My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 312

312. The Final Battle (1)

쾅! 콰콰쾅!!

Deafening explosions echoed across the battlefield.

“Kkyaaaak!”

“S, save me!!”

Horrific screams erupted, piercing through the explosions.

And those screams came solely from one place.

Pshushushushuk!

“It’s, it’s a rain of arrows!!”

“Everyone, take cover!!!”

The soldiers of the Holy Empire.

The screams erupting from a massive army of a million men painted the entire sky.

콰콰콰콰콰쾅!!!!

꽈아아아앙!!!

The area where the arrow rain fell was devastated and crumbled.

And in this fleeting moment to reload the Singijeon arrows [Korean super-weapon, a type of rocket arrow],

It was a sweet time for the Holy Empire to reorganize its battle lines.

But Ruben didn’t even allow that.

“I shall add crimson to the darkness…”

“The chaos of crimson flames shall shine forth…”

Kiiiiing─!

The magic corps’ incantation was heard, and a piercing ringing erupted.

Soon, countless magic circles were created in all directions, and whoosh!

Thousands of flames blazed together, glowing like the sun.

Cheeeeeek─!

The moisture in the atmosphere began to evaporate completely due to the tremendous heat.

The moisture embedded in the earth also evaporated, causing it to crack and split.

Soon, the sun-like flames struck the main force of the Holy Empire directly.

콰아아아아아아앙!!!

With power greater than the Singijeon’s arrow rain, it incinerated everything in its path.

A crimson land where not even screams could be heard.

The exploding flames incinerated everything.

“Wh, what… !”

The warriors of the Holy Empire hesitated at the surreal sight.

Indeed… it was an unbelievable power.

Although the power of magic was said to be strong, it was not to this extent.

The Arcanic Magic Corps, known as the best on the continent.

Even they couldn’t do this.

Perhaps it would be possible only with the continent’s strongest archmage, Egret Rothschild.

That meant it was comparable to an 8th Circle archmage [a mage of immense power].

It also meant that Ruben’s magic corps surpassed the Arcanic Magic Corps.

Ruben’s magic corps, upgraded with dragon equipment.

“N, no way!”

They were truly the strongest on the continent.

Of course, even the strongest had clear weaknesses in large-scale magic.

Namely, the need for a long casting time.

The need for an unavoidable period of downtime.

But that downtime was conversely filled by the firepower of the Singijeon.

Pshushushushuk!

When the magic casting was over, the Singijeon’s arrow rain invariably flew in.

Conversely, when the Singijeon’s arrows were finished, magic invariably flew in.

Of course, even so, there was still downtime.

There was a fleeting gap, or no gap at all.

However, Ruben’s barrier, which even magical weapons could not penetrate.

Ruben’s barrier was blocking that fleeting gap like an iron wall.

“Kkyaaaaak!”

“Keuheoheok!!”

Accordingly, the Holy Empire’s million-strong army was unable to even scratch Ruben.

Therefore, it was a war where the outcome was obvious to anyone.

The outcome of this overwhelming difference in power was clearly determined.

“Charge! Charge!!”

“Exterminate the wicked heretics!”

However, the warriors of the Holy Empire did not stop.

They plunged in without hesitation, even in the face of death.

Even as their comrades died before their eyes, they did not tremble with fear.

“Everything is according to God’s will!”

Hwaaaaaak!!

Rather, they burned themselves even more and rushed in.

It was truly a gruesome sight.

“Really…”

At that sight, Elena frowned without realizing it.

Of course, war is inherently gruesome.

But still, they were going too far.

Blind fanatics rushing in like moths to a flame.

Even mayflies, which only live for a day, wouldn’t do this.

Puhwahahahaak!

In an instant, a soldier of the Holy Empire fell, his limbs severed.

Bright red blood spurted in all directions, and the severed limbs twitched on the floor.

“It’s a rough place. Please come inside.”

Lucas spoke to Elena, unable to bear the sight.

