He Became The Most Insane Emperor Of All Time [EN]: Chapter 102

“The situation isn’t entirely bad. Thanks to you, the demon’s attack has stopped.”

Although they could no longer make braziers and the Frost Flame was destined to eventually extinguish, Caliburn still spoke positively.

“But we can’t stay put in Isborg anymore.”

“What are you planning to do then?”

“I’m thinking of gathering the surrounding forces first. Focusing on the tribesmen.”

“Ah….”

Caliburn’s words were intended to expand the kingdom beyond Isborg, but it seemed to carry a special meaning for Igrid.

“Perhaps, Igrid, as you said, it might be helpful that I am one of their kin. It’s funny to seek out kin now, but perhaps this is fate…”

“…You will find fate, Caliburn.”

“I hope so.”

Caliburn and Igrid each had different thoughts, but both looked relieved.

“But what about you two? Perhaps… if it’s alright, I’d like you to stay with us.”

“Sorry, but we can’t do that. We have a place to return to.”

“Ah… I see? I don’t know where it is, but I won’t ask. It must be where your fates call you.”

Caliburn surprisingly didn’t urge us to stay any longer.

Well, considering his macho personality, he wasn’t the type to rely on us.

Anyway….

“Hey, why don’t you get up now?”

“Huh? What happened… Gasp, you!”

“Long time no see? It took me quite a while to find you.”

It was time to return.

* * *

“Hahaha, I didn’t expect His Majesty to come and save me himself.”

“Your subordinate found me… I mean, Shadow found you.”

“Well… after hearing the whole story, it was understandable.”

“So, can we go back now? Is the problem with the Vision Labyrinth resolved?”

At my question, the Wizard Lord Elroyd nodded.

“Yes, that guy who accessed the Frost Flame mana was the cause of the Vision Labyrinth’s rampage. The Frost Flame mana’s rampage affected the Vision Labyrinth.”

“I see. You were trying to resolve it and got captured by the demon.”

“Well, it’s embarrassing, but yes.”

The Wizard Lord smiled awkwardly, seemingly ashamed of being manipulated by a demon.

“Well, none of that matters. It seems like it’s time to go back now. Of course, we can go back, right?”

“Ah, of course. Why else would I be the Wizard Lord? There’s a reason I’m called a sage, a great mage, and the king of wizards.”

“…I’m a little doubtful.”

“Pardon?”

“No, it’s nothing. Let’s hurry back then.”

I wondered how such an accomplished friend could get stranded, but instead of questioning him, I urged him to quickly use the return magic.

“Understood. I’ll start right away then. By the key of mystery, Vision Labyrinth, show us the way home.”

Tsutsutsutsu-

Soon, as he chanted the spell, a portal to space-time opened.

Thus, we ended our time travel across a 3,000-year gap.

* * *

“For the Dark God!”

“Kill the weaklings!”

In a tribal village within the Loyalist faction of the Northern Territory.

Barbarian warriors wearing horned helmets were attacking the tribesmen.

“Stop them!”

“Warriors do not retreat!”

“Caliburn!”

The tribe’s warriors and the Imperial Loyalist Northern Knights mixed among them fought back, but they were outnumbered.

“We want to fight too!”

“You’re too young. You’ll only get killed, run away.”

“Grandfather is going to fight too!”

“Dying to protect the village is an old warrior’s duty. Not yours!”

As the battle turned into a village-wide melee, the old warrior raised his battle-axe to protect the young tribal children.

“Uwooooo!”

Clang!

The old barbarian warrior showed his vigor, killing the barbarians tainted by darkness.

Thwack!

“Kugh!”

“Not bad for an old man.”

But soon, he was overwhelmed and collapsed.

The dark warrior who had knocked him down looked down at him.

“Foolish, why didn’t you embrace the darkness? Why side with the Empire?”

“I’m not siding with the Empire. I’m fighting to protect our faith and traditions. Cough….”

“Grandfather….”

The old warrior stood up again, even as he coughed up blood. The young tribal children behind the old warrior watched the old man’s last stand.

“Come! You who are tainted by darkness! If you are still Caliburnians, respect the honor of a warrior!”

The honor of Caliburnian warriors.

That was to fight until death once on the battlefield.

And to respect even the enemy, not to disgrace them, and to face them with sincerity.

The old warrior was trying to fight to the end as a Caliburnian.

“Hehehe… Pathetic, old man.”

Swoosh- Swoosh-

“Th, the nets…!”

“That kind of outdated tradition, it has no value to us anymore.”

“You bastards! Are you even Caliburnians anymore!”

“We are now brothers of the demons and children of the Dark God.”

“You truly…!”

However, the opponents, once Caliburnians, seemed to have completely abandoned that identity.

At least, those before their eyes did.

“L, le, let go!”

“Rayburn!”

“Hanna!”

“You bastards, don’t touch the children!”

They even grabbed the children who were not yet warriors.

Meanwhile, the dark warrior approached, sneering at the old man entangled in the net and unable to move.

“You will be sacrifices to the Dark God.”

“Have you truly abandoned all pride as Caliburnians?”

“Caliburnian? A race destined to weaken, yielding to the Imperials, sowing seeds in fields within civilization? We reject that fate.”

