The Protagonists Of The Novel Escaped – Chapter 67

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: TushChen
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The man who had stained the royal castle, where the banquet was being held, with a bloody massacre finally approached the king.

And he raised his sharp sword.

“…It’s for the greater good.”

“W-Wait! Are you really going to kill me?! Spare me! Spare me!!”

The king, feeling the ominous and fearsome aura emanating from Regnas, stepped down from the throne and prostrated himself at his feet.

It was a humiliating sight, throwing away even a shred of self-respect.

Clang-

The crown adorned with splendid jewels fell.

It seemed to foretell the miserable end he would soon face.

“Didn’t I appoint you as a knight of the kingdom…! And I bestowed upon you the status of a royal family member! Yet why are you committing such an act of ingratitude…”

“Even on the brink of death, in the end, Your Majesty can’t let go of pointless hypocrisy.”

The king’s face was dyed with terror.

At the same time, the tip of the sword pierced the king’s heart.

The pain didn’t last long.

Because it severed his life in an instant, like a guillotine punishing a sinner.

The king, who had ruled tyrannically while squeezing the lifeblood of the citizens in the barren outskirts of the north, was assassinated.

Shockingly, the one who assassinated him was Sword Saint Regnas, who had been a knight of the kingdom and an adopted son.

“……”

He stared at the king’s corpse, which had spewed blood and died, for a long time.

Then he gazed at the throne stained with blood.

Was he reminiscing about the past?

Or was he anticipating the chaos that would unfold in the future?

Even though he had finally severed the long-standing grudge, the Sword Saint only let out a sigh filled with heavy regret.

“…How long are you going to hide there?”

“Aaargh!!”

Regnas turned his head and asked while wiping the blood off his face with his sleeve.

There was a sole survivor who had miraculously escaped the aftermath of the mass slaughter.

Regnas moved his steps towards the place where the survivor was hiding.

The sound of footsteps drew closer.

Then the survivor who had been secretly hiding let out a terrified scream.

“Re-Regnas…!”

“It’s been a long time, Crown Prince Erik.”

Regnas finally came face to face with a man of graceful appearance.

The sole survivor was Crown Prince Erik, the successor of the kingdom.

Seeing Regnas drenched in blood like a ghost, Erik completely lost his will to fight.

And as if reenacting the disgrace his father had shown, he quickly prostrated himself at Regnas’ feet.

The opponent was the Sword Saint.

He was one of the Seven Strongest on the continent, just like the Red Dragon of the Empire.

Escape was impossible.

Winning was even more impossible.

The sharp blade tip dripping with blood was pointed at his throat. Erik, startled, fell backwards.

“I-I’m sorry for the past…! It was childish behavior out of jealousy towards you! It was my fault, so please spare me!”

“Only just before death, you finally beg for forgiveness.”

Due to the incompetent king and greedy nobles, the citizens of the kingdom always had to endure suffering.

If it weren’t for his innate talent in swordsmanship, he would have lived as a servant of power until now.

Regnas, who had completely severed the shackles of tyranny, looked down at the person responsible for carving the terrible scar on his face and felt indescribable anger.

“I’ll make an exception… and spare the life of the crown prince.”

“R-Really?! Thank you…! Thank you, Regnas!”

The Sword Saint withdrew his blade.

At that, Erik showed joy.

However,

Soon, that joy turned into pain more humiliating than death.

A sharp slash struck down, cutting off the crown prince’s handsome face.

Witnessing the blood gushing from his face along with the searing pain, Erik screamed and collapsed to the floor.

“Aaargh!! M-My face!! Regnas!!”

“Why are you so angry? Didn’t you also carve a scar on my face, Crown Prince? When I first entered the royal castle, led by my mother’s hand… You carved my face with a sharp dagger.”

When Erik spewed fierce anger, Regnas answered while stroking his own scar.

An eye for an eye.

It was revenge to achieve retribution.

An iron hammer had been dealt to the ruler who had oppressed countless citizens and exploited their lifeblood until now.

Regnas, who had been looking at him with meaningful eyes, opened his mouth again.

“Go to the Valtarian Empire and tell them.”

The reason for sparing the mortal enemy before his eyes was simple.

He needed someone to serve as a messenger.

The son of the assassinated king…

A crown prince of a fallen nation, destroyed by the Sword Saint overnight, would surely draw the attention of all countries, including the Valtarian Empire.

