─Aisha, have you ever met the Sword Saint?
─Yes. He’s incredibly strong and his skills are on a whole different level. Truly otherworldly.
─Everyone knows the Sword Saint is strong, but you seem to have a particularly high opinion of him. Is there a special reason for that?
─If we’re talking about special reasons…
Is there a reason?
─Calling the strongest the strongest.
“Hmm…”
[The Sword Saint is indeed strong]
[LOL]
[Isn’t he getting too much praise? Haha]
[Lily will win anyway, right?]
[Oh really]
[The Sword Saint will be blown away, haha]
[Wow]
[Aisha is originally a Sword Saint fan]
[Ranking 11 Smiling Girl Aisha supports the Sword Saint… so jealous!]
[LOL]
[But still, Lily can’t lose, right? Haha]
[Where is Lily then?]
[Lily, hurry up and switch the screen!]
The strongest, huh…
“This is interesting.”
I was broadcasting the official stream from the top of Castle Kress, which offered a full view of the Kingdom.
Currently, my broadcast was only showing me.
Without displaying any clues that could hint at Castle Kress or the Angel Guild.
[We’re not amused]
[Looking at the Sky, it doesn’t seem to be in the south]
[Where exactly is this?]
[Considering the size of the castle, it can’t be Eden; Eden isn’t this big, haha]
[─It doesn’t seem to be Eden]
[LOL]
[Could it really be the Empire?]
“There’s no way. How could I possibly side with the Empire?”
While I walked a path similar to the Spirit Lord’s, considering it the Empire’s side would be a stretch.
The Spirit Lord is raising his sword against the Empire.
As I was watching the viewers clamoring to know my location, the official broadcast continued its coverage.
─… So! Unlike DCK or mock siege wars, the Siege War is a content that occurs automatically within the game. No designated players or procedures are needed.
─That’s right. In 30 minutes, at 7 PM, the siege war system will automatically activate throughout the continent of Deoen, allowing us to declare war on our opponents.
─So what we’re covering is just seeing the castles that have declared war?
─Exactly! If you want to see a castle that hasn’t declared war, you’d need to use a personal broadcast…
In the end, the ‘official’ broadcast is just one of the channels that has permission from Deoen to stream.
“A war declaration is needed to utilize the Deoen system for broadcasting, and if that’s not the case, it can only be indirectly accessed through personal filming or private broadcast cameras.”
[Yep]
[That’s right]
[If everything is shown, strategies will be exposed; you can’t show everything]
[So where is this? Haha]
[Once it starts, it’ll be chaotic; declarations will happen everywhere]
[Is the Sword Saint really going to show up?]
[Lily, you’re not just going to defend, right?]
[Lily has to go smash the castle for sure!]
“Well? What do you think?”
I gazed at the camera with a strange smile.
Ideally, it would be great if both of them came out completely, but somehow I feel like the Magic Lord won’t step out of the Empire.
‘She’s a Mage. Mages always want to fight in prepared locations. I feel the same way.’
The Spirit Lord mentioned something like that too.
Of course, if they don’t come out, I plan to invade directly.
[Oh wow]
[Lily seems extra flashy today]
[Whoa]
[Lily declares she will destroy the castle.]
[Let’s start the reveal]
[Ah, I’m seriously curious]
I lost track of time while chatting with the viewers.
Zzzaaaang…
A strange energy enveloped the entire Deoen region, and a green light lit up at the top of the castle that’s holding me up.
The green means the siege hasn’t been activated at that castle yet.
The surrounding red means a siege is in progress, while gray means it’s currently under siege and on cooldown.
Zwooosh!
In that instant, the green light at the castle’s peak turned red.
“Lily!”
Paah!
Someone with short white hair rushed to my side.
“You came!”
“You really came. Let’s go.”
“Okay!”
With Rika’s shout, I finally switched the screen and jumped down from the castle.
[?]
[Rika?]
[????????]
[Is this the crazy Eden Federation here?]
[What a mad Angel Guild ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[What’s going on]
[Lily joining the Angel Guild?]
[Wait, are we under a Declaration of War here?]
[¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿]
[This isn’t just one or two places, wait, what is this]
[What the hell is the Angel Guild, seriously ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Breaking News) The Empire is going across the continent]
Kwaaaaaaag!!!
In that moment, everyone stopped speaking.
With a purple light slashing through the sky.
“…Huh?”
The castle split in two.
[■Imperium I -Sword Saint-▶ □Angel -Rika-]
[The Kress Castle has been occupied!]
■
“This is insane, what is happening!”
“Shut up for a second!”
Black slapped the back of Taebaek’s head as he was freaking out.
Taebaek glared at Black but, given the circumstances, didn’t care to respond and faced the disaster he was witnessing.
Until just before 7 o’clock, the siege map was filled with green dots.
‘Until just a moment ago.’
Beep.
Beep beep.
Beep beep beep.
Beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep.
With the spine-chilling alarm, suddenly 70% of the continent turned red.
And it was quickly turning gray.
