Chapter 426

Chapter 426: The Fear of Karoso

"Karoso, run!" Osiris whispered urgently.

Saying this, he pressed a button on his mechanical arm.

Buzz!

A terrifying power spread throughout Osiris’s body.

Osiris was originally just a seventh-tier Professional, but at this moment, he reached the peak of the eighth-tier.

All his secrets were hidden in his two prosthetic limbs.

"Anti-aircraft guns!"

Osiris shouted.

Suddenly, the entire Morning Star City began to move; the rooftops of tall buildings opened up, revealing dark anti-aircraft guns inside.

The layer with guns had a platform that could rise and fall, and the floor of the top level became a rooftop.

The soldiers operating the anti-aircraft guns were afraid as they looked at the planes in the sky, but they did not retreat. They knew they could not retreat and had nowhere to go.

Each of these soldiers was over forty years old, all of them were Osiris’s personal guards.

Boom, boom…

Under the setting sun, planes in the sky were shot down one by one, but this did not stop the enemy’s determination to take Morning Star City.

Bombers stood high in the sky, and bombs fell from above.

Boom!

Bombs struck the building, leaving a three-story structure with just two floors, the middle completely destroyed, and the soldiers operating the anti-aircraft guns scattered.

When a bomb hit a shell, it caused a second explosion.

This scene played out across all of Morning Star City, turning it into a sea of flames.

Faced with overwhelming firepower, Morning Star City could not hold on for even three minutes.

The residents who couldn’t escape, and those who were unwilling to run, found themselves trapped in the flames, turning into burning humans. Some ran from the buildings, crying out, while others were blown to pieces without even a scream.

"You dare!"

Seeing the people he often met when he was young, the grocery store owner and the card shop owner’s wife, these people one by one fell before him, and Karoso’s hair stood on end in anger.

Osiris had always taught him a belief since childhood, that Canglang Province was his home, and he was the son of the duke; his greatest task in this life was to ensure the people of Canglang Province lived well.

Now, his people were suffering.

Buzz!

A blue light shot up into the sky as Karoso summoned Kansho Masamune, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. In an instant, man and dragon became one and charged towards the airplane in the sky.

Osiris silently touched his mechanical arm.

Before long, the hand of the mechanical arm slowly turned into a fist, retreating into the arm, replaced by a dark cannon muzzle.

Osiris aimed at the sky.

Boom!

A flash of fire shot towards the bomber fleet.

Bang, bang, bang…

The planes touched Osiris’s flames and exploded, one by one, unable to withstand such power.

"Hmph!"

At that moment, two eighth-tier knights appeared in the sky.

They raised their shields and positioned them in front.

Whirr!

Osiris’s fire collided with the enemy’s shields, and the two knights started to retreat.

Then, the third knight charged forward.

At that moment, Osiris could no longer move.

After ascending, Karoso was about to unleash his powers but was surrounded by eight eighth-tier warriors.

Two Pastors, two wizards, and four knights.

Moreover, in the distance, there were also the Pinotage summoned by Karoso and the first fire mage, Andrey.

Both the Pande Empire and the Kingdom of Persia were badly tricked by Karoso, and now they were giving their all.

"Get out of my way!"

Buzz!

Karoso spun like a whirlwind, using one of his favorite skills: Blade Storm.

Ding!

Four knights approached from four directions, their enormous shields firmly pressing down on Blade Storm.

Two pastors frantically cast buffs on the four knights, while Karoso was unable to even hurt them.

In the face of such absolute power, Karoso could no longer make any waves.

However, it took six knights of the same level to completely suppress Karoso, which was already a point of pride for him.

The two wizards saw that Karoso used a skill and both threw out a card.

[Name: Dimensional Lock]

[Type: Spell]

[Star Level: 8]

[Rank: Purple Epic]

[Job Restriction: wizard]

[Introduction: A person who blocks an area]

Karoso’s skills grew weaker and weaker, until they faded away.

He wanted to use the Thief Card to escape, but he found that the dimension was blocked and he couldn’t get out at all.

