Chapter 493: Chapter 493: Courage
 

The true power that Dumps displayed left everyone dumbstruck.

Even among his own allies, Lunze, the Dead Spirit Mage who had always found the genius student Dumps distasteful, was now agape in shock, a cold sweat sliding down his cheek…

Any prejudice against Dumps had completely vanished.

The term ‘genius’ no longer sufficed to describe such performance.

Depth of magic, combat skill, and strategy were all consolidated in him.

Close combat and magic were perfectly merged.

When the lightning, like a mighty dragon, struck the earth and devoured the steward, Han Dong’s fists clenched abruptly.

This scene was too shocking, even a Formal Knight couldn’t execute such moves…

Han Dong muttered to himself: “It seems that Dumps has borrowed a terrifying artifact from a mysterious force outside the city… and more impressively, this artifact can exist independently from our dimension, visible only to its owner.

Dumps has done us a great favor.”

It was at this moment, Han Dong formed a pact with Duo Zeya, the crow perched on his shoulder.

A shadow instantly disappeared inside the Stuart Manor.

…

In the dark gold-colored isolation space.

Due to the instantaneous energy drain, even Dumps struggled to resist the side effects of rapid energy depletion.

Using his lance to prop himself up, he knelt on one knee.

Having just taken a concentrated, potent magic replenishing capsule one second ago, he could not take another for the moment, or he would risk permanent aftereffects from forced magic replenishment.

Dumps’ deployment of the most powerful chained attack using the ‘Power of the Magic Cube’ hit the target squarely.

The Blood God Sect’s Observer, the Mature Deviant Demon, and the Steward-Bathras Insect Blood sent to Scarlet Manor by the Blood God Sect, disintegrated from the inside out into micron-sized black ash that scattered in the wind.

“Huh? Where’s the core!? It can’t possibly be completely shattered…”

As Dumps tried to grab the core fragments left behind after the demise of the demon.

Between the Steward’s decaying body.

A segmented worm the size of a finger, the same Scarlet as a Blood Crystal Stone, fell to the ground amidst the dispersing flesh.

“The core has matured! It has actually reached this stage!”

Clearly, this Blood Crystal Segmented Worm was the true body of the Steward.

Currently in a state of absolute weakness, it was relying on its core for life support, one more attack would be enough to kill this deviant demon.

The Blood Crystal Segmented Worm hit the ground and attempted to burrow away…its escape speed was not slow.

There’s no time to shoot now!

Dumps tried to freeze the segmented worm with Ice Crystal magic with his left hand, then pierce it with his lance.

Snap!

As he snapped his fingers.

Only a small amount of Ice Crystals formed in the air, not even one-tenth as strong as the previous Ice Coffin, and failed to stop the segmented worm’s escape.

What’s more.

Due to the prolonged use of the mysterious Magic Cube far beyond Dumps’s level, combined with the additional stress from rapid magic depletion.

The ‘load’ had long exceeded the limit that Dumps’s body could bear.

Sizzle~

The skin on Dumps’s left arm began to ‘break down’.

The flesh disintegrated like grey hard lumps.

There was no pain in this process, only a feeling that the left arm had become disconnected from his body.

A strong sense of weakness swept over Dumps’s entire body, he could not even continue to operate the mysterious Magic Cube.

As the Dark Gold Gloves reassembled into the form of a Magic Cube, due to the connection with its owner, it hung around Dumps.

But…

Due to lack of control.

The enclosure that Dumps had set up in advance began to crack and disintegrate from the edges.

At this moment.

Hundreds of elite Blood Descendants were surrounding the enclosure, and the infuriated Mad Feast Baron was wildly hacking at the surface of the enclosure with the Axe of Fear.

Even the Count personally took action.

The performance of Dumps has left the Count in fear…

This human who has not yet become a knight has reached such a level, nearly killing the mature Deviant Demon… it’s terrifying.

If Dumps continues to grow untamed, the Count will definitely feel threatened.

Furthermore, the Count has heard about the legend of the [New King].

Click~ Click~ Click!!

In the moment when the enclosed space ruptures.

With the Count at the front, the entire Scarlet Army advanced.

At this moment, Dumps is engulfed in feelings of weakness, lacking even the basic strength to open his eyes.

However, Dumps didn’t seem flustered. It’s as if he knew in advance that he was never in danger.

The feeling of weakness swept over his brain area.

Before he closed his eyes.

The last image received by his eyes- a black feather floating down in front of him.

The corners of Dumps’ mouth curled up slightly, and he calmly closed his eyes.

…

“The Door of Khepri”

The yellow sand rose.

A sand city gate that was fifty meters high rose from the ground, blocking the path between the Scarlet Army and Dumps.

It wasn’t just that the yellow sand had simply aggregated together, but through magic, the yellow sand underwent a profound change, forming a solid-as-golden-soup yellow sand city gate.

The surface of the city gate was branded with a huge scarab beetle mark.

The ultra-hard structure and the barrier passed down from ancient Egypt completely separated the Scarlet Army.

Even if the Count managed to break through the sand gate in a short period of time, he would still be delayed for a few seconds.

The weak and unconscious Dumps had already been taken back to Stuart Manor by a shadowy figure.

…

The one who brought Dumps back was none other than Han Dong.

Han Dong was well aware that once Dumps couldn’t hold on, the Scarlet Manor would definitely go all out to eliminate this kind of hidden danger ahead of time.

To ensure Dumps’ safe rescue, he had to step onto the battlefield himself.

“If it were another type of Deviant Demon, they would have certainly died at the hands of Dumps… It’s just a pity that the target is a ‘insect’, ‘blood’ mixed breed which has incredibly robust vitality.

However.

The big butler’s body is dead, and his origin is severely damaged. It should take several years, or even longer, to recover to its original state.

It could be considered that the most threatening element in this battle has been removed… It seems like I owe Dumps a great favor!”

Looking around the manor.

The attention of the Crowmen was also focused on Dumps.

Single-handedly, he confronted an army of ten thousand led by a mature Deviant Demon, and ultimately won… This is extraordinary strength.

“The New King…”

A trace of respect flashed through the eyes of several Crowman Elders.

Two double-headed Crowmen who excel at dark healing magic quickly rushed forward, gently took the unconscious Dumps, provided the best possible medical treatment, even willingly sacrificing their own flesh to mend Dumps’ crumbling left arm.

The one who experienced the greatest emotional turmoil among all the manor staff was Blood Knight – Lucius.

Even the blood flowing in Lucius’s body surged because of Dumps’ performance.

Dumps’ performance made Lucius feel an unprecedented shock, as if he found the answer to why he chose to join the Knight Regiment from it.

With his blood boiling and a loud shout:

“The song of Humanity is the song of bravery! The greatness of Humanity is the greatness of Bravery! This is True Courage!”

With Lucius’ shout, the overall momentum within Stuart Manor reached its peak.

Han Dong waved the Crow Wand in his hand, pointing directly at the distant Scarlet Manor:

“The entire Army Charge!”