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After resolutely abandoning the small fortress on the border of the empire and the golden opportunity to kill Vargas, the commander of the Flame Dragon Corps, one of the four major armies of the empire, when the night was approaching dawn, Erwin, Hein , Liana, and the legendary great magician Jessica who met them halfway finally rushed to the abandoned capital of the ancient Bardia Kingdom.

And when they entered the Bardia castle built by the lake, and were about to find the throne where the holy sword was sealed with torches, the sky had already begun to dawn.

"Mage Jessica!"

"Is the Holy Sword just ahead?"

After extinguishing the torch in his hand, looking at the morning light slanting in from the window of the ancient castle, and looking at the quiet passage ahead, for some reason, Alvin suddenly had a bad premonition.

"Um."

"It was originally at the front, right on the throne..."

"But now, I can't guarantee it."

Looking at the fresh footprints on the ground, Jessica's heart sank to the bottom just like Alvin's.

After she found out that the seal was touched yesterday, she notified Erwin and the others as soon as possible, and then joined them halfway and hurried here, but she looked at the footprints on the ground, and saw that there were going in and out in the direction of the toes It is not difficult to guess that her worst fears may have already happened.

But now, she still insisted on going in to have a look, just holding on to the last trace of fantasy.

"I'm still a little worried."

"Look!"

"There are a lot of fresh footprints on the ground. Although there are not many people, if Teacher Jessica's guess is correct, it is very likely that the holy sword has been taken away not long ago."

Hein, who followed behind, studied the footprints on the ground while analyzing them logically.

However, what made him a little strange was that among those messy fresh footprints, he found a slightly smaller footprint that didn't look like an adult?

Of course, he didn't think it was so strange, and he didn't tell his discovery.

Because, that is likely to be the footprints left by some slender races, for example, in the Kingdom of Karthus, there are many natural shooters, that is, those elves?

"!"

"arrive!"

"look!"

"Is the holy sword still there?"

Before coming to the throne, looking at the huge sword-shaped decoration on the wall, Alvin subconsciously thought that it might be the sealed holy sword, and cheered directly.

"No!"

"Holy Sword, it's gone..."

However, before he subconsciously wanted to go to the wall to see if he could pry off the beautiful 'sacred sword', the great magician Jessica walked aside with a gloomy expression, and walked to the one in front of the throne. In front of the stone pier, he stared in frustration at the fresh sword mark above it in a daze.

Undoubtedly, countless years ago, when the ancient Bardia kingdom fell, the holy sword was sealed by her and the last royal family in front of this stone pier, and the rebellious soldiers at that time just snatched it away. It's just a replica of a holy sword.

After that, the holy sword was preserved here in a very humble and inconspicuous manner.

Although, for countless years, countless bandits or careerists have come here to search, and they have tried to dig up the ruins of the entire capital of the Bardia Kingdom and robbed many hidden treasures, but, The holy sword has been well preserved here.

"A few years ago, because I noticed the recovery of the dark power, before I was about to use the method of reincarnation, I came here personally and confirmed that it is still there."

"But now..."

Stretching out her hand, she groped for the sword mark and the remnants of magic power on it, and found that there was no trace of violent cracking, Jessica couldn't help but sighed again.

The fact is that the holy sword was indeed taken away by someone, and, judging from the change of the seal and the remaining information on it, the other party took the holy sword easily, and there is only one person who can do that This kind of person, that is—the descendants of the glory!

As far as Jessica knows, there are only three descendants of glory who know the holy sword and are determined to win it. They are: Alvin, Princess Shirley, and...Leon, the leader of the Empire's Azure Dragon Knights!

Alvin and Shirley were in their team. It was impossible for the two of them to take away the holy sword. Then, it is not difficult to guess who took the holy sword.

"well…"

"We were late after all."

"I don't know, what kind of future will this land lead to?"

Thinking that both the holy sword and the magic sword have been acquired by the empire, what else can Jessica do except sigh again?

After all, she has just completed the technique of reincarnation, and it is the time when her magic power is at its weakest, not to mention trying to **** the Holy Sword. I am afraid that she will not even have her former student, even the head of the black dragon mage group of the empire, Ai. Goebert can't beat it!

And now, the only thing Jessica is lucky about is the dark wand.

I don't know what happened to that thing, but the seal has become extremely strong. Neither she nor her student Egbert can remove it from the seal. Therefore, it is foreseeable that even if the future empire The emperor held a holy sword and a magic sword, but the seal of that evil magic sword must not be lifted.

