
"..."
However, Jessica did not speak, but slowly withdrew her white and tender palm that was rubbing the stone pier.
"But Alvin, we don't know who took the holy sword, and we don't know where they went. Where should we pursue them?"
"There's nothing Teacher Jessica can do about this kind of thing, right?"
Seeing the embarrassment on the face of Jessica, her cheap teacher, Hain, as a student, of course came out to persuade her at the right time.
"How come you don't know?"
"According to the intelligence, besides the leader of the Blue Dragon Knights of the Imperial Army, who else could be there?"
"Jessica Magician, what do you think?"
Alvin had been envious and jealous of the mighty and powerful knight on the continent who almost killed him and Hain in Liana's village for a long time. He had also fantasized about it on the way here. There are various scenes of him holding the holy sword and defeating the strongest knight, and then becoming the new strongest on the continent, and then saving the people from the fire and water, and returning peace to the land.
But now...
After the Holy Sword was taken away by the other party, and the legendary Langulisa with supreme power no longer belonged to him, the glorious descendant appointed by the great magician Jessica, all his previous fantasies became natural. He instantly turned into a flower in the mist, and the huge gap and sense of imbalance made him a little at a loss. Therefore, if possible, he really wanted the legendary magician in front of him to think of a solution.
"..."
"it's useless!"
"Erwin, we don't know where the Imperial Army sent the Holy Sword, nor how they left."
Unfortunately, Jessica looked at Alvin's earnest face, and in the end all her thoughts turned into a series of dumbfounding shaking of the head.
She is the spokesperson of the Goddess of Light in the human world. She has been silently guarding this land for hundreds of years, and this time is no exception. Moreover, she has made various arrangements long ago and has everything planned. Within, she found Alvin, her destined glorious descendant, early on.
But the result...
At this critical moment, on this crucial part of the Holy Sword, she still messed up, so much so that now, she herself doesn't know what to do.
"But……"
Alvin wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to start.
"I know!"
At this time, when Alvin and Jessica were looking at the stone pillar that originally sealed the holy sword, suddenly, a silver bell-like voice sounded, and then, the princess of Karsus, Shirley, quickly walked from The people who had just walked through the passage quickly ran towards here.
"Teacher Jessica!"
"Alvin, and everyone!"
"Teacher Keith and I just discovered a trace left by some kind of giant creature when it landed and took off outside the ruins of the castle!"
"I think……"
"The enemy should come and leave on some kind of giant flying mount!"
Shirley, who hurried over, didn't bother to say more, and directly informed Alvin and the slightly astonished great magician Jessica about her new discovery.
"Giant mount?"
"But, what could it be?!"
Hearing that Shirley had discovered the clue, Alvin hurriedly asked.
"..."
Jessica also frowned and cast a doubtful look at Shirley.
"I'm not sure either."
"but……"
"Teacher Keith, he said, there is, it could be that kind of terrifying dragon?"
Seeing that everyone was looking at her and waiting for her answer, Shirley hesitated for a moment, then answered with an ugly expression.
"!!"
"Giant, giant dragon?!"
"ah!!"
Haien and Liana who were present almost exclaimed and looked at each other at the same time. Obviously, they both knew what the dragon represented.
"A dragon?"
"I'm afraid only the bellicose Imperial Army has that kind of thing, right?"
"Sure enough, it seems that just as the great magician Jessica had guessed before, the holy sword must have been taken away by the Blue Dragon Knights of the Imperial Army!"
"hateful!"
"We are just one step too late!!"
After hearing Shirley's explanation and finally knowing why Leon of the Imperial Army was one step faster than him, Alvin punched the almost indestructible stone pillar and said in frustration.
"Blame me!"
"If we hadn't attacked that fortress at that time, we would probably have caught up..."
At the same time, Alvin also began to blame himself.
Now think about it carefully, if he hadn't insisted on attacking that fortress and taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to take down the commander of the Empire's Flame Dragon Corps, take down the empire's 'fierce general' and give him arrogance If the empire had given him a blow, maybe they could have arrived here yesterday afternoon. In that case, the Holy Sword might already be in his own hands.
"alright!"
"Alvin, no one thought of this."
"Let's see if Teacher Jessica can do anything, shall we?"
Seeing his good friend's sad look, Hain quickly comforted him and looked at the teacher Jessica next to him with help-seeking eyes.
