He Became The Most Insane Emperor Of All Time [EN]: Chapter 155

“The sails are about to tear!”

“The ship is shaking too much! We might run aground!”

“The sailors are falling into the sea from the impact of the waves!”

The Empire’s fleet was advancing into the storm.

Numerous casualties were occurring. Yet, they did not stop.

Because there were beings protecting them.

“T-the torn sails are being automatically repaired!”

The Prosperity Magic, imbued with the Empire’s blessing, was repairing the torn sails and broken rudders.

Koo-oong!

-People of the Empire, we will help you.

“T-the Sea King Tribe, they are helping us! They are pulling the ships!”

“The Abyssals are rescuing those who have fallen into the sea!”

The Abyssals, who had once again become allies of the Empire, were with them.

The giant Sea Kings were pulling the ships that were about to drift away, and mermaids were finding those who had fallen into the sea and were waiting for death.

With their help, the Imperial Army was able to advance with courage.

Kwareureung!

Of course, even so, breaking through the storm was a difficult task.

Even a natural storm felt like a giant wall of nature, but this storm was artificial, caused by a powerful curse.

It itself harbored malice and was preying on victims.

Originally, there would have been no power to resist it.

But now there was.

[Empire Soul Stage 3 Deployment]

[Summoning the Empire’s Spirits]

“Come forth, spirits. Come forth and obey your new master.”

I conquered the Elven Kingdom and burned the World Tree.

Naturally, the spirits of the World Tree lost their home.

I subjugated them all. Not as spirits belonging to the spirit realm, but as spirits of the Empire.

Instead of the World Tree, their cradle was now the Empire Soul. In return, they had to be loyal to the Empire.

-Let’s help the humans!

-Let’s block the waves and wind!

-Let’s repair the ships!

Originally, they were evil beings who played with victims like toys, but now that they were subjugated to me, that was impossible.

The spirits began to help people, even if it meant they would disappear when their strength was exhausted.

“I-I’m alive.”

“What are these things?”

“It’s the blessing of His Majesty the Emperor! He has sent us a new race of the Empire!”

The Imperials who were helped and survived either felt relieved or fanatically praised me.

“I see it! I see Seyram!”

“Fleet, full speed ahead! We’ve almost escaped the storm! Hold on a little longer!”

“Oooooooooh!”

They finally succeeded in breaking through the cursed storm.

As a result, the morale of the fleet soared. But I stared at Seyram Island in the distance with a firm expression.

“I can feel the dense power of the curse. It won’t be easy.”

The curse that had already spread throughout the Abyss had become stronger.

But Seyram Island was even more intense, as if directly stating that it was the source.

It felt as if the entire island had been swallowed by the curse.

“Sarah, stop the ships for a moment. We need to secure the safety of the harbor.”

“Yes? But there’s nothing in the harbor… There are no signs of ambush in the sea either.”

“No, not in the sea.”

Sreung-

[Light Wings Deployed]

[High-Density Aura Blade Activated]

I immediately flew into the sky and infused Silver Rose with aura.

The highly concentrated aura would not only be sharp but also cause an explosion after cutting.

But at first glance, there was no target in the harbor right now. But that was just ‘camouflage’.

“It’s the island itself.”

Kwagwagwagwa-

I swung at the island. The sword energy moved forward, cutting through the sea.

And what I hit was, on the surface, just the ordinary terrain of the harbor.

But…….

-Keeeek!

“M-my god!”

“What is that? Why is that coming out of the ground!”

The ground where the sword energy struck shook, and octopus-like tentacles wriggled from it.

It had been waiting for our ship to arrive. If we had approached without knowing, we would have suffered devastating damage.

“I’ll be back in a bit, Sarah.”

“Your Majesty!”

I still had to find and eliminate the remaining threats in the harbor, including those tentacles.

I immediately spread my wings and flew towards the harbor.

-Keuhoooooooo!

As expected, as I approached, the tentacles aimed at me.

