Regressor Of The Fallen Family [EN]: Chapter 385

Those words made everyone from the Holy Kingdom in the room freeze.

“No, Aran! What are you saying all of a sudden?”

The high priest, who had been healing her, stopped praying, utterly astonished. Even Harman, who looked so strong, now looked worried.

But Eileen sighed and continued calmly.

“Please remember what we promised, Commander. We have other responsibilities. We need to think about our own safety first.”

Eileen looked at her companions, covered in bandages, and then back at Harman.

Harman understood her meaning and bit his lip.

“Just once, only once. If we can stop the final battle, where they are adding more legion-level forces, the Empire won’t push any further.”

He spoke with strong belief.

Even though the situation was bad, five of the Empire’s Western Army legions had already fought, and two of them had lost their leaders.

Even with the Imperial Central Army coming, if the Empire lost, everyone on the continent would change their minds.

The victories were making the people of Noviens very happy.

“The gods are with us.”

People all over Noviens praised the gods.

The heroes who were injured were being treated, but the people of the Holy Kingdom thought their help was God’s will.

That would change the atmosphere.

“Even if it’s the Holy Kingdom, they are fighting the Empire…”

“How can they fight against the Empire?”

“Religion should just be religion…”

Some forces were being controlled by the Empire, and many local churches were not doing anything because they were thinking like this.

Those who didn’t send help were listening to their archbishops.

If people started to think this was a holy war that God wanted, they would go to Noviens, even if it was dangerous.

A long time ago, someone who lost to the Empire fought the Holy Kingdom like this, wasting their country’s power and falling apart.

‘It could happen again this time.’

The Holy Kingdom was proud that they always had more soldiers, even if their soldiers were not as good. Harman was sure that if hundreds of thousands of holy soldiers, with wild faith in their eyes, all came to Noviens, they would be like a storm that no one could stop.

Most importantly, he had information from the kingdom in front of him.

“…If the Emperor is really planning a war to take over other countries, he won’t want to lose any more in this war. History shows that the Holy Kingdom does not want to take over land directly.”

“Commander, you are right. But we have already done more than we planned. Especially Ronian, as you can see…”

Eileen paused, looking at Ronian, who was sleeping as if dead. Her heart hurt to see him like this. It was all too much.

He had a very bad injury that made her and her companions’ wounds look small. If this wasn’t Noviens, with many high priests, and if Ronian wasn’t a strong Aura User, he would have died.

‘My husband told me to think about our safety first. What would he say if he saw this?’

‘Everyone has done too much.’

Everyone thought the next war would be in their homeland.

So, they had all tried their best to weaken the Empire’s power.

She had done the same. Killing two of the Empire’s legion commanders was a great achievement, but she was sad that she couldn’t defeat the Sword Soul when she had the chance.

Eileen smiled sadly and continued calmly.

“…Well, I don’t even know if I’ll be able to walk by the next war. We can’t do any more. I’m sorry, but we need to protect our own lives, not Noviens.”

Harman’s face darkened, and the room felt gloomy. Losing five superhuman forces when they expected even more to arrive felt like a death sentence to them.

‘But I can’t give up completely. The Holy Kingdom needs to weaken the Empire as much as possible.’

So, Eileen gave the Holy Kingdom some hope.

“But we also need time to heal. And we don’t know if we’ll be all better by the time the next war starts.”

The Empire’s extra forces were expected to arrive in a month at most. And even if the others were okay, Ronian’s injury was so bad that he wouldn’t be completely healed by then.

“Does that mean…?”

“If the war starts before then, we will gather on one side to escape. To do that, we will trick and fight at least one legion commander to escape without being seen.”

“Ah…!”

Harman’s face lit up.

With their skills, it wouldn’t be hard to slip out of a battlefield without anyone noticing.

Eileen was offering to weaken the Empire until the last moment, but Harman thought she was considering the Holy Kingdom. Also, hearing that they were going to return, even a little help was good.

“…I understand. That would be the best thing to do.”

He still had some regrets, but he had to accept it and try to find other ways to fight back.

Harman became determined again, and hope came back to the faces of the other priests who had been listening.

As the conversation ended, Viktor suddenly stepped forward.

“Commander, how is the Saintess, the Pope?”

“Yes?”

