Emperor of Steel [EN]: Chapter 191

The remnants of the Veritas Magic Tower, who had been controlling the undead, including Jemerton, were eliminated. As they disappeared, the undead, having lost control, began to wander aimlessly, and the pressure on the barrier lessened. However, that was only for a day or two. The undead, pushed from behind, began to surge again, and cracks started to appear in various parts of the defense line, where damage and fatigue had accumulated. “Commander, the Chase Fortress is on the verge of being breached!” “The gunpowder in Sector 16 is depleted!” “Your Excellency, the number of exhausted riders and soldiers is increasing!” “The war mages who have depleted their mana are requesting a retreat.” Renold was sweating profusely at the urgent reports coming from all directions. Most of them were about breaches occurring somewhere, the depletion of military supplies such as gunpowder and arrows, and exhausted soldiers collapsing. ‘Damn it, the situation is getting worse than I thought!’ Before the undead surged, he had discussed the battle roughly with his younger brother and staff. Even with the maximum use of artillery and Gigantes [large humanoid war machines], he expected considerable damage. After all, facing a five-million-strong army that doesn’t eat, rest, or feel fear was no easy task. However, the actual battle was more severe than he had anticipated. The enemy showed no signs of retreating and wouldn’t stop moving unless their heads were cut off or they were burned. There were even undead who, instead of being afraid, clung to the Gigantes and bit at their armor, leaving the riders dumbfounded and bewildered. ‘This is no ordinary enemy. Moreover, our troops have no experience fighting such foes!’ Lack of experience leads to panic and mistakes. That was why military supplies like gunpowder were being depleted so quickly. Panicked soldiers and knights were overusing their attacks. Furthermore, the Symphonia army had not had enough rest, having been building barriers and preparing for battle for days to stop the undead. Having entered the battle in a weakened state, it was natural that their fatigue would increase rapidly. ‘The sheer number of five million must have also put a great psychological pressure on them…’ In any case, the important thing was to overcome this difficulty. In any other war, they would have already decided to retreat, but they couldn’t do that now. “Deploy all remaining reserves!” “Your Excellency, the remaining reserves are…” “If there are none, I will go out myself!” Renold once again led the knights out of Berangere Castle and engaged in battle. His struggle, which lasted all day, did slow down the undead army’s offensive, but it couldn’t turn the tide of the war. “Hah, hah! Brother, when is His Majesty supposed to arrive?” Lenard, who had joined the battle, asked, barely catching his breath. Renold, swinging his greatsword at the swarming undead, replied, “His Majesty will come when he’s ready. So, keep holding on!” “Damn it, at this rate, even Berangere Castle will be in danger… Seven Gigantes from the Ironheart Knights have already been sidelined!” The problem wasn’t with the Gigantes themselves, but with the riders who had collapsed from continuous fighting. Even Renold and Lenard, who were Sword Masters, were too exhausted to emit aura from their greatswords, let alone the other riders. As the two were talking in tired voices, a messenger’s voice came from the castle walls behind them. “It’s a disaster, Your Excellency! Sector 38 has been breached, and the undead are pouring in!” Sector 38 referred to a 700-meter section of the wall on the left side of Berangere Castle. A section where they had set up triple wooden fences because there hadn’t been time to build earthen walls. “Wh-what!” Startled, Renold quickly activated the telescopic artifact installed on Orion and looked at Sector 38. Part of the wooden fence had collapsed under the continuous onslaught of the undead, and the undead who had crossed the fence were fighting with the allied forces. “No, it can’t be! Stop them at all costs!” Knowing that just urging them wouldn’t solve the situation, Renold directly led his Gigante to Sector 38. Thump, thump, thump! He ran, trampling and kicking aside the undead blocking his path. He tried to stop the undead from entering by parking his Orion at the point where the wooden fence had collapsed. However, quite a few undead had already entered inside the wall, and it seemed insufficient for one Orion to cover the entire breached area. “Damn it! These wretched bastards!” Renold, who had come out of the hatch, drew his sword and slashed at the undead that were squeezing through the gaps. He tried his best to prevent further entry, but that couldn’t restore the already broken jar. “Aaaah! Undead!” “The undead have breached the wall!” “Don’t retreat! Fight back!” About 10,000 undead had broken through the collapsed wall. It was only a small fraction compared to the whole. However, the exhausted soldiers of the Symphonia Kingdom had no strength left to stop them. They had barely managed to hold on by leaning against the wall, but they couldn’t withstand the undead who rushed in like beasts. