Do Your Own Revolution

#096

“Kweorok–!”

When the arm of the massive monster struck the ground, countless stone fragments scattered in all directions.

Along with that, flesh burst apart, and numerous toxic substances contained within.

When the purple-discolored mucus splattered on his clothes, Zeplant’s face instantly contorted.

“You monster, dare to soil my body with filth?”

“Kwak?!”

As if only now realizing its attack had missed, the monster’s gaze turned toward Zeplant.

The blue-haired young man looking down at it with cold eyes.

“Burn.”

With his single word, beams of light erupted from numerous spheres that had risen behind him.

Screech—!

The monster vanished without a trace, burned away.

Seeing this, five monsters leaped at him in succession, but Zeplant manipulated the spheres here and there as if finding it laughable.

Whoosh-!

The light orbs moved chaotically in all directions as if each possessed its own will.

The moment a monster twisted its body to avoid one sphere, another sphere emerged from a blind spot and fired its beam.

[Jewel of Light].

As the basic attack formula imprinted in the second stroke of [Radiant Holy Lance], it was the foundational magic for subsequent application formulas.

Originally, it was a magic meant to be floated above the caster’s shoulders and used like a fixed battery position.

However, Zeplant had modified this formula in his own way, handling it with such agile methods.

“Kiek!”

Upon witnessing five monsters disappearing at once, the five pure-breed monsters surrounding Carlos exchanged signals.

[Threat confirmed. Formation will collapse if left unchecked.]

[Switch from mobile warfare to delaying tactics. Propose numbers 4 and 5 coordinate response.]

[Agreed.]

[Agreed.]

[Formation dissolved. Engaging.]

Boom–!

The pure-breed monsters split their formation and sent the five monsters that had been facing off against the knights charging at Carlos.

The giant creatures lunged forward with all their might.

However, seeing this, Carlos transformed his magical power armor without any change in expression.

Swoosh-!

The magical power crystals covering his body instantly gathered in his hands, and the crystals gathered in his hands immediately formed the shape of a massive sword.

[Steel Wall Lion.]

Though it was the imprint of Duke Buckenheim, known as the master of defensive formulas, he unhesitatingly converted his armor into a sword.

“No matter how well you’ve copied human tactics, monsters are still monsters. Your intentions are too obvious.”

“?!”

With those brief words, Carlos swung the great sword in his hands.

Boom–!

With a tremendous explosion, the upper bodies of the monsters charging at Carlos flew off completely.

As soon as he finished his attack, his magic armor immediately returned to its original form.

Delling, who had barely managed to kill one monster with his crystal sword, gulped dryly at the sight.

‘He reused his existing armor and converted it to an attack formula. To minimize magical power consumption…!’

To think such power could be achieved even while minimizing magical power consumption with long-term battle in mind.

However, before he could marvel at this, three pure-breed monsters immediately charged at Carlos.

Clang-! Clang-! Clang-!

The remaining two charged at Zeplant, constantly pressuring him.

Seeing this, Carlos gritted his teeth.

“These bastards…!”

Until just now, five monsters had been pressing them.

But after two of them split off, these creatures no longer attacked him recklessly.

Their movements showed they were trying to pin him down while maintaining a tense standoff.

Looking over at Young Master Zeplant’s side, he was in a similar situation.

“These wolf-like bastards, scurrying around like rats…!”

One creature pressed Zeplant up close, while the other targeted his rear.

The [Jewel of Light] that had been dealing with dozens of monsters simultaneously was now focused solely on handling two monsters.

‘Is this what a proper monster battle is like?’

The monsters kept changing their attack routes and exchanging positions to confuse them.

Meanwhile, the regular monsters that formed the core of the enemy forces were slaughtering the knights with their characteristic magical power quantity and impact force.

“W-we can’t stop them! Our magical power is completely deple- Aaaagh–!”

Crunch-!

The knight’s body flew helplessly through the air after being struck by the monster’s arm.

The knight fell head-first to the ground and perished, all the bones in his body crushed.

Already over fifty knights had lost their lives in such a manner.

‘The pure-breed monsters are engaging in delaying tactics to tie down myself and Young Master Zeplant, the Knight Order’s main combat force, then switching to offense when magical power is depleted. This is…’

Carlos could only be shocked as he realized the battlefield situation and the enemy’s intentions.

