Became The Son Of The Final Boss [EN]: Chapter 96

96.

I summoned Undine Theory and unleashed a water storm.

Kwaaaang-! Bang-!

It struck the middle of the firmly built altar.

Bang-!

Several loud explosions occurred.

Fearing that the altar would collapse, I adjusted the water storm.

I controlled the skill’s power to create a hole, just enough to check if Gorran was inside, focusing the explosion on the middle of the altar.

Bang-! Bang-!

Stone fragments fell, and as Undine Theory’s skill gradually weakened, the hole in the middle of the altar became clearly visible.

“Your Highness, it’s mana.”

Mana burst out explosively through the hole.

“Keugh!”

Some of the knights vomited blood.

I immediately said,

“Those who cannot withstand the mana, get out quickly!”

I shouted loudly at the hesitant knights.

“Hurry!”

Before my words could finish, the mana increased even more, and I summoned both Undine Theories.

‘Will the Wave of Purification be effective?’

I had to try anyway.

The Undine Theories rose to the ceiling, and at the same time, water droplets scattered in all directions.

It was as if it was raining inside the cave.

Tsssesssess-!

The mana and the Wave of Purification droplets met, creating steam.

The inside of the cave became hazy, limiting visibility.

Tsssesssess-!

“Gale.”

I called Gale.

“Yes, Your Highness.”

“Can you see anything inside the altar?”

“For now, only mana is still flowing out.”

Gale continued,

“Your Highness, please step back for a moment. I will completely destroy the altar.”

“The mana might suddenly increase.”

Gale shook his head at Ken’s words.

“No. The mana coming out of the hole is also decreasing.”

I listened to Gale’s opinion.

“Let’s destroy the altar.”

Gale immediately unleashed his aura blade.

Kwaaaang-! Bang-!

The power was much stronger than the water storm unleashed by Undine Theory.

Kwaaaang-!

It was an aura blade that split the altar’s waist.

Soon, the altar lost its strength and began to collapse. Fragments of stone flew everywhere, and the cave floor shook.

Fortunately, a huge amount of mana did not flow out.

I called Ignis.

“Brighten the view a bit.”

Ignis created a large flame, and the steam instantly dried up, and the dust burned away.

The inside of the altar was clearly revealed.

‘Is that a dinosaur egg?’

I could see a huge egg that I mistook for a dinosaur egg and a black sphere next to it.

“That sphere seems to be the Lich’s Life Vessel.”

It was Riorden’s voice.

I nodded.

Gale’s blue aura blade split the Lich’s Life Vessel in half.

Kkeuaaaaaaak!

Was it trying to gather mana from the Life Vessel and appear before us again?

In any case, with a scream, the Lich lost its eternal life.

Ssesssesssess-!

The Life Vessel, split in half, disappeared into smoke.

“It seems like the Seed of Evil is inside there?”

Everyone agreed with my words.

Gale stepped forward again this time.

I thought it wouldn’t be too difficult. If Gorran had gained power and come into this world, it would have been a disaster, but now it was just sealed.

‘Well, I don’t know exactly whether it’s sealed or dead. What I wrote was that Karen stopped Gorran’s resurrection. Since she stopped the resurrection, is it dead and inside that egg now?’

Soon, Gale swung his aura blade at the egg.

Pooshuk-!

Surprisingly, the aura blade did not completely cut the egg but went in more than halfway and was sucked into the egg.

And from where the aura blade had cut, the egg began to crack.

Before we could say anything, the egg had completely cracked, and Gorran inside revealed its complete form.

It looked similar to a human, but the two wings on its back clearly showed that it was not human.

“Fairy… a fallen fairy. It has become a demon.”

Gale smiled bitterly.

Gooooooo-!

The entire cave shook.

I summoned Ignis and Silpenn and unleashed the Wind of Fire.

It was almost an instinctive action.

Kwaaaang-! Bang-!

Gale also unleashed a stronger aura blade than ever before. The deep blue aura cut off Gorran’s neck.

Swish-!

The neck was cut off, and the whole body was burned by the wind of fire, and Gorran’s body, which had been cut, gradually turned into smoke and scattered.

I sighed deeply.

‘It’s really fortunate that I set Karen to easily stop Gorran’s resurrection.’

“Your Highness. The mana has disappeared.”

The other knights nodded as if they felt it at Gale’s words.

“It seems like it was the Seed of Evil.”

Ken echoed my words.

“There was also the Lich’s Life Vessel, and it was a place guarded by Orc shamans, warriors, and the undead. It seems certain that it was the Seed of Evil.”

Riorden also spoke.

“Your Highness, shouldn’t we collect the Seed of Evil’s corpse and take it with us? It will be evidence to show everyone Your Highness’s achievements.”

I nodded.

Since the magic pouch was spacious, it was not difficult to take Gorran’s corpse.

Soon we came out of the cave.

The outside was full of skeleton bones and Orc corpses.

And the corpses of magicians and knights were also visible.

The knights who had left the cave earlier due to the mana were collecting the corpses.

I tried to remain calm and ordered.

“Collect the corpses of my knights separately and gather Riverhill and Atlan… in one place. After cremation, we will return.”

And then I turned my gaze to Ram, who seemed to be out of his mind.

