The Protagonists of Romance Fantasy Novels Have Escaped

76 – 76. Disruption (1)

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The unfolding spectacle of numerous weapons in the sky all turning orange evoked the scene of a bombardment that would reduce the city to ashes.

The divine punishment of war has arrived.

Watching over him, Regnas felt his breath hitch.

Soon, indiscriminate shelling would rain down.

The irrationality of war that had completely razed the ground with days of shelling now aimed at the immortal fortress once again. This time, it seemed determined to turn the fortress into a wasteland.

“…So relying on Max was the right choice after all.”

Until the moment he drew the Blood Aura Sword that had drenched the demon realm in blood, Edanant could not shake off his regrets.

And so, Edanant ultimately summoned the Reverse God.

Watching the expanding divine presence, Regnas, facing Maxmillian who stood ready to face the shelling, clicked his tongue. Clearly, as always, he was about to confront it head-on.

“Get lost, you bastard!!”

“….”

With intense curses, the shelling commenced.

The frenzy of war.

The terror of calamity wrought by humanity.

Shells rained down like a deluge matching a dragon’s breath. The sight of energetic rays of heat falling resembled the end of the world.

“Altair. Procyon.”

Maxmillian drew two holy swords simultaneously.

White Star, Altair.

Black Star, Procyon.

The black and white swords, freed from their scabbards, emitted an otherworldly radiance.

Like the wings of a fierce bird, the sword tips of Altair and Procyon extended left and right. And without a hint of hesitation, they confronted the divine punishment.

“….”

The entire sky was bathed in orange.

If swept by the divine shelling, not even a trace would remain.

One must evade first.

Direct confrontation would be foolish.

Yet, Maxmillian willingly accepted the full-scale battle.

Was it due to the pride of a knight who had led the final chapter to victory? Or perhaps the determination as a knight not to retreat in the face of the divine presence of calamity.

Crossing the black and white glows emitted from the blades, he awaited the shelling. As thousands of projectiles approached, he unfolded a magnificent sword dance.

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Maxmillian’s chosen action was shockingly straightforward and brutish: to fend off and annihilate all the shells falling like a deluge.

Utter recklessness.

It was near the pinnacle of obtuseness.

To confront a bombardment capable of reducing even a vast metropolis to rubble with sheer brute force. It was a daring act that no one else would dare to attempt.

“It won’t be easy.”

But the opponent was Maxmillian.

The knight who had even subdued the immortal demon king.

Naturally, he possessed divine techniques and skills that could easily overturn even the most dire of risks.

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The ground trembled.

The scorching air vibrated, creating strong gusts.

The black and white blades clashed fiercely as if dancing on the edge. Soon, the bombardment raining down from the sky began to explode without reaching the target.

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The explosions echoed one after another.

It was due to the relentless strikes of Altair and Procyon’s blades.

“Ethan, is your father well?”

“Shut up! You bastard of the Hohenberg family!”

Along with numerous embers scattered by the wind, the herald of calamity landed on the ground. Maxmillian shrugged his shoulders at Edanant, clad in sturdy armor, and spoke out.

In response to Maxmillian’s audacious question, Edanant sneered and spat out curses.

“I don’t understand why you’re angry.”

“What?”

“There were unavoidable issues. By now, you should know.”

“Damn it, because of you, the Hohenberg family almost faced annihilation multiple times!”

Edanant swung his gauntlet-clad fist.

Maxmillian deflected it by crossing Altair and Procyon’s sword hilts.

Clang──!!!

As the fist and sword hilts clashed, an explosion occurred. Edanant’s fist, like a powerful bomb, detonated upon impact with the defense.

Turning the armor of calamity into a weapon.

It was a distinctive ability that differed from merely deploying explosives in the air.

“Hmm, that hurts…”

“From now on, brace yourself.”

Edanant, fully armed with high explosives, was extremely challenging to face. Maxmillian, stepping back for a moment, licked his lips and looked at his tattered gauntlets.

Close combat must be avoided.

If he hadn’t reflexively stepped back, he would have been swept away by the explosion.

“I don’t understand why you’re angry, but…”

“It’s okay. You’ll naturally find out as you keep taking hits until death.”