“No. I’m fine.”

But Elena gently shook her head.

It was a war where everyone was risking their lives to fight.

In such a war, just to be comfortable alone, just because she saw a rough sight.

She couldn’t comfortably fall back.

Of course, she wasn’t directly fighting with a sword.

“I want to fight with the soldiers here.”

But she had to fight together like this.

This was Elena’s way of fighting together.

“… I understand.”

At Elena’s firm will, Lucas did not persuade her any further.

-Anyway, who did she take after to be so stubborn?

At that moment, a familiar voice was heard.

Looking over, Leah was shaking her head.

Elena, with slightly surprised eyes, immediately asked Leah.

“How did it go? Lady Isabel Hawke…”

-I couldn’t catch her.

Leah continued, with a regretful look.

-I almost caught her… but the paladins rushed in so fiercely.

Then Leah shook her head, as if she was fed up.

She sighed repeatedly.

-They were small fries, but there were too many of them.

“I see.”

Elena nodded slightly.

It was a shame, but…

It couldn’t be helped.

First of all, Leah was a vengeful spirit of a thousand years, manipulating death energy.

On the other hand, the crusaders and paladins were those who wielded divine power.

In many ways, Leah and them were not very compatible.

Especially since the place where Isabel was located was in the heart of the enemy lines.

She aimed for a gap in the negotiations, but even so, it was still in the heart of the enemy lines.

In short, Leah alone had entered the midst of a million-strong army.

Because Leah was formless, she could infiltrate quietly.

It was something that no one other than Leah could even attempt.

Of course, it would have been better if she could have captured Isabel.

-But since my death energy brushed against her, she won’t be able to come to her senses for a while.

However, it was not without results.

Leah’s death energy was not ordinary death energy.

A grudge accumulated over a thousand years.

Even most holy knights could not withstand Leah’s death energy.

What more could be said about Isabel?

Even if she couldn’t capture her, she could subdue her.

And with that, Isabel was as good as completely excluded from this war.

In short, it was as if the commander-in-chief was not doing her job.

No wonder the Holy Empire’s army was rushing in like moths to a flame.

No wonder they were just blindly charging without any particular command system.

Without a commander-in-chief to act as the head, they could only become blind fanatics.

“You’ve really worked hard, Branch Manager.”

It was truly a tremendous achievement.

-I told you to trust this older sister.

Elena gave a small smile at Leah’s boastful words.

At this rate, victory was a sure thing.

The all-out war of a million-strong army currently pouring in was fierce.

But it wouldn’t last long.

They had hastily prepared for the war.

Therefore, this all-out war would not last a day.

Of course, the key was to endure that one day.

But in the current state, they could endure it sufficiently.

Especially now that Isabel was excluded from the war.

Beyond enduring, they could overwhelm.

An impenetrable iron wall.

More than enough of Ruben’s supplies.

The arrows manufactured in Ruben’s production facilities were piled up in the warehouse.

And the magic power of the magic corps upgraded with dragon equipment was also ample.

They could hold out until Cyan returned.

They could win this war.

Elena took a deep breath to calm her elevated heart.

She slowly exhaled, looking at the battlefield ahead.

And Elena could see.

Ruben’s overwhelming power.

A scene that guaranteed a certain victory.

Saaaaaaaah─!

A strange power felt in between.

Strangeness.

That was the only way to express it.

Perhaps it was because Elena didn’t know much about power.

Elena was a woman who had not done any particular training.

Therefore, the emotion that Elena felt as an ordinary woman was strangeness.

-Get out of the way!!!

In an instant, Leah grabbed Elena’s hand and yanked her away.

At the same time as pulling her, Leah detonated all the death energy she had.

And at the same time.

콰아아아아아아앙!!!

A tremendous impact erupted on the barrier where Elena was standing.

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The sudden impact.

The impact, accompanied by a huge roar, dominated the surrounding battlefield.

