It's Already Over

This dragon girl was currently the strongest combat power in her team.

Since Kevin Cromwell had already rebelled, it was impossible for him to come out and surrender.

The only way was to trap him to death in this city.

But trying to trap a Heavenly Punishment Knight with just the Dragon Knight Corps and ten thousand knights was truly no ordinary difficulty.

Exceeding level sixty meant one had reached the point of being a limit-breaker.

At this level, even a great dragon could not truly fight him; one could only say they could withstand him, but it was impossible to cause him any real harm.

The natural advantages of the dragon race gave them a near-invincible body among those of the same level.

Even the level fifty Red Flame Great Dragon Aigie Noah could only trade blows back and forth with a Heavenly Punishment Knight.

Aigie Noah did not speak, only nodding before turning her gaze toward the inner city.

As a dragon, her advantages were not just in strength, but also in her incredibly powerful senses.

She was particularly sensitive to the aura of the strong.

This instinct allowed her to immediately lock onto the most powerful person currently in the city.

"Kevin Cromwell is over there. Do you want me to strike first?"

Aigie Noah did not know how the current situation was being arranged, but since her purpose here was to follow orders, asking beforehand was a matter of basic courtesy.

"No, I will go see him first."

Yuna shook her head.

If possible, it would be best to make Knight Kevin Cromwell surrender without shedding blood.

After all, facing a Heavenly Punishment Knight was still too much pressure for her.

"Vide, head over there first. Let's meet him."

"Yes!"

Vide nodded and pulled the reins; the skysoar dragon beneath him instantly understood and tilted its body to turn toward the inner city.

Medi City was not particularly large, and for a fast-flying skysoar dragon, the distance took only about a minute to cover.

Hovering in mid-air, Yuna looked down at the inner city.

At this moment, many knights seemed to be gathering in front of the inner city gates, all looking toward the inner city with hopeful expressions.

Seeing this, Yuna's brow furrowed.

Clearly, many in the knight ranks had already been persuaded by the nobles to surrender.

But that was no surprise, as the officer corps was almost entirely made up of nobles.

Was the Prince's policy against the nobility considered a form of oppression to these knights?

These nobles remained silent, though many of them spotted the dragon riders in the sky.

Unfortunately, most of these Brave Knights, who were around level forty, lacked long-range or anti-air skills.

They could only watch helplessly as the skysoar dragon hovered above the inner city.

A beautiful figure stood up from the back of the skysoar dragon and looked down at the castle below. After a moment of thought, she chose not to use the term rebel and addressed him as Lord instead.

"Lord Kevin Cromwell, Guardian Knight Yuna requests an audience. Please come out and meet me!"

The knights below instantly fell silent, everyone waiting for Kevin Cromwell to appear.

If Kevin Cromwell were to walk out now and give the order, those knights gathered at the gate would likely side with him instantly.

Meanwhile, inside the hall of the inner city castle.

Kevin Cromwell sat tall and imposing in the empty hall.

The maids from before had already left; in the face of such military chaos, beautiful women without strength easily became targets.

No one wanted to die, so despite the noble's mandatory measures, they had gone into hiding.

And Kevin Cromwell did not care about those people.

He sat in the high seat with his head resting on one hand and his eyes closed, remaining silent even as he heard Yuna's call from outside.

'Knock, knock, knock.'

A knock came from the door; Kevin Cromwell's brow twitched slightly as he opened his eyes to look toward the entrance.

Bill Halen walked in from outside.

With a submissive expression, he glanced at Kevin Cromwell and then quickly lowered his head.

"Your Majesty, the apostate knight Yuna is shouting outside. I ask for your Holy Decree."

"I know. You may leave."

Kevin Cromwell responded coldly, waving his hand without saying more.

But Bill Halen did not retreat immediately; instead, he continued.

"Your Majesty, the rebel Yuna is shouting so loudly. If we do not stop her, I fear more knights will defect. I hope Your Majesty takes this seriously."

"I said I know! Did you not hear me!?"

Kevin Cromwell snapped his eyes open, glaring fiercely at Bill Halen.

If not for him, how would things have reached this point?!

What use was it for him to go out against a thousand dragon riders?