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of soldiers were killed or bitten, and the rest lost their will to fight and retreated. Those who didn’t even have the strength to retreat closed their eyes and resigned themselves to their fate. “Hic, rather than being bitten by the undead…” One soldier was about to stab himself in the neck when he was hit on the back of the head by Count Caper, who had rushed over. “Don’t do anything foolish!” “B-but…” “But my ass! Even if you become an undead, His Majesty and His Holiness the Pope will surely revive you!” Having said that, Caper volunteered to be surrounded by numerous undead and fiercely swung his sword. He became bait to protect the subordinates who still had the strength to flee, to buy them some time to reorganize their lines and rebuild the defense. ‘His Majesty will come! He will surely come and solve this!’ Caper had followed Luke since the days of the Tolude Fortress. His lord had always found a way out of any adversity, so he believed that this time would be no different. However, faith was faith, and stamina was stamina. His expert-level mana had long been depleted, and his stamina, which he had been holding on to with sheer willpower, was also exhausted soon after. Eventually, as his stamina waned, his movements slowed, and he was buried under dozens of undead. ‘Ugh! Is this how I die?’ At the moment when Caper’s consciousness was fading, a cry of joy was heard in the distance. “Reinforcements! Reinforcements are coming!” Caper, buried under the undead, couldn’t see it, but the retreating soldiers could see a mixed force of Gigantes and cavalry charging majestically. At the forefront was Luke’s personal Gigante, Avenger, shining with a bright silver light. “It’s the Royal Guard!” “His Majesty has personally taken the field!” “We’re saved!” Amidst the cries of joy, Luke began to sweep away the undead who had broken through. “There’s no need to overdo it. While eliminating the undead that have crossed the wall, buy time for the soldiers to retreat.” “Yes, Your Majesty!” After giving the order, Luke headed towards the collapsed wooden fence, cutting down the undead. The Orions and Gaiuses [another type of Gigante] of the Royal Guard also followed their lord, relentlessly slaughtering the undead. Surprisingly, the undead hit by their greatswords turned to ash in an instant. Whack! Thud! Fwoosh! It wasn’t just the Gigantes that were amazing. The knights charging on horseback were the same. The undead were not only cut by their spears and swords but also spontaneously combusted and turned to charcoal just by colliding with their horse armor. “Hmph, it’s more effective than I thought. It was worth gathering the priests from all over the kingdom.” When the undead army was reported to be approaching, Luke issued a general mobilization order to the priests in the country, starting from the regions closest to the capital. Of course, there were priests who did not respond to the call for various reasons, but a considerable number of them came. Even those who were not from the Elkasel Order could not stand by and watch the national crisis. Luke ordered the priests who responded to the call to create large quantities of holy water and also had them bless the armor and weapons of the Gigantes, as well as the weapons of the regular knights, with divine power. There was nothing better than divine power to deal with the undead. Of course, there were limits to the priests’ abilities, so it was impossible to introduce such special equipment to the entire army. The limit was equipping the reinforcements, mainly the Royal Guard. Still, the effect of squeezing the priests was there. They had instantly subdued the undead who had pushed into the wall and were rampaging. “Pour the holy water!” At Luke’s command, several Gaiuses poured the holy water from the large jars they were carrying on their backs. Then, the undead that were continuously pushing into the collapsed area turned into flames and disappeared. Luke deployed magic in succession while the enemy’s offensive was momentarily subdued. “Stone Edge!” Thud, thud, thud! At Luke’s earth magic, stone pillars rose from the ground, completely filling the collapsed area. With that, the crisis in Sector 38 was over. “Your Majesty, I thought my eyes would pop out waiting for you!” Renold, who had rescued Count Caper from the chaos, complained to Luke, who had come out of the Gigante’s hatch. Lenard had also approached by then. “Well, isn’t it fortunate that I came before they did?” “Sigh, even if you say so… Anyway, what about that magic circle or whatever it is?” “Why? Are you afraid it’s still incomplete?” “Is it complete?” When Renold asked with a delighted expression, Luke nodded with a confident look. “I heard it’s almost finished. It’s all thanks to you all fighting so hard and buying time.” “Ah, that’s a relief.” Renold, letting out a sigh of relief, slumped down on the spot with Count Caper. The fatigue that he had been holding back seemed to rush in all at once with the relief. “You all should rest for a while. I’ll take care of the rest.” “Yes, please, Your Majesty.” After talking with the Gram brothers, Luke gave orders to the commanders and staff of each unit through magical communication. “Use all the remaining gunpowder, oil, and firewood to set fire to the wall. That should buy us enough time to retreat.” When the official retreat order came from Luke’s mouth, the commanders