In addition to the giant tentacles I had initially struck, small tentacles transformed into sharp spears and tried to stab me.

“Annoying.”

Whirlick, seokeok, chwaak! Chwajajajak!

It was a dangerous attack that could easily pierce the armor of an ordinary knight, but to me, it was just annoying.

The small tentacles were easily cut off and fell apart just by casually swinging Silver Rose.

“First, one.”

Chwaaaaaak!

-Kuweoaaaaaaaa!

Then, a quick high-speed flight.

I put that speed into my sword and cut off one of the giant tentacles.

Hwareureureuk-

The tentacle had regeneration abilities, but the purifying Silver Rose had flames on it, which spread to the tentacle.

The tentacle that was on fire was burning down instead of regenerating.

-Kyaaaaa!

The entire island seemed to writhe in pain as if the fire was too hot.

Then all sorts of tentacles began to appear around it.

Tentacles that spat poison needles, or tentacle flowers that seemed capable of swallowing a person whole, or tentacles that emitted a paralyzing liquid that would instantly paralyze you upon contact.

“At this rate, it will be difficult to land troops.”

It would be troublesome if the entire island was like this. I had to suppress it even for a short time.

“Then I’ll thoroughly eradicate you!”

[Empire Soul Output Amplification]

[Silvanstein Deployment, Transformation into Mechanoid Type.]

Shuuuuuuuuu-

The seal on Silvanstein, which was embedded in the armor, was released.

Soon, Silvanstein began to reveal its true form.

In the form of a giant robot weapon, a Machina [a large mechanical construct or robot].

[Kisil, online. Awaiting orders. Would you like to board now?]

“I will board.”

[Multiple hostile entities have been detected. Deploying automatic defense system.]

Toong! Tootootoo! Chwajajajak!

Even while preparing to board Silvanstein, attacks from tentacles were coming from all directions.

But they were intercepted by aura energy bullets fired from Silvanstein’s auxiliary weapons, or preemptively attacked and torn to shreds or exploded.

[Boarding procedure complete.]

[Empire Soul Synchronization Complete]

[Multiple hostile entities detected.]

[Please suggest the highest priority strategic objective.]

“The island is rampaging with a curse. Silence it so that the troops can land.”

[Command received]

Weeeeeeeng-

Silvanstein’s massive body moved.

It held the Silver Rose, which had been enlarged for Silvanstein, like a cross.

Shuuuuuuuu-

Soon, intense air currents swirled around Silvanstein.

The Empire Soul connected to Silvanstein was concentrated on the Silver Rose, causing energy currents to swirl around it.

The power was growing even greater, and soon it reached its limit.

I slammed the empowered Silver Rose into the ground of the cursed island.

“Receive the judgment of the Empire!”

Peoooook!

-Kyaaaaaaaaa!

The island screamed as it was slammed down.

It tried to struggle and resist again, but the light of the Empire Soul that permeated its body was purifying the island.

As a result, the powerful curse that had been on the island was lifted for a moment.

The monster tentacles that had sprouted on the island withered at that moment.

“Waaaaaaa!”

“Now is the time, full speed ahead for the entire fleet! Hurry and land on Seyram!”

As the threat to the island was suppressed, the fleet was seen advancing under Sarah’s command.

Since there was no longer anything to stop their landing, there was no reason to use Silvanstein any further here.

Silvanstein’s Mechanoid form consumed the Empire Soul like a hippopotamus, so it was immediately deactivated.

“Hurry, if Seyram is in this state, there won’t be many survivors left! We must rescue them!”

“There may still be remaining resistance forces! Never let your guard down!”

The soldiers and knights who landed moved according to the action patterns they had learned while liberating dozens of islands.

Unfortunately, there were almost no survivors on Seyram, the source of the curse.

-Keurururuk!

“Darn it! What do we do with that? It doesn’t die even if you cut off its head!”

“Cut off its limbs! Subdue it so it can’t move!”