“There will be no next time.”

The Sword Saint said as he retracted the blade that had repeated merciless slaughter.

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Like a bear that had stubbornly eaten only garlic in hopes of becoming human, the vampire who had been fed only chewy candy in a dark prison finally faced the situation she had been hoping for.

The pioneer.

The great Apostle of War had come.

As soon as Edanant entered, Ariel immediately knelt down.

“You’ve come, Lord Pioneer!”

“Pioneer?”

The vampire, whom he thought would harbor a vengeful heart in prison, showed a docile appearance.

At that, Edanant showed a reaction of not understanding the reason.

The arrogance she had shown in the imperial castle was nowhere to be seen.

And the ominous aura she had exuded in paradise was not felt at all.

What on earth is going on?

Has she gone mad from eating only the chewy candy the Luinongs gave her?

It was natural to feel such doubts.

“Let me ask you one thing. Where did this come from? The magical equipment that helped you turn the imperial castle into a wasteland. If your answer is even slightly delayed, I’ll turn you into a beehive like last time.”

Edanant took out a bracelet made by carving platinum from his pocket.

It was the Sage’s magical equipment.

Edanant, who had subjugated the vampire and seized the magical equipment, had been keeping it on hand.

It was to hear the detailed circumstances as soon as the vampire woke up.

“I-It was in the chaos realm…!”

“Ah. Then I’ll have to change my question. What is this chaos realm you crossed over from? I know there are numerous dimensions, including the mortal world, but… I’m hearing about the chaos realm for the first time.”

The chaos realm.

Another annoying name popped up.

Edanant frowned and asked Ariel again.

“The chaos realm is a dimension teeming with cursed lifeforms banished from the mortal world. In the process of devising means to completely crush the empire and the Holy Kingdom, which have been repeatedly fighting, the apostles discovered it.”

“Hmm…”

If it’s a space where unidentified life forms armed with sharp metal are swarming, it’s naturally not normal.

Recalling the monsters that had ravaged the streets of the imperial capital, Edanant became wary.

“You found Bergriser there?”

“To be precise, it was in the ruins located in the chaos realm. It was just sitting there in the middle of nowhere. As if it had been deliberately abandoned.”

“You seem to be babbling nonsense. Should I turn you into a beehive like this?”

“N-No, it’s true! Lord Pioneer!”

Why?

Why on earth?

Every time he received an answer from the vampire, new questions arose.

The group of Disaster Gods, including the vampire before his eyes, had spent time completely cut off from the mortal world.

That’s why they had no information about the Saintess Party.

The fate of the priest-knights who had been brutally killed by the holy sword’s holiness spoke to this.

‘For some reason, the Sage left his magical equipment in a place in the chaos realm. And the apostles in the chaos realm happened to obtain it… How does the Sage know about the chaos realm?’

The captured vampire was definitely telling the truth.

The Saintess Party had undoubtedly reached the chaos realm discovered by the apostles of the Disaster God.

“How do you open the passage connected to the chaos realm?”

“I-I can’t do it alone… I need the help of other apostles.”

The newly found clue led to the dimension called the chaos realm.

If the saintess and heroes had headed to the chaos realm, there must be a reason for it.

I have to go to the chaos realm.

Even if it’s to follow their traces.

Edanant, shaking off his complicated thoughts, decided to temporarily suspend the execution of the vampire who deserved the death penalty.

“Where are the other apostles?”

“I’m not sure about that either… Except for the group following the strategist, everyone else scattered.”

Naturally, the cult forces, each worshiping their own god, lacked unity.

They were like mighty ragtag armies, so to speak.

That’s why they eventually suffered a reversal at the hands of the empire and the Holy Kingdom.

“Anyway, I got it. Good job answering honestly.”

“When can I get out of here? I’ve been eating only the candy thrown by the fairies for ten days…”

He tried hard to ignore the vampire’s pleading voice as she clung to the iron bars.

“Th-Then! At least let me suck the blood of a young virgin! Preferably a virgin who has undergone the coming-of-age ceremony this year, if possible.”

“……”

He consistently ignored the earnest plea that felt desperate.

It was a request not even worth listening to.

He put the chewy candies he had packed in his pockets as prison food for the sinner.

Then the vampire, imprisoned in the cell, slumped to the floor, expressing her disillusionment.

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