Symphony for the Insect Princess

"Don't play dumb. I don't want to hear some exaggerated, glorified heroic epic. I want more useful intelligence! Who's the leader? Who are the main forces? What's the detailed report on the operation? Please, tell me!"

"I was there too."

“You too… what!?”

"I was there, too," the old knight shrugged. "Seven years ago, as a blessed knight, I joined the crusade against the blasphemous Demon King."

"..."

Charlotte stared at him with her mouth open.

"Wait...you...are you? Then you are also--"

"Unfortunately, I was responsible for suppressing the undead creatures on the periphery at the time, and was unable to join Lord Saint Andrew in the deep-seated enemy lair and fight the Demon King to the death."

"San André..."

The Pantheon has two strongest permanent combat forces.

The War Emperor "Son of God" Saint Andrew.

Saint Zecilia, the "Mother of Mercy."

An existence worshipped as a god by the believers in the temple.

At the same time, it is also the existence that Charlotte is determined to be the enemy of.

"You didn't join the War Emperor's vanguard, so it seems I can't get any more details... Then I'll just have to forget it."

Zheng!

A ball of black energy condensed in Charlotte's palm, transforming into a sickle with a blade like amethyst. At the same time, a pair of skeleton hands appeared beside her, holding the sickle for her.

The old knight raised the corners of his mouth slightly, raised his sword, and released powerful magic from his whole body.

"Let's get back to the point, Mr. Saint Anthony. I want a sample of your great secret treasure, the magic mark."

"If you can snatch it from me, then I have nothing to say, but before that... a necromancer who has reached the level of a wizard is a heretic among heretics, and must not be allowed to—"

But before St. Anthony could finish his words, Charlotte had already launched her attack!

"Death barrier!"

The ground beneath Saint Anthony's feet suddenly exploded, and a vast cloud of purple-black smoke gushed out like a fountain, faintly visible within it were countless distorted human faces! The overly dense death energy frantically eroded Saint Anthony's magic power, clinging to his silver-white armor and seeping inward!

“Jag spottar pa din

Grav! Bone burial! "

A chant in the Darkin language, and bright purple magic circles appeared above Saint Anthony's head, each one dropping a massive bone tombstone! Each tombstone's fall set off a small explosion. Under the erosion of death energy and the repeated bombardment, Saint Anthony's silver-white magic power quickly dimmed!

“Frost Dragon Breath,

frusen sjal! Frozen spirit—tsk!”

A line of silver light sliced ​​through the darkness, and the deathly aura and tombstones instantly vanished! The old knight's armor regained its shine, his eyes pierced, and the knight's sword in his hand reflected the moonlight—

"You are a heretic, and heretics shall be beheaded!"

The longsword slammed heavily into the sickle. Although the deathly aura lingering on the sickle weakened most of the slashing blow, Charlotte was still knocked back! The escaping sword wind tore through the earth, creating deep cracks hundreds of meters long in the ground, and every house in its path collapsed!

"Ouch! Cough cough..."

Charlotte coughed up blood as her throat felt sweet. Necromancy was definitely not suitable for defense, and her own physique was similar to that of an average person, not to mention that she didn't have much combat experience.

"Is that all you can do, heretic woman?"

Just as she was about to use her sickle to support herself and get up, Saint Anthony appeared before her.

The long sword in his hand was raised high.

"Die, heretic. I don't want you to suffer any more."

Chapter 73 Someone's Legacy

Just as she was about to use her sickle to support herself and get up, Saint Anthony appeared before her.

The long sword in his hand was raised high.

"Die, heretic. I don't want you to suffer any more."

"I'm sorry, but I obey!"

Two identical skeletal hands suddenly appeared in front of Charlotte, protecting her and blocking the sword. They themselves were also broken at the same time! Saint Anthony's face was indifferent, and his materialized magic power formed two identical swords, piercing her head and heart respectively!

"……really."

Pierced by two swords, Charlotte's skin quickly rotted, revealing her true form as a skeleton soldier in the blink of an eye! Simultaneously, a huge, cold aura appeared in the sky. Anthony looked up and saw a massive undead creature appear above him!

This enormous skeleton had the appearance of a lizard, with two bat-like wings on its back, spanning nearly a hundred meters—all bone, of course. Between the cracks in its bones, in its eye sockets, and between its jagged teeth, a faint blue flame flickered!

