My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 244

244. Perspective (1)

The faint life force that remained.

Even that began to fade.

Hres seemed to have neither the life nor the energy to speak any further.

“Escape… Please…! You must… escape… right now…!”

Yet, Hres was desperately trying to speak to Diana.

“Stop talking! I said stop!”

“Quickly… escape quickly…”

Thud.

Hres finally lost consciousness before finishing his sentence.

Hres’s body slumped.

“Ah… no…”

A tremendous shock washed over Diana’s face.

Hres was Diana’s direct subordinate and one of her most trusted confidants.

He had been with her since she used the name Luna.

“No… no…”

Diana muttered like a madwoman.

Her mind went blank, and no thoughts came to her.

Only a sense of collapse remained in a corner of her heart.

“He’s not dead yet.”

Then, a voice was heard.

Sian, who had approached unnoticed, was checking Hres’s body here and there.

Honestly, Hres’s condition made it seem like he was already dead.

Sian focused his senses to the maximum and examined Hres’s body.

And he could perceive Hres’s heart beating, though very faintly.

“He’s not dead yet.”

“……”

However, Diana showed no particular reaction.

Because she knew it was meaningless.

Because she knew that even if he was still alive, there was no way to save him.

Hres was dead.

Even if he wasn’t dead yet, as Sian said, it was just a temporary reprieve from death.

There was no way to save Hres.

Unless a miracle happened, Hres could not be saved.

And Sian acknowledged that as well.

Elly’s special healing potion was in his inventory.

It was a potion that could heal most serious injuries, but not Hres’s.

It couldn’t pull him back from the brink of death.

If it were Ruben, blessed by the World Tree, it might have been possible, but not here.

It was impossible unless a miracle occurred.

Literally.

“Aria. Is it possible?”

Unless a miracle happened.

“Don’t worry.”

At Sian’s words, Aria quietly closed her eyes.

As if she had been preparing, divine power burst forth from Aria’s entire body.

Whoosh!

The most powerful Saintess of divine power in history.

Some call Aria a living miracle.

Aria continued to draw upon her divine power.

As grave as Hres’s condition was, the energy of her divine power intensified.

A powerful divine force fighting against death.

Sian quietly stepped back.

‘When will I ever get used to this?’

If he stayed too close, he wouldn’t be able to handle the turmoil within.

And well, there wasn’t anything Sian could do anyway.

It seemed like he could leave this to Aria.

Sian stepped back and closed his eyes.

He didn’t know why Hres was here.

And he didn’t know why he had suffered such grave injuries.

However, the serious wounds Hres sustained.

Those were essentially fatal wounds.

Even if he was alive, he wouldn’t last long.

And in reality, that was the case with Hres.

That meant.

Hres’s injuries were recent.

Therefore, Hres’s last words.

Run away.

And the White Wolf Knights.

Hres was injured by the White Wolf Knights.

In other words, the White Wolf Knights were likely nearby.

And that place was probably the Beastmen’s kingdom.

Whoosh!

Darkness rose from Sian’s entire body.

The primal magic under Sian’s complete control.

The exact location was unknown.

However, Diana had said that they would find it if they went just a little further.

Sian expanded his senses to the maximum and scattered his demonic energy.

Sian’s darkness spread, engulfing the space.

The darkness instantly enveloped the Dark Forest area.

And.

Twitch.

Sian sensed something strange.

To be precise, it was a foreign sensation felt through the darkness-covered space.

‘Found it.’

Sian withdrew the darkness he had spread.

And he spoke to Lucas, who was waiting on the side.

“Lucas. Wait here with the soldiers.”

There was nothing suspicious detected, but there could always be unforeseen circumstances.

But with Lucas and 1,000 Ruben soldiers.

There was no need to worry, no matter what situation arose.

“Understood.”

Lucas quickly understood Sian’s words and nodded.

Sian nodded back and cast his gaze behind Lucas.

The Black Lion Knights of Ruben were lined up in an orderly fashion.

“The Black Lion Knights will follow me.”

With those words, Sian’s body scattered into darkness.

#

Deep beneath the Beastmen’s kingdom.

A group of people had gathered there.

No, it was difficult to call them people.

That’s because they looked slightly different from humans.

Some had pointed cat ears.

Others had sharp teeth that couldn’t be considered human.

There were people with long, slender ears, as well as muscular individuals.

People who looked like humans but had prominent animal features.

They were none other than the Beastmen.

Among them was Pavel, an elder of the Turtle Clan [a race of beastmen with turtle-like features], who possessed the characteristics of a turtle, and a Beastman.

“How… how did it go?”

Pavel opened his mouth with a desperate expression.

However, no one opened their mouth.

They all lowered their gaze and shook their heads.

That meant one thing.

“Everyone… was defeated…”

Pavel said in a trembling voice.