‘Is this… truly monster tactics?’

Originally, monsters were beings that rampaged like beasts that had lost their reason.

Though their characteristic magical power quantity and physical abilities were overwhelming, they were like powerful beasts whose inferior intelligence couldn’t keep up.

That was why humanity had been able to achieve victory against monsters in the last great war.

‘But what is this supposed to be?’

These creatures were pressuring them while maintaining formation, just like humans.

These creatures were identifying their opponent’s weaknesses and striking at those blind spots, just like humans.

‘Assassinating Eugene isn’t the issue. This is… These monsters…!’

He had thought they were just specimens with high intelligence, but that was a miscalculation.

Monsters that mimicked human behavior.

A group of monsters moving in perfect unison, matching their movements.

Hundreds of gathered monsters forming a system like an army!

‘What in the world created such an impossible existence…!’

If this were left unchecked.

If such monsters increased their numbers and invaded the Empire again, then at that time…!

“Kikik.”

Just as he was thinking this, a low laugh sounded right in front of Carlos’s face.

A pure-breed monster that had broken through his containment and approached within arm’s reach.

The sound came from the head of that monster looking up at Carlos.

…It laughed?

A monster?

In that moment when his attention was briefly diverted by this bizarre sight he had never experienced in his life.

Thunk-!

The spear in the monster’s hand didn’t miss that brief moment.

“Kugh…?!”

“Fa-Father-!”

The monster’s spear pierced Carlos’s chest.

The sharp blade made of material like monster teeth immediately began injecting contaminated substances into his body.

Crack-! Crack-!

The black liquid spread through his blood vessels.

The monster’s contamination that instantly spread throughout his body blocked his magical power circuits, and the magical power armor covering his entire body slowly began to dissipate.

“Kii…”

“Kruk. Kruruk.”

“Kikikik.”

Seeing this, the three pure-breed monsters’ eyes gleamed.

First, one.

Just as the three monsters raised their spear tips to prepare their final strike.

Boom–!

Five beams of light fired simultaneously flew toward where they stood.

“Kiiek–!”

As if unable to avoid the sudden attack, one creature’s shoulder was pierced through.

Just one arm flying off.

Though the monster maintained a composed appearance as if thinking that was all, the real attack came after being hit.

“Filthy monsters. Did you think I’d keep taking it forever?”

Crumble!

“Kruk?!”

The monster’s body hardened like stone before crumbling away.

Seeing this, the pure-breeds changed their target of caution.

Young Master Zeplant walking this way while throwing aside the corpses of the two monsters that had charged in earlier.

His clothes were torn in various places and stained with blood.

Judging by his contorted face, it seemed he hadn’t achieved victory very smoothly either.

“Maintain formation-!”

Zeplant who had instantly slaughtered three pure-breeds.

At his shout, the other knights also gripped their swords tighter.

Considering the monsters’ physical abilities, retreating now would only mean being hunted down in these complex ruins.

To survive, they had no choice but to kill all these monsters.

“Kill every last one of these abominable monsters!”

The knights of the two dukes who had been at each other’s throats whenever they met now formed ranks while protecting each other.

The sight of them tending to the wounded and guarding their comrades’ backs.

Their previous goal of eliminating political enemies had completely disappeared; now they were simply struggling to survive.

***

Thud-!

“Huff… Huff…!”

In the center of the city littered with corpses.

After confirming the last monster had fallen, Zeplant dropped to one knee while breathing heavily.

“To think you’d collapse just from handling one more, I’m disappointed in Buckenheim, Lord Carlos.”

“Yes, I’ll be sure to repay this debt.”

Zeplant who stood protectively before Carlos, and Carlos who offered brief thanks to such a Zeplant.

As he moved his hand to control the [Jewel of Light], the monsters protecting the girl in the center instantly turned to powder and scattered.

‘Out of over three hundred knights, less than fifty survived.’

Wasn’t this close to total annihilation?

Thinking this, Zeplant glanced toward Carlos.

Judging by his complexion, that man seemed to be having similar thoughts.

“Still, we gained an unexpected harvest.”

“Harvest?”

Hearing Carlos’s words, Zeplant struggled to stand using his sword as support.