Even as a Heavenly Punishment Knight, he lacked the ability to fly; against those dragon riders and the great dragon, he could only defend and not attack.

Even if he went, what could he do!?

Hearing Kevin Cromwell's roar, Bill Halen's body trembled in fear, and he quickly knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty! What are you still worried about? Things have already come to this. If you do not go out, will it not only get worse?"

"The nobles of the entire country look to you as their leader. If you avoid the enemy immediately after declaring our cause, their morale will surely waver!"

Bill Halen spoke with genuine sincerity.

In the current situation, the rebellion had just begun nationwide; without Kevin Cromwell as their righteous cause, the nobles' justice would have no foundation.

At that time, every noble involved in the betrayal would be branded with the word apostasy.

Once that happened, they would never be able to clear their names!

The nobles knew very well that they could only force the Saintess to give up her royal power.

They could not actually take her life.

For this, they needed a righteous cause, and that cause was Kevin Cromwell!!

Kevin Cromwell looked down at Bill Halen, who was prostrate on the ground.

At this moment, even Kevin Cromwell himself did not know what he was feeling.

He had been pushed into this position without even being given time to think.

And now it had become like this.

How did the Dragon Knight Corps suddenly appear in Medi City?

And why did the great dragon Aigie Noah suddenly show up here as well?

It was clear that the Saintess had already anticipated such an event and had given orders in advance.

Because he knew very well that since half-past three, national communications had been cut off.

All the nobles were using direct military communication channels to talk.

In other words, this matter had been under the Prince's control from beginning to end.

At this stage, Kevin Cromwell had a faint inkling that this rebellion would end in failure!

But Bill Halen was right; regardless of everything, as the figurehead of this uprising, if he did not show his face while the enemy shouted outside, it would be a blow to the nobles' morale.

So be it!

Since things had come to this, he could only face it.

Kevin Cromwell walked out of the hall.

The moment he stepped outside, he could feel the immense pressure from the sky.

Over a thousand skysoar dragons were continuously circling above, every knight clutching a spear.

They were ready to throw at any moment.

And the moment he appeared, countless eyes locked onto him.

Kevin Cromwell's gaze swept over the knights in the sky.

Even though he was an apostate knight in their eyes, no one dared to look him directly in the eye.

Upon meeting his gaze, everyone would subconsciously look away.

Such was the deterrent power of a Heavenly Punishment Knight.

"Yuna, I have come out."

After sweeping his gaze around, Kevin Cromwell finally fixed his eyes on the lead skysoar dragon.

On the back of that skysoar dragon were a knight holding the reins and two girls.

One was dressed in silver armor, and the other wore an ordinary short skirt.

Kevin Cromwell recognized that girl; she was the Red Flame Great Dragon Aigie Noah, whose combat power was not enough to threaten him but could certainly fight him for several rounds.

She was a very strong combatant.

He did not look at Aigie Noah any further, instead turning his attention to the knightess in silver-white armor.

"Since things have come to this, there is no need for further words. What you see is the truth."

Kevin Cromwell did not want to discuss the matter further.

Because, overall, he was still the one forcing a coup; if they analyzed it bit by bit, he had no moral ground.

Therefore, there was no point in dwelling on the issue.

Looking at Kevin Cromwell below, Yuna could not help but sigh.

A grand Heavenly Punishment Knight would actually do something so foolish.

"Lord Kevin Cromwell, do you truly insist on this?"

Yuna did not dare to act lightly either; after all, he was a Heavenly Punishment Knight, and no one knew what trump cards he held.

"Enough nonsense."

Kevin Cromwell's brow furrowed; if he let Yuna continue on this topic, it might affect morale.

He looked down at the knights at the gate and, ignoring Yuna, spoke directly to them.

"I hereby declare! Guardian Knight Yuna has committed apostasy! Along with her, the Dragon Knight Corps and the dragon Aigie Noah are all enemies. Those willing to follow me, come with me out of the city and prepare for battle!"

Seeing that Kevin Cromwell had no intention of continuing the conversation, Yuna took a deep breath and turned to look at Vide.

"It seems there is no room for talk. Vide... do it!"

"Understood!"

Vide nodded and made a hand gesture before raising his spear and shouting at the top of his lungs.

