Chapter 910
## Chapter 910
Rumbo, Boom…!
A distant explosion noise resonated. Unlike the Vamel Alliance that had unilaterally crushed the first line of defense quite a while ago, fierce battles were still being fought on the left, right, and rear defense lines.
Only the Vamel Alliance had the luxury of a large-scale reorganization after winning the first battle.
Currently, the True Demon World’s defense line consists of five layers in total. To attack their castle, four more defense lines had to be broken.
‘The castle is the real deal. So, we need to advance towards the castle as fast as possible, and from there, we have to adjust our pace and figure out when Paellito will make his move.’
Or, they could apply intense pressure on the castle to prevent Paellito from interfering with the Holy Kingdom. That was the best option.
“Bale.”
{This is Bale Runcandel, listening.}
Ever since he became the central figure in the defensive wall, Bale had been rapidly accumulating a sense of belonging and pride as a member of both the Runcandel clan and the alliance.
The experience he had gained through countless challenges as a member of the alliance was now bursting forth at once. It was the result of protecting the people as guardian of the defensive wall.
Now, Bale cherished not only the late Sarah Runcandel but also all the members of the alliance and comrades who fought with a genuine belief in him. In other words, he was becoming a person worthy of being called one of the ten great knights.
As Jin smiled while reading the emotions in Bale’s voice through the communication device, he said, “We’re starting the breakthrough again. This time, you go ahead and deal with the demons in the front. I’ll rest for another 30 minutes before joining you.”
{Understood, Young Patriarch. But seriously, you and Murakan wiped out the first line of defense, and you only want 30 minutes? If you want to rest more, just say the word; I can handle it all by myself.}
“You’re quite confident now, Bale. 30 minutes will be more than enough.”
{Well, actually, you could go without resting at all. Those guys in the front were just for warm-up. See you later.}
Vroooom!
Bale extended his wings and accelerated rapidly. With a thunderous explosion, a golden streak like a meteor crossed the sky.
The demons on the defense line feared Bale. They had been closely observing the feats he had achieved as guardian of the defensive wall, vividly remembering the image of him slaying demons with his golden powers, staining the entire sky.
Swoosh, boom…!
As Bale’s power began to fill the sky, the miasma of Ragal, the last remaining threat, quickly dissipated. He was truly advancing alone, but it wasn’t Bale who had to prepare for death; there were millions of demonic troops on the second line of defense.
“Their attack has resumed, gather all forces!”
“Target the weapons! The first and second fleets aim at Bale, and the rest prepare for artillery bombardment against the enemy!”
The demons, aware of the painful defeat in the first battle, had immediately deployed demon kings and commanders at the forefront.
Terrible artillery cannons emerged from the True Demon World’s battleships. Even as Bale saw the cannons aiming at him, he didn’t even bother to deploy his protective shield.
He could avoid them all.
[Our Young Patriarch has faced battle with his back against the cannons of the Golden Ship, without using his protective shield. Do they think they have the guts to tie me down like this? Their cannons won’t be able to hit me at all.]
As soon as Bale finished speaking, a demon king flew towards him and swung his sword.
Swoosh! Bale used his wings to disrupt the demon king’s stance and extended his arms, at which point the target artillery cannons simultaneously fired a purple flash.
The demon king tried to get away, but Bale continued to use his wings to tie him down as a shield. The True Demon World’s cannons turned the demon king into a rag in an instant.
“Khaaak!”
[Don’t shoot your allies, you scoundrels.]
Then, Shakan split the demon king’s body, which was regenerating, in half. The golden energy of the sword that spread like a tidal wave wiped out the entire fleet.
As soon as the sword energy hit the main flagship, it expanded widely, engulfing the demons like a net. Even if the demons managed to survive a simple brush with it, they had to endure the feeling of their bodies disintegrating as they regained consciousness.
In other words, the infantry troops were also insignificant against Bale. Even with thousands or tens of thousands of infantry troops, their only role was to delay Bale’s advance for a few seconds at most.
[Those who possess the title of Demon King, those who are simply called commanders, and the insignificant small fry, they are all insignificant.]
The True Demon World commanders had no room to respond to Bale’s arrogant words.
Previously, Jin had saved some of his strength to deal with additional battles, but Bale’s power, the energy of the Sun God, was nearly infinite. Moreover, unless one had the means to extinguish the Sun God’s energy, they couldn’t kill Bale ‘completely’. Unfortunately, among the demons on the second line of defense, there wasn’t anyone with such capabilities.
[I am invincible, immortal, and you are weak and mortal. I am Bale Runcandel, one of the ten great knights of the Runcandel clan, a being who annihilates our enemies. The nemesis of mortals…! Yes, I am Bale. Bale Runcandel!]
Jin, who had been meditating on the Golden Ship, couldn’t help but laugh out loud at that part.
“Kid, looks like he’s going through puberty while growing up, huh? He’s really saying those childish lines… Gives me chills. He’s really self-indulgent.”