Naturally, without the guidance of her Jessica, the seal of the holy sword might not be able to be lifted. In that case, maybe the worst situation would not happen?

"..."

"Master Jessica, what should we do next?"

"Do you need to recover the holy sword immediately?"

Seeing that the holy sword Langulisa that originally belonged to him was snatched away, Alvin said in his heart that it would be impossible if he didn't feel sour. This legendary great magician, let's see if the other party has any good solutions.

"..."

However, Jessica didn't speak, but slowly withdrew her white and tender palm that was caressing the stone pier.

"But Erwin, we don't know who took the holy sword, and we don't know where they went. Where should we go after them?"

"There's nothing Teacher Jessica can do about this kind of thing, right?"

Seeing the embarrassment on the face of his cheap teacher Jessica, Hein, as a student, of course came out in a timely manner to persuade her.

"Why don't you know?"

"According to the information, besides the head of the Azure Dragon Knights of the Imperial Army, who else can there be?"

"Jessica the Wizard, what do you think?"

For the mighty mainland strongest knight who almost hacked himself and Hein to death in Liana's village, Alvin has been envious for a long time. On the way here, he also fantasized about Holding the holy sword and defeating the strongest knight, and then becoming the new strongest in the mainland, and then saving the people from fire and water, and bringing the land back to peace.

But now...

After the holy sword was taken away by the other party, and the legendary Langulisa with supreme power no longer belonged to him, the glorious descendant appointed by the great magician Jessica, all his previous fantasies came naturally. In an instant, he turned into a moon in the water and a flower in the mist. The huge gap and sense of imbalance made him a little at a loss, so if possible, he really wanted the legendary great magician in front of him to think of a way.

"..."

"it's useless!"

"Erwin, we don't know where the Imperial Army sent the holy sword, nor how they left."

It's a pity that Jessica looked at Alvin's earnest face, and in the end all her thoughts turned into a burst of shaking her head dumbfounded.

She is the spokesperson of the Goddess of Light in the world, and she has been silently guarding this land for hundreds of years, and this time is no exception. Moreover, she has made various arrangements long ago and counted everything into the plan Within, and found Alvin, the glorious descendant who was predestined by her, early on.

But it turns out...

At this critical moment, in the crucial part of the holy sword, she still messed up after all, so much so that she didn't know what to do right now.

"But…"

Alvin wanted to say something, but didn't know where to start.

"I know!"

At this time, when Alvin and Jessica were looking at the stone pier that originally sealed the holy sword and were helpless, suddenly, a voice like a silver bell sounded, and immediately after, Princess Shirley of Karthus walked quickly The passage that everyone walked through just now ran towards here quickly.

"Ms. Jessica!"

"Erwin, and everyone!"

"Mr. Keith and I just found a trace left by some kind of giant creature when it landed and took off outside the ruins of the castle!"

"I think…"

"Enemies are supposed to come and go on some sort of giant flying mount!"

Shirley, who hurried over, didn't have time to say more, and directly told Alvin and the slightly astonished great magician Jessica of her new discovery.

"Giant mount?"

"But, what could it be?!"

Hearing that Shirley had found a clue, Alvin hurriedly asked.

"..."

Jessica also frowned, and cast a puzzled look at Shirley.

"I'm not sure either."

"but…"

"Teacher Keith said, yes, maybe it's that kind of scary dragon?"

Seeing that everyone was looking at her and waiting for her answer, Shirley didn't hesitate, hesitated for a moment, and then replied with an ugly face.

"!"

"Giant, giant dragon?!"

"ah!"

Hein and Liana who were present almost exclaimed at the same time and looked at each other. Obviously, they both knew what the dragon represented.

"A dragon?"

"That kind of thing, I'm afraid only the warlike imperial army can have it?"

"Sure enough, it seems that the holy sword must have been taken away by the Azure Dragon Knights of the Imperial Army, just as the great magician Jessica guessed before!"

"hateful!"

"We're just one step slower!"

Hearing Shirley's explanation, and finally knowing why Leon from the Imperial Army was one step faster than himself, Alvin slammed his fist **** the almost indestructible stone pier and said in frustration.

"Blame me!"

"If we hadn't attacked that fortress, we would probably have caught up..."

At the same time, Alvin began to blame himself.

Thinking about it now, at that time, if he hadn't insisted on attacking that fortress, insisted on taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to take down the commander of the Yanlong Corps of the Empire, and took down the "violent general" of the Empire and gave him an invincible If the empire had a head-on blow, perhaps they could have arrived here yesterday afternoon, and in that case, the holy sword might already be in his own hands.

"alright!"

