True Ability: Forced Dismissal, Kingdom-Empire Battlefield

Deep in the valley.

Ruins were everywhere, with pits of all sizes scattered about, and rubble and crumbling rocks covering the ground.

"It really... it really hurts!"

He lay Zesshi Zetsumei in the pit, his body arched backwards. A protruding rock between his spine intensified the pain. He tried to turn over, but found he had no strength left. His vision blurred as he looked upwards.

"Although I was no match for them at all, this kind of battle was exhilarating—it was fantastic!"

Click!

Tang Zheng's feet made a soft thud as he stepped on the gravel. He reached out and grabbed Zesshi Zetsumei's calf, which was full and firm from years of training, and with a slight pull, lifted it up.

Petite in size and very lightweight!

The main factor is the weight of the full suit of armor.

"Ouch, ouch, that hurts!"

"You still have the energy to speak?"

Tang Zheng spoke softly, twisting his wrist to hoist the Zesshi Zetsumei onto his shoulder. "Treat this battle as training to adapt to mastering new powers. Just get used to it gradually."

"Cough."

Zesshi Zetsumei leaned his entire body against Tang Zheng's shoulder, his face pressed against Tang Zheng's back, and despite the excruciating pain throughout his body, the pain inexplicably eased.

He tried to use his hands to grab Tang Zheng's waist!

His arms, however, were completely powerless and hung limply in mid-air.

"Oh dear, what a pity..." Zesshi Zetsumei's weak voice murmured softly.

"What? What a pity?"

"I tried everything, but I couldn't force your assassin out, huh?"

"Is this your real purpose? Your current level is far from sufficient."

Tang Zheng made a joke and casually picked up the two pieces of equipment that had fallen to the side: the Dawn Wall Gold Shield and the Radiant Sacred Gold Sword.

"Teleportation!"

While activating Teleportation magic to send Zesshi Zetsumei back to the Theocracy, he was also recalling the explanation Zesshi Zetsumei had given about the assassins of the [Chosen Knight].

"Sacrifice Is the Bridge to Redemption."

That's the assassin's name.

According to the description of Zesshi Zetsumei, it is a power of "negation", which can clear all negative magical effects, negative statuses and negative abnormalities from oneself and one's companions on a large scale.

It simultaneously removes all buffs from the enemy side, making it a powerful killer that "negates" both sides' negative and buff statuses!

"Negative?"

Tang Zheng pondered.

He didn't think the word "negation" could describe the killer, and besides, the description "Zesshi Zetsumei" wasn't accurate either.

As can be inferred from the name, this ability requires consuming a large amount of health points to activate.

therefore.

After suffering a series of attacks and launching his assassination, Zesshi Zetsumei had little strength left.

Tang Zheng easily defeated it with a few spells. The only slightly troublesome thing was the "Soul of the Heroic Spirit," but it only inherited the numerical values and lacked various Martial Arts and techniques, so it was not difficult to deal with.

"If it only affects the buffs of both sides, then why did the summoned Cerberus and other monsters disappear as well?"

Tang Zheng didn't think the assassin was necessary; he only wanted to remove the buffs from both sides.

"Dispel effect? That doesn't seem right either."

"If it's ' Dispel,' it should only be effective against summoned creatures, and I didn't feel any 'forceful' effect from the Dispel during the process."

". I see. It's not a denial, not Dispel, but a resolution!"

Based on the situation during the battle, the word "disarm" quickly came to Tang Zheng's mind.

He has several Special Class.

Those who understand assassins best naturally know them best. These moves, known as trump cards, are not complicated. In fact, the more powerful the move or skill, the simpler the information behind it!

It's like "Instant Death".

If you can block it, it's ineffective; if you can't block it, you die—it's simple and clear.

"Soul of the Heroic Spirit", "Death Is the End of All Life", "Petit-Catastrophe", "Goddess Kali's Sigh - Day of Elemental Annihilation", "Soul River - Backflow", etc.

The killers he knew all employed simple and brutal methods to achieve their goals!

The "Golden Rule," though slightly more complex, is True Dragon Lord's application of his true names and bloodline powers, such as "Gold," "Platinum Rank," and "Eternal Darkness."

Tang Zheng is not a true "True Dragon Lord," but only possesses the True Dragon Lord Heart, which is why he obtained the Dragon System Class. Naturally, his development of this skill is slow.

According to the meaning of "Zesshi Zetsumei".