“Y-Your Highness.”

Ram, who recognized me, hurriedly bowed his head to the ground.

The Ram I knew was nowhere to be found. I could only see a man struggling to survive.

* * *

Because of the distance and the fact that the Orc army had not yet collapsed, it was necessary to be careful when traveling.

Once I reached the cave behind Death Falls, I decided to rest fully in the cave for a day.

“Your Highness, Thomson’s items include items with boundary magic engraved on them. How about resting comfortably today without standing guard?”

I nodded at Ken’s suggestion.

“Good. Tell the knights to eat and rest comfortably. We will depart tomorrow morning.”

I then said to Ken,

“You should rest too.”

“I will see you again after Your Highness has eaten and is resting. Perhaps now is even more important.”

I nodded.

After Ken left, I was left alone in the cave camp.

The tension was gone.

The fact that I couldn’t meet Karen again this time came to mind.

“Will Karen’s future… change?”

I shook my head and temporarily erased the thoughts about Karen.

I just wanted to be comfortable now.

I hadn’t rested a single day since coming to the West. Battles happened almost every day.

I lost a subordinate for the first time.

I closed my eyes.

Forgetting the Wind Breathing Technique, I fell asleep.

* * *

How much time had passed?

I got up.

A kettle was placed on a small table next to the camping bed.

I drank water, calmed my mind for a moment, put on some clothes, and went out of the camp.

The inside of the cave was very dark except for the areas around a few lit torches. Most of the camps where the knights stayed were also dark.

“Your Highness, are you awake?”

Ken’s voice was heard between the sounds of the waterfall.

“Did you get some rest?”

“Yes. I woke up a little while ago too. It seems like the other knights are all sleeping like mice.”

Ken said, looking around the camps.

I smiled faintly.

“When we return to the West, another war with the remaining Orc army awaits, so we should let them rest until today or tomorrow.”

Since it took more than a day to get from Death Falls to the Western Command, we would spend tonight in the cave and have one more night of camping.

I was planning to let the knights rest as comfortably as possible until we arrived at the Western Command.

Moonlight was seeping through the fiercely falling waterfall.

I was looking at the waterfall for a moment, but I felt presences here and there.

It was Gale, David, and Riorden.

Ken opened his mouth.

“Everyone woke up as if they had made an appointment.”

I suggested as if it was a good thing.

“Let’s discuss future events. Perhaps the war in the West is just beginning.”

Everyone agreed with my words.

“That’s right. The Seed of Evil is dead, but the Orc King and the Orcs are not dead.”

David echoed Riorden’s words.

“The Orc army is still strong, so the battle will continue for quite some time.”

I moved to my camp with the four of them.

I called Phoenix to dry the moisture in the cave and heated the temperature inside the camp.

I sat down on the chair first, and everyone took their seats.

It was a temporary camp, but it was equipped with chairs for meetings and a table to unfold the map.

There was nothing that wouldn’t fit in the magic pouch.

Ken opened his mouth first.

“Let’s start with the item story.”

I shook my head at Ken’s words.

“Ken should use the items acquired from Thomson and the Riverhill family appropriately.”

I entrusted Ken with the items that could be called spoils of war.

No one else showed any dissatisfaction.

Gale had trusted Ken’s abilities to some extent since the Imperial Palace, but through this experience, he seemed to fully recognize him as my strategist.

David and Riorden also greatly admired him because they had directly experienced that all the strategies Ken had set up in advance were correct.

I brought up the matter of the West first.

“We need the support of the Western lords. In particular, we must have the support of Marquis Mike.”

Since I had cleared the quest to prevent Gorran’s resurrection, the only remaining quest was the Commander-in-Chief of the West.

It was also to carry out the quest, but currently, my power in the Imperial Palace was only Soris and his guild members.

The other princes and princesses all had powerful maternal families [families of their mothers].

Even the Empire’s four great families were all maternal families of princes.

As someone with no maternal relatives, I had no choice but to turn my attention to other nobles.

And Marquis Mike was the most coveted talent.

Marquis Mike’s territory included most of the western border. Of course, its prominence was low because there was the Forest of Darkness, the western forest called the Forest of Fairies, rather than other kingdoms outside the border.

Perhaps the Forest of Darkness was more dangerous than the human kingdom, but the nobles did not highly value it.

Only my father recognized Marquis Mike’s hard work and gave him the title of Margrave and granted him the title of Marquis.

“I need forces to support me from the outside, but there is no one among the nobles who have territories close to the Imperial Palace to win over.”

Riorden said.

“Isn’t there Count Boopen?”

“Of course, he is also a talent that must be brought in someday. But now he is fighting the war with the Western lords, and we must not miss this opportunity.”

I turned my gaze to Gale.

“What does Gale think?”

“I agree with Your Highness’s thoughts. The military power of the West is by no means inferior even when compared to the military power of the eastern nobles in the border area.”

Ken opened his mouth.

“You only need to catch one Marquis Mike.”

“One Marquis Mike?”

Ken smiled.

“Yes. If you catch one Marquis Mike, the rest of the Western lords will follow automatically.”

Ken’s expression was full of confidence.

He seemed to have a way.

“You seem to have a way?”

Ken nodded.