Does this work too?

With a crisp snap of his fingers, Reinhard felt his body instantly recover. He touched his chest in disbelief, the previous pain leaving him somewhat bewildered.

"what happened?"

He turned around abruptly, only to hear Leng Mo's voice.

"That pose wasn't cool enough, let's do it again!"

"????"

The moment Reinhard heard those words, he felt a jolt in his chest as that hand pierced through his body once more.

"Pfft-!"

He coughed up another mouthful of blood, and at the same time heard the voices of others.

"Rhine-Harut!!"

It's Julius...

Pfft!

Reinhard recognized Julius's voice and understood why Leng Mo had done this.

This is like killing someone by destroying their spirit.

The invincible swordsman was ruthlessly defeated in front of his own people, which was meant to demoralize everyone.

and so……

No! We can't lose!

"Aha--!"

Reinhard opened his mouth and shouted, his hand holding the dragon sword trembling, his voice hoarse.

He wanted to kill with one blow!

"Arrogance! I'll kill you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Reinhard's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he used all his strength to slash at Leng Mo behind him with his sword.

The dragon sword rubbed against the air, producing a sword cry that seemed to cleave the sky in two.

The earth and the sky were both cracked open.

boom--! !

A wave of earth, rising abruptly from the ground, swept across the entire battlefield, and everyone was stunned by this sword strike in that instant.

"This is!? Reinhard!?" Roswaal stared in shock at the earthen waves rising from the ground in front of him, like a tsunami, which was awe-inspiring.

"Oh my? Is this the Sword Saint's full power? It's terrifying. I've finally witnessed the Sword Saint, who is hailed as the strongest." Echidna dodged the mercenary group's attacks while smiling at Tu Lang.

At this moment, Yukari Yakumo, who was standing next to Emilia, was slightly startled and dodged the attack from Shu Ouma.

Just then, Kaneki appeared behind Shu Ouma, his eyes flashing with a sharp light!

"set!"

"Ok?"

"You must understand."

"?"

Pfft——!

Shu Ouma stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the hand slash that pierced his chest.

"You—! You're actually an undercover agent..."

He turned around in disbelief and saw Kaneki with a cruel smile on his face.

"Thanks to Tatsumi, otherwise you wouldn't have believed him so easily, right? Shu, you're still too naive as a newcomer."

"Holy crap... No sportsmanship, sneak attack!" Ouma Shu was speechless, never expecting that he was always a step too slow.

If I had been faster... I would have been the one to launch the sneak attack!

Still too naive!

Pfft!

Shu Ouma fell heavily to the ground and lay motionless in a position where he couldn't stop falling.

Kaneki Ken looked at Ouma Shu lying on the ground and silently mourned.

Don't blame me, I'm a collector of overlords.

Everything was a necessary sacrifice!

To provide Emilia with the stage to ascend the throne.

So... you should stop now. Your path has been blocked, so you can stop now.

"Gold and Wood?"

At this moment, Emilia, Ram, and Rem looked at Kaneki in disbelief. They never expected that Kaneki was actually the mole.

For a moment, it was unclear which side Kaneki was on.

Kaneki, however, looked up at Emilia in front of him and gave her a bright smile.

"Don't worry, I knew from the beginning that there was a mole among us. Tatsumi and Shuu are both on the Arrogance side. So, in order to deceive them, I pretended to join, so that I could take them out from within!"

Emilia immediately believed Kaneki's explanation and breathed a sigh of relief.

"I see, that's great. With your help, things will be much easier from now on!"

Ram and Rem exchanged a silent glance at each other, their stances actually quite ambiguous.

After all, Roswaal has already betrayed them.

However... the situation is too chaotic right now, so their first priority is to protect Emilia.

However, at that moment, Kaneki's face suddenly contorted in pain.

He turned around in disbelief...

All that could be seen was Senior Xiaoyuan's cold smile as her hammer-dagger pierced through her back.

"You can only fool Emilia. Do you really think I, Madoka-senpai, can't see through you? You're just looking for an opportunity to ambush me! Whether you're a mole or not doesn't matter. What matters is that I need you."

"Holy shit! You're being unreasonable... The dagger is poisoned..."

Pfft!

Suddenly, Kaneki collapsed to the ground in front of Emilia and the other two, unable to stop, and lay there unable to get up again.

This situation left Emilia and the other two completely dumbfounded, at a loss for words.