"Attention to all knights below! Kneel and surrender immediately, or you will be treated as rebels and executed on the spot!"

Kevin Cromwell immediately responded.

"Ignore the Dragon Knight Corps rebels! All knights, leave the city immediately!"

These knights gathered in front of the inner city gates were already on the side of the nobility; they were completely unmoved by Vide's shout. Hearing Kevin Cromwell's order, they immediately gathered to prepare for departure.

Seeing this, Vide shook his head.

"Why bother? Attack!!"

As soon as he spoke, the spear in his hand was thrown.

With the infusion of mana elements, the magic array carved on the spear instantly activated.

Even without the inertia of flight, a spear thrown from such a height still possessed immense destructive power.

In almost an instant, the spear crossed the hundred-meter height and fell from the sky, skewering a knight who was preparing to leave.

With a squelch, the spear met almost no resistance, piercing through the knight's head and body, and even the white horse beneath him, pinning them both to the ground.

In the next second, the formation of the Dragon Knight Corps, which had been circling above, broke in the middle.

Starting from the break, the knights on the dragon backs raised their spears one after another. After infusing them with elemental power, they used the inertia of flight to hurl their spears downward.

'Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—'

Hundreds of spears fell from the sky; the army on the ground had almost no way to resist and could only desperately try to dodge.

Under the night sky, many knights were skewered instantly before they could even see the shape of the spears.

Seeing this, Kevin Cromwell's brow tightened, and he drew the longsword at his waist.

Holy light instantly condensed around his body, and in the next second, the longsword in his hand hummed as it emitted a brilliant radiance.

With a roar, he swung it out.

"Knight Skill — Holy Knight's Sword!"

The swinging sword light instantly condensed into a bright crescent that surged toward the sky.

"Aigie Noah!!"

Yuna, who had been on high alert against Kevin Cromwell, shouted!

The red-haired girl leaped into the air, instantly restoring her dragon form and taking the blow of the sword qi head-on!

'Roar~'

'Boom!!'

An explosion erupted on the dragon's body; her massive frame was pushed back several meters by the sword light.

"Dragon Knight Corps, concentrate your power and attack the apostate knight Kevin Cromwell!"

"Understood!!"

In the next second, hundreds of dragon riders spiraled down from the air. From a distance of a hundred meters away from Kevin Cromwell, they hurled their spears before controlling their skysoar dragons to pull up and soar back into the sky.

Hundreds of spears, aided by their powerful diving speed and inertia, along with the enhancement of the magic arrays, hurtled toward Kevin Cromwell with a whistle at speeds exceeding four hundred kilometers per hour.

Hundreds of spears had completely cut off his path of retreat.

Seeing that it was almost impossible to dodge, Kevin Cromwell raised his longsword and swung it forward!

Silver sword light flashed through the night sky, colliding with the hundreds of spears.

'Bang!'

However, just as the explosion rang out, the second wave of attacks arrived.

Two hundred dragon riders dived again, likewise hurling their spears.

Immediately following them were another two hundred dragon riders.

Behind those two hundred spears came two hundred more.

Meanwhile, the dragon riders who had already soared back into the sky controlled their skysoar dragons to dive once more.

The entire Dragon Knight Corps formed a closed circle above Medi City.

The highest point of this massive circle reached nearly a thousand meters, while the lowest was less than fifty meters from the ground.

Diving from the heights, they would hurl their spears at the lowest point.

Simultaneously, they would pull their reins and surge back into the sky.

Countless spears flew toward Kevin Cromwell in a never-ending stream.

In the sky, the Red Flame Great Dragon remained on high alert against Kevin Cromwell; the moment he made any other move, she would immediately step in to block him.

Kevin Cromwell gritted his teeth, his longsword continuously swinging out sword light. Although he could hold his ground for a while, if this continued, he would eventually be worn down to death.

Meanwhile, the knights gathered on the ground had almost all been pinned to the earth by spears.

A few lucky ones who had not been pierced lost their courage and scattered in all directions.

The battle had only just begun, and it was already over!

The powerful air superiority of the dragon riders was fully revealed in this moment.

Even against a Heavenly Punishment Knight who had broken through the limits, there was still a near-overwhelming disparity.

Unless the opponent could also fly, they simply could not counter such a shameless kiting tactic!