This dimension block was specifically aimed at teleportation skills, and the enemy was fully prepared.

Boom!

At that moment, a cannonball came from far away, crashing toward Karoso’s position.

Buzz!

The powerful dimensional force field was annihilated.

"Magic Cannon!" a wizard suddenly turned around.

Saaya was at the cannon platform of Colloa Manor, aiming the cannon at them.

"Damn it, Karoso, get out of here!" Saaya’s veins bulged.

"You need to leave!" Karoso’s expression changed as he tried to step forward to help.

Bam!

A warrior approached swiftly, smashing their shield against Karoso, forcing him back.

Charge, and shield bash!

The four knights saw this and blocked Karoso’s path again.

"Hmph, you are asking for trouble." Andrey raised his magic wand and pointed it straight at Saaya.

[Name: Meteor Fall]

[Category: Spell]

[Star Level: 8]

[Grade: Golden Legend]

[Occupational Restriction: wizard]

[Description: A powerful military spell, without any fancy effects, its purpose is to destroy.]

"Damn it, I told you, Canglang Province should be mine! You useless fool, I helped you and you still can’t escape!" Saaya watched helplessly as the meteor fell towards him.

Boom!

The entire turret was blown to pieces, and Saaya didn’t even have a chance to react before being crushed to the ground by the meteorite, turning into a meat pancake.

"Second Brother!" Karoso’s heart felt cold.

"Saaya!"

Seeing his son’s tragic death, Osiris’s expression changed.

Once, he was a cold-hearted person; he told himself to stay calm at all times.

But at this moment, as Canglang Province was being attacked, a hint of weakness appeared in his heart.

And this weakness was his flaw.

Swoosh!

Suddenly, a figure appeared behind Grand Duke Osiris, and his dagger lightly sliced across Osiris’s neck, causing a fountain of blood to gush out; Grand Duke Osiris didn’t even have time to react.

This scene is so much like when Karoso took the chance to defeat an eighth-tier knight.

The thief struck at the perfect moment, swiftly defeating the seventh-tier Grand Duke Osiris.

Facing the attacks from two powerful nations, Osiris’s so-called secret weapon became a joke, and his ambitions faded away.

He helplessly knelt on the ground, his eyes filled with the devastated Canglang Province.

A legendary hero fell just like that.

"Father!" Karoso felt a wave of dizziness.

He was truly afraid now.

Karoso is not afraid of death, but he fears growing too slowly and lacking strength.

All of this is just the surface.

What he truly feared was that the people around him would leave one by one.

This Karoso is not a heartless boss but a person with family and things he wants to protect.

The netizen talked a lot with Karoso; he really wanted to change everything and was always working toward that change.

He believed he could protect this home, take care of his father, and safeguard Canglang Province.

But now? He has failed to protect anything.

"Karoso, look at what this is!"

At that moment, the current Knight King Emmanuel Eichler appeared before Karoso, holding two heads.

"Aileen, Teresa…" Karoso’s face turned even paler.

"Presea has been defeated," Emmanuel sighed, "the rebellion in the Pande Empire has also been quelled."

Karoso was having trouble standing in the air.

"And there’s more." The first wizard of the Pande Empire, Kasim, a level nine master of mysteries.

He was an old man with white hair, a kind smile on his face, and a beard about a meter long.

But, what he was doing had nothing to do with kindness.

He was holding Elizabeth’s lifeless body, standing right in front of Karoso.

"Truly the Pirate King, it took quite a bit of effort to kill her." Kasim said with a smile, "Her father really loves his daughter. When I wanted to kill her, he was willing to take his own life to beg me to spare her… Unfortunately, I did not agree, and instead, I killed his daughter right in front of him. That little brat wanted to fight me, and guess what happened? I broke his sword into pieces, and I hung his head on the wreckage of the Black Pearl."

"Elizabeth, Russell…" Karoso tightened his grip on the sword.

"Karoso, run!"

At that moment, a cry rang out from a distance.

Suddenly, 『』 was controlling a huge follower that came from the edge of the sky.

