Chapter 257: Surprise Attack (1) (2/2)

They’re quite a good pair.

In the first episode, these two also get along very well with each other.

‘W-wait. For real?’

Landius is too big.

Their difference in height alone is 60 cm… no, it’s almost 70 cm, but there’s something more important than the height.

Because Landius’ forearm are thicker than Lena’s waist!

‘Too much. That’s absolutely too much.’

Cordelia shook her head before looking at Jude again, and thought as she put her hands together in front of her chest as if she was praying.

‘Please don’t get bigger.’

You’re body’s perfect right now, okay?

However, even if Jude really grew as big as Landius, she wasn’t likely to change her mind.

Because her mind was rationalizing that being big was also a good thing.

In any case, while Cordelia was lost in her thoughts, Landius continued his words.

“Ahem, ahem, let’s get back to the topic. I’ve heard about the general situation from the members of the Guardians of the Holy Cross.”

The group was currently on the rooftop of a building near Marquis Ophand’s mansion.

Whether it was Marquis Ophand or the Knights of the Sea Lion, they would definitely suffer from a barrage of questions once they were caught, so they chose this place to talk.

“Yes, everything we have told them is true. Today’s fight is also proof of it.”

The threat of the ancient Black Dragon Malekith.

“Today’s attack is just the beginning. The enemy’s main forces, the Dragonflights, have yet to properly appear.”

Malekith’s Dragonflights were not a just a group of wyverns and the like.

They were a real army of dragons that inherited Malekith’s blood, so their fighting power was naturally incomparable to a group of wyverns and the like.

Landius furrowed his brow at Jude’s words and looked back towards the west. Seeing the crows that were flying towards them, it seemed like Kamael’s work had been completed.

“Why don’t we talk in earnest after Kamael is here?”

“That would be great.”

“Yes, Master. Then before that, may I ask a question about Master and his colleagues?”

“A question?”

“Yes, I want to know why you’re in the south.”

Landius was not alone as Kamael and Lena were also accompanying him, and the three were traveling together.

As shown in today’s battle, they could easily wipe out a city if they were united, so he couldn’t help but wonder what in the world these powerful three were after for them to unite together.

‘Because I need it for the future.’

Jude had not been able to get help from Landius in handling the situation in the north and the royal capital.

But he had to change the future.

As demonstrated in the south’s current situation, they would be events in the future that Jude and Cordelia would not be able to handle alone.

“Hmm… all right. Now may be a good time to talk about it.”

Other people might consider Jude’s question to be rude, but Landius nodded his head a few times as if he didn’t care, and he narrowed his brows before continuing to speak.

“Jude, you already know about this, right? The person responsible for the destruction of the Paragon Kingdom.”

People often cited the queen who formed a contract with the demon as the cause of the Paragon Kingdom’s fall, but Landius disagreed with that.

In the first place, the queen was just being taken advantage of.

That person was the first to deceive the queen.

That person not only informed her of the demon’s existence, but also taught her how to form a contract, as well as using her son as a human sacrifice.

“Archbishop Manuela.”

“Yeah, that b*stard. I, Lena, and Kamael have been tracking his whereabouts ever since the fall of the Paragon Kingdom.”

It wasn’t just for revenge.

They wanted to prevent Manuela from causing a bigger tragedy.

“Is Manuela here in the south?”

“Yes, but unfortunately, we missed him.”

Jude already knew that Landius was traveling all over the continent in search of Manuela.

But nevertheless, he asked again for confirmation.

‘Because many things have already changed from the game’s storyline.’

In the game’s storyline, there was no story of Landius and Malekith fighting each other.

In other words, Landius shouldn’t have been in the southern region at this time.

Therefore, Jude was on alert for other possible reasons, even if it seemed to be unfounded worries.

‘Archbishop Manuela is definitely not an unfounded worry though.’

Archbishop Manuela was the actual final boss of Legend of Heroes 2, though it might somehow be different depending on the route one took.

Because Archbishop Manuela was the one who caused the Great Summons and brought about the Armageddon of Heaven and Hell.

‘As expected, he’s on the level of a final boss.’

Because he could get away from a group that had Landius, Kamael, and Lena.

He was an enemy, but he was quite admirable in terms of power.

“That b*stard would suddenly appear and disappear, so I don’t know where he would appear next. I should have caught him this time…”

Landius gritted his teeth in his anger, revealing a slightly murderous look. It was the first time that they had seen him doing that.

‘Landius.’

His death was not known in the game. It was only inferred from the circumstances that he was killed by Duke, a high-ranking demonic human of the Devil’s Eye.

‘Is it Manuela?’

If it’s not Duke, is it perhaps him?

But at this point in time, Manuela wasn’t that strong. It was after the 7 major calamities happened that he acquired the strength befitting of a final boss enemy.

‘Even so, it still won’t be easy.’

Because Lena was with Landius.

And on some occasions, he was with Kamael too.

‘And… he’s also strong. He’s unusually strong.’

The two had both opened the sixth door, but there was a huge gap between the strengths of Jude and Landius.

The increase of their strength was the same, but their basic capabilities were different.

It was the same logic that if you multiply your strength 10 times, one who has the capability of 10 would become 100, while another who has the capability of 20 would become 200.

‘Of course, it won’t work out exactly as what I’ve calculated.’

In any case, it was true that Landius was incredibly powerful.

To the point that it felt abnormal.

“Kamael is coming. It seems like his job has been successfully completed.”

Jude nodded at Landius’ words as he saw Matteo being carried by a murder of crows.

Matteo, the Sword of Heavy Pressure, was indeed above average among the Ten Great Swordmasters, but even so, he was a swordsman who was one step lower than Ghostblade Kamael.

“I don’t think it’s going to be easy to interrogate him right now.”

Everyone agreed with Kamael who spoke as soon as he landed on the roof. Because Matteo who had collapsed on the floor was on the verge of death.

“So let’s proceed with our conversation separately from the interrogation.”

Kamael strode forward and sat next to Landius before he took a deep breath and continued.

“I’ve already heard about it from the Guardians of the Holy Cross’ report. As today’s battle proves, Malekith’s threat is real, so we must come up with some countermeasures.”

Unlike Landius and Lena who wandered around without being associated with any organization, Kamael had spent nearly ten years working for the Guardians of the Holy Cross.

There was bound to be a difference between how Landius and him naturally viewed the situation.

“We first need to unite the forces of the south, apart from asking for help from the center.”

Judging by Matteo’s defection, one of the 7 southern families, the Luculias, were already in the enemy’s hands, so there were only six families remaining.

“But there is no way that the powers of the south would unite simply because of the appearance of an external enemy.”

Unifying together in order to confront a common enemy was something that only happened in storybooks.

Humans were not that simple.

They would pursue their own interests. They would not actively take action to avoid losses, and even if the seven families eventually united, their actual strength would be less than four families combined, and their forces would be quite a mess since they would prefer to move separately.

“So we need a solution.”

A means to fully unite the forces of the southern families.

When the conversation progressed to this point, Kajsa suddenly turned to Jude and smiled, while Scarlet also had a mischievous smile on her face. Cordelia had a wide smile too.

But Kamael continued to speak instead of being confused by the sudden reactions of the three.

“We need the legacy of Carlos, the great hero, that has the ability to unite the 7 southern families into one.”

“Yes, here it is.”

“Yes, it is… What?”

“Here, this is Carlos’ legacy.”

Jude pushed Ascalon forward, and Kamael blinked his eyes. He was speechless as he sat with a stunned expression that he had never showed in the game.