How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives

Chapter 116

Xian swallowed and gripped the sword.

Roderick Balzac.

The High Master, the great general of the Empire, held his sword in hostility before him.

‘He prioritized this side, not the inside.’

The reason Xian dared to send a letter to Yu Seol and Ran through Ergé was not only to rescue them, but also to keep the general in check.

If the students try to escape, there will definitely be a commotion, and Zerech will start moving.

Only Roderick can hold Zerech in check in this city.

So Roderick thought he was going to go after Zerech helping the students escape.

‘Is it because the giants are more important?’

It must mean that one giant is more important than detaining hostages.

It wasn’t something I couldn’t understand.

I don’t know how many giants the Empire has, but I don’t think there are that many.

Each one must be an important force.

“Did you catch a giant with just four?”

Roderick looked at the remains of Querndel. Everything has already collapsed, leaving only the remains of fire.

The flame barrier that surrounded Everwhale had long since disappeared.

Seeing that, he headed back to Xian.

“It’s good that there are outstanding students among the Empire’s students, but it’s a bit overdone. That giant belongs to Your Majesty.”

At Roderick’s words, Allen twitched his eyebrows.

Xian asked.

“I’ve seen a giant in the Vendel estate.”

“Oh, did you already know about the existence of giants? He’s the son of Berped, so it’s different.”

“They took it from the Dark Magic Tower.”

“I guess so.”

Roderick answered indifferently. With this, the connection between the imperial family and the Dark Magic Tower became clear.

“They are, after all, subjects of the Empire. Your Majesty, with a generous heart, tried to embrace even them.”

“… … .”

Xian crumpled his face.

I’m going to spit on my mouth and talk, but there was not a single person here who would believe it.

It’s not a generous heart, but greed for a giant.

Roderick also smiled, wondering if he was serious.

“Anyway, if it ends up in the interests of the Empire, it’s the right thing to do. His Majesty also obtained a giant with such thoughts. Does Confucius have a different idea?”

“For me, warlocks and demons are enemies. Even the giants they had with them.”

“Is that what Marquis Agrid meant?”

“… … You can think whatever you like.”

Roderick narrowed his eyes at Xian’s answer.

Statements that may be problematic.

However, for Xian, who had already made up his mind to leave the empire, it didn’t matter too much.

‘The only thing that gets in trouble is the family head.’

For a while, chaos will continue inside and outside the empire.

It would be difficult for the family head to leave his seat in this chaos.

to get out now.

Having made that decision, it was right to move with the intention of completely ignoring the householder.

‘I’m angry.’

The only thing that bothered him was that he couldn’t say goodbye to Yeomno.

But I couldn’t help it.

The situation did not go smoothly enough to exchange greetings leisurely.

‘Because I can go see you later.’

Anyway, Yeomno will be safe with the householder, so there will be no danger.

Now is the time to worry about your own business.

“Since they are still young Confucius’ words, you may not be able to listen to them straight away. I will ask Berped myself.”

Roderick raised his hand.

All of a sudden, knights surrounded the party.

The party had been clearly watching the knights approach until now, but they couldn’t leave this place because of one Roderick.

“Of course, Confucius will go with you.”

The knights came to arrest the party.

Xian and the party took a step back.

However, there were already knights there. There is no escape.

‘Shall I ring?’

Xian was worried.

Shall we slash the knights and escape?

But then things can get really big.

The severity of the situation was completely different between killing a giant and killing a knight of the imperial family.

Perhaps even the graves of the giants will be followed by pursuers.

At this time, when you have to worry about whether there will be a pursuer of the household, if the pursuer of the imperial family is attached, the work becomes even more difficult.

“draft.”

“What are you going to do?”

Allen and Erze called him. They, too, were perplexed.

Hector was the only one who was looking into the distance as if he didn’t care.

Xian frowned.

And soon, he made a decision and gripped his sword tightly.

‘If I get caught here, there will be no second chance.’

If Roderick catches him here, he will be sent back to the family head as it is.

And it was clear that the chance to escape from Agrid’s shadow would never come again.

There is nowhere to retreat once the sword is drawn.

At that thought, his eyes flashed as he raised his sword.

“Xian Confucius!”

A gruff voice echoed across the meadow.

Xian looked at him.

Zerech and some instructors were attacking the knights besieging Xian, taking the escaped half-fairy and the beast students.

“Zerech!”

Roderick gnashed his teeth and ran to face him at once.

Roderic approached in an instant and swung his sword, and Zerech countered as if he had been waiting.

Quaang-!

The air trembled greatly at the mere clash of swords against each other.

With that as a signal, the battle between Yi Jong’s students and the Imperial Knights became overheated.

There were also familiar faces among them.

Yuseol and Ran Asla.

Even Shan was slung over Ran’s shoulder like a piece of luggage.

Xian met their eyes and nodded.

“Let’s fall.”