The human invaders who attacked the Beastmen’s kingdom.

He didn’t know how they found this place.

And it was a meaningless question now.

Regardless of the process, the fact remained that they had invaded the Beastmen’s kingdom.

The Beastmen gathered the strongest warriors from each tribe to fight the invaders.

And they were all defeated.

An overwhelming difference in power.

The Beastmen warriors could not defeat the human invaders.

Hiding underground like this was their only escape.

If it weren’t for the tunnels dug by the Mole Clan [a race of beastmen with mole-like features],

the situation would have ended long ago.

“The Guardian. Does the Guardian still not respond?”

“He still… does not meet with us.”

A gloomy answer.

Pavel hung his head deeply.

At the same time, a desolate silence fell.

Everyone closed their mouths and said nothing.

The silence continued.

“Wouldn’t it be better to just give them what they want?”

A quiet voice was heard through the silence.

It was the words of the Bat Clan [a race of beastmen with bat-like features], who possessed the characteristics of bats.

The Bat Clan nodded, as if to say they couldn’t help it.

“We can’t do that.”

However, Pavel shook his head firmly.

No matter what, he couldn’t abandon the Beastmen’s mission.

But.

“Shouldn’t we save ourselves first?”

The current situation was too serious to bring up missions.

“The Beastmen warriors have been brutally defeated.”

“The Guardian has also turned away from us.”

“If we had the Chieftain, it might be different, but with the Chieftain missing, there’s nothing we can do.”

“They won’t stop the slaughter until they get what they want.”

“Mission or whatever. Shouldn’t we avoid extinction, Elder Pavel?”

The Beastmen’s words poured out from everywhere.

“……”

And this time, Pavel couldn’t open his mouth easily.

Because none of their words were wrong.

The Beastmen had a mission passed down from generation to generation.

Noemi, one of the six Arnaize and the first Chieftain of the Beastmen.

The mission of the Beastmen that had begun with Noemi.

“Isn’t it okay to just hand over the sacred object?”

Pavel still couldn’t answer.

“There is no mission that takes precedence over the crisis of the race.”

“Shouldn’t we think about the children who don’t know anything?”

The Beastmen’s words continued.

Pavel finally lowered his head.

Because he couldn’t deny it.

In fact, Pavel was thinking the same thing.

No matter how noble the mission, nothing took precedence over the survival of the race.

In the end. Is this how it ends?

Pavel could feel a certain fate unfolding.

And just then.

Rumble─.

Suddenly, the tunnel began to shake greatly, as if there was an earthquake.

“What is this…?”

“Could it be that the humans have found this tunnel?”

The Beastmen began to panic greatly.

And after a while.

Thud, thud, thud.

The sound of soil being dug up was heard from one side.

Soon, a person’s face popped out above the ceiling.

Mingu, from the Mole Clan [a race of beastmen with mole-like features], who possessed the characteristics of a mole.

Mingu was also the one who dug this tunnel where the Beastmen were currently located.

Mingu couldn’t see well, so he looked around even though people were right in front of him.

Then, he sniffed and looked at where Pavel was.

Mingu’s expression was somehow strange.

“There’s a big commotion on the surface right now!!”

Mingu shouted with a desperate expression.

#

A battlefield thick with the stench of blood.

The corpses of Beastmen piled up like mountains.

“Kill him…”

And a voice that didn’t seem to have any strength.

Looking there, a warrior of the Dog Clan [a race of beastmen with dog-like features] was slumped over.

The Dog Clan possessed the characteristics of a dog.

And perhaps because he was a dog.

“You’re awfully tight-lipped.”

The Dog Clan warrior didn’t open his mouth despite any torture.

The Beastmen were said to have the characteristics of animals.

This Dog Clan warrior had the virtue of loyalty embedded in him.

“I’ll kill you as you wish.”

Kayden, the vice-commander of the White Wolf Knights, raised his sword.

If he didn’t open his mouth even after doing this much, there was nothing more he could do.

Just then.

“Vice-commander.”

A voice calling Kayden was heard from one side.

And a group of knights appeared.

They were Kayden’s subordinates and the White Wolf Knights representing Elandur.

Kayden briefly lowered the sword he had raised.

“What happened?”

“We tracked him with the members, but…”

The White Wolf Knight lowered his head and said.

“We lost him because of his bizarre stealth skills. I’m sorry.”

In an instant, Kayden’s aura changed.

The chilling aura emanating from his cold eyes heavily pressed down on the air.

Kayden, the vice-commander of the White Wolf Knights.

Although he was less skilled than the commander Aaron.

However, Kayden was also a knight who had reached the rank of Master.

“Ugh…!”

“Kuh…!”

The White Wolf Knights groaned in pain at Kayden’s aura.