couldn’t help but cheer. They had reached their limit while holding on, and everyone thought they would either die here or become undead. At that moment, one of the commanders asked through magical communication. – Your Majesty, what about the infected soldiers? During the defense, as many as 50,000 soldiers had been bitten by the undead. Among them, 20,000 who were infected early had already become undead and were specially quarantined in a separate area in the rear. “First, bring all those who have not yet become undead here. I will heal them.” – What? You, Your Majesty? At the commander’s wide-eyed question, Luke shrugged and said, “I’m not as good as His Holiness the Pope, but I can perform a few miracles too.” To purify the undead, spirit power was essential. Luke knew how to convert aether into spirit power. Moreover, if he amplified the spirit power with the Avenger’s core engine, he was confident that he could heal about a thousand lightly wounded people at once. ‘I can leave the soldiers who have already become undead to Yohas and his group. I heard they’ve finished cleaning up over there.’ Just before arriving here, Luke had received a message from Yohas. They had killed the leader and black mages who were controlling the undead army, but they had some trouble eliminating the remaining remnants because they were desperately hiding and fleeing. However, they had succeeded in finding and eliminating them all. In the process, they had also obtained important information. How the Veritas Magic Tower had created a large number of undead, how they were controlling them, and so on. ‘All that’s left is to activate the super-large magic circle. I hope the finishing touches go well…’ After worrying for a moment, Luke shook off his concerns. The people currently directing the construction of the super-large magic circle were Erewine and Karen. Moreover, a large number of skilled mages from the Katarina Magic Tower and the kingdom were participating. ‘Let’s trust them. The power I have is not just my own, but also the power of those who share my will.’ With that thought, Luke focused on healing the infected and retreating the soldiers from the wall. 2 Two days south of Berangere Castle, there is a place called the Minos Basin. A wide plain was located within a low hilly area, and it was a well-known granary in the region. Its large size made it suitable for accommodating millions of undead, and several tents were set up in the center of the plain. The people inside the tents were the leaders directing the construction of the super-large amplification magic circle and relay towers. “Is the installation of the super-large amplification magic circle complete?” At Karen’s question, Erewine, who was receiving magical communications here and there, turned his head and answered. “The riders who arrived at the designated coordinates have completed their preparations. The moment the Queen manifests her spirit power, they will play the role of top-grade magic stones.” In the super-large amplification magic circle, which almost covered the plain, a total of 18 Orions were mobilized to replace the top-grade magic stones, in addition to the large and small magic stones. However, more than half of the Sword Masters of the Symphonia Kingdom were either out in the Baroque Empire or had taken the field to stop the undead. Therefore, the escorts of Jomi and Princess Jaehye had no choice but to fill the shortage. Having learned how to operate the Gigantes in a short, intensive course over several days, they drove the Orions that had been hastily airlifted from the Katarina Magic Tower a few hours ago to their respective coordinates. In fact, some of the Orions that were brought were not finished products. Due to lack of time, some parts, such as the head or arms, were omitted when they were delivered. “Still, according to Mute Meister, the core engines are working properly, so there will be no problem in activating the magic circle.” “Good. How are the relay towers being installed on the hills?” “They have also completed the installation and will be withdrawing soon.” Relay towers were erected on the hills surrounding the plain. These relay towers, along with the super-large amplification magic circle, play a very important role in amplifying Reina’s spirit power. “So, we can activate the magic circle at any time.” “Yes, if His Majesty properly lures the undead army here.” Reina, who had been quietly listening to Karen and Erewine’s conversation from behind, approached. “It seems the final check is complete.” “Yes, now it’s Mom’s turn.” At Karen’s words, Reina’s face lit up. During the few days she had been in Symphonia with Luke, she had felt frustrated inside. Her partner and daughter were busy preparing reinforcements and creating magic circles, while she had to just watch. “I’ve been miserable because I haven’t been doing anything.” “Why haven’t you been doing anything? Everyone knows that Mom has been helping a lot.” Karen shook her head at Reina’s words. During that time, Reina had not just been praying. Despite the objections of those around her, she had found things to do herself, such as preparing meals for the mages and workers and doing chores. Thanks to that, morale was greatly boosted, and the work could be completed quickly. “That was just something I had to do.”