“Kugh….”

Whether the old warrior cursed him while spitting blood or not, the dark warrior was thinking of taking the captured sacrifices as he watched the battlefield being cleared up.

Rumble!

“…! What is it!”

But then, something appeared before his eyes with lightning-like light.

No, it wasn’t something, but ‘someone’.

“…Hey, this doesn’t look like a magic tower at all.”

“Well, judging by the phenomenon, it certainly seems that way.”

“Just looking at the snow, we’re still in the north!”

“Oops, there seems to have been an error in setting the spatial coordinates. But don’t worry, it’s definitely the present, 3,000 years later.”

Those who suddenly appeared.

Everyone was strange.

The man in black armor and the one who looked like a mage from the south, bickering with each other, were like that, but….

“Hmm? You are… Igrid of the Frost, aren’t you?”

“…Do you know me? You seem to be a rebel.”

“Hehehe, how could I not? To meet the Grand Duke’s bloodline here.”

Shing-

The dark warriors, who had completely subdued and bound all the Loyalist warriors and tribesmen, once again drew their swords and axes.

“You’ll make excellent sacrifices.”

“Don’t make me laugh.”

Clang-

At his words, Igrid also drew her rune sword.

“Heh heh, so you won’t surrender easily? Good, everyone, att-”

Whoosh!

“Kuaaaak!”

The dark warrior, who had been focusing on Igrid, was suddenly engulfed in flames and screamed.

The fire did not easily extinguish even in this snowy cold.

“I didn’t expect it to turn out like this, but….”

And the one who threw the flames, Shadow, the Emperor of the Empire, Franz, drew his silver holy sword and said.

“Well, it’s better this way. I was going to the north anyway. More importantly… I need to deal with the bad guys first.”

For the Loyalist tribesmen, they were unexpected saviors.

* * *

In fact, there were many things I didn’t know about the local situation in the Northern Territory.

I had asked Igrid about this and that, but there were still many things I didn’t know.

“But just by looking at those pointy-horned guys, they’re the bad guys.”

“That’s, kind of a prejudice based on appearance, isn’t it?”

“Shut up, just provide magical support. Here I go!”

[High-Speed Movement Deployed]

[Shadow Blades Created]

Immediately, I moved at high speed, weaving through the enemies.

Ting!

“Oh ho?”

“He’s strong! He’s a sacrifice for the Dark God!”

“Kill him! We must kill him and offer his soul!”

However, even though their armor looked dirty and stained with blood, the armor deflected the Shadow Blades and the Holy Sword.

Normally, I would have been able to cut through most armor with Aura Blades.

“I sense a powerful consecration. Physical attacks won’t be easy.”

Pajijijik!

“Kuaaak!”

Elroyd quickly grasped the enemy’s magic power and advised me.

Jeojeojeok!

Igrid was also wielding her rune sword, mainly dealing with the enemy with cold energy.

“Keep pushing forward, brothers of darkness!”

Elroyd and Igrid were stopping them with magic power and magical attacks.

But even those were only working to a degree, not enough to be fatal.

No, to be precise, the dark warriors’ durability exceeded human levels.

“Then how about this.”

[Purifying Flame Activated]

I activated the Purifying Flame once again.

I had turned it off for a while after burning someone at the beginning, but if the enemy was resistant to physical force, I needed to use it again.

“That flame again! I won’t fall for it this time!”

“Hmph, the smell of being roasted is reaching even here.”

“You bastard!”

Bang!

Whoosh!

The dark warrior, enraged, rushed in and swung his axe down.

When I blocked the attack with the Holy Sword, I felt considerable strength, but I countered by emitting the Purifying Flame.

However, this time, the guy didn’t seem to care much even when the flames stuck to his body.

It seemed like he had developed some resistance. Or maybe the firepower was insufficient.

“So that’s how it is? Then how about this!”

[Frost Flame Mana Activated]

I immediately activated the newly acquired ability, Frost Flame.

Soon, the mana of blue flames mixed with the Purifying Flame.

“Hmph! Is it just a change in color? That won’t- Ah, no!”

The guy, who was still struggling while facing the axe, confidently endured, but was shocked to see the blue flame completely turn his arm to ash.

“Wh, why is the resistance to darkness!”

It seemed like he had developed some resistance to magic power, but the powerful fire that surpassed the resistance burned his hand off.

He hurriedly backed away, but he couldn’t prevent his combat power from plummeting since he had lost his hand.

“Hmm, I see. So the Frost Flame enhances magic power.”

The Purifying Flame, as its name suggests, nullifies or purifies magic power.

However, the Frost Flame mana, although it’s a similar flame with a different color, conversely enhances or distorts magic power.

As it was the magic power that provided warmth to the entire Isborg, it was a power focused on enhancement.

“Then is this also possible?”

Whoosh-

Frost Flame swirled around the Shadow Blade.

Then, the aura, which was a form of magic power, was also greatly enhanced, strengthening the Shadow Blade, which was a product created with aura.

Slice!

And it easily cut through even the armor that had received the consecration of darkness, slicing the dark warrior from just now into pieces.

“Excellent! You’ve powered up tremendously!”

With this, the possibilities were endless.

It seemed that the time travel to 3,000 years ago was not a waste after all.