She could only stand there dumbfounded, staring at Senior Xiaoyuan, speechless, even hesitant to speak, then hesitant again, forgetting what to say.

"..."

"..."

"..."

Madoka-senpai breathed a sigh of relief and gave Emilia and the other two a thumbs up.

"Don't worry, everything's fine."

Then she continued speaking to the three of them in a scolding tone:

"So you guys are too trusting. In this situation, you can't trust anyone. Especially you, Emilia. You're naive to begin with, and now you need to remember, never believe anyone! Because they're all lying to you! You have to handle the rest yourself."

"But... isn't he on our side?" Emilia looked utterly shocked, though she didn't understand, and had no idea how to describe the situation.

"How could that be... Once someone has betrayed you, do you think you can trust anything they say?" Senior Madoka looked at Emilia, this innocent child, speechless, with an indescribable melancholy.

“But what if he changes his ways?” Emilia tried to say something.

"But we lost our lives, while he only lost his credibility. Emilia, I hope you can understand that." Senior Madoka sighed helplessly.

"I'm sorry... I didn't think that much about it." Emilia understood and looked at Madoka-senpai with an apologetic expression.

"No need to apologize. It's enough that you realize the situation yourself. So, Emilia, do your best." Madoka looked at Emilia earnestly. Although she didn't recommend Emilia becoming queen, she had no choice but to continue now.

"Well, I know!"

Then, Senior Xiaoyuan spoke earnestly, "Remember, right now, the only person you can trust is yourself."

After saying that, she turned around and ran off to help other places.

At the same time, the earthen wave created by Sword Saint Reinhard's final strike also dissipated.

Leng Mo lay in the huge sword pit, covered in blood, and still managed to spit out a mouthful of blood.

Then a glint of light flashed in his eyes!

Watch me show you what it means to be a villain who's enraged and ashamed!

"Hmph! Reinhardt!! How dare you—! How dare you—!"

Blood kept spurting from his mouth and body as he spoke.

Those around could tell at a glance that Leng Mo was about to die, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Then he looked at Reinhard.

He used his sword to support himself so that he wouldn't fall. Blood kept flowing from his wounds, but he was not in any danger of dying. He was extremely weak all over.

"Arrogance... You are indeed very dangerous. I'm afraid you already knew I could be resurrected. That's why you've been keeping me alive. Once I'm resurrected... your advantage will be gone."

He stared at Leng Mo, who was lying on the ground coughing up blood, and bluntly voiced his guess.

Chapter 531 Goodbye, Mother, and my cowardice.

However, Reinhard felt relieved when he saw Leng Mo, who was furious and embarrassed, in the pit opposite.

"While your idea is good, you've misjudged my strength. Therefore... arrogance, I will kill you!"

That being said, Reinhard's injuries were enough to render him unable to move.

Even so, he did not give up. He slowly stood up, and then coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Reinhard?! Are you alright?!"

Julius, who was standing nearby, was shocked. It was the first time he had ever seen Reinhard injured, and with such a serious injury at that.

He had already moved closer as he spoke, but Reinhard stopped him.

"Don't worry, he's alright. He just can't move for the time being... Julius, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you. Pride's injuries are definitely not light, and we'll have to rely on you from now on."

Reinhard gasped, his face pale. The bleeding from the large hole in his chest had stopped, but... the pain hadn't lessened at all.

"I understand!"

Upon hearing this, Julius's expression immediately hardened, and he looked in Leng Mo's direction.

Now is not the time for sentimentality; we must eliminate Leng Mo to offer any comfort.

Hesitate and you will lose!

Julius immediately drew his sword and charged toward Leng Mo, his face filled with resolve.

"Shardgiel! Your life is mine, that of my most esteemed knight—Julius!"

He was very fast, bursting out with extraordinary speed in an instant.

He charged forward like an arrow, causing everyone around to hold their breath. If they could kill Leng Mo at this moment, things would be much easier afterwards!

Regulus was nowhere to be seen the entire time. Echidna and Roswaal only acted because of Leng Mo, so as long as Leng Mo was eliminated, everything would be much easier.

Julius!

"One gram——!!"

In an instant, the people around Julius shouted excitedly, as if this moment was the crucial instant.

As Julius approached Leng Mo, he brandished his longsword and shouted.

"Prepare to die—!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Julius aimed his sword at Leng Mo, who was lying on the ground, and slashed at him!

At this moment, Leng Mo shouted at Julius!