He Became The Most Insane Emperor Of All Time [EN]: Chapter 44

The Greatest Mad Emperor of All Time – 44

The Greatest Mad Emperor of All Time Episode 44

Auror surged from the Mana Heart, blazing like blue flames.

Unable to vent it all, it erupted from my entire body, making it seem as if I were truly on fire.

[High-Speed Movement Output Amplification]

[Exceeding the limits of athletic ability. Be cautious of rapid rebound.]

Shiaaaaaaa-

Shukak! Seokeok! Chwaak!

Like a car with broken brakes that could only accelerate, I dashed forward at a maddening speed, slashing everything that moved in my path.

It was too fast to even distinguish between friend and foe, but since I was the only one besides the *Goein* [monstrous humanoid soldiers], it didn’t matter.

-Kyaul!

I merely grazed past them, but that was enough to bisect one of the *Goein*.

The *Goein* around it were also caught in the aftermath of the Auror that exploded with the sword strike and were torn to shreds.

[Eliminated a large number of *Goein* in a short time, absorbing a significant amount of power.]

[A significant amount of stamina and mana has been restored.]

[Slight rebound occurring due to continuous Mana Heart overload.]

Trickle-

“Damn it. I expected it, but the side effects are severe.”

I felt the salty scent of blood as a nosebleed started.

It was only natural that my body couldn’t handle squeezing the Mana Heart to its absolute limit.

Thanks to the absorption constitution I gained from the fixed effect of the potion research, I was recovering slightly, but that alone wouldn’t be enough to suppress the body’s rebound.

“Then there’s only one way.”

Cheek-

I took out another concentrated potion that I had brought in advance.

And I poured it into my mouth without hesitation.

[Consumed an Enhancement Potion!]

[Due to the body’s limits, output can no longer be increased. Instead, the duration of the potion is extended.]

[Mana Heart output is *exploding* to a dangerous level.]

[If the potion’s effect ends, there may be a severe rebound.]

Consume more potions to delay the rebound.

It was a very radical and dangerous method, but if I could just survive, I could become stronger on my own.

“Kueeeeeh……!”

My vision wavered, but everything was clear.

I felt a psychedelic sensation, as if the colors of everything were melting away.

-Keureureureu!

-Kyaaaaa!

Perhaps they thought it would be best to eliminate the most threatening one first.

Or maybe they were following someone’s orders, but even the *Goein* who occasionally targeted their allies were all flocking to me.

Hwoong-

I, who had been weaving through them with an extremely fast quick sword, felt that the quick sword alone was not enough.

So this time, I infused the sword with Auror to the point where it felt heavy.

Instead of simply infusing it, I condensed it, compressed it, and increased its density to the point where it could no longer be contained.

-Kyawooool!

Kwaddeuk!

-Keureureuk……?

Three or four of them attacked at once, but when I swung my sword once, their bodies were shattered.

It wasn’t that they were cut by the sword, but rather that they were being scraped and crushed as if they had collided with something terrifying.

It was a grotesque sight created by the abnormally high density of Auror.

-Keureureu!

Of course, even with such a sight unfolding before their eyes, the *Goein* were rushing in like moths flying towards a flame.

It wasn’t just recklessness driven by instinct.

Even if they were strong, they instinctively knew that if they could sink their teeth and claws into him, they could win with their overwhelming numbers, so they were charging in.

“Alright, let’s see who eats who in the end!”

But without taking a single step back, I raised the sword filled with explosively enormous power and slammed it into the ground.

Kwaaaang!

The moment I plunged the sword into the ground, the suppressed Auror spread out in all directions in an instant, as if lightning struck by a lightning rod scattered into the ground.

If it were electricity from lightning, it would have dissipated due to the resistance of the soil, but the Auror contained in the sword began to rampage as if it had been freed from its shackles.

Kugugugugugu-

That caused an earthquake-

Seokeok! Syupaaaaat!