“But still, he looks much better than when we first met him, right? It might become an embarrassing memory he’d want to forget once he matures more.”
Jin, Murakan, and their allies felt empathy or burst into laughter at Bale’s lines.
But it wasn’t the same for the demons. To them, Bale’s childish lines sounded like a solemn pronouncement of forgotten gods.
Every time they blinked, almost ten thousand demons were oxidized into golden ashes. The sea was constantly filled with the remains of the True Demon World’s fleet, and the sky was stained with golden powers and screams.
Most of the twelve demon kings stationed on the second line of defense couldn’t properly counterattack against Bale.
It wasn’t just due to a difference in strength. It was because it was difficult to keep up with Bale’s speed as he swept across the battlefield like light.
The demon kings ended up inadvertently hitting their allies while aiming at Bale. Every time it happened, the chaos intensified, and the formations crumbled.
Of course, if all the demon kings used all their strength simultaneously, even Bale would have a hard time. After all, there were about thirteen of them.
But the demon kings were aware of the alliance forces watching from afar. If they used all their power impulsively and then Bale suddenly retreated, it would be a disaster.
The demon kings wanted to prepare for when Jin and Murakan attacked again, even if they had to endure immense losses among their infantry troops.
However, the demon kings couldn’t maintain this judgment for long.
Gradually, Bale wasn’t just targeting the regular troops but also the demon kings directly. When the demon kings lost their cohesion for a moment, Shakan inevitably flew in.
“…We have to use the flesh! If we continue like this, we’ll only lose. Even if they join forces, we must kill Bale!”
A demon king shouted. He was the most powerful among the demon kings stationed on the second line of defense, named Telbit.
In any case, whether they only lose troops this way and collapse or the alliance forces join forces, it wouldn’t get any worse.
The 13 demon kings made the decision to use Zito’s flesh at once. It was the moment with the most uses of flesh in a single battle since the True Demon War started.
The demon kings believed that by combining all their flesh, they could generate power similar to Zito’s true energy, which Sakiel used to block Jin and Murakan.
Goooooooo…!
Suddenly, their vision darkened.
Bale looked at the demon kings with surprise. His golden powers that had filled the sky were being consumed by demonic energy.
Bale raised his powers to the maximum, but it only slowed down the speed at which the battlefield was being consumed by demonic energy.
‘My infinite power…is being repelled. Just like when I faced Jin’s eternal flame…!’
Even Jin and Murakan had retreated in the past when Sakiel used flesh. Bale couldn’t withstand this.
Zito is a being who can destroy the power of Bale’s sun god, the ‘Trail of Life’. The demon kings were leveraging Zito’s flesh to match that power.
In the past, Bale might have panicked in the face of an unexpected crisis like this. Those who had become strong not through training but through birth often lost themselves in such moments.
However, Bale tightened his grip on his sword, dispelling his hesitation.
‘Looking back, I was becoming a knight without knowing it, both when I was in Runcandel a thousand years ago and after meeting Jin and returning to Runcandel.
If my fighting spirit weakens due to the power gap, I won’t be able to face Sarah with confidence when I meet her someday.’
Bale soon swung Shakan like Jin, Luna, or his fellow ten great knights from a thousand years ago, as if casting a spell.
The golden power covering the blade was becoming increasingly radiant, transforming like a pure aura.
Bale’s sword created an immense crescent moon that sharply bisected the center of the purple sky. It was clearly the result not of the divine power he was born with but of a knight’s martial arts.
The demon kings were surprised by the unexpected attack, but Zito’s energy quickly filled the sky again.
“…Damn it, I thought you could only rely on the Sun God’s energy. You have some roots, Bale.”
In response to Telbit’s words, Bale shouted:
{I am Runcandel! I am stronger when I fight with a sword than when I rely on authorities. Come…demons, face your destiny!}
“Look beneath your feet and speak, you, arrogant fragment of the Sun God. You were so focused on swinging your sword like a knight on the verge of despair that you missed this, didn’t you?”
Bale hadn’t directed his gaze downwards, but he could feel it: the swirling demonic energy that seemed ready to devour him.
While Telbit used Zito’s flesh, he simultaneously used dark magic that used the dead demon kings and ordinary soldiers as sacrifices. It consisted of the highest-level sealing spells, curses, and illusion magic that Sakiel had personally taught him, all twisting within the vortex.
[Argh…!]
First came the illusions, vividly depicting Sarah’s gruesome murder, causing Bale to gnash his teeth in pain.
Then came the sealing spells and curses, each trying to bind Bale in turn.
“Your comments might have been a bit excessive, but today, you were the most like Runcandel I’ve seen, Bale.”
[I thought I was going to faint from all your chatter. But, for a bitch who only knew Sarah, you’ve grown up well. Ugh, you’re starting to look like a great knight now.]
Jin and Murakan cut through the demonic energy and joined Bale.
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