There was no one in the party who would vomit at Xian’s words. Because they, too, were reluctant to use their hands directly against the Imperial Knights.

Roderick caught them trying to get out of this place. He immediately tried to swing his sword in this direction.

“No doubt, Sir Roderick!”

Caang!

Zerech’s sword blocked Roderick.

Around the two of them, there were no knights, no magicians, no students.

In order not to get caught up in the battle between the two High Masters, they all moved away.

Xian watched the battle between the two for a moment, then ran outside.

“draft!”

At that time, there was a hand urgently grabbing Xian.

Instructor Tail, who was his homeroom teacher.

“The president told me to pass it on to you.”

He handed Xian a bundle wrapped in cloth.

Shian’s eyes widened when he received it.

Although he was wrapped in cloth, he was not oblivious to the existence of this object.

Courtesy bronze mirror seen in Vigo.

It was the primitive magic that the Demon Dragon King had been searching for.

“I don’t know what it is, but they say it can’t be taken away by the Empire.”

“That… … .”

Xian, who was about to say why, was able to notice the president’s thoughts.

he is.

‘… … Do you think you’ll lose?’

He thought he would lose to Roderick.

I might be able to somehow catch him by the feet and get myself and the other students to escape.

It is impossible to escape with oneself.

That’s why he didn’t keep it, but left it to himself when he left the empire.

Maybe he thought he was more suitable because he had a strange connection with the Dragon King.

“draft. Everwhale is a symbol of peace.”

Instructor Tail looked straight into Xian’s eyes.

“It’s a bit chaotic right now, so it’s become like this, but Everwhale won’t collapse.”

“Instructor.”

“Later, when everything is over, come back to class. Until then, school is temporarily closed.”

He lightly patted the shoulders of Xian, as well as Allen and Erze.

And immediately threw himself to help the students fighting the knights.

After seeing the back of the homeroom teacher he had taken care of for half a year, Xian left the place.

“let’s go.”

The horses carrying them rode across the plain.

The destination is east.

It was the tomb of giants.

* * *

“sh*t! Ant guys!”

A man gasped and hid himself behind a large tree.

He hurriedly bandaged his leg and forearm, looking behind him from time to time.

His head was dizzy from the blood that had flowed from his wounds everywhere.

‘I never thought the ants would come down here… … !’

The title of ant was not specifically used to despise the opponent.

It was indeed an ant that was chasing him.

Giant Ant.

A terrible monster that has grown in size due to the giant’s morale emitted by this land.

They were gigantic enough to chew and eat at least one person as a snack, but they still maintained the habits of ants, and they were monsters that completely dominated the area.

Even the trolls, who were originally the owners of this land, were pushed out and occupied this land with overwhelming power and power.

Undoubtedly, if you were to pick the most terrible monsters in the tomb of these giants, they would be three fingers.

‘Whoa… … What do we do?’

The man took a deep breath.

What to do, the destination was decided.

There is only one inhabited city in this vicinity.

but.

‘I can’t take them into the city.’

It is not such a beautiful and sacrificial mind that thinks of the well-being of the city.

If you see yourself running away from the city with those ants piled up on you.

City guards will kill themselves before the ants.

Not only that, but he will drag out all of his family members and behead them.

We do not forgive anyone who threatens the city for any reason.

It was an iron rule to maintain the human city, Keldwin, in this land of monsters.

– Kirik!

At that time, some of the ants headed towards the man, as if they had eaten all the dead bodies of the ogres who were preoccupied.

The man who was giving first aid treatment and watching the ants’ movements left immediately.

But I couldn’t stop the blood dripping drop by drop.

The ants pursued him endlessly.

“damn… … .”

It didn’t take long for the man to catch up with the ants.

Despair fell on the man’s face.

I can’t get back to the city and I can’t find another safe place.

If there was a cliff somewhere, I would have jumped down, but to my savagery, I didn’t see anything like that.

Ting, ting, ting!

The man continued to shoot arrows with his last breath, but his arrows couldn’t even pierce the ant’s skin.

It wasn’t an aura, but it was still an arrow that contained mana.

―Kiik!

The ants flocked.

The man bit his lip while looking at those terribly disgusting things.

The power of their jaws crushes human bones and muscles like jelly.

Imagining the pain that would soon overtake him, he made up his mind.

And then.

―Koo-gu-gu-gu-gung!

A tsunami hit the forest out of nowhere, where there were only grass and trees with men and ants.

Ants swept away by the tidal wave.

However, all the ants swept away by the water were dismembered and their body fluids were scattered.

“What, what?”

The man opened his mouth at the sight unfolding right in front of his eyes.

Suspicious people wearing hoods appeared in front of such a man.

The man holding the blue sword in the front turned over the hood.

“I managed to find someone.”

flowing black hair.

The man was once again surprised by his youthful face, which had not yet lost its youthful appearance.