I Regressed to My Ruined Family – 68

 #I returned, and my family was ruined (69)

A lion sweeping through a flock of sheep.

There were clearly more and more wounds on the lion’s body.

However, with each wound on his body, the number of victims increased.

The moment the burning broadsword passed by.

The fifth knight’s neck shot up toward the sky.

“Madman!”

What kind of beings were the knights gathered here?

They were elite warriors selected from among the most talented individuals in the Baek family and secretly trained.

Not only had they all reached the sixth rank, but they had also actively adopted the techniques of the Dragon Clan and mastered their ruthless swordplay.

They were skilled enough to gain the upper hand in an instant against even the most skilled 6-star knights.

These were talented individuals who should never have died so meaningless deaths.

Zard and Pons.

The two gritted their teeth and lunged at the Grand Duke.

Their swords aimed for his vital points.

The remaining three knights desperately blocked the Grand Prince’s movements.

Puuu!

He dodged the first sword strike, but he couldn’t avoid the second one. A long sword wound appeared on his chest.

It was a wound that would make anyone scream in pain, but there was no change in Ethan’s expression.

It was as if it was only natural.

He grabbed the neck of one of the knights.

“Kuh… Kuh!”

Ugh!

He simply snapped it.

“Four.”

“…!”

The knights flinched at the Grand Prince’s words.

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Four.

As the number of knights decreased by one each time, the Grand Duke recited the numbers one by one. Fear slowly began to grip the knights’ hearts.

Even Jarid, a knight who had experienced every kind of battle, was pale as a sheet.

“How… how can he do that?”

The Grand Duke looked extremely strange. He had been bedridden for ten years.

He had been in a coma.

How much combat experience could someone like that have?

He had seen many young and talented people. He thought the Grand Duke was one of them.

However, there was a decisive difference between him and the other latecomers.

“His eyes.”

Whether blood was flowing or not.

Those emotionless eyes that seemed to feel nothing.

The Grand Prince was like an undead creature that knew no fear.

He was only nineteen years old.

Was it really possible for him to look like that?

Even Zard felt a chill down his spine as he watched him break the necks of the knights one by one with an expressionless face.

Predator and prey.

When he approached the Grand Prince, he thought he would naturally be the latter.

But he was wrong.

Who was the predator here?

Everyone was slowly realizing it. At some point, the knights’ goal had completely shifted from hunting to survival.

Every time they were caught, the knights’ eyes widened as their necks were snapped.

The rules that bound the knights were gradually fading away.

This was even more so now that only four remained out of ten.

The hand holding the sword trembled.

It was a desperate situation.

Thinking that death was drawing nearer, he broke out in a cold sweat.

“Can I really kill him?”

The Grand Duke.

His entire body was covered in blood.

Just a little more.

Just a little more pressure and he would be able to hunt down this beast.

But what he truly feared was

that even when there were eight of them left, and even when there were seven,

and even when there were only four left, he still had the same thought.

The Grand Duke smiled quietly and rushed toward the knights.

The captain of the knights and the second captain.

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The two were not easy opponents.

That was why Ethan’s target was

the two knights who were beginning to shake their eyes as he approached.

“Gomer! Raise your sword…”

Gomer, who was trembling as he looked at the prince, hurriedly raised his sword. However, there was one unfortunate thing about the knights.

Ethan was a predator who knew very well how to corner a frightened prey.

It seemed like a heavy blow.

However, when it collided with the broadsword, Gomer’s hand did not feel any great force.

“Oh no…”

It wasn’t the broadsword that delivered the decisive blow. It was the gauntlet, which began to wrap around his hand like a poisonous snake!

The gauntlet reached his neck in an instant. The remaining three knights desperately stabbed at the prince’s back.

However, it was too late.

The result was tragic.

Crunch!

The knight’s neck was snapped in one blow. Three swords slashed his body belatedly.

Blood spurted out.

Nevertheless, Ethan calmly stepped back and stared at the three men.

“Three.”

“…

The knight commander and the deputy commander.

All the other knights were dead.

The lone knight, Rihan, trembled.

The Grand Duke was openly devouring the weak.

The beast’s next target would be him.

“Damn it!”

His body shook violently.

It was at that moment.

“Hm. Are you still fighting?”

A girl’s voice came from somewhere. The knights turned their heads toward the source of the voice.

Soon, their expressions contorted.

It was the girl they had seen earlier.

In her hand was the bishop, slumped over.

The bishop had been defeated!

It was a result they didn’t even want to imagine.

That was when it happened.

“Aaah!”

Completely overcome with fear, Rihan screamed and rushed toward the girl.

“If I just kill her!”

Even if the worst came to the worst, he would still be able to escape from here.

Rather than attacking the Grand Duke, it would be better to stab the little girl.

The knight, covered in blood, charged forward. Seeing this, Ilia frowned.

“What is this?”

The moment she flicked her fingers, a mass of mana took shape and rushed toward the knight.

Puuuung!

With a massive explosion, the knight flew into the sky as if he were a paper airplane.

Kaboom!

Rihan slid down the wall of mana.

There was no life left in his eyes.

“…

Zard and Pons.

The two knights swallowed hard at the sight. A deafening silence filled the magic circle.

