<h4>Chapter 209 – Are You the Last Boss?</h4>


    Carpet bombing with magic from the front and back is pretty effective. The enemy was not able to counterattack. It seems like this will end with me not stepping in.


    It’s a good thing that the disciples of god were annihted beforehand. There’s no longer a threat.


    When I looked at the battlefield while thinking about such a thing, an incident urred. The Imperial army is sandwiched on both sides so they are copsing as nned.


    However, at the center of the imperial army where their main force is, has decreased only a little.


    No, rather than that, they are still fresh.


    「There is something…….」


    I mutter so and look back at Creivis.


    「I’lle out for a moment.」


    「Y-yes, a-affirmative…?」


    When I told him so, Creivis replied with a puzzled expression.


    「Even if I’m not here, there is no one they can break through so be relieved.」


    After saying that, I left and head for the empire’s army.


    On the way, Soarer noticed me and called me out.


    「My lord, why are you here?」


    「There’s something bothering me. Would you like to apany me?」


    「Is it alright? Then, I’ll apany you.」


    Thus, Soarer apanied me. I also found Sherry on the way but I did not call her our.


    When we arrived at the battlefront, I saw Sainos swinging his sword.


    「My liege, why are you here?」


    When he saw me, his tension rises so I lightly raise my hand.


    「Ano, is Sainos going toe with us too…?」


    「He’s going to continue battling in the front line. Even though he’s alone, at least I can be sure that our defensive line will not be broken.」


    I said that to convince myself then turn my eyes towards the imperial army.


    Why are the soldiers of the empire lose their fighting spirit already? Did they feel that I’m someone they can’t mess up with? The imperial soldiers rank broke apart to the left and right.


    However, because there are too many of them, they only created a pathway of about 1 to 2 meters in width but that is enough for me and Soarer to walk in.


    asionally, some motivated soldiers tried to attack me but they were immediately wrapped with a pir of fire.


    After advancing for more than 100 meters, I halt. Then, Soarer behind me opened her mouth while looking around.


    「My lord, the soldiers…」


    「…fumu. They are simr to the saint army.」


    I mutter so and pose with my sword on my shoulder.


    Looking far ahead, I saw astonished soldiers mixed up with the doll-like-soldiers that don’t have any expressions.


    There are only a few people there and they are outnumbered by the soldiers who are simr to the saint army. Far behind them is a big horse carriage.


    「Anyone who doesn’t want to die should leave.」


    When I say so as I move one of my feet forward, some soldiers took distance in a haste.


    On the other hand, the doll-like-soldiers silently run towards me with their swords.


    「It’s good that you understand.」


    I mutter so while smiling. I swing down my sword and activate a skill.


    「Taijouhoushin」


    When I said so, a vacuum de of white light wasunched along with my swing trajectory.


    A huge light sword cuts every obstacle on the way including the doll-like soldiers.


    That light de disperses after traveling for over 100 meters.


    I repeated that several times. Soarer and I managed to reach the destination easily.


    The doll-like soldiers are standing around the carriage keeping everyone else away.


    The carriage looked like a big portable shrine. It is big enough to amodate 10 people and it seems like it needs eight horses to pull it.


    I stand before the personalized carriage and set up my sword.


    「me tongue」


    And swung my sword at the same time I said the skill name.


    Though the carriage was only poked by the tip of my sword, red light shed from a moment then a crimson pir sprouted.


    The fire pir swallowed the whole carriage and severe heat wave can be felt around.


    「Y-your Majesty!」


    Screams like that resounded from the surroundings. However, fire flew out from the carriage but it was prevented by Soarer’s barrier.


    Meanwhile, as the fire pir gradually settle, a silhouette came out from the horse-drawn carriage.


    A ck shadow is now before the burnt carriage.


    It is somewhat painful to describe it, it is more like a distorted ck lump. The imperial soldiers who saw that swallowed their breath and stopped trying to attack us.


    ck shadow. It was something that they had never seen before but I recalled a simr existence from my memory.


    「….Why is Nyathotep still alive?」


    When I muttered so, Soarer, who was staring at the ck shadow, was startled.


    The ck shadow began to wiggle. Its size increases from 2 meters to nearly double.


    In the middle of the ck object, something round opened.


    One eye appeared.


    The ck part of that eye does not reflect light and its vein that should have been red is ck.


    Seeing that big, weird, monstrous thing, scream filled the surrounding.


    When the eye of the ck object caught me, it started shaking its body and countless of tentacles extended from it.


    The tentacles pierced the body of the surrounding soldiers. All of the surrounding soldiers were thrown away after.


    A wide space opens up in a moment. The only ones who remained are me, Soarer, and the ck object.


    I looked at the eye at the center of the ck object.


    The ck object before me is obviously different from the Nyathotep I know from the game.


    In addition to its shape, size, and behavioral pattern, I felt a sense of difort knowing that it led the imperial army instead of the emperor.


    So, what is this ck object?


    Because I don’t know about it, I decided to ask it directly.


    「… Who are you?」


    Though I asked it a question, I’m already prepared for it not replying. The ck object blinks its eye several times then narrow it.


    「… I am the god that lurks in the dark…. Nyathotep de aru….」


    A low, heavy voice reverberated as if it originated from a narrow cave.


    I don’t know how far its voice can be heard but I saw the soldiers who have weapons in their hands staring at each other in a confused state.


    「In other words, the Nyathotep I defeated is a clone.」


    When I said that, the ck object who introduces itself as Nyathotep makes its tentacles wiggle.


    「…… I do not have followers…thus….I made a clone…from the emperor’s corpse….」


    「The emperor…」


    After hearing Nyathotep, I murmured with an exhausted expression. The surrounding became tumultuous but I just sighed.


    Anyway, the empire is virtually already defeated. The top has died already and the soldiers are all dancing in the palm of Nyathotep with the dead ones turned to something simr to the saint troop.


    Thinking about it, the emperor was probably already dead when the saint army was mobilized.


    However, I have one question.


    「….Nyathotep, what is the reason for transforming into the emperor and waging war?」


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