As Edanant took a step forward, the armor of calamity split open, revealing sharp blades. After creating high explosives, he now produced weaponry as well.

This won’t be easy.

Maxmillian sighed heavily.

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Ariel, who was tasked with guarding Edanant, swallowed dryly as she watched the bombardment raining down from the sky.

Are they intending to destroy the country?

Buildings began to burn under the calamity herald of war that had descended upon the earth.

It was impossible not to shudder.

Wasn’t the ruthless deity of war thoroughly desecrating the kingdom that the innocent populace revered?

The beautiful vampire with flowing black hair clenched her hands, feeling ecstatic. It seemed that the deity of war was eagerly anticipating the destruction of the empire and even the glorious kingdom.

‘That person is a hero of the glorious kingdom…! Could it be that the hero who defeated the immortal demon was a comrade of the saint?’

Although she had wandered through the realm of chaos for three years, she had heard of the ‘strongest hero.’

The one and only throughout the ages.

Maxmillian Argon Hohenberg.

A being bearing the title of the strongest hero to emerge once every thousand years.

Having overcome numerous hardships, the strongest hero who led the party of saints to its conclusion was sincerely hated and feared by the demon army and the cult factions, as well as being a symbol of nightmares and the archenemy of chaos.

“Mon… monster…!”

As Maxmillian swung his sword, the cannons bombarding him began to be swept away. While facing Edanant targeting him and simultaneously aiming at the war deities in the air.

There was no room for error.

The warrior wielding the swords of dark gravity and bright light was almost divine.

“I’ve heard the rumors. That you entered into a relationship with Princess Elizaveta… Quite skilled.”

“I told you to shut up!!”

Boom──!!!

With a violent explosion, Maxmillian was pushed back.

Once again, Edanant had unleashed a fist laden with high explosives.

“I have no feelings for Princess Elizaveta. That’s why I declared a breakup before leaving. Useless hopes only make the parties involved look foolish. It was my consideration.”

“….”

Zzzz──!!!

Maxmillian extended the black and white holy swords.

The gravity field of darkness manifested.

Simultaneously, blades of ice-formed white light.

Edanant, who was well aware of the abilities of the holy swords of the glorious kingdom, swallowed his saliva and stepped back momentarily. Altair and Procyon, like Aldebaran, boasted vile sanctity.

“You must have endured countless hardships until now. But I left without hesitation because I believed in you.”

“You’re talking nonsense.”

“This is sincere. The true hero who safely led the ragtag party of saints to its conclusion was none other than you. Hm… I didn’t expect there to be conflicts with the empire’s princesses.”

“Don’t suddenly turn it into a heartwarming moment, will you? Such sweet talk doesn’t even deceive children.”

When Edanant clenched his fist, thousands of explosive devices were newly generated, aiming at Maximilian.

In response, Maximilian extended Procyon and unfolded a gravitational field.

Woo-oo-oom─!

Woo-oo-oo-oom──!!

The gravity field, filled with darkness, spread out, causing all bullets to drop. However, cannons following up began to create holes in the gravity field by spewing fire.

But that wasn’t all.

Edanant aimed the tip of the holy sword at Maximilian, who manifested the gravity field.

“Pierce through that stern face, you cursed parasite.”

“…There’s nothing I can’t say to you.”

“You call me ‘brother’? Why do you think you’ll be the one left in the records?”

“……”

With a sharp sound cutting through the air, a swift sword strike tore apart the dark gravity field. It was aimed at the momentary gap created due to the bombardment.

The sharp strike reached its destination.

However, Maximilian, without any hesitation, wielded Altaire.

“No faces. Beatrice would be saddened if she saw.”

“I know.”

The war fanatic brandished the golden holy sword.

In response, the hero brandished the black and white swords.

“I hoped you wouldn’t rust from playing around in love… Damn, you’re still disgustingly strong.”

True to the title of the strongest hero in history, Maximilian stood among the ranks of the mightiest. Having undergone numerous real battle experiences, the hero of the reversal, like perfected steel, was unyielding.

Weakness?

There was no room for such miracles.

To shatter steel, one must become steel.

Edanant and Maximilian, standing amidst the ruins, immediately rushed at each other after their brief confrontation. Simultaneously, the bombardment and the gravity field unleashed a tremendous roar.