Blue Auror surged like lava from the cracks in the ground.

The blue Auror shredded everything it caught, severely restricting the movements of the *Goein*.

“I’m going again!”

-Keu, Keureureu!

A rough forest that had become extremely dangerous.

Even the *Goein*, who were virtually unrestricted in their movements in the forest terrain, couldn’t move recklessly once the environment became one where they would be chopped to pieces and die if they took a wrong step.

However, I was dodging them with a sense so sharp that it seemed to surpass their instinctive senses, and I was slaughtering the *Goein*.

[Eliminated hundreds of *Goein* in a short time, absorbing a large amount of power.]

[The absorbed power has slightly restored the body’s collapse.]

[The restored body has begun to strengthen more than before.]

The gamble I had bet everything on was coming back with more chips.

The body that had been tearing apart was now healed, and it became tougher and stronger than before.

But more than anything else, the melting colors had begun to appear clearly.

I thought it was an illusion caused by the side effects of the drug, but surprisingly, it wasn’t an illusion, but my new ability.

[Acquired the ‘Sharp Weakness Detection’ skill.]

[Sharp Weakness Detection: Uses *hypersensitive* instinct to discern the weaknesses of all elements.]

[You can also use the Weakness Detection ability to identify flaws or correlations in the opponent’s power or magic.]

“Now it’s even easier to see.”

Things that I had instinctively avoided danger or targeted the enemy’s weaknesses.

That was now distinguished by clearly visible colors.

As it moved from the realm of instinct to the category of cognition, I was able to torment them even more skillfully.

The attacks of the *Goein*, which had occasionally grazed me, no longer touched me at all.

Conversely, they fell without even recognizing my attacks.

-Keu, Keuheoeong!

Around the time I had cut down countless *Goein*.

The movements of the *Goein* also began to change dramatically.

Even though there was a difference in power, they had attacked based on the instinctual judgment that they could win.

Now that instinct was reversed. Fear was settling in their eyes, which had only been filled with ferocity.

“So now I look like a predator, huh.”

I muttered, looking at the *Goein* who were not only retreating but also starting to flee.

I could chase them down and kill them, but something else bothered me more.

After gaining the Weakness Detection ability, I could see a faint level of magic flowing from the *Goein* to somewhere.

The flow of magic was too faint to recognize with just one, but since all the *Goein* were connected, it was bound to be clearly visible overall.

“That must be how they’re controlling them.”

It wasn’t difficult to guess the purpose of that magic.

Even though the *Goein* were acting on instinct, they showed at least minimal control, such as not attacking the Karstein soldiers.

That meant that someone was exerting control.

But it couldn’t be simply because they understood words, so I could guess that the connected magic was the method.

“Then shall we go see what kind of bastard it is?”

Before hunting down the fleeing *Goein*, I decided to find out about that first, and I started running through the forest like the wind.

* * *

“T, This can’t be! It can’t be!”

Robert was shocked by the sight he saw through the crystal ball.

The *Goein* were blocked by a single, unknown knight in black armor.

“How can such a thing be possible!”

At first, he simply thought it was someone with a slightly stronger *level* making a reckless challenge.

He thought it was a minor obstacle that would soon be swept away by the wave of *Goein*.

But that person was a huge wall.

It was a huge dam that blocked even a huge wave, so the ones that were breaking were the *Goein* who rushed in recklessly.

“Damn it, don’t run away and keep fighting!”

Before he knew it, the *Goein* had begun to get scared.

The *Goein*, terrified, began to flee haphazardly without being controlled by the crystal ball.

“Damn it, to fail like this…….”

Robert bit his parched lips.

The glories that had been right in front of him, the opportunity to make achievements that would guarantee his career path, were being shattered in vain.

General Gordon’s prediction did not go wrong, but the enemy did not simply use deception.

He also had a powerful force capable of defeating the *Goein* squad single-handedly.

Without defeating the unidentified black knight, the main force led by General Gordon would not be able to withstand it.