His overloaded magic circuits felt like they could burst at any moment, and his extremely deployed imprint was burning hot as if on fire.

They had barely achieved victory after exhausting all their power.

If so, they should collect a reward worthy of that.

Thinking this, Zeplant spoke while looking at Irene sitting in the center of the city.

“That girl. The rift is closed, and she’s completely neutralized, isn’t she?”

“…”

At those words, Carlos raised his clouded eyes to look at Irene.

The black-haired girl staring at him with blank eyes.

Seeing those characteristic amethyst eyes, Carlos’s eyes narrowed.

‘That girl… Why does she look familiar?’

As if he had met her somewhere before…

Just as he was thinking this.

“…Ha, haha, hahaha.”

When he recalled a scene from his old memories, a hollow laugh escaped Carlos’s mouth.

Seven years ago, in Meldir territory, wasn’t it?

When Delling and that Eugene boy had gotten into an argument.

There was a girl hiding behind a pillar, watching that scene.

A girl with black hair and purple eyes.

“A monster that can create rifts on its own and understand human speech. If we secure and research it properly, it would be invaluable…”

“It’s already too late.”

What?

Zeplant frowned at Carlos’s words and asked.

“What do you mean it’s too late? What are you suddenly…”

“Yes. Now I understand everything… Hehehehe…!”

Carlos laughing weakly like a madman.

Seeing this, Zeplant’s expression turned strange.

“What’s wrong? Has he gone mad from the contamination…?”

“Lord Zeplant! How dare you show such disrespect to Father…!”

“Imperial Guard Knight Order.”

Carlos, who had muttered weakly, continued speaking through gritted teeth.

“The Imperial Guard Knight Order still hasn’t shown themselves! No matter how unfamiliar they are with the geography, those who departed almost simultaneously with us…!”

“The Guard Knight Order…?”

As if only now understanding Carlos’s words, Young Master Zeplant’s eyes widened.

“…Wait. No, but that’s impossible!”

“I had similar thoughts. However… I remember seeing that girl.”

Back then, he had thought she was just a nameless maid.

But that wasn’t it.

That boy had been raising such an impossible existence all that time.

Such a dangerous being, without anyone knowing…!

Click-!

At the sound of metal, Zeplant turned around hastily with a pale face.

“Eugene… Lorentz…?”

It was that boy.

Without so much as a scratch, let alone injuries, the boy was pointing a gun at them with an immaculate appearance.

And behind such a boy, a group of knights revealed themselves.

Feilun.

And the Imperial Guard Knight Order surrounding them.

The boy they had tried to eliminate was pointing his gun at them.

At this moment, when they were completely exhausted from fighting the monsters.

“Young Master Zeplant of Nachtval, and Lord Carlos, heir to Buckenheim. And Lord Delling, who was his legitimate son.”

Eugene, calling them with an expressionless face.

“You and your subordinate knights met a heroic end while stopping the manifestation of loathsome monsters incited by the rebels.”

“Wh-What…?”

“What are you… saying…!”

He looked down at the exhausted knights and their corpses with a faint smile.

“Special Magical Power Unit Battalion Commander Eugene Lorentz and Imperial Guard Knight Order Commander Andrei Leonhardt will testify to this, and the two heirs will be awarded the Empire’s Hero Medal. Lord Delling will receive the Imperial Lion Medal.”

“…!”

“You will go down in history as great mages who set an example of true nobility as heroes of the Empire.”

With Eugene’s voice, Andrei standing behind him raised his hand.

The Guard Knights numbering around a hundred.

As magical power gathered in the muzzles of their rifles, the knights who finally understood the situation began frantically running to various parts of the city.

But at that moment.

Bang-!

A bullet fired from Eugene’s gun pierced through the head of one fleeing knight.

Eugene smiling brightly while looking at them.

Seeing his eyes, Carlos trembled.

“Eugene Lorentz… You, demon…!”

“Rest in peace in the afterlife.”

Demon my ass.

Thinking this, Eugene spoke to them.

“The Empire will remember you as heroes.”

“Open fire.”

With Andrei’s order, the muzzles of the Imperial Guard Knight Order’s guns all blazed at once.

Not a single knight survived in the desolate ruins of Peldia City.

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