"Erwin, no one thought of this."

"Let's see if Teacher Jessica can do anything?"

Seeing his good friend's sad look, Hein hurriedly comforted him, and looked at the teacher Jessica next to him with eyes like asking for help.

"it's useless…"

"If it's a giant dragon, we have no chance."

"Not to mention the giant dragon, just the leader of the Azure Dragon Knights, Leon, who is also a descendant of glory and is holding a holy sword. All of you combined may not be his opponent."

Jessica shook her head directly, ruthlessly crushing certain expectations that her student Hein shouldn't have.

Jessica knew the power of the dragon. If Shirley and Keith were not mistaken, just one giant dragon would be enough to incinerate the thousand-member Legion of Glory that Karthus put together into ashes!

"But teacher!"

"Is there nothing you can do?"

Seeing that his teacher couldn't help it, Hai En became a little anxious.

"I?"

"Ah!"

"Hein, within a few years, don't expect me to have the strength to fight Egbert!"

"Instead of expecting me, you might as well tap your own potential..."

Jessica shook her head dumbfounded.

While the "Reincarnation Technique" gave her an almost endless lifespan, it also restricted her tightly, making her go through the process of accumulating magic power from scratch almost every once in a while, and that, exactly The reason why her student Egbert dared to send troops to attack her secluded residence and wanted to set fire to her death.

Now that she has just been reincarnated, she cannot rely on her own strength to stop the empire. This is probably one of the reasons why Egbert and the empire dared to launch a war at this point in time.

Of course, the power of darkness also chooses to move around and become active again at this juncture, and I'm afraid it's not completely without reason.

"ah?"

"Then what should we do?"

"The holy sword and the magic sword are now in the hands of the imperial army, how can we stop them?"

Hearing that even the legendary great magician Jessica couldn't do anything, Shirley felt a little desperate.

It was already very difficult for the Kingdom of Karthus to resist the empire's attack, but now, it's okay for them to not know about the magic sword, but now the holy sword has not been snatched, and the two crucial swords have fallen. In the hands of the Imperial Army, she no longer dared to imagine what terrible things would happen next.

"Princess Shirley!"

"The big thing is bad!"

"Enemy attack!"

"It's the Azure Dragon Knights of the Imperial Army!"

"They've surrounded us!"

At this time, not long after Shirley came here, another Karthus officer ran into the deepest part of the ruins of the castle, panting, and reported loudly.

"!"

"What?!"

Hearing this, Alvin, Hein and the others quickly ran to the windowsills of the dilapidated fortresses and looked outside.

Sure enough, in the distance, on the shore of the lake, a large group of elite imperial cavalry who approved the green armor suddenly appeared. Looking at their flags, who is it not the Azure Dragon Knights?

"!"

"It seems that people from the empire really took the holy sword!"

"Moreover, not only do they want the holy sword, but they also want to round up and annihilate us!"

Looking at the soldiers of Karthus and those soldiers of the Legion of Glory who were formed not long ago being hacked and killed by the cavalry of the Blue Dragon Knights and driven into the castle, the great magician Jessica could not help but sigh in despair .

"quick!"

"Ready to fight!"

Seeing this, Alvin didn't talk nonsense, and yelled with an ugly face, then drew out his long sword and ran towards the first floor of the fort.

He intends to let everyone rely on this dilapidated fortress of ancient Bardia to resist the attack of the Imperial Blue Dragon Knights, and find a way to break out.

Fortunately, he had just seen that the enemy's strength did not seem to be very large, only less than a thousand people, and all of them were cavalry.

From this point of view, the enemy's deployment must have been in a hurry, and they didn't have enough troops and time to arrange traps, so they still have a chance!

…

At the same time, when the Legion of Glory was forced by their own knights to retreat to the fortress, Liat, who led the cavalry from the Azure Dragon Knights and rushed to the fortress, had an ugly expression on his face.

"..."

"hateful!"

Looking at the castle in the distance~lightnovelpub.net~Looking at the crowds of Karthus soldiers inside, Liat wanted to order a storm regardless, but he saw that there was only one intact bridge and the enemy had already No matter how anxious he was, he had no choice but to hold back for the time being, not daring to let the knights of his legion launch a surprise attack when the terrain and arms were unfavorable.

"quick!"

"Array in formation!"

"Before Captain Leon arrives, we must stop them!"

"We must not let them take the holy sword away!"

Therefore, he had no choice but to ask the knights to spread out and prepare to block the enemy's escape route. As for the rest, he could only wait for their commander Leon to lead the infantry to arrive before making plans.

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