The Strongest Dull Prince’s Secret Battle for the Throne

Chapter 653: Go Forth

【―Meitei】

Asmodeus' attack.

Countless meteors fall from the sky.

Of course, they're not just ordinary meteors.

There are meteors the size of fists and some that exceed two meters in width.

Such meteors of various sizes were imbued with magical power, falling towards our forces at high speed.

It’s quite dangerous to intercept the meteors and I decided that it was best to either change their trajectory or dodge them.

"Everyone, gather in one place!"

It's likely because it's hard to protect everyone if they are scattered.

While somehow intercepting the meteors falling from the sky, we naturally gathered together nearby.

We need to protect Elna, No-name, myself, and Jack.

There are also other powerhouses like Mia intercepting, but it takes their full strength just to divert a single trajectory.

They alone can't handle the sheer volume of the attack.

"Damn!"

I used my silver magic to obliterate a group of meteors but more meteors keep falling from the sky.

It's endless.

Glancing towards my father, I see the Royal Guards and the Brave fighting valiantly.

But it looks like a losing battle.

"Awawawa!?"

"Calm down and handle it!"

Jack advises Mia, who is hesitating on which incoming meteor to target, while intercepting all of them.

It's a tough situation.

In the face of such a volume of attack, being told to stay calm is asking too much.

But if we can defend this, we would have a chance.

A concentrated attack might be defended again. Therefore, Asmodeus decided to switch to doing an area attack.

Humans are fragile and as such, there’s no need to obliterate them with high-powered attacks; just hitting them with weak attacks can easily incapacitate them.

However, such a large-scale attack will lead to exhaustion. Even for Asmodeus.

If we can defend this.

A chance for a counterattack will come our way.

Linares and Egor were waiting for that chance. And they entrusted it to us instead.

Without giving up, we have no choice but to bet on that chance.

In the midst of this, a distressing cry echoed.

"Father!!!!????"

Hearing Elna's scream, I look towards my father.

The Brave, who had been intercepting the meteors with the holy sword, can be seen falling to the ground.

Elna is distracted while staring blankly at the group.

I must cover for Elna.

Thinking this, Noname sweeps away the meteors beside Elna in order to buy time.

"Pull yourself together!! Elna!!"

"Father is…"

"What do you think your father is buying time for!? To win!! Pull yourself together!! If you don't stay strong, we can't win!!"

"…"

Hearing Noname's words, Elna nodded her head weakly.

But she's still not in her best condition.

The shock is significant.

Even if one is prepared, the fall of one's real father cannot leave one calm. Even for the Brave.

Normally I would say something, but this isn't someone else's affair.

It's my father's turn next.

With the Brave falling, the burden on the Royal Guards has increased.

Surely they won't be able to defend.

Preparing myself for the inevitable bad news, I try to cool my heart and handle it.

Trying not to think too much.

The important thing is to win.

For that, I try to focus on what's in front of me now.

Just then, all the meteors in my area disappeared.

Jack had intercepted them all.

And then.

"You idiot!! Go!"

"Jack..."

"If the emperor is defeated, it's over! Leave this to us and go help them!"

Conflict assails me. Can my ego, wanting to save my real father at such a critical moment, be justified? Even though the emperor's presence is key to this battlefield, I cannot save him as the emperor. I would be saving him as a father.

Elna didn't go.

Yet, should I go anyway?

But then...

"Go! Master!"

"Chloe..."

"Master looks like he wants to go. So go!!"

Chloe activates Dark Force again and takes over my duties.

She's at her limit. Even if her magic had recovered, her physical strength wouldn't.

She must have been completely spent after the back-to-back battles.

Yet, Chloe insists that I go.

Pushed by her voice, I hurried to my father's side.

Careless teleportation isn't an option amidst this assault. There are no safe places in the midst of these attacks.

Teleporting could lead to colliding with a meteor.

So, I rush there as fast as I can.

In my view, I saw Theodore being pierced by a meteor.

He could defend against the large meteors, but inevitably, some fist-sized meteors get through.

The attacks aren't instantly fatal.

But they are enough to deal fatal damage to humans.

Yet, Theodore stands his ground. As a guard, he tries to protect the emperor.

But, that too won't last long.

And Theodore finally falls.

There's still distance between me and my father.

Only Alida is nearby.

I won't make it in time.

That's why I created a teleportation gate.

A gate hastily made.

Father doesn't enter.

He chuckles and throws the imperial sword into the gate.

Then he looks at me.

He must know where it leads.

His smile indicates that he felt that his duty was over.

There is no Emperor Johannes there.

There is only...

"Go, Arnold..."

Johannes, not as the emperor, but as my father, then spoke.

After those words, a meteor hits my father's right arm and another pierces his abdomen.

At that moment, my mind goes blank.

Alida somehow managed to defend them against the remaining incoming meteors and the remaining guards gathered, somehow protecting my father.

But, the injuries he took earlier are severe.

I don't know if he will survive. He might already be dead.

I wanted to rush over immediately.

But my body won't move.

My head screams to rush to him, yet my body doesn't move towards him.

My father's words bind me.

I was genuinely worried about my father’s condition.

But the voice inside me that says "not yet" is louder.

I have inherited those feelings.

These are the words that have been told to me.

A wish that has been entrusted to me.

"Go, Arnold."

Those words repeat.

Driven by those words, I accelerated towards the group all at once.

The meteor attack finally ends.

And the damage is extensive.

Asmodeus laughs at such a devastating scene.

"What a sight, Emperor."

With those words, something inside me snaps.

Accelerating at once, I extended my right hand.

"I am the knower of the silver principle; I am the chosen of the true silver; the divine silver fills the azure sky; the true silver scatters across the green earth; that silver at times, bursts forth like lightning; that silver at times, becomes the light that illuminates the dark night."

I could see Asmodeus preparing for a final attack to finish off my father.

I won't allow it, and I quickly forged my very own holy sword.

"The noble celestial silver; the pure argent; gather in my hand, to become true silver, to annihilate the foe—"

Silver magic gathers onto my right hand.

Eventually, it transforms into a sword.

Its radiance outshines any silver that had been seen before.

"Silvery End Saber."

The silver sword of termination.

When I grasped that holy sword,

My father's voice resounded across the entire battlefield.

"Hah... Fool... To get serious just to defeat an old man like me... When you decided to defeat me, your defeat was certain... Hah... Humans are beings that inherit our will, emotions, and wishes... You demons do not understand that... Even if I am defeated, there are those who will take over the next generation, those who will inherit... Cough... In our short lives, we entrust everything to the next generation... Because we are not perfect... Humans will inherit it... 'Connection'... That is humanity's strength! Behold! The children of the empire who will defeat you...!"

With both hands holding the Sword of Termination, I charged at Asmodeus, who was in an attacking stance.

There were others charging alongside me, just like me.

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