Chapter 42: I believe them

Camp: gasps.

“Dragonkin—mid-tier?!”

“Likely always mid-tier—suppressed to low.”

“Girl’s divine power—familiar. Bloodline family?”

“Allow kin Knights?”

“Forget—Knights faltering.”

Mars gripped armrest.

“Excelled. Unbeatable demon…”

Third Army faced it—never mid-tier.

LV25 cap + LV30: fortress eternal.

Knights exceeded—still insufficient…

Nora stood tense.

Cared: world-saviors, Celis’s heart.

No deaths—or Celis tears.

Gentle saintess weeping—heart twisted.

“Sight Eye intervenes! Not kill—wound!”

“Hey—Novich relic. Outsider—no.”

Cassius rose, smug.

Stronger demon—delighted. Pity Emperor missed.

Knights’ end.

Mars scorn.

Demon disguise?

Nora narrowed. Sword hand.

“Want saviors die?”

Cassius flash.

“No! Saintess admits fail—I order Eye wound!”

“Fail? Bull! You—routed. Bet low-tier—this mid!”

“Irrelevant—started low!”

Hard mouth—more scorn.

Obvious: always mid, suppressed.

Bet invalid start.

Blind lies: noble staple. Profit over truth, Knights’ lives.

World doom? Others’ problem.

“Bastard!”

Nora enraged. Step—legendary pressure. Cassius near kneel.

Two legendary nobles countered—Nora back.

Cassius smirk.

“Rob Eye? Novich relic—can’t!”

“Rob = war empire. Think, Duke.”

“Duke” stressed. Nora fist—fuming, helpless.

Worst: Isabelle unmoved.

“Isabelle! Your Knights—no care?!”

“Why rush?”

Sipped tea. Watched sky.

“If borrow Eye—none stop.”

Terror aura. Cassius, nobles knelt.

Sweat. Gap: legendary rafts—her ocean storm.

Camp silent. Breath held.

Clank—

Cup down. Aura gone. Smile.

“But—I trust them.”

“Ha—”

Cassius revived. Rose shaky—legs soft, back soaked.

…

Fortress.

Melin whisper: “Captain?”

“…Retreat. Leader—no abandon.”

Watched Pera approach. Leanna hesitated—summoned sword.

Aaliyah chuckle.

“Captain—know us yet?”

“Death possible.”

“Fear meaningless death.”

Joyna breathed. Eyes firm. Lightning hands.

Seli stroked bow—string hum.

“Order.”

Eye team. Leanna gripped—touched.

Nod hard. Sword high.

“Leanna squad—CHARGE!”