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Three days...
It was impossible for Cyron to reach here in that time.
In fact, even if it were not ten days but a few months, it would still be insufficient.
Cyron's expedition had long entered the territory of the Black Sea Kings, and only they knew the way to get there.
Even if Rosa and the others knew the way, they couldn't reach there in a short time, even with Mort's dimensional travel capability.
Kinzelo...
What the hell are they planning?
Kinzelo, the only faction that knew the identity of the White Stone.
Suddenly, a question arose in Rosa's mind.What do they intend by putting the world in danger of destruction?
Of course, it couldn't be just destruction itself.
Not long ago, Kinzelo stopped being a third-rate terrorist group and became the fourth most important faction.
Even after their potential was revealed, they continued recruiting members and expanding their influence just as before.
However, those enticed by their forces and power, from the lower ranks to the true talents, flocked to them incomparably more than before.
Their leader is convinced that the world will not end with this incident.
It probably isn't because of Cyron.
He may not know that Cyron won't leave the Black Sea.
The Black Sea King couldn't be killed without the power of a Genesis Knight.
The individuals gathered here knew this fact, and Kinzelo, who was aware of the true identity of the White Stone, probably knew it too.
'Kinzelo probably has a means or something to stop Gliek.'
So it was clear what they wanted.
Runcandel and Zipple.
The decline or extinction of the two great clans and families that divided the world.
Therefore, if Kinzelo participates in this battle, it will surely be just after both clans are on the brink of annihilation.
'These bastards have really bitten off more than they can chew.'
Assuming all these conjectures are correct.
There was only one way to slightly deviate from Kinzelo's plan, and it was to withdraw immediately.
Just in time, the Runcandel Knights, excluding the Black Knights and the first division of the Black Sword Association, were attempting to retreat after rescuing Jin's companions.
But what will happen after the withdrawal?
Runcandel, Zipple, Hidden Palace, and Ron.
The moment even one of them leaves, the balance of the battlefield will quickly collapse.
Kelliark will also withdraw, and Talaris will be forced to stay due to the secret mission, and Ron for revenge, and they will surely die.
It doesn't take much imagination to know what will happen after a monster that not even the combined power of the world's strongest Warriors and Magicians can handle is released into the world.
From then on, the great forces couldn't reunite, and Gliek would regain all his original power without any interference.
It wasn't even possible to calculate how far the transformation of the Black Sea would go.
Beyond the territory of the Sword Emperor Castle and the Empire, there was no law stating that the land of Runcandel and Zipple couldn't transform into the Black Sea.
There was no way to stop the Black Sea for those currently fighting on the battlefield.
Therefore, the final withdrawal only postpones the situation, and the expected cost was by no means small.
He didn't expect the fate of the Family to hang by a thread at such an unexpected moment.
Even if Jin hadn't come to the Sword Emperor Castle, he wouldn't have been able to escape Kinzelo's trap.
The moment Rosa confirmed that Zipple was obsessed with the White Stone, Runcandel would have had no choice but to come here anyway.
In other words, it was destined to happen from the beginning.
'It's quite fortunate that the younger one is on the battlefield. If that special and enormous power he showed at the end of the first battle can be used again, then it might become a variable.'
The powerful sword manifested through the will of Solderet and Kallum.
A power similar to the Gods.
Rosa had seen that power with her own eyes.
His strength was undoubtedly inferior to Cyron's sword, but the Magic Sword used by Jin at that moment was clearly imbued with the dignity of defying fate.
Although it was an instant, the realm itself was similar to that of the Genesis Knight.
But if the younger one could use that power again, he would have done it before.
It wasn't a situation where he could save the cards.
Thud!
The Runcandel Knights, who had managed to rescue the Vamel Alliance, were making their way through the Chaos energy blocking their retreat.
Rosa saw other kids about to join them.
Myu and Anne.
The daughters who were supposed to have met the "Prophet."
They maintained their expressionless faces as when they were in the quarters before Runcandel joined the war.
During the moment Rosa contemplated whether to ask them if the Prophet had foreseen this situation, Myu and Anne approached her first and whispered.
"Acting Patriarch Lady."
"Speak."
"Please reinstate the Second Flagbearer. Then the Prophet will assist you."
Rosa's eyes widened.
No one else heard Myu and Anne's voices.
Soon Rosa looked at her daughters with a smile.
"Yes, indeed, you are my daughters if you don't disappoint me."
Rosa's gaze, looking at Myu and Anne, darkened.
They bowed, but unlike before, their faces were not filled with fear or shame.
"Go away from here. When I return to the Family, if even one of the Twelfth Flagbearer's companions is dead, you two will be executed immediately."
Rosa dismissed Myu and Anne's proposal as if it was no longer worth hearing.
Rather, she felt that her thoughts were clarified thanks to the two openly discussing the Prophet's intentions.