The [Chosen Knight] assassin can accurately remove all negative buffs from allies, remove buffs from enemies, and Dispel summoned monsters.

It's too complicated!

Ultimately...

The true effect of "Sacrifice Is the Bridge to Redemption" is that it causes all the enemy's skills and magic to automatically dissipate!

Whether you're Magic Caster or a warrior, you can choose to dispel magic and skills after using them.

The assassin acquired this "dispelling" right, allowing him to dispel all magic and skills cast by the enemy on their behalf.

"Forced Dismissal!"

After Tang Zheng understood how the assassin operated, his expression became more serious, and he made an assessment in his mind:

"Truly worthy of being called Special Class of tank!"

This is not an offensive killer, but a purely support type, and it is not even suitable for use in the early or late stages of a battle.

This killer's power can only be unleashed during intense battles against bosses or Player.

certainly.

Similar to the battle between Bone Lord and Shalltear, Bone Lord prepared a series of amplification buffs in advance.

Having this assassin at this point allows you to activate it immediately, removing all of the opponent's buffs and wasting the consumed mana!

However, situations where you can just watch someone stack buffs are rare; encounters are more common.

As for the battle between assassins?

Tang Zheng couldn't be certain; he could only speculate based on the timing of the assassins' actions and the assassins' own mechanics.

The Downwater Month January 28th.

The frozen snow and ice have shown signs of melting slightly, but the cold north wind has not subsided at all.

On the battlefield at the border between the Kingdom and the empire, a dense crowd of people had gathered.

The biting cold wind clashed with the gleaming weapons, producing a chilling hiss, and the atmosphere over the entire battlefield was desolate.

Royal Capital | Ri Yesteje

The Third Princess's Bedchamber.

A soft "pop" sound came from inside the fireplace.

Waves of heat flowed into the room, insulating it from the cold outside and infusing the air with the subtle scent of pine.

Snow-white velvet curtains draped naturally along both sides of the huge glass window.

"The princess's metaphor is quite interesting."

Tang Zheng sat on the soft sofa, leaning back lazily, and let out a soft chuckle.

Is this a compliment?

Princess Renner stood beside the cupboard, her long, golden hair flowing and glossy. She took the magic thermos from the top and turned around.

"Doesn't Your Excellency feel that it's like wild beasts in the forest, testing each other's strength and weaknesses?"

"It's just a simpler and more effective way to Council State."

Ta~

Ta~

Princess Renner, wearing white high heels, with fair and healthy skin and a smile as sweet as cherry blossoms, walked over.

She walked to the sofa opposite Tang Zheng and gracefully sat down.

"What would you like to drink?" Princess Renner asked with a smile in her deep blue eyes.

Plain water is fine.

Princess Renner lifted the magic thermos, unscrewed the stopper, and tilted it toward the teacup on the walnut wood round table.

Splash~

Clear, warm water flows out.

The magic thermos seemed to have been prepared with warm water beforehand.

"I've heard that Miss Enri sent a large quantity of ' Regeneration Potion ' to the Adventurer's Guild through the port city of 'Rie Lobel'."

Princess Renner lowered her head, watching the water level in her teacup rise slightly, and uttered a soft murmur:

"Does Your Excellency Tang dislike this war?"

Princess Renner didn't think the rule that adventurers couldn't interfere in wars between nations applied to the man before her.

How could someone who uses the Adventurer's Guild as a cover for their identity possibly care about the rules set by the guild?

After seeing the legendary Dragon Lords with my own eyes.

Deep down, she felt even more that the man before her was more terrifying!

Tick-tock~

The spout is lifted, and a drop of warm water ripples in the teacup.

There was no response.

Princess Renner didn't seem to mind. She put down the magic thermos, withdrew her hands, sat up straight, and asked with a slight smile, "In this confrontation, which side will win?"

"What do you think?" Tang Zheng didn't remain silent this time; instead, he asked in return.

"Kindness."

Princess Renner made a thoughtful gesture, pondered for a moment, then shook her head. "I can't guess."

"So," Tang Zheng replied calmly, taking a sip of warm water.

I'm also looking forward to that answer.

"The Kingdom's nobles will give His Excellency Tang a satisfactory response." Princess Renner smiled charmingly.

Tang Zheng: "I originally thought these nobles would resist."

"When faced with an external choice, nobles will always want to refuse it at first glance."

Princess Renner's eyes crinkled into a smile as she said, "Once they truly make their choice, their nature will make them want to kiss the Dragon Lords's toes more than anyone else."

Border battlefield.

