Knights and Magic Wand
Chapter 712: 332: The Deer Horn Has Broken

Chapter 712: Chapter 332: The Deer Horn Has Broken

In the royal palace fortress displaying armor, weapons, and military equipment, Leon put on that fine, dignified princely armor and straightened the collar.

Queen Ines handed over the wing helmet, raised her hand, fastening the cloak’s medallion chain for Leon. She regretted inwardly; now, her original thoughts indeed wavered.

“….I know you now face a dilemma regarding Olivia. You don’t need to engage the Golden Lion head-on. If necessary, you can even abandon Kalantha Fortress as long as your presence lets the Golden Lion’s army know, just keep her circling Upper Beiso County.” She expressed her concern softly.

The opponent’s straightforward revelation of their strength was completely unexpected to Ines.

Leon nowadays seemed far less powerful than before; could it be that the one before her wasn’t truly hers?

“The southern army’s main forces are confronting the Barbarian Alliance outside the Eastern Border. The offensives in the Duwana and Laisen directions are mere feints. Her rash move to head straight to Haven probably aims to test whether the rumors of your disappearance are true.

But the Golden Lion Queen’s solitary army, though strong, as long as we hold until the northern army completes its encirclement, even if we can’t capture her, we can still inflict heavy losses on her elite, delivering a serious blow to the south.”

After speaking, Queen Ines bit her lip, raising her head to look at him: “Only you can delay her pace, but you don’t have to defeat her, just hold on for a few days, and I can force her to retreat. General Trolsa and Duke Akman have already moved south from the west, and I will ensure she pays for her rashness…. As for Upper Beiso, don’t insist if necessary, retreat if it’s too dangerous, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t force you…”

Whether he was her Leon or not, he was still Leon, knowingly sending him to face a formidable enemy despite his current inadequacy made Queen Ines a bit uneasy.

Leon grasped the knight wing helmet that matched his interests. He lowered his head, looking at the girl’s worried eyes before him. Perhaps he couldn’t bear to see a charming girl become anxious?

Unable to resist, he raised his hand, inexplicably wanting to pat her hair to comfort her.

His arm just moved and suddenly froze, quickly curbing the impulse, placing his left hand on the sword at his waist. Leon comforted her with pursed lips: “I know my own limits and will prioritize my own safety. If I can’t win, I’ll definitely turn and run.”

Despite being determined to take responsibility for causing the disappearance of another version of himself with his arrival, he didn’t want the girl before him to sink into remorse because of it.

Moreover, he had ventured into the Demon Realm nearly risking his life several times. Now, he’s merely going to stop Olivia.

Though she was slightly bigger, in his eyes, she was still his wife.

…. Seeing a wife, what is there to fear?

“When I return, let’s discuss exactly where your acquaintance went and how to send both myself and my Ines back home.”

Having said that, Leon composed himself, quickly entering the calm state of “playing” another version of himself, leaving the inner hall of the royal palace.

Passing through the front corridor, he saw the little Ines from his side, arms crossed, with a perplexed expression that hadn’t dissipated since last night.

Upon learning last night that he was going to be involved in this war, the girl strongly opposed it and was angry with him for the first time.

“Fool, why are you trying to show off? Olivia from this side might not recognize you. If she were to kill you… or capture you, you haven’t thought about what I should do alone then?” The girl in a blue dress looked over, frowning with frustration as she complained: “Besides, the other Olivia is still waiting for you too.”

Though the girl’s words were reproachful, Leon still heard her care and worry, causing him to spread his hands:

“If I actually get captured by her, I believe you’re smart enough, especially with two of you, to come up with a good plan to rescue me. Furthermore, if I fail to use my name’s reputation to intimidate, I’ll just come clean to her.”

If it truly comes to the extremes, though confessing to this world’s Olivia that they were married in another dimension might not be wise and could even provoke her.

But if he only claims to be friends and knows about her childhood alongside Selva and others like Lena, using that as evidence might safeguard him.