'If the Prophet is just spinning lies to reinstate Joshua, there's no point in accepting it, and if she really has a way to stop the Black Sea King, then the Family won't perish anyway. She exists to fulfill the prophecy.'
Myu and Anne lowered their heads and withdrew.
The Eighth and Ninth Flagbearers of Runcandel? Were they in a position to tell Rosa Runcandel anything about this situation?' Kelliark thought as he observed them.
'Prophet. It seems Joshua fell, and the Eighth and Ninth Flagbearers became his messengers.'
He was also thinking almost the same as Rosa.
About Kinzelo's purpose and how to overcome this situation.
And Kelliark's conclusion was the same as Rosa's.
Even in his opinion, withdrawal made no sense.
The Demon God Orb has become more stable than before due to Ron's transcendence...
But if it's not completed, it can't harm the Black Sea King.
It's unlikely that Kadun and Hedo will join the war to buy time and sacrifice Beradin.
It's impossible to complete the Demon God Orb if Gliek absorbs Jin here on this day.
So Kelliark had no choice but to be more furious than anyone else on the battlefield.
The battlefield was Chaos itself.
Even as he thought, Gliek's attacks constantly pressed on the humans.
The transformation of the Black Sea was gradually accelerating, and Gliek showed no signs of retreating even after being cut dozens or hundreds of times by Ron's sword.
Jin, along with Murakan, was in charge of the rear, leading the Knights trying to escape with the Vamel Alliance.
Kelliark's gaze landed on him.
In an instant, a picture came to his mind where Zipple could be the most benefited.
'I guess I'll have to secure Jin Runcandel and leave the battlefield.'
Jin was obviously tired.
It wasn't that difficult for Kelliark to subdue a tired Jin in an instant.
And if he secured Jin and escaped, and completed the Demon God Orb, it would be possible to eliminate the Black Sea King in the future.
Is that all?
Runcandel will suffer damage close to destruction, Ron and the Hidden Palace Master will die, and Kinzelo's plan will be twisted.
On the other hand, no matter the damage Zipple would suffer if only the Demon God Orb were completed.
Perhaps, Gliek's awakening could be the greatest opportunity for Zipple.
However, it was impossible for Kelliark to subdue and secure Jin immediately.
It was because Runcandel, Talaris, and Ron Hairan stood firm with wide-open eyes.
When Kelliark tries to capture Jin, they wouldn't stand still.
I'll stop Gliek for the moment, but when Ron finishes, and Rosa and Talaris are tired, I'll subdue Jin Runcandel.
'But the process surely won't be easy.'
The situation might be difficult, but Jin was undoubtedly someone who would figure out his plans, and he wasn't someone who could be easily handled.
Not only Rosa and Talaris, but even Ron, who had become a vengeful demon, would have predicted it.
Does Rosa Runcandel have a separate belief?
It seems she rejected the proposals of the Eighth and Ninth Flagbearers.
'Then it's Jin Runcandel's turn to make me a proposal.'
The Runcandel Knights opened the retreat path.
"Good luck!"
"Good luck!"
In the end, the Knights managed to escape with the Vamel Alliance.
As soon as the Knights left, the retreat path was blocked again.
The Chaos wall imprisoning the humans thickened as time passed.
Ron and Talaris plunged into battle, disregarding the aftermath, for revenge and mission, while Kelliark and Rosa calculated the survival and benefit of their own clans.
Amidst all this, Jin was immersed in contemplation.
Jin's main priority was his comrades who had fled the battlefield.
So, he only had to survive himself, his Family, and Ron and Talaris.
Jin had yet to release Ron, to be precise, 'Hairan'.
Even though Gliek had said he had swallowed Dante's last consciousness, and Ron reactivated his Supreme Sword.
It was because in the moment he gave up Hairan, all the meaning of his coming to this battlefield would disappear.
That's why he had no intention of giving up Hairan until the end.
'Father can't come.'
The moment Jin heard the answer that Talaris was three days away, he saw Rosa gritting her teeth.
'And in the current situation, if I were Kelliark... Somehow, he'll secure me and escape. That's the only better option Zipple can choose.'
However, even though he foresaw that plan, it was difficult to immediately devise a way to stop it.
The current situation was such that everyone was holding onto each other's leash, and Kelliark had the most advantage.
So Jin had no choice but to go all-in.
First of all, to ensure that Kelliarc wouldn't change his mind.
"Kelliark-nim."
Jin approached Kelliark and met his eyes.
"You know that to deal a fundamental blow to the Black Sea King, the power of a Genesis Knight is needed. However, it's impossible for my father to come within three days, and... maybe you want to secure me and leave the battlefield when the opportunity arises."
"What are you trying to say, Jin Runcandel?"
"Three days. While Talaris-nim can seal him away, let's negotiate with Kinzelo. So please, do everything in your power to help Talaris-nim activate the seal."
Kelliark furrowed his brows.
When he was about to say something, Jin continued speaking.
"If you don't accept my offer, I'll jump in front of Gliek and die on the spot."
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