Silence fell for a moment.

Everyone stopped fighting and looked at the place where the impact had erupted.

A thick fog of dust was obscuring the view due to the impact.

The dust fog, which did not allow one to see even an inch ahead, was telling without filtering how severe the impact had been just now.

People stood blankly, watching the slowly subsiding dust fog.

And after a little time, as the dust fog subsided.

“Th, the barrier…”

A murmur was heard from someone.

It was a small sound.

However, it echoed across the silent battlefield.

Thus, when all the dust fog had finally subsided.

“N, no way…!”

“Th, the barrier…!”

Exclamations of shock erupted from among the people.

To be exact, it wasn’t the people.

Ruben’s soldiers and territory residents.

Only from them did exclamations of shock erupt.

The scenery where the dust fog had completely disappeared.

“The barrier has collapsed…?”

Ruben’s barrier had been shattered miserably.

It was not a mistake.

Without a doubt, Ruben’s barrier had collapsed.

“H, how…!”

The shock spread throughout Ruben, adding to the horror.

Ruben’s barrier was truly impregnable.

It was a barrier that had never collapsed even once in all the past events.

No one had been able to penetrate it.

And it was a barrier that no one had ever penetrated.

But… but…

It collapsed.

Ruben’s scenery was clearly visible through the collapsed Ruben’s barrier.

And in the collapsed debris.

“Your Highness!!”

Elena was lying there, covered in blood.

Her whole body was covered in blood, and even her life was unclear.

No, honestly… in that state, one could only think that she was dead.

Elena didn’t seem to be alive at all.

However, this was Ruben’s territory.

With the blessing of the World Tree, Insteez, and the effect of , was being applied.

It could only be a relief that Elena had not lost her life.

“Healer! Bring a healer! Quickly!”

Ruben’s people rushed to Elena in a hurry.

While people were staring blankly at the scene.

“Wh, who on earth…?”

People’s gazes turned as if they had made a promise.

The strange power that had broken Ruben’s barrier.

To find the person responsible, their gazes frantically scanned all directions.

But it was not visible.

Even as they looked around, they could not find anyone with distinctive features.

“The sky!”

The sky?

At that moment, someone’s shout was heard.

People’s gazes turned upwards all at once.

And seen above in the sky.

There was a man standing there.

The expression ‘standing’ was not correct.

The man was literally in the sky.

The posture was just a standing posture.

If we were to discuss the reality, it would be accurate to express it as ‘floating’.

The man floated in the sky, looking down.

It was as if he was looking down at the entire world under his feet.

The eyes of a ruling absolute being.

At the same time, thud, thud.

All the warriors of the Holy Empire, reaching a million, all knelt down.

Each drew their sign of the cross, looked at the man in the sky, and murmured.

“Oh God…”

“Oh God…”

The prayer shouted by a million people was truly a marvelous sight.

The yearning of the marvelous prayer reached the sky and flowed into the man.

And looking at such a fanatical prayer.

Ruben’s people could immediately tell who that man was.

The eldest son of Elandur.

The one who was once Cyan’s older brother.

The one who was once the star of the Empire.

But now, the one who is trying to become a god at the end of arrogance.

“Kai Elandur…”

Kai Elandur, the arrogance in the current era.

Kai was floating and reigning in the sky.

Was that also a kind of arrogance?

Kai was not showing any words or actions.

But was it not so for the believers of the Holy Empire?

Was there a wordless revelation given to them?

“God has spoken.”

Those who were praying to God rose from their seats one by one.

Like a huge wave, the million-strong army rose one after another.

Those who had risen were all looking at one place.

Right at the collapsed Ruben’s barrier.

A total of 2 million eyes were directed solely at the collapsed barrier.

At Ruben’s scenery that was clearly visible inside.

At Ruben’s territory residents who were trembling.

“Exterminate the wicked heretics!!”

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah─!!!!

The million warriors poured out like a flood towards the collapsed barrier.