Chapter 263 (1/2)

On a wide plain, a battle was happening that shifted the earth and the sky.

As many as 30 knight class Gigants and 10 hero class Gigants were aiming at one person, performing terrifying attacks.

With just one punch, a huge rock broke down, but Emperor Rudolf was standing still.

Effortlessly avoiding the attacks from the Gigants, he pulled out his sword to fight back.

Swak! Pung-!

Flash! Slash!

When he used his sword to hit a knight class Gigant, a golden aura began to radiate. Swinging from side to side, the body of a hero class Gigant was cut in half.

The more the Gigants come at him, the fiercer their attacks were getting. However, Emperor Rudolf was the one who was pushing them.

Kasak!

Kwang! Kwakwang!

Eventually, after an hour-long battle, all the Gigants were destroyed.

As the last Gigant fell on the ground, the surroundings changed.

The beautiful plain, which was once there, disappeared in an instant. In a 10-meter wide field, Emperor Rudolf was sitting there with both his eyes closed.

Flash!

As Rudolf opened his eyes, a golden glow emanated from his eyes and spread.

The brilliance of the light was so strong that it could probably melt a human being.

With his eyes opened, the emperor looked up at the ceiling of the room, which exploded.

“Kuaaahaha! Finally, I have completed the second half of the Golden Sword!”

The battle that just happened was an image training involving virtual magic.

Being the emperor, there weren’t many places where he could practice, and at that time, he decided to use an underground area where virtual magic could be applied.

One might think as to what the effect of it could be?

But it was a different story if a knight could do it.

Since the emperor reached a stage where he couldn’t physically grow any longer, he decided to break the limit to his mental strength and metaphysics.

At any rate, Emperor Rudolf had finally completed the second half of the Golden Sword.

“Congratulations, Your Majesty!”

“To our Majesty, may the glory of your whole body reside with you!”

The guards, who were guarding the underground station, entered and congratulated him.

“Haha, thank you. I will pass on the next part of the Gold Sword to the upcoming knights.”

The knights were the chosen ones from the Knights of Guard of the empire, and they were like Emperor Rudolf.

They learned the Arcane Sword from Rudolf himself and were Sword Masters.

It wasn’t known to the outside world; however, it was a secret that only a few people knew including the vice-captain of the Knights of Guard.

Even when they had such solid skills, Rudolf didn’t seem to be greatly satisfied, which was why he was planning on teaching them the latter part of the Gold Sword, which had been stolen from the Rakan Family a long time ago.

If the knights learned the Gold Sword, it wouldn’t take much time for them to turn into a Sword Sage.

He would then be the first emperor in history to conquer the continent with knights that were Sword Sages.

‘Huhuhu, so what if I wasn’t a dragonian? I will become the strongest knight of all time!’

A prince who was present decades ago, Rudolf had almost lost his position to his half-brother, Reichard, simply because his brother had the blood of the dragon in him.

According to the prophecies that was passed down in his family, the prince who could awaken the blood of the dragon, Tiamet, would be the one to look down on the continent.

But his mother-in-law’s quick thinking allowed Rudolf to slay Reichard and inherit the throne.

But from that moment, Rudolf couldn’t kill the inferior feeling that had taken shelter in his mind and heart—that the dragon’s blood would be superior once it awakened.

So he practiced swordsmanship with his life on the line, and recently, he even complete the last warrior, the legendary warrior Rakan’s skill.

‘In reality, I don’t regret giving you the poison! Even without the blood of the dragons, this will be the body that will look over the continent!’

With a content smile on his face, he looked at the knights and asked, “Did anyone come while I was practicing?”

“Count Voltas said he had something to report.”

“Oh my, we were supposed to meet today, right? I’ll be there soon. Tell him to wait at my office.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Rudolf, who had bathed and changed his clothes, entered the office, and Count Voltas, who was there waiting, got up from his seat to give his greetings.

“I heard that you have completed the second part of the Gold Sword. Congratulations, Your Majesty.”

“Thank you.”

“Then, I guess you are a Sword Emperor now?”

“Hut, I can bet that even if the bravest warriors come back to life, they won’t be able to defeat me!”

“Ohoh! This is really great news!”

Rudolf shook his hands at the praise of Voltas.

“Not at all. I should still strive to become stronger so that I could make the world bend on its knees.”

“It is a shame that there are young knights who lack such determination. They should learn from you, Your Majesty.”

Rudolf decided to ask the reason for Voltas’ visit.

“Yeah, do you have anything to report to me today?”

Instead of answering right away, Voltas nodded with a slightly dark face and began to speak about the outcome of the situation in the Holy Arthenia Empire.

Listening to it for a while, Emperor Rudolf asked, “The Konrad Kingdom has been destroyed without causing much damage to the Imperial Army, and Marquis Suleiman and his province of Ranghel was suppressed by Arch Duke Gregory?”

“That was what has been reported to me.”

“I don’t get it. What was Lazlie been up to when the situations were turning like that? And what did the Flying Dragons even do? And Count Ferrero and Shirley?”

At the bitter expression and questions from Rudolf, Voltas wiped the sweat off his forehead.

“It was said that they worked really hard but things went out of hand because unexpected people had joined the army.”

“Unexpected people?”