Chapter 252: The Devils Choice (2) (1/2)
Chapter 252: The Devil’s Choice (2)
Eliza brought her hands together and recited the spell Froreat that she herself didn’t kno many more times she would be able to use it in her lifetime
The conditions that had to be e amount of human sacrifice was necessary It needed at least 10,000 and if she wanted to use it safely, then about 30,000 were needed But, any randoh The sacrifice itself required its own preparation
Currently, the elixir causing the madness in the berserkers was purely fueled by their souls They had abandoned all the goodness as a hu instincts The resentful spirits left behind when the berserks died was the perfect offering and Eliza had been steadily collecting their souls throughout the war in order to use the finished reciting the spell, Eliza raised her hand into the air and shouted
“King of the Unblessed! Lord of the savages! Please grace us with your presence and bless us!”
Right after she shouted that…
“H… Huh? What’s that?”
“There… sodom and the Republic’s soldiers were startled
Even the berserkers, who had lost their volition, ducked and covered their heads as they treh they could feel it in their bones just how great Eliza’s suht in front of the Lester Kingdom’s capital was a demon that was more than 10 meters tall He held a fire whip in his hand and his face was a strange fornize
As soon as he showed up, he spoke to Eliza
[I have received your sacrifice What do you want?]
Eliza broke out in a cold sweat just listening to hiritted her teeth and responded
“Please get rid of the ene before dom’s walls and spoke with displeasure
[You called me to intervene in a war between men? You called me, Ballock, someone who sits on the 12th seat of the Zodiac for this?]
When the Republican officers heard this, they were shocked
“Bal… Ballock?”
“The demon in the myths?”
“Oh my…”
They were all shocked and sifried They kne cruel and unkind their Fuhrer could be if necessary They followed hiht on the Republic’s future, that’s why they were following him
And yet…
‘Ballock? The demon? What?’
‘Does that mean he sold his soul to the demon?’
They couldn’t accept this How could they be happy with a victory when they got it by relying on a demon? No, how could they be happy with a deal with the demon himself
[I will help you only as much as I have received in sacrifice]
Ballock spoke with displeasure Then, he raised the fire whip high into the air
“What is that?”
“What the hell… just what the hell are they doing now?”
Not yet knowing Ballock’s identity, the Lester Kingdost themselves on the walls And the moment Ballock’s whip came down…
“Your Majesty!”
Duke Palan shouted loudly as he yanked Queen Leila away
BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!
There was a treh to block everyone’s view
One blow Ballock had only struck once with his whip, but the consequences of it were shocking
The front portion of the Lester Kingdoates and the solid walls were torn down, leaving only traces of complete destruction Absolutely destructive power that was beyond hu done that, Ballock turned to look at Eliza with an unpleasant expression
[With this, payment is fulfilled]
“Wait… wait a h…”
Eliza planned to say that it wasn’t enough, but she couldn’t continue Ballock was staring at her as if he was looking at a bug, but just that was enough to make it difficult for Eliza to breathe
‘This is… the Zodiac’s strength…”
“Keu… k… keugh…”
Eliza was suffocating fro Ballock looked at her as he spoke
[Know your place]
And with that, the great demon slowly disappeared
Despite the tens of thousands of sacrifices of the huh payreat as Balloc, the war betweena war between hufried who had fouled…
“Now’s our chance! Attack!”
Had no intentions ofthis opportunity
“Your… Your Excellency What just…”
An officer was about to ask for clarification on what had just happened, but…
Siegfried looked at hi ht now, think only of victory!”
“What are you doing? Charge! Charge!”
“Don’t stop! Obey his command!”
The Republican officers roused the soldiers ere still in a daze And so, the Republican soldiers began clidom
“Retreat! Retreat to the inner city!”
Only after hearing Duke Palan’s urgent voice did Leila come back to her senses
“Duke… What just…”
“Are you back with us, Your Majesty?”
“What happened?”
“The walls have collapsed and the Republican soldiers are charging towards us, Your Majesty”
“What do you… Duke! What happened to your body?”
“It’s nothing, Your Majesty”
“”
Queen Leila was speechless
Duke Palan wasone of his ar down, Duke Palan had quickly yanked her away He had e, but one of his arms had been struck
“Your Majesty! You o back into the inner city and wait for His Highness the Grand Duke to return”
“Alright”
For once, Leila followed Duke Palan’s suggestion without being stubborn Even if she stayed, in their current situation, it would be less Instead, the soldiers’ morale would fall even more if she was captured
“Retreat! Retreat!”
“Retreat to the inner city!”
The command to retreat to the inner city could be heard all over the walls
“Chase after thedom’s Queen is over there!”
“Capture her!”
“Don’t let theot on the walls and chased after Leila
“Stop them!”
The Royal Guards cut them down and escorted Leila into the inner city
On her way, she was joined by Sophia
“Sophia, what about the children?”
“They’re all safe”
Sophia pointed out to Elizabeth and Williah of relief
“You et the children”
“Yes, Your Majesty Count Pate helped me”
“Count?”
“Yes, Your Majesty”
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