Instead, there were survivors who had turned into monsters.

Originally, the Abyssals had a hideous appearance outside the Abyss due to the curse they suffered from, but now it was beyond that level.

Compared to what could be called ‘Fishmen’ or ‘Naga’ [mythological creatures with human upper bodies and snake or fish lower bodies], the current state was truly a monster twisted by the curse, craving only slaughter.

“Terrible… Was the Queen trying to turn us into that?”

“Damn it. She didn’t care about anything other than her own power. Not her people, not the Abyss…”

Knowing that they would have been in the same state if it hadn’t been for Ktalion’s devoted sacrifice, the last remaining attachment to the Queen disappeared from the Abyssals.

“Emperor, it seems the entire population of the island has changed. If you try to eliminate them all, you won’t be able to reach the heart in time.”

Meanwhile, Igrid watched the battle situation and said. Even as she spoke, her Northern warriors were preparing for battle.

“So we must strike the heart of the enemy. The place where the heart of the Abyss is, the Coral Palace of Seyram.”

“I suppose we must.”

There was a way for me to fly there alone, but that wasn’t a wise move.

I need time to replenish my strength after the solo raid on the harbor a little while ago.

If I fly alone again this time, I might be caught off guard.

“I will help with the purification prayer too!”

“I will provide naval gun support. I will show you the skill of shooting magic bullets with naval guns.”

Stella and Sarah also joined in. It seemed I could rely on their help up to the palace without having to step forward.

“Good, then I’ll leave it to you.”

“But, Your Majesty.”

“Hmm?”

“……No, it’s nothing. I will begin.”

Igrid seemed to want to say something, but then gave up.

I could feel Stella and Sarah’s gazes too, but I don’t know what’s going on.

Well, it’s probably nothing.

“In the name of Kalibal!”

“Do not back down, wolves of the North!”

“Kalibaaaaaaal!”

Led by Igrid, the warriors of the North launched a fierce charge.

It was a level that was difficult for the warriors of the Empire who followed behind to easily imitate.

Jjeojeojeojeok-

“Now is the time, Stella!”

And Igrid froze the countless enemies that were rushing in with her ice. At the same time, she sent a signal to Stella.

“The fury of the Empire, defeat the enemies of the Empire. The justice of the Empire, judge the enemies of the Empire. The hatred of the Empire… burn the enemies of the Empire with your flames!”

Hwareureureureuk!

The unquenchable flames struck the enemies who were frozen and unable to move.

The cold ice melted away, but the monsters died with screams of pain in the flames that were far from warm.

“Don’t rest for a moment and bombard all at once! Don’t spare the shells and magic!”

Kwang! Kwagwang! Kwang!

As if that wasn’t enough, the fleet’s bombardment continued from afar.

As Sarah had foretold, all the incoming shells were magic bullets.

The magic bullets exploded after being hit, scattering deadly fragments, or were accurately guided to the enemy, thoroughly tearing apart the monsters.

“That’s it. That’s the Coral Palace. But… it’s cursed as well.”

They reached the Coral Palace with their tremendous firepower.

But from that palace, a dense curse was felt that would not allow any approach.

The moment anyone other than me set foot there, they would be devoured.

“Stella, I’ll go alone from here.”

“Your Majesty, but……”

“Don’t you trust me?”

“……I will trust Your Majesty and wait.”

Stella decided to defend the front of the palace while encouraging the troops.

Before our allies are annihilated, I must go inside and achieve the goal.

“Ktalion……”

I muttered quietly, holding Ktalion’s dagger.

Will I destroy the heart to save the Abyss? But if I do, Ktalion will die.

“Who protects the protectors?”

I asked myself that question again.

I couldn’t answer that question for a long time, but I had already shown it in action several times.

Yes, in the end, there is no need to look for answers elsewhere.

“I will.”

Kwajik!

I broke the dagger.

I will not rely on a pathetic decision that depends on someone’s sacrifice.