I Married the Terminally Ill Emperor - Chapter 141

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I Married a Terminally Ill Emperor

 

Chapter 141

 

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Even while cutting down the demon beasts that charged at him one after another, Gray kept turning his gaze toward the direction Dahlia had gone, his heart filled with unease.

 

Seeing this, Ethan shot aura at a demon beast and approached nearby.

 

“Your Majesty, I can buy us some time. If you’re worried about the Princess, please go to her.”

 

Gray hesitated as he stared in the direction she had disappeared.

 

Normally, he would have refused as if Ethan’s words weren’t even worth listening to. Even if he died here, he wouldn’t have budged until all the demon beasts were eliminated.

 

But he kept having an ominous premonition.

 

He wasn’t worried about dying himself. After all, he was born with such a fate.

 

But Dahlia getting hurt was a different matter. As long as he was alive, no one could touch even a fingertip of hers.

 

“I’ll be back shortly.”

 

“Yes.”

 

Gray gathered all his strength and unleashed powerfully surging blue aura. While he was away, this attack would provide some breathing room.

 

As he swept his aura horizontally in a long arc, the demon beasts gathered before him fell down in droves. He could see several demon beasts retreating in fear.

 

“Waaah-!”

 

The Imperial Palace knights cheered at Gray’s powerful display of force.

 

“The demon beasts are scared! Let’s keep fighting!”

 

They began facing the demon beasts with renewed vigor.

 

Soon, as Gray left the demon beasts behind and ran toward where Dahlia was, he saw a familiar shadow figure shooting toward him.

 

It was Hart.

 

Hart ran quickly toward him with an urgent expression.

 

“Your Majesty!”

 

“Why are you here?”

 

“Assailants are trying to kidnap the Princess.”

 

Hart turned around and ran back as if there was no time to stop and talk.

 

Gray gritted his teeth so hard his jaw muscles bulged.

 

Was this the reason for the anxiety that had been growing in his chest? He wished such ominous premonitions would prove wrong.

 

“Increase the speed.”

 

“Yes!”

 

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“Is Halen now officially baring its fangs completely against Ruusephon, Captain?”

 

Gray asked Captain Roand while suppressing his anger.

 

But there was no reaction from Roand. His eyes were vacant as if he couldn’t hear Gray’s voice.

 

Soon, blue aura blazed fiercely from Gray’s sword. In response, golden aura shone brightly from Roand’s sword.

 

Without hesitation, the two men clashed quickly. As two Sword Masters swung their swords, those around them retreated far away.

 

Clang clang!

 

Each time they swung their swords, strong winds blew and sparks flew.

 

It was a spectacular sight, but equally dangerous.

 

The men in night clothes who had retreated to avoid them rushed toward Dahlia.

 

Gray, who had deflected Roand’s sword, commanded without looking back.

 

“Hart, Cole! Protect Dahlia!”

 

“Yes!”

 

Both answered simultaneously and stood by Dahlia’s side.

 

Meanwhile, Dahlia’s gaze was fixed solely on Annie. As soon as the fight began, Annie had been seized by another man.

 

“Cole, please save Annie.”

 

When Cole looked at Annie with sorrowful eyes, Annie, meeting his gaze, shook her head firmly. It was an eye signal between two people who prioritized Dahlia above all else.

 

“…I must protect the Princess.”

 

Cole spoke habitually while keeping his eyes fixed on Annie’s crimson pupils until the end.

 

As if that answer was correct, Annie nodded with a faint smile.

 

Cole endured not to rush out immediately, his knuckles turning white as he gripped his sword. The woman he loved wanted this. And so did he.

 

Meanwhile, the men in night clothes surrounded them in a circle. The man holding Annie’s arm stepped forward.

 

“Princess. You must go to Halen and become the Saint. That is the path that benefits everyone.”

 

Dahlia firmly refused with a cold expression.

 

“Listen carefully. I will never go to Halen, which resorts to such despicable threats.”

 

“The Princess’s divine power belongs to Halen. It must rightfully be returned to Halen.”