“Besides, haven’t I promised? We are friends, and I’ll protect you, whichever version of you it is.” Leon smiled.

Ines was slightly startled.

Leon patted the girl’s shoulder: “You won’t harm Olivia, and I definitely won’t harm you, nor will I let Olivia harm you, no matter which version it is.”

Recalling the words beneath the tree in Holy Eagle County that night, her furrowed brows began to relax, her emerald eyes reflecting helplessness.

“Alright, be sure to be careful, we need to return home together.” Ines sighed.

Leon responded with a nod: “You should wait for me to return here, too.”

No longer delaying, he bid farewell to Ines and quickly moved towards the knights outside the hall….

Along with the unfamiliar kings and leaders he had seen in the original world from the North within the Hecha Dynasty, troops gathered around the city.

Besides the routine pre-war encouragement, there were qualified leaders within the army commanding the troops, Leon did not interfere in the internal matters of this army he knew nothing about.

As big Ines had said, even if he didn’t personally command or fight, as long as he himself and his flag appeared on the battlefield, that was enough.

By merely showing up before the warriors, the army was filled with cheers and energized.

The reputation accumulated by his succession of victories in this world now made the warriors of Hecha Dynasty firmly believe that the prince could lead them to yet another repulsion of the invading Golden Lion Queen.

Over ten thousand troops assembled from Haven County, setting off mightily, swiftly heading to the Upper Beiso battlefield, divided into several parts, moving rapidly southeast along the ancient Kingdom Road.

However, despite having moved fast enough, the Central Army received urgent military intelligence from the scout rider returning from Kalantha Fortress the next day.

…

Deal with the dust-covered cavalry galloping, upon reaching the moving army, barely holding onto their horses, almost fell off. The messenger rushed in front of the leaders, his voice trembling, his eyes filled with lingering fear:

“——Golden… Golden Lion Queen, the Golden Lion Queen sliced open the outer wall of Kalantha Fortress with a single sword! Your Highness, the fortress is in fierce warfare, critical and desperate! Please quickly aid Lord Kellan!”

When the cavalry reported, even they themselves struggled to comprehend their own words before everyone else hearing this shocking information.

The surrounding soldiers were plunged in astonishment, everyone suspecting their ears were playing tricks.

“Nonsense! Kalantha’s sturdy walls can accommodate twelve people walking side by side! Impenetrable, even the war magic of magicians and the kingdom’s flying dragons couldn’t shake them, one sword strike opening? Are you mistaking it for the dirt wall of your family farm?!” A fiery-tempered Sea Eagle Knight shouted.

Leon raised his hand to stop the knight’s angry outburst but his eyelid twitched in surprise.

In the past, in the original time space, he had heard a little about the Ostania Territory’s “Kalantha Fortress”; it was the ancient capital of the Ostania Kingdom, extremely tall and magnificent. Before setting out, he quickly reviewed the battlefield intelligence and understood the strength of Kalantha.

Although the fortress has indeed fallen in warfare before.

But… a single sword bringing down a massive wall where twelve people could stand side by side?

Even with the highest estimate of Olivia’s power, this seemed exaggerated.

Could such a feat be possible for a human?

Even a giant creature like a dragon couldn’t accomplish it.

Before setting out, no one ever mentioned Olivia in this world possessing such inhuman divine power.

Glancing around, seeing the reactions of northern warriors around him showed that the Golden Lion Queen had not previously demonstrated such terrifying strength.

However, he knew the messenger cavalry must have had no reason to lie.

Was it some kind of magic?

Did they use powerful spells to destroy the walls and deliberately mislead the northern warriors to believe it was Olivia’s doing, thereby dampening morale?

This possibility existed, yet even if it wasn’t Olivia, the magic’s destructive power was incredibly formidable.

Furthermore, in this time and space, Athias didn’t intervene in disputes on the Western Continent.