“Oh my, Mom is too humble. When you’re too humble, people start to look down on you.”

Karen said this because of Jomi and Jahye’s attitude. Originally, the two were princesses who were cherished in the Song Empire and Yemaek.

Naturally, they had a strong sense of pride and were very haughty. However, when they first met Reina, they had bowed down because of her status as the Pope of the Holy Empire and Luke’s legal wife.

But after Reina treated them kindly, they started calling her ‘sister’ and slowly became more presumptuous. If they continued to accept this, there was no telling how the fox-like Jomi and the raccoon-like Jahye would act later.

“Okay, I’ll keep that in mind. Honestly… our Karen is too mature, it’s no fun.”

As Reina shook her head and left, Karen spoke to the Meister [Master] of the Artenian Royal Magic Tower, who was following the Pope.

“Leas, please take care of Mother.”

“Don’t worry, Princess. I will prioritize Her Holiness’s safety over my own life.”

Leas, who bowed his head to Karen, boarded the hot air balloon prepared nearby with Reina.

The two hot air balloons, already filled with air, soared into the sky with their passengers.

There was a reason why Reina was riding a hot air balloon. To spread spirit energy throughout the basin, it was advantageous to unleash it from a high place.

The problem was that there were no high mountains or cliffs overlooking the basin. So, Karen and the leaders decided to use hot air balloons.

However, to prepare for any unforeseen circumstances, high-ranking mages, including Marquis Leas, also boarded.

Karen, who waved her hand at the hot air balloon Reina was riding, said to the people,

“Let’s withdraw now too.”

Everything was ready. They had checked everything twice and even three times, and they had also done tests, so there was no way it would fail.

While others were dismantling the tents, Karen sent a magic communication to Luke, informing him that preparations were complete, and then left the basin in a carriage.

Black smoke billowed into the sky. Berangze Castle and the defensive barrier, which had fiercely held off the undead for days, were burning.

The Symphonian Kingdom army, who had set fire to the barrier, withdrew without any regrets. The undead army, which had hesitated in front of the flames, began to move south, chasing the Symphonian Kingdom army from the point where the fire had been extinguished a day later.

“Hmph, like ants drawn to candy.”

Luke, who was watching the undead army from high in the sky using Fly magic, had a smile on his face. The operation was proceeding as planned.

Of course, the undead were not just following along well. Some lost their way and fell behind, while others strayed to the left or right.

Those groups were lured south by the cavalry unit led by the Gram brothers or controlled by the black mages of the Black Tower. Groups that strayed completely off course and could not be lured were annihilated by the Gigantes unit.

“A considerable number of undead must have been destroyed during the defense, but there are still so many.”

Although he hadn’t counted them exactly, it seemed that about 600,000 to 700,000 undead had been destroyed in front of the barrier. It was fewer than expected, but that was because undead did not die easily unless their heads were cut off or they were burned.

According to the Gram brothers and other riders, some had even climbed the walls after their lower bodies had been severed by greatswords. As a result, the shock and fear experienced by the regular knights and soldiers were indescribable.

‘If we had gone for a complete annihilation battle, it would have taken a lot of time, and there would have been considerable sacrifices.’ In fact, with Luke’s current abilities, it wasn’t impossible to annihilate the entire undead army.

If they used hit-and-run guerrilla tactics, it would take a lot of time, but they could definitely wipe them out. However, the problem was that the damage to the army and the kingdom’s people would be immense.

And another thing. Those undead were originally innocent people of the Livia Kingdom. They had become weapons against their will because of the zombie poison spread by the wicked Arsen.

‘It’s unavoidable to kill them if they can’t be purified in the process of stopping them… but it’s right to avoid killing as much as possible.’ This was not just Luke’s thought.

Many soldiers were suffering from the fact that they had to harm even women and children, even though they were undead. In fact, the reason why soldiers were bitten by the undead in the early stages was largely because they couldn’t properly fight back.

“Honestly… that Arsen guy only does dirty things.”

It was when Luke was burning with anger at Arsen. The magic communication device in his pocket vibrated and lit up. When he injected mana, Karen’s face appeared.

– Dad, how is the undead luring going?

“They’re following well without any problems.”

– That’s a relief. We’ve also finished the final check here and completed the activation preparations. We’ll withdraw as soon as the communication ends, so you can bring the undead anytime.

“Okay, you’ve really worked hard.”

Luke, who was delighted by the report that the super-large amplification magic circle and relay tower construction were complete, sent a signal to the command center with a magic bullet.