 

The Grand Inquisitor spoke while glaring coldly at the Princess. How dare she criticize Halen while possessing divine power – it was unforgivable.

 

“No. Divine power was bestowed by the Goddess, not meant to be used only for Halen.”

 

“Ha, what do you know about the Goddess to babble such nonsense?”

 

Dahlia gazed at the man with calm eyes.

 

“That’s right, I don’t know about the Goddess. But I’m not anyone’s property. That much is certain.”

 

“Princess. Isn’t the maid’s life precious to you?”

 

The man roughly grabbed and shook Annie’s arm.

 

But Annie bit her lips and endured the pain.

 

“Princess, I’m fine.”

 

At that sight, the Grand Inquisitor’s eyes gleamed coldly.

 

“If the Princess resists to the end, kill her instead. Only then will the next generation Saint be born again.”

 

His Holiness the Pope’s words were truth. If they killed that Princess, a real Saint who would obediently listen to Halen would appear.

 

The determined Grand Inquisitor roughly threw the maid he was holding forward.

 

As if that was a signal, the men in night clothes simultaneously thrust their swords forward.

 

Hart and Cole stood by Dahlia’s side, quickly deflecting dozens of swords.

 

At that moment, the Grand Inquisitor thrust a thin sword at the Princess with malicious eyes. The extremely thin sword was hidden among dozens of swords, unnoticed by anyone.

 

Dahlia’s eyes widened as she saw the thin sword stabbing straight toward her.

 

“Dahlia!!”

 

The Emperor’s shocked voice could be heard from afar.

 

“Princess!!”

 

Cole’s scream-like cry followed.

 

“Shield!”

 

Dahlia gripped her necklace tightly and shouted the magic activation word.

 

But the divine power glowing softly around her body interfered with the magic. The shield had failed to activate.

 

Just as Dahlia looked at the sword with a stunned expression, warm arms embraced her and shouted.

 

“Shield!”

 

It was Annie.

 

Annie held her tightly as if blocking the sword with her entire body. She didn’t mind dying. As long as she could protect the Princess.

 

‘Princess, I will protect you.’

 

Though she didn’t know why, a horrific scene had just unfolded before her eyes.

 

It was a precarious moment when Dahlia was about to be struck by the sword. Annie instinctively approached her while being captivated by the vision that spread before her eyes.

 

She was holding her fallen elder brother and crying frantically.

 

Then Dahlia seemed to embrace her, but suddenly a sword pierced through Dahlia’s stomach and protruded out.

 

“Princess!!!”

 

Dahlia collapsed to the side after taking the sword blow in her place.

 

Annie, whose legs gave out, slumped to the ground.

 

She needed to check if the Princess was okay, but her legs wouldn’t respond. Just as she was hitting her legs and trying to crawl, another assailant stabbed her.

 

She needed to check if the Princess was okay… Princess… our Princess…

 

In the distance, she could see the Emperor running toward the Princess.

 

Your Majesty, please save the Princess.

 

As soon as Cole confirmed the shield was protecting the two, he thrust his sword at the one who attacked the Princess.

 

Clang.

 

Judging by the force that deflected his sword, this was a skilled opponent. Come to think of it, this person seemed to be giving the orders too.

 

Cole quickly parried the other swords attacking him and focused on just one person.

 

Then, from somewhere, a merciless old voice was heard.

 

“Kill the Princess!”

 

After confirming Dahlia was safe, Gray quickly deflected Roand’s sword.

 

That voice just now was definitely the Pope’s.

 

The Pope was hiding somewhere. He had to find him.

 

As he spread his Ki Sense to track where the Pope was, Roand suddenly lowered his sword and quickly dashed toward where Dahlia was.

 

“Captain!!!”

 

Just as Gray was about to chase closely behind him, Roand suddenly stopped abruptly, then repeated running and stopping.

 

The moment Gray thrust his sword into Roand’s back, Roand quickly deflected it.

 

As Gray tried to quickly continue his attack, he saw Roand with an anguished expression grabbing his own sword with one hand, desperately trying to force it down.

 

“Kill the Princess… Kill me… Kill the Princess… Kill me!”

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