Bone dragon.

The Necromancer's strength depends largely on the strength of his summons.

This can be said to be a legendary undead creature, and it is also a symbol of a powerful necromancer.

"Your life has withered, your body has decayed, your soul is imprisoned by me. Defeated dragon, I enslave you, crush the powerful enemy before you!"

Charlotte, sitting sideways on the bone dragon's massive spine, gave a command, and the dragon roared to the heavens, spewing out a dark blue flame! This dark blue flame, far from having any heat at all, instead radiated a chill that sent shivers down one's spine. It was a true icy flame!

Saint Anthony, who had participated in the battle against the blasphemous Demon King, knew that after the red dragons that could use the fire of life were transformed into undead creatures by the necromancer, the flames they spewed would turn into undead ice flames that froze the soul. They were extremely dangerous, and the danger involved could not be simply judged by the word "strong"!

boom! ! !

The huge bone claws slammed down, easily leaving scratches more than ten meters deep on the ground. Although its body was huge, its movements were extremely agile, and even a great war spirit could not underestimate it!

but--

Bang! ! !

The dragon missed its target, then swiftly swerved sideways, its long, bony tail sweeping across, destroying a long row of buildings before colliding fiercely with Saint Anthony. But the latter remained unharmed, barely moving. He held his greatsword horizontally, blocking the sweep of the bony tail!

"If I were underestimated, I'd be troubled too..."

A dazzling silver light flashed from the knight's longsword, and with a snap, the tip of the bone tail snapped! The Bone Dragon roared and was about to reposition itself, but Saint Anthony waved his hand violently, and a surge of magical energy materialized, forming dozens of massive crosses over ten meters tall that fell from the sky! The bases of the crosses were pointed cones, piercing through all the key bones in the Bone Dragon's body before it could dodge, pinning it to the ground!

"ROARRAH ...!!!!!!"

The bone dragon's ferocious mouth opened completely, its upper and lower jaws almost turning inside out, and dark blue flames burst out!

The huge tongue of fire swept across the ground, and the ruins of the street were covered with frost, but the physical damage was only secondary. The main point was the severe damage to the souls of the living creatures.

"Leon, the god of life, Tyr, the god of justice, protect my sword!"

The silver light transformed into golden light, splitting the cold flames. Dazzling light lingered around Saint Anthony, and the icy flames could not get within ten meters of him! The enraged bone dragon opened its mouth again, but before the icy flames could be spit out, a giant thirty-meter-long cross pierced its skull!

The head, body, limbs, and tail were all blocked by the cross. The once mighty bone dragon suddenly became a living target at the mercy of others.

But for St. Anthony, the trouble was next.

For him, a blessed knight, he already has strong strength, and with the attribute bonus, it is not difficult to defeat a powerful undead creature.

The problem is to eliminate it.

If it were a living creature, all he had to do was destroy its vital organs like the brain and heart. However, undead creatures, as their name suggests, were already dead. To completely stop them from moving, he had to repeatedly destroy them until they could no longer reassemble. This was easier said than done. If he were a high-ranking priest, he could use powerful light magic or its higher attribute, holy magic, to purify the bone dragon in one go. However, as a paladin, he wasn't skilled in such techniques.

"That's really troublesome...huh?"

boom! ! !

A bone club as thick as a century-old banyan tree smashed down at him - of course he blocked it with his sword, and then a rotten mouth emerged from the ground, trying to swallow him whole, but this time he directly materialized the left hand of the golem and grabbed the owner of the giant mouth.

“Hiss…hiss hiss hiss…”

"Galululululululul..."

This time, two undead creatures were no smaller than bone dragons. One was a giant skeleton wielding a bone club, and the other was a giant snake emerging from the ground! While individually less powerful than the dragons, together they posed a far greater threat! Furthermore, countless smaller undead creatures, skeletons, and ghosts continuously emerged from the blackened ground, which had been stained for an unknown period of time!

"This is……"

Looking closely, one could see a dark land covered with a purple-black magic circle. The source of the magic circle—that woman—was standing at a safe distance, chanting non-stop. Countless undead souls poured out of the magic circle like fountains!

“It never ends!”

Every swing of Anthony's sword could annihilate a hundred undead creatures, but two hundred more would immediately appear, endlessly. The higher-ranking individuals were even more daunting! Even more outrageous, every time he shattered a giant skeleton, a skeleton snake, or another newly emerged bone dragon, they would devour the lower-ranked individuals and rapidly recover!