“His Majesty has sent a signal. One blue magic bullet and three red magic bullets.”

“Oh, that’s an order to increase the speed of advance since preparations are complete. Issue His Majesty’s orders to each unit!”

At Renold’s instructions, the Symphonian Kingdom army’s retreat speed increased. The speed of the undead chasing them also began to increase.

3

“We’ve finally arrived!”

The Symphonian Kingdom army, which had been running for two full days, finally entered the entrance of the Minos Basin, where the super-large amplification magic circle was installed.

“Cheer up! Squeeze out every last bit of strength and pass through the exit on the opposite side of the basin!”

“The zombie purification operation will be over soon! We’ll let you rest as much as you want, so just run now!”

Each unit commander urged the soldiers. They had arrived at the operation area, but the undead army was chasing them with the momentum to catch up soon.

“I can’t do it anymore, not any further…”

“You fool, just a little more!”

Unlike the commanders’ encouragement, the soldiers could not easily increase their speed. They had been fighting against the undead army for days and had been marching to the Minos Basin all night.

They had some rest time, but it wasn’t enough to relieve their accumulated fatigue.

“This is bad, there are more exhausted soldiers than expected!”

Luke, who was watching the march from the air, had a bewildered expression. If the kingdom army and the undead legion became entangled before properly entering the basin, a great chaos would occur.

Not only would they be unable to use the super-large amplification magic circle and relay tower they had prepared, but the damage to the soldiers could also increase rapidly.

So, Luke issued a special order through the command center.

“Load the fallen soldiers onto the carriages and trailers!”

“You can throw away your weapons and equipment! Get up and run!”

As soon as the order was given, the soldiers began to run, throwing away their spears, swords, and armor as if they had been waiting for it.

The carriages and trailers also unloaded weapons such as military supplies and cannons and loaded as many soldiers as they could. In addition, the riders also ran with many soldiers on the shoulders and hands of the Gigantes.

Thanks to that, the 180,000-strong Symphonian Kingdom army, which was about to be caught, barely managed to outrun the undead legion.

“Yes, run! Just focus on running now!”

Luke, who was watching the kingdom army enter the basin and run towards the opposite exit, turned his gaze to the undead legion.

Kueeeeee!

Kueeeee!

The undead, who had arrived at the entrance of the basin, showed some stagnation. A bottleneck had occurred because so many were trying to enter at once.

Seeing this, Luke was inwardly nervous. The undead who could not enter might scatter elsewhere. However, fortunately, what he feared did not happen.

The undead at the very rear were pushing their comrades towards the basin.

“Lord Sajo, you don’t have to worry about the rear.”

Johas, who had flown in with Fly magic, reassured Luke.

“The undead at the very back are being controlled by our Black Tower’s black mages. We will make sure that none of them escape, so please rest assured!”

“Thank you. You’ve been a great help.”

When the Symphonian Kingdom army began to retreat, Johas and the black mages of the Black Tower took over 20,000 soldiers who had become undead. They had secretly inserted the undead soldiers into the undead army when it crossed the barrier.

Since the remnants of Jemerton and Veritas Magic Tower had been eliminated, there was no need to worry about losing control of the undead soldiers.

“But how is the magic circle?”

“They said it’s complete. Reina has been waiting in the sky for two days already.”

Luke pointed to the hot air balloon floating above the Minos Basin. Johas, who glanced at it, smiled and said,

“My, it seems Her Holiness the Pope was also in a hurry.”

“Wouldn’t it be because she wanted to purify those pitiful people as soon as possible?”

After a brief conversation, Luke and Johas turned their gaze back down. By now, the basin was completely covered in millions of undead.

After confirming that even the 20,000 allied undead at the tail end had entered, Luke immediately sent a signal to Reina.

“Reina, now!”

Reina, who had been waiting for this moment. As soon as she received the signal from Luke, she unleashed her spirit energy with all her might.

“Great parent, please release the false curse that surrounds the innocent!”

Whoooom!

The Ether Globe moved, and the ether within her body was converted into spirit energy and emitted. The super-large amplification magic circle, sensing the spirit energy that had been unleashed, began to react.

As various magic stones and the core engines of hero-class Gigantes accelerated to their maximum, the magic patterns and letters engraved in the basin shone brightly.

“Wow, what an amazing light!”

“It’s so beautiful!”

The soldiers of the Symphonian Kingdom army, who were standing at the exit of the basin, could not help but admire the brilliantly shining magic circle. It was like watching a festival of light in itself.