“She gave me a blessing at the end of the battle and then collapsed from exhaustion. I haven’t heard any news since…”

“Ah, Her Holiness is still praying to get her divine power back. She did too much, but she is healthy. Thank you for your concern, Lord Miller.”

“No, that’s… I…”

“…?”

“No, it’s nothing.”

He remembered the strange words she said during the battle, words that made no sense.

Viktor stopped himself from asking the question.

It was just a guess, and the Saintess’s words were so bad that the people of the temple might draw their swords. It was not something to say in front of many people.

Harman thought he looked worried and nodded.

“Lord Miller, you have met Her Holiness before. Don’t worry. I will tell you as soon as she finishes praying.”

“Ah… yes. Th-thank you.”

Viktor stepped back awkwardly, and Harman sighed and bowed to the group again.

“Please focus on getting your strength back. We will take care of everything else.”

It was a normal thing to say.

But Harman looked very confident as he said it. Even if the group defeated the superhumans, they would still be at a disadvantage.

“If I may ask, Commander, do you really think that is enough to win?”

Eileen was curious about his confidence and asked suddenly.

“Of course! By then, I’ll be all better.”

He answered without hesitating, which seemed strange.

Even if he was the Holy Sword, he was just one person, right?

Was he too confident after defeating the Sword Soul?

Eileen couldn’t help but doubt it.

Of course, she wasn’t rude enough to say it.

At that moment, she didn’t know what to say.

– Urgent news! More forces are coming from the Empire…!

The happy feeling in the room disappeared like smoke. Everyone’s faces went white when they heard the urgent voice from outside the door.

“Already?!”

The shocking defeat of the Imperial Army.

The world was very surprised because most people thought the Holy Kingdom would lose.

Some people thought the Holy Kingdom was stronger than they thought, but most people made fun of the Empire.

– They lost with so many soldiers? Did they command badly? I could have won.

The difference in power between the two countries seemed very clear.

Also, when people heard that Tris Hornsby, who was considered the best swordsman, had lost to the Holy Sword, they started to doubt the Empire.

They said they were the strongest, but the Empire is nothing special. Are they just a messy group?

This rumor spread quickly, as if someone was trying to spread it.

The Empire, or the Emperor, used a strong strategy that no one expected before the rumor spread.

– The Imperial Central Army is coming, with over 200,000 soldiers. About 4 to 5 legions.

– Seven superhumans from the Imperial Guard are coming.

– The seven magic towers of Aserian are sending five tower masters.

A very big army, as big as the army they already sent, but with much better soldiers, started their departure ceremony in Aserian.

– God’s punishment for the bad priests! I will make everyone in this land follow the real God.

The news of the massive army, which started marching with the Emperor’s angry roar that shook the palace walls and seemed able to destroy the Holy Kingdom and the countries around it, silenced the people who had been making fun of the Empire.

But then, right after that.

A crystal ball was sent to the Empire, important nobles, and the palaces of nearby kingdoms. A crystal ball with a video of men in black masks who suddenly appeared in the air, attacking a young man with black hair and black eyes again and again.

At the end of the video, the young man looked tired and said this.

[These are agents of the Imperial Special Inspection Department, killers people call ghosts. The Emperor of the Empire tried to kill his own son to have a reason to invade the Holy Kingdom. I, Baros van Ares, promise that this is true. The Empire is trying to use the Holy Kingdom to take over the world.]

This stopped the Imperial Army from advancing.

It not only removed the reason to invade the Holy Kingdom but also shocked everyone who had a conscience.

– Is the Empire really planning to take over the world?

– He even tried to kill his own son?

– World conquest!

The Empire was angry, and all the countries around it started to react to the situation.

Then, the Imperial Family quickly made a statement.

– As we said, the Black Serpent wizards kidnapped and brainwashed the prince. The video is fake. The Empire, the Emperor, has never done such terrible things. It is a lie made up by the Black Serpent wizards and the bad priests of the Holy Kingdom!

But other countries did not believe them.

The ghosts, who were only known by a few powerful people, were clearly seen in the video, and the prince’s eyes looked normal, like normal mind magic.

Also, the magic experts in each country watched the video and agreed.

– It has been edited, but the video is real.

As a result, the Empire’s army stopped, and people started to turn against the Empire.