"Teacher 『』, don’t!" Karoso shouted in shock as he turned around.

Bang!

A fireball exploded in the air, destroying 『』’s follower.

Whoosh, whoosh…

Large nets flew towards 『』, capturing her.

"I didn’t expect to have an unexpected gain," Emmanuel said with a face full of surprise. "If I capture you, I’ll have an eighth-tier peak Card Maker to serve me."

This illusion is not just about killing, it also seeks to be realistic.

It was clear that Karoso was completely involved now.

At that moment, a person in the distance was running towards us, carrying a body.

If you look closely, you would see that it was Neymar’s body!

This trial was meant to use Neymar as the last straw to break Karoso.

However, just as he was about to fly out of Karoso’s sight and be discovered, the person stopped.

Snap, snap…

Many cracks in space appeared throughout the Trial of the Brave!

Suddenly, the magic in the Trial of the Brave became extremely wild.

……

An endless starry sky.

A strange object that looked a bit like a planet suddenly made a sound of surprise.

"Trial of the Brave…" the strange sphere emitted a sweet female voice.

Then, the figure of a woman appeared and stood on the white planet.

She gazed at the huge star in the distance and furrowed her brows.

"What is happening?" The woman slightly reached out, wanting to call the person carrying Neymar’s body to come forward in the trial.

But, just as she had this thought, she felt a great sense of danger in her heart!

I will die, if I do this, I will die!

In fact, the whole world would face an unspeakable terror.

As a deity, a deity of the stars, how long had it been since He felt this way?

"This little creature… has seen this girl die. What will happen next?" The woman did not insist but gave up trying to control the corpse to provoke Neymar, "The Trial of the Brave space has actually destroyed itself out of fear…"

"That shouldn’t be! He is just a child, no matter how strong he is…"

What he did not realize was that an unknown force, even if blocked by Karoso, was still protecting Karoso.

They believed Karoso could make it through, but they did not want to see Karoso turn dark; this was a belief.

This belief came from different dimensions.

This belief made the Goddess of the Night hesitate to act!

……

Karoso’s body was trembling.

Teresa, Aileen, Elizabeth, Russell, older brother, Second Brother, father— all died in battle.

Teacher 『』 was captured…

This is what Karoso is afraid of; he has too much, and he does not want to be alone.

However, starting this war always comes with costs, and anyone could die!

Karoso never brought it up, always focusing on each step; he never wanted to face this issue.

Finn Roland stepped forward and mocked, "Oh, the hero who started a world war is also afraid?"

"What’s wrong? Are you regretting doing so much? Using my mother’s name to bring Persia down, you should have guessed this would happen!"

"You have lost, Canglang Province has lost, your loved ones, your comrades, one by one, died before you; are you satisfied now?"

"Poor Osiris, a great hero, unable to close his eyes in peace."

"Poor Second Brother, who fought with you for a lifetime, only to be ruined by you in the end."

"Poor Aileen and Teresa, one risking her power and the other risking her country because they trust you so much."

"Poor Elizabeth, who drowned in the sea because of her naive love, taking her father with her."

"Because of you, so many people have died."

"Shut up!" Karoso interrupted Finn, instinctively retorting, "I have no regrets."

"You don’t regret their deaths?" Finn laughed as if he had heard the funniest thing in the world, "They might just come back to life out of anger from hearing you say that."

"To regret because of their deaths… that insults their beliefs!" Karoso stared fixedly at Finn, "Even without me, Aileen would still have to fight against the entire noble class!"

"Even without me, Teresa would still rise up against her own fate."

"Even without me, my father would still play a role in this world war…"

As he said this, Karoso’s body stopped trembling, and his beliefs gradually grew stronger.

They are dead, so what?

I did not protect them well, so what?

They were not just puppets; they had their own dreams and did not need me to look after them!

They died, but they fought for their beliefs.

Regretting pulling them into this, regretting forcing the seeds to grow early, this is insulting these people, insulting Aileen’s knight spirit, insulting Teresa’s strong heart, and insulting my father’s great ambitions!