On the reddish-brown earth, the two armies stood facing each other, neither launching an offensive first, in the empire's Daben.

The atmosphere inside the tent was unusually oppressive and heavy. Several generals sat in their respective positions with gloomy expressions, and no one spoke.

A long silence.

"The Kingdom has not sent any envoys." A deep voice broke the silence.

"As expected."

"They can't just back out now."

The war between the two countries has a long history, but before each war, both sides would send envoys to negotiate.

It was called a negotiation.

In reality, it's nothing more than offering advice based on conditions that the other party could never accept, like a child's game, or what could be called the hypocrisy of war.

Every negotiation ends in failure, and then the two sides go to war—this has been the routine every year!

The fact that the Kingdom did not send any envoys this time indicates that even the unrealistic possibility of withdrawing troops does not exist.

To put it another way!

The actual controller of the Kingdom's army is the Blue Sky Dragon Lord.

Did you win?

"What nonsense are you spouting! This is demoralizing the troops!"

"But that Dragon Lords—."

"Shut up!"

Bang!

A heavy thud on the table silenced everyone.

"That's not something we need to worry about. We're only facing the Kingdom's army!" The imperial general, seated at the head of the table, his weathered face revealing a ruthless glint in his eyes, spoke coldly:

"What I need now is for you to come up with a strategy for this confrontation!"

The generals exchanged glances.

"How about waiting in comfort to see if the enemy can tire themselves out?"

"That's right, the usual practices from previous years are no longer applicable; we just need to wait for the Kingdom to attack."

at the same time!

Compared to the solemn and somber atmosphere on the imperial side, the atmosphere inside the Kingdom's Daben was much more relaxed.

Nobody wants to go to war with the Empire!

At least, that's what everyone thought at first.

After realizing they couldn't refuse the Blue Sky Dragon Lord, many nobles began to understand that this war wasn't necessarily unwinnable!

The Kingdom was powerless against the Blue Sky Dragon Lord.

Judging others by their own standards, the nobles also did not believe that the empire could withstand the Blue Sky Dragon Lord. If the empire was destined to lose, then the vast land, the achievement of Evileye, the spoils of war, and so on would all be lost.

It will be a profit far greater than anyone can imagine!

Think about this.

The nobles' initial resistance turned into greed, and the army of only about 100,000 men included personnel from the six major ethnic groups and many other noble clans.

The commander who takes control of this army must possess sufficient prestige and influence, having emerged from a multi-party contest.

Raeven, who is ostensibly Nobles' Faction but actually Royalist Faction, personally leads this army!

Listen to the whispers below.

Raeven Raven frowned, a feeling of distress swirling within him.

This group of useless fools, who only know how to fight for immediate gains, have no idea how complicated this matter is!

His worries and anxieties were not about the war.

"The destruction of the Baharuth Empire is imminent, yet I feel no joy whatsoever."

Raeven Raven crossed his arms, a bitter smile playing on his lips.

Before that.

Watching the empire grow stronger and stronger, while facing the Kingdom that was gradually weakening and becoming corrupt, he was always worried and pondered how to save the Kingdom.

If the empire is truly destroyed by the Dragon Lords, what will become of the Kingdom's future? Can it still maintain true independence?

Glance slightly to the left.

With an icy expression that gave off an aura of unapproachability, Lainas stood fully armed to one side, like a black statue.

Raeven Raven thought so.

In the upcoming battle, the only ones who can truly discuss strategies are Lainas and Gazef, along with their advisory group.

It's not that I look down on other nobles.

Because of the entanglement of interests among various parties, the representatives sent were all from various noble families, such as the second son and the third son, who could be described as good-for-nothings. It's a bit of an exaggeration, but not an exaggeration.

What a fool who thinks he's a high and mighty Dragon Lords who will solve all their problems!

Whoosh~

The outer curtain was pulled open.

With the vibrations of the armor rubbing together, Gazef, his chin bristling with a beard and his face weathered, strode in from outside.

"Gazef? When will the war begin!"

"Honestly, we've been waiting for so long."

"Your Excellency Blue Sky Dragon Lord, when will you eliminate those villains of the empire?"

As Gazef entered, a cacophony of disdainful voices erupted.

Raeven Raven's forehead veins bulged; the usually refined man was now seething with rage. "Shut up!"

His almost roaring tone drowned out all the noise.

The nobles looked at Raeven Raven with fear, and faced with his murderous, icy gaze, they shut their mouths and dared not speak again.