The White Wolf Knights were all composed of Experts.

They were all skilled Experts.

However, they couldn’t easily withstand Kayden’s aura.

Expert and Master.

The difference between the two was not simply a difference of one level.

“But…! He suffered a fatal wound…!”

“Maybe…! He couldn’t have gone far and died.”

The knights hurriedly spat out their words.

A moment of silence.

“Tch.”

Kayden clicked his tongue once.

Then, he withdrew the aura he had scattered.

The rat who had been investigating the White Wolf Knights.

He seemed to be quite skilled.

However, he had chosen the wrong target.

In the end, the rat’s tail was caught, and the result was, of course, assassination.

However, the fact that he had missed the rat bothered him a little….

“I’ll just let it go this time.”

It wasn’t a particularly important matter.

Even if one rat survived, nothing would change.

And from what he heard, they hadn’t confirmed his death.

It seemed like he was practically dead.

Kayden turned his gaze away from the members.

Below his gaze, the Dog Clan warrior was panting.

A bad mood.

“You guys take care of this guy.”

Kayden turned and walked past the members.

The members breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.

Then, they raised their swords and slowly approached the Dog Clan warrior.

One step. Then two steps.

And just as they were about to take the third step.

Whoosh─.

Kayden heard this sound in his ear.

It was a faint sound, like the wind flowing.

It was a sound that could be easily overlooked, but it strangely stimulated Kayden’s hearing.

Just as he was wondering what it was.

Flash!

Suddenly, a streak of black light flashed across Kayden’s vision.

Crack─!

And a chilling sound of flesh tearing was heard.

Slowly turning his head, he saw a White Wolf Knight bleeding and collapsing.

It wasn’t the Dog Clan warrior who was panting.

The White Wolf Knight who was about to kill the Dog Clan warrior was bleeding and collapsing.

“……!!”

Kayden’s eyes widened.

The sudden collapse of the White Wolf Knight.

It was literally a sudden event, but Kayden could instinctively tell.

It’s because of the black flash.

The black flash that had just flashed had created this situation.

But… he couldn’t see it.

He couldn’t see it, and he couldn’t feel it.

All Kayden saw was a flash of black light.

That was all.

Even with the senses of a Master, he couldn’t even perceive it, let alone react.

If that flash had been directed at him… could he have reacted?

Could he have survived…?.

Kayden couldn’t answer himself.

“What is this…?”

Kayden couldn’t understand the current situation.

Soon, a man appeared behind the collapsing member.

And that man was a face Kayden remembered.

“You, you are…!”

Kayden’s eyes widened as if they would tear.

That’s because that man shouldn’t be here.

He should be waging war with Elandur, not here.

Or he should be hiding in Ruben.

But the figure he saw now was definitely the man in his memory.

A scoundrel who was once a member of Elandur.

A man who was now an enemy of Elandur.

Sian Ruben.

“H-How are you here…!”

Kayden’s expression was filled with shock.

Sian calmly lowered his gaze.

With that gaze, he saw the Dog Clan warrior panting.

His breath was fading as if he was about to die.

He could also see the countless corpses of other Beastmen piled up around him.

It seemed like the White Wolf Knights had done this.

He knew that Elandur was looking for the Beastmen’s kingdom.

And it seemed like they had found it.

“What were you doing here?”

But why were they massacring the Beastmen like this?

Sian’s voice echoed coldly.

And Kayden and the White Wolf Knights didn’t answer.

They just stared at Sian with shocked expressions.

“Well, I didn’t think you’d answer willingly.”

Sian chuckled.

“Even if you did tell me willingly, I wouldn’t believe you anyway.”

Whoosh!

In an instant, dark darkness rose from Sian’s entire body.

The risen darkness started from his chest and covered his shoulders, legs, and even his face.

A full plate armor was added to Sian’s entire body.

Armor based on dark darkness and adorned with gold.

Sian’s appearance looked like a dark knight.

“W-What is it…”

“W-What is that…”

The shock of Kayden and the White Wolf Knights deepened even more.

Sian took a step through the shock.

With the sound of the armor clanking, Sian stretched out his right hand to the side.

Crackle!

A black current of electricity sprang from Sian’s outstretched hand.

The sprung black current wrapped around Sian’s hand.

And a shape slowly began to form between the currents.

It was a sword that seemed to be shaped like black lightning, Black Lightning.

Sian’s eyes flashed in his helmet.

It was directed solely at Kayden.

“I have something to ask you, so don’t get swept away and die.”

Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa─!!

At the same time, the magic of transcendence burst out.

“It’s my first time using Annihilation here, so I’m not good at controlling my power.”

With the swung Annihilation, it swept away the entire space in front of him.

Demon Soul Asura Sword.

Form 1.

Extreme – Asura Heavenly Slaughter.