As beautiful lights and patterns filled the basin, Reina’s spirit energy was amplified 10 times, no, more than 100 times by the magic circle. The amplified spirit energy spread in all directions through the relay tower.

Whoooosh! Pshhhhh!

“Oooooooo!”

As if a giant double rainbow had appeared in the clear sky, bright snowflakes of light like flower petals poured down. The soldiers, as well as Luke, who had devised the super-large amplification magic circle, were speechless at the magnificent sight.

‘My goodness… it was this powerful!’ The blizzard of light poured down as if it would cover the Minos Basin. The soldiers, who had been blankly taking in the snow, felt their bodies, which had felt as heavy as lead, become light as if they could fly.

“I-is this the power of Her Holiness the Pope?”

“Ah! Look over there!”

At someone’s shout, the surrounding soldiers looked at the undead army that had entered the basin. The appearance of the undead, who had been chasing them like hungry beasts with their rotting bodies just a moment ago, was changing.

New flesh was growing on the wounds where the white bones had been exposed, and life returned to their eyes, which had lost their light like dead fish. They were being purified by spirit energy and returning to their original forms.

“Where am I?”

“Why am I here?”

“What on earth happened?”

While the undead, or rather, the purified people of Livia, were bewildered, the blizzard of light swallowed even the undead at the very rear. They were the 20,000 soldiers of the Symphonian Kingdom army who had become undead while stopping the undead army.

They too were freed from the cursed shackles by the blizzard of light.

“Hooray! We’re alive, we’re alive!”

“We’ve returned to being human again!”

The purified soldiers shouted with joy. After being bitten by the undead, they had suffered from the terrible pain of the zombie poison and the fear of becoming living corpses.

Could they return to their human forms? What if they became undead forever? Until they were on the verge of losing their minds, they had desperately prayed while worrying about this.

They hoped that the operation would succeed and that they could return home safely. Luke and Reina did not abandon these people’s hopes and succeeded.

“Long live Her Holiness the Pope!”

“May the grace and blessings of God be with His Majesty the King!”

The cheers of the Symphonian Kingdom army echoed loudly in the basin. Luke, without even having time to return the cheers of the soldiers, flew to the hot air balloon in the sky.

The spirit energy from just now was amazing. It was enough to make the ears of corn sprout again in the fields that had already been harvested, and to make the trees bear fruit in an instant. This was a miracle beyond what Luke had expected.

It was partly due to the power of the super-large amplification magic circle, but it was also because Reina had unleashed her spirit energy beyond her limits. Naturally, Luke couldn’t help but worry about her.

“Dad, is Mom okay?”

At Karen’s question, who had flown in like lightning, Luke frowned. “She has to be okay, if she’s not okay, I won’t let it go.”

He even thought about scolding her severely so that she wouldn’t do it again. Soon after, Luke and Karen arrived at the hot air balloon. They could see Reina, surrounded by Leas and other mages.

Her face was pale, and she was completely unconscious. It was clear that she had squeezed out her ether to the limit and unleashed it as spirit energy.

“Mom!”

“I told you not to overdo it!”

Luke and Karen hurriedly grabbed Reina’s hands. As their ether flowed into her, Reina’s complexion quickly returned to normal, and her consciousness returned as the Ether Globe recovered.

“Did I do it?”

“You did it, you did it so well that I’m angry!”

Reina smiled faintly at Luke’s outburst. She had done her best to liberate even one more of those who were suffering, and it seemed that her efforts had not been in vain.

‘It’s not over yet. I’ve only solved one problem.’ The undead that were attacking the Volga Republic, the Navar Principality, and the Baroque Empire had not yet been purified.

They could not say that this matter was over unless they purified them as well. But Reina had to soothe Luke, who was in front of her, before the remaining undead army.

“I told you not to overdo it, didn’t I? What if something happened to your body!”

In severe cases, the Ether Globe could be damaged. If that happened, her life could not be guaranteed.

“But it turned out well, didn’t it?”

“This time, you were lucky that you regained consciousness quickly, but if that hadn’t been the case…”

“Okay, I was wrong, so stop being angry.”

Dad, who was jumping up and down and nagging, and Mom, who was begging for forgiveness. Karen, who was watching the two’s affectionate(?) 모습 [scene], smiled slightly and looked up at the sky.

The blizzard of light that had been pouring down had stopped, but the double rainbow was still in the sky. As if to show the hope that had been achieved here far and wide.