The eeriest part is that an impossible monster is flying through all the defenses.
“Why is the Empire attacking us?”
“…It seems like they’re just attacking everyone, doesn’t it?”
Black looked at the map.
As he gazed at the crazy map, the ominous feeling that had been creeping up on him wrapped around his mind.
Red dots clustered specifically in the Northern and Western regions.
Suddenly, the returning Sword Saint and Leo flying from a distance.
Their castles are in the North and West…
‘No way. It’s not just a simple siege war…’
“Is the Empire trying to conquer? So that’s why there’s a siege…”
“What? What do you mean ‘conquer’?!”
“…I’m not sure either. First, since the Empire and the rest are the same, let’s hold out and…”
I was about to say, “let’s assess the situation.”
Khurung.
Until he caught sight of a little girl creating a hurricane mixed with yellow and green beyond the dark clouds.
Taebaek, standing beside him, gasped.
“…This is unbelievable.”
A hurricane strong enough to engulf the entire castle.
Everyone froze at the sight of the thunder and the blades whirling at a fierce speed, looking like they would incinerate anything in their path.
A Guild Member with clairvoyance muttered.
“Two Spirit Ascensions…?”
“I’ll finish this quickly!”
“You crazy dude…”
The hurricane swept through the castle, leaving no one behind.
Thud.
Sree…
“Phew… it really is tough to do this twice…”
Only one Nymph, her hair and eyes returned to normal, remained in that place.
Exhausted, she mumbled as she crushed the core.
“…I wonder if Lady Lily is doing well. The Sword Saint is really strong.”
[■Imperium II – Leo –▶ □Black Moon – Black -]
[Black Moon Castle has been occupied!]
■
“This has changed a bit, hasn’t it…?”
Laguiel, running alongside me, asked with a worried tone.
‘Definitely.’
The original Empire plan was to first attack the Angel Guild’s Kress Castle and Black Moon’s Black Moon Castle.
Their strategy was to dismantle the two strongest bastions, then take the smaller castles one by one.
However, after my participation was announced, something shifted in their hearts, and they suddenly changed the plan a day earlier.
Leo said before I left.
“They used the Knights and the Eight Swords to clear the surroundings and tasked the same objectives to me and the Sword Saint. Plus, he said to make it flashy.”
This siege war is a war for the Empire’s continental conquest.
For other users to even consider engaging, the two most crucial users must show an overwhelming difference in strength.
In fact, even at this very moment, the Empire is advancing with its army to commence the siege, and while we are holding them off, there are few guilds actually attacking the Empire itself.
There were few guilds attacking the Empire itself, even though they were able to hold it off.
The bigger problem was that the somewhat capable forces, Black Moon and Angel Guild, were both tied down by the same user.
While I rushed out to gather information from various places, I glanced back at the anxious Laguiel.
“Don’t worry. As long as I’m here, it won’t fall.”
“I trust you. But the Sword Saint…”
“He is indeed strong.”
I thought about watching his skills for a moment, but he ended up splitting the castle in two.
Not the ‘core,’ but the ‘castle.’
If Leo hadn’t mentioned that he would exhaust his strength in advance, it would have been quite surprising.
The current castle has become quite sturdy thanks to Deoen’s system.
From the test I ran earlier, I also had to exert quite a bit of effort to break it.
[So, what’s up with this lol]
[Is the Sword Saint for real? He just demolishes the castle ㄷ]
[Sword Saint! Sword Saint! Sword Saint! Sword Saint!]
[This is the Sword Saint class lol]
[Lily, where are you going?]
[Lily, can she beat the Sword Saint? She seems about ten times stronger than before.]
[Let’s just side with the Empire.]
[Breaking News) Leo annihilates Black Moon ;;]
[Yeah, anyway, Lily will win~]
[I’m feeling uneasy. Didn’t we just lose the castle without testing anything?]
[Honestly, even if all seven of the Angel Guild teamed up, they wouldn’t beat the Sword Saint now.]
“We have to try fighting him at least.”
We were headed to Utra Castle, guarded by Uriel.
I purposely delayed our run for a bit, and the Sword Saint had already arrived and was fighting Uriel.
He couldn’t use the same level of power as before, but it seemed sufficient to ravage Uriel with just his form.
“Laguiel, shoot from here.”
“…? But we’re still quite far away?”
We were still quite a distance from the castle.
I could see Utra Castle far in the distance with my eyes, but it was a distance too far for the archer, Laguiel, to see.
“Why would an archer engage in melee? Use your long-range skills from here; the range is plenty.”
“…Understood. Be careful.”
Laguiel’s left eye was marked with a cross, and she nodded firmly.
A brief gust of wind rustled.
And then.
“…!”
“Whoa… damn that’s strong… Lady Lily?!”
I was there, at that moment.
The White Guardian radiated light and transformed into a spear.
‘Sword Saint.’
Different from the Sword Saint I knew, but…
“I wanted to fight you.”
“I feel the same.”
The spear and sword clashed.
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