Ilia looked at Ethan.

He was wearing a smug expression.

“It’s not gentlemanly to keep a lady waiting too long.”

Ethan replied with a smirk.

“It’ll be over soon.”

He rushed toward the remaining two knights. With the bishop’s defeat, their will to fight had been completely broken. The scales had already been tipped completely in one direction. * * *

“Hoo.”

Ethan exhaled once.

In front of him were countless corpses with their heads missing.

Among them were Zarid and Pons.

“It’s finally over.”

Ilya looked at Ethan and raised her wand.

[Healing power.]

It was a very simple spell.

However, the effect was not so simple. His blood-covered body began to slowly recover.

Other than losing a lot of blood, there were no major injuries, so they would have healed on their own if left alone.

However, it was better to recover quickly. Ethan looked at Ilia and said,

“Thank you.”

“Hm! Hm!”

Ilia coughed.

The situation was that the Archduke had captured the bishop, who he had called “a bit of a guy,” but who was actually quite capable.

He had really shown his prowess.

“No way.”

That couldn’t be all she had to say, right?

She looked at the Archduke with sparkling eyes.

It was a very obvious gaze.

Ethan looked at Ilia.

It was like a cat staring at a fish.

It was obvious what she wanted.

Praise. Praise me.

It felt as if there were words written in her left and right pupils.

Ethan was about to speak.

“Ugh…”

A groan could be heard.

The bishop.

He was looking around with his eyes open.

Ilia’s eyes narrowed.

Damn him!

If only she had waited a little longer, she could have received the grand duke’s praise.

The prize of praise.

It was just a moment away!

Ethan’s attention was already on the bishop. Someone of his rank would know a lot.

Of course, he had to get information out of him.

That was when it happened.

“Kuh… Kuh…”

Eric laughed and spat out blood.

“Really… I didn’t expect this at all. You were traveling with the mage of creation… Cough! And on top of that… the mage… I didn’t know he could change his appearance at will without using mana…”

“Where is the archbishop?”

“Hehe… Enjoy your victory while you can. It won’t last long, so you should do it now.”

Eric said with a sly smile.

It was the moment he grabbed the man by the collar.

Ethan grimaced.

“…Phase shift?”

Phase shift.

It was one of the techniques used by the upper echelons of the dragon clan.

The effect was simple.

Spatial movement and complete physical recovery.

When phase transition was in effect, even an transcendent being could not kill the target.

This was because the target would show tremendous regenerative power, to the point where even if their neck was cut off, it would reattach itself.

Eric narrowed his eyes.

This was the first time he had ever seen a human use phase transition.

“Kukuk… It’s useless to try to catch me.”

Ilia’s expression froze. A massive amount of mana was gathering around the bishop.

A magic circle appeared around Eric’s body. It was a magic circle made up of high-level formulas that even Ilia couldn’t easily break.

It was incomparable to the prison circle she had seen earlier.

She hurriedly fired a magic bullet.

The magic bullet struck Eric, and his limbs burst open. However, his body was rapidly regenerating, as if he were slime.

“What the…!”

“Huh… I never thought I’d have to use the Transfer Stone here. What a loss.”

Eric smiled bitterly.

Even among the high-ranking clergy, only those who had achieved exceptional feats could obtain a single Transfer Stone.

He had kept this treasure for over five years, and now he had to use it here!

“…Still, it’s better than dying.”

No matter how precious a treasure is, it is not more precious than one’s life.

The moment he returned to the church.

Immediately relay information about the Grand Duke to the Archbishop…

That was the moment.

The Grand Duke grabbed Eric’s head. A massive amount of fiery mana began to pour into the bishop’s brain.

“Aaah!”

The bishop screamed in agony as his brain was completely burned.

Ethan paid no heed and continued to pour mana into the bishop.

Phase shift.

He knew very well about this. And he was also aware of the weakness of phase shift.

“If you burn the brain…”

They can recover from that.

However, during the recovery process, all of their memories and information would be mixed up, turning them into idiots.

One of the maxims he had learned in his previous life.

If there is a creature that uses phase transition, destroy its brain completely before it disappears.

He still remembered that maxim vividly. Ethan was following it very faithfully.

The bishop, who had been screaming, slowly began to drool from the corner of his mouth.

“Heeee…”

The man’s body slowly became blurry. Soon, his new form completely disappeared.

“…

Ilya, who had been silent for a moment, moved her lips.

Soon, she bowed her head.

She looked completely dejected.

“Well done.”

“…Huh?”

“You couldn’t have stopped it anyway. It’s the same for other magicians as well. So you don’t need to feel guilty.”

Ilia had done her part well enough.

Ethan’s words had just finished.

Ilia’s lips twitched.

Soon after, she looked at Ethan with her chest expanded.

“Hm! You fought well.”

“…Yeah.”

Elena.

There was one thing she had learned from the grand duke’s sister.

That is, people must help each other in life.

Mutual assistance.

Ilia was now applying the knowledge she had learned in real life.

* *

The heart of the sect.

There, Bishop Eric appeared.

“Heeee…”

His body was intact, but his mind was completely gone.

The news reached the archbishop in the Kingdom of Haidern in an instant.