"It's just a waste of time to go on like this. The only way is—"

His eyes focused, and powerful magic power emanated from his body, shaking away the approaching undead creatures. Endless light gathered on the sword, condensing into a huge sword of light!

"——Catch the thief and the king!"

The slashing wind of light cut through the darkness and pounced on Charlotte! But just as it approached, the skeleton snake suddenly emerged from the ground in front of Charlotte and took the blow for her!

(damn it!)

Saint Anthony frowned in irritation. Magic warriors weren't as good at wide-area attacks as magicians. And where was Stella? Her artillery support was perfect at this moment!

Although not willing to do so.

But we shouldn’t dwell on that now.

Although the opponent's strength was obviously inferior to his, a good dog could never defeat a bad dog, and he was simply fed up with the endless harassment from these annoying undead creatures.

The most important thing is - the undead creatures cannot be allowed to spread. They must be wiped out in one fell swoop before they cause greater harm.

"I won't use golems against opponents of a lower realm than me—this is my battle rule, but it seems I have to break it now."

Present——

Golem!!!

A massive humanoid figure, tens of meters tall, appeared amidst the silver light. It was a knight clad in heavy, bright silver armor, holding an equally massive cross! Simply standing there, the magical energy between heaven and earth surged, crushing even ordinary undead creatures!

(Not even one can be left behind!)

The golem wielded the cross, and immense magical power emanated from it, transforming into countless small crosses that rained down like a torrential rain! All undead creatures caught within its range, regardless of their level, were shattered in the torrential rain of crosses! The golem stomped its foot down, instantly shattering the magic circle that had stained the ground black. Thousands of undead wandering around instinctively avoided the golem, but before they could get far, they were vaporized by the silver light radiating from it!

The miscellaneous soldiers have been cleared out.

Then came——

The golem swung the cross down at Charlotte, and the last bone dragon immediately coiled above her, only to shatter under the blow! Amethyst-shaped humanoid skeleton enveloped her, withstanding several blows from the cross. The strength was beyond Saint Anthony's expectations, but that was all. Under the relentless onslaught, the amethyst skeleton was already riddled with cracks! The recoil of the damage ripped through Charlotte's body, turning her face even paler. Crimson blood streamed from the corners of her mouth, making her look utterly miserable!

"Die, Necromancer!"

The cross was raised high above his head, and then smashed down with the force of the earth shattering! Saint Anthony was already certain of Charlotte's death, and Charlotte closed her eyes.

then,

She whispered three words.

"sorry."

"——!?"

The golem's movements stopped.

A dark substance, like flames, mist, and black water, was stuck to the big cross.

And there was something extra in Charlotte's hand.

It was an ancient-looking lantern.

"Burn everything, Dark Lantern."

Chapter 74: Dark Flame

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful kingdom, and in the kingdom there was a beautiful girl.

She is the princess of the kingdom, innocent, kind, beautiful, and a treasure to everyone.

One day, the evil demon king broke the peace of the kingdom, defeated the army, abducted the princess, and took her to his castle which was shrouded in darkness all year round.

The king, terrified, sent out his army and recruited capable men to fight the demon king, but this only resulted in more casualties. The demon king was still alive, and the princess was still imprisoned in the castle. No one could do anything about it.

Finally one day, a fearless brave man passed by the kingdom and heard the people's cries. He then met with the king and volunteered to go and fight to rescue the princess.

The brave man set out on his journey, blessed with blessings. He journeyed alone through mountains and rivers, heading for the Demon King's castle. His steed trampled through the thorns, and his sword slew countless demons under the Demon King's command. Overcoming all odds, he finally reached the Demon King.

After an earth-shaking battle, at the critical moment, the brave man finally took advantage of the moment when the devil was relaxed and struck a victory, killing the devil and rescuing the princess.

The brave man brought the princess back to the king, who was almost in despair. The king was delighted and announced the good news to the world, and the whole country celebrated. People praised the brave man's bravery and might, and the brave man and the princess fell in love with each other. With everyone's blessing, the two got married and lived together until they were old and gray.

——If this were an orthodox fairy tale, it would definitely have a happy ending like this.

But reality is like a clown who laughs at both humanity and himself, cruel and funny.