"it's useless……"
"If it's a dragon, we have no chance."
"Not to mention that giant dragon, just Leon, the leader of the Blue Dragon Knights who is also a descendant of Glory and is holding a holy sword, I am afraid that all of you combined will not be his opponent."
Jessica shook her head directly, ruthlessly shattering certain expectations that her student Hain should not have.
Jessica knew how powerful the dragon was. If Shirley and Keith saw it right, one giant dragon alone would be enough to burn the glorious army of thousands of people put together by Karsus to ashes!
"But teacher!"
"Is there nothing you can do?"
Seeing that his teacher couldn't do anything, Hain became a little anxious.
"I?"
"Ah!"
"Hain, within a few years, don't expect me to have the power to fight Egbert!"
"Instead of expecting me, you might as well explore more of your own potential..."
Jessica shook her head dumbfounded.
While the 'Art of Reincarnation' gave her an almost endless lifespan, it also restricted her tightly, causing her to go through the process of accumulating magic power from scratch almost every once in a while, and that was exactly The reason why her former student Egbert dared to send troops to attack her secluded residence and wanted to set fire to her death.
Now that she had just been reincarnated, she could not rely on her own strength to stop the empire. This was probably one of the reasons why Egbert and the empire dared to launch a war at this time.
Of course, the forces of darkness also chose to move and become active again at this juncture, and I'm afraid it's not entirely without reason.
"ah?"
"Then what should we do?"
"The Holy Sword and the Demonic Sword are now in the hands of the Imperial Army. How can we stop them?"
Shirley felt a little desperate when she heard that even the legendary magician Jessica couldn't do anything.
It was already very difficult for the Karsus Kingdom to resist the empire's attack, but now, it was okay that they had not known about the magic sword, but now they have not grabbed the holy sword, and the two crucial swords have fallen. In the hands of the Imperial Army, she no longer dared to imagine what terrible things would happen next.
"Princess Shirley!"
"Something bad is going to happen!"
"Enemy attack!"
"It's the Blue Dragon Knights of the Imperial Army!"
"They're surrounding us!!"
At this time, not long after Shirley arrived here, another Karsus officer quickly ran into the deepest part of the ruins of the castle, panting and loudly reporting.
"!!"
"What?!"
Hearing this, Alvin, Hain and others quickly ran to the windowsills of the dilapidated fortresses and looked outside.
Sure enough, in the distance, on the shore of the lake, a large group of elite imperial cavalry who approved green armor suddenly appeared. Looking at their flags, who could it be if it wasn't the Blue Dragon Knights?
"!!"
"It seems that someone from the empire really took away the holy sword!"
"Moreover, not only do they want the Holy Sword, they also want to round up and annihilate us!"
Seeing the soldiers of Karsus and the soldiers of the glorious legion who were formed not long ago being hacked and driven into the castle by the cavalry of the Blue Dragon Knights, the great magician Jessica couldn't help but lament in despair. .
"quick!"
"Ready to fight!"
Seeing this, Alvin didn't waste any time and shouted with an ugly face. Then he drew out his long sword and ran towards the first floor of the fortress.
He planned to let everyone rely on this dilapidated fortress of ancient Bardia to resist the attack of the Imperial Blue Dragon Knights and find a way to break out.
Fortunately, what he had just seen was that the enemy did not seem to have many troops, only less than a thousand people, and they were all cavalry.
From this point of view, the enemy's arrangement must be in a hurry. There is not much sufficient troops and time to arrange traps, so they still have a chance!
…
At the same time, when the Radiant Legion was forced to retreat to the fortress by their own knights, Liat, who led the cavalry of the Blue Dragon Knights to arrive first, looked a little ugly.
"..."
"hateful!"
Looking at the castle in the distance and the crowded Karsus soldiers inside, although Liat wanted to order a storm regardless, he saw that there was only one intact bridge and that the enemy had already arranged in front of the fortress. No matter how anxious he was, he could only restrain himself for the time being and did not dare to let the knights of his own legion launch a strong attack when the terrain and troops were unfavorable.
"quick!"
"Get into formation!"
"Before Captain Leon arrives, we must stop them!"
"We must not let them take the Holy Sword away!"
Therefore, he had to ask the knights to spread out their formations and prepare to block the enemy's escape route. As for the rest, he could only wait for their regiment leader Leon to arrive with the infantry before making any plans.
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