“Robert, Vice Commander! What should we do now?”

The trainee knights who had accompanied him as messengers asked urgently.

But Robert couldn’t possibly have any brilliant ideas.

“We lost. That’s an undeniable fact.”

“T, That…….”

“But there’s still something we can do. The *Goein* will soon be able to be controlled again.”

It would be impossible to tell them to attack the enemy again, but it would be possible to regroup and retreat.

“We have no choice but to promise the future.”

“But what about General Gordon…….”

“There’s no way to save him right now! Not only the general, but also Duke Karstein!”

“……!”

Robert spoke as if he was asserting it, and the trainee knights looked surprised at his statement.

They didn’t know that defeat was certain, but saying that there was no way to save their lord could be regarded as disloyalty.

“Don’t you understand yet? Everything we thought was in our favor was the enemy’s deception! General Gordon saw through it, but Karstein didn’t!”

Even if he realized it now, the Duke no longer had a chance.

This was because the means to stop the advance of the Imperial Army had virtually disappeared.

“T, Then what are you going to do?”

“I’m going to recover the *Goein* as much as possible and become a resistance force.”

“Resistance force…….”

The knights’ reaction to the word resistance force was surprisingly lukewarm.

Half of them seemed to agree, but the other half didn’t seem very keen.

A resistance force is easily established when it is against an invader.

However, this battle was a fight between the Emperor and Karstein, but it took place strictly within the borders of the Empire.

Even if it could lead to a bigger civil war in the future, it was currently a territorial war caused by feudal inertia, not an invasion.

Of course, those who had received great favors from Karstein or shared his interests might try to resist.

But for those who didn’t, it was bound to be a lukewarm affair.

“You fools! Do you think this is just about withdrawing your oaths of allegiance!”

That’s what it should be, but Robert had to deny it with all his might.

Unlike the lower-ranking knights, he had contributed a lot to raising the *Goein* soldiers, so even if he surrendered and survived, he was likely to be purged by the Emperor.

“Even if you swear allegiance to the Emperor again, there will be no place for you under him! You’ll be lucky if you don’t get your head cut off, let alone a place!”

Fortunately, the trainee knights, who were not only lacking in swordsmanship training but also in life experience, were easily swayed by his intimidation and rhetoric.

“Moreover! There are still many lords who are participating in separatism. There’s no need to give up here! Not only that! We can continue to cooperate with the *Mazoku* [demon clan].”

He added a somewhat realistic argument, not just intimidation.

Of course, the reality was unlikely to be realized, or it might be a little different from the truth, but that didn’t matter right now.

“Ah, I think Sir Robert is right.”

“It’s certainly difficult to trust the Emperor blindly.”

What mattered right now was that he had succeeded in persuading them.

Then, even though things had gone wrong, a small smile appeared on Robert’s lips.

It didn’t seem like a bad idea to become the leader of a small rebel force and lay the foundation.

He had failed to become the tail of a dragon, but becoming the head of a chicken didn’t seem like a bad choice.

He was immersed in a swelling dream that he could use this foundation to rise to a higher place.

Clap- Clap- Clap-

“Amazing. You’d be more talented as a demagogue than a knight.”

“……!”

At that time, Robert heard a strange voice chillingly from behind.

The knight in black armor that had been seen in the crystal ball.

He was standing there at some point, sending applause full of sarcasm.

“Y, You are-”

Seokeok!

“But I don’t really need a demagogue.”

The black knight, ‘Shadow’, cut down the worthless man without hesitation.

Robert’s head was cut off by *sword energy* alone, from a distance where the sword didn’t even touch.

The crystal ball shattered on its own at the same time as his death.

“Sir, Sir Robert…….”

The trainee knights, who had been persuaded by him until just now, could not express their desire for revenge on the black knight in front of them, even as they looked at him, who had died in vain.

“Anyone want to die with him?”

Because of the